People who have been enemies with Yi Xiaotian may think that Yi Xiaotian is a cunning and cunning guy.
But in fact, people who really know him will understand that Yi Xiaotian has always been a person who has never met others and has no grudges. Yi Xiaotian never speculates on others with malicious intent.
Just like Duosi in front of me...
In literary works, the images of barbarians such as Duosi and Meng Huo are generally rude and brutal, and they will kill people if they disagree with them.
But after getting to know the truth, Yi Xiaotian changed his mind a lot about Duosi.
Not to mention Duosi's fluent Central Plains Mandarin, but in the troubled times of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there are people who can have a heart of great unity and are willing to put it into practice. This is a rare quality, even among the Han people, it is quite rare.
rare.
Of course, Yi Xiaotian has not forgotten the purpose of coming to Yizhou... But the current situation is that Liu Bei is rapidly advancing the front, and Liu Zhang's Yizhou is in danger. He needs to save his family as soon as possible, but he is suffering from his current strength.
Inadequate and lagging behind the opponent's pace, rushing out will only increase troubles.
The appearance of Duosi obviously gave Yi Xiaotian room to develop.
"You...are you telling the truth?"
"Help me...how do you want to help?"
Duosi was still a little confused, but to him, the Yi Xiaotian in front of him was indeed different from the Han people he had seen before. In his eyes, although Yi Xiaotian was thin, he had no less momentum than himself.
, a person like this is just a businessman... He couldn't believe it.
"of course it's true."
"I don't like to talk in circles because I don't have much time, so I'll keep the story short——"
"As for helping you, we will naturally start from all aspects. If I guess correctly, the dilemma you are facing now, my king, should mainly come from the equipment and troop dispatching, right?
To be more specific, I think the reason why Yong Kai had the confidence to break with you, Your Majesty, is that he secretly accumulated a considerable amount of sophisticated equipment. Your army, Your Majesty, is not only backward in equipment, but also mostly organized into tribes, making it difficult to form a unified army.
Command and concentrate our forces to break through the enemy's blockade defenses, right?"
Yi Xiaotian's words were not groundless. Judging from the attire of Duosi's subordinates he saw along the way, even his personal guards only wore light rattan armor and their weapons were homemade knives.
Axes, bows and arrows, such weapons and equipment are not worth mentioning in front of Liu Bei's army. Yong Kai must have seen this clearly before he unscrupulously suppressed his former ally Duosi.
"Isn't it? I gave away most of my family wealth because I trusted Yong Kai too much and ordered him to purchase well-made armor for me, but he used it to arm his own private soldiers."
"Hey, it's my fault that I am not kind to others. It's not that I don't want to believe you. Yi Xiaotian...it's really..."
Duosi is obviously afraid. He is known as the wisest man in the south. He has read many Han military books and is good at leading troops in battles. But when it comes to playing with people's hearts, he is not as good as those in the Han Dynasty.
The scholars who were struggling in the officialdom.
"I know it well, Your Majesty, so what I want to say next is my request."
"Your Majesty, this is a deal, a win-win deal between you and me. We each get what we need and talk openly, so naturally there will be nothing to hide."
"Then your request is..."
Duosi hesitated for a moment, and suddenly felt that what Yi Xiaotian said made sense, and looking at Yi Xiaotian's sincere eyes, it didn't look like he was lying, so she tentatively asked him to tell her needs first:
"I only have two requirements, and I don't need you, Your Majesty, to share my status with me, let alone territory and soldiers—"
Yi Xiaotian put his hands behind his back and walked around the room:
"If it comes to pass, I mean if I help your Majesty to truly unify the Nanzhong region, drive away Yong Kai, and restore your status as the King of the Southern Territory, I need your help to open Youjian Villa in the Nanzhong region.
"
"Of course I haven't decided on the specific location yet. You may even think that I'm talking nonsense... It's up to you to think about it. I won't refute it."
"I just need your promise. If you fail, this request will naturally be invalidated, and I will not persist in pursuing you."
Duosi was stunned. He had just heard the name Youjian Villa, but he still didn't quite understand the meaning of this Villa.
Seemingly seeing Duosi's doubts, Qin Mi on the side was really excited. As a big fan of Yi Xiaotian, Qin Mi, who has longed for Youjian Villa for many years, immediately expressed his willingness to introduce Duosi from beginning to end.
There are functions of various departments in the villa.
Yi Xiaotian smiled and nodded, saying that he could add something from the side.
And for most of the next time, Qin Mi was explaining the history of Youjian Villa to Duosi.
If you don't listen, you still don't know. Only now did Meng Huo understand how awesome Yi Xiaotian was in the Han world.
By the way, I also understood the grudge between him and Liu Bei.
Duosi is a smart man. If Yi Xiaotian is willing to open a villa in Nanzhong, isn't it a disguised investment in the Nanzhong area?
How could Duosi, who was determined to be the king and master of the South, refuse?
Moreover, Yi Xiaotian's willingness to invest in Nanzhong also shows that he is indeed willing to have a good relationship with them in the future. Naturally, he will not suddenly break with himself like Yong Kai did.
"But... you have said so. There is an incompatible relationship between Liu Bei and you. The current situation in northern Yizhou is not good. If Liu Bei is allowed to capture Chengdu, wouldn't their next target be..."
But Duosi obviously still had concerns. Just as he was speaking, Yi Xiaotian nodded to indicate that this was what he was going to say next.
"That's what I'm going to say next."
"About Liu Bei and the main purpose of my coming to Yizhou."
"As I mentioned to you before, my family members are currently in Chengdu. I originally intended to meet them, but I was chased and killed on the way, so I couldn't escape here."
"It is not realistic to rush directly from Nanguang at the moment. We have to pass through a large area that may have been occupied by Liu Bei's army, which is very dangerous."
"But I can't leave my family alone, so my second request to help you, Your Majesty, is naturally to help you suppress Yong Kai, and at the same time, I can also ask you to send an army... whether it is to assist Chengdu in the
Defense, or lead my family members to escape Chengdu and come to Nanzhong... I hope that the king can let me have no worries, so that I can fully help you unify the southern territory."
"So that's it..."
Yi Xiaotian's attitude was sincere, and Duo Si finally began to seriously consider the pros and cons.
He does not reject this method of cooperation. Not only does he not reject it, but he is more satisfied with Yi Xiaotian's honest way of explaining his purpose.
"Before I make a decision, there's something I want to make sure of-"
"Your Majesty, please speak."
"Yi Xiaotian, how confident are you that you can help me unify the Southern Territory?"
"70%. If your Majesty can satisfy my request as much as possible and share with me all the information you can know, this certainty can be increased to 90%."
Yi Xiaotian said calmly.
"Haha...hahahaha!"
"How arrogant!"
"Is Yong Kai so worthless in your eyes?"
Duosi suddenly laughed, as if he was mocking?
But Yi Xiaotian is still neither humble nor arrogant:
"I wonder how much more capable Yong Kai is compared to Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong?"
"Worthless!"
Even Duosi had heard of the name Crouching Dragon and Phoenix, so he blurted it out.
Yi Xiaotian smiled and said a fact:
"That's no problem. After all, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong are just my defeated generals."
