Xiaoqi

After all, since the beginning of the founding of the Western Han Dynasty, after the chaos of Empress Lu, there has been a saying that women are not allowed to participate in politics. They know this well and never cross the bottom line.Therefore, Li Li came back for two or three days, and they never mentioned the battle ahead, let alone the generals in the army.However, they all knew about Zhou Yu's dismissal, because this matter had been widely spread before Li Li returned to the mansion. People inside and outside Chang'an City who didn't know about this matter, apart from ordinary people, had long been among the officials and officials. It spread in the army.

At present, Zhou Yu's reputation in Xiliang is not small, perhaps not a household name, but the entire Xiliang army and the officials of the Chang'an court are already well-known to Zhou Yu.

In the Battle of Qinglang Valley, Zhou Yu led an army to destroy more than [-] barbarians in one fell swoop, pacified the Xiongnu grassland, and captured hundreds of noble leaders of the Southern Xiongnu under Shanyu Huchuquan. Now these people have been escorted to Chang'an and are all imprisoned. In the prison of the general's mansion.In the battle of regaining Bingzhou, Zhou Yu led an army of [-] troops to attack the city and pull out the strongholds all the way. They marched forward like a broken bamboo. It took less than five months to recover the nine counties of Bingzhou and surrender nearly [-] Bingzhou troops.Such outstanding feats are enough to be famous all over the world and make the world admire them.

After these two big victories, Zhou Yu rose to fame in the Xiliang Army, and was called "the first commander of the Xiliang Army" by good people, and became an existence second only to Li Li in reputation.Therefore, after the news that Zhou Yu was deprived of military power during the war and subsequently dismissed by Li Li suddenly came out in the next few days, there was an uproar in Chang'an City.

Even though there were many rumors and rumors spreading like wildfire, some people said that Zhou Yu's meritorious deeds were suspected by Li Li, and that's why he ended up like this; The matter of dismissal; others say that Zhou Yu was originally a secret agent who broke into the Xiliang Army, and his purpose was to cooperate with Jiangdong Sun Ce to overthrow the Xiliang Army, in an attempt to rescue the emperor and rejuvenate the Han Dynasty.

Such rumors are too numerous to enumerate. Anyway, all kinds of rhetoric are well-spoken, enough to confuse the truth and confuse the public, but no one knows what the real reason is.Because this is Chang'an, today's princes and all the officials of the Manchu Dynasty gathered here, and no one can tell how many secret works or eyeliners of the princes are hidden in Chang'an City, but there is no doubt that there are definitely many of these secret works and eyeliners. Some have even been lurking for several years, and have already settled down in the city.Moreover, they are trying to disrupt the political situation in Chang'an and disrupt the Xiliang Army's position. They are definitely a group of people with ulterior motives who are afraid that Chang'an will not be chaotic.In addition, among the hundreds of officials in the Manchu Dynasty, there were also those who took the opportunity to make troubles. They added oil and vinegar to them, waved their flags and shouted, and promoted the speed of rumors and rumors, in order to disrupt the situation in Chang'an, make Li Li burnt out and make mistakes in the chaos, and thus leave them with opportunities to take advantage of the situation. opportunity.

"Husband, rumors are flying all over the city of Chang'an recently. Many people are exaggerating by taking advantage of Zhou Yu's withdrawal of military power. Their intentions are sinister. Husband must guard against it!" Dian Wuxia said softly.

As soon as these words came out, Li Xin, Dong Wan, Cai Yan and others nodded one after another, and then looked at Li Li intently, hoping that he would make preparations early.

Seeing that the goddesses looked solemn and worried, Li Li laughed loudly and said, "Don't be nervous, a little rumor is nothing more than a thief. There is a saying that rumors stop with the wise. I believe that Gong Jin is a smart person and will not be deceived by rumors." Move. The army will return to the city tonight, and I will return to the general's mansion in the afternoon. As for Gongjin's affairs, I have my own concerns. Rumors, mere scumbags are just taking advantage of the opportunity to make trouble, and you can't make big waves, so you don't have to worry. Hehehe !"

