12dz Chapter 56 Li Dian: I will be the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard in the future!
Chapter 56 Li Dian: I will be the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard in the future!
“Your Excellency, I am old and frail and can no longer accompany you.”
"I hope that Your Excellency will grant me permission to take my leave."
Cheng Yu paid Liu Dai the full respect due to him.
Several civil officials nearby quickly advised:
"Lord Cheng! Things have to go this far!"
"Your Excellency, please persuade Lord Cheng to stay!"
Unfortunately, the persuasion of these civil officials only further fueled Liu Dai's rebellious spirit.
Liu Dai coldly laughed:
"You're leaving, right?"
"Fine, Cheng Yu, you can leave now. This governor can't keep you here."
"However, I advise you to take your family and leave Yanzhou as soon as possible and go somewhere else."
"Otherwise, once I, the governor, have complete control of Yanzhou, there will be no place for you to hide here!"
"Your Excellency! How can you say such a thing?"
Not only Cheng Yu, but several other civil officials were also angered by Liu Dai's rude remarks.
Liu Dai gave a cold laugh.
He is such a narrow-minded person.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have taken the risk of killing Qiao Mao in the first place!
Cheng Yu smiled and said:
"I will keep in mind the governor's teachings."
No one noticed that Cheng Yu's fingernails were already embedded in his flesh.
At this moment, he severed all ties with Liu Daien.
From this day forward, we are enemies!
Don't assume that Liu Dai was the only one with a narrow-minded personality.
Cheng Yu is indeed much more magnanimous than Liu Dai, but that doesn't mean he's the kind of person who can be bullied easily.
Liu Dai's words of threat to Cheng Yu, and even his mention of his family, undoubtedly seriously touched a raw nerve with Cheng Yu.
Leaving behind their luggage, Cheng Yu and his family left Yanzhou under the cover of night.
He originally intended to observe first to see which faction was worth serving.
Unexpectedly, before he could even leave Shanyang, he encountered a group of over a hundred people.
"Is it that scoundrel Liu Dai?"
"I never expected that he would send someone to take my life so soon after I left him!"
A cold glint appeared in Cheng Yu's eyes.
He's not someone to be trifled with!
Don't be fooled by the fact that Cheng Yu's main job is a civil official.
In fact, his martial arts skills were also quite good.
Standing nine feet tall and with a muscular physique, Cheng Yu's martial prowess was comparable to that of a second-rate general in the world!
Just as Cheng Yu was about to take the initiative to protect his family.
Among the hundred or so people opposite, a young player stepped forward.
He then cupped his hands in greeting to Cheng Yu and said:
"My name is Li Dian, and I am here to see Mr. Cheng."
"Li Dian?"
"Aren't you one of General Cao's men?"
Cheng Yu looked surprised.
Li Dian was a well-known figure in Yanzhou.
The Li family of Juye is a truly large and prominent family.
Li Dian's uncle, Li Qian, was an extremely wealthy man in Yanzhou, and Cheng Yu, as a renowned scholar in Yanzhou, had some connection with Li Qian.
When news of Li Dian's defection to Cao Cao broke, it spread extremely quickly among the gentry of Yanzhou.
More or less, everyone felt that the young master of the Li family was a pearl cast before swine.
Unexpectedly.
Cao Cao issued an edict to attack Dong Zhuo, which greatly boosted his prestige.
After the allied forces disbanded and returned to Yanzhou, they occupied Dongjun and quickly became one of the four strongest forces in Yanzhou.
Now, finally no one questioned Li Dian's judgment anymore.
Cheng Yu also had a very positive opinion of Cao Cao.
They believed that Li Dian's defection to Cao Cao was a wise move.
Upon seeing Li Dian, Cheng Yu was briefly surprised, but several guesses quickly formed in his mind.
Li Dian clasped his hands and said:
"Mr. Cheng, I have come today to invite you to join my lord's ranks!"
Cheng Yu was caught in a dilemma.
To be fair, Cheng Yu thought Cao Cao was a very good choice.
Don't be fooled by the fact that Cao Cao's territory currently consists of only Dongjun.
But this is only temporary.
The Yellow Turban invasion of Yanzhou in Qingzhou might just be a perfect opportunity.
If Cao Cao had seized this opportunity, it would have been very possible for him to have become the ruler of Yan Province!
But... after the incident with Liu Dai.
Cheng Yu believed that he had to be careful when choosing a lord, and that he had to keep his eyes open and not judge a person by their appearance or their heart, or believe everything he heard.
Seeing Cheng Yu hesitate, Li Dian suddenly laughed and said:
"Mr. Cheng, I have actually been paying attention to you for a long time."
"Oh no, to be precise, I am acting on the orders of my strategist to keep a close eye on Mr. Cheng's every move."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Yu could no longer remain calm and immediately asked:
"Your strategist?"
"Could it be Su Yu, Su Ziyi?"
"I heard that he was highly valued by General Cao, and that the relationship between the two men was excellent, which has become a well-known story in Yanzhou."
Li Dian laughed:
"Not only that, my strategist also highly praised Mr. Cheng in front of my lord."
"My lord believes that Mr. Cheng is a man of great talent. It would be terrible if he could become an enemy instead of a friend!"
In an instant, Cheng Yu's lips curled up slightly.
interesting!
Scholars have always been prone to belittling each other.
Su Yu, as Cao Cao's trusted strategist, recommended other strategist talents to Cao Cao.
In Cheng Yu's view, this was an extremely rare occurrence.
but.
To say there isn't one would be an exaggeration.
For example, Xiao He recommended a large group of talented people to Liu Bang.
Without Xiao He, it would have been many times more difficult for Liu Bang to succeed in starting his business!
"Mr. Cheng, what do you think?"
Li Dian looked at Cheng Yu with a smile.
Su Yu has given a death order: even if Cheng Yu is unwilling to come, he must be tied up and brought over!
no way.
If a talent like Cheng Yu were to fall into the hands of other warlords, it would certainly not be a good thing for Cao Cao's forces.
Don't assume that just because Cheng Yu in the original history defected to Cao Cao, the current Cheng Yu will necessarily be the same as in history.
To know.
Su Yu's appearance has already caused a butterfly effect on a considerable scale!
For example, Zhao Yun. If it weren't for Su Yu, how could Zhao Yun possibly not have appeared in Cao Cao's camp?
Take Xu Rong for example.
If it weren't for Su Yu, he would probably still be working as a slave under Dong Zhuo, a beast of burden to be driven around.
Having been described in this way by Li Dian, Cheng Yu had already developed a strong interest in Su Yu.
He immediately laughed and said:
"In that case, I'll have to trouble General Li."
Li Dian breathed a sigh of relief.
Currently, under Su Yu's appointment, Li Dian is responsible for establishing Cao Cao's intelligence force.
This was precisely the suggestion Su Yu had given Cao Cao earlier, advising him to increase investment in intelligence.
Don't underestimate Li Dian's position as the intelligence chief.
For now, it may not seem that impressive.
But what if Cao Cao had established a unified dynasty?
Li Dian was essentially the first commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!
Apart from the emperor himself, who wouldn't tremble at the sight of him?
therefore.
Li Dian readily accepted the appointment.
The first task Li Dian received was to monitor Cheng Yu's movements and try to bring him into their camp.
Originally, it was somewhat difficult to win over Cheng Yu.
But who could have imagined that Liu Dai, with his great wisdom, would become such a helpful ally?
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