Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Tai Shici probably knew why they came, and it was probably because of last night's battle, but what Tai Shici couldn't figure out was that although they looked sad, no one was making noise, which was obviously abnormal. He wouldn't be surprised when the people smashed down the gate of the governor's mansion, on the contrary, this kind of quietness was abnormal.

"Father, father"

Tai Shici was about to find someone to inquire about the situation, but there was a commotion on the other side of the road, accompanied by a young man crying.

The voice sounded familiar, and soon Tai Shici remembered who this person was, and then, ignoring anything else, stretched out his hand to separate the people and pushed forward. Lying on a dead body, weeping bitterly.

Tai Shici took another step forward, his complexion suddenly changed, because the corpse was indeed Wang Xiu!

"Zhu Biao, don't drive here, what's going on!"

Tai Shici didn't care about anything else, and hurriedly knelt down beside Wang Xiu, only then could he see clearly that there was a deep wound on Wang Xiu's neck, and there was a blood-stained long sword in his hand. Tai Shici remembered that this was Wang Xiu own sword.

Tai Shici had a very bad guess in his mind. At this moment, Wang Yi also noticed Tai Shici. Then he looked at the people behind him, and then at the closed gate of the governor's mansion. Finally, he closed his eyes and said while crying: " During the battle last night, my father ordered the city gates to be closed so that the soldiers and horses could not return to the city, so our army was defeated. Father thought that he had betrayed the envoy’s trust, and he was ashamed of the people of Yuzhou, so he could only apologize with death!”

Chapter 655 How many of the famous ancient generals died well?

After explaining, Wang Yi carefully picked up Wang Xiu and started to walk outside.

When the people saw this, not only did no one dare to stop them, but many people bowed their heads and wept, showing guilt on their faces.

Both Kong Rong and Wang Xiu's attitudes towards the common people are very good, but Kong Rong likes to make some empty things. Although he has good intentions and wants to make facts, he can easily degenerate into formalism in the end.

But Wang Xiu is different. He is a good official who really stands with the people. After taking office, he has created a lot of benefits for the people. He is the most popular person in Runan.

Today, the common people gathered in front of the governor's mansion, mainly targeting Kong Rong, but what they didn't expect was that Wang Xiu committed suicide because of this. This was really not what the common people wanted.

Tai Shici watched Wang Yi's departure direction silently, he understood that what happened last night was not Wang Xiu's fault, and he would have closed the city gate immediately, otherwise Qiao County would have been lost by now.

Wang Xiu's so-called apology with death was just to replace Kong Rong and give the people an explanation.

Closing his eyes and sighing softly, Tai Shici bowed far away, then took a deep look at the closed gate of the Governor's Mansion, bent down and picked up Wang Xiu's long sword, wiped the blood on it with his sleeve, Turn around and walk back.

Wang Xiu was already dead. Although he was suspected and excluded by Kong Rong, he thought he had done his best, and he was worthy of anyone. Therefore, it was not a big deal for Tai Shici to prepare for himself. Tai Shici He just wanted to be decent, after all, he was the one who shot Li Yi with an arrow.

The city of Qiao County was gloomy, but in Li Yi's camp outside the city, a celebration banquet was held in advance.

After dawn, it took less than half a day for Li Yi to gather nearly [-] Yuzhou defeated troops.

After a night of "thrilling", these Yuzhou soldiers are very honest, and in Li Yi's eyes, whether it is Yuzhou soldiers or Jingzhou soldiers, they are all family after all, so not only did Li Yi not use violence against them Instead of punishment, they were given food rations at the first time to let them settle down, and at the same time, doctors were asked to treat the wounded and sick among them, and they didn't even take medicine.

Li Yi's various arrangements quickly calmed down the hearts of those soldiers who surrendered in Yuzhou.

Many people were even secretly annoyed. They knew that being a prisoner would be treated like this, and they surrendered right where they were last night. Why would they run wildly all night, tired like dead dogs?

However, Li Yi didn't just give grace out of nowhere. He still carried forward the correct policy of "Military Yuan Vouchers" and ordered the generals to tell these Yuzhou soldiers because they blocked Li Yi's righteous army. The main responsibility for the matter lies with Kong Rong, but they are also at fault, so after Li Yi's screening, those who continue to serve in the army can only get half of the military salary for the time being, and the remaining half will be paid in the form of military coupons. Come and distribute it, and it will not be fully honored until the credit is made in the future.

What is worth mentioning here is that after Li Yi conquered Yangzhou, the military coupons issued before could naturally be cashed out, and then of course, there was a wave of redemption frenzy, but after half a month, it gradually tended to Stable, according to statistics, a considerable part of the military coupons were not exchanged for food, but kept in the hands of soldiers. As time went by, they eventually became a small-scale currency in circulation naturally.

Li Yi was shocked at the time, because he had thought about it and wanted to do it, but because he had too many worries, he didn't have anything to do specifically, and it suddenly took root and sprouted by itself.

But it is not difficult to understand after thinking about it.

Because the world is not peaceful, food prices often fluctuate and skyrocket at every turn. Today, a basket of copper coins that I have worked so hard to buy can buy a stone of grain, but tomorrow it may depreciate, and I can only buy half of it. This is unaffordable for ordinary people.

But military yuan coupons are different. Regardless of the price of food on the market, the military yuan coupons can be exchanged for as much as is written on them. The counterpart is the granary of the government under Li Yi's rule. As long as Li Yi does not fail, the military yuan coupons will absolutely preserve their value.

For this reason, some people who have surplus food are even willing to exchange part of the surplus food for military yuan coupons at a slightly overflowing price, in order to preserve the value of the military yuan coupons.

