Xiaoqi

Today, the scale of the Taiyuan Academy continues to grow, and the number of students has expanded from the earliest 3000 to tens of thousands, and this number is still growing.Most of the new students came from the heirs of the fallen soldiers of the Xiliang Army, as well as the outstanding middle and low-level generals recommended by the generals of each battalion, as well as the children of Li Li's subordinates and generals.The entry threshold for these people is relatively low, and the tuition fees they have to pay are very small, but the children of other noble families and powerful people have to pay a lot of tuition fees for admission.

Even so, there are still thousands of gentry and tyrants who spared no expense to send their offspring into the Taiyuan Academy, because this is the only formal channel to enter Xiliang's military and political circles.As for the Chang'an Recruitment Hall, the threshold is not high, but if you want to become an official, you must go through strict assessments and be hired after many screenings.Therefore, it is extremely rare for a real fish to leap into the dragon's gate, and it is even rarer for civil servants and military generals who can enter Li Lifa's eyes after becoming an official, and there are not many in a year.Therefore, entering the Imperial College and serving as an official has become the only way for nobles and powerful people to intervene in Xiliang's military affairs, and if they want to be recognized and accepted by Li Li, they still need to show enough sincerity.

It has to be said that today, the Xiliang Army and its commander Li Li are already strong enough, and the relationship with the gentry and powerful people has also undergone fundamental changes.As early as when Li Li first took charge of the Xiliang Army and occupied Chang'an City, these gentry and powerful gentry did not pay attention to Li Li and his Xiliang Army at all, and at that time Xiliang's treasury was empty, and money, food and supplies were in short supply.

In order to ease the pressure on money and food, Li Li once tried to ease the relationship with the gentry and gentry, hoping to get their help to tide over the difficulties.It's a pity that these old-fashioned gentry and powerful gentry not only didn't appreciate it, but sat on the sidelines gloatingly, waiting to see Li Li and the Xiliang Army gradually decline, so that they rolled back to Wuwei County in disgrace.

In desperation, Li Li had to spend a lot of energy on improving the poverty situation in Xiliang, and finally decided to implement the strategy of recuperation, breaking up the army into parts, letting them fend for themselves, and developing independently.This is the source of Xiliang's practice of recuperation, and it is also the root cause of the Xiliang army's lack of achievements within two years. It is also the most difficult period Li Li has faced.

Fortunately, at that time, the entire army still had the Meiwu granary left by Dong Zhuo at the bottom, so it would not collapse completely, and it could barely maintain it for a period of time under overall planning and utilization.It was precisely in the face of such a difficult situation that Li Li made a decisive decision to distribute all the millions of stones of grain stored in Meiwu Castle to the people of the counties. The old grain was used for disaster relief, and the new grain was used as seeds to cultivate it vigorously. All the seized cattle, sheep and livestock were distributed to the common people for farming and feeding, and the raising of livestock was encouraged.

From the perspective of the time, this decision was undoubtedly a broken pot, a waste of money, and squandering of the few resources left, as if it was to die and survive.As a result, many gentry and gentry were eager to take over the land of Sansuke in Chang'an. Once the people had eaten up the food and livestock, they would wantonly enclose the land and make a comeback. In the end, they forced Li Li to compromise and had to appoint them to renew the land. Take over the counties and counties and restore them to their former glory.

However, they never expected that Li Li didn't just ignore the distribution of grain and livestock.On the contrary, before distributing grain and livestock, Li Li had already drawn up a detailed implementation plan, and sent tens of thousands of officials to various counties, counties, and even village pavilions to conduct on-the-spot supervision and teach the people the cultivation methods of deep plowing and fertilization.At the same time, soldiers from various counties built a large number of canal irrigation facilities to ensure the preservation of grain and harvest, and to avoid drought disasters to the greatest extent.

