Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

As for Li Yi, now that Yuan Shao is tossing and tossing in Hebei, it is also a time of employing people. If Li Yi is Yuan Shao's person, he will definitely bring him with him and reuse him.

Liu Biao nodded slightly, put aside distracting thoughts, and said earnestly: "Yunlong, in fact, I want you to make room for Mingyuan in Nanyang, but this is my selfish intention, and I also know that this will inevitably embarrass Yunlong. So, if you don't want to, this old man won't force you."

Li Yi hurriedly bowed his head, and Liu Biao was so frank that he felt a little embarrassed.

Liu Biao continued: "However, after hearing what you said about the appointment of officials, the old man has changed his mind. He thinks that Mingyuan must go to Nanyang!"

This time Liu Biao's voice was more serious, coupled with the previous words as a foreshadowing, it can be said that Zhuge Xuan was determined to let Zhuge Xuan go to Nanyang, so Li Yi couldn't refuse directly, so he could only ask: "Why is this? Please ask the state shepherd to clarify."

Liu Biao glanced at Li Yi, and found that he was not anxious or angry because of his words, nodded secretly, and then said with emotion: "When I first arrived in Jingzhou, Jingzhou was full of thieves, and the situation was very bad, but I was alone. , without a single soldier or general around you, how can this old man be able to sit on the state shepherd's position?"

Liu Biao paused to give Li Yi time to think, but he continued without waiting for Li Yi's reply: "Although the old man can't beat generals and capture the flag in martial arts, his literary talent is just to trouble some friends to be humble and love him, but I think I'm not bad at all. Yes, it’s a bit of a bad name, so the Jingzhou family knows that the old man is a state shepherd, he will not be overbearing, he will not use war rashly, and can let the people concentrate on giving birth, so they accepted the old man.”

Li Yi bowed deeply, this bow is sincere, Liu Biao is teaching him to be an official, although it may not necessarily agree with Li Yi's ideas, or even guarantee that it will be useful in the future, but Liu Biao's intentions are very sincere, and it is also true to use it as evidence for self-examination excellent.

Liu Biao gave him a little support, and said: "So, what I want to tell you is that the most important thing for an official is virtue. If virtue is not enough, even if he is in a high position, it is difficult to guarantee the peace of the government. Tired eggs!"

Li Yi nodded again and again, indicating that he has been taught, but Liu Biao hesitated for a moment, and said: "In the past, Dong Zhuo ruled the roost, and no one in the world could compete with him. Yunlong killed and eliminated the harm. Although this matter was promoted by you, in the end In the end, it was Dong Zhuo's failure of morality, otherwise, even if you wanted to kill him, how could there be so many people helping you?"

Liu Biao's complexion was a bit complicated. After all, both he and the person in front of him had been supported by Dong Zhuo and had been favored by Dong Zhuo.

"Although you killed Dong Zhuo, the world called you a hero, but forgive me, with Yunlong's reputation, there is more than loyalty, but not enough benevolence. If you want to serve the people in Nanyang, you are a little weak. Does Yunlong think so?"

"What Zhou Mu said is also a worry in Yi's heart."

Li Yi nodded. He knew his shortcomings, otherwise he would not have given up the appointment of officials from the counties below. Because he knew he couldn't manage it, he simply handed it over to Liu Biao.

Liu Biao smiled slightly. The young man in front of him was really likable. Regardless of the messy things, Liu Biao was very satisfied with his attitude during the conversation.

"Yunlong should know what the old man is going to say next, that is to ask someone with high morals to help you. Huang Chengyan's daughter worships you as a teacher. I thought you would ask Huang Chengyan to be the governor of the county, so I didn't care about the appointment of Nanyang officials. But hearing those people you said before, I really feel worried."

An embarrassed smile appeared on Li Yi's face, because to some extent, what Liu Biao said was not wrong.

Leaving aside the foresight of the traverser, just look at Li Yi's civilian team, which is a county magistrate's configuration, which is very shabby.

Looking at Li Yi's expression, Liu Biao stroked his beard in relief, and said with a smile, "Mingyuan was born in Langya, a prominent Zhuge family in Langya for generations, and most of his children are officials, and they have a very good reputation. Before that, the imperial court appointed Mingyuan as Yuzhang." The prefect, rather than saying that the old man has meritorious service in recommending him, might as well say that the Langya Zhuge family has a great reputation, so if Yunlong can use Mingyuan as his arm, the Nanyang family will definitely feel at ease."

This time Liu Biao couldn't see any obvious expression changes on Li Yi's face, but the more so, the more worried Li Yi was about to resist him, and said: "Ming Yuan is a kind and peaceful person, and he doesn't like to compete with others. He is not a person who flatters his superiors and bullies his subordinates. Although he was defeated by the rebels in Yuzhang before, why did the rebels dare not harm his family? It is precisely because of Mingyuan's noble character that they feel guilty, so they dare not kill him .”

"So, if Mingyuan is in Nanyang, he will only do his best to help Yunlong, and he will definitely not behave like a villain. Yunlong can rest assured about this."

After Liu Biao finished speaking, he looked at Li Yi eagerly. He asked himself that he had said everything he could say, and he said it very straightforwardly. Li Yi should agree to him, right?

Moreover, Liu Biao can swear that this time he is really 100% kind.

Of course, if there were any changes in Nanyang in the future, what he asked Zhuge Xuan to do would be another matter.

Li Yi lowered his head slightly, groping his chin with one hand, seemingly hesitating, but actually he was thinking in his heart, what should Zhuge Xuan do.

