Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Whether everyone here likes Ling Cao or hates him, they all know that Ling Cao's request to die is not a play, but a real plan to die.

Cheng Pu snorted coldly and didn't say anything else. Zhou Tai and Zhuge Jin wanted to intercede for Ling Cao, but the matter was related to Sun Ce's father's feud, so it was hard for them to speak up.

Sun Ce looked at Ling Cao who was waiting to die with complicated eyes, he was also in a dilemma at this time.

Chapter 319

Although what Ling Cao did was so badass that Sun Ce wanted to chop him up, but to a certain extent, Ling Cao's character was very appetizing to Sun Ce, and he was angry with Sun Ce, but it really made him want to kill him. He killed Ling Cao for this

Sun Ce may be cruel to outsiders, but when dealing with his own people, the little overlord's blood is not so cold.

But if you let Ling Cao go lightly, let alone, Sun Ce has been in the army since he was a child. He knows that if this kind of thing is exposed lightly, others will follow suit in the future. Convinced by others?

Even if Sun Ce can soften his heart, Cheng Pu and other veterans will not let Ling Cao go.

After a long time, Sun Ce slowly drew the knife out of its sheath, and held it up high towards Ling Cao. Ling Cao seemed to be aware of it, did not panic, did not dodge, but a look of relief appeared on his face, and then he straightened his body, as if he was actively waiting Sun Ce cut off with his saber.

"Bo Fu, this, please."

Zhuge Xuan was a literati, and he might have a hard heart when he was scheming behind his back, but he couldn't bear the sight of his colleague who was about to turn into a ghost under the knife in a blink of an eye, and finally couldn't help but want to persuade him.

And Zhou Tai and the younger ones also wanted to speak up. After all, everyone got along pretty well before, and Ling Cao's leak of the news didn't have a big impact on them.

However, Sun Ce didn't pause, let alone give others a chance to speak. He saw the long saber just raised above his head, and then cut it down in an instant. Immediately after a gust of wind came, Sun Ce had already sheathed his saber when he opened his eyes to look again.

However, to everyone's surprise, there was no bloody scene of Ling Cao's decapitated body, only a strand of hair on the right side of Ling Cao's face was missing, and there was no other defect on his body. The hem that was cut off.

Seeing this, everyone knew that Sun Ce would not want Ling Cao's life. Cheng Pu frowned and said it was wrong, but Huang Gai pulled him and shook his head. go back.

As for Zhou Tai and the others, they breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, their gazes were invisibly closer to Sun Ce. After all, it was natural for military orders to be ruthless, but in fact many people hoped that there would be a little bit of affection in them.

At this time, Ling Cao also slowly opened his eyes. Just now Ling Cao thought he was dead, but the pain that had not come for a long time still made him open his eyes. He just stared at Sun Ce blankly, his eyes full of blood. I don't understand.

However, Sun Ce didn't give Ling Cao a second look, and ignored him like air. He turned around and picked up the long spear thrown on the ground, and walked towards the county seat without looking back, saying, "Ling Cao didn't obey the military order. He has already been arrested." I beheaded and killed, but I hope you will take warning!"

Sun Ce's voice was quite cold, and everyone's hearts tightened when they heard it. They all clasped their fists in response, then packed up their weapons and armor, and followed Sun Ce one after another, while also ignoring Ling Cao who was kneeling on the ground blankly.

Ling Cao stared blankly at all this, feeling worse than death in his heart. Finally, his eyes fell on the piece of clothing left by Sun Ce, and he grabbed it with trembling hands. After a while, he let out a mournful cry, covering his face and weeping bitterly.

After Sun Ce left, although he was very unwilling to accept the complete failure of this assassination, he was also a person who could afford to let go. He didn't care about Ling Cao anymore, and he didn't stay in Yangquan County any longer. Wu Jun, after all, Wu Jun is still very unstable, and Sun Ce manages Wu Jun as his old home.

