Guzang City, the county guard's house.

On the main hall.

Li Li sat in the center on the main seat, Cao Fa was standing in the lower right corner of the handsome case, and on both sides of the hall sat Li Xian, Jia Xu, Li Zheng, Jia Mu, Li Dian and Huan Bao.

This was the second day after Li Li's army returned to the county guard's mansion.

Today, the left-behind generals of Wuwei County were summoned to the hall to discuss the matter, in fact, it was a reward for meritorious deeds, so the other generals of the main battle camp did not receive the order to discuss the matter.

"Hehehe!" Li Li still maintained his usual deliberative style, and heard before he smiled. Use hearty laughter to dispel the serious atmosphere in the lobby, so that everyone in the hall can relax their minds, and remind them not to be too restrained.

Then he looked at his younger brother Li Xian with a smile, and said with a smile: "Brother Xian, I haven't seen each other for almost a year, you have finally grown up, your breath is introverted, calm and capable, and you can take charge alone." Congratulations! Hehehe———"

"My brother has a good reputation." Li Xian scratched his head with a smile when he heard Yanhan, and said with a smile: "The foolish brother has stayed in Wuwei County for most of the past half a year, trembling, and he doesn't dare to relax for a moment, for fear of delaying his brother's big event." Thanks to the great help of General Mancheng, Li Zheng, Jia Mu and Huan Bao, the land of the four counties of Wuwei has been stable and uneventful, and the foolish brother can live up to his brother's trust and live up to his mission. Now that the elder brother has returned victoriously, the foolish brother can finally breathe a sigh of relief and sleep peacefully! ”

Li Li said happily: "Brother Siam has learned to be humble, which shows that you are not wrong as a brother, you are indeed much more mature and stable." Before, I was planning a marriage for a general in the army, and at that time, several of your sisters-in-law proposed to handle your marriage as well, but I vetoed their suggestion. Now it seems that I did something wrong, and you have reached the age of marriage and can start a family. I don't know if Brother Siam has a favorite object? Haha! ”

"This 、、、、、、" Li Xian scratched the back of his head in shock, and his cheeks flushed. smiled shyly: "Don't hide it from my brother, my foolish brother really hasn't thought about getting married." Besides, I'm still young now, so I'm not in a hurry to get married, so let's wait a minute. ”

After Li Li heard this, he looked at his younger brother with a smile on his face, and said narrowly: "The man should get married, and the woman should get married." You are not young now, and you should get married as soon as possible. Since you don't have a favorite woman yourself, then your marriage will be handled by my brother, and let your sister-in-law pay attention to it for you. If there is a suitable woman, they will marry immediately. What do you think? ”

"Hey, hey, hey!" Li Xianhan said with a smile: "The marriage is all up to the elder brother, and the foolish brother has no objections." If it is really a woman selected by several sisters-in-law, the younger brother has absolutely no opinion, I believe in the eyes of the sisters-in-law! ”

"Hehehe!" Li Li smiled dumbly and said, "You, I said you were calm just now." Now it's all revealed. If you believe in your sister-in-law's vision, can't you believe in your brother's ability to recognize people? ”

Li Xian was slightly stunned when he heard this. Without thinking, he shook his head and said, "My brother misunderstood what my younger brother meant. Brother has a lot of opportunities. Military and political affairs are busy, and there is no skill. If the elder brother can really choose a woman for the younger brother, the younger brother will have nothing to say and get married immediately! Although the younger brother believes in the eyes of his sisters-in-law, he is more confident in the woman chosen by his brother! Hey, hey, hey———"

When Li Li heard this, he shook his head with a smile. In my heart, I am very satisfied with Li Xian's younger brother.

Li Xian himself is not a talented general with both civil and military skills. He has a wooden personality, is not good at words, is honest by nature, and even a little dull. But he's gifted. Xuewu talent is extremely high, at the age of sixteen, he ranks among the top generals, although it is still the strength of the top generals, it is extremely rare, and the future achievements are limitless.

In addition, although he is not a thoughtful person, he is extremely capable of execution. But as long as Li Li gave him the task, he must strictly implement it one by one, meticulously, and will never make arbitrary claims and make arbitrary changes. This alone can make Li Li absolutely reassured of him, and he has repeatedly entrusted him with the burden of staying behind, and he has never disappointed Li Li.

However, Li Xian's style of doing things also has advantages and disadvantages, more than success, lack of progress, and lack of subjective initiative; That is, they don't know how to be flexible and are extremely rigid in doing things. It is precisely this that makes him rarely make mistakes, and unless the order given by Li Li is itself wrong, the chance of him making a mistake is extremely small.

