Therefore, this is the end of the matter, and there is no need to mention it in the future. At the same time, the brotherhood between Gongjin and Sun Ce also ended here. I don't know if Gongjin has any objections? ”

"Ugh!" Listening to Li Li's unhurried words, the expression on Zhou Yu's face has been changing dramatically, and when Li Li's last sentence fell, he looked up at Li Li in surprise. At this moment, he clearly saw Li Li's resolute expression and the undoubted sharp eyes.

What this means, Zhou Yu knew it, and the look on Li Li's face and eyes clearly told him that this was the last bottom line that Li Li could tolerate, and there was no possibility of concession.

The expression on Li Li's face at this moment was very similar to the look on his face in the early dynasty today, and this was also the first time Zhou Yu participated in the early dynasty, but it happened to witness Li Li's iron-blooded methods of killing.

The domineering spirit that overflowed firmly controlled the situation and atmosphere in the court, making the old ministers of the three dynasties who had once looked up in Zhou Yu's heart held their breath and silenced, and they didn't even dare to breathe. That powerful aura that dominates the world has always remained in Zhou Yu's mind, and it will not be dispersed and lingered.

It was also witnessing Li Li's domineering and mighty that made Zhou Yu have a clearer understanding of this approachable lord for the first time in his life, and there was an indescribable awe in his heart, or fear. Because of this, he deeply realized that the lord he was facing had a mature mind and supreme majesty that did not match his age, and there was a big heart full of sunshine and ruthlessness, and this big heart was enough to encompass heaven and earth, all-encompassing, with the ambition to swallow mountains and rivers, and the unpredictable ability of ghosts and gods. Far from being as sunny as it can be seen with the naked eye.

Mentally speaking, Zhou Yu was extremely uncomfortable with Li Li's cramped change. Because this made him inexplicably feel inexplicably estranged from Li Li, as if his once familiar friend suddenly became very strange. It was hard to accept for a while. However, when he calmed down and thought about it carefully, he suddenly found that only the current Li Li could achieve fame and hegemony, and although the previous Sunshine Boy was easier to approach, it was difficult to achieve great things after all.

And now Li Licai is a real hero, with lofty ambitions and the wisdom to contain heaven and earth. It can be raised and hidden, and it can be bent and stretched. At first glance, he is as sunny as the big boy next door. Gentle and casual, people can't help but get close to it. However, when you get close to contact, you can find that his wisdom is as deep as the vast sea. Temperament is changeable. Sometimes he is cunning, sometimes he is wise, sometimes he is reasonable, sometimes he is domineering, he is unpredictable, and he is unfathomable.

It is precisely because of this that the generals of the Xiliang Army admired the commander of the three armies and were in awe. is willing to let it be driven, but does not dare to have the slightest contempt for the guilty. And the soldiers of the whole army are loyal to the coach Li Li. Willing to serve his life for it, bloody battlefield, and die without regrets.

Zhou Yu did not realize this before, and subconsciously thought that the lord Li Li might not be as powerful as he imagined, maybe he could firmly control the generals in the army, but he definitely couldn't firmly control the officers and soldiers of the whole army. After all, the Xiliang army has a large number of soldiers and horses, and the main battle camp and the county government soldiers are combined, a full army of four or five hundred thousand, and the lord Li Li has the ability to reach the sky, but he can't control so many soldiers.

However, a scene in Anyi City made Zhou Yu deeply realize that he was wrong, he took it for granted, he saw Li Li too simply, miscalculated the shape of the Xiliang army, and underestimated Li Li's control over the army. Even the soldiers who had just received it had been feared by Li Li to the core, so they would definitely not go against Li Li's will. Therefore, when he ordered an attack on Yang Chou's tent against Li Li's wishes, Yan Xing showed his talisman in public, easily withdrew the military power from him, and then commanded the army to enter and destroy the remnants of the allied army without hindrance.

You must know that these soldiers and horses are the army that Zhou Yu has been commanding since the Northern Expedition, and most of them are surrendered when the state was pacified, which is equivalent to the descendants he formed. However, such an army changed its course with the appearance of Li Li's military talisman, and was naturally taken over by Yan Xing, making him Zhou Yu lose his military power and become a surviving person under house arrest. Then, with Li Li's order, he was demoted from the once powerful general Anbei to the chief bookkeeper of the army who dealt with trivial matters, in fact, he was a civil official with no real power. Because the main book of the army is concurrently served by the military advisor Guo Jia, who is in charge of the merit book of the soldiers of the whole army and all the captured account books, and he Zhou Yu is the subordinate official who is responsible for sorting out these accounts.

This huge gap between the rise and fall made Zhou Yu almost collapse on the spot, and he felt quite frustrated. For this reason, he has been depressed for more than half a month, drunk and dreaming all day long, and has nothing to do, so that after returning to Chang'an, he inevitably snubbed his wife Da Qiao. Because of this, Da Qiao took a carriage to visit Xiao Qiao in the early morning, in fact, Da Qiao did not go to visit his sister at all, but complained for Zhou Yu, so that Xiao Qiao could blow the wind on the pillow and tell Li Li about it.

Da Qiao's move, if Zhou Yu didn't know about it, it was definitely self-deception. However, it was not instructed by him, it can only be said that he acquiesced to Da Qiao's behavior, so as to test Li Li's true intentions.

Facts have proved that Madame's diplomacy is indeed very effective, and many of the words that Zhou Yu is inconvenient to say by himself have been indirectly transmitted to Li Li's ears by Da Qiaotong's sister Xiao Qiao. As a result, there was today's Xinglin cooking wine, but to Zhou Yu's surprise, Zhao Yun, who had just joined the army, was also invited.

