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The audition was very calm. "Changwen, I'm too worried. I'm not that kind of person. Changwen, I heard that you and Simpi are as famous, and you must have a good relationship. I invite you to reply to this letter, how about it?"

Chen Qun chuckled with some disdain. "Mr. Shen may have misunderstood the rumors. Although Simpi and I are similar in age and are both from Yingchuan, we are not close. The so-called equal names are just a forced list of people who are good at things. It is not worth mentioning. .”

The judge laughed, noncommittal.

Whether what Chen Qun said was true or not, he didn't care.With hundreds of hostages in hand, the Ruying people dare not act rashly, even if they hate him to the bone, they have no choice but to let him manipulate them.

As for Chen Qun, whether he is close to Xin Pi or not, this reply must be written.

"Shen Jun, I'm from Xuzhou, and I've heard people say that there is the name of Shen Jun on the stele in front of Chen Bozhen's (Chen Qiu) tomb, but is it true?"

The reviewer raised his eyelids lightly. "Yes."

"Chen Bozhen has been a general under Liu Xuande since his grandson Chen Yuanlong. Haven't you contacted him? If Mr. Shen is interested, I would like to write for Mr. Shen. Coincidentally, Liu Xuande and I also have a bit of righteousness as a monarch and minister."

The judge's eyes flickered slightly, he looked at Chen Qun for a moment, and nodded slowly.

"Then there is Lao Changwen."

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Chen Deng paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back.

The letter he had just received was placed on the table, every word was like a stone, blocking his heart, making his breathing difficult, as if he would suffocate at any time.

He also opposes Du Tian, ​​and doesn't want to meet with the swordsman, but he can't decide the direction of the situation.The army led by the Son of Heaven was dominated by soldiers from Xiliang and Guanzhong, and there were very few people from Guandong.Even Xuzhou soldiers are not part of aristocratic families, and most of them are composed of ordinary people.

He used to have [-] plays, but was wiped out by Zhang Yun and Gao Lan.

As a general, without his own cronies, he does not have enough right to speak.

If he directly expressed his support for the trial and appointment, the generals under his command would object without Liu Bei speaking.

"General." Zhuge Jin walked in and was taken aback when he saw Chen Deng's appearance.He glanced at it and saw the letter on the case, feeling a little regretful in his heart.

Had I known this earlier, I shouldn't have come so soon.

When the two armies were at war, who would write to Chen Deng and make Chen Deng so embarrassed?

Nine out of ten people are from Yecheng, and it is very likely that they are Shenpei himself.

The relationship between Chen Deng and Shen Pei is not a secret. He himself once went to Yecheng on behalf of Chen Deng and met Shen Pei, and he knows Shen Pei's stubbornness.

"Ziyu, you came just in time. Shenzhengnan has replied." Chen Deng squeezed out a bright smile, pulled Zhuge Jin to sit in front of the case, and pushed the letter to him.

Zhuge Jin sat down, but didn't go directly to receive the letter from the judge.

"General, after a year, the situation has changed. Even if Shen Zhengnan responds, it may be too late."

Chen Dengqiang laughed and said: "That being said, it is better to have a reply than not to reply. In a big battle, there will be tens of thousands of casualties. If you can succeed on the cliff and live tens of thousands, it is also a merit. outside?"

Zhuge Jin frowned slightly, pondering for a moment. "It would be a good thing if a fierce battle could be avoided. I'm afraid that Shen Zhengnan is a strong man, so he can bow his head and proclaim himself a vassal, forming an alliance under the city?"

Chen Deng sighed, rubbing his palms against his knees. "A man also has difficulties. Although Shen Zhengnan is strong, he will inevitably sigh at his inability to recover from this inevitable defeat."

He shook his head, got rid of that inexplicable emotion, and pushed the letter in front of Zhuge Jin. "Ziyu, take a look first before you talk."

Zhuge Jin couldn't refuse, so he had to pick up the letter.

After reading, Zhuge Jin frowned even tighter.