In the main hall, Jia Xu, Li Zheng, Li Dian and Fa Zheng and others watched the intimate conversation between the two brothers, Li Li and Li Xian, their hearts relaxed, and a knowing smile appeared on their faces. Because they have followed their lord Li Li for so long, they have rarely seen Li Li talk so casually and freely, saying whatever he wants, without taboos.

Since Li Liguan visited the general of the West, his majesty has become more and more prosperous, and his gestures are full of domineering that people dare not face. Now, looking at the entire Xiliang army, and even the hundred officials of Chang'an, no one can talk to him casually without taboos, and no one dares to be rude in front of him, act casually, and laugh when he wants. Even his uncle Li Dao was no exception.

All the generals and civilian strategists in the whole army, and only Li Xian in front of him can talk with Li Li casually, without any scruples about anything else, and there is no need to worry about anything else. After all, he is Li Li's own brother, even if he made a big mistake, Li Li reprimanded him at most and punished him a little, and after the matter passed, the brother was still a brother, a mother, and blood was thicker than water.

Because of this, when the previous imperial court wantonly enshrined the generals of Wuwei, Li Xian worshiped General Anbei and Marquis Wuxiang at a young age. In the entire Xiliang army, his officials are second only to Li Dao and Li Li, ranking above the generals of the whole army, as if he is above 10,000 people under one person. In this regard, the generals of the whole army and the civil servants and strategists had no objection, and they all took it for granted.

As Li Li and Li Xian finished talking, the laughter in the main hall disappeared, and the atmosphere became serious invisibly.

After a little silence, I saw the smile on Li Li's face gradually disappearing, and he looked down at everyone in the hall calmly, and said: "At present, most of the counties and counties in Xiliang are under the control of our army, but only the two counties of the Western Regions have been hanging alone for more than ten years, ignoring the laws and regulations of the imperial court, barbarism is rampant, and bandits are rampant. Yesterday night, I have ordered the generals of this western expedition to come to Guzang City to discuss the matter, and wait for tomorrow to discuss the government. The purpose of calling you here today is to reward you for your achievements in the past six months, and to rearrange you in advance. ”

After speaking, Li Li bowed slightly to Jia Xu on the right side of the hall and motioned for him to announce the reward.

Jia Xu immediately got up and bowed to Li Li, and then took out the holy decree from his long sleeve. But instead of reading the decree, he handed it to the Fazheng. After doing this, he stood in the center of the main hall, looked at Li Xian and Li Dian and the others with a smile, and said loudly: "At the request of the lord, the general of Anbei Li Xian will be appointed as the Taishou of Beidi County, and a reward of 300 gold and 300 silk horses; Emperor Feng Zhonglang made Li Dian the Taishou of Zhangye County and the Marquis of Guannei, and rewarded him with 300 gold and 200 horses of Shu brocade; Zhangye County Cheng Jiamu was crowned as the Taishou of Jincheng and the Marquis of Guannei. A hundred gold and a hundred silk horses. The lieutenant general Li Zheng was recruited as the general of Jincheng, rewarded with 100 gold, and gave 100 horses of silk and satin; Appointed Huan Leopard, the commander of the Hugh Slaughter Horse Farm, as the defender of Hugh Tu City, and rewarded him with a hundred gold. Give a hundred horses of silk. Thanksgiving, all the generals! ”

After saying the reward, Jia Xu walked to the side of his eldest son, Jia Mu. and Li Xian, Li Dian, Li Zheng and Huan Bao and others bowed down and bowed. Facing Li Li, who closed his eyes in the hall, he shouted: "Weichen is grateful for the decree, thank my emperor!" ”

It was only at this time that Fa Zheng, who was standing next to the main case, knew why Jia Xu handed him the holy decree and asked him to forward it to the lord Li Li. And Li Li didn't open it at all after receiving the holy decree, and put it on the desk casually. Leaning back in his seat and closing his eyes, he seemed to be a little tired.

Seeing Jia Xu and the others bowing their heads, Fa Zheng was suddenly agitated and walked quickly to the bottom of the hall. Hurriedly bent down and bowed.

Suddenly, Li Li suddenly opened his eyes and looked down at Jia Xu and the others who were kneeling down in the hall, and the corner of his eyes quickly glanced at the guards and maidservants around him, and found that they were also kneeling to him. Then he waved his sleeves, stood up, turned and left the main hall, as if in anger.

