Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Wang Yun has been in the officialdom all his life, so he naturally understands this truth in his heart. If it is another person, he may consider the overall situation, but this time it is Li Yi, and Wang Yun doesn't care about that much. It is definitely a catastrophe for him to be easy to rise to the top.

Therefore, Wang Yun pouted again and said, "Li Xianghou is loyal to His Majesty, how can he be dissatisfied because of a trivial matter? Moreover, the old minister is not trying to obliterate the merits of Xianghou."

The little emperor became curious, and asked, "Oh? Please ask Wang Situ to explain in detail."

Wang Yun took a deep breath and said, "Yuan Shu has been defeated and fled, and Jingzhou is waiting for prosperity. However, the Marquis of Xiang is too young, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to govern Jingzhou. Therefore, the old minister suggests that the emperor can choose another talented person to take up the post in Jingzhou. As for Marquis Xiang"

The little emperor asked: "How is the Marquis Xiang?"

Wang Yun said: "Although Yuan Shu is defeated now, the foundation is still there. Although Lu Kang raised troops in Yangzhou, Lu Kang has no soldiers and no generals. For a long time, he will never be Yuan Shu's opponent. Therefore, the old minister thought that the emperor urged Xianghou to quickly enter Yangzhou. , take advantage of the victory and pursue, we must wipe out Yuan Shu in one fell swoop!"

The little emperor was very moved by this opinion, but he was not stupid. He shook his head and said, "Li Yi was only the prefect of Nanyang before. According to the battle report, he led only 2 troops this time. Quite a few, it may not be the best policy to continue to march with such a tired army, and Li Yi has made such a great contribution, I will not reward him, but let him continue to run, this is not the way of a king, it is inappropriate, it is not appropriate!"

The little emperor already had the intention of rejecting Wang Yun. Although many courtiers in the court did not participate in the conversation between the two, most of them nodded secretly, thinking that although this emperor is still young, he is indeed smart. If Chang'an can get rid of Li Guo in the future Perhaps the two of them can really make a difference.

Wang Yun felt that the little emperor was getting angry, so he didn't dare to delay any longer, and said directly: "The old minister thought that His Majesty could appoint Li Yi as the shepherd of Yangzhou while urging Li Yi to enter Yangzhou!"

"Yangzhou Mu?"

The little emperor blinked. He was a little immature after all. He couldn't keep up with Wang Yun for a while. He didn't understand why Li Yi was sent to Yangzhou.

But the other courtiers understood Wang Yun's meaning in an instant, secretly thinking that the old guy was insidious, and it was really shameless to reward Li Yi with Yuan Shu's territory.

Wang Yun was calm, and explained to the little emperor: "Li Xianghou will attack Yangzhou in the future, and after he conquers the city, he will naturally appoint officials to govern the place. Li Yi is Yangzhou Shepherd, so the appointment and dismissal of all officials is justifiable, and when Yangzhou is pacified in the future, Li Yi has the merits of pacifying Yangzhou, and with the assistance of those officials before, he can assume the position of State Shepherd. "

"Let me think about it."

The little emperor was a little tempted. In fact, the place in Jingzhou was so good, he was also a little reluctant to let Li Yi go there, and his heart was more inclined to the people of the clan, but there was no reason to do that before, but now Wang Yun set up this platform for him. Well, this made the little emperor hesitate, but he also understood that it was a bit unreasonable to Li Yi, and he was worried that it would make Li Yi think differently.

The little emperor was undecided for a while, and looked at the courtiers, but there was no one to speak, so he could only ask Wang Yun again: "In that case, who does Situ think can be the shepherd of Jingzhou?"

Many people looked at Wang Yun subconsciously, wondering who the old man would recommend.

Wang Yun coughed lightly, looked left and right, and said softly: "The general of Fuguo is finished, he can be the shepherd of Jingzhou!"

Originally, the old god was always there, as if nothing in the court had nothing to do with him. After Fu Wan, he opened his eyes wide and glared at Wang Yun angrily. It is a heavy responsibility, and the old minister and Li Yi are Weng son-in-law. If they go to Jingzhou, they will be afraid of distinguishing between public and private with Li Yi, and worry that they will lose the law. Jingzhou Mu!"

