The spring rain falls, sometimes quiet, sometimes graceful, sometimes enthusiastic, sometimes spicy, extremely fickle and elusive.

From the evening of the third day after the decisive battle of Loudiyuan, the first rain since the beginning of spring came uninvited and quietly fell on the Xiliang realm.

This rain came a little suddenly, there was no warning before, and the sunset did not usher in the stars and moonlight, but ushered in the tender spring rain like catkins.

It is said to be sudden, but it is inevitable.

The spring rain is far from sorrowful, and this silent rain seems to have come to see off the fallen soldiers of Loudiyuan.

The night came quietly, light as catkins, delicate as hair, gentle and affectionate, soothing hundreds of thousands of undead, moistening this hot land, dispersing the bloody killing aura condensed in the air like a haze, brushing away the devastated body blood, and putting on a new dress and changing the color of this land.

The rain began to fall on the night of the third day after the war, and continued for several days, mostly gentle, but also heavy in between. is like a little girl who loves to cry and laugh, sometimes innocent and romantic, sometimes a little temper, which is unpredictable, so what can I do?

Hangu Pass, the general line, the marshal of the Chinese army.

“?????? Dive into the night with the wind, moisturizing things silently. What a spring night and rain! ”

Standing by the window, looking at the gentle wind and drizzle outside the window, Li Li muttered to himself with a touch of heart, and a poem that should be appropriate to the time and the occasion couldn't help blurting out.

"My lord, Mr. Youruo is here, and he is waiting for the lord's dispatch in the big tent." In the sound of light footsteps, Li Zhi suddenly appeared behind Li Li. Whispered.

"Well, Xun Chen is here, let him in." Li Li put away his thoughts when he heard the voice. With a slight bow, after Li Zhi received the order to leave, he waved his hand and motioned for his soldiers to put on the banquet, and then all retreated.

"Tom tom!"

Quickly followed Li Zhi to the inner hall, Xun Chen's expression was solemn, and a pair of eyelids twitched from time to time, showing the excitement and trepidation in his heart. He never dreamed that the "new lord" Li Li would entertain him alone. And the place to go to the banquet is actually the inner hall. This handsome tent is not something that ordinary people can enter, and there are only a few people in the entire Xiliang Army who have such an honor, one of them is Jia Xu, the division of the left army, and the other is Guo Jia, the division of the right army. The third is to assassinate Shi Lusu in the state, and the rest are Huan Fei, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Dian Wei and other trusted generals, and there are no more than ten people in the full fight.

Therefore, when Xun Chen learned that the lord Li Li invited him to the banquet alone. This came as a big surprise to him. I feel both happy and frightened, and it is really a mixture of surprises and mixed blessings.

Outside the door of the inner hall, Li Zhi raised his hand to signal Xun Chen to enter by himself, and then stood outside the door. Xun Chen was slightly stunned when he saw this, and immediately nodded his head to show his gratitude, walked into the inner hall in broken steps, and approached Li Li. Bow your head and bow: "Weichen Xun Chen greets the lord." ”

Li Li smiled and bowed: "If you need to be polite, take a seat quickly." This table has been prepared for a long time. Wait for your friends to come. Hehehe! ”

"Wechen is so frightened, thank you for the seat." Xun Chen bowed down and sat down, looking quite nervous, lowering his head and not daring to look at Li Li, his hands clutched his cuffs, no longer returning to the usual breezy strategist demeanor, he seemed to be very afraid of Li Li.

"If you don't have to be restrained, I invite you here today just to drink and eat tea, not a military and political matter. Therefore, if you don't have to be restrained, you don't have to be taboo too much, you can speak freely, and you can say nothing wrong. ”

While speaking, Li Li poured a glass of wine for Xun Chen with his own hands, and said with a smile: "Do you think so?" Hehehe! ”

"Yes, yes, yes, what the lord said is very true." Xun Chen hurriedly nodded in response, leaned forward slightly, held the wine cup with both hands, and after finishing speaking, he covered his face with his sleeve and drank it all. This is the so-called first work for respect, how can a subordinate refuse the wine given by the Lord, even if he can't drink it, he has to pinch his nose and drink it.

