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After Li Ru heard the words, he continued, "Yuan Zhong's words are very true. Because many princes have not received the imperial edict for a long time, they have repeatedly urged them to express their urgency. Therefore, the matter of the imperial edict is imminent, and changes will happen if it is delayed."

Li Li nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Yes, coming and going is indecent, it has always been the case since ancient times! Since we have received gold, silver, money, food and cloth from others, we must show something, otherwise they should hate me, Li Li, Think that I am narrow-minded, trying to dominate the court!"

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Chapter 384 Imperial Conferment of Princes (Continued)

Jicheng County Governor's Mansion.

In the lobby, Li Li, Li Xuan, and Li Ru laughed heartily, and the laughter filled every corner, lingering endlessly, for a long time.

Seeing that the lord Li Li promised to grant official positions to all the princes, Li Xuan and Li Ru couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and waited for Li Li's next instructions with smiles on their faces.

Sitting at the first place on the left side of the lobby, Li Li looked calm and smiled and analyzed the princes who had paid tribute to the court one by one, and talked about it.

"Liu Biao in Jingzhou has the style of an elder. He has both prestige and talent. He is known as a virtuous man. Since he took over Jingzhou, the counties and counties in Jingzhou have been quite prosperous. There are not many wars. There are more than [-] troops. Not bad, he has already firmly controlled the overall situation of Jingzhou. In addition, he is old, but his heirs are young, and his ambitions are not great. General Nan, Mu of Jingzhou, conferred the title of Marquis of Wu, opened the mansion, and made holidays. In addition, I conferred the title of General of Zhonglang and Marquis of Guan Nei on his eldest son Liu Qi.

Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, has been leading Xuzhou for four or five years. He has a solid foundation and a benevolent administration, which is loved by the people of Xuzhou.In addition, he is now in his seventies and has little ambition. He only wants to sit and guard Xuzhou and spend his old age in peace, and his two sons have no great talents.That being the case, he was granted the title of General Anton, Xuzhou Shepherd, Marquis of Liyang, and the right to open the mansion.The sons of Liu Biao in Jingzhou have all been awarded imperial titles, so the general should not favor one or the other and look at others differently.Therefore, Tao Qian's two sons were granted the title of General Zhonglang, both of whom were granted the Marquis of Guannei.

Yuan Shao in Jizhou, in the past Dong Xiangguo cared about his Yuan family's disciples and old officials all over the world, so he let him live, but now it has become a climate.However, this person should not be underestimated. He has a prominent family background and was born in the Yuan family of four generations and three fathers.He also won the support of the Yuan clan.Now he has captured Jizhou, the most densely populated prefecture and county in the Han Dynasty. He leads his own chariot general and Jizhou herdsman.

It's a pity that I, Li Li, am not Dong Xiangguo. Dong Zhuo cares about his status as the son of Yuan's eldest son, and treats him three points in everything, but I don't have to look at his face.Therefore, he doesn't have to worry about the position of general.In the past few years, he has never tried to succeed.The imperial court can confer him the title of Chariot General and Jizhou Mu, and confer on him what he has already obtained, which is also worthy of the little money he paid in tribute.In addition, he was granted the title of Marquis of Hanshouting; he could have been given a title comparable to that of the Sangong, but this person is too arrogant.So he can only be granted the title of Marquis of Ting.If he feels ashamed, he can add a title to himself.Is this what he is best at!

Youzhou Gongsun Zan is not too strong.But his reputation is very good. The reputation of General White Horse is so famous that I have heard it even in Xiliang.Therefore, the imperial court granted him the title of General Fenwu and Marquis of Yi, who was in charge of wars and conquests, and gave him the right to open the mansion as an exception.Only in this way.He was able to stand against Yuan Shao and prevent Yuan Shao from plotting Youzhou.

