The Three Kingdoms: Zhaolie, the strategist, and the rise of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 18: Smart people know smart people best (Please read on!)

Chen Deng and Li Yi hit it off right away, which surprised everyone present.

However, the current priority should be the ownership of Xuzhou.

Liu Bei said:
"In this case, please allow me to step back for a while."

"How about I discuss this with my men and then get back to you?"

Mi Zhu was hoping that Liu Bei would take over Xuzhou in the next second. Just as he was about to speak, Chen Deng stopped him.

He turned to Liu Bei and smiled:

"Your Excellency, please do as you please, but please do not delay too long."

"I'll wait outside the house."

What I mean is that you have to come up with a result today, because we are all waiting for it.

Kong Rong stood up and sighed deeply:

"...Ah, Yuanlong is right."

“If God doesn’t take it, you will suffer the consequences.”

"Xuzhou is a big province in the world. Since you have great ambitions, you should think carefully about how to make choices."

After saying this, he stood up and left the room with Mi Zhu and Chen Deng.

"Yuanlong, I saw that the envoy had already wavered, why did you want to stay alone for a while?"

As soon as he left the house, Mi Zhu rushed to find Chen Deng.

"Didn't you see Chen Qun trying his best to prevent the envoy from taking over Xuzhou?"

"If we give Chen Qun enough time to convince the envoy, wouldn't all our efforts be wasted and we would fail the trust of envoy Tao?"

Chen Deng stretched lazily and said to Mi Zhu leisurely:

"Mi Beijia, we have finished eating all the fresh fish in our house."

"Please send me some more from the East China Sea. I am used to eating your fish from the East China Sea."

Mi Zhu laughed angrily:
"Yuanlong, Yuanlong, you are having a hysterical episode right now. Isn't the most urgent task to ask the envoy to take over Xuzhou?"

Chen Deng said slowly:
"Zi Zhong, don't worry. General Liu is an outstanding hero and has the strategy of a king. He will definitely not give up this great opportunity to take over Xuzhou."

Mi Zhu said anxiously:

"But what about his men?"

"Even if Envoy Liu is interested, if his subordinates oppose, he might waver, right?"

"You just saw how determined Chen Qun's attitude was."

Chen Deng's lips curled up into a faint smile.

"Chen Qun is a prominent family in Yuzhou. He certainly doesn't want General Liu to come to Xuzhou to develop."

"But not everyone holds the same view as Chen Qun, for example, Mr. Li."

Mi Zhu raised his eyebrows, "Are you saying that Mr. Li would persuade Liu Bei to take over Xuzhou?"

Chen Deng nodded.

"But Mr. Li just said to discuss it first. If he really had this idea, he should have raised it directly at that time."

"If we continue to persuade you together, won't you be able to take over Xuzhou directly?"

"Why is it necessary to go through so much trouble now?"

Chen Deng's smile deepened as he looked inside the house.

"Because what he has to do is not only to persuade the envoy to take over Xuzhou, but also to persuade his subordinates to accept this result."

Mi Zhu didn't understand what he said at first, and thought to himself that Liu Bei was the boss, and as long as he accepted Xuzhou, what would it matter if his subordinates didn't accept it?

But then he seemed to have thought of something and blurted out:
"Yuanlong is talking about Chen Qun?"

"good."

Chen Deng smiled and nodded.

As a prominent family in Yuzhou, Chen Qun would definitely not follow Liu Bei to Xuzhou to start a business.

Once Liu Bei took over Xuzhou, he would have no choice but to part ways with Liu Bei amicably.

But Li Yi obviously didn't want to give up Chen Qun, or rather, didn't want to give up him and the family behind him.

"Now we'll just wait and see. I believe good things will come out of it."

Chen Deng put his hands on his chest and admired the clouds leisurely.

Mi Zhu was now relieved and stood side by side with Chen Deng.

"Yuanlong and Mr. Li just met for the first time, why does he trust him so much?" "It seems like he knows him very well?"

puff……

Chen Deng couldn't help laughing and said:
"How can I know him well?"

"I just know he's a smart guy, and smart guys know smart guys best."

Huh~
Are you praising Li Yi or yourself?
Mi Zhu snorted and now could only wait for a good result to be discussed in the room.

At the same time, there was a fierce quarrel in the room.

Zhang Fei was the most impatient and shouted:
"We didn't seize Xuzhou by force. Since they gave it to us, why shouldn't we take it?"

Chen Qun repeatedly stopped him and said:
"No! Xuzhou has suffered from war and the fields are barren. You have no roots in Xuzhou. How can you restore production in such a short time?"

"Cao Cao's second attack on Xuzhou failed. If he knew that you had gained such a large prefecture out of thin air, would he have given up?"

"Besides, Guangling has already sided with Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu has taken charge of Yangzhou affairs and is also known as the Earl of Xuzhou. He has long wanted to get involved in Xuzhou."

"By then, your Majesty will not have a firm foothold in Xuzhou, how can you resist these armies?"

"Plus, Lu Bu has already engaged Cao Cao in Puyang. Although Cao Cao was defeated by our army the day before yesterday, Yuan Shao will certainly provide him with food and money."

"I think Lu Bu is no match for Cao Cao. If he attacks Xuzhou, what should we do?"

The last sentence really showed that Chen Qun had opened his eyes.

Because in history, Chen Qunzhen once said that if Liu Bei took over Xuzhou, Lu Bu might launch a surprise attack in the future.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a true prophecy.

You have to know that the battle between Lu Bu and Cao Cao was very intense at that time, and the winner was still unknown.

However, Chen Qun was certain that Lu Bu would fail, and even thought that he would launch a surprise attack on Xuzhou.

This is enough to show how sharp his vision is.

What Chen Qun said was exactly what Liu Bei was worried about, and every word he said hit the nail on the head.

Xuzhou has too many problems.

The only areas under actual internal control were Pengcheng and Xia Pi.

Pengcheng had been almost completely massacred by Cao Cao.

Xia Pi was still controlled by Chen Deng's family. If one wanted to rule Xia Pi, one had to look at the Chen family's face.

The internal situation is already very difficult to deal with, and the external threat is also extremely serious.

Just as Chen Qun said, Cao Cao's two attacks on Xuzhou both failed, but you, Liu Bei, got it for free just by coming to Xuzhou.

Why?
I slaughtered hundreds of thousands of people, but I'm not as good as a succubus like you, right?
Cao Cao will not give up.

In the south, Yuan Shu had already claimed the title of Earl of Xuzhou during the reign of Tao Qian.

He was a prince who developed in Yangzhou, but he was the Earl of Xuzhou. Anyone with a discerning eye could see what that meant.

The strength of Cao Cao and Yuan Shu is simply not something that Liu Bei can contend with at the moment.

Not to mention there is an uncertain factor, Lu Bu.

All I can say about this is,
Lao Liu has a really hard time!
"Ugh……"

Liu Bei put his hands behind his back and sighed.

At the moment he was really a little confused, although he was more inclined to take over Xuzhou.

After all, risks and opportunities coexist.

But the problems pointed out by Chen Qun are all facts.

Liu Bei has no idea how to deal with this.

"Brother, I think that a thicket of thorns is not a place for a phoenix to rest."

"Xiaopei is not a place to be a hero. A real man should have a wider world."

"If Cao Cao or Yuan Shu come to attack, Yide and I will lead the troops to fight them."

"Brother, just stay here and take charge!"

Guan Yu was a heroic man, just like Zhang Fei. As a military group, they hoped that Liu Bei could take over Xuzhou.

After all, only when the territory is large can they have space to display their talents.

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