At the same time, Xun Chen also had an extremely obvious change, that is, he called himself a micro-minister in front of Li Li, as if he regarded Li Li as a king. And the reason why he has such a big change is the result of Guo Jia's many persuasions. Before this, Guo Jia once told him that Li Li was now recruiting for the Son of Heaven to conquer the Quartet, which was equivalent to patrolling the heavens.

Regarding Guo Jia's words, Xun Chen didn't take it to heart at first, and even disagreed, thinking that Li Li couldn't wait to become the king. However, after Li Li mercilessly ordered more than 3,000 wounded soldiers to be buried alive, Xun Chen personally felt the other side of the new lord Li Li, who was ruthless and domineering, far from being as sunny as it appeared to be.

"This is the real troubled hero!" After witnessing Li Li's ruthless military orders, Xun Chen came to such a conclusion.

From that moment on, Xun Chen made up his mind to do his best to assist Li Li to achieve a hegemony, and the first thing he had to do was to win Li Li's appreciation and trust; Otherwise, there is no way to talk about it. Unexpectedly, when he was thinking about how to make Li Li look at him differently, he unexpectedly received an invitation from Li Li and invited him to the banquet alone.

It is precisely because Xun Chen is very eager to be appreciated by Li Li that he will be at a loss and become more and more nervous when the opportunity comes. It was also the feeling at this moment that made Xun Chen clearly realize that he was so afraid of Li Li, and he used to call Li Li a thief whenever he mentioned Li Li's name, but he didn't know that this was clearly self-deception, but it was actually a kind of cowardice and fear.

Between the cups and the lamps, time passed quietly.

Unconsciously, the feast had lasted for half an hour, and Xun Chen drank more than 20 cups in succession, but he was only slightly drunk.

It is not difficult to see that the scribes of this era drank a lot of alcohol, and many scribes drank while talking, and they were able to stay up all night. It is worth mentioning that the alcohol of this era seemed to be affordable only for the middle and upper classes, and it was impossible for the common people to drink uncontrollably because he could not afford it. In addition, the alcohol content nowadays is very low, generally about twenty or thirty degrees, the taste is soft, mellow and refreshing, it is not easy to be intoxicating at first, but it has a lot of stamina.

Seeing that Xun Chen's cheeks were flushed, his words and deeds were no longer restrained. The tense mind was completely relaxed, and Li Li smiled. After Xun Chen is full of wine and food. He waved his hand and motioned for his soldiers to withdraw from the banquet and replace it with steaming hot tea. This is what Li Li just said about drinking and eating tea, the wine has been drunk, and the next thing is to eat tea.

"On the day that you surrendered to me, you should have held a banquet to entertain my husband, but the military and political affairs were heavy during the war, and it had to be delayed until now. Yes. Tonight, I specially invited Mr. to the banquet to compensate for the past gift, and I ask for your understanding. As if he was drinking just now, Li Li still poured the first cup of tea for Xun Chen with his own hands. While serving tea, he smiled and explained the reason.

Xun Chen hurriedly thanked him, took a sip of tea, slowly put down the teacup, and opened his mouth to say something but had scruples. Bite one's tongue.

"You don't have to hesitate. If you have something to say, you might as well say it bluntly, there are no outsiders here, only you and me, no need to scruple. Li Li smiled when he saw this.