He originally thought that due to the situation, the judge had to bow his head and surrender, but he just wanted to find someone to mediate.After reading the letter from the audition, he realized that he was thinking too much.

The judge didn't want to surrender at all, he wanted to negotiate with the imperial court, and the bargaining chip was the lives of hundreds of Ruying people in the city.

Didn't he know that the emperor just wanted to take this opportunity to clean up the Ruying people?

Sure enough, he was stunned by profit, so did the trial match, and so did Chen Deng in front of him.

What a shrewd person, how could he make such a stupid mistake, and actually want to join hands with the judge to negotiate with the emperor?

Zhuge Yu put down the letter and shook his head. "General, although I am a scholar, I don't dare to talk about the situation, but I also know that he wants to negotiate with the emperor, which is tantamount to a dream."

Chen Deng asked: "Is the life and death of the hundreds of Ruying people in the city not worthy of the emperor's consideration?"

Zhuge Jin didn't want to speak so bluntly, but after hearing Chen Deng's words, he couldn't hold back. "General, the life and death of those hundreds of Ruying people is indeed not a small matter, but in the eyes of the emperor, they are not necessarily more precious than the [-] soldiers under the general's command. Using them as hostages to blackmail the emperor is an act of thieves. Also, how could the general not distinguish between right and wrong, and help the tyrant to do evil?"

Chen Deng's face flushed red from embarrassment.

"Tzuyu really has nothing to do with himself. He hangs himself high and knows how to protect himself."

Chapter 878 Untimely

Zhuge Jin was furious and stood up in a huff. "Jin De's talent is shallow, and he can't bear to be a helper. I'm afraid he will miss the general's career. Please go here."

After finishing speaking, he arched his hands, turned around and went out of the tent, and walked away.

Chen Deng regretted it too much, and wanted to stop Zhuge Jin and say a few soft words, but he couldn't open his mouth.

He sat for a long time and sighed. "Forget it, the phoenix is ​​not a sycamore tree. How can I delay his future with this dead tree that I don't have much time left."

Before the words finished, Chen Lin opened the tent and entered. "General, who are you talking about?"

Chen Deng smiled wryly, and quietly put away the letter on the case. "Brother Kong Zhang, why do you have time to come to my camp? Could it be that the envoy has some order?"

Chen Lin looked at Chen Deng. "Yuan Gonglu wants to see you, please ask me to ask what you mean."

Chen Deng frowned, and wanted to refuse like the previous few times, when he touched the letter in his sleeve, his heart suddenly moved.

"Why does he want to see me? My father, son and brother have long since broken up with him."

Chen Lin said with a smile: "Yuanlong, I know that Yuan Gongtong acted absurdly back then and offended you father and son. But after the situation has changed, the past grievances and grievances should also pass away. Isn't it good to turn hostility into friendship? In the future, we will be ministers in the same hall, bow our heads and see Look up, it's not good to be too reserved. Since he took the initiative to ask for peace and invited you again and again, you should give in."

Chen Deng snorted, thought for a while, and then reluctantly said: "Since Brother Kong Zhang said so, then I will not argue with him. By the way, there is something I want to ask Brother Kong Zhang."

"You said."

"Do you know any news about my uncle?"

Chen Lin thought about it. "I only remember that he served as the captain of Gu'an at that time, and I don't know much about it after the war in northern Hebei. By the way, Gu'an belongs to Zhuo County. Maybe Yuan Gonglu knows it. You might as well ask him."

"Alright."

After Chen Lin finished speaking, she didn't get up to leave. She chatted with Chen Deng and then changed the topic. "Yuanlong, do you have contact with Shen Zhengnan?"

Chen Deng raised his eyelids and looked at Chen Lin.

Chen Lin smiled and said: "Yuanlong, don't misunderstand, Shijun just received a letter, it was written by Chen Changwen. He said that the trial of Zhengnan had the intention of negotiating a peace, and Shijun couldn't tell the truth. He wanted to ask Yuanlong what he meant. Confirm each other."