Facts have proved that the recuperation strategy is quite successful, it is fruitful, and it is a wise decision with far-sightedness.This year is the third year of the recuperation strategy, that is to say, starting from this autumn, the county governments will collect [-]% of the tax (that is, the [-]% tax system).Prior to this, the Xiliang treasury had no harvest for three years, but the Xiliang army used a large amount of seizures to exchange a large amount of food from the people, while the Chang'an treasury used a large amount of gold, silver and rare ornaments stored by Mei Wu to buy from the Central Plains. A large amount of grain was purchased for the salaries of officials and government officials, and a certain amount of grain, grass and luggage were hoarded.

Li Li's trip to the Central Plains was even more rewarding. He raised enough food and grass for the Xiliang army to fight for half a year in one fell swoop, and used various means to obtain hundreds of thousands of stones of food and grass and a large sum of gold and silver property from the princes of all parties.And these rations ensured the supply of materials for the Battle of Sili, and laid a solid foundation for the final victory of the Xiliang Army.

The victory in the Battle of Sili had an incalculable effect on Li Li and even the entire situation in Xiliang, with an extremely far-reaching impact.

After this battle, the Xiliang Army not only secured its position as the most powerful army in the world, but also directly defeated the most powerful existence in the minds of gentry and tyrants. Powerful princes such as Yuan Shao of Jizhou, Cao Cao and Lu Bu of Yanzhou, truly became the most powerful army in the world. The most powerful prince overlord among the many princes.And this completely shattered the good dreams of many gentry and gentry who held a wait-and-see attitude, and made them clearly realize the strength of Li Li and the Xiliang Army under his command, which drove them to take the initiative to show favor to Li Li and take the initiative to attach themselves to him, hoping that Li Li would reunite. Accept them.

Chapter 816 Good Day and Auspicious Time

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this is the truth.No matter how arrogant the gentry and powerful gentry were, when they encountered an absolutely powerful overlord, they would still stick to it and seek a new way out.

However, Li Li, who had returned from victory, had no time to pay attention to them, let alone meet them.

Coincidentally.Today, Li Li's younger brother, Li Xian, married a group of close relatives and subordinates, so the former dignitaries and powerful forces in the Xiliang territory sought out people to get invitations from the Zhennan General's Mansion, and then brought a lot of property and treasures. Qi Yibao came to congratulate Major General Li Xian on his wedding, hoping to get acquainted with each other and clear the way for future actions.

Li Li seemed to have anticipated the thoughts of these snobs, so he informed his subordinates in advance that they would open the door for convenience and made tens of thousands of invitations, each of which was worth a lot.If all these invitations are distributed, at least 10 taels of gold can be raised, which is enough to form the weapons and armor equipment needed for two cavalry battalions.

And this income will eventually flow into the name of the General’s Mansion. As for the gifts and gold and silver property received from this wedding, 5% of them will be used as military funds and stored in the treasury, and the remaining [-]% will be used by Li Xian, Li Xuan, Huan Fei, Xu Chu, etc. Guo Jia and Guo Jia distributed the wedding income of more than a hundred generals who married together today as appropriate.Even so, everyone who gets married today still earns a lot. Five people like Li Xian, Li Xuan, Guo Jia, and Huan Fei each have at least [-] to [-] taels of income, which is enough for a family to live comfortably for ten years. .

This is the current state of society.Ordinary people are indeed poor, but the veteran gentry and powerful gentry possess unimaginable wealth.

And these people are all under Li Li's rule, so he can't take it by force without reason.We can only use unknown means to thin these people, and take out part of the huge wealth they have accumulated over the years to subsidize military expenditures.It's just that this kind of thing can be done but not said. Li Li will never admit that he has done such a thing. As for what others think, it's another matter.

It is worth mentioning that Sili gained a lot in the first battle.In addition, Xiliang's recuperation strategy has achieved initial results, which has greatly eased the shortage of food and wages in Xiliang.

From then on, it is only necessary to make overall arrangements.Properly distributed, the shortage of food and grass for the Xiliang army and the empty treasury will never return, completely throwing off the hat of militarism, and finally can speed up the pace of calming the troubled times.I am no longer troubled by food and grass, and I am hesitant to move forward.