Chapter 809

It was night, the four gates of Chang'an City were opened wide, and groups of soldiers entered the city.

Just as Huangfusong expected, the army's return to the city was extremely low-key.

Before entering the city, there were no officials to welcome them, nor did they disturb the emperor, nor did they have any welcoming ceremony.

Instead, the flags and drums were silenced, and they entered the city quietly at night.

Moreover, the soldiers who actually entered the city were all personal guards under the tents of Xiliang generals, and the rest of the army passed around the city and stationed in the camp outside the city.

When the army arrived in Chang'an one after another, Li Li had already returned to the General's Mansion in the afternoon, and the people who welcomed him back were only the officials of the General's Mansion, as well as Li Jue, Li Xuan, Li Ruhe and others who stayed in Chang'an. There are only four of his younger brothers, Li Xian.

At Xu time, the gates of the city were closed, and the huge Chang'an imperial city was immersed in the night.

Hussar General's Mansion is brightly lit.

In the main hall, a grand banquet was held, and all civil and military officials under Li Li's command were present to celebrate the victory in the battle of Sili.

The coach Li Li only showed up in the main hall at the beginning of the banquet, and then left quietly. Since then, the hall has become completely noisy, and all the civil and military people toasted and drank happily.

It is true that Li Li's choice to leave makes sense.As long as he is sitting in the handsome position, the people in the hall will not dare to make loud noises, appearing very reserved, and it is even more impossible to celebrate unrestrainedly.However, as soon as he left, the whole hall immediately boiled up, and the generals no longer restrained, threw off their arms and ate and drank wildly. This is the real booze.

The general's mansion spanned the courtyard to the east, and a banquet was also set up in the side hall. Li Li, who had left the main hall, was sitting here at this moment, having a joyous gathering with more than thirty generals.

Careful people only need to take a look at the generals sitting in the side hall, and it is not difficult to find that there is something different here.

The banquet in the side hall is not held in stages like in the main hall.Instead, more than ten tables were placed together, forming an oval shape, and everyone sat around the table.There is no high-handed handsome case here.There is no obvious distinction between primary and secondary, and they are almost treated equally. Everyone eats at the same round table and drinks wine together.

Sitting in the middle of the round table is Li Li, on his left is Li Xuan, and on his right is Li Ru.The rest, on the left, are: Teng Xiao, Tietuo, Tie Xiao, Meng Chong, Cheng Yi, Ma Wan, Liang Xing, Yang Qiu, Huan Lang, Huan Bao and more than ten generals; on the right are: Li Dian, Teng Yu, Tarlu, Pang De, Cheng Gongying, Li Zheng, Huang Lie, Li Meng, Xu Zheng, Huan Zhong, Huan Yi, Huan Shuang, Huan Quan and more than ten generals.

It is not difficult to see from this.The generals in this side hall were the first group of generals who followed Li Li to establish themselves in Wuwei County, and they were also the cornerstone of the Wuwei Army.It is no exaggeration to say that Li Li was able to gain a firm foothold in Liangzhou.And became the most powerful princely force in Liangzhou, all thanks to these generals fighting bloody battles.If it weren't for these generals working hard for him, throwing their heads and shedding blood, Li Li would definitely not be where he is today.therefore.In a sense.These are the "officials of the dragon", and they are also the group of loyal officials and generals that Li Li trusts the most and makes him feel at ease.If all these people will betray him, then he must have betrayed his relatives, and he is not far away from complete perdition.

Therefore, since the pacification of the Chang'an Rebellion, except for Teng Xiao, Teng Yu brothers, Pang De, Cheng Gongying and Li Zheng, among these generals who are still fighting on the front line, the others have been stationed for Li Li in the rear to stabilize the foundation.And because of this.During the campaign led by Li Li, there was never any turmoil in the rear.Always as stable as a rock, he has no worries at all, and can concentrate on the war without distraction.And this is also the key to the Xiliang Army's repeated victories. No matter at any time, the stability of the rear is the first.

