"Li Yan?"
When Mi Yang pondered the name in a cold tone, everyone at the banquet knew that Mi Yang's mood had become bad.
After realizing this, everyone who was still looking at Mi Yang lowered their heads and did not dare to look directly at Mi Yang again.
The atmosphere inside the banquet suddenly became solemn.
As everyone expected, Mi Yang was in a bad mood at this time.
Although Mi Yang didn't have much contact with Chen Dao, he knew Chen Dao's character.
Be prudent and serve the public wholeheartedly.
For such a person, if Li Yan hadn't done something too much, how could Chen Dao accuse him in public?
When he thought of this, Mi Yang's face became serious.
However, he did not continue to ask Chen Dao, but looked at Deng Zhi.
"Is what Governor Deng and General Zhendong said accurate?"
Mi Yang's tone was quite cold, completely different from his friendly demeanor just now when he was having a drink with everyone.
This made Deng Zhi feel nervous.
But Mi Yang had named him, so there was no way he wouldn't respond to Mi Yang.
So after thinking again and again, Deng Zhi gritted his teeth and stood up, came to Mi Yang and bowed down:
"Recently, there are some rumors circulating in Jingzhou about the former general's misbehavior."
Deng Zhi's answer made Mi Yang snort coldly.
"What's up?"
"Tell me everything!"
Under Mi Yang's further questioning, Deng Zhi finally revealed everything Li Yan had done in Jingzhou in recent years.
Since Li Yan took office as the governor of Yiyang, he has rectified his troops, trained his soldiers, and repelled small groups of Wei troops several times.
In terms of political affairs, Li Yan felt that floods often occurred in Yiyang County, so he personally led people to repair rivers, which greatly improved the flood concerns in Yiyang County.
From these two aspects, Li Yan, the governor of Yiyang, is very competent in his role.
In terms of ability, Li Yan is remarkable, but in terms of character, Li Yan has many things that are criticized.
For example, Li Yan was aloof and arrogant. He believed that among the generals in Jingzhou, he was the first in terms of ability.
Originally, after Zhang Fei left Jingzhou, Li Yan thought that he would naturally replace Zhang Fei and become the shepherd of Jingzhou.
But the subsequent development made him greatly disappointed, which made him often complain in front of others.
If only that were the case.
Talented people often think highly of themselves, which is understandable.
But something Li Yan did a few months ago brought Li Yan's reputation in Jingzhou to a freezing point.
Li Yan had a subordinate named Wang Ti, who was a descendant of the Yiyang family.
Wang Ti decided to join the army because he wanted to serve the Han Dynasty.
But Li Yan saw that Wang Ti's family background was extraordinary, so he asked him for money in private. Wang Ti could bear the demands again and again.
After many times, Wang Ti took the trouble and had a fierce friction with Li Yan.
After the friction occurred, Wang Ti believed that Li Yan had a vengeful character and was afraid that Li Yan would retaliate against him later, so he led his family to flee to the Northern Wei Dynasty.
After Li Yan learned about this, he not only did not reflect on himself, but instead used Wang Ti's excuse to defect to Wei to arrest and imprison the Wang clan members.
After Li Yan did this, the wealthy families in Yiyang County felt that the Wangti people had been wronged, so they wrote letters to Li Yan to plead for mercy.
But perhaps to protect his own face, Li Yan not only refused to let Wangti's people go free, but even severely scolded those who interceded for Wangti's people.
Li Yan's move undoubtedly added fuel to the fire.
Soon after, most of the frightened Yiyang aristocratic families began to migrate south, and many, like Wang Ti, defected to the Northern Wei Dynasty.
After this incident, a folk song spread in Yiyang County:
"There is a king in Yiyang (in vain), there is no right way!"
What Mi Yang didn't know was that after Li Yan learned that he was coming to Jingzhou, in order to leave a good impression in front of Mi Yang, Li Yan actually thought of leaving his post without authorization and going to Jiangling to meet Mi Yang.
Fortunately, Li Yan's idea was strongly opposed by Chen Dao and Deng Zhi, so he reluctantly gave up.
When Mi Yang heard everything Li Yan had done in Yiyang recently, his heart was filled with anger.
Mi Yang threw the wine glass in his hand to the ground, and then said angrily:
"Ever since I grew up, I have only heard of people defecting to the Han, but never to the Wei.
This is the result of the late emperor's lifelong reputation.
But I didn’t expect that this achievement and this pride would be tainted by Li Yan!”
After saying the above, Mi Yang still felt that he could not dissipate the anger in his heart, so he said angrily:
"Is there a king in Yiyang?
This is obviously the people who want to remind Gu that Yiyang is in vain!"
As he spoke, Mi Yang directed his anger towards Deng Zhi.
Mi Yang pointed directly at Deng Zhi and said, "You are the governor of Jingzhou, and you have the right to inspect the local area.
Why didn't this matter be reported to the court early?
