Xiaoqi

Li Xuan smiled honestly, and suddenly realized: "Yes, it's hot pot! Last night, as soon as Weichen came back to the house, I heard Jiang Er (Zhen Jiang) nagging about it. Not long ago, Xiner (Li Xin) invited their five sisters, Gongjin's wife, Da Qiao, the major general's wife, Zhao Yu, and many generals' wives ate hot pot together. They chatted speculatively and ate very well. Since then, she has been thinking about this kind of stove, but she is embarrassed Open your mouth, the lord knows that Weichen is often not in the mansion, so you can't let Jianger come over for dinner every three days. I heard that this kind of hot pot is not difficult to make, and there are many in the lord's mansion, so hehehe!"

While smiling foolishly, Li Xuan turned his head to Guo Jia who was next and said, "Feng Xiao, didn't you also want one just now, just to make a pair."

"Uh, when did I say that..." Guo Jia looked stunned, subconsciously shook his head in denial, but Li Xuan blinked as he spoke.So Guo Jia paused for a moment, then smiled and said: "If there are any leftovers in the lord's mansion, I can take one, hehehe!"

Li Li laughed loudly: "The two of you can't get together. You sing together and cooperate with each other quite tacitly. Okay, you don't have to beat around the bush and ask for hot pot. I've already prepared it for you. Not just you, Everyone in the army and the governors of the counties had a share, and then sent people to distribute it, and taught the maids in the mansion to operate the stove and prepare seasonings.

This thing is the most convenient and practical to use in winter. I asked someone to make it and tried it myself, and then made some improvements. Now it is very convenient to use.The workshop has already made more than 1000 hot pots, and they are preparing to distribute them in the past two days. I didn't expect you two to ask for them first.Hehehe"

Li Xuan patted his thigh remorsefully and said, "Hey, so that's the case! If I had known this, Wei Chen and Feng Xiao wouldn't have to worry."

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Chapter 928

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Li Li nodded and said with a smile: "Forget it, don't gossip. You two are busy people. You must go to the Three Treasures Hall if you have nothing to do here. There must be something important. Tell me, what's the matter?"

After Li Xuan heard the words, he quickly put away his smile, and said seriously: "Weichen and Fengxiao have three things to report here. First, five days ago, Mi Zhu from Xuzhou came to Luoyang with his family and wanted to serve under the lord's command. Second, two days ago Mi Zhu said that he wanted to choose a husband-in-law for his sister, and promised to marry him with [-] million yuan." After finishing speaking, Li Xuan turned his head to signal Guo Jia, and then said no more.

Guo Jia understood immediately, and said respectfully: "The third thing is that Yuan Shao in Jizhou is provoking Gongsun Zan in Youzhou again, but Gongsun Zan still avoids fighting. According to my estimate, there must be a war between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan within two years." It is a decisive battle of life and death, because Yuan Shao is determined to win Youzhou."

Li Li's expression changed slightly, he got up and paced back and forth in the hall, his eyes were deep and dark, his brows were slightly frowned, and he pondered for a while.Then, he sat down slowly with his usual expression, and said in a calm voice: "There will be a battle between Yuan Shao of Jizhou and Gongsun Zan of Youzhou sooner or later. Get up and talk.

It is a good thing that Mi Zhu from Xuzhou came to join him, and of course I welcome him.Although Mi Zhu has no talent for helping the world, he is well versed in business and government affairs. He is a political talent and can be used to great advantage.Since he has brought all his family members, let him come to Chang'an and serve as the general's mansion for the time being.The leader of the bank, Cao, will make arrangements later. "

Having said that, Li Li paused.Looking at Li Xuan suspiciously, he said: "Mi Zhu wants to choose a husband-in-law for his sister, and also promises to marry him with [-] million yuan. This move is quite strange. It seems that there are other meanings?"

Li Xuan nodded happily, looked at Li Li with burning eyes, and said with an inscrutable smile: "The master's words are right. Mi Zhu's move is indeed for another purpose. It's just that the master should have already guessed Mi Zhu's real intention. After all, he Let Mi Huan stay in Chang'an for more than a year, and often go in and out of the inner courtyard of the General's Mansion. His heart has already been fully revealed."

"Uh!" Li Li looked surprised and asked suspiciously, "You mean that Mi Zhu wants to give Mi Huan to me?"

"Exactly." Li Xuan nodded in response, and said with a smile: "This time Mi Zhu brought his family to join him, but his younger brother Mi Fang did not accompany him. He still stayed under Lu Bu's command. And he threatened to choose a husband for Mi Huan. And took out [-] million yuan as a dowry, the purpose is already clear. In recent years, although the treasury of my Xiliang states and counties has become increasingly full, there are not many people who are able to take over this dowry, and the lord is one of them , is also Mi Zhu's favorite candidate. As long as the lord nods, no matter whether it is Mi Zhu or Mi Huan, there is no objection. Maybe you will be overjoyed."

