Xiaoqi

"Ah!" Li Jue was shocked when he heard this.His expression was shocked.A look of surprise could not help but appear between the brows.Immediately he asked urgently: "Is this true? The three of them are all there, have you invited the imperial physician to serve on Mei Wu?"

"Eh? This,,,,,," Li Li didn't expect Li Jue to think so comprehensively, he hesitated, and said in a low voice embarrassedly: "My nephew has been busy with military affairs recently, so I haven't been able to spare time to take care of Xiner and the others. Forgot to send the imperial physician in the palace to Mei Wu to listen to him at any time."

"You, what a fool! Xin'er, Yu'er and the others are pregnant, that's the big deal, other things can be postponed!" Seeing that Li Li was unprepared, Li Jue immediately forgot his troubles.Accused without hesitation.

Li Li smiled knowingly and said: "What uncle said is very true, and my nephew will definitely follow through. However, Xin'er and Yu'er are in good health, and the pregnancy is not long, so there is no serious problem for the time being. My nephew invited uncle to come here Let me tell you, I really want to ask for something, I wonder if uncle can agree?"

"Oh, what's the matter?" Li Jue's expression moved slightly when he heard the words, and he muttered in astonishment.

Li Li asked with a smile: "My nephew wants to ask my uncle to be in charge of the court, to take over the government affairs of the court, to take charge of the power of the world, and to sit in Chang'an. I don't know what uncle wants?"

"Why did Wenchang say that?" Li Jue looked at Li Li rather puzzled, and asked in surprise.

Li Li said firmly, "Uncle, do you still remember what my nephew said in the past? You and my uncle and nephew are blood relatives, we share weal and woe. Although Chang'an is stable now, the court All the officials will certainly not sit back and watch our uncles and nephews take charge of the power of the world. They will still secretly sympathize with each other like they did with Dong Xiangguo, waiting for an opportunity to get rid of our uncles and nephews. But we know that these old officials have hidden evil intentions, but we cannot directly dismiss them Resignation and expulsion from Chang'an, because this is to make our uncle and nephew bear a bad name and be criticized by the world. Therefore, my younger nephew wants to ask my uncle to sit in Chang'an and take charge of the court. After all, my uncle is well-informed and knows the tricks of these old officials. "

Speaking of this, Li Li paused for a moment, and continued: "In addition, there are still princes in Chang'an Sanfu and Liangzhou, and the officials of various counties and counties are also against us. Therefore, my nephew plans to ask my uncle to sit in the court, As for me, I led the army to march westward, checked the officials in various counties and counties along the way, wiped out the remnants of Ma Teng and Han Sui, and unified the two prefectures of Xiliang. After Xiliang is completely pacified, my nephew will not return to Chang'an, but will sit in Anding County. Sending troops to the Qiang tribes and the territory of the Southern Huns to eliminate the border troubles in Liangzhou in one fell swoop. Since then, we have dispatched troops to wipe out the barbarians while vigorously developing farming and building canals. Two or three years later, our Xiliang Prefectures It can restore vitality, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and can support 30 Xiliang troops. After the task of supporting the people is completed, our army can use large-scale troops to attack Bingzhou in the north, Jingxiang in the south, and capture Hanzhong and Xichuan in the southwest .”

Hearing Li Li's words, Li Jue's heart was surging, his expression was extremely excited, and his eyes were full of excitement.After a while, he hesitated to say: "Since Wenchang trusts you so much as an uncle, I should do my best to help you achieve a great career. It's just,,,,,, I lead troops in battle all the year round, and I am not good at government affairs. Even Guarding Chang'an, I'm afraid,,,,,, will also be powerless!"

"Hehehe!" Li Li said with a smile: "Uncle, don't worry. Li Ru assists uncle in dealing with government affairs in the imperial court, Li Xuan is in charge of political and agricultural affairs in the two prefectures of Xiliang, and Tietuo is in command of the Chang'an garrison. Do not dare to resist orders at the command of your uncle. Uncle has concerns, is it because you have no soldiers and horses? If that is the case, then uncle is wrong. You are not a bare general, let alone have no soldiers. In fact, you have always There is a powerful army. Whenever my nephew is alive, I, Li Li, will be a soldier under my uncle's command!