Are you afraid of Li Yan's majesty?"
Mi Yang's accusation made Deng Zhi nervous. He hesitantly knelt in front of Mi Yang and apologized to Mi Yang.
When everyone at the banquet saw that Mi Yang was really angry, they were so frightened that they all knelt down in the middle of the banquet as a sign of apology.
Deng Zhi was the governor of the state, and most of the officials in Jingzhou were his subordinates. Deng Zhi was guilty of lax supervision, and naturally none of them could escape.
Just when all the ministers in Jingzhou were pleading guilty to Mi Yang, Chen Dao opened his mouth to explain to Deng Zhi:
"Li Yangui was a former general, and his position was superior to that of Deng's governor. Moreover, Li Yan had a large number of troops and was responsible for the defense of Jingbei.
Now that Wang Ti has fled to the north, if he had rashly reported it to the court before and Governor Deng had no witnesses, Li Yan would definitely refuse to acknowledge it.
After all, Wang Ti's defection is a fact known to everyone.
And if Deng, the governor, pushes too far, he is afraid that Jingzhou will suffer from elbow and armpit problems.
When this incident happened, Governor Deng happened to know that Da Sima was about to come to Jingzhou, so as a prudent plan, Governor Deng wanted to wait until Da Sima arrived before reporting the matter."
After saying this, Chen Dao whispered another reason:
"Kuang Li Yan is the minister of Dongzhou..."
Chen Dao's voice was so low that only Mi Yang could hear it.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Only after hearing Chen Dao's words did Mi Yang realize it.
Many people in the government and the public knew that when Liu Bei was still alive, he had intended to promote Mi Yang as the leader of the Dongzhou clique.
And Li Yan is the mainstay of the Dongzhou clan ministers. Anyone who wants to touch Li Yan will definitely give priority to Mi Yang's existence.
Therefore, Deng Zhi's scruples are quite normal.
It is true that the political environment of Ji Han was not as full of intrigues as that of Cao Wei, but it is impossible to say that the ministers of Ji Han did not have their own little ideas.
Mi Yang could not ask for every minister of Ji Han to be like Zhuge Liang, who ignored personal interests, honor and disgrace, and whose character was infinitely close to that of a saint.
And this is why Chen Dao took advantage of his drunkenness to ask and test Mi Yang.
If Mi Yang had not shown a public-oriented attitude just now, then Chen Dao would have used drunkenness as an excuse to reasonably expose what happened tonight, and privately advised Deng Zhi to find another way.
It's not that Chen Dao couldn't believe Mi Yang's character, on the contrary, Chen Dao agreed with Mi Yang's reputation as "the legacy of the late emperor".
But just like that, Chen wanted to test Mi Yang even more tonight.
Everyone knows that Liu Bei is benevolent and righteous, but everyone also knows that Liu Bei is a person who attaches great importance to friendship and righteousness.
Back then, Mi Fang was reselling weapons in Jingzhou and almost became the richest man in Jingzhou. Guan Yu also reported this to Liu Bei, but when Liu Bei found out about it, he didn't even write a reprimand...
Who can guarantee that Mi Yang, who has the legacy of Liu Bei, will not adopt the same approach as Liu Bei did?
Mi Yang didn't expect that the blame for Li Yan's lawlessness could actually touch her body.
But thinking about it carefully, he really can't completely throw away the pot.
After all, since you enjoy the benefits, you must also bear the negative consequences that the benefits may bring.
When she thought of this, Mi Yang became even more angry.
"Shi Bao! Deng Ai!"
As Mi Yang's trusted generals, Shi Bao and Deng Ai also attended the banquet tonight.
Shi Bao and Deng Ai, who were still eating melon silently, stood up and came to Mi Yang's side after hearing Mi Yang's call:
"The end is here!"
After calling out Shi Bao and Deng Ai, Mi Yang first told Shi Bao:
"Take Gu's token, lead five hundred elite cavalry to Xinye immediately, and bring Li Yan to Jiangling."
After saying this, Mi Yang said to Deng Ai:
"After Li Yan leaves Xinye, you will be the new Governor of Yiyang!"
Mi Yang's two orders caused everyone in the banquet to look at each other.
Unexpectedly, Li Yan, who had caused them a headache for a long time, was dismissed from military power by Mi Yang in a matter of seconds.
Everyone suddenly had a new and deeper understanding of Mi Yang's power.
After receiving Mi Yang's order, Shi Bao and Deng Ai immediately turned around and left the lobby.
Watching the two people leaving, Chen Dao, who had a steady personality, felt a little uneasy.
Chen Dao said to Mi Yang: "Li Yan is arrogant and will not let the two young generals manipulate him."
Chen Dao still had one worry that he didn't say out loud, that is, he was worried that Li Yan would jump over the wall in a hurry. What if he had a sudden heart and led his army to surrender to the Northern Wei Dynasty?
