Zhou Yu, Fa Zheng and Pei Qian were dumbfounded when they heard this, and looked directly at the lord Li Li who was always smiling on his face.

Then Zhou Yu praised from the bottom of his heart: "This is the real fragrant bait fishing for golden ao, throwing out the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials to mobilize all the princes from all walks of life, and the wolves will grab food, which will inevitably lead to a big scuffle." As long as the princes from all walks of life fight, it will definitely further deepen the enmity between them, so that they will take their attention away from our Xiliang army and then stare at the neighboring princes around them.

In this way, it will clear the way for our army to advance into the Central Plains, and then encroach on the Central Plains Prefecture and counties step by step, and completely eliminate the princes of all walks of life who have seized the Central Plains. The lord's move is really bold, generous, and extremely wise, and the end will be convinced! ”

"Hahaha!" It was rare to see the scene of Zhou Yu bowing to the wind, Li Li laughed heartily: "I can't bear the child can't trap the wolf!" In order to mobilize these princes, it is necessary to throw out the bait that they most covet and most desperately want. If it weren't for that, they would have been unable to shrink back, always on guard against our Xiliang Army, so that we would be constrained and unable to start. And this incense bait that can make all the princes of the world salivate is the Son of Heaven Liu Xie and those respected old ministers of the Three Dynasties. ”

As he spoke, Li Li restrained his smile and said with deep feelings: "To tell the truth, the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials have made great contributions to our Xiliang Army, without them guarding Chang'an, my Xiliang Army will definitely not develop and grow so rapidly, and even become the largest princely force in the world." Although they sat in Chang'an and did nothing, and military forces could not govern the country, their role and influence were incalculable. ”

“?????? Two years ago. It was the most difficult period after the reorganization of our army, when there was a shortage of grain and grass, there was a shortage of ordnance, and the treasury was empty. Even the granaries of Yiwu have been emptied. In this way, they were still unable to support the most basic food and grass supplies for the officers and men of the battalions, so they had to break up the army into pieces, disperse to the border and garrison, and find their own way out. Just when I was at my most difficult, hundreds of officials in the DPRK and China launched relations one after another, and handwritten letters were sent to all states and counties. Contact their protégés and family friends, and borrow grain and grass.

Subsequently, truckloads of money and grain entered Chang'an one after another. Each amount is not too big, one car, two cars?????? Five cars, ten cars, among which the two generals Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun are the most generous, and more than ten old friends will fund 100,000 stone grain and grass and more than 200,000 catties of iron. And the protégés of the other officials, although the amount of funding is not large. But it is better to have a large number of people. There are thousands of protégés and family friends. In the past six months, more than one million stones, grains and grass and hundreds of thousands of catties of iron tools have been raised for our army, and there are a dazzling array of other gold, silver and jade objects, which are fully stacked in a warehouse, worth no less than 300,000 gold.

At the same time, the Liu royal family also made great contributions. The accumulation of hundreds of years in the Han family has a huge amount of gold and silver, and the Zongzheng Mansion alone has donated 300,000 gold. There are also gold, silver and jade objects of no less than 200,000 gold in the palace. Therefore, although there is no grain and grass in my Xiliang Mansion. However, the gold, silver and jade were piled up, and then they were exchanged for countless grains and grasses, which greatly relieved the pressure on our army's grain, grass, and baggage. Of course, I don't have to hide it from you now, the royal family's donation of gold and silver is not voluntary, but it is forced to do so. ”

"Hehehe! The lord does not need to explain that there is a shortage of money and food, which is forced by the form and has to be so. We can understand、、、 hehehe, understand! Zhou Yu, Fa Zheng, Pei Qian and the others laughed dumbly, and nodded in agreement.

Li Li smiled and bowed his head: "Yes, the shape is pressing, and the situation is difficult, forcing me Li Li to be a villain, otherwise the livelihood of my hundreds of thousands of Xiliang soldiers will not be found." Until now, I have never forgotten the great contributions made by the hundreds of officials to my Xiliang Army, and I often remember their kindness.

