Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Seeing how hard Zhao Yun had been hit, Li Yi was actually quite embarrassed. Zhao Yun followed Liu Bei for so long, and Liu Bei also trusted him, but Liu Bei rewarded this and that all the way, but until he was defeated and died of illness, Zhao Yun was a miscellaneous general.

This incident seems ridiculous and very incomprehensible.

But Li Yi can understand Liu Bei.

It's not that Liu Bei doesn't want to reuse Zhao Yun, but that Zhao Yun is "too clean", but as a general in troubled times, you must not have too much moral burden. They must be ruthless people, otherwise it will be difficult to achieve great things.

For example, Cao Cao diverted water to irrigate Xiapi, and Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army. How many people were flooded and how many fields were soaked?

But those are trivial matters. The important thing is that they won the battle, and that's enough.

Can it be Zhao Yun leading the army, can he do the thing of digging a river and bursting an embankment?

So, some things are really helpless.

"Thank you for your teaching, Marquis Xiang."

After a while, Zhao Yun cupped his hands to Li Yi, but his slightly short breathing told Li Yi that his mood was not as calm as it seemed on the surface.

Zhao Yun admitted that what Li Yi said was reasonable, because he thought of his situation in Youzhou. Originally, he always thought that his outspoken advice had offended Gongsun Zan, but now it seems that his advice was just an inducement, even if he did not Offending Gongsun Zan, it is impossible to really get reused.

This situation is not only for Gongsun Zan, even if he followed other people, including the one in front of him.

After thinking about this, Zhao Yun became more and more depressed for a while, but after only a few breaths, Zhao Yun gradually recovered his original posture.

It’s not that Zhao Yun doesn’t know what the troubled times look like. He also tried to change in the past. Although he failed, the ruler in his heart remains the same. He won’t change for a so-called future because of a few words from others, otherwise he wouldn’t be Zhao Yun. .

Li Yi has been paying attention to Zhao Yun all the time, so he naturally saw the change in his expression, and he couldn't help secretly marveling in his heart, the blow he gave just now was not a small one, but Zhao Yun calmed down in such a short time, if he is cultivating immortals, it is definitely worthy of praise With a sound, the heart is steady.

"Come on, let me offer Zilong a cup!"

Li Yi raised his glass suddenly, and cupped his hands to Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun exhaled and raised his glass in the same way: "I will also respect Xianghou."

After a slight pause, Zhao Yun added: "I thought that Marquis Xiang would try to trick me into working for Marquis Xiang, but I didn't want Marquis Xiang to tell me the truth. Alas, it is Yun who treats the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain."

"Ha ha."

Li Yi laughed, drank the wine, and said, "What else do you want to ask Zilong?"

Seeing that Li Yi didn't continue the previous topic, Zhao Yun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then hesitated a little, and asked, "Is there any falsehood in the evaluation of Liu Bei by the Marquis Xiang?"

After a long time, when he heard someone mention Liu Bei's name again, Li Yi couldn't help being in a daze for a moment, and after a while he said with emotion: "It's rare, Zilong still remembers Liu Bei."

Zhao Yun said nothing, waiting for Li Yi's next words.

Li Yi pondered for a moment, then said: "Some things are too relevant, even Zilong, I can't say, but what I can tell you is that I don't know whether Liu Bei is the successor of King Jing of Zhongshan."

Zhao Yun was taken aback immediately. It was normal for Li Yi to conceal some things, and he didn't think there was anything wrong. However, Li Yi admitted that he didn't know Liu Bei's background, which was a bit too bad.

At the beginning, Li Yi insisted that Liu Bei falsely claimed to be a descendant of the Han Dynasty, and wanted to plot something wrong, which made Liu Bei even have no chance to stand up. Now he actually said that he was not sure. Isn't this a self-contradiction?

Zhao Yun's astonishment was seen by Li Yi. He was not surprised at all, and continued: "Zilong knew Liu Bei. If I hadn't been a hindrance, how would Liu Bei's achievements compare to Yuan Shao's?"

Zhao Yun hadn't fully recovered from what he said before, and he was even more at a loss when he heard Li Yi's question.

Although Zhao Yun thinks that Liu Bei is very good, he mainly agrees with him ideologically and is convinced by Liu Bei's personal charm, but when it comes to skills, he dare not compare Liu Bei with Yuan Shao, otherwise he would be too ignorant.

