Cheng Yu and Jia Xu are Chen Xu's right-hand men, if there is no help from the two, Chen Xu would never have achieved today's achievements. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Cheng Yu died of illness a few years ago, and Chen Xu had just come out of that shadow, but Jia Xu also passed away.

For a long time, Chen Xu thought that he still had a lot of time, but when the strategists around him left one by one, he found that time was like flowing water, and he would never return.

His body shook, Chen Xu almost fell to the ground, Jiang Wei hurriedly stepped forward to support his body.

"My lord."

Looking at Jiang Wei's slightly worried eyes, Chen Xu waved his hand slightly and said, "It's okay to be alone. ”

Although emotionally speaking, he is unwilling to accept the fact of Jia Xu's death, but intellectually, Chen Xu also knows that birth, old age, sickness and death are the principles of heaven and earth, and cannot be violated.

Cheng Yu and Jia Xu both died of illness in old age, which can actually be regarded as a good death.

After taking a few deep breaths, Chen Xu said in a deep voice: "Posthumously crown Jia Shangshu as the Marquis of Su, and let his son Jia Mu inherit the title of Jia Shangshu." ”

Jia Xu died of illness Chen Xu was very sad in his heart, but compared to Jia Xu, he was more worried about Chen Gong's condition.

Chen Gong is also very old, and he has been guarding the bitter cold land of Bingzhou for Chen Xu, and he has worked hard for many years.

After defeating Fu Zhisheng and capturing Zhang He, Chen Gong already looked a little old when he went south to besiege Yecheng with Chen Xu.

Not long after Yecheng was breached, Chen Gong rushed back to Bingzhou.

However, Chen Gong occasionally felt a cold on the way back to Bingzhou, and although his condition gradually improved, he had already fallen ill.

For the next two years, Chen Gong always had intermittent episodes.

For the sake of Chen Gong's health, Chen Xu also sent Hua Tuo to diagnose Chen Gong, which made Chen Gong's health better for a while.

I never thought that when I learned of Jia Xu's death today, I actually got the news that Chen Gong was seriously ill.

"My uncle has been sick for the past two years, but he has never sent a notice of serious illness, but today he has spread the news here, which shows that my uncle's condition has deteriorated very much."

With an anxious look on his face, Chen Xu walked back and forth in the house a few times.

"I was going to start a war to destroy Cao Ang, but my uncle is unwell and can't help but pay a visit."

Thinking of this, Chen Xu immediately said to Jiang Wei: "Pass my order, let Yuan Hao, Gong Jin, and Zhong Da assist Ah Ai to garrison Yecheng." ”

"I want to go to Bingzhou to visit my uncle and his old man's condition."

Jiang Wei didn't dare to slack off, so he went to convey Chen Xu's order, and Tian Feng and the others also felt gloomy after learning the news that Jia Xu had died of illness and Chen Gong was seriously ill.

Regarding Chen Xu's actions, everyone did not say anything to refute them.

After all, the destruction of the Cao clan is not an overnight thing, and the Guanzhong army will prepare for a few more years, and the accumulated strength will become stronger and stronger.

Moreover, Chen Xu owns the land of eight states, and the longer the time drags on, the more obvious the difference in strength between the two sides will become.

After arranging the affairs of Jizhou, Chen Xu immediately led Dian Wei, Jiang Wei, as well as five hundred black armor guards and two thousand elite horsemen, to rush to Bingzhou day and night.

At the gate of Taiyuan City, the soldiers at the gate yawned lazily under the sun.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, the soldiers felt a tremor in the earth, and their faces changed dramatically.

"Cavalry, a large number of cavalry are coming, close the city gate quickly!"

Although the soldiers at the gate of the city also knew that it was impossible for a large number of enemy troops to come to attack the city in the current annexed state.

But before that, everyone had not been notified that there were cavalry to enter the city, so after feeling the shaking of the earth, they still withdrew into the city very quickly.

"Crunch, crunch, crunch!"

The city gates were closed, and the rousing war drums suddenly sounded at the city gates. The Taiyuan defenders, who were still a little lazy, were all ready to come to the city wall.

I have to say that Chen Gong has been in Bingzhou for so many years, and he has long built Taiyuan into an impregnable wall.

Even if there are no other threats in the state now, the soldiers at the city gate are still very quick to react, and they can respond quickly in the face of emergencies.

"Stomp, stomp!"

The sound of horses' hooves was getting closer and closer, and the Taiyuan defenders on the city wall suddenly saw a big banner with the word 'Chen'.

"Boom!"

The war horse galloped, making a roaring sound, and the first member of the general was dressed in black and armor, and his face was majestic and calm.

On his body, there is a bearded man with an extremely strong body, holding a halberd in his hand, which can make people feel intimidated.

In addition, there is also a young general wearing a white robe, bright eyes and bright teeth, and extraordinary heroism.

