Xiaoqi

Hanyang County, the county guard's mansion.

Since the winter of last year, Li Li moved the Liangzhou government from Wuwei County to Hanyang County, where he accompanied his family through the severe cold.

After the three daughters Li Xin, Chen Yu, and Dong Wan became pregnant, Cai Yan, Dian Wuxia, and Ren Hongchang became pregnant one after another. Since then, Li Li's six wives have all been pregnant.

Li Li, who is about to become a father, is overjoyed and feels a heavy responsibility.He goes out early and returns early every day. Apart from the military administration, he carefully guards his wife. Not only is he diligent in government affairs, but he is also extra careful when he is with his six wives.

Li Li in his previous life also had a wife and children, but at that time he only had one wife and one son, a family of three.Now he is reincarnated as a human being, and he is fortunate to have a beautiful wife and family, and now he is going to be a father again.Moreover, he not only has one wife, but has eight wives and concubines, and all six wives are pregnant. In more than a month, his children will be born one after another.

Reborn for more than three years at the end of the Han Dynasty, Li Li had never had a sense of belonging to the Eastern Han Dynasty, and always felt extremely lonely, with no one to talk to.After marrying Li Xin and other six daughters as his wives, he finally gradually integrated into this society, and his lonely heart found a haven to rest, and he became ambitious and heroic.Afterwards, he worked hard to become stronger, fought hundreds of battles without regret, stood firm in the shadow of swords and swords, overcame thorns and thorns, and unified Xiliang.

Today, Xiliang is initially settled, Chang'an Sanfu and the counties and counties of Liangzhou have regained their vitality, order is in order, and all businesses are waiting to be flourished.And he, Li Li, sits in the two prefectures of Xiliang and commands more than [-] Xiliang troops. His strength is already far ahead of all the princes in the world. He controls the emperor and is the leader of the world.Therefore, he is now in the embryonic form of fame and great career.Prosperity and wealth are already in sight.At the same time, the heirs who continued the inheritance of incense, that is, his children, were about to come to this world.

For Li Li, there is no better luck in life than a double harvest in love and career.

A real man was born between heaven and earth, so it should be!

However, while being overjoyed and taking good care of his wife and concubines, Li Li became more diligent and cautious about military and political affairs.Meticulous.Every day, the government affairs of various counties and counties in Xiliang will be sent to his desk as quickly as possible, and he will review them carefully.When he found a problem, he either directly ordered to change the decree, or summoned the county guards to come to Jicheng to ask face to face.When the magistrates of various counties were unable to come to visit due to official duties, he often went to inspect the counties in person.On-the-spot rectification, in order to implement his political thinking.Most of the year.He is in every detail.Everything must be done by hand, and there is never the slightest slack.

Over time, the civil officials of Xiliang counties and counties, as well as Li Xuan, Li Xuan and others who stayed in Chang'an, suddenly discovered that their lord Li Li was not only good at fighting, but also a commander of the army who was good at commanding troops, and was extremely skilled in government affairs.The policy policy has far-reaching intentions and remarkable effects.His martial arts and martial arts are unparalleled in the world, and he is a rare hero in a hundred years.

It's just that they don't know it.The reason why Li Li has to do everything himself is not because he is proficient in government affairs, but because Xiliang has initially decided that various government affairs are gradually being restored, and order and government orders are being rebuilt.At this critical moment, he must carry out his ruling ideas and urge the counties to restore people's livelihood according to his decrees, thereby consolidating his rule over the counties and counties in Xiliang and establishing his unbreakable ruling position in Xiliang.

As Xiliang gradually regains its vitality and the people's lives improve day by day, people will firmly remember Li Li's feats, and his name will be deeply imprinted on this land.As long as he survives for a day, even if Xiliang falls into the hands of other princes, the people here will still remember him, and Xiliang will return to him sooner or later.Unless he died, and the people in the counties changed for another generation; otherwise, except Li Li, no one else could try to take this land away.

All this is because Li Li now has children.In order to leave a solid and stable family business for his children, he must start preparations early, consolidate the foundation, and strive to overcome the troubled times in his lifetime, so that his children can enjoy peace when they grow up, free from the suffering of wars and turbulence.

Having children, for parents, not only represents their own successors, but also shoulders a heavy responsibility.

