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At the beginning of the banquet, Li Li drank three cups with the generals, and then sat for a quarter of an hour, then got up and left the commander's tent, and walked to the rear tent directly behind the commander's tent.The generals didn't mind this at all, or it could be said that after Li Li left, they drank more happily, toasting each other, and dripping happily.

Li Li's tour this time is not only to inspect the military and political affairs of the states and counties under his rule, but also to accompany his wives, concubines and children to the grassland for an outing, and he can also learn about the people's sentiments.This is the first time that the girls have followed Li Li for so many years, and Li Li took them and their children on a group outing for the first time.

This time the cruise was different from the past.Among Li Li's seventeen wives and concubines, apart from Zhen's Zhang Ai who stayed in the inner mansion, the rest included Mengxin, Wu Cheng, Zhu Rong, and Princess Yang'an Liu Hua.All wives, concubines and children travel together.Therefore, there were as many as 27 carriages for them alone in this trip, and the children occupied ten carriages.The rest of the women and their personal maids rode in the same carriage, and sixteen wives and concubines had sixteen luxurious carriages.also.Five people including Li Xuan, Li Ru, Huan Fei, Li Zhi and Xu Chu also accompanied their wives and children, and there were more than ten carriages.

In addition to the carriages carrying people, there were as many as forty carriages carrying goods and 1 cavalry escorting them along the way.

Therefore, Li Li and his party traveled with an unprecedentedly large team, nearly a hundred carriages and more than [-] horses. The journey stretched for several miles.It is very spectacular.

In order to save money and avoid going to war, laboring the people and wasting money, Li Li had clearly stipulated before departure that no one would enter the city along the way, and officials from states, counties, and counties were not allowed to go out of the city to greet them, and no welcome ceremony was held, and no county or county was allowed to pay a penny; In special circumstances, our own sergeants hand in hand and ordered to go to the states and counties to allocate money and food.Other than that, everything in the states and counties is business as usual.Civil and military officials along the way do not need to be accompanied if they do not receive military orders. Only generals and officials who have received military orders can go to Xingyuan to meet with them, and all other civil and military officials are not allowed to leave their posts without authorization.

Not only that, Li Li and others have come all the way.Most of them stayed overnight in the frontier barracks, and the rest camped on their own, and they provided their own food and daily necessities.All the food and grass needed are also carried with you.When the food and grass were exhausted, some soldiers would take Li Li's letter to the county or state city to dispatch them.Then it will be supplemented by the allocation of the general's inner government, and it will directly enter the treasury.It is counted as the taxes, food and salaries paid by the states and counties.

In short, there is one sentence: all the expenses of this tour are borne by the general's internal government, that is, Li Li is fully responsible for it, and does not use any money and food from the states and counties.

Although the money and food owned by Li Li still come from taxes and workshops in the inner government, and in the final analysis, the wool comes from the sheep, but Li Li did this to show his position and attitude, set an example for the officials of the states, counties and counties, and let them clearly understand Realize that you can't stretch out your hands, fill your pockets, and enslave the people; otherwise, the consequences will be serious, so serious that they can't bear it at all.

It is worth mentioning that so far, Li Li has dismissed more than 21 courtiers and frontier generals.These people had received the order in advance, but they knowingly violated the rules, put on a show, and showed their gallantry.As a result, Li Li didn't show up at all and didn't see them. Li Xuan directly dealt with them, and successively dismissed [-] civil officials above the county magistrate and [-] generals above the school lieutenant.Afterwards, law enforcement officers will check them out. Once problems are found, they will not simply be dismissed from office. It is inevitable that their heads will be beheaded.

In troubled times, the rectification of officials is extremely strict, and the methods are almost cruel.Once it is found that a certain official has a serious problem, he will be spared from prison, his head will be beheaded, his property will be confiscated, and even his entire family will be affected.This is still the case in local counties and counties, but it is even more severe in the army. Once a violation of military discipline or military orders, the slightest is physical pain, and the worst is the head of the public, and even the whole family will be exiled and sent to slavery forever.This is the case with heavy codes in troubled times.