In addition, Gongsun Zan and Liaodong Gongsundu are cousins, we need to appease him.The imperial court can appoint him as General Yamen and Taishou of Liaodong.Marquis of Guannei; like Gongsun Zan, he made an exception and gave him the right to open a mansion, allowing him to take charge of conquest, and to wait for an opportunity to use troops against the barbarians in the northeast.

Yuan Shu in Nanyang is just like his elder brother Yuan Shao, he thinks highly of himself and likes to play tricks.He was still granted the post of general, Yangdihou, and holiday.In addition, according to Yuan Shu's request, Jin Shang was granted the title of Inspector of Yanzhou; when the envoy delivered the edict, I sent him a letter written by me. I believe he will be tempted after reading it.

Cao Cao of Yanzhou, once assassinated Dong Xiangguo by himself in the past, became famous in one fell swoop, and later became the deputy leader of the alliance of princes, quite prestigious.More importantly, this person has the appearance of a hero and the talent for governing the world.Xu Shao, a famous scholar in the past, once said: "Cao Cao is a capable minister who governs the world, and a traitor in troubled times."That being the case, he was granted the title of General of Zhenbei, Governor of Qingzhou, Marquis of Hanshouting, Kaifu and Holiday.Originally, it didn't matter if he granted the imperial edict of Yanzhou to him, but I planned to slap Yuan Shu across the face and give him a red date to award the imperial imperial edict of Yanzhou to Jin Shang.Therefore, Cao Cao had no choice but to be the governor of Qingzhou, but he was given the post of General Zhenbei, and he was still given the right to conquer. As for whether he can win Yanzhou from Jin Shang, it depends on his own ability.

Yanzhou now has several princes of moderate strength, and it is a good thing that Chen Liu and Zhang Miao are mixed with Lu Bu, Chen Gong and others.In my opinion, Zhang Miao was still the prefect of Chenliu, but he was conferred the title of marquis of his hometown, and Lu Bu was conferred the prefect of Jiyin County.In addition, Lu Bu was the court's Fenwei general before, and he was more powerful than Sangong. Now the court has officially granted him the right to open a mansion and hold festivals.After all, they all congratulated me, so I can't just let Zhang Miao and Lu Bu occupy the land of the two counties and take care of each other so that we can keep the territory and have a place to live.

In addition to the above-mentioned princes, Zhang Yang, Zhang Lu and others do not confer any positions, let them confer titles on themselves.Only in this way can I have the opportunity to wipe out them with my troops, and let them know that I, Li Li, have a small mind and will avenge every revenge!

As for Yizhou Mu Liu Yan, let the court decree to deprive the three dukes of the title, change him to Hanshoutinghou, and send envoys to Yizhou to investigate and deal with him again for the crime of privately building dragon chairs and arbitrarily using the emperor's ceremonial guard.If any clues are investigated and dealt with, he will be deprived of his post of Yizhou pastor and changed to Yizhou governor.If he dares to resist and kill the envoy of the imperial court, tell him clearly that I will lead an army to attack Xichuan in a short time, and I will be ordered to hunt down the thieves! "

"Ah!" Listening to the lord Li Li's edict to the princes, Li Xuan and Li Ru were secretly startled. When they heard that the lord was going to deprive Liu Yan of his title and lead the army to attack Shu, they couldn't help but burst out in shock. call.

"Could it be that my lord is really going to lead troops to conquer Shu?" Li Xuan asked anxiously while being horrified.

Li Li laughed nonchalantly and said, "What kind of cutting is it? It's just to frighten Liu Yan. This is called repaying others with one's own way! He provoked me before, but now I'm just playing back and bluffing. Hehehe!"

After laughing, Li Li restrained his smile and said seriously: "Except for these powerful princes, among the other counties and prefects, those who pay tribute to the court should try their best to meet their reasonable requirements. The official positions that should be given must be given to , It can even be raised a little bit to let them know that Li Li is by no means a narrow-minded person.

