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The main hall of the Wei General's Mansion.

On both sides of the hall, the generals of the Xiliang Army gathered again, and the civil officials of various states and counties also gathered here.

The last time they met was when they quelled the rebellion in Chang'an, and then the generals led their own troops to garrison the border, and there was no chance to gather together to discuss matters.

After two years of absence, when the Fuluo army invaded the border, Li Li ordered the generals of all battalions to go to the marshal's mansion to discuss matters.

Just yesterday, the military officials under Li Lizhi witnessed the feat of slaying the dragon with their own eyes, and they also saw the ugliness of the hundred officials of the DPRK and the Son of Heaven.

For this reason, they drank heartily last night, and were very excited, because they could see in it the thoughts of the lord Li Li.

This is the first time in more than three years that Li Li has shown his ambition to everyone, and just like Li Li's habit of doing things, he will not move to do anything, and he will leave no room for moving.

At this moment, the two sides of the lobby are already crowded with civil ministers and military generals, and only the high-ranking commanders are waiting for them.

This is a habit that Li Li has formed for a long time, and every time he discusses a meeting, he is late, and he is the last to enter the main hall.

This may be due to the remnants of the afterlife in Li Li's mind. Leader, every meeting is always the last to enter, it seems that only in this way can he show his prominent status and superior status.

Therefore, the military officials below the hall have long been accustomed to this, and it is normal for Li Li to come late, but if he suddenly arrives early, it will be unsettling.

In fact, not only Li Li is like this, but also the emperor in the court, and it has become a way to show status and power.

However, there were several faces in the Marshal's Mansion this time, one of whom was no stranger to all the civil and military people present, but he appeared for the first time in the lobby of the Marshal's Mansion for military and political discussions, and this person was the Grand Sima Li Dao.

It has been more than two years since the pacification of Xiliang, nearly three years, but Li Dao has never officially appeared at the venue of Xiliang's military and political deliberations. However. Today he came, and he came early, and sat very far forward, sitting on the left. This position was originally the exclusive seat of Shang Shuling Li Xuan, but this time Li Xuan sat under Li Wei, and Li Ru, Cui Yan, Hua Xin, Guan Ning and other civil officials moved back one position in turn.

The left seat has changed, but not much, and the right seat has not changed as dramatically, but it has changed the most.

The seat on the right is quite suspicious of seniority, and Jia Xu, the division of the left army, is in the first place. The right army division Guo Jia followed, and then the commander of the eleven main battle camps: Teng Xiao, Xu Rong, Bo Cai, Tie Tuo, Li Xian, Fan Yong, Dian Wei, Guo Yan, Huan Fei, Ma Chao, Teng Yu, Gao Shun, etc. After that, there were changes, Zhang Liao, Huang Zhong, Pang De, Cheng Gongying, Guo Meng, Tatar, Li Meng, Xu Chu, Chen Zhi, He Yi, He Man and others were all present.

According to their positions, the generals who have recently joined the army are generally not in high positions and are not qualified to participate in such heavy military and political deliberations. But this time, the meeting summoned all these new generals. What this means, many high-ranking generals naturally know it. The Xiliang Army, which has been quiet for more than two years, is about to usher in a new round of position changes.

The biggest difference between this meeting and the past is that. The proportion of military officials in the main hall tends to be balanced, unlike the earlier gathering of military generals and the scarcity of scribes, but at this moment, the contrast between civil and military officials on the left and right is comparable.

"Tom tom!"

With the sound of heavy and crisp footsteps, the lobby quickly fell silent, and everyone waited eagerly, waiting for Li Li to appear.

As is customary. Jin Yiwei led Li Zhi to enter the main hall first, and then stood on the left side behind the Shuai case.

This time was no exception, in a burst of footsteps, Li Zhi walked from the side door to the back of the handsome case, standing still. But the next person to walk into the lobby was not Li Li. Instead, two unfamiliar faces, Lu Su and Zhou Yu came together, and then stood beside Li Zhi.

This move made everyone in the hall puzzled, and they all stared at Zhou Yu and Lu Su curiously, and at this moment, Li Li's tall figure appeared in the lobby, and walked to the side of the handsome case with a smile on his face and sat down.

"Meet the Lord!" Nearly 200 civil and military officials in the hall stood up to salute and saluted in unison.

"Excuse me, take your seats!" Li Li raised his hand slightly and said loudly.

After everyone sat down in turn, Li Li smiled and said, "It's been a long time since I've been together with you, I miss it very much!" Taking the opportunity of this barbarian Koubian, we will get together again to discuss the military and politics, and by the way, we will reminisce about the past, and we will not delay and have the best of both worlds! Hehehe! ”

"What the lord said is very true! Hahaha———"

Everyone in the hall laughed and agreed, and the generals laughed even more. Obviously, Li Li's words are exactly what they want, and they coincide, so they are naturally worth being happy about.

Seeing the generals laughing, Li Li was also smiling and smiling very brightly. As he said, in the past two years, generals in the army have rarely had this opportunity to gather together, and even at the end of the year, many of the chief generals are entangled in military affairs and cannot participate in the year-end meetings and banquets to celebrate.

