The scorching sun is sinking in the west, and the evening breeze is light.

In the tree-lined courtyard, a hundred flowers compete for beauty, and the flowers are blooming.

Regardless of the changes in the world and the passage of time, the dustless palace is still quiet and indisputable.

Since the outbreak of civil strife in Yizhou, Li Li left the Zhulin Courtyard and re-lived in the main courtyard of the Wuchen Palace.

Since then, although he has not been on the battlefield in person, he knows the entire battle situation well, has a deep understanding of the situation in Yizhou, and always pays attention to the changes in the situation.

As the civil strife in Yizhou intensified, the dustless palace in the smoke also became busy.

In the backyard of the top of the mountain, Li Li sat in the gazebo and looked through the bamboo slips, sometimes contemplating, sometimes writing at the desk. Li Zhi, the commander of the guards, stood behind him, like a stone pillar, letting the cool breeze blow on his face, quietly watching the sunset. At this time, except for the two of their lords and ministers, there was no one else in the backyard.

Suddenly, a rush of footsteps broke the silence in the backyard, and then Zhuge Liang's figure entered Li Zhi's line of sight and walked towards the pavilion quickly.

Li Li put down the bamboo slip in his hand when he heard the sound, and only then did he realize that the time was not early, and he had been sitting here for three hours unconsciously.

"My lord, the Hanzhong army set out five days ago." As soon as he walked into the pavilion, Zhuge Liang reported respectfully.

"Oh?" Li Li groaned and waved his hand to signal Zhuge Liang to sit down and speak, but he got up and stood up, pacing while thinking. At this time, Li Zhi, who was standing on the side, waved lightly, and saw two disciples of the Dustless Palace walking over quickly with trays, offering fragrant tea and pastries, and then bowing to give a salute. Quietly retreated.

After a little thought, Li Li sat down again, while holding the teacup and tasting tea slowly. With a smile on his face, he said: "Gong Jin's grasp of the timing is quite accurate, and sending troops at this time is just right, which can get twice the result with half the effort." After speaking, Li Li casually put down the teacup and took the letter from Zhuge Ling's hand.

The letter silk that fell into Li Li's hands at this moment was the expedition plan and marching route written by Zhou Yu before leading the army to the expedition. There are only a few hundred words on the letter, but it records all the plans for the expedition to Yizhou. Its importance cannot be overstated.

After reading the secret letter, Li Li shook his head with a smile, and handed the letter to Zhuge Liang. said with a smile: "Gong Jin is indeed an extremely smart person, thoughtful and thoughtful. It's just that?????? He was thinking too much this time. Hehehe! ”

Zhuge Liang took the secret letter, and without looking at it, he folded it and stuffed it into his sleeve. Apparently he already knew what was on the secret letter. This is a privilege granted to him by Lilly. Responsible for all the intelligence of this expedition to Yizhou. The information sent back by the meticulous work and secret agents from all over the country will be sent to him as soon as possible, and it will be reported to Li Li after his screening and screening.

After hearing Li Li's words, Zhuge Liang knew what Li Li was referring to: Zhou Yu and Li Xian were in the Eastern Route Army together, leading 60,000 troops to march into Ba County through Micang Road.

Zhou Yu's move was inconsistent with the original battle plan. According to the original expedition plan, Zhou Yu should lead the main army to capture Shu Road, that is, lead the three battalions of Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong to enter Sichuan through the Jinniu Road; Li Xian led 30,000 eagle guards and 20,000 infantry troops to pass through Micang. Capture Ba County.

The same army is divided into two routes, but now the leaders of the two armies have changed. The Western Route Army was supposed to be personally commanded by Zhou Yu. Now it has become Zhao Yun's leader; The main general of the Eastern Route Army was still Li Xian, and Zhou Yu was willing to suppress Li Xian and led 30,000 infantry troops to follow Li Xian and capture Ba County with him. It is obvious that Zhou Yu's move is deliberately following behind Li Xian to escort him and ensure that nothing goes wrong.

As the commander of the three armies, Zhou Yu did not hesitate to delegate military power to the generals under the account, and did not compete with the generals under the account, which shows that he is broad-minded and elegant. And his special care and sincere love for Li Xian surprised Li Li and Zhuge Liang, and they were willing to act as a foil for Li Xianam's green leaves.

In this regard, Zhuge Liang had to admit that Zhou Yu was indeed a magnanimous person, and his open-mindedness was still better than his own. In all fairness, if he was in Zhou Yu's position, he might not be able to be as generous as Zhou Yu.

Of course, Zhuge Liang also knew why Li Li chose Zhou Yu to lead the army and not other generals. Its root lies in the fact that Yizhou is the land of Longxing, with abundant people and a large population, and occupies a unique topographical condition - Shu Road; Therefore, the importance of Yizhou is self-evident. For such an extremely important state and county, no matter which way the princes occupy Yizhou, they will send their most trusted people to guard it, and will never hand it over to outsiders who are not close associates to take over. The same is true for Liley.

Because of this, as early as when Li Li planned to attack Yizhou, he had already selected the candidate who would sit in Yizhou in the future, which was his younger brother Li Xian. Other than that, no second choice will be made. At least, before the world is decided, Li Li will not hand over Yizhou to other civil and military generals to take over; After the world is pacified, it will be a different matter.