We, uncles and nephews, share weal and woe.The soldiers and horses under my nephew's command are the soldiers and horses of my uncle.Whoever dares to disrespect his uncle and disrespect orders in the whole army is disobeying my Li Li's orders and will be severely punished! "

Li Li's words made the only depression in Li Jue's heart completely disappear, and a knowing smile appeared on his face.It wasn't until this moment that he suddenly understood that Li Li had no deep meaning in arranging him a military post.Everything was just as Li Li said, he, Li Jue, was an elder, and also an uncle who personally raised Li Li.As an elder, one should have the mind and tolerance of being a respected elder. How can one be petty and care about every detail?

Why do uncles and nephews each lead an army? As long as he and his nephew are of one mind, it doesn't matter who owns the army?Although he was not directly in charge of a battalion of troops, he was still able to mobilize the army, and no general in the army would dare to disobey orders.

Chapter 340 Managing Chang'an (End)

After the heavy rain, the blue sky is like washing.

The rainbow of seven colors runs across the sky, which is extremely gorgeous.

After Long Xiang's talk with the Li Mansion, the imperial court once again promulgated an imperial edict, conferring on Li Jue the title of Chariot General, Marquis of Chi Yang, the leader of Sili Xiaowei, the founding of the mansion, the position of the three princes, and the regent of the country.

So far, Li Jue has reached the pinnacle of power.Although he was not promoted to the position of Grand Master or Minister of State like Dong Zhuo and Wang Yun, he was also an extremely talented minister and had the power to regent and assist the government. His actual power was not inferior to that of Dong Zhuo and Wang Yun in the past.

Li Jue's first decree after he was assisted in the administration was the implementation of the policy of reducing taxes and supporting the people in the two prefectures of Xiliang.

The official decree is to reduce and exempt the taxes of the people in the two prefectures of Xiliang for two years, distribute the seeds, cattle and a certain number of livestock needed for farming to the people, and encourage the people and people from other states and counties to come to the counties and counties of Xiliang to cultivate and cultivate. They will also receive an additional half-year ration.Two years later, the tax will be [-] cents, and there will never be any additional tax.

In addition, Li Jue also ordered the county soldiers under Tituo's tent to leave [-] young and strong soldiers to guard the city, and the remaining [-] county soldiers to search for unowned wasteland and reclaim land.Soldiers in various counties built rivers and canals for irrigation; built post roads to dredge the passage between Chang'an and Liangzhou.

Li Jue's administrative measures after he assisted the government have had extremely obvious effects.After the promulgation of the edict, in just over a month, the population around Chang'an tripled. In addition to the people who hid in the mountains, there were as many as [-] refugees from other states and counties.Moreover, the foreign population is still increasing rapidly, and people from all states and counties in the Central Plains enter Chang'an almost every day, and there is an endless stream.

This also made Li Li, who planned the matter behind the scenes, truly realize the powerful appeal of the emperor's edict.No matter how the Han Dynasty declined, the people all over the world still trusted the emperor's edict.This indirectly shows that the hearts of the people are still towards the Han, at least the homeless people still have hope in the Liu royal family.

The two-year tax-free decree prompted Li Jue to quickly consolidate his position as regent and auxiliary government in the court, and won the unanimous support of Chang'an City and the surrounding people.All the officials in the court who complained about Li Jue's assistant government bowed their heads and shut up, and stopped slandering and talking.And Li Jue was quite complacent because of this, he no longer cared about having no soldiers in his hands, and handled the government affairs with peace of mind, sitting in Chang'an.

Since Li Jue entered the court to assist the government, Li Li seldom went to the court, and devoted all his attention to the preparation of the Taixue and the lecture hall.However, his family members have always lived in Meiwu, and did not move into Chang'an City, and General Zhengxi's Mansion is the headquarters of the Xiliang Army. Li Xuan, Li Ru, Jia Xu and others moved their family members into the General's Mansion or settled nearby.In order to facilitate the timely handling of military and political affairs.

