The night curtain opens, and the evening breeze is cool.

The moon is on the moon.

The moonlit night is full of stars.

Kaneshiro-gun Shoufu, main hall.

Next to the desk on the left side of the hall, a handsome maid sat on the ground, scooped up the fragrant green tea with a wooden spoon, and carefully poured hot tea into Li Li's tea cup.

On the right side of the desk, there was also a maid who filled the teacup in front of Cheng Gongying, then got up and stepped aside gently, behaving very carefully, not daring to make a strange sound.

Sitting oppositely, Li Li picked up the teacup with a casual expression, gently raised his hand to signal Cheng Gongying to take care of himself, and then took a sip of hot tea by himself, and then closed his eyes and tasted the fragrance and sweetness of green tea.

Cheng Gongying, who was sitting on the right side, looked at Li Li, the coach of the Xiliang Army opposite, with his eyes level, and couldn't figure out what Li Li wanted to do for a while.

He was defeated by Hu Zheng in the battle before the battle, but he did not stand still, and still led the troops to fight tenaciously with the soldiers and horses under Li Li. However, the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command had already lost their confidence in victory, and the morale of the army was weakened and their fighting spirit was completely lost, and they were easily defeated by Li Li's army, and most of the soldiers dropped their weapons and surrendered. Only he Cheng Gongying swore not to surrender, vainly trying to fight until the moment after the chase, not dying, unexpectedly, the south gate was quickly broken by the Qinglong battalion led by generals such as Guo Yan, Pang De and Ma Chao, and tens of thousands of Li Li's army surrounded him and more than 100 pro-corps. In the end, he was captured by Ma Chaosheng, and most of his personal soldiers were killed and wounded, and the remaining dozens of personal soldiers also surrendered.

After being defeated and captured, Cheng Gongying only wanted to kill Chengren and was unwilling to surrender to Li Li. Unexpectedly, Li Li ignored his resistance at all, and after ordering someone to take him for a little washing, he was taken to the main hall to drink tea with Li Li.

At this moment, watching Li Li sipping tea slowly and methodically, Cheng Gongying couldn't help but murmur to himself: "What kind of medicine is Li Li selling in this gourd." What exactly do you want to do with me? Lao Tzu has been leading the troops to fight since last night, and he has not eaten a mouthful of hot rice until now, and he is so hungry that his chest is close to his back, how can he have the heart to drink tea with you! ”

"General Cheng Gong seems to have something on his mind, doesn't he have the intention of eating tea?" Just when Cheng Gongying was secretly slandering, Li Li suddenly opened his eyes and asked softly.

"This 、、、、、、" Cheng Gongying became inexplicably nervous when he heard this, and said frankly with an embarrassed expression: "I can't hide it, I am empty in my lower stomach, and I am hungry." I beg your pardon, General Lee. ”

"Hehehe!" Li Li smiled and said, "The general thought that General Chenggong disliked the light tea and it was difficult to swallow, but it turned out that the general was indeed hungry." It is the general who has been negligent, and it is not advisable to eat tea on an empty stomach, otherwise the body will not be able to bear it. ”

The voice fell. Li Li smiled indifferently and raised his hand to wave. The maid standing behind Cheng Gongying immediately removed the tea cup on the desk. and servants brought meat and wine.

"General Chenggong doesn't have to be polite, please eat." Li Li said with a smile.

Cheng Gongying was not polite, and said casually: "I can't die for a while and a half, since the general is warmly invited, then it will be disrespectful." ”

As he spoke, he tore off a chicken leg. He also motioned to the maid beside him to pour a full bottle of wine, holding a chicken leg in her right hand, and holding a large piece of wine in her left hand. Eating and drinking, there is no trace of the demeanor and reserve that a scribe should have.

Li Li ignored Cheng Gongying's extremely indecent eating appearance, and still tasted the tea unhurriedly, as if the tea in his hand was far more flavorful than wine and meat.

After a while, Cheng Gongying was full of food and drink, and said to Li Li with a full burp: "Now that I am full of wine and food, I don't know what General Li is going to do with it?" ”

Hearing this, Li Li raised his head and looked at Cheng Gongying with a smile, and said with a smile: "I don't know if the dinner is delicious, General Cheng Gong is still satisfied?" ”

"Uh、、、、、、 very good, very good!" Cheng Gongying sneered in dismay.

Li Li bowed his head with a smile on his face and said, "It's good that General Chenggong is satisfied." Before, the general heard that General Cheng Gong only wanted to die quickly, and in the opinion of this general, General Cheng Gong did not need to be in a hurry to die, anyway, Li's family had a big business, and the diet was still relatively sufficient, enough to supply General Cheng Gong for decades. Therefore, Li wanted to invite General Cheng Gong to be a diner in my house, and when Li died a few decades later, why don't you and I go together, and take care of each other on Huangquan Road, so as not to be weak and too lonely. I don't know what General Cheng Gong thinks? ”

"Ahem, ahem! This 、、、、、、" Li Li's words choked Cheng Gongying a lot, and he couldn't help coughing suddenly, not knowing how to answer.

Before that, Cheng Gongying knew that Li Li invited him to come to the main hall, which was nothing more than persuasion. For this reason, he had already prepared a lot of rhetoric, no matter whether Li Li promised him heavy benefits or rewarded high-ranking officials, even if Li Li had a lotus tongue and said it well, he had made up his mind that he would not surrender to Li Li.

All this is just because Yan Xing is Li Li's cousin, and Yan Xing is the despicable villain he hated the most in his life, and he would rather die than be in the company of such a villain.

There is a saying since ancient times: different ways do not conspire with each other. Li Li turned out to be cousins with the despicable and shameless Yan Xing, so how good can Li Li be?

