Chapter 356 Suspicion and Prevention

Cao Xing's move was beyond everyone's expectation, and they all looked towards Chen Gong.

Chen Gong's face turned red and he wanted to speak several times, but in the end he didn't say a word.

Lu Bu's expression also changed several times. His only adviser now was Chen Gong.

If someone else was suspected of being a spy, Chen Gong could still make a decision, but now it is Chen Gong who is being accused, who will make the judgment?

Lu Bu couldn't help but look at Gao Shun. Gao Shun and Chen Gong didn't have a good relationship on weekdays. Who knows whether Gao Shun instigated Cao Xing to slander Chen Gong?

If this is true, it is more terrifying than Chen Gong having ulterior motives!

Although Chen Gong was a general and had the right to lead troops alone, on the one hand, Chen Gong was from Yanzhou and did not get along well with Lu Bu and other Bingzhou subordinates. On the other hand, Chen Gong was a civil servant and it was difficult for him to convince the Bingzhou generals who valued the use of force.

But Gao Shun was different. He was strict in managing his army, honest and dignified, and had a good personal relationship with the generals of Bingzhou, including Zhang Liao.

This made Lu Bu suspicious, especially after seeing the performance of the Xianzhen Camp last night, which made him even more worried.

If Gao Shun has any other thoughts again, will he still be alive next time?

Even if it is true that Chen Gong secretly colluded with Yuan Shu, he cannot touch him at the moment. It is best to keep him to contain Gao Shun and others!

Chen Gong did not show up last night. Although Lu Bu also suspected the truth, Hao Meng is dead now and there is no evidence. Everything is one-sided from Cao Xing's perspective. If he wants to purge Chen Gong again, who else can give him advice?

Moreover, in today's world, which prince does not have spies under his command, especially the two Yuans?

Thinking of this, he said, "Cao Xing, you were injured and haven't recovered yet, so your mind is not very clear."

"Gongtai is a general, so he has his reasons. Yuan Shu has been plotting against me for a long time. How can we know that he will not frame Gongtai?"

"Let's just forget about this matter. Don't mention it again."

After hearing this, everyone had complicated expressions and each had their own thoughts.

"But!" Lu Bu added, "What happened the other day was all thanks to General Gao's good command of the army!"

"Among all the soldiers in the city, no one can be trusted except the Xianzhen Camp!"

After hearing this, all the generals felt ashamed, but in fact what Lu Bu said was not entirely true.

On the night of the riot the day before yesterday, most of Lu Bu's generals came to Lu's mansion for a banquet, but they were blocked in the mansion by the chaotic army. At that time, they had no soldiers on hand, so what else could they do?

They thought that Gao Shun had made such great contributions, he might be promoted.

As a result, Lu Bu changed the subject and said, "Now that the turmoil in the city has not yet subsided, the only reliable ones are the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp."

"But General Gao has been working hard these days, so we can hand over the Xianzhen Camp to Wei Xu for management. Let him command the Xianzhen Camp defense on weekdays, and General Gao can focus on training the troops."

"Of course, if a war breaks out, General Gao will have to go out in person, and then Wei Xu will hand the Xianzhen Camp back to you, how do you think?"

When everyone heard this, they were all shocked.

Isn't this obviously an attempt to reduce Gao Shun's military power?

Gao Shun had made great contributions, but now his military power has been stripped away. Can he tolerate this?

And occasionally, if we talk about Lu Bu's most trusted subordinate, it is not Chen Gong, nor Zhang Liao, but Wei Xu.

In terms of martial arts ability, this man would probably be ranked last among the eight generals, far ahead of his brother Wei Yue. Wei Yue was also very skilled in martial arts, but had died in battle. The two were relatives of Lu Bu and were a branch of Lu Bu's maternal clan.

There are even rumors that Lu Bu had an affair with Wei Xu's wife. Of course, these are all groundless and no one can confirm them.

