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Li Li nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, it's not easy to try to maintain it for such a long time. Back then, Liu Bei had less than [-] soldiers, so he closed Zhang Zhang and won Xuzhou for nothing. Later, Lu Bu imitated Liu Bei back then and lived in Xiaopei Opportunity always favors those who are prepared. How could Lu Bu miss it if he is given a good opportunity today? Instead, he took over Xiapi, took over the six counties of Xuzhou, and took Liu Bei's foundation."

Guo Jia agreed deeply: "My lord, the Xuzhou war is in the final analysis two words: 'imitation'. In the past, Liu Bei took over Xuzhou from Tao Qian, and it came too easily. It was almost effortless. After a year and a half, Lu Bu followed Liu Bei's example and seized the city of Xiapi, and then Xuzhou's six counties decided to take Xuzhou without bloodshed; the whole war ended in less than 20 days."

"Well. Some things are too easy to get, which often means that they are also easy to lose." Nodding his head with deep feeling, the smile on Li Li's face quickly faded, and he said thoughtfully: "In order to win Tao Liu Bei took over half a year of painstaking efforts to take over Xuzhou. However, it only took more than ten days to lose Xuzhou's grounds. There are many unknown secrets hidden in it, which are thought-provoking and worth savoring carefully, so as to sum up experience and lessons from it. .”

"The most intuitive question about the change of ownership in Xuzhou this time is that only the land that you have built yourself is the most stable; while the land that is obtained by relying on gifts or sympathy from others is easy to come by and quickly lost. As I said before , Liu Bei's foundation is too shallow and weak, and his soldiers are less than [-], so he will only close Zhang. In this case, even if he got a Xuzhou for nothing, he still has to use Xuzhou's local officials and still rely on them to govern the counties.

As a result, the State Shepherd's Mansion was taken away, and the six counties of Xuzhou turned their backs.As a result, Xuzhou, which Liu Bei worked hard for a year and a half, was lost in an instant. All his hard work was wiped out, and the good situation was destroyed.From this, I dare to assert that Liu Bei suffered such a disastrous defeat today, and Lu Bu will definitely follow in Liu Bei's footsteps in the future. "

Guo Jia and Jia Xu listened intently, and from time to time they nodded to themselves, so that Li Li's words fell, and they were still immersed in thinking, oblivious to it.

Seeing this, Li Li simply revealed what was in his heart, and continued: "In the final analysis, Liu Bei and Lu Bu are the same kind of people. Liu Bei's foundation is shallow, and his subordinates and generals are extremely scarce. There is no manpower to take over the counties and counties of Xuzhou. Today's defeat. Compared with it, Lu Bu is not much better. There are many generals under Lu Bu's command, but there are very few scholars who can govern the state and county. The only one who can hold the scene is Chen Gong. There are no cronies and scholars available. Therefore, Lu Bu is also unable to completely take over the counties in Xuzhou, and still has to rely on the support of Xuzhou nobles and aristocratic families to gain a firm foothold.

This situation is extremely dangerous and very fragile.Regardless of whether it is Liu Bei or Lu Bu who lead Xuzhou, they have to rely on Xuzhou gentry and aristocratic families to govern the counties and counties under their jurisdiction. Usually, there is no clue. Once war comes, Xuzhou officials and aristocratic families will first consider their own interests and will not work for Liu Bei or Lu Bu. It is conceivable what the result will be. "

Before he finished speaking, Li Li looked at Guo Jia with a smile on his face, and asked, "Did Liu Bei beg Lu Bu to take him in again after his defeat?"

Guo Jia was stunned when he heard the sound, and said in surprise: "Why is my lord so sure that Liu Bei will turn to beg Lu Bu to take him in? Did my lord already know about this?"

Chapter 925 Settle the storm, the first year of Jian'an

Before he finished speaking, Li Li looked at Guo Jia with a smile on his face, and asked, "Did Liu Bei beg Lu Bu to take him in again after his defeat?"

Guo Jia was stunned when he heard the sound, and said in surprise: "Why is my lord so sure that Liu Bei will turn to beg Lu Bu to take him in? Did my lord already know about this?"

Li Li shook his head with a smile on his face, and said loudly: "I didn't know in advance. But I know that this kind of humiliation and humiliation may be something that other princes will definitely not do, and would rather die than bow to their enemies, but Liu Bei will definitely do it." Can do it. If he didn't have this heart, Tao Qian would not have entrusted Xuzhou to him.

Thick-skinned, able to give up face at critical moments, and not afraid to travel all over the world, this is Liu Bei Liu Xuande.It is said that he has been imitating the great ancestor Liu Bang all his life. In the past, Liu Bang could cook his father's meat in order to survive.After all, the tenacity of Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, is unmatched in the world, which is amazing. "

After Guo Jia heard the words, he cupped his hands in a convincing manner, and said respectfully: "My lord is brilliant, and I admire you so much."

