Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Li Yi was speechless for a while, he didn't expect to hit Yiji, it's okay that this guy is no good, but he choked so panicked when he hit Yiji.

But this is Li Yi's home court, Li Yi just came back to his senses after being startled for a while, and simply refused to fight with Yi Ji, and said directly: "Why did Uncle Ji come here, let's talk about it."

Realizing that Li Yi was about to talk about business, Yi Ji was really relieved, sat upright, and said in a deep voice: "I came here specially to protect the life of Xianghou!"

Li Yi gave Yi Ji a strange look, and asked, "Are you going to say next that if Xiangyang does not survive, Nanyang will not be guaranteed, and even though Li voted for Yuan Shu, because of Yuan Shu's wolfish ambitions, it's not that he won't tolerate me, It's just that people in this world won't tolerate me, and Li will surely be killed sooner or later, so, tell me to be wise and work for the state shepherd?"

Yiji stared, shocked.

As for Li Yi guessing his reason for coming, Yi Ji thought it was nothing, it was normal, but why did Li Yi even know his persuasion steps?

Naturally, Li Yi wouldn't tell him, you'll understand after watching too many TV dramas, many negotiations are often based on scaremongering and scaring people first, and then throwing a drugged bait after success, to catch people on the bait. Try it out.

Seeing Yiji's neck being strangled, Li Yi couldn't help laughing, but with his smile, Yiji gradually calmed down.

Bowing his head and thinking for a while, Yi Ji bowed and asked, "What the Marquis of Xiang said was exactly what Yi Ji thought. Since Marquis Xiang already knew it, does it mean that Marquis Xiang has already made a decision?"

Li Yi nodded and said, "Yes, I have indeed thought about it."

"Then ask"

"Of course it's sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight!"

Yi Ji was silent, he just couldn't figure out how much of Li Yi's sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger's fight was true and how much was false.

Li Yi seemed to be afraid that Yiji would not believe him, and added: "If Liu Shijun can turn defeat into victory and force Yuan Shu to retreat, he will suffer heavy losses. Li can't say that he will send his troops south, so he took Xiangyang by the way, and then recommended himself to the court as Jingzhou Shepherd."

Yiji was probably too angry, and tremblingly said: "Xianghou is a loyal man, how can he take advantage of others' danger like this!"

"hehe"

Li Yi sneered and said: "I won't mention the matter in the proclamation. It's just that after the new year, I asked Xiangyang for some weapons and he didn't give it to me. I ignored the original promise and broke the original agreement. Food, but Su Fei, Huang Zhong, Zhang Yun, Huang Zu, these people's mobilization of soldiers and horses, is there any point that they are not aimed at Li?

"To tell you the truth, I was really happy to learn that Yuan Shu had entered Jiangxia, because without Yuan Shu, I'm afraid it won't be long before Nanyang is today's Jiangxia. Do you think I'm right?"

Yi Ji was silent. As early as when Liu Biao was about to deal with Li Yi, Yi Ji suggested that this would make Li Yi feel vigilant and take precautions early, but Liu Biao told him that the army is under pressure, and he does not declare or fight, but only with grandeur. Righteousness is intimidating, and Li Yi is only a city, and it is difficult to stick to it. At that time, people will be panicked, and maybe they can win without fighting. This is the best strategy

Li Yi continued: "However, in my opinion, it is extremely difficult for Liu Biao to defeat Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu is [-]% sure that he can kill Xiangyang City, if so"

Li Yi paused for a moment, until Yi Ji was so hung up in sweat that he was about to break out, and then said: "If this is the case, the two states of Jing and Yang must sit together, and the land of Sili is chaotic, and most of the Central Plains are incompetent people. Yuan Shao is very powerful, but he is also a son of the Yuan family, and Li will send his troops to take Xinye, and then go to Xiangyang to show Yuan Shu."

When Yiji listened to it at first, he was still angry, but in the end, all he could do was sigh.

Li Yi explained the matter so thoroughly that the words he had prepared were useless at all. Helplessly, Yi Ji could only lie on the ground and pleaded: "It was Liu Shijun who couldn't forgive Xianghou before, but now Jingzhou is in danger, and I hope that Marquis Xiang will put the overall situation first, if Marquis Xiang can help, everyone in Jingzhou will be grateful to Marquis Xiang, and Liu Shijun will never be wary of Marquis Xiang again!"

Li Yi couldn't help but sneered, and by the way gave Yi Ji a contemptuous look, obviously not believing what he said at all.

Yi Ji also knew that Li Yi could not be moved by the empty promise, so he could only continue to say: "Of course, as long as the Marquis of Xiang is willing to lend a helping hand, no matter what difficulties there are, Shijun Liu can solve them for the Marquis of Xiang."

"Oh?"

Li Yi's eyes lit up, and he asked with a smile, "Is Liu Shijun able to agree to anything?"

Chapter 384 The Lion's Big Opening

The corners of Yiji's mouth twitched. His words were just polite words. As long as the other party is sensible, he will naturally not mention things that are not open to discussion. But Li Yi's tone, how can it seem that he is serious?

Yiji looked at Li Yi, and saw that Li Yi's expression was extremely serious, his eyes were shining, and he didn't look like he was joking at all. Helpless, Yiji could only bow his head and say, "Ordinary matters can be handled by the State Mu. , but if it is too embarrassing, you need to report to the state pastor before you can make a final decision."

Li Yi smiled. If Yiji had just nodded directly, he would have dared to ask Liu Biao to give him the state shepherd, and then see how Yiji would respond. Now that Yiji was cowardly, it made him very regretful.

