Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Yuan Huan didn't know how to answer Li Yi's question.

He was threatened with death by Li Yi just now, and now if he said that he wanted to stay in Nanyang, some people would think that he was frightened, that he was afraid of death, that was too spineless and aggrieved.

But if he answered something else, such as Cao Cao, or he wanted to be loyal to Yuan Shu, Yuan Huan deliberately affirmed that Li Yi would kill him immediately.

After struggling for a long time, Yuan Huan was still in a dilemma, and finally he could only say: "Huan, I haven't considered it yet."

Li Yi nodded, he actually wanted to laugh, and wanted to tell you to pretend for me, don't you pretend now?

However, Li Yi didn't ask any more questions and pressure. Anyway, with the previous beatings, Yuan Huan didn't have much literati energy left.

Yuan Huan glanced at Li Yi, saw that he was silent, thought for a while, and continued what he said before, saying: "Chang'an Sili is in a state of chaos, and most of them are ambitious, ignorant and moral. Huan didn't dare to stay where he was, but before arriving in Nanyang, Huan was a little moved by Cao Mengde in Yanzhou, and even had an excuse to win over Cao Cao for Yuan Shu, so he wanted to stay in Yanzhou."

Li Yi was a little surprised. Although Cao Cao rose very quickly and became the shepherd of Yanzhou, but in terms of Cao Cao's own power, regardless of those famous generals and strategists who have not yet become famous in the world, it can only be said that the momentum is relatively strong , but the strength is average.

But Yuan Huan was able to discover Cao Cao's extraordinaryness so early, which shows that this person definitely has a pair of discerning eyes.

Yuan Huan continued: "Although Yanzhou has just gone through war, it is in decline and the people are in dire straits. Under such circumstances, Cao Cao's troops, horses, money and food are naturally far inferior to Yangzhou. But when I saw Cao Cao, I unexpectedly found that the generals around him were better than Yuan Shu It is not bad at all, and most of them are relatives of Cao Cao's clan, so they can be trusted and entrusted with important tasks."

"After drinking, Huan talked with Cao Cao's advisers again. Xun Yu came from a famous family in Yingchuan. In his early years, the world praised him as Wang Zuo's talent. It is natural that Huan is not as good as him, and he dare not have the slightest dissatisfaction. There is also a person named Cheng Yu, although his reputation is not obvious, and he doesn't talk much during the banquet, but after Huan slightly probed, he found that his eyes are very vicious, and every time he speaks, he must point to the vital point, making Huan amazed, alas, I am not as good as him. "

Yuan Huan sighed, showing a very shocked expression, and said: "Cheng Yu is the same. After all, the world is so big, there are many people who are full of knowledge but not famous. Although it is unexpected to meet someone, it is not too unexpected."

"However, what Huan didn't expect was that there was another person named Xi Zhong at that time. This person was ordinary-looking and came from a poor family. I didn't take it seriously at first, but after I talked with Cheng Yu, Xi Zhong came to talk to me. There is a wooing, and he compares Cao Cao and Yuan Shu from time to time, although he doesn't say it explicitly, but Huan can hear that Xi Zhong is very disapproving of Yuan Shu in his heart."

"I was very surprised at the time. Although Yuan Shu had many faults, the name of the four generations and three princes of the Yuan family resounded all over the world. If he didn't know the details of Yuan Shu, who would dare to despise him?"

"So, I wanted to see whether that Xi Zhong was a reckless person who spoke lightly, pompously, or really had extraordinary insight. As a result, Huan sent dozens of questions in succession, from governing the army to governing the people, from the countryside to the temple, no matter what. How Huan asked questions, even making things difficult, Xi Zhong answered them all one by one. Although the answers were quite satisfactory, at first glance, there was not much to show, but after thinking about it for a while, it is not difficult to know that Xi Zhong actually left room for it. That's why I was able to deal with it so freely, alas, Huan is not as good as a loyal talent!"

Listening to Yuan Huan's evaluation of Cao Cao's people, Li Yi felt a little sour. If he had passed through a few years earlier, Xun Yu would not dare to say, but Xi Zhong and Cheng Yu would definitely abduct them. Now that Yuan Huan is praising them, Li Yi It feels like my own things have been robbed, which is really unpleasant.