Chen Deng did not answer the question. "So what if it's true, and what if it's false? Is it possible to negotiate a peace at this point?"

Chen Lin laughed. "If you don't try everything, who knows if you can do it? The chaos in the world started from the Yuan family. Today, even the Yuan family has been spared. What is Shenzhengnan? Besides, the family property of the Yin'an Shen family has been confiscated Well, even if Shenzhengnan asks to surrender, it’s just a matter of life. The emperor is not easy to kill, so he doesn’t necessarily have to take his life, and it’s not impossible to negotiate a peace.”

"Having said that, I'm afraid that Shen Zhengnan is not someone who would negotiate a peace just to survive."

"I know." Chen Lin smiled. "He's against Du Tian."

"Can those who oppose Du Tian live?"

Chen Lin smiled even brighter. "There are so many people in the world who oppose Du Tian, ​​are they going to be killed?" He pointed at Chen Deng and then at himself. "Aren't you and I living a good life?"

Chen Deng laughed silently.

Chen Lin said again: "It's hard to offend public anger, so the emperor had to slow down to save the fields. But Jizhou is different. The emperor personally led the army to suppress the border and forcibly save the fields. Even if the court asks to surrender, the land in these counties will definitely not be destroyed. Backed off. The longer the time drags on, the more people implement Dutian, the more likely it will be implemented in the world in the future. So..."

Chen Lin dragged her voice, showing an inscrutable smile, but did not continue.

Chen Deng frowned and understood what Chen Lin meant.

The emperor's stay in Jizhou seems to have nothing to do with the Central Plains, but in fact it has a lot to do with it.

Jizhou is a large state. Once the emperor fully implements Dutian in Jizhou and wipes out all the Jizhou aristocratic families, Jizhou will be firmly in the hands of the emperor.The people of nearly a million households in Jizhou will also become the power in the hands of the emperor, just like Hedong and Guanzhong.

At that time, the emperor will not only have the elite cavalry of the three prefectures, but also the elite infantry of Jizhou, as well as the strong financial resources of Jizhou. It will be even more difficult for the Central Plains family to refuse Dutian.

Letting Jizhou Dutian give up halfway is the most beneficial result for the Central Plains family.

Who is best to do this kind of thing?Of course he is from Ruying.

The Ruying people are representatives of the aristocratic families in the Central Plains, and there are hundreds of hostages in the hands of the judges. Their motivation to negotiate with the judges is the strongest.

Others, just watch the battle from the sidelines.

Chen Deng took out the letter in his sleeve and handed it to Chen Lin.

Chen Lin laughed out loud.He took the letter, read it and said, "Yuanlong, what do you think of Chen Changwen?"

Chen Deng snorted: "Brother Chen Yuanfang is a brother and brother, but from Chen Taiqiu to brother Chen Yuanfang, and then to this Chen Changwen, it is clear that one generation is not as good as the other."

Chen Lin couldn't help laughing. "Yuanlong, do you know how others evaluate you?"

Chen Deng dismissed it.

Chen Lin said unhurriedly: "Some people say that although you are famous all over the world, you still have arrogance. In my opinion, although you exaggerate, you hit the point."

Chen Deng frowned slightly, but stopped talking.

He knew what Chen Lin meant, and even who said it, but he didn't want to refute it.

He is indeed not a standard celebrity, and he doesn't bother to be a standard celebrity. He talks about metaphysics every day, and his words are meaningless.

He wants to fight on the battlefield and make contributions.

He didn't bother to listen to such criticism.Even if Chen Lin said it in front of him, he didn't bother to refute it.

If Chen Lin hadn't saved his life, he might have driven Chen Lin out directly.

"Emperor Zhongxing, this is your good opportunity. It's a pity that you are a child of an aristocratic family, and a real one." Chen Lin sighed. "If you can be like Uncle and Nephew Xun, why do you need to serve under Liu Shijun?"

Chen Deng lowered his eyelids.

