郿邬, the lobby of the main hall.

Half an hour ago, Li Li received a report from Kuaima in Gejiapo that the situation in Chang'an City was tense and that the two armies were facing each other in the Beicheng campus. Immediately, he hurried back, and when he walked into the lobby, Li Xuan, Jia Xu, Dian Wei, Xu Rong, Zhang Liao and others had been waiting for a long time.

"Hehehe!" Sitting on the main seat, Li Li's hearty laughter instantly broke the solemn atmosphere in the lobby.

Then he smiled and said to Jia Xu: "Wen He rushed back from the Lantian camp so quickly, and he worked hard all the way, presumably everything was arranged?" ”

Jia Xu replied respectfully: "This is a matter of subordination, thank you for your concern." The Lantian battalion was temporarily commanded by Fan Yong, and Deputy Commander Cheng Yi led 2,000 foot soldiers to Wuguan to serve as a guard. So far, Wuguan has 5,000 soldiers. In addition, the reorganization of the large army of the Lantian battalion has not yet been completed, and the leading generals have not yet been put in place. As long as the generals of our army are scattered, most of the generals have heavy responsibilities, and this matter will eventually need to be appointed and transferred by the lord himself. ”

Li Li bowed his head when he heard this: "What Wen He said is good. Previously, there were many generals in our army, and that was because we only had the land of the four counties of Wuwei and tens of thousands of horses. Now the situation is different, the army is scattered in Chang'an and Liangzhou, thousands of miles apart, and it is quite inconvenient to mobilize. In this way, temporarily appoint Fan Yong as the chief general of the Lantian battalion, and Tie Xiao as the deputy general, and complete the reorganization of the army as soon as possible. After the reorganization was completed, the Lantian battalion garrisoned 20,000 troops, and the remaining more than 10,000 soldiers and horses were incorporated into the infantry battalion, which was uniformly dispatched by Bocai.

In addition, Wen Yuan temporarily served as the deputy commander of the Tiger Roar Battalion, Cao Xing replaced Tie Xiao as the Marquis of the Jin Qi Guard, Yang Ding served as the deputy commander of the infantry battalion, and General Xu Rong was aggrieved and temporarily replaced Wufang as the deputy commander of Jin Yiwei. These arrangements are all expedient measures for temporary transition, and after the situation in Chang'an City is stabilized, the whole army will be reorganized, and all the generals will make unified arrangements. What do you think? ”

"No. The last general will be ordered! Everyone in the hall responded in unison.

"Okay, that's it." Li Li said with a smile. Then he raised his hand and motioned for the generals to get up and sit down, and said to Li Xuan with a smile: "Yuan Zhong, I have handed over the garrison defense of Yi Wu to Bo Cai to take over, and everything else is on you." ”

Li Xuan said knowingly: "My subordinates will definitely live up to the trust of the lord." Previously, our army captured Yiwu very quickly, so the account books were preserved intact. At present, the subordinates are checking the money and grain in the government treasury one by one, and the registration has been re-registered, and it will be completed in a few days. ”

Li Li smiled when he heard this, and said, "Very good." Yuan Zhong doesn't need to be in a hurry, just check it slowly. There was plenty of time. ”

"No, my subordinates will definitely handle this matter." Li Xuan replied respectfully. Then he looked at Li Li with a hesitant expression, as if he had something to say, but he had some scruples and hesitated.

Li Li was keenly aware of Li Xuan's expression. He smiled and asked, "What else is going on with Yuan Zhong?" If you have something to say, you don't have to shy away from it. ”

After Li Xuan heard this. Gong Sheng said: "My lord." Li Ru, the regular attendant, has been assisting his subordinates in counting the treasury in recent days, which is quite painstaking. Moreover, he made it clear that he was willing to serve under the Lord, and asked the Lord to decide. ”

"Hehehe!" Li Li said heartily when he heard this: "Brother Wenyou is really a hard worker!" I saw that he was overly sad because of Xiangguo's death, and I deliberately let him rest for a while, but I didn't think that he would be idle so soon. Yuan Zhong. Let him temporarily help you count your money and food and serve as your deputy. At present, we people have low positions, and I can't give you decent official positions, so let's be wronged for the time being. It will be solved in a while. ”

