Xiaoqi

The county magistrates are better off now.

For civil and military officials such as the Sangong and Jiuqing of the court, they don't understand this simple truth, but they disdain it.This also includes Li Jue, the chariot and cavalry general.

But Li Li is well versed in the three flavors. On the opposite side of governance, he has always followed the strategy of winning the trust of the people.Therefore, all the decrees of benefiting the people promulgated by the imperial court do not have his name, but he is the one who actually implements the decrees with all his strength.Now almost all the officials in the counties and counties of the two prefectures of Xiliang came from his sect, and the official positions were appointed by him personally, and all the soldiers and main battle battalions in the counties and counties of the two prefectures of Xiliang also came from his account.

Where there is a will, there is a way.

When Li Lili's army entered the city, he could clearly and unmistakably see that the people around him sincerely welcomed him, and they came out of the city to welcome him completely spontaneously, and were not forced to come to welcome the army into the city due to Li Xian's order.

This made Li Li very gratified and comfortable physically and mentally.

And this is what he desires the most in his self-interest, rectification of officials, and pacification of Xiliang. This is the hearts of the people.

If you want to fight for hegemony in the world, you must win the hearts of the people.

The two prefectures of Xiliang are the foundation of Li Li. Only with the sincere support of the people in the territory can the foundation be stabilized and remain invincible.

Chapter 365

Guzang City, the prefect's mansion.

In the main hall.

Li Li sits in the middle on the main seat, and Cao Fazheng, who follows the army, is standing in the lower right corner of the commander's table. Li Xian, Jia Xu, Li Zheng, Jia Mu, Li Dian and Huan Bao are sitting on both sides of the hall.

This is the second day after Li Lijun returned to the Sheriff's Mansion.

Calling the left-behind generals of Wuwei County to come to the lobby to discuss matters today is actually a reward for meritorious service, so the other main battalion generals have not received orders to discuss matters.

"Hehehe!" Li Li still maintained his usual deliberation style, laughing before saying anything.Use hearty laughter to dissolve the serious atmosphere in the lobby, so that everyone in the hall can relax and remind them not to be too restrained.

Then he looked at his younger brother Li Xian with a smile, and said with a smile: "Brother Siam, I haven't seen each other for almost a year. You have finally grown up, with a restrained breath, calm and capable, and you can be your own. Congratulations! Hehehe"

"Brother is too famous." Li Xian scratched his head with a smile when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "I have been staying in Wuwei County for more than half a year. I am trembling, and I dare not relax for a moment. I am afraid that I will delay the big event of my brother. Thanks to General Mancheng and Li Zheng , Jia Mu, Huan Bao and others have all helped each other, and the four counties of Wuwei have been stable and peaceful. Only then can I live up to my brother’s entrustment and mission. Now that my brother has returned from victory, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief and sleep peacefully. !"

Li Li laughed heartily and said: "Brother Siam has learned to be modest, which shows that what I said just now is not wrong. You are indeed a lot more mature and stable. I was planning a wedding for the lieutenant general in Meiwu before. At that time, some of your sisters-in-law suggested that you I was the one who vetoed their proposal. Now it seems that I made a mistake at the beginning, and you have reached the age of marriage, so you can start a family. I wonder if brother Siam has someone he likes? Hahaha!"

"This,,,,,," Li Xian scratched the back of his head in astonishment, his cheeks flushed.She smiled shyly and said: "To tell you the truth, Brother Yu really has never thought about getting married. Besides, I am still young, so I am not in a hurry to get married. Let's talk about it later."

After Li Li heard the words, he looked at his younger brother with a smile on his face, and said narrowly: "The boy should be married when the girl is in college. You are not too young now, and you should get married as soon as possible. Since you don't have a girl you like, then you I, my elder brother, will arrange the marriage for you, and I will ask your sister-in-law to pay attention to you later. If there is a suitable woman, we will marry immediately. What do you want?"

"Hehehe!" Li Xian said with a smirk: "The matter of marriage is entirely up to the elder brother, and the foolish brother has no objection. If it is really a woman selected by several sisters-in-law, the younger brother has absolutely no objection. I believe in the eyes of the sisters-in-law!"

"Hehehe!" Li Li laughed dumbly and said, "You, I said just now that you are calm. Now you are showing your true colors. You trust your sister-in-law's eyes, can't you trust your brother's ability to know people?"

Li Xian was slightly taken aback when he heard the words.He shook his head without hesitation and said: "Elder brother misunderstood younger brother's meaning. Elder brother is always busy with military and political affairs. If elder brother can really choose a woman for younger brother, younger brother will be married immediately! Although younger brother believes in the eyes of sisters-in-law , but I have more confidence in the woman chosen by my brother! Hehehe"

Li Li shook his head with a smile on his face after hearing the words.In my heart, I am very satisfied with Li Xian, the younger brother.

