Xiaoqi

In the cold and sharp voice of snorting, Li Li's tone paused, and he suddenly shouted: "Where is the Jinyi Guard? Drag all these disobedient people out of the tent and kill them!"

"Ah!" A ruthless "kill" fell on the ears of dozens of generals under the tent. They were suddenly dumbfounded, and they all cried out in surprise. Their faces were full of astonishment and they suddenly looked up, only to see that Li Li's face was as cold as ice, his whole body Up and down murderous, fierce eyes full of murderous intent.

"Hiss!" At this moment, Wu Yi and Dong He, who were sitting on the lower steps, gasped, their faces were pale and bloodless, their hearts were jumping with fear, and their whole bodies were trembling involuntarily.They had long heard that Li Li was an iron-blooded overlord, who was usually gentle with others, but once he got angry, it would be unimaginable. Dozens of hundreds of people died at every turn, and even blood flowed into rivers, bones became mountains, and corpses floated for thousands of miles.However, this is just a rumor, and I have not witnessed it with my own eyes, so it is not enough to believe it.

But at this moment, this scene was vividly unfolded in front of the two of them. Under the tent, there were all battle-tested and battle-hardened fighters, but because of their speechless words, they mistakenly thought that all the generals were pleading for Ma Chao together, so they It can save Ma Chao from the death penalty, but this move just angered Li Li.As a result, Li Li was furious and brazenly ordered all beheads, which is truly the king's prestige that cannot be violated.

This scene was clearly presented in front of Wu Yi and Dong He's eyes. They were so frightened that they trembled and almost fell sideways.

Just as the footsteps of "thump thump" were heard at the tent door, Wu Yi, Dong He, and several generals of Jin Yiwei finally couldn't sit still, and immediately stood up and knelt down, begging for mercy: "My lord, calm down. This must not be the case! Although the generals have made mistakes, they have carried out the orders of the military advisers after all, and have not caused a catastrophe. They really deserve to die! My ministers (last generals) and others implore the Lord to show mercy and forgive the generals Death penalty, give the generals a chance to make meritorious deeds and atone for their sins. I implore the lord to learn from you, the lord is merciful!" This time it was the real intercession, and Dong He, Wu Yi and the six generals of Jin Yiwei were so full of worship and crying that they finished speaking Then he couldn't help but choked up, but didn't dare to make a sound.Fearing that Li Li would be angered again, if the intercession fails, it will only add fuel to the fire, which will lead to unwarranted disasters, and it will be difficult for him to protect himself.

"Huh! In front of Gu, you dare to openly force the palace. It's just wishful thinking and whimsical!" Li Li glared at Ma Chao and other generals, snorted coldly with disdain, and immediately waved his hand to signal Jin Yiwei, who had already crossed the threshold, to step back, his tone steep Turning around, he said in a deep voice: "For the sake of Ziyuan and Youzai's pleading for you, I spared your life today. However, you missed the opportunity of the battle, despised the military division, and acted recklessly, so the death penalty can be avoided. There is no escape from living!"

Speaking of this, Li Li raised his hand to signal Wu Yi and Dong He to stand up and sit down, and continued: "From today onwards, the generals of the Longxiang Battalion, from Ma Chao and below, will be fined for one year's salary, and the remaining generals will be fined for half a year. Salary, no promotion to official rank within three years. Joining the army in Yang Fu, law enforcement is not strict, negligent and slack, but you are also a first-time offender when you first join the army, so you will be given a lighter sentence, and your salary will be fined for half a year. From tomorrow until the arrival of the new commander, interim leadership."

After punishing the generals, Li Li waved his hand to signal the generals to get up, then put on his battle robe again, strode down the steps, and said as he walked, "You wait for the army to set out quickly, follow me to the East Gate Camp , and join Zhou Yu's army."

When he was approaching the entrance of the tent, he saw Li Li turned back suddenly, and said to Ma Chao who was kneeling on the ground at a loss: "From tomorrow on, Meng Qi will not have to lead the army. All the previous officials and titles will be dismissed and relegated to grooms, and I will go to the Jinyi Guards to feed the horses." It will last for three months, and then go to the district, and you must take good care of the white dragon horse, which is the military division's mount." After speaking, Li Li walked out of the big tent, followed by all the generals under the tent.

Chapter 170 Mo Shangsang, a talent for managing the world

Half an hour later, Longxiang camp set out.

Amidst the sound of "da da" horseshoes, Ma Chao drove the snow shadow horse and galloped all the way, as if to vent his depression by galloping the horse.

At this time, Li Li had already led his personal guards far away, and he must have arrived at the Dongmen camp in half an hour, that is, the camp of the Chinese army in Yizhou this time.

