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However, less than half of the total number of soldiers actually started their families by themselves, and the rest of the soldiers could only be bachelors. With their pay, they went to the brothel to have a good night, and then they were still bachelors.This phenomenon is by no means an isolated case, but a common phenomenon, so that after many soldiers died in battle, they did not even have a relative to collect their bodies, let alone wives and children.

Therefore, Li Li has done many times such a large-scale gift of marriages like today.Today, there are [-] or [-] soldiers who have been married under his orders, and tens of thousands of families have been formed because of his general order.Sometimes, Li Li himself felt that it was absurd and inhumane to do this. Forcibly matching tens of thousands of soldiers and women of the right age together, it was impossible to know how the hastily formed family would fare and whether it could become a warm family. Learned.

But one thing is certain, that is, all the soldiers he ordered to marry are absolutely loyal to him.As for whether the family is doing well or not, it doesn't seem to matter. The important thing is that there is no "divorce".Because in this era, only men can divorce their wives, which is called "divorce", and it is impossible for women to divorce.Even if the relationship between husband and wife is not harmonious, it is really hard to survive, as long as the man does not write a divorce letter, he has to grit his teeth and persevere.Other than that, there is no other choice.

Over time, a very different phenomenon has formed in the Xiliang army, no matter if it is a general or an ordinary soldier, they all hope to get a marriage from the lord, it seems that only the lord bestows a marriage, they can live happily.At the same time, it seems that only the wife who is bestowed by her lord is the best and most beautiful, and is loved by the soldiers and regarded as a treasure.Nowadays, this kind of phenomenon is becoming more and more common, so that Li Xuan, Guo Jia, Huan Fei and others cannot avoid the custom. When they get married, they have to ask the lord for instructions and ask Li Li to witness the marriage for them.And all the women Li Li married must be wives, and this is true for generals, and the same is true for soldiers, even if the wife's background is humble or her appearance is average, it doesn't matter.

It has to be said that this is all caused by personality worship, and it is also a manifestation of the supreme power and status of the superior.This was the case thousands of years ago, and it is still the case in the so-called modern society thousands of years later. Power always exudes incomparable brilliance, and no one can ignore its existence.

In the main hall of Zhennan General's Mansion, after the wedding ceremony of hundreds of people was over, Li Li walked to the upper-ranked seat with a sigh of relief.

With his current status and status, whoever dares to let him preside over the wedding in person would already have a lot of face if he could be invited to show his face.However, today's grand wedding was hosted by Li Li himself, for no other reason, because it was his younger brother Li Xian's wedding.He and Li Xian are blood brothers, and their parents passed away early. As the saying goes, the elder brother is the father, so he is duty-bound as the elder brother, and he should Zhang Luo's younger brother Li Xian's marriage.

In addition, Li Jue was their brother's uncle, and even though Li Li was high and powerful, he could not sit side by side with his uncle at his brother's wedding.Therefore, he simply presided over the wedding in person, which not only showed his trust in the generals under his command, but also avoided sitting at the same table with his father-in-law Cai Yong and uncle Li Jue, which violated the etiquette system.The best of both worlds, why not do it!

After the worship ceremony was over, Li Li took a sip of hot tea to moisten his throat while observing the expressions of the officials in the hall.

Seeing the suspicious expressions of all the officials in the hall, Li Li's mouth curled slightly, and an inscrutable smile appeared on his face.He knew what these veterans were thinking, he just saw some clues from the married women just now, and suspected that these women were all concubines of the Royal Inner Court.The fact is exactly the case, and the officials read it right, more than [-] of the more than [-] women who came to marry at that time were concubines.It's just that these palace concubines have been Mai Wu's maids for more than two years, and now they are all married to the generals in the army under the name of maids in the general's mansion.

Apparently, these women were some of the innocent palace concubines who were dismissed by Li Li when he reorganized the palace during the Chang'an Rebellion.At that time, there were thousands of maids in the palace dismissed, and a large part of them had been distributed to Xiliang army civil servants and generals as wives and concubines. Only a small number of young but homeless girls stayed in Meiwu as maidservants.Now these girls are all young and handsome, and in addition to the great victory of the Xiliang Army, Li Li should reward the generals in the army, so there is this feat of getting married by hundreds of generals.