Li Xuan readily agreed, then glanced at Jia Xu, and said respectfully: "Lord, an hour ago, Li Dao sent someone to send an order to order our army to withdraw from Chang'an City by evening. In addition, General Li Dao also asked the lord to immediately distribute the food and salary of the 130,000 army for half a year. This matter is very important, and his subordinates and military advisers dare not make assertions, how to deal with it, please publicize it. ”

"Well, I've heard about that, too." Li Li frowned slightly, and after thinking for a while, he asked in a deep voice: "I heard that my uncle has ordered Guo Yan to send a large army to forcibly drive our army out of the city, I don't know if the rumors are true?" ”

Li Xuan's expression changed slightly and he said in a low voice: "What the lord said is good, it is indeed true. However, General Guo Yan did not give the order to attack our army, and there were constant small frictions between the officers and men of the two armies, and now there are hundreds of casualties among our army, and the same is true for the Xiliang army, and the two sides have suffered injuries to each other. ”

"Hmm." Li Lijian frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "It is said that the military discipline of the Xiliang Army is loose, and in recent days, they have been robbing food everywhere in the city, and they have also taken the opportunity to kill people and set fires. Yuan Zhong gave them two months' salary, but in fact only gave them one and a half months' salary, and the remaining half a month's salary was distributed to the people in the city who were plagued. Clearly tell them that from now on, if the Xiliang army dares to act so recklessly, wantonly burning, killing and looting, I Li Li will not give them a single grain again!

In addition, the generals of Xiliang were warned that within two months, military discipline would be strictly enforced and the people should not be harassed at will. After the food and salary were delivered, the two generals Huan Fei and Pang De were ordered to hand over the city to General Guo Yan, and all the Wuwei troops withdrew from Chang'an City and returned to garrison Yiwu! ”

"No, my subordinates will do it immediately!" Li Xuan immediately received the order, and after seeing Li Li's head signaling, he immediately walked out of the lobby quickly.

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In the afternoon, the main hall of Yiwu.

Behind the lobby, Li Li welcomed Li Ru into the study with a smile, and then sat opposite him.

"I've been neglecting my brother these days, and my little brother is deeply ashamed!" After taking a seat, Li Li said with an apologetic smile.

Hearing this, Li Ru hurriedly said, "Wenchang has said it. This time, I was able to escape with my life, all thanks to Wenchang's timely rescue, otherwise I am afraid that my life will not be guaranteed, and I will have been dead for a long time. ”

Li Li waved his hand and said, "Brother is serious. You and I are in the same vein, and we are brothers-in-law, how can I stand idly by when I see my brother in trouble. It's a pity that the soldiers under my command are not very effective, and after realizing it, Xiangguo was killed after all. Alas! Earlier, Wan'er and I made a special trip to persuade Xiangguo to give up the enchantress Diao Chan, or expel Lu Bu, and I also took the initiative to ask Ying to get rid of Lu Bu. It's a pity that Xiangguo didn't listen to a word, but immediately sent me back to Liangzhou. As a result, as soon as I arrived at the border of Liangzhou, I learned that Xiangguo had been killed, and immediately led the army back again. ”

Listening to Li Li's words, Li Ru's eyes flashed with a look of surprise. Immediately, he raised his head, looked at Li Li with burning eyes, and happened to meet Li Li's smiling eyes.

Suddenly, the eyes of the two met in the air. Look at each other. A lot of indescribable content is then passed on to the other party. After a moment, the two of them smiled heartily, then withdrew their gaze.