This time it was different from the past, the war was together, and the battalion owners were like gluttonous cats smelling salted fish, and they came uninvited and rushed to the marshal's mansion to ask for battle. In this way, all the battalion generals were all in place, leaving only the deputy commander to temporarily lead the army to prevent the enemy from sneaking attack.

After everyone laughed, Li Li raised his hand slightly, and the hall suddenly quieted down, everyone was sitting in danger, and the lobby was silent, and the needle drop could be heard.

"Before the discussion, I would like to introduce you to a few generals and scribes who have recently joined our army." As Li Li spoke, he got up and walked to the center of the hall, waving his hand to signal Xu Chu, Chen Dao, He Yi and He Man to get up.

"These four generals are all new generals who have recently joined our army." Li Li introduced them one by one: "Xu Chu Xu Zhongkang, now the captain of Jin Yiwei, is gifted with divine power, can be the enemy of ten thousand people, and the next day he will be a fierce general on the battlefield. Chen to Chen Shuzhi, both lieutenants of Jin Yiwei, have superb marksmanship, bravery, and can be a good general. The brothers He Yi and He Man led the people to join me, and they are quite meritorious, and they are now lieutenants and lieutenants in the army. ”

After a brief introduction, Li Li waved his hand to signal the four of them to sit down, and then smiled at the main generals: "For you, these four generals are all new soldiers, and you must not be bullied in the future, you must give them more opportunities to show their talents, train them well, and they will be of great use in the future." In the future, if they make contributions, they will have a share of your credit, and appointing people on the basis of merit is the style of a general! Hehehe———"

"No, I'll take the order!" Teng Xiao and Xu Rong and other main generals surrendered.

Li Li smiled. Slowly walked up the steps, motioned for Zhou Yu and Lu Su to step forward, and said with a smile: "You may have doubts before, who are these two people?" ”

After hearing this, everyone in the hall nodded happily, it is true that many people in the hall have never seen the two people around Li Li, and they have doubts.

Li Li stood between Zhou Yu and Lu Su, and said with a smile: "The one on my left is Lu Su, the righteous brother who saved me in the catastrophe before. Loyal to the liver and courageous, open-minded. He is now joining the army for the General's Mansion and engaged in the Liangzhou Assassin Mansion, and he will go with me this time. ”

After a pause, Li Li continued: "The one on the right is Lujiang Zhou Yu. The word Gongjin is majestic and heroic. He is really the best among people. Both civil and military, you will see for yourself in the future. Gong Jin is now the general of Zuo Zhonglang, and the deputy commander of Jin Yiwei, and he will also go with me this time. ”

In Li Li's introduction, Zhou Yu and Lu Su waved their hands to everyone. Then under Li Li's signal, he walked to the left and right sides and sat down, and Zhou Yu sat behind Guo Jia. Lu Su sat behind Li Xuan.

At this time, Li Li walked in front of Guo Jia and said loudly: "The right army division Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao must all know each other, Yingchuan celebrities, and have a strategic mind. If you have a good plan, you will be able to ask Fengxiao for advice in the future. ”

While speaking, Li Li waved his hand to signal that Guo Jia didn't have to get up, and after speaking, he walked to the back of the handsome case and sat down, gradually retracting his smile, and his expression became stern.

After a while, Li Li said with a calm expression: "Since the beginning of spring, I have been traveling in the Central Plains and the states and counties along the Yangtze River, neglecting the military and politics. In the past two years, there have been almost no large-scale battles in our army, and the battalions have achieved remarkable results by relying on their own strength and seeking development on their own. Among them, the Wushuang Iron Cavalry, the Longxiang Battalion, and the Wuwei Battalion each recruited 10,000 soldiers, and at present, they are all 30,000 war cavalry, and the commander of the trapped camp has increased his troops by 5,000 and doubled his strength, but the commander of the four battalions has never asked the general's palace for food and salary support. Therefore, the four battalion masters will make great contributions, and the battle exploits will be recorded for the time being, and they will be rewarded after this battle. ”

Before the words fell, Li Li raised his hand to stop Teng Yu, Ma Chao, Fan Yong and Gao Shun from getting up, and the words changed sharply, and he said in a deep voice: "This time, in the Koubian of the Fuluo army, we have conquered the three passes of our army in one day, and the momentum is like a bamboo, resulting in the fall of most of the territory of Beidi County. Where are Dian Wei, the commander of the Tiger Camp, and Duan Xuan, the deputy commander? ”

"The sin will lose the army, lose the city and lose the land, please surrender the lord!" At first glance, when he heard Li Li mention the war, Dian Wei immediately got up and knelt down to plead guilty, while Duan Xuan was more thorough, tied up all over his body, and bowed his head to confess.

Li Li's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "As the commander of a battalion, Dian Wei was unaware of the barbarian army's advance in advance, and he was negligent and slack, which really shouldn't be. Let's think of your first offense, you have repeatedly made military exploits before, and you will be given a chance to make meritorious contributions. Thirty heavy rods, fined for half a year, demoted to Zhonglang General, temporarily acting as the commander of the Tiger Camp! Dian Wei, are you convinced? ”

"The last general is convinced, and he is willing to be punished!" Dian Wei answered.

