Xiaoqi

"My lord, is this trip going well? Is there no one in Chang'an who is causing trouble?" Everyone present in the hall are all trusted generals under Li Li's command, so Zhou Yu asked directly without hesitation.

Li Li nodded slightly, and sighed in a deep voice: "The two old generals have passed away, and the big man lost the pillar of the sky. At this juncture, the emperor and all the officials have disappeared, life and death are unknown, and the situation in the world will undergo another great change. Coming soon This autumn is destined to be an eventful one!"

Zhou Yu nodded when he heard the words, and said with regret, "Huangfusong and Zhu Jun are the only two remaining famous generals of my great man. Unexpectedly, the two old generals passed away one after another within half a month. It is a pity!"

After a pause, Zhou Yu said solemnly: "For a long time to come, the situation in the world will be turbulent, turbulent and unpredictable. When the current situation is turbulent, we should act steadily and step by step. Don't act too hastily, lest one step I made a wrong step and missed a great situation. I don’t know what the lord wants?”

"En." Li Li responded casually, squinted his eyes and looked at Zhou Yu for a moment, then nodded thoughtfully and said, "What Gong Jin said is exactly what I want. No matter how the situation in the world changes, our Xiliang Army is still the Xiliang Army." , as solid as a rock. It will not be turbulent; and I, Li Li, is still the world's military general, and this will not change for a long time in the future, and no one can shake it!"

Speaking of which.Li Li waved his hand and said: "Okay, let's talk less, let's talk about the progress of the current battle. As for other things, the soldiers will block the water and come to the soil. I, Li Li, and the Xiliang Army under my command have never been afraid of challenges. No matter what opponents dare to challenge If I provoke you, our Xiliang army will crush them to pieces."

Li Li's eloquent words stirred in the handsome tent, listening to them was exciting and blood boiling.

In the hall, Zhou Yu and Fazheng looked at each other, nodded at each other, and then nodded to the generals around them, and then everyone stood up and knelt down and said: "My lord is wise. It is really a blessing for us, and a blessing for millions of people in Xiliang!"

This visit is no accident.It is the result of the careful consideration of Xiliang's civil and military personnel in the recent period, and it is also their voice.

Ever since the emperor and all the court officials fled Chang'an, Chang'an, the western capital, existed in name only.Today, the emperor Liu Xie and the veterans of the three dynasties have become a stumbling block in front of Li Li and all the civil and military officials in Xiliang. If the court occupies the latrine and does not shit, it will be difficult for all the civil and military personnel in Xiliang to enter the court, so we can't dismiss them all, right?At the same time, if they are all removed openly, they will be reviled by the people of the world, and they will leave a bad reputation through the ages; if they are allowed to develop, it will greatly hinder the subsequent development of Xiliang, and forcibly suppress the civil and military forces of Xiliang. The road to promotion.

Therefore, when the Xiliang army smashed the Central Plains lords' alliance and won a big victory in Sili, the power struggle between the civil and military forces in Xiliang and the hundreds of officials in the court and China became prominent, and the contradictions intensified day by day.This made the city of Chang'an turbulent, the current situation was strange, and the undercurrents were turbulent. Many generals and civil officials in Xiliang had a lot to say about this, but they dared not mention it in front of Li Li, and they dared not speak out.

This can be seen from the official ranks of the main civil servants and generals under Li Lifeng's reward rule, such as Li Xuan, Jia Xu, Li Ru, Guo Jia, and Zhou Yu, as well as a large number of humerus officials, as well as Li Xian, Teng Xiao, Dian Wei, Major generals such as Huan Fei, Xu Rong, Bo Cai, and Ma Chao were all of the same rank as Jiuqing (salary), but they did not have real positions of Jiuqing or above.Regarding this, they were all Li Li's confidantes, so naturally they would not complain, but it didn't matter that they were suppressed, what mattered was that the staff under their command would not have this kind of treatment, and their official positions and salaries would not be raised.In this way, it is undoubtedly self-deception to say that these staff members have no complaints.

Officials, no matter whether they are clean-sleeved or glorious ancestors, can't escape the word "fame and fortune".It's not that there are no officials who really don't seek fame or profit, but they are rare, very few.Throughout the 5000-year history of China, fame and fortune run through the annals of history and have never changed. It is due to human nature that the predecessors are like this, and so are the future generations.