Therefore, although most of these generals did not make great military exploits, their contributions cannot be ignored, and their impact on Li Li and the entire Xiliang Army is also immeasurable.

For this reason, when the Xiliang army was victorious again, Li Li did not forget this large number of unknown generals, and specially hosted a banquet in the inner hall to entertain them.At the same time, this banquet has a deeper purpose, otherwise there will be no separate banquet, and they can be arranged in the main hall to celebrate with the generals of the Eastern Expedition.

In addition, there are many generals who were specially transferred from Yongliang and Liangzhou.The most typical ones are: the six brothers Teng Yu, Li Dian, Ma Wan, Huan Lang, and Huan Bao. They were all ordered to come here from thousands of miles away, and their purpose was obviously not just for the banquet.

"Everyone came from thousands of miles and worked hard all the way. This first cup of wine is to reward you for your hard work. Come, let me respect you all, let's drink together!" Li Lili, who was sitting in the middle of the banquet, broke the wine first. Shen Jing raised the wine bottle and said loudly.

"Thank you, my lord!" Everyone thanked in unison, and drank it in one gulp.

After drinking, all the generals had smiles on their faces, but their hearts were not calm, but very disturbed and uneasy.After all, Li Li ordered them to recall them back to Chang'an from their station, there must be a purpose, or there must be an arrangement, and it was definitely not for the banquet.But they had no idea what it was for, they couldn't figure it out at all, and they couldn't find out any rumors. Including Li Xuan, they didn't know what Li Li's intention was.

The unknown is unavoidably disturbing, and the generals here are no exception.However, if Li Li didn't say it himself, others would have no way of knowing.Therefore, the generals could only eat and drink with their heads depressed, and try to talk as little as possible, for fear that their words would be inappropriate and offend the lord.

Next, after Li Li, Li Xuan, Li Ru, Teng Xiao and others successively invited all the generals to drink together, and the side hall gradually became lively.

In the middle of the wine, seeing that the generals were a little distracted, each of them was very cautious, and seemed to be preoccupied, Teng Xiao took the lead in opening up the conversation, and said respectfully: "This time our army defeated the princes and allies in one fell swoop, and captured a lot. There are countless prisoners of war alone. There are tens of thousands of people, and the commanders of each battalion want to replenish their troops as soon as possible to make up for the battle damage. I wonder what the lord's arrangement is for this?"

Hearing the words, Li Li lightly poured his wine bottle, glanced at the generals, and said with a smile: "In this battle, all battalions suffered losses, especially the infantry suffered heavy casualties, so the number of soldiers replenished is huge. When choosing soldiers from the government soldiers, the cavalry battalion is given priority, followed by the infantry battalion, and the original number of troops will remain unchanged."

Teng Xiao smiled happily when he heard the sound, and immediately said with a smile to Tietuo: "Since that's the case, then I will have to curry favor with General Tietuo. The army of the county government is now very powerful, and it can be said that the army is strong; there are more than [-] soldiers, Now the Xiongnu Grassland has confiscated [-] troops, Bingzhou has confiscated [-] soldiers, plus [-] soldiers from the prefectures in Sili. Good guy, these soldiers and horses add up, and in a blink of an eye, General Tituo has more than [-] troops in his hands. It is twice as strong as the main battalion, what a strength!"

"Yunlong was joking." Tituo responded humbly, and said with a smile: "Although the number of soldiers in the county is huge, their actual combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of the main battalion, and the troops are scattered. Soldiers and horses, as long as you take them away, I am happy to see the success."

After a short pause, Tietuo said to Li Ligong: "Since the lord has an order, I will suggest that the first batch of county soldiers should be selected first for this supplementary army, which is the group of soldiers who were abolished from the original army. As for the cavalry candidates, The Xiongnu surrendered soldiers and Yongzhou prefectural soldiers were the first choices. The soldiers in these two places were skilled in bows and horses, and they were extremely sturdy. They should be good cavalry. Of course, this is just the humble opinion of the last general, and the Lord has to decide how to do it. "

Li Li nodded slightly, and said with a smile on his face: "There is no delay in replenishing the troops. The replenishment must be completed in the next half a month, and then the army will be ready for war. The battle in Hanzhong is imminent, and time will not wait!"