In this regard, Zhuge Liang already knew that even if Li Li did not do this, he would build yì Li Li to send his cronies to withdraw Yizhou. Now it seems that Zhuge Liang is not the only one who can comprehend Li Li's intentions, Zhou Yu also has a good understanding of this. Therefore, Zhou Yu gave up the great fame of personally leading the army to capture Yizhou, and instead gave up this credit to Li Xian, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong; And he himself was willing to sit in the rear army for the army, escorting the grain and grass to follow up slowly.

Zhou Yu's open-mindedness and bearing really impressed Zhuge Liang, deeply admired, and ashamed of himself.

?????? In the midst of his thoughts, Zhuge Liang drank two cups of tea one after another, but he didn't notice it at all, and he didn't notice that Li Li, who was sitting opposite him, had already poured him three cups of tea. Fortunately, Li Li didn't mind this, and after seeing Zhuge Liang wandering, he sat quietly and drank tea leisurely.

It is obvious that Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu are both young talents under Li Li, and they both have talents that have endured the heavens and the earth, and naturally they also have a competitive heart that is unwilling to be left behind.

There is a way, see the wise and think together. At present, Zhou Yu is already ahead of Zhuge Liang, with outstanding military achievements, the same rank as Jiuqing, and one of the four commanders in the army, whether it is status or seniority and prestige, Zhou Yu is above Zhuge Liang. Seeing that Zhou Yu was already a big step ahead, Zhuge Liang naturally wanted to hurry up and catch up, not to seek the latecomers to take over, at least not to fall behind, and to keep pace with each other.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang has been holding back his strength, and he has the potential to compete with Zhou Yu. However, there is no contradiction between them, nor is it a battle of will, but a kind of healthy competition in which you chase after me.

It is worth mentioning that this kind of healthy competition is not limited to Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu. In fact, there are not a few young talents under Li Li's command, in addition to Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang, there are also Guo Jia, Xun You and Fa Zheng and others, they are quietly chasing competition, in a virtuous circle, each other is not only a competitor, but also a like-minded best friend. The emergence of this situation is due to Li Li's control of the overall situation, knowing people well, giving them a stage to display their talents, and then adjusting them to firmly control the overall situation, so as to avoid competition turning into struggle.

After pondering for a long time, Zhuge Liang finally came back to his senses, and immediately said apologetically: "Weichen is rude, please forgive me." ”

"It doesn't matter." Li Li shook his head lightly and said with a smile: "In the past six months, I have been leisurely and comfortable for my brother every day, but I have tired my virtuous brother. ”

"The elder brother has seen the outside, and this is the matter of the foolish brother." Zhuge Liang responded humbly, and after pouring Li Li a cup of tea with his own hands, he continued: "Brother Fang Cai mentioned the battle plan formulated by General Zhou Yu, and the foolish brother was deeply touched and benefited a lot. General Zhou Yu was thoughtful, meticulous, broad-minded, and magnificent, which made the foolish brother deeply admired. In front of Li Li, Zhuge Liang did not hide his thoughts, and calmly said the reason why he was distracted; This is not only an explanation, but also a selfless honesty from the bottom of his heart, and he truly regards Li Li as a brother who talks about everything. Rather than concealing vague words, it is better to be honest and honest, which is what a wise man does.

Li Li smiled and said, "What the virtuous brother said is good, this time it is indeed difficult for Gongjin." He has to lead the army to fight and help me take care of my younger brother, and he has to take care of everything, which is not easy. Fortunately, Gong Jin is smart, calm and sophisticated, and does things decently, which did not disappoint me. ”

Speaking of this, Li Li paused for a moment and continued: "Right now, I am in the hinterland of Yizhou, and the whip is beyond the reach of the whip, even if I have the heart to lead the army to fight, it is beyond the reach of the whip, so the battle after the army goes out can be handed over to Gong Jin's command, giving him the right to arbitrarily make decisions on the spot, and there is no need to report everything." ”

Zhuge Liang happily responded: "The lord is wise, Weichen will pass on the order, and I think it can be passed to General Zhou Yu in three days." ”

After speaking, Zhuge Liang was about to get up and leave, but was stopped by Li Li raising his hand, signaling that he didn't need to worry, and asked with a smile: "Mengxin told me yesterday that my younger brother and sister are pregnant again, but Brother Xian doesn't know about it. This is yours, no matter how busy you are in the future, you have to find some time to spend more time with her. ”

"Ahh There is such a thing?????? Hey, hey, hey! Zhuge Liang smiled in astonishment, naturally revealing a different look from the past, his face was filled with joy that could not be concealed, as if he was smiling, dancing lightly. If it weren't for Li Li in person, I was afraid that he would jump up with joy.

After smirking for a long time, Zhuge Liang was still smiling, and his excitement was difficult to calm down, while Li Li laughed with him, really happy for him.

It wasn't until a pot of tea was drunk that Zhuge Liang recovered as usual, and when he got up to leave, he said respectfully: "Right now, Liu Zhang of Yizhou is so busy that he is so busy dealing with Zhao Wei's rebels that he has no time to take care of the movements of our army. This is undoubtedly a godsend for us; If the chance of winning Yizhou was only 50% before, then now it is at least 70% certain. I wonder when the lord plans to leave? ”

Li Li smiled when he heard this: "When my Xiliang army comes to the city, it will be the day when we will go to Chengdu." Hahaha??????"

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