Chapter 389: There are three questions in the palace and three strategies
Chen Gong actually had no other idea about not going to greet him in person, he just didn't want to draw attention to himself.
"promise."
When the boy heard what Chen Gong said, he trotted directly to the door.
"My master invites you."
"Brother, Chen Gong is too proud."
After hearing what the boy said, Liu Bei was about to go in, but Zhang Fei was not happy.
"Don't say anything. If you want to come in or not, just stand at the door for me. It's delaying my business. I'll see if you can still drink in the future."
Liu Bei couldn't help but frowned, and then lightly kicked Zhang Fei with his foot.
"Okay, I'll just keep silent."
Wine is Zhang Fei's sore leg. If Liu Bei cuts off his own wine, it will be more uncomfortable than beating him with twenty army sticks.
"Please lead the way."
"Okay, you two come with me."
Zhang Fei looks really scary, but fortunately Liu Bei looks normal.
Under the leadership of the servant, the two of them came directly to the outside of Chen Gong's study.
"Sir, the guests are here."
"Crunch."
The study door suddenly opened and Chen Gong walked out.
"You go down."
"Here."
The boy bowed and left directly without even looking at him.
Chen Gong's study is an absolutely forbidden area for the Chen family, and he does not allow anyone to stay here.
"Mr. Xuande, please come in quickly."
Seeing the boy walking away, Chen Gong revealed Liu Bei's name.
"Third brother, you are guarding the door and don't allow anyone to come near."
Liu Bei and Chen Gong entered the house, leaving Zhang Fei to guard them outside.
"Mr. Xuande is here. Please don't blame me for not being able to welcome him in person."
The two sat down, and Chen Gong clasped his fists to apologize to Liu Bei.
"Gongtai, whatever you said, I know what you meant, but you were just thinking about me."
Liu Bei now also understood why Chen Gong didn't go out to greet him. He was afraid that it would be too eye-catching. After all, this was Dongjun, Cao Mengde's territory.
"It's good that Mr. Xuande knows. I don't know what the purpose of coming to Dongjun is? You can't just come to me, Chen Gong, for tea, right?"
Now that Liu Bei understood what he meant, Chen Gong was relieved.
"Haha, do you believe it when I say that I really drink tea from Chen Gongtai? Well, it's good tea."
With a smile on his face, Liu Bei picked up the tea on the table and took a sip.
"Don't be kidding, Mr. Xuande is in danger of his life when he comes to Dongjun. Drinking tea is just a process."
Chen Gong shook his head. He fell to the ground as a wise man. He had basically guessed Liu Bei's intention.
"I think Gongtai has guessed the purpose of Liu Bei's coming here. Yes, I risked my life to come to Dongwuyang, not for anything else but just for you, Chen Gong and Chen Gongtai."
There is no need to say too many polite words to smart people, Liu Bei chose to go straight to the point.
"Mr. Xuande, Chen Gong is just a white man, how can He De deserve this from you?"
Chen Gong shook his head. To be honest, he was not familiar with Liu Bei and had doubts about Liu Bei's ability, so he did not want to join him.
"The palace is too humble. Your talents and righteousness are known all over the world. That's why Liu Bei is implicated. Please don't refuse."
Chen Gong didn't pay attention to Chen Gong's tendency to reject Liu Bei. The so-called talent cannot be obtained easily.
"Mr. Xuande, since you want Chen Gong to surrender to you, Chen Gong has three questions and please answer them truthfully."
Since Liu Bei has said so, he can't refuse directly. After all, he is also an important member of the party, and he must give some face to whatever he says.
"If you ask me a question from the palace, Liu Bei will definitely answer truthfully."
After hearing Chen Gong's words, Liu Bei immediately sat upright and took a deep breath.
Seeing Liu Bei like this, Chen Gong also nodded. Although he was not familiar with Liu Bei, his serious attitude was worthy of his own consideration.
"The first question is, what does Duke Xuande want?"
When Chen Gong opened his mouth, it was Wang Zha. What he asked for, whether it was plausible or not, depended on how Liu Bei answered.
"What do you want? For the country, for the people, for the country, for the common people, for my great man to live forever, and naturally for myself to be able to honor our ancestors and be famous for generations to come."
Liu Bei did not even think about it. Serving the country, the people, the country, and the common people was his ideal and pursuit. No matter who asked him, he would always give the same answer.
"A good person serves the country, the people and the common people."
Liu Bei's words deeply resonated with Chen Gong. There was a time when he was so ambitious and wanted to use his own efforts to save the broken car of the Han Dynasty, but unfortunately, reality gave him a heavy blow.
First, the Ten Chiefs rebelled against the country, then came the Yellow Turban Rebellion, followed by the death of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the death of the general, and the dictatorship of Dong Zhuo. The Han Dynasty fell deeper and deeper into the abyss.
He used to think that Cao Cao was a brave, righteous and ambitious young man, a strong man who could save the Han Dynasty, but he turned out to be a hero who would rather let me betray the world than let the world betray me. He was tired and exhausted, so
Only then will he return to his hometown to hibernate temporarily.
Now what Liu Bei said and thought coincided with him, and it cannot be said that he was not excited.
"Second question, what kind of person does Xuande think he is?"
Chen Gong looked at Liu Bei with strong interest in his eyes.
"I? I'm just the most destitute descendant of the royal family, a small person who is unwilling to let the big man sink to his knees. I'm not greedy for money or lustful, so I can be considered a good person."
After hearing Chen Gong's second question, Liu Bei thought for a moment and answered Chen Gong's question truthfully without any concealment.
"It's not artificial, it's very real. If it were Cao Cao, he would never say that."
Chen Gong nodded and secretly gave his own judgment in his heart.
"The third question is, Mr. Xuande has such great ambitions, how can he realize them?"
Chen Gong's first two questions were about ambition and character. Obviously Liu Bei's answers were acceptable to him, so he asked this third question.
"How to achieve it?"
Liu Bei obviously had no answer to this third question, but after thinking about it for a moment, he smiled slightly.
"I'm going to ask Gong Tai to give me the answer."
When Chen Gong heard Liu Bei's words, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled lightly.
"Mr. Xuande, you have to understand that this is my third question, not yours."
"It was because Liu Bei didn't know how to save the country and the people that he risked his life and death to seek advice from Sir. Shouldn't Sir give me an answer?"
I have to say that Liu Bei's move of retreating into advancement is very powerful. I am a prince who comes to look for talented people. These are the things that a mastermind should do. If I have done them all, why should I look for you?
"In that case, let me help Mr. Xuande analyze it."
Chen Gong directly took out a map of Yanzhou, which shows that his interest has really aroused. Although Liu Bei's answers to the three questions cannot be said to be perfect, they are still considered good choices.
"First of all, what Xuande Gong has to do is to find a way to capture Yanzhou, and the easiest way to capture Yanzhou is to replace Liu Dai and become the governor of Yanzhou, even in name."
"Secondly, we need to find ways to expand our actual control area. Now that half of Dongping Country is in your hands, your next target should be Taishan County."
"Finally, he sent a person to contact Yuan Yi, the governor of Shanyang, hoping to use him as a springboard to contact Yuan Shao, the governor of Nanyang, and ask him to send troops to help him attack Cao Cao and Zhang Miao, and promised to work with him to pastor Yanzhou after the matter was accomplished."
Chen Gong came up with three strategies in a row. Liu Bei seemed indifferent to the first one, but the second and third ones made him a little confused.
"Gongtai, there may be something wrong with this."
Liu Bei frowned and told Chen Gong something wrong.
