Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Because the way the old man looked at Yiji began to change. It wasn't malicious, but a little disdainful and sympathetic, as if Yiji thought he was very tall and asked the other person a very stupid question, like why do you sleep at night and sleep during the day? Workmanship, such a simple question in general.

Yi Ji is a gentle gentleman. Seeing this, he was perplexed, but he was not annoyed. He was just embarrassed by the old man. He touched his nose in embarrassment, then bowed to the old man and asked humbly: "Old man , but what did Yi say wrong?"

The old man knew that he was being rude, so he quickly looked away, and then he suddenly realized: "Yes, yes, your honor is from outside, it's normal if you don't know."

Yiji asked curiously, "How do you say that?"

The old man took it for granted: "Although Yuan Shu occupied Nanyang and disregarded the lives of the people, we suffered a lot, but this time he is fighting with Liu Shijun. What does he have to do with Nanyang?"

Yi Ji couldn't help laughing and said: "My old man probably doesn't know yet, Yuan Shu has become king on his own this time, which is tantamount to plotting rebellion. It can be seen that his ambition is very big, and this time he dispatched troops, it is to use the best of Yangzhou's elite , the entire Jingzhou must be taken, and Nanyang will naturally not be spared."

Yi Ji felt that what he said was very straightforward and serious, but unexpectedly the old man still had that disapproving attitude, shook his head and said, "So what's the matter, as long as Marquis Li Xiang is still here, even if Yuan Shu really came, I will wait for you." will not be afraid."

Yi Ji couldn't understand where the old man's self-confidence came from, so he asked, "Does the old man think that Marquis Xiang can stop Yuan Shu's soldiers?"

At this time, the old man chatted with Yiji for a while, and he became more courageous. Hearing this, he couldn't help giving Yiji another look, and asked back: "In the past, Dong Zhuo was so strong that the heroes of the world couldn't do anything about it. However, because of the Marquis Xiang, Dong Zhuo If Yuan Shu is far inferior to Dong Zhuo today, could he still be the opponent of Marquis Xiang?"

Yiji smiled helplessly, the difference between strength and weakness, and the way of mutual restraint, cannot be judged by the old man's words at all. If the person who said this to him was an official, he could find many reasons to criticize the other party, but in the face of That's right, it's an old man farming, he can only be speechless, unless Yiji is willing to spare a few hours to get serious with the old man.

Seeing that Yi Ji was "persuaded" by himself, the old man was very relieved, and added: "This truth, even a three-year-old child here knows it."

Yi Ji didn't like to argue, and didn't want to argue with the old man on this issue, so he simply sighed: "After listening to the old man's teachings, Yi will feel at ease. With the Marquis Xiang here, Jingzhou will have no worries."

The old man thought the words sounded good, he nodded vigorously at first, but immediately shook his head and said: "Marquis Li Xiang belongs to our Nanyang, but he can't control the affairs of Jingzhou as a whole."

Yiji laughed and said: "This time, what the old man said is wrong. Marquis Xiang is an official of Jingzhou, and there is something going on in Jingzhou, how can Marquis Xiang stay out of it?"

The old man's attitude was always considered respectful before, even if he rolled his eyes, it was sneaky, but this time he put away the smile on his face, grinned, and said: "Jingzhou is Liu Shijun's Jingzhou, and we Xianghou can It doesn't matter much."

Yi Ji's heart moved, and he said again: "Why is this, isn't Nanyang belonged to Jingzhou?"

The old man heheed, and said: "Nanyang is good in Jingzhou, but Liu Shijun originally promised to give food to Nanyang, why did he stop it for me all of a sudden?"

Yiji naturally heard the disrespect towards Liu Biao in the old Chinese, and he couldn't explain the reason behind this to the old man, so he could only say: "Zhou Mu has a whole state in his heart, and he needs to take care of all aspects and make many arrangements. Naturally, they all make sense, but I and the common people can't understand the deep meaning for a while."

The old man curled his lips and said: "Don't deceive me, I know that Yuan Shu was rampant in Nanyang back then, and we and the common people had no hope of living. We can only hope that Liu Shijun will survive, but Liu Shijun has not made any action for a long time, just sit and watch." The people were murdered, and in the end it was the Marquis Xiang who came and saw that we were miserable, so he went to Xiangyang alone regardless of the risk, and then invited reinforcements for us and the people, but unfortunately it was not the Marquis Xiang who led the troops at that time No matter how victorious the battle is, we and the common people have a conscience, and we will never forget the kindness of Marquis Xiang!"