The only thing different from the past is that this time when these former concubines were given to Xiliang generals as wives, they made no secret of it and got married openly and aboveboard, unlike the last time when they secretly rewarded beauties in Meiwu.There is a deep doorway between the light and the dark. Simply put, it needs to be covered up before, but now it is carried out with great fanfare, and there is no need to cover up anymore.What this means, presumably the officials in the hall already know it in their hearts, but no one will say it in public, they can only understand it, because now is not the best time to clarify everything.If someone ignorantly confronts Li Li in public, or directly interrogates Li Li, then there is no room for change in the current situation.

And this is precisely the deepest taboo of the officials, because they are not ready to deal with emergencies, and they can't control the bad situation after the pick-up.Therefore, they could only pretend to be deaf and dumb at this time, pretending to be ignorant, but they already knew Li Li's attitude clearly.

"Time is changing, the Han Dynasty is about to change, and if we don't take action, we can only sit and wait!" This was the unanimous thought of all the officials after watching the ceremony.

In the afternoon, when the court officials and the guests who came to congratulate were feasting at the banquet, all the civil servants and generals of the Xiliang Army had quietly left the Zhennan General's Mansion and entered the General's Mansion through the west gate.

This is also the reason why all the generals drank to their heart's content early in the morning, because they had already received general orders, and in the afternoon, the commander-in-chief ordered the generals to reorganize the army, the generals of each battalion will be re-rotated, and three new main battalions will be added .

Therefore, when the wedding banquet began, all the generals of the Xiliang Army who were ordered to come to Chang'an came to the main hall of the General's Mansion one after another, even Li Xian, Li Xuan, Guo Jia and more than a hundred groom officials were no exception. Discussions in the hall.

It is not difficult to see from this that the appointment of the commander-in-chief this time is of great importance, directly related to the general trend of the Xiliang Army in the next ten years.And this is what Li Li once said to Zhou Yu, "regroup to fight again!"

Chapter 818 An Unprecedented Event

When the wedding banquet began, all the generals of the Xiliang Army who were ordered to come to Chang'an came to the main hall of the General's Mansion one after another.

Even more than a hundred grooms including Li Xian, Li Xuan and Guo Jia were no exception, and they all came to the main hall to discuss matters.

It is not difficult to see from this that the appointment of the commander-in-chief this time is of great importance, directly related to the general trend of the Xiliang Army in the next ten years.

And this is what Li Li once said to Zhou Yu, "regroup to fight again!"

In the main hall of the huge General's Mansion, more than [-]% of Li Li's civil servants and generals gathered here.

After most of them entered the main hall ahead of schedule, generals such as Li Xian, Fan Yong, Teng Xiao, Bo Cai, Xu Rong, Zhou Yu, and Guo Si stepped into the main hall, followed the sequence of generals on the left, and sat in the front row. The head of the military generals is General Cheqi, Sikong and Li Jue.

Following them were: Tietuo, Huanfei, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Dianwei, Li Dian, Duan Yan, Pang De, Teng Yu, Tarlu, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, Xu Chu, Huang Zhong, Li Zheng, Xu Chu Generals such as Huang, Chen Dao, Cheng Gongying, Tie Xiao, Guo Meng and Li Meng.The lineup of military generals is very large, occupying 370 seats in the entire lobby of more than 220 seats, and the remaining 150 seats are scribes.

On the left is the sequence of generals, and on the right is naturally the seats of civil servants.The first few seats were temporarily vacant, and then Hua Xin, Bing Yuan, Cui Yan, Guoyuan, Guan Ning, Jia Mu, Xun Chen and more than a hundred civil servants all took their seats.

Compared with the lineup of generals, the lineup of civil servants is relatively weak, which seems a little lacking in momentum.This is because the leading group of civil servants has not yet arrived, if these temporarily absent leading figures enter the main hall.The lineup of civil servants is not weak.