Chen Lin also felt that she had talked too much, she closed her mouth embarrassingly, and stood up. "I'll reply to Yuan Gonglu and see when he will come to see you. Yuan Long. A man can bend and stretch, don't worry too much about his mood. Although Yuan Gonglu is absurd, his daughter is trusted by the emperor. If she can enter the palace and become a noble person, she will be better than Yingchuan." The Xun family is more conducive to the ease of the family and the court..."

Chen Deng was a little impatient and raised his hand. "Okay, I get it, just don't argue with Yuan Gonglu. You hurry up, so as not to spoil my mood."

Chen Lin smiled awkwardly, and said goodbye.

Chen Deng got up and walked outside the tent, watched Chen Lin get on the horse, whipped his whip away, and couldn't help sighing softly in his heart.

This world is really changing too fast.In just a few years, even scholars like Chen Lin no longer travel by car, but by horse instead.Those famous people who regard slowness as the most important thing and have to ride in a bullock cart are afraid that no one will care about it.

Chen Lin was right, this was originally a good opportunity for me to show my talents, but because of my background, I had to be an enemy of the imperial court.The hope of the family can only be pinned on a few younger brothers.

They should be sent to become officials, otherwise the emperor will only have poor children like brothers Zhuge Jin around him, and the situation of the aristocratic family will be even more difficult.

Chapter 879

Knowing that Chen Deng was willing to see him, Yuan Shu was overjoyed and immediately came excitedly.

He was not so urgent at first, but the more Chen Deng refused to see him, the more he felt that Chen Deng was guilty, and he wanted to see Chen Deng's decline with his own eyes.

Yuan Shu was only ten years older than Chen Deng, but Chen Deng's uncle Chen Yu was Yuan Shu's old official, so Chen Deng was a generation later than Yuan Shu.So although Chen Deng didn't like Yuan Shu, since he agreed to Chen Lin and wanted to persuade Yuan Shu to stand up for the Ruying people, he had no choice but to hold his nose and stand outside the camp gate to greet him.

Satisfied, Yuan Shu got off his horse and greeted him with a big smile. He took Chen Deng's arm and patted him hard. "Yuanlong is not discouraged after losing, I am very relieved."

Chen Deng's face changed at that moment, and he couldn't help retorting.

"Compared to the king, I feel ashamed."

It's hard for others to say, but you, Yuan Shu, have lost too many battles, how dare you criticize me?

Yuan Shu had a thick skin, pretending he didn't hear it, he laughed out loud. "But you are stronger than your uncle. Even if the whole army is wiped out, you will not surrender. You have backbone, you have backbone."

Chen Deng was furious. "A good bird chooses a tree, a good minister chooses a master, and a family uncle abandons the dark and turns to the bright, why not?"

Yuan Shu told him, maybe he just endured it.Yuan Shu said that his uncle Chen Yu couldn't bear it.

"Tou Ming?" Yuan Shu became even happier, staring at Chen Deng again and again. "Do you know where he is now?"

Chen Deng was at a loss for words.

After Chen Yu betrayed Yuan Shu, he fought with Sun Ce, and later fled to Jizhou alone, but there was no news. I just asked Chen Lin to find out that Chen Yu was appointed by Yuan Shao as the old captain of An.

If he is still alive, then he should have surrendered to Yuan Shu again.

If he hadn't surrendered, he would have been killed by Yuan Shu in all likelihood.

Regarding Chen Yu's whereabouts, Chen Deng had to swallow his anger. "I just want to ask the prince for advice."

"Say it here?" Yuan Shu rolled his eyes.

Chen Deng had no choice but to turn around and invite Yuan Shu to enter the account.If it wasn't for Chen Yu, he really didn't want to invite Yuan Shu in.

After entering the gate of the camp, Yuan Shu smacked his lips when he saw soldiers standing with halberds on both sides. "Yuanlong, I'm not talking about you, you're not very well trained as a soldier, if you want to use these people to avenge your shame, I'm afraid it's not enough."