After luncheon.

General Wei's Mansion, inside the main hall.

Li Li did not sit in the main seat, but sat in the first place on the left side of the hall, talking to Jia Xu and others with a smile on his face.

Beside him, there were three people, namely, the general of the military division, Jia Xu, the concurrently leader of Wuwei, Cui Yan, the Taishou of Hanyang, and Peng Huaxin, the general's mansion.

Sitting next to Li Li, Jia Xu was really happy today, and even a little overjoyed and excited.

Speaking in detail, he has been following his lord Li Li for more than a year, and he has a lot of experience in the Western Liang Army, and he has done his best to assist Li Li to develop and grow rapidly until the Western Liang Army dominates Liangzhou. However, he was never allowed to enter Liley's inner courtyard, let alone dine with him in the inner courtyard. However, today these have come true. He was not only invited to the inner court to discuss matters, but also hosted a banquet by Li Li in the inner court, during which the princess's newly married concubine Tang Ji also toasted him on behalf of several unwell duchess and duchess.

Such a courtesy, this is something that Jia Xu could not have hoped for before, but now it has become a reality. It shows that the lord Li Li is extremely important to him, and he is definitely a close confidant of the lord as an arm.

Therefore, sitting in the hall at this moment to talk to Li Li, Jia Xu's expression was quite relaxed, his demeanor was moderate, and he talked and laughed freely, without showing any restraint.

Compared with Jia Xu's calm and decent talk, Cui Yan and Hua Xin, who were sitting next to him, were very restrained. The two of them were sitting precariously, with serious expressions, without the slightest smile on their faces, and there was awe in their eyes when they looked at Li Li, and their expressions and demeanors were full of caution.

On the first place on the left, Li Li talked to Jia Xu about the recent situation in Xiliang on the surface, but in fact, he took in the abnormal looks of Cui Yan and Hua Xin, and secretly thought to himself in his heart.

Cui Yan, the word Ji Jue, is a native of Dongwu City, Qinghe. He was handsome. The voice is high, and the eyebrows are sparse; When he was young, he was slow to speak, liked swordsmanship, advocated martial arts, and did not study hard until the age of the weak crown, and worshiped under Zheng Xuanmen, and was dismissed by Zheng Xuan in the Yellow Turban Rebellion and returned home.

He was originally a county official, under the rule of Yuan Shao of Jizhou, and after receiving the edict of the Son of Heaven, he almost wanted to shirk. reluctant to come to Chang'an to teach and educate people; However, he was forced by the strict wording of the imperial edict, which was clearly a forcible conscription, and if he did not obey the edict, he was afraid of implicating the clansmen. Therefore, after half a month's delay. He was finally ordered to enter Chang'an, and the person who accompanied him was his rather reckless brother Cui Lin.

After Cui Yan came to Xiliang. When Li Li first saw his name, it sounded familiar. It should be the person who left his name in the annals of history, so he was transferred to the General's Mansion to temporarily serve as a subordinate official to see the after-effects. Unexpectedly, Li Li left this person behind because of his busy affairs, and did not assign him any specific duties for several months. Until after pacifying Xiliang. Shangshu Li Xuan sent a letter and strongly recommended Cui Yan, Hua Xin, Bing Yuan, Guan Ning and Guo Yuan to Li Li. At this point, Li Li Fang remembered that there were still several talented scribes in the general's mansion, and immediately entrusted them with important tasks. or serve as a county guard, or directly enter the general's mansion to participate in the military aircraft.

Regarding Cui Yan's exploits and abilities in the annals of history, Li Li's memory is extremely vague and he doesn't know much; But he remembered Hua Xinqi.

Hua Xin, the word fish, the plain Gao Tang people. He is quite intelligent, knowledgeable, and has a strong ability to govern the country, knows the current affairs, knows the advance and retreat, is good at judging the situation, and is wise to protect himself.

Historically, after Cao Pi of Wei usurped the Han Dynasty and became the emperor, Hua Xin was meritorious because of his support, and he was the third duke, and successively worshiped Xiangguo and Taiwei. He is quite capable of knowing people, and has recommended Sima Yi, who is idle at home, three times to lead the army to fight against Zhuge Liang. In addition, he was once confidants and friends with Bing Yuan and Guan Ning, and was known as "a dragon who ruled the world"; Its dragon head is Hua Xin, the dragon's belly is Bingyuan, and the dragon's tail is Guan Ning. Later, because Guan Ning thought that Hua Xin was becoming inflammatory, greedy for glory and wealth, he cut ties with Hua Xin, and since then they have parted ways, becoming strangers.

However, the world is unpredictable. Last year, the imperial court's edict was conveyed extremely strangely, almost pervasively, and it was directly transmitted to Youzhou Gongsun Zan and Liaodong Gongsun Du, ordering them to send the people recruited by the imperial court to Chang'an. And Gongsun Zan and Gongsun Du were forced to have no choice but to make enemies with Li Dao and Li Li's uncle and nephew for this reason, so they had to follow the order. As a result, Guan Ning and Bing Yuan, who had long intended to retreat from the world, were quickly found, and then forcibly sent to Xiliang, where they coincidentally ran into Hua Xin. As a result, former friends who have not met for several years get together again, and the taste is like drinking water, and they know their own warmth and coldness.

Hua Xin had already seen that it was difficult for the Xiliang Army to last long, especially Dong Zhuo, who was full of evil and perverse, and it would be difficult to succeed. So he tried his best to escape from Chang'an, trying to go to Jiangnan as an official, but unexpectedly, the princes were divided, and there were wars everywhere, and it was extremely difficult to go to Jiangnan. By chance, he met Taifu Ma Riyan to pacify the counties of Sili, and became a subordinate of Taifu's mansion, returned to Chang'an again, and hid in Taifu's mansion.

