Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Tao Qian squinted his eyes and began to think about Wang Lang's recommendation.

Because Pengcheng has been beaten to death by Cao Cao, there is no one in charge now, and Chen Deng is indeed a very capable person. Except for being younger, he can't find any faults. Chen Deng is still young, so age is naturally not a problem for Chen Deng.

Tao Qian moved, and was about to ask others what they meant, but Li Yi saw it, but smiled slightly, and before Tao Qian opened his mouth, he cupped his hands and said: "Emissary, Yi has an unfeeling request here, and I hope the envoy will agree. "

"Oh, if you have anything to say to the Marquis Xiang, you can just say it directly, so why don't you still have an affair with the old man?"

Tao Qian's voice was very hearty, and there was nothing unusual about it, but in fact, he was a little nervous.

Li Yi came to Tan County a little slowly this time, so before that, Tao Qian had heard the news that Li Yi's soldiers had asked for a fight, and also learned of Li Yi's response, so Tao Qian heard Li Yi say What kind of unfeeling request caused a headache immediately. In his opinion, Li Yi must have told him to send troops to Yangzhou, and then asked him to do logistics for Li Yi.

After Cao Cao's scourge, Xuzhou's production was severely damaged. In terms of food and grass, although it is not exhausted, there are still many refugees in Xuzhou to support, and it is almost time for Tao Qian to supply Li Yi's army to fight locally. At the limit, if Li Yi goes to fight Yangzhou, Tao Qian really doesn't have that much spare food, and even if he has, he is not willing to take it out, but he directly refuses, and he can't hold back that face, which makes Tao Qian Qian was very embarrassed.

Li Yi didn't try to guess Tao Qian's mood, and said directly: "Yi also wants to recommend someone, and that is my elder brother. Yi wants to recommend him as the prefect of Guangling. I don't know what you think?"

Tao Qian was taken aback when he heard the words, and couldn't understand the intention of Li Yi's arrangement for a moment, but as a veteran in the officialdom, he said with a smile in the next moment: "Although Zizhong started as a merchant, his talent is that of the old man when he was young. It's not as good as that."

"Thank you for your praise, Zhu is ashamed."

Mi Zhu, who was next, first expressed his modesty, and then toasted Tao Qian with a glass of wine. Tao Qian raised his glass in response, but he was thinking in his heart that if he could use this matter to repay Li Yi's love for helping Xuzhou, it would not be impossible.

Li Yi waited for the two of them to drink before continuing: "It's a bit ashamed to say that I recommend my brother to the envoy not because of his talent, but because of selfishness."

As he said that, Li Yi shook his head pretending to be embarrassed, but Tao Qian became curious and joked: "Why is this? Could it be that Marquis Xiang owed Zizhong the food money last time?"

Tao Qian was talking about Li Yi looking for Mi's family to buy food earlier. Of course, this was a joke. Li Yi also smiled face-saving, then sighed, looked up at Tao Qian, and suddenly said seriously: " To tell you the truth, I have decided to send troops to attack Yuan Shu!"

When Wang Lang recommended Chen Deng to Tao Qian before, many people at the banquet had already paid attention to it, and after Li Yi said that he recommended Mi Zhu, it attracted almost everyone's attention, but now, Li Yi Said that he was going to attack Yuan Shu, although the voice was not loud, it was like an invisible wave, starting from Tao Qian, everyone stopped talking one by one, stopped the movements of their hands, and all turned their heads Looking at Li Yi, the meanings in his eyes are different.

At this moment, Tao Qian only felt that his head was getting bigger. Li Yi really dared to say this. This was to dig out his last family fortune in Xuzhou. Even if Li Yi had kindness to Xuzhou, it was really too much.

Seeing Tao Qian's innocent face, Li Yi didn't say anything, but Tao Qian's subordinates were a little anxious. Some people were afraid that Tao Qian couldn't hold back, and directly rejected Li Yi, making Li Yi lose face and bring Xuzhou back. Come disaster.

Some people are also afraid that Tao Qian will hold up his face and agree, and then let Xuzhou be dragged down by Li Yi's war.

