Xiaoqi

You must know that these soldiers and horses are the army that Zhou Yu has been commanding since the Northern Expedition. Most of the soldiers and horses are surrendered soldiers who surrendered when Bingzhou was pacified, which is equivalent to the direct line of troops he formed by himself.However, it was such a large army that changed its course with the appearance of Li Li's soldier talisman, and was naturally taken over by Yan Xing, which made Zhou Yu lose his military power and be reduced to an existence under house arrest.Then, following Li Li's transfer order, he was demoted from the once mighty General Anbei to the military chief who handled trivial matters. In fact, he was just a civil servant with no real power.Because the master book of the army is concurrently held by the military adviser Guo Jia, who is in charge of the credit books of the entire army and all captured accounts, and Zhou Yu is the subordinate official in charge of sorting out these accounts.

The huge gap between the up and down made Zhou Yu almost collapse on the spot, feeling rather disheartened.For this reason, for more than half a month, he has been depressed, drunk all day long, doing nothing, so that after returning to Chang'an, he inevitably neglected his wife Da Qiao.Because of this, Da Qiao went to Meiwu to visit Xiao Qiao in a carriage early in the morning. In fact, Da Qiao didn't go to visit his sister at all, but complained for Zhou Yu, so that Xiao Qiao could blow the wind on his pillow and bring Zhou Yu back. Tell Li Li about this.

Da Qiao's move, if Zhou Yu didn't know anything about it, he would be deceiving himself.However, it wasn't his instigation. It can only be said that he acquiesced to Da Qiao's behavior in order to test Li Li's true intentions.

Facts have proved that Madam's diplomacy is indeed very effective. Many words that Zhou Yu could not say himself were indirectly passed on to Li Li's ears by Da Qiao through his sister Xiao Qiao.Thus, today's Xinglin cooking wine happened, but what surprised Zhou Yu was that Zhao Yun, who had just joined the army, was also invited.

Zhou Yu doesn't know much about Zhao Yun, a general who has just joined the army, but he also knows that this person is highly regarded by the lord Li Li, and has an unusual relationship with Major General Li Xian. His sister Zhao Yu is about to become Li Xian's official wife. room lady.At the same time, Zhou Yu also heard that Zhao Yun had a deep foundation in the army and was sworn brothers with Huan Fei, Xu Chu and Chen Dao, and that the lord Li Li was the witness.

Therefore, there are rumors in the army that Zhao Yun will be one of the new round of five tiger generals in the army, and the previous five tiger generals will all be promoted to General Siping or Si'an with the same rank as Jiuqing in this award. Worship the general and seal the marquis.In addition, the candidates for the Five Tiger Generals are not only highly skilled in martial arts and brave to win the three armies, but also are all trusted generals of the lord Li Li, and this is the supreme honor most valued by the generals.

In a daze, many thoughts rushed into Zhou Yu's mind, which made him think clearly about many things that he had never thought of before.As for what Li Li said about asking him to separate himself from Sun Ce, this was actually Li Li deliberately giving him a step, asking him to borrow a slope to get off the donkey, so as to save some face.

In fact, since the Battle of Anyi, Zhou Yu knew that his old friendship with Sun Ce was over.Before the war, he and Sun Ce had secretly reached an agreement, agreeing to take what they needed, but after the first battle, Sun Ce not only got nothing, but lost troops and generals, and returned in a big defeat.In this way, Sun Ce must have thought that he, Zhou Yu, set up a scheme against the Jiangdong army, and that the so-called secret discussion was nothing more than a deliberate attempt to paralyze Sun Ce, with the purpose of annihilating Jiangdong's soldiers and horses in one fell swoop.Therefore, after this battle, Sun Ce must hold a grudge, and will never regard Zhou Yu as a brother again.In this way, it is superfluous to say anything about separating the relationship, the brotherhood has long since ceased, let alone separating the relationship?

