The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 21
Guo Jia's face on the side changed several times in a row, because he found that what Li Yuan said was almost the same as his result. He thought he was the most intelligent person in the world, but he didn't expect that Li Yuan was also unfathomable.

Seeing everyone's surprised faces, Li Yuan was very satisfied. After a long time, Guo Jia and other talents gradually calmed down. Guo Jia clasped his fists and said, "I didn't expect that General Li is not only good at siege and attack, but also has such a thorough analysis of the general situation of the world. I admire it!"

Xi Zhicai thought more, and said: "As General Li said, since there are so many heroes in the world, why should I choose you? Firstly, you don't have many soldiers and horses in your hands, and secondly, you are in the upper hand. Restricted by General He Jin, you have no fiefs of your own for three years. Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian, Liu Yan, Liu Biao, Ding Yuan, Gongsun Zan, the Yuan clan, and even Kong Rong and Tao Qian are all more powerful than you. If you really want to If you choose, they are more worthy of my allegiance."

What Xi Zhicai said is indeed reasonable, Li Yuan has no power, no power, no food and no money, how can he compete with the princes for hegemony.

"Looking at the general trend of the world today, although heroes rise together, there are very few who can achieve things. Although Yuan Shu in Nanyang has a strong army, he is narrow-minded and must retaliate; although Gongsun Zan in Beiping has great wisdom, he is proud of his soldiers; Liu Biao in Jingzhou is called eight. Sun Jian in the south of the Yangtze River has more than enough bravery but not enough strategy; although Liu Yan in Yizhou is a fertile country with thousands of miles of heaven, he is weak and incompetent, more than enough to defend, but not aggressive enough; although the Yuan family in Hebei has the name of four generations and three princes, Yuan Shao himself is fierce and courageous Thin, planners are endless, do great things but cherish their lives, see small gains and forget their lives, it is difficult to achieve great things; although Xiliang Dong Zhuo has a tiger and wolf teacher in his hand, he is extremely cruel, daring, and he is a man; except Cao Cao With Liu Bei, the rest are mediocre people, nothing to worry about."

Li Yuan talked eloquently, as if everything was under his control, and he meant to point out the country. This time, everyone was really convinced. Li Yuan not only analyzed the general situation of the world thoroughly, but also knew the princes well. This talent It can be called ghosts and gods.

In fact, Li Yuan was deeply ashamed. What he said just now were all things he had seen in his previous life. Without the experience of his previous life, it would be impossible to see the world so thoroughly. He is really more powerful than Guo Jia and others.

"General Li cares about the common people, he is talented and broad-minded, but you don't dislike me and my humble status and came to recruit in person. It is really touching. I am willing to assist General Li to do my part for the people of the world," Xi Zhicai knelt down and paid homage, "Subordinate Xi Zhicai pays homage to the lord."

"General Li is far more resourceful than me. Although my talents are insignificant, I, Chen Changwen, am willing to follow General Li for the sake of the people of the world!" Chen Qun also knelt down to pay homage.

"Haha, I'm like a fish in water with Changwen and Zhicai. Get up quickly." Li Yuan helped Xi Zhicai and Chen Qun up personally.

"Congratulations to General Li for accepting two great talents. However, General Li is highly resourceful, and I think I am far behind. Besides, I am used to living a free life, so I can't help General Li. Please forgive me." Guo Jia politely rejected Li Yuan. the meaning of solicitation.

"General Li is a man of great talent and strategy, but he is the master of one side. However, as a man of the people, I only want to serve the man. I understand General Li's intentions. Please forgive me for not being able to do so." Xun Yu also apologized.

Although Li Yuan was reluctant to part with Xun Yu and Guo Jia, these two great talents, others were unwilling to serve and could not force them to follow him. Besides, Xi Zhicai and Chen Qun were already satisfied to follow him, but he really couldn't figure it out. How Cao Cao persuaded Guo Jia and Xun Yu, two talented people.

Li Yuan waved his hand, "It's okay, as the saying goes, a good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a virtuous minister chooses a master to serve. It is my good fortune to meet you today."

After drinking a lot, Li Yuan ended his trip to Yingchuan and left with Xi Zhicai and Chen Qun. Although he did not recruit ghost talents Guo Jia and Wang Zuo Xunyu, it is very good to have Xi Zhicai and Chen Qun following him The harvest, especially Xi Zhicai, even if his strategy is compared with Guo Jia's, I am afraid that his strategy will not be too far behind.

Xi Zhicai is actually a very good strategist, but there are only a few words in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, because he died too early, you must know that Xun Yu first recommended Xi Zhicai before recommending Guo Jia to Cao Cao, and Xi Zhicai was ill After Cao Cao's death, he felt that he had no one to discuss with him, and then Xun Yu recommended Guo Jia, which shows that Xi Zhicai did have extraordinary talents.

