After Chen Deng and Jian Yong saw Liu Bei's secret letter, they hurried to see Zhuge Jin outside Xiapi City.
When several people met for the first time, their first impression was a little uncomfortable, as if they were not used to each other's appearance.
Chen Deng is a middle-aged man in his early thirties with thin skin, white flesh and no beard. The apples of his cheeks are slightly convex, making him look weak.
Jian Yong is a fat man with a short beard and a wide jaw. At a glance, he gives people the feeling of the boss Bai Jinhan in "The Drive".
Zhuge Jin is more than eight feet tall and has a majestic appearance, but his face is slightly longer than Wang Leehom Kaneshiro Takeshi, which can be regarded as "a strange man with his own appearance."
Liu Bei briefly mentioned in his letter that this person had made many contributions to him, and Chen Deng did not dare to underestimate his talents.
And Jian Yong quickly adjusted his mentality and made a big gift:
"My lord was able to turn defeat into victory in Huaiyin and attack Guangling, all thanks to Mr. Yong's clever plan. Yong is really ashamed that he failed to share the joys and sorrows with all the lords."
He was Liu Bei's childhood friend, so he felt guilty for not being able to endure the most difficult days together.
Fortunately, Zhuge Jin also knew the situation and enlightened: "Xianhe doesn't have to be like this. Aren't you captured? Before I came, Duke Xuande said: For those who have no choice but to fall into Xiapi, it is he who is sorry for you. It's not that you feel sorry for him.
Lu Bu had the nature of a wolf, and if he could not defend himself against the enemy with virtue, how could he ask the civil servants to be willing to bend rather than bend? It’s time to be wise and protect yourself. "
Jian Yong was quite moved and added an explanation:
"Although I was captured, Lu Bu's supervision was not too strict. I should try to escape as soon as possible. But I misjudged it for a moment. I was afraid that my lord would be in trouble this time and would be in danger again, so I wanted to wait and see for the time being. Unexpectedly, It was actually the gentleman who turned the tide."
This can be regarded as an explanation for Jian Yong's why he did not return to Liu Bei immediately - precisely because he knew Liu Bei so well, it was estimated that the entire army would be annihilated again this time.
He didn't want to suffer twice and suffered twice, and he was very sure of Liu Bei's ability to escape, so he wanted to wait until Liu Bei settled down before he surrendered.
His choice in history was actually correct - it's just that Zhuge Jin suddenly appeared in the middle of the road and changed his fate abruptly.
Turn the situation in which one's own team was wiped out into a situation of "counter-pentakill plus grabbing the double dragon".
This made it very embarrassing for Jian Yong, who returned to the fountain early to hang up and wait for his teammates to resurrect.
Now that he finally talked about it, Zhuge Jin also comforted him not to think too much. Mr. Xuande was not that kind of person and would not care about anything.
For Liu Bei, as long as his subordinates did not vote and just hung up in the spring out of fear, it was not a problem and could be forgiven.
Even if he really voted, as long as it was Huang Quan's special situation, he might still be forgiven.
Jian Yong and Chen Deng were finally inexplicably grateful and felt increasingly guilty.
Jian Yong immediately said that he has now returned to the team.
As for Chen Deng, although he failed to return to Liu Bei in history, there was no severance of friendship. Many people in later generations blamed the cause, because Chen Deng changed owners several times and described him as "a pure local interest in Xuzhou, who He will do things for whomever he can take over."
But Zhuge Jin felt that this view was slightly unfair.
Chen Deng's allegiance to Liu Bei and later to Cao Cao should be sincere.
He was loyal to Liu Bei at first, of course because Liu Bei saved Xuzhou and Emperor Xian had not returned eastward at that time.
Later, Cao Cao was accepted because Cao Cao was no longer the Cao Cao of three years ago. He already represented the emperor and the court, and Cao Cao's rule was more orthodox than Lu Bu's.
Only towards Lu Bu, Chen Deng could not be said to be sincerely loyal from beginning to end, but that was okay——
When Lu Bu entered Xuzhou, he had no ties to any righteousness at all. It is neither an invitation from the state pastor to protect the territory and the people; nor is it to patrol the territory on behalf of the emperor; it is a pure robbery by force.
It can only be said that many people in later generations underestimated the role of the "court's righteousness" in the first four years of Jian'an (196~199).
Before the Yidai Zhao incident, "obeying the court's call" was not a bad thing. Liu Bei, Chen Deng, and Sun Ce all listened. Many of their behaviors that were regarded by later generations as "betraying one's master" were actually not considered at all - how could obeying the imperial court be regarded as betraying one's master?
Even the question of "Can Cao Cao be regarded as a Han traitor" should be looked at in two parts.
When Cao Cao first took over as emperor, the most he could say was that he was authoritarian, had a rough style, and killed officials to block the way of speech. It was only after the key historical juncture of the Yidaizhao that it was completely spread out.
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Zhuge Jin fully expressed Liu Bei's goodwill towards Jian Yong and Chen Deng.
Seeing that Chen Dengguo was a little ashamed, he seemed to be wavering and trying to make up his mind.
Zhuge Jin was about to give it a push and come up with one of the conditions previously discussed with Liu Bei to completely win over Chen Deng:
"Brother Yuanlong, you are from Huaipu County, right? Huaipu is still in the hands of Duke Xuande. Your father and fellow villagers are still the subjects of Duke Xuande. Why don't you abandon the dark side and surrender to the bright side and serve the court together."
The Huaipu County mentioned by Zhuge Jin will be familiar to those who know the history of recent wars - Huaipu is on the bank of the Huai River, in the lower reaches of Huaiyin and the upper reaches of Haixi.
