Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Among them, although Kuai Yue and Li Yi trusted him, they didn't want him to guard Xiangyang, because together with Jiang Xia's Kuai Liang, Li Yi couldn't bear the consequences if the two of them had malicious intentions.

The reason for bringing Zhang Zhao is also very simple. Zhang Zhao is from Xuzhou and has many connections, which is convenient for Li Yi to open up the situation.

Originally, Li Yi wanted to bring Zhuge Xuan with him. Zhuge Xuan was down-to-earth and selfless. He was very suitable for work related to finance or law. However, Zhuge Xuan was not in good health recently, and Li Yi couldn't bear to let him He was turbulent, so he had no choice but to keep him and let Xu Shu take charge of this matter instead.

Li Yi is very satisfied with his lineup, that is to say, the reputation of these people under his command is not loud enough. If they simply compare their level, they are not in vain for Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

In this way, on the last day of October, Li Yi bid farewell to the officials and family members who were sending him off, and left Xiangyang City with a mighty army of [-], heading towards Xuzhou.

Li Yi did not bring much rations when he sent troops this time, because Li Yi had already agreed with Tao Qian that if he wanted to send troops to help, Tao Qian would not only have to solve the ration problem after he arrived in Xuzhou, but he would also have to deal with the rations on the way. Tao Qian has to bear the burden.

Li Yi's journey mainly passes through the border of Yuzhou. It is impossible for Tao Qian to transport grain from Xuzhou to Yuzhou. It would be too costly and stupid.

So, Li Yi became the hands-off shopkeeper, and Tao Qian went to work for Kong Rong. I don't know what Tao Qian said, but Kong Rong agreed to supply Li Yi with food and grass along the way.

This result made Li Yi both happy and regretful. He really hoped that Kong Rong would not cooperate, and then he fought against Kong Rong under the "unavoidable" situation and opened several granaries to tear his face for the future. Planted the foreshadowing, but now there is no chance.

However, although Kong Rong promised to provide food and grass, his performance in other aspects was still as annoying as before.

After Li Yi entered Yuzhou, Kong Rong asked Tai Shici to hang more than 2000 people behind Li Yi to "escort" him along the road. In addition, he also sent a nerd to warn Li Yi solemnly that he must not disturb the people and not indulge Soldiers looting, otherwise Kong Shijun will be impolite, and he will definitely go to the emperor to impeach him.

Li Yi was laughed at by Kong Rong. Although he did have the idea of ​​causing some friction, he never hit the ordinary people with his idea. Kong Rong obviously saw him as a bad guy.

Li Yi was unhappy, so he naturally wanted to do something.

Therefore, during the subsequent march, whenever anyone passed by the town, Li Yi let the soldiers and horses approach the past and did not enter the city. A slogan scared many people.

What's especially funny is that when Li Yi first started doing this, the first county magistrate in the city who heard about Li Yi's movements was a wimp. He thought that Li Yi was going to attack the city, so he took off the government and ran away. Passing by, this person became a laughing stock directly, and he was ashamed to go back to be an official.

At first, the people were also panicked, but when they found out that Li Yi was really not attacking the city, they were not only relieved, but also aroused strong curiosity, and walked out of the city gate one after another to see what kind of team made such a big movement .

Later, when Li Yi passed through the town, many people would come to watch, and then he was generous, saying how powerful Li Yi's soldiers and horses were, and how Li Xianghou managed the army well.

When Kong Rong learned about this, he was very angry, and asked someone to tell Li Yi, criticizing Li Yi for being so ostentatious.

Li Yi naturally didn't take Kong Rong's words seriously, so he told the envoy that this is his method of training soldiers, and only such soldiers can win battles. If he is kept in obscurity all the way, his morale will be exhausted if he doesn't reach Xuzhou At that time, it is inevitable that you will follow in the footsteps of Kong Shijun

Li Yi's reply made Kong Rong extremely ashamed and angry, and he wanted to vomit blood, but he had no choice but to write to the emperor saying that Li Yi was messing around, while watching Li Yi's name getting louder and louder in Yuzhou.

Finally, at the end of mid-November, Li Yi and his party arrived at Zhuyi County in the east of Yuzhou. It only took half a day to enter Xuzhou, and then avoid Pengcheng occupied by Cao Cao. Meet Tao Qian.

Before entering Xuzhou, Li Yi went to see Tai Shici camp all the way with him, politely thanked Tai Shici for his "escort" all the way, and then gave him a good bow and a good horse regardless of Tai Shici's embarrassment. horse as a gift.

Tai Shici didn't want to accept Li Yi's things at first, because he knew that his escort was actually surveillance. Although the two parties were traveling together, they actually had no affection at all.

But Li Yi's attitude was too sincere, and the gifts he gave were all his beloved things. After Tai Shici declined a few times, he took advantage of the situation and accepted it, and he felt a little more fond of Li Yi in his heart.

And after Li Yi got a good impression from Tai Shici, he put all his attention on the way forward. Li Yi had already made up his mind. Stay in Xuzhou!

Chapter 455 Chen Deng

After entering Xuzhou, Li Yi's march slowed down a little.

Li Yi naturally knew at this time that Cao Cao had led the main force northward to Kaiyang, and Xia Houyuan was staying in Donghai County now, and Xia Houyuan had about [-] soldiers and horses, only half of Li Yi's.