After pondering for a moment, Li Yi said, "Okay, since Uncle Ji is so sincere, Li is also willing to settle the suspicion with Zhou Mu and deal with Yuan Shu together."

"really!"

Yi Ji couldn't help showing excitement on his face when he heard the words, and then saw Li Yi wave his hand, signaling him to calm down first, and then said with a smile: "But there are conditions."

Yi Ji breathed out, he was prepared when he came, not afraid of Li Yi's rejection, but afraid of Li Yi not mentioning the conditions, he immediately asked: "Please speak, Lord Xiang."

Li Yi smiled, very innocently.

"Nanyang is short of food, the people can't eat enough, Li is incompetent, and I hope Mr. Liu can help."

"I don't know how much food the Marquis Xiang is short of?"

Li Yi would ask for food, which was expected by Liu Biao and Yi Ji.

Although Li Yi has always purchased food through various channels, Li Yi is extremely concerned about this matter and treats it as a military secret. In the past few months, he has secretly killed more than a dozen people who wanted to investigate Wan The people who stored food in the city, and even the males in those families were "disappeared". Therefore, investigating Li Yi's food storage became a very risky job. After Liu Biao killed people several times, he did not do it Probing, this led to Liu Biao and the others not knowing how much food Wancheng had.

Li Yi smiled lightly: "Not much, 50 shi is enough!"

"what!"

In an instant, Yi Ji didn't want any calmness or gentlemanly demeanor, and he stood up suddenly, not only raised his voice high, but even Li Yi felt that his hair crown was protruding upwards, and he didn't know it was Not bristling with anger.

Yiji looked at Li Yi, and said with a serious face: "Xianghou, I am here to sincerely ask Xianghou for help, and I should do my best to meet Xianghou's request. If Xianghou agrees to this matter, Ji will naturally be very grateful. Not allowed, although Ji is disappointed, he will not resent Xianghou, and can only make other plans after returning to Xiangyang!"

"However, the Marquis of Xiang has clearly agreed to the negotiation, but he proposed something that we cannot promise at all. Isn't it afraid of damaging the reputation of the Marquis of Xiang?"

Yi Ji was really angry. What Li Yi wanted was not 50, but a full [-] stones!

After all, in ordinary times, regardless of other losses, 50 soldiers and horses consume almost [-] shi of food and grass a month. The province is enough for him to raise an army of [-]!

It is true that Jingzhou has grain, but those grains are either arranged in the first place, or have to be kept in reserve just in case. Putting these aside, the grain that Liu Biao can really dispose of at will is not too much, otherwise Liu Biao usually does not have much food. There is no need to be timid, so much so that Yuan Shu has to temporarily recruit soldiers when he comes over.

Therefore, Li Yi's request was too much, and even made people unable to find the desire to bargain.

The condition was set by Li Yi, and he was naturally prepared for Yiji's overreaction, so he was not in a hurry at all, but explained to Yiji calmly: "Nanyang has 30 soldiers and horses, and we gathered nearly 50 Nanyang refugees earlier. On the way, [-] refugees from other places were successively recruited, and another [-] were taken in from the old Yuzhou Yellow Turbans after the year. These [-] people consumed [-] shi of grain per month. Just use it, it’s not too much at all.”

Yi Ji's face was sullen. Although he didn't know how much food Li Yi had in stock now, he had a general understanding of Li Yi's population in Anmin Town outside the city, which was not as much as Li Yi said. The proportion is relatively low, and the elderly, children and women eat less, so [-] shi of grain per month is enough.

Yi Ji had the account settled in his mind, but he didn't argue with Li Yi. He had already seen that Li Yi had an extremely thick skin. He would also refuse to admit it, and would even beat him up, asking him why he secretly inquired about the news, whether he was hostile or something.

It has to be said that Yi Ji is also a smart person. After some contact, he already has a very deep understanding of Li Yi's shamelessness.

"Xianghou!"

Yi Ji sat down again, tried to keep his voice as steady as possible, and said: "The request of the Marquis Xiang is too embarrassing. Now half of Jiangxia's land has changed hands, and the grain and grass that were originally hoarded in Xiling have also been taken by Yuan Shu. In the battle of Jingzhou, the supply of food and grass was almost entirely dependent on Xiangyang, so to speak bluntly, if 50 grain and grass were donated to the Marquis of Xiang at this time, within three months, even if Yuan Shu’s troops had not arrived in Xiangyang, Jingzhou would be in chaos without a fight!"

"Therefore, 50 stones of grain and grass is really unbearable for Xiangyang. Moreover, given the number of troops and horses of the Marquis of Xiang, if such a large amount of grain and grass is required, people will probably be criticized and suspect that the Marquis of Xiang has other ideas!"

"Anyway, please think twice, Marquis Xiang."

Li Yi nodded, expressing Li Yi Yiji's thoughts completely, but said: "Li understands what Uncle Ji said, but why doesn't Uncle Ji consider my difficulties in Nanyang?"

"Please speak, Marquis Xiang."

"Before, Liu Shijun intended to use troops against Nanyang. Everyone knew about it. Now because of Yuan Shu's attack, we have to put it aside for the time being. Now that I am helping Liu Shijun, Liu Shijun will naturally promise that he will not target Li in the future, but However, Li was afraid, because Li could not trust Liu Shijun, and he was unwilling to hand over his wealth and life to others. Therefore, in order to protect himself, Li must have food and grass in his hands. Contrary to what he said, with the 50 stones of food and grass, Li will not stand still!"