Zhou Yu didn't know much about Zhao Yun, a general who had recently joined the army, but he also knew that this person was very highly regarded by the lord Li Li, and had an unusual relationship with the major general Li Xian, and his sister Zhao Yu was about to become Li Xian's main wife. At the same time, Zhou Yu also heard that Zhao Yun had a deep foundation in the army, and was a righteous brother with Huan Fei, Xu Chu and Chen Zhi, and the lord Li Li was a witness.

Therefore, it is rumored in the army that Zhao Yun will be one of the new round of five tiger generals in the army, and the previous five tiger generals will be promoted to the rank of Siping or Si'an general with the same rank as Jiuqing in this reward, which is the real worship of the general. In addition, the candidates for the five tiger generals have always been not only strong in martial arts and brave in the three armies, but also the cronies of the lord Li Li, and this is the supreme glory that the generals value the most.

In a daze, many thoughts surged into Zhou Yu's mind, making him think clearly about many things that he had never thought about in an instant. As for what Li Li said about letting him disassociate himself with Sun Ce, this was actually Li Li deliberately giving him a step and letting him borrow the slope to get off the donkey to save some face.

In fact, since the Battle of Anyi, Zhou Yu knew that his old friendship with Sun Ce had come to an end. Before the war, he secretly reached an agreement with Sun Ce, agreeing to take what they needed, but after the first battle, Sun Ce not only did not get anything, but instead lost his troops and returned defeated. In this way, Sun Ce must have thought that he Zhou Yu set up a bureau to calculate the Jiangdong army, and the so-called secret discussion was just a deliberate move to paralyze Sun Ce, and its purpose was to annihilate the Jiangdong soldiers and horses in one fell swoop. Therefore, after this battle, Sun Ce must hold a grudge and will no longer regard him Zhou Yu as a brother. In this way, it is superfluous to say that it is redundant to clear the relationship, and the brotherly relationship has long been gone, let alone the relationship?

But when this sentence came out of Li Li's mouth, it was not superfluous nonsense, but had another purpose. And Zhou Yu, who is extremely smart, could not know the deep meaning, because after he clarified his thoughts, he immediately expressed his position and gladly accepted Li Li's proposal.

As the lord said, after the battle of Anyi, the entanglement between the last general and Jiangdong Sun Ce was completely severed. What can or cannot be done, the last general has already done it, with a clear conscience. Now, the only person who can't stand the last general is the lord, and it is an unforgivable crime to help the enemy in battle, but the lord has not severely punished the last general, which makes the last general feel uneasy and deeply blamed. Therefore, the last general asked the lord to punish the last general severely, only in this way can military discipline be strictly enforced, so as to warn the generals not to exceed half a step! ”

While Zhou Yu frowned and pondered, Li Li whispered something to Zhao Yun, and after hearing Zhou Yu's words at this time, Li Li smiled happily: "It's not enough to talk about a heavy punishment, after all, the mistake made by Gong Jin is just a mistake, not an unforgivable mistake." What's more, Gong Jin pacified the Southern Xiongnu, recovered the entire territory of the state, and led the army to Hedong County, with outstanding achievements and great contributions. Although there has been no theory of offsetting merits and demerits since ancient times, looking at the merits and mistakes of Gong Jin, it is obvious that the merits outweigh the faults and should be rewarded. However, 、、、 there is no punishment if there is a mistake, otherwise where is the military discipline and what are the military regulations? Yes, this time I want to grieve Gong Jin, and the official will not be promoted again, but he can lead a battalion of people alone. With such an arrangement, I don't know what Gong Jin wants? Hehehe??????"

"Thank you for your forgiveness, and the last general will definitely repay the lord with death!" Zhou Yu was overjoyed when he heard this, and got up and thanked him without thinking. Military power is what he hopes for the most, after all, he has all his ambitions on the battlefield, and he is a general who is good at commanding troops and campaigning, as long as he has soldiers in hand, other things are insignificant. On the other hand, it doesn't matter if he is promoted or not, because he is already very conspicuous, and he has been the latecomer in just one year; If he is promoted again, it will inevitably make the generals unconvinced and feel guilty.

Therefore, Li Li's arrangement is undoubtedly in line with Zhou Yu's heart, and giving him the power to take charge of a battalion of men and horses is equivalent to providing him with a stage to show his strength.

"Congratulations to General Gongjin!" Seeing that Zhou Yu was so happy, Li Li smiled, while Zhao Yun on the side waved his hands to congratulate, and it was not difficult to hear the envy from his voice.

Seeing this, Li Li said with a smile: "I already know about the White Horse River, so I don't have to worry about it. In the past, Zilong and Liu Bei worked under Gongsun Zhan together, and they bowed their heads and didn't look up, so they inevitably had some friendship with each other, not to mention that Liu Bei was good at winning people's hearts, and he would inevitably recruit Zilong many times. Therefore, this incident of the White Horse River just allowed Zilong to repay Liu Bei's favor and save him the fetters in the future. After all, people are not ruthless; Affection and righteousness are human beings, and ruthlessness and righteousness are animals. In addition, in this battle, Zhongzilong killed Chen Liu, Zhang Miao, and Yuan Shao's second son, Yuan Xi, and raided the enemy's grain and grass in front, and attacked the Allied camp in the front, and achieved remarkable results. Therefore, I Yizilong also led a battalion of men and horses, among the five tiger generals, and then accompanied me to Hanzhong.

It's just that the official military order will not be issued until tomorrow after Li Xian gets married. At that time, the marshal's mansion will reward the generals of the whole army, reorganize the army, regroup, and fight in Hanzhong after the end of the battle of Sili! ”

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