But in the matter of war, it is impossible for Li Yi to underestimate Cao Cao if he despises anyone. If he walks forward with a sullen head, it is impossible to guarantee that he will not follow in Kong Rong's footsteps.

According to the news sent back by the scouts, Xia Houyuan was indeed paying attention to Li Yi's side. The scouts from both sides met in the wild more than once, but both sides were relatively restrained. The scouts just drove each other away, and neither seemed to want to start a war first.

In this way, Li Yi was careful all the way, and finally arrived at Xiapi City at the end of November.

Li Yi is the general of Zhengnan, Jingzhou shepherd, a high position and authority, and this time he is helping Xuzhou again, so Xiang Ruorong of Xiapi Kingdom, other officials of Xiapi, and local wealthy families were very enthusiastic and went out of the city for more than ten miles to meet Li Yi.

Li Yi also gave a good response to the enthusiasm shown by the Xiapi officials. He was not arrogant or impetuous to the elders, and he did not put too much official airs on the young people. Overall, it was basically a pleasant experience. meeting.

The reason why I say "basically" is because Li Yi doesn't feel very good about Ruo Rong.

At first glance, Ruo Rong is also kind-hearted, but unlike Liu Biao's kindness, Ruo Rong even looks a bit like a virgin. Although Li Yi doesn't like the virgin, he won't feel hostile because he thinks she is the virgin. Yes, after some talk and contact, Li Yi always felt that the Holy Mother Ruo Rong was a little mentally abnormal.

It's just that there is no evidence for Li Yi's judgment, he judges it entirely by feeling.

However, no matter how much he slandered in his heart, Li Yi did not show it on the surface. After all, Ruo Rong was the leader of Xiapi, and there was no problem with his courtesy. If Li Yi despised him, it would be Li Yi's fault.

Apart from Ruo Rong, there were two people who greeted him that attracted Li Yi's special attention. Even Li Yi had never heard the smile on his face after hearing the other party's name.

It was a pair of father and son, the father's name was Chen Gui, and the son's name was Chen Deng.

Because of old age, Chen Gui has already passed away, but he was also a relatively powerful person before. He served as Prime Minister of Pei Guo, equivalent to the prefect. The Chen family has the highest prestige in Xiapi, even in the whole Xuzhou. portion.

However, what really interested Li Yi was Chen Gui's sons, Chen Deng and Chen Yuanlong!

During the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms, Xuzhou had successively experienced four masters, Tao Qian, Liu Bei, Lu Bu, and Cao Cao, and Chen Deng played a pivotal role in every change of the master of Xuzhou, and after each change, Chen Deng not only There is no stigma, and will continue to be reused instead.

It can be seen that Chen Deng's resourcefulness.

And Chen Deng's talent is far more than that. In Li Yi's view, Chen Deng is a true all-rounder.

When Li Yi started farming in Nanyang, Xuzhou had actually been doing it two years earlier than him, and he had done it with great effect and extraordinary results, and the person responsible for this was Chen Deng.

This is Wenzhi, and Chen Deng is also quite outstanding in terms of martial arts. In the original history, Chen Deng later became the prefect of Guangling. During his tenure in Guangling, Chen Deng showed his military talent to the fullest.

When Cao Cao attacked Lu Bu in Xiapi, Chen Deng was the first to send troops, and immediately surrounded Lu Bu.

In addition, Sun Ce sent troops to the north to capture Guangling, but was overthrown by Chen Deng twice in a row.

Chen Deng's record is really remarkable, shining brighter than many so-called veteran generals, but it's a pity that he died young, otherwise Chen Deng's talent would definitely shine in the Three Kingdoms.

For Chen Deng, Li Yi made no secret of his admiration. Even when he entered the city, he asked Chen Deng to stand by his side to show how much he valued him.

When Li Yi enters the city, he will naturally have a banquet. It is inevitable to greet each other at the banquet, and there is not much nutrition. Li Yi cares about these mundane things carelessly. What he cares about is Ruo Rong, because after Li Yi enters Ruo Rong's mansion, Finally, I know why I feel weird about him.

Ruo Rong is a Buddhist, and there are many Buddhist things in the mansion, which is fine, but the problem is that when Ruo Rong looked at those Buddha statues, his eyes were too obsessed, even a little crazy.

Li Yi asked Mi Fang, who was traveling with him, and was told that Ruo Rong believed in Buddha, but he was not as kind as he appeared on the surface.

Ruo Rong's attitude towards the people under his rule was polarized.

But for all believers, Ruo Rong will exempt them from corvee and provide them with meals, an absolute benevolent person.

But to other people, Ruo Rong is like a demon, doing his best to corrupt officials.

Even, Mi Fang told Li Yi that before Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, the food in Guangling, Xiapi, and Pengcheng was under the supervision of Ruo Rong, but it was all used by Ruo Rong to embezzle it, either to do his good deeds, or to build Temples, in short, are not used in serious places.

When Li Yi heard this, he already had a feeling that he was a dog. He never thought that Tao Qian would reuse such a person.

The explanation given by Mi Fang was that Tao Qian believed in Ruo Rong's approach, and the two were fellow villagers, and Ruo Rong always used the banner of doing good deeds, so there was barely a reason, so Tao Qian didn't care much about it. He, let it go, was very indulgent towards Ruo Rong.

After listening to Mi Fang's introduction, Li Yi looked at Ruo Rong very unkindly. This guy is a big moth with a sick mind. He would have been killed by him long ago. How can he be an official?