The next time, Liu Feng got up in good spirits, and then washed and dressed under the service of the maid.

Looking back at the bright red bed, I could vaguely see two sleeping delicate bodies through the tent. After eating it for three days in a row, Cai Yu's duck juice that can make people fierce is not fake.

In addition, Liu Feng did not touch a woman for three consecutive days, and he was recuperating. Last night there was a strong wind.

These two virgins yesterday are now women. Don't even think about walking properly these days.

Out of the house, Liu Feng looked up at the sky, and it was already three poles.

Liu Feng wanted to have breakfast first, and then go to the study to read a book for a while. During the wedding, Liu Feng planned to give himself a few days off.

All the big and small affairs were handed over to Jiang Wan to deal with.

However, just when Liu Feng was going to go to the study. There was a sound of footsteps, Liu Feng looked up, and saw a guard hurrying towards this side. He was carrying a roll of bamboo slips in his hand.

"My lord, there is a person outside the door who asks to see you." Before and after coming to Liu Feng's body, the guards bent down and saluted.

"Is it a taxi who defected to Jiangxia?" Liu Feng asked. These words, many people poured into Jiangxia, although the officials of Mengchengmen pointed out, but not necessarily all went to Jiang Wan, and some came to the door directly. Therefore, Liu Feng is not surprised.

"Yes." The guard ordered and handed over the bamboo slip in his hand, and said, "That person claimed to have been introduced by Mr. Huang Chengyan, the father-in-law, and his surname was Li Mingyan. ”

Liu Feng stretched out his hand to take the bamboo slip handed over by the guard, and listened to the first half of the sentence with some attention, Huang Chengyan introduced it, how can he also be a talent.

When the guards said the word Li Yan, Liu Feng's hands paused.

How could this man come to him? I couldn't believe it in my heart, but then I thought of my father-in-law's reputation among the scholars in Jingzhou, and Liu Feng was relieved.

What Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Jiang Wan, these old men can turn around and have some friendships, and maybe they have an old relationship with Li Yan.

What's more, now is not the time to dwell on this, it is Li Yan who should be entangled.

Is it better to put it away, or is it not good to put it away?

It stands to reason that a celebrity, especially a celebrity with a very practical surname, should open the door to greet him.

Not really.

Li Yan is a person with outstanding ability. In the Liu Bei period, he had already emerged and was praised by Zhuge Liang as a blockable Lu Xun.

What kind of person is Lu Xun, that is the general of Eastern Wu, a figure who leads the wind for a while. And Zhuge Liang praised being able to resist, which shows his ability.

Although Liu Feng is not very interested in Zhuge Liang, he still has some faith in his vision.

Although Zhuge Liang's vision is sometimes not very good.

This is Zhuge Liang's praise, and Liu Bei used actual actions to prove Li Yan as a person.

Before Liu Bei's death, Zhuge Liang was appointed prime minister. Command Yizhou. But he also divided one-third of Li Yanshu's soldiers and horses, guarded Jiangzhou, and competed with Zhuge Liang.

Before Liu Bei died, he must have thought that Li Yan was a loyal minister. Otherwise, I wouldn't have done it. At the same time, Liu Bei was also suspicious of Zhuge Liang and would be a powerful minister and usurp the throne.

Things developed according to Liu Bei's speculation, Zhuge Liang later became a powerful minister, relying on the fame brought by the Northern Expedition to constantly consolidate power.

To reach Liu Chan, no matter how big or small, he must obey Zhuge Liang's arrangement. The ministers of power can no longer be ministers.

At this time, Liu Bei arranged the means to guard against Zhuge Liang's usurpation of the pawns. Li Yan also played a role. On the one hand, he cut off Zhuge Liang's grain and grass and sabotaged Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition.

On the one hand, he was dissatisfied with Zhuge Liang's monopoly on power, and Liu Chan was cowardly. wants to fight for power and fight against Zhuge Liang.

In the end, it was cleaned up by Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang personally cleaned up Li Yan, who he once praised for being able to resist Lu Xun. Consolidated his power.

However, Zhuge Liang personally cleaned up and promoted himself, and there were many people who praised him. and that Liao Li, who was praised by Zhuge Liang as a good talent of Jing Chu. As a result, it was also abolished by Zhuge Liang.

Therefore, who is right and who is wrong between Li Yan and Zhuge Liang, Liu Feng does not know.

Li Yan was motivated by loyalty, so he rose up to compete with Zhuge Liang and helped Liu Chan regain the government. still completely wants to compete with Zhuge Liang for power and profit.

Liu Feng didn't know either. So Liu Feng was entangled.

This person is loyal and hard to distinguish, and the only thing that can be confirmed is that his ability should be good.

Therefore, Liu Feng's entanglement did not last long.

Men and husbands, as long as they have the ability, whether they are good horses or poisonous snakes, they must use them.