"So Liu Bei really begged for mercy from Lv Bu? Did Lv Bu take him in?" Li Li's expression moved, and he continued to ask.

Guo Jiadao: "As my lord said, after Liu Bei's defeat, he had nowhere to go, and he had pursuers. He had no choice but to ask Lv Bu to take him in. However, instead of taking him in, Lv Bu fired arrows at random, and then led his army out of the city to hunt him down. , wanting to drive Liu Bei to death."

"Hahaha!" Li Li stood up and laughed heartily.Smile boldly, comfortably, and unscrupulously.

After a little restraint of laughter.He said loudly: "Okay, there is Lu Bu in the front and Yuan Shu in the back. It seems that Liu Xuande is going to be in great trouble this time! Lu Bu is also ruthless enough. Kill them all, it can be seen that he hates Liu Bei to the bone!"

Jia Xu, who was silent for a while, continued to speak.Smilingly, he said: "Yes, Liu Bei has suffered a terrible defeat and was chased and killed by Yuan Shu's army. He was also robbed of his foundation by Lu Bu, and then he was thrown into trouble by Lu Bu's army. Under such siege and interception, I am afraid that Liu Bei will be completely finished this time. Can he finally succeed? Save your life and get out of the body. It is still between two things. I don’t know what the battle will be like next? Feng Xiao simply finished it in one breath. It saves me and the lord from guessing. Hehehe!"

Guo Jia nodded happily, and said with a smile: "Since Brother Wen He speaks, how dare I refuse to obey. As Brother Wen He said, after Liu Bei was defeated, he was hunted down by Lu Bu's army and had to retreat to Yuzhou, but was killed by Yuan Shu. The army intercepted and suffered another disastrous defeat. Then, Lu Bu led his troops back to Xuzhou. Yuan Shu's army pursued and killed Liu Bei exhaustedly. He fled in a hurry. During this period, Liu Bei was in danger many times. Fortunately, his two sworn brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei fought to protect him In the end, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were seriously injured and separated from Liu Bei, while Liu Bei fled to Runan with more than a thousand remnants of the defeated army, and finally saved his life."

"Huh?" Li Li's expression changed slightly, and he murmured, "Feng Xiao said that the three brothers Liu Bei were separated? Do you know where Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are now?"

"This..." Guo Jia was surprised when he heard the words, he couldn't keep up with Li Li's train of thought, hesitated for a moment, and reported: "According to the spy report, Guan and Zhang were not together, but fled separately. Right now Guan Yu's whereabouts are unknown. I haven't found any information yet, but there are some clues about Zhang Fei's whereabouts."

"Where is Zhang Fei?" Li Li interrupted suddenly.

Guo Jia didn't dare to hesitate, and replied: "Half an hour ago, I received a spy report that Zhang Fei had appeared in Yingchuan two days ago. According to the secret report, Zhang Fei had three arrow wounds on his body, and he was carrying more than [-] arrows. A soldier marched all the way north, seems to be going to Jizhou, presumably he has entered our Sili territory at this moment."

Li Li was surprised when he heard the words, and then he grinned, "Zhang Fei actually came to Li Li's territory. This is quite new and unexpected. This time I dispatched an army of 10,000+ but did not take the opportunity to attack Nanyang , to mobilize the masses, but the result is only to recover the whole territory of Sili, which is a bit of a fuss. This is not my style, Li Li, and I am deeply sorry for this. I always feel that something is missing, and my heart is empty. I don’t want to. A big fish sprang out,,, no, it should be said that a fierce tiger came to the door. It is said that wolves do not leave empty space, and my 10,000+ army can’t go in vain. I, Li Li, have never done anything that wastes people’s money. This time is no exception."

After a pause, he gave an order to Guo Jia: "Bong Xiao, immediately send an order to block all intersections from Luoyang to Henan County, and must find Zhang Fei for me. Order the soldiers to try to capture him alive, and kill him when they have to!" "

Guo Jia looked embarrassed when he heard the order, carefully observing Li Li's expression, hesitated to speak, and looked very hesitant, as if he had encountered a difficult matter.

Seeing this, Jia Xu rolled her eyes, guessing seven points in her heart, and immediately made a relief: "Did Feng Xiao send soldiers to arrest Zhang Fei?"

Li Li's expression changed slightly when he heard the sound, and a look of worry flashed in his eyes, but his expression did not change at all. He still looked at Guo Jia calmly, waiting for his reply.

