For several days, Li Li would go to Cai's Mansion every day, and he was courteous and courteous.

It's just that he doesn't mean to drink as a drunkard, and every time he will find all kinds of excuses to give gifts to Cai Yan.

A peony, delicate.

A bouquet of roses, people are more delicate than flowers.

A box of fat powder, the aroma hits.

As a leader in the army in later generations, even if he came to the Eastern Han Dynasty, some conventional pickling techniques were still not lost.

Women are the ones who please themselves.

A widow who has been hurt will know how to cherish the person in front of her more.

Sincerely, the gold and stone are open.

Although Cai Yan blushed every time, like a shy rose, he accepted the gift without a trace, but he no longer got along with Li Li alone, and he wanted to refuse and welcome, and the charm was infinite.

It's just that there is one thing that makes Li Li scratch his head, that is, as long as he appears in Cai's mansion, Diao Chan will come uninvited and talk to him intentionally or unintentionally.

The enchantress is the same as before, her words are still frank and straightforward, her words are sharp, and her mouth is open.

Li Li didn't know how to answer, Cai Yan's face was red, and there was a hint of sweetness in his shyness.

With the enchantress present, the originally very freehand meeting turned into a conversation between the three of them, with a strange atmosphere and each with their own thoughts.

Now when Chen Yu's little girl talks to Cai Yan in private, she usually doesn't walk with Li Li.

A woman's mind is like the weather in June, it can be sunny and generous, or it can be stormy and stormy.

No matter what kind of woman it is, accompanying a man to please another woman is always unpleasant and unhappy.

Sometimes, Cai Yan and Diao Chan's two daughters will also come to Longxiang Li Mansion together, nominally to visit Yu'er's sister, but what the actual intention is, it can only be understood but not spoken.

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed in a flash.

The rhyme of the wind and snow, for Li Li at this time, is a kind of luxury and pleasure.

The 8,000 soldiers and horses of the Dongyang Valley battalion saw that the grain and grass were about to run out, and it was difficult to continue.

On this occasion, Li Li talked and laughed on the surface, and the smile often hung on his face; In fact, he was secretly anxious in his heart, like sitting on pins and needles.

The grain and grass in the 3,000 Dragon Camp are safe for the time being, and Dong Zhuo will pay the food and salary on a monthly basis, but the 5,000 foot soldiers who were privately recruited are still waiting to eat.

There are a total of 8,000 soldiers and horses, which seems to be a lot, and they are all elite soldiers, and their combat power is quite strong. However, Li Li had a shallow foundation, and without the secret support of Li Dao, Fan Yong and others, he was unable to provide the food and salary needed by the army, and he was controlled by others everywhere, and was suppressed in Chang'an City without moving, and he was extremely depressed.

Seeing that the end of the month is approaching, if Dong Zhuo does not send him a garrison, or if he sends a border county out, he has no choice but to lead the army to leave Chang'an alone, relying on the soldiers and horses in his hands, no matter what, he will grab the land of the next county as the foundation.

However, once Li Li led the army to leave Chang'an without authorization, it would mean betraying Dong Zhuo, and the consequences would be very serious.

At least until Dong Zhuo dies, his lone army will be the enemy of the Xiliang army, and Dong Zhuo will inevitably send heavy troops to encircle and suppress him, and he will not let him go easily.

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At noon on this day, the sun hung in the sky, and it was as hot as ever. There was a heat wave in the air, and the heat was unbearable.

The Dragon Boat Festival has passed, and the scorching summer is coming.

Although Chang'an is located in the northwest, it is still very hot in summer, and the air is dry, which makes it extremely hot and depressing.

On top of that, some people are restless, anxious, and feel extremely hot in such weather.

In fact, the current Chang'an City is not too hot, and the pedestrians on the street are still wearing linen clothes and are not sweating.

It can be seen that the weather is not as hot as Li Li imagined.

The heart is calm and naturally cool, and the ancients did not deceive me.

"Lord, someone is in the palace!"

In a rush of footsteps, Dian Wei strode into the lobby and said urgently.

"Ahh It's finally here, these dead eunuchs, it turns out that there are cute times too! ”

Li Li was stunned, and immediately got up and walked to Dian Wei's side, straightened his clothes a little, and strode out to greet the palace attendants.

Although Dian Wei didn't say what happened to the palace attendants, Li Li knew the answer from Dian Wei's expression.

The thing that can make Dian Wei lose his temper like this must be a good thing that he has been waiting for for a long time.

Dong Zhuo and Mrs. Dong finally remembered me Li Li, it was not easy, and I waited for more than half a month!

After a short time, Li Li and Dian Wei welcomed a slightly chubby middle-aged man and the two small yellow doors accompanying him into the main hall.

"Captain Li Li of Longxiang received the order and carried it in heaven······ Named Li Li as the captain of the Qiang Guard, leading the martial arts too guard, admiring this! ”

"Ugh! Weichen is grateful, thank you for the cultivation! ”

As the middle-aged man finished reading the holy decree, Li Li bowed down in astonishment to take the edict, waved his hand and motioned to the servant to take out a few ingots of silver and stuff them into the accompanying little yellow door.