Jia Xu and others were very puzzled that Li Li gave up the great opportunity to win the hearts of the people to Li Jue, and felt it was a pity.After all, it is not a trivial matter to reduce or exempt the taxes of Xiliang counties and counties for two years. This is an excellent opportunity to subdue the people of Xiliang and enhance their prestige. Now such a good thing has fallen on Li Jue.Not Lily.

Li Li was very calm about this.Because he knows that people's hearts are very important and wonderful.Fighting for hegemony absolutely cannot lose the support of the people and the people; however.At present, collecting the hearts of the people in Xiliang is not the most important thing.It is not easy to win the hearts of the people, but it is easy to lose them.Born in troubled times, all heroes rise together, the people's opinion and public opinion cannot influence the overall situation of the world, and the people who can really decide the situation of the world are the powerful princes with powerful soldiers in their hands.Who is the real controller in Xiliang?Anyone with a discerning eye knows it.Li Li, not Li Jue, is actually in power in the two prefectures of Xiliang and even the court of Chang'an.

The reason why Li Li asked Li Jue to take over the country and assist the government was to push Li Jue to the fore.It is intended to be seen by the world.Nowadays, the person who regents the country and assists the government is definitely not a good person in the eyes of the people in the world. It is easy to associate this person who holds power in the world with Dong Zhuo, Wang Yun and others, and thus become the target of verbal criticism by the people and scholars of the world. It will also become an imaginary enemy envied and hated by princes from all walks of life.

Because of this, Li Li didn't want to be hated by the people of the world, attacked by scholars and scholars, and he didn't want to expose his full strength to the princes of the world prematurely.Just at this time, since Li Jue envied the power and status in the world, it was reasonable and reasonable, Li Li should fulfill him, the beauty of adulthood, and hand over the most prominent power in the world to him, let him sit in the court, regent and assist the government .

In addition, Li Jue has no soldiers and horses in his hands. If he wants to be in charge of the government with peace of mind, he must be given enough support to allow him to enjoy the benefits and fun brought by power.In this way, Li Li gave Li Jue the opportunity to win the hearts of the people of Xiliang, so that he could not only consolidate his position, but also experience the pleasure of being praised by the people, so that he no longer deliberately seeks military power, and is willing to sit in Chang'an and assist State governance.

Only in this way can the rear of Chang'an be stabilized, and the relationship between uncles and nephews can be completely restored to its previous state of intimacy and harmony.Only when the rear is stable, can Li Li lead his army west without any worries, wipe out the two prefectures of Xiliang in one fell swoop, wipe out the banditry, and truly unify Xiliang.

Two months passed in a blink of an eye.

The city of Chang'an is well-ordered, the public security is good, the people's lives are stable, and the prosperity of the past is gradually restored.There are many shops, restaurants and inns are flourishing like mushrooms after a rain, and the Fengyue Restaurant in the Fireworks Willow Lane has also quietly emerged and increased rapidly. It is a prosperous scene!

During this period, the Chang'an Taixue and the Jiangwu Hall were completed one after another, and the recruiting of celebrities to teach and recruit students was also carried out at the same time.

When preparing to build the two universities, the Chang'an imperial court sent as many as a hundred emperor's edicts to the states and counties, and recruited more than [-] famous scholars and martial arts masters to come to Chang'an to teach.In the edict, Zheng Xuan and Zheng Kangcheng of Gaomi, Ministers of Beihai Kong Rong, Guan Ning, and Bing Yuan, Zhao Shang of Hanoi, Cui Yan of Qinghe, Wang Ji, Guoyuan, Huaxin of Pingyuan, Duke Pang De of Xiangyang, and Sima Hui were all listed.Among the masters of martial arts and art of war, the imperial court recruited Lu Zhi from Zhuojun, Huang Zhong from Nanyang, and Wang Yue from the ranger.

It is worth mentioning that Gaomi Zheng Xuan could have avoided being called up, because he was taking refuge in Xuzhou, not Yanzhou.It's a pity that Li Li asked someone to pass the call-up edict to Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou. As a result, Tao Qian went to the door to invite him in person, and then sent his own soldiers to Chang'an.However, Xiangyang Pang Degong and Sima Hui deliberately avoided, Shenlong saw the head but did not see the tail, and Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, never found anyone, so the two did not accept the edict.Except for these two who did not receive the edict, almost all the celebrities from other states and counties came here according to the edict and arrived in Chang'an within two months.

