One kick to the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 236 Negotiations
That night, Qin Yi hosted a banquet in honor of Li Le, with only Xi Zhi as his companion.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Qin Yi brought the topic to Mrs. Guo's dispatch of troops to Taiyuan.

"Magistrate Qin, have you ever thought of an idea for my Yang Shuai?" Li Le asked Qin Yi directly.

Qin Yi nodded: "Qin's suggestion is to send troops!"

"Send troops?" Li Le was stunned for a moment, and then said: "If you send troops, it will inevitably cause emptiness in the rear. Moreover, if Yang Shuai sends troops, Li will definitely follow, so who will guard the county?"

Qin Yi didn't explain immediately, but asked Li Le: "Magistrate Li, you and Qin have a solid relationship, how many troops do you have now? If you send troops, how many troops can you mobilize?"

Li Le said: "There is nothing to hide. Although Yang Shuai controls more than 3 Baibo troops, there are only 2000 soldiers capable of fighting. If Yang Shuai sends troops to Taiyuan, he should be able to mobilize [-] troops."

"No, three thousand!" Qin Yi said immediately.

"Three thousand?" Li Le raised his voice in astonishment, "If three thousand troops are mobilized to fight, then only one thousand troops will be left in the rear. Xiangling and Guishi counties are divided, and each county only has 500 troops. Too little."

Xi Zhicai smiled slightly: "Magistrate Li, my county magistrate did not say that all the 3000 troops will be paid by you."

Li Le said in a daze, "Who should it be..." As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he suddenly realized something, and said in surprise, "Could it be that the county magistrate of Qin is also going to send troops to Taiyuan?"

"Of course!" Qin Yi raised his chin proudly.

Li Le was confused when he heard this, and he was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses and asked, "What is the purpose of the Qin county magistrate sending troops to Taiyuan?"

Qin Yi said: "This is exactly what Qin wants to talk to County Magistrate Li about."

After finishing speaking, he turned to Xi Zhicai: "Sir, it's up to you to explain to County Magistrate Li in detail."

Xi Zhicai said to Li Le: "Magistrate Li, you should also know that my county magistrate has a secret agreement with your general Yang, right?"

"Naturally, Li knows about this. Could it be that the Qin county magistrate's dispatch of troops to Taiyuan is related to that secret agreement?" As he spoke, Li Le's eyes suddenly lit up: "You don't mean to find a chance to kill Mrs. Guo, do you?"

It's easy to talk to smart people. As soon as Xi Zhi mentioned it, Li Le figured out the answer himself.

Xi Zhicai smiled slightly: "Exactly. My county lord's plan is to bring 1000 people to pretend to be General Yang's subordinates and send troops with General Yang. After reuniting with Mrs. Guo, look for opportunities to fight."

Li Le was shocked, and thought for a long time before saying: "This is too risky. Mrs. Guo must have a lot of troops. If we fail to succeed in one fell swoop, we will be countered by him!"

Xi Zhicai said: "Guo Tai is already very powerful, if it is not dangerous, when will your General Yang replace him?"

Li Le stopped talking and began to think silently.

Xi Zhicai continued to lobby: "Magistrate Li, I think you also know some deeds of my county lord in the past. Back then, before the Battle of Xingyang, my county lord broke into Xu Rong's barracks alone and stabbed Xu Rong to death in one fell swoop. Then At that time, did Xu Rong have many soldiers? Did my county official take a big risk? But he succeeded. If you compare Xu Rong and Mrs. Guo, who is more powerful?"

"Of course it's Xu Rong." Li Le said.

Qin Yi interjected: "Let Qin do the job of killing Mrs. Guo. If there is no chance to do it, Qin will take the soldiers and horses for a training session."

Li Le was still hesitant: "This matter is so important that Li does not dare to make a decision on his own. He needs to go back to Yang Shuai and let him decide."

Qin Yi nodded and said: "Naturally, we need to inform General Yang before making a decision. But before that, we have to discuss this matter in detail."