In the main hall.Li Li talked to Cai Yong in a low voice while drinking tea, and everyone in the hall also chatted in pairs, laughing from time to time.

Looking at Cai Yong who was sitting next to him, his temples were gray, the silver strands were visible between the buns, and the sunken horizontal lines on his forehead. Fortunately, he was very energetic and healthy.Seeing this, Li Li couldn't help being touched.So sad.

In history, as early as when Dong Zhuo was assassinated and died.Cai Yong insisted on collecting Dong Zhuo's body, and wept bitterly at the gate of Zhengyang Palace where Dong Zhuo's head was hung, which attracted many people to watch and discuss.Wang Yun was very angry about this, so he killed Cai Yong, confiscated Cai Yong's mansion, and drove out Cai Yan, who was living in his natal family, before falling into the hands of the Southern Huns.This action caused Wang Yun to be controversial, with mixed reputation and praise, which made many gentry and Confucian scholars dissatisfied with him, and there was a tendency of many people to betray their relatives.Cai Yong, a great Confucian of the generation, ended his life in this way and became Dong Zhuo's martyr.

However, after Cai Yong and Li Li got acquainted, his fate also changed.At the beginning, he did not dislike Li Liliang's identity as a son of Li Liliang's family, and resolutely decided to entrust his beloved daughter Cai Yan to Li Li, and strongly recommended Li Li to Dong Zhuo as the prefect of Wuwei, and he was approved.As a result, Cai Yong opened a door for Li Li, allowing Li Li to get out of the quagmire of Chang'an struggle, and finally have a chance to show his strengths.To this day, Li Li still remembers his lofty ambition when he led his troops to leave Chang'an for Wuwei County. It can be said that the sea is wide and the sky is high.Li Li has always remembered the kind of joy that swept away the gloom and made the clouds clear, and he never forgot it for a moment.

Taking this step, Cai Yong's life trajectory will be linked with Li Li.During the Chang'an Rebellion, he was still deeply saddened by Dong Zhuo's death, and insisted on collecting Dong Zhuo's body, which also aroused Wang Yun's extreme dissatisfaction and tried to harm him.However, when Cai Yong's life and death were hanging by a thread, Li Zhi, the commander of personal guards beside Li Li, broke out, pulled Cai Yong back from the brink of death, and then escaped from Chang'an City with him on his back.

From then on, Cai Yong completely got rid of the fate of being a martyr, escaped from birth, and with the rising power of his son-in-law Li Li, he became the first dean of the Taiyuan Academy and was bestowed with the title of Taixue Scholar. The world's largest Confucianism.

However, there is no doubt that Cai Yong was loyal to the Han Dynasty.Therefore, he repeatedly talked about the way of monarch and ministers in front of Li Li, persuaded Li Li to be loyal to the Han Dynasty, and assisted the emperor Liu Xie to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty.However, as time went by, Li Li became more and more powerful, his army became stronger and stronger, and his actions became more unscrupulous.All this clearly told Cai Yong what his son-in-law wanted to do and where his ambition was.

Undoubtedly, when he learned that Li Lizhi was in the world, Cai Yong undoubtedly felt extremely tormented. He struggled fiercely in his heart, and he fought against himself. He loves his son-in-law, and is also a lifesaver.This struggle and suffering, which is incomprehensible to ordinary people, is not humane, and can only be endured alone, and only Cai Yong knows the pain.This is a violent collision between life ideals and reality, a struggle between emotion and belief, and a choice between family affection and ambition.

Cai Yong, who struggled alone for a long time, has since become taciturn, devoted himself to studying knowledge and teaching, and no longer interfered in the political affairs of the court.However, he still favors his daughter and son-in-law invisibly, subconsciously safeguarding Li Li's reputation, and can't help but promote Li Li's great achievements, educating students that today's opportunities to study are hard-won, and they should cherish the rare opportunities in front of them.Bear in mind that these are all given by General Li Li.