What's more, Li Yan should be older than him. Liu Feng paid himself that he was still young now, and he was at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, so he would definitely be able to live longer than Li Yan.

How could they be afraid of him?

Thinking about it, Liu Feng instructed the guards: "Please go to the study." ”

"No." The guards answered and returned the way they came.

At the same time, Liu Feng also got up and walked towards the study.

In the study, there is an older maid with a few little maids, cleaning, wiping bamboo slips, cases, and so on.

After Liu Feng entered, he sent him away.

Then, he took a few steps forward and sat down on the throne. Untied the rope on the bamboo slip and looked at it carefully.

This is Huang Chengyan's letter of introduction, which is roughly to praise Li Yan's talent, and then he is complacent to introduce a good talent to his son-in-law.

Liu Feng glanced at the upper part and directly skimmed the lower half. After reading it, put down the bamboo slips. Liu Feng fell into deep thought.

Such talents, of course, must be used. But how to use it is a big problem.

Li Yan is a person who is political and has the ability to lead troops. However, Li Yan's political ability lies in balancing forces. Liu Bei used him to confront Zhuge Liang.

The result failed, proving that Li Yan played political balance and couldn't get Zhuge Liang. The rest is the ability to lead troops. It's enough to compete with Lu Xun.

Li Yan is a talent at the top of the army with the ability to lead troops, so there is no need to be a pity. Liu Feng made a decision in an instant, and used Li Yan as the Sima of other departments to go to Changsha to recruit soldiers and camp in Changsha. When the time comes, Xiang will be able to seize the remaining three counties of Jingnan.

At this moment, another guard came to report, saying that Li Yan had been brought.

"Please come in." Liu Feng raised his head and said.

"No." The guard answered and withdrew. A moment later, Li Yan appeared in front of Liu Feng.

When he saw Li Yan, Liu Feng couldn't help but sigh in admiration, he was really born to be a general or a minister.

There is majesty, and the momentum is very hard. No wonder Liu Bei used Li Yan as a pawn to counter Zhuge Liang before he died.

"Nanyang Li Yan pays a visit to Liu Jiangxia." After entering the study, Li Yan also looked at Liu Feng first, only to feel that he was heroic and compelling, and he lived up to the famous general who defeated Cao Ren. However, this glance was very fast, and soon Li Yan bowed to Liu Fengyi.

Liu Jiangxia. Although Liu Feng appointed Jiang Wan as Jiangxia Taishou, but outside, Jiangxia Taishou was still Liu Feng.

"Sit." Liu Feng raised his hand quietly.

"Thank you." Li Yan thanked him and sat down on Liu Feng's left hand side.

After Li Yan sat down, Liu Feng opened his mouth and said with a smile: "In the letter, my father-in-law can be said to respect Mr. very much, and Mr. Yan is a good horse. ”

"That's because my uncle is distressed, so there is a lot of praise in his words." Li Yan said modestly.

"Hehe, not really. My father-in-law's ability to observe people is very famous in Jingzhou, and he will never be wrong when he looks at people. Liu Feng smiled and shook his head.

Li Yan is a person, Liu Feng does not intend to be the same as Huo Jun and Xiang Lang, and he will directly give him a high position as soon as he comes up.

At least a few words have to be spoken, and after showing appreciation for Li Yan's talent, he can be appointed.

Li Yan is different from the above two, and his brain is flexible. If he didn't ask, and appointed him directly, it would not only make Li Yan suspicious, but also make Li Yan despise him.

Therefore, after Liu Feng said a word. He asked again: "If the situation is mysterious today, the Cao Gong family is dominant." I am trapped in Jiangxia, Jiujiang, and Changsha counties. To the east, relying on the strong enemy of the Jiangdong Sun clan, it can be said that he is attacked on both sides. I wonder if Mr. has a clever plan to help me out of the siege? ”

This question may stump many fools, but it can't bother some wise people.

Li Yan fell into deep thought, and he guessed in his heart that Liu Feng's question might be a test of his ability. I can't help but be very serious.

I have been a junior official in the county for many years, and I have never been able to get ahead. Therefore, Li Yan attaches great importance to this trip to Jiangxia.

Li Yan thought for a full quarter of an hour, but Liu Feng didn't urge, just looked at it with a smile.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Li Yan raised his head, raised his fist at Liu Feng and said, "At present, Liu Jiangxia is being attacked on both sides, and there must be a trade-off. ”

Saying that, Li Yan paused, and said: "Cao Gong is strong, and Sun is weak." If Cao Gong went south, if Liu Jiangxia wanted to maintain the status quo, he would have to contact Sun Quan. ”

"Therefore, I think that Jiangxia should train strong soldiers, especially the naval army. And repair the relationship with the Sun family, and wait for the war together, you can smoothly unite and resist Cao Gong. ”

While speaking, Li Yan kept looking at Liu Feng's facial expression. And Liu Feng's expression made Li Yan's heart very worried.

