Xiangyang City, the state pastoral mansion.

Pang Tong hurriedly came to Liu Bei and said, "Recently, rumors have spread in Xiangyang City, has the lord noticed this matter?" ”

Liu Bei raised his head and asked with some puzzlement, "What are the rumors?" ”

Pang Tong took a deep breath and said, "There are rumors in the market that after Sun Bofu was poisoned, the lord sent troops to prepare to attack Jiangdong. ”

"Later, because Sun Zhongmou stabilized the situation in Jiangdong, the Jingzhou army did not dare to move."

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment and said, "There has never been such a thing, but who is spreading rumors?" And being alone is not afraid of shadows, a little gossip, what a word! ”

Pang Tong said eagerly: "The lord's words are wrong! ”

Liu Bei looked at Pang Tong's expression, and also felt that something was not quite right, and hurriedly asked, "Shiyuan, what is the conspiracy here?" ”

Pang Tong said with a solemn face: "Has the lord ever thought about what will happen when these rumors reach Jiangdong?" ”

Liu Bei's heart twitched fiercely, and he stood up and shouted: "Jiangdong is already in a gap with Jingzhou, if these rumors spread to Jiangdong again, the alliance between the two sides is likely to break." ”

Pang Tong nodded fiercely, and then said helplessly: "I'm also worried about this." ”

Liu Bei walked back and forth in the room a few times with his hands behind his back, and then said hatefully: "This must be Chen Wenzhao's plan to divide the world, can Shi Yuan have a way to deal with it?" ”

Pang Tong smiled bitterly twice and said: "The relationship between us and Jiangdong is already very poor, and Chen Wenzhao is fanning the flames behind it, and there is no way to maintain this fragile alliance. ”

Speaking of this, Pang Tong suddenly said to Liu Bei: "When I went to Jiangdong a few days ago, I heard that Chen Wenzhao sent an envoy with the intention of attacking Jingzhou with the Jiangdong coalition army. ”

"If Jiangdong is rebelled this time, Jingzhou will be in danger, and the lord must prepare early."

Liu Bei's heart sank when he heard this, and he nodded secretly.

Jiangdong, Liyang City.

Dong Zhao has been in Liyang for a long time, but Sun Quan has never agreed to form an alliance with Guanzhong.

Rao is like this, Dong Zhao is still not in a hurry every day, often pulling Jiangdong celebrities around, and his life is also happy.

In King Wu's mansion, Sun Quan listened to the scout's report, and his face was extremely pale.

He looked around at Jiangdong Wenwu and shouted: "Da Er'er deceives people too much, and the previous brother was invited by Da Er'er to attack Hangu Pass with Jiangdong soldiers and horses. ”

"However, that Pang Tong offered a plan to Liu Bei, wanting to take advantage of the emptiness of Jiangdong to lead the troops to attack."

"This time, my brother was unfortunately killed, and Liu Bei wanted to take advantage of the instability of Jiangdong to seize the foundation of the Sun family."

Speaking of this, Sun Quan's voice was fierce, and he shouted loudly: "Since Da Er'er covets my Jiangdong, how can I form an alliance with him again!" ”

"I intend to sever relations with Jingzhou and form an alliance with King Qin again, what do you think?"

When Jiangdong Wenwu heard Sun Quan's words, they were also filled with indignation, and shouted loudly: "How can such an unbeliever form an alliance with him!" ”

During this time, the reason why Sun Quan did not give Dong Zhao an exact answer was that he was sending someone to spy on the news of Xiangyang.

A few days ago, the news that Xizuo got from Xiangyang City reached Jiangdong, and Sun Quan was immediately furious, and under the drive of hatred and hatred, he was ready to tear up the alliance with Jingzhou.

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Guanzhong, the palace of the king of Qin.

It's still hot.

Chen Xu wiped the beads of sweat on his face, looked at Chen Ai who was walking in the courtyard, and couldn't help but smile on his face.

Chen Xu's two sons are not by his side now, and his daughter has also been married, only the youngest son Chen Ai has been staying at home.

Chen Ai is twelve years old this year, and he looks like a tiger, even more so than when Chen Jun was a child.

Lu Bu also has high hopes for his grandson, hoping to pass on all his martial arts to Chen Ai, so he is very strict with Chen Ai.

For this matter, Chen Xu is also happy to see it.

Therefore, even if he doted on his youngest son very much, he did not indulge Chen Ai to be lazy.

"Straighten your waist, hold your head high, and don't pout your ass like that."

Seeing that Chen Ai's movements were not very standard, Chen Xu couldn't help but guide carefully on the side, although many times, it was Lu Bu who was teaching Chen Ai martial arts.

However, Chen Ai's basic skills have always been supervised by Chen Xu.

Over the years, the princes have been cultivating and recuperating, and they don't seem to want to start a war again, and Chen Xu is also a lot more relaxed than before.

