Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Liu Yao waved his hands and said with a smile: "No, three or five people are enough. If Li Yi wants to kill me, no matter how many people there are, it will be futile, and the city is full of Han people. As long as we are worthy of the people, will the people still make things difficult for you and me?"

Zhu Hao exhaled, then cupped his hands and said, "The courage and courage of Zhengli is admirable, and the matter of Yangzhou will surely live up to the emperor's great trust!"

Liu Yao smiled, but didn't answer the question, he ordered a few people casually, and said, "Let's go into the city together to have a look, the rest of the people, except for shopping, don't go into the city to disturb the people."

Soon, Liu Yao, Zhu Hao, Zhang Ying and others entered the city gate. Liu Yao looked around and then ran to a place that was quite lively. He didn't buy anything, but kept observing After passing by the expressions of the common people, the brows could not help but frown.

Seeing this, Zhu Hao was puzzled, so he asked, "I think the life of the people here is quite stable, and there are no hungry people begging for children, which is far better than the situation in Chang'an. But why is Zhengli not happy, but worried?"

Liu Yao sighed softly, and did not answer Zhu Hao's question, but walked up to an old man selling straw sandals, bowed politely, and then said with a smile: "Old man, my surname is Liu, a person from Donglai, passing by here , there is one thing I don't understand, I wonder if the old man can explain it to me?"

Liu Yao and his group were well-dressed and well-spoken, and they had been noticed a long time ago, but they felt that they were not easy to mess with, so everyone pretended to ignore them.

Now that the old man was answered, he couldn't help being a little panicked. He hurriedly stood up and said with an apologetic smile: "If you have any questions, feel free to ask. As long as this old man knows, he will definitely not hide it."

"Thank you, old man."

Liu Yao bowed again, and then asked: "Liu heard a few days ago that Yingchuan was occupied by rebels, and even the prefect was killed by gangsters. Then Jingzhou Zhoumu sent troops to Yingchuan, and finally conquered Yingchuan. So, how many days in Yingchuan? The owner has changed twice in the past, so people should be in a state of panic, but I saw that the people's lives are stable, and it doesn't look like there is a war. Although I am relieved, I am also puzzled. I don't know if my husband can explain it to me. ?”

The old man couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Liu Yao didn't ask some weird things to make things difficult for him, but then he looked at Liu Yao with a strange expression, and then said as a matter of course: "The one who is in charge of Yingchuan now is the Marquis Xiang. People naturally do what they should do.”

Liu Yao said with some embarrassment: "Liu is a foreigner, can the old man tell me in detail?"

"Outlander, it's no wonder."

A look of surprise appeared on the old man's face, and then he smiled happily: "If you are dissatisfied, say that Marquis Xiang is very good to the people, just say Yingchuan, Yingchuan is next to Nanyang. It’s barely enough to eat, and if it’s a little bit worse, you’ll be starving, but the first year of the Marquis Xiang’s arrival in Nanyang, the people in Nanyang have surplus food, alas, it’s really enviable.”

"At that time, there was a war, and there were hungry people everywhere. Many people couldn't eat, and Yangcheng was the same. But when the Marquis Xiang passed by here, he set up a porridge shed outside the city. The old man took his little grandson to eat a few bowls, because The little grandson was too young, and a general specially gave him more. Alas, the Marquis of Xiang was just passing by at that time, so he treated me like this, but the county magistrate in the city at that time never cared about my life and death when he was in office. , Later, many young people in the city followed Xianghou to Nanyang, if the old man was not old, he would also want to go with him, alas."

Although Liu Yao tried his best to show his kind side, but now he couldn't laugh anymore.

Zhu Hao and the others on the side were similar, even Zhu Hao originally wanted to say that Li Yi deliberately bought people's hearts, but seeing the old man's expression, he thought it would be more appropriate not to say that.

The old man didn't know what they were thinking, but he still said to himself: "However, the old man's luck is not bad. Although he failed to follow Xianghou at the beginning, Xianghou came to Yingchuan. We are all very happy, but it's a pity that Xianghou I didn't come to Yangcheng again this time, otherwise I would have to take my grandson to pay homage to Marquis Xiang. It can repay the Marquis Xiang, I have to let him meet the Marquis Xiang, and remember the Marquis Xiang."

