Xiaoqi

"Brother Wenchang, you don't need to be humble. Only you can take this seat. If I, Zhou Yu, sit on it, it will be an act of arrogance!" Zhou Yu invited Li Li to the seat with a smile on his face, and then he and Lu Su went together Sit on the left and right sides.

After sitting down, Zhou Yu suddenly found that Huan Fei, who had been following behind just now, had followed up, but now he had disappeared.

Immediately, Zhou Yu's face changed slightly, his brows twitched slightly, and he pretended to ask casually, "Where is General Feihu? Why didn't he come and sit at the table?"

Li Li smiled slightly and said frankly: "Feihu was worried about accidents, so he stayed in the garden to patrol and guard. This is also because I was bitten by a snake for three years and was afraid of well ropes. It was because of my negligence that I was killed by Xiahou under the command of Cao Cao in Yanzhou. The brother plotted to assassinate him. When he entered the forest again today, he suddenly became alert and insisted on patrolling before he could rest assured. Be careful, there is no big mistake, please forgive Gongjin."

Li Li said these words very frankly, without concealing them, and told them bluntly.

But the truth hurts the most.After Lu Su heard the words, his cheeks were slightly red, and he opened his mouth to say something, but he couldn't say anything.

Compared with Lu Su, Zhou Yu looked extremely calm. After a moment of astonishment, his expression returned to normal.After getting up and pouring a glass of wine for Li Li himself, he said with a smile: "Actually, Brother Wenchang doesn't need to explain, I can understand it. If it were me, I would do the same. As Brother Wenchang said, there is no big mistake if you are careful, and you will be safe if you are prepared." Well, that's fine, the three of us can drink to our hearts' content today and talk about everything!"

"Gong Jin is really a reasonable person, which makes me deeply ashamed." Li Li nodded with a smile, raised his wine bottle, stood up and said, "Come on, I will apologize to Gong Jin for the first drink, please, Gong Jin!"

"Zijing, I'll wait for the three of us to drink together!" Zhou Yu happily raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.

After taking his seat, Zhou Yu looked at Li Li with a smile, and said meaningfully: "Brother Wenchang's actions just now may not be acceptable to many people, and may even offend the master's family. Brother Wenchang must be well aware of this. , Brother Wenchang, why do you still have to tell the truth?"

Li Li smiled when he heard the words, reached out to pour a glass of wine for Zhou Yu, then filled Lu Su's and his own glasses, and then drank by himself without answering directly.

"Hahaha!" Seeing this, Zhou Yu laughed loudly, then picked up the wine bottle and drank it down, and then asked: "Brother Wenchang's purpose for coming this time, Zijing has told me many times, isn't brother Wenchang worried about me?" Will you hold a grudge because of what happened just now?"

After Li Li heard the words, the smile that had been hanging on his face quickly disappeared, and he said calmly: "If Gong Jin is determined not to serve me, then I will be very disappointed, but the most sad person is not me, but Zijing who has always regarded Gongjin as a brother. Besides, Gongjin refused my offer, and the person who lost the most is not me, but Gongjin himself."

"Oh? Why is Brother Wenchang so confident? Is it just the emperor in Chang'an city or the 30 Xiliang army?" Zhou Yu asked.

Li Li shook his head slightly and said: "It's not that I, Li Li, are arrogant, but strength determines everything. Since I integrated the Xiliang Army two years ago, there is not much time left for the princes of the world to accumulate strength and expand their territory.

Now that the Xiliang Army under my command has been recuperating for nearly two years, the people are already self-sufficient, which frees me up to wait for opportunities to send troops.As long as the entire strength of the Xiliang Army is not mobilized, and only [-] to [-] soldiers and horses go out, it will not affect the overall situation of Xiliang, and there is even no need to increase taxes and waste money.Fang today's situation, as long as my Xiliang army moves.In less than five years, the situation in the world will become clearer, and the small princes of various towns will perish one after another within five years.

Therefore, if someone with great ambitions has not made a fortune at this time, or has not established a solid foundation, then he seems to have lost the qualification to compete in the world.Even if he was able to capture several counties and counties as the foundation, at best, it was only a flash in the pan, and the foundation was too shallow to survive for a long time.

I wonder if Gongjin thinks so? "

After Zhou Yu heard the words, the confident smile disappeared from his face.His expression became calm, his sword eyebrows were slightly frowned, and he was silent in thought.

At this time, Lu Su's always melancholy expression relaxed, and he smiled and nodded slightly to Li Li.There was a deep joy in his eyes.

For two days, Lu Su tried every means to persuade Zhou Yu to join Li Li.Talk during the day and talk at night.There are a lot of good things to say.Unexpectedly, Zhou Yu never had a clear attitude, hesitated and hawed, specious, with a noncommittal demeanor, and refused to let go.

