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“Full of confidence?”

Li Li frowned slightly, a sharp look flashed in his eyes, and then he smiled coldly and said disapprovingly: "If Ji Yu thinks this is a complacent person, what's wrong with what you want? As for what I have to rely on, Ji Yu has seen it, and I'm sitting in front of you at this moment. Isn't this enough?" Facing Liu Zhang's angry face, Li Li would not give him a good face, let alone show weakness. {wx}

As everyone knows, although Li Li is humble, he has always been strong in his work. If he was willing to show weakness in public, he would not have fought with Han Sui and Ma Teng repeatedly back then; if he could have shown weakness to the alliance of princes in the Central Plains, there would not have been a war in Sili; if he was willing to show weakness easily, how could he achieve today?

Born in troubled times, it is useless to show weakness. Only when one is strong and constantly develops and grows is the only way out; on the contrary, showing weakness means being timid. If timidity is unable to stand in the world, it will eventually disappear in disgrace and become a speck of dust under the feet of the strong.

Therefore, the word "showing weakness" will not appear on him, nor will it be suitable for him. Over the years, has he ever made any move to show weakness?

However, not showing weakness does not mean being straightforward and stubborn, not knowing how to judge the situation, and just be tough and reckless. On the contrary, the reason why Li Li achieved today is that he is good at judging the situation, being good at adapting to the situation, and combining hardness and softness, so that he can be as strong as today.

He and Lu Bu were both under Dong Zhuo's tent. If he had no idea of ​​adaptation, did not know how to endure, and dared to compete with Lu Bu, he would have been strangled into the cradle by Lu Bu before he had made his fortune. Dong Zhuo did not value him at first, so he had been idle in Chang'an City for several months. However, he then won Dong Zhuo's appreciation with his own strength and eventually received great gifts from Dong Zhuo, laying the foundation for his dominance of Xiliang in one fell swoop.

Corresponding to showing weakness, the only criterion for survival in troubled times is to be strong and strive to be strong. This is because human life is like grass in troubled times, and people are struggling in troubled times. Pity is the most common and easiest thing to ignore. No one pays attention to the weak, and even sympathizes with the weak is powerless. Only after quelling the troubled times, most people have the remaining energy to sympathize with and help the weak; before that, everyone must become independent and self-reliant, otherwise they will not be in the smoke of the troubled times.

In chaotic times, we can only be self-improvement; the strong prey on the weak. Only self-improvement; rely on heaven and earth to rely on parents, and ultimately rely on ourselves.

At this moment, Liu Zhang tried to challenge Li Li in person, obviously he was not qualified enough. He was too young.

If you don’t have strong enough strength, how can you compete with the strong?

Seeing that Li Li's face was not good, Liu Zhang felt sorry for him, and the anger on his face retreated, replaced by a sad face, and his eyes drifted, as if he was afraid of Li Li, and he did not dare to confront him head-on, and he did not dare to anger Li Li. It is not difficult to see that Liu Zhang was still afraid of Li Li in his bones; this may be the imprint that they had frozen when they first met, so that Liu Zhang was still afraid of Li Li many years later. When he saw Li Li's expression was unhappy, he immediately retreated.

I have to say that the friendship between them is indeed very alternative and unique.

When the two met, they made friends with purpose. Liu Zhang was much older than Li Li, but he was willing to be his younger brother, and Li Li was the main thing in everything. However, Li Li did not bully him, but instead gave him the respect he deserved. Because of this, for more than a year in Chang'an, the two got along very well and indeed formed a very deep friendship.

But after many years, when he was in a different place, Liu Zhang thought he would no longer have to be afraid of Li Li, and could stand up straight and have a fair conversation with him. However, he had just revealed a little sign and was slapped on the ground by Li Li, which made him look dirty and had no temper at all. Not only that, seeing that Li Li had a bad face and seemed to be angry, he immediately surrendered, and his back, which had finally stood up straight, immediately hunched over. Just as when they met, he did not have the courage to confront Li Li head-on.

This is really something that brings down another thing, just like a pack of wolves. The wolf cubs have determined their subordinate relationship from the time they were born to learn to prey, and find their respective positions among the pack of wolves, and will never change in their entire lives.

"Don't rest ashamed, I don't mean to offend my brother. However, Yizhou is the foundation left by my ancestor Liu family. It has been passed down for more than 400 years. If it is lost in the hands of my brother Yu, what will happen to me in the next day in the underworld? Therefore, my brother said that it is really difficult for me to obey my destiny. Please forgive me if I am rude." Although Liu Zhang's tone was a little lack of confidence and his words were soft, his expression was extremely firm and his eyes were firm, and he seemed to have a clear position. It was obvious that he still gritted his teeth and did not let go, and he was still trying hard to hold on, without any compromise.

After hearing this, Li Li not only did not get angry, but his brows spread out, his expression calmly, making people unable to see any joy or anger. Then he smiled calmly and said calmly: "What my brother said is very true. Since Emperor Gaozu was appointed as the King of Han to take over Yizhou, Yizhou was the place where the Han Dynasty was Longxing. For a long time, no matter how the position of governor of Yizhou changed, the kings and princes who were stationed here were relatives of the Han Dynasty. It was not until ten years ago that the emperor succeeded the prefect of the prefect and passed it on to his brother. He had been through the East and West Han Dynasty for more than four hundred years. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that the brother was a loyal, filial, benevolent and righteous man. He was deeply admired by his brother and was quite pleased."