And Ma Chao, who had just suffered a heavy blow, had no intention of military affairs, and handed over all the affairs of the Longxiang Camp to Yang Fu, and he himself vented wantonly on the way to the East Gate, so as to clear himself up and sort out his thoughts.

Until now, he still couldn't figure out why he fell from the position of commander of the Longxiang camp overnight and became a groom.

The gap was too great, it suddenly seemed like a dream, he really couldn't accept it.

But no matter whether he accepts it or not, with Li Li's order, everything has become a fact, and no one can change it.

It is worth mentioning that although Ma Chao suffered a serious setback, he never resented Li Li from the beginning to the end, let alone resisted.

In addition, he also knew that Li Li would not kill him, even if there were no pleas from the generals, and no help from Wu Yi, Dong He and others, he would not be beheaded.This is because, if Li Li really wanted to kill him, he would have died eight years ago during the Battle of Dongshan Pass, and he would definitely not live today.Therefore, Li Li was reluctant to kill him at all, and he firmly believed in this.

In addition, there is another unknown reason, which is also the most important reason.That is, through so many years of getting along, Ma Chao discovered that Li Li has a unique personality.

When most people are angry, they throw a fit of rage and rage.Slamming tables and throwing things are common; but Li Li is completely different.Li Li doesn't lose his temper when he is angry, and usually looks calm.People can't detect it, the more angry the more calm; so it should be seen that he is extremely calm.Often that's when he's in a rage.This is the true emotion that is invisible, unpredictable and profound, making it impossible for people to fathom.On the contrary, if you see Li Li Lei furiously, then there are only two situations.First, he was really irritated, and the consequences would be unimaginable; second, the anger on his face was intentional and intended for people to see.It was purely a well-timed bravado, and he wasn't actually angry.

Just now in the big tent, Ma Chao saw that Li Li's thunderous anger was strange, he was not really angry, but deliberately pretended to be furious, as if he had other intentions.So Ma Chao was not worried that he would be dragged out and beheaded, so he didn't say a word, neither defending himself nor arguing directly with Li Li.Bow down and plead guilty.

However, the result was both within Ma Chao's expectations and beyond his expectations.As he guessed, Li Li didn't intend to kill him at all.However, he dismissed all his officials and ranks, and directly demoted him to groom.

This kind of result.It was really hard for Ma Chao to accept, but he was helpless.All he could do was sulk to himself.Riding a snow shadow BMW to run wildly, to vent your emotions.It seems that this is the only way to make myself feel better.

"Meng Qi walk slowly, you must not leave the army, or you will violate military discipline again!"

While running, he heard Yang Fu's voice behind him. Ma Chao didn't care at first, but when he heard Yang Fu say the sensitive word "military discipline", Ma Chao's mind was shocked, and he immediately reined in his horse and stopped. .This is once bitten by a snake and afraid of well ropes for ten years. Although Ma Chao himself is unwilling to admit it, this is an indisputable fact. Now that he has personally experienced the severity of military discipline, he no longer dares to violate military regulations.

"Why did Yishan say that? Right now, someone is already a groom, and he is not a sergeant of the Longxiang Battalion. Why would he still violate the military law? Could it be that you lied to me and deliberately ridiculed me when you saw that I was in trouble?"

Seeing that Ma Chao's complexion was not good, Yang Fu hurriedly rode up to catch up with him, shook his head and explained: "General Meng Qi, don't think too much, I'm just telling the truth, how dare you ridicule the general. As for the theory of deceit There is no way to talk about it. Meng Qi and I are both from Xiliang. We have known each other as early as when Meng Qi led the army to garrison Jincheng. people?"

Hearing this, Ma Chao's expression softened a little, he nodded thoughtfully, and asked, "Since that's the case, why does Yishan suppress me with military discipline?"

Yang Fu shook his head helplessly, and said with a smile: "Meng Qi is so forgetful, my lord has just said it very clearly, 'Starting tomorrow, remove all the officials and titles of Meng Qi'. Meng Qi should still remember these words Bar?"

Ma Chao nodded when he heard the sound: "Of course I remember. A certain family has been born and died all these years, fighting in the battlefield, and finally won some fame. Now, once it is lost, it has all been wiped out. How can such a big event be easily forgotten?"

"It seems that Meng Qi still doesn't understand." Before Ma Chao's voice fell, Yang Fu continued: "Since the official title will be dismissed from tomorrow, Meng Qi's official position will still be counted today. That is to say, at this moment you still It is the commander of the Longxiang Battalion, and the more than [-] iron cavalry behind us are still under your command and obey your orders."

