"What does Liu Xuande want from me?" Li He asked after seeing Liu Bei.

"Nothing, I just came here to thank the Taoist priest. Without the Taoist priest's recommendation, my second brother Guan Yu would not have had the chance to fight against Hua Xiong, and Liu Bei would not have been able to become the commander-in-chief of the 19th town. Please accept such a great favor from my brother.

Let the three of you bow." Liu Bei said, and together with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, they bowed and made a big salute.

In response, Li He shook his head with a smile and said: "No need to be polite, your second brother relies on his ability to achieve merit. If he doesn't have that ability, my recommendation will harm him!"

"Then you have to thank Taoist Master." Liu Bei said.

Then, he said a few more polite words, and then gradually began to ask about Li He's ambitions, and at the same time began to express his own ambitions.

It's similar to Cao Cao's bragging attitude when he conquered Chen Gong.

After he finished speaking, he didn't stop and left directly.

"Liu Bei, this Liu Bei, is not simple-minded!" Cao Cao said after he left: "Obviously he is thanking you, but in fact he is trying to find out whether the Taoist priest is true or false, and at the same time revealing his own intentions and wanting to take the Taoist priest for his own use. If Cao Cao

The expectation is good, he may be in his tent now, waiting for the Taoist priest to defect to him!"

"Why, Meng De is worried?" Li He asked.

Cao Cao quickly shook his head and said, "No, no, how could it be possible?"

But in fact, he was really worried. What if the Taoist leader thought that Liu Bei was from the royal family and ran away with him?

"Mengde, don't be secretive in front of me. To be honest, your worries are completely unnecessary." Li He smiled and said, "Before I came out of the mountain, I listed all the heroes in the world and selected them.

Identify suitable candidates for service. As for Liu Bei, he was the first to be eliminated, and Pindao did not even consider the possibility of his success."

Hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but be stunned and said: "Why? Is it because his background is too low?"

"No, it's too high!" Li He smiled and said, "He is a descendant of the royal family. If he succeeds, he will be the continuation of the Han Dynasty. But the strength of the Han Dynasty and the royal family has been exhausted, and there will no longer be a chance to create a new one."

The emperor who unified the world!"

Cao Cao was stunned again.

"The Taoist Master must be careful, the time has not come yet, it is not the time to talk about this." He said with some joy.

Li He smiled when he heard this and said nothing.

Taking advantage of the emperor and commanding the princes can indeed save a lot of trouble, but the disadvantage of doing so is that the top leaders of Cao Cao's group are not pure. Some people even extravagantly hope that the emperor can regain power and extend the life of the Han Dynasty for another four hundred years.

It was precisely because of them that Cao Cao never proclaimed himself emperor until his death.

This is also the fundamental reason why Sima Yi was able to usurp Wei.

Li He is a Taoist priest, not a counselor, and is not good at weighing pros and cons.

But if given the chance, he would find a way to depose the Emperor, because as long as the Emperor reigns, Cao Cao will not be able to inherit the destiny of heaven and earth, and Li He will not be able to rely on the destiny of the country to practice cultivation, unless he surrenders to the Emperor.

But that is impossible. An emperor who is destined to subjugate his country has no future at all.

"It is true that the time has not come yet, but please rest assured, Meng De. Since Pindao has chosen you, he will support him wholeheartedly and will not do what he wants again." Li He said. Then he stopped discussing this topic and said

: "By the way, Meng De, is there any way you can find Gongsun Zan and ask him to come alone?"

"Who?" Cao Cao asked curiously.

"A peerless general who is no less powerful than Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong!" Li He said with a smile: "At this time, he has not yet shown his prominence. Although he has won hundreds of battles under Gongsun Zan, he has not been reused. We now have a great opportunity to fight for it.

come over."

Cao Cao's eyes immediately lit up and he said: "If you come, please prepare a generous gift."

