The Three Kingdoms: Zhaolie, the strategist, and the rise of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 3: One cannot live in vain (Please read on!)

Perhaps Li Yi's argument was too bizarre, and even Guan Yu was too lazy to refute it.

Although Liu Bei had doubts, he was still willing to give Li Yi a chance and listened to his explanation patiently.

Li Yi calmly analyzed for the two of them:
"Cao Cao was originally Zhang Miao's subordinate, but now he has become the master and Zhang Miao has become his subordinate. Zhang Miao said nothing but he was unhappy in his heart."

"Besides, Cao Cao was Yuan Shao's subordinate. Yuan Shao and Zhang Miao were not on good terms and Yuan Shao repeatedly asked Cao Cao to kill him. Although Cao Cao refused, Zhang Miao was already very wary."

Liu Bei nodded. He didn't expect Li Yi to have such a delicate grasp of people's hearts.

These two points alone do not seem to be enough to make Zhang Miao decide to betray Cao Cao.

Li Yi continued:
"Zhang Miao is wavering in his heart. If Chen Gong comes out to persuade him at this time, Zhang Miao will definitely agree."

"Chen Gong is a famous scholar in Yanzhou. Cao Cao killed the famous scholar Bian Rang in Yanzhou, which made all the famous scholars in Yanzhou feel insecure."

"Later, Cao Cao conquered Xuzhou. Wherever his army passed, no one was left alive. His brutal behavior had greatly displeased Chen Gong."

"Lü Bu is now famous and a skilled warrior. The two of them will definitely welcome Lü Bu to Yanzhou to fight against Cao Cao."

"By then, Cao Cao will have to abandon Xuzhou in order to relieve Yanzhou's emergency!"

Liu Bei was secretly surprised, not because of Li Yi's analysis.

Instead, he was surprised that Li Yi knew so much about the situation in the world and his network of relationships.

According to Li Yi, he had been practicing with a master in the mountains since he was young.

Yet he knows everything about major events in the world. Is this the legendary ability to plan strategies from within the tent and win battles thousands of miles away?
Can I, Liu Bei, really meet such a talent?
He wandered for most of his life, even though he had the assistance of powerful men like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

But there is always a lack of someone who can make good use of his talents.

If this young man is indeed a Zhang Liang, then Liu Bei must hold on to him no matter what.

Seeing Liu Bei's doubts, Li Yi said calmly:
"Whether my words are empty talk or not, you will know in a few days."

Liu Bei felt that this made sense, and he stood up to thank Li Yi:

"Teacher, I will listen carefully to your teachings!"

This scene still moved Li Yi quite a lot.

After all, with Liu Bei's status, there was no need for him to be so respectful to a commoner like himself.

Of course you can say that this was just Liu Bei's move to win people's hearts, but one thing needs to be made clear.

At least so far, they have neither hurt you nor taken advantage of you.

Instead, it gives you respect and emotional value.

As the beneficiary, you have no right to accuse others of being hypocritical.

Li Yi touched his belly and asked with a smile:

"Liu Shijun, do you provide meals in your camp?"

Apart from some snacks, he hasn't had a full meal in the past two days.

When it came to Liu Bei, he was not reserved and brought it up openly.

Liu Bei was stunned at first, then he burst into laughter and immediately ordered people to bring wine and food.

He really likes Li Yi's open-minded and optimistic personality, which is very similar to himself.

He closed the door and led Guan Yu out.

outside the house,

Guan Yu looked solemn and said in a deep voice:

"Brother, Li Yi's words and actions are strange, and he likes to be mysterious."

"I am afraid he has other plans."

Now that Cao's army was approaching, a young man with strange clothes and appearance appeared and said that Cao Cao wanted to retreat without fighting.

It is hard not to suspect that this was an enemy spy, who wanted to make Liu Bei unprepared and disrupt his formation.

Liu Bei smiled calmly:
"My dear brother, you are the enemy of ten thousand people, are you afraid of a young man?"

Guan Yu's expression suddenly changed, and his face turned red. He said:

"Brother, what are you talking about? If you don't even fear death, why should you fear a little boy?"

"I am just worried that my brother is kind-hearted and might be deceived by others."

Guan Yu was a fugitive in his early years. He disliked those boastful scholars, but he was very sympathetic to the lower classes.

Judging from Li Yi's conversation, he is obviously a scholar, but he likes to brag. Naturally, Guan Yu's first impression of him is not good.

