Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

"My lord, this way."

Soon, the captain brought Li Yi to the gate of the temporary camp, where Liu Yao was lying there, the arrows on his body had been removed, his clothes were stained with blood, and even the straw mat under him was soaked in blood. up.

Li Yi stared at Liu Yao for a long time, then sighed softly, and then said to Yu Fan who was traveling with him, "Bury him generously, let's bury him with Zhang Ying, Fan Neng and others, and Yu Fan from before." Mi, it's a pity, if they weren't hostile, these are all good people."

Yu Fan was about to write down this matter, but the captain said again: "My lord, I have something to report."

"Oh, what else?"

The lieutenant bowed and said, "My subordinates learned from the captives that the reason why Liu Yao led his troops to break through the siege was because after the defeat last night, the people in the city were scattered and the remaining defenders fled one after another. After daybreak, the people even surrounded the governor's mansion, asking Kong Rong for an explanation, don't let Wang Xiu commit suicide for this, Liu Yao thought that the situation was over, so he chose to break out of the encirclement."

"There is such a thing!"

Li Yi was very surprised. The situation in Qiaoxian County was much worse than he thought. Just as he was about to ask for details, he saw Chen Dao galloping on a fast horse and said to Li Yi: "My lord, Wang Xiu was in front of the governor's mansion this morning. Self-defeating, the army in the city was in a state of chaos, after the surrender at the west gate, the rest of the city gate defenders also put down their weapons and asked to surrender, and what’s more, the governor’s mansion in the city suddenly caught fire, and General He was summoning his men to put out the fire.”

Li Yi already knew the previous news, so naturally he wouldn't be too surprised, but he was quite concerned about the latter words, and hurriedly asked, "Where is Kong Rong?"

Chen Dao was ashamed and said: "I haven't heard from Kong Rong yet in a hurry. I don't know if he was buried in the sea of ​​fire or escaped."

"No problem"

Li Yi thought for a while, and said: "You immediately summon General Huang and let him lead the troops into the city. Remember not to disturb the people, and the official residence of Yuzhou officials should not be offended, even if Wang Xiu and Tai Shici are no exception. You come to find me, and I will personally get Tai Shici!"

"The end will be ordered!"

When Chen Dao heard the words, a look of joy flashed in his eyes, he clasped his fists at Li Yi, and headed towards Daying.

Tai Shici was a good person. Chen Dao and Wu Ba who went to Xu Chu were all recommended by him. Although the matter failed in the end, it was not Tai Shici's problem. Therefore, Tai Shici was kind to them.

Xu Chu was similar. After being captured, Tai Shici was the one who recruited Xu Chu and treated him kindly. Xu Chu also had a good impression of Tai Shici.

Therefore, there are not a few people who want to intercede for Tai Shici, but the problem is that Tai Shici shot Li Yi with an arrow. If Li Yi hadn't "prosperous fortune", he would have died at that time, so Li Yimo said he wanted to kill Tai Shici Ci, even killing his whole family, is a normal reaction.

Under this premise, no one dared to speak up for Tai Shici, and there was no reason for Li Yi to let Tai Shici go.

And the meaning in Li Yi's words just now was obviously to let Tai Shici go, so Chen Dao was naturally happy.

After Chen Dao left, Dian Wei couldn't help asking, "My lord, is he going to recruit Tai Shici?"

Li Yi nodded and said, "That's right, it's a pity to kill such a fierce general, I can't bear it."

Dian Wei whispered with some reluctance: "But he, but he almost killed the lord."

Li Yi chuckled, and said: "There is Guan Zhong Qihuan in the distance, and now we have our own military adviser. Since there is such a precedent, why can't I tolerate Tai Shici?"

Although Dian Wei was still a little unhappy, he couldn't say anything, he could only helplessly say: "My lord is magnanimous, I don't have too many subordinates."

Li Yi smiled and didn't continue to speak. His measure depends on the talent and status of the other party. For a guy like Tai Shici with good character and ability, Li Yi's measure is naturally very large.

As for Tai Shici's arrow, Li Yi did not forget it, and he never planned to write it off. Anyway, Tai Shici was still young, and Li Yi was very sure that he would spend the rest of his life to pay back, and he would still work hard while working hard. The grateful kind.

This is also revenge.

Of course, if Tai Shici is too brainy and doesn't give Li Yi face, then don't blame Li Yi for being ruthless, he will kill if he should, he will never be soft-hearted!

Because the Yuzhou soldiers in the city surrendered voluntarily, Li Yi's troops moved in and took over very smoothly.

Immediately, Li Yi's people summoned the remaining Yuzhou soldiers and asked the previously captured Yuzhou army generals to appease people's hearts. At the same time, Li Yi also released some well-coordinated Yuzhou soldiers prisoners Go back to the city and report to your family and neighbors that you are safe, lest the unsuspecting people cause any trouble.

Although Li Yi has a lot of means and his integrity is almost exhausted, he also has a bottom line. Unless there is really no other way, he is absolutely unwilling to point his weapons at ordinary people.

Therefore, as soon as Huang Zhong entered the city, Li Yi began to arrange to pour dirty water on Kong Rong. Li Yi decided to count the lives of the Yuzhou Army soldiers who died in the battle last night on Kong Rong. The specific content is roughly It was just that Kong Rong didn't know how to command and had to command blindly. As a result, he was in disarray, the soldiers in the army panicked and mutinied, and his own family members chopped off his own family members, which resulted in thousands of deaths and injuries.