But when this sentence came out of Li Li's mouth, it was not superfluous nonsense, but another purpose.But how could Zhou Yu, who is so smart, not know the deep meaning, so after he sorted out his thoughts, he immediately expressed his opinion and accepted Li Li's proposal with pleasure.

"As the lord said, after the Battle of Anyi, the entanglement between the last general and Jiangdong Sun Ce was completely severed. Everything that could or could not be done, the last general has done, with a clear conscience. Now, the last general is the only one The person who is sorry is the lord. It is an unforgivable crime to help the enemy, but the lord did not punish the general, which made the general feel uneasy and deeply blamed himself. Therefore, the general asked the lord to follow Severely punish the last general, only in this way can the military discipline be strictly enforced, and warn the generals not to exceed half a step!"

When Zhou Yu frowned and pondered, Li Li said something to Zhao Yun in a low voice. After hearing Zhou Yu's words, Li Li smiled happily: "Severe punishment is not enough, after all, Gong Jin's mistakes. , It was just a mistake, not an unforgivable big mistake. Besides, Gongjin pacified the Southern Huns, recovered the whole territory of Bingzhou, and led the army to conquer Hedong County. But looking at Gong Jin's military exploits compared to his faults, it is obvious that his merits outweigh his faults, and he should be rewarded. However, if there is a fault, he must be punished, otherwise, where is the military discipline and military regulations? Therefore, this time we have to be wronged After Gongjin, the official title will not be promoted again, but he will be able to lead a battalion of troops alone. With such an arrangement, I don’t know what Gongjin thinks? Hehehe"

"Thank you, my lord, for your forgiveness. In the end, I will serve my lord with death!" Zhou Yu was overjoyed when he heard that, and without thinking, he got up and thanked him.Military power is what he wants most. After all, his ambitions are all on the battlefield, and he is a general who is good at commanding troops in battle. As long as he has soldiers in his hands, other things are insignificant.On the contrary, it doesn't matter to him whether he is promoted or not, because he is already very conspicuous, and in just one year he has surpassed the latecomers; if he is promoted again, it will inevitably make the generals dissatisfied and feel grudges.

Therefore, Li Li's arrangement is undoubtedly in line with Zhou Yu's heart. Giving him the power to control a battalion is equivalent to providing him with a stage to flex his muscles.

"Congratulations, General Gongjin!" Seeing how happy Zhou Yu was, Li Li nodded and smiled, while Zhao Yun on the side raised his hands in congratulations, and it was not difficult to hear envy from his voice.

Seeing this, Li Li said with a smile on his face: "I already knew about the White Horse River, so Zilong doesn't have to worry about it. In the past, Long and Liu Bei worked under Gongsun Zan's command. They looked down and saw each other, so there was inevitably some friendship between them." What's more, Liu Bei is a man who has accumulated good deeds to win people's hearts, so he will definitely attract Zilong many times. Therefore, the incident at Baimahe just allows Zilong to repay Liu Bei's favor, so as to avoid future fetters. He is a human being, and he is a beast if he is ruthless. In addition, in this battle, Zhong Zilong beheaded Chen Liu, Zhang Miao, and Yuan Shao's second son Yuan Xi. Great. Therefore, I, Yizilong, also led a battalion of troops to join the ranks of the five tiger generals, and then followed me to Hanzhong.

However, the official military order will not be issued until after Li Xian gets married tomorrow.At that time, the commander-in-chief will appoint generals, reward the generals of the whole army, reorganize the army, regroup, and fight Hanzhong after the end of the battle of Sili! "

Chapter 814

Zhennan General's Mansion, built adjacent to the General's Mansion, is located on the right side of the General's Mansion.

In the past two weeks, this brand-new mansion has been decorated with lights and festoons, and it is full of joy. It is not only a housewarming, but also a big wedding.

The title of General Zhennan was originally the official title of Liu Biao in Jingzhou. Last year Liu Biao was promoted to General Zhengnan and led Jingzhou Mu. Since then, the title has been vacant.