Therefore, when all the civil and military people in Xiliang ignored Li Li's actual age and congratulated him for having a successor, Li Li deeply felt that the burden on his shoulders had suddenly increased countless times, and his sense of crisis had greatly increased.It is true that he is only 20 years old now, and he is still too young, but he already has children.However, the younger he is, the heavier the burden on him, and there is still a long way to go in the future, and it can be said that there is a long way to go.Therefore, he must be careful in every step, and he must not make a wrong step, otherwise it will bring disaster to his children and the whole family.Before, he could fight in blood without any scruples, without fear of life and death, it was because he was alone and had no worries.Now that he has a wife, children and family, how can he be as unscrupulous as usual and do whatever he wants?

Because of this, after the initial settlement in Xiliang, Li Li transferred all his energy to taking care of his wives and concubines and handling government affairs.At the same time, instead of relaxing his control over the army, he quietly strengthened his control over the Xiliang army.As long as there is a slight disturbance in each battalion, he can know it immediately, and then adjust the generals without leaving a trace, so as to make the internal contradictions in the army invisible.

Jicheng County Governor's Mansion.

"Yuan Zhong and Wen You came so fast! The pommel horses were exhausted along the way, thank you for your hard work, come in and take a rest! Hehehe!"

At the entrance of the lobby, Li Li smiled and stood on the jade steps to welcome Li Xuan and Li Ru, who had been ordered to come, into the main hall, and waved his hands to signal them not to salute, but to sit down and rest for a while.

After the two sat down, Li Li waved his hand to signal his attendants to serve tea, then sat on the head of Li Xuan, and said with a smile: "Chang'an is hundreds of miles away, so it's too hard for you to rush here within two days. .This trip went smoothly along the way, didn't you encounter bandits and bandits blocking the way?"

"Hehehe!" Li Xuan took a sip of hot tea and said with a smile, "My lord is just joking. Now all the counties and counties in Xiliang are peaceful and peaceful, and the law and order are good. Why are there grass bandits? Before coming to Hanyang, the subordinates still It is said that General Gao Shun, who was stationed in Zuofengling County, led the soldiers who were trapped in the camp to suppress the Yellow Turban bandits on the border of Bingzhou. In addition, the county soldiers under General Tituo's account had already wiped out the bandits in various counties and counties, and the soldiers of the battalions stationed in Liangzhou's border counties have also repeatedly sent troops to conquer the Qiang tribes. Winning, we have gained quite a lot. Now our Xiliang prefecture is definitely the place with the best law and order among all the prefectures in the world!"

As soon as Li Xuan finished speaking, Li Ru, who was sitting next to him, echoed, "What Yuan Zhong said is very true. I have lived in Xiliang for a long time, and I have long been used to the situation where bandits and bandits are rampant. Yuan Zhongsheng and I have only More than a hundred riders accompanied them all the way, but all the way was safe and sound. This kind of situation, the subordinates are extremely uncomfortable along the road, and they always wonder why there are no robbers blocking the road! Hahaha"

Li Li smiled gratifiedly and said: "It seems that the two of you are still very satisfied with the law and order situation in Xiliang, which is very good! The main battalion of our army has been dispatched for more than half a year. The generals of each battalion took the initiative to attack the bandits. And the barbarian tribes. The war went smoothly. All gained. Now, except for the [-] troops and county soldiers guarding the three passes, the other battalions are basically self-sufficient, which greatly reduces the pressure on our army's food and grass supply. Only in this way, Only then can we use money and food to develop farming in counties and counties, so that the people of Xiliang can fill their stomachs, vigorously reclaim arable land, grazing and breeding. After the summer harvest, the people can harvest a season of food, and we don’t need to allocate food from the government treasury to help the victims up.

After the summer harvest, all counties and counties should urge the people to grow more vegetables.Raise more poultry and livestock, lest there is not enough food to eat, and they will suffer from cold and starvation.In addition, all the vegetables, poultry and livestock that the common people could not finish eating were bought by the county governments and sent to the camps, and then the cattle and sheep captured by the camps were exchanged from the camps, and distributed to the people in various places. Take what you need.Do you two think this is feasible? "

"This is a very good move, my lord is wise!" Li Xuan and Li Ru happily agreed with surprise on their faces after hearing the words.

Li Li smiled lightly, took a sip of hot tea from the teacup, then put away his smile and said: "This time I have brought you to Jicheng to discuss important matters. Now we are sitting in Xiliang, and the army They are completely broken up and seek their own development. I don't know how the situation of the princes in the Kanto region is, have they ever gone to the court to ask for official positions?"