Then, Li He followed all the way and witnessed with his own eyes Cao Cao's outrageous maneuvers: first he bribed one of Gongsun Zan's staff with generous gifts, and then complained to Gongsun Zan that he had no generals available, and offered to exchange grain, grass and horses for a general.

Then, the staff persuaded Gongsun Zan, who was tempted, to let him send Cao Cao to any "junior general".

And this young general is none other than Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong.

Zhao Yun felt very complicated when he learned that he had been sold by Gongsun Zan for some grain, grass and war horses.

However, he still obeyed the order and went to Cao Ying, thinking to himself: "It doesn't matter, Gongsun Zan has shown me the kindness of knowing me. These grains and grass can be regarded as repaying his kindness. From now on, Gongsun Zan and I will be in harmony, and we will be treated as well as the Ming Dynasty Lord."

Just run away!"

As for now, just serve Cao Cao and repay the food and grass!

He had no intention of staying in Cao Ying for a long time, not because he disliked Cao Cao, but because he had no ties to Cao Cao and lacked a sense of belonging.

In the original work, the reason why he took refuge with Liu Bei was not because he liked Liu Bei, but because he had friendship with Liu Bei and became Liu Guanzhang's unsworn "fourth brother". In addition, he was loyal and would not change owners, so he stayed with Liu Bei until the end.

To put it simply, I just go with the flow and don't like messing around.

However, when Zhao Yun arrived at Cao Cao's camp, he found that Cao Cao's reception was a bit too enthusiastic: a banquet was held, including all pigs, cattle and sheep, and he was even given a seat close to the boss.

and Li He.

This kind of treatment is completely different from that received by Gongsun Zan.

When Gongsun Zan hosted a banquet, although he was not at the bottom, he was not close to the top because... he was not qualified to sit at the table.

"Why are you so stunned? I'll give you a break today, Zilong. Hurry up and take a seat, and let's drink and talk!" Cao Cao said.

For the first time, Zhao Yun felt what it was like to be respected.

That's not all. During the banquet, Cao Cao publicly allocated troops and horses to him, making him the highest-ranking general in Cao's camp besides the Xiahou brothers and Cao Hong. Even Le Jin had to step aside.

For a moment, Zhao Yun was so frightened that he didn't know how to deal with himself.

"I, Cao Cao, have given me all the money and power I can give, but I still feel that relying on reuse alone cannot keep Zilong. I wonder if there is any good way to make him stay?" Cao Cao asked Li He.

.

He was very accurate in reading people, and he could clearly feel that even if Zhao Zilong was reused, he was not completely devoted to him.

Although I have a sense of belonging and will not leave without reason, the possibility of being deceived by others is not small.

This was something Cao Cao, who had seen Zhao Yun compete with everyone in Cao's camp and knew how advanced his martial arts skills were, couldn't bear it. He didn't want his beloved general to suddenly become someone else's one day.

"You can try, but there is no guarantee of success." Li He said.

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao immediately smiled and said: "If you have a Taoist leader, I believe you will succeed."

He is still very confident in Li He, even more confident than Li He himself.

"I'll try my best!" Li He said.

In fact, the greatest significance of recruiting Zhao Yun is not Zhao Yun himself, but that Zhao Yun can increase the luck of Cao Cao's group and reduce the luck of Liu Bei's group in the future. Under the influence of one and the other, the Kingdom of Shu will perish early.

However, he was not sure whether it would succeed or not.

Because this is changing destiny and affecting the future direction, it is not only difficult to subdue Zhao Yun, but also to obtain the approval of God's will.

Only Zhao Yun can give it a try. If Zhuge Liang or Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Li He are to be conquered at this time, they will definitely not even give it a try, because that is the core of Liu Bei's group. As long as Liu Bei's energy is endless, it is impossible to poach him.

Walk.

I found an opportunity to play chess with Zhao Yun. While chatting, he organized his language and started to cheat.
Chapter completed!