In the Li family meeting hall, in addition to Li Qian and Li Dian, the heads of the Li family, there were two young people.
This young man, who is slightly fat and extremely strong, is Li Zhengzhicheng, the son of Li Qian.
Another tall and strong young man is also a member of the clan, his name is Li Jin and his courtesy name is Zhongyou.
Li Qian reached out and stroked the short beard under his chin, with a solemn look in his eyes, "Mancheng, Mr. Cao wants to let my people sneak into the city. Do you want to take the opportunity to act as a spy and open the city gate?"
Li Dian hurriedly handed over his hand, "Uncle said, that's it, as long as the city gate is opened, Cao Gong will win.
At that time, everyone in my Li family will be rewarded. "
Li Qian nodded, glanced in front of Li Zheng and Li Jin, and asked slowly, "How do you feel?"
Li Zheng nodded, "The last time Lu Bu came here, he was defeated by my people. I think he must have a grudge. I will take this opportunity to defeat him in one fell swoop. It is best to drive him out of Yanzhou to avoid future troubles."
A hint of disdain sneered at the corner of Li Jin's lips, "Lu Bu, humph, I won't dare to come back even if I think of him, otherwise, he will never come back."
Lu Bu's army was short of food, so he wanted to come here to prepare some food. However, he met Cao Cao on the way and had a stalemate for a long time. Then he took the opportunity to leave. However, he was attacked by the Li clan on the way. At that time, he thought that Cao Cao was here. Nearby, he was immediately defeated and returned.
At that time, the Li clan, led by Li Jin, defeated Lu Bu's army in one fell swoop.
From then on, Li Jin thought that Lu Bu was nothing more than this and despised him very much.
Li Qian nodded, "Since you all agree, Zhong You, go back and make preparations, select some trustworthy tribesmen, and look for opportunities to enter the city first."
Li Jin hurriedly cupped his hands, turned and left the room.
Li Dian also hurriedly handed over his hand, "Uncle, if we can succeed this time, Duke Cao will certainly not be stingy with the reward."
Li Qian nodded, turned to look at his son, and said with a smile, "Mancheng, I'm old."
Li Dian immediately understood and said with a smile, "Uncle, don't worry, as long as this thing is done, Zhicheng will definitely have a position in the army, and it will not be low."
After hearing this, Li Qian nodded with satisfaction, "That's fine."
While the two were talking, Li Zheng suddenly said, "Just yesterday, people who came back from Dongmin said that in the last battle, Lu Bu's general Wei Xu and others lost their troops and horses because they disobeyed orders and were killed by Lu Bu. Each of them was hit with thirty army sticks, and all were seriously injured. They are now recovering at home."
Hearing this, Li Dian nodded, "But something happened. That night, we were attacked by a sneak attack. A group of soldiers and horses came out of the city, but they were ambushed and lost. It seems that Lu Bu was punished because of this incident. Wei Xu and others."
Li Qian turned to look at his son, a smile flashed in his eyes, "Zhicheng, do you have other intentions when you say these words?"
Hearing this, Li Dian's heart suddenly moved and he hurriedly turned to look at Li Zheng, "Zhicheng, is it true?"
Li Zheng nodded, "The two of them were beaten with 30 military sticks. I'm afraid they must be dissatisfied. Can we take the opportunity to contact them and let them rebel against Lu Bu? This will make us more confident?"
After hearing these words, Li Dian thought for a long time, suddenly shook his head, and said slowly, "I'm afraid not, Wei Xu and others are all veteran generals under Lu Bu. From Bingzhou to now, it may not be easy to persuade them! "
Li Zheng waved his hand, "Cousin, go and persuade them. We won't lose anything. If we succeed, it will be easy to break through Dongmin.
If it fails, that is, it fails, and there is no loss to us. Why not try it? "
Hearing this, Li Dian's heart moved, and then he clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Zhicheng, what you said makes sense, and we have nothing to lose!"
When Li Qian saw Li Dian praising his son, his face immediately felt bright. He smiled and nodded, "Mancheng, do you think you can give it a try?"
Li Dian nodded, "Although it's unlikely to succeed, you won't lose anything if you try, haha!"
Li Zheng suddenly sneered, "Cousin, you think this matter is uncertain, but I think it has a high chance of success."
At this point, Li Zheng paused and then said, "They are indeed Lu Bu's old subordinates, especially Wei Xu, who is the younger brother of Lu Bu's wife, and they are even closer to each other.
But the more it goes like this, the more angry he will be after being beaten so hard this time!
Especially Hou Cheng and Song Xian, who were beaten so badly, they still couldn't tell how angry they were.
I'm sure that as long as they are given enough benefits, they will definitely agree. "
Li Dian smiled and asked, "Zhicheng, in this case, what benefits do you think we should give them?"
Li Zheng sneered, "The bigger the better, the more benefits you get, the more excited they will be."
After hearing what the two said, Li Qian suddenly said, "Zhicheng, in fact, when considering this matter, you can't just consider the benefits, and the benefits are too many, I'm afraid they won't believe it.
Now that they are all highly valued under Lu Bu and can lead an army alone, can they also receive such treatment if they join Cao Gong's men? "
At this point, Li Qian did not wait for his son to answer his words, and continued, "It will definitely not give so many benefits. Therefore, when considering this matter, we should not only consider the benefits, but also consider the disadvantages. How sure is the success of this matter?" It will be bigger."
"harm?"
Although Li Zheng was quite resourceful, compared with his father, he was far behind, and he didn't even react for a while.
Li Qian nodded, "Now Lu Bu only has Dong Min left. Although he has temporarily obtained some food, it will never last long.
On the other hand, Duke Cao has already occupied most of Yanzhou. It may not take long before he can defeat Lu Bu and completely recapture Yanzhou. "
Hearing this, Li Zheng reacted suddenly and said with a smile, "Dad, you mean, in addition to giving them benefits, you also want to scare them?"
Li Qian nodded and said with a smile, "Yes, we must let them know that Duke Cao will win and Lu Bu will lose.
Only they knew that Lu Bu would be defeated. For their own sake, they could only choose to seek refuge with Cao Gong to have a chance of survival.
If you continue to follow Lu Bu, you will only die.
If this truth is explained clearly and coupled with modest benefits, I believe they will have no reason not to be tempted. "
Li Dian couldn't help but applaud when he heard this, and said with a smile, "Uncle is really resourceful, and he made it clear in just one sentence.
If you follow this method of persuasion, I think you are really 60 to 70% sure that they will choose to seek refuge with Duke Cao. "
Hearing this, Li Qian's eyes flashed with pride.
The Chengshi Li family has been able to survive for so long only because of his strategies!
