Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

However, this kind of major event is definitely not something that can be decided with a slap on the head. Li Yi thought for a while and said: "This is not appropriate, the risk is too great, and Yuan Shu's troops are brought to Nanyang. As long as Yuan Shu doesn't really make a move, I will It is profitable to recruit troops and buy horses according to the trend, but if Yuan Shu goes to Jiangxia, how easy is it for me to recruit troops and buy horses later?"

"Besides, Yuan Shu may have just feigned an attack in Nanyang, but in Jiangxia, once he gets a chance, Yuan Shu will definitely lead his troops to the west and enter the palace in Jingzhou. It is said that it is easier to invite God than to send God away. At that time, I am afraid that we will have to start thinking about how to protect ourselves." gone."

Jia Xu, who was listening, also nodded. He felt that Guo Jia's idea was a bit dangerous.

Guo Jia said confidently, "My lord, Jia has a different opinion on this matter!"

"For filial piety, please tell me."

"Well! Back when Yuan Shu was the prefect of Nanyang, if Yuan Shu planned Jingzhou at that time, instead of leading troops to fight Dong Zhuo, with the talents under Yuan Shu's command and the reputation of the Yuan family, this matter would have great potential. It's just that Yuan Shu missed the opportunity and waited until later , Yuan Shu's actions were improper. Although the front of the army is still strong, the battle with Liu Biao has more victories than defeats, and taking Yuzhang is just a way to get something out of a pocket, but Yuan Shu has lost the hearts of the people. Pingding, but plotting against Jingzhou, hehe, unless the lord supports him, it will be extremely difficult for Yuan Shu to succeed!"

"Therefore, Jiake asserted that if Yuan Shu invaded Jiangxia with his troops, he might be able to gain a temporary advantage, but as long as Xiangyang survives for more than a month, and then sends a general to lead the troops to fight back, Yuan Shu will definitely suffer setbacks, and the two sides will probably become stalemate after that !"

As if he was afraid that Li Yi would still be uneasy, Guo Jia said again: "Besides, isn't the lord still planning to give Yuan Shu that big gift? If Yuan Shu can show his banner before raising troops, he can become king, or even be called king." Well, the world will inevitably shake at that time. No matter how good Yuan Shu is for a while, when the princes of the world come to their senses, and when Chang'an sends out the edict to seek thieves, Yuan Shu will definitely be in a situation where he is surrounded by enemies. It is a great fortune to be able to preserve Jiujiang. As for Speaking of Jingzhou, there will be no more danger.”

After listening to Guo Jia's narration, Li Yi almost nodded directly.

If this one succeeds, Liu Biao and Yuan Shukeng will be blown away immediately. This sense of accomplishment alone makes Li Yi a little eager to try. Fortunately, Li Yi has not forgotten his identity and must focus on the overall situation.

So, Li Yiyou said: "But, in this way, how can I profit from it?"

This time, without waiting for Guo Jia to open his mouth, Jia Xu spoke first, and Jia Xu is worthy of being a poisonous man, he opened his mouth and said: "As long as Liu Biao and Yuan Shu fight, the lord can personally raise [-] troops to sit in Nanyang and Jiangxia. The battle situation is stalemate, and the soldiers under the lord's command can be the key to the victory or defeat, then, let's set the starting price, ask for money, food, and soldiers, and the two take it all!"

"Besides, Liu Biao and Yuan Shu fought against each other before, and the ián zhàn lost consecutively, which has greatly damaged their reputation. The reason why they can continue to sit on the state shepherd's position now is because Jingzhou is already peaceful, and the state shepherd is ruled by benevolence and righteousness. Therefore, everything No problem."

"But what if Yuan Shu raises his troops again, and Liu Biao loses his troops again?"

"At that time, Liu Biao's face will really be lost. Even if there is no lord to fight for the position of state shepherd, it will be difficult for Liu Biao to hold on firmly!"

"On the other hand, my lord, before entering Xiangyang, he left a reputation of benevolence and righteousness in Nanyang, and was loved by the people. Afterwards, the lord let Yuan Shu retreat and became famous again. Later, he planted in Xiangyang City. In the land of Jingxiang, no one would dare to underestimate the lord. Now the lord is building an academy, handing down three classics of Enlightenment, a piece of the method of easy counting, and teaching the world to spread the way of medicine. Let's play the crown and celebrate!"

