Chen Deng only stayed in Jizhou for three days before he hurried back to Xuzhou. Although Liu Lin liked Chen Deng very much, Chen Deng was an official of Xuzhou after all. In this crisis, he could not ignore it and devoted himself to Liu Lin.
Under Lin's account, this would be extremely disadvantageous for the children of the famous family!
Accompanying Chen Deng this time was Cui Yan. He was appointed as an angel by the emperor Liu Xie and went to Kuaiji County to convey the decree to Sun Ce. Cui Yan was born in the Cui family of Qinghe. Although his family was in decline, he was also a son of a famous family. In addition, he
Chen Deng was very knowledgeable and elegant in his speech and behavior, which made Chen Deng feel like old friends at first sight, and the two had a great conversation along the way.
Cui Yan and Chen Deng went south all the way. Because Pengcheng was besieged by Yuan Shu's army, Cui Yan did not enter Pengcheng to meet Tao Qian. He only handed over the letter Liu Lin gave to Tao Qian and the emperor Liu Xie's commendation to Tao Qian to Chen
Deng handed over and reported, and under the escort of hundreds of sergeants, he continued south to Guangling!
Huai'an County was under the rule of Guangling County. Because Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, Guangling prefect Wu Jingbian and general Sun Ben defected to Jiangdong Sun Ce. In order to stabilize Guangling and appease the civil and military officials in Guangling, Sun Ce personally went to Guangling to take charge and sent Cheng Pu to garrison Huai'an County.
As soon as Cui Yan and others arrived fifty miles away from the outskirts of Huai'an County, they encountered a team of a thousand people who rushed out and surrounded everyone.
The leading general was about forty years old, with a white face and long beard, a wide forehead and big ears, and a pair of extremely sharp eyes. He was wearing iron armor and was sitting on a horse. Behind him was a big flag with a high flag on it.
There was a huge word "Cheng" hanging on the wall. The coming general was none other than Sun Ce's general Cheng Pu. Now he was guarding Huai'an County. Cheng Pu saw that there were two hundred people on the other side. Although he was surrounded by his own sons, he was still not afraid.
He didn't dare to be careless, so he waved his spear and shouted: "Who are you and where are you going?"
Cui Yan took a look at the sergeants surrounding them. He knew that this was the territory of Guangling County, and those who appeared here should be Jiangdong Army and Sun Ce's army. He raised his hands on his horse and said: "I am the envoy of the Emperor, Cui Yan. I am here to serve the Emperor."
With the intention of going to Guangling County to confer the title of General Sun." Cheng Pu was stunned. It was obvious that he had never heard of Cui Yan. He looked Cui Yan up and down and saw that Cui Yan had a high-pitched voice, sparse features, and a beard four feet long.
Although he had great authority, he did not dare to be careless and said loudly: "May I ask which emperor you are serving?" Cheng Pu didn't know whether Cui Yan represented Yuan Shu or Liu Lin of Youzhou, so he asked this question.
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When Cui Yan heard this, he cupped his hands to the north, and then said loudly: "I am a member of the Han Dynasty, and of course I serve the emperor of the Han Dynasty!" After saying that, Cui Yan ordered the guards to raise the banners of the emperor's envoys, and
Show the majesty of the emperor.
When Cheng Pu saw this, he no longer had any doubts. He put away his spear and ordered the soldiers to take back their weapons. Then he handed over his hands and said, "I've offended your envoy!" Cui Yan saw that Jiangdong's army had taken back their weapons, so he also asked the guards to take back their weapons.
Then he raised his hands and said: "General Cheng, I dare not delay the emperor's wishes. Do you think?" Cheng Pu nodded and said: "What your envoy said is absolutely true. I will send someone to inform General Sun to prepare now! Please envoy
I feel aggrieved and ask someone to accompany your envoy to Guangling County, after all, it is not peaceful yet!"