"King, Ah Ai, come over and drink some soup first!"

A pretty figure appeared in the courtyard, holding a pot of soup in her hands.

Chen Xu saw Lu Qiling coming this way, hurriedly stepped forward to take the soup, and then put it under the shade of the tree.

"It's so hot and bothering you, Qi Ling is really hard."

Lu Qiling looked at her husband and son, her face was full of happy smiles, Chen Xu had not fought in the north and south over the years, and she also felt the warmth of home.

"Mother, what kind of soup is it!"

When Chen Ai heard that there was soup to drink, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he stopped squatting, and immediately ran over.

Lu Qiling took out a handkerchief, wiped the sweat beads off Chen Ai's face, and said with a smile: "Pork belly lotus seed soup." ”

"It's very good to drink when it's hot."

When Chen Ai heard this, he couldn't help cheering, and was about to run to drink soup.

I never thought that Chen Xu, who had been smiling all the time, had a big change in face at this time.

After he opened the lid of the pot, he saw that it was really pork belly lotus seed soup, and immediately drank: "Don't cook this soup in the future, throw out all the soup!" ”

Lu Qiling, who had been busy for a long time and hoped to be praised by her husband, looked at Chen Xu, who was pale, but was stunned on the spot.

Chen Ai was also frightened by his father's appearance, and his face turned slightly pale.

In Chen Ai's impression, although his father is a big hero, he treats his family very kindly.

But he couldn't understand why his father, who had never lost his temper easily, was like this today.

Lu Qiling also felt a little puzzled, she wanted to say a few words, but when she saw Chen Xu's gloomy face, she didn't say anything.

It's just that she worked hard to cook the soup, but she was treated like this, and she felt wronged in her heart, and tears were rolling in her eyes.

Chen Xu glanced at Lu Qiling, feeling irritable in his heart, and said coldly: "Throw out all the soup!" ”

After finishing speaking, Chen Xu immediately brushed his sleeves away, leaving only the mother and son who were at a loss.

After Chen Xu left the courtyard, he took Dian Wei and others to walk around Chang'an City, looking at the increasingly prosperous Chang'an, Chen Xu's irritable mood also calmed down.

"Hey, it's been a bit too much."

Thinking of his attitude towards Lu Qiling, Chen Xu felt a little self-blamed, but Sun Ce's death made him a little respectful of the pork belly lotus seed soup.

"Uncle!"

When Chen Xu was walking, he suddenly heard a voice coming from behind him, he turned his head, and couldn't help but smile on his face.

"Ahmo, Ah Ji."

The person who shouted to stop Chen Xu was Chen Mo.

Chen Mo is twenty-three years old this year, and he is no longer as immature as usual, and he has a beard on his chin.

There is also a person beside him, it is Chen Ji, the son of Chen Hu, who is the same year as Chen Mo and is now twenty-three years old.

"Uncle!"

The two strode over and bowed to Chen Xu.

When Chen Xu saw the two, he was smiling and very satisfied with them.

Although time is flowing like water, Chen Xu is getting older and older, but the next generation of the Chen family has also grown up, and several people can be on their own.

"Haha, there's no need to be so polite in front of me!"

Chen Xu stepped forward to hold the arms of the two, looking at his two nephews, and his irritability suddenly dissipated.

"How can you two be free today?"

Chen Mo said with a smile: "There has been no war in these years, Guanzhong has been extremely stable, and the two of us are very idle." ”

"But after a long time of leisure, I also feel a little uncomfortable, I want to go out of the city to hunt with Aji, and I never want to see my uncle."

Chen Xu's eyes lit up when he heard this, he was born in the army, and he often fought in the north and south outside, and he felt a little uncomfortable after relaxing over the years.

Hearing that Chen Mo and the others were going to go out of the city to hunt, after thinking for a while, Chen Xu immediately said: "It just so happens that I am also very idle, since Ah Mo and Ah Ji want to go out of the city to hunt, you might as well wait for a while." ”

Chen Mo's heart moved when he heard this, and said, "Uncle also wants to go out of the city to hunt?" ”

"Hahahaha!"

Chen Xu laughed a few times and said, "Not only me, this time I want to take all the people of the Chen clan out and let everyone move their muscles." ”

When Chen Mo and Chen Ji heard this, their eyes lit up.

Chen Jun, who was training outside the city, was recalled to Chang'an.

Chen Xu finally took Dian Wei, Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Chen Hu, Chen Jun, Chen Qing, Chen Mo, Chen Ji, Li Meng, Wu Xun, Chen Ai and others to lead three thousand armor soldiers to Lishan.

Among these people, Lu Bu and Zhao Yun belong to relatives, and Li Meng and Wu Xun were raised by Chen Jing and Chen Xu, which is equivalent to half of the Chen clan.

As for the rest, they are all descendants of the Chen family.