Li Xian himself is not a talented general with both civil and military skills.He has a dull personality, is not good at words, has a simple and honest nature, and is even a little dull.But he was gifted.He has a very high talent for learning martial arts, and he is among the top fighters at the age of 16. Although he is still the lower-level strength of a top fighter, it is already extremely rare, and his future achievements are limitless.

In addition, although he is not a thoughtful person, his execution ability is extremely strong.Whenever Li Li entrusted him with the tasks, he would strictly implement them strictly and meticulously, and would never make arbitrary opinions or make rash changes.Based on this alone, Li Li can be absolutely assured of him, and he has repeatedly entrusted him with the burden of staying behind, and he has never disappointed Li Li.

However, Li Xian's style of handling things has both advantages and disadvantages. He is more conservative, less aggressive, and lacks subjective initiative; that is, he does not know how to adapt and does things extremely rigidly.It was precisely this that made him seldom make mistakes. Unless Li Li's order itself was wrong, the chance of him making mistakes was extremely small.

In the main hall, Jia Xu, Li Zheng, Li Dian, Fazheng and others watched the intimate conversation between the protagonists Li Li and Li Xian brothers, and their minds were greatly relaxed, with knowing smiles on their faces.Because they have followed the lord Li Li for so long, they have rarely seen Li Li chatting casually and freely, saying whatever they want, without any taboos.

Ever since Li Liguan paid homage to General Zhengxi, his majesty has grown day by day, and his gestures and gestures are full of arrogance that people can't face directly.Now, looking at the entire army in Xiliang, and even the officials in Chang'an, no one can chat with him without taboos, and no one dares to be rude in front of him.Even his uncle Li Jue was no exception.

After counting them all, among all the generals and civilian advisers in the entire army, only Li Xian in front of him could talk casually with Li Li without any shyness, without worrying about others, and without any worries.After all, he is Li Li's own younger brother. Even if he made a huge mistake, Li Li would at most reprimand him and punish him a little. After the matter is over, brothers will still be brothers.

Because of this, when the previous imperial court conferred the generals of Wuwei, Li Xian paid homage to General Anbei and Marquis of Wuxiang at a young age.Among the entire Xiliang army, his official title was second only to Li Jue and Li Li, ranking above the generals of the entire army, as if one man was below ten thousand.In this regard, the generals of the army and the advisers of civil servants have no objection, and they all think that this is a matter of course.

As Li Li and Li Xian finished talking, the laughter in the main hall disappeared, and the atmosphere became serious invisibly.

After a little silence, the smile on Li Li's face gradually faded, and he looked down at the people in the hall with a calm expression, and said seriously: "Now most of the counties and counties in Xiliang are under the control of our army, only the second counties in the Western Regions are nearly ten. I have been hanging out alone for several years, ignoring the court's laws, barbarians and bandits are rampant. Last night, I sent an order for the generals of this Western Expedition to come to Guzang City to discuss affairs, and to discuss politics tomorrow. I have called everyone here today to reward you The merits of the previous six months, and rearrange you in advance."

After finishing speaking, Li Li nodded slightly to Jia Xu on the right side of the hall, signaling him to announce the reward.

Jia Xu immediately stood up and bowed to Li Li, then took out the imperial decree from her long sleeves.But he did not read the imperial decree, but handed it to Fazheng.After finishing all this, he stood in the center of the main hall, looked at Li Xian, Li Dian and others with a smile, and said loudly: "According to my lord's request, Li Xian, General of Anbei, was granted the prefect of Beidi County, three hundred gold, silk and satin Three hundred horses; Zhonglang appointed Li Dian as the prefect of Zhangye County and Marquis of Guannei, and rewarded him with [-] gold and [-] pieces of Shu brocade; Jia Mu, the prime minister of Zhangye County, was granted the title of prefect of Jincheng and Marquis of Guannei. The reward was [-] gold and [-] pieces of silk and satin. Recruit Zhonglang General Li Zheng to be the guard of Jincheng, reward one hundred gold and one hundred pieces of silk and satin; appoint Huan Bao, the captain of Xiutu Racecourse, as the guard of Xiutu City, and reward one hundred gold and one hundred pieces of silk and satin. All the generals will give you an order to thank you!"

After talking about the rewards, Jia Xu went to his elder son Jia Mu.He bowed down and bowed down with Li Xian, Li Dian, Li Zheng and Huan Bao.Facing Li Li who closed his eyes and meditated in the hall, he shouted: "The humble minister leads the decree to thank you, thank you my emperor!"

Only then did Fazheng, who was standing beside the main case, know why Jia Xu handed him the imperial decree and asked him to forward it to the lord Li Li.But Li Li didn't open it at all after receiving the imperial decree, and just put it on the desk.Then he leaned on the seat and closed his eyes, seeming a little tired.

Seeing Jia Xu and others bowing their heads and prostrating, Fazheng suddenly became excited and walked quickly to the hall.Quickly bowed down and knelt down.