When he and Zhang Fei broke through to Haixi, they were discovered by Yuan Jun's Lei Bobu, so he asked Shiren to take the abandoned ship to Huaipu.
Therefore, another butterfly effect of Zhuge Jin helping Liu Bei to defend and capture Guangling was revealed.
Even if Chen Deng is really a "pure local interest", then Liu Bei is still standing in an entire county and a few counties in Xuzhou, and his foothold is very stable, including Chen Deng's hometown.
In this case, the probability of bringing back Chen Deng is greatly increased.
It is completely different from the Liu Bei who lost all his territory in Xuzhou and became homeless at the same time in history.
Chen Deng was indeed very moved, but he thought carefully and after thinking about it, he raised some difficulties:
"How can Deng not know that Mr. Xuande is benevolent and righteous to the people, and Deng is willing to serve him. However, my father's and my current official positions are officially canonized by the imperial court, and we also need to serve in Xiapi.
If he rashly abandons his official position and follows Duke Xuande, although it is in line with his personal ethics, he may suffer the bad reputation of being disloyal to the court. Moreover, my father is very old and went to work privately, fearing that he would get into trouble. "
Chen Deng's original position in Xuzhou was "Diannong School Captain". A few months ago, when Cao Cao sent people to Xuzhou to pass the decree and confer Liu Bei with the title of General of Zhendong, he also posthumously recognized the posts of several senior Xuzhou officials, so they are all now considered officials of the imperial court.
Fortunately, Zhuge Jin was already prepared:
"Xuan Degong has known my brother for several years, how could he not know about his difficulties? Therefore, he has already thought of it. In order to protect Brother Yuanlong, he will not let you abandon Lu Bu and run away.
On the contrary, he also hopes that Brother Yuanlong can take the initiative to ask Lu Bu to let you go as an envoy to the court and ask for merit and official position for Lu Bu. As long as Lu Bu sends you to Xuchang, the court will naturally grant you another official position, and you can justifiably leave——
There is a seal here, which is that Duke Xuande asked for the title for his brother, and at the same time he also asked for the title for Lu Bu. After we finish our business in Xiapi and reconcile with Lu Bu, we can go to Xuchang together. Duke Xuande's cousin Zhuo was the governor of Guangling, and Lu Bu was the governor of Xuzhou. "
It certainly makes sense for Zhuge Jin to ask Liu Bei to write this. Chen Deng was from Huaipu County, and according to the original history, Cao Cao later made Chen Deng the prefect of Guangling, with the purpose of letting Chen Deng help him fight against Lu Bu as an internal aide, and later he also asked Chen Deng to guard against Sun Ce.
Since Cao Cao would have been inclined to grant such a seal, it would be better for Liu Bei to do this as a favor.
But now in this time and space, Liu Bei has actually taken control of Guangling County. This favor can only be done by Liu Bei.
If Cao Cao had randomly banned others, he probably wouldn't have been able to take office, and he would have been blocked by various accidents along the way.
When Chen Deng heard this, he was so horrified that he burst into tears: "Xuan Degong now only has one county left in Guangling, but he wants to declare me the prefect of Guangling?! This..."
"What? Are you worried that Mr. Xuande will be homeless? Don't worry, he is General Zhendong. General Zhendong naturally has his own shogunate, and he did not say that it cannot be located on the boundary of Guangling County.
Duke Xuande thought that his staff did not have the talents to govern the local area. Wouldn't it be inappropriate to ask Brother Yuanlong to govern a county? "Zhuge Jin analyzed it matter-of-factly.
If he could get his entire family back, achieve peace on the northern front for a year or two, and get some other benefits, how could Liu Bei be reluctant to give up the civil service status of a prefect.
Anyway, the territory of Guangling still belongs to Liu Bei, he just delegated the governance power to the prefect.
Chen Deng was finally completely shocked.
He only felt that his lips were a little chapped and his throat was a little sticky. After thinking for a long time, he asked the last point that he felt was risky:
"I am really ashamed that Duke Xuande is so magnanimous. However, it is very difficult to deceive Lu Bu about this matter - Cao Cao has the authority to decide whether the memorial is approved by the court. To express an official, one must have meritorious service.
You can't just use Lu Bu's sneak attack on Xiapi to make him the governor of Xuzhou, or even the governor of the state, right? Where is the majesty of the imperial court?
Isn’t it true that in the world, states and counties can only be conquered by those with strong soldiers and horses? There is no orthodox justice at all? Even just for this point, Cao Cao would not play it accurately.
Although Lu Bu had no plan, Chen Gong beside him must have seen that it was difficult to cash in on this bargaining chip. Even if I pretend to think about Lu Bu, I still can't convince Lu Bu that he can get actual teaching from the court. "
Chen Deng said while thinking over and over again. I just feel that this kind of persuasion has exceeded the limit of human intelligence, and it will be useless even if Zhang Yi and Su Qin are reincarnated.
This kind of condition is simply telling lies. Who would believe that you can fulfill it?
However, just when Chen Deng thought it was absolutely impossible, Zhuge Jin spoke again:
"How is it impossible? Lu Bu's capture of Xiapi this time, isn't it a great contribution to the court? The key is to see how you describe this matter... As long as this is so..."
Zhuge Jin whispered a few words in his ear, and Chen Deng's pupils instantly shrank a few times, then he took a step back in shock, staring at him with a ghostly look.
After a long time, Chen Dengcai almost suffocated to death because "breathing is controlled by the chest muscles, which are skeletal muscles, and is governed by the brain and sympathetic nerves."
In human terms, he was so shocked that he forgot to breathe.
Chen Dengda took a few breaths, let out a long breath of turbid air in his chest, and sighed helplessly: "Today I know how Mr. was able to turn things around and come back to life during the battle of Guangling. I am not as good as me."
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