Fang Chuning encountered Chen Gui in Zhongzhou.
Chen Gui was Fang Chuning's first friend in Zhongzhou. When he came to Zhongzhou, he was quite disgruntled, having come out of necessity. He knew that Xie Jue wanted him to guard Zhongzhou, and Marshal Fang hoped for the same, to hold a defensive line for the Yuwen Dynasty. It was a gamble on the childhood friendship between Fang Chuning and Xie Jue. But Fang Chuning was caught in the middle, with Xie Jue on one side and his father on the other, with affection on one side and filial piety on the other, all weighing heavily on his shoulders, suffocating him.