After coming to the Han Dynasty for so long, Chen Xu also has a deep understanding of the concept of family, and naturally has high hopes for these people.

This time I went out of the city to hunt, although it was to move my muscles and bones, it did not mean to let everyone connect with each other.

It's just that Chen Zhengyuan is in Yizhou, and Chen Jing has passed away, which makes Chen Xu feel a little melancholy.

Three thousand iron horsemen rushed for half a day, and finally arrived at the foot of Lishan Mountain, where the army set up camp.

Since the Qin and Han dynasties, Lishan has become a royal mausoleum, and few people can enter and exit it freely, and it is precisely because of this that the fierce beasts in the mountains will gather more and more.

Of course, the surrounding areas of the tombs of the emperors of the past dynasties were cleaned very clean, and there were also armor guards guarding them, and the beasts did not dare to come at all.

This time, Chen Xu led three thousand iron horsemen out of the city to hunt, naturally he wanted to find a good place, looking at Chang'an within a radius of 100 miles, only Lishan was the most suitable.

Of course, Lishan is a royal mausoleum after all, and no one generally dares to hunt here.

But Chen Xu is the general of the dynasty, the most powerful prince in the world, and the nominal master of Guanzhong, even if he wants to come to the royal mausoleum to hunt, no one dares to say anything.

As soon as the army was set up in camp, the general who was responsible for guarding the imperial tomb hurriedly brought the defenders to greet Chen Xu.

Chen Xu appeased the guards of the imperial mausoleum, and when he saw that it was still early, he was ready to go into the mountains to hunt.

He first said to Dian Wei, Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, and Chen Hu: "Let them compete with these juniors this time to see who can catch more prey, okay?" ”

When Lu Bu heard this, he immediately laughed loudly: "This is very good, let me see how these juniors are capable of." ”

Several of them are battlefield veterans, and although they like to hunt, they are not too excited, because they are long past this age.

This time I followed Chen Xu out, but it was not because I was too bored, so I just wanted to have some fun. If you can see the younger generation fighting each other, it will not be a great pleasure.

Therefore, not only Lu Bu, but even Zhao Yun and others also showed anticipation.

As for those younger generations, they are even more eager to try, and they can't wait to rush into the mountains and forests now, and then return with a full load, so as to get Chen Xu's praise.

At this moment, Chen Mo opened his mouth and said: "If the winner is determined by the number of prey, I'm afraid it's not appropriate." ”

Chen Xu was surprised when he heard this, and asked, "Why did Ah Mo say this?" ”

Chen Mo straightened his chest and said, "Among the people, most of them are martial arts people, and only I am mediocre in martial arts. ”

"Although the hunting competition is not a martial art, it also has a lot to do with it, if the winner is determined by the number of individual prey, there is no need to participate in this competition."

Chen Xu smiled and asked, "Ah Mo thinks, how to compete more fairly?" ”

Chen Mo smiled slyly and said, "The reason why my uncle let us participate in the competition is probably also to consider everyone's abilities. However, to test a person's ability, you can't just look at bravery. ”

"I suggest that each person select a hundred armor soldiers to enter the mountain, and the one who gets more prey will win."

"In this way, not only can you distinguish the winner from the loser, but also test your overall strength, and you can also avoid encountering danger in the mountain, isn't it beautiful?"

Chen Xu couldn't help laughing when he heard this, glanced at Chen Mo meaningfully, and then said: "Ah Mo's words are very good, so I will act according to your words!" ”

"But if you really want to choose a soldier, I'm afraid you won't be able to go into the mountains to hunt this afternoon, so let's rest for half a day first, and when everything is ready, how about you wait for tomorrow to compete?"

Chen Mo was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately responded, and the rest of the people also thought it was very interesting, and they were all eager to try.

Even the youngest Chen Ai is the same.

Among the people, only Chen Jun always had a confident look on his face, Chen Jun had the best martial arts among the people, and he had also been on the battlefield and often led troops outside.

Whether it is comparing individual prey or leading a hundred armor soldiers to hunt, Chen Jun is confident that he can come out on top.

Of course, the Chen clan is also full of talents, although Chen Ji is one year younger than Chen Jun, he is also an extraordinary brave person, which should not be underestimated.

Chen Mo is scheming, and he must be guarded against.

As for Chen Ai, although he is extremely talented, he is not much more reckless than Chen Jun, after all, he is only eleven years old, so he is not afraid.

And Li Meng and Wu Xun, they are not really Chen's children, even if they have the ability to win the first place, they will not be in the limelight.

In the final analysis, this competition is just a contest between Chen Jun, Chen Mo, and Chen Ji.

Seeing that everyone was eager to try and high-spirited, Chen Xu couldn't help but be overjoyed.

The future of Guanzhong is all on these people, and Chen Xu also wants to see what they are capable of.