Yi Ji smiled wryly in his heart. At first, Liu Biao did not send troops in time. It was true that he did not do well, but later he was not ambiguous. Credit also has hard work, but it turned out to be good, all the bad things fell on Liu Biao, but the favor was accepted by Li Yi.

Before the old man finished speaking, he cupped his hands in the direction of the Wancheng city, and said: "At that time, the Marquis Xiang knew that I would still have a hard time after Yuan Shu's retreat, so he only chose Wancheng to settle down. The city is all under the trusteeship of Mr. Liu Shijun. Outsiders may laugh at Marquis Xiang, but we and the people of Nanyang know that Marquis Xiang bought us life-saving rations in exchange for this. If Marquis Xiang didn’t exist, we would have starved to death long ago. Where is it?"

Yiji was silent. At the beginning, many people thought that Li Yi was too weak and too stupid to give in to Liu Biao. Even Yiji had similar thoughts, but now seeing the excited look of the old man when he talked about Li Yi, Yi Ji knew that Li Yi's move was so cost-effective, it was almost effortless, and he won the hearts of the people!

At this time, the old man's face was more dissatisfied, and he said angrily: "Xianghou is so benevolent and righteous, but Liu Shijun turned his back on his promise, and the food that he promised to Nanyang was cut off as soon as he said it. I wait to make a living, so I can only go to work hard and buy food from Xuzhou!"

"Cough, do you know that the last time the Marquis of Xiang took a concubine, it was Xuzhou who came to facilitate this for the people of Nanyang. Alas, my survival is all thanks to the Marquis of Xiang's kindness!"

Looking at the old man's sobbing face, as if Li Yi had been wronged so much, the corners of Yi Ji's mouth couldn't help twitching.

The entire upper class in Jingzhou knew that this Marquis Li Xiang might be very good, but there was one thing that was absolutely infallible, and that was lust.

Wang Situ's goddaughter, Cai Zhonglang's own daughter, the couple from Zhuge's family, Huang Chengyan's baby egg, and Cai Mao's sister who was recently used as a talking point

If Li Yi felt aggrieved about the marriage with the Mi family, Yi Ji would dare to take his head off and use it as a chamber pot.

Originally, Yi Ji wanted to tell the old man that no matter what he said, the food was brought out by Liu Biao, how could you not be grateful to Liu Biao, but now, he felt very powerless, feeling that no matter how much he said, he could It's hard to change the old man's mind.

Even Yi Ji was very suspicious. If he told the old man that he was actually an envoy sent by Liu Biao, the old man and the other people who were saluting to the carriage would definitely turn around and leave without even looking at him again.

There may also be some who turn their heads back, and turn around and spit on him.

After a few more polite words with the old man, Yi Ji returned to the carriage, but compared to when he got out of the carriage with his head held high and his chest held high, and his demeanor, when he came back, Yi Ji seemed to lose all of his energy, and his whole body looked listless Baba, no energy at all.

It's not that Yi Ji is idle and has nothing to do. He went to chat with an old man for a purpose. He wanted to judge Li Yi's prestige in Nanyang through the old man's words.

The result was far beyond expectations. Li Yi's prestige here is much higher than he and Liu Biao imagined. As for Liu Biao, who has been providing food and grass for the people of Nanyang, he has completely become a villain because of the recent food shortage. appearance.

Yi Ji is very worried about this. Although Liu Biao is the lord of a state, and Li Yi is only a prefect, the family respects Li Yi and the people love Li Yi, but there are fewer and fewer people who love Liu Biao. After what happened to Yuan Shu, will Liu Biao be able to suppress Li Yi in the future?

While thinking wildly, the driver of the carriage raised the curtain of the carriage and said softly: "Sir, we have already arrived at Anmin Town, but we have also received news that the prefect has left and transferred to the new army camp. Sir, I want to rest in Anmin Town for a while. Or go there again?"

Yi Ji came back to his senses a little, and looked out through the curtain. The Anmin Town in front of him was said to be a town, but in fact it was almost like a small town except for the lack of high walls. According to what Yi Ji heard, there were several people living in it. million people.

Originally, Yiji wanted to go in and take a look, but when he thought of talking to the old man, he felt that it was unnecessary, how about going in?It's nothing more than changing some people, saying that Li Yi's is good, and Liu Biao's is not, what's the use?

After thinking about it, Yiji said to the driver: "If you can, go on looking for Marquis Xiang."