As he spoke, Li Li paused and then said, "Since that's the case, I believe my brother will not forget the promises I made in my brother's house. At that time, I promised my brother, and once the time was right, I would escort my brother to Yizhou and inherit the position of governor of Yizhou. My brother promised me: "I will follow my foolish brother's leader in my lifetime."

To this day, I have fulfilled my promise and helped my brother ascend to the position of governor of Yizhou. However, I have never heard from him after I took over Yizhou. I have not forgotten my ancestors, but I have left my promise to me behind. I have been turning a blind eye to many years. Not to mention that I have not sent troops to help me resist the princes of the Central Plains, the taxes, food and wages for the past six years have not been found. Shouldn’t I explain this in detail and give me an explanation?”

"Ah! This" Liu Zhang's expression changed when he heard the sound. His face turned pale in his scream. He stammered for a while, but he couldn't speak.

Indeed, Li Li's words made Liu Zhang unable to refute. Even if he wanted to explain, he was a ruling and slap in vain. As Li Li said, he deliberately made friends with Li Li, and originally wanted to get a friendship with Li Li, not seeking real benefits, but only seeking to save his life and not die in vain. Unexpectedly, after getting familiar with Li Li, he had unexpected gains. Li Li promised him in person that once the time was ripe, he would help him return to Yizhou and ascend to the position of Yizhou Magistrate. Liu Zhang was overjoyed and was very excited. He couldn't help but repay his kindness and solemnly promised Li Li that if he could return to Yizhou as the position of governor of the state, he would definitely follow Li Lima in his lifetime and never let him down.

In the spring of the following year after they made a promise, Li Li fulfilled his promise and sent a group of elite guards including Shi A to escort Liu Zhang back to Yizhou, and gave him the edict to ascend the throne to Yizhou. He helped him ascend to the throne to the governor of Yizhou without any danger and took over the nine counties of Yizhou. However, after Liu Zhang took charge of Yizhou, except for providing 30,000 stones of grain to support Li Li during the Sili War, he neither obeyed Li Li's orders nor offered any money or grain, just like a stone cow entering the sea without any news.

Now that Li Li mentioned his oath and promises again, Liu Zhang was speechless, and it was second to others. The most important thing was that he did not intend to fulfill his promise at all, and he was even more unlikely to obey Li Li. In other words, the reason why he solemnly made a promise was simply to win Li Li's trust, trying to help him escape from Chang'an and return to Yizhou to inherit his ancestral property was simply a false imprisonment and used Li Li to help him realize what he could not do. As for the promise he made to Li Li, it was just a play-and-play, and it was just a stopgap plan and he had no intention of fulfilling it.

In fact, after Liu Zhang returned to Yizhou to ascend the throne to the prefecture of the state, he threw away his previous promise to Li Li and forgot everything. So many years have passed, if Li Li had not mentioned the promise he had made again, perhaps Liu Zhang would not have thought about it in his life, and he completely regarded it as an old past that could not be looked back on, let alone fulfilling his promise.

Not only that, after Liu Zhang ascended the throne of Yizhou, he was once secretly proud, thinking that Li Li was so clever and confused for a lifetime, and was so naive. For the sake of the so-called friendship and an impossible promise, he willingly helped him to clear obstacles and take charge of Yizhou safely. For this reason, Liu Zhang was complacent and proud for a long time. He even despised Li Li for being an enemy of the princes in the world, but was defeated by Liu Zhang. He was catered to him and made friends with false intentions, and then he used Li Li a lot. He was then used by him. "Lost his wife and lost his troops." He still didn't know that he was still waiting for him to contribute money and food in Chang'an.

Liu Zhang, who thought he was good at it, had already forgotten everything in the past after being the governor of the state for six years. Although he still felt a little guilty of betraying Li Li, he never thought about trying to make up for it. However, what he never dreamed of was that the old past events that had been left behind by him were raised again, and the "party involved" was sitting next to him and "collection" in person.

At this moment, Liu Zhang blushed and lowered his head with shame, restless and didn't know what to do.

"The nobleman Ji Yu has forgotten many things, and may have forgotten his past promises for a long time, but Brother Yu has never forgotten them for a moment. He has always remembered them in his heart. He still remembers Ji Yu's voice and smile when he made a solemn promise. It's true that the words are still in his ears, and the memory is still fresh."

Seeing that Liu Zhang hesitated for a while, Li Li smiled indifferently and said slowly: "Six years have passed since the incident. Perhaps Ji Yu no longer remembered the promise he had made. However, my good brother should know that my brother was born in poverty. His parents died early since childhood. He was frugal and never took advantage of others. He was unwilling to owe others favors, but he was a little petty. He would pay back what others owe me sooner or later. To be honest, I came to my door to ask for debts today. My good brother's former promise should be fulfilled this time."

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