In a moment, Li Li suddenly opened his eyes, looking down at Jia Xu and others who were kneeling in the hall, and quickly glanced at the guards and maidservants around him from the corner of his eyes, and found that they also knelt down to him.Immediately, he waved his sleeves, stood up, turned and left the main hall, seeming to leave in anger.

"Today's discussion is over, let's go away!" When he walked to the side door of the main hall, Li Li suddenly waved his hand and said a word, then strode into the side door, and his figure disappeared.

"Promise!" Just when Li Xian, Li Zheng, Jia Mu and others were at a loss, Jia Xu promised loudly, bowed down and stood up.

Immediately, Li Xian and others followed suit and kowtowed and stood up.

"Military teacher, what's going on here? How can you put the imperial decree on the handsome case? Isn't this trapping my elder brother in disloyalty? If this matter is spread, my elder brother will definitely bear a bad name!" Li Siam asked Jia Xu slightly angrily.

Jia Xu bowed his hands to Li Xian when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "What the major general said is very true. I was really confused and didn't think carefully, so that my lord was implicated, and I will apologize to my lord later. But my lord has always been tolerant. Dadu, I don't think he would care about this matter. Besides, the imperial decree is on the table, and there is nothing wrong with my prostration, does the Major General think so?"

Li Xian was slightly startled when he heard the words, looking at Jia Xu's smiling face, he seemed to realize something inexplicably, nodded immediately, and then went straight to the side door.

Li Zheng, Huan Bao, and Li Dian were not fools, they also had feelings for the scene just now, and they immediately bid farewell to the military adviser Jia Xu, turned and walked out of the lobby.

"Sir, this move was too sudden. I wonder if my lord knew about it in advance?" After the generals left, Fazheng walked up to Jia Xu and asked respectfully.

Jia Xu shook her head slightly, and said in a low voice: "I don't know. My lord is a man of great talent and has the world in mind, so I don't bother with such tricks at all. I did this intentionally, so as to find out what my lord thinks, so that I can act in the future."

"Oh?" Fazheng's expression changed slightly when he heard the words, and he pondered: "Mr. is the lord's confidant, why did you make such an abrupt move? Could it be that Mr. is not sure about the current situation and is worried?"

Jia Xu looked at Fazheng appreciatively, nodded and said, "Xiaozhi is extremely intelligent, and the word is right, my lord has eyes to recognize talents! Now the situation in Xiliang is clear, my lord holds a strong army, occupies the two prefectures of Xiliang, and controls the The court of Chang'an seems to have become the most powerful prince in the world. However, the lord let General Li Jue take charge of the court and occupy the name of righteousness. The previous two decrees won the hearts of the people, which greatly increased the prestige of General Li Jue among the people. Now The two prefectures of Xiliang are about to be pacified, and many things need to be properly arranged to prevent the two prefectures of Xiliang that I have worked so hard to collect from falling into the hands of General Li Jue. Therefore, I need to accurately ascertain the ambition of the lord, so that I can make plans early. Stabilize the overall situation in Xiliang, and help the lord achieve great things!"

"So that's how it is." Fazheng suddenly realized, and walked up to Jia Xu, bowed, and said submissively: "Before, my lord ordered me to behave like a disciple to my husband, to ask him for advice on everything, and to listen to his teachings sooner or later. However, I was arrogant and did not obey my lord’s order. The students’ admiration and sincere admiration for what you have done today. From now on, Fazheng is willing to worship you as a teacher, and please accept me as a disciple if you don’t think students are stupid. Please Blessed by the students!"

After finishing speaking, Fazheng bowed down and knelt down without waiting for Jia Xu's answer.

"This..." Jia Xu hesitated for a while, and after Fazheng bowed, he stretched out his hand to help him up with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "The talent of filial piety and straightness is no less than mine, but the qualifications are still inexperienced. It takes a lot of experience and will be entrusted with an important task by the lord. Today I will be worshiped by you, but you and I are not masters and apprentices, but friends who have forgotten the years. We will discuss with each other in the future and work together to help the lord achieve hegemony. How about filial piety? ?”

Fazheng was overjoyed when he heard the words, and then said: "Mr. is as humble as a grain, and makes the students feel deeply ashamed. According to Mr., I will regard him as both a teacher and a friend in the future. I hope that you will teach me more, and I will remind you sooner or later."

"Okay, we've made a deal!" Jia Xu said with a smile while grabbing Fazheng's arm.

From the joyful expression on Jia Xu's face, it is not difficult to see that he really appreciates Fazheng's talent and really wants to make friends with Fazheng.And Fazheng was also impressed by Jia Xu's extraordinary courage and resourcefulness, he was willing to treat Jia Xu as a disciple, and regarded himself as a junior to show his respect and admiration for Jia Xu.

Chapter 366 Who Played the Strings

The back hall of the Sheriff's Mansion.

Li Xian quickly caught up with Li Li, and followed Li Li into the study.