I saw that Liu Feng was silent, although he nodded, but he did not show approval or appreciation.

No matter how you say it, Li Yan's current situation is just a county official, and he has not seen much of the world. This time, it is a major matter related to whether he can be appreciated and reused by Liu Feng, the princes of one side. Seeing that Liu Feng was silent, Li Yan immediately became nervous.

Liu Feng had another scene in his heart.

He nodded in approval, affirming Li Yan's words.

If it is written according to the general script, Li Yan's suggestion is very worthy of recognition. If Cao Ying goes south, Jiangxia will bear the brunt, and if he doesn't want to be attacked, he will have to seek allies.

In other words, you have to find people everywhere to put out the fire, and only Sun Quan is left with the ability. When the time comes, there must be no way to grovel.

Therefore, there are many benefits to repairing the relationship with Sun Quan in advance before the war.

This is a very normal and strategic opinion, but Liu Feng refuted Li Yan's remarks in his heart on the other side.

It is impossible to unite with Sun Quan, not to mention how much hatred the two sides have, and how much he will have to pay if the relationship is repaired.

Liu Feng didn't want to give a penny. At the same time, Liu Feng also knew in his heart that when the natural disaster came, the hatred between him and Sun Quan would be further drawn, and the relationship between the two sides would be further strained.

Therefore, in Liu Feng's heart, Sun Quan has never been an ally. And it's also a target for exploitation. Thinking about it, Liu Feng remembered again, in the Battle of Chibi, he planned to let Sun Quan and Liu Bei go to Cao Ying's plan.

Therefore, for Li Yan's suggestion, Liu Feng both appreciated and disagreed.

However, this is a good excuse. You can take advantage of the situation to praise Li Yan's remarks, appoint him as the Sima of other departments, and go to Changsha to recruit soldiers.

"Good words from a gentleman." Liu Feng smiled slightly and said.

Li Yan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and his whole person calmed down.

"I want to use Mr. as another Sima, and go to Changsha to recruit 5,000 soldiers, near Tun Hanshou. I wonder what Mr. thinks? Liu Feng then asked again.

This is reused, you must know that Li Yan was just a small official before.

Li Yan didn't doubt it, he only thought that Liu Feng affirmed what he had just said, so he gave such a high treatment.

"Thank you, Lord." Li Yan bowed.

"I wrote the document first, and then went to Jiang Wan with the paperwork, and asked him the baggage that the five thousand soldiers should use. Armour. Then he went to Changsha, and the future supplies and baggage were all carried out by Changsha Xu Zheng. Liu Feng said.

"No." Li Yanqiang held back the heat in his heart, listened carefully to Liu Feng's words, and responded.

Immediately, Liu Feng waved his pen and appointed Li Yan as the Sima of other departments to recruit troops and horses in Changsha.

After writing, Liu Feng picked up the seal letter and printed it on it. And, he personally tied it up and picked it up, stood up and walked in front of Li Yan, and handed the document to Li Yan.

"Now is the time when the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings, and it is only a matter of time before Cao Ying goes south. Jiangxia lacks strong generals and few strong soldiers. Zhengfang took this book to Changsha to recruit troops, and he should encourage it. Liu Feng said with thick words.

"He will live up to the expectations of his lord." Li Yan looked serious, bowed to the ground, and took the paperwork.

Liu Feng nodded, waved his hand, and said, "Go ahead, recruit troops early, and form an army early." ”

"No." Li Yan stood up when he heard this, answered the call, and slowly retreated.

After Li Yan left, a smile flashed in Liu Feng's eyes. It doesn't matter if you're loyal or annihilated. I use only your power.

Cao's army pressed the border, and Sun Liu defeated Cao's army. This is something nailed to the iron plate, and Liu Feng knows it very well. Now try to increase your strength.

It's just to compete for the fruits of victory.

Jingchu Nine Counties.

Nowadays, talents are scarce, and it is rare for Li Yan to have outstanding ability. Using him to train a powerful other centaur should be simple to increase his strength.

Immediately, Liu Feng calculated in his heart the forces that he could use now.

Huang Zhong, Gan Ning, Pang Tong, Deng Ai, Chen Da. Five people and 40,000 troops, half of which were Cao Ren's troops, as long as it took a little time, the combat effectiveness would become very strong.

Now add Li Yan's 5,000 men. That's forty-five thousand.

Now there are still two years left before the Red Cliff War, and there is enough time.

I remember that in history, Sun Liu Lianjun was only 40,000 or 50,000 people.

The smile in Liu Feng's eyes slowly turned into a sneer. Seeing that you fight to lose both, I can make a profit from it and swallow it alone.

(To be continued)