Li Yi couldn't help clenching his fists forcefully. Although Jia Xu's suggestion was shameless, supporting his own self-respect, sitting and eating two families, in the end, the fisherman made a profit, and all the methods were disgraceful. If it is done, Li Yi has gained too much. In the end, Li Yi still has the opportunity to enter Jingzhou early. This temptation should not be too great.

And what Li Yi needs to do in the early stage of this layout is to fool Yuan Shu into proclaiming himself emperor, and Li Yi has a lot of confidence in this matter.

However, Li Yi still had one last worry in his heart, and said: "The two of you have said every word and every word, and this matter is bound to succeed, but, if this is the case, will it harm my reputation?"

Li Yi has figured it out now, reputation is so easy to use, and he would rather suffer a little loss elsewhere, this reputation can't be ruined.

Dong Zhuo had a bad reputation and died.

Cao Cao's slaughter of Xuzhou made his reputation so bad that when he went to Jingzhou, the common people followed the emperor's uncle to death.

You have to follow Liu Bei to learn this point. To manage a good reputation, you can play a game of salted fish anytime, anywhere, and your vitality is as tenacious as Xiaoqiang.

Li Yi is now going smoothly in Jingzhou, not only the aristocratic family welcomes him, but even Liu Biao and his son appreciate him, so Li Yi would rather give up some practical benefits and slow down his progress than lose his reputation.

Seeing that Li Yi was concerned about his reputation, Guo Jia coughed lightly, and said solemnly: "In order to save Zhuge, Marquis Li Xiang traveled thousands of miles to enter the tiger's den, there is no such thing as benevolence and righteousness!"

The corner of Li Yi's mouth twitched. He asked Cai Yong to write a lot of similar jokes and asked people to release them to increase his reputation. But it was the first time for Li Yi to praise him in person like Guo Jia. His face was burning hot.

Jia Xu also laughed and followed, saying, "Marquis Li Xiang punishes Dong Zhuo first, and then Yuan Ni. He can be called the most loyal minister today!"

Li Yi was so ashamed by the compliments of the two of them, he pretended to be angry and said, "Speak up, what I'm worried about, if you rely on soldiers and horses to seek benefits from Zhou Mu and Yuan Shu at the same time, if it gets out, what will the world think of me?" ?”

Jia Xu shook his head and said, "My lord is a fan of the authorities this time!"

"Oh?"

"As long as Yuan Shu raises the flag of rebellion, as long as the lord does not choose Yuan Shu in the end, then Dayi will definitely stand on the lord's side. As for the rest, it's all trivial matters. Moreover, if everything has to be preoccupied, how many perfect people are there in the world?"

Hearing what Jia Xu said, Li Yi made his final decision and ordered: "Okay, according to what the two gentlemen said, from today onwards, all new and old soldiers in the army should pay close attention to training. In addition, let Zhuge Xuan send a message Zhou Mu, I will go to Yangzhou to meet Yuan Shu in person in the near future because of family matters. The government affairs of Wancheng are mainly for Mr. Jia, and the military affairs are mainly for filial piety. There are other matters to be decided. The two gentlemen will consider it Acting, in short, everything is safe!"

Although the two of them hesitated before seeing Li Yi, after they sat down to make a decision, they were already acting resolutely. They were very happy at first, but they soon felt something was wrong.

Guo Jia cupped his hands and said: "Although we have calculated a lot, we have not neglected for the time being, but sometimes everything cannot be expected, please go to Yangzhou with the lord, if something happens, it is better to give advice to the lord." .”

Jia Xu also said: "Before Fengxiao, I have already walked with my lord in Xiangyang, this time, it is better to let Jia go."

Seeing that both of them declared that they wanted to go with Li Yi, Li Yi was very relieved. After all, Yuan Shu is not Liu Biao, and he is not that particular about his work. This trip is really honorable.

However, Li Yi shook his head decisively and said, "No, the two gentlemen just sit behind the town for me."

