Xiaoqi

It can be seen from this that the concept of cronyism is deeply rooted and has an unimaginably fertile soil pocket, which has remained unchanged for thousands of years; even later generations are no exception, which shows its strong vitality.

When Li Xuan, Jia Xu and others were seated, a few young people who had just followed them stood behind them.Among them were two young men in armor who looked at the opposite generals quite curiously. Their eyes were burning. They seemed to have been famous for Teng Xiao, Xu Rong, Bo Cai and Zhou Yu for a long time, and they recognized many generals opposite without introduction. .

Compared with the two of them, the other three were wearing scribe robes, their bodies were straight, their eyes were not squinting, and they looked very serious.But one of the three of them is quite unusual, but seeing that this person is tall and burly, with a height of eight feet and eight inches, almost nine feet long, with thick arms and bulging chest muscles. In stark contrast to a thin scribe.Judging by his stature and attire, he was clearly a military commander with extraordinary physical strength, yet he wanted to put on a Confucian scholar's robe and blend in among the civil officials, it was very strange.

Teng Xiao, Xu Rong, Zhou Yu and others from the general camp on the left were keenly aware of the scrutiny from the opposite side, and they immediately smiled at each other, very curious.

Immediately, seeing that the lord Li Li had not yet appeared, Zhou Yu asked Lu Su with a smile: "The two generals behind Zijing looked kind-hearted. I don't know that these two are from Bingzhou and have met me several times fate?"

Lu Su nodded happily, and said with a smile: "Gong Jinduan has good eyesight, and I remember meeting these two people just by chance. It just so happens that I am going to introduce these two young generals to the generals, so there is no need to do so this time." It's too polite. Hehehe!"

After laughing, Lu Su beckoned the two young generals in armor behind him to come forward, and introduced with a smile: "These two young generals are from Bingzhou, they are about the same age, they were about 20 years old at the time, and they are both rising stars in the Bingzhou army. .”

After roughly introducing the origins of the two young generals, Lu Su then got up and walked to the handsome general on the left, and said with a smile: "This is Guo Huai, whose name is Boji. He is the son of Guo Yan, the prefect of Yanmen. Guo Quan, the chief sergeant, was born in a family. He practiced literature and martial arts since he was a child. He is rarely known for his talents. Not long ago, Boji was promoted by the county government as Xiaolian, just when our army recovered Bingzhou. His father voluntarily opened the city to serve Under the command of my lord. Therefore, after our army regained Yanmen County, my lord appointed Guo Yan to continue to serve as the prefect of Yanmen, while Boji served as the captain of the city gate in the state capital. This time I was ordered to return to Beijing, and my lord specially ordered me to serve as Boji Bringing Chang'an, it is expected that talents will be exceptionally promoted and entrusted with important tasks."

"The last general, Guo Huai, pays homage to all the generals!" As soon as Lu Su finished speaking, Guo Huai greeted Zhou Yu, Teng Xiao and others.

Zhou Yu waved his hands with a smile, signaling Guo Huai not to be too polite, and said with a smile, "I said why he is so kind. It turns out that Bo Ji is the son of Guo Taishou. Your lord understands the righteousness, and he has guarded the border for more than a few years. He has repeatedly resisted the barbarian invasion and made great achievements. It's admirable. When I saw Boji today, I knew that Boji was a young man with extraordinary heroism. Given time, he must be a talented general. Hehehe"

"Thank you, general, for your compliment. I am ashamed to be the last general." After being praised by Zhou Yu, Guo Huai was a little cautious, his cheeks were slightly red, and he quickly bowed to thank him.

At this moment, Lu Su waved his hand to signal Guo Huai not to be nervous, then stood beside the general on the right, and said with a smile, "This general is Hao Zhao from Taiyuan. Zhonglang generals Hao Meng, Lu Bu and others have fought for many years, and are now the captains of Jinyang City. Generals, don’t underestimate Bodao’s youth. Up to now, Bodao has participated in hundreds of battles, and he is truly experienced in hundreds of battles He was promoted from a foot soldier to captain of soldiers and horses, and fought on the battlefield for six cold and hot days. He is definitely a warrior who crawled out of the dead. His experience in fighting is not much better than that of everyone sitting here. Yes. Therefore, I want to recommend Bodao to my lord this time, and I hope that all generals will give you a lot of good words, which can be regarded as supporting the rising stars of our army. Hehehe!"

In the face of many veteran generals who have been famous for a long time, Hao Zhao was not restrained, and immediately bowed down and said: "The final general will see you generals."

