Chapter 130 The prefect who doesn't want to be an actor is not a good assassin
Chapter 130 A prefect who doesn’t want to be an actor is not a good assassin
The oncoming Li Shu was tall and round-waisted, with two triangular eyes hanging on his tiger-like face. At first glance, he was not an easy character to get along with.
Before he could even reach the front, Li Shu's powerful voice preemptively said, "I'm going to pay my respects to Marquis Shen."
Then Li Shu looked at Liu Ye next to He Yan: "Who is this?"
"My adjutant, don't worry about him."
He Yan looked at Li Shu and realized that Li Shu's voice just now was just a bluff.
Although his voice was still solid, his steps were already sloppy, which was obviously a sign of mental exhaustion.
"I've met Governor Li."
He Yan said apologetically: "Sikong just won a victory last year and lost a lot of food and grass. Although we still have 200,000 soldiers to fight, it is a bit troublesome to dispatch the soldiers."
Two hundred thousand troops, this is really not a false accusation.
Zang Ba’s Xuzhou soldiers in Xuzhou totaled 30,000 soldiers, Cheng Yu’s soldiers in Yanzhou, Yu Jin’s soldiers also had 30,000 soldiers, Zhong Yao’s soldiers in Guanzhong also had 10,000 soldiers, and Cao Cao’s Qingzhou elites had more than 40,000 soldiers.
Public.
The remaining 100,000...were the Hebei soldiers who had just been captured from Yuan Shaona.
Although among them, 100,000 soldiers from Hebei have been disarmed and returned to their fields, and the troops in Guanzhong and Xuzhou cannot be moved lightly. The main target of Yanzhou and Cao Cao's troops is Yuan Shao... but you can tell whether the total number is 200,000!
Li Shu also secretly swallowed when he heard that Cao Cao actually fought Yuan Shao and still had an army of 200,000, and could only sigh: "Cao Cao really has many soldiers and generals."
With Cao Cao's tiger skin on his side, He Yan's attitude quietly changed, taking on a hint of arrogance: "Prefect Li, the main reason I came here this time is to test your attitude for Mr. Cao."
"Marquis Shen, please speak."
He Yan sneered: "Yan Xiang, the governor of Yangzhou sent by the imperial court before! How did he die!"
Yan Xiang...
When Li Shu heard this name, instead of panicking, he breathed a sigh of relief.
His conflict with Cao Cao was actually limited to Yan Xiang.
If He Yan didn't ask, Li Shu would really be worried that Cao Cao was unwilling to let him go because of this matter.
But now that we have asked, it means that things are still turning around and there is still room for easing the conflict.
"Marquis Shen, you really can't blame me for this matter."
It is hard to imagine that Li Shu, who clearly looked like a tough guy, was crying like a child: "Duke Yan is famous throughout the country for his majestic reputation. How dare someone like me go to harm him?"
"oh?"
He Yan was also very cooperative and supported Li Shu in his play.
"To be honest, the attack and death of Yan Xiang was exactly the order given to me by the deceased Marquis of Wu, Sun Bofu!"
In order to protect himself, Li Shu didn't care about letting his old boss take the blame.
"Previously, Sun intended to lead his army north to invade Yuzhou. So he ordered me to attack and kill Yan Xiang to prevent him from leaking the news to Duke Cao and ruining Sun's plan."
"Ever since I was ordered to attack and kill Yan Jishi, I have been worried and uneasy, thinking that the Sun family was committing a treasonous act! So I immediately abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side, resisting the Sun family, and that was why I was besieged by the Sun family in the city!"
Anyway, Sun Ce died, and there was no evidence of his death. Li Shu directly said that Sun Ce ordered him to do it.
In fact, this is not impossible. After all, Li Shu's role in Jiangdong is just like Zhang Lu's role in Yizhou. It is normal to kill several governors sent by the imperial court, state pastors and so on.
but……
It does not matter!
He Yanlai didn't really pursue the truth behind Yan Xiang's death, he just wanted to untie the knot between Li Shu and Cao Cao.
So He Yan immediately showed off his acting skills: "So that's it! The evil one is actually the Sun family! It seems that Sikong mistakenly blamed Prefect Li!"
After that, He Yan used Tang's acting rules to make his expression look like "sudden realization after learning the truth", "guilt of wrongly blaming Li Shu" and "indignation to avenge Yan Xiang".
Three expressions, three emotions, three levels, layer by layer, at first glance, he is a strong contender for the best male lead in Golden Hippo, and he is worthy of trust!