Today, the situation where Li Li was once strong in martial arts and weak in culture is long gone, and the lineup of civil and military forces is relatively balanced.Although the lineup of generals is still stronger than that of civil servants.This is also to adapt to the needs of the situation, and it has to be so.After all, in troubled times, a large number of generals are required to charge and lead troops in battle on the battlefield; therefore, it is inevitable that generals will be stronger, and it is not surprising.

now.Li Li hadn't shown up yet, he was still busy at the Zhennan General's Mansion, so he had to wait for a while before arriving.

even so.At this time, the main hall above the third level is already overcrowded.In the lower step hall near the entrance, there are more than [-] civil and military officials with a rank of [-] shi and above, such as school captains, generals, generals Zhonglang and Yilang.The middle rank refers to the middle section of the hall. There are more than [-] civil servants and military generals of Zhonglang generals, miscellaneous generals, prefects of various counties, ministers, and Zhongdafu who rank thousands of stones or above; representatives such as: Li Zheng, Li Meng, Xu Huang, Chen Dao, Huan Lang, Huan Bao, Jia Mu, Xun Chen and other civil and military officials.

Upstairs.That is, the upper hall closest to the handsome position.The civil servants and military generals sitting here are all Li Li's trusted confidantes. They are all important officials with a rank of two thousand shi and above.Therefore, the number of people sitting on the upper stage is not too many, there are more than forty people in total, all of them are the commanders of the battalions, the generals of the four towns, the generals of Si'an, the generals of Siping and the newly promoted generals of the five tigers.There are also Sili Xiaowei, Jing Zhaoyin, governors of various prefectures, Biejia and other officials in Xinjiang.

Therefore, the most capable civil servants and generals of the Xiliang Army were concentrated in the entire lobby.The remaining [-]% civil and military officials stayed put.As for the war in Hanzhong, as early as when Li Liban returned to Chang'an, the war entered a stalemate stage and was temporarily in a state of truce.Zhang Lu in Hanzhong seemed to be very afraid of Li Li, and he wanted to stop fighting and make peace, but he was riding a tiger, so he had to bite the bullet and continue fighting.Otherwise, once the Hanzhong soldiers retreated back to Hanzhong, the Xiliang army would definitely push up and attack Hanzhong.If this is the case, Hanzhong is in danger, and Zhang Lu is in danger of being wiped out. Therefore, he has to fight now, and he can advance but not retreat.

At the same time, the princes of the Central Plains who were defeated in Sili have also led their troops back one after another. Only Cao Cao is currently entrenched in Henan County, leading an army to confront Lv Bu, and seems to be retaking Yanzhou.In Yanzhou, following the death of Chen Liu and Zhang Miao at Feiyundu, the wartime alliance between Lu Bu, Zhang Miao, and Zhang Chao's brothers also broke down, causing the situation in Yanzhou to be turbulent. Fighting within range.And once there is civil strife in Yanzhou, it will provide Cao Cao with an excellent opportunity to counterattack on a large scale, and it is very likely to make a comeback and regain the foundation of Yanzhou.

Just when the battle in Yanzhou was about to break out, Yuan Shao, who had fled back to Jizhou in a hurry, was also facing a severe situation.Gongsun Zan of Youzhou took advantage of the Great War in the Central Plains to send troops to wipe out the rebels of Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin and Yan Rou, and drove them to the Wuhuan Grassland. .In this way, Gongsun Zan was free to deal with Yuan Shao in Jizhou. He personally led an army of [-] troops to Chen Bing on the frontier.Therefore, after the defeat of Sili, Yuan Shaozha faced the threat of Gongsun Zan as soon as he returned to Jizhou. He was under great pressure.

As for the Xiliang Army that has recently occupied Bingzhou, the alien barbarians outside the Yanmen Pass are eager to move, trying to take advantage of the Xiliang Army's third-line battle to send troops to invade and plunder Bingzhou.Unexpectedly, before the snow on the grassland melted, the Battle of Sili was over, and finally ended with a complete victory for the Xiliang Army.As soon as this news came out, the foreigners in the prairie who were still eager to try were horrified, which made the plan to raid Bingzhou aborted, and then died down, and there was no more movement.

