Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Li Yi frowned slightly. After the conversation just now, he had roughly guessed Yuan Huan's thoughts, and felt that this person could be used, but if Yuan Huan really did something to ruin his big event, Li Yi might not really want to kill Yuan Huan. Huan.

Yuan Huan felt that Li Yi's tone was a bit unkind, and his heart tightened, but he still whispered: "Huan once wrote a letter to his close friend Lu Kang, detailing Yuan Shu's plan, and the matter of Xianghou is naturally included."

"Lu Kang?"

Li Yi was taken aback, but he did not forget that when he met Lu Kang back then, although the two of them agreed on some things in the end, Lu Kang originally arranged a grand banquet for him, and the reason was a secret letter. Li Yi also wondered who the person who wrote the letter was, but now that he knew it, it was Yuan Huan who was the closest to him at that time.

Seeing that Li Yi just mentioned Lu Kang's name and stopped talking, Yuan Huan thought that Li Yi was dissatisfied, and hurriedly explained: "Please rest assured, Marquis Xiang, I explained it in the letter at that time, because now Chang'an is being held by Li Jue." Guo Si and others are in control, and there are many loopholes in the court. In addition, the Yuan family is very powerful. As long as you contact the loyal people secretly, there should not be many people who know about the words of Xianghou. If Xianghou is worried, I can immediately send a letter to Lu Kang, explaining that Xianghou is a loyal person. He did not join forces with Yuan Shu."

Li Yi had come to his senses at this time, shook his head and smiled and said, "There is no need to bother. Although Lu Kang set up a Hongmen banquet for me at that time, I was persuaded in the end. After I challenge Yuan Shu head-on, Lu Kang will respond. At that time, Yuan Shu will be in a difficult situation."

Chapter 373 Borrowing the Name of Cao Cao

"What, brother Ji Ning was persuaded by the Marquis Xiang!"

Yuan Huan had an unbelievable expression on his face. Everyone in the world knew that Lu Kang was a very loyal person, and he definitely had a heart for the Han Dynasty. Otherwise, Yuan Huan would not have sent a letter to Lu Kang, because he knew that with that letter, there would be However, in case Yuan Shu made a mistake and caused him to be implicated, as long as Lu Kang saw the letter he wrote, he could rectify his name.

This is Lu Kang's weight.

But what about Li Yi?

Although Li Yi did not intend to follow Yuan Shu to rebel, and what Li Yi did was temporarily beneficial to the court, after all, it was to combat rebellion, but in fact, as long as he is a smart person, it is not difficult to see that Li Yi's motives are obviously not Cun, the original intention is not for the big man, but for his own profit. To put it bluntly, Li Yi is not a good bird.

In the end, such a black-hearted guy actually persuaded the truly loyal Lu Kang, which was totally impossible in Yuan Huan's mind.

"nature."

Li Yi smiled and said: "Although I have selfish intentions, it is only natural that Lu Kang is willing to help me for the sake of the overall situation of the world. Besides, this matter is not just helping me. After all, everyone has to deal with Yuan Shu. Allied, by the way, since Yuan Gongcao has correspondence with Lu Kang, doesn't he know about my alliance with him?"

Yuan Huan shook his head and said: "Although Yuan Shu has many faults, he still acts more cautiously. After I wrote to Lu Kang, Yuan Shu noticed that Lu Kang seemed to be doing something, but there was no proof. Lu Kang was always popular, and Yuan Shu didn't." I’m so harsh on him, I can only keep a close eye on his location, so, for the sake of safety, I stopped communicating with him afterwards.”

Li Yi secretly thought that this was the case, but Yuan Huan felt very bad. He originally wanted to confess the matter on his own initiative, and then used his relationship to find Lu Kang to bring convenience to Li Yi, but he ended up settling it himself. Yes, this is embarrassing for Yuan Huan.

Li Yi saw Yuan Huan's thoughts and knew that he was in trouble, but Li Yi didn't care. After all, Yuan Huan wanted to get on the boat, or he wanted to come up in a good way, so he had to figure out a way for him. What's the use of worrying about him?

Yuan Huan naturally understands this truth, he really regrets it now, if he knew it would be so embarrassing, why not express his attitude early on, and save trouble?