"Sun is truly a traitor!"
He Yan ended with a righteous and awe-inspiring expression: "Don't worry, Prefect Li! The military commander Xia Houyuan is stationed near Runan with 30,000 troops. After I inform Sikong of the truth, he will immediately lead troops to rush for reinforcements!"
When he learned that Cao Cao would really send someone, Li Shu felt relaxed for no reason: "Duke Cao is a great virtue, I will never forget it even if I am a low-ranking official!"
"Uh-huh."
He Yan smiled and said nothing. What he said about being an official was quite pleasant.
Even if Cao Cao really sends troops to rescue Li Shu this time, there is a high probability that Li Shu will not completely defect to Cao Cao, but will choose to act as a border barrier like Zhang Xiu and then ask for benefits.
Li Shu didn't know what He Yan was thinking, but was extremely enthusiastic and willing to act as a waiter and introduce He Yan and Liu Ye into the city.
"call out!"
The familiar sound of arrows exploded in the ears of the soldiers in Wan County. Li Shu, who had been laughing and laughing just now, suddenly changed his expression. He unconsciously held the Huanshou knife at his waist and looked at He Yan behind him warily.
"What do you mean, Lord Shen?"
Obviously, Li Shu believed that the actions just now were done by the soldiers stationed outside the city at He Yantun.
He Yan was also nervous, but there was no strange expression on his face. Instead, he asked back: "What do you mean, Prefect Li?"
At this time, the surrounding Anhui County soldiers also picked up their weapons following Li Shu's actions, and were staring at He Yan and Liu Ye in the center with unkind eyes.
Dozens of long swords with cold light and the smell of blood were standing in front of He Yan. If he took another step forward, He Yan and Liu Ye could be chopped into pieces.
But neither He Yan nor Liu Ye showed any panic at all, and treated all this calmly.
When Li Shu saw the two calm men, his wrist that was holding the Huanshou Sword loosened slightly.
It is true that he asked Cao Cao for help, but it is also true that he was afraid of Cao Cao.
Li Shu was also afraid that Cao Cao would recruit him when he was helping him, so it would make no sense for Li Shu to rebel against the Sun family.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Prefect! Zhou Yu leads troops to attack the city again!"
At this critical moment, a scout finally rushed over and shouted to Li Shu: "Prefect Li! It's Zhou Yu! It's the south!"
"..."
Li Shu raised his arm in embarrassment, and at the same time motioned to the soldiers around him to take away their weapons.
"Marquis Shen, look at... Hey! It's all my fault that I've been too nervous these past few days, and I actually suspected Marquis Shen! It's me who deserves to die! It's me who deserves to die!"
From passionate to indifferent, and then from indifferent to passionate, Li Shu's ability to change faces is much better than that of He Yan, and he is obviously eyeing the best actor crown.
"Ah."
He Yan expressed his dissatisfaction and decided to save up his money to fight with Li Shu, determined to defend his glory as the best actor!
"Prefect Li, since you can't trust Sikong, why should you ask for help from Sikong?"
This tone contained anger mixed with shame, shame mixed with resentment, and resentment mixed with a little grievance, which fully reflected He Yan's dissatisfaction with this misunderstanding!
"If you can't trust Sikong, then let's leave, so as not to hinder you from fighting here!"
"Zi Yang! Let's go!"
Without any precaution, He Yan directly pulled Liu Ye and left, leaving Li Shu and others with two handsome figures behind them.
"one."
"two."
"three……"
Just when He Yan counted his third step, Li Shu finally reacted and shouted eagerly: "Hold on, Marquis Shen!"
Stable!
The god of acting, He, Shenhou of the Han Dynasty, Xiaowei Yao, the actual founder of Xinxue, and the only head of the He family in Yingchuan, Yan, once again won the best actor award with his superb performance!
He Yan smiled ghostly at the corner of his mouth, but quickly took it back, turned his head and sarcastically said in an extremely cold voice: "What? Prefect Li still wants to force me to wait?"
"How dare you?"
Li Shu was worthy of being entrusted with important tasks by Sun Ce. He was a man who could bend and stretch. His waist as thick as a bucket was folded at ninety degrees. He respectfully apologized to He Yan: "Marquis Shen! It was indeed my wife just now.
No offense intended!"
"Marquis Shen has also experienced in the army, so he naturally knows everything about this war. I hope Marquis Shen can ignore the past grudges and work together to resist the Sun family!"
