Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Because Xu Huang's temperament is very stable, he doesn't show off, and he doesn't rush into it. Therefore, Li Yi has always left the city defense of Wancheng to Xu Huang to take care of it. With Xu Huang around, Li Yi can rest assured.

But Xu Huang stood up and pleaded guilty, did he cause trouble?

This made Li Yi feel impossible!

Li Yi helped Xu Huang up, and said with relief: "Gongming is my arm. I also know that Gongming is a man, and he will never do such a big treacherous thing. Therefore, even if there is a mistake, it is a small mistake. It is better to correct it." , how can we punish him?"

Seeing Li Yi being so considerate of himself, Xu Huang blushed slightly, but he opened his mouth, but he still didn't say the reason.

It's not that Xu Huang didn't want to talk about it, but that this matter was not only related to him, but also related to Li Yi's face.

Seeing Xu Huang's hesitation, Li Yi felt a little helpless, so he turned his head to look at Jia Xu, who had been looking weird all the time, and hoped that he would give him an explanation.

Seeing Li Yi's gaze, Jia Xu shook her head, knowing that he had to explain it.

After clearing his throat, Jia Xu looked around again to make sure that there were indeed no outsiders here, so he smiled wryly and said, "Actually, General Xu can't be blamed for this."

Li Yi looked into Jia Xu's eyes and felt that he had another meaning to say, that is, half of Xu Huang was to blame, and the other half was to be Li Yi himself.

"Wen and Mo are going to be a secret, otherwise even if I don't say anything, everyone in Cai will be dissatisfied!"

Li Yi's abrupt remark made Cai Yong, who was eavesdropping beside him, almost bite off a piece of the wine glass.

Cai Yong glanced at Li Yi angrily and helplessly. If it had been 20 years earlier, he would have practiced with this cheap son-in-law.

Hearing Li Yi's joke, many people couldn't help laughing, and the serious atmosphere that had just been eased a lot.

Li Yi joked about his own family affairs, which was naturally intentional, because he felt that this matter might be a bit embarrassing, but it shouldn't be serious, otherwise Jia Xu would have talked to him in private.

Jia Xu bowed his hands to Cai Yong and said bluntly, "My lord, do you still remember that when we married Mrs. Fu in Luoyang, General Xu once gave a great gift to my lord?"

Li Yi was a little dazed when he heard this, it was a long time ago, why did Jia Xu suddenly mention this?

Li Yi thought for a while, with a thoughtful look on his face, and slowly said: "I told Gongming at the beginning that he must give me a generous gift, so that I can arrange for him in the army."

Jia Xu asked again: "My lord, do you still remember what the congratulatory gift General Xu gave that day?"

Li Yidao: "It's a blood-red coral tree, more than three feet long."

Speaking of this, Li Yi paused, looked at Xu Huang again, and suddenly asked in surprise: "But it has something to do with that coral tree?"

Jia Xu wanted to say more, but Xu Huang took the initiative to open the mouth: "My lord, although the lord gave me money that day, but at that time the lord was favored by Dong Zhuo, and there were many visitors every day, so when we are about to buy gifts, I was afraid that I would not be able to get on the stage, so I had to resort to some means."

Chapter 264 Mi Zhu Has a Younger Sister

When Xu Huang came to give gifts that day, although Li Yi was not interested in the so-called blood coral tree at all, he also knew that the blood coral tree was very valuable, so he guessed in his heart that Xu Huang probably got the blood coral tree from someone snatched.

However, Li Yi never asked about the true origin of the blood coral tree, because he didn't care how Xu Huang got the coral tree.

Those who make big things don't care about small things. Chang'an City was so chaotic at that time, people were dying every day, so it was no big deal for Xu Huang to grab a coral tree.

Li Yi is not the kind of person who is bound by rules and regulations such as benevolence, righteousness, good and evil. If a city can be slaughtered, the world will be peaceful, Li Yi will definitely go there without saying a word. At most, he will lie on the top of the city afterwards and perform for everyone Crying bitterly, what is heart-piercing.

And Li Yi also knew that Xu Huang was not a brainless person, and he would definitely not provoke someone he couldn't afford, and thus cause trouble for Li Yi.

Facts have proved that after Li Yi got the blood coral tree, no one in Chang'an City stood up and said that Xu Huang was evil.

But what people never expected was that half a year had passed, but something went wrong in Xuzhou.

"Gongming doesn't need to blame himself. At that time, you obeyed orders. Moreover, everything I did was to eliminate thieves for the country, to bring peace to the people, and to make the world peaceful. So, just relax, Gongming. Whoever you offend, I will bear it for you!"

Li Yi directly set the tone for this matter, not to mention Xu Huang's responsibility, and brazenly put on the tiger skin of righteousness for himself and others.

Li Yi's subordinates all showed relief after hearing Li Yi's words. In fact, they didn't think Li Yi would blame Xu Huang for this matter, but they were still a little moved when they heard Li Yi say so decisively. This kind of master who can help his subordinates work hard, no loss!