Everyone held their breath and watched Gao Shun's reaction. Unexpectedly, Gao Shun listened without changing his expression. He bowed and said, "As you command."

Seeing this, Lu Bu was relieved and waved his hand, saying, "Generals, you worked hard yesterday. I hope you will work hard in the next few days to quell the remnants in the city and capture the spies."

After hearing this, all the generals followed the order and went out. Chen Gong hesitated for a moment when he stood up, and when he saw that Lu Bu did not look at him, he paused for a moment and followed the generals out.

Lu Bu was upset and went back to the back hall. He saw Yan crying in the room. When she saw Lu Bu coming back, she stood up and asked, "Is there any news about Ling'er?"

When Lu Bu heard this, he felt even worse and said, "I have sent someone to look for him."

"What's the point of you rushing here?"

When Yan heard this, her eyes turned redder, "We only have this one daughter. What if something happens to her?"

Lu Bu was in a bad mood. "In this chaotic world, how can I guarantee that I can protect my family?"

"Even Dong Zhuo was extremely powerful back then, but didn't he die and his clan was destroyed in the end?"

"You feel bad, and so do I. Is there any male heir left in our Lu family?"

Seeing that Lu Bu was so angry for the first time, Yan Shi did not dare to cry. She sneered and said, "I have never tried to stop the general!"

"Am I not pretending to be ignorant about the matter between my husband and Madam Wei Xu and those other women?"

Lu Bu choked up, sat aside sullenly, and said, "Ling'er's whereabouts are unknown, and we can only hope that she is lucky enough to escape!"

"Now I don't even know her whereabouts, there is nothing I can do!"

Yan murmured, "When we said goodbye, was it Qu Yi who drove the car?"

"Do you think he will take advantage of the chaos to kidnap our daughter?"

Lu Bu was quite disapproving, "Why would he tie up Lingqi? What good would that do?"

His body suddenly trembled. Qu Yi was apparently a guard of Hidden Tiger, but actually worked for Xionghu. It might really be possible!

In order to threaten him, the vicious tiger ordered Qu Yi to kidnap Lingqi?

Lu Bu shook his head. Lu and Yuan have already joined forces, isn't this a waste of effort?

His body suddenly trembled. He heard that the fierce tiger was lustful and asked Qu Yishen to kidnap Lu Lingqi without anyone knowing. There was no evidence and then he teamed up with him openly, taking advantage of both sides!

Thinking about how Zhao Yun was fighting against Cao's army outside the city yesterday and Qu Yi was also driving out of the city, I'm afraid that Lu Lingqi was taken to the Youzhou army camp?

The more Lu Bu thought about it, the more possible it seemed. He became angrier and slammed his fist on the table.

He immediately wanted to lead his troops out of the city to search the Youzhou military camp, but in the end he forced himself to hold back.

Zhao Yun was able to block two powerful generals of Cao's army yesterday, but he himself might not be able to defeat them!

He was just daydreaming when a guard came to report that Ju Su wanted to see him.

After hearing this, Lu Bu thought to himself that there is not a single good guy in the Youzhou army. How dare they come to see me at this time!

Well, let's see what these people are planning.

He walked to the front hall, ordered someone to bring Ju Su in, and asked coldly, "Sir, what brings you here?"

Ju Shou didn't care when he saw Lu Bu had a sullen face. He had interacted with Lu Bu a lot and understood that this person showed his emotions on his face, was not very cunning, and was very likely to offend people. To put it bluntly, he was just a fool.

Ju Su thought that if Lu Bu was not more powerful, he would have been chopped down by his subordinates long ago. In terms of how to control his subordinates, he was far worse than Dong Zhuo.

He said, "I came here this time because I got some news and I came to report it to Lord Wen."

Lu Bu didn't care and asked, "What news?"

Ju Su said, "The Youzhou army has found the whereabouts of Wenhou's daughter."

"What!" Lu Bu was shocked, and then his face turned pale. What do you mean by whereabouts?