Among these celebrities, there is one more interesting person, that is Pingyuan Huaxin Huaziyu.When Dong Zhuo moved his capital to Chang'an in the early years, Hua Xin took the opportunity to escape and went to Nanyang through Wuguan.Yuan Shu wanted to recruit him, but he looked down on Yuan Shu and was unwilling to become an official. Later, he met Taifu Ma Richan who was ordered to appease the counties in Hedong, so he became a subordinate of Taifu's mansion and returned to Chang'an.After becoming an official of Taifu's mansion, he asked Taifu Ma Richan several times to find him a chance to be released, but the situation in Chang'an has changed in the past two years, and he has not been able to make it.Not long ago, he managed to get the post of prefect of Yuzhang from Wang Yun. Before he left Chang'an, he encountered great chaos in Chang'an, so he had to hide in people's homes for a while.Afterwards, the Wuwei army fought against the Xiliang army, and all the passes in Chang'an were closed, and Hua Xin couldn't leave even if he wanted to.After Chang'an was stabilized, he was just about to go to Yuzhang County to take up the post, when he was conscripted as an official in the General's Mansion of Zhengxi, and he also received an edict from the teacher of Taixue.

During the recruitment of the lecture hall, Lu Zhi in Zhuojun was even more evil. The edict of the recruitment reached Yuan Shao in Jizhou, but Yuan Shao went to Shu and Lu Zhi died of illness not long ago.It was verified afterwards that Lu Zhi really died of illness, and it happened that Li Li and Li Jue died of illness when they were attacking Chang'an.Lu Zhi was not called, but the ranger Wang Yue was called, and it was not Wang Yue alone, but a group of rangers.It is said that these rangers are all disciples of Wang Yue's sect, and the most famous person among them is Shi A, Wang Yue's eldest disciple.In addition to Wang Yue, this edict also summoned a general, this person is Nanyang Huang Zhong Huang Hansheng sent by Jingzhou Liu Biao.

Before the formal lectures in Taixue and Lecture Hall, Li Li personally received more than 200 celebrities and generals from Xiliang who had come under the imperial edict, and held a grand banquet in the general's mansion.During the banquet, Li Li's posture was extremely low, he was humble and polite, and he respected Cai Yong, Kong Rong, Zheng Xuan and other great Confucians of the time.Even if some celebrities who were not angry in their hearts made sarcasm with Jiu Jin, Li Li was not angry at all, and always greeted people with a smile, showing extreme tolerance and generosity.

After the banquet, Hua Xin, Bing Yuan, Guan Ning, Cui Yan and Guoyuan were recommended by Li Xuan, Li Ru and Jia Xu, and Li Li stayed in the general's mansion to assist Li Xuan and Li Ru in handling the matter. Government affairs of the two prefectures of Xiliang; Wang Yue was appointed as General Pi, Huang Zhong was recruited as General of Zhonglang and Deputy Commander of Jin Weiwei.The appointment has been made, Hua Xin, Cui Yan, Guo Yuan, Wang Yue, Huang Zhong and others have no objection and accept the order happily.But Bing Yuan and Guan Ning were noncommittal about Li Li's appointment, and seemed unwilling to become an official. Unfortunately, Li Li didn't give them a chance to say no, claiming that they had ordered people to pick up their families to live in Chang'an.After leaving this sentence, Li Li walked away, causing Bing Yuan and Guan Ning to look at each other, extremely breathless.

More than 200 celebrities have joined Taixue to teach, and Chang'an Taixue is well-deserved. It has truly become the number one university in the Han Dynasty, with a very famous name and a good reputation.After the formal teaching, Cai Yong served as the dean of Taixue, Zheng Xuan and Kong Rong served as vice presidents, and Li Ru, the regular attendant, was also the dean of Taixue.

Since then, Chang'an Taixue has been officially in operation, and the first batch of [-] students are divided into three stages: elementary, middle, and high.

