Xiahou Ba led a large army to confront Han Sui near Xiangwu for a long time. The nominal supreme commander of this army was Xiahou Ba, but Xiahou Ba asked Chen Qun to come forward very humbly and continued to govern the army as the Prime Minister's Office.

Chen Qun was unscrupulous. He never thought that one day he would go to the battlefield. The wind and sand in front of him and the dispatch of the entire army were a little unfamiliar to him. Fortunately, Shen Dan and Wen Pin had a very good ability to command and fight. Then Yan Xing, who came to support him, and Yang Qiu was even more powerful.

Han Sui did not attack, and they did not attack, so the two sides maintained a confrontation.

Xiahou Ba couldn't figure out why Han Sui was here again after a long distance.

Kuai Yue was a little worried. He knew that Cheng Gongying, who was commanding the army opposite, was not an ordinary person. He delayed here for a long time but did not use the advantages of the cavalry to launch an attack, which means that they must be waiting for a better opportunity.

And this time came soon.

One night, Xiahou Ba anxiously awakened Chen Qun and Kuai Yue and others, telling them that something happened in Ji County behind them, and Ding Fei actually colluded with Ma Chao to occupy Ji County. Now their retreat was blocked by Ma Chao.

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

The city of Ji County is in a state of high and deep, and it is normal for more than a month. The previous plan was that even if Ma Chao came, they could immediately divide their troops to resist. Even if Ma Chao was deeply loved by the people of Liangzhou, it would not be possible for him to persist for too long in the severe lack of military rations.

But who would have thought that Ding Fei would...

"Impossible, who is you? Why are you talking nonsense? How could Ding Fei collude with Ma Chao?"

Although he hates Ding Fei very much, Chen Qun is the first to say that he colludes with Ma Chao.

Although the Ding family is not as good as the Xiahou family, it is also a loyal minister who started Cao Cao. It is impossible for ordinary trivial matters to pose any threat to Ding Fei. How could he be idle and collude with Ma Chao?

The sender smiled bitterly:

"The young man named Jiang Jie, the master of the Tianshui, had received news from Mr. Chang that Ding Fei was going to rebel, but he was not sure. He deliberately asked the villain to secretly leave Ji County in the name of the military commander of Xi County, but in fact he had always pretended to be a businessman and hid outside the city."

"After that Ding Fei colluded with the Hu people to arrest the governor and the other party, and then captured Ji County. The young man didn't know where to go, so he had to... come here to report the news."

Jiang Er should not have lie, but Ji County is the base camp in the rear. If Ji County is lost, the morale of the entire army will definitely collapse. Han Sui covers the enemy and kills him, but he is afraid that the entire army will collapse.

what to do?!

Everyone subconsciously turned their attention to Chen Qun.

Chen Qun's heart was pounding.

He didn't expect that he would have a moment of deciding life and death, and it was even at this time.

When Guan Ping left Guanzhong, he handed over his army to Xiahou Ba on the surface, but in fact he handed over it to Chen Qun, who had serious conflicts with him before.

He believed that Chen Qun still had the minimum moral qualities, and he believed that Chen Qun had the idea of ​​doing some good things for the world, so he agreed with Chen Qun to protect his elite troops as much as possible and wait for Yunshan to return.

Last time, Chen Qun and Kuai Yue discussed a little, hid out of Chang'an, and indeed saved their own army.

But now that the retreat has been cut off, how can our army of tens of thousands of people be preserved...

"Let me, let me think about one night... Block the news for the time being, and I will discuss it tomorrow day."

Early the next morning, Chen Qun summoned everyone to meet, and everyone entered the tent with a serious expression. When they saw Chen Qun, they were shocked.

Chen Qun was in his prime and had only a few white hairs before, but he had not seen him overnight. Chen Qun's hair was mostly gray, and even his beard had turned silver.

His eyes were black and his eyes were red. When he saw everyone coming, he said calmly:

"Brothers, since Ding Fei has rebelled, with Cao Zihuan's temperament, he will definitely be upset immediately. This is naturally worth it.

But now our army's rear route has been cut off, and food will be out of stock within ten days. I don't know when Tanzhi will return. I thought for a night and couldn't think of any good idea."

"I originally thought of surrendering to Han Sui and persuade Han Sui to send troops to attack Ma Chao. But Han Sui and Cheng Gongying are both cunning and wise and difficult to deal with. It is better for you to temporarily surrender to Ma Chao and show off your flag to attack Han Sui. This is the last method that you can think of. If you are criticized for a thousand years, I, Chen Qun, will bear it. If you lose this time, it will be my fault and have nothing to do with you!"