"No, this is absolutely impossible!" Li Li shook his head without thinking.He waved his hands and said: "Yuan Zhong and Feng Xiao are not outsiders, today I will simply tell you two straight. Right now I have more than ten wives and concubines, except for Meng Xin who is not with me, the other wives and concubines are all in the inner palace. Oh,,, hey, even though she is a nobleman of the royal family and has become a married woman, she is now following me with all her heart, and sooner or later she will be given a title. So I won’t take concubines anymore, and I won’t do anything about the ring again Mention. If the two of you or the general in the army want to take a concubine or a bright matchmaker wants to marry, I can do it well, and the right is to do good deeds.” When Li Li said these words, his expression was firm, without any affectation, absolutely not Hypocritical, but emotional.Even though he is very talented, his energy is limited after all. Today, Li Li finally has this awareness.

"This..." Seeing Li Li's categorical veto, his expression was undeniable, beyond doubt, Li Xuan and Guo Jia were surprised and embarrassed.

As Li Li himself said, there are indeed quite a few wives of the General now.After counting for a while, there is one regular wife and five regular wives. After Na married Bu Lianshi and Xiao Qiao, there were seven concubines. After that, Zou Jing, the steward of the inner government, was taken in, and Zhuge Ling, who was newly married by Na Na, made a total of ten concubines. Five wives and concubines.It is worth mentioning that Fairy Mengxin does not enter the General's Mansion, but has the status of a concubine. This is No. 16.

In addition, there is Li Li's secretive royal nobleman, Princess Yang'an Liu Hua.The royal princess who used to be known as the most beautiful woman in Luoyang, a beautiful woman with all kinds of charms, met Li Li by chance two years ago, and then separated from her ex-husband Fu Wan.Then Liu Hua tried every means to get in touch with Li Li, saying that it was not too much to seduce him deliberately, so he became Li Li's underground mistress.In the early summer of last year, Liu Hua gave birth to a son, less than half a year later, and now I heard that she is pregnant again, obviously this is Li Li's seed again, and it is estimated that she will give birth again in the spring of next year.

She gave birth to two children for Li Li in three years, she should be given a title no matter what, and the two children should not be wronged.It has to be said that this plump and seductive Princess Yang'an is really fertile. So far, she has four children. If she continues to develop like this, it will not be a problem to have one or two more children.As compensation, Li Li placed Princess Yang'an's bedroom next to the General's Mansion. This has long been a well-known fact, and it cannot be hidden from the eyes of those who are interested.

In view of this, Guo Jia and Li Xuan fully believed that this was Li Li's sincere words when they heard Li Li's firm statement that he would no longer take concubines. He already had seventeen wives and concubines under his name, and it was really not appropriate to take concubines anymore.

However, Li Li is commendable, that is, he never lets his maids or maidservants of wives and concubines stay in the room, which is rare in the mansions of high-ranking officials and dignitaries.Leaving aside other people, let's just talk about Li Xuan and Guo Jia who are sitting next to him at the moment. They only have one official wife and two concubines in name, but almost all the personal maids around the wives and concubines have slept with them, and occasionally Maggie in the mansion is cheating.It's just that these maids have never given birth, so they have no status. Otherwise, if they are all added together, the number of wives and concubines is not inferior to Li Li.

This is due to the chaos of the world, frequent wars, and a serious imbalance in the ratio of men to women, resulting in this seemingly absurd but inevitable social status quo.Under normal circumstances, the ratio of men to women is equal, but every war has thousands of strong men killed, or even more.If things go on like this, the ratio of men to women is seriously out of balance, and the gap is getting bigger and bigger.As a result, many young women had no means of livelihood, and had to gather in the mansions of dignitaries and dignitaries as slaves and handmaids to make a living.As a result, many social phenomena occurred naturally.It has gradually evolved into a common phenomenon, and many officials have long been accustomed to it.

After thinking for a while, Guo Jia said: "Except for the lord, Mi Zhu will definitely not let his sister be a concubine, so we are not suitable. If the lord has made up his mind, I can think of a very suitable candidate. Shockingly talented and suave, whether it is appearance or talent, it is enough to match Mi Huan."

Li Li looked slightly startled, and asked, "Who is Feng Xiao talking about?"

Guo Jia said without hesitation: "My lord's brother-in-law"

Winter goes to spring.The snow melted, and the first year of Jian'an quietly passed away.