However, there are also a few people who see it more thoroughly, such as Wang Lang, who lowered his head and thought for a while, then said with a smile before Tao Qian expressed his opinion: "Wang asserts that since Marquis Xiang is fighting, he must have a perfect plan. I take the liberty to ask Marquis Xiang, but that's the case?"

Li Yi laughed, and said: "I dare not say a perfect plan, but there are indeed some plans."

Wang Lang looked at the people around him, made a look of anticipation, and said with a smile: "I see that everyone here is curious about the Marquis Xiang's countermeasures. I wonder if Marquis Xiang can tell me something to clear up my doubts, and let me have some more experience." ?”

Li Yi looked at Wang Lang, nodded and said, "There is nothing you can do."

Seeing that Li Yi agreed, Tao Qian and the Xuzhou officials present were all relieved, and at the same time secretly praised Wang Lang for his timely rescue.

Wang Lang just smiled slightly at the eyes of everyone. Wang Lang would speak at this time because he thought Li Yi was a good person, and he must have a sense of propriety in handling things. That's why he took over the conversation for Tao Qian, so that the authorities would not be fooled by paying the money, and any misunderstanding would affect the relationship between the two parties.

Li Yi looked at the crowd, his face gradually became serious, and then he cupped his hands in the direction of Chang'an, and said: "The imperial court appointed me as the general who conquered the south, and the person who was conquered was that Yuan Shu. I felt regretful, and because of the incident in Xuzhou, I was delayed for several months. I was thinking of sending troops to Yangzhou after the spring plowing, but unexpectedly, Yuan Shu took advantage of my lack of time to look east, and asked some people in the court to intercede for him. It is simply unreasonable to spare him the crime of treason!"

Li Yi waved his hand and smashed a few cases, and said angrily: "I hate Yuan Shu for being shameless, and those who intercede have no virtue. If I don't want to be ordered, I want to go to Chang'an, punish the rebellion, and stop the emperor. At the mercy of those beasts!"

At the end of the story, Li Yi's voice was almost roaring, and the Xuzhou officials present were infected by his voice, and they all showed sad or angry expressions, and some even shed tears.

Although today's Han Dynasty is declining, the 400-year-old man is still popular. The act of pleading guilty like Yuan Shu seems to be that he bowed his head to the emperor, but in fact, it trampled on the emperor's dignity once again. Even a loyal minister can't bear to lose the country of a big man.

Li Yi observed everyone's reactions, and found that almost everyone's expressions did not seem to be fake, even Wang Lang, the guy who had personally ended in history to force Han Xiandi to abdicate.

Li Yi sighed in his heart, then changed his tone, and continued: "Yuan Shu is so treacherous, if you don't kill him quickly before he recovers, once Yuan Shu's strength recovers in the future, with the background of the Yuan family, then we will try to eradicate him It is difficult, and if you are not careful, the southeast half, and even the entire Central Plains will be devastated, and even the emperor will be harmed!"

"so!"

Li Yi suddenly raised his voice and said, "It is urgent to conquer Yuan Shu!"

Chapter 507

Hearing Li Yi's "cry", all the officials present nodded their heads. In fact, many people can see that Yuan Shu, who has made a comeback after settling down, is definitely much more terrifying than Yuan Shu, who shouted to be king when his brain got hot.

As for Tao Qian, the lord of Xuzhou, he was even more entangled. If Li Yi wanted to fight Yuan Shu, he was very willing to support him, but the problem was that Li Yi had to mobilize troops from Xuzhou, which he really couldn't afford.

Realizing that everyone seems to be more inclined to fight Yuan Shu, Li Yi nodded secretly, and continued: "So, I recommended Brother Mi to Tao Shijun as the prefect of Guangling. After that, I moved troops to Guangling and marched to Yangzhou based on Guangling."

As soon as the voice fell, there were whispers all around. At this time, everyone understood why Li Yi recommended Mi Zhu. At the same time, they were also calculating how much burden Xuzhou would bear if Li Yi borrowed Guangling.

Li Yi paused, leaving everyone a short time to think, then lowered his voice, and said slowly: "I know that Cao Cao's invasion of Xuzhou this time has caused great damage to Xuzhou, whether it is the people or property. The state of the bones, especially the Pengcheng area, was almost completely destroyed. I was stationed in Lanling some time ago, and I know it very well."