The little emperor was at the top, and he was originally happy that Wang Yun had nominated Fu Wan. After all, Fu Wan was his relative, and if he asked Fu Wan to go to Jingzhou, Li Yi would not have too many complaints. This arrangement is very good. After the reaction was so intense, he didn't go or say anything, but let Wang Yun go.

Wang Yun didn't expect Fu Wan's reaction to be so big. He heard that Fu Wan had sent his eldest son to Jingzhou, and he probably wanted to reach out to Jingzhou. His proposal should be in line with Fu Wan's thoughts. of.

Wang Yun looked at Fu Wan in surprise, but Fu Wan didn't look at him, only looked at the little emperor, waiting for the little emperor to make a decision.

The little emperor felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell where the specific problem was, and he didn't dare to speak indiscriminately, so he continued to look at Wang Yun, wanting to see what he had to say.

Wang Yun met the little emperor's gaze, and came back to his senses with a shock. He was afraid that this old bone would be buried in the ground when he went to Jingzhou. Forget it, the old minister can recommend another person for the emperor."

The little emperor immediately asked: "Who is it?"

Wang Yundao: "Liu Yao of the Sikong Mansion, the emperor's clan, has a wide range of talents and learning, noble conduct, and is well-known. He can be a shepherd in Jingzhou!"

The little emperor was about to ask where Liu Yao was, when he saw a person standing out from the back row of courtiers, it was Liu Yao.

Liu Yao cupped his hands and said, "I would like to report to the Son of Heaven that before Yuan Shu was very powerful, Liu Biao was in a losing streak, and Jingzhou was in danger. No one could stand up to Yuan Shu. Fortunately, Li Yi stepped forward and defeated him, otherwise half of the Han Dynasty would be in danger."

When he said this, Liu Yao's words were mostly sighs, but in the next moment, his tone suddenly turned cold, and he said: "However, the Marquis Xiang has made contributions to the community, and should have been rewarded, but Wang Situ obstructed it and put him in another place." Yangzhou, instead let Yao, who has no achievements, take over Jingzhou, hehe, Yao wants to know, what is Wang Situ's intentions, do you want to disregard the world for your own self-interest!"

After Liu Yao said that, he glared at Wang Yun. As a member of the Han family, he still had a good impression of Li Yi, and he was indeed as Wang Yun said, with good character, and he couldn't do the thing of picking peaches. .

Wang Yun's face turned red immediately, and he was about to vomit blood. He didn't expect that he recommended two people in succession, one disagreed, and the other scolded him directly in public. What shame did he have?

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Wang Yun gritted his teeth, he was not good at scolding Liu Yao, so he could only look back at the little emperor, and wanted to continue to say something, but he heard a faint sigh, Wang Yun turned his head and saw that it was the old general of the big man , Huang Pusong, who is now the Taiwei, walked towards him.

Facing Huang Pusong, Wang Yun didn't dare to trust him at all, and hurriedly saluted him.

The little emperor also respected Huang Pusong very much, bent slightly and asked, "I don't know what the old general has to say?"

Huang Pusong bowed to the little emperor, but then he turned his head to look at Wang Yun, and said, "Ruling the world, the first is to be rewarded and punished. Doesn't Wang Situ even understand this truth?"

Wang Yun blushed so much that he was about to bleed, but he didn't dare to refute, so he could only lower his head.

Huang Pusong sighed. In fact, he also thought that Li Yi was not suitable to be a Jingzhou shepherd. Although Wang Yun had ulterior motives, Wang Yun was right. Li Yi's age and qualifications were not suitable for a high-ranking official like the state shepherd. On the contrary, the people recommended by Wang Yun are quite suitable.

However, although he knew it in his heart, Huang Pusong had no choice but to stand up and find a reason to dispel Wang Yun's idea, because after the Yellow Turban, there was Dong Zhuo first and then Yuan Shu, and the big man really couldn't stand the trouble.

