Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Moreover, in addition to being moved, Zhang Zhao was also very pleased. Although he only met briefly, he already knew that even without this kindness, Li Yi was also a person worthy of his assistance.

After turning his mind a few times, Zhang Zhao fixed his attention, bowed down to Li Yi for the third time, and said in a deep voice, "Zhang Zhao's talent is mediocre, and he didn't dare to hope for an official career, but the kindness of the Marquis of Xiang is so great that Zhang Zhao can't repay it. I can only beg to be a poor horse to be driven by the Marquis of Xiang, and I hope that the Marquis of Xiang will not abandon it."

"Hahaha……"

Li Yi couldn't help laughing, then helped Zhang Zhao up, and said happily: "With the help of Mr. Yi, Yi can accomplish great things. As a filial piety, let someone arrange a banquet at noon, and Yi Dang will personally welcome Mr. Zhang!"

"Here!"

Guo Jia agreed, and it was time to make arrangements, but Jia Xu hurriedly came from the other side, just in time to hear this sentence, and said with a smile: "My lord, wait a minute."

"Oh? This is... well, is there some happy event?"

Li Yi looked at Jia Xu, saw his happy face, and had several guesses in his mind, but he couldn't be sure for a while.

Jia Xu gave Zhang Zhaogong a hand, as a greeting, and then said to Li Yi: "The person who worshiped the flag called by the lord has been sent by Yiji. Today is a double blessing."

"Sacrificial flag?"

Zhang Zhao couldn't help the corners of his eyes twitching, and looked at Li Yi in surprise. He also heard that Jingzhou was not peaceful when he came, but Li Yi obviously didn't look like he was going to fight, so who would sacrifice the flag?What do you do after the flag ceremony?

Seeing Zhang Zhao's astonished look, everyone couldn't help but smile. Li Yi coughed lightly, and said with some embarrassment: "Well, why don't you let Feng Xiao take Mr. for a walk in the prefect's mansion first, and Yi go to meet the visitors?" , how about we wait until noon and not get drunk together?"

Although Zhang Zhao was puzzled, but he had a gentle temper and was a more upright person, so he immediately surrendered.

Li Yi nodded, and went back home first, then Guo Jia probably told Zhang Zhao about Mao Jie, Zhang Zhao was stunned at first, then felt a little funny, but in the end he thought about it carefully Li Yi is here. 【Seven Eight щщщ78zщ】

There are countless people who love talents in the world, just like Liu Biao, Tao Qian, and even Yuan Shu, regardless of their character and vision, they are extremely eager for talents. In order to attract talents, even if they are bad and greedy, they will Sincerely make many concessions.

But Zhang Zhao felt that these people seemed to be a little worse than Li Yi.

Whether it was towards him or Mao Jie, who was brought here in the name of offering sacrifices to the flag, Li Yi's attitude and "sincerity" were already a bit extraordinary, and he even did anything for the sake of talent.

Perhaps, in this troubled world, only such a person can achieve a great cause, right?

Li Yi didn't know that Zhang Zhao's opinion of him had risen to a higher level. It was a coincidence that he was rushing to see Mao Jie now. Li Yi didn't expect that the two of them would arrive at the same time, otherwise he wouldn't have put it down in a hurry Zhang Zhao.

But Li Yi felt that Zhang Zhao should understand his sudden departure, otherwise he would not be Zhang Zhao.

Moreover, as far as Li Yi himself is concerned, deep down in his heart he values ​​Mao Jie a little more.

The reason is very simple. Apart from Li Yi's personal preference for talents from the original Liu Bei and Cao Cao camps, it also has something to do with the performance of these two people in history, especially Zhang Zhao. Losing too many points.

When Li Yi hurried to a side hall of the prefect's mansion, he immediately saw a man with the appearance of a scholar sitting there pouring himself a drink. appearance.

Li Yi was stunned when he saw this, and then looked at Dian Wei who was guarding the door.

Dian Wei's expression was a little unnatural, and he explained to Li Yi: "That person is Mao Jie."

Li Yi asked again: "Why is he so leisurely, why is he not afraid at all?"

Dian Wei's black face was troubled for a moment, and he said: "When Yiji came, I saw that although he had not been abused, he was not happy, and he was downcast, but after he separated from Yiji, he seemed to be a different person. I was hungry, asked for wine and meat, so rude, I wanted to scare him, but he was not afraid of me, and asked me this is how the lord treats guests? I couldn't help it, and I couldn't really beat him, so I just That's it."

Li Yi looked at Dian Wei's deflated look, and couldn't help laughing out loud. At this time, Mao Jie, who was tasting wine, looked at Li Yi and squinted his eyes, obviously from Dian Wei's reaction and Li Yi's clothes. saw his identity.

Li Yi also noticed Mao Jie's movements, so he simply stopped asking Dian Wei, and strode in directly. Mao Jie sat there motionless, Li Yi walked half a circle around him, and asked aloud: " Mao Jie, Mao Xiaoxian?"

Mao Jie nodded, and then replied, "I've seen Marquis Xiang."

Seeing this, Dian Wei deliberately reprimanded Mao Jie for being rude, but seeing Li Yi's obvious interest in Mao Jie, he endured it and didn't speak.

Li Yi took two steps, and asked again: "Xiaoxian, do you know why Liu Shijun sent you to Nanyang?"

"Naturally know."

After a pause, Mao Jie said to Li Yi, "It's for Xianghou's sacrificial flag."

"Then why are you not only not afraid, but also have leisure time to eat and drink?"

