Expedition to the West General's Mansion.

Inside the study.

After two months, Jia Xu, Li Xuan, and Li Ru gathered in the study again to discuss the westward expedition with Li Li.

"Has the lord been stranded in the lecture hall recently, and has not returned to Yiwu to have a look?" As soon as he entered the study, Li Xuan asked with a smile.

"Huh?" Li Li took a sip of tea, was stunned, and asked with a puzzled face: "Why did Yuan Zhong say this, is there anything wrong?" ”

Li Xuan looked at Li Li with a strange expression and explained: "When the subordinates returned to Yiwu yesterday to allocate grain and grass to the west, the eldest lady took several other ladies to find the subordinates and asked the lord about his recent whereabouts in person. The subordinates wanted to hide it, but they found that the expressions of several ladies were different, and they suddenly felt that the situation was not good, so they had to tell the truth. ”

"Oh, I see." Li Li responded casually, immediately shook his head helplessly, and then said: "Yuan Zhong, there are no outsiders here, isn't the eldest lady your sister Li Xin, don't be taboo, just call her by her name." I've been so busy lately that I've been so busy all day that I really don't have time to go back and visit them. Xin'er They are pregnant and have a changeable temperament, so they didn't embarrass you, right? ”

"Hehehe!" When Jia Xu and Li Ru heard this, they each sat down and ate tea with their teacups.

Li Xuan shook his head slightly, and said with a smile: "The lord is serious, Xin'er is my sister, how can they embarrass me!" However, several ladies seem to know that Nancheng has recently opened a Huayue Building, which is extremely large, and there are celebrities in various states and counties. Has the lord visited Weifu privately recently? The subordinates have no other intentions, and several lords and duchesses already know about it??????"

"Ahem, ahem, stop!" Li Li coughed lightly, stared at Li Xuan with blazing eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Xin'er, how can they know that I have been to Huayue Tower?" Yuan Zhong. You're not honest! In my guess, you must have been unable to withstand their interrogation and took the initiative to reveal my whereabouts. Yes and no? ”

"Ugh! This 、、、、、、" Li Xuan looked at Li Li with a surprised face, and he didn't know how to respond. Then he smiled and said, "Hey, hey, hey! The lord is wise. The subordinates were busy with official business at the time, and in order to get out as soon as possible, they had to make this decision. However, the subordinates explained to a few ladies that the lord went to Huayue Tower not to drink flower wine, but to find out the details of Huayue Tower. ”

Li Li smiled bitterly when he heard this, waved his hand to signal Li Xuan to sit down, shook his head and said, "Yuan Zhong." Are you really my big brother? You see that you have done a good job, Xin'er and the others must have only heard that there were a few green buildings in Chang'an City, so they asked you about it, and as a result, such a smart person as you couldn't stand up to interrogation. Confess to me in a few words. You've made me miserable! I'm sure. By noon today at the latest. Flawless will definitely come to see me. ”

"Haha!" Li Li's words made Jia Xu, Li Xuan, and Li Ru laugh, and hahadaxiao got up.

In the daxiao, Jia Xu suddenly looked stunned, and muttered: "Speaking of Huayue Tower, my subordinates have also paid attention to it recently. Huayuelou did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to hire beautiful women from various states and counties, and the attic covers a wide area. There are hundreds of houses, which is extraordinary! ”

Jia Xu's voice fell, and the laughter of Li Xuan and Li Ru stopped abruptly, and Li Xuan immediately asked: "What does Wen He mean by saying that Huayue Tower?" ”

Jia Xu nodded slightly. But he shook his head again and said, "I can't tell where the specific problem is." However, I feel that it is just a green house, if it is just to make money, why be so extravagant, its real intention is obviously inconsistent with other green houses. ”

Li Li bowed slightly when he heard this, immediately looked at Li Ru, and motioned for him to explain the doubts raised by Jia Xu.

