Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Therefore, after suspecting that Li Yi had killed Xu You, Yuan Shao asked someone to monitor Li Yi's messenger. Naturally, Li Yi's messenger looked confused and shouted for grievances, but he also murmured in his heart, wondering if his lord was real? Killed Xu You.

Seeing that the misunderstanding in Yecheng was about to escalate, finally there was news about Xu You, but it was someone from Cao Cao who said that Xu You was a guest with him.

Li Yi didn't know what Xu You did with Cao Cao. In short, after the misunderstanding was resolved, Yuan Shao sent Li Yi's messenger away with delicious food and drinks. Personal behavior has become an obstacle to friendly exchanges between the two parties.

Li Yi took this news out to discuss with everyone, and finally came to a basically unanimous conclusion that Xu You's going to Cao Cao was definitely not within his original route, and the reason why he went to see Cao Cao was probably because he was dissatisfied with Li Yi , and then wanted to borrow Cao Cao's hand to cause Li Yi some trouble, and even if it was not good, he would disgust Li Yi.

But Cao Cao was fighting fiercely with Lu Bu, and if Li Yi didn't provoke him, he would have burned incense and worshiped Buddha, so why would he take the initiative to trouble Li Yi?

Moreover, with Cao Cao's shrewdness, it is easy to judge that this is a personal conflict between Li Yi and Xu You, so the possibility of him participating in it is even lower. It's just that Xu You and Cao Cao are friends, and they are Yuan Shao's envoys. It was not easy for Cao Cao to refuse directly, so Cao Cao gave the ball to Yuan Shao and let Yuan Shao make up his mind.

Li Yi felt that his inference should be the truth, at least [-]% or [-]% correct, so Li Yi was very happy, and secretly laughed that Xu You was too stimulated and confused.

In fact, if Xu You left Yangzhou, and then ran back directly to Yuan Shao and cried, even if Yuan Shao was such a face-saving person, even if he endured this tone on the surface, he would definitely hate Li Yi in his heart, and sooner or later he would settle with Li Yi.

However, Xu You went to Cao Cao's side first without hugging his boss's thick legs, which made Yuan Shao very embarrassed.

Perhaps Xu You had his own plans, even for the good of Yuan Shao, but in the eyes of outsiders, it is easy to think that Xu You went to Cao Cao because he felt that Yuan Shao could not vent his anger on him.

If Yuan Shao also thought so, then when Xu You returned to Hebei, Yuan Shao might not say anything wrong with Xu You, but he would definitely leave a thorn in his heart.

Li Yi had a feeling in his heart that even if the master and slave couldn't repeat the scene in Guandu, they might not be able to escape the result of breaking up in the end.

After the army arrived in Nanyang, the troops around Li Yi were divided into three parts. Some soldiers from Nanyang stayed directly, and the other part escorted the family members of officials to Xiangyang first. Li Yi himself took 2000 people and walked along various counties. It can be regarded as an inspection of the place to refresh the sense of existence.

There is nothing outstanding about the local affairs, but there are no major problems. Everything is in order, so although Li Yi traveled to many places, he didn't use up much time. A few days later, Li Yi and his party came to Xinye. And decided to stay one more day.

Because Liu Bei, who Li Yi cares about very much, is buried here.

Early this morning, Li Yi brought Dian Wei, Zhou Cang, Zhang Xiu, Yu Fan, and two hundred cavalry guards to a small hill west of the city.

The hills are very close to the city, and the scenery is also very good. Because there are too many rocks, they cannot be cultivated. Except for a few households, there is no one living nearby. It is considered a very good place, so Wei Yan buried Liu Bei here.

A group of people walked along the path, and the county magistrate who led the way looked forward, pointed to a corner of a hill and said to Li Yi: "Master, Liu Bei's tomb is not far ahead, and you can already see it here."

Li Yi looked up and saw a section of blue tiles, but he also noticed that there were a few huts standing beside it.

The county magistrate sensed Li Yi's gaze and explained: "After General Wei Yan buried Liu Bei, Zhang Fei came here. He didn't drink or eat, cried day and night, and passed out after a few days. I was afraid that something would happen to him, so I sent him He went to the county to see a doctor for him, but when Zhang Fei woke up, he left without waiting for his recovery. His subordinates thought he was going to leave here, but not long after, Zhang Fei came back with his wife, children and family , They built a few thatched huts beside the tomb, and then lived here to guard Liu Bei's tomb."

"By the way, the county had arranged for someone to clean Liu Bei's tomb, but after Zhang Fei arrived, he cleaned up and offered incense day and night, so the county sent the people back."

When the county magistrate spoke, the look in his eyes was very embarrassing. At first he couldn't understand why his lord was so tolerant towards the enemy, but after seeing Zhang Fei, he finally understood a little bit, because it was just his brotherhood, It is worthy of respect, and now almost all the people in Xinye County know that outside the city there is a Zhang Yide who values ​​love and righteousness.

Chapter 603 Zhang Bao

Li Yi looked at the thatched cottage in the distance and asked, "How does Zhang Fei make a living here?"

The county magistrate replied: "After Zhang Fei settled down, he seldom went out and walked around, let alone interacting with others. He only occasionally bought some wild animals in the mountains and forests and sold them in the city. Moreover, he didn't bargain with others. sell, and then buy rice to go back to support the family.”