Now, we in Xiliang lack everything.The only thing is that there are as many official positions as there are.As long as they can afford the price, even if they want to buy the positions of General and Sangong, I will confer them on without hesitation.After all, these official positions do not require us to allocate salaries, but only need an imperial decree. Since they have a good name and love vanity, I will fulfill them.It's a pity that these county guards are afraid that they have limited financial resources and can't afford high official positions, otherwise I really want to sell them a three-official position! "

Li Xuan and Li Ru looked at each other after hearing the words.I was stunned for a long time, and then I couldn't help laughing. I deeply felt that the lord's words were rough and not rough, and they hit the essence directly.

In fact.Everything is exactly as Li Li said.

But in today's world, the princes who are really in need of the imperial court.There are only a dozen of them.Others don't.And these princes who need to be granted by the imperial court are all very strong, and they are already the best among all the princes.Therefore, they need to borrow the emperor's edict to rectify their names, and then obtain the name of righteousness, further develop and strengthen their own strength, so that they can occupy a place in the vassal hegemony in the future.Lay a solid foundation.As for the other small princes like the sheriffs, these people are purely the type of people who fish in troubled waters. They grab money and wealth temporarily, but they can't last long after all.Sooner or later it was annexed by the great princes.At that time, there are only two roads before them, either bow to the strong, or kill themselves.

While thinking, Li Ru gently stroked the two-inch-long black beard on his chin, and said to Li Li in a respectful voice: "My lord, I feel that there seems to be something wrong with the royal titles that my lord gave to Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao just now. Sure. On the surface, the lord has granted them a high position, but in fact, the lord has not granted them the official position they really want. Based on my assumptions, after the edict is issued, the three of them must be very respectful to the lord. I am extremely dissatisfied, even resentful towards the lord, and he is against us everywhere. Since the lord has given Liu Biao, Tao Qian, Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Du and others the official positions they want, even exceeding their expectations, why doesn't he treat Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu What about appeasing Cao Cao and the other three? After all, these three are already the most powerful princes in the Central Plains, with great reputation and certain influence on the world situation."

"Hehehe!" Li Li laughed happily after hearing the words: "Wen You has a quick mind, and he explained the true intention of the general. The strategy used by the pre-Qin to deal with the six countries in the past was: make friends from afar and attack shortly. The situation that our Xiliang army is facing today is not the same as that of the Qin Dynasty in the past. The situation of our country is very similar, the only difference is that our military strength is far superior to that of the pre-Qin period, and it occupies an extremely favorable situation. Therefore, the relationship between us and the princes of all parties can still adopt Qin's strategy against the six countries He made good friends with princes such as Gongsun Du in Liaodong, Gongsun Zan in Youzhou, Tao Qian in Xuzhou, Liu Biao in Jingzhou, etc., but returned color to the powers of princes such as Cao Cao in Yanzhou, Yuan Shao in Jizhou, and Yuan Shu in Nanyang, and took special care of them.

This move by the general will naturally anger Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others, and also tense relations with Zhang Yang, Zhang Lu, and Liu Yan of Yizhou, which is tantamount to making enemies on all sides.In other words, even if they were given everything they wanted, they would still be our enemies, and they would still be on guard against us all the time, wishing they could raise their troops to destroy our Xiliang army.Since we have been unable to win them over, we will simply clarify the entanglements with each other.They want to curb the development and growth of my two prefectures in Xiliang, so I will also set up some obstacles for them, so that no one can live in peace.

In addition, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, who are called half-brothers, actually have their own ghosts and cannot form a joint force.Moreover, the Yuan brothers have one thing in common, that is, they are naturally arrogant and defiant.If I agree to their request this time and give them the positions they want, then not only will these two people not be grateful to me, but it will make them even more unscrupulous, and they will not take the court seriously at all, let alone me. Li Li paid attention to it.It was a good thing that they underestimated me, it would allow me to defeat them easily; it is a pity that I need stability in Xiliang now, and I cannot use troops at will.So it is necessary for me to frighten them and let them know that the world is no longer the era in which their Yuan family dominates. It is not that I have to give them what they want; it is what I, Li Li, want to give them. Just give whatever you don't want to give, even if they send someone to ask for it, they still can't get it! "

After hearing the words, Li Xuan and Li Ru nodded in agreement with Li Li's statement.It's just that the two of them are still very worried, their faces are full of worries, and their eyes are full of solemnity.

