Guan Yu caught a glimpse of Zhang Fei's aggrieved look, stroking his beautiful long beard under his chin, with a look of contemplation on his face.
He patiently thought about it and said slowly: "Third brother, the eldest brother has a grudge against Lu Bu, and I also hope to kill Chen Gong. But this and the other cannot be confused. In the past, when the princes attacked Dong, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and Wang
Can is an ally, but now they are attacking each other. Yuan Shu and Lu Bu were once enemies, but now they are united to attack Wang Can. We have a grudge against Lu Bu, but we cannot affect my elder brother's cause just for revenge. We must think twice before we act!"
Zhang Fei curled his lips and said disdainfully: "Isn't he just Chen Gong? So why not kill him."
When Guan Yu heard this, he was speechless.
Liu Bei held Zhang Fei's hand and said meaningfully: "Third brother, we occupied Runan and captured Yuzhou, but we have too few talents and insufficient background. Chen Gong is a talent worth seeing!"
Liu Bei saw that Zhang Fei was still unhappy and expressed his thoughts.
As long as anyone is useful to him, he wants to take it for his own use.
Whether he can succeed or not is another matter, and whether he can do it or not is another matter. He just leaves it to fate to do his best.
Zhang Fei sighed after hearing this and said: "Okay, I will listen to my elder brother and will not take the initiative to seek revenge."
After Liu Bei and Guan Yu heard this, their hearts fell to the ground. Zhang Fei had a bad temper. What Liu Bei and Guan Yu were most afraid of was that Zhang Fei agreed on the surface but secretly led his soldiers to find Chen Gong's trouble. Therefore, Liu Bei wanted to
Do a good job in Zhang Fei's ideological work and let Zhang Fei put aside his grudges and think about Liu Bei's great cause.
"Report!"
Footsteps sounded, and a rushing sound came from a distance.
A soldier quickly ran into the yard, immediately knelt on one knee on the ground, clasped his fist and said, "Sir, Chen Gong's convoy is already five miles outside Runan City and is about to arrive at the city gate."
Liu Bei raised his eyebrows and said hurriedly: "Let's go out of the city to meet you!"
While talking, Liu Bei and the soldiers walked out.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei followed Liu Bei and headed for the city gate. Guan Yu knew what Liu Bei was thinking and his intention of doing so, and he had no complaints in his heart. But Zhang Fei didn't think so in his heart, and he did not lead his troops to kill him.
The death of Chen Gong is already magnanimous, but he still has to go out of the city to greet Chen Gong. What kind of logic is this?
Zhang Fei was full of resentment and could only suppress it in his heart.
The three people left the governor's house and rode towards the city gate.
It didn't take long. When Liu Bei and the others arrived at the city gate, Chen Gong's motorcade had not arrived yet and was still approaching Runan City. Liu Bei looked around, thought about it, and immediately ordered his soldiers to prepare a carriage and place it at the city gate.
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Seeing this, Guan Yu thought about it and understood Liu Bei's purpose.
Zhang Fei was in the clouds and mist, and for a moment he did not understand Liu Bei's intention of leaving a carriage at the city gate.
Three people, riding on horses, waited quietly.
"I'm coming!"
At some point, a soldier yelled. I saw a carriage driving quickly on the official road in the distance. There were more than ten soldiers accompanying the carriage. These people were naturally envoys headed by Chen Gong, who was lightly dressed.
Jian Xing didn't bring many people, only a dozen soldiers, which can be considered a handful.
When Liu Bei saw the carriage approaching, he got off his horse and walked a few steps forward.
At this time, even Guan Yu felt that Liu Bei was too grand.
Because Liu Bei not only went out of the city to greet Chen Gong in person, but also prepared a carriage for Chen Gong, and even dismounted to greet Chen Gong himself. Such an approach was too grand. Guan Yu felt it was inappropriate in his heart, but he would not dismantle Liu Bei in front of everyone.
