Li Yan was aloof and self-respecting. On the surface, he chatted with Gan Ning and reminisced about the past, but in his heart, he looked down on rough and easy-to-kill warriors like Gan Ning. Only people like Zhuge Liang, who came from the Dongzhou gentry, could gain his respect.

However, before that, he had never heard of Zhuge Liang. After he was twenty years old, he began to serve in various counties and counties, while Zhuge Liang was studying in Xiangyang, and the two had no intersection at all.

What surprised Li Yan was that Zhuge Liang was too young. He became the head of a county at the age of twenty-four, which was considered young and promising. However, Zhuge Liang was obviously younger than him, but he was worshiped as a military advisor by Liu Jing.

Comparing Liu Biao's military adviser Cai Mao, it is not difficult to figure out Zhuge Liang's status in Liu Jing's army. Li Yan saw the same thing. Although Gan Ning was the noble general, Zhuge Liang was the dominant one between the two.

"Is this man really talented in the world and wise enough to stabilize the country? That's why he was promoted by Liu Jing regardless of his age..." Li Yan secretly speculated in his heart.

Zhuge Liang invited Li Yan to sit down and praised him: "Since I entered the Yidao County, I have seen traffic on both sides of the river, fields and ravines, and the people are hard at work farming. It is different from other places. Although I have not seen the whole leopard, I still know the Yidao."

The county magistrate must be a capable official with the talent to govern the people."

"I don't dare to take it..." Li Yan showed a wry smile. He rarely practiced the laws of Shen and Han, was strict in government, and liked to do everything by himself, so he managed Yi Dao in an orderly manner. However, the bad thing was that he did it himself. If he was old

If you stay in the city honestly, you won't be in trouble today.

"You don't have to be humble when you step down..." Zhuge Liang said with a smile. As the conversation continued, Zhuge Liang began to appreciate Li Yan more and more.

The vastness of Jingnan's land is not inferior to that of Jingbei, but in terms of talents, it is far inferior. Looking at the entire Jingnan, there are only a few young talents like Li Yan.

Zhuge Liang wanted to recruit talented people for Liu Jing and said: "General Anyuan is a Miao descendant of the great ancestor. He cares about the country, complies with the people's sentiments, rises up for justice, and pacifies Jingnan. Although Dou Rong protects Hexi, he can't do anything wrong. The country is now considered a foreign vassal."

General Anyuan, following the king's orders, sent 50,000 water infantry troops to surround Jiangling. He ordered me to lead 10,000 partial troops to march westward. Zhijiang surrendered without a fight, and I captured all of his troops. Yi Dao was now leaderless.

If nothing else happens, we will definitely follow in Zhijiang’s footsteps.”

Hey, Li Yan was not the only one to be captured. The meritorious officials, the chief secretary, the thieves, and other subordinates were also captured. Now the people who call the shots in Yidao City are the county magistrate and the court officials. Neither of them are wise and courageous people.

There is absolutely no courage to resist Liu Jingjun.

Zhuge Liang added: "With a little knowledge, it should not be difficult to guess my next purpose."

Li Yan said in a deep voice: "We are ready to attack Yiling to cut off the support from the upper reaches of Jiangling."

Zhuge Liang nodded and said with a smile: "I will take the people from Jingnan to Jingling and set up the Three Gorges; Sun Tuolu will lead the troops from Jiangdong to attack Jiangxia and attack Huang Zu. In this way, Jiangling loses the support of two wings and is left alone.

The people are frightened and the defenders are demoralized. With General Anyuan's bravery and clear judgment and his troops like gods, Jiangling can be conquered in just a few days."

Of course things will not be as easy as Zhuge Liang said. Zhuge Liang led a partial force to seize the counties in the west of Nanjun, which is certainly detrimental to his own side. However, as long as Jiangling can repel Liu Jing, Zhuge Liang will have no choice but to abandon the counties and retreat obediently.

Can be determined.

As for the east, Sun Ce's bravery was unable to capture Huang Zu, and Sun Quan's was even less capable. This time he would definitely return in vain.