Mi Yang saw Chen Dao's worry, and he comforted Chen Dao and said:
"Don't worry, uncle.
Although Shi Bao and Deng Ai are young, they have plans in their hearts.
Besides, my nephew is in Jiangling, and Yiyang cannot be in trouble."
"As for whether Li Yan will defect to the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Even if he wanted to, would the Northern Wei Dynasty dare to take it?"
When he said these words, Mi Yang's tone revealed strong confidence.
Mi Yang's confidence made Chen Dao sober up.
Only then did he realize that even though the young man in front of him looked like a nephew, he was actually this big man's commander-in-chief, General Tiance!
...
Carrying Mi Yang's orders, Shi Bao and Deng Ai ordered five hundred elite cavalry to go north to Xinye overnight.
With the help of the high mobility of the cavalry, Shi Bao and Deng Ai soon led their troops to the outside of Xinye City.
But after seeing the city wall of Xinye, Shi Bao and Deng Ai were not in a hurry to enter the city.
Even before arriving, the two of them had discussed in private how to bring Li Yan to Jiangling in a foolproof way.
With the intelligence of Shi Bao and Deng Ai, they quickly came up with a solution.
Shi Bao and Deng Ai first led their elite cavalry to the military camp outside Xinye City.
The general in charge of garrisoning the Xinye military camp was Li Yan's son Li Feng.
Li Feng immediately learned from the scouts that hundreds of fine knights had arrived outside the camp.
After Li Feng knew that the hundreds of elite cavalry were under the banner of Mi Yang's envoy, Li Feng quickly led the generals in the camp to greet them outside the camp.
Soon after, the closed camp door slowly opened in the eyes of Shi Bao and Deng Ai.
Li Feng and other generals also appeared in front of Shi Bao and Deng Ai.
At this moment, Shi Bao and Deng Ai still didn't know Li Feng's identity, so they took the initiative to let Li Feng check his identity.
After Li Feng checked that everything was correct, Shi Bao rode forward on his horse, holding Mi Yang's token in his hand, and said to the generals under him:
"The Grand Sima ordered former general Li Yan to go to Jiangling to report on his duties.
He also ordered General Deng Ai to take over the post of governor of Yiyang temporarily."
As soon as Shi Bao said this, all the generals headed by Li Feng were extremely shocked.
Although Shi Bao apparently asked Li Yan to go to Jiangling to report on his duties, if it was a simple report, why would Mi Yang remove Li Yan from his position as the prefect of Yiyang?
You must know that doing this is equivalent to depriving Li Yan of his military power.
However, the identities of Shi Bao and Deng Ai had just been verified, and they were confirmed to be the envoys sent by Mi Yang.
So when the generals realized their surprise, their first reaction was to quickly move away from Li Feng.
At the same time, many generals took the initiative to report Li Feng's identity as Li Yan's son, and showed their willingness to capture Li Feng for the envoys.
For a time, Li Feng was isolated by the generals who originally followed his orders.
Seeing this scene happening on the field, Li Feng's mouth was filled with a wry smile.
He vaguely guessed Mi Yang's true purpose of meeting Li Yan.
As Li Yan's son, he should consider Li Yan's safety as his first consideration.
After all, he holds the military power.
only......
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Li Feng turned around and looked at the generals surrounding him. Does he have military power?
Maybe it was before, but now I'm afraid it's just a joke.
When Li Feng noticed that Shi Bao and Deng Ai were looking at him more and more wrongly, as Li Yan's son, he said something shocking.
"The last general is willing to personally take two envoys into the city to find the former general."
Shi Bao and Deng Ai:?!
All the generals around:!?
This son is not his biological son.
...
Li Yan, who was in Xinye City, soon learned the news of the arrival of Mi Yang's envoy.
When he first heard the news, Li Yan had a bad premonition in his heart.
Although Li Yan did not know at this time what the reason for the arrival of Mi Yang's envoy was, Li Yan also knew that his reputation in Jingzhou was not good.
Li Yan felt that Mi Yang might have sent envoys to him because of "insignificant" matters.
This made Li Yan feel nervous all of a sudden.
Mi Yang may have sent an envoy here just to inquire about those matters.
But if you think about the worst, wouldn't Mi Yang believe the slander and punish him?
Li Yan always likes to prepare for the worst, so he immediately wanted to send someone to contact Li Feng.
But before Li Yan could send someone to contact his son, one of his confidants stumbled in and reported:
"General, general, the young master is here!"
Li Yan couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard that his son had arrived.
It seems that years of training are paying off. This guy’s adaptability is very good!
However, the further report from his confidants made Li Yan stunned on the spot as if he had been struck by lightning.
"My lord, my lord is very aggressive. Behind him is Da Sima's envoy!"
aggressive?
What does it mean to be aggressive?
Soon Li Yan knew what being aggressive meant.
Before Li Yan could react, the courtyard door outside his room was kicked open with a huge force.
This chapter has been completed!