Two days ago, the emperor issued an imperial edict to grant Li Xian the title of General of Zhennan and Marquis of Wuxiang. Since then, this newly built mansion on the right side of General Hushi has been hung with the door plaque of General Zhennan's mansion.

There are not a few generals who were entrusted with Li Xian at the same time. There are more than [-] generals with the same rank as Siping generals and above, and there are more than [-] generals with miscellaneous titles, generals of Zhonglang and generals.In other words, the generals who received the reward this time were all the middle and senior generals of the Xiliang Army.

It is worth mentioning that among the generals conferred this time, there were 72 people who actually worshiped the generals and made them marquises, and among the civil servants, there were as many as [-] people who were added to the ranks.

And some of the newly promoted official positions of these civil servants and generals are the existing official titles of various princes, which is the so-called repeated official posts, or Xiliang civil and military officials replaced the official posts of some princes.In this regard, veteran officials in the court once questioned it in court, but Li Li ignored it and ignored it. Therefore, these overlapping official positions are still valid, and the imperial edict is still promulgated as scheduled.

After this large-scale award, hundreds of civil servants and military generals in the Xiliang Army have the qualifications to enter the court and participate in politics, and their ranks are not low. The existing civil and military officials in the DPRK and China.The only exception is that.No one dares to overstep the position of the three princes. At present, the three princes in the court are still Sikong Li Jue, Taiwei Zhu Jun, and Taifu Ma Richan.

However, this time there was one person who surpassed San Gong.Officially promoted to the position of general, recorded the affairs of the prime minister, and took charge of all important military and political affairs in the world.It goes without saying that there is only one person who can occupy such an eminent high position in today's world, and that is Li Li Wenchang, the former Hussar general.

That is, to this day.Li Li finally walked from behind the scenes to the front stage, formally entered the court to govern, and ruled the world for the emperor.Give orders.However, Li Jue, who was once in charge of the government, retired after his success, and still served as Sikong, and also led the general of chariots and cavalry, and was in charge of the Chang'an Forbidden Army.

so far.The Eastern Han Dynasty was firmly held in the hands of the Li family's uncle and nephew.It officially entered the era when Li's relatives monopolized power.Li Jue was in charge of the internal affairs of the capital, responsible for guarding the city gates and all the pass bans entering and exiting Chang'an; Li Li was in charge of the overall situation and was in charge of the Xiliang army, with the focus still on leading the troops to fight outside.There are two uncles and nephews, his uncle is in charge of internal affairs, and his nephew is in charge of military power and warfare; different from the past, all important internal affairs must be approved by the general's office (that is, the prime minister's office) before they can be implemented.

Today is the wedding day of Li Li's younger brother Li Xian, who is also the new Pingdong General Huan Fei, Tiger Guard General Xu Chu, one of the Five Tiger Generals, and Military Adviser General and Chief of the General's Mansion Guo Jia.As well as the auspicious wedding day of the newly appointed governor of Liangzhou and Shi Lixuan, the head of the prime minister's house.

This is a belated wedding, which should have been married as early as last autumn.However, due to the sudden outbreak of the war in Sili, the five couples had to postpone their wedding, and they were not able to get married until mid-February this year.Li Xian's new wife is Zhao Yun's younger sister, Zhao Yu, while Li Xuan, Guo Jia, Huan Fei and Xu Chu are married to the four daughters of the Zhen family.After the in-laws passed, the Zhen family became the largest new family under Li Li's rule, and they were also the new nobles in Chang'an. The family's prominence was directly comparable to that of the Li family in Beidi County, which was also Li Li's original family.