Cui Yan understood that this was Cheng Pu's excuse. After all, Cui Yan is now a force in Youzhou. Although not hostile, he is not an ally either. Cui Yan smiled and nodded and said: "Then there is General Lao Cheng!" Cheng Pu saw Cui
Yan was very understanding, so he smiled and nodded, and then said to the bodyguard: "Go and tell General Chen, let him temporarily take over the military affairs, and say that I will accompany the angel to Guangling County to see the lord!" The bodyguard clasped his fists on the horse.
He said: "No!" and quickly rode forward.
Cui Yan and his party headed to Guangling County under the escort of Cheng Pu, attracting crowds of spectators along the way. After all, these people had not seen the angel guard of honor for many years. What's more, some people even cried bitterly when they saw the emperor's guard of honor. When Cui Yan saw this, he realized that everything Liu Lin had done was extremely correct. It seemed that the people of the Han Dynasty had not lost their support! He also felt disdain for the pseudo-dynasty established by Yuan Shu in Huainan. How could a dynasty that did not win the hearts of the people? For a long time? Cheng Pu was also shocked by what some people did. He also understood the reason why Sun Ce repeatedly killed people in Jiangdong because they could not get the approval of the people. This was also a helpless move. Cheng Pu was not as urgent as he is now. I hope that the speed can be faster, that I can meet Sun Ce earlier and be canonized by the emperor.
After passing through Huai'an County, Cheng Pu raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, can we speed up to Guangling County so as not to miss the good time?" Although Cui Yan didn't know what Cheng Pu was thinking, but for this He did not refuse the request because he also wanted to meet the legendary Jiangdong Little Overlord as soon as possible and complete his mission as soon as possible.
Just when Cui Yan and his party rushed to Guangling County, a big shock occurred in the officialdom of Pengcheng, Xuzhou. Xuzhou Mu Taoqian failed to complete his mission to Youzhou because of the dianong school captain Chen Deng, but instead made himself He lost his post as Xuzhou Mu and was jealous of Chen Deng, so he immediately dismissed Chen Deng from the post of Diannong School Captain. At the same time, he dismissed all civil and military officials related to Chen Deng's family, and then appointed Sun Guan and Zang Ba. The two were generals responsible for the defense of Pengcheng. He also sent Prince Zhizhong to Qingzhou to ask for help from Qingzhou Governor Tian Kai.
Tao Qian, who had arranged all this, was obviously much older, and his originally thin face was more weathered. He locked himself in the study and ordered his personal guards to block all those who came to see him. He knew that those people would definitely come to him. Chen Deng and others begged for mercy, but Tao Qian knew that this matter could not be divulged. Once it was announced to the public, how could he command Xuzhou? He thought that when he was a boy, he was famous in the countryside for his bohemian and unrestrained play, and then he was studious and made a living for everyone. , Shizhou County, promoted talented people, paid homage to Shangshu Lang, and served as magistrate of Shu County and Lu County successively. Later, he moved to Youzhou Prefecture and recruited Yi Lang. But he experienced two major tribulations in his life. First, Cao Cao was implicated in Xuzhou because of his father's murder, which led to wars in Xuzhou and mourning everywhere. But now, the new court wanted to remove him because of the Xuzhou incident. Tao Qian's face was filled with anger. Although I was defeated by Cao Cao, it was because of the misfortune of Xia Pi Xiang Zuorong. Otherwise, I would not have been able to resist Cao Cao. Unfortunately, it is already too late now. Now I have become the fat in the eyes of Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, and Sun Ce. There is Liu Lin, who held the emperor hostage in Youzhou to command the princes. Doesn’t he also want to get me, Xuzhou? Do you think that I, Tao Qian, is such a good person? "Humph!" Tao Qian stood up fiercely and shouted to the people around him. The guard said: "Send an order to Cao Bao to beat the drum and gather the generals. Tomorrow morning, we will have a showdown with Yuan Shu!"