To this day, Lu Su has completely given up.I no longer have any hope, and this Liyuan banquet is actually practicing wine, and it is also a farewell banquet.After eating and drinking enough, share things.Since then, they have been strangers to each other, and will even become enemies in the future.

However, what Lu Su never expected was that Li Li changed his previous attitude of respecting and courting Zhou Yu this time, and did the opposite.The result was unexpected, Zhou Yu was a little tempted instead, instead of talking about other things like before, avoiding and dodging, but showing a loose tone that he didn't have before.

Suddenly, Zhou Yu woke up from his contemplation, and asked with a drink of his own accord: "Among the princes in all the towns under Fang today, how many people can enter Brother Wenchang's Dharma Eye?"

"Huh?" Li Li was stunned when he heard the sound, looked at Zhou Yu with a calm face, and tentatively said: "Nowadays, the world's more than a dozen princes are not Yi Yi's generation. Maybe they are not as strong as me at the moment, but they have great potential and should not be underestimated. !"

Zhou Yu was stunned, looked up at Li Li, and said sincerely, "Brother Wenchang, why should you deceive yourself! Brother Wenchang is already the best in the world, and he is actually the most powerful and stable overlord among the princes. Maybe others are not qualified to talk about the world. vassals, but Brother Wenchang is qualified and confident to comment on the vassals of the towns."

After a pause, Zhou Yu changed the subject and said, "If Brother Wenchang is inconvenient to speak out, how about I try to speak up? If what you said is not true, I would like to hear Brother Wenchang's opinion."

"Alright, let Gongjin try to say something, let's start with Yuan Shu who ruled Yangzhou separately." Li Lixin nodded and said.

Zhou Yu nodded lightly, and after drinking a glass of wine, he said, "Jiujiang Yuan Shu and Yuan Gonglu came from a prominent family of the Yuan family. He relied on his status as the eldest son of the Yuan family. Looking at his people, he is waiting for the dead rats, and sooner or later he will be wiped out by other princes. Therefore, Yuan Shu is not to be feared, and he is not a hero, so he is not in the eyes of Brother Wenchang."

Li Li smiled noncommittally, raised his hand to pour a glass of wine for Zhou Yu, and said, "Yuan Shao of Jizhou, once the leader of the eighteenth princes, led the heroes to expel Dong Zhuo, and occupied Jizhou, the richest and most populous city in the world, without bloodshed. Now, Yuan Shao owns More than [-] soldiers, under the tents, ministers and generals gathered together, their strength is growing day by day, and there is a tendency to swallow up You, Qing, and the three prefectures. I don’t know if Gongjin thinks Yuan Shaoke is still a hero in the world?"

Zhou Yu took the wine bottle from Li Li, drank it down, then shook his head and said: "Yuan Shao of Jizhou, he valued scholars over concubines, officials over merchants, he only cares about fame, he is greedy for schemes without determination, he has great ambitions but few talents. Sitting in Jizhou, a place where soldiers are strong and the people are rich, they are mediocre. From my point of view, this person and Yuan Gonglu are of the same breed. In troubled times, the two Yuans are from the same family, but they are incompatible. This alone is not enough to make a big deal. Therefore, Yuan Shao Don't be afraid, you can't be considered a hero, even if you can be strong for a while, it won't last long, and sooner or later you will make wedding clothes for others!"

Li Li opened his eyes slightly, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes. He poured Zhou Yu another glass of wine and asked, "Youzhou White Horse General Gongsun Zan is quite famous, but is he still a hero?"

Zhou Yu did not drink first this time, but continued: "White Horse General Gongsun Zan is indeed a leading general who is capable of conscripting and fighting, but he is not handsome, let alone the heart of a prince. In the past, because of his younger brother Gongsun Yuezhi If you die and use swords recklessly, send troops to attack Yuan Shao but are invincible, think highly of yourself but have no tolerance for others, kill Liu Yu in vain, and you will be abandoned by the people of the world. How can such people be called heroes of the world?"

After speaking, Zhou Yu picked up the wine bottle and drank it down in one gulp, which was really enjoyable.

The smile on Li Li's face became stronger and stronger, this time Lu Su wanted to pour wine for Zhou Yu, but he waved his hand to stop him.

After filling Zhou Yu's wine bottle again, Li Li asked aloud, "Tao Qian and Tao Gongzu of Xuzhou are well-known, can they be a hero in the world?"

"Tao Gongzu is very old, and the bones in the tomb are dry, what a story!" Zhou Yu responded without thinking.