Yi Ji's voice was a little hoarse. The task Liu Biao gave him this time was already difficult. Now, after seeing the reactions of the people, it can be seen that Li Yi is definitely not one of those short-sighted people, and his plans are even long-term. Could such a person not see through Liu Biao? Can the two tigers fight each other to agree to Liu Biao's request?

Accompanied by Yi Ji's apprehension, the carriage swayed and walked for another half an hour, and arrived at the military camp that the coachman said.

At this time, it was time for meals in the barracks, and even walking on the road, you could smell the fragrance of the food. Yiji was a little hungry after wandering all the way, so he couldn't help sniffing a few times, but his concentration was very fast. It won't be on this soon, because Yiji found that although there were a lot of people in the barracks, and there were soldiers holding pots talking in low voices, compared to the whole barracks, it seemed very quiet, and it didn't seem like he was there at all. The kind seen in the Xiangyang military camp, it was like a market when it was time to eat, a chaotic scene.

This kind of scene made Yiji feel some pressure, and his walking steps were much lighter, and inexplicably, Yiji had a feeling in his heart that these soldiers and horses were probably stronger than Xiangyang's soldiers and horses.

Yi Ji looked at the clay pot of a soldier next to him. It contained soup cakes. The portion was quite large, enough for a man to eat. Moreover, there was a smell of meat in it, but Yi Ji took a closer look. Two eyes, but there is no minced meat in it.

Curious in his heart, Yi Ji pointed to the cauldron for the soldiers not far away, and asked the guard, "Can Yi come over and have a look?"

"Don't tell me that your lord has explained it before, you can do everything you want, and I will only protect your safety."

The guard responded, and Yiji stopped being polite. He followed the scent and quickly stepped forward to have a look. He found a whole lamb stewed in a pot, and there were some messy bones and meat. It has rotted away, only the bones are left, and wild vegetable leaves are still floating around.

When the soldiers who served the soup cakes passed by here, they would add two spoonfuls of broth to the soup cakes, and the soup cakes would have a meaty taste.

Yiji nodded secretly. Although the pot looked unappetizing and was a bit off-putting to him, it was undeniable that the taste was really good. In this regard, those soldiers who almost had smiles on their faces when serving the food could clear.

After understanding, Yiji didn't delay anymore, and the guards led him to a low table near the camp of the Chinese army. There, Li Yizheng and several people dressed as generals gathered around to eat, and seemed to be too engrossed in eating. , there was no reaction to Yiji's arrival.

Dian Wei, who was standing behind Li Yi as a bodyguard, took a look at Yi Ji, but immediately looked away.

Yi Ji looked around from the corner of his eye, and found that the guards didn't intend to inform him, so he had no choice but to take a step forward, bowed his hands and said, "Yi Ji of Xiangyang, I have seen the Marquis of Xiang."

Although Yiji is a literati, he is not weak. He speaks with a lot of air, and everyone around him can hear him clearly, so except for Li Yi who did not move, everyone else looked sideways at Yiji.

At this time, besides Xu Huang, the people who ate with Li Yi were the newly promoted school lieutenants, as well as Xu Sheng, Zhou Cang, Liu Pi and other famous guys.

Unlike Li Yi who had been to Xiangyang, none of these people knew Yiji, so they naturally wanted to size him up and see what the person Liu Biao sent looked like.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Yi Ji smiled slightly, and lightly stretched out his sleeves. He was neither arrogant nor timid. It looked very appropriate, but in fact, deep down in Yi Ji's heart, he was quite surprised and even a little panicked. .

Yi Ji doesn't have a heaven-defying ability to match people, he can tell how talented the other party is at a glance, but Yi Ji still has the most basic reference and comparison.

At this moment, Yi Ji compared the people around Li Yi with the generals under Liu Biao, and found that Zhang Yun, who had just been entrusted with an important task by Liu Biao, was at a mid-level level with Li Yi, like the second general Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng. Directly at the bottom, probably means highlighting Huang Zhong, in order to get an evaluation that is not weaker than others.

This made Yiji very uneasy. You know, this is only Li Yi's new army barracks. Li Yi's real direct line army is his Zhongyi Army. How many talents are there?

When the two sides were looking at each other, Li Yi also finished eating, but he scraped the bottom of the bowl again, and then put it down, but he still didn't look at Yiji, just tapped the empty bowl lightly with his index finger, and said with a sigh : "If you can't get enough to eat, what should you do?"