"Uh, that's true." Ma Chao replied in astonishment when his expression changed.At this moment, he vaguely grasped a different kind of meaning, and felt that Li Li's order seemed a bit inappropriate. Since he was going to depose his official titles, why did he leave such an obvious flaw and let himself be a dragon today? What is the intention of the commander of Xiangying?

Suddenly, Ma Chao felt that he had realized something, but he couldn't explain it clearly, and he was still at a loss.But he knew that Yang Fu must have something to say to him when he came here at this moment, so it is not difficult to infer that Yang Fu must be a bystander who has already understood Li Li's deep meaning.

"Brother Yishan is very resourceful and highly appreciated by the lord. Please don't hesitate to enlighten me. What is the lord's intention behind this move?"

Yang Fu nodded slightly, and said approvingly: "General Meng Qi is the one who is highly regarded by the lord. He is indeed a general in the army who is placed in high hopes by the lord!"

Ma Chao was stunned when he heard the words, a little puzzled, and a little flattered, and said with a sneer, "Yishan's words are a little unpredictable, and Chao is naturally dull, please explain it clearly, sir."

Unknowingly, Ma Chao honored Yang Fu as "Mr." This is a title that can only be enjoyed by top military advisers, such as Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Li Ru, and Fazheng.As for the military advisor Zhuge Liang, Ma Chao was not qualified enough, because he had never had any contact with Zhuge Liang before, so he deliberately made things difficult for Zhuge Liang, and even did not hesitate to ridicule him in public.Unexpectedly, this time when Ma Chao and Zhuge Liang met for the first time, they stumbled and suffered a big loss. It was really a profound lesson, which was enough for him to remember for life.

Yang Fu didn't know Ma Chao's thoughts at the moment, but Ma Chao's "Mr. It is understandable that Kong Ming's army division did not show the lord's warrant, nor did he have the military talisman to mobilize troops and horses. Meng Qi can completely refuse to execute it. The lord is also well aware of this, so the root of what happened last night is still with the lord. Of course , This may be because the incident happened suddenly, and the lord had no time to issue the warrant, so he asked the military division to convey the military order on his behalf.

Because of this, the lord did not deny it when he stated what happened to the lord before going down.It can be seen from this that the lord does not intend to delve into this matter. If Meng Qi and the other generals hadn't humiliated Kong Ming's army division, the lord would not have intervened in this matter, let alone convict Meng Qi and the generals of the entire battalion.

However, Meng Qi and the generals of the battalion united to bully the military division, but they did too much. At that time, they stopped it again and again, but Meng Qi didn't listen to it at all, and still relentlessly made things difficult, which led to today's disaster. "

"Oh?" Ma Chao suddenly realized: "So, all of this is Kong Ming's slander in front of the lord, so that we are all punished. Kong Ming is really hateful!"

Yang Fu's expression changed drastically after hearing the words, and he said anxiously: "Why is Meng Qi still obsessed with his obsession until now! Can't you see that the lord attaches great importance to the military advisor? Speaking of which, Meng Qi has been fighting with the lord for many years. Haven't you heard of it?" However, so far only two of our troops have been praised by the lord as 'talents of the world'?"

"Ah! There is such a thing, why haven't I heard about it?" Ma Chao was surprised.

Seeing this, Yang Fu shook his head in disappointment: "The two people who are praised by the lord as the talents of the heaven and the earth, one is the governor of Zhou Yu, and the other is the military advisor Zhuge Liang. The governor of Zhou Yu does not need to say much, if it is not too much Young and inexperienced, I am afraid that he has already reached the high position of the three princes and became the number one general under the command of the lord.

And the military adviser Zhuge Kongming has not fought many battles since he became an official, but every battle he participated in has amazing moves.In the battle of Lulongsai, Kong Ming offered a plan to resist the barbarian army with strong bows and crossbows, wiped out the main force of the Tadun army in one fell swoop, and killed tens of thousands of Wuhuan war cavalry, which established a victory for our army to quell the barbarians in Liaodong.During this conquest of Yizhou, it is said that he sneaked into Yizhou for a tour when the lord led the army to conquer the Central Plains. The name is Youyou. In fact, he secretly contacted our army's secret agent lurking in the southwest of Yizhou, that is, the Dongzhou soldiers who captured Liu Zhang's mansion last night.So this time, Kongming's military division made great contributions to the pacification of Yizhou, and soon he will be entrusted with important tasks by the lord, ranging from being officially promoted to the position of military division general, to being the governor of a state, or being the commander-in-chief of an army. Above Jiuqing.In addition, I have also heard that Kong Ming's military division is not only good at leading the army, but also has a deep understanding of government affairs. He is a rare talent in the past century. "

At the end, Yang Fuyu said earnestly: "So, this time, the lord demoted Meng Qi to a groom and asked you to take care of the military division's mount. In fact, he asked you to follow the military division. This move is not only a punishment for Meng Qi's offense against the military division, It also allows you to get close to the military division, get to know each other better, and fight with the military division the next day.

