"Your Majesty has a decree: The Black Mountain bandit Zhang Yan is a remnant of the Yellow Turbans. He is running rampant and illegal and has repeatedly committed murders. His crimes should be punished. Former general Gongsun Ming and Youzhou Mu Liuhe join forces to attack without delay!"
Being forced by Gongsun Ming, Chen Qun could no longer hide it, so he revealed the last part of his will.
"Your Majesty has such great trust, I am so grateful. As a minister, if I cannot devote myself to the affairs of the court and cause Your Majesty to worry, it is all my fault, but..."
As soon as Chen Qun's last trump card appeared, Gongsun Ming immediately understood the sinister intentions of Cao Cao. It was nothing more than a combination of fighting and pulling to see if he could take Gongsun Ming for his own use. Gongsun Ming naturally disdained this. It was very strange, but it didn't come to his face, because it was not yet time to fall out with Cao Cao. Of course, there was still a wolf territory like Yuan Shao between them, so there was no need to worry about Cao Cao's plot for the time being. In view of this, Gongsun Ming was happy to cooperate with Chen Qun in a great drama.
"Oh? Does General Gongsun have any difficulties?"
Gongsun Ming's words suddenly stopped midway through. Although Chen Qun didn't want to, he had to cooperate and ask a question.
"So that Mr. Chen can know that although he is determined to kill the thieves, he has a small army and few generals. The army is short of food, fodder and baggage. It is really difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. If the imperial court can allocate food and fodder for the soldiers and horses, I will lead the army to attack." Thief, I will never dare to take a step forward from my descendants. I would like to ask Mr. Chen to report this to His Majesty on my behalf. Please give me my entrustment."
They are just showing off their acting skills. Gongsun Ming is one of the good ones. Now he is acting with great voice and emotion. In future generations, he will be more than worthy of being awarded the Little Golden Prize.
"this……"
When Gongsun Ming said this, Chen Qun couldn't help but be a little confused. Not to mention that it was impossible for Cao Cao to give Gongsun Ming substantial support. Even if he was willing to give it, there was still Yuan Shao's vast territory in the middle, and there was no way to transport food, fodder, and other supplies. .
"Don't worry, Mr. Chen. Since I have gained your majesty's trust and been able to assume the high position of former general, I will naturally have to serve the imperial court to the best of my ability. Once the imperial reinforcements arrive, I will be attached to Jiwei. If I violate this, I will be called upon to do so." A certain person was killed by thousands of arrows piercing his heart!"
Gongsun Ming's attitude was very clear, and he was very firm in his vows. But if you really look into it, you will find that if you want to eat the pie you are given, you will definitely not do it.
"General Chen admires your high righteousness. In that case, I will report back to Your Majesty and urge Youzhou Mu Liuhe to raise troops as soon as possible to join forces with the general to attack the thieves."
Chen Qun was not a good person, so he immediately counterattacked Gongsun Ming and deliberately raised the issue of Liu He's appointment as Youzhou Mu.
"Good, if General Liu He is willing to change his ways and turn his back on us, the public enemy of Youzhou, I should sincerely unite with him and participate in this grand event."
After figuring out the purpose of Cao Cao's temptation, all doubts in Gongsun Ming's heart were gone. He started to talk nice words one after another. As for whether Cao Cao could persuade Liu He to betray Yuan Shao, then Gongsun Ming could Just ignore it.
"General Gongsun Gaoyi, Chen must tell your Majesty the truth about what you said."
Chen Qun finally saw it clearly this time. The seemingly tender-faced guy in front of him was actually not tender at all. He was as cunning as a thousand-year-old fox. He, Chen Qun, could not fool him at all, and he was too lazy to waste any more words. , The purpose of his coming here has actually been achieved. As for whether Youzhou will start a war because of the imperial edict, he doesn't care at all, and naturally he doesn't expect to really persuade Liu He and Gongsun Ming to join forces to govern Youzhou. state.
"Then I'd like to thank Mr. Chen for your kind words. I've been looking forward to the court's help day and night. Come, please allow me to offer you a bottle of wine to Mr. Chen to express my gratitude."
As soon as Chen Qun said this, with Gongsun Ming's wisdom, he would not have known that his temptation had come to fruition, but he did not care much about it. Gongsun Ming and his left and right had no intention of surrendering to Cao Cao, so they would use each other if they could. It's not a big deal if it can't be done. If Cao Cao wants to deal with Yuan Shao, he must be inseparable from Gongsun Ming's assistance. Vice versa, it's actually the same. The two sides have a basis for cooperation, at least before Yuan Shao falls. They won't really fall out with each other. In that case, if you want to play tricks, just do it casually.
"I don't dare, I don't dare. Chen is too drunk. He will issue an edict later. It's okay to just drink so much, but he still has a private matter. Well, before Chen left Xu Du, Uncle Liu had a letter to trust him. Chen passed it to the general, and here is the letter, please keep it."
After talking nonsense with Gongsun Ming, Chen Qun was already in a big mess. How could he dare to drink more? If he was accidentally tricked by Gongsun Ming, the consequences would not be easy. At this moment, Chen Qun was anxious. He was about to leave, but before he was about to say goodbye, he suddenly remembered something. He took out an unstamped letter from his wide sleeves, held it in both hands, and handed it forward.
"Thank you, Mr. Chen."
Seeing that the letter was not stamped with wax, Gongsun Ming couldn't help but was slightly startled, but he didn't care much. He didn't have a good impression of the crybaby Liu Da'er, and he didn't intend to get involved with him. No matter what the relationship was, although he politely stretched out his hands to take the letter, he did not open it in a hurry, and casually placed it in the corner of his wife.
"It should be, it should be. It's getting late, and Chen is still in a hurry to get back to Xu Du. General, look..."
The reason why Chen Qun was willing to help Liu Bei deliver the letter was because he had served under Liu Bei, but more importantly, he was following Cao Cao's orders and wanted to use this letter to further test Gongsun Ming's mind. However, he never thought that Gongsun Ming would not do anything. He didn't read the letter. It was obvious that he didn't intend to ask Chen Qun to bring the letter back. All the words he had originally thought about suddenly didn't know where to start. In desperation, he could only plan to do business. Then left.
"Mr. Chen has an order, how dare I delay it? Someone is here to present the incense case and prepare to receive the order."
Gongsun Ming originally wanted to get some information about Cao Cao from Chen Qun, but then he thought about it. He had just arrived in Cao Cao's camp not long ago. Even if he asked, he might not be able to get anything out of it, so he didn't bother to ask any more information. Instead of talking more, after giving the order, the incense case and other items that received the order were quickly sent outside the big tent. After a while, Gongsun Ming led all the generals in the army to kneel all over the ground in front of the incense case, showing great respect. Completed various decree-receiving rituals...
"Congratulations, my lord, on succeeding as the former general!"
"Lord, I'm so happy!"
"With the Lord taking the throne, the people of Youzhou will be at peace!"
After Chen Qun announced the decree, he ignored Gongsun Ming's earnest efforts to stay and left in a hurry. When he returned to the Chinese army's tent, all the generals were extremely excited and gathered around Gongsun Ming to congratulate him. Only Zhao Yun looked thoughtfully at the letter that had been placed on the corner of the main table, with a hint of sadness evident between his brows...