Yesterday, Li Yi sent the battle report together with Liu Biao's resignation letter, which clearly meant asking the court for the position of Jingzhou Shepherd. Although this move seemed inappropriate, Li Yi did have merit.

But if the imperial court blackmails Li Yi's credit according to Wang Yun's intention, Li Yi will definitely be disappointed with the imperial court and the emperor, plus he is a young man, those soldiers and horses were also brought out by Li Yi, God knows Will he proclaim himself a Jingzhou shepherd when he is angry?

When it really came to that point, the imperial court would lose both face and reputation. What's more frightening is that other people will follow suit in the future, so the world will be completely chaotic, and the big man may be over.

Looking at Wang Yun, Huang Pusong shook his head in disappointment, and then said to the little emperor: "The old minister thought that Li Yi could be the shepherd of Jingzhou."

Chapter 428 I will hand over my younger sister to the Marquis Xiang

In the blink of an eye, another ten days passed, and the court's decree was finally sent to Xiangyang. Not surprisingly, Li Yi was conferred the title of Jingzhou Shepherd by the court, a holiday!

When the news came, Li Yi's heart was completely relieved, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He no longer had to pretend to play the trick of refusing to accept it in front of everyone.

In the past few days, Li Yi has declined four times in a row. He feels that his face is a bit out of control, but he can't stand the enthusiasm of the officials in Xiangyang City. can not stop.

Of course, what is really important is that Li Yizhi started today and truly has his own foundation.

Obtaining Jingzhou is only one of many states and counties in the whole world, but for Li Yi's great cause, it is almost one-third completed, because he has survived the most difficult early stage of entrepreneurship.

And from now on, Li Yi has been able to sit on an equal footing with the princes of the world, and he no longer has to pretend to be a grandson every day and hold his stinky feet like he did when he faced Dong Zhuo and Liu Biao at the beginning.

This feeling is like a tiger out of a cage, which makes Li Yi want to roar up to the sky.

However, the good news does not stop there. Wenpin also sent back news that Yuan Shu had completely withdrawn from Jiangxia, and the remaining defeated soldiers were basically wiped out. Now Li Yi's army is stationed in Xiling and Xiyang counties. withdraw troops.

Moreover, Wenpin has successfully exchanged Huang Zhong back, and he will arrive in Xiangyang soon.

So, overjoyed, Li Yi decided to hold a big banquet in the Mansion of General Zhengnan, which was Liu Biao's former State Shepherd's Mansion, first to celebrate his promotion to State Shepherd, second to celebrate his victory in the war, and thirdly, It is to give those officials in Jingzhou some reassurance.

Naturally, there is no need to mention all the cumbersome things before the banquet. Anyway, for Li Yi, it is enough to be soft when receiving gifts.

It was different from the time in Wancheng. Although Li Yi relied on the property he brought out from Chang'an as his family back then, he didn't worry about money in a short period of time. Yi's finances have always been beyond his means.

Now that Jingzhou is acquired and Xiangyang is occupied, not to mention the mountains of money, food, cloth, weapons and armor in Xiangyang City, the normal tax revenue in Xiangyang and its surroundings alone is enough to cover Li Yi's normal military expenditure.

Before the banquet started, Li Yi asked Guo Jia to read out the imperial court's rewards. All the generals under his command were happy, especially Xu Sheng and Liu Pi. They felt like they were dreaming. It is possible to honor the ancestors, and I am very excited. Everyone is grateful, and they are scrambling to show their loyalty to Li Yi.

Li Yi appeased his family, and then looked at Liu Biao's old team members. Those people's faces were not very good. After all, it felt really bad to hear others conferring marquis and generals.

Li Yi smiled secretly, cleared his throat, and said: "Li Yi is not talented, he is valued by the court, he is loved by the emperor, and he was lucky enough to get the position of governor of the state. He is really happy in his heart, but he is even more frightened, because Yi feels that he is too young and inexperienced I am worried that Jingzhou will not be stable in the future. I will bear the heavy responsibility of the court and the love of the emperor. You are all sages in Jingzhou, and your talents are far better than Yi. Therefore, in the future, Yi hopes that you can give more support and help Yi govern Jingzhou. Li Yi Thank you in advance!"