After the harmonious and comfortable winter, the earth is in spring, and the grass grows and the warblers fly.The old look of the whole Northland has been changed.The mountains, rivers, and plains are repainted with green clothes, full of vitality, and everything is renewed.

In the blink of an eye, it was March in the spring of the second year of Jian'an, and the land in Xiliang was still calm. Right now, they were busy with spring plowing and planting, and everything was proceeding in an orderly manner, without any waves, peaceful and peaceful.

But in Jizhou thousands of miles away.At the beginning of the new year, there was a news: the emperor caught a cold in the cold winter last year, and then fell ill.It seems to be a sign of premature death.Once this rumor was spread, it quickly spread throughout the states and counties of the Han Dynasty, and reached the ears of the princes of the towns, causing an uproar, and the princes of the towns were in an uproar.

However, rumors are rumors after all, and the princes of the towns can only speculate and sit back and watch, but they cannot confirm it.However, those who are interested have discovered that last autumn, Yuan Shao in Jizhou repeatedly provoked troubles, mobilized heavy troops and Chen Bing on the border, eager to try, and could send troops to attack Youzhou at any time, but at the end of the year, he suddenly withdrew his troops and stopped the flag, which made the fierce battle between Jiyou and Youzhou abruptly come to an end. But it stopped, and it returned to calm again.It is not difficult to see from this that the emperor's serious illness was not groundless, but real. Otherwise, Yuan Shao would not have withdrawn his troops suddenly at the critical moment of the crusade against Gongsun Zan in Youzhou, and put on a defensive posture.

At the same time, the princes of various towns speculated that there was another reason why the emperor might be seriously ill.This is when Li Li sent troops to conquer Zhang Lu in Hanzhong two years ago, the emperor Liu Xie was seriously ill, forcing Li Li to rush back to Chang'an from Chencang, and dispatched dozens of doctors and bachelors from Chang'an Tai Academy to treat the emperor's illness. months long.

In mid-March, when the princes of various towns turned their attention to Jizhou, Yuan Shao suddenly mobilized a large number of troops again and set off in Taimiao, the northern suburb of Yecheng. , ordered the princes of the world to jointly raise troops to conquer Youzhou.

Once the denunciation edict came out, the princes of the world were in an uproar again, speculating on Yuan Shao's real intention of this move, but none of the princes sent troops to respond.However, the princes of all the towns knew the original intention of this edict, which clearly and unmistakably stated that Sikong and Yuan Shao had decided to attack Gongsun Zan, and told the princes of all towns that even if they stood still, they could not help Gongsun Zan, and they were not allowed to intervene in the war between Ji and You; otherwise, they would be ignoring the emperor's edict Order, open rebellion.

Just as Yuan Shao was dispatching troops to attack Youzhou in full swing, Li Li's army, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly issued a general order, calling on the princes of all towns to send missions to Jizhou to meet the emperor, and sent a team of more than two hundred men composed of ten medical school bachelors. The famous Jinxian mission went to Jizhou.As soon as this order came out, the princes of all towns responded one after another. Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Cao Cao of Yanzhou, Yuan Shu of Huainan, Lu Bu of Xuzhou and other princes successively sent missions to Yecheng of Jizhou to pay tribute and worship with a clear-cut banner.

This move disrupted Yuan Shao's plan to attack Youzhou in Jizhou, so he had to postpone the war and personally sit in Yecheng to welcome the arrival of the princes' mission.

At this point, after a short period of calm, the situation in the world became turbulent again, with turbulent winds and clouds, darkness and darkness, and dense clouds of war enveloped the land of the Central Plains, gathering over Hebei.

(Remarks: Shengchazi, the name of Jiaofang, followed by the name of Cipai, the original meaning is: to express resentment. Although the chapter name used in the first half of this chapter is incompatible with Cipai, the impression after reading it is similar to Shengchazi , so I borrowed it. Since then, there have been similar Cipai names that appear, all of which are based on their original meaning, not Cipai. I hope book friends can learn from it.)

Chapter 929

Sili, the prefect of Luoyang

The general's order ten days ago was issued from here, so the response from the princes was very fast.

After a year of extensive construction work, Luoyang City was renovated, recreating the glory and elegance of the former No. [-] city in Han Dynasty.

The reconstruction of Luoyang City was completed. As the initiator of the construction of the city and the owner of this strong city, Li Li naturally came to Luoyang in person and held a grand banquet to celebrate the completion of Luoyang City.

On the day of completion, the first batch of people living in the new city was 100 households, about 300 people.Living with them in the city were more than [-] merchants and gentry who participated in the reconstruction. Despite the small number of these gentry, they had a lot of retinues, maidservants and handymen, more than [-] people. Compared with the treatment of ministers under Li Li's rule. (The law of Xiliang clearly stipulates that all attendants in Sangong's mansion should not exceed [-] people.)

