Ling Lei frowned and said softly to Li Dian, who was sitting opposite him: "I can't decide yet whether to agree or not, but can I ask you a question first, General?"
"Feng Yu, tell me, I will definitely answer everything. Of course, the premise is that your question is within the scope of my answer. I believe Feng Yu, you should know this," Li Dian said with a smile.
"Haha, of course I know. I want to ask, can you tell me that your lord has successfully invited those lords to join the alliance?" Ling Lei said to Li Dian with a strange look on his face.
Li Dian's expression condensed for a moment before he shook his head with a smile and said: "Brother Feng Yu, this question doesn't seem to be a question I can answer yet. At least I can't say it until you successfully join the alliance. You should be very clear about this.
, so I hope Feng Yu that you don’t ask me these questions with such a tentative mind. Do you think I’m right?”
Ling Lei secretly cursed Li Dian in his heart. He was really smart. Why was he so tight-lipped and so clichéd that he could hardly escape. After laughing awkwardly, he nodded and said: "Haha, it was a mistake. I didn't think about it before."
Come here, I just think about it now. General Li Dian, you are right. This is really not what I should ask, at least not what I should ask now. In this case, I can't give any opinions now. As for the final decision
It's better to wait for my lord and I to discuss it before answering you. So, give us half an hour, and we will definitely give you an answer before starting the dinner."
"Haha, is that so? It's okay, then I hope the three of you will think about it carefully. This opportunity is a rare opportunity for Mr. Han. If you miss it, I think everyone present will understand the consequences.
You should know, so I won’t say any more nonsense. I will leave now and wait for your good news.” After saying that, Hu Yu sent him off and returned to his room.
Hu Yu directly sent Li Dian back to the tent where he was specially arranged. This trip took about one stick of incense. During this stick of incense, neither Ling Lei nor Han Fu spoke, but remained silent.
They chose to wait for Hu Yu's return, and then the three of them went to discuss the issue of whether to agree or not. This decision was related to at least the future development of Jizhou. How could the three of them not be cautious?
After waiting for a long time, Hu Yu returned. Seeing this silent scene, a smile suddenly appeared on his face. He sat back down in his seat again and did not speak, as if he was maintaining the same silence as Ling Lei Han Fu.
Han Fu, who couldn't bear the loneliness for a long time, spoke first. He stood up and said to Han Fu and Ling Lei: "You two should say something. We promise you whether we promise or not. But I will say now, this time
The opportunity is very important to us just like Li Dian. If we cannot enter this alliance, then our result will definitely be the same as that of other princes. This is related to my destiny and yours, whether to become a king or not.
Defeat the invaders, but it’s all up to you to choose.”
Ling Lei gently glanced at Han Fu who had an anxious look on his face, then he changed his serious attitude and smiled at Han Fu, "My lord, what do you mean now? Tell us, what do you think?"
But you have to tell us for reference. Otherwise, Brother Hu Yu and I have no idea what you think, Brother Han Fu. In that case, how can we give you the answer you most want, my lord?"
"That's true, then let me just tell you. My decision is to directly agree to Cao Cao's agreement. No matter whether the internal alliance is strong or not, at least we can avoid the possibility of being fought by these people, right? In this way, we
By the time the alliance defeats the other princes, even if they fall out, we can gain a lot of strength by seizing the last thing, right? Then why don't we agree? Do you two think I'm right?
"
Faced with Han Fu's rare long speech and it was still a long speech of a certain level, Han Fu and Hu Yu both smiled and agreed. Their current agreement was quite different from their previous hesitant attitudes, so this
Han Fu was surprised by the rapid change of attitude.
How could your attitudes change so quickly? When you were discussing things with Li Dian, you were not so ready to agree directly. But why are you saying this now?
It is normal for the answers to be different before and after. Ling Lei said with a smile: "At least before we have a formal alliance with Cao Cao, he is not our friend, but an outsider who is not sure whether we can trust him. For such a
People, how can Brother Hu Yu and I tell the truth? And the most important thing is, although I don’t know what Brother Hu Yu thinks, but according to my idea, when discussing things with the other party,
Especially when negotiating terms with you and making a deal, no matter how tempting the other party's terms are to you, you can't agree immediately. This is a hard truth. Brother Hu Yu, do you think so too?