In troubled times, it is more realistic to be an official. There are those who enshrine their wives and sons, and those who become famous all over the world.Therefore, when Li Li was an extremely powerful minister, the civil servants and military generals who followed him to conquer the world naturally had their own expectations.However, the existence of hundreds of military officials in North Korea and Chinese blocked their way to promotion. Blocking people's future is nothing less than a life and death enmity. This kind of contradiction cannot be reconciled, and it must be a desperate struggle to the death.

As the commander-in-chief of Xiliang, Li Li naturally knew this well, and then tried his best to plan a solution.If he can't even think of this, then he is the commander-in-chief, and he will be replaced sooner or later.

So, soon after, the emperor and all the officials fled Chang'an, trying to completely get rid of Li Li's control, rejuvenate the Han Dynasty, and then build the Han Empire.As soon as the emperor and all the officials escaped from the cage, although Li Liyan ordered the whole of Xiliang to block the news and no one should leak it, the news spread quickly among the civil and military people in Xiliang.Therefore, the emperor and all the officials left, and immediately after that, many Xiliang officials jointly signed a petition to persuade Li Li to change the Yuan and found the country and ascend the throne. The Day of Judgment is at hand.

The temptation to rule the world is not great.This goes without saying.Back then, under Dong Zhuo's rule, there were only the lands of Jingzhao Sanfu and Sili, so he thought all day about ascending the throne, the position and the supreme, and rule the world.For this reason, Dong Zhuo took his own life and became a national traitor whose corpse was in a different place. He was notorious and cast aside by the world.Now Li Li possesses several times the territory and strength of Dong Zhuo in the past, and he is truly the number one prince in the world. Since then, he has the strength to rule the world, and he will not repeat the mistakes of Dong Zhuo.It can be seen from this.Many bureaucrats in Xiliang joined forces to persuade them to advance. It was not impulsive, nor was it nonsense, but conformed to the current situation.Pushing the boat along the way, the possibility of success in one fell swoop is extremely high.

As the undercurrent of persuasion became more and more fierce, the trusted generals and advisers under Li Li's command became more and more uneasy. The emperor Liu Xie was not dead yet.I was in a hurry to persuade him to come in.Such a quick success and instant benefit is definitely not a good strategy for a mature country.Therefore, they had mixed feelings, deeply feeling that the time was not yet ripe, and feared that the Lord Li Li would not be able to resist the great temptation to rule the world, and would agree to the joint invitation of many staff and subordinates to openly change the Yuan Dynasty and become the emperor, and it would be a big deal.

Then they sent fast horses to Yangpingguan Daying, and handwritten letters were handed over to Zhou Yu, Fa Zheng, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Ma Chao and others.The letter clarified powerfully: the current situation in the world is weird and unpredictable, who would dare to take the lead in becoming the king and hegemony.It will surely become the target of public criticism, and they will attack them in groups, and their destruction will be imminent.For this reason, they entrusted Zhou Yu, Fazheng, Zhao Yun and other trusted generals to advise the lord Li Li to focus on the overall situation. At present, maintaining stability is the top priority. Destroyed once.

The reason why Zhou Yu and Fazheng were entrusted to persuade them was because most of the Xiliang officials who jointly persuaded them to come in were subordinates of Li Xuan, Jia Xu, Li Ru, Guo Jia and others, which made it inconvenient for them to go to Yangpingguan Daying in person. See Lee Lee.After all, this kind of bad guy's future is extremely hated. If these subordinates know that their immediate superiors have ruined their promotion path, how can they work together in the future?

However, persuasion by Zhou Yu, Fazheng and others will not attract people's hatred, because since ancient times, there has been a saying of "three advances and three speeches" in the way of persuasion.Therefore, Zhou Yu, Fazheng and others advised them to do their duty, and it is reasonable and not too much.

However, Li Li's loud and clear statement of attitude blocked the way of persuading officials to join in one fell swoop.Since then, for a long time, no one would dare to persuade them lightly.

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With all the generals leaving one after another, only Zhou Yu, Fazheng, Pei Qian, Li Zhi and Li Li were left in the commander's tent.

Li Li got up and went to the hall to sit with Zhou Yu and others. Li Li had a faint smile on his face and asked Fazheng, "How is the matter that Xiaozhi planned?"

A positive smile appeared on Fazheng's face when he heard this, and he respectfully said, "Everything is going well. According to the time calculation, the result should be announced in these two days."

