Xiaoqi

"Gongjin's complexion is really good today, her face is flushed, and her spirit is radiant. It must be a happy event!"

On the ferry, just after breakfast, Li Li walked around the bow of the boat with a cup of tea, just in time to see Zhou Yu coming from the nearby ferry with Da Qiao supported.

"Brother, I'm just kidding, I just slept well last night." Zhou Yu naturally heard what Li Li said was implying something else, and knew that Da Qiao's physical discomfort would never escape Li Li's eyes, so he simply faced it calmly, without evading any excuses. Do not explain, greeted with a smile.

But Zhou Yu was really happy today, winning Da Qiao last night, this indescribable sense of accomplishment is no less than capturing a castle with iron walls.Until now, he is still immersed in endless tenderness, his heart is full of joy, and his face is full of smiles.So much so that when he woke up in the morning, he was refreshed and majestic, and it seemed more and more that Mei Zhou Lang deserved his name.

Hearing Zhou Yu's voice, Xiao Qiao walked out quickly from the cabin and looked at Zhou Yu and her sister Da Qiao with a smile.After seeing Da Qiao's face flushed and her lips turning pale, Xiao Qiao quickly stepped forward to help her sister into the cabin without asking any further questions.

Watching Er Qiao enter the cabin, Li Li whispered to Zhou Yu with a sly smile on his face: "Gong Jin has finally succeeded, and the beauty is back home. Congratulations. Hehehe!"

At this moment, Zhou Yu needs someone to share the joy of being blessed with a beautiful woman with him.Therefore, he smiled at Li Li without hesitation: "I also want to thank you brother for fulfilling, otherwise Brother Yu and Da Qiao don't know how long they will have to wait. I am afraid that they will only be able to fulfill their long-cherished wish when they get married in the bridal chamber!"

"Oh?" Li Li was slightly taken aback, and when he rolled his eyes, he immediately knew what Zhou Yu meant.

It must have been that Zhou Yu and his wife had listened to the ** Nocturne for several days in a row.

What an affair!

"Hahaha!" After trying to understand the reason, Li Li and Zhou Yu looked at each other and smiled tacitly.it is more than words.

After laughing, Li Li raised his eyes to look at the water in front of him, and asked, "Does Gong Jin know where this place is?"

Hearing Li Li bring up the business, Zhou Yu restrained his smile and said seriously: "Still in Jiangxia territory. We will arrive at Sanjiangkou in the afternoon, and we can go ashore in the evening. Enter Nanyang by land. If you are not in a hurry, you can reach Sijiang in about four or five days. Li, and entered under the elder brother's rule of Xiliang."

Li Li nodded slightly and sighed softly: "Calculating the time, it was early spring when I left Xiliang, and now it is midsummer, and nearly half a year has passed in a flash. Confucius said: Time flies. Seasons flow. Really. The words of wisdom are just right!"

Zhou Yu nodded slightly, walked up to Li Li, and asked in a low voice: "Listen to what Da Qiao said. The situation in Chang'an is unstable, and some generals under my brother's command dared to enter the imperial city without permission. I wonder if this is true?"

"Hmm." Li Li nodded and said, "Gongjin's words are true. Xiliang is a land that has suffered many wars, and there is no shortage of bold and reckless people. The leading generals in the territory still retain their previous bad habits. Gain fame and wealth with the soldiers and horses in your hands. The news of my assassination was reported to Chang'an, and the situation in Chang'an immediately became turbulent. "

"Uh!" Zhou Yu frowned slightly when he heard this, and said in a deep voice, "Although the situation has stabilized, many problems have been exposed. If such rebellion cannot be eliminated in time, I'm afraid there will be future troubles and endless disasters. Besides, since the lieutenant general took the lead in causing trouble, it is necessary to rectify it so that such things do not happen again in the future. I wonder what brother wants?"

