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

Chapter 50 Liu Bei: I also met my Zifang
When your leader toasts you, it is to temper your character.

If your leader rejects your request, it means the organization has other arrangements for you.

In everything, we should put the collective first and not say anything that is not conducive to unity.

Li Yi used standard workplace rhetoric to explain to Cao Bao:

"Xia Pi Xiang is a high-ranking official at the level of a prefect. Although Zhong Lang Jiang is an old official of Envoy Tao, he has made great contributions in Xuzhou over the years."

"But the envoy also has a large number of old ministers around him who need to be taken care of. We should not favor one over the other, right?"

"But the envoy is loyal to the Lieutenant General, otherwise he would not have neglected the two generals Guan and Zhang and left the Xia Pi prefecture to you, the Lieutenant General."

Li Yi spoke eloquently and tried to deceive Cao Bao with endless chatter.

Cao Bao listened carefully and nodded continuously.

"So the envoy has come up with a good idea, which is to use this battle to recapture Langya to make contributions for the General of the Central Army."

"As long as we have the merit of pacifying Zang Ba, we can naturally make those generals around you shut up."

"In this way, the envoy can naturally recommend the General of the Central Army as the Prime Minister of Xia Pi, right?"

Cao Bao stopped and thought slowly.

After hesitating for a long time, he shook Li Yi's hand and thanked him:
"Your words really opened my eyes and enlightened me."

"The leopard has understood your difficulty."

Li Yi did not forget to remind him, "I begged the envoy for the position of Prime Minister of Pi after a long time. The envoy was originally going to give it to Zhang Fei, but I stopped him and he changed his mind."

Zhang Fei was Cao Bao's mortal enemy, and the reason Cao Bao was able to suppress Zhang Fei was entirely due to his seniority.

If Zhang Fei really took the position of Prime Minister of Xia Pi, Cao Bao would probably never see the light of day again.

Hearing this, Cao Bao was overjoyed and said:

"I understand! I understand!"

"Sir, you really support me!"

"From now on, if you need anything, I will go through fire and water for you without hesitation!"

Looking at Cao Bao's grateful expression, Li Yi tried hard to suppress his smile.

he thinks,

If Cao Bao knew that in history he did nothing and just got the position of Xia Pi Prime Minister for free, how would he feel?
"...Well, actually I don't like Zhang Fei either. If you have any troubles in the future, General Cao, just come to me and I will definitely help you."

Li Yi started to lie and made promises to Cao Bao.

Cao Bao was so moved that his eyes turned red. He wiped his eyes and choked up:

"I have no relationship with you, yet you are so kind to me."

"From now on, Leopard's life belongs to you, sir. I will obey your orders!"

Of course Cao Bao was moved that Liu Bei's trusted deputy was so supportive of him.

Not only was he given a high-ranking position, but he was also helped to build his reputation.

He was originally worried that he would be purged by Liu Bei's group and become the prime minister of Xia Pi in the blink of an eye.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Li Yi's kindness is a grace of rebirth.

"Don't say that, General Zhonglang. I have always admired people like you. From now on, you and I should work together to support each other."

Of course Cao Bao didn't know that Li Yi said the same thing in front of Zhang Fei.

Revealing his true nature as a scumbag.

But Li Yi is also thinking about the collective.

In fact, internal conflicts among employees happen to everyone.

Cao Cao had Zhang Liao and Li Dian under his command, while Sun Quan had Ling Tong and Gan Ning under his command.

Yuan Shao next door has his subordinates in a state of chaos.

In fact, when subordinates are not in harmony, someone is needed to come out and mediate the relationship between them.

The incident in Xuzhou happened because Old Liu failed to maintain good relationships with his subordinates.

After all, he had been displaced in his early years and his political sense was not that sharp.

Unlike Cao Cao and Sun Quan, who were both second-generation officials and were born with political talents.

Li Yi is now playing the role of such a mediator. Even if Cao Bao and Zhang Fei really have a conflict in the future, he will be able to come out and mediate in time.

At the same time, he would not deliberately adjust the conflict between Cao Bao and Zhang Fei. The relationship between people can only be macro-regulated, not micro-regulated.

Because this kind of thing has always existed, it is not an isolated case.

If Liu Bei and Li Yi had to come out to settle every conflict between their subordinates, they would be exhausted.

So all we have to do is make sure there is someone who can control his subordinates and come out to mediate in a timely manner.

Zhuge Liang is Lao Liu’s mediator.

For example, when Wei Yan and Liu Yan had a conflict, it was Zhuge Liang who came out and sent Liu Yan back to Chengdu.

Now Li Yi has taken over the task of prime minister.

"I wonder when the envoy plans to send troops?" Cao Bao asked.

"The Zhonglang General only needs to wait for orders. When the time comes, I will naturally inform the Zhonglang General."

"I see. What about the money and food..." Cao Bao asked the most important question.

We can't let our brothers fight on an empty stomach.

"...Haha, rest assured, General Zhonglang, the money and food will be provided by the state government, so how can we let you spend money?"

After hearing this, Cao Bao finally felt relieved.

I also trust Li Yi more.

"Then I will wait for your order. As long as you give the order, our Danyang men will be ready to march north at any time!"

After this period of unremitting efforts by Li Yi and Liu Bei, they finally conquered all the factions in Xuzhou.

Now everything is ready. All that remains is to go north and conquer Zang Ba, and Xuzhou will be unified again.

……

Liu Bei temporarily stabilized the various factions in Xuzhou, and his regime became more stable.

He was overjoyed to have Lu Su back.

The biggest contributor among them was Li Yi, who got up early and went to bed late every day, running around everywhere.

The more Liu Bei looked at him, the more he liked him.

I even wanted to run directly to my great-grandfather's spirit to thank him for his presence.

I finally understand how you felt when you met Zhang Liang.

Liu Bei loved Li Yi very much. He would travel in the same carriage and sit at the same table with him every day.

If Li Yi hadn't been unwilling, Old Liu would have slept on the same bed with him.

Just when Lao Liu was preparing to go north to destroy Guo and get rid of Zang Ba, another big surprise came to him.

Zhao Yun and Tian Yu are back!

As Li Yi expected, after returning to Gongsun Zan, the two were extremely disappointed in him.

Of course, Zhao Yun stayed directly in Changshan and never went back to Gongsun Zan, but he knew what good things Gongsun Zan had done.

Tian Yu was neglected by Gongsun Zan and was not valued.

But when Tian Yu saw Gongsun Zan making sworn brothers with small merchants and even employing those who only knew how to flatter, he was completely disappointed in him.

It just so happened that Liu Bei received a petition almost every day, urging the two to come back.

While expressing his longing for them, he also said that he did not have enough manpower and hoped that the two could come back to help out because of their past friendship.

This was completely putting aside the monarch's airs and begging the two to come back and help as friends.

A gentleman will die for his friend. After a period of ideological struggle, both of them finally chose to come back.

This is mainly due to the fact that Lao Liu gave him a way out.

In history, Old Liu really thought that the two were determined to leave, and he cried heartbrokenly.

I never thought of giving them a way out and begging them to come back.

Now with Li Yi reminding him, Old Liu finally embraced the two of them again.

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　Thanks to Chunjian Bailan and the Italian Cannon of the Independent Group for their monthly tickets. Thank you! By the way, I would like to ask my brothers to read it. This is really important. Thank you very much!

　　
　
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