In the past three years, the princes of all walks of life have to pay money and grain every six months, although the amount is not much, but Liao is better than nothing, Lin Lin finally counted, there are millions of stone grain and grass and hundreds of thousands of taels of gold, which greatly alleviates the situation of the lack of grain and grass in the west of our country, and has laid a solid foundation for us to implement the strategy of self-cultivation and recuperation. If there is no funding from all sides and the input of the princes, how can my Xiliang Army grow and grow so far in just a few years! ”

Fa Zheng said thoughtfully: "What the lord said is extremely true. In the land of the four states of Xiliang, if there were no Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials to guard Chang'an, I would not get any funding, and everyone would need to support themselves and seek development on their own, so that there would not be such a stable and peaceful situation from time to time. However, the contradictions and conflicts between us and the Son of Heaven and the officials cannot be reconciled, let alone compromised, and we are destined to be opposing forces.

In the early days of quelling the Chang'an Rebellion, the Son of Heaven and the officials did play a huge role in helping us tide over the difficulties and survive the most difficult period. It is no exaggeration to say that during that period, our Xiliang army could not do without the assistance of the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials, and it was indispensable, otherwise it would inevitably face the conquest and suppression of other princes. However, at this time and at that time, if the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials three years ago were hot and fragrant to us and others, then now they are a hot potato in our hands, hindering the further development and growth of our army. ”

After a pause, Fa Zheng said with a solemn expression: "With all due diligence to Weichen, the role that the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials can play has been fully utilized, and now is the time for them to receive their rewards." Therefore, throwing them out at the moment is undoubtedly an extremely wise decision, which is simple and neat, and there is no harm in doing any good.

In other words, if they stay in Chang'an and do not leave, it will definitely cause great trouble to us, restrain all aspects of our Xiliang military and government, and hinder them everywhere. And the lord has always been kind, and he remembers their contributions to our army in the past, so he is bound to tolerate them everywhere, and invisibly indulge their arrogance, prompting them to become more and more unscrupulous and do whatever they want. If this is the case, when the situation develops to the point where it is beyond control, the lord still can't attack them, and we are even more jealous and powerless. After all, the charges of wantonly killing the old ministers of the Three Dynasties and killing the monarch and usurping the throne are too big for anyone to bear; Once you bear such a bad name, you will be criticized by the people of the world, and you will completely lose the support of the people. Unpopular. There is no way to talk about the hegemony of the thousand years, and then it will be difficult and the river will decline. until complete defeat. Therefore, Weichen absolutely supports the lord to throw away this hot potato, and this is the best time. ”

Fa Zheng's voice fell, and Zhou Yu nodded happily and said: "What Xiaozhi said is very pertinent. Now, although our Xiliang Army is known as the first prince force in the world, it is not strong enough to sweep all the princes in the world, which makes the princes of all walks of life breathe a deep sigh of relief. Won't be staring at us all the time. On the contrary, they also want to grow quickly and quickly close the distance to us. Then catch up, and it is best to surpass our Xiliang army in one fell swoop. And the opportunity they need for rapid development and growth is to follow the development path of our Xiliang Army and hold the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials hostage. In this way, the princes of all parties were contained. Occupy the name of righteousness. In view of this, the last general is still a little worried about this, will there be another force that will rise rapidly within three to five years, and then fight against our Xiliang army? ”

"Huh?" Fa Zheng was shocked when he heard this, nodded without thinking, and continued: "Gongjin's words are long-term, there is no such possibility, and Weichen is also worried. ”

Li Li smiled silently, and his gaze shifted to Pei Qian, who had never spoken. He said with a smile: "What does Wen Xing think about this?" If you have any ideas, you may wish to speak up, without scruples. This is the fundamental difference between me Li Li and the other princes. When discussing the current situation and military affairs, whatever you think can be said without any scruples, and if the proposed policy is adopted, you will be rewarded for meritorious deeds, and if you make a mistake, you will not be held accountable. If you have any opinion about my Li Li, or if you are not used to some things, you can also bring it up in person, and you will not be punished either; However, reckless comments or wanton slander behind the scenes will be severely punished. Hehehe! ”

Pei Qian's expression was shocked, and his eyes showed an unconcealable excitement, and he was able to hear his father-in-law's words with his own ears, which showed that Li Li had included him in the list of cronies, which was a symbol of status and a good sign that he was about to be promoted and reused.