These three people are not outsiders, the black-clothed and black-armored general at the head is Chen Xu, the strong man holding the halberd is Dian Wei, and the other young general is Jiang Wei.

"All stopped!"

Chen Xu saw that the city gate was closed and the defenders on the city wall were waiting for him, but instead of being displeased, a smile appeared on his face.

He turned to Jiang Wei and said, "Avi, how did the Taiyuan defenders react?" ”

Jiang Wei couldn't help but praise: "It really deserves to be a division of a hundred battles, and the reaction is really very fast." ”

Chen Xu stroked his beard and smiled, and then said to Jiang Wei: "Ah Wei stepped forward to inform his identity, and I would like to enter the city as soon as possible." ”

Jiang Wei received the order, and immediately galloped to the bottom of the city wall, and shouted: "I am the personal guard of the King of Qin, and the King of Qin is in Taiyuan, so don't you open the city gate soon!" ”

When the defenders on the city wall heard this, they were all shocked.

The guard at the gate of the city hurriedly asked, "The little general may prove his identity?" ”

Jiang Wei didn't care either, and said, "If you ask a general who has seen King Qin or General Dian to come, you can recognize the identity of the lord." ”

Although Jiang Wei also has a way to prove his identity, Jiang Wei has a seven-trick heart, so he naturally knows that he now represents the King of Qin, so how can he surrender his identity?

"Stomp, stomp!"

At this moment, a general in Taiyuan City came to the city wall, and when he saw the faces of Chen Xu and Dian Wei, his face was immediately shocked.

"Open the city gate, open the city gate quickly, that's the lord!"

This general had seen Chen Xu and Dian Wei, and he was patrolling the city, and after hearing the sound of war drums, he hurriedly rushed to the city wall.

Seeing these two great gods at this time, how could I not be shocked in my heart?

It turned out that the guard on the city wall, after seeing this biao soldier and horse, was already puzzled, and when Jiang Wei reported his identity, he actually believed it for seven or eight points.

The reason why he didn't open the city gate and asked Jiang Wei for a token was also because of caution.

Now that he heard another general speak, he immediately didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly asked people to open the city gate, and personally went down to greet Chen Xu.

Entering the city, accompanied by the two generals, Chen Xu hurriedly went to the state governor's mansion to meet Chen Gong.

The backyard of the State Pastoral Mansion is relatively deserted, and it can be seen that Chen Gong is usually very simple.

"Stomp, stomp!"

A rush of footsteps came, and I saw a middle-aged man come to the courtyard and hurriedly salute Chen Xu: "Ji to meet the lord!" ”

After seeing the middle-aged man, Chen Xu hurriedly stepped forward to help him up and said, "Why is Brother Ji so polite? ”

Chen Ji is the eldest son of Chen Gong, only forty years old this year, and has always followed Chen Gong's side, in terms of generation, he is still Chen Xu's brother.

Chen Ji said solemnly: "The gift of the monarch and the minister cannot be abolished." ”

For this stubborn clan brother, Chen Xu also felt a little helpless, and immediately changed the topic and said, "How is my uncle's health?" ”

When Chen Ji heard this, his face showed a gloomy color, and he said: "The family is terminally ill, and he uses medicine stones to maintain his life every day, if it weren't for the Chinese divine doctor here, I'm afraid I won't be able to see the lord." ”

Chen Xu thought about the deterioration of Chen Gong's physical condition, but he didn't know that it had deteriorated to such an extent, and he was immediately anxious.

He didn't continue to be polite with Chen Ji, and walked directly towards the house.

"Crunch!"

As soon as he pushed open the door, Chen Xu smelled a pungent smell of medicine, mixed with coughing.

"Uncle!"

Chen Xu stepped forward and came to the side of the hospital bed, looking at Chen Gong with a withered face and gray and dull hair, he couldn't help but tear up.

Chen Gong struggled to get up, but his body had no strength.

Chen Xu hurriedly pressed Chen Gong's body, let him lie on the bed, and said, "Uncle doesn't need to get up, if you have anything to say, just lie on the bed and tell your nephew." ”

"Ahem!"

Chen Gong coughed twice, his face flushed, showing a sickly flush.

"Wen Zhao is finally here, now that I am terminally ill, and Bingzhou should also be handed over to someone else to command, I am very happy to see you again."

The tears on Chen Xu's face finally fell unbearably.

"Uncle, you'll be fine."

Chen Gong shook his head with difficulty, but there was no fear of death on his face, but he looked very calm.

"The cycle of life and death is the principle of heaven and earth, who can jump out of it?"

"I can see that Wen Zhao is powerful in the world and has become the most powerful prince; To see my Chen clan rise again, even if I leave, I am very relieved. ”

Chen Xu held Chen Gong's hands tightly, just crying secretly, but he didn't say much.

