Chapter 0032 Forced Retention
Cen Wenben was stunned for a moment, and suddenly smiled and said, "I am young and inexperienced. I am afraid I can't help the young general in any way. I am sorry to disappoint the young general." Faced with Li Yu's invitation, Cen Wenben still declined.
"In this vast world, there are no more than five people who can surpass you in wisdom and strategy. It would be fine if I hadn't met you, but now that I have met you, how can I let go of such an opportunity?" Li Yu also smiled and said, "The world is in chaos now, and the people of the world are about to suffer from separation and chaos. You have a genius, can you just bury him like this ?"
"Young General, do you think you are a wise ruler?" Cen Wenben's eyes were filled with a hint of smile, and he could not help but say, "Young General, you have only a few hundred soldiers and no more than two generals. There are enemies blocking you in front and pursuers behind you . It is doubtful whether you can escape. Does the general still want to seize the throne?"
"Why not?" Li Yu's figure was lifted, his eyes were sharp, and his momentum was majestic. He couldn't help but say: "Although I, Li Yu, have pursuers behind me, the enemy may not be able to catch up with me. The Central Plains is not like the north. There are many cavalry. The guards in various places in the Central Plains are weak and the defense is lax. The soldiers in the army have not been trained for many years. They are not opponents of my elite soldiers. Second, the Duke of Chu is a noble of the court. Even the Duke of Chu has rebelled. How long can others support it? Soon, there will be smoke everywhere. In addition to those grass-roots kings, the aristocratic families will also go deep into it. These people are scheming against each other. How can they do their best to wipe out my hundreds of troops? Isn't this a waste of their own strength? Third, I, Li Yu, am brave and invincible. Even Yuwen Tianbao is my opponent. My elite men can fight ten of them with one, and they may not be unable to achieve hegemony. Fourth, sir, do you think you can walk out of this restaurant?"
Li Yu looked at Cen Wenben with a smile. Cen Wenben was stunned at first, and his expression changed slightly. He understood what Li Yu meant. It was clear that he wanted to force him to stay. However, when wise rulers of all dynasties sought talents, they would not visit him three times, but they would always show respect to the wise. Why did Li Yu want to force him to stay?
Not only Cen Wenben, but also Yang Ruoxi next to him opened her eyes wide, looking at her fiancé with her beautiful eyes, obviously she did not expect Li Yu to do this.
"The world is now in a time of great contention, and heroes are about to rise, but most of them are from aristocratic families. In the past, whether it was my father or the Duke of Chu, they might have been able to recruit talents like you, but Li Yu can't, so he can only do this." Li Yu said indifferently: "If I let you go now, not to mention that Li Yu will have one more opponent, and it will be almost impossible to recruit you again in the future. Even if you gain a reputation, what does it matter? Losing talents is Li Yu's biggest loss."
Cen Wenben opened his mouth wide. Li Yu was too direct. He looked around and finally smiled bitterly, saying, "Why is the young general so angry? Wenben is just a country bumpkin. How can he have any talent?"
"No matter how wonderful your words are, Li Yu has already chosen you." Li Yu shook his head indifferently. There was no way he would let Cen Wenben go today, even if he had to kill him now.
"It seems that I have walked into a trap?" Cen Wenben first looked around and drank a glass of wine silently. He was also a person who cherished his life. In this situation, he knew that it would be difficult for him to escape. Who was Li Yu? He traveled thousands of miles, and even Yuwen Tianbao was not his opponent. It was almost impossible for such a person to escape from him.
More importantly, he saw a kind of temperament in Li Yu, who was decisive and ruthless, and could do things that ordinary people could not do. Such a person was a hero of his generation, and it was precisely such a person who could create a great cause in such a chaotic world.
"Sir, it's Qing'er." Li Yu was about to say something when Yang Ruoxi beside him pointed at a woman on the street and said.
Li Yu looked over and saw that the woman was none other than Yang Qing'er. She was riding a red horse, holding a whip in her hand, shaking it back and forth, looking around with a hint of curiosity on her face.
"Who let her into the city? Damn it! Go and catch her." Li Yu was furious. What Cen Wenben said made sense. Yichuan was just a small county town. There were no outstanding people there. Yang Qing'er was the great-grandniece of Prince Guan. Her behavior was different from others. Anyone with a keen eye would be able to see it. Once a fight broke out , it would be bad for Li Yu's actions that night.
After a while, Yang Qing'er was escorted to the second floor by Li Gu and two guards. When she saw Li Yu, she immediately showed fear on her face. She quickly locked her eyes on Yang Ruoxi, trotted over, and said loudly: "Sister Ruoxi, I bored staying in the camp alone, so I came to see you, didn't I?"
"Do you know where this place is? What if we are discovered by people from the imperial court?" Yang Ruoxi couldn't help but lecture him.
"Because she is the great-grandniece of Prince Guan and the daughter-in-law of Li Yuan. Even if the court catches her, they will not do anything to her." Li Yu's face was gloomy, and his eyes flashed with a hint of coldness. Although Yang Qing'er's life was not in danger, he and Yang Ruoxi were different. Once the people of Yichuan knew that Yang Ruoxi and I were here, they would definitely lead their troops to besiege us. What the final result would be was self-evident.
"No, absolutely not." Yang Qing'er showed a trace of panic on her face and shook her head repeatedly. She was really bored staying in the camp, so she came out for a walk. She didn't think about so many things.
"Whether it is or not, it doesn't matter." Li Yu suddenly said calmly: "You know too much. You know our next plan, so it is impossible for us to let you go. This can only be regarded as your bad luck."
"You, what do you want to do? You can't kill me, Sister Ruoxi, help me!" Yang Qing'er's face changed drastically when she heard this, and she was about to hide to the side, but how could she hide from Li Yu? After only two or three steps, she was caught by Li Yu, who held her in his arms and headed towards the backyard.
Yang Qing'er looked flustered and couldn't help but screaming loudly. Unfortunately, she had no way to deal with Li Yu and was trapped in the backyard.
"Young Madam." Cen Wenben couldn't help but look at Yang Ruoxi.
"This is all fate, and this is the only way to solve the current problem. Sir, you are a smart man, is there any other way?" Yang Ruoxi's face was calm. She knew very well what was going to happen, but she couldn't change anything.
In fact, Yang Ruoxi had been prepared for this kind of thing, and even felt incredible that Li Yu could wait until now. Now that it happened, it was actually a very common thing.
