The night is getting darker and the stars are shining.

The evening breeze gusted, swept away the residual temperature of the scorching sun, and Chang'an City ushered in a cool summer night.

Expedition to the West General's Mansion.

Four lanterns are lit in front of the gate of the house, two large and two small, hanging under the corridor, illuminating the "Zhengxi General's Mansion" with golden light, which is dazzling.

The main hall and the house, in front of the court and behind the house, are all lit by lights.

In the dim light of the fire, hundreds of mighty and majestic armor soldiers stood motionless and guarded.

Behind the main hall, in the study on the left.

After listening to Li Li's explanation, Li Xuan bowed down and said happily: "Thank you Lord for solving your doubts, my subordinates are relieved, and then I can go into battle lightly and implement many long-delayed political affairs as soon as possible." It's just that the subordinates still have doubts in their hearts, and the establishment of Taixue and Lecture Martial Arts Hall is certainly a good thing for the present and for the future, but this move does not seem to be of much benefit to our army. If the establishment of an academy is only to reward the soldiers for not fearing life and death and bravely killing the enemy, it will inevitably be a bit of a big move and a lot of money. After all, the establishment of an institution is not something that can be done overnight, and it is not only a simple matter of building a college and recruiting famous scholars to teach it, but also a large amount of money and food to maintain the normal operation of the institution and distribute money in the future. If there are not many students, but there are many famous people from various states who are recruited, and they enjoy extremely high salaries, I am afraid that it will be difficult to continue after a long time.

In addition, the establishment of a school is quite beneficial to the Son of Heaven, so as to demonstrate the majesty of the emperor and educate the people. But this move is not beneficial to the lord, but it will cost a lot of money and food, and the gain outweighs the loss! The subordinates are dull, and please make it clear to the lord. ”

Li Li smiled meaningfully: "Bixia is the lord of the Han Dynasty after all, and has always occupied the righteousness of the world, and it is the orthodoxy of Kyushu, the true son of the dragon!" The establishment of Taixue and Jiangwutang, without the edict issued by Bixia, I am afraid that it will be difficult to succeed. will not be recognized by the world's scholars and the people. Therefore, this matter is categorically inextricably unavoidable, and in order to successfully open the two academies, we must use the name of the Son of Heaven to facilitate this matter. Since you want to use other people's titles, it is natural to have benefits, so it is inevitable that Bixia will have a good reputation.

However, the establishment of an academy not only requires a group of well-educated people to teach, but also needs a strong management organization and guards, and this is precisely the strength of our army, and it is incumbent on us! The people of Xiliang are still martial. Scribes are extremely scarce, and there is naturally no problem in going to war, but the management of counties, the development of agriculture and taxation are not things that our generals can do. Military generals are used for conquest, and scribes are needed for governance. Since we don't have enough scribes to rule the county. And most of the scholars in the world are concentrated in the Central Plains and Jiangnan, so we will cultivate them ourselves. It can also attract and attract some scribes to come to Xiliang in the name of Taixue. It's the best of both worlds. How can we miss out?

As for Emperor Liu Xie, don't bother with it for the time being, he is still young after all, and in two years, he will only be a fifteen or sixteen-year-old half-old child, so there is nothing to worry about. What's more, the situation in the world is changing rapidly, and when the two schools in Chang'an really prosper. Will our emperor Bixia dislike Chang'an City for being too small, and will he move to the Central Plains? Let's take one step at a time, hehehe! ”

After listening to the words, Li Xuan seemed to have an understanding. He bowed, retreated to his place, and pondered to himself.

After Jia Xu and Li Ru listened to Li Li's words, their hearts were shocked, they glanced at each other, and immediately the two of them nodded slightly tacitly.

After Li Xuan sat down, Jia Xu got up and reported respectfully: "My lord, my subordinates also have a few pending military affairs reports here, and they urgently need to be decided.

First, this time, the imperial court enshrined the generals in the army, and almost all of our army received rewards, but the positions of several generals still need to be considered. The four generals Yang Qiu, Ma Wan, Cheng Yi and Liang Xing, although they were born in the princes of Liangzhou and fought with our army repeatedly, but after they defected to our army, they have been hard working, loyal to their duties, and quite feats. They were lieutenants when they defected to our army, and they have always served as deputy commanders of various battalions, and for more than a year, their performance has been remarkable, and they have never failed. Therefore, his subordinates suggested that generals with deep qualifications and repeated military exploits, such as Yang Qiu and Ma Wan, should be promoted, so as not to cause resentment and cause trouble.

Second, the baggage and the distribution of food and salary for each battalion are now in the hands of the commander-in-chief, and the commander-in-chief of each battalion directly appoints the general who is responsible for taking care of the baggage. The subordinates thought that this was inappropriate, and if a certain commander was greedy for food and baggage without authorization, outsiders would not know about it at all. Therefore, his subordinates suggested that the lord personally appoint the Gongcao of each battalion, or directly send the Gongcao to take charge of the grain and salary of each battalion, so as to ensure that nothing goes wrong, and at least the generals in the army can be restrained from stealing and squandering the grain and salary.

Third, General Fan Yong has not shown up since the battle in the southern suburbs, so he has not been assigned a military post in this army. In the battle of the southern suburbs, General Fan Yong violated military discipline and acted casually, and his mistakes were obvious to all the officers and men of the army. However, he had previously followed the lord to fight in the south and the north, and had made many military exploits, and he had deep seniority in the army and was quite prestigious. In this way, it is really difficult for his subordinates to decide on the rewards and punishments for General Fan Yong's merits, and he asks the lord to decide. ”

After Jia Xu finished reporting, there was a sudden silence in the study, and the atmosphere was very depressing. The most important thing is that Li Li's face was gloomy, his sword eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and his eyes showed a solemn look.

