Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

So, based on all these, Li Yi thinks that Liu Xian is an honest, upright, but not pedantic good man, and he is very worth using. Originally, Li Yi was looking for an opportunity to chat with Liu Xian, but today was just a coincidence That's all.

By the way, in addition to these admirable things about Liu Xian himself, there is another thing about Liu Xian that makes Li Yi very interested in him, that is, Liu Xian has a little nephew who is more than one year old, named Zhou Buyi, who was killed by Cao Cao. Killed, the famous child prodigy.

Li Yi pulled Liu Xian to sit down, then motioned for others to do the same, and then straightened his expression, saying: "The conquest of Jingnan is imperative, but after that, I intend to send troops to Xuzhou."

"Xuzhou!"

Both Cai Mao and Liu Xian let out a low cry, thinking in disbelief.

Li Yi nodded and said, "That's right, it's Xuzhou."

"Why is this, my lord, Xuzhou and Jingzhou have no grievances or enmities, and my lord's reckless raising of troops, isn't it just a trick for others?"

Liu Xian began to persuade directly, and Li Yi smiled and said: "Sir, don't worry, Cao Cao's family was killed in Xuzhou before, whether it is for filial piety or ambition, it is imperative for Cao Cao to conquer Xuzhou, and Tao I am old and weak, and my military strategy and resourcefulness are not as good as Cao Cao, so I am definitely not his opponent. At that time, the crisis in Xuzhou will be a good time for me to send troops to Xuzhou?"

Xun You added with a smile: "A few days ago, Tao Qian sent someone to explain this to Cao Cao, but Cao Cao killed him without saying a word. Tao Qian vomited blood because of this, and his body was badly damaged. Alas, hehe! "

Liu Xian and Cai Mao looked at Li Yi and Guo Jia in astonishment, feeling that they were so shameless.

Liu Xian regained his composure and murmured in a low voice, "It's just that Yuzhou is between Jingzhou and Xuzhou."

Li Yi nodded and said: "That's right. Yuzhou is an obstacle, which is not good for me. I was embarrassed to solve this matter like this. Unexpectedly, Kong Rong became the governor of Yuzhou and took the initiative to provoke me. If so, don't blame me for being rude to him." gone."

Liu Xian asked cautiously, "How does my lord plan to act?"

Li Yidao: "In the name of rescuing Xuzhou, if Kong Rongruo refuses to send troops with excuses, I can only forcibly open the way. If he agrees, when the class is in charge, I can find an excuse at will, and then do the false plan to destroy Guo .”

After wiping off his sweat, he asked again, "I don't know what I need to do?"

This time Li Yi didn't answer in a hurry, but thought for a while, and cast his gaze on Cai Mao, who immediately sat up straight and asked, "Your Majesty, just order it."

Li Yi nodded and said: "The matter of Jingnan should not be delayed for too long. If it is fast, it will take a leap, and if it is slow, I will send troops to Jingnan. At that time, the matter of Xiangyang will be entrusted to my brother!"

Cai Mao was a little disappointed at first. In fact, he wanted to go out with the army. After all, he was still pretending to kill the prefect, but then he thought that Li Yi's move was because of his trust in him. Xiangyang is absolutely foolproof."

Li Yi nodded, now that Xiangyang is stable, if Cai Mao makes mistakes in this situation, it will be a waste.

Li Yi said to Liu Xian again: "As for Mr., apart from assisting his brother in guarding the city, he is also responsible for food and grass. I wonder if Mr. might take on this important task?"

Liu Xian didn't answer in a hurry, but asked: "May I ask how much the Marquis Xiang is planning to send troops?"

Li Yi replied: "Huang Zhong has a good relationship with Liu Pan, and although I am the lord of Jingzhou, Liu Pan has not changed. Instead, I have sent letters several times asking me to send someone to take him in charge of the army, but I have never Yun, so, I decided to let Liu Pan use his own troops to contain Changsha, and then send [-] troops to Wuling. As far as I know, Wuling is not more than [-]. It is not difficult to win. After Wuling is won, we will force Lingling with a big victory. Jinxuan, as long as Jinxuan falls, Guiyang will be unable to sustain itself, and I can withdraw troops in two months, and after the disaster, I will start to deal with Xuzhou and Yuzhou's affairs."

Liu Xian listened to Li Yi's words, bowed his head and thought for a while, and said, "My lord, Jingzhou's big warehouse has enough food for a hundred thousand troops. However, my subordinates think that it should not be moved lightly. Prepare a year's worth of food for the army!"

"it is good!"

Li Yi was overjoyed when he heard the words, why did he want to see Liu Xian's popularity, because he wanted Liu Xian to raise food for him, after all, he was reluctant to let Guo Jia and the others do such an offending thing.

In this way, Li Yi asked Liu Xian some details about raising food, and after confirming that he would not reach out to ordinary people, he was relieved, and then talked about another matter.

Li Yi asked for Kong Rong's letter from Guo Jia, and asked, "Who knows anything about Kong Rong? Although I look down on him, I don't think Kong Rong is so dull. Enmity with me, this matter is a bit strange no matter how you think about it, can anyone of you explain it to me?"