Li Li bowed slightly, waved his hand, and the two armor soldiers responded and took Dian Wei down to be tortured.

Seeing Dian Wei leave, Li Li looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "Duan Xuan, you left the camp without handing over military affairs to other generals, so that you lost three passes, lost more than 3,000 soldiers, and harmed 20,000 people. What is your heart, and what is your desire? ”

"The sin will be convicted, and the Lord will punish him!" Duan Xuan came to bear the guilt of Jing pleading, never raised his head from beginning to end, and did not quibble, obviously realizing that he had made a big mistake.

Li Li said with a solemn expression: "As a general guarding the pass, he delayed the military plane, caused a catastrophe, lost the army, and caused the tragic death of innocent people, and the crime is unforgivable!" Come on, pull Duan Xuan out and cut 、、、"

"Slow down!" Just as Li Li ordered the beheading, Li Xuan immediately got up and said urgently: "The lord is angry, although General Duan Xuan has made a big mistake, he has always had military exploits, he is deeply loved by the soldiers, and he has always been loyal to the lord. Therefore, his subordinates think that although General Duan has unforgivable sins, he will not sin to death! The subordinates implored the lord to forgive Duan Xuan for the time being, so that he could serve in front of the army and make meritorious contributions. Please think twice! ”

Li Xuan's voice fell, Li Ru and Jia Xu immediately got up to intercede for Duan Xuan, and then dozens of generals knelt down and seconded the proposal, begging to forgive Duan Xuan's life and let him make meritorious contributions.

However, Li Li closed his eyes slightly, noncommittal, and seemed unmoved.

At this time, Guo Jia, Zhou Yu and Lu Su also got up to intercede for Duan Xuan. I only heard Guo Jia say: "The big war is imminent, but the general is cut first, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to the war, this is a taboo for soldiers, and the sages have not done it since ancient times." Please calm your anger, spare General Duan Xuan's life, and let him serve in front of the army! ”

Li Li's eyes were slightly open, still unmoved, without the slightest sign of relenting.

Seeing that Li Li had made up his mind, Li Dao, who had been closing his eyes and recuperating his mind, got up and knelt down and said: "Wenchang, this matter started because of me, if you want to punish Duan Xuan, please behead me Li Dao first!" ”

"Uncle, please get up quickly, and kill your nephew. Even if the uncle is at fault in a thousand ways, the nephew will never dare to ask the uncle for sinning! Li Li's eyes suddenly opened, got up and walked over to Li Dao, and asked him to sit down.

Immediately, Li Li sighed lightly: "Alas, it's okay! Since everyone is interceding for Duan Xuan, and the big war is imminent, spare Duan Xuan's life for the time being. ”

"Thank you for not killing!" Duan Xuan and the generals who pleaded for mercy bowed in response.

Li Li waved his hand lightly, motioned for the generals to get up, and said in a deep voice: "The death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped!" dragged Duan Xuan out with a heavy staff of sixty, dismissed Zhonglang General and Deputy Commander, demoted to a former infantry pawn, and allowed to make meritorious service for his crimes! ”

As Li Li's voice landed, Duan Xuan was able to save his life, but the previous more than ten years of struggle were in vain, and he started from scratch.

Most of the civil and military generals in the lobby have already got up to plead, and although Duan Xuan's life was saved in the end, Duan Xuan may not be able to stay for half a month under the sixty military staffs. This was the most severe punishment given by Li Li to the main generals under his command in the past three years.

Hearing the sound of cane punishment outside the door of the house, everyone in the hall was stunned and thoughtful.

Just when everyone in the hall was thinking about it, Li Lilang ordered: "All the civil and military forces listen to the order!" Although there is a war now, the policy of recuperation and recuperation in Yongliang and Yongliang will continue, and the officials of all states and counties must not be negligent and slack, abide by their duties, and must do their part well. If anyone dares to derelict his duties and bend the law for personal gain, once he is discovered, he will be severely punished! The generals of each battalion strictly guard the station, strengthen vigilance, and always guard against the enemy's sneak attack. ”

"No, obey the Lord's orders!" The crowd bowed down to answer the command.

Li Li bowed slightly, and said sharply: "From today onwards, the military and political affairs of Chang'an City will be handed over to my uncle, and the caravans entering and leaving Chang'an must have the Great Sima Mansion Road Guide, otherwise they will not be allowed to go!" ”

"No!"

"Mobilize 15,000 Jin Qiwei cavalry, 30,000 county soldiers, 10,000 baggage soldiers, 5,000 bow and crossbow battalions, the whole army is ready to go, and the army will set off in five days, and the Tiger Camp will be the vanguard, and the Fuluo barbarian army should be fought!"

"No!" As everyone received the order in unison, Li Li waved his hand and immediately strode out of the main hall.

After Li Li left, Li Xuan walked to the center of the main hall and said with a smile: "There is a big feast in the General's Mansion tonight, please drink heartily and rest when you get drunk!" This is something that the lord has already confessed before, have you forgotten it? Hehehe! ”

"Ugh!" Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and they laughed heartily: "Hahaha———"

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