As for the person involved, Xu Huang, he was even more moved and wanted to express his loyalty loudly, but he was not good at flattering others, so he could only bow his head deeply and said in a low voice: "Mr. Jia sent people to Yuzhou and Xuzhou to find a big family Discussing the matter of buying grain, everything went smoothly, but recently it suddenly hit a wall in Xuzhou. The manpower sent here to handle the matter was even detained for a few days. It was not until I waited to find out the reason. The original owner of the Blood Coral Tree, surnamed Mi, surnamed Zhu, styled Zizhong, is the richest businessman in Xuzhou!"

"Mi Zhu?"

Li Yi was stunned, and his voice raised an octave. He never expected that his family would have a relationship with Xuzhou Mi's family early on.

Although, the relationship is negative.

Seeing the obvious surprise on Li Yi's face, everyone present felt that something was wrong. My lord, could it be that he was an old acquaintance with that man named Mi Zhu?

Or, what grievances did the two sides have earlier?

Dian Wei was the most outspoken, and couldn't help asking: "Does my lord know that Xuzhou rich businessman?"

Hearing Dian Wei's question, Li Yi realized that he lost his composure inadvertently, and all his subordinates were looking at him.

Li Yi coughed, trying to put on a serious face, but he didn't hold back, and a clearly malicious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Seeing this, everyone became more and more puzzled, not understanding what happened to Li Yi.

Li Yi couldn't explain it either, he couldn't say that he was going to cheat the emperor again, right?

First, he hacked Liu Bei at the Kwantung Allied Forces, and now his sword is pointing at Jingzhou to cut off Liu Bei's future. If he establishes a relationship with Xuzhou Mi's family and takes this great opportunity into his own hands, Liu Bei may be completely salty. There is no chance of turning over in my life.

Li Yi tried to keep his tone as calm as possible, and asked, "Gongming, tell me what happened at that time, so don't miss anything."

Xu Huang also felt a little confused in his mind. Although Li Yi hadn't revealed too much information clearly, he had a vague feeling that this matter had begun to change in a direction he didn't expect, that is, it was going astray.

Enduring the curiosity in his heart, Xu Huang said truthfully: "It was like this that day."

It turned out that after Xu Huang decided to give Li Yi a generous gift, he naturally began to search for possible targets.

The official family is not easy to mess with, and the common people don't need to mess with it. It is best not to mess with the locals in Chang'an and Luoyang. Therefore, after Xu Huang's screening, he set his target on Mi Zhu, a businessman from Xuzhou.

There is no way, who told Mi Zhu that this guy is rich, and he is still an outsider, so if you don't bully him, who will you bully?

However, Xu Huang was very careful before he started. He even inquired about why Mi Zhu appeared in Chang'an, and learned that he was here to clear up the relationship for Mu Taoqian of Xuzhou. However, the situation in Luoyang changed too fast, so Mi Zhu was caught off guard, so he followed the trend and went to Chang'an. .

Therefore, Xu Huang had no scruples anymore. Although he couldn't offend Tao Qian himself, he didn't feel that Tao Qian could threaten Li Yi. Moreover, it was very unlikely that Tao Qian would have an enmity with Li Yi because of a businessman.

Then Xu Huang led a team of soldiers to buy the blood coral tree worth thousands of gold from Mi Zhu at the friendly price of a piece of gold cake through "friendly negotiation".

What happened was very simple, and Xu Huang and others did not use violence against Mi Zhu, but it is undeniable that Xu Huang played the role of an out-and-out soldier who buys and sells by force.

After listening to Xu Huang's narration, Li Yi secretly heaved a sigh of relief while being funny. Although his intention was beautiful, Xu Huang really beat up Mi Zhu at that time, and it was really difficult to deal with it. People also have to save face.

Xu Huang looked at Li Yi anxiously, waiting for him to come to a conclusion, but Li Yi was not in a hurry, and asked Jia Xu, "Tell me about the purchase of grain in detail."

"Here."

Jia Xu responded, and said: "Although Jingzhou is adjacent to Yuzhou, Yuzhou has not recovered due to the disasters of war in the early years. Few of the big households are willing to sell surplus grain, but Xuzhou, because Mu Taoqian of Xuzhou has good governance, although it is not as good as Jingzhou. , but the rule is also prosperous, so although Xuzhou is far away, as long as the deal is settled, the grain and grass purchased in Xuzhou alone will be enough to supply our army's needs in the coming year."

"Originally, we have negotiated with several merchants in Xuzhou, including the Mi family, who are just waiting for the final price. I don't want the Tao family to somehow remember the matter of General Xu back then, and because the Mi family is the leading merchant in Xuzhou, not only My family rejected our purchase of grain, and even persuaded other Xuzhou merchants not to trade grain with us, so this matter was completely shelved."