Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

"But what?"

"But the general came to visit and wanted to get close to one or two, but Zhu Zhi never saw him. In the end, many generals went. He just let someone spread the word that he felt that his morals were shallow and he had no intention of becoming an official again. He was willing to leave. All the wealth of the family is quiet and scattered, so he asks the general to report the crime to the Lord on his behalf."

Li Yiwen was silent, Wei Yan thought Li Yi was angry, and asked tentatively, "Do you want to go again?"

Li Yi waved his hand and sighed, "No need, Zhu Zhi, although he has general talent, doesn't matter to me. I just feel a little bit emotional. Why are there so many stubborn people under Sun Wentai in the past? Han Dang was the first To persuade Sun Ce to commit suicide, and today Zhu Zhi petitioned to dissipate his family wealth and serve as the second master, which is really embarrassing."

Wei Yan was stunned. He didn't expect Li Yi to be emotional about this, but his mind turned quickly. Without saying a word, he directly bowed to Li Yi and said, "The last general is only loyal to the lord in this life, and he will die without hesitation. If you say this, both humans and gods will abandon it!"

Li Yi glanced at Wei Yan in astonishment, he was just expressing casually, and Wei Yan took the opportunity to show his loyalty.

Li Yi laughed and scolded angrily, "You bastard, your flattering skills are much faster than your martial arts."

Wei Yan chuckled, then asked cautiously, "What about Zhu Zhi?"

Li Yi shook his head and said, "Forget it, let him go, but you arrange someone to pay attention to the movement, and nothing can be embarrassing. If he gathers the trilogy in private, take it directly."

At this time, Li Yi was somewhat disappointed. Originally, in his opinion, even if Zhu Zhi was attached to the Sun family, but in the face of the general trend, for his own future, he would definitely fall to his side. Unexpectedly, Zhu Zhi was It's so simple, it just doesn't do anything.

Considering the matter of Han Dang, Li Yi really doesn't have much confidence in how many people who are still working for Sun Ce will be under his command in the future.

However, as Li Yi is becoming more and more powerful now, in addition to those "famous generals", he has also discovered some "unknown" generals with quite good qualifications. Those who develop well are not necessarily worse than those famous generals How much, so, although Li Yi was a little embarrassed about this matter, he still wouldn't take the initiative to come to the door and play some dramas like visiting the thatched cottage, because Zhu Zhi was far from that weight.

Shaking his head, putting aside Zhu Zhi's affairs, Li Yi asked again, "Where is the Gu family?"

"Please rest assured, my lord. Gu Yong learned that the lord appointed him as the county magistrate of Wu County. He took office on the same day and acted in a very orderly manner. After entering the city, the order of the people in the city remained the same. Half of them are due to Gu Yong's credit."

Li Yi laughed and said, "As expected of my father-in-law's favorite student, from this point of view, he is indeed not bad."

It turned out that after Li Yi decided to attack Yangzhou, Cai Yong got the news in Jingzhou, so he wrote a letter to Li Yi, and there was another letter in the letter, which Li Yi handed over to Gu Yong of Wu County.

In the early years, Gu Yong used to study under Cai Yong's family. One learned well and the other taught well. The master-student relationship was very deep. Now Li Yi sent troops to Yangzhou, and Gu's family is a big family in Yangzhou, very prestigious in the local area , So, Cai Yong wrote a letter to Gu Yong, asking Gu Yong to give him face, don't make trouble, and cooperate with Li Yi well, Li Yi will not treat him badly.

Therefore, before Li Yi arrived in Wu County, Wei Yan asked Wei Yan to hand over the letter to Gu Yong. With Zhu Zhi letting go and Gu's family heart to Li Yi, Wei Yan was able to go to Wu County without any effort.

Wei Yan continued, "Originally Yuan Tan wanted to welcome the lord with me, but the lord told me not to disturb the people, so Yuan Tan stayed in the city to take care of it."

After a pause, Wei Yan said with emotion, "Yuan Tan is indeed Cai Zhonglang's favorite student. I think he is about the same age as me, and he is very seasoned and steady in his actions, almost like a military advisor."