"Brother Wen He is right." Guo Jia nodded in response, then bowed to Li Li, and said respectfully: "Forgive me, my lord. After learning about Zhang Fei's whereabouts, I sent sentry cavalry to guard the town along the way. Army, strictly check the pedestrians in the past. Once Zhang Fei and others are found, they can be put in the Sili, and then immediately reported to the Feixiong Camp to arrest. But,,, the orders issued by the Weichen to the Feixiong Camp generals are life and death whether!"

Li Li's expression changed when he heard that, the smile on his face disappeared instantly, his eyes were a bit melancholy, and his expression was normal, without any anger.However, both Guo Jia and Jia Xu knew that he was a little unhappy, but the order had been conveyed half an hour ago, and it was too late to change the order.It's too late, what can I do?

After a while, Li Ligu shook his head and smiled, and said frankly: "Feng Xiao did nothing wrong, but I was too persistent. Cherish talents like life, every time I see a worthy general, I can't bear to kill him. I try my best to take it for my own use. And then give it a place to use, so that I won’t bury my ability. However, how can the world do what people want. There are always some people and things that can’t be both. Maybe I should be careful Think about it, there will be many things like this in the future, too much compassion is the benevolence of a woman, and a wise man will not do it."

After finishing speaking, Li Li raised his hand to signal Guo Jia not to say more, and beckoned Li Zhi to take the battle robe and put it on his shoulders, and said to Jia Xu and Guo Jia with a smile, "Zicheng and I are going out for a walk. Military affairs will be entrusted to you."

When the words fell, Li Li and Li Zhi had already walked out of the tent, and immediately got on their horses.He rode his horse and galloped with two hundred Jinyi guards, and rushed out of the gate in the blink of an eye and disappeared.

"My lord has developed a love for talents again, I hope I can catch up. Otherwise, my lord may be disappointed this time." Watching Li Li and his party drive out of the camp.Jia Xu stood at the door of the handsome tent and whispered to Guo Jia.

Guo Jia nodded slightly, and said with some regret: "Actually, I guessed that the lord would not kill Zhang Fei ruthlessly. The lord loved Zhang Fei very much during the Sili War earlier, but he and Liu Bei are sworn brothers. He will turn his back on Liu Bei and join the lord. Therefore, in order to avoid accidents, I immediately sent my soldiers to the Feixiong camp to inform Huan Fei and ordered him to intercept Zhang Fei. This time Huan Fei personally led the troops to intercept him. Zhang Fei. Even Wen Hou Lu Bu cannot escape death!"

Jia Xu was moved when he heard this, and nodded his head, "It's reasonable to obey the filial piety words. There are some things my lord doesn't want to do. As a minister, we have a duty to share the lord's worries."

Half a month later, a grand wedding ceremony was held in the newly completed Luoyang County Sheriff's Mansion, and Li Li and Zhuge Ling were officially married.

On the day of the wedding, Zhuge Xuan, who was over sixty years old, Zhuge Ling's elder brother Zhuge Jin, and younger sister Zhuge Hui all rushed to Luoyang to attend the wedding. Li Li's wife Li Xin also came from Chang'an to send blessings to Zhuge Ling on behalf of many sisters .In order to celebrate General Li's wedding, nearly [-] migrant workers in Luoyang City rested for two days. Due to General Li's face, it was rare for major merchants to be generous.

This was an unprecedented party in the history of the Han Dynasty. Among the participants, there were less than 1000 real dignitaries, and the remaining more than [-] people were soldiers of the Xiliang Army and migrant workers who rebuilt Luoyang.

On the fourth day after their marriage, Zhuge Xuan returned to Nanyang with Zhuge Hui and his retinue, while Zhuge Jin stayed in Luoyang to participate in the reconstruction of Luoyang.

On the same day, Li Li took his family, led Feixiong Ying, and Jin Yanwei to leave Luoyang and return to Chang'an.At the same time, Yan Pu served as Yin of Luoyang, Zhuge Jin served as the magistrate of the county, and Hao Zhao served as the general of Luoyang; Zhendong General Bocai led the Wuwei Camp to garrison Luoyang, and Xu Chu and Pang De led the Qinglong Battalion to garrison Henan and Zhongmou City.In addition, Zhang Yan led [-] Feiyan Qingqi to the Anyi camp, and deputy general Xu Huang led [-] Qingqi to station troops in Hanoi County.So far, Li Li has gathered [-] troops in Sili to stabilize the security of Sili, and is always threatening the border security of Jingzhou, Yanzhou and Jizhou.

One month later, in June 196 AD, Yuan Shao of Jizhou held a grand ceremony for moving the capital in Yecheng. Determined as the first year of Jian'an.