As for whether to lead someone to cast a net around and look for Li Yi again, none of Sun Ce and his party had thought about it. After all, in their opinion, Li Yi was first warned by Ling Cao, and then quietly avoided it. Their calculations are obviously ahead of them. If they want to continue to do something, it will be almost like a dying struggle, and it will be meaningless. Instead of wasting this effort, it is better to go back and do something serious.

So, Li Yi, who made Sun Ce grit his teeth, wandered leisurely all the way to Wancheng in Lujiang.

When entering the city, because Li Yi and his party were face-to-face, they were imposing and each carried weapons, so the city gate officials naturally wanted to inquire about their identities, and when Li Yi arrived at his destination, he no longer had the idea of ​​continuing to hide his whereabouts. Smiling, he announced his name to the city gate official, and then went to the other courtyard that Zhao Da had prepared in advance while the other party looked at him in a daze.

Because of Li Yi's undisguised behavior, the news of Li Xianghou's appearance in Wancheng spread in less than half a day. Ordinary people were nothing more than ordinary people, but those officials and people from aristocratic families were really curious. Why did Marquis Xiang take a big detour to Wancheng?

In the evening of this day, the county magistrate of Wancheng came to visit. Li Yi greeted the guests with a smile. The two drank some wine and chatted for a long time. After leaving, it was obvious that they had a happy chat.

However, someone later asked the county magistrate Li Yi why he came here, but the county magistrate kept silent. After all, this matter hurt Li Yi's image. No malice.

Early the next morning, Li Yi changed into new clothes, brought gifts and a few guards, found a local family surnamed Qiao, and handed over a name card.

The owner of this house is Qiao Mingde, and there are two daughters under his knees, who are Jiangdong's eldest and younger Qiao

Qiao's family can barely be considered a big family in Wancheng, and Qiao De is also a celebrity, but only a celebrity at the county level, and it is more appropriate to say that he is a landlord who has studied.

Therefore, Qiao De, whose life was as light as white water, suddenly heard Li Yi's visit, was stunned. He read the name post several times, and repeatedly confirmed that he did not recognize the wrong person. Then Qiao De slapped his forehead fiercely, Surprised and delighted, he called the whole family out to greet him, for fear of neglecting the etiquette.

Li Yi had ulterior motives, so naturally he wouldn't put on airs, he pulled Qiao De's arm and made an intimacy opening speech, then sent a letter with a smile, saying that Cai Yong appreciated Qiao De's talent and intended to invite Qiao De to Nanyang as a college lecturer so

It stands to reason that Qiao De has a family and a job, so there is no need to travel thousands of miles to Nanyang for a teacher position. After all, he can collect any rent in Wancheng, which is worth the salary of teaching in Nanyang.

However, Joad just thought about it for a while, and agreed to Li Yi's invitation.

The reason is very simple. These days, many people value reputation more than money. It is really not easy for a middle-aged uncle like Qiao De, who is a bit educated but not very resourceful, to earn a reputation with his own ability. .

But now the opportunity is in front of him.

Li Xianghou, who is famous all over the world, came to invite him personally, and Cai Zhonglang, a bigwig in the cultural circle, named an important person. Such an opportunity to become famous is in front of him. How can Qiao De, a celebrity at the county level, refuse to agree?

Even, Qiao De couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, and almost said to Li Yi, take me away now.

But Li Yi's reputation is so good, and he is caring to his subordinates, how could he do such an inhumane thing?

So Li Yi expressed his willingness to think about Qiao De's happy life in the future, and he could stay in Wancheng for two more days, so that Qiao De could pack up his belongings calmly, and then take his wife and daughter to Nanyang with him.

Qiao De originally agreed to this just for fame, but now he found that Li Yi was so kind, but he really gave birth to a bit of service, and he patted his heart with emotion and said, just give him a day, absolutely not It will make his own small matters delay Li Yi's major events.

The matter of the Qiao family was settled by Li Yi in a very neat way, but after Li Yi achieved his goal, his face was half happy and half sad.