Fortunately, Li Yi fooled around to Jia Xu and Guo Jia, otherwise he would definitely go to Yanzhou to kidnap someone.

"As for Cao Cao, Lord of Yanzhou"

Yuan Huan didn't know Li Yi's thoughts, he continued to talk, but when he talked about Cao Cao, Yuan Huan showed hesitation, and thought for a while before saying: "Cao Cao is more generous than Yuan Shu, and he acts like Yuan Shao. He is magnanimous but still heroic, very much like Lu Shangshu in the past, "

Lu Shangshu is Lu Zhi, who just passed away a few years ago, but he was a big boss in the late Han Dynasty, like Cao Cao and Liu Bei, they were all his younger brothers, and Lu Zhi was both civil and military, and his reputation was very high. I don't have any ambitions. It's really just a matter of one sentence to get a state shepherd to do something by the way.

Therefore, Yuan Huan compared Cao Cao to Lu Zhi, which shows that his appreciation of Cao Cao is not only for his ability, but also for his character.

Li Yi was about to ask Yuan Huan if his heart belonged to Cao Cao, but Yuan Huan changed the subject and said: "From Huan's point of view, if Cao Cao competes with Yuan Shu, unless Yuan Shu wins quickly, Yuan Shu must not be Cao Cao's opponent." , but Cao Cao is a little less courageous."

Li Yi, who was about to complain, was immediately happy when he heard this. The evaluation of Cao Cao in later generations has spread, black and white, pros and cons, basically Li Yi has seen all kinds of tricks, but Li Yi Yi Wei was the only one who said that Cao Cao had a small idea, so he shook his head and asked, "Cao Cao is timid? If you don't tell me why, Li won't believe it."

Yuan Huan smiled reluctantly, and said: "Xi Zhong wanted to win me over to become Cao Cao. Although I never agreed, nor did I refuse, but Xi Zhong tried to persuade him again and again, but Cao Cao kept interrupting Xi Zhong again and again. Letting him do the soliciting thing even made me feel unhappy, I can see that although Cao Cao treats me with respect, he has absolutely no intention of wooing me, why is that?"

Yuan Huan asked himself and answered, "As the lord of the same state, Cao Cao is afraid of the name of Yuan Shu's four generations and three princes. Isn't this cowardice?"

Originally, Li Yi wanted to say a few words for Boss Cao, but now, although he didn't fully agree with Yuan Huan's words, he didn't want to refute them.

Among the vassals of the Three Kingdoms, the Yuan family has the strongest foundation. It is likely that they wanted to rebel and become emperor from the very beginning, but Cao Cao in the early days was definitely not. The later ambitions of the Cao family were largely the result of the promotion of the general environment. You can be willing to let go, let alone let go is death.

Therefore, Yuan Huan said that Cao Cao was timid and did not dare to offend Yuan Shu, which is not entirely correct, but it is not wrong.

Of course, Li Yi thinks it is more accurate to say that Cao Cao is not too ambitious now. For a Cao Cao who has no ambitions, it is obviously unwise to offend Yuan Shu for the sake of Yuan Huan. small.

Thinking of this, Li Yi's heart moved again. He could see this question, but couldn't Xi Zhong see it?

But Xi Zhong knew that it was unwise to let Cao Cao offend Yuan Shu, and it was not worth it with Yuan Huan's talent, but Xi Zhong would rather Cao Cao be unhappy and win over Yuan Huan, and then cause a rift between Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, which is very interesting up.

Could it be that he did this on purpose, forcing Cao Cao to fight against others, and then had to grow stronger to survive?

Li Yi thought about it, and he could only come to such a conclusion. Although it may not be completely correct, he felt that it should not be too far from the truth.

The corner of Li Yi's mouth could not help showing a smile, he was really happy, because a Buddhist Cao Cao is definitely much easier to deal with than a Boss Cao who has awakened the heart of a hero, and even, if Li Yi's pace is fast enough, Maybe Cao Cao will be loyal to the big man for the rest of his life

Yuan Huan sighed with emotion, and was about to continue talking, but saw the smile on Li Yi's face, and asked, "Why did Marquis Xiang laugh, but what did Huan say wrong?"

