Although he ensured that Liu Bei was out of danger, he had never received any letters or information about Liu Bei since then. Chen Qun, who stayed in Xu County, was very worried. Of course, he hid this worry well in his heart, especially in front of Sima Yi, who was pseudonym Ma Si, there was no flaw at all.

Correspondingly, Sima Yi was also thinking about other things. On the one hand, he was very interested in the person behind him who wanted to capture him several times. On the other hand, he had been living in Chen Qun's house for the past few days, and he obviously found that the atmosphere in Xia Pi County was a bit unusual, and the tense atmosphere in the air was very strong.

During dinner, Sima Yi told Chen Qun what he was thinking and asked in a tentative tone:

"Brother Changwen, has Xuzhou changed recently?"

Chen Qun and Sima Yi often chatted in the past few days. When they talked about political affairs, they always had a lot of resonance and communication. Chen Qun gradually found that Sima Yi's insights and strategies were very surprising. Strictly speaking, even he might not be as good as him. He further realized that the thought that flashed through his mind was not wrong:

He was not Ma Si who came from Yingchuan to join his relatives, at least he definitely did not have the surname Ma.

Chen Qun put down the bowl and coughed slightly: "Your sense of smell is quite keen. Today I heard Chen Gong and Gao Shun talk about Cao Cao leading his army to capture the land in Pei Country that Lu Bu had just seized from Liu Bei. Now the army of Chen soldiers on the Xuzhou border seemed to be in a posture of planning to go to war with General Lu Bu. According to Chen Gong's estimate, Cao Cao would launch a large-scale attack on Pengcheng Kingdom and open the east gate of Xuzhou. So two days ago, Lu Bu had just transferred Cheng Lian, who was stationed in Xuyi and Xia Prime Minister, to Pengcheng Kingdom for defense."

Sima Yi expressed his opinion on Lu Bu's march and formation: "If Cao Cao really planned to attack Pengcheng Kingdom head-on, passive defense alone might be difficult to stop Cao Cao's attack like a tide. The ideal method should be to actively deploy several strongholds along the Si River and block Cao's army from crossing the river according to the natural barrier of the Si River."

"You think of it with Chen Gong." Chen Qun slightly tidied up his cuffs and stood up and walked to the window to push the window open, looking up at the quiet night sky: "It's a pity that Lu Bu did not adopt Chen Gong's suggestion. Relying on the support of Zang Ba and other local forces entrenched in Xuzhou, he planned to follow the example of Emperor Xian of Han who had just crossed the Yellow River and repel Zhang Xiu, who had just crossed the river, let Cao Cao's army cross the Si River, and then drive them into the river."

Sima Yi nodded after hearing this: "It is different from the past. After crossing the Yellow River, Zhang Xiu's purpose was to capture Emperor Xian of Han alive, so he did not immediately launch an attack on the Wang Shi and Bai Bo's army. Cao Cao is different now. Once he crossed the river, he would immediately launch a fierce attack on Lu Bu and would not let Lu Bu repel it so smoothly."

Listening to Sima Yi's analysis of the battle situation, Chen Qun raised his lips and smiled slightly, turned around and looked at Sima Yi with his back against the window. Sima Yi realized that he seemed to have said too much on a whim, so he immediately lowered his head and continued to eat the rice in the bowl.

"You should almost tell me your true identity..."

Sima Yi, who used chopsticks to pick the rice into his mouth, was so scared that he almost choked when he heard Chen Qun's words. He pretended not to understand that he tried to suppress his panic in his heart, raised his head and looked at Chen Qun's strange smile with innocent face:

"Real identity?"

Chen Qun continued to smile silently: "The King of the Battle of the Great Yang defeated the more with fewer defeats, and defeated Zhang Xiu, who was known as the "Northern Gun King". Although everyone knows it all over the world, you know the details so clearly. I think this is not common sense that ordinary people should know. Do you think it is right? Brother Ma Si..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Qun immediately changed his mouth: "No, I should call you brother Sima, right..."

Seeing that his identity was almost seen through by Chen Qun, Sima Yi had to bite the bullet and make a quibble:

"Brother Changwen, what you said is strange, why do you call me Brother Sima?"

Chen Qun returned to his original seat and sat down, and his bright eyes connected with Sima Yi's eyes:

"You didn't know I was from Yingchuan before, so you lied to me randomly that I was from Yingchuan. However, your accent was obviously from the Hanoi region. From that time on, I guessed that you were pretending to be yourself. Later, I talked to you several times. Although you deliberately concealed your unique insights on the affairs of the court, you still showed some flaws in your words and deeds, which deepened my interest in your true face. As for your surname, I was inferred by gambling luck. Ma Si Ma Si, and in turn, Sima."

Listening to Chen Qun finishing his inference, Sima Yi couldn't help but take a breath, especially in the end, Chen Qun seemed to guess his surname correctly, which made him feel a strong but indescribable feeling about Chen Qun.

He gently put down the chopsticks in his hand and said, "Yes, since my brother has seen that my identity is fake, I can't continue to show my ugly face in front of you with a broken mask."

Sima Yi was determined to show off to Chen Qun: "My name is Sima Yi, and I am the son of Sima Fang, the Yin of Jingzhao."

Not only the name, but even Sima Yi told Chen Qun and Pan after several previous crises. After hearing Sima Yi's name, Chen Qun felt quite familiar, and seemed to have heard it somewhere. But after thinking about it, he couldn't remember the name from the source of his memory, so he stopped thinking about it.

After pondering for a while, Chen Qun said to Sima Yi:

"Since you and I have this fate and have fallen into the same fate at first sight, why not become sworn brothers of the opposite sex? How can we support each other in the future?"

Chen Qun is known as "Ru Di Zhenshi" and is one of the "Eight Scholars in Yingchuan". His strategy is first-class. What is even more commendable is that he treats his friends very sincerely and can think about the other party without reservation.

Sima Yi thought that it would be his own blessing to be able to make eight friends with such a great sage, so he happily agreed:

"If my brother does not abandon you, Zhongda is willing to be above your elder brother."

The two of them burned incense and wine in the courtyard. After bowing their heads to the heaven and earth for three bows, Chen Qun held Sima Yi's hands and said with a smile:

"My brother Zhongda."

Sima Yi also couldn't hide his inner excitement: "I have met my brother."

After becoming sworn brothers with Chen Qun, Sima Yi and him had a deeper relationship. The two of them had no previous compliments and politeness. They were as kind as real brothers. They talked about major events in the world every night and exchanged their ideas.

A few days later, Chen Qun received a letter from Liu Bei, saying that he had joined forces with Cao Cao and was preparing to attack Xuzhou, asking him to instigate a rebellion within Xuzhou, but he must not reveal his identity.
Chapter completed!