Li Yi asked again, and he was also very strange. Although he coveted Mao Jie, at this time Mao Jie was not a famous figure in the world, he was much worse than Zhang Zhao, and he was not considered a great talent at all. Well, normally speaking, it's hard for anyone to guess Li Yi's real intention for Mao Jie to come over, so why is Mao Jie so calm?

Although Mao Jie was well-known in history as an anti-corruption fighter, Li Yi doesn't think that Mao Jie now has a disposition of life and death.

Li Yi thought about it, and rubbed his chin subconsciously. Although Mao Jie looked down at the wine, he remembered the conversation he had with someone the day before he set off.

At first Mao Jie knew that he was going to be sent to Li Yi to sacrifice the flag. He was really shocked and angry, and he was also afraid in his heart. He scolded Liu Biao for being immoral, but that night, someone found him and told him to go to Nanyang. There is absolutely no danger, there is no need to panic, at most it is a little frightening, and it will be fine in the past.

Mao Jie didn't understand what the other party meant, so of course he had to ask why, and then the man told him that Li Yi cherishes his talents as much as his life, and he will definitely not kill talented people for no reason and destroy his reputation, so this time he is called Sacrifice the flag, in fact, is to cherish talents and want to take him for his own use, so there is no need for Mao Jie to panic.

At that time, Mao Jie was dubious about what the other party said. After all, his evaluation of himself was far lower than Li Yi's evaluation of him, so Mao Jie felt that he was not worth Li Yi's effort at all.

So, after arriving at the prefect's mansion, Mao Jie tried Dian Wei first, and found that this guy who was obviously a reckless man would tolerate him, Mao Jie knew immediately, and reminded him that the man was right .

This made Mao Jie, while admiring his vision, also became curious about Li Yi, why Li Yi favored him so much.

At this time, Li Yi was gradually becoming impatient. Unlike Zhang Zhao, with such a great favor, Zhang Zhao was originally "in a state of no owner", and Li Yi could make Zhang Zhao shout with just one look. lord.

But Mao Jie is different, he belongs to Cao Cao, and people in this era are still very virtuous. When Cao Cao did not apologize to Mao Jie, it is not easy for Li Yi to poach him, unless he learns from the Water Margin Forced into Liangshan, but although Li Yi is unscrupulous in dealing with many problems, he is sincere in recruiting talents. Dare to use it with confidence.

Li Yi took another two steps, without thinking about Mao Jie's current state of mind, he simply sat down in front of Mao Jie, poured him a glass of wine, and asked: "In the future, Li would like to ask Xiaoxian to serve as Jingzhou meritorious service." I don’t know what Xiaoxian’s intentions are for Cao Zhizhi’s position?”

Mao Jie looked up at Li Yi, his eyes were obviously very surprised, he seemed to want to say something, but he was hesitant to say something, and there seemed to be a smile in the depths of it, which made Li Yi look puzzled.

Before that, Mao Jie served as the magistrate of a county in Yanzhou. The official was very small, but he had a good reputation. After being discovered by Cao Cao, he was greatly appreciated, so he brought him with him and planned to entrust him with an important task. , delayed this matter, but Cao Cao has already agreed on his position-in Zhizhong.

Zhizhong is a high-ranking official in the Governor's Mansion, and if ranked by name, he is almost the third in command. Of course, in Cao Cao's side, Mao Jie does not actually have that high voice, but this is enough to show Cao Cao's opinion of Mao Jie. bingo.

And Li Yi's meritorious service for poaching people happened to be the lower-level department in Zhizhong, which was very embarrassing, so Mao Jie wanted to laugh, but he didn't mean to laugh at Li Yi. Knowing Cao Cao's arrangement for him, Li Yi was actually very sincere in being able to use Cao Cao's position to recruit him.

Taking a deep breath, Mao Jie cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Marquis Xiang, for your appreciation. It's just that Jie has already served under Cao Shijun of Yanzhou, so I'm afraid I will disappoint Marquis Xiang's kindness. Please forgive me."

Li Yi was not surprised at Mao Jie's polite refusal. If Mao Jie agreed straight away, then there would be a problem.

Li Yi didn't show any anger on his face, instead he asked with a smile: "Let's not mention Cao Cao, but just now I asked Xiao Xian to serve as the meritorious officer of Jingzhou, and now Li is only the prefect of Nanyang, don't Xiao Xian think it's a bit strange? "

Mao Jie smiled slightly, and replied: "Liyang is about to break the city, and Yuan Shu's forward sentries have begun to haunt Xiangyang city. It is inevitable for Liu Shijun to ask the Marquis of Xiang to send troops. At that time, with the ability of Marquis Xiang, a mere meritorious Cao will But it’s just a random thing.”

Li Yi pursed his lips, Mao Jie was too calm, and he revealed his thoughts about Jingzhou in one word, which was different from what Li Yi expected.

Reluctantly, Li Yi asked again: "Xiaoxian thinks that after Li sends troops, will he be able to defeat Yuan Shu?"

Mao Jie glanced at Li Yi, thought for a while, and said: "Jingzhou is already in danger. When Jie left Xiangyang, he saw that no matter whether it was a dignitary or a commoner, everyone was panicked and frightened. Later, I saw that the people lived in peace, the soldiers at the head of the city were calm and orderly, and the Marquis of Xiang himself was even more composed, so I thought that the Marquis of Xiang must have a way to win, but he was stupid, and he dared not speak in vain about how to win."

Chapter 396 Mao Jie's Helplessness

Li Yi took a deep breath and looked at Mao Jie with indescribably complicated eyes.

Mao Jie actually thought that he had a way to deal with Yuan Shu. This evaluation was really uncommonly high, but Li Yi couldn't be happier at all.