Therefore, in the eyes of some people, military yuan coupons have become a sweet pastry for preserving value, and gradually allow them to function as part of currency.

At that time, when the people below reported this matter, someone suggested that Li Yi should be investigated and dealt with, and this kind of transaction should be banned, but after Li Yi thought about it for a while, he only asked that the number of military yuan coupons should be strictly controlled when distributing them, and that they must not be issued indiscriminately. Outside, he did not express his opinion clearly, which was regarded as acquiescing to the existence of that situation.

A piece of paper can have value after being marked with a number. To put it simply, it is a manifestation of Li Yi's authority and credibility. It is people's trust and affirmation of him. Li Yi feels that he does not need to be too ruthless. When everyone wants to hold military coupons, even if he doesn't use weapons, the whole world will belong to him.

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Although military coupons are relatively popular in Jingzhou, except for a few officials in Yuzhou, ordinary soldiers naturally don't know the way, but they are still willing to accept military coupons, just like the first batch of captives under Li Yi's command In that way, I thought I was going to be doomed, but in the end I didn’t get abused, I didn’t have to do coolies, and I could still get money and food as a soldier, so why not do it?

Therefore, Li Yi's job of receiving troops from Yuzhou went very smoothly. Many generals in Yuzhou knew that Kong Rong was completely hopeless, so they simply took the initiative to cooperate with Li Yi, the new boss. He had a very correct attitude and worked very hard. The soldiers and horses in the army are all Li Yi's own, and half of the team searching for the rebels is already led by these officers of the Yuzhou Army.

It was precisely because it went so smoothly that Li Yi was so happy that he simply held a celebration banquet.

Although it is in the army, it can't be too fancy, but under the big victory, everyone ate and drank, and there were a few white-faced young men dancing swords to add to the fun, the atmosphere was cheerful, but Li Yi commented on the performance of the generals yesterday When it happened, there was a little surprise.

In the beginning, everything was normal. Li Yi started to comment on people with relatively average performance. He is more tolerant. Even if his performance is slightly insufficient, Li Yi will find his advantages to affirm, encourage him, let him check for omissions and make up for vacancies, and make persistent efforts. Then go down one by one, the later the person who is mentioned, the better the evaluation.

The last one to be praised was Xu Chu, because Zhang Ying was killed by Xu Chu, and Xu Chu was the first to touch the gate of Xujiazhuang. He even burned his own house, so it is unreasonable not to praise.

Then there is Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu participated in both the Xujiazhuang and Nanmen battles at the same time, and both sides performed very well. This pioneer is well-deserved.

In the end, to everyone's surprise, but of course, Li Yi pointed out Li Tong, wanting to give Li Tong the highest affirmation.

Li Tong was naturally very excited about this. He had a relatively short time with Li Yi, and it was the first time he participated in a large-scale war, but Li Yi ranked his performance as the first. Such a good thing really dare not dream think.

However, it is said that misfortune and good fortune are unpredictable, and Li Tong was targeted before he could hear how Li Yi praised him.

"My lord, General Li Tong's performance in this battle is indeed good, but it is not enough to cover up his fault. At that time, General Li Tong issued a reward without authorization to rescue the soldiers who fell into the river. It is admirable to be quick-witted, but he borrowed the lord's military orders. A serious crime, if it is judged by military law, it should be "

Kuai Yue finally elongated his voice, turned his head to look at Li Tong, paused for a while, and saw that Li Tong was in a cold sweat, then withdrew the last word "cut", then turned to Li Yi, cupped his hands and said, "Please, my lord, make a decision." .”

Although Kuai Yue seemed to hold back his hands in the end, Li Tong still felt a little weak in his body and dizzy in his head. The gap between front and back was too great in such a short period of time, and he couldn't react now.

"cough cough"

A sudden cough brought Li Tong back to his senses. Looking at Li Yi who was covering his mouth, he knelt down and said, "At that time, the last general only wanted to subdue the soldiers and horses of the South Gate for the lord. My lord, please watch out for anything wrong with military orders!"

"Ugh."

With a low sigh, Li Yi rubbed his forehead, and Kuai Yue's sudden attack caught him off guard.

Last night, Li Yi was very happy when he learned that Li Tong offered a reward to save people to stabilize people's hearts. He even praised Li Tong in public. Passed through the south gate and restrained thousands of Yuzhou soldiers. The most powerful thing is that no one was killed or injured!

At that time Li Yi was really full of praise for Li Tong, and he didn't think about the fake military order at all, and Kuai Yue was also there at that time, so he didn't express his opinion, he didn't expect to hold back until now and suddenly attack.

Li Yi couldn't help looking at Kuai Yue, Kuai Yue lowered his head slightly, no different from his usual appearance, but Li Yi knew that Kuai Yue did this on purpose, and he was actively making some changes.

Like last time, Li Yi said it was all right, but Kuai Yue still insisted on labeling Dian Wei and the others as weak guards. Said that they still made mistakes and were fined, and they had to "record files".

Later, Li Yi thought about it, and there are many similar things in the near future, but the things themselves are not serious, and he doesn't need to come forward at all, so it doesn't have much impact. Serious and realistic Kuaiyue people's design is vivid on paper.

Although no one has spoken ill of Kuai Yue to Li Yi for the time being, it is because Kuai Yue is his military adviser, but in fact, many people have alienated Kuai Yue.

Because now Kuai Yue is serious and rigorous when he says it sounds good, but it’s a matter of life when he says it sounds bad. No one knows when he will turn his back on someone, and dealing with this kind of person is tiring.

For example, today, Li Tong was caught by Kuai Yue.

So, what is Kuai Yue trying to do?