"Today's deliberations are over, let's disperse!" When he walked to the side door of the main hall, Li Li suddenly waved his hand and said a word, and then strode into the side door, and the figure disappeared.

"No!" Just when Li Xian, Li Zheng, Jia Mu and others were at a loss, Jia Xu said yes, bowed down and stood up.

Immediately, Li Xian and others did the same, and they bowed and stood up.

"Strategist, what's going on? How can you put the decree on the case of Shuai, isn't this an infidelity to my brother? If this matter is spread out, my eldest brother will definitely be infamy! Li Xian asked Jia Xu with a slightly angry expression.

Hearing this, Jia Xu bowed to Li Xian and said with a smile: "What the young general said is extremely true. It was indeed a mistake in the lower part of the case, and it was not well thought out, so that the lord was implicated, and later he asked the lord for guilt. However, the lord has always been tolerant and generous, so he must not care about this. Besides, the holy decree is on the table, and it is not wrong for me to bow down, does the major general think so? ”

Li Xian was slightly stunned when he heard this, looking at Jia Xu's smiling appearance, he seemed to understand inexplicably, nodded immediately, and went straight to the side door.

Li Zheng, Huan Bao and Li Dian were not fools, they also felt the same thing about the scene just now, and immediately bid farewell to Jia Xu, the military teacher, and turned around and walked out of the lobby.

"Sir's move was too sudden, I wonder if the lord knew about it in advance?" After the generals left, Fa Zheng walked to Jia Xu's side and asked respectfully.

Jia Xu shook his head slightly and said in a low voice, "I don't know." The lord is eloquent and strategic, and has the world in mind, and does not disdain such tricks at all. This is a deliberate act of mine to find out the mind of the Lord so that I can act in the future. ”

"Oh?" Fa Zheng's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he muttered: "Mr. is the confidant of the lord, how could he make such an abrupt move?" Could it be that Mr. Fei is uncertain about the current situation and worried? ”

Jia Xu looked at Fa Zheng appreciatively, nodded and said: "Filial piety and wisdom are brilliant, in a word, the lord has a wise eye for talents!" At present, the situation in Xiliang is clear, and the lord has a strong army, occupying the two states of Xiliang, and also controlling the Chang'an court, as if he has become the most powerful prince in the world. However, the lord let General Li Dao take charge of the court and occupy the name of righteousness, and the previous two decrees won the hearts of the people, which greatly increased the prestige of General Li Dao among the people. Now that the two prefectures of Xiliang are about to be pacified, many things need to be properly arranged, so that the two prefectures of Xiliang that we have worked so hard to collect will not fall into the hands of General Li Wei. Therefore, I need to accurately find out the ambition of the lord, so that I can plan early, stabilize the overall situation of Xiliang, and help the lord achieve great things! ”

"I see." Fa Zheng suddenly realized, walked in front of Jia Xu, bowed down, and said convincingly: "Before, the lord ordered me to be a disciple of Mr., ask Mr. for advice on everything, and listen to Mr.'s teachings in the morning and evening. However, I was arrogant and did not obey the orders of the lord, and my husband's actions today really made the students admire and convince me. From now on, Fa Zheng is willing to worship Mr. as a teacher, and also ask Mr. not to think that the student is stupid, and to accept him as a disciple. Please bow down to the students! ”

After finishing speaking, Fa Zheng didn't wait for Jia Xu to answer, so he leaned down and bowed.

"This 、、、、、、" Jia Xu hesitated for a moment, and after Fa Zheng bowed, he stretched out his hand to help him up with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "The talent of filial piety is not inferior to me, but the qualifications are still shallow, and as long as you go through it, you will be entrusted with a heavy responsibility by the lord." Today I will be worshiped by you, but you and I are not masters and apprentices, but old friends, discussing with each other in the future, working together to help the lord achieve hegemony. How about filial piety? ”

Fa Zheng was overjoyed when he heard this, and then said: "Mr. is humble, which makes the students feel deeply ashamed. According to Mr. 's words, in the future, I will regard Mr. as a teacher and a friend, and I hope that Mr. will teach more and mention something sooner or later. ”

"Okay, we'll make up our minds!" Jia Xu grabbed Fa Zheng's arm and said with a smile.

From Jia Xu's happy expression, it is not difficult to see that he really likes Fazheng's talent and really wants to be good friends with Fazheng. And Fa Zheng was also impressed by Jia Xu's extraordinary courage and resourcefulness, and was willing to give Jia Xu a disciple salute, and regarded himself as a junior to show his respect and admiration for Jia Xu.

—————— (To be continued)(To be continued......