Li Yi couldn't help frowning when he heard the words, and said again: "Isn't Zhang Fei living in such a tight situation?"

"That's true. If it's just Zhang Fei himself, it's fine. He has several children in his family. It's really not easy to support him. Fortunately, he was born mighty. Although he has never fought with others, no one dares to bully him, so the business is also not easy. I haven't suffered much."

"At the beginning, General Wei Yan told his subordinates to take care of this place. After learning about Zhang Fei's situation, his subordinates also asked someone to send some rice over there, but Zhang Fei was determined not to accept it, and there was nothing we could do about it."

Li Yi's lips moved, but he didn't speak again.

The group continued to walk forward, and when they were about to reach the place, there was a sudden rustle in the grass next to them. Dian Wei immediately urged his mount to stand in front of Li Yi, and at the same time shouted loudly: "Be alert!"

When Dian Wei moved, more than a dozen guards immediately surrounded Li Yi. Zhou Cang, Zhang Xiu, Yu Fan and others also looked around warily, for fear that someone would assassinate Li Yi here.

However, after Dian Wei shouted, although the grass did not move, no one came out, so Dian Wei shouted again: "Who is sneaking, come out quickly!"

However, no one came out of the grass. Dian Wei exchanged glances with a guard, and the man stepped forward cautiously, poked open the grass with a spear, and then was taken aback, only to see that there was indeed a person hiding in the grass, but it was not What an assassin, but a doll who looks like eight years old.

Seeing this, the guards breathed a sigh of relief, and Li Yi also recovered from his nervousness. Just now Dian Wei's sudden roar made him a little panicked.

But Li Yi is fine here, but the child was almost blinded. Seeing this, Li Yi said to Yu Fan: "Zhongxiang, go and comfort the child, don't let him be frightened. Then give him some money and share some meat as compensation for being frightened."

"My lord is truly a benevolent lord!"

Yu Fan flattered him and was about to go to work, but the county magistrate said at this moment: "My lord, this boy is Zhang Fei's son, Zhang Bao."

"Ok?"

Originally, Li Yi didn't take the child seriously, but when he heard the word Zhang Bao, he stopped Yu Fan, and then began to look at Zhang Bao carefully.

Zhang Bao was obviously frightened by Dian Wei's formation. Even though Dian Wei and the others restrained their hostility, Zhang Bao's face was still pale.

In fact, Li Yi felt that Zhang Bao was already very courageous, and if he had another child, he would have burst into tears.

However, what Li Yi cared more about was the clothes on Zhang Bao's body. They were very old, both knees were worn out, and there were two patches, which were particularly conspicuous.

In Zhang Bao's hand was a wooden cage, probably used to catch small animals like hares.

Since he was Zhang Fei's son, Li Yi naturally wouldn't dismiss him casually. He thought for a while, jumped off his horse, and walked towards Zhang Bao.

Seeing Li Yi approaching, Zhang Bao's face twitched, and he took a small step back subconsciously. Although Dian Wei and the others had already lifted their guard, for a child, these elite soldiers with lives in their hands The pawn itself is a very terrifying existence.

Seeing that Zhang Bao was afraid, Li Yi paused, smiled, continued to move forward, and finally squatted in front of Zhang Bao, asking, "Are you Zhang Bao?"

Probably because he felt that Li Yi's attitude was milder, and he was not as fierce as Dian Wei and the others. Although Zhang Bao was still flustered, he still nodded.

Li Yi smiled and said, "I came to visit your father specially, can you guide me?"

Zhang Bao looked at Li Yi, then at the person behind Li Yi, hesitated for a while, and asked, "Are you my father's friend?"

Li Yi wanted to say yes subconsciously, but thinking about the relationship between the two parties, he really couldn't talk nonsense in front of a child. He pondered for a while and replied, "They are acquaintances, but not friends."

Zhang Bao also wanted to ask Li Yi's name, but there were so many people standing behind Li Yi, and his momentum was too strong, he didn't dare to speak after all, so he pointed in the direction of the thatched cottage and said, "Father is at home."

"Okay, you lead the way, let's go there together."

Li Yi got up, grabbed Zhang Bao's hand and walked forward. Seeing this, Dian Wei and others all got on their horses and followed Li Yi on foot.

Li Yi looked at Zhang Bao's small cage, took it over, sized it up, and asked, "What is this for?"

"Rabbits, hedgehogs, and weasels can all be caught!"

It seemed that he felt that Li Yi was not hostile, and he also asked about things he cared more about. Zhang Bao took the initiative to look at it, and before Li Yi continued to ask questions, he went on to say: "I made this with Huxue from the eastern forest. , although it often fails, but every few days can make the family eat meat."

Li Yi nodded slightly, and asked with a smile: "I heard that your father fights in the forest by himself, and he should often be rewarded, but according to what you said, it seems that your family depends on you if they want to eat meat, why is that? "

Zhang Bao wrinkled his nose a little depressed, and said: "Father waited until the family's food was almost gone, and then went to hunt, and then sold it for food, and there were very few food left."

Li Yi didn't know what to say for a while, he was speechless and sad.

If Li Yi didn't know that the person Zhang Bao was talking about was Zhang Fei, then he would definitely think that he was a lazy man who didn't know how to get up and do things until he was hungry.