After hearing the words, Li Xuan and Li Ru looked at each other and smiled, nodding yes.

Then, with a faint smile on Li Xuan's face, he respectfully reported: "Your Majesty's expectations are good. Up to now, the princes from all walks of life have asked the court for official positions one after another. But they all know that the Lord will rule Xiliang. Since the situation in Chang'an was different from the past, they all sent people to pay money and food to the imperial court this time, and took the opportunity to ask for official positions in the name of paying tribute.

In September of last year, Liu Biao sent people from Jingzhou to send 1 stones of grain and grass, [-] gold, [-] bolts of silk and satin, plus five boxes of gold and silver as tribute to the court.In the same month, Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, sent people to send [-] stones of grain and grass, [-] taels of gold, [-] bolts of silk and satin, and several boxes of rare antiques, claiming that they were tributes for the New Year.

In November, Yuan Shao of Jizhou sent 5000 taels of gold and more than ten carts of cloth and satin, expressly asking for the post of general, and congratulating his lord for recovering the counties of Xiliang.Following Yuan Shao's tribute, Gongsun Zan of Youzhou sent an envoy to send five thousand pieces of gold, one thousand horses, and ten carts of cloth. He did not specify the official position he was asking for, and claimed to congratulate the lord on his promotion to General Wei and Marquis of Wuwei.

At the beginning of this year, Nanyang Yuan Shu sent envoys to send five thousand stones of grain and grass, three thousand pieces of gold, eight carts of cloth and fifty beauties to congratulate the lord on his victory over Xiliang and his promotion to General Wei.However, this person was not polite. He asked the imperial court for the positions of Yangzhou Mu and Hushi General, and impeached Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, for his conspiracy. He also recommended Jin Shang, a famous scholar in Yanzhou, as the governor of Yanzhou. "

"Hehehe!" Seeing Li Xuan's indignant expression when he mentioned Nanyang Yuan Shu, Li Li interjected with a smile: "Yuan Shu thinks highly of himself and has always been stingy, so it's great that he can pay tribute to the imperial court this time! This person is quite greedy. He sent us a few things and asked for so many official positions. He also took the opportunity to impeach others and recommend talents. But he is a real villain. He has a strong purpose in doing things and asks for whatever he thinks. Very interesting!"

Chapter 383 Imperial Conferment of Princes

Hearing that the lord Li Li seemed to know Yuan Shu quite well, Li Ru, who was in charge of detailed intelligence, said in a respectful voice, "My lord's words are true. According to detailed reports, Yuan Shu has recruited soldiers wantonly in the past two years, and now has more than [-] soldiers." , has long had the heart to plot Xuzhou. Xuzhou has sufficient money and food, and guards the door of the Central Plains. I want to attack Jingxiang, and I want to destroy the alliance between Yuan Shao of Jizhou and Cao Cao of Yanzhou. It's a pity that Tao Qian, governor of Xuzhou, and Liu Biao of Jingzhou are not good characters, and Yuan Shu may not be able to achieve his wish, and may even suffer serious setbacks!"

Li Li smiled and said, "Let's put this matter aside for now, and we'll discuss it later. Yuan Zhong, apart from the princes you mentioned earlier, how did the other princes react?"

Li Xuan said happily: "In February of this year, Gongsun Du of Liaodong sent people to send [-] Liaodong war horses, [-] gold, and [-] pieces of silk and satin to congratulate the lord on his promotion to General Wei, which is as high as Sangong.

In March, Cao Cao, the prefect of Dongjun, sent people to send 5000 taels of gold, [-] bolts of silk and hundreds of beauties as tribute to the court.He did not expressly congratulate the lord, nor did he expressly ask for an official position. He just went to the imperial court, Yanzhou Inspector Liu Dai, who died at the hands of the Yellow Turbans a month ago. Now Yanzhou is in chaos and the Yellow Turbans are rampant.Obviously, the intention of Cao Cao's tribute was to let the imperial court confer him the title of Yanzhou Shepherd and take charge of Yanzhou's military affairs.Not long after Cao Cao paid tribute in Dongjun County, Zhang Miao from Chenliu, Lu Bu, Chen Gong and others who lived in Chenliu also sent people to send gold, silver, and two thousand stones of grain and grass to express their congratulations to the lord.