Seeing Li Li's gesture, Li Ru said in a deep voice: "What Wen He said is good. Huayue Building is indeed not an ordinary green building, it is funded by Liu Fan, the eldest son of Yizhou Mu Liu Yan, and Liu Dan, the second son. It's just that the two brothers don't come forward easily, and they rarely patronize Huayue Tower, deliberately hiding people's eyes and ears, so they are not easy to be noticed. At present, Huayue Building has just opened, and it is still in the beginning stage of losing money and making money, and their true intentions will be revealed later. ”

Jia Xu frowned slightly, and said: "According to the detailed investigation, Yizhou Mu Liu Yan seems to have a heart of disobedience, and has been ready to move, separating the forty-one counties of Yizhou, as if it is self-contained, like an independent small kingdom. However, Liu Yan was also smart but was mistaken by cleverness, and when he entered Sichuan, he actually fell in love with Zhang Lu's mother Bo Shi, and then reused Zhang Lu and ordered him to attack Hanzhong with Sima Zhang Xiu of other departments. Unexpectedly, after capturing Hanzhong, Zhang Lu killed Zhang Xiu, monopolized Hanzhong, and became enemies with Liu Yan. Now Liu Yan is old, perennial illness, and his three sons are all hostages in Chang'an, the eldest son Liu Fan is currently the general of Zuo Zhonglang, the second son Liu Dan is the secretary of the imperial history, and the youngest son Liu Zhang spends all day drinking, preferring to dance and ink to draw ladies.

The matter of Huayue Tower, it seems that Liu Fan and Liu Dan want to do something, and want Liu Yan to impress them, so as to win Liu Yan's attention and rescue their brother to return to Yizhou. ”

When Li Li heard the name of "Liu Zhang", a thick strange look instantly appeared in his eyes, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

After Jia Xu finished speaking, Li Li said with a smile: "Yizhou is a good place, the mountains are dangerous and difficult to defend and difficult to attack, the land of Shu is fertile for thousands of miles, and the population and money and food are extremely abundant. Such a good place is the strategic depth that our Xiliang army needs the most, and after the Xiliang is pacified, we will have to keep an eye on Yizhou.

At the moment, it is necessary to keep a firm eye on Liu Yan's three sons, this matter is handled by Wen You with full authority, and they must not be slackened, and they must not be allowed to flee back to Yizhou, especially Liu Zhang. Liu Fan and Liu Dan both have official positions, and it is not so easy to get out, but Liu Zhang is different, he is unofficial and light, and he can leave if he wants, which makes people unguardable. Wen You, once the three brothers made a slight move, after grabbing the handle, they killed them directly.

It is said that the reason why Liu Yan restored the state pastoral system to Emperor Ling was that he wanted to serve as the pastor of Yizhou, because Yizhou has the imperial spirit and is expected to achieve an imperial hegemony. But Liu Yan is now an old man, and if I kill his three sons, I wonder if his imperial cause can still be realized? Hehehe! ”

Speaking of this, Li Li paused for a moment, waved his hand and said, "Okay, now that our army's westward expedition is imminent, these things will be put aside for the time being." This expedition to the west, I don't know what Wen He's military advisor thinks? ”

Jia Xu said respectfully: "My lord, according to the report from Tan Malai, after the right Fufeng Ma Teng learned that the lord was in charge of Chang'an and took over the Xiliang army, he was terrified, and he withdrew his troops from the right Fufeng Huaili County two months ago and retreated to Longxi County to garrison. Now hundreds of thousands of troops of our army are waiting for the day, and the army is flourishing, and Ma Teng led the army to retreat hundreds of miles to the Longxi garrison, which is nothing more than to join forces with Jincheng Han Sui to fight against our army again. However, Jincheng Han Sui has not recovered from his injuries since he was injured by an arrow in Hutu City, and he has been bedridden, and the soldiers and horses of Jincheng are currently in the hands of his son-in-law Yan Yan.

According to the guesses of his subordinates, Han Sui has been sick for so long and can't get out of bed, but he is afraid that there is no hope of recovery, and his life will be short. If Han Sui died, Jincheng would have no worries, and it would be difficult to resist the attack of our army. Jincheng Yan Yan is certainly brave, but his bravery is not enough for our army. Yan Yan's qualifications are shallow, and her prestige in the Liangzhou territory and her relationship with the Qiang tribe are far less profound than Han Sui's, and it is difficult to win the trust of the Qiang leader. Without the help of the Qiang people, the soldiers and horses of Jincheng would not be worried, and they could be destroyed overnight.

