The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 527
Zhou Yu made the first contribution in this expedition. Li Yuan named Zhou Yu the general of Zhendong. From the fourth rank, his position in the army is only lower than that of the five tiger generals. It can be seen that Li Yuan attaches great importance to him. There is a reward, they are very grateful.After successfully conquering Shanyue, Zhou Yu led his troops back to Xiapi.

More than a month later, Cao Cao, who was far away in Hebei, also learned that Li Yuan had conquered Shanyue, which strengthened his determination to unify Hebei quickly, hoping to unify Hebei within a year.After Zhou Yu returned to Xiapi, Li Yuan personally went out of the city to welcome the army back, and praised Zhou Yu greatly to show his trust and appreciation for Zhou Yu.

After returning to the governor's mansion, Zhou Yu reported the process of the expedition to Li Yuan in detail. Li Yuan nodded repeatedly and felt sorry for Sha Moke. If he was Sha Moke, he would not attack Kuaiji, but pretended to attack Kuaiji , and then introduce Zhou Yu and Wei Yan's soldiers and horses into the mountain forest, and have a showdown in the mountain forest.

Li Yuan felt that Sha Moke was a good general, at least far more discerning than ordinary Shanyue people, and he might be able to become a good general if he was trained in the future.

Seeing that Zhou Yu and others had surrendered sincerely, Li Yuan drew the attention of Sun Ce's old department again, and said to Zhou Yu, "Gongjin, I heard that Jiangdong and the other two have the talents of the world, and Bofu attaches great importance to them. Now they are at home." I also have nothing to do, I wonder if I can invite them to come out to work for me?"

As soon as Zhou Yu heard it, he knew that Li Yuan was trying to catch Zhang Hong and Zhang Zhao's attention. He clasped his fists and said, "My lord, Er Zhang is indeed talented, but his personality is stubborn. It may not be so easy for them to work for them."

"I know this, but talents are rare. Can Yi Gongjin's understanding of them convince them?" Li Yuan knew that Zhou Yu had a good relationship with Er Zhang, and if Zhou Yu came out in person, he would have a great chance of success.

Zhou Yu smiled wryly and said: "I have a good relationship with Er Zhang, but they have never been under my control. Only the generals in the army can really take care of me. As for Er Zhang, I don't have the confidence to persuade them, but since the lord has ordered , I will do my best.”

"Then I'll thank Gongjin first." Li Yuan wanted Zhou Yu to try it out. A year ago, he had already arranged for Erzhang to live with Sun Quan. Sun Quan's loyalty.

The next day, Zhou Yu went to Er Zhang’s residence. Li Yuan arranged a simple house for them. Although it was not luxurious, it was better than quiet. , not missing anything, Erzhang often reads at home, and goes out for a stroll when tired of reading, and they feel very comforted to see the bustling scene on the street.

Both of them are at home today, and Zhou Yu was not surprised to visit them, perhaps because he is old and has seen many things through.

"You two old gentlemen, you are still in good shape after not seeing you for many days, have you had a good time?" Zhou Yu said respectfully.

"It's not a bad day. The two of us would like to congratulate Gongjin on his victory in the battle. He won the trust of Li Yuan. This official is getting bigger and bigger. You and I will be compared by you." Although Zhang Hong said It's congratulations, but it's ironic.

With Zhou Yu's ingenuity, how can he not hear it, but he was not angry, and said with a smile: "The two old gentlemen, Liao Zan, it is a duty to contribute to the Lord, and the Lord is a person who attaches great importance to talents. , I heard that the two old gentlemen have great talents and immediately sent me to invite you out of the mountain, what do you think?"

Zhang Zhao knew it well, and he knew that Zhou Yu was here to recruit them for Li Yuan, but he didn't intend to serve Li Yuan at all, so he said: "Gong Jin should go back, we are old, we are no longer the same as when we followed Bofu. With high ambitions, it is more suitable for you to assist Li Yuan to dominate the world."

Zhou Yu knew that Er Zhang was extremely stubborn, and it was useless to say more, so he could only smile and said: "Why are you two old gentlemen like this, General Li's door is always open for you, as long as you are willing, you can come to me at any time, I will definitely recommend Er Zhang seat." Zhou Yu wanted to say goodbye and leave after speaking, and he came and left quickly.

At this moment, a voice sounded from outside the door, "Hahahaha, you two old gentlemen are so impolite that they drove Gong Jin away so quickly." It was none other than Li Yuan who spoke.Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong glanced at each other, they didn't expect Li Yuan to come in person, not to mention them, even Zhou Yu didn't know Li Yuan would come.

Li Yuan was not polite, he pushed the door open and walked in without treating himself as an outsider at all. After entering the door, he clasped his fists and said, "Li Yuan, a junior, came here uninvited. I hope the two old gentlemen don't mind."

"My lord, why are you here?" Zhou Yu asked in surprise, and he quickly got up to give Li Yuan a seat.

Li Yuan patted Zhou Yu on the shoulder, told him to sit down too, and said with a smile, "I knew that Gong Jin's trip would fail, so I came here in person, but I didn't expect you to go back so soon." Zhou Yu's face was a little embarrassed It's not that he wants to leave, but that Er Zhang doesn't want to see him, and it doesn't make sense for him to stay.

Zhang Hong's face was surprised at first, and then he quickly regained his composure, and said: "General Li, if you want to serve us, please go back, our hearts have already gone with Bo Fu, and we no longer have the energy to serve others .”

"I really envy Bofu for having such loyal and loyal ministers and generals. There was Bofu first, and now you are here, but you don't have to doubt Gongjin's loyalty to Bofu. It took me a lot of effort to gain his trust. Both of you are great talents, don't you think it's a pity that you have nowhere to show your talent at home?" Li Yuan doesn't mind if Er Zhang doesn't give him face, sometimes people just have to learn to put face down, no matter what their status is.

"We all know that General Li attaches great importance to talents, but General Li has already had a lot of talents under his command. Compared with us, we are far behind. We are not worthy of General Li's nostalgia. Please go back." Zhang Hong began to issue orders to chase away guests.

If Li Yuan gave up so easily, he wouldn't be Li Yuan. He stood up and said, "May I ask you how I manage Xiapi well?"

"General Li has managed Xiapi in an orderly manner, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and all walks of life are thriving. Perhaps Xiapi has become the most prosperous place in the world." Zhang Zhao told the truth and would not intentionally distort the facts just because he didn't like Li Yuan.

"The reason why Xiapi has become so good is not all due to me, Li Yuan. It is all because of the help of my capable ministers that I have been able to make Xiapi so prosperous. However, there are still many barren lands in this world. The people there I still have to endure hunger and hunger, lack of clothing and food in the cold winter, I, Li Yuan, can't solve these problems no matter how capable I am, that's why I need the help of countless capable ministers to solve these problems for me, and you are very suitable Candidates." Li Yuan began to be flexible, starting with the common people.

(End of this chapter)