"Alas!" After thinking for a while, Li Li sighed softly and muttered: "Fan Yong is my second brother, and he and I are even better friends, not a brother but a brother. Previously, Fan Chou was stubborn, surrendered in battle, and raided the rear of our army, causing tens of thousands of soldiers of our army to spill their blood on the battlefield. However, Fan Chou has been duly punished, he was shot by random arrows, the deceased has passed away, and the grievances have been eliminated. Fan Yong is not only Fan Chou's nephew, but also his fake son, family affection is difficult to give up, loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve. Now, he has escorted Fan Chou's body back to Wuwei's former residence, and there is no need to arrange any position for him for the time being, let him do his filial piety and keep filial piety for three years! ”

After a pause, Li Li continued: "Yang Qiu, Ma Wan, Cheng Yi and Liang Xing, before they defected to our army, they were still the princes of Liangzhou, and they can be regarded as famous figures in the entire Xiliang territory. Since joining our army, he has indeed made great contributions, worked hard and did not complain, and has never lost a battle or made any mistakes. In this way, seven people, including Yang Qiu, Ma Wan, Cheng Yi, Liang Xing, Tie Xiao, Wang Fang and Ma Chao, were appointed as generals, under General Zhonglang. Wen He then went to the palace to receive a decree to formally appoint them to their positions. In addition, 100 tun commanders or commanders were transferred from the Longxiang battalion and the Jinyiwei battalion to each battalion to serve as gongcao and heavy gongcao, and to be in charge of the money, grain, and baggage of each battalion. After that, without the warrant of the general, the commanders of each battalion were not allowed to dismiss or appoint heavy meritorious officers without authorization, and those who violated the order were severely punished according to military discipline! ”

"No, my subordinates will receive orders." Jia Xu bowed down when he heard this.

After Jia Xu sat down, Li Li smiled and said to Li Ru: "Wenyou, you insisted on refusing to accept the imperial court edict before, and you didn't want any official position. However, I still reserve a position for you, and that is your original official position, a permanent attendant in the inner palace. In the future, I can't always sit in Chang'an, so I will entrust you with all the matters in the palace. In addition, I intend to appoint you as the chief secretary of the General Mansion of Zhengxi, Li Xuan as the head of the General's Mansion, and Jia Xu as the general of the military division.

In addition, our army's intelligence and meticulous work also need to be further enriched and strengthened, and we will strive to let our army's meticulous work penetrate deep into all states and counties in the world, and even spread all over the world's counties within two years. I intend to form a small team, the number of which is initially set at 30,000, and it will be called 'Nighthawk'. I personally served as the commander of the Nighthawk, and the deputy commanders were Wen You and Li Zhi, and the specific matters were led by Wen You. Li Zhi is responsible for training elite martial artists, and if necessary, as dead soldiers or assassins, and is mainly responsible for discovering confidential information. I don't know if Wen You is willing to take on this important responsibility? ”

"Thank you for your trust, my subordinates will go all out!" Li Ru stood up and replied respectfully.

"Good! In the future, Wen You will be the ears and eyes of our army, and he will also be the all-powerful leader of the Nighthawk, and the changes in the situation in the world and the safety of Chang'an City will be entrusted to you! Li Li got up and helped Li Ru up, held his shoulder, and said solemnly.

Li Ru, who has always been cold and deep, looked quite excited at the moment, and his eyes faintly flashed with crystal tears.

Indeed, this time, Li Li valued him more than Dong Zhuo, and even more. not only made him the chief secretary of the general's mansion, but also allowed him to continue to serve as a regular attendant and supervise the palace. In addition, he also handed over the fine work of the whole army to him, and directly promised him 30,000 fine work teams, and gave him full authority to take charge of it personally.

This is definitely an important position that can only be held by a henchman, but Li Li handed over such an important position to him Li Ru. It can be seen that Li Li's trust in him is incomparable, and compared with Li Xuan and Jia Xu, he is not far behind, and even exceeded.

"The subordinates swear allegiance to the lord to the death, if they violate this oath, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed, and they will not die well!" Li Ru gritted his teeth, raised his head slightly to hold tears in his eyes, and said in a choked voice.

"Hehehe!" Li Li was relieved, helped Li Ru to sit down, and said with a smile: "Xin'er, Yu'er and Wan'er, all three of them are pregnant now, and I have a successor to Li Li!" Wenyou, after Wan'er gives birth to a child, I will work harder, and if I have a son and a half daughter in the future, I will worship you as my father-in-law. You don't have to excuse yourself, we are brothers-in-law and the same clan, and it is a matter of course to share weal and woe, so there is no need to say polite words, it's decided! ”

"Congratulations to the lord, congratulations to Brother Wen You!" Li Xuan and Jia Xu got up with a smile and congratulated.

Li Ru seemed extremely excited and flattered, and he was speechless for a while.

Li Li said to Li Xuan with a smile: "Yuan Zhong, in terms of seniority, you are my eldest brother. Now that your sister is pregnant, shouldn't your brother also get married! In this way, most of the major generals of the Ming army were married in Yiwu, and I personally officiated with them. Take advantage of this opportunity to add another concubine to you, so that you can continue the incense and spread the branches. In the future, if you fancy a famous lady, I will give you a match, and I will definitely let you hold the beauty! hahaha———"

—————— (To be continued)(To be continued......