after being kidnapped by the general

Don't look at Yuan Li's seemingly calm, his anger is no less than that of Yang Zhongfa who stepped on Cheng Bu's head.

No one understood Chu Hechao's grief better than him. Cheng Bu and Li Li's attempts to provoke Chu Hechao were almost rubbing salt into his wounds, which made Yuan Li angry.

It was precisely because of this anger that he reacted more quickly and found an opportunity to counterattack.

From learning that the imperial decree was in a predicament to Yuanli breaking the situation, everything happened swiftly and quickly, and the situation has changed in the blink of an eye.

The Luoyang soldiers who escorted the reward were at a loss. They were controlled by Wang Er's men in the encirclement and could only throw away their weapons.

Among the crowd, Guan Zhihuai looked at Yuanli's back with complicated eyes.

Just now, they had nothing to do. They thought they could only lie dormant for a while and endure these grievances, but Yuanli, the youngest among them, found a way to break the situation in just a moment, allowing them to occupy the upper hand.

At this moment, Yuanli's age has been ignored by others, he is extremely reliable and brings everyone a strong sense of peace of mind.

Such a person will undoubtedly make people unswervingly want to follow him, recognize him as his master, and offer him loyalty.

Even though Guan Zhihuai still has many precautions against Yuanli, he has to admit that Yuanli's ability is indeed powerful, his wit and quick thinking are far beyond ordinary people, and even his courage and decisiveness have the appearance of a hero.

Just because Yuanli stepped forward this time, Guan Zhihuai knew why his colleagues respected Yuanli so much.

After killing Cheng Bu, Yuan Li walked up to Chu Hechao without delay and said, "General, don't waste time. Send the whole team today, and bring them back to Luoyang today."

Chu Hechao nodded, glanced around among his subordinates, and settled on He Lang, "He Lang."

He Lang took a quick step forward, "The end is here."

"Lead 300 people to protect them and set off for Luoyang tomorrow."

He Lang cupped his fists, "The last general will obey orders."

The group returned to the study in a hurry, and Yuan Li sat in a chair silently thinking about things.

The rest of the people were chatting and laughing freely, mocking Cheng Bu and scolding Li Li, but after realizing that he was deep in thought, they quickly lowered their voices for fear of disturbing Yuanli.

"Master He." Yuan Li suddenly raised his eyes and said.

He Lang lifted his spirits and hurriedly said, "Master Yuan, please tell me."

"I also ask you to wait a while longer on the way to send these rewards back to Luoyang," Yuan Li said, "It's best to publicize the fact that Li Li tried to recruit us but was rejected by us with words. If you can It would be even better if we arrived in Luoyang in winter.”

It was freezing cold in winter, and at that time, even if Li Ji wanted to use some means against them, he would be unable to do anything due to the cold.Throughout the winter, this rumor will be deeply rooted in people's hearts. When the spring is warm and the flowers bloom, it will be too late for Li Li to do anything.

He Lang responded heartily, "I see."

Yuan Li said guiltily: "It's just hard work for you. If you only arrive in Luoyang in winter, you may not be able to return until spring next year."

"It's okay," He Lang said directly, "We can just find a place to spend the winter at will. As long as we bring enough food and clothes, we'll be fine in just a few months. Northern Xinjiang is much colder than Luoyang. In Northern Xinjiang After staying for a long time, we are not afraid of the severe cold. Maybe we can slowly rush back to Youzhou in winter, and spring will arrive soon."

Yuan Li nodded, looked at the others, and said: "Li Li will get the news faster than us, and the person who sent the reward back will probably know what we have done before he arrives in Luoyang. Plan, we want Li Li to announce this to the world one step ahead of Li Li before Li Li learns about it. To show our "loyalty" to the people of the world and the emperor, no matter what, we must send Li Li a generous gift to Youzhou Try to recruit me and wait for it to be true."

Only by being honest can they stand on the high ground of morality, condemn Li Li as a traitor in turn, and let him really take the responsibility of killing the king and his wife of Chu.

They want to be the party of absolute justice, and when they avenge the king and his wife of Chu, the people of the world can follow them.Only by killing Li Li and the eunuch can he truly avenge the King of Chu and the Yang family.

Guo Mao rolled his eyes and asked, "Master, do you want to ask Cui Lao to write an article?"

Cui Xuan is the master of Confucianism, needless to say his influence.With Cui Xuan's help, Li Li's story of "killing the Chu king and his wife and intending to buy Youzhou with generous gifts" would definitely spread throughout the world as quickly as possible.