The wedding ceremony was scheduled to be held at the General's Mansion in Zhennan. Li Li personally officiated the marriage and invited four important elders to come as witnesses.These four people are: Cai Yong, the dean of the Taiyuan Academy, Kong Rong, a descendant of the Confucian saint Confucius, Sikong Lijue, and Hua Tuo, the head of the medical school and a scholar of the Imperial Academy.In addition, there were [-] academicians (namely famous teachers) from Taiyuan Academy who came to watch the ceremony. The representatives were Zheng Xuan, Huangfusong, Zhu Jun, Zhang Ji, Guoyuan, Bing Yuan, Cui Yan and Guan Ning. , Hua Xin, Wang Yue, Shi A and others, and most of them are civil and military officials under Li Li's command.

Of course, such a lively scene would not be without the presence of generals from the Xiliang Army. Hundreds of generals from General Pi and above all came to watch the ceremony, so that even before the wedding ceremony even started, the entire mansion was already boiling.Banquets had already been set up in many side courtyards and side halls, and a group of generals gathered together in groups of three or four to feast on big pieces. They drank happily early in the morning, which made all the servants in the mansion extremely busy. I ran my legs thin, but I was still too busy.As a last resort, the old housekeeper Li Fu had no choice but to turn to Zou Jing, the housekeeper of the General's Mansion, and temporarily dispatched [-] handymen and [-] maids from the General's Mansion to help.In addition, all the furniture in the other courtyard of the General's Mansion was also moved in, causing the thousands of soldiers stationed in the General's Mansion to be busy as well.

Therefore, the entire Zhennan General's Mansion has been busy since early in the morning. The servants and servants in the inner courtyard are hurrying in and out; People rubbed shoulders one after another and lined up to enter the mansion.Seeing such a grand event, Zhen's Zhang Ai, who has never been seen in public, had to organize a large number of female officials from the House of Internal Affairs to help out, register and compile the book, and clear the crowd.

However, when the mansion was very busy, the general Li Li was enjoying tea leisurely with his father-in-law Cai Yong in the main hall. There were more than ten people on both sides of the hall. , Huangfusong and Zhu Jun, and on the right are Li Xuan, Li Ru, Jia Xu, Guo Jia and Zhou Yu.

Speaking of which, in the past two years, Li Li seldom had the time to sit and drink tea with these great Confucians and famous generals.Especially his father-in-law Cai Yong sitting next to him, this old Taishan made Li Li both respectful and afraid.I respect him because Cai Yong not only married his daughter to him, but also helped Li Li a lot, which can be said to be a rebirth of kindness.Back then, if Cai Yong hadn't vigorously recommended him to be the prefect of Wuwei in front of Dong Zhuo, Li Li would have had a bright future, how could he have come to be an extremely human minister today?The reason why Li Li was afraid of Cai Yong was not because he was really afraid, but because he was afraid that Cai Yong would keep nagging in his ears, repeatedly chanting about loyalty, etiquette, and the way of a courtier.

When Dong Zhuo died that year, Cai Yong pestered him all day long to collect Dong Zhuo's body, which made Li Li feel miserable.In the end, Li Li had no choice but to ask Cai Yan to take him away, and then talked with him every day, read books, and practiced calligraphy, so that his ears could be calmed down.

Since then, Li Li has been a little afraid of his father-in-law Cai Yong, and is reluctant to sit with him; even when he visits every year during the holidays, he meets him briefly and then runs away immediately.For this reason, Cai Yan and a group of sisters often made fun of him, and sometimes threatened Li Li to obey by inviting Cai Yong to stay for a few days.

Seasons flow, time flies.

In a blink of an eye, three years have passed.Ever since Cai Yan gave birth to Li Li's fat boy, Cai Yong often went to Meiwu to visit his grandson, sometimes for half a month, with a tendency to linger.But there is one thing that is very strange, that is, since Cai Yong had a grandson, he rarely talked with Li Li alone, and only said a few words of concern when they met occasionally.For this reason, Li Li was not used to it at first, and subconsciously thought that Lao Taishan was brewing some long-winded talk, and he would explode together at the right time.