After a while, Li Xuan thought about it and said: "My lord's words are thought-provoking, and my subordinates admire them so much. But,,, have you ever thought about the possibility that one day they will join hands with our Xiliang army? If so, Yuan Shao , Cao Cao, and Yuan Shu are not weak at all. Once they join forces, their strength will exceed 50, or even more. By then, they will have the strength to wipe out our army, and our Xiliang army will be in a dire situation!"

"Hehehe!" Li Li laughed loudly and said, "If Yuan Zhong's words come true, then I want to see how strong they are combined, whether they have the ability to break through the three barriers and fight my Xiliang army! If they can't even attack the three passes, then get out as soon as possible, why shame! With the current strength of our Xiliang army, even if they join forces to attack, I will not be afraid. Take the Central Plains in one go! It's a pity that they won't unite, because the three of them won't accept each other. It's just that it doesn't matter if they go their own way, but it makes us be cautious and dare not act rashly.

The fists that are punched out are not actually scary. The really powerful masters often hide their fists and do not make a move. Once they make a move, they will definitely knock down their opponents with one punch.This is the case between my Xiliang Army and the Kwantung princes.Our army needs to develop and restore people's livelihood, so we have to put our fists away and not attack easily; the same is true for the princes, they are also accumulating strength, actively expanding their territory, and recruiting troops.Once the time is right, or they are strong to a certain extent, they must fight our army to the death.However, they may all overestimate themselves.

In troubled times, only the strong can make the rules, and the weak can only struggle within the rules.Therefore, whether to fight or not to fight is not decided by them, but by me, Li Li!If I want to fight, they have to fight if they don't fight. They can only be beaten passively and strengthen their defenses; "

Li Li's words were really full of pride and ambition, which made Li Xuan and Li Ru excited and excited.

Chapter 385 The Most Pure Smile

Winter goes to spring, spring is warm and flowers are blooming.

Time passed silently.

Hanyang County Sheriff's Office.

At noon that day, all the servants of the county mansion were busy in a hurry, and an atmosphere of surprise and joy permeated inside and outside the sheriff's mansion.

The entrance to the backyard lobby.

"Boom!"

Li Li clenched his fists and walked anxiously outside the door, stamping his feet fiercely from time to time, looking restless and impatient.

"Husband, don't worry, Sister Xin and the others will be fine!"

Dian Wuxia, Cai Yan, Ren Hongchang, Tang Ji, He Ying and others came hand in hand, and they could see their husband walking back and forth at the entrance of the back hall from a distance, so before the girls could even walk in front of them, they began to comfort each other.

"Eh?" Li Li turned around in astonishment when he saw Dian Wuxia and the others, and immediately turned pale with fright, and said anxiously: "Ah! Aunts and grandmas, I beg you for my husband, go back to your room and have a good rest! Xin Xin just now Haven't you all seen their situation?

Today was supposed to be Wan'er's day of giving birth, you all rushed here to wait for the baby to be born, how did it turn out?The baby in Wan'er's stomach hasn't been born yet, but because Xin'er and Yu'er were too nervous, their fetuses became gassy and they were about to give birth. I was caught off guard!As early as a month ago, I asked someone to invite the most experienced stable woman in Jicheng, but unexpectedly, Xiner and the others were about to give birth to three pregnant women!Just now I sent someone to find three stable women, and they are helping deliver the baby right now, but why are you here again?

In case,,, in case you become pregnant again, what can you do!You guys haven't reached the end of the month yet, and you have to wait at least two or three months before giving birth. Don't have any accidents, or your husband will really collapse! "

While talking.While carefully helping Cai Yan and Dian Wuxia to sit down in the hall, Li Li quickly helped Ren Hongchang into the main hall, helped her to sit down, and told the three pregnant women not to get excited and not to move their babies gas.