At this time, he didn't know what to say.

Seeing the white hair on Chen Xu's sideburns, Chen Gong suddenly sighed: "When I saw you for the first time, Wen Zhao was still a child, playing with his peers and not worrying about anything. ”

"Later, you were not afraid of power, and killed Zhang Qi's family to name Yangzhou County for the people, after I heard the news, I was also very relieved, but I was secretly worried about you."

Speaking of this, Chen Gong raised his eyes and glanced at Chen Xu, and said with a smile: "At that time, I thought you only had the courage of a horseman." ”

Chen Xuqiang held back the grief in his heart, squeezed out a smile on his face and said: "Actually, don't hide it from my uncle, Xu was really just a puppet at the beginning, he couldn't read all the words, and he didn't have a strategy for the art of war in his chest. ”

"That murder was too reckless, if it hadn't been for Brother Qiaoyu's take-in, I'm afraid I would have died in the wilderness a long time ago."

Chen Gong shook his head and said, "With your strength and Guofu by your side, there is naturally no problem in preserving your life." ”

"It's just that if there was no help from the Qiao clan, I'm afraid Wen Zhao wouldn't have what he is today."

In Chen Xu's life, the greatest influence on him was the time when he followed Qiao Xuan.

Although that period of time was not long, Chen Xu was like a sponge, constantly absorbing all kinds of nutrients, making himself more and more fulfilling.

Without Qiao Xuan's dedicated teaching, after the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising, Chen Xu would not have been able to emerge, let alone kill the famous Han general Huangfu Song, so that he would become famous all over the world.

"Yes, the Qiao clan has been very kind to me, but I have not been able to save them in the troubled times."

For the Qiao family, Chen Xu always had deep guilt in his heart, even if he later killed Liu Dai and avenged Qiao Mao's father and son, he still failed to wash away the guilt in his heart.

Chen Gong comforted: "Wen Zhao doesn't need to blame himself too much, since Qiao Gong has chosen this path, he should go down alone." ”

"Besides, Wen Zhao was named a traitor at that time, even if he wanted to help, I'm afraid Qiao Gong would not accept this kind of kindness, but it would ruin Qiao Gong's reputation."

What Chen Gong said was true, Qiao Mao at that time was a court official, and Chen Xu was just a yellow turban thief.

Qiao Mao raised troops to crusade against Dong Zhuo, how could he accept Chen Xu's funding?

Even Chen Xu's letter to Qiao Mao has been sinking into the sea, and there is no reply at all.

And at that time, Chen Xu was also crawling in Taihang Mountain, running around in order to rule the people without being starved to death, and he was powerless to help Qiao Mao.

In that case, Qiao Mao was killed by an ally Liu Dai's raid, and it is no wonder that Chen Xu is killed.

Seeing that Chen Xu still had a look of guilt on his face, Chen Gong hurriedly changed the topic and said, "Wen Zhao came this time, and he should set the new assassin history of Bingzhou. ”

Chen Xu asked in turn: "Uncle thinks, who can take on this important responsibility?" ”

Chen Gong shifted his gaze to Chen Ji, who had been staying by the bedside, and said: "The ancients said: Virtuous people do not avoid relatives, although your brother does not have the talent of the world, it is more than enough to hold the position of assassin in a state. ”

Chen Xu also knows more about his own brother.

Chen Ji has always followed Chen Gong and helped Chen Gong take care of state affairs, and has accumulated extremely rich experience over the years.

Moreover, Chen Gong is very knowledgeable, and he is also very strict with Chen Ji's teaching, and Chen Ji can be regarded as a great talent.

Several times, Chen Xu wanted to invite Chen Ji to come to him as an official, but he was postponed by Chen Gong.

Chen Xu didn't expect that his uncle would not shy away from recommending his son before he died.

Seeing that Chen Xu fell into deep thought, Chen Gong said: "The land of a state is not a small matter, if Wen Zhao is possible, he should try his best to let my Chen family disciples come to command." ”

"Your brother has this talent, so I will recommend him."

Nepotism is not a derogatory term in this era, every big family will do this, if you don't even appoint your own talented relatives, what will outsiders think of you as a monarch?

The importance of the family and its cohesion can be seen from this.

Chen Xu hurriedly said: "I naturally trust Brother Ji's talent very much, and he will be in charge of the state in the future." ”

For the next half a month, Chen Xu stayed in Bingzhou, accompanying Chen Gong every day.

In the winter of 223 AD, Chen Gong died of illness.

Chen Xu asked Chen Gong to be the Marquis of the North, and his son Chen Ji inherited the title of Chen Gong and received the position of State Assassin.

Subsequently, Chen Xu and Chen Ji personally took Chen Gong's coffin to the Chen ancestral hall, buried it beautifully, and recorded Chen Gong's life and deeds in the family tree and ancestral hall.