In this edict, in addition to the forty-two generals with the rank of General Sihei and above, there were also eighty miscellaneous generals, and one hundred and six generals above the rank of General Pei were rewarded and conferred the title of Marquis of Kannai.

As for the generals below the rank of general, they will be rewarded by the General's Mansion itself, and are not included in the edict.

However, this is only one of the two edicts, only the edict of rewarding military generals, and there is another edict that has not yet been read.

And the next edict is the most important, and it is also the beginning of the great change of the Xiliang Army.

This edict was followed by the general order that Li Li had been planning for a long time.

This general order is bound to cause an uproar in the Xiliang army, thus completely changing the existing general system.

But now, just this edict of reward made everyone in the hall look at each other with a shocked expression, and many civil ministers and military generals showed a confused look on their faces. Although it was not the first time that many of them had encountered such a large-scale worship of the marquis, the number of people and the magnitude of the rewards were far beyond their expectations. The more than 220 generals in the main hall all worshiped the generals and were generals, all of whom were generals and above, and received at least the reward of the title Marquis (that is, there were marquis and no food). Obviously, this was not the work of Liu Xie, the son of heaven, but the embodiment of the will of the lord Li Li.

But with such a large-scale and large-scale reward, what is the intention of the lord Li Li?

In addition, the observant is keenly aware that the edict does not mention substantial rewards such as gold and silver, silk, and beautiful women, nor does it mention the rewards of mansions, vassals, and maidservants. is just blindly adding officials to knighthood, and there is no material actual reward. This is completely different from rewarding the generals of the whole army three years ago.

Three years ago, when Li Li entered Chang'an, he also had a large-scale meritorious reward. At that time, there were also as many as two or three hundred Xiliang civil and military officers. Many of these civil officials and military generals did not receive knighthoods, but received very rich material rewards, hundreds of thousands of gold, silver, and silk and silk, and each general received a mansion, plus dozens or hundreds of servants and maids.

But this reward did not mention the gold and silver rewards, but the reward of the marquis was very strong. There are more than ten generals with a rank of Jiuqing alone, and there are more than 40 generals who have been named Tinghou. More than 80 generals have been awarded the title of Marquis of Duting, and more than 100 generals have been awarded the title of Marquis.

Other than that, strikingly. Many generals held official positions that were official titles of other princes in the world. For example, the official title of Teng Xiao, the general of Zhenbei, was still the position of Gongsun Chan of Youzhou a year ago, and then Gongsun Chan was promoted to the former general, and the imperial court gave this position to Gongsun Du, the Taishou of Liaodong; There is also a reward from the Zhennan general Li Xianam. This was originally the official of Liu Biao in Jingzhou. Last year, Liu Biao was promoted to general of Zhengnan, and Li Li posthumously awarded this position to Tao Qian Tao Gongzu in Xuzhou; And General Zhenxi was originally the official position of Han Sui in Jincheng, but this position was vacant after Han Sui's death, but now it is given to Guo Yan; And the most eye-catching thing is that the general of the Che Cavalry was originally the official rank of Yuan Shao in Jizhou, but now he has been given the title to Li Dao.

At the same time, most of the generals of Si'an and Siping who were awarded this time were the official positions of generals under the accounts of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Biao and Yuan Shu. And among the more than 100 miscellaneous generals who were enshrined this time. There are not a few positions with the same names as the generals under the accounts of other princes, and almost most of them are overlapping ranks.

Wouldn't such a reward be a mess in the world!

Yes. Looking at this large-scale edict, it seems that it is to put aside all the princes in the world, no longer take into account the forces of the princes of all parties, and there is no need to take into account the feelings and attitudes of the overlords of all the princes, the Xiliang Army is unique. This is the real sense of supporting the army and being self-reliant, rebuilding the order of the court, resetting the official rank, and no longer being restrained by the power of the princes, establishing the court independently, without any external interference, and really getting rid of the burden and developing independently.

The implications of this are self-evident. It's just that there are not many generals in the hall who can really understand Li Li's true intentions, only Li Xuan, Jia Xu, Li Ru, Guo Jia, Lu Su, Teng Xiao, Xu Rong and Zhou Yu and a few other people know it, and they can understand the true intentions of the lord Li Li from this edict alone. But they will never say it in public, they know each other tacitly, and their expressions are the same, but deep down they are like stormy waves, or their hearts are surging, or their blood is boiling, or they are frightened, or they are suffering from gains and losses.

As early as when they joined the Xiliang Army, they knew that this day would come sooner or later, but to the surprise of most people, they never expected that this day would come so early and so quickly, so that they were completely unprepared, and they felt too sudden and caught off guard. As a result, some of them feel that they are too hasty and are afraid that they will not be able to get things done. And once they fail, the consequences will be unimaginable, even if they themselves cannot escape death, they will also suffer together with their wives, children, families and many clansmen. As a result, an unprecedented panic and confusion pervades the minds of some people, causing them to suffer from gains and losses, looking ahead and backward, anxious, but at a loss.

However, they have already boarded the big ship of the Xiliang Army, and have put great effort and effort into it, which can be described as a tiger and cannot stop. So much so that, to this day, they have no choice but to go all the way to the dark. If you abandon Li Li and go to other princes, it is better to follow Li Li and continue to walk.