However, Li Yan did not speak out to refute Zhuge Liang, but chose to remain silent.

As a prisoner, he must have the awareness of a prisoner. He had no intention of showing his loyalty to the death, refuting Zhuge Liang and losing his face. Apart from using his words, what good would it do to him?

Gan Ning saw that Zhuge Liang wanted to recruit Li Yan and advised him: "Xi Ma Yuan replied to Shizu: 'In today's world, not only the king chooses his ministers, but the ministers also choose their king.' General Anyuan was born in a clan, with unparalleled talents and talents.

Loyalty, benevolence and righteousness, famous men and heroes from all over the world, all return to virtue, just like water returns to the sea. A single step that surpasses others is a hero of Jingchu. Why not give up rebellion and surrender, assist the general and become a king?"

Li Yan frowned deeply and remained silent.

Seeing that Li Yan did not refuse directly, Zhuge Liang knew that something was going on, and immediately struck the iron road while it was hot: "In the past, when I saw Ding's father, he was a prisoner of the state of Bo. King Wu of Chu thought he was the military commander, so he conquered the state and the two states of Liao, and sent envoys to follow him. The Tang Dynasty surrendered and the group was launched.

Barbarian; Peng Zhongshuang was a prisoner of the State of Shen. King Wen of Chu thought that his order was Yin, and he changed the two states of Shen and Xi into tributary counties. He sent Chen and Cai to come to the dynasty and granted Zhen to you. These two people are both sages of Jingchu, although they were originally

Those who were imprisoned were later promoted and became famous ministers of the Chu State. Why not imitate the two sages?"

The states of Fu and Shen were both in Nanyang County, Li Yan's hometown. Zhuge Liang cited Ding's father and Peng Zhongshuang as examples, which is perfect.

Li Yan's face changed uncertainly, and finally he let out a long sigh and said: "I was favored by Liu Jingzhou, and now I was captured when I went out. I should have done my best to keep my reputation. I didn't expect that the two princes would fall in love with me, a mediocre person like me.

Using Ma Yuan as a metaphor for Ding's father, Peng Zhongshuang said: "It is a great blessing to avoid death, and I dare not ask for anything else."

Zhuge Liang put his hands on his hands and laughed and said: "Zhengfang is a talented and great man, capable of taking on great responsibilities. If the general knows that Zhengfang has returned to his heart, he will definitely be overjoyed."

Gan Ning also nodded in agreement.

Since Li Yan had surrendered, he no longer had any worries in his heart. He talked with Zhuge Liang and Gan Ning about the current situation of the Yi Dao, and then invited himself to the Yi Dao to persuade him to surrender on the grounds that his mother was in the city.

Although the people in the city may not dare to disturb the mother, they are not afraid of ten thousand, but just in case. If the mother is really frightened, she will die without redemption.

Zhuge Liang smiled and asked, "Is this going to be like Feng Yi's story?"

At that time, Feng Yi, one of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai, was a soldier of Wang Mang County. He guarded his father's city to resist the reform. Later, Feng Yi went out and was captured by the sergeants of Shizu Guangwu. At that time, Feng Yi's mother was in the city and asked Guangwu to let him go.

Go back and settle down with your mother, and then you will surrender to the city. Guangwu happily let him go, and Feng Yi did not live up to Guangwu's trust, thus creating a rare story about a monarch and his ministers in history.

Li Yan nodded slightly, and then asked: "Military advisor, are you willing to let me go back?"

Zhuge Liang smiled lightly and said: "Why don't you do this? It will make your mother worried. Zhengfang should go back now. I will wait here for Zhengfang's good news."

Li Yan solemnly thanked him and said, "I will definitely live up to the expectations of the military advisor."

"You don't need to be polite." Zhuge Liang stepped forward to help Li Yan, and together with Gan Ning saw him out and watched him take the boat away.

Gan Ning asked: "Is the military advisor really not worried?"
Chapter completed!