It was in this relatively safe environment that Li Li issued a general order to recall all the civilians and soldiers under his command to Chang'an. While rewarding the entire army, he held the first large-scale military and political discussion in three years.

In the past ten months, the Xiliang Army fought on the three fronts of the Northern Expedition, Sili, and Hanzhong, resisting the three-sided siege with one army.And none of these three flanking attacks existed in isolation, nor was it a sudden war, but a premeditated and organized joint attack, the purpose of which was to try to defeat the Xiliang Army in one fell swoop, and eventually completely wipe out Li Li and his Xiliang Army .

Starting from Yufuluo's unreasonable invasion of the border, and then the princes of the Central Plains joined forces to attack Li Li, and finally when the Xiliang army and the allied army of the princes fought hard in Hangu, Zhang Lu of Hanzhong dispatched all his nests to attack the hinterland of Liangzhou.This three-sided offensive, from the perspective of the geographical position, the barbarian army led by Yu Fuluo pressed down from the north of the Xiliang army, Zhang Lu led the army to attack the hinterland of Xiliang, and the princes of the Central Plains attacked Hangu Pass head-on; Throwing knives in both ribs and hitting the head with a blow, the end is fierce and fierce, leaving no room for it.

However, plans cannot keep up with changes.No matter how perfect a strategic plan is, whether it can succeed in the end depends on who will execute it, and there are many factors that determine success, such as the timing of sending troops, strategic grasp, improvisation and actual combat effectiveness, and familiarity with the right time and place. Mistakes may lead to the failure of the entire strategy and tactics.

Facts have proved that this unprecedentedly huge strategic plan was undoubtedly successful, but major omissions frequently occurred during the implementation process, so that it failed in the end.There was a major loophole in the timing. Yu Fuluo rushed forward greedily and directly led his army into the hinterland of Liangzhou, making the northern battlefield enter the decisive battle stage in the shortest time.Afterwards, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong acted slowly and hesitated, which delayed the fighter plane. It was not until the last moment that he made up his mind to send troops to attack the hinterland of Liangzhou.As for the main force of the Central Plains Allied Forces, the princes from all walks of life are intriguing, their faces and hearts are at odds, and they all have their own plans. As a result, the Allied forces suffered an unprecedented defeat and collapsed thousands of miles.

It has to be said that the whole strategic plan was drawn up by extremely smart people, but the people who executed the plan were stupid fools.As a result, the entire strategy and tactics were completely out of shape. The three battlefields were supposed to be mutually supportive and interdependent, but in fact they fought on their own.It is precisely because of this that the three battles that were originally going on at the same time were broken down into partial battles launched in sequence in three time periods. As a result, the Xiliang Army defeated each of them and won a complete victory.

Therefore, after ten months of arduous fighting, the Xiliang Army not only was not wiped out, but became stronger and stronger, winning successive victories on various battlefields and gaining a lot.Nowadays, the only battle that has not been won is the Battle of Hanzhong, which was caught off guard by Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, causing more than half of Wudu County to fall. The two places fought fiercely, and they were at a stalemate.

Even so, the territory of Xiliang has also expanded to the land of four states, including Yongzhou, Liangzhou, Bingzhou, most of Sili and Hetao Grassland, with a population of more than 500 million and an army of nearly 50. The soldiers are strong and the morale is high.Today, the Xiliang Army has become the most powerful army in the world, and Li Li is the number one overlord in the world.

Therefore, at this time, Li Li summoned all the civil and military personnel under his command to gather together, the lineup was unprecedentedly large, and the scene was very spectacular.In the grand main hall of the Grand General's Mansion, there were no empty seats on the upper, middle, lower and three-tiered pavilions. If the guards and maidservants in the hall were added together, there would be as many as a thousand people in the entire main hall.

"Tom Tom Tom"

Accompanied by the sound of crisp footsteps, the expressions of the people whispering in the hall were shocked, and they all turned their eyes to the door.However, they knew that the person who came was not the lord Li Li, because of the disordered footsteps, it was obviously not one person, but a group of people, and these people who came late were all high-ranking figures, and they were also among the civil servants. army head.