"Chenliu Zhang Miao, Hanoi Zhang Yang, Yangzhou Liu Yao and others, what should we do?" Li Li reported three princes of equal strength in one breath.

Zhou Yu was stunned when he heard the sound, looked up at Li Li with a surprised expression, and said, "These three people are still inferior to Yuan Gonglu, let alone a hero?"

"Liu Biao, Liu Jingsheng of Jingzhou?" Li Li looked at Zhou Yu with his eyes, refusing to give in, and announced the names of the princes along the way again.

Without batting an eyelid, Zhou Yu blurted out, "What's the use of a housekeeper dog even if there are nine counties in Jingzhou? How can such gatekeepers be compared with the heroes of the world!"

Li Li's eyes became brighter, and he asked casually, "Yizhou Liu Yan?"

Zhou Yu's sword eyebrows moved slightly, his eyes blinked slightly, and he said two words softly: "Dead!"

"Liu Yan died? When did this happen?" Li Li asked in surprise.

In turn, Zhou Yu poured Li Li a glass of wine and said with certainty, "Liu Yan died of illness ten days ago, and his son Liu Zhang succeeded him as Yizhou shepherd. It is said that Liu Zhang arrived in Chengdu the day before, and Liu Yan died the next night. Wen Wu wanted to push Liu Mao to inherit his father's will, but unexpectedly Liu Zhang actually carried the emperor's imperial edict, and had several generals around him to protect him, so that he could sit on the throne of Yizhou Mu. I heard that Liu Zhang was a general under Wen Chang's account Fu Yan has a very good personal relationship with Brother Wenchang, and the imperial edict he holds in his hand must have been given by Brother Wenchang, right?"

"Hehehe! It's a fluke that I got it unintentionally, but unexpectedly it came in handy." Li Li laughed.

Before the words finished, Li Li immediately changed the topic and continued to ask: "Yanzhou Cao Cao was praised by the famous scholar Xu Shao as: 'A capable minister who governs the world, and a traitor in troubled times'. Now he has more than [-] troops, occupies Yanzhou, an important place in the Central Plains, and has many servants under his command. He is a famous man in the world, and the general is also a brave man. From Gong Jin's point of view, can Cao Cao of Yanzhou be regarded as a hero in the world?"

Zhou Yu shook his head and smiled slyly, and said meaningfully: "Looking at all the princes in the world, why does Brother Wenchang put Cao Cao at the end alone? Presumably the person Wenchang fears the most is Cao Cao and Cao Mengde?"

Chapter 522 Dragon and Tiger Meeting (Continued)

The breeze is blowing, blowing the green leaves and dancing, stirring up the heat wave under the forest.

The aroma of the wine is strong, drifting slowly with the breeze, dyeing the pear orchard with bursts of fragrance.

In the pear orchard pavilion.

The three of them sat in a group, drinking wine and talking, as evidenced by the bright sun above their heads.

"Come on, Zijing, you and I, my brother, offer a cup to Gongjin, please!"

Just as Zhou Yu was waiting for Li Li's reply, a gust of cool wind blew past. Li Li turned his head to avoid Zhou Yu's staring gaze, and raised his glass to invite the three of them to have a drink together.

After drinking, Li Li urged Zhou Yu to eat food, while he himself started to eat without hesitation.

After a while, Zhou Yu said with a smile: "It seems that I was unfortunately right. The prince who can fall into Brother Wenchang's eyes is Cao Cao of Yanzhou. Hehehe!"

After eating and drinking wildly, Li Li did not avoid Zhou Yu and Lu Su's gaze, nodded and said: "As Gong Jin said, Cao Cao of Yanzhou is indeed a hero among men, a tyrant in troubled times. This man is not as good as Yuan Shao Good luck, and there are not so many available resources in the hands of Er Yuan. But he was able to grow step by step. After more than a hundred battles, he finally took root in Yanzhou and became the most powerful among the princes of the Central Plains. Princes, the reason why the Yanzhou Army under Cao Cao's command is strong is because the Yanzhou Army has been fighting almost every day these years, and they have produced elite soldiers after hundreds of battles!

In addition, Cao Cao has a magnificent bearing, wisdom as deep as the sea, a deep understanding of the art of war and strategy, and is also proficient in government affairs and governance.This person's talent, ambition, and mind are all the best among people, and they should not be underestimated.Otherwise, anyone who underestimates Cao Cao or looks down on him will pay a heavy price for it. "

"Oh?" Zhou Yu said in surprise: "Brother Wenchang thinks so highly of Cao Cao in Yanzhou, but he is not the most powerful prince among the princes in the Central Plains. On the contrary, Yuan Shao is the leader everywhere, and he has been allied with Yuan Shao for a long time. !"