At the same time, Yuan Shao was granted the title of Sikong, recorded the affairs of the prime minister, took charge of the military affairs of the world, bestowed nine tins, fake festivals, held the emperor's sword (the emperor's sabers are all emperor's swords), walked on the hall, and worshiped without a name. So far, Yuan Shao's name As one of the three lords, he is actually superior to the three lords, realizing the dream of coercing the emperor to make the princes.Apart from recording the prime minister's affairs, the imperial edict contained no more words about civil and military officials in Xiliang. Obviously Yuan Shao was very afraid of Li Li, and depriving Li Li of the prime minister position was to test Li Li's reaction.

In addition to rewarding Yuan Shao wantonly, in the next half month, imperial edicts were flying all over the sky.Yuan Shao not only rewarded the servants and generals under his command, but also widely issued edicts, wishing all the princes to be appointed officials.In particular, the four princes who had made friends with him, including Cao Cao of Yanzhou, Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Yuan Shu of Yangzhou and Liu Zhang of Yizhou, were all ranked among the three princes and extremely human officials.However, the princes from all walks of life responded very flatly to this, and there was no other movement except the above-mentioned thank you.

In the few months after Yecheng was established as the capital, all the states in the world were relatively calm, and the princes from all walks of life were waiting and watching, and at the same time accumulating strength, just around the corner.Everything is brewing, brewing is for a more violent outbreak

Chapter 926

In July of the first year of Jian'an, Li Li, who had been in Chang'an for two months, led the Jinyi Guards out of the city again, heading west all the way to Fufeng County.

After leaving the city, Li Li led three hundred light cavalry one step ahead, and arrived at Fufeng County Governor's Mansion within two days.Afterwards, [-] Golden Guards cavalry escorted more than ten vehicles to Fufeng County, traveling [-] miles a day, and the marching speed was very slow. These were the vehicles of the wives of the generals.

The many beautiful wives and concubines in Li Li's mansion are very quiet and thoughtful. Taking advantage of the great joy of Fufeng Ma's family and the turn of summer and autumn, Liangzhou has picturesque mountains and rivers and pleasant scenery. Therefore, the general's wives agreed to go out together .

In this matter, General Li didn't have much say. The family decided that the minority obeyed the majority and defeated him by an overwhelming advantage.General Li, who had suffered a crushing defeat, dared not speak out, so he had to succumb to the majesty of his wives and concubines, and dispatched heavy troops to protect safety along the way, and Shi A, the deputy commander of Jin Yiwei, personally led the escort.

Traveling with beauty is a great pleasure in life, but Li Li does not have this blessing. He must rush to Fufeng Ma's house in advance to make arrangements for Ma Chao's wedding preparations.

This was what he personally agreed to his elder brother Ma Chao in July last year to officiate the marriage for Ma Chao and Zhang Qiying and arrange the wedding himself.Ma Teng was very displeased with this marriage, and firmly disagreed, but the senior officials overwhelmed him to death.His son-in-law and lord Li Li came forward as a matchmaker, which made Ma Teng dare not speak out, and finally accepted the marriage with a stiff neck.

However, Ma Teng was by no means a good friend. He had been stubborn all his life, but when he was old, he was put together by his son-in-law and son.This made him lose face, and turned his backhand to push the preparations for the wedding to Li Li.And put on an old man's tone, not allowing Li Li to refuse.This is the end of the matter, even though General Li Li is powerful.You can't deny the six relatives.Although the father-in-law entrusts his son-in-law to organize the wedding for his elder brother-in-law, although it is a bit far-fetched, it is also reasonable, how can he refuse?

So Li Li fully agreed, after all, this was entrusted to him by his concubine Mengxin, and asked him to facilitate the marriage between Ma Chao and Zhang Qiying.After Mengxin followed him wholeheartedly, she didn't want a name.Don't take gold and silver, let alone rich clothes, food, glory and wealth, almost nothing.The marriage between Ma Chao and Zhang Qiying was her only request.

Therefore, Li Li must promote this marriage no matter what, even if it is to force the two to be tied together.Therefore, it is useless even if Ma Teng has a hundred people who are unwilling. This marriage is a certainty.No one can stop it.

In fact.Li Li knew that Ma Teng was not an unreasonable person, he just wanted to save face and couldn't let go of his old face.

It is said that before the Zhang family in Hanzhong offered to marry him, Mengxin came forward and betrothed Zhang Qiying to Ma Chao, so that the couple would finally get married.Unexpectedly, Ma Teng stuck a stick, firmly disagreed, and abruptly broke up a pair of like-minded mandarin ducks.At that time, Ma Teng refused.There is no room for it at all, claiming that the dog is considered a bachelor for the rest of his life.And never let Zhang Qiying step into the door of Ma's house.When he said these words, Ma Teng was full of confidence, because he was the leader of the princes of Xiliang at that time, and there was nothing he could not do in the territory of Xiliang. Cannot be changed.