"My lord, in the next 、、、, Wei Chen doesn't know much about the situation in Chang'an, so he doesn't dare to guess. However, the lord has always acted rigorously and meticulously, and he has no trace of calculations and no leaks, so Wei Chen dared to guess that the lord must have had a careful plan for this matter, and he definitely would not let the tiger return to the mountain and leave trouble. Therefore, Weichen did not have the worries of General Anbei and the military division, but was a little confused about the upcoming chaotic situation. With my Xiliang army on the side, no matter which way the princes grab the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials, they will be regarded as the number one enemy of the Xiliang army, and at that time we will inevitably fall into passivity, and there will even be a series of denunciations and edicts to dismiss the officials and lords to the territory of Xiliang. ”

Li Li smiled and said, "Wenxing is really extraordinary, in a word." Once the Son of Heaven falls into the hands of other princes, it is self-evident that we will inevitably face a passive situation of being condemned. However, if the situation has become clearer today, the weak denounce the strong, which is not convincing, and no matter how flowery the rhetoric is, it is in vain, too pale, and we can completely ignore it. Hehehe! ”

While laughing, Li Li's voice paused for a moment, and his words changed sharply: "The top priority in front of us now is to recover Hanzhong as much as possible, and then we have the energy to plan other things." Wen Xing, I heard that you sneaked into Hanzhong to visit Yang Song a few days ago, I don't know what the result is, is he willing to take refuge in me? ”

Pei Qianyan's face showed a touch of joy when he heard this, and he said respectfully: "The whole battle is the prestige of the lord, and Weichen has not disgraced his mission, and he has persuaded Yang Song to join the lord's command eight days ago. According to the orders of the military advisor, Yang Song should have been actively operating in the past few days, trying to persuade Zhang Lu to cut off the supply of grain and grass to the Yizhou army, and then trap the Yizhou army in Yangping Pass, waiting to die. ”

"Oh? So the strategy of the military division is indeed feasible, I wonder if you have found any abnormal behavior of the defenders in the pass in recent days? Li Li asked with some surprise.

Pei Qian sat back in his place, sitting upright, Huo Ran transferred the right to speak to Fa Zheng, and knew the way to advance and retreat. Fa Zheng laughed when he heard this: "As the lord said, the Yizhou army in the pass has really been a little different from the past few days. For one, there is significantly less smoke in the customs than in previous days; Second, the defenders on the tower of the city increased by three thousand, and the defense became more and more tight, and it was rotated once every two hours; Third, there was no Hanzhong army, Zhang Lu, Yang Bai and others among the defenders, and they seemed to have all withdrawn from Yangping Pass.

Therefore, in the past few days, the officers and men of all battalions of our army have been actively preparing for battle, and once they find that the defenders have moved or received a secret letter from Yang Song, they will immediately storm Yangping Pass, completely annihilate the Yizhou army, and then capture Hanzhong! ”

Li Li smiled when he heard this, and said approvingly: "Good, very good." If the war goes smoothly, filial piety and literature should be the first merit, and Gongjin has a good command, this general will definitely be rewarded for his merits! ”

When his tone paused slightly, Li Li seemed to think of something, his expression changed suddenly, and he said urgently: "Zhao Wei, Wu Yi and others will never sit idly by, once Zhang Lu cuts off the supply of grain and grass, they will definitely forcibly break through, kill Hanzhong, and return to Yizhou." However, the Yizhou army suffered a big loss, and they would never let Zhang Lu have a good time, and they were very likely to beat rabbits with grass on the way back to Yizhou, and took them to capture Jiameng Pass. And if our army wants to capture Yizhou, Jiameng Pass must not fall into the hands of the Yizhou army, otherwise we will be extremely passive. ”

"Jia Meng Guan!" Zhou Yu, Fa Zheng and Pei Qian heard the change of color, and they all chattered about this dangerous point that was guarding the throat of Shu Dao.

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