Welcome to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms podcast.

This is episode 23.

Last time, we left off with Yuan Shu mobilizing seven armies to attack Xu province,

after Li Bu rejected his proposal of a marriage

between his son and Li Bu's daughter. One of Li Bu's advisors, Chen Deng, suggested that

Li Bu tried to turn the commanders of two of those armies, Han Xian and Yang Feng, against Yuan Shu.

So Li Bu sent Chen Deng to go see those guys.

Chen Deng took a few riders with him and went to the path leading to the city of Xia P,

where Han Xin and Yang Feng were going to attack. When they arrived, Chen Deng went to their camp.

You are a servant of Lv Bu's.

What are you doing here?

Han Xian asked him.

At this, Chen Deng laughed.

I am a servant of the Han.

Why do you say that I am Lvu's servant?

You yourself, General, was once a servant of the Han.

But now you are servant to a rebel, which has wiped out all your previous

service to the court when you help the emperor escape from Chang'an. If I were you, I would

have chosen a different path. Besides, Yuan Shu is distrustful by nature. You will come to harm

at his hand in time. If you don't act now, you will regret it.

Upon hearing this, Han Xian sighed.

I want to serve the house of Han once again, but I have no way back.

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