Sure enough, under the eyes of everyone, Li Xuan, Jia Xu, Li Ru, Guo Jia, and Lu Su walked into the lobby together, and several unfamiliar faces followed behind them.Under the eyes of everyone, these young people who appeared in the meeting hall for the first time seemed a little cautious, and followed Li Xuan and others into the hall step by step.Apparently, these people were the talented people that Li Xuan, Lu Su and others recommended to the lord Li Li this time, and they had obtained permission in advance to participate in military and political discussions.

Chapter 819 Great Change

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Under the eyes of everyone, these young people who appeared in the meeting hall for the first time seemed a little cautious, and followed Li Xuan and others into the hall step by step.

Apparently, these people were the talented people that Li Xuan, Lu Su and others recommended to the lord Li Li this time, and they had obtained permission in advance to participate in military and political discussions.

From this, it is not difficult to see that these people are valued by Li Xuan and others, they are definitely not ordinary people, their talents are not ordinary, they must be generals who are good at governing or commanding troops.

It should be noted that so far, none of the talents recommended by Li Xuan, Li Ru, Jia Xu and others has been mediocre.For example, brothers Hua Xin, Cui Yan, Jia Mu, Teng Xiao, and Teng Yu sitting in the hall are now leaders in both military and political circles, and they hold a pivotal position in the Xiliang Army, and their talents are beyond doubt.

After more than a year, some talented people finally came into their sight and directly entered the main hall to participate in the discussion. It can be seen that these people have been approved by the lord Li Li, and they will be promoted and reused this time.

With the arrival of Li Xuan, Jia Xu, Li Ru, Guo Jia, and Lu Su, the civil servant camp, which was still slightly weak just now, suddenly gained momentum, and it was completely comparable to the military general lineup, and the formation was not weak at all.However, there are some people who hold both military and political positions. The most typical ones are the military advisers Jia Xu and Guo Jia, as well as the chief secretary of the prime minister's mansion who is sitting in the ranks of civil servants, joining the army Fazheng.They can be included in the ranks of generals and civil servants, and they can sit on either side.But this time, the discussion in the General's Mansion had already been arranged, and the generals were all pure generals.There is no one who holds both positions, so Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and Fazheng are among the civil servants on the right.

According to the usual practice, the civil servants are headed by Li Xuan.Jia Xu came next, followed by Li Ru, Guo Jia, Lu Su and Hua Xin.

Judging from the seat arrangement, it is not difficult to see that there is an obvious trend of seniority ranking among the civil servants.Li Xuan was the first scribe to follow Li Li. At that time, he was both a county magistrate and a military adviser. He was in charge of almost all major military and political affairs, and he was Li Li's most important adviser.As the Wuwei army grew stronger, Jia Xu and Li Ru joined in successively.From then on, Li Xuan left military affairs and concentrated on political affairs, and then Fa Zheng, Fa Yan, Guo Jia, Lu Su, Hua Xin and others joined Li Li's command one after another.The entire lineup of civil servants was gradually enriched.However, no matter how powerful the Xiliang army is or how the situation changes, Li Xuan is always the scribe and mastermind most valued by Li Li.It has always been the top civil servant.As for Guo Jia and Lu Su, they came from behind.This is directly related to Li Li's appreciation and esteem, and of course there are other reasons.

For example, Guo Jia married the daughter of the Zhen family. In name, he was the son-in-law of the Zhang family, and he also had a certain affection for Li Li.As for Lu Su, Li Li's sworn brother, his status was superior, not much less than Li Xuan's, and he jumped into the army after only a few months.Become the governor of Bingzhou, a veritable official of the frontier.

These inextricably linked relationships.In the eyes of later generations, it is nepotism, and it is difficult to get rid of nepotism, but in this era, it is a matter of course and widely recognized by the world.If you don't do this, it will seem unreasonable. It is easy to be mistaken for Li Li as being unreasonable and too stingy. He doesn't even take care of his own brothers, let alone others?