Is my daughter dead?

Seeing that Lu Bu's face was pale, Ju Shou was secretly proud. He liked to see people being humiliated, especially someone as arrogant as Lu Bu.

But he also knew his limits, so he said, "The girl is fine, she has been rescued."

Lu Bu was relieved, "What's going on? He said he was going to save her. Could it be that someone wanted to kill him?"

"Where's Qu Yi?"

Ju Su's face darkened, "General Qu died protecting the daughter of Marquis Wen."

Lu Bu was shocked when he heard this and asked, "What's going on?"

After hearing this, Ju Su briefly told him what had happened.

Yang Chou led his men to hunt down Lü Lingqi and Qu Yi. Qu Yi was besieged and killed. At this time, he was hit by the Youzhou army, who killed Yang Chou, but also ran into the Black Mountain Captain Yang Feng. The two sides fought a bloody battle, and finally Lü Lingqi was rescued.

The Youzhou army was afraid that the news would leak out, so they sent spies to Zhao Yun's camp to tell him what had happened. Only then did Ju Su come to inform Lu Bu.

After hearing this, Lu Bu was happy that Lu Lingqi was fine, but at the same time he sighed that Qu Yi died like this.

He raised his head and said, "Bu owes Xionghu a favor. Which general led the troops to rescue the dog girl?"

After hearing this, Ju Su smiled bitterly and said, "It is Master Xian Yi, the fierce tiger himself."

"Yang Chou, who attempted to kidnap the girl, was also shot dead by the young master himself."

Lu Bu was surprised and asked, "Why is he here?"

Ju Su sighed, "The young master came to the southern pass of Black Mountain to attack the Black Mountain Army, and brought a doctor to treat General Qu's injuries, but unfortunately he still didn't make it in time."

Lu Bu pondered in silence, thinking that no matter what the other party's purpose was, he owed Xionghu a big favor.

He said, "In this case, please go back and tell Xionghu that Bu will remember this favor."

"If he is willing, please come to Huaicheng for a chat."

Ju Su said, "I will go back and tell you, young master."

"Please advise, Lord Wen. The girl is now about a hundred miles north of Huaicheng. Should Lord Wen send someone to pick her up, or should you bring her here?"

Lu Bu hesitated for a moment and said, "I will send soldiers to bring her back. If possible, I would like to meet Xiong Hu and thank him in person."

Ju Su agreed immediately and left the house.

The news from Ju Su came back. After reading the letter, Yuan Xi began to think.

Lu Bu sent someone to pick up Lu Lingqi, and also invited me to meet him in Huaicheng?

He naturally knew that some things could be discussed fastest with Lu Bu face to face, including the next step for the two sides to join forces, whether to attack the Black Mountain Army first, or go to Hedong to welcome the emperor first.

But he wondered in his heart, if Lu Bu knew that he was the Hidden Tiger, would it be counterproductive?

However, what made him feel a little relieved was that Ju Shou said in the letter that he would come with Lu Bu's troops to welcome Lu Lingqi.

Guo Jia still had troops stationed at the Black Mountain Pass. For the first time, Yuan Xi felt the inconvenience of not having an adviser by his side.

It's not that he can't make a decision now, but the decision he makes now will involve the lives of his soldiers and even thousands of civilians, so he has to be cautious.

Yuan Xi walked out of the tent and saw Sun Li outside, sweating profusely, holding a ring-handled sword and slashing down again and again. He knew that what happened the day before was a big blow to him.

Yang Feng is the most skilled opponent Yuan Xi and Sun Li have ever encountered. If it weren't for some luck, Yuan Xi might have died long ago.

Moreover, Yang Feng ran away immediately after missing her attack. With people like her around, Yuan Xi couldn't sleep or eat well.

Thinking of this, his face became gloomy. Yang Feng could not be kept!

He walked to the front of Lu Lingqi's tent and asked, "Is the girl here?"