"It's so good." Li Li nodded with a smile, and said frankly: "Time is running out now. The Battle of Hanzhong has been going on for four months, and it can't be delayed any longer. It must be decided quickly. To tell you the truth, according to the scheduled time, the emperor and the hundred The officials will flee from our Xiliang Army's territory in one month's time, and return to Luoyang in the east. At that time, the Son of Heaven will definitely issue an edict to King Qin and call all the princes to gather in Luoyang in an attempt to exterminate us. However, after the previous After the defeat of the Central Plains Alliance, the princes of all walks of life should not respond to the emperor's order, and dare not openly make an enemy of me, Li Li.

In contrast, they are more interested in the emperor, each of them is determined to win and ambitious.After all, the Son of Heaven has exerted great power under our control, raising millions of money, food and supplies for our Xiliang Army, driving all the princes in the world to exhaustion.Seeing this, they all realized the great role of the emperor and the officials, and they would never give up easily.How can we miss such an unprecedented event that does not happen in a hundred years? No matter what, we have to get involved, and it is bound to muddy the muddy water.Only in this way can we fish in troubled waters, otherwise the princes of the world will stare at my Xiliang army all day long, what else can we do? "

Zhou Yu, Fazheng and Pei Qian were stunned and dumbfounded, and then Zhou Yu sincerely praised: "This is the real bait to catch the golden ao, throwing the emperor and all the officials to mobilize all the princes from all walks of life, and the wolves will snatch the food. It is bound to lead to a big melee. My lord's move is really extremely wise, and I will bow to you in the end!"

Chapter 881

Zhou Yu, Fazheng, and Pei Qian were stunned, staring at Li Li, the protagonist with a smile on his face all the time.

Then Zhou Yu praised sincerely: "This is the real bait to catch the Golden Ao. Throwing the emperor and hundreds of officials will mobilize all the princes from all walks of life. If the wolves compete for food, it will inevitably lead to a big melee. As long as the princes from all walks of life fight A fight will definitely deepen the enmity between them, making them turn their attention away from my Xiliang army, and then stare at the neighboring princes.

In this way, it will clear the way for our army to enter the Central Plains, and then gradually cannibalize the states and counties of the Central Plains, and completely eliminate the various princes who ruled the Central Plains.The lord's move is really bold, generous, and extremely wise, and he will be convinced in the end! "

"Hahaha!" It was rare to see Zhou Yu bowing down, and Li Li laughed heartily: "I don't want the child to be able to catch the wolf! If you want to mobilize these princes, you have to throw out the bait they are most coveted and most eager to get." If it weren't for this, they would have been unable to shrink back, always on guard against my Xiliang army, making us feel helpless and unable to do anything. And this bait that makes all the princes of the world covet it is none other than the emperor Liu Xiehe. A respected veteran of the three dynasties."

While speaking, Li Li suppressed his smile and said with deep emotion: "To be honest, the emperor and all the officials have made great contributions to our Xiliang army. Without them sitting in Chang'an, our Xiliang army would never have moved so quickly." The land developed and grew stronger, and even became the largest vassal power in the world. Although they sit in Chang'an and do nothing, military cannot stabilize the country, and literature cannot govern the country, their role and influence are inestimable."

"Two years ago. It was the most difficult period after our army was reorganized. There was a shortage of food and grass, insufficient ordnance, and the treasury was empty. Even the Meiwu granary was emptied. Just like this, it was still unable to support the most basic needs of the soldiers of the battalions. For food and grass supplies, I had to break up the army into pieces and disperse them to the border to find a way out. Just when I was in the most difficult time, hundreds of officials in the DPRK and China started their relationship one after another and sent letters to the states and counties. Contact them His disciples, old officials and old friends of the family borrowed food and grass to carry supplies.

Subsequently, cartloads of money and food entered Chang'an one after another.Each amount is not too big, one cart, two carts, five carts, ten carts. Among them, the old friends of the two generals Huangfusong and Zhu Jun were the most generous. More than ten old friends donated 20 shi of grain and grass and 100 yuan. More than jin of ironware.Although the disciples and former officials of the other hundred officials donate a small amount of funding.But it is better than the large number of people.There are thousands of old students, old officials and family friends.After half a year, more than 30 million stone grains and grasses and hundreds of thousands of catties of ironware have been raised for our army. There are also a dazzling array of other gold, silver and jade wares, which fill a warehouse and are worth no less than [-] gold.