After leaving Yingchuan, everyone set off again. Li Yuan introduced Xi Zhicai and Chen Qun to everyone. Xi Zhicai and Chen Qun learned that Cai Yong was also traveling together. They were both surprised and happy. His head jingled, as long as he was a scholar, I am afraid that no one would not know his name.

Along the way, Chen Qun, Xi Zhicai, and Cai Yong talked about everything, from the Four Books and Five Classics to the common people, and they had a happy chat. On the contrary, they left the protagonist Li Yuan aside, which made him very depressed and bored. I can only discuss martial arts with Xu Zhu.

A few days later, the group came to Runan. Runan is located in Yuzhou. It leads to Wancheng in the west, Shouchun in the east, and Xuchang in the north. It is a very important strategic location, so Runan City has high walls and thick walls. , is a city that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Li Yuan and his party were quite large, so in order to avoid people's eyes and ears, they decided to enter in ten groups. Li Yuan led Cai Yong, Xi Zhicai, Chen Qun, Cai Wenji, Diao Xiu'er and a group of soldiers to enter first, and the rest were led by Xu Zhuhe. Wang Wu made arrangements.

Li Yuan found an inn to stay and discussed with Xi Zhicai, Chen Qun and Cai Yong.

"My lord, what is the purpose of our coming to Runan this time?" Xi Zhicai asked first.Not only Xi Zhicai, but even Chen Qun and Cai Yong didn't quite understand Li Yuan's next plan.

"Runan belongs to Yuzhou. The history of Yuzhou's puncture hole is mediocre and high-spirited. He has no military talent, but he is a sharp-edged officer. Simply put, he is a good official but not much talent. This time we seek refuge with Kong Expand your power, and if you have the opportunity, annex his power, and be ready to compete with all the heroes in the world." Speaking of this, Li Yuan felt his blood boil.

Cai Yong was a little puzzled, and asked, "I can understand why you should stay away from Luoyang?"

"I once said that Luoyang is a place of right and wrong, and there are generals He Jin and Zhang Rang who control the military and political power. To put it bluntly, the emperor is just the object of their fooling around. It is absolutely impossible for us in Luoyang , that’s why we have to leave Luoyang,” Li Yuan explained, “however, the most important thing is that He Jin and Zhang Rang are also at odds. No hands."

Cai Yong nodded in agreement, "I have been an official in the court for many years, and I often heard that He Jin wanted to take action against Zhang Rang, but he did not do so because of Queen He's obstruction. The two of them were originally brothers and sisters, but they often disagreed."

Li Yuan continued: "He Jin wants to eradicate Zhang Rang but has no excuses, so I think he will definitely call the princes from all over the world to Luoyang to help. Just imagine, who is the most powerful among the princes in the Han Dynasty?"

Xi Zhicai, Chen Qun and Cai Yong answered at the same time without thinking: "Xiliang Dong Zhuo!"

"It's Dong Zhuo from Xiliang. Dong Zhuo has 20 tiger and wolf troops in his hands. He is powerful and can be said to be far superior to other princes. He Jin's introduction of him into Luoyang can be said to be a way to kill two birds with one stone." Li Yuan said here that he sold a trick , did not go on.

"My lord, why did you say kill two birds with one stone? Wasn't He Jin introducing Dong Zhuo to Luoyang to get rid of Zhang Rang and other eunuchs?" Chen Qun didn't understand what Li Yuan meant by killing two birds with one stone.

Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "Wenda, my lord means that Dong Zhuo is an ambitious wolf. With 20 soldiers in his hands, he already has the heart of disobedience. General He Jin is naturally extremely afraid of him, so let Dong Zhuo come to Luoyang." You can use his hands to deal with Zhang Rang, and secondly, after dealing with Zhang Rang, He Jin will use another trick to cross the river and tear down the bridge to slander Dong Zhuo and kill the ministers, so as to take his military power, this is the so-called "kill two birds with one stone."

After hearing what Xi Zhicai said, Chen Qun suddenly realized, and Li Yuan nodded with satisfaction, thinking that Xi Zhicai was worthy of being a military adviser "once" entrusted by Cao Cao, and he was indeed superior to Chen Qun in terms of resourcefulness.

"If Dong Zhuo enters Luoyang, He Jin, Zhang Rang and Dong Zhuo will definitely cause a big chaos. That's why I suggest Mr. Cai to leave as soon as possible. I hope you can understand my difficulties." Li Yuan said to Cai Yong.

(End of this chapter)