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Yi Ji was originally in Xinye, assisting Xu You, Wenpin and others in guarding against Liu Biao. After Yan Liang captured Wancheng, he sent Pegasus back to Xinye to report the news, and ordered him to rush to Wancheng at night.
Now that the wine was almost drunk, Yan Liang called the banquet to a close. After he sobered up a little, he summoned Yi Ji in the side hall to come and see him.
"Congratulations to the general for your great victory and making him famous throughout the world."
Yi Ji walked into the hall and smiled happily at Yan Liang.
Yan Liang did not pretend to be humble, and did not hide his inner pride. Instead, he waved Yi Ji to come and sit down with him.
"What's going on with Xinye? Is there any news from Liu Biao?" Yan Liang asked first.
Yi Ji smiled and said: "General, don't worry, the new country is as stable as Mount Tai. Liu Biao has been very honest since his previous two defeats. Yesterday he even took the initiative to send tens of thousands of grains."
Yan Liang nodded slightly, expressing satisfaction.
"It's rare that Liu Biao is so enthusiastic. After I secure Wancheng and take over Nanyang, I must take the time to thank him."
There was murderous intention in Yan Liang's tone, which seemed to imply that after the Battle of Wancheng, he had the intention to turn his troops to Jingzhou.
Yi Ji was not taken seriously by Liu Biao and had long been resentful. Now that he heard that Yan Liang had the intention to attack Jingzhou, he felt refreshed.
However, Yiji was not overly excited, and had another purpose for this trip.
"I heard that the general captured Yuan Tan alive in this battle. Mr. Ziyuan and Jia Wenhe both asked me to report to the general before leaving. Yuan Tan must be kept alive and must not be killed easily."
Yi Ji mentioned Yuan Tan.
Yan Liang raised his brows slightly, waved his hands and said with a smile: "You don't need to remind me, of course I know that I must keep Yuan Tan alive, otherwise how can I reap the benefits of the infighting between the two Yuans?"
"It turns out that the general had already made his suggestion, but I was overly worried."
Yi Ji looked strange, but was impressed by Yan Liang's foresight.
"But I wonder why the general summoned his subordinates?" Only then did Yi Ji remember the matter.
Yan Liang raised his brows slightly and raised a sly smile at the corner of his mouth, "Sir, you are eloquent. I recruited you here because I want you to show off your talents."
Yi Ji suddenly became excited and asked Yan Liang what he had to do.
"I would like Mr. to be a lobbyist for a while."
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Duyang City.
A few days ago, the 20,000-strong army led by Yuan Tan forced some cities to surrender without any bloodshed, and then marched southward to attack Wancheng in a majestic manner.
A few days later, that majestic army had disappeared, leaving only a few thousand soldiers who hadtily withdrawn in fear.
Wen Chou, who retreated to Duyang, faced a dilemma.
retreat.
The eldest son, Yuan Tan, is still in the hands of Yan Liang. If he retreats like this, he will give up rescuing Yuan Tan, and he will be given the opportunity to be attacked by Guo Tu and other Ru Ying faction.
Don’t retreat.
There are only a few thousand soldiers, and morale is extremely low. Dozens of miles away are six thousand Yanliang elites with high morale. If they attack, how should they respond?
Wen Chou was pacing back and forth in the room, his scarred face was full of anxiety.
At this time, the soldiers came to report that there was a scribe named Yiji who came to Wen Chou on orders from Yan Liang.
"Iji..."
Wen Chou's heart was slightly shaken, and all kinds of doubts arose in his heart.
After pondering for a moment, Wen Chou whispered: "Invite Na Yiji in, be careful not to let the news out."
"promise."
After the soldiers retreated, Wen Chou suppressed his anxiety and sat upright on his seat, his eyes as heavy as frost.
Not long after, a refined Confucian scholar was introduced, who was from Yi.
"Yi Ji has met General Wen." Yi Jixin walked in, bowed his hands and saluted, looking calm and calm.
Wen Chou stared at Yi Ji and said in a deep voice: "Since you are Yan Liang's subordinate, you are also my Wen Chou's enemy. What is the purpose of coming here?"
"Yi has two purposes here. One is to convey greetings to General Wen on behalf of my general Yan. The other is..."
Yi Ji didn't wait for Wen Chou to give him a seat. He took the initiative to find a seat and sit down while talking, as if he were entering his own house.
"...This second thing is to save the general's life."
He said it calmly, but his expression changed when he was scandalized.
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became extremely cold and solemn. Wen Chou stared at Yi Ji with a cold light shining like a blade in his eyes.
After a while, Wen Chou sneered, "Who do you think you are, how dare you speak so shamelessly in front of me?"
Wen Chou was a capable general after all, and he had a sense of arrogance in his heart. When Yi Ji provoked him, he immediately started to speak harshly to him.
But Yi Ji didn't think it was strange and just smiled lightly.
"Although Yi is an unknown person, he knows that if General Wen continues to hesitate like this, he will be killed."
He spoke slowly, and Wen Chou felt a chill in his heart.
Yi Ji then said slowly: "General Wen is a famous general in Hebei. Like General Yan at the time, he was regarded as a thorn in the eyes and ears of Guo Tu and others, and they wished they could get rid of him quickly. Now Wen Chou's army is just sitting back and watching Yuan Tan be captured.
But there is no way to save him. With Yuan Shao's temperament and the loss of his beloved son, can he spare you, general?"
The eloquent speech only shocked Wen Chou's heart, and a hint of horror could not help but flash in his cold eyes.
At the moment of shock, Wen Chou snorted coldly, "The eldest son was captured because he fell into a treacherous trick like yours. What does it have to do with me? Mr. Yuan is the master, how can I blame me?"
When Wen Chou said the phrase "Ming Zhu", he didn't seem confident.
Yi Ji smiled slightly and said, "If Yuan Benchu was really the Lord of the Ming Dynasty, why would he have listened to the slander and forced General Yan to rebel? What's more, even if he was really the Lord of the Ming Dynasty, the general could guarantee that he would not wait for his turn in Guo Tu
Are you confused for a moment due to slander?"
The veins on Wen Chou's face twitched faintly, and his steel teeth clenched. Yi's words clearly hit a sore spot in his face.
As the saying goes, the rabbit dies and the fox is sad. After Yan Liang was forced to betray Yuan Shao, Wen Chou, who together with Yan Liang became the general of Hebei, could not help but be shaken.
However, the so-called wavering before was just a thought, Wen Chou never took it seriously.
But the situation is different now. As Yi Ji said, this time he is really in a dilemma.
If he was a little cautious, Yuan Shao might get angry and turn his anger on him.
Seeing that Wen Chou's eyes were in a trance, Yi Ji knew that his words of love had worked, and further said: "Although the Yuan family won in Guandu, there are endless internal disputes, and they will break up sooner or later. Since General Wen regards our general as his brother, why not surrender to General Yan?
Not only can it avoid death, but it can also help General Yan achieve great success. This is a perfect strategy that Yi proposed to the general. Please think twice."
After several rounds of elaboration, Yi Ji finally revealed his true purpose.
This was also the reason why Yan Liang recruited him here, in order to use Yi Ji's eloquence to convince Wen Chou, a powerful general, to surrender.
Hearing this, Wen Chou's figure trembled, and he sat up immediately.
He looked directly at Yi Ji, without saying a word, and his expression was extremely complicated.
In the lobby, silence fell again for a while.
Suddenly, the silence was disturbed by the sound of hurried footsteps, and the soldiers rushed in.
"General, Mr. Guo is clamoring to see the general. The boys can't stop him. He is about to break in."