"Gong Jin is well versed in the way of commanding an army, and he hits the nail on the head." Li Li nodded with a smile, and then said, "The reason why this kind of evil happened this time is because of the hidden dangers left over from the battle in the southern suburbs. Some people with different ambitions have been dormant for two years. This time they see an opportunity and they can immediately jump out to make waves and act recklessly. Fortunately, I have long been wary of these people. When the Xiliang Army was reorganized two years ago, I deliberately sent They were excluded from the main battalion, but it turned out to be used this time. If the main battalion is in chaos, then there will be big trouble this time, and a civil war will inevitably be triggered."

Speaking of this, Li Li shook his head lightly, and said thoughtfully: "Perhaps it was because my methods were too gentle before and based on tolerance, which made these people more and more bold and lawless. After this trip, I personally Realizing the cruelty of disputes in troubled times, kindness is not a virtue, but is regarded as cowardice by some people; tolerance is not omnipotent, and it is easy to breed the ambitions of some people with different ideas. It is time to clean up some people with ambitions, otherwise Sooner or later, it will lead to an irreparable catastrophe!"

Zhou Yu nodded happily, but his heart was full of embarrassment.

Zhou Yu did not doubt the authenticity of Li Li's words.Although there was no trace of anger in Li Li's words, Zhou Yu could hear endless blood and rain from these words. Presumably, some generals of the Xiliang Army will be decapitated and their families will be destroyed soon.This made him feel the side behind Li Li's handsome and bright smile so closely for the first time. The monarch was furious and piled up bones.

Looking back on the history of Li Li's rise, it can be said that one will succeed and the bones will die.Dong Zhuo, who used to be invincible in the past, has long since passed away, and Wen Hou Lu Fengxian, who shocked the world, has also been reduced to a bereaved dog, exiled everywhere; Xiliang generals Li Jue, Guo Si, and more than a dozen generals who support their own troops, big and small, have surrendered one after another. Under Li Li's command, hundreds of thousands of Xiliang troops were kneaded together by Li Li to take charge of the Xiliang army.These little things seem to be ordinary, but in fact, countless people are killed at every step, and there are unknown cruel killings hidden behind the brilliance.

In recent years, although the Xiliang army has done nothing and has sent weapons to Kuma to release Nanshan, no one in the world knows that the Xiliang army is growing steadily.In the past, the Xiliang Army claimed to have an army of 40, but in fact it did not have that many soldiers and horses, but it is hard to say now.In two years, many princes have grown from scratch, from less than [-] soldiers at the beginning to more than [-] soldiers.Could it be that the Xiliang army under Li Li's command really didn't recruit a single soldier?

No one would believe this sentence.

However, once the army under Li Li's command continued to expand slowly, even if each battalion only recruited more than a thousand people, the total number of the whole army would be quite large, at least forty to fifty thousand soldiers would be added.If 2000 people are recruited, it means that the Xiliang Army will increase its troops by [-] within two years.The reason is that the Xiliang Army has a strong foundation, many soldiers and horses, and there are branches under more than a dozen main battalions.As long as the generals of the various ministries select some new recruits to take under their command, the overall strength of the Xiliang army will increase dramatically by tens of thousands of troops.

The reason why Zhou Yu made up his mind to join Li Li's command was because he saw Li Li's strength, and Li Li himself was not only brave and good at fighting, but also wise and wise.Every move seems to be a long-term layout.Few of the princes who were enemies with Li Li dared to confront the Xiliang army head-on.Since then.As long as Li Li doesn't die.He is a natural moat in front of all the princes in the world, if he can't cross this natural moat, no one can hope to win the world.

Zhou Yu hesitated for a while before, and wanted to reject Li Li directly several times.Because he himself is also a person with great ambitions, and he is confident that even if he does not join Li Li, he is fully capable of doing great things.It's a pity that time doesn't wait for me.When Zhou Yu was still smug, Xiliang Li Li had grown into an insurmountable mountain, and once this mountain was pressed down, almost no one could stop it.This was the case when Great Qin unified the six kingdoms in the past.Fight if you win, defend if you can't win, fight and defend, and finally annex the six countries.