"Ugh!"

Li Yiman sighed compassionately, and said: "I know the situation in Xuzhou is not good and the people are in hardship, so even though I am determined to attack Yuan Shu, I don't want to make the people of Xuzhou bear the burden because of this, otherwise, it will be the same as gouging out flesh and healing sores. What's the difference?"

Hearing what Li Yi said, many officials in Xuzhou were finally relieved. Before, they were really afraid that Li Yi would force Xuzhou to fight Yuan Shu, but now that Li Yi has publicly stated that he will not let Xuzhou The common people suffer, that is to say, the problem that everyone is most worried about does not exist.

As a result, everyone looked at Li Yi with kind expressions again, and at the same time they were full of doubts, not knowing how Li Yi wanted to fight this battle.

Just when Li Yi was about to continue talking, Tao Qian coughed lightly, and said with a sigh of relief: "Although the Marquis Xiang is young, he never forgets the livelihood of the people. He has such a benevolent heart, and the old man also admires it. Gentlemen, From now on, let Marquis Xiang be your role model!"

"I'm waiting to be taught!"

A group of Xuzhou officials saluted Li Yi one after another. After Li Yi returned the salute modestly, Tao Qian's face was serious, and he said: "It's just that the Marquis of Xiang wants to attack Yuan Shu. The old man also received the favor of the emperor, and when Yuan Shu made trouble, the old man wanted to lift the three-foot sword and cut off the head of the villain, but he was too weak to catch it. Fortunately, there was Marquis Xiang, otherwise the old man would have no words to occupy the position of state shepherd gone."

Li Yi hurriedly said modestly: "What did you say, Mr. Yi is the general who conquers the South, and the crusade against Yuan Shu is just doing some things."

Tao Qian shook his head, suddenly grabbed Li Yi's arm, and raised his voice and said: "Although Xuzhou has been slaughtered by Cao Cao, he is unable to send troops to support Xianghou, but Xianghou wants to crusade against the national traitors. 30 stones for the army of Xianghou!"

When he said 30 shi, Tao Qian felt his heart was bleeding, Xuzhou is really poor now.

It's just that Li Yi just said Yuan Shu's hatefulness with eloquence, and expressed his determination to kill thieves. Tao Qian and Li Yi are both the lords of the same state. If he didn't say anything, he would feel that he had no place to put his face, and even those officials who were heart-to-heart of the Han Dynasty would be alienated from him.

Therefore, Tao Qian gritted his teeth and took out 30 shi of grain, which was regarded as his contribution to the crusade against Yuan Shu, at least he would not be criticized.

However, Tao Qian's decision can be regarded as marking the way for Li Yi in advance, telling Li Yi that he really has so much, and if he wants to ask for more from here, there is no more!

Li Yi was a little surprised at this time. He never thought about asking for food from Tao Qian during this trip. After all, it was not easy for him, so the 30 shi of food was completely a windfall.

Li Yi thought for a while, and instead of directly offering the gift from his subordinate Tao Qian, he asked, "I know that Xuzhou is short of food, and Tao Shijun gave me 30 shi at this time. Will Xuzhou be able to turn around in the future, and will the people starve?" ? If so, Shu Yi would not dare to accept the envoy's kindness."

As soon as Li Yi said this, many people immediately looked at him again.

When another person sees the 30 shi of grain, his eyes may be red, but Li Yi, although they also need grain, the first thing that comes to mind is whether the people in Xuzhou will go hungry, maybe a bit pedantic, but This kind of thinking is absolutely commendable.

Tao Qian was also surprised by Li Yi's answer, and even made him feel ashamed. After all, although 30 grains is very painful, it is still far from his limit.

Tao Qian looked at Li Yi with complicated eyes, and suddenly laughed out after a while, and said loudly: "Xianghou is indeed the most benevolent and righteous person in the world, everyone, are you convinced?"

When everyone heard the words, they bowed to Li Yi one after another: "Xianghou benevolence and righteousness!"

"Oh, how dare you, everyone, hurry up and get rid of the courtesy."