In contrast, the real opponent that our army will face this time is the 50,000 cavalry of Ma Teng's department. As long as Ma Teng is exterminated, the land of Chang'an Sanfu and the entire territory of Liangzhou can be determined, and the unification of Xiliang by the lord is just around the corner.

Therefore, this expedition to the west can be said to be complete, as long as the lord gives an order, our army can sweep Liangzhou! ”

"Hehehe!" Jia Xu analyzed his words, and heard Li Li, Li Xuan, and Li Ru nodding one after another, and they were happy.

In addition to daxiao, Li Li laughed and ordered: "That being the case, Ma Teng and Han Sui supported the army to stand on their own, forcibly conscripted and plundered, and for the sake of Liangzhou, please ask the Son of Heaven to issue an edict to arrest Han Sui and Ma Teng for questioning." Three days later, the main battalions stationed in Chang'an gathered in Yiwu and swore to march westward! ”

"No, the subordinates will receive the order!" The three of Jia Xu stood up in response and bowed in response.

Li Li bowed slightly, raised his hand to signal Jia Xu and the others to get up, and said in a harmonious voice: "This time I will send troops to Liangzhou, and Wen He will go with me; Wen You sat in Chang'an, was in charge of the imperial palace and the affairs of the court, and always paid attention to the movement of troops and horses of the Kwantung princes. Yuan Zhong took over the important military and political affairs of the general's mansion, temporarily resided in Yiwu, and was in charge of money, food, ordnance, and county affairs. Cui Yan, Hua Xin, Bing Yuan, Guan Ning and Guo Yuan all have great talents, and Yuan Zhong must make good use of them, make the best use of their talents, and let them manage the agricultural affairs of the counties and counties. In addition, civil and military officials at all levels who remained in Chang'an, except for the defense of various passes, must obey my uncle's dispatch and must not shirk the order of resistance. ”

"Subordinates and other orders!" Li Xuan, Li Ru and Jia Xu bowed in response.

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After arranging the matters of staying in Chang'an, Li Li went out of the city in the afternoon and rushed to Yiwu with Li Zhi, Huang Zhong and other personal generals.

Because of the incident of Huayue Tower, there seemed to be a fire in the backyard, so Li Li did not wait for Dian Wuflaw to come to Chang'an, so he returned to Yiwu as soon as possible to appease his family.

Li Xin, Chen Yu and Dong Wan have been pregnant for more than three months, and now Cai Yan also has it. A group of pregnant women stayed together all day long, thinking wildly, coupled with the resentment between Dian Wufin and Ren Hongchang, instead of dissuading them, they added fuel to the fire. So, they took advantage of the incident of Huayue Tower to make trouble, and the crowd was excited! Li Li's heirs are all up to them, and they can't afford to offend!

In this way, without waiting for Dian Wufang to come to Chang'an to "invite him back to his home", Li Li had to correct his attitude, and went straight to Yi Wu in a hurry, "taking the guilt of Jing and asking for it".

It's no wonder that Li Xin and others are jealous and angry, who let Li Li have a criminal record. At the beginning of his entry into Chang'an, he accepted a concubine, that is, Tang Ji, the queen of the late Hongnong King Liu Bian. Without ventilating with a few pregnant women in the family in advance, he directly cooked rice with raw rice, and then simply sent Tang Ji to Yiwu and handed it over to Li Xin for placement.

Nowadays, Chang'an City is developing rapidly, and the Qinglou of Yingying Yanyan has also come into being. Li Li was quite curious about the Qinglou at the end of the Han Dynasty, so he took Li Zhi and others to Huayue Tower to see the freshness, but he went to the Qinglou the day before and was "betrayed" by Li Xuan the next day.

The "tigress" at home took advantage of this to exert her power, and Li Li was in trouble! —————— (To be continued)(To be continued......