Dongyang Valley.

Inside the Central Army's tent.

Li Li sat upright in the main seat with a calm expression, staring at the person under the hall with sharp eyes.

Dian Wei stood behind him, and generals such as Bocai, Li Fu, and Li Zheng knelt on both sides of the tent.

Everyone sat upright, holding their breath and silent, staring at Cao General Li Dian standing in the middle of the tent with a solemn expression.

Li Dian, whose courtesy name was Mancheng, was a general under Cao Cao. He was good at training troops, broad-minded, good at accepting advice, and had the style of a general.

In the battle of Changwei Mountain, more than 3,000 infantry and cavalry under the command of Li Dian and Xiahou Dun attacked Li Jue's army camp at night, but were captured in a series of traps arranged in advance by Li Li, and the entire army was wiped out.

After the war, the life and death of the chief general Xiahou Dun was unknown. Deputy General Li Dian and more than 2,000 remaining infantrymen were all captured and became Li Li's prisoners of war.

In the past two months, Li Dian was secretly imprisoned in the prison of Longxiang Camp, without any bondage, and was served with good wine and food every day. Except for not being able to leave the cell, there were no restrictions on everything else.

During this period, Li Li ignored him and did not even come to see him.

However, Li Dian was invited to the tent today because Li Li was finally willing to meet him.

"Mancheng, sit down and talk. Everyone is sitting, you are the only one standing in the middle of the tent. It is too abrupt, blocking everyone's light, and too unique. Take your seat!"

Li Li's words sounded very kind at first glance, but they were soft and hard, and the loud voice had irresistible majesty.

Although Li Dian was a military general, he was clear-headed. From Li Li's simple words, he heard the implication. Everyone sat down, only themselves stood in the big tent, because they were all subordinates of you, Li Li, but I, Li Mancheng, were not.

"Sit, or not?"

Suddenly, Li Dian was quite hesitant and hesitated.

Before, he had known that sooner or later he would have such a day, defeated and captured, and there was only one way to go besides surrender, that is, to die calmly.

Originally, Li Dian was ready to be pulled out and beheaded. His heart was like a dry well, and he had ambition to live and die, and he was not afraid of life and death.

But more than fifty days have passed, and not only has he not been beheaded, but he is enshrined in big fish and meat every day, which is very moist.

In addition to having no personal freedom, my life in the cell is very good. I have a jar of wine every two days, take a bath every three days, and I have chicken, duck, fish and meat every meal. My life is quite comfortable.

Today, Li Dian knew that his good days were over, and his life and death were in the hands of this handsome young man in front of him.

Li Dian had never heard of Li Li's name before. Until now, he only knew that Li Li was the nephew of Li Jue, the general under Dong Zhuo.

In the Battle of Zhongmu, Li Li became famous in one battle; in the Battle of Chenliu, this son was even more calculating. He killed 3,500 infantry and cavalry led by himself and General Xiahou Dun in one fell swoop, and then captured Chenliu City.

While wandering, Li Dian did not obey Li's instructions and took his seat. He still stood straight in the middle of the tent, not afraid of the more than ten pairs of eyes in the tent, and looked at Li Li with a determined look on his face.

"Hahaha! General Mancheng has a very personality and stands upright. He should be a loyal and righteous man. Where can I come, I will show General Mancheng the seat!"

Seeing that Li Dian was still standing there, his body still remained unmoved, Li Li smiled and ordered his personal soldiers to bring in a small table.

"General Mancheng should not be so reserved. Li asked you to come today not to surrender you, but to discuss something."

Li Dian was stunned when he heard this and asked in confusion: "What are the matters between me and the general? Please tell me directly."

Li Li looked at Li Dian with a smile, put on a helpless look, and said, "Actually, this matter is really hard to speak of, but our army's foundation is too shallow, so it is really a last resort!"

Li Dian thought Li Li would get straight to the point, but he didn't expect that he would keep it in a silence and sighed and said nothing serious.

In an instant, Li Dian said impatiently: "General Li is also a general who commands thousands of soldiers. Why is he so slow? Just say something if you have something to say! Although I, Li Dian, are not a hero, yet I know the word "loyalty and righteousness". I have made up my mind and will never turn against my master and surrender to the enemy, and are willing to die!"

Li Li did not doubt Li Dian's loyalty and righteousness at all, and knew that he had already been prepared to die generously.

After Li Dian finished speaking, Li Li shook his head immediately and said in surprise: "Mancheng, do you want to die quickly? No, no! You have to live, and you have to live well. Otherwise, who will repay the debt you owe?"

"Li Wenchang! You are the commander of the First Army after all, how could you say such shameless words? When did I owe you debts? If you want to kill and cut, you will listen to the emperor. If I, Li Dian, frown, I will not be a hero! But I will never tolerate you being so slandered and accused me of owing debts!"

Li Dian's face was frosty and extremely angry. He glared at Li Li with wide eyes, breathing rapidly and heavy breathing hummed, and all the generals in the tent could hear it.