After the banquet, after all the generals left the tent one after another, Li Zhi, the commander of Jin Yiwei, followed Li Li and came back to the tent.

At this time, there were only six people left in the commander's tent, all of whom were important officials under Li Li's command. They were Li Xuan, Li Ru, Huan Fei, Ju Yi, Xu Chu and Xu Huang.Including Li Li and Li Zhi, master and servant, there were eight people in total.

As Li Li walked slowly to the first seat on the left side of the tent, Li Zhi and Xu Chu stood at the door of the handsome tent, taking the place of the guards.But Xu Huang and Huan Fei acted as personal soldiers, serving tea and water for everyone, so only Li Li, Li Xuan, Li Ru and Ju Yi really participated in the secret meeting.

Such an arrangement is undoubtedly a very high courtesy for Ju Yi who participated in the Shuaifu's secret meeting for the first time.This makes Ju Yi, who has a high self-esteem, feel flattered. For the first time, he feels that he has a sense of belonging in the Xiliang Army, and feels that it is right and a truly wise move for him to seek refuge with Li Li.

"Ju Yi don't need to be nervous, don't be restrained." Before the discussion started, Li Li keenly noticed that Ju Yi was sweating on his forehead and his mind was tense, so he patted his shoulder lightly and said with a smile: "Speaking of it, It has been more than a year since you led the troops to serve under my command, but this is the first time that you and I have sat together to discuss military affairs. This is unique among the classics of all dynasties.

But you and I have known each other for a long time. We met Wuji in Zhongshan seven years ago.Last year, you led your department to join me. Although it was a belated alliance, it was also the same goal, and finally came to the same road. It is gratifying and can be called a great blessing in life. "

Ju Yi said in a grateful respectful voice: "My lord, I've won the award. The general is stupid, and he doesn't know Taishan. He wasted five years in vain. If he had followed the lord earlier, he would not have become a lost dog. Fortunately, the heavens have mercy, Thanks to the lord for not giving up, the general will finally understand the lord, and from then on, I will swear to serve the lord!" These words are sincere, and it can be heard that this is Ju Yi's heartfelt words.

In front of Li Li, Ju Yi was not arrogant at all, he really put his position right, with a positive attitude and a very low posture, showing a completely opposite side from before.It can be seen from this that he is not a rebellious person, or that he used to be a person who is proud of his talents, but after experiencing many twists and turns and tempering, he is very clear about what he should do, and realizes that his character has flaws. Unlikable and easily isolated.

Now, Ju Yi has corrected himself consciously, knowing more clearly how powerful and unfathomable Li Li is, so he is absolutely convinced by Li Li and is willing to listen to his orders.He still clearly remembers what Li Li said to him seven years ago, and everything Li Li said has been confirmed; At the time of his funeral, he tried to get rid of Ju Yi.

Because of this, when Cao Cao occupied Jizhou, Ju Yi did not choose to surrender to Cao Cao, but led the soldiers and horses under the tent to fight alone. After the situation stabilized, he resolutely chose to surrender to Li Li, and was willing to act as a pawn, leading the five soldiers under the tent to fight alone. Thousands of soldiers and horses went deep into Jizhou, wedged into Jizhou like a nail, which made Cao Cao have a headache, sleep and food, but he couldn't pull out his nail.

After a year of development, Ju Yi now has [-] infantry cavalry under his tent, including [-] infantry troops, [-] war cavalry, and nearly [-] generals above the school lieutenant level, and his strength is becoming stronger and stronger.In the past year, he has led the army to fight Cao Cao's army many times, almost once a month. Strong, the more you fight, the more soldiers and horses you fight.