"Hahaha!" Just as Hao Zhao bowed to Zhou Yu and others, hearty laughter resounded in the hall, and everyone in the hall got up immediately.However, Hao Zhao and Guo Huai, who were interrupted, were at a loss, still standing in the middle of the lobby, as if they were still wondering who dared to make such a noise in public, it was too courageous!

Amidst the loud laughter, I saw Li Li striding into the lobby from the side door of the main hall, and took a seat directly in front of the majestic general's throne.

"My lord, wait and see!" Following the hundreds of officials and generals bowing down in the hall, Guo Huai and Hao Zhao suddenly woke up and quickly bowed and bowed.

Going up the hall and up the steps, Li Li sat down with a smile, and said loudly: "I kept you waiting for a long time, no courtesy, just take your seat!"

"Thank you, my lord!" With this thank you, everyone in the hall stood up one after another, and then took their seats.And Guo Huai and Hao Zhao were also very clever. When everyone got up, they quickly stepped back behind Lu Su and stood there in awe.

When the two of them managed to calm down, they unexpectedly saw Li Li, who was sitting high on the handsome seat, looking at them, smiling and nodding, as if signaling them not to be nervous.

Immediately afterwards, I saw Li Li waving his hand lightly, and then Li Ru got up and went to the upper steps, took out the emperor's edict from his sleeve, and said loudly: "My lord has an order, you don't need to be formal, just sit down and receive the edict." Blessed by the heavens, the great general and I were sent by the heavens to wipe out the barbarians in northern Xinjiang, put down the chaos in Bingzhou, put down the thieves in the east of the Kwantung, clear up the world, and made outstanding achievements. Special imperial conferment of Hussar general Li Li as a general and prime minister Command the world's soldiers and horses, and take charge of military affairs and government affairs.

Li Xian, the prefect of the North, was granted the title of General of Zhennan and Marquis of Wuxiang; General of Pingdong Teng Xiao was promoted to General of Zhenbei and Marquis of Wuting; General of Pingbei Bocai was promoted to General of Zhendong and Marquis of Yangting; General Xi, granted Jiwu Tinghou.

General Pingnan Xu Rong was promoted to General Annan, Zhonglang general Zhou Yu was promoted to General Anbei, Zhonglang general Zhang Liao was promoted to General Andong, General Yangwei Fan Yong was promoted to General Anxi;

Huanfei was granted the title of General of Pingdong, Gao Shun was named General of Pingnan, Teng Yu was named General of Pingxi, and Talu was named General of Pingbei;

Dianwei was granted the title of General Huben, with the same rank as Jiuqing; Ma Chao was General Huwei, Xu Chu was General Huwei, Zhao Yun was General Yangwu, Huang Zhong was General Yangwei;

Duan Yan, Li Zheng, Tietuo, Tiexiao, Pang De, Cheng Gongying, Xu Huang, Li Meng, Cheng Yi, Ma Wan and other 26 people were granted the same rank as General Siping, and were bestowed as Marquis of Duting. "

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After reading the imperial edict several feet in length, Li Ru couldn't help but take a deep breath, then bowed the edict and put it on the desk.

However, this is only one of the two imperial edicts, only the imperial edict for military generals, and there is another edict that has not yet been read out.And the following edict is the most important thing, and it is also the beginning of a great change in the Xiliang Army.After this edict, there will be the general order that Li Li has planned for a long time. This general order is bound to cause an uproar in the Xiliang army, thus completely changing the existing general system.

Chapter 820

In this imperial edict, in addition to 42 generals with the same rank as Siping generals and above, there are [-] generals with miscellaneous names and [-] generals above generals who are rewarded and awarded the title of Marquis of Guannei.

As for the generals below the generals, they will be rewarded by the General's Mansion itself, which is not included in the imperial edict.

However, this is only one of the two imperial edicts, it is only an edict to award generals, and there is another edict that has not yet been read out.

And the following edict is the most important thing, and it is also the beginning of a great change in the Xiliang Army.

Immediately after this edict was Li Li's long-planned General's Order.

This general order is bound to cause an uproar in the Xiliang army, thus completely changing the existing general system.

But now, just this reward edict made everyone in the hall look at each other in amazement, and many civil servants and generals showed puzzled expressions on their faces.Although it was not the first time that many Xiliang generals among them encountered such a large-scale obeisance to generals and marquises, the number of people conferred and the intensity of rewards this time were far beyond their expectations.All the more than 220 generals in the main hall worshiped generals and became marquises.Obviously, this is not what the emperor Liu Xie did, but the will of the protagonist Li Li.

But what is the intention of the protagonist Li Li for such a large-scale and large-scale award?