Li Shu spoke sincerely, and when even He Yan was thinking about buying the account along the way, Liu Ye suddenly spoke: "Who do you think Marquis Shen is? Who is Sikong? You treat me like this,
It’s clear that he has contempt for you!”
Liu Ye's sudden attack made He Yan glance at him in surprise.
This part is not in the script!
Could it be...
"hiss!"
He Yan took a breath of air in his heart. Could this be the core secret of Tang's acting rules - "Drama requires robbing?"
Liu Ye doesn't care what the male protagonist He Yan thinks, and he immediately attacks Li Shu when he catches him. His words are sharp and his use of metaphors is vicious. He will definitely win the Best Screenplay Award!
It wasn't until Li Shu's cheeks turned a little red that Liu Ye stopped his output and hinted: "This matter is easy to solve. It depends on whether Li Taishou wants Sikong to come to the rescue."
This familiar tone made Li Shu, a veteran in officialdom, instantly realize: "I understand, I understand."
"We will never let Lord Shen make this trip in vain! Lord Shen, please come inside!"
Li Shu dealt with it with his mouth, but he really started to curse in his heart.
"It is said that Marquis Shen achieved great success as a young man, but who would have thought that he has such a good character!"
But after the scolding, Li Shu actually felt a little more at ease.
Since He Yan dares to make him "mean", it means that Cao Cao from behind is really coming to "mean". After all, if Cao Cao doesn't "mean", how can He Yan make himself "mean"?
As long as things can be resolved in the end, "meaning means" means "meaning means" and it's worth it!
Immediately, Li Shu had no worries anymore and once again humbly introduced He Yan and Li Shu into the prefect's mansion in the center of Wan County.
After instructing the waiter to entertain He Yan and Liu Ye with fine wine, Li Shu resigned from the two men and went to the city wall in person to urge the soldiers to resist Zhou Yu.
Seeing Li Shu leave, Liu Ye was overjoyed and was about to ask He Yan about his next plan, but was interrupted by He Yan coughing.
"Zi Yang! This Li Shu has gone too far! In order to save him, my father kindly sent ten thousand troops, but what about him? Ah? He actually put a knife almost to my neck! It's really too much! When the war is over, I must let my father do it.
Punish him!"
?
Liu Ye is also a smart person. Although he had doubts, he brushed them off and immediately picked up He Yan's words.
"Marquis Shen, please be patient. Li Shu has been surrounded by Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and others for several months. He has long lost his courage. He is like a frightened bird. Why do you need to meet him?"
"snort!"
He Yan was still upset and scolded Li Shu at Liu Ye: "Grandma! If Li Shu doesn't hand over a million dollars to me this time, I will make him look good when I go back!"
"Yes Yes……"
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The conversation between He Yan and Liu Ye was transmitted to Li Shu's ears verbatim.
The waiter who delivered the message thought that Li Shu would be angry because of He Yan's words, but unexpectedly, Li Shu was not angry but happy instead.
"Humiliate me? So what if He Yan lets me be humiliated once? As long as Cao Cao's reinforcements can arrive and help me kill the Sun family, I can bear the huge grievance!"
From the conversation between He Yan and Liu Ye, Li Shu became more and more convinced that Cao Cao's reinforcements were behind him.
And what surprised Li Shu was that He Yan actually said that the number of reinforcements was only 10,000!
If it were really the 30,000 that He Yan said, Li Shu would probably have to worry about being manipulated by the incoming Cao army, but if there were only 10,000...this would be exactly the number of troops that could defeat the Sun family without posing a threat to himself.
!
"Prepare a gift for Marquis Shen! Then take the good horse that I bought from the horse dealer a few days ago and give it to him as well!"
Li Shu doesn't have millions of dollars.
But Li Shu is confident that this good horse will definitely satisfy He Yan!
With the precise information, Li Shu finally settled down and focused on dealing with Sun Quan and Zhou Yu outside.
Wan County was not actually the administrative seat of Lujiang County before. It was only after Sun Ce conquered Lujiang County that he moved the administrative seat from Shu County to Wan County.
In terms of economy and population, Wan County is far inferior to Shu County. The reason why Sun Ce changed the seat of Lujiang County to Wan County is because Wan County's military value almost surpasses that of Huainan.