, but he dismounted politely, took a few steps forward, and stood behind Liu Bei waiting for Chen Gong to come.
Seeing Chen Gong's motorcade getting closer and closer, Zhang Fei muttered: "Brother, are we paying too much attention to Chen Gong?"
Liu Bei didn't look back and said calmly: "Chen Gong has a great talent. Cao Cao can't use it, and neither can Lu Bu. If it can be used by me, how can we be limited to Yuzhou? If we can win over Chen Gong, we can With you two as generals and Chen Gong as your counselor, we can be regarded as separate princes."
Liu Bei was wandering around, so he naturally understood the importance of counselors.
He had several counselors under his command, but Jian Yong was an internal affairs talent and was suitable for handling internal affairs; Sun Qian was a diplomacy talent and was suitable for envoy negotiations; Mi Zhu and Mi Fang had transformed from businessmen to officials and had not yet adapted to it and could not act alone. Liu Bei had no advisers to advise him, so he was in urgent need of such a figure.
That's why Liu Bei paid so much attention to Chen Gong.
Chen Gong is Lu Bu's adviser, but who can't do poaching? No matter whether he succeeds or not, Liu Bei will make such a gesture to show his thirst for talents.
Chen Gong sat in the carriage and gently opened the carriage door curtain. He was shocked when he saw Liu Bei standing outside the city to greet him. Good guy, Liu Bei actually took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei out of the city to dismount to greet them. This battle It was not a simple greeting! Such a situation made Chen Gong feel that Liu Bei was not simple.
Seeing the distance getting closer, Chen Gong shouted: "Stop!"
After giving the order, the soldier driving the car reined in the horse and stopped the carriage.
Chen Gong got off the carriage and walked to the front city gate with the accompanying soldiers.
In fact, Chen Gong could wait for the carriage to arrive at the city gate before ordering it to stop, but Liu Bei went out of the city to greet him personally, which gave him enough face. He also wanted to show his respect, so he stopped the carriage outside the city and then walked forward with his entourage. .
Only in this way can he show his etiquette.
Chen Gong was wearing a black robe, an ancient crown on his head, a jade belt around his waist, and a sword hanging from his waist. At first glance, he looked like he was carrying a majestic weapon. He held his head high and walked with a calm expression. , behaves generously and appropriately, and exudes an extraordinary demeanor when walking, which makes people unable to help but praise him.
When Liu Bei saw this, he secretly thought how great it would be if such a person could be used by him!
When Liu Bei admired in his heart, he also strode forward.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei walked forward with bitter smiles on their faces.
After Liu Bei and Chen Gong met, Liu Bei waved his hand and said: "Gongtai, I have been waiting for you for a long time. Come with me into the city!" Liu Bei did not call "Mr. Chen", but called Chen Gong by his name. In this way, The distance between the two parties has narrowed, and it seems that the conflicts that occurred in the past have also been resolved.
Chen Gong was deeply moved when he saw this.
Liu Bei is also one of the great princes in the world, and he was able to put aside his past grudges and drag him to the city, which shows Liu Bei's broadmindedness.
When the two of them walked to the carriage, Liu Bei waved his hand and said: "Gongtai, please!"
Although Chen Gong wanted to refuse, seeing Liu Bei's resolute expression, he nodded in a strange way, got on the carriage directly, and sat in the carriage. He dusted off his wrinkled robes and waited for Liu Bei to sit in, but after a while, he didn't. Seeing Liu Bei walk in, he heard Liu Bei shout: "Drive!"
The horse-drawn carriage rumbled on its way to the city.
After Chen Gong heard Liu Bei's voice, he understood that Liu Bei was working as a coachman for him!
At this time, Liu Bei stood on the shaft of the carriage, holding the horse's reins with both hands, and laughed loudly: "Gongtai, please sit still!" Liu Bei's voice entered the carriage, making Chen Gong's heart tremble, and the look on his face His expression also became complicated.