In addition, careful people keenly discovered that the imperial edict did not mention substantive rewards such as gold, silver, silk, and beautiful women, nor did it involve mansions, retinues, and maidservants.It's just blindly adding officials to ranks, without any actual material rewards.This is completely different from the reward for the generals of the army three years ago.

Three years ago, when Li Li entered Chang'an, there was also a large-scale reward for meritorious deeds.At that time, there were also as many as 300 Xiliang civil and military officials.Many of the civil servants and military generals did not receive titles, but received very rich material rewards, hundreds of thousands of gold, silver and silk, and each general received a mansion, plus dozens or hundreds of retinues and maidservants.

But this time the reward did not mention gold and silver rewards at all, but the reward for the general and marquis was extremely strong.There are more than ten generals who rank higher than Jiuqing alone, and there are more than forty generals who have been granted the title of Tinghou.More than 100 generals were awarded the title of Marquis of Duting, and more than [-] generals were awarded the title of Marquis of Title.

Beyond that, it's striking.The official positions of many generals are the official titles of other princes in the world.For example: the official rank of Teng Xiao, the general of Zhenbei, was the position of Gongsun Zan of Youzhou a year ago, and then Gongsun Zan was promoted to the former general, and the imperial court granted this position to Gongsundu, the prefect of Liaodong; and the reward of Li Xian, the general of Zhennan.This was originally the official title of Liu Biao in Jingzhou.Last year, Liu Biao was promoted to General Zhengnan, and Li Li posthumously granted this post to Tao Qian Tao Gongzu in Xuzhou; General Zhenxi was originally an official post of Han Sui in Jincheng, and the post was vacant after Han Sui's death, but now it is granted to Guo Si; and the most eye-catching thing is that General Cheqi was originally the official rank of Yuan Shao in Jizhou, but now he is awarded to Li Jue.

At the same time, among the Si'an and Siping generals who were conferred this time, most of the official ranks were the official positions of the generals under the tents of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and Yuan Shu.Among the more than 100 miscellaneous generals appointed by the imperial edict this time.There are not a few positions with the same name as the generals under the accounts of other princes, and almost most of them have overlapping official ranks.

Wouldn't the world be in chaos with such a reward!

Yes.Looking at this large-scale conferring act, it seems that the Xiliang Army is unique without considering the power of all the princes, let alone the feelings and attitudes of the princes and overlords.This is the true sense of support and self-reliance, rebuilding the order of the court, resetting the ranks of officials, no longer being restrained by the power of the princes, standing on the court independently, and not being interfered by any external forces. It is truly free from the burden and develop independently.

The deep meaning contained in this is already self-evident.It's just that there are not many generals in the hall who can really comprehend Li Li's true intentions. Only Li Xuan, Jia Xu, Li Ru, Guo Jia, Lu Su, Teng Xiao, Xu Rong and Zhou Yu, etc., know it well. Only from this imperial edict, we can understand the real intention of the lord Li Li.But they will never say it in public, they tacitly understand each other, and their expressions are as usual, but deep down in their hearts, they are violently ups and downs like a stormy sea, or their hearts are surging, or their blood is boiling, or they are terrified, or worry about gains and losses.

As early as when they joined the Xiliang Army, they knew that this day would come sooner or later, but to the surprise of most people, they never expected that this day would come so early and so fast, so that they were completely unprepared and felt It was so sudden that I was caught off guard.Therefore, some of them feel that they are too hasty, and they are afraid that it will be difficult to accomplish things; and if they fail to plan, the consequences will be unimaginable. Even if they themselves cannot escape death, their wives, children, family members and many clansmen will suffer together.As a result, a kind of unprecedented fear and confusion filled the minds of some people, causing them to worry about gains and losses, look forward and backward, anxious, but at a loss.

However, they have already boarded the big ship of the Xiliang Army, and they have put in a lot of painstaking efforts and efforts for it.As a result, today, they have no other choice but to go to the dark all the way.If you abandon Li Li and go to vote for other princes, it is better to follow Li Li and continue on.

At the very least, judging from the current situation in the world, Li Li and his Xiliang Army are the most powerful princes in the world.Because of this, instead of finding another way out, it is better to let go of your arms and follow Li Li to fight hard, maybe you can really achieve some fame and dominance in the future.

It was based on this kind of mentality that when Li Ru finished reading the edict of the general, no matter how violently the hearts of the people in the hall were churning, the expressions on their faces did not change much, and they still looked as usual, pretending to be calm.Li Ru, who had finished reading the first edict, seemed to want to leave some time for the officials to think, and was not in a hurry to read the second edict. He took advantage of this gap to whisper something to Li Li, who was in command.