Speaking of this, Li Li paused, and said solemnly: "But before that, there is another important event before us, and that is to reward the soldiers who have made great achievements in the Northern Expedition and the Battle of Sili. Since ancient times, not rewarding meritorious service has been a taboo in the army, so this matter must not be delayed, lest the morale of the army be distracted and affect the morale of the entire army.

In addition, the current number of soldiers in the county is huge, but it is very chaotic. The soldiers from all over the country are uneven, and they must be reorganized, otherwise troubles will happen sooner or later.In addition, the rotation of the generals of the entire army, which should have been carried out as early as last year, will also be carried out at the same time.Therefore, this time, when the whole army is reorganized, the soldiers and horses of each battalion and the garrisons in various places will change accordingly. "

As soon as the voice fell, Teng Xiao answered: "So, the lord summoned us this time for this purpose?"

Li Li nodded slightly, looked calmly at the generals sitting around the round table, and after a while, said loudly: "You are all trusted generals who have followed me from Wuwei County all the way to the present, and have not feared life and death for many years. In the bloody battlefield, I escaped death. I, Li Li, have made it to this day, and everyone has contributed a lot, and I deserve the rewards I deserve.

At present, our army is growing day by day. It is not an exaggeration to say that there are many soldiers and generals;With more soldiers and more generals, the territory has increased greatly, and the borders have become wider and more frequent. Consolidating the foundation of the rear has become more and more important.Only a solid foundation in the rear can guarantee the supply of food, grass and supplies for the expeditionary army, and then the soldiers in the front can be invincible in all battles.

Therefore, I have summoned you here to ask for your own opinions. Whether to stay behind or go out with the army depends entirely on your own wishes.The generals who stay behind must maintain the security of the border, maintain the stability and stability of the territory, eliminate banditry, and ensure that taxes, food and supplies are safely sent to the state government treasury; if there is negligence in duty, I will punish them severely.I don’t need to say more about the generals who are willing to fight with the army. Swords and guns have no eyes on the battlefield, and it is inevitable that they will be injured, but you can rest assured that as long as I, Li Li, survive, I will take care of your wives and children. Wronged! "

After hearing Li Li tell the whole story, all the generals in the hall were silent for a while, then got up one after another, and said in unison: "I will wait for the lord to order, and I swear to the death!"

Li Li nodded happily, and said with a loud smile: "Okay, very good! You are worthy of my Li Li's life and death brothers, I will not return tonight until I get drunk. Hahaha"

Chapter 810

A night of hangover, being turned into a red wave, drunk and lying in the gentle country.

It's three poles in the sun, and I wake up hazy, with a lingering fragrance beside my pillow.

For Li Li, the most beautiful thing in the world is to wake up naturally after sleeping.

Not long after, Li Li washed up a bit, walked out of the door, and a burst of fragrance rushed to his face, feeling extremely fresh and comfortable physically and mentally.

Li Zhi, who had been waiting outside the courtyard for a long time, saw his master wake up, and raised his hand to summon the guards to warn him in a low voice, but seeing the guards nodding repeatedly, he ran straight to the front yard at a fast pace.

This is the General's Mansion and the center of power in the western capital of Chang'an, so the front yard is naturally a place for the staff to handle military and political affairs.

"My lord, the ladies have been waiting for the lord's meal in the inner hall for an hour." Li Zhi greeted him quietly, and Li Zhi reported softly.

"Well, Zicheng must have been waiting here to report something, right?"

The radiant Li Li smiled when he heard the words, and said casually, "Why didn't you wake me up, so as not to delay the business?"

"For the past few days, my lord has worked day and night, and the final general couldn't bear it, so he blocked the Shang Shuling back. No, when I saw the lord woke up, I sent soldiers to summon him. I think he will come soon." Li Zhi said respectfully.