Because of this, Cheng Gongying can be said to have eaten the scales and made an iron heart, and he will not surrender to Li Li no matter what.

Only death is enough, so why be afraid!

However, tonight, Cheng Gongying and Li Li had their first face-to-face close encounter.

From the beginning, he felt that Li Li and Yan Xing were very different, and the two could not be compared.

The reason is very simple, what kind of identity and status Li Li is now, he is an official to the general of Zhengxi, the Marquis of Wuwei, and his power is comparable to that of the three dukes; With an army of three or four hundred thousand Xiliang, it is rumored that he secretly controls the Son of Heaven and the Chang'an court, which shows that the real power he has is still above the three dukes, and he seems to be the most powerful person in the Han world. Such a person with a prominent position can deign to sit on an equal footing with Cheng Gongying, who was defeated and captured by him, and does not force him with power and life and death.

With this section alone, Cheng Gongying secretly admired Li Li and suddenly had a good impression.

Next, as the two sides played dumb riddles, Cheng Gongying felt that Li Li was unpredictable. Li Li treats people modestly, is not informal, and his words and deeds all show his extraordinary mind and bearing, which is really magnificent, and can be called a king. Isn't such a rare heroic lord in a hundred years the virtuous monarch he has been pursuing and dreaming of as a prince?

And what made Cheng Gongying most discouraged but speechless was that he ate a sumptuous dinner prepared by Li Li's people. He thought it was just some meat and wine, and that he should be a full ghost when he died. What a way! Unexpectedly, after Li Li waited for him to eat and drink, he immediately made a move, and as soon as he made a move, it was a "big killing move" that hit the key point. Li Li actually invited him to join the Zhengxi General's Mansion as a diner in the mansion, and his words were simple and sincere. This made Cheng Gongying speechless at all, even if he wanted to refuse, but it was difficult to speak. After eating someone's free dinner, they invite you to the house as a diner, which is a natural thing.

Take the hands short. Eat people with a soft mouth; It has been the case since ancient times.

The most terrible thing is that Li Li has an extremely accurate eye for seeing people and recognizing people, and as soon as he makes a move, he will attack Cheng Gongying's heart. Who made Cheng Gongying a scholar? What kind of books do readers in this era read, what they read is the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period, courtesy, righteousness and shame, and they have the minimum bottom line of ethics and dignity.

That's because of it. Li Li's tactics just hit Cheng Gongying's weakness and touched the bottom line of ethics in his heart. jeopardizing his dignity. If the person Li Li is facing is a reckless martial artist. Then even if his efforts are in vain, they will not have any effect at all.

"You and I walk together on the Huangquan Road and take care of each other, so as not to be lonely." Li Li's words unabashedly reveal his appreciation and respect for Cheng Gongying.

And this moved Cheng Gongying a lot, which directly shook his determination to rather die than surrender, prompting him to be faintly moved. I think it might be a wise choice to surrender to Li Li.

In the face of Li Li's persuasion methods of both soft and hard, and invincible, Cheng Gongying was bitter in his heart, and he had words of suffering, and he was a little tempted.

Hesitant for a long time. Cheng Gongying looked up at Li Li's expression and said calmly: "As far as I know, there are usually three kinds of diners. First, he defected to the family of a large family, sought profit and avoided trouble, blindly demanded, but was unwilling to serve the master's family. Second, the relationship between the diner and the host is mutually beneficial, with each taking what they need and leveraging each other's strengths. Once one party loses its use value, the relationship between the two parties is immediately dissolved, and it is no stranger from then on. Thirdly, the diner can also be the host's family general or servant, or called the dead, life does not stop, the relationship between the two parties will not be interrupted, hereditary replacement, and the host family share blessings and woes. I wonder what kind of diner General Lee wants to be next? ”

Li Li was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then smiled calmly: "For Ben General, what is the use of the first kind of diner!" The second kind of diner, if Ben Jiang wants, just a wave of his hand, there are countless people vying to follow, but Ben Jiang doesn't like this kind of snob, and he suffers from it if he is not careful. There is no doubt that the diner who will be looking for is the third type of person, who has only lived for a few decades, and it is worth this life to be able to create a great cause with a group of like-minded people! Does General Cheng Gong think so? ”

After Cheng Gongying heard this, his expression changed slightly, and he stared intently into Li Li's eyes. found that Li Li's eyes were deep and quiet, seemingly nothing, but people could feel the sincerity and calmness in his eyes, unpretentious, and inexplicably convincing.

After a while, Cheng Gongying stood up, strode in front of Li Li, bent down and bowed: "At the end, Cheng Gongying will meet the lord." Thanks to the lord for not giving up, do not dislike the end of the general's vulgarity, please accept the end of the general. The last general is willing to swear to the sky, swear allegiance to the lord for the rest of his life, and let him be driven until death! ”

Looking down at Cheng Gongying, who bowed his head and bowed, Li Li showed a hint of careful thinking on his face, his eyes couldn't help but turn a few times, and there was no excitement between his eyebrows.

The family will not be taken casually. At present, the Xiliang army has more than 300,000 soldiers and thousands of generals, but there are only a handful of generals who can really be accepted by Li Li as a general. And once he is accepted as a general, without exception, he will be reused, and it is not an ordinary reuse, all of them are powerful generals with heavy troops.

Up to now, in addition to Li Li's own brother Li Xian and righteous brothers Fan Yong and Guo Meng, there are only three people who can be counted as his descendants, Li Fu, Li Zheng and his son, and Jin Yiwei to lead Li Zhi.

That's all.

―――――― (To be continued)

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