However, Yuan Huan was able to see Li Yi's thoughts through the clues from Lu Bu, so he was naturally resourceful. After struggling for a while, he really thought of a way out for him.

Coughing lightly, Yuan Huan cupped his hands and asked, "Mr. Xiang said before that Nanyang seems to lack armour. I wonder if it's true?"

Li Yi's eyes lit up, and he said, "It's true. Could it be that Yuan Gongcao has something to do to help me solve this problem?"

In fact, although there is a lack of weapons and armor in Nanyang, Li Yi still has a way to solve it, but it will have to wait for a while, and no one can guarantee that all schemes, no matter how precise they are, will not be guaranteed when they are executed. There will be no twists and turns in time, so if Yuan Huan can help Li Yi get some other equipment, Li Yi is naturally very happy.

Seeing that Li Yi was obviously moved, Yuan Huan also felt relieved, and immediately said: "From what Huan can see, Yuan Shu's attention to the Marquis of Xiang is sincere, and because the enmity between Marquis Xiang and Liu Biao is well known, Yuan Shu's attitude towards Marquis Xiang is also the same. Convinced, Huan is willing to write a letter to Yangzhou, explaining that although Marquis Xiang has soldiers but lacks weapons, he may not be able to challenge Liu Biao head-on. Yuan Shu will not refuse, and the number will be too large to say, but five or six thousand soldiers A thinks it’s not a big problem.”

Li Yi was very tempted at first, but when Yuan Huan finished speaking, he was a little disappointed. He shook his head and said, "Although I have been to Yangzhou and had private conversations with Yuan Shu, those are harmless. After all, I went to Yangzhou for It's a private matter."

"However, if I accept the armored soldiers that Yuan Shu donated, I will make a false statement. Others will think that I knew Yuan Shu's intention to start a rebellion long ago, but I didn't inform the court to know about it. They may even think that I have colluded with Yuan Shu. Under such circumstances, even if I send troops to repel Yuan Shu and drive him out of Jingzhou, everyone in the world will not think that I did it justly. Maybe no one will target me when Yuan Shu is around, but as long as Yuan Shu's threat is removed, we will He is likely to be the next one to be targeted."

"Although I wish for Bingjia now, if I lose my reputation for this, the loss outweighs the gain!"

"This"

Yuan Huan's face turned red. He thought he had come up with a clever plan, and thought that Li Yi would praise him, but he didn't expect that in Li Yi's eyes, his clever plan would have such a big problem.

In fact, Yuan Huan is also a bit of a loser. He is not bad at resourcefulness, but he is not Li Yi's subordinate, and he doesn't know Li Yi's style of doing things, and his plan itself is not based on Li Yi's fundamental interests, so he The method he came up with was not Li Yi's intention, it was a matter of course.

At this time, Jia Xu cupped his hands to Li Yi and said, "My lord, Xu feels that what Yuan Gongcao said can be absolutely feasible with a little modification."

"Oh, please tell me, sir."

Li Yi was very happy to hear Jia Xu's suggestion. Although Jia Xu and Guo Jia are all resourceful people, in Li Yi's view, although Jia Xu is insidious, he doesn't like taking risks. , basically 100% no problem.

Yuan Huan saw Jia Xu rescued him, regardless of Jia Xu's skill level, he immediately cupped his hands and said, "Huan is all ears."

"With the reputation of the lord, it is natural not to have too many contacts with rebellious people like Yuan Shu, and it is not easy to ask him for weapons and armor, but it's okay."

Jia Xu let out a heck, with a villainous smirk on his face, he said, "But my lord can ask others to ask Yuan Shu for armaments, and then my lord will use the army of justice to destroy the thieves' baggage, wouldn't that be great?"

After hearing this, Li Yi immediately burst into laughter, and praised loudly: "Okay, it's a clever plan, it's really a clever plan!"

Jia Xu smiled and said humbly: "My lord, Xu is just talking about it. Whether it can be done or not depends on whether Yuan Gongcao can persuade Yuan Shu."

At this time, several people looked at Yuan Huan again, but they saw Yuan Huan was staring at Jia Xu in a daze, and when they met Jia Xu's gaze, Yuan Huan came back to his senses.