The law is in front, and although the merchant family is not a member of the officialdom, they cannot stay outside the law.So they reduced the number of retinues, maids, and handymen, just stepping on the line, no more, no less, a full 300 people.Li Li turned a blind eye to this, turned a blind eye to it, and turned a blind eye. As for what he was thinking in his heart, no one else could guess.Perhaps this is also the merchants' temptation to him, to find out his true attitude towards the merchants.

The four classes of scholars, peasants, workers, and merchants have been handed down for hundreds of years. Except for the relatively high status of merchants during the Qiang Qin period, merchants have always been at the bottom of society, materially rich, and humble. This is an extremely contradictory social phenomenon.In times of peace and prosperity, the status of merchants will rise and rise steadily; while in troubled times, merchants will be suppressed.It is a group that is hated, and there is a tendency of everyone shouting and beating rats crossing the street.

This is almost a practice of dynasty change and social change, and it is not uncommon.All the time.There is another iron law that follows like a shadow: those who obey will prosper and those who oppose will perish. With the change of dynasties, merchants have achieved their unique way of survival, seeking benefits and avoiding disasters, and doing good things like streams, which is called "harmony generates wealth".No matter how the times change, they can always find their own way of survival.Talking to people, talking nonsense when seeing ghosts, and even talking nonsense with your eyes open; as long as it is profitable.Can do business with anyone.

This is a special group. Ordinary merchants can only be regarded as peripheral forces and are insignificant. Only families that have been passed down for hundreds of years or even longer can form a unique way of doing business.Enduring.Inheritance continues.

Li Li has his own unique knowledge and understanding of merchants, and he only cooperates and uses each other. He is not a personal friend, but he does not discriminate.

What's more, most of the current merchants and gentry are not pure businessmen. They do business to accumulate wealth, and wealth is to pave the way for official careers, so as to improve the social status of themselves and the entire family, so as to seek greater benefits and wealth.This is an inherent chain of interests.The roots are intertwined, and they are still chaotic after constant cutting.It is also the root cause of promoting social development and corrupting the ruling class.

It is no exaggeration to say that every change of dynasty and social unrest has an essential connection with them, and it is they who push the society forward.As for whether the result is good or bad, there is no way of knowing until the end. (The words of a family, the benevolent see the benevolent and the wise see wisdom, book friends can just laugh it off, no need to be serious.)

The newly completed Luoyang Yinfu Yamen is located on the west side of the ruins of the imperial palace, while the ruined imperial palace is surrounded by walls, and the interior is still under construction and repairs. A garden is temporarily built and left in the future.

As early as last year when Luoyang City was rebuilt, Li Li merged the original Henan County and Luoyang into one county, and because Luoyang used to be the capital of the emperor, and now it is the accompanying capital, he changed the county to Yin, with more than 20 counties under its jurisdiction. The big county is even bigger than Chang'an.

The new Luoyang Yin is Yan Pu, Zhang Lu's former counselor. He is quite capable and has extraordinary strategies. Although he cannot compare with top counselors such as Guo Jia, Xun Yu, and Xu You, he has his own advantages.The most important thing is that Yan Pu is pragmatic and frugal. Hanzhong County has achieved the prosperity it has today, and he has contributed a lot; otherwise, if Zhang Lu alone governs the county, Hanzhong County would have been poor and empty, let alone contend for hegemony?

It was based on this that Li Li placed him in the position of Luoyang Yin, and his salary was comparable to that of the governor, so he could be called a great official of the frontier.Zhuge Jin served as the prefect of the county, Hao Zhao served as the general of Luoyang, and Bocai, the general of Zhendong, stationed troops in the outskirts of Luoyang.In addition, the Eight Passes of Luoyang can still be used after repairs, and the Qinglong camp and the trapped camp guard the flanks, so the city of Luoyang is as strong as gold; .

In the lobby of the Sheriff's Mansion, Li Li's general is now in the office. Yan Pu, Zhuge Jin and others moved to the side hall to work without interfering with each other.In addition, Jia Xu served as the school lieutenant of Sili and concurrently the governor of the governor. He led the four counties of Hedong, Hanoi, Luoyang, and Hongnong, and was busy with government affairs.After Li Li came to Luoyang in person, Jia Xu went to Hanoi County to sit in the town. There are still many aristocratic families in the two counties of Hedong and Hanoi, and there are even centuries-old families.Jia Xu is the best at dealing with such tedious government affairs and complicated situations. He is kind-hearted and ruthless.In this move, Li Li can be said to know people and do things well. The intention of sending Jia Xu's sharp knife to Hanoi County is already obvious.