Before the county magistrate talked to Li Yi, and asked Li Yi what he was doing in Wancheng, and if he could help, Li Yi didn't hide it, anyway, it would be known sooner or later, so he said bluntly that he heard that the Qiao family had a second daughter, dignified beautiful

As a result, as soon as the county magistrate heard this, the look in Li Yi's eyes changed immediately, as if he was looking at livestock.

There is a saying in later generations called "Soochow is a good loli", and Xiao Qiao can be regarded as one of the representatives. Today, it is six or seven years earlier than when they were occupied by two good friends, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. How old are they now? ?

Although Li Yi is relatively unscrupulous and even a bastard behind his back, he is not a beast. After learning the real situation of Qiao's family from the county magistrate, he gave up his plan to come to propose marriage, and borrowed Cai Yong's fame, It provides a stable and easy iron rice bowl job for the future father-in-law.

Thinking of Qiao De's happy appearance, Li Yi secretly admired his wit. The only thing that was a little troublesome was Cai Yong's side. However, judging from his previous experience of coercing Cai Yong to write various jokes, Li Yi felt that this It shouldn't be a big problem.

As a result, the matter of the Qiao family was successfully finalized, and Li Yi had no other thoughts. He was ready to take a good rest for a day, and then took the young and old of the Qiao family on the road. However, what surprised Li Yi this afternoon, the county magistrate The adults came to the door again, and at the same time sent an invitation to Li Yi.

Looking at the square signature at the end of the invitation, Li Yi thought for a while, his eyebrows trembled visibly, and then he responded decisively: "Since it is Mr. Ji Ning's invitation, how dare the younger generation disobey his orders?"

It turned out that the person who invited Li Yi to be a guest was surnamed Lu Mingkang. Just saying this name may be a little strange, but the grandson of his elder brother's family is well-known. Lu Xun Lu Boyan of Baili Joint Venture!

Although Lu Kang's reputation in later generations was not as famous as Lu Xun, Li Yi also knew a little bit. After sending the county magistrate away, he asked people to inquire about it. Combining the two, Li Yi found that Lu Kang was also a well-known figure at this time.

Not to mention the details, but there are as many as four or five counties where Lu Kang served as prefect. This qualification is quite overwhelming, and Lu Kang's official reputation is still very good. Even the last prefect of Lujiang was Lu Kang, just because of his age. When he grew up, and Yuan Shu became the governor of Yangzhou, Lu Kangcai retired in Wancheng.

If there is no Li Yi's participation, it will be pushed back a few years. After Yuan Shu's rebellion, Yuan Shu did not arrive in Yangzhou so early in that timeline. Lu Kang was the prefect of Lujiang. Yuan Shu asked Sun Ce to attack Lujiang. The two sides fought for two years. After the war, Lu Kang died of illness just after the city was destroyed, and the Lu family also forged a blood feud with the Sun family.

At that time, Lu Kang was already very old, and being able to fight Sun Ce with Yuan Shu's support for so long showed his personal prestige, and also showed the profound influence of the Lu family in Lujiang, and even the entire Jiangdong.

Therefore, Li Yi attached great importance to Lu Kang's invitation, and at the same time secretly wondered why Lu Kang invited him.

The county magistrate of Wancheng is a member of the Lu clan. During the first conversation, the county magistrate thought of summoning the Wancheng family to entertain Li Yi, but Li Yi declined due to time constraints.

This time, the county magistrate still sent Lu Kang's invitation, which was obviously inappropriate. Li Yi didn't believe that Lu Kang was just out of curiosity, and simply wanted to take a look at him, a junior.

Li Yi imagined many possibilities in his mind, and he could only roughly judge that Lu Kang was not malicious. Besides, although he had various ideas, those were really just guesses.

Before it was evening, Li Yi asked someone to prepare a gift in order to show respect, and planned to visit in advance, but as soon as he arrived at the gate of Lu's house, Li Yi saw an old man with a gray beard sitting in front of the Lu mansion. On the steps, he was gesticulating with two children and talking about something.