Liu Jixin frowned, "Cui Yan said that Mr. Cui doesn't like to get involved in this kind of thing. He wasted a lot of thought when he asked Mr. Cui to go down the mountain. Now he wants to borrow his reputation, and he probably won't be willing."

"Cui Yan is now under the lord's command," Guo Mao smiled slightly, his eyes flashed, "If old Mr. Cui disagrees, then let Cui Yan come forward to ask. If Mr. Cui still disagrees this time, then ..."

He waved his feather fan, hinting implicitly: "I heard that Mr. Cui is a person who understands current affairs."

This meant that he wanted to forcibly force Cui Xuan.

Liu Jixin subconsciously wanted to say "no", but finally swallowed the words, wanting to hear what the lord had to say.

"Don't worry," Yuanli said calmly, "Changyue, you and Pingzhi go to Mangshan to visit the old man first. Remember to prepare a generous gift, and then let Lintian take you to pick a few calligraphy and paintings to give away together." Go, ask the old gentleman if he can help us. Remember to be respectful when speaking, and don't offend the old man."

Guo Mao and Liu Jixin stood up together and responded.

Yuan Li looked at the generals under Chu Hechao again, and said sincerely: "Although the reward Li Li sent was meant to please and apologize, it is indeed a reward for your achievements in killing the Huns. I sent it back as it is." Luoyang, you also lost a reward, this is my fault."

As soon as the words came out, Yang Zhongfa waved his hand immediately, and said indifferently: "Master Yuan, don't you say that! Without your Thunderbolt Cannon, we would never be able to defeat the Xiongnu, nor would we be able to kill Huyan Wuzhu! Li Li gave us It doesn't matter if you don't want the rewards, this person has sinister intentions, without these rewards, we can feel at ease."

Others also nodded in agreement.He Lang followed suit and said, "You and the general are the biggest contributors. Most of the rewards came for you two. In terms of losses, you two also suffered the most. What are our things? Don't take it to heart. .”

Yuan Li smiled.

Although they said so, Yuanli knew that it couldn't be dealt with just like that.

It is not difficult to say it is difficult, but it is not easy to say it is simple.Leaders must be strict with their subordinates, but they must also be generous and not harsh.

What should be given must be given, especially rewards for military exploits.People follow you and work hard for you, isn't it just for fame, fortune and power, these things have to be given.

Yuan Li also believes that Yang Zhongfa and others don't want to reward the sincerity at this moment, but who can guarantee how long this sincerity will last?If such sincerity is gradually worn away in the future, will they accumulate dissatisfaction when they think about it.

Dissatisfaction that can be erased with money cannot be perfunctory.Yuan Li, who had just obtained Cai Ji's unexpected fortune not long ago, planned to give them a reward with confidence.

Yuanli glanced at Chu Hechao, the man accepted his intentions, and said lightly, "Although you can't take Li Li's reward, you must have what you deserve. Later, Le Jun and I will send someone to give it to you." Send a reward."

His tone was strong and irrefutable. Yang Zhongfa, He Lang and the others were a little scared, so they nodded in response, not daring to refuse any more.

After this matter was finished, the crowd dispersed.He Lang had to go back to the mansion to prepare his bags, so he was in a hurry to leave.

Yuanli and Chu Hechao simply had dinner, washed up hastily and went back to the house.After the servants left the room and there was no one else in the room, the two of them slept on the same bed, whispering about the day's affairs.

"I don't think Cui Xuan will be involved in the affairs between us and Li Li," Yuan Li lowered his voice, "He has lived in seclusion for decades, and has been avoiding to interfere with the political situation. Unless he is threatened by his family, he will not Will be obedient. But Cui Xuan crowned me, if I treated him like this, would I be worse than a beast?"

Chu Hechao responded and shook Yuanli's hand, "Don't force him."

Yuan Li sighed anxiously, "Our sources of news are much worse than Li Li's."

One thing these days fully exposes their shortcomings.Youzhou is located in a remote place, so the news came slowly.Without a complete intelligence organization, they didn't know anything about the news of the death of Chu Wang and his wife or the imperial decree sent by Li Li, and it would be too late when the matter came to light.

Information is time and life, and it is even more important in troubled times.But if you want to wait for the intelligence personnel of the Academy of Grain Sciences to put it into use, it will take at least several years.

The only fortunate thing is that the forces of all parties are still in the process of testing, and they can't fight for the time being.