Faced with Li Dian's questioning and angry expression, Li Li looked calm and looked indifferent, and was not in a hurry to speak.

After a while, seeing Li Dian's expression relaxed a lot, Li Li said leisurely: "General Mancheng is a little calm. It's not too late to hear Li finish his words and then you start to scold him."

Li Dian really doesn't want to see Li Li's handsome face now. She is so stupid that she looks so cute. She is so stupid that she is so stupid. It's really a big deal. When did my dignified Li Dian owe any debts?

"General Li, please say, listen to me, I hope you can make it clear. Otherwise, even if I, Li Dian, are your prisoner of war, I cannot allow you to slander my reputation at will!"

After hearing this, Li Li's brows unfolded, his lips raised, and he had a slight smile.

"General Mancheng is really a great man who stands tall and upright. Mr. Li admires him very much. I wonder if General Mancheng has ever heard of him, and he should repay him with a little bit of kindness?"

Li Dian didn't blink his eyelids, "I have heard that loyal and righteous people should do this!"

The smile on the corner of Li Li's mouth became stronger, "That's good. General Mancheng is indeed a loyal and righteous man. I wonder if the general knows, what should he do if he receives a meal?"

"This..." Li Dian felt something was wrong. He opened his mouth wide but didn't know how to answer, because he thought that the food in his cell was really good!

Li Li raised his eyes and looked at Li Dian and said slowly: "If there is a severe drought today, people live in a difficult situation and refugees everywhere. If Li used a roast chicken to exchange for the loyalty of a strong man, it would be easy to get it!

General Mancheng stayed in our military camp for a total of 55 days, ate Li's 52 roast chickens, fifty-two big geese, thirty pig's trotters, twenty-six jars of aged 100 years, and two hu of high-quality rice. I won't go into details about other dishes, I believe General Mancheng knows better than me.

General Mancheng, you and I have never met each other, have no friendship, and are mortal enemies. As prisoners under the ranks, you can eat a lot and eat the food of hundreds of our soldiers for a year alone. Don’t you think you have to pay back the debt before you die?"

"This...I...I've brought the food from you. I didn't ask you to do this. How can it be counted on me..."

Li Dian blushed and panicked, his high head was instantly lowered to his chest, his voice was extremely small, and he buzzed like a mosquito.

Li Li ignored Li Dian's embarrassment and continued, "When you first entered the cell, you went on a hunger strike for three days without a drop of water. When the prison officer saw you were pitiful, he was kind enough to prepare a sumptuous meal for you, but you ate it clean. From then on, he thought you were picky and only ate big fish and meat, so he reported it to me. I thought you were also a loyal and brave man, so he tried his best to supply it.

Don’t say that the food was brought to you by the prison guard, not by the nonsense like what you want. The prison guard was a mute, and it was impossible for him to invite you to a big meal. Besides, he always puts the food outside the prison door, and you brought it in by yourself!

When you see something delicious, you can eat it casually! The Chang'an Imperial City is there all day long, why don't you grab a dragon chaise longue to sit?"

Li Li's words hit Li Dian's heart like an iron hammer, making him feel ashamed of shame, and he didn't even have the courage to raise his head, and just wanted to die.

"General Mancheng, if you want to die, I will not stop you; if you don't want to surrender to me, I will not force you. However, you must return me the food and salary you have eaten these days! You are not my subordinates, and you have no relatives and no reason with me. We are enemies and not friends. You can't eat and drink for nothing, and then die, right?"

"Li, Wen, Chang! What do you want? How can I pay off this debt?"

Li Dian now just wants to get rid of the demon Li Li as soon as possible. This smiling young man is really terrible! He kept saying that he would not kill himself, but he was indeed killing his heart!

In such a difficult situation, I was better off hitting the head to death than to die. Now I can’t even die. I really regret it!

Li Li spoke quite straightforwardly at this time, "General Mancheng, our army is about to set sail soon, and escort the baggage to Wuwei County, Liangzhou. The journey to Wuwei is long and there is still a lack of some coolies to carry the baggage. You can go to the baggage camp of the Houjun army. A hundred coins a month can be used to keep food and accommodation. If you have meritorious performance, you will also be rewarded.

Once you pay off your debts, you will be free. What will happen to you and let your own decisions. What does General Mancheng think?"

When Li Dian heard Li Li's words, he was furious. Nowadays, the copper coins built by Dong Zhuo are worth a lot of depreciation. He can't even buy a roast chicken with a hundred dollars. If you want to pay off your debts, how can you wait for a year or month to make it? Li Li is really bullying me too much!

"Only one hundred yuan a month? Li Li, you...you are starting the price, you..."

"Stop!"

Li Li interrupted Li Dian without hesitation, "You have no choice! Nowadays, there are disaster victims everywhere, and it is not uncommon for Yizi to eat each other. As long as you stutter, they can work hard for me! I am polite to you and reward you with wages. Are you not satisfied?"
Chapter completed!