Li Yi shook his head and said: "That's not true, I just sighed a little. In the past, Cao Cao dared to stab Dong with the Seven Star Knife alone, but now, as the lord of a state, he is afraid of Yuan Shu."

This was just casually said by Li Yi, but to Yuan Huan's ears, the taste was quite different.

Secretly comparing Li Yi with Cao Cao, and looking at Li Yi in awe, Yuan Huan said in a complicated tone: "In the world, there are people who don't like the Yuan family, and some people like Huan are not optimistic about the Yuan family. Zhong Na is not afraid of the Yuan family, but the only one who can use the Yuan family as a sword is probably only Xianghou."

Li Yi laughed, not denying this, and asked: "In this case, do you think I am better than Cao Cao, so you intend to take refuge in me?"

Yuan Huan pursed his lips, not knowing what to say for a while.

As early as when he was in Yangzhou, Yuan Huan felt that Li Yi was not someone in the pool, so he deliberately made friends with Li Yi, and formed a good relationship on the surface, hoping that it would be useful in the future, but as he went to Chang'an, through Lu Bu After discovering some clues, Yuan Huan was really stunned. Even when he stayed in Chang'an later, he was more confused and wanted to analyze Li Yi quietly.

Li Yi ruined Dong Zhuo with one hand. Although the world appreciates it, some people don't think so, especially those from aristocratic families. For various reasons, they think that Li Yi's success is mainly due to Dong Zhuo's negligence, and Li Yi is just lucky enough That's all.

Yuan Huan also had some such conjectures earlier, but after seeing Li Yi himself, there was nothing left. Coupled with the judgment obtained through Lu Bu, Yuan Huan was horrified to find that Li Yi's game of chess was too good. big.

Taking half of the wall as the country as the chessboard, Liu Biao as the target, and Yuan Shu and Lu Bu as pawns, no matter how these people fight and fight, the final victory can only be Li Yi.

Yuan Yao couldn't imagine that Li Yi had plotted against Dong Zhuo when he was a grassroots citizen. Now that he is the prefect, he is about to step on Liu Biao and Yuan Shu, the two masters of a state. Then, when Li Yi becomes the master of Jingzhou, Li Yi What's next?

I heard that Li Yi killed Cao Cao's envoy a few days ago, and even married the rich Mi family in Xuzhou

Yuan Huan no longer dared to think about it.

It's just that a man has ambitions, especially when the opportunity is in front of him, if he has a bit of blood, he can't help but want to fight. Therefore, after confirming Li Yi's prospects, Yuan Huan quickly decided to make a deal as soon as possible. Get on Li Yi, a big ship with unlimited potential, and make a good career out of it.

However, even though he decided to board the ship, Yuan Huan also wanted to find a better position for himself.

Yuan Huan knew that with his reputation and talent, Li Yi would definitely accept him and make good use of him, but Yuan Huan was not satisfied with this, especially since Li Yi was still dormant now. Under the circumstances, Yuan Huan wanted to fight for it, to become Li Yi's mastermind, and even if he failed, he would become an important existence like his right-hand man.

Therefore, when Yuan Huan came to see Li Yi, he deliberately suppressed Li Yi, first showing his knowledge and resourcefulness, and then expressing his attitude of following after Li Yi got confused. Taking it out, Yuan Huan believed that Li Yi would definitely look at him differently.

It's just that Yuan Huan didn't expect Li Yi to be so bold and straightforward. After Yuan Huan just expressed his threat, before he "raised", he directly used killing methods to beat Yuan Huan's thoughts to zero. Bad.

Now Li Yi asked the question again, how did Yuan Huan answer?

It's really not reconciled to agree directly!

After a while, Yuan Huan gritted his teeth, and felt that it would be better to give it a go than to be cowardly.

Suddenly, Yuan Huan bowed his hands to Li Yi, and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Xiang, Huan is guilty. A guilty person dare not speak lightly."

"Oh? What is the crime?"

As Li Yi asked, he wondered, is there anything else Yuan Huan doesn't know?

Seeing Yuan Huan's face turned bitter, he said in a low voice: "Earlier, Marquis Xiang went to Yangzhou and had many conversations with Yuan Shu, because there were many things that were disobedient, Huan didn't want to follow Yuan Shu to perish, so in order to protect himself, he did something It's something that I'm sorry for, Marquis Xiang."

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