The old man was getting old, and he couldn't hold back his mouth when he opened his mouth, so he continued to babble: "With the presence of the Marquis Xiang, we can feel at ease, because the Marquis Xiang will never let us go hungry, you shouldn't know, then At that time, Nanyang suffered a military disaster, and the people could not live. Xianghou felt sorry for the people, and went to Xiangyang alone regardless of the danger. Then he asked for soldiers and horses, and also asked for food and grass. Otherwise, what would Nanyang be like? Haha, it’s all over now , Xianghou has come to Yingchuan, this is the blessing of our Yingchuan people!"

Liu Yao felt a little stuffy in his chest. He didn't want to ask at first, but the old man seemed to be a little obsessed with Li Yi. After all, he couldn't hold back, and asked, "The governor of Yuzhou is also a rare man of benevolence and righteousness in the world. He was in Qingzhou back then. , I also cherish the common people very much, but why do I only hear the old man talk about the Marquis of Xiang, but not the envoy of Yuzhou?"

The old man didn't seem to expect that Liu Yao would ask Kong Rong, he was slightly taken aback, and then said with some distress: "It's not that Mr. Kong is bad, it's just, just"

The old man struggled for a while, and then slowly said: "Mr. Kong, when he took office, summoned the people to preach etiquette and enlightenment every ten days. This intention is very good. It is to let the people abide by the law and not commit crimes. For a poor family like us, as long as they can eat and live, naturally no one is willing to do evil, so Kong Shijun feels that Xianghou is more realistic."

Chapter 636 May Be Bad For Yuzhou

After the old man finished speaking, he didn't listen to Liu Yao's voice. When he looked up, he saw that the complexions of the nobles in front of him were not very good. After thinking about it for a while, their complexions suddenly turned pale.

The old man talked a lot before, but now he remembered that if these people were friends with that Kong Shijun, he might be in trouble.

Zhu Hao touched Liu Yao, who was distracted, Liu Yao noticed the frightened expression on the old man's face, and smiled quickly: "What the old man said is very reasonable, Liu has benefited a lot, please accept Liu's respect. "

Liu Yao bowed to the old man. Just as the old man was relieved, he became nervous again. He stretched out his hand to help him, but he saw that Liu Yao was all dressed up, but his own hands were wrinkled and dirty, and he didn't dare to touch them. .

Fortunately, this process was very short, Liu Yao got up again immediately, then smiled at the old man, then turned and walked in the direction he had come and gone.

Seeing Liu Yao walk away, the old man breathed a long sigh of relief, and then laughed. He felt that the person who spoke just now was not bad.

When Liu Yao and his party left the old man's stall, Zhang Ying asked, "Master, are you going back now?"

Liu Yao looked bleakly and said: "Go back, I came to the city to see how the people think of Li Yi, but I didn't want to ask an old man casually, so I heard such words, alas, although it was just one person's words, it was enough Get a glimpse of the whole picture of Yuzhou."

"Ugh!"

With a heavy sigh, Liu Yao said sadly, "It's fine if it's just Jingzhou, but the hearts of the people in Yingchuan and Yingchuan are also towards Li Yi, this"

Liu Yao didn't continue to say the following words. Now the aristocratic families and common people in the south are all on the same line with Li Yi. This makes Liu Yao feel very powerless, and he doesn't know where to start.

Moreover, Liu Yao also had some complaints about Kong Rong. If it wasn't for Kong Rong's high-sightedness and low-handedness after taking office, but for doing something for the people in a down-to-earth manner, how could Li Yi have prestige in Yuzhou?

In short, Liu Yao's heart is heavy. He can disregard personal life and death for the sake of a big man, but now the road ahead is uncertain, not to mention the goal, he doesn't even know where to go next.

Liu Yao didn't want to say that others were wrong, but Zhu Hao didn't have too many scruples, and directly sarcastically said: "Kong Ju is full of economics, and the world knows his talent and name, but who would think that he only knows economics and doesn't know five grains. He doesn't know how to use soldiers, so Li Yi took Yingchuan, now it seems hehe, he has repeatedly turned against Li Yi, and several times the sword is on the verge of breaking out, Yingchuan is lucky to be able to survive until now."

Liu Yao felt that Zhu Hao's words were inappropriate, so he wanted to persuade him, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget it, because Kong Rong's performance was indeed disappointing, but if Kong Rong was a little bit prepared, they would not be so passive now.