During the Chang'an Rebellion, Hua Xin had already sought to release Yuzhang as the county guard, but he was blocked in the city and could not leave the city, and then he was recruited by the imperial court and couldn't leave if he wanted to. He could only be ordered to go to the General's Mansion as a subordinate official, which completely cut off his good wish to go to Jiangnan Mingzhe to protect himself and wait for the times to change.

Now, seeing that the temper is extremely bad, Bing Yuan and Guan Ning have been entrusted with important tasks by General Wei Li Li, and they have been sent to the counties of Xiliang to serve as county guards. Because although Bing Yuan and Guan Ning have extremely strange tempers, they have the talent to govern the world, and their ability to govern counties is not inferior to his Hua Xin, and even surpasses. At the same time, he was surprised to find that the already irretrievable mortal situation of the Xiliang Army, with the death of Dong Zhuo and the sudden rise of Wuwei Li Li, he actually survived in a desperate situation, broke out of the cocoon into a butterfly, and turned into the most powerful prince in the world.

And the new commander of the Xiliang Army, Li Li, is even more eloquent, reorganizing the Xiliang army in a few hands, and can pacify Xiliang in just a few months, and still firmly control the situation in Chang'an. In addition, Li Liqi secretly held the authority of the world, but pushed Li Dao to the top of the court, and did not want his name. Therefore, in Hua Xin's eyes, Li Li can be said to be a person who has turned his hands into clouds and covered his hands into rain, and he is actually a person who has achieved great things and prospered his hegemony, and can be regarded as a rare generation of heroes in ancient and modern times.

In view of this, Hua Xin's mind changed sharply, and he began to really handle many trivial matters in the General's Mansion with his heart, and behaved extremely actively, hoping to be reused by Li Li. Hard work pays off. After half a year, he finally won the appreciation of Shangshu Li Xuan, and then he was promoted by Li Li to the general's mansion, participated in the military aircraft discussion, and became the core class of the Xiliang Army.

Recently, Hua Xin has been following Li Li all day long to assist in handling military and political affairs. As he had frequent close contact with Li Li, he gradually found that Li Li was really good, with a long-term vision, both civil and military, and every move had a deep meaning, which was unfathomable and profound, and it was difficult to fathom. As a result, Hua Xin's initial attentive observation of Li Li gradually changed to respect, and then to awe; He did his best to do everything Li Li gave him, and he did not dare to slack off at all. After a long time, his dedication was recognized and rewarded by Li Li, who allowed him to participate in the military and political affairs and officially appeared in the lobby of the military and political affairs.

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After a cup of tea, the conversation between Li Li and Jia Xu was over, and finally got to the point, which was the addition of Yongzhou.

"Regarding the establishment of Yongzhou, I don't know what Ji Jue and Ziyu have to say?" Gently putting down the teacup in his hand, Li Li smiled and asked Cui Yan and Hua Xin.

After Hua Xin heard this, he looked sideways at Cui Yan, who was sitting on top of him, and motioned to him to speak first with a little humility.

Noticing Hua Xin's expression, Cui Yan did not flinch, and said respectfully: "General Huiyu、、、 uh, Lord Yu, Wen He mentioned this matter to his subordinates before, and his subordinates think that the establishment of Yongzhou has advantages and disadvantages.

It is said that it is advantageous because after the addition of Yongzhou, it is conducive to stabilizing the situation in Xiliang, and consolidating the Liangzhou Tuntian matter has greatly alleviated the dilemma of the shortage of grain and grass in Xiliang, so that many government decrees can be steadily and continuously implemented. In two or three years, the situation of barren and lack of food in our western region will be completely eliminated, and although we dare not say that the people live and work in peace and contentment, they will be able to eat and drink enough. In addition, with Yongzhou guarding the passage of the Western Regions and deterring the surrounding barbarians, the foundation of Western Liang can gradually stabilize, and since then Liangzhou and Chang'an Sanfu have not suffered from the barbarian plunder. This is the benefit of establishing Yongzhou.

However, there are two sides to everything, and there are pros and cons. The disadvantage of setting up Yongzhou is that our Xiliang Army must invest more troops to garrison the counties of Yongzhou, and be ready to deal with many barbarian invasions at any time. As a newly established state and county, Yongzhou first had a proper allocation of state officials, and then it was able to govern the counties under its jurisdiction and strengthen local and border defenses. In this way, we must once again increase our investment in the existing troops and the supply of money and food in the four western counties, because the increase in the number of officials and the expansion of troops and horses are a long-term investment, and a lot of money and food are required. And these expenditures of money and food are precisely the problems we urgently need now.

Now I am vigorously developing people's livelihood in Xiliang and cultivating tuntian, isn't it just to relieve the pressure on grain and grass?

At the same time, there is another issue that must be considered in advance, that is, the issue of increasing the number of permanent soldiers and horses in Yongzhou. In a state and county, the number of county soldiers guarding the city must not be too small, otherwise it will not be possible to ensure the security of the city and the safety of the city. Moreover, Yongzhou is the western gateway of our Xiliang, and the main battle camp is indispensable, otherwise it will not be able to respond to sudden wars at any time, so that the city will be lost and the people of the county will be affected.

Therefore, his subordinates believe that in order to establish Yongzhou, these issues must be considered in advance, and they must not act in a hurry. How to do it is also up to the Lord to decide. ”

Listening carefully to Cui Yan's words, Li Li bowed his head slightly and smiled; Obviously, I appreciate Cui Yan's remarks.

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