However, as Cao Cao further integrated the Jizhou Army and his control over the Jizhou Army became stronger and stronger, the pressure on Ju Yi was also increasing, and he felt quite strenuous.Therefore, when he came to meet Li Li this time, the first was to wait for Li Li's dispatch, and the second was to ask for orders from Li Li; as a last resort, he would abandon Zhongshan and Changshan and lead his troops back into Bingzhou to preserve his strength , I hope to get the approval and support of Li Li.It's just that he hasn't had a chance to say it yet, so Li Li doesn't know his plan at this time.

At the beginning of the discussion, Li Li asked in detail about the process of Sun Ce's assassination, the development of Jiangdong when Sun Ce was critically ill, and the current situation in Jiangdong; Li Ru answered one by one, explaining in great detail, almost all the information obtained by Xizuo Put it all together and state it in detail.

Through Li Ru's narration, Li Li learned that more than three months had passed since Sun Ce's assassination and the turmoil in Jiangdong.After Sun Ce was assassinated, his life was dying. When he was dying, he entrusted Jiangdong Foundation to Sun Yi. Unexpectedly, Sun Ce died the day before, and Sun Yi was assassinated and died again the next day.

Sun Yi was directly attacked from behind by the general under the tent, pierced his heart with a sword, and died on the spot, and then the general was chopped into meat by the soldiers.

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Chapter 190

After Sun Yi's death, the situation in Jiangdong was in chaos, and all Jiangdong civil and military forces were divided into several forces; some supported Sun Ce's fourth brother Sun Kuang to succeed him, some supported Sun Ce's five-year-old son to succeed him, and some supported Sun Ce's five-year-old son to succeed him. Some people even suggested that Sun Quan, who was detained by Li Li in Chang'an, should be taken back to Jiangdong.

The four forces insisted on their own opinions and refused to give an inch. They quarreled until their faces were red and their necks were thick, and they were beaten to the point of bleeding.

From ancient times to the present, the greatest contribution of being a minister is the contribution of support.

This is a lucrative deal, and it is also a one-shot deal.Once successful, fame and fortune will follow; if it fails, the end will be extremely tragic, decades of hard work will be ruined, and the family will be destroyed.Therefore, it is a matter of self-interest, and no one will make concessions, even if they fight for scalp blood, they will not hesitate.

The chaos lasted for more than a month, and finally Jiangdong veterans Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and other generals reached a settlement with Zhang Zhao and other civil officials, and they jointly supported Sun Ce's son's succession and raised Jiangdong.Because the young master was only five years old and was ignorant of world affairs, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and other five people assisted the young master, that is, assistant ministers; Cheng, Huang, and Han would be in charge of the army. The Zhang brothers presided over government affairs.

So far, the situation in Jiangdong has gradually stabilized, but under repeated heavy blows, the morale of the Jiangdong army is low, the hearts of the people are scattered, and the strength is not as good as before, and it is no longer as strong as before.

No matter how the situation in Jiangdong changed, Li Li was beyond his reach, powerless and unable to intervene at all.And after he learned of the great changes in Jiangdong, the first thing he thought of was that since the situation in Jiangdong was chaotic, it would be difficult to keep secrets.Powerless to prevent the news from leaking, why did the Xiliang scouts spread the news after more than three months?

Who blocked the news of the civil strife in Jiangdong.And wantonly hunted down all kinds of spies and eyeliners?

The answer is obvious.

Whoever benefits the civil strife in Jiangdong is the one who did it.

therefore.The person who secretly blocked the news is about to come out, it is Liu Biao and Liu Jingsheng in Jingzhou who are only across the river from Jiangdong.

"Liu Jingsheng?" While pondering, Li Li realized that all of this was directly related to Liu Biao in Jingzhou.To be precise, the assassination of Sun Ce and Sun Yi, the civil strife in Jiangdong, the delay in sending back news from Xiliang's secret agents, and so on, there is actually Liu Biao's shadow behind the suspicious groups.Liu Biao's shadow can be vaguely seen in the former two, while the latter is thanks to him, and he did it; there is no other candidate except him.