Li Li guarded the emperor and lived firmly in Luoyang, so he was even more afraid to fight.He held the trump card of the emperor in his hand, so he could coerce the emperor to make the princes. Yuanli's method of dealing with Li Li today was probably the first time since Li Li took control of Luoyang to act in the name of the emperor but failed miserably.

But even today, Yuanli didn't resist the edict openly, he just provoked Cheng Bu to make him make mistakes, and this gave him a chance to break the situation.

And being provoked so openly by them, Li Li would never do nothing.Without an intelligence organization, Yuanli could only guess what Li Li would do next based on his temperament and his way of dealing with people.Yuan Li tugged on Chu Hechao's cuff, and asked, "Where's the letter from King Chu?"

Chu Hechao got out of bed and went to find him.

The two of them read the letter several times, focusing on the paragraphs where Li Li was written in detail.

When he read the letter again, Chu Hechao's mood had not changed much, and his face was very calm.

The envelope clearly stated what kind of person Li Li was.Yuan Li was thoughtful, and elbowed the people around him, "What do you think Li Li will do in the future?"

"He won't let it go," Chu Hechao sneered, "The emperor is in Luoyang, and he is using the name of the emperor to deal with us."

Yuan Li smiled, "I think so too."

The card of the Son of Heaven is very useful, but Li Li still dare not use the name of the Son of Heaven to attack dissidents, because he has no soldiers and food, and the time to rule Luoyang is too short.Even if he wanted to conquer Buchen, he would not be able to conquer Youzhou.

Because Youzhou is really too far away.

Unless Li Li is not afraid of Yanzhou, Yizhou, Yuzhou, Bingzhou and other places breaking through the defense, he will come boldly.

At this time, Yuanli began to like Youzhou's location away from the Central Plains.

Chu Hechao stroked Yuanli's chin, his voice was more tired than usual, his eyes were black and blue, "Thanks for having you today."

Yuan Li said: "You don't know, he is going to drive me to death."

Chu Hechao choked for breath, immediately frowned, and scolded, "Don't say that word."

Yuan Li blinked, and obediently responded, "Oh."

Chu Hechao's frowning eased a little. He rubbed Yuanli's cheek with his fingers, and said in a hoarse voice, "Hey, don't scare me. Your brother can't stand being scared now."

Yuan Li said yes, "I won't say this word in the future."

Chu Hechao let out a "hmm".

Yuan Li showed a pained expression, "Brother, you made my face hurt from rubbing."

Chu Hechao smiled, "I can't help it. I have already used very little strength, and my hands are just tossing people like this."

Yuan Li took his hand and touched it. The burn scar was uneven and uncomfortable to touch, "How did you get the injury on your hand?"

Chu Hechao didn't want to say more, so he briefly said, "Any kind of injury can be suffered on the battlefield."

That's right, Yuan Li put his hand up to compare with him, Chu Hechao looked at it for a while, "Your hands look good."

Yuan Li said modestly: "Your hands are also pretty."

Chu Hechao laughed, "You like me that much? You even like the wound on my hand."

Yuanli: "..."

After talking a few words, they got back to business, and Yuan Li said, "It's not suitable to fight Li Li now. The autumn harvest is coming soon, and then winter will come. This winter..."

Yuanli hesitated for a while, not knowing what to say.

Chu Hechao raised his eyebrows, "What happened this winter?"

Yuan Li still said, he looked into Chu Hechao's eyes, and said seriously: "If I say that there may be a snowstorm this winter, do you believe me?"

Chu Hechao's expression became serious. Seeing that Yuan Li was not joking, his heart sank, "How extensive is the snow disaster, and how long will it last?"

"I don't know," Yuan Li sighed, "I'm not even sure if there will be a snow disaster this winter or next winter."

Yuanli previously deduced that after he became an official and got cotton, there might be snowstorms in winter.But now he has entered the official position a whole year earlier. If calculated according to the normal age, next year will be the year when he can really become an official.

So now he is not sure whether there will be a snow disaster this year or next year.

This uncertainty made Yuanli hesitate about what to do.

But he didn't expect that Chu Hechao would believe so much about the snow disaster he said - obviously this man was so suspicious.

"Whether it's this year or next year, there's nothing wrong with making preparations as soon as possible," Chu Hechao's words put an end to Yuanli's doubts, and he said firmly without hesitation, "If it's best to spend this year safely, we can have a year's rest." Time to prepare for the snowstorm, if there will be a snowstorm this winter, then start collecting firewood and coal, tidying up the granaries, and building houses from tomorrow."

Yuan Li's uneasy heart suddenly settled down, he nodded, and couldn't help smiling, "Okay, let's start preparing from tomorrow."