Seeing that the two of them wanted to talk again, Li Yi said directly: "In case of an accident, I can get away at any time alone, but the two gentlemen will inevitably fall into Yuan Shu's hands, even if the risk is just in case, I don't want to Tell the two of you to take risks!"

After hearing this, the two couldn't help being moved, especially Guo Jia. When he was in Xiangyang, Li Yi was very concerned about his safety. This time he was going to Yangzhou, and Li Yi was still the same.

Without thinking too much, Guo Jia said again: "Zhang Liao or General Xu Huang, you can go with the lord. They are all warriors with high martial arts skills, so you don't need to worry about the lord."

Li Yi shook his head. He had made up his mind that he would not bring any important people with him to Yangzhou this time.

Seeing that Guo Jia and the others wanted to say more, Li Yi could only say: "Don't worry, just let Zhao Da lead a hundred people to accompany me, as for the rest, it doesn't matter."

Between the two of them, Li Yi made up his mind, he had no choice but to agree, and then he was going to go back and talk to Zhao Da, saying that he must be smarter this time.

The news that Li Yi decided to go to Yangzhou quickly spread in Wancheng. At first, many people wondered why Li Yi was looking for Yuan Shu, but they heard that Li Yi was doing it for Zhugexuan's family, and everyone couldn't help it. A lot of admiration was born.

Although Zhuge Xuan is now Li Yi's subordinate, he is not the kind of confidant, and Li Yi can do this for Zhuge Xuan, which shows that Li Yi is kind enough to be admirable. Therefore, before this trip to Yangzhou begins, I will give Li Yi Yi pulled a wave of fame.

However, Li Yi's subordinates were not so calm, especially Zhang Liao and Xu Huang, who had met Li Yi several times in the past two days, hoping to protect the left and right, but Li Yi always refused.

The hottest, Zhang Liao had no choice but to suggest whether to chase Dian Wei back and go with Li Yi, but this suggestion was naturally rejected by Li Yi.

Of course, when Li Yi rejected Zhang Liao and the others, the internal reason was that he did not want to put them in danger, but externally, the people of Nanyang needed strong generals to guard them. How could he, Li Yi, abolish the public for personal reasons?

However, just the day before Li Yi was about to leave, a strong man suddenly came to the prefect's mansion, saying that he had some martial arts skills, and was willing to escort Li Yi to Yangzhou with his life.

Chapter 271 Dian Weidong Travel Notes

When Li Yi started to move towards Yangzhou, Dian Wei had already entered Yuzhou at full speed and reached the boundary of Runan, but after entering Yuzhou, the speed of Dianwei and his party slowed down a lot.

There are more than 200 people in Dianwei's team. Although the number is not large, everyone is an elite army, strong and strong, wearing armor and riding a horse. , at first glance it looks very majestic.

Therefore, Dian Wei and others alarmed the local government on the first day they entered Yuzhou, but after seeing the documents Dian Wei produced, the Yuzhou officials knew that Dian Wei and the others belonged to Li Yi, and they were only passing through the border to go to Xuzhou to apply for a job. In addition, 200 people can't attack the city and pull out the stronghold, so I don't make things difficult for them anymore, I just tell Dian Wei not to disturb the people, so I don't stop them.

The next day, some officials sent a warrant to Dian Wei and others to facilitate their passage in Yuzhou.

Dian Wei's smooth entry into Yuzhou is due to Li Yi's credit. After all, Li Yi's reputation is so good, and Zhou Xin, the governor of Yuzhou, is a good official and has no enmity with Li Yi. Wei and others couldn't make it through.

However, although the local officials were not in trouble, the itinerary of Dianwei and others was not "smooth" at all.

Pang Ji, as Dian Wei's deputy, looked at the big flag waving in the wind in front of him. Although it looked mighty and majestic, in Pang Ji's eyes, the big flag was just "showing off". If it wasn't because it was out of reach, he would They all want to tear down this flag.

There is no way, the words on this flag are so hateful that every time Pang Ji sees it, he feels like his brain is about to burst.

Sometimes, after watching it for a long time, Pang Ji would even feel a little dazed, and then inexplicably came up with a kind of consciousness, thinking that going to Xuzhou this time was a road of no return, and it was the end of his life.