Li Yi looked at Guo Jia first, and Guo Jia and Qin Qing shook his head. Although he was smart, Guo Jia was too young and knew very little about Kong Rong. Although he had some guesses, he couldn't guarantee everything.

Li Yi looked at Xun You again. Although Xun You didn't answer, he smiled. Li Yi was puzzled at first, and then realized that Xun You wanted to give this opportunity to others.

Li Yi originally thought that Xun You wanted to give it to Kuai Yue, but Cai Mao suddenly said, "Dare to ask my lord, where is Mao Jie now?"

Li Yi replied immediately: "He is here this time too."

Before Li Yi finished speaking, he suddenly picked up the letter and checked the previous content. Kong Rong really mentioned Mao Jie,

"You mean that this matter has something to do with Cao Cao?"

Li Yi's voice raised a lot, and his expression became a lot more serious.

Kong Rong alone, in terms of character ability, I think he is not as high as Cai Hao, but if Cao Cao's handwriting is included in it, it will be a different matter.

Cai Hao also just said it casually, not wanting Li Yi to react so much, he hurriedly said: "I just guessed randomly, I can't count it."

Li Yi shook his head, the more he thought about it, the more reliable he felt, otherwise Kong Rong was sick, so why not bother him?

But now Cao Cao has a very good reputation, an absolutely loyal minister, and he doesn't want to deal with Kong Rong as he did in history, so

Li Yi looked at Guo Jia and the others, and asked, "What do you guys think?"

Chapter 439 Zhang Kai Comes to Vote

Guo Jia patted his forehead, because he was indeed negligent before, and even forgot that Kong Rong accused Li Yi of detaining Mao in his letter, otherwise he should have thought of Cao Cao immediately.

However, when Guo Jia was about to speak, Xun You took out a letter from his bosom and said, "My lord, you have a letter from your family here, my lord can read it."

"Ok?"

Li Yi was startled at first, wondering why Xun You's family letter was being shown to him, but then he thought of something, and said in surprise: "This is your big cough, your nephew, Xun's letter?"

Li Yi wanted to say that Xun was his eldest nephew, but it was not good to tease him like this, so he changed his mind.

Xun You showed a little helplessness on his face, but he didn't take it seriously, and just sent the letter forward again.

Li Yi took the letter to check. At the same time, Xun You explained to everyone: "In the letter, Xun Yu hoped that I could make peace with my lord and Cao Cao and release Mao. If things come true, Cao Cao would like to give my lord three hundred war horses!"

"so much?"

Cai Hao and Liu Xian were a little moved, and then looked at Li Yi, hoping that Li Yi would agree, after all, the deal seemed to be very cost-effective.

Li Yi, who was looking at the letter, just smiled, and as an ordinary messenger, he naturally agreed, but Mao is different, this is a thousand-mile horse, and he will not change it for any bad horse.

Xun You continued: "As for the others, the main thing is that the appointment of Mao to Xiangyang was mainly his suggestion, not Cao Cao's original intention. Now that things have happened like this, he is very embarrassed. I hope I can help a little bit."

Li Yi had put down the letter, looked at Xun You and asked with a smile, "Why didn't he persuade you to follow Cao Cao?"

Xun You spread his hands helplessly and said, "Isn't he already expecting that I will hand over the letter to the lord, so he dare not say it?"

Li Yi laughed, and when the smile disappeared, he snorted softly and said, "Cao Cao must have participated in Kong Rong's matter!"

Guo Jia also said: "Indeed, from Yijia's point of view, Cao Cao's conquest of Xuzhou is imminent, but the rear is unstable, and he dare not send troops at all, so he must be prepared."

"Cao Cao has two hidden dangers. The first is Lv Bu. However, Cao Cao and Lv Bu are sworn brothers. For a while, it should be difficult for Lv Bu to retaliate. The second is the lord. Although the lord has no intention of going north, Cao Cao has to guard against it. Therefore, Instigate Kong Rong to feud with the lord, and use Yuzhou to restrain the lord."

Li Yi listened, approvingly said: "That's right, my opinion is the same as Feng Xiao's."

At this time, Kuai Yue suddenly said: "My subordinates have objections!"

Li Yi was puzzled and asked, "Any objections?"

Kuai Yue said: "Now my lord has both strong generals and good plans. After Xiangyang's soldiers and horses are reorganized, there will be more than [-] armored men under his command. Such momentum is several times that of Kong Rong, and it is not weaker than before. Yuan Shu, let me ask, if my lord really intends to send troops to Yanzhou, Cao Cao's rear is empty and there are not many soldiers, and Kong Rong himself is not a general, and he has just arrived in Yuzhou and has not yet won the hearts of the people. In such a situation, even if Kong Rong forcibly sends troops to stop My lord, the soldiers must be afraid of the lord's prestige, and the generals are also unwilling to become enemies with the lord. In a serious battle, most of them will be defeated at the first touch. So, how can Yuzhou resist the lord's first attack?