Yes, when the middle-aged official announced the decree, he didn't know whether it was intentional or deliberate, and without waiting for Li Li to kneel down, he read out the decree, and then handed the edict to Li Li.

Originally, Li Li was struggling with whether to bathe and change clothes to welcome the holy decree, in order for thousands of soldiers to leave Chang'an safely, he had to bend his knees and bow to the decree this time, so as not to cause extraneous branches due to small losses.

Unexpectedly, the middle-aged herald was so understanding, and he took out the holy decree and read it out without waiting for his reaction, which was really neat and neat.

After the announcement was completed, Li Li asked the servants to lead the two little yellow doors out of the main hall, so that they could receive the middle-aged waiter in a good time.

"I don't know why, I'm very kind to adults, but I can't remember the adult's name for a while, so please don't hesitate to give advice."

The guest and the host sat down, Li Li and the middle-aged waiter sat opposite each other, looked directly at the extremely kind-looking herald waiter and said.

"Hehehe! The Major General was polite. In Xia Wuwei Jia Xu, the character is harmonious, and now he is a waiter in the Yellow Gate, and he previously served under General Li Wei. ”

The middle-aged squire was not polite, and directly said his famous position, and frankly admitted that he was from Li Dao's account.

"Jia Xu Jia Wenhe?"

In an instant, Li Li looked at the smiling Jia Xu with wide eyes and lost his voice.

Jia Xu replied with a smile: "It's exactly below." I haven't seen the Major General for several years, could it be that the General still remembers me? ”

"Haha!"

Li Li suddenly laughed, "Mr. Wenhe once taught me and my brother Siam to read and write, and he was the enlightenment teacher of our brothers. If I can even forget my husband, wouldn't I be a man without a king and a father, and what face would I have to live in the world?

Sir, please bow to Li Li! ”

After speaking, Li Li wanted to get up and bow to Jia Xu.

Jia Xu hurriedly got up and walked in front of Li Li, supported his arms, and said quite excitedly: "By no means, the general doesn't have to be like this." In the past, Jia lived under the account of General Li Dao and was ordered to teach the two major generals to read and write, which was a duty, but not a favor. If the general wants to bow down, wouldn't he kill Jia!

The general is a man of true temperament, who has been brilliant and heroic since childhood. Now that Fang is at the age of the weak crown, he is already a general who has experienced a hundred battles, and now he is leading a county to guard, which can be described as a young talent and a handsome man. Jia can have this opportunity with the general, which is enough to comfort his life! ”

Li Li could see that Jia Xu was not pretending, but really didn't want to worship him.

So he stood up, sat on the right side of Jia Xu, treated him with a teacher's courtesy, and no longer sat on an equal footing with Jia Xu.

The gentleman insisted on this, and the student did not force it, so as not to displease the gentleman. This time, I went to Wuwei to take up a post, I don't know what else Master Dong commanded? As far as I know, Wuwei County in Liangzhou is not under the control of Taishi now, but is secretly controlled by Jincheng Han Sui. Mr. is from Wuwei, I think there must be a good plan to teach me, and please give me advice. ”

After Jia Xu heard this, his slightly narrowed eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of appreciation, and he looked at Li Li with blazing eyes, and said with a smile: "After three days, I should be impressed, Wenchang is really a talented person!" What Wenchang said is good. Master Dong attaches great importance to you and entitles you to the position of captain of the Qiang school, which means that you can control the entire Liangzhou soldiers and horses, and your grace is incomparable!

However, since ancient times, blessings and misfortunes have depended on each other, and Taishi's move is not only a grace, but also a place for Wenchang you to be on the cusp of the limelight, which is extremely dangerous. Because at present, half of the twelve counties of Liangzhou are occupied by the Qiang people, the Yueshi Hu people and the Southern Xiongnu people, and the remaining six counties also have their own belongings.

The surrounding counties of Longxi and Beidi are now under the control of Taishi, but the counties west of Jincheng are in the hands of the princes of Xiliang, among which Han Sui and Ma Teng are the most powerful.

The Taishi gave you the position of captain to protect Qiang, nominally having the right to control the soldiers and horses of the various departments in Liangzhou, but in fact he put you on the opposite side of Han Sui and other princes, and you will inevitably be jointly confronted and suppressed by them, and you will be in a worrying situation.

In addition, the position of Wu Wei Taishou is your actual position. But as far as Jia knows, the power of Wuwei soldiers and horses is now in the hands of Li Kan, Cheng Yin and others, and these people have close contacts with Han Sui, secretly colluding with each other, acting wantonly, arrogantly, and not taking the court in their eyes at all.

Wenchang's trip to Liangzhou is dangerous, and if you are not careful, it is likely that there will be no return, and the sheep will enter the tiger's mouth!

Therefore, if you can, Jia hopes that you should go to Anyi, join forces with General Li Wei, and you don't have to go to the dangerous place of Liangzhou. If you insist on not going to Wuwei to take office, presumably the Taishi will not embarrass you, so you can only give up. ”