At the same time, the Liu royal family also made great contributions.The accumulation of hundreds of years in the Han Dynasty has a huge amount of gold and silver, and the Zongzheng Mansion alone donated 30 gold.There are also gold, silver and jade articles of no less than 20 gold in the palace.Therefore, although my treasury in Xiliang has no grain and grass.However, gold, silver and jade articles piled up like a mountain, and then they were exchanged for countless food, grass and supplies, which greatly relieved the pressure on our army's food and supplies.Of course, now I don't have to hide from you that the royal family's donation of gold and silver is not voluntary, but forced to do so. "

"Hehehe! My lord, there is no need to explain. There is a shortage of money and food. This is forced by the situation and has to be so. We can understand,,, hehehe, understand!" Zhou Yu, Fazheng, Pei Qian and others laughed dumbfoundedly, nodding their heads in agreement. .

Li Li smiled and nodded: "Yes, the situation is pressing and the situation is difficult, forcing me, Li Li, to be a villain. Otherwise, the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of Xiliang soldiers will not be guaranteed. Until now, I have never forgotten the officials. For the great contribution made by our Xiliang Army, I often talk about their kindness.

In the past three years, the princes of all walks of life have to pay money and food every six months. Although the amount is not large, it is better than nothing. After all, there are millions of stones, grain and grass and tens of thousands of taels of gold, which greatly relieves my Xiliang. The lack of food and grass has laid a solid foundation for us to implement the strategy of self-cultivation and rejuvenation.If there is no support from various aspects and the contributions of the princes, how can our Xiliang Army develop and grow to this point in just a few years! "

Fazheng answered with deep affirmation: "My lord's words are very true. If there is no emperor and hundreds of officials in the four states of Xiliang to guard Chang'an, I will not receive any support. Everything needs to be self-reliant and self-sufficient." Development, so that there will be no such a stable and peaceful situation. However, the conflicts between us and the emperor and the officials cannot be reconciled, let alone compromise, and we are destined to be irreconcilable opposing forces.

In the early days of quelling the Chang'an Rebellion, the emperor and the officials did play a huge role in helping us tide over the difficulties and survive the most difficult period.It is no exaggeration to say that during that period, our Xiliang army could not do without the assistance of the emperor and hundreds of officials. Otherwise, it would inevitably face the conquest of other princes.However, at this time and at that time, if the emperor and the officials were hot cakes to us three years ago, now they are hot potatoes in our hands, hindering the further development of our army . "

After a pause, Fazheng said with a solemn expression: "Forgive me to speak out boldly, the emperor and the officials have already used all the functions they can play, and now is the time for them to receive rewards. Therefore, it is time to throw them out. Undoubtedly, it was an extremely wise decision, simply and neatly, with all benefits and no harm.

In other words, if they stay in Chang'an, they will definitely cause great trouble to us, restricting all aspects of our military and political affairs in Xiliang, and hindering us everywhere. trouble.But the lord has always been kind, and considering their contributions to our army in the past, he is bound to be tolerant everywhere, and invisibly indulge their arrogance, prompting them to become more unscrupulous and do whatever they want.If this is the case, when the situation develops to the point where it cannot be dealt with, the lord will still not be able to attack them, and we are even more cautious and powerless.After all, the crime of wantonly mutilating the veterans of the three dynasties and killing the king and usurping the throne is too great, and no one can afford it;Unpopular.Qianqiu hegemony is impossible to talk about, and then it will be difficult and the situation will decline.until complete defeat.Therefore, Weichen absolutely supports the lord in throwing away this hot potato, and this time is the best opportunity. "

As soon as Fazheng finished speaking, Zhou Yu nodded happily and said, "Xiaozhi's words are very pertinent. Now, although our Xiliang army is known as the world's most powerful vassal, it is not yet strong enough to sweep the world's vassals from all walks of life. Let the princes from all walks of life breathe a sigh of relief. They will not keep staring at us. On the contrary, they also want to grow rapidly and quickly close the distance with us. Then catch up, and it is best to surpass my Xiliang army in one fell swoop And the opportunity they need to develop rapidly is to imitate the development path of our Xiliang Army, holding the emperor and hundreds of officials hostage. This is to contain the princes of all parties. Occupy the name of righteousness. In view of this, the final will return this I am a little worried, will another party rise rapidly within three to five years, and then fight against our Xiliang army?"

"Eh?" Fazheng was shocked when he heard the words, nodded without thinking, and said: "Gongjin's words are long-term, it is not impossible, this minister also has this concern."