In this way, when the lord achieves hegemony, Kong Ming's military division will definitely rank among the three lords, and Meng Qi will also rise with the tide, and will definitely become the commander in chief of guarding one side.Therefore, the key to whether you can pass the test this time is whether the military adviser approves of you, which will directly determine your future achievements.Such opportunities are not available to all the generals and commanders in the army. They must not be missed and never come again. I hope that General Meng Qi will cherish himself, and don't let the master's hard work live up to him! "

Chapter 171

The sun is shining, and the horseshoes are flying fast.

Not long after, Zhou Yu's camp came into view, and Li Li immediately lifted the reins lightly, intentionally slowing down, and rode the horse slowly.

Following closely behind were Li Zhi, Wu Yi, and Dong He who rode up to catch up. Li Li turned his head to look at Li Zhi who wanted to speak several times along the way, and said with a smile, "Zicheng probably wants to help Meng Qi." Please forgive me?"

"Exactly." Li Zhi nodded in agreement, immediately rode forward, followed Li Li, and said in a low voice: "Meng Qi has been fighting with the Lord for many years, and the time he met the Lord was before the end of the general, although he was an enemy at first, But later he learned his way back, and persuaded his father, General Ma Teng, to serve under the lord's command.

Therefore, he can be regarded as the first general to follow the lord. He has always been loyal to the lord, and has been stationed in Liangzhou for a long time to maintain the stability of the rear.Therefore, General Mo felt that the lord's punishment for him this time was a bit too severe. Removing all the officials and titles would mean that his hard work for so many years would be ruined in one fell swoop, and he would be demoted to the rank of a commoner.This was too cruel for Meng Qi, and I was worried that he would not be able to accept it.But the lord did not take back the military power immediately, and still let him lead the army, if he can't figure it out, the general will be worried?" There is no need to say the following words, no matter how the situation changes, Li Zhi's first consideration is Li Li's safety , which is his duty.

"Are you worried that Meng Qi will join forces to rebel? Hahaha!"

Li Li responded casually, then laughed, and said with great certainty: "Zicheng is worrying too much. As you said, Meng Qi has always been loyal, and he has no intention of rebelling; even if he knows that I want to kill him, he will not betray. As for me, I have neither rebellion nor courage. In other words, even if he dared to betray, the soldiers of the Longxiang camp would not listen to his orders. Even before I sent troops to exterminate him, he had already been executed by the soldiers under the tent, and his head was decapitated. Don't forget, the Longxiang Battalion is the first cavalry battalion I personally formed. More than [-]% of the generals of the battalion are veterans who have followed me all the way. They will not betray me. Besides, Yang Fu also followed me By Meng Qi's side, he is the only person in the Longxiang camp who has not fallen but risen; if he is a truly talented person, then he should know what to do."

Speaking of which.Li Li said with enthusiasm: "As for why Meng Qi was severely punished, I don't want to explain too much. Zicheng will naturally understand in the future. Well, Zhou Yu's camp is two miles away, and there is still a period of time before seven o'clock in the afternoon. I don't have to hurry, just get off my horse and rest for a while, then Zhou Yu will lead the army out of the camp, and then I will join them."

Li Zhi heard the sound.He raised his hand to signal Jin Yanwei behind him to stop advancing, then dismounted with Wu Yi and Dong He, and followed Li Li to sit down on the rock beside the moat.It can be seen that although Ma Chao and other generals have been dealt with in the emergency last night.But this incident touched Li Li a lot, and it involved many problems, the most prominent of which was the chronic discord between civil and military.This is a problem left over from history in all dynasties.In the troubled times, the contradictions between civil servants and military generals are not so obvious in the troubled times.After the troubled times are pacified, the contradictions between them will become more prominent.Then there are two distinct opposing forces.

Not only Li Li is alert to these problems, but even Wu Yi, Dong He and others are well aware of these problems, and have even begun to look for a way out, deliberately making friends with high-ranking and powerful confidants.As a monarch, Li Li had to pay attention to this phenomenon, let alone turn a blind eye to it and turn a deaf ear to it. He had to start preparations as soon as possible, so as to avoid disharmony between civil servants and military forces, intensified conflicts, and internal strife.