Anhui County is backed by the Dabie Mountains and adjacent to the Yangtze River. There is Wanshui around the city as a natural moat, so it is definitely easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Even a wise general like Zhou Yu was helpless against Wan County in the previous sieges, and could only choose to encircle it rather than attack it. Therefore, Zhou Yu's attack this time was naturally in vain.
After Li Shu waited for Zhou Yu to retreat, he returned to the prefect's mansion and continued to entertain He Yan and Liu Ye.
"What happened before was all a misunderstanding. Please don't blame Mr. Shen."
The first thing Li Shu did when he came back was to continue to apologize to He Yan and give him an extremely generous gift.
"That's it?"
He Yan was dismissive of Li Shu's gift: "Sikong rewarded me dozens of times this at one time! Li Taishou, you are going to deal with me with this kind of scrap metal?"
"Of course it doesn't stop."
Li Shu clapped his hands, and a soldier led a war horse into the hall.
"I got a horse by chance a few days ago. This horse has a docile personality and amazing strength. It can travel thousands of miles in a day! I named it [Quick Navigation]. I wonder if Marquis Shen is satisfied?"
Hearing the horse's name, He Yan, who originally just wanted to blackmail Li Shu casually, could not help but stretch his neck and look at the war horse.
This war horse is really magical. Not only does it have azure hair, but it also has a few bright spots on its body. It is as exquisite and solid as a piece of porcelain.
Ordinary war horses would only reach the shoulders of elite soldiers when they were stretched to death, but this horse had already exceeded the soldiers' heads and looked extremely tall.
At least, except for the red rabbit horse under Guan Yu, He Yan had never seen a war horse that could surpass Kuaihang in stature.
"It's really a good horse!"
He Yan stepped forward, grabbed Kuaihang's reins with one hand, and stroked Kuaihang's thick horse mane with the other.
Kuaihang seemed to understand human nature. When he saw He Yan coming to caress him, he took the initiative to lower his neck and let He Yan catch the top of his head.
"Nice horse!"
He Yan praised him again, but also silently added in his heart: "No wonder Sun Shiwan was able to escape from Xiaoyaojin. There is such a good horse to help the relationship!"
Li Shu saw that He Yan seemed to be very satisfied with Kuaihang and he breathed a sigh of relief: "A BMW matches a hero. Since Marquis Shen likes it, he will take this Kuaihang as a gift from me."
"Why is this so embarrassing?"
He Yan said he was embarrassed, but he refused to let go of the reins in his hands.
In Li Shu's eyes, this appearance became evidence of He Yan's lack of character, and he couldn't help but look down upon He Yan in his heart.
"If Marquis Shen likes it, just take it! How can a mere war horse compare to Marquis Shen's support from thousands of miles away?"
He Yan pretended to decline again, while Li Shu continued to give gifts. After this back and forth, the relationship between the two became closer through the push and quarrel.
"Hey, Governor Li, you are so enthusiastic, I can only accept it."
Seeing that Li Shu was so righteous, He Yan finally decided to say some heartfelt words to Li Shu: "Prefect Li! Actually, I am an actor."
Li Shu:???
He Yan stepped forward and took Li Shu's hand: "I'm really just an actor! The person who really does the work is actually the person who came in with me. Have you not found out who he is after so long?"
Li Shu was even more confused. Before he could ask the words "who is he?", he heard the waiters around him panic.
By the time Li Shu reacted, a sharp dagger had penetrated directly through his chest from behind, completely tearing out his heart.
"His name is Liu Ye~"
He Yan finally finished his last line, and Li Shu also realized that it was time to wrap up the film.
As the governor of Lujiang, Li Shu naturally knew who Liu Ye was, who was famous in Lujiang.
As for how Liu Ye became famous...
Strategy?
Talent?
No!
None of these!
What really made Liu Ye famous was his courage.
As early as Liu Ye was seven years old, when his mother passed away, she told Liu Ye: "Your father's servant Liu Pu has ulterior motives. You must find a way to get rid of him in the future!"
Liu Ye himself hid the matter for six years. It was not until he was thirteen years old that he suddenly took action and stabbed Liu Pu to death.
Later, Zheng Bao, a powerful man in Yangzhou, wanted to force Liu Ye to be loyal to him and asked Liu Ye to come forward to organize the people to go to Jiangdong. Liu Ye refused, so he cut off Zheng Bao's head during a banquet with him to end the matter.
Therefore, in the hearts of the people of Lujiang County, Liu Ye is actually not a counselor, but an assassin!
Just like the assassin who took Li Shu's life with one knife at this moment!