In addition to the above-mentioned princes, the governors of other counties in the Central Plains also successively paid tribute to the imperial court.However, the grain, grass and gold, silver and cloth sent by these county guards were not much, ranging from three to five hundred to as many as one thousand;In addition, the states and counties in the south of the Yangtze River did not send people to pay tribute.Obviously.They thought that the mountains were high and the emperor was far away, and we couldn't control them, so they didn't come to pay tribute. "

After listening to Li Xuan's report, Li Li couldn't help frowning slightly, and asked in a deep voice: "Didn't Zhang Yang in Hanoi, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, Liu Yan in Yizhou and others pay tribute? They are not small, and they are neighbors to Xiliang." How dare you refuse to pay tribute to this general!"

"Uh! Please calm down, my lord. They also paid tribute, but the amount is wrong. This subordinate is hesitating whether to report this matter to the lord." Li Xuan quickly said respectfully.

"Oh?" Li Li pondered, and asked: "Yuan Zhong doesn't have to be cautious. Tell me, why is the amount of tribute they paid wrong?"

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, and reported: "My lord, the matter is like this. Before Dong Xiangguo was in power, Hanoi Zhangyang donated [-] stones of grain and grass to the court every six months. Five thousand pieces of gold, three thousand pieces of cloth; When he came down, he had to pay the imperial court a total of [-] shi for food, [-] gold and no less than [-] pieces of cloth. However, due to the turmoil in Xiliang last year, Zhang Yang did not pay the imperial court in the first half of the year, and pushed back and delayed until the beginning of this year. He just sent people to send last year's tribute money and food, and it was only half a year's income. Not only that, Zhang Yang also sent people to ask the court for the posts of Bingzhou Mu and Zhenbei General.

In addition to Zhang Yang in Hanoi, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong used to offer [-] stones of grain and grass, [-] gold and [-] bolts of silk to the court every year.However, last year he was the same as Zhang Yang.It was not until the end of the year that half of the grain, grass, gold, silver and cloth were sent, and they also complained to the court and asked for the post of General Zhennan.

Liu Yan in Yizhou made even more progress, wantonly deducting the food and salaries that should be paid, and the sharp drop, as if he regarded our army as nothing!The year before last, when Dong Xiangguo moved his capital to Chang'an, Liu Yan offered [-] stones of grain and grass, [-] gold and [-] bolts of top-quality silk to the imperial court.At the end of the same year, he was exposed by Liu Biao of Jingzhou for his hidden wrongdoing, and he paid a lot of money and food to the court, which was equivalent to the amount of money and food he donated at the beginning of the year, which shows that he has enough money and food and is a wealthy party.However, last year he did not pay the food and wages. It was not until the end of the year that he sent people to send [-] stones of grain and grass, [-] gold, [-] bolts of silk and [-] beauties from Xichuan.

In addition, Liu Yan also sent envoys to advise His Majesty to send his three sons and their families back to Yizhou so that their father and son could be reunited and his uncle, the emperor, could enjoy family happiness in peace.At that time, His Majesty almost agreed, but the lord had already ordered Liu Yan's three sons to return to Yizhou; therefore, his subordinates, Li Jue and Wen You dissuaded Liu Yan in time, so Liu Yan could not get his wish.

When Dong Xiangguo was in charge of the dynasty, Zhang Yang, Zhang Lu and Liu Yan of Yizhou were all attached to the court and paid every six months. The food and salaries they paid were far higher than those of other princes.However, since last year, when they saw the turmoil in Xiliang, the lord took charge of the army for the first time, they ignored my Xiliang army and wantonly deducted food and pay, which is really abhorrent! "

After saying this in one breath, Li Xuan's face was full of anger, and he seemed to be filled with righteous indignation, and his mood was hard to calm down.

Obviously, the reason why Zhang Lu, Zhang Yang, Liu Yan and others dared to slash the tribute money and food was to treat Li Li and Dong Zhuo differently.They were afraid of Dong Zhuo, but despised Li Li, thinking that Li Li was ambitious at a young age and had just taken command of the Xiliang Army.That's why they dared to cut money and food without authorization. The money, food and cloth they donated was less than half of what they had in previous years.This move was clearly a provocation to Li Li, and it also meant to test. They used the name of paying tribute money and food to test Li Li's control over the Xiliang Army, and then figured out Li Li's bottom line of tolerance.

After listening to Li Xuan's words, Li Li pondered expressionlessly, then stood up and paced back and forth in the lobby.