However, after a few years, Cai Yong had nothing to say besides doting on his grandson, and devoted himself to studying knowledge and teaching and educating people.In the past three years, he never asked about the political affairs of the court, nor did he mention the etiquette of the monarch and his ministers and the way of his ministers. It seemed that he suddenly became much quieter, or he had turned a corner, knowing that his son-in-law was ambitious and tenacious, and it was useless to talk more , They simply stopped nagging.

Not long ago, Cai Yan told Li Li about something that completely changed Li Li's view of his father-in-law, and he really respected him from the bottom of his heart.That was three months ago, when Cai Yong and Kong Rong had a quarrel in public at the Taiyuan Academy. The two contemporary Confucian scholars who were over sixty years old couldn't settle down.The cause of the incident was that Kong Rong learned from nowhere that Li Jue had drastically reduced the supply of the royal family, so that the emperor Liu Xie was so hungry that his face was yellow and emaciated, and he was often unable to go to court.For this reason, Kong Rong complained to Cai Yong, the purpose of which was nothing more than hoping to inform his son-in-law Li Li through Cai Yong, and treat the emperor kindly.

Unexpectedly, Cai Yong was furious after hearing the words, claiming that the battle ahead was stalemate, and Xiliang was short of food and grass. As a king of a country, he should set an example and cut down on food and clothing for the army to fight. How could he take the opportunity to make trouble and disturb the rear stable.Afterwards, the two gray-haired old men argued and refused to give in to each other, which caused an uproar in the entire Taiyuan Academy. They were then divided into two groups and debated wantonly, but no one could convince the other.The matter became more and more serious, and it spread so loudly that Li Jue had to come forward in person and lead the troops into the Tai Academy, as if he had to solve it by force if he was not good at writing.But at this time Cai Yong stood up and prevented Li Jue from leading the troops into the academy, and Kong Rong also saw that the situation was not good, so he didn't dare to say anything more.

At this point, the dispute that originated between the two great Confucianists gradually fell silent until the Xiliang Army won a complete victory in the front, and the previous dispute disappeared.After this incident, the students of the Taiyuan Academy highly praised Cai Yong's remarks that "everyone is responsible for the national crisis", which made Cai Yong's reputation in the Taiyuan Academy soar, and he became the most loved and admired academy by the students. long.

After Li Li learned of this, he finally understood that Cai Yong was not an old pedant who was ignorant of the world and stubborn.The reason why he persuaded Li Li to abide by the way of the monarch and his ministers before was because he didn't know that Li Li's ambition had far exceeded expectations.However, when he gradually understood that Li Li had the whole world in his heart, even though it was hard to accept it in his heart, it was inconvenient to say anything else.

Today, the Xiliang army is getting stronger and stronger, and Li Li is in full swing. His prestige in Xiliang has long surpassed that of the emperor, so that the people of Xiliang only know the great general Li Li but not the emperor.This made Cai Yong feel that Li Li might be successful, so he deliberately maintained Li Li's reputation in his daily teaching, and publicized Li Li's achievements, which made Li Li's image deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and imperceptibly promoted students to worship Li Li.

Don't underestimate what Cai Yong has done, this is the best way to really support Li Li from the source.It influences students to respect Li Li ideologically. When these students grow up, Li Li is an unattainable god in their hearts. It is their inevitable choice to support and be loyal to Li Li.

Chapter 815

Don't underestimate what Cai Yong has done, this is the best way to start from the source and firmly support Li Li.Influence the students ideologically. When these students grow up, Li Li is a god in their hearts that cannot be desecrated. It is their inevitable choice to support and be loyal to Li Li.

For what Cai Yong has done in obscurity, others may not be able to imagine how much it supports Li Li, but as Li Li who is reborn as a human being, no one can appreciate this kind of loyalty education starting from children better than him What a huge energy, how far-reaching its influence.

Cai Yong never mentioned these matters, and even Cai Yan and others did not know Cai Yong's real intention of this move.They only regard the dispute between Cai Yong and Kong Rong as an interesting incident, from which they can see Cai Yong's protection of his son-in-law, nothing more.