And Li Yi's soldiers and horses, although they called fiercely, were actually just rushing into the battle, and did not kill anyone. If you don't believe me, you can look at the situation at the south gate. Those Yuzhou soldiers who fell into the water were rescued by Li Yi's order. The ironclad proof that Li Yi loves the people like a son.

Li Yi's self-cleaning and splashing of Kong Rong's dirty water are very reluctant and full of loopholes, but the reality is that Li Yi has already occupied Qiao County, Li Yi has big fists, and those who understand will pretend to be confused. It's rare to be confused, anyway, few people would challenge Li Yi at this time.

Therefore, under various operations, it took less than half a day for the situation in Qiao County to basically stabilize, and Li Yi also entered the city before dark.

Because the governor's mansion was burned, Kuai Yue arranged Li Yi's residence in the mansion of the original Runan prefect, Xu Yu.

Xu Yan himself left Qiao County a few days ago and went to various counties to mobilize troops, but the situation was obviously not good. He waited until Li Yi took Qiao County, but he did not see any reinforcements coming. His mansion was expropriated by Li Yi.

However, after Li Yi entered the city, he did not go to the mansion to rest or discuss matters. Instead, he called four bodyguards, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Chen Dao, and Zhou Cang, and a team of personal guards to Tai Shici's place.

Li Yi looked at the door face, puzzled and said: "Tai Shici is in command of soldiers and horses in Yuzhou, so he is considered to be in a high position, but why is the house he lives in so ordinary, it doesn't look much different from ordinary folk houses?"

Dian Wei and Xu Chu also found it strange, but Chen Dao had dealt with Tai Shici before, and immediately explained: "General Tai Shi Ci has a lot of salary, and Kong Rong also arranged a big house for him, but it's troublesome to take care of the big house. It required a lot of servants and maids to clean it up, which was a huge expense, so General Taishi returned the mansion and bought a small yard, with only two old servants doing chores on weekdays."

Dian Wei and Xu Chu looked at each other in dismay, they were the kind of masters who wanted to be smart even if they had no money, they couldn't understand Tai Shici's penance life, and felt that he was too picky or boring.

However, Li Yi probably understood Tai Shici's thoughts, because this is a filial son. For a filial son, his mother is still working hard in his hometown, so how can he spend time and drink outside?

Li Yi didn't explain this, but just said to Chen Dao, "Call the door."

Chen Dao nodded, then stepped forward and patted on the door, but no one responded, but the door panel opened a crack by itself, obviously there was no latch inside.

Chen Dao looked back at Li Yi, then stretched out his hand to push the door open, went in and looked around, saw no one, and saw no danger, so he bowed to invite Li Yi to enter, and at the same time shouted to the inside: "General Taishi is here!" At home, Xianghoute is here to visit!"

There was still no answer after that, Li Yi frowned, and said as he walked, "Go in and have a look."

Everyone understood, so Zhou Cang and Chen Dao were in front, and Dian Wei and Xu Chu were in the back, protecting Li Yi and walking to the big house behind, and it was not superfluous for them to fight like this, and they were really worried that Tai Shici would be disadvantageous to Li Yi again.

The yard was not big, so Li Yi and his party walked around the courtyard to the big house at the back, and saw Tai Shici sitting in the center with a long sword on his knees.

Li Yi's heart tensed up a little, thinking that Tai Shici couldn't think about killing himself, but seeing that Tai Shici's chest was still rising and falling, Li Yi heaved a sigh of relief.

Chen Dao was about to call Tai Shici to talk to Li Yi, Tai Shici stood up voluntarily, put the long sword aside, lowered his eyebrows and bowed deeply to Li Yi, and said: "Criminal General, I have seen the Marquis of Xiang .”

Li Yi squinted his eyes. He felt that Tai Shici's tone was wrong. Among other things, the title "criminal general" should not be used. Outsiders may not know the inside story of the battle in Yuzhou. Tai Shici still doesn't know, he Where did the crime come from?

If it is said that Tai Shici is afraid of death, in order to please Li Yi, Li Yi absolutely does not believe it.

Li Yi thought things were delayed for a while, Tai Shici only thought that Li Yi didn't want to talk to him, so he continued: "Tai Shici knows that it is a crime to cast a cold arrow on Xianghou, and there is no reason to survive after breaking the city, so , Tai Shici is ready to die."

Everyone's expressions were a little strange. Chen Dao wanted to say something, but Li Yi shook his head at him, signaling him not to speak, and to see what Tai Shici wanted to do first.

I saw Tai Shici gritted his teeth, suddenly bent his knees, and bowed to Li Yi: "Although the guilty general knows that his crime is unforgivable, he still wants to ask for something, and I hope that Marquis Xiang can agree!"

Li Yi rubbed his nose, covered the smile at the corner of his mouth, and asked, "What's the matter, you can tell me first, as for whether to agree, I will make my own decision later."

Chapter 658

Tai Shici felt a little depressed, but soon stabilized his mind, pulled a wooden box from the side, opened the lid, and saw that there was a lot of money in it, and there were also several gold and copper vessels, some jade carvings, and a few mouthfuls. Although the quality of the sword is unknown, since it can be collected by Tai Shici like this, it should be an unusual item.

Li Yi made a little guess, and it was almost a huge sum of money for Dian Wei and the others.

After revealing these, Tai Shici took a deep breath and said, "These adus should not enter the eyes of the Marquis of Xiang, but these are all saved by Sin General. Today, Sin will dedicate all of them to Marquis Xiang. I beg the Marquis Xiang for one thing!"