In the beginning, Liu Biao said he wanted Zhuge Xuan to go to Nanyang, and Li Yi had already agreed in his heart, regardless of Zhuge Xuan's character and talent, if he aimed at his nephew, Li Yi would also agree to it.

Even, Li Yi was thinking about how to trick Zhuge Xuan to Nanyang, but Liu Biao's intention was in Li Yi's arms.

It's just that Li Yi couldn't let Liu Biao see him as a fool, so he couldn't agree too happily.

And according to Liu Biao's meaning, it is very likely that Zhuge Xuan intends to ask Zhuge Xuan to go to Nanyang to be the governor. This is Nanyang's second-in-command. , give him a high position directly.

Otherwise, what would those people who followed him think first?

After a while, Li Yi said softly: "Killing Dong Zhuo, Jia Wenhe helped me a lot, and I promised early on that I would make him the Prime Minister of Nanyang County."

Liu Bian expressed regret, but it was not incomprehensible, and from Li Yi's tone, he should be willing to accept Zhuge Xuan.

Unexpectedly, Li Yi followed up and said: "I asked Guo Jia to plan for me, and I also promised him the post of Nanyang Chief Registrar in advance."

Liu Biao took a deep breath and almost had a heart attack.

Forget it with Jia Xu, but according to Li Yi, that Guo Jia was lured by him with his official position?

This is simply incomprehensible.

Liu Biao was depressed, and suddenly came to his senses, he was surprised: "Did Yunlong intend to let Mingyuan be Nanyang's meritorious service?"

"exactly."

Li Yi nodded to confirm, and Liu Biao was even more surprised. He is really a meritorious service officer. Although his position is not as good as that of Jun Cheng, his án bg is too powerful.

Compared with later generations, meritorious service is probably equivalent to the deputy mayor who can get a hand in everything plus the head of the organization. He is responsible for the appointment of personnel in a county, and can also participate in the rest of the government affairs. He is not inferior to the second in command of the county.

The position Liu Biao planned for Zhuge Xuan was the prefect of the county, or the master who took a step back, and the meritorious officer was related to the appointment and dismissal of officials. Liu Biao didn't want Li Yi to be too concerned. He didn't think about it at all, but he didn't want Li Yi to take the initiative. Cao let out.

This made Liu Biao feel relieved, but he couldn't help feeling a little bit puzzled. After a little pondering, he understood Li Yi's thoughts, and couldn't help scolding the little fox in his heart.

Others who have done meritorious service may form cliques and use power for personal gain, but Zhuge Xuan will not.

First of all, Zhuge Xuan is not from Jingzhou, and Liu Biao is his old acquaintance in Jingzhou, and he has little ties to other people.

Secondly, the officials in Nanyang counties are all appointed by Liu Biao, and it is impossible for Zhuge Xuan to make a fuss about them in the short term, and the officials around Li Yi are all Li Yi's own people, so Zhuge Xuan can't move either, so, Zhuge Xuan Gongcao's own job was directly cut off by half, even in name only.

Liu Biao secretly thought that Li Yi was petty, but then he laughed dumbfounded. If it were Li Yi, he would probably use the same method to deal with it?

"So, just follow Yunlong's words and use Mingyuan as Nanyang's meritorious service."

Although Liu Biao achieved his goal, he still felt a little regretful. Originally, he wanted to recommend a few respected old men for Li Yi to support the scene, but it turned out that Zhuge Xuan was so tiring, so forget it, and Zhuge Xuan was watching. Li Yi couldn't figure out any major problems.

The matter of Zhuge Xuan was settled for the time being, and Li Yi did not ask about Zhuge Xuan's family after that, but discussed arithmetic with Liu Biao.

When Liu Biao met Li Yi a few days ago, he also asked about Li Yi's "method of easy counting". I appreciate this very much, saying that there will be a lot to do in the future, and I even want to play the court to show Li Yi's merits!

Li Yi really admired these ancients. Their vision and structure may have been constrained by the times, but when someone put a new door in front of them, their keen sense of smell was enough to make Li Yi ashamed.

However, Li Yi declined Liu Biao's kindness, which made Liu Biao feel very sorry. He felt that Li Yi was too modest, but he didn't know that Li Yi was worried that the next shock would come one after another. In case the little emperor's head got hot, The decree summoned him to Chang'an, will Li Yi go or not?

You must know that the current world structure is not yet at a time when there are no scruples, and Li Yi is not willing to be the one who stands out.

Li Yi chatted with Liu Biao for a while, and quickly confirmed that Li Yi's departure time was set to be ten days later. If the journey went smoothly, Li Yi could arrive in Nanyang before the twelfth lunar month, and if it was later, it would be too cold.

Afterwards, the two went to see Zhuge Xuan together again, and told him what they discussed earlier.

After Zhuge Xuan heard the news, he lost his mind for a short while, and was obviously very surprised, but he still agreed with a wry smile, and then Liu Biao comforted him with kind words, which probably meant that Yuan Shu told him not to worry, Trying to figure out how to do it.

Li Yi stood aside silently, feeling that Zhuge Xuan didn't want to leave Xiangyang, so Liu Biao thought Zhuge Xuan was too troublesome, so he deliberately got him out?

If this is the case, Zhuge Xuan can be considered to be a real hero.

When Li Yi left Liu Biao's mansion, it was almost noon. When he walked to the door and was about to mount his horse, Li Yi suddenly realized that he hadn't seen Liu Qi recently, and Liu Biao didn't mention Liu Qi and Li Yi's plan to go to Nanyang together.

This incident can not only give Li Yi some face, but also benefit the reputation of Liu Biao and his son. It is a win-win situation. Judging from Liu Biao's attitude in talking, there is no reason not to agree.