When Taixue was officially teaching, the Lecture Hall located in Longxiang Li's Mansion was also officially opened.The dean is Li Li himself, Huangfusong and Zhu Jun are the vice deans, Wang Yue is the dean of teaching, and the battalion commanders of the main battalion of the Xiliang Army, Tietuo, Shi A, Huang Zhong and others are the members of the martial arts hall. teacher.In addition to more than 1000 ten-year-old children, the first batch of students also selected more than 2000 mid- and low-level generals from the Xiliang Army to enroll. Three years of art of war study and actual combat training.

After finally facilitating the normal operation of Taixue and Jiangwu Hall, Li Li finally got out temporarily and began to prepare for the Western Expedition.But it was midsummer now, and autumn would be in half a month.

Chapter 341

Zhengxi General Mansion.

Inside the study.

After two months, Jia Xu, Li Xuan and Li Ru gathered in the study again to discuss with Li Li about the Western Expedition.

"Did my lord stay in the martial arts hall recently, and didn't come back to visit Meiwu?" Li Xuan asked with a smile when he first entered the study.

"Eh?" Li Li took a sip of tea, and asked with a puzzled face, "Why did Yuan Zhong say that? Is there something wrong?"

Li Xuan looked at Li Li with a strange expression, and explained: "When my subordinate returned to Meiwu yesterday to allocate food and grass to the west, the eldest lady brought several other wives to find my subordinate and asked the lord's recent whereabouts face to face. The subordinate wanted to hide it. After a while, I found that the expressions of the ladies were different, and suddenly felt that the situation was not good, so I had to tell the truth."

"Oh, that's how it is." Li Li responded casually, then shook his head helplessly, and then said: "Yuan Zhong, there is no outsider here, isn't the eldest lady just your sister Li Xin, don't be shy, just call her by her first name. I've been really busy these days, I've been so busy all day long that I really don't have time to go back and visit them. Xiner and the others are pregnant and their temperaments are changeable, so they didn't make things difficult for you, did they?"

"Hehehe!" Jia Xu and Li Ru laughed loudly when they heard the words, took their seats, and took tea cups to drink.

Li Xuan shook his head slightly, and said with a smile: "My lord, you are serious. Xiner is my younger sister. How could they embarrass me! However, the ladies seem to know that Nancheng recently opened a Huayuelou, which is extremely large in scale. There are famous ladies everywhere, singing and singing, beautiful women with good wine, and seductive. Has the lord recently visited somewhere in a micro-service? The subordinates have no other intentions, and several lords and wives already know about it."

"Cough, cough, stop!" Li Li coughed lightly, staring at Li Xuan with piercing eyes, and said in a deep voice: "How can Xiner and the others know that I have been to Huayue Tower? Yuan Zhong, you are dishonest! Based on my guess , it must be because you couldn't stand their cross-examination and took the initiative to reveal my whereabouts. Isn't it?"

"Uh! This,,,,,," Li Xuan looked at Li Li with a face full of surprise, hesitating and not knowing how to respond.Immediately, he said with a silly smile: "Hey hey! My lord is wise. My subordinate was busy with work at the time, so in order to get out as soon as possible, I had no choice but to make a bad plan. However, my subordinate explained to the wives that my lord went to Huayue Tower to drink flowers. wine, but to find out the details of Huayue Tower."

Li Li smiled wryly when he heard this, waved his hand to signal Li Xuan to sit down, shook his head and said, "Yuan Zhong, are you really my uncle? Look, you've done a good job. Xiner and the others must have only heard of a few brothels in Chang'an City. I just asked you about this matter, but in the end, you are such a smart person who can't stand the cross-examination. You confessed me in a few words. You, you made me miserable! I'm sure. At noon today at the latest. Wuxia must Will come and watch me."

"Hahaha!" Li Li's words made Jia Xu, Li Xuan and Li Ru couldn't help laughing.

While laughing, Jia Xu was stunned for a moment, and said in a deep thought: "Speaking of Huayue Tower, my subordinates have also paid attention to it recently. Huayue Tower hired beautiful women from various states and counties to sit in the township, and the attic occupies a huge area. Wide. There are as many as hundreds of houses, what a great deal!"