Liu Bei pondered for a while before slowly saying:
"I think this young man is definitely not a bad guy."

"Although his words and deeds are strange, he has a decent appearance and is well-mannered. He is a noble gentleman and definitely not someone with evil intentions."

Guan Yu was silent for a moment, then asked:

"If Cao Cao fails to withdraw his troops and launches a counterattack on Xuzhou, what will you do, brother?"

Liu Bei waved his hand:

"I have to be loyal to the people who entrusted me with this. If Cao Cao attacks urgently, I will fight to the death." "As for that young man, although his calculations were wrong, he was kind-hearted after all."

"Give him some gold and silver and send him back home."

Guan Yu was speechless and just sighed:
“It’s hard to be a good person!”

Liu Bei laughed, took Guan Yu's hand and left.

inside the house,

Li Yi, who was eating heartily, heard the conversation between the two people carefully.

Liu Bei, Liu Xuande...

Li Yi's eyes gradually became firm.

Just make the best of it. Nothing is more important than staying alive right now.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, bandits and robbers abounded, the land was full of starving people, and human life was worthless.

Li Yi was usually unaware of this when he was reading history books and watching TV, but only after actually experiencing it did he realize how cruel this world is.

Without an umbrella of protection, he would just be one of the pile of bones.

And now, the future Emperor Zhaolie of Han, the top leader of Sichuan, was standing before him.

As long as you hold on to his thighs, it is equivalent to holding on to a long-term meal ticket.

Who are the rivals of the heroes in the world? Cao and Liu.

Compared to Cao Cao, staying with Liu Bei at least doesn't require you to worry about Cao Cao suddenly saying to you one day:

"I want to borrow your head to appease the people."

"I will take care of your wife and children, so don't worry!"

At least for now.

It is an indisputable fact that Liu Bei saved Li Yi's life.

The grace of dripping water is reciprocated by the fountain.

Even though Lao Liu is still wandering around, he will soon be able to get a piece of land of his own - Xuzhou.

Xuzhou is a place that has been warred on four sides. There are many aristocratic families and internal factions that are constantly fighting. It is definitely a hell-level place.

But as the saying goes, wealth and honor are achieved through risk. Xuzhou has developed salt and iron industries, a favorable climate, and a special geographical location.

Going north, you can fight against Yuan and Cao, going south, you can seize Jing and Yang, and going west, you can compete for the Central Plains.

As long as it is used properly, it may be a place where you can dominate.

Even though Lao Liu lost Xuzhou in history, he actually did a good enough job.

Internally, he won over old officials of Xuzhou such as Cao Bao and Chen Deng.

Yuan Shao, who had the greatest external alliance force, eased relations with Cao Cao in the west and struck a heavy blow against Yuan Shu, who had evil ambitions in the south.

It's just that he is not mature enough in handling the relationships between new and old people. In a hell-level copy like Xuzhou, the tolerance rate is too low. If you make a mistake, you will never be able to recover.

Since God arranged for Liu Bei to save him, perhaps there was a divine will in the dark. Li Yi could help Liu Bei make up for the mistakes he made in history and preserve Xuzhou.

As for Cao Cao, that is a completely impossible option.

First of all,

As an illegal immigrant in the Three Kingdoms period, Li Yi had no power or influence and no connections at all.

How can you get to Yanzhou on foot without navigation?

Even if you go to Yanzhou, why would Cao Cao want to use you?

If you want to be a military general, it is impossible to become the actual commander of a side if your surname is not "Xiahou Cao".

If you want to be a counselor, it will be difficult to reach a high position without the background of the Xun family.

Admittedly,

If Li Yi had not run into Liu Bei by accident, it would have been equally difficult for him to meet Liu Bei.

But fate is so wonderful. Not only did the two meet, but they also talked by candlelight for half the night.

Liu Bei praised Li Yi as a gentleman who was elegant and pure.

Li Yi also believed that Liu Bei was indeed as described in history books, magnanimous and generous, heroic and outstanding, indomitable, and finally achieved his imperial ambitions.

Li Yi is not a saint, and he has never thought of himself as anything great.

but……

Thinking of my identity as a time traveler and the piles of bones I had seen in the past two days, a vague idea lingered in my mind.

——The Si River dried up before I came, and it dried up again after I came. So, wouldn’t my trip have been in vain?

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