There was no way, in just a short while, Yuan Huan already felt that the bottom line of life in his heart had been refreshed.

Let's just talk about Yuan Shu. Although he wanted to rebel, he had a pretty good face. He was very careful when discussing this matter with Yangzhou officials, and his words were very cryptic.

But what Li Yi said just now, he didn't shy away from the fisherman's plan to make a profit. He even said frankly that he not only wanted benefits, but also wanted fame.

Originally, Yuan Huan thought that only Li Yi was like this, but Jia Xu's strategy just now, as well as the reactions of others, made Yuan Huan completely understand that Li Yi and his confidants are the same kind of people, insidious, cunning, unscrupulous

However, this also made Yuan Huan breathe a sigh of relief in some respects. Originally, he was quite worried about his seeking to leave Yuan Shu, and worried that Li Yi would think him an unrighteous person because of this. Now it seems that Li Yi should be wrong. Will care about those "subsections".

After gathering his composure, Yuan Huan said, "Huan really admires Xiong Jia's clever plan, but I don't know, under whose name should he act?"

Yuan Huan's question is the key point, after all, as Jia Xu said, framing the blame is a good idea, but if the selection is not right, it may become a hidden danger in the future.

Li Yi and Jia Xu looked at each other, and then said in unison: "Cao Cao!"

Yuan Huan was taken aback. Originally, he thought Li Yi would say Lu Bu, because Lu Bu is now in contact with Yuan Shu. It is much more convenient to ask Yuan Shu for things in the name of Lu Bu, and Yuan Shu will not be suspicious, but Cao Cao is a bit inappropriate. Bar?

Seeing the puzzled look in Yuan Huan's eyes, Li Yi didn't give him an explanation, and asked directly: "What does Yuan Gongcao think, in the name of goodwill, like Yuan Shu borrowing thousands of soldiers, can Yuan Shu agree?"

When Yuan Huan saw Li Yi's question, he didn't think about the deep meaning behind it, but seriously considered the feasibility of this matter.

After a while, Yuan Huan frowned and said, "This is feasible, but there are two difficulties."

"It's difficult, but it's okay to talk about it."

Li Yi didn't agree with Yuan Huan's expression of difficulties. From Li Yi's point of view, it's normal to have difficulties. If you say it out, everyone can discuss and solve it. It's a scam, and it's also the type Li Yi hates the most.

Seeing that Li Yi didn't express dissatisfaction, Yuan Huan felt relieved, and said slowly: "First, if Huan Ruo sent the letter to Yangzhou at this time, in order to seek trust, don't rush too fast, then if Yuan Shu agrees, send the weapon preparation , Roughly counting the days, it is almost the same time as the Jiangxia war, is that time suitable for the Marquis of Xiang? If it is too late, Huan suggests that it is better not to make an unnecessary move, just to increase Yuan Shu's suspicion."

Li Yi rubbed his chin, and said while thinking: "The day when Yuan Shu's soldiers came to the city of Xiangyang is the time when I will fight against them. Yuan Shu is preparing for the battle now. I think it will not take too many people to escort the ordnance, and for the sake of safety, it is very difficult It may be through Nanyang, it will be very convenient for us to do things there, and the batch of ordnance we will get will come in handy at that time, so there should be no problem in terms of time."

After all, Li Yi looked at Jia Xu and Guo Jia, and seeing that they all nodded, he continued to ask, "What about the second question?"

Yuan Huan said: "The second point is, if Cao Cao learned of the change in Jingyang, the soldiers and horses have changed, and after Yuan Shu heard the news, the Marquis of Xiang hadn't made any moves at that time, wouldn't it arouse Yuan Shu's suspicion?"

Li Yi said before that what Yuan Huan was talking about was a big deal, but he didn't expect this to be what he was worried about, and a smile appeared on his face.

Seeing this, Yuan Huan was very puzzled, and called softly, "Hsianghou?"

Li Yi didn't want to talk about Yanzhou, but seeing that Yuan Shu couldn't figure it out, he could only remind him: "With Lu Bu in Dongjun, Cao Cao still has the energy to go south?"