"Thank you, lord, for your forgiveness." After saying thank you, the expression on Xun Chen's face couldn't help but soothe, as if he had taken a reassuring pill, and finally made up his mind. Immediately, he said respectfully: "In the past few days, the officers and men of our army have returned to the customs one after another. Many border generals and state and county commanders were also ordered to rush to Hangu Pass, and it seemed that the lord had summoned the military generals to discuss important matters. on this. Weichen was quite puzzled, why did the lord set the military and political affairs in Hangu Pass, instead of the Chang'an General's Mansion, or the court? ”

"Oh?" Li Li muttered in surprise: "Just after the war, in addition to convening all the generals to discuss military affairs, I also need to reward the soldiers of the whole army, otherwise wouldn't I, the lord, be poked in the back by the soldiers?" As for Chang'an, the capital division, now that the war is over, the soldiers are already exhausted, so they can't take care of returning to Chang'an as soon as possible. What's more, it is extremely cumbersome for the class teacher to return to Chang'an, and it will take at least half a month for just a celebration banquet, which takes time and is not conducive to the war. Therefore, I temporarily decided to carry out military and political deliberations and reward the whole army at the same time, and drank heartily in Hangu Pass for three days, and returned to Chang'an ten days later. Do you think there's anything wrong with this? ”

Xun Chen shook his head slightly, and said respectfully: "The lord's arrangement is very appropriate, and there is nothing wrong with it. However, our army gathered again in Hangu Pass, which undoubtedly made the princes of the Central Plains who had just been defeated panic all day long, mistakenly thinking that the Lord wanted to take advantage of the victory to attack the Central Plains. In this way, it is tantamount to pushing them into a corner, forcing them to actively prepare for war, and it is even possible to join forces again to defend against our army. Therefore, Weichen felt that it was not appropriate to make a noise about the Hangu Deliberation this time, and the civil and military officials in Yongliang and the two prefectures did not need to rush. I don't know what happens under the Lord's will? ”

Li Li bowed slightly: "This is natural, the generals who were ordered to come to discuss this time are all civil and military chiefs in Si Li and Sanfu, and the others will stay where they are." If you listen to your words, it seems that you are familiar with the war situation in the Central Plains, what is the best strategy, and it doesn't hurt to say it directly? ”

Xun Chen smiled humbly and said softly: "It's just a rough idea, don't dare to call it a good policy." Since the lord inquired, the micro-minister should report it all. As far as the current situation in the Central Plains is concerned, Weichen's coping strategy is only seventeen words: 'Show kindness, join forces vertically and horizontally, drive the tiger and devour the wolf, and decide the Central Plains in a war!'" ’

The so-called show kindness is the strategy adopted by the lord nowadays, throwing out the land of Henan and Luoyang, so as to serve as a buffer zone between our army and the princes of the Central Plains, indicating that our army has no intention of waving the Central Plains. Then the second step can be carried out, and the people who can speak eloquently persuade the surrounding princes to form an alliance with our Xiliang army, perhaps some princes will definitely not form an alliance with our army, but they do not dare to embarrass the envoys sent by the lord. And most of the princes, even though they had scruples about our army, did not dare to openly oppose our army, so that the strategy of combining vertical and horizontal could be achieved.

The third step is to drive the tiger and the wolf. There are more than ten princes in the world, and it is impossible for our Xiliang army to completely rely on its own strength to eliminate the princes one by one, and it is bound to take advantage of the contradictions between the princes to make them kill each other, so as to quickly weaken the strength and number of the princes of all walks of life. Our army can support our 'allies' with a little encouragement, and with a little encouragement, they can be pushed to attack each other. When the princes of the Central Plains are inextricably fought, the lord can march eastward and level the states of the Central Plains in one fell swoop; This is the Central Plains of World War I. The details and how to implement it will be reported in detail by Rong Weichen in the future.

This is the foolish opinion of the ministers, I don't know what the Lord's public will be? ”

―――――――――――――――― (To be continued......)

PS: [Thanks: Friends who sent moon cakes, thank you!] 】

Although he didn't leave a nickname, Tiger Ben still had to say: "Thank you!" ”

In the past two days, coinciding with the Mid-Autumn Festival, Hu Ben caught a cold, and he was relatively strict, and he didn't even go out to play with his wife and children, and the whole holiday was in the soup. In this regard, Hu Ben blamed himself, but his body was not up to others.

Feeling a little depressed, I suddenly found the mooncakes sent by my book friends, and this feeling is indescribable. Thank you friends and happy Mid-Autumn Festival!