Li Yi smiled at this and said nothing, Gu Yong, although in terms of reputation, he is obviously inferior to Zhuge Liang and Guo Jia, and his presence in the Three Kingdoms is not high, but he is also a powerful figure.

Why is it great?

Just because Gu Yongneng served as prime minister under Sun Quan for more than ten years, and finally retreated unscathed, isn't he serious?

This shows that Gu Yong is not only talented, but also knows how to be an official and a man. Such a person is very comfortable to use. Of course, he is unlikely to make any big moves and surprises for you at every turn, but he will definitely not It will cause you trouble, let alone rebellion or something.

Li Yi's plan for Yangzhou this time must appoint some local officials, and he must also establish one or two representatives, but most people look down on Li Yi, and trust is also a big problem. At first, Li Yi had no suitable candidates until Gu Yong Appearing directly met almost all of Li Yi's requirements.

After Wei Yan brought Li Yi into the city, he went directly to the prefect's mansion. Representatives of the local aristocratic families were all waiting there. It was just to show his enthusiasm to everyone, until the banquet was over and Li Yi specially asked Gu Yong to stay, and then he started to talk about business.

At the previous banquet, Li Yi was already observing Gu Yong. How can I put it this way, this man is not very old, but just like Wei Yan said, he is very mature and very calm. Temperament, at the previous banquet, Li Yi drank very boldly to set off the atmosphere at the banquet. For this reason, many people were driven by him and drank a few more glasses, and even drunk them crookedly. Although Gu Yong also drank a lot But people's emotions are well controlled, and there is no gaffe from the beginning to the end.

Of course, it can be said that he can drink well, but Li Yi thinks that Gu Yong's temper is more stable.

Li Yi poured a bowl of hangover soup, brought it to Gu Yong, and said with a smile, "When I was the prefect of Nanyang, I heard about Brother Gu from Cai Zhonglang. The situation is poor, so I dare not take the liberty to invite you, but I can see Brother Gu today, hehe, my trip to Yangzhou is not in vain."

Gu Yong first thanked, took the soup bowl, and then said, "At the beginning, Yong heard that the teacher moved to Nanyang with the Marquis Xiang, and because he was worried about the bumpy journey of the teacher, he sent a letter of greetings. Only then did he learn that the teacher was imprisoned in Chang'an. , Alas, at that time, if it was not for the help of Marquis Xiang, the teacher would be in danger, for this, Gu Yong should thank Marquis Xiang!"

As Gu Yong said, he saluted Li Yi. Li Yi helped him up with a smile, and said, "There is no need to do this. After all, Cai Zhonglang and I are already a family. Small things should naturally be done."

The expression on Gu Yong's face was a little tense, and he wanted to laugh, but he held back, and finally held back.

In fact, at the very beginning, Gu Yong was very disrespectful towards Li Yi. Although Li Yi has contributed to the country, who told Li Yi to kidnap his teacher and even occupy his little junior sister? Yes, almost like a bandit, even Gu Yong thought about "stealing" Cai Yong from Nanyang, but before he could take action, Cai Yong sincerely voted for Li Yi, and Cai Yong also vaguely mentioned some things in the letter Things affirmed Li Yi's talent, and then Gu Yong's dislike for Li Yi gradually turned into a good impression.

As for the incident in Yangzhou this time, even if there was no special letter from Cai Yong, Gu Yong would choose to help Li Yi.

Because Li Yi's strength is strong enough, his reputation is good enough, and his reasons for sending troops are upright. Faced with this situation, except for cases like Sun Ce's, it is really difficult for ordinary people to fight against Li Yi.

After mentioning Cai Yong, the relationship between the two became closer invisibly. Li Yi thought about it and said, "I sent troops to Yangzhou, and now it has achieved some results. It is only a matter of time before Yuan Shu is destroyed, but even so, in my heart But it’s always disturbing.”

Gu Yong was naturally hesitant about Li Yi's obvious hesitation, and immediately asked, "I don't know why the Marquis Xiang is uneasy?"

Li Yi said, "When our army is here, we can eliminate rebellion and deter Xiaoxiao, but in the future when our army leaves, if there are people who are disobedient and Xiaoxiao will come back to bully the people, what should we do?"