Needless to say, Li Yi also knew what Zhao Yun was thinking, and said with a smile: "In my eyes, Liu Bei is better than Yuan Shao."

Zhao Yun's eyes widened slightly, and even his sitting body couldn't help moving, obviously he couldn't accept Li Yi's statement.

Li Yi continued: "I have my own means, and I can know that you have the courage to be unworthy when I cover your face with you, and Liu Bei is the same. I know that he has great ambitions, and I know that if you don't stop him, His achievements are still higher than Yuan Shao's, and I have ambitions for the world, and Liu Bei blocked my way, so Zilong must understand?"

Zhao Yun was stunned, and after a long time, he murmured: "It's so!"

Zhao Yun didn't think it was necessary for Li Yi to lie to him. After all, Liu Bei was dead, and he was just an unsuccessful person, not even qualified to be deceived by Li Yi.

However, this kind of thing was too mysterious, Zhao Yun found it difficult to accept it for a while.

Suddenly, Zhao Yun asked again: "Is it the same with Cao Cao?"

This time it was Li Yi's turn to be surprised. He didn't expect Zhao Yun to react so quickly, and immediately admitted: "Yes, Cao Cao and Liu Bei have similar fates, so I have been suppressing him. Now Cao Cao has no chance to succeed."

"This"

A trace of entanglement flashed in Zhao Yun's eyes, and finally he asked feebly, "Could it be that the whole world is being plotted by Marquis Xiang?"

"It can only be said that half of the calculation is done. After all, there are so many variables in this huge world. Who dares to really say that the whole world is calculated?"

Li Yi is not modest, he really thinks so in his heart, no one can guarantee that heroes will emerge in troubled times, and there are only as many real heroes as there are written in books.

"What about General Gongsun?"

Zhao Yun asked again.

Li Yi chuckled lightly, and said with some regret: "The name of General White Horse is instinctually immortalized through the ages. Now, even though he occupies Youzhou, he is actually a dead bone in the tomb."

Li Yi's words were very rude, obviously he didn't take Gongsun Zan seriously.

This reminded Zhao Yun of his mission for this trip. The negotiation that Gongsun Zan wanted, even if it was the one with the most concessions, could not be negotiated.

Zhao Yun stroked the wine cup and remained silent. After a long while, he sat up straight again and said seriously, "I will tell you the truth, General Gongsun has explained to you that after meeting with the Marquis, it would be best if the Marquis retreated." If Marquis Xiang is unwilling to retreat, General Gongsun has other preparations."

Seeing that Zhao Yun suddenly wanted to talk about something serious, Li Yi was very happy and asked, "Please tell me, Zilong!"

Zhao Yun nodded slightly, and said: "General Gongsun knows that Qingzhou is difficult to defend. If Marquis Xiang insists on taking Qingzhou, General Gongsun is willing to order Tian Kai to retreat, but there is only one condition!"

Glancing at Li Yi, Zhao Yun said: "General Gongsun hopes that after Xianghou goes north, he will join forces with Xianghou to attack Yuan Shao. After the victory, he will not take any part of the land of Jizhou. He just hopes that Xianghou will write to the emperor to let General Gongsun stay in Youzhou forever. "

"Oh?"

There was a smile in Li Yi's eyes, but there was a bit of sarcasm hidden in that smile.

It is understandable emotionally that Gongsun Zan wants to separate himself from one side, but now Gongsun Zan is obviously not Yuan Shao's opponent, let alone Li Yi also took the Central Plains. In the face of two powerful enemies, Gongsun Zan still wants to keep Youzhou, which is too whimsical up.

It's just that Li Yi wasn't sure if this was Gongsun Zan's real idea or if there were other calculations, because Gongsun Zan should understand that no matter who is in charge of the world in the future, he will not be allowed to be unrestrained in Youzhou.

So, Li Yi dared to agree to this condition, but did Gongsun Zan dare to believe it?

Li Yi thought for a while, then suddenly asked: "Gongsun Zan should have said that if I don't agree, what will he do?"

Zhao Yun nodded, as an admission.

Just when Zhao Yun was about to continue talking, Li Yi took the initiative to say: "Let me take a guess first. Gongsun Zan will probably say that if I don't agree, he will clear up the past with Yuan Shao and join hands to prevent me from going north?"

Zhao Yun looked embarrassed, and it was obvious that Li Yi was right.

But Li Yi was not angry because of this threat, but showed a very happy smile.