What Li Li said before directly broke Zhou Yu's last steadfastness in his heart: "Although the Yangtze River is wide, it lives in a corner. Even though it has made achievements, it will be short-lived and flashy in the end, and it will not last long. A good relationship is certainly worth cherishing, but personal friendship is more important than lifelong ambitions,,,,,,. "

Standing side by side with Li Li at the bow of the boat at this moment, Zhou Yu looks back on the experience of the previous half month with a lot of emotion.In the past few days, Li Li had unreservedly trusted him, and the first thing he did after getting him to work was to marry him a wife, and she was a peerless beauty like Da Qiao.This incident may seem absurd, but it is the most touching. May I ask who in the world puts himself in the shoes of his subordinates after recruiting them?

It's not that there are none, but that there are too few, but the monarchs who really do this are all heroic and heroic without exception.

"There is something that has troubled me for a long time, and today I will talk to Gongjin." Just as Zhou Yu was thinking about the recent events, Li Li suddenly said: "After returning to Xiliang this time, Zijing will serve as the general's mansion and join the army. , and concurrently lead Liangzhou Governor’s Office. As for Gongjin, I want you to lead the army alone, to be the commander of the Wushuang cavalry, to be the general of the bandits, and to be the Marquis of Duting. I don’t know what Gongjin thinks?”

"Ah! This,,, is inappropriate!" Zhou Yu was astonished when he heard the words, and immediately waved his hands to reject, respectfully saying: "My lord's move is really inappropriate. It has only been more than ten days since the final general served under the lord's command. Received the lord's great kindness. For this, the last general is already grateful and apprehensive, fearing that he will fail the lord's high expectations. Now, how dare he overstep the position of a battalion leader, let alone accept the reward without merit and worship the general as a marquis? Please take back your order Otherwise, there will be no face to gain a foothold in the army!"

"Huh?" Li Li pondered, squinting his eyes to observe the expression on Zhou Yu's face, nodded slightly and said: "Gong Jin's words are not without reason. However, Gong Jin's talents are enough to be a battalion leader. If you don't give Gong Jin Jin has the opportunity to display his talents, why should I force you to join the Xiliang Army? Besides, the leader of a battalion holds [-] cavalry, so there are naturally many opportunities to make military achievements. It’s okay to become a general in the army in the future, or become a feudal official on the side of Mushou, in charge of a state’s military administration,,,”

"Zhou Yu is willing to be a military lord, please let me do it!" Before Li Li finished speaking, Zhou Yu bowed and interjected.

"Junhou? Hahaha!" Li Li shook his head and laughed out of astonishment, and said with a smile: "Gong Jin must never mention Junhou again. Even if you want the position of Junhou, I won't give it to you, otherwise I will be punished by others in the future." Shame!"

Speaking of this, Li Li restrained his smile and said seriously: "How about this, Gong Jin temporarily takes the position of General Zuo Zhonglang, and also joins the army in the General's Mansion, and also leads the Deputy Commander of Jin Yiwei."

While speaking, seeing that Zhou Yu was about to refuse again, Li Li waved his hand and said, "Gongjin, listen to me. My wife Shi Dian Wuxia has been serving as the deputy commander of the Jinyi Guard before. This move is really against the law, so now she is no longer Assuming a military position, and there is no one under her command for the time being with [-] troops. Therefore, it is most suitable for Gong Jin to take up this position, but this position is also temporary. When there is a war in the future, the generals of each battalion will be redeployed, so that no one can support themselves .This matter has been decided, and I have made my decision, so Gong Jin doesn't need to say more!"

"This,,, the last general takes the order." Seeing Li Li's expression was serious, and his tone could not be refused, Zhou Yu had no choice but to respectfully agree, otherwise he would be ungrateful.However, the expression on his face was still heavy, as if he still had worries in his heart, thinking that he would not be rewarded for his merits, and it was really hard to convince the soldiers under his command.