This is what Cai Yong did for Li Li to the best of his ability, but he never revealed a single word in front of Li Li, let alone asking for credit.In this way, he has been subtly influencing the students of Taiyuan Academy.I have been doing what I think I should do in obscurity, and it has been like this for three years.If Cai Yan hadn't inadvertently mentioned that his father Cai Yong and Kong Rong had a big quarrel, Li Li would not have known it, and it would be impossible to know that among his many father-in-laws, there is such a silent supporter for him.

At this moment, Li Li just sat in the hall with Cai Yong and sipped tea leisurely. The content of the conversation was about trivial matters at home, and did not involve the political affairs of the court and China.So the conversation was very pleasant and enjoyable.

Today, Li Li can fully understand Cai Yong's mood.Knowing that my father-in-law is still conflicted and complicated, what he has done can be done but cannot be said; even if asked in person, he will never admit it, or even flatly deny it.This is the persistence of an old man.His heart has already turned to his children.But he still has his own obsessions; under the general trend, he only hopes that he will not do things that will damage the dignity of the Han Dynasty in his lifetime, and he can't control so much about other things.

Compared with Cai Yong who looked calm, Huangfusong, Zhu Jun, Kong Rong and others in the hall looked very reserved, with uneasy expressions and erratic eyes, always paying attention to the changes in Li Li's expression on the main seat.Now, in their eyes.The 22-year-old young man sitting upright on the upper stage is officially worshiped as the great general of the dynasty.Leading the prime minister, in charge of all military affairs in the world, holding the sword of the emperor, holding 50 million Xiliang soldiers in his hands, watching the world like a tiger, and commanding all the wind and clouds.After the Battle of Sili, the name of the great general Li Li shocked the world, making all the princes and overlords fearful.Today, this young general is enough to make the world look up to him.

Seeing Li Li's sunny and handsome face, Huang Fusong, Zhu Jun and Kong Rong felt a lot and sighed secretly.Three years ago, when Li Li was in charge of Chang'an capital, they didn't take this modest and polite young man into their hearts at all, and regarded him as a young man who had achieved success at a young age.Therefore, when they faced Li Li's humble and courteous reception, they accepted it calmly, even a little arrogantly, assuming a condescending attitude.But Li Li didn't mind at the time, he treated them well-known generals and great Confucians politely, and regarded himself as a junior everywhere, which greatly satisfied the vanity of Huangfusong and others, and made them very useful.

However, after three years, or even less than three years, there are still those people, but the situation they are facing has changed drastically.Nowadays, they sit in the hall trembling, while the young people of the past are sitting high in the high-ranking chairs, chatting and laughing happily, their smiles are still bright, but their status is not the same as before.

Especially Huang Fusong and Zhu Jun, the two veterans, the scene of the morning of the day before yesterday was always in front of them. The head of the young general fell to the ground with an order, and his head is still hanging in front of the gate of Changle Palace.In this matter, the two veterans actually participated in it. Although they were not the masterminds, they also helped the situation along the way, or they contributed to the flames, and they were accomplices.But right now, the two brothers Liu and Fan have been executed by Xiao Shou, Fu Wan and Pang Xi were also transferred from the court, and after entering the general's mansion, they were reduced to prisoners. Now there are only a few people who have not been punished. Including the two veterans sitting in the hall at the moment.If Li Li didn't know that the two of them had a share, it would be an absolute self-deception. In the current Chang'an City, everything Li Li wanted to know would be clear within half a day.However, why didn't Li Li question the two of them, but instead invited them to the wedding banquet as honored guests?

This made Huangfusong and Zhu Jun puzzled, so they sat in the hall uneasy, fearing that they were still guests at this moment, and they would become prisoners at the next moment.

At this moment, two soldiers walked quickly into the main hall, whispered to Guo Jia and Li Xuan in a low voice, and then Li and Guo got up to leave.Because the two of them are also the bridegroom officials today, and it is approaching noon, and the wedding is about to start, they naturally have to prepare in advance, and then marry the bride, and they will worship at noon to get married.