Fortunately, the two daughters Tang Ji and He Ying are not pregnant yet, otherwise the whole inner courtyard would be quite lively, full of pregnant women!

Dian Wuxia, Ren Hongchang, and Cai Yan saw their husband so anxious, their eyes were full of love, and their faces were full of smiles.There is an extremely charming pregnant woman style between the eyebrows.

He Ying leaned over and pulled Li Li to sit down, and said with a smile: "My husband, you don't have to be so anxious. Doctor Hua and Doctor Zhang have made it very clear before that Sister Xin, Sister Yu'er and Sister Wan'er are in good health and have a healthy stomach. The fetus is also normal, and the three older sisters are in excellent shape. They can give birth to the child smoothly, and nothing will happen. Just now, the husband asked the concubine and others to go back to their rooms to wait. The concubine and the older sisters also went back. But We are also in a hurry, and we can't sit still. So,,, concubines, etc. are here again, please forgive me."

As soon as Li Li sat down, he immediately stood up again.However, this time, he took into account that Dian Wuxia and other three pregnant women were sitting beside him, so he forcibly restrained himself from standing where he was.No back and forth.After hearing He Ying's soft-spoken explanation, he smiled wryly and nodded slightly, then waved his hand to signal Tang Ji, Zou Jing, Ma Yunluo and others to sit down, and he also sat down by gritting his teeth.Close your eyes and wait quietly for your child to be born.

Seeing that her husband Li Li actually sat down quietly and stayed beside him and the others motionless, Dian Wuxia, He Ying and the others covered their mouths and sniggered, and then watched the maids come and go busily.

"Sister, does it hurt to have a baby? Listen, you can hear Sister Xin, Sister Yu'er and Wan'er crying in pain while sitting in the lobby. It's terrible! The three sisters usually don't speak so loudly, Rou He has a great personality and has never yelled before. Sister, will I be like the three sisters when I give birth? I am so scared.” Ren Hongchang, who was sitting on the left side of the lobby, held his cousin He tightly. Ying's hands, whispering.

He Ying looked at all the people sitting in the lobby with moving eyes, especially Li Li who was sitting on the main seat with her eyes closed, and then she approached Ren Hongchang sideways, and said in a low voice: "Silly sister, it is up to us to have children." The happiest thing in a woman's life, it is inevitable to bear some pain, but it is all worth it. Look at the way your husband is now, he is trying to sit there calmly on the surface, but in fact he is very anxious. He is concerned Sister Xin'er and the others have to take care of you, Sister Wuxia and others, so he leaned on the seat with his eyes closed, in fact, he didn't want us to see his anxious eyes.

Sister, you have been pregnant for several months now, so you must not think wildly, so as not to move your fetus and hurt your body.In fact, sister, I envy you very much. I have wanted to have a child of my own for a long time, but it is a pity that I am not up to date. It has been almost half a year, but I have not conceived.In fact, not only me, but also sister Tang Ji, who also wants to conceive a child.In addition, you must have already noticed that Zou Jing and Ma Yunluo also like your husband, and they look at you and sister Wuxia very enviously.However, my husband has been busy taking care of your six pregnant sisters during this period, and he is also busy with government affairs all day long, otherwise the two of them would have become our sisters by now, and they might be pregnant too! "

After Ren Hongchang heard the words, his expression of nervousness and fear suddenly decreased, he quickly calmed down, put his face into He Ying's ear with a smile on his face, and said softly: "In the past six months, my little sister found that my husband has spent the most nights in your room. , spend at least half of the time every month at your place. Fortunately, Sister Xin and Sister Wuxia are pregnant and cannot serve her husband, otherwise they will definitely be jealous. But the younger sister and several older sisters can see that the husband is very happy I like you, as long as he is in the mansion, he will talk to you every day. Could it be that sister, do you have any secrets that make your husband so obsessed with you? Hee hee hee"