At the very least, judging from the current situation in the world, Li Li and the Xiliang Army under his command are the most powerful princes in the world. Because of this, instead of finding another way, it is better to throw off your arms and follow Li Li to fight, maybe you can really achieve a fame and hegemony in the future.

It is based on this psychology that in the gap between Li Ru reading the edict of the military general, no matter how violently the hearts of the people in the hall were churning, the expression on their faces did not change much, and they still looked as usual, pretending to be calm. And Li Ru, who finished reading the first edict, seemed to intend to leave a little time for the subordinates to think, and was not in a hurry to read the second edict, taking advantage of this gap to whisper something to Li Li in the handsome position.

Looking at Li Li, who was listening to Li Ru's whispering, his expression was calm, and he always had a gentle smile on his face. On the surface, he was listening to Li Ru, but in fact, his seemingly easy-going gaze was consciously or unintentionally observing the changes in Tang Xiawu's expression. Keen eyes wander around at will, taking in every corner of the entire main hall. Every expression was secretly remembered by him.

Today's move may seem sudden, but it is inevitable. In fact, as early as the moment Li Li entered Chang'an. He was thinking about what might happen in the future, success or failure, or the consequences of being good or bad, and he had anticipated them and was mentally prepared to accept them. Therefore, he never relies on anyone, always has his own independent and unique opinions and goals, and will never be swayed by anyone. Obedience will not happen to him. Therefore, whether it is Li Xuan, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, or Lu Su, if there is a good strategy. He listens carefully and then neutralizes his own views to develop practical strategies and tactics.

Over time, under Li Li, there was no indispensable mastermind and authoritative general. There is only one true authority. That's himself. Therefore, even if they are smart and wise like Li Xuan and Li Ru, wise and scheming like Guo Jia and Jia Xu, and have a good way of using troops such as Zhou Yu and Xu Rong, their influence on the military and political affairs of Xiliang is extremely limited, and it will not cause a big tail; As long as Li Li gives an order, every qiē will change with it.

At the same time, Li Li held the principle of employing people without suspicion and suspicion for all the civil and military generals under his command. Be bold and give them a stage to display their talents. But it has always mastered the scale of retraction and release. As soon as it is discovered that someone is cocking their tails or showing a tendency to gradually grow, they will immediately take the necessary measures to pinch off this unfavorable momentum or sign in time.

One of the most typical cases is that the Anbei general Zhou Yu was in the limelight, so that he dared to release Sun Ce privately, so Li Li made a timely move to withdraw the military power in one fell swoop, and used this to beat the strong Zhou Yu back to his original form and return to the normal track. It seems easy to put and receive, but in fact, the grasp of the scale of retraction and retraction is very important, and the slightest mistake will cause the loss of a cronies and generals, causing them to take risks or be discouraged.

If this kind of thing happened when the world was unified, or if Li Li was old, then he would definitely not hesitate to get rid of Zhou Yu and never suffer in the future. But the current chaos in the world is the time to employ people, and Li Li is still very young and fully capable of controlling the situation, so he will not embarrass Zhou Yu, but adopt the strategy of lifting it high and gently putting it down. While taking the opportunity to weaken Zhou Yu's military power, he will be appeased, so that Zhou Yu can still be reused after the ups and downs, so that he can truly subdue his heart and make it truly useful to me, and dare not have the slightest arrogance.

This was a silent struggle between the lords and ministers, not only for Zhou Yu, but also for the earlier Li Xuan, Jia Xu, Li Ru, and Guo Jia. After some run-in that can only be understood and cannot be explained, Li Xuan, who once had military and political power, completely broke away from the army and devoted himself to government affairs; The military advisor Jia Xu originally had the opportunity to grasp the military power, but he was sent to Yongzhou to make a history of assassination, which was actually a bright rise and a secret surrender; Li Ru was in charge of the affairs of the palace, and every time he cocked his tail, he was beaten by Li Li, so that to this day, the internal affairs of the palace are divided into three, and Li Dao, Li Xuan and him are in charge of the court.

Then there is the battle of the subordinates led by Guo Jia, and he completed the entire strategic plan independently. However, after the real war, Li Li added many new strategies to it, which completely changed the entire strategy and tactics.

However, after the war, facts proved that the strategy added by Li Li finally played a decisive role, and the single-handedly planned move to persuade Zhang Yan of Montenegro to defect to the battlefield became the key to the victory of the entire campaign, and laid the victory in one fell swoop. Afterwards, Guo Jia was convinced, and finally understood that he was fighting against many wise men in the Allied forces on his own, and if he could not win by surprise, the final result would most likely be a defeat for both sides, and there would definitely be no such a big victory. Since then, Guo Jia has become modest, no longer as dissolute and uninhibited as before, with a flamboyant personality, and the whole person seems more mature and stable.

These unknown secrets, except for the parties involved, outsiders have no way of knowing at all, and they can't even see the slightest clue. Many people would not have thought that Li Li had a unique skill for the civil and military forces under his command, and it was only a good start to make him work under his command, and it was the most critical step to truly convince his heart.

This is due to human nature, no one is born willing to be subordinate to others, only those who are truly convinced of their hearts can become the superior with strong control.

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