Gu Yong really wanted to roll his eyes and show Li Yi that as long as Li Yi defeated Yuan Shu, the imperial court would naturally appoint the governor of Yangzhou after he was removed, and all matters in Yangzhou would naturally be handled by the new officials. What kind of mind does Li Yi, the shepherd of Jingzhou, care about?

However, he complained in his heart, and Gu Yong also understood that in today's Han Dynasty, except for Yizhou, which is relatively peaceful, other places are fighting. Countless local officials, whether they are loyal or traitorous, are trying to strengthen themselves. Strength, either for self-protection, or to annex others.

Therefore, if Li Yi took down Yangzhou, and finally waved his sleeves and left directly, although he was high-spirited and upright, he could win the appreciation of the court, but the world would probably regard him as a fool.

Moreover, at the previous banquet, Gu Yong could see clearly that the prefect Wang appointed by the imperial court was completely emphasizing Li Yi. If it wasn't for Li Yi's introduction, others would never have guessed that it was a prefect.

It was only a few days after Wang Lang was appointed, he was subdued by Li Yi. Gu Yong had to admire Li Yi's methods, and at the same time, he also felt in his heart that his master's cheap son-in-law had an extraordinary appetite.

Chapter 548

Although he probably understood Li Yi's meaning in his heart, Gu Yong, as a cautious person, did not give his own answer directly, but responded with a more submissive attitude, "Xianghou is far-sighted and worried about the worries of the people. Although Yong is not talented, he also understands righteousness, but the Marquis of Xiang will never neglect his orders."

Hearing Gu Yong's flattery, Li Yi smiled, and then said, "Wu County is fine. Wang Taishou has been an official for many years, and he is shrewd and capable. With him, I am very relieved. Yuzhang can also do it. Although Zhang Liao is young, he is brave." Very, now that you have gained a reputation, even if you have bad intentions, you don't dare to make trouble, so"

Li Yi looked at Gu Yong and asked, "I intend to use Brother Gu as the Danyang County Chancellor. After the matter in Yangzhou is settled, I will keep the place safe for me. I wonder what Brother Gu thinks?"

Gu Yong lowered his head slightly, thinking quickly, but he still didn't quite understand Li Yi's intention for a short time.

When Li Yi said those words just now, Gu Yong thought that Li Yi should want him to hold a position in Danyang or Lujiang, and he would most likely be a prefect.

Although Gu Yong is a little younger now, he has served as a county magistrate before he was 20 years old, so he is considered a relatively experienced official. Moreover, taking advantage of Cai Yong's relationship and the prestige of the Gu family in Yangzhou, Li Yi will It is not impossible for him to mention the prefect.

But Gu Yong didn't expect that Li Yi asked him to be the second in command, which is a bit strange.

Before the imperial court appointed Wang Lang as the prefect of Wu County, it is obvious that the imperial court has begun to try to control the fat of Yangzhou. According to common sense, Li Yi must not be happy about this. Now that Li Yi has brought Wang Lang over, it is even more important. It proves it.

Therefore, Gu Yong felt that if he was a county magistrate, he would represent Li Yi. In the future, when the officials of the imperial court came down, they would also represent the imperial court. Afterwards, tit for tat would basically be certain. Wouldn't this be asking for trouble?

"How does Brother Gu feel?"

Gu Yong was still thinking, but saw Li Yi ask again. Although he still couldn't figure it out, he still replied, "Thank you for your kindness, and Yong will never let you down!"

When he said these words, Gu Yong felt a little depressed. After all, he didn't know what Li Yi meant, but he really couldn't refuse, so he could only comfort himself in the end. With Li Yi's reputation and prestige, he shouldn't fall. Stinky chess, there is no reason to cheat yourself.

Seeing that Gu Yong agreed, Li Yi smiled, and then waited for Gu Yong to ask him why he made such an arrangement, but after waiting for a while, Gu Yong remained silent, which made Li Yi a little speechless, not knowing what to do. To say that Gu Yong is too boring is to praise him for being calm.

In the end, it was Li Yi who couldn't hold back, and took the initiative to say, "Since Brother Gu agrees, I can rest assured about the Danyang matter in the future, but there is one thing that I need to remind Brother Gu."

Gu Yong immediately said seriously, "I also ask Marquis Xiang to show me."

"No need to be nervous."