However, when Li Li learned of this, he was very moved and truly accepted this respectable and lovely father-in-law from the bottom of his heart.

In the beginning, the reason why he appointed Cai Yong as the dean of the Taiyuan Academy was because he did not have any reliable and prestigious Confucian scholars to take up this position.As a last resort, he chose his father-in-law, Cai Yong, to take over the Taiyuan Academy based on the mentality that using the raw is worse than using the familiar.After all, no matter what, Cai Yong is his father-in-law. Even if he doesn't support him, he will not intentionally tarnish his reputation or do anything harmful to the interests of the Xiliang Army.

Even so, Li Li still made two-handed preparations.

On the surface, Cai Yong is the dean of the Taiyuan Academy, in charge of the Academy of Arts and the Academy of Military Affairs, but in fact it is not the case.The Faculty of Arts where Cai Yong worked gathered celebrities from all states and counties in the world, and their families were all housed in the inner courtyard.It is guarded by [-] soldiers day and night, and entry and exit are strictly prohibited without a letter from the general's mansion.This move is actually house arrest in disguise.Force these celebrities to keep their duties and dare not do things that will damage Li Li's reputation and the interests of the Xiliang Army.

In addition, Li Ru served as the master book of the college, in charge of the salary supply and distribution of all bachelors, and in charge of all expenses of the college.This is tantamount to choking the throat of the Tai Academy. No matter whether it is a great Confucian or a celebrity, you have to eat and dress.And these are all in Li Ru's hands, even Cai Yong's salary is no exception.

This is the case for liberal arts colleges, but military colleges (that is, martial arts colleges) are more strictly regulated.Li Li personally served as the dean of the martial arts academy.The daily affairs are in charge of the great sword master Wang Yue, the chief instructor is Shi A, Wang Yue's eldest disciple, and the daily teaching is personally taught by Huang Fusong, Zhu Jun, Jia Xu, Li Xuan, Guo Jia and Huang Zhong.In addition, the generals in the army will go to the martial arts academy to teach for a few days whenever they have time.Most of the students in the college are the descendants of fallen soldiers.Absolutely loyal to Li Li, because they were able to grow up in the martial arts academy, all thanks to Li Li.

This is the world-famous Chang'an Tai Academy, which is divided into two schools, civil and military. It has been four years since it was opened, and the first batch of 13 adult students graduated last winter.As for these students, scribes were all placed in all the counties and counties under Xiliang's rule, and students who learned martial arts were placed in the Xiliang Army.All students start from the bottom, and scribes are county officials.Wusheng is a low-level general who is very long and leads the team.There are also some talented people among them. In just half a year, more than a dozen scholars have been promoted to the positions of county magistrates or county magistrates; , and [-] people were promoted to lieutenant.

It is no exaggeration to say that these two schools are entirely in the service of consolidating Li Li's supremacy, or these students are the cornerstone of his rule of Xiliang's states and counties and even the whole world.In a few months, the second batch of students will finish their studies this year. There are more than [-] students in this group, and most of them are scribes.Therefore, with this batch of scribes scattered to various counties, the shortage of scribes in Xiliang will end. In the future, a large number of civil and military students will come in every year, so that the Xiliang territory will not be short of talents due to the wanton expansion. , can be completely self-sufficient.

In this way, even without the support of the gentry class, Li Li can re-cultivate a large number of emerging gentry classes, thereby completely replacing the existence of the old gentry class.

Ten or 20 years later, these literati and generals will surely become the backbone of the Xiliang Army, spreading their tentacles to every state and county in the world, creating a new era.And this is the real purpose of Li Li's spending huge sums of money to establish the Tai Academy, to cultivate talents by himself, just like the red anti-university of later generations, to be self-reliant.Only in this way can we lay down a country like an iron bucket, not asking for eternal life, but it will definitely not be a problem to maintain it for more than a hundred years.