Indeed, what Li Li said just now is okay to fool ordinary people, and it can barely be said. But Li Ru is not an ordinary person, but Dong Zhuo's most trusted close minister, and he is also the master of the army that controls the huge intelligence network of the Xiliang Army. After Li Li received Dong Zhuo's repatriation order, he did not lead the army back to Liangzhou at all, but turned around halfway and returned to Chang'an City. Then it lurked in the mountains and forests around Nanshan. Although Li Li and his Wuwei army were extremely stealthy and could hide the meticulous work and scouts sent by most well-intentioned people, it was difficult to avoid the eyes of Li Ru's men. The day after Li Li's army returned to lurk near Chang'an, Li Ru received a report, but he did not report the matter to Dong Zhuo. There was no public comment, and the right to ignore it was not known. Because Li Ru firmly believed that Li Li and the Wuwei Army under his command would not be unfavorable to Dong Zhuo. There will be no rebellion. Attack Chang'an.

When the two looked at each other just now, Li Ru saw many answers in Li Li's eyes that he was eager to know. And Li Li didn't seem to want to hide anything from him, his eyes were very honest, he didn't dodge, and he gave a positive answer to most of the questions revealed in Li Ru's eyes.

Regarding Dong Zhuo's death, Li Li knew that many things had now surfaced. The merits will then be revealed. And Wuwei Army appeared near Chang'an City so quickly, it is inevitable that some people suspect that Wuwei Army did not leave Chang'an at all, but lurked near Chang'an, plotting against him. So Li Li didn't even think about covering it up all the time. It's just that there are some things that he will never admit, even if the closest people ask him, he will still keep his mouth shut and will not admit it himself.

"Alas!" After pondering for a long time, Li Ru sighed lightly, looked at Li Li and said, "Now that Xiangguo is dead, most of the Dong clan has been wiped out, and there are only a handful of people who can survive." Wenchang, I only want to ask you one sentence now, please answer me truthfully. If Xiangguo had left you in Chang'an to take charge of the Xiliang Army with Lu Bu, would Xiangguo still die, and how would you deal with yourself? ”

Li Li said without hesitation: "Well, in fact, I once asked Xiangguo in person about this issue, please kill Lu Bu, or transfer Lu Bu out of Chang'an." If Xiangguo had agreed at that time, I would have led the Xiliang army to pacify the entire Xiliang as soon as possible, and then march eastward and enter the Kanto. After a hundred years of Xiangguo, the situation will still be the same as now, the only difference is that my uncle Li Dao and I will no longer fight each other like now, because the overall situation has been decided, and everything will naturally and smoothly transition. It's a pity that Xiangguo still trusts Lu Bu very much after all, or between me and Lu Bu, he chose Lu Bu. ”

"Haha!" After listening to Li Li's answer, Li Ru suddenly got up and walked to the window lattice. It's just that his daxiao voice is full of extremely complex feelings, including a little sadness, a little emotion, and a little pity.

After a while, I only heard Li Ru with his back to Li Li, and said in a melancholy and low tone: "Wenchang, you just said that Xiangguo trusts Lu Bu more and doesn't trust you, in fact, you are completely wrong. On the day you led the army to leave Chang'an, Xiangguo took Diao Chan back to the city from Yiwu, and that afternoon I once again admonished Xiangguo to give up the beauty and ask for the country. But Xiangguo was stubborn, did not listen to advice, and after arguing with me, he walked away. But he sent me a message before leaving, he said, 'When he is a hundred years old, let me follow you, because you are stronger than Lu Bu, and you are a person who has achieved great things.' Because of this, when I learned that you did not leave Chang'an with your army, I concealed this matter and did not report it to Xiangguo. Until now, I finally figured out that Xiang Guo Weishenme ordered me to follow you that day, maybe he had expected that one day something bad would happen, so he would show me a clear path??????"

After Li Li heard this, his expression changed slightly, his sword eyebrows were furrowed, he lowered his head and pondered for a long time, and then said in a faint voice: "Xiang Guo Rongma has read countless people in his life, his scheming is unfathomable, and what he thinks is difficult to figure out, and there is no trajectory to be found. From ancient times to the present, every hero overlord is a masterpiece in the world, and everything he does is unexpected, otherwise it will be difficult for them to achieve a hegemony. The same is true for Xiangguo. —————— (To be continued) (To be continued......