"Unexpectedly, this good old man who is well-known all over the world. The old Liu Biao has become a blockbuster without making a sound! Without a single soldier, without making a sound, he actually played with the Sun family and Jiangdong's sages under the applause In the middle, I hunted and killed hundreds of fine works and eyeliners in Xiliang with a snap of my fingers. It’s really brave, good means, old and strong!" At this point, Li Li paused, gritted his teeth with a gloomy face, and said: "Old and strong! Immortals are thieves!"

Li Ru, Li Xuan, and Ju Yi nodded lightly in agreement, and Li Ru responded emotionally: "My lord's words are true. According to the news sent back by the detailed work, if Sun Ce's assassination is related to If Liu Biao had no direct relationship, then Sun Yi was assassinated again after Sun Ce was definitely the work of Liu Biao. And our army has not sent back any news for three months, except that Liu Biao in Jingzhou blocked the north bank of the Yangtze River and There is no second possibility other than chasing and killing."

Before Li Ru finished speaking, Li Xuan answered, "It's far more than that. When Wen You reported the military situation before, I was thinking about it. If our army's secret work and eyeliner are all blocked in Jiangbei, so that such important news is delayed. It's been a few months. It's too child's play. It should be noted that half of the counties and counties in Yangzhou are already under the control of our army, and Jingzhou can be avoided. The news from Lujiang is nothing more than a few days. From this, it is not difficult to see that, Liu Biao of Jingzhou has already stretched his hand into Jiangdong, spreading secret agents and eyeliner in Jiangdong territory, constantly creating troubles, inciting Jiangdong civil strife, and dispatching a large number of assassins along the river to kill our army's secret agents, blocking both sides of the Yangtze River, thus blocking the news of Jiangdong turmoil in the Yangtze River to the south.

We did not stop until the situation in Jiangdong stabilized, and deliberately spread the news of Jiangdong's internal turmoil, so we knew that Jiangdong had undergone tremendous changes, and Jiangdong had changed hands several times in just three months.If this is the case, I dare to assert that although the civil strife in Jiangdong has subsided at this moment, it is still the Sun family who took Jiangdong, but it must have secretly negotiated peace with Liu Biao of Jingzhou, and the pearls have secretly formed.

Either there is some kind of consensus between these two forces, or there is a secret alliance.In other words, if the Jiangdong civil strife can be calmed down this time, it must be that Jiangdong Civil and Military Affairs reached an agreement with Jingzhou Liu Express in private, in exchange for a stable situation.Otherwise, with Liu Biao's sophistication and the strength of the Jingzhou army, how could he sit back and watch the civil strife in Jiangdong and not move, how could he miss a good opportunity? "

Li Xuan's deduction was unanimously approved by Li Li, Li Ru, and Ju Yi. Ju Yi echoed: "What Zhang Jun said is very true. Now only our Xiliang Army, Jingzhou, and Jiangdong occupy the south of the Yangtze River. For the great change in Jiangdong, only Jingzhou Liu Biao has the ability to block the news. It is not enough for Jingzhou to unilaterally block the news. Presumably Jiangdong is also deliberately concealing it. While fighting among themselves, they are trying their best to prevent the news from leaking. Only in this way can our army Xi Zuo was blocked in Jiangdong for several months, and did not send the news until the civil strife subsided.

As for the great changes in Jiangdong, without the support of Liu Biao in Jingzhou, the turbulent situation would not be stable at all.Therefore, the final general can almost conclude that the Jingzhou and Jiangdong forces have formed an alliance.In other words, the Sun family in Jiangdong was forced to bow to Liu Biao in desperation, let go of their previous suspicions, formed an alliance with Liu Biao under the city, and became a vassal of Liu Biao in Jingzhou. "

I have to say that Ju Yi's inference is very bold and arbitrary, but it is in line with the current situation.It's just that this is exactly the result Li Li doesn't want to see; once the Jiangdong forces attach to Jingzhou, then Liu Biao's strength will increase by at least [-]%. rival.

For a moment, there was silence in the commander's tent, and the four chief ministers were silent, thinking about each other.