Noticing Zhou Yu's expression was different, Li Li smiled and said, "Don't worry too much about Gong Jin, he's just a mere general, what's the point? Hehehe!"

"What a big tone! Then how about you give a certain family a Zhonglang?" Just as Li Li laughed loudly, there was a soft sound on the deck, and a burly man in a brocade robe jumped onto the bow, He raised his voice and laughed with a hippie smile.

"Oh?" Li Li was startled when he heard the sound, the smile on his face faded instantly, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he turned to look at the unexpected guest.

Seeing this, Li Li suddenly found that a dozen bamboo rafts and three flat boats appeared out of nowhere around his ferry boat, and dozens of young men in soft animal skin armor had already surrounded the two ferry boats.

"Is this being robbed by water thieves?" For a moment, Li Li opened his eyes wide and looked at the young men surrounding the ferry in disbelief, and then turned back to look at the burly man not far away.

But seeing this person has a cynical expression, thick eyebrows, big eyes and high nose bridge, two black beards at the corners of his mouth, and a small mustache under his chin.His hair is quite long, without a crown, and is only tied up with a rope at the back of his neck, with a few beautiful colorful feathers stuck in the knot.There is a string of agate chains around the neck, and there are several strings of gold rings made of pure gold on the wrists of both hands, which are like decorative items and weapons like wrist guards.He was wearing a Xichuan python-pattern brocade robe with hundreds of flowers, a pair of animal skin tiger-head short boots, and a six-ringed black-backed broadsword with a short handle, about six feet long, with a sharp blade and a bright cold light.

Seeing this person's attire, Li Li suddenly felt very strange, because this guy was not like a water thief or a robber, but more like a dude from a wealthy noble family.

Wearing brocade and gold, and a dark black sword in his hand, no matter what, it is worth hundreds of taels of gold. How can he look like a poor and down-to-earth water thief?

Chapter 534

"What do you want to do?"

Just as Li Li was looking at the big man in brocade, Zhou Yu shouted angrily with a gloomy expression.

"What do you want?"

A trace of surprise appeared on the face of the burly man while he was pondering, and he slammed his mouth: "Tsk tsk tsk! You look like dogs, and your clothes are not ordinary, and you are so tall and burly, but you speak so politely. Are you still Could it be a scribe?"

While talking, the big man in brocade clothes walked slowly towards Li Li with praying mantis steps.

I saw him walking and saying: "Look at your clothes, Confucian robes, swords around the waist, there should be some ink in your stomach. But don't pretend to be a scholar in front of me, it's useless!"

"Gong Jin quickly go to the cabin to protect Zijing and Er Qiao, leave it to me!" Seeing the big man in brocade clothing approaching step by step, Li Li stretched out his hand to hold Zhou Yu who was about to draw his sword, and told him to go to the cabin in a low voice.

"Hmph! If you want to run, where can you go on this big river?" Seeing Zhou Yu avoiding him and running to the cabin, the big man in brocade snorted coldly, jumped up and swung his knife at Zhou Yu.

Just as the big man in brocade clothes jumped up and swung his knife, Li Li, who had been tepid all the time, jumped up and kicked the big man in brocade clothes in the side.

If this kick hits, the big man in brocade clothes will either die or be injured. Even if he doesn't fall into the river, he will definitely lose his fighting power.

Boom, boom, boom!

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Li Li flying forward and kicking him. The big man in brocade clothes immediately abandoned Zhou Yu, turned sideways in the air, and slashed at Li Li with his knife.It's a pity that he was still a little slow, and was kicked by Li Li in the thigh, but the big knife in his hand was cut empty.But the big man in brocade clothes was quite agile. The moment his thigh was kicked horizontally by Li Li, his body turned sideways, and then he landed on one foot, and turned around on the deck several times in a row.Then stand firm.

In this way, after being kicked by Li Li, he was not injured, and he was still standing on the deck in an even and stable manner.