It is said that weddings are generally held at around noon, because at this time, the spirit is full of righteousness, and all the evil spirits, ghosts, ghosts and sprites are fleeing away, so noon is an auspicious time for a good day.

Chapter 817

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In the main hall, the wedding ceremony took place as scheduled.

Witnessed by Cai Yong, Li Jue, Kong Rong and Hua Tuo, five couples came to the hall to get married one after another.

Immediately after them was the worship ceremony of more than a hundred newlyweds, and the scene was very spectacular.

Such a large-scale marriage ceremony is the first time in the history of the Han Dynasty, and it is the first of its kind, and it is destined to be widely recited.

As for the praise and criticism of words, there is no way to know at the moment. It must be that there are different opinions, each holding a word, and praise and criticism are different.

However, the veteran courtiers watching the ceremony in the hall saw many familiar figures among the many brides, but these women were all covered with red covers, and their faces could not be recognized.

Even so, they were still full of doubts. From time to time, they looked at Li Li, the general who presided over the wedding, with suspicious eyes and quite exciting expressions.

Such a situation made the atmosphere of the entire main hall very strange, and the faces full of doubts were really intriguing.

In fact, many of the emperor's courtiers have already seen the clues, and recognized that half of the more than one hundred brides were once young maids and concubines in the inner courtyard of the palace.The other part of the women are also from "famous families". Although the officials in the court don't know their origins, the civil and military under Li Li's command know it very well, because these women were once the servants and servants of the general's inner palace. The personal maid of the princess.

Today, on the occasion of the grand wedding of Li Xian, Li Xuan, Guo Jia, Huan Fei, Xu Chu and others, hundreds of generals under Li Li's command who have not yet married have held the wedding together.actually.This is also Li Li's disguised reward to them.

Since ancient times, there has been a custom of superiors rewarding beautiful women to their trusted generals or courtiers who have made great contributions.

At first, Li Li dismissed it.But with the passage of time and considering the current situation in the army, he could not escape the custom after all, and gradually accepted the etiquette system of giving marriages to generals under his command.After all, the generals in the army have been fighting outside all year round, and most of them came from humble backgrounds, and there was no elder to arrange marriages for them, so they were still alone after many years of fighting.

This kind of situation is not uncommon in the Xiliang Army.Because most of the generals under Li Li's command came from poor backgrounds, and there were not many generals who really came from big families or the gentry class.Therefore, without the elders of the family planning the marriage for them.Many generals often go in and out of the Fireworks and Willow Lane in their leisure time, find a singer and dancer to vent their feelings, and then go out with the army.

And because of this.The early Xiliang Army was notorious and notorious.Every time a city is captured, many things will happen, such as rape and looting, rape and mischief.However, Dong Zhuo, the commander-in-chief of the army at that time, turned a deaf ear to this and laughed it off, so that wherever the Xiliang army went, it was a mess, and many women from good families were ravaged.Afterwards, many young women were pregnant, but they didn't know who their husbands were.The misery of his fate is self-evident.

In view of this, since Li Li took over the Xiliang Army.Vigorously clean up military discipline, and strictly prohibit the recurrence of the kidnapping of women. Once verified, they will be killed immediately.At the same time, when Li Liping settled the four counties in the Western Regions, he strongly promoted the measure of marrying Qiang women and prisoners of war women under his command. He once betrothed tens of thousands of women to his officers and men as wives, and encouraged Qiang women to marry Han people. , and incentives have also been developed for this purpose.It was the implementation of these measures that completely put an end to the bad habit of wanton looting by the entire army, thus winning the strong support of most soldiers and stabilizing the morale of the army.

It was also from then on that Li Li personally realized that the gift of marriage from the superior was not only to win people's hearts, but also as a last resort.After all, the army has been fighting or guarding the border all year round, and ordinary soldiers have no contact with women of the right age, let alone talk about mutual admiration, which is the so-called free love.Therefore, many soldiers are arranged for marriage by their parents and elders in the clan. If their parents are sick or have passed away, these soldiers can only start a family and start a career on their own.