Li Li smiled and said nothing, his eyes shifted to Pei Qian who had never spoken.He laughed and said, "What is Wen Xing's opinion on this? If you have any thoughts, you can speak up without hesitation. This is the fundamental difference between me, Li Li, and other princes. When discussing the current situation and military affairs, no matter what you think If you speak out without any scruples, if your suggestions are adopted, you will be rewarded for your merits, and you will not be held accountable if you say something wrong. If you have any opinion about me, Li Li, or if you don’t like something, you can also raise it in person. If you come out, you will not be punished; but if you talk or slander behind your back, you will be severely punished. Hehehe!"

Pei Qian's expression was shocked, and there was an unconcealable excitement in his eyes. He was able to hear his master's words with his own ears, which showed that Li Li had included him in the list of confidants. This was a symbol of status and he was about to be promoted. Good sign for reuse.

"My lord, my lord, uh, I don't know much about the situation in Chang'an, so I don't dare to speculate. However, my lord has always been rigorous and meticulous in her actions, and I have calculated everything without leaking anything. Therefore, I dare to guess that my lord's opinion on this matter There must have been a careful plan, and we will definitely not let the tiger go back to the mountain to cause future troubles. Therefore, I have no worries about General Anbei and the military adviser, but I am a little confused about the upcoming chaotic situation. With my Xiliang army tiger watching, No matter which feudal lord wins over the Son of Heaven and all the officials, they will regard the Xiliang army as the number one enemy. By that time, we will surely fall into a passive position, and there will even be a series of edicts to denounce and dismiss officials and ranks in Xiliang. .”

Li Li nodded with a smile and said: "Wen Xing is indeed very knowledgeable, and his words are right. Once the emperor falls into the hands of other princes, we will inevitably face a passive situation of being condemned. This is self-evident. However, Now the situation in the world has become clearer, the weak denounce the strong, lack of convincing, no matter how gorgeous rhetoric is in vain, too pale, we can completely ignore it. Hehehe!"

After laughing, Li Li's voice paused for a moment and his voice changed sharply: "The top priority for us now is to regain Hanzhong as soon as possible, so that we can have the energy to plan other things. Wen Xing, I heard that you sneaked into Hanzhong to visit a few days ago. I don't know what the result will be, is he willing to rely on me?"

Pei Qian had a look of joy on his face when he heard the words, and said respectfully: "It's all thanks to the prestige of the lord, and the humble minister has fulfilled his mission. I have persuaded Yang Song to join the lord eight days ago. According to the command of the military adviser, Yang Song should be working hard these few days. Try to persuade Zhang Lu to cut off the food and grass supply of the Yizhou Army, and then trap the Yizhou Army in Yangping Pass, waiting to die."

"Oh? So the strategist's strategy is indeed feasible. I don't know if you have noticed any abnormal behavior of the defenders in the pass in the past few days?" Li Li asked in surprise.

Pei Qian sat back in his original position, sat upright, and suddenly transferred the right to speak to Fazheng, who knew how to advance and retreat.Fazheng laughed and said: "As my lord said, the Yizhou army in the pass is really different from the past few days. First, the cooking smoke in the pass is obviously much less than the previous few days; second, the guards on the tower The army has increased by another 3000 people, and the defense has become more and more tight, with rotation every two hours; third, there are no Hanzhong Army, Zhang Lu, Yang Bai and others among the defenders, and they seem to have all withdrawn from Yangping Pass.

Therefore, in the past few days, the soldiers of each battalion of our army are actively preparing for the battle. Once they find out that the defenders have changed or receive a secret letter from Yang Song, they will immediately storm Yangping Pass, completely annihilate the Yizhou Army, and then capture Hanzhong! "

Li Li smiled when he heard that, and praised: "Good, very good. If the battle goes well, Xiao Zhi and Wen Xing will be the first to contribute, and Gong Jin can command well, and this general will definitely reward you for your merits!"

When his tone paused, Li Li seemed to think of something, his expression suddenly changed, and he said anxiously: "Zhao Wei, Wu Yi and others will never sit and wait for death. Once Zhang Lu cuts off the supply of food and grass, they will forcefully break through and fight out of Hanzhong. Return to Yizhou. However, the Yizhou army has suffered a great loss and will never make it easier for Zhang Lu. They are very likely to grapple grass and beat rabbits on the way back to Yizhou, and capture Jiameng Pass along with it. If our army wants to attack Yizhou Zhou and Jiameng Pass must not fall into the hands of the Yizhou army, otherwise we will be extremely passive."

"Jiameng Pass!" Zhou Yu, Fazheng and Pei Qian changed their expressions, and they all talked about this dangerous pass guarding the throat of the Shu Road.

Chapter 882