A group of people were in a bad mood, and they didn't speak any more after that, the atmosphere was very dull.

When he returned to the city gate again, Liu Yao lowered his head to think about things and didn't pay attention to his surroundings. However, Zhang Ying, who was the guard, had sharp eyes and found that there were more than [-] soldiers at the gate of the city. Among the elite, one of them was particularly conspicuous. Although he just stood there motionless, he seemed to be an evil spirit. All the people passing by walked around him.

The warrior's vigilance made Zhang Ying hold Liu Yao, and reminded: "My lord, there seems to be something wrong ahead."

Hearing this, Liu Yao raised his head and looked towards the city gate, followed by a twitch from the corner of his eye. His eyesight was no worse than Zhang Ying's, and he concluded almost instantly that these people definitely did not belong to this small county.

Liu Yao pondered for a while, and then walked forward with his usual expression. At this time, the fierce man at the gate heard the whispers of the people around him, and also took a look at Liu Yao, and then strode forward to meet him.

Liu Yao's footsteps couldn't help but pause for a while, there was no way, the person in front of him put too much pressure on him, which made him feel uncomfortable.

Zhu Hao, Zhang Ying and others were even more vigilant, if someone came to their disadvantage, they might have to fight.

Fortunately, the other party did not make a move, but politely asked, "Who is Liu Yushi from Chang'an?"

Liu Yao took a look at the opponent, and as he got closer, he felt more and more that the opponent was majestic, and he was definitely one of the best fighters in a million.

Suppressing the envy in his heart, Liu Yao replied with a smile: "My humble servant is Liu Yao, may I ask who you are?"

Liu Yao's current official position is to serve as a censor. After arriving in Yuzhou, he will be the prefect of Runan, and later, he will be the shepherd of Yangzhou.

The other party replied: "The last general is under the account of the Marquis Xiang, and Dian Wei is the commander of the personal guard battalion. The Marquis Xiang heard that Liu Yushi passed by Yingchuan, and Yingchuan was suddenly hit by war. It is inevitable that there will be bandits and horse thieves. Therefore, for Yushi In consideration of safety, Marquis Xiang specially ordered Dian Wei to come and escort him."

Liu Yao's heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect Li Yi to find out his whereabouts as soon as he arrived in Yingchuan, and he even sent Dianwei over. This is Li Yi's confidant and favorite general. Could it be that Li Yi already knew his whereabouts? The intention of coming here is really to be against him, or to put him under house arrest?

Zhu Hao and the others were also surprised, and not only kept looking at Dian Wei, but now Dian Wei's popularity is very high, even the emperor knows this person, and Li Yi must have other plans when he sends Dian Wei !

Liu Yao speculated in his mind, and at the same time returned the courtesy: "It turns out that it is General Dian Wei, who is number one in the world. I have admired him for a long time, and I have admired him for a long time."

Dian Wei leaned forward, and said: "Those are my lord's great love, Dian Wei is just a reckless man, Liu Yushi laughed at him."

Liu Yao chuckled, maybe Dian Wei was indeed a reckless man, but after Li Yi's adjustment for such a long time, even rotten trees are about to sprout.

Gathering his mind, Liu Yao continued: "Liu was just passing by Yingchuan, but he didn't want to alarm Xianghou, and even sent General Dianwei to escort him, but it made Xianghou bother, which made Liu Yao feel ashamed, but he didn't know General Dianwei. What's the plan?"

Dian Wei asked back, "Arrangements?"

Liu Yao smiled and said nothing, and Dian Wei suddenly realized: "The censor misunderstood, Dian Wei came here just to escort, to show the friendship of the landlord on behalf of my master, and did not dare to arrange the itinerary of the censor. Where to go, it all depends on The censor has the final say."

Dian Wei's answer made Liu Yao feel a little relieved, but he was still not completely relieved, and asked tentatively, "I don't know where the Marquis Xiang is now, and the Marquis Xiang is so kind, if Liu doesn't come to visit, it really can't be justified."

Dian Wei showed a look of embarrassment, shook his head and said: "My lord is currently preparing for war in Xu County, and is preparing to send troops to Yanzhou. Although the specific time for sending troops has not yet been determined, it should be within a few days. If Liu Yushi is willing to go, Dian Wei Escort naturally, but may not be able to see my lord."