"That's right!" Li Le nodded.

Xi Zhicai then asked Li Le: "If my family's county master's plan succeeds, can Yang Shuai take control of the Baibo Army immediately?"

Li Le thought for a while, and then said: "My Baibo army is divided into five divisions. Guo Tai is the most powerful, followed by my family Yang Shuai, and the rest are Han Xian, Hu Cai, and Peng Tuo. Han Xian and my family Yang Shuai are friends. However, Hu Cai only obeyed Mrs. Guo's order. Peng Tuo is the weakest, and has almost the same relationship with everyone. I can't tell who he is closer to."

"If Mrs. Guo sends troops to Taiyuan, it is very likely that Hu Cai will stay in Xihe County. In this way, if the Qin county magistrate's plan is successful, my Yang Shuai only needs to win over Peng Tuo to control the troops outside. Then, Go back to Shixihe County, or force Hu Cai to surrender, or behead him, and then we can achieve the goal of replacing Mrs. Guo."

After hearing Li Le's words, Qin Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said: "In this way, there is a lot to be done about this matter."

Li Le frowned and shook his head: "The Baibo army should be fine, but what I'm afraid of is that the Black Mountain army will take the opportunity to add chaos."

Xi Zhicai nodded: "My county lord has also considered this point. Since Mrs. Guo joined forces with the Black Mountain Army to send troops to Taiyuan, if General Yang suddenly turns against Mrs. Guo, the Black Mountain Army is very likely to use the banner of avenging Mrs. Guo , to attack the Baibo army, and take the opportunity to annex the Baibo army. Therefore, if we wait to act, the sooner the better, it is best to rush before Mrs. Guo and the Black Mountain army join forces."

"It should be so." Li Le nodded, and suddenly said: "What is the condition of Qin County Magistrate?"

Hehe, you are smart enough to know that I will have additional conditions.But it's not hard to guess, if you work hard, you will get some benefits, right?
Qin Yi said: "Qin has two conditions. First, General Yang needs to help me acquire Shangdang County."

Li Ledao: "This is the condition that the county magistrate of Qin and Yang Shuai have already put forward when they negotiated the secret agreement, so there is no need to discuss it again."

"Secondly, after General Yang takes control of the Baibo Army, he must submit to the imperial court of Yecheng." Qin Yi said again.

"Why?" Li Le asked suspiciously.

Qin Yi looked at Xi Zhicai, who was interested in Xi Zhicai, and explained to Li Le: "The reason why the Baibo Army surrendered to the imperial court of Yecheng was also to make Jiaxian county honorable and honorable as the prefect of Shangdang County. General Yang surrendered, Introduced by my county lord."

Li Le suddenly realized: "I understand! It is nothing more than to count the credit of our Baibo army for submitting to the imperial court of Yecheng on the head of Qin county magistrate. Qin county magistrate has such a great contribution to surrender, and the emperor in Yecheng will have to do it anyway." I named you the prefect of Shangdang County."

Qin Yi smiled slightly: "That's right. In fact, the imperial court in Yecheng is controlled by Yuan Shao, and he doesn't like Qin, so if I don't have great credit, even if I control Shangdang County, Yuan Shao may not be willing to give up. I will be the prefect."

Li Le thought for a while and then said: "There is nothing wrong with us surrendering to the Yecheng court, but the court must not interfere too much in the internal affairs of the Baibo Army."

Qin Yi said: "Even if they want to interfere, I'm afraid they won't be able to interfere. Anyway, the Yecheng court was first established, and it was just when they were eager to establish their reputation. If the Baibo army surrendered, even if it was only in name, think about it, whether it is Yuan Shao or Ye The emperor in the city is happy to see it happen."

"Then what kind of official position does Qin county magistrate plan to seek for my Yang Shuai?" Li Le asked.

Qin Yi said: "Of course it's the prefect of Xihe County."

(End of this chapter)