After a long while, Li Li stood in the middle of the hall, muttering: "Hanoi Zhang Yang, Ding Yuan used to be a pawn, but now he is just a county official, how dare this fellow look down on me!

Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, pretending to be a god and playing ghosts, relied on the beauty of his mother Bo Ji and committed himself to Liu Yan in order to earn the land of Hanzhong.These common people, bastards, snobs, dare to provoke me, Li Li, their hearts are damning!

Liu Yan of Yizhou, who regards himself as a clan member of the Han Dynasty and the current emperor's uncle, is actually a white-faced scholar, the first man in the world, waiting for death!In the past, when He Jin secretly summoned Dong Xiangguo to join King Qin of Jing, Cao Cao once said: He Jin must be the one who messes up the world.However, in my opinion, it is not He Jin, but Liu Yan who is really causing trouble in the world!As soon as this man with a red mouth and white teeth opened his mouth, he restored the state pastoral system. He had ulterior motives, and his name was the Uncle of the Great Han Emperor. He was actually a traitor of the Han family!After discussing the establishment of state herdsmen, the heroes of the world were eager to move, their ambitions soared, and they were separated from the imperial court, and the separatism of the princes became uncontrollable.However, Liu Yan is now an old man. Even though he has the heart to be called emperor, he does not have the courage and courage to achieve the great cause of emperor.This person is really a dead bone in a tomb, not worthy of the Tao! "

After venting some evil fire, Li Li couldn't help laughing, and said slowly: "I heard Yuan Zhong's words just now, which really made people angry, and I couldn't help venting a few words. But calm down and think carefully, Zhang Yang, Zhang Lu What the three of you and Liu Yan did was undoubtedly a wise move after careful consideration. Bingzhou, Hanzhong and Yizhou are all adjacent to our Xiliang. Before Xiliang was not unified, the princes separated their regimes, and the situation was extremely chaotic. Therefore They can pay food and salaries without any scruples, so as to show their favor to Dong Xiangguo and attach themselves to the imperial court in name.

However, the situation in Xiliang has changed drastically now. Our Xiliang army dominates the two states of Xiliang, and the strength of our troops is unmatched in the world.At this time, all the lords of the world know that our army is strong and powerful, but they are unable to use large-scale foreign troops because of the lack of food and grass.Therefore, among the princes of all parties, the princes of Xuzhou, Jingzhou and other counties who are far away from us are willing to donate money and food to Li Lijin, and take the opportunity to show favor to me; The princes of the state and other places, they would rather give up gold, silver, money and silk cloth than give us food and grass directly.Because sending food and grass to us is tantamount to helping our Xiliang army grow stronger, which is tantamount to raising tigers and endangering them.In addition, presumably after they get the official positions they want, they will definitely block the border arteries and strictly order merchants who sell grain in various parts of the Central Plains not to sell grain to us.

Nowadays, the princes of the Kwantung are very afraid of my Xiliang army, they dare not turn against me, and they are even less willing to fight our army head-on.Therefore, they gave me gold, silver, silk and beautiful women without hesitation, but they did not give me food, nor did they sell me food.I think that not only will they not sell food to our army, I am afraid that Bingzhou, Hanzhong and Yizhou and other counties neighboring me will not sell us food and grass; so that we have money but cannot buy food, so we can only be self-sufficient , self-development.

The actions of Zhang Yang, Zhang Lu, Liu Yan and others have clearly and unmistakably demonstrated their strategy against our army and me, Li Li.That is, they don't want to see me, Li Li, grow up every day, they don't want to see my Xiliang army capable of raising troops to go out, and they don't want to see my Xiliang two states regain their vitality and gradually become stronger.In fact, they were guilty, afraid of my Xiliang army, for fear that I would suddenly send troops to attack their territory, and they would be powerless to resist the advance of my Xiliang army.

Although they are provoking me, Li Li, they are actually showing their heads and bluffing, a bunch of idiots!Hahaha"

After listening to Li Li's words, Li Xuan and Li Ru laughed heartily and nodded in agreement.

While laughing, Li Xuan asked for instructions: "I don't know how my lord plans to respond to the tribute from the princes of all parties? This matter has been delayed for several months, and it cannot be delayed any longer. Otherwise, the princes of all parties will be extremely dissatisfied with us, and they will act rashly. Suspicion, the consequences will be unimaginable."