"
"Of course you are right, but I admire you very much, Feng Yu. It took me more than ten years to realize this truth, but you have already understood this truth at your young age. What I have to say is that I
I am indeed old. Compared with you, Feng Yu, I am really old."
"Don't say that. How old are you now? If you are already old, what will the counselors think when you are still assisting their lords in your sixties? So don't say that.
And in fact, I'm not a smart person at all. I didn't come up with this idea on my own, but my master told me when he was still alive, in the hope that I could inherit his support and stand out."
"So that's it. In fact, this is not the first time I have heard about your master Feng Yu. When I went to Zhending a few times before, Zhao Yun, Zhang Yun and other generals also told me something about your master.
Personally, I really want to meet such a person, but I don’t have this opportunity. If possible, I would really like to exchange my ten years of life for ten years of your master’s life, but this is impossible.”
Ling Lei suppressed the smile in his heart and nodded slightly sadly: "Who says it's not the case? I believe that Brother Hu Yu, you are not the first person to say this to me, and you will definitely not be the last one.
.”
"Okay, if you two want to chat, can you change the time? You told me this truth, but you haven't said the reason yet. I, the lord, can't just follow your instructions without knowing anything.
Go ahead and act according to the order, can you tell me the reason for this now? Why did we agree in the end, but not immediately?"
"The reason is very simple, because I immediately agreed to Li Dian's conditions. When he goes back to report to Cao Cao, my lord, you will definitely become cannon fodder for him as the leader of the alliance."
"Why? The more you talk, the less I understand. Shouldn't agreeing to him immediately be what he wants to see? I cooperate with him so much. Why did he push me out as cannon fodder in the end? Han Fu's face
It has a hundred thousand why symbols on it," he said to Ling Lei.
"Yes, my lord agreed so simply and immediately. This is naturally what Cao Cao is willing to agree to, but this is exactly why he wants you, my lord, to be cannon fodder. My lord, think about it, if we agree so simply, we will let Cao Cao
He thinks that we are cowardly and have no independent opinion at all. People who obey him can definitely be moved by orders. In this case, the position of cannon fodder will definitely belong to you, my lord. But on the contrary, if we didn't do this, we would agree immediately.
They gave the result they wanted to see after careful discussion. In that case, my lord, in Cao Cao's heart, you are at least a person with an independent opinion, not the kind of candidate without strength, and such
The candidate is the assistant he needs most to defeat the two forces, so the position of cannon fodder must not be ours, right?"
"Yes, why didn't I think of that? You see, we are not going to answer him directly now, but to discuss it. If such words reach Cao Cao's ears, I will definitely be at least someone who can help him. Then he will finally
The person who chooses to be sacrificed first will definitely not be me. Things haven't even started yet. If he wants to succeed, he will definitely not choose me to be cannon fodder. Yes, this is the truth.
That's right, Feng Yu Hu Yu, you two have done a great service for me, how do you want me to reward you?"
Seeing the reward, Hu Yu did not accept it overjoyed. Instead, he immediately stood up and shook his head and said: "Master, I didn't participate in this matter. I didn't even say "ha" that you wanted to reward me.
Don’t dare to ask for it, you won’t be rewarded for your merits, and I, Hu Yu, am definitely not assisting you just for this reward. I believe you, my lord, understand this very well, so if my lord, you really understand Hu Yu’s intentions,
But please don’t reward me.”
"In this case, it has to be like this. Anyway, in my eyes, Hu Yu, you are not the kind of person who can only be satisfied with rewards, so it doesn't matter if you give them or not. Then Feng Yu, just tell me what rewards you want.
, As long as it is what I can give now, I, Han Fu, will never say a word "no", Han Fu nodded to Ling Lei with confidence. "
Ling Lei shook his head slightly and smiled: "In my eyes, any reward is insignificant, so it doesn't matter if you want this reward or not. Anyway, aren't we all doing what we should do? As a subordinate, helping the lord solve problems is what I should do.