Looking at Li Li, who was listening to Li Ru whispering, his expression was calm, with a gentle smile on his face all the time.On the surface, he was listening to Li Ru, but in fact, his seemingly easy-going gaze was observing the changes in Tang Wenwu's expression intentionally or unintentionally.His sharp eyes wandered around randomly, taking a panoramic view of every corner of the main hall.Every expression was secretly remembered in his heart.

Today's move seems a bit sudden, but in fact it is inevitable.In fact, as early as the moment Li Li entered Chang'an.He was thinking about everything that might happen in the future, success or failure, or good or bad results, he had predicted them all, and was mentally prepared to accept these results.Therefore, he never depends on anyone, always has his own independent and unique insights and goals, and will never be influenced by anyone.The thing of obedience will not happen to him.Therefore, whether it is Li Xuan, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, or Lu Su, as long as there is a good strategy.He will listen carefully, and then neutralize his views, so as to formulate practical strategies and tactics.

Over time, there is no indispensable mastermind and authoritative general under Li Li's command.There is only one true authority.That is himself.Therefore, even if they are smart and wise like Li Xuan and Li Ru, wise and cunning like Guo Jia and Jia Xu, and skilled in military tactics like Zhou Yu and Xu Rong, their influence on Xiliang's military and politics is extremely limited, and they will not cause a trend that cannot be lost; As long as Li Li gave an order, everything would change accordingly.

At the same time, Li Li has the principle of employing people without doubting others and using them with all civil servants and generals under his command.Boldly let go and boldly delegate power, and provide them with a stage to display their talents.But always grasp the scale of retraction.Once it is found that someone is cocking their tail or showing a trend of getting bigger and bigger, they will immediately take necessary measures to pinch this unfavorable momentum or sign in time.

The most typical example is that Anbei General Zhou Yu was so popular that he dared to release Sun Ce privately, so Li Li took action at the right time and took back the military power in one fell swoop, and used this to beat the powerful Zhou Yu back to his original form and return to the normal track. .This release and retraction seems to be easy, but in fact, the grasp of the scale of retraction and release is very important. If there is a slight mistake, a trusted general will be lost, causing him to take risks or become disheartened.

If this kind of thing happened when the world was unified, or Li Li was old, then he would definitely get rid of Zhou Yu without hesitation, so as to avoid future troubles forever.But right now the world is chaotic, it is time to employ people, and Li Li is still very young and fully capable of controlling the situation, so he will not make it difficult for Zhou Yu, but adopts the strategy of holding it up high and putting it down gently.While taking the opportunity to weaken Zhou Yu's military power, and at the same time appease him, so that Zhou Yu can still be reused after his ups and downs.

This is a silent struggle between the masters and ministers, not only Zhou Yu, but also Li Xuan, Jia Xu, Li Ru, Guo Jia and others earlier.After some unspeakable adjustments, Li Xuan, who once combined military and political power, completely left the army and devoted himself to government affairs; military adviser Jia Xu originally had the opportunity to take control of the military, but was sent to Yongzhou to serve as the governor of Yongzhou. Li Ru is in charge of the palace affairs, and every time he raises his tail, he is beaten by Li Li, so that the internal affairs of the palace are divided into three, Li Jue, Li Xuan and him are in charge of the court together.

Then there is the Battle of Sili under the leadership of Guo Jia, who initially formulated the entire strategic plan independently.However, after the actual war started, Li Li added many new strategies to it, which completely changed the whole strategy and tactics. For this reason, Guo Jia was quite depressed for a while, but he dared not speak out.

But the facts after the war proved that the strategy Li Li added played a decisive role in the end. The single-handed plan to persuade Zhang Yan from Montenegro to turn against him became the key to victory in the entire battle, and the victory was established in one fell swoop.Afterwards, Guo Jia was convinced, and finally realized that he was fighting against many wise men in the allied army with his own strength. If he couldn't win by surprise, the final result was very likely to be a loss for both sides, and he definitely would not have such a big victory.Since then, Guo Jia has become more open-minded. He is no longer as unrestrained as before, with a flamboyant personality, and his whole person appears more mature and stable.

Except for the person involved, outsiders have no way of knowing these unknown secrets, and they can't even see the slightest clue.Many people don't think that Li Li has a unique skill of controlling all the civil and military subordinates under his command. It is only a good start to make him work under his command, and the most critical step is to truly convince his heart.

This is due to human nature. No one is born willing to be inferior to others. Only those who truly subdue their hearts can become superiors with strong control.