Obviously, although the civil strife in Jiangdong was limited to a corner of Jiangdong this time, the assassination of Sun Ce and Sun Yi's brothers has changed the whole situation invisibly, making the situation of the world completely clear and presenting a trend of dividing the world into three parts.

Xiliang Li Li won the championship with his strong strength of monopolizing half of the country, straddling the middle of Cao Cao in Jizhou and Liu Biao in Jingzhou, becoming the well-deserved number one overlord.With the support of Jiangdong forces, Liu Biao of Jingzhou straddled both sides of the Yangtze River, and his strength soared, with a force of more than 30 troops. The navy alone had nearly 50 people, becoming the overlord of the princes in Jingchu.At the same time, Cao Cao, who owns the three states of Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou, also has a military strength of more than [-]. There is no real navy, and most of them are cavalry. The combat power is strong enough to confront the Xiliang army head-on. For the princes and overlords occupying the hinterland of the Central Plains.

Judging from the current situation, Li Li's territory in Xiliang covers Liaodong, the Central Plains, and Huainan. Unable to join hands, unable to form a joint force.Therefore, Li Li's strength is obviously stronger than that of Cao Cao and Liu Biao. If he confronts a certain force alone, he will have a certain advantage and the chance of winning is quite high; The challenge is unpredictable.

Therefore, the most sensible strategy at present is to take advantage of Jiangdong's initial decision, Liu Biao and Jiangdong forces are still in the running-in period, and when there is a lack of trust in each other, send troops to attack Jingzhou, or send troops from Lujiang to attack Jiangdong directly, smashing the alliance between Jingzhou and Jiangdong forces in one fell swoop. Thus breaking Liu Biao's dream of crossing the north and south of the river in Jingzhou, and strangling Liu Biao, the overlord of the princes, in the cradle.This is the most ideal tactical strategy. Cut off the threat from Jingchu as soon as possible, so as not to be attacked by the enemy in the future, and there is a danger of overturning at any time.

However, Li Li's troops are scattered now, and the siege of Cao Cao in Jizhou on three sides alone has dragged down more than 20 Xiliang troops. In addition, he has to defend Liu Biao in Jingzhou.According to preliminary statistics, so far, more than [-] troops under Li Li's command have been trapped by these two forces, thus maintaining the current stalemate and balance.However, Li Li's mobile forces were all invested in the Yizhou battlefield. Zhuge Liang is leading an army of [-] to suppress the Nanman. Once, give up halfway, all previous efforts are wasted.

Faced with such a severe situation, and just as the situation in Jiangdong suddenly changed, Li Li suddenly felt that he was riding a tiger.There is no doubt that now is a good time to send troops to Jingchu. Nai Heyuan pinned down more than [-] soldiers under Li Li's command on the Yizhou battlefield thousands of miles away, and the fierce battle was in full swing, so there was no time for him to care; However, the hundreds of thousands of troops on the battlefield in the Central Plains were restrained. While besieging Cao Cao and Liu Biao, his army was also restrained, as if they were stuck in a quagmire.It is not difficult to imagine that if there is a slight change in the army under his command, how can Cao Cao in Jizhou and Liu Biao in Jingzhou sit back and watch each other be eliminated, and they will definitely send troops to help;

So Li Li was really riding a tiger at this moment. Even though he had the intention to send troops to attack Jingchu, he was full of worries.

After being silent for a while, Li Li sighed softly: "Forget it, the situation that Liu Biao dominates both sides of the Yangtze River is a foregone conclusion, let him go. Right now we will still focus on defense and keep the current situation unchanged. All we need to do is wait for Kong Ming to pacify the Nanmans." We will discuss it later. Yuan Zhong sent an order that the governors of all towns should not move without authorization, and ordered Guo Jia to send [-] infantry troops to reinforce Nanyang and strengthen the defense."

At the same time that Li Li's chief minister was discussing in secret, in the lobby of the state government in Yecheng hundreds of miles away, Cao Cao angrily shouted: "Zizi bullied me too much!".

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