Chen Gong was also confused. He couldn't see anything wrong with his strategy.
"First of all, there is definitely no problem with the first strategy, but what is the purpose of the second strategy to capture Taishan County?"
Liu Bei is not a fool. Taishan County is adjacent to Xuzhou, so Chen Gong wants to use troops against Xuzhou.
"What purpose does Duke Xuande think I have?"
Chen Gong smiled slightly. He wanted to know what Liu Bei was thinking.
"Gongtai saw that Tao Gongzu of Xuzhou was old and weak, so he wanted to take the opportunity to attack Xuzhou? Liu Bei cannot agree with this."
There was a hint of anger in Liu Bei's words. Others may not know what kind of person he is, but he must have his own bottom line.
Tao Qian was able to make the people of Xuzhou live and work in peace and contentment in Xuzhou. It was absolutely impossible for Liu Bei to send troops to attack such a good man and good official.
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Although Chen Gong said this, there was no hint of anger in his eyes.
"Does Gongtai have other ideas? I hope sir can help Liu Bei clear up his doubts."
After hearing what Chen Gong said, Liu Bei was also stunned. Didn't he want to occupy Taishan County and Lu County to attack Xuzhou?
"Yes or no, Tao Gongzu, the governor of Xuzhou, is old, and his two sons are not very talented. However, the civil officials of Xuzhou are led by Chen Deng, and the generals of Xuzhou, Cao Bao, support one of their sons. This has led to endless fighting in Xuzhou.
Once Tao Gongzu gives up, Xuzhou will definitely fall into civil strife, and those millions of people will suffer so much.
The reason why I want to capture Taishan is actually because of this possible situation.
If Tao Gongzu could have established a son before he left for the west, Xuzhou would have fallen as usual.
If brothers and sisters really fight against each other and flesh and blood are at odds with each other, there is no way to capture Xuzhou and save the people of the state."
After Chen Gong explained this, Liu Bei couldn't help but nodded. It is said that the righteous will bring peace to the world and the unjust will take care of themselves. In his opinion, Chen Gong's move is the way of a gentleman in line with his own morality.
"Liu Bei is here to apologize to Brother Gongtai. It's hard for you to think so of the people of Xuzhou."
Seeing Liu Bei apologizing to him, Chen Gong nodded again. Knowing his mistakes can greatly improve things.
"It doesn't matter."
"Since I mistakenly blamed Gongtai for the second point, I guess the third point mentioned also has a deeper meaning. Please clarify why I want to co-past Yanzhou with Yuan Benchu."
After suffering a loss once, Liu Bei decided not to suffer a second loss and directly asked Chen Gong to answer his questions.
"Xuan De Gong, you must know how many troops Cao Mengde has. I would like to ask, with your current strength, are you sure you can defeat Cao Cao? What's more, Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, and Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, are Cao Cao's best friends.
, what are your chances of winning with the combined efforts of the three parties?"
"No chance of winning."
Chen Gong's words directly revealed Liu Bei's current state. Although he took advantage in the early stage and calculated against Xun Yu, in terms of actual strength in Yanzhou, he was still not as good as Cao Cao.
"That's why I helped Xuande choose Yuan Benchu. His current strength is obvious to all. It will not be difficult for him to send troops to help the alliance that wants to defeat Cao Cao and the others."
After Chen Gong finished speaking, he stared at Liu Bei closely. He wanted to see what you would choose.
"Gongtai, I have known that Yuan Benchu is not a master of the Ming Dynasty as early as when the eighteen princes attacked Dong Zhuo. If we rule Yanzhou together with him, I am afraid that we will lead a wolf into the house, and there will be endless troubles."
To be honest, Liu Bei is actually quite afraid of the two brothers Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao. The former is now the prefect of Youji Province and killed his classmate Gongsun Zan. The latter relies on Nanyang County to recruit troops to intimidate surrounding counties and even Jiangdong Tigers.
Sun Jian has a tendency to join forces with Yuan Shao, which makes people fearful.
"Don't worry, Yuan Shao's base is in Nanyang, in the Jianghuai area. Although he has a strong tendency to send troops north to Yuzhou, he is still beyond his reach to Yanzhou. I speculate that even if Yuan Shao agrees, he will only send some troops to cooperate with Yuan Yi to send troops. I think
If we want to jointly govern Yanzhou, let's wait until Yuan Benchu takes over Yuzhou."
I have to say that Chen Gong was very good at this. Yuan Shaoyuan was in Nanyang County, which was not close to Yanzhou. In his eyes, his only spokesperson was Yuan Yi, the prefect of Shanyang. He and Liu Bei both knew what role Yuan Yi was.
For Yuan Shao, wanting to co-shepherd Yanzhou was nothing more than a promise.
"Brother Gongtai, it's already like this, so what are you waiting for? Just pack up and I will escort you out of Dongwuyang."
After Liu Bei said this, he grabbed Chen Gong's arm and started to walk out.
"Mr. Xuande, Gong Xuande, although I am making suggestions for you, I did not say that I would assist you."
Chen Gong was also forced. Is Liu Bei going to force the overlord to force his bow?
"Gongtai, no matter whether you serve me as an official or not, you can no longer stay here. If Cao Mengde knows that I have come to see you, with his suspicious temperament, do you think you can be spared?"
Liu Bei's words reminded Chen Gong what kind of person Cao Cao was. If the ruthless man who killed Lu Boshe's family really knew that Liu Bei had come to see him, then with Cao Cao's character, he would probably lead his troops directly.
"Mr. Xuande, Gong Xuande, you are trying to kill Chen Gong."
"Then let's go quickly. When I escort you except Dongjun, you can decide for yourself whether you want to stay or go."
Although Chen Gong didn't explicitly say that he wanted to assist him, based on the three strategies he gave him, he had the obligation to keep him safe.
"We can't leave now, at least we can't leave blatantly."
Chen Gong shook his head. In fact, he already had the intention of becoming an official when he gave Liu Bei three advices, but he wanted to further examine whether Liu Bei's character was consistent.
"Why? Are you afraid that Cao Mengde will chase you?"
Liu Bei instantly understood what Chen Gong meant.
"I'm not worried for myself, but for you. If we run away like this, it will definitely attract the attention of interested people. It doesn't matter that Cao Mengde is a traitor and a Chen Gong, but if he knows that Xuande Gong is here, even if
I will try my best to keep you in Dongjun."
Chen Gong is also good. Cao Cao may not care about Chen Gong, but if important information about Liu Bei's whereabouts is revealed, it will explode.
"Then what should we do now? Wait until dark before taking action?"
Liu Bei also understood the risks this time.
"In this case, Mr. Xuande, please leave the city immediately and go to Yufeng Pavilion, thirty miles outside the city, to wait. Chen Gong will find his own way to go and meet with you."
"Okay, then Liu Bei will be waiting for you at Yufeng Pavilion."
Liu Bei also knew that staying in the county for a while would bring more danger, not only to himself but also to Chen Gong.
Liu Bei quietly left Dongwuyang County with Zhang Fei, and then led twenty of his guards to Yufeng Pavilion thirty miles away.