If it were before, Shen Dan and Wen Pin would have to mock him, but looking at Chen Qun's white hair, the two had to shut up silently.

It is trust and a heavy responsibility to entrust a major event to one person.

I didn't expect Ding Fei to suddenly rebel. Now everyone has been thinking about it but can't think of a better way. Fighting with Ma Chao may be the best way.

Chen Qun is arrogant and how could he be willing to bow to Ma Chao, if he could have chosen by himself, he would rather join Han Sui.

But he knew that Han Sui and Cheng Gongying were both very wise people. If the 30,000 people on their side were in their hands, they would be afraid that they would really turn into a sword that would cause trouble in Liangzhou in the future. It was Ma Chao...

Ma Chao is brave but not wise, and he has no reliable counselors under his command. Before, he could cooperate so cleverly with Han Sui, so Cheng Gongying should be the one who dispatched it.

After casting Ma Chao, Ma Chao's troops will instantly grow to a very amazing level. Once the balance between him and Han Sui is destroyed, there is still room for maneuver.

But that's it... Chen Qun, who was the first to propose to surrender to Ma Chao, had a completely ruined reputation. Even if there was a chance, Chen Qun would become a slave of the three surnames like Lu Bu in his later generations and a capricious speculator.

Chen Qun's ideal for many years was to promote his ninth-rank official law and make it an unswerving method for selecting people. It is necessary to promote this method and change the current system of recommendation and recommendation. Chen Qun's extraordinary reputation must be based on Chen Qun's extraordinary reputation.

But if Chen Qun surrendered to Ma Chao, his life would leave a huge black spot that was difficult to erase, just like Sima Fang's investment in Dong Zhuo, who has been criticized for many years.

In other words, this is equivalent to giving up Chen Qun's own ideals.

What a terrible thing it is to collapse the ideal. It is not difficult to understand why Chen Qun turned white overnight and became like this.

As Chen Qun's old partner, Kuai Yue couldn't bear to see Chen Qun feel so uncomfortable and said decisively:

"I'll go, the long article's ninth-rank official law..."

"never mind."

Chen Qun decisively interrupted Kuai Yue.

"If I don't have the sacrificial knowledge, I am the commander of the entire army. How can I retreat when I am the ambassador? I will go there, and I am extraordinary ingenuity. But in terms of reputation, I may not be able to compare with Chen."

Speaking of this, Chen Qun's eyes showed a hint of ashamed.

“When I talk about these days, I often think about one thing.

I thought that the law of the ninth-rank official whom I worked hard to compile was an unwavering law forever. As long as I use this law, I can select all the people who are important to the Qing Dynasty and the court, and the world will naturally be peaceful for a long time.

But I just remembered these days that there are not so many good things in this world. Han Sui was also a famous scholar in the world back then, and He Jin couldn't wait to hire him into the mansion.

If I had been back then, I would have admired Han Sui's reputation and wanted to make friends with him. Who knew that he would become like this later?"

"This time, Cao Pi's rebellion has become very obvious. Even if so many famous scholars are killed, they will not dare to turn against Cao Pi.

However, countless heroes in the grassroots were in trouble, desperately trying to maintain the Han Dynasty.

This ninth-rank official method needs to be carefully considered. It is definitely not an unwavering method forever. If this is the case, Chen Qun, I, was a little wronged?"

People's hearts are full of flesh.

Chen Qun looked down on the people of Guizhou back then, but because he was pampered since childhood, he was separated from the people for too long.

Since entering Guanzhong, everyone in Guanping's army has begun to read and read. Chen Qun has dispatched everything these days and has truly discovered that in addition to those noble families, there are countless heroes in the grassroots.

They may not be stupid and greedy, but they are slightly inferior to others because of their origins and lack of good education since childhood.

If these people could be bathed in the saint's education, the great man would definitely be more brilliant than ever before.

This is the ideal that Chen Qun is pursuing now. In order to achieve this, he must maintain the integrity of the entire army now, which is nothing compared to his own reputation.

"It is really a blessing for me, Chen Qun, to be able to support the Han Dynasty with you in this life. His reputation is just a passing cloud.

As long as we can create a better Han Dynasty, everyone will definitely understand Chen Qun's efforts today, and rely on your help in the future.

Tanzhi will be back soon. Chen has suffered a little these days. Can’t he resist this?"

Everyone never expected that Chen Qun, who always cherished his reputation the most, could say such words. All the changes that have changed Chen Qun these days have made everyone realize that they are doing a very meaningful thing.
Chapter completed!