Three days went by in a blink of an eye.

On the fourth day, the sky was overcast and covered with dark clouds.

At three o'clock, Changle Palace.

In front of the palace gate, a group of hundreds of officials all stood on the jade steps, gathered in groups of three or five to whisper, waiting for the court.

Da-da-da-da!

Just as the palace gate was opened, a group of cavalry rode their horses to the front of the jade steps, immediately turned over and dismounted, quickly climbed the jade steps, and stood in formation.

The whole process was completed only in the stunned minds of the civil and military officials, and then Zhang Liao, the deputy commander of Jin Yiwei, rode to the front of the jade steps, sat on the horse and squinted at the ministers, and then flew off the horse, standing on the jade steps without saying a word, motionless.

"Do you dare to act so boldly, not knowing that you are not allowed to ride a horse in front of the palace, so as not to disturb the holy driver?" Seeing Zhang Liao and others riding horses in front of the palace gate, the officials dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, and the Taiwei Zhu Jun really couldn't stand it, so he immediately walked in front of Zhang Liao and reprimanded him sharply.

In recent years, the relationship between Zhu Jun and Li Wei has improved, and they also have daily contacts. Therefore, last year, after being recommended by Li Wei, Zhu Jun succeeded Zhou Zhong as the lieutenant, ranking as the third duke.

Zhang Liao, who heard the reprimand, opened his eyes slightly and looked at Zhu Jun, and bowed: "The last general has seen the captain." According to the order of the lord, the morning court will be postponed for half an hour today, and the morning court can only be made after the arrival of the lord. The duties of the last general are to be carried out according to orders, and if the captain has any objections, he can wait until the lord goes to court to ask in person. ”

"How can it be!" Zhu Jun was furious when he heard this, and said sharply: "If you are so presumptuous, and you have no king, are you not afraid of the sky thundering and splitting, and you will be retributed?" ”

Zhang Liao's expression was slightly angry, and he said in a deep voice: "Taiwei's words are wrong, please be cautious in your words and deeds." We are all ordinary people, how can we not be afraid of thunder and thunder, but we are only the lord's orders, and the king is too far away from us. What do you have to do with me! Taiwei has something to say to my lord, I will not accompany you, please take care of yourself! ”

"Zhang Liao、、、 you are too presumptuous!" After touching the nails twice in a row, Zhu Jun was so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas were born, his face was red and his ears were red, and he was angry.

"The lieutenant is more presumptuous than the last general, take care of yourself. If you want to be angry, then go to my lord and be angry, and in the end you will only do what you are told, and nothing else will concern me! Zhang Liao ignored Zhu Jun's face full of anger. A deep voice that is neither salty nor light.

Zhu Jun laughed angrily: "Okay, you wait, when Li Wenchang comes to court, the old man will definitely reason with him and teach him how to manage his subordinates!" ”

"Captain, are you looking for me? I don't know what's going on? As soon as Zhu Jun's words fell, a voice came from his side.

Forthwith. I saw Li Li, who was dressed in armor, slowly walking up the jade steps. Li Zhi followed behind him with a golden sword in his hand, followed by nearly two hundred civil and military officials under Li Li, and a group of people walked towards the palace unhurriedly.

"The last will meet the lord!" Zhang Liao bowed when he heard this.

Li Li bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "Wenyuan doesn't need to be polite, it's hard work." ”

While speaking, Li Li casually helped Zhang Liao up. motioned for him to step aside, and then smiled at Zhu Jun and said, "What is the important matter for the Taiwei to find me, I can say it now, Wenchang listens." ”

"It'、、、 fine. Nothing. The moment he caught a glimpse of Li Li walking up the jade steps, Zhu Jun subconsciously took two steps back, and after hearing Li Li's laughing voice, he immediately waved his hand again and again, and hurriedly stepped aside, for fear that Li Li would continue to ask.

"Hehehe!" Li Li smiled heartily, walked up the jade steps, turned to face the Manchu Dynasty officials under the steps, and said with a smile: "I apologize for bothering you to wait for a long time." Now you don't have to wait any longer, follow me into the court! ”

The words are very polite, still polite, just like Li Li in the past. But what he was doing at the moment was completely different from before, he had already walked into the hall with a group of subordinates while speaking, and his behavior was no worse than Dong Zhuo back then.

"Your Majesty is in the early dynasty, and hundreds of officials kneel and bow!"

As a sharp yin and yang sound sounded from Dong Hong, the emperor Liu Xie slowly walked into the upper hall and sat straight on the dragon chair.

However, when he raised his eyes and looked down at the main hall, he suddenly trembled and was paralyzed with fright, and immediately slipped off the dragon chair and sat on the ground.

"Long live my emperor, long live!"

His Royal Highness's ministers bowed down and bowed, but the military generals behind Li Li only waved their hands, and Li Dao, who was at the head of the civil ministers, also waved his hands. Since then, more than half of the officials in the main hall have not bowed, only a group of old ministers and newly promoted subordinate officials have kneeled and bowed.

"All 、、、 and all love to be flat." Liu Xie, who fell to the ground, probed his head to inspect the situation in the lower hall, and saw that Li Li did not come to him, so he sighed and got up with the dragon chair in a strong spirit. But his eyes always paid attention to Li Li's expression and actions, for fear that if something went wrong, Li Li would be angry with him.

"If you have something to do, you have nothing to do!" Zhong Chang Dong Hong screamed again.

"The minister has this to play!" Before Dong Hong's voice fell, Li Dao strode out and said loudly: "Twenty days ago, Yu Fuluo, the right virtuous king of the Southern Xiongnu, united with the five thief armies of the Baibo thief, the old king of the Southern Xiongnu, the Xianbei of the west, and the Qiang tribe of the north, with a total of 150,000 troops, invaded Beidi County, and now most of our counties have been captured. How to deal with it, please decide! ”

As soon as Li Dao said this, Liu Xie, who was sitting on the dragon chair, was suddenly dumbfounded, and the civil and military officials in the main hall also looked at each other, frightened and stunned.

In the past three years, matters such as warfare or ordnance, food, and grass have almost never been discussed in the court, and the officials of the various ministries have not seen any briefings and circulars about soldiers, horses, money, and food. Most of the things that really appear in the court are military and political affairs outside the three states of Xiliang, or irrelevant things such as sacrifices and peace of mind, and what the ministers of the court and central government have to do is to urge the states and counties of the Central Plains to ask for grain and grass, run errands and other trivial matters to calm the people. However, all the military and political affairs related to Xiliang were under the jurisdiction of General Wei's office, and they were all gathered on the desks of Li Xuan, Li Ru, and Jia Xu, the military advisor, and the hundreds of officials in the court and the central government had no chance to see them.

Therefore, if Li Dao proposed to promote someone to an official position or sacrifice or something like that, Liu Xiehe and the hundred officials in the court would naturally be familiar with it, and they would talk about it with great rhetoric. However, if you ask them how to deal with the war, they will be immediately speechless, which is equivalent to a blind man touching an elephant, and he does not know what to ask.

Li Wei seemed to have expected this situation, so after closing his eyes for a while, he said loudly: "The minister recommended General Wei Li Li to go out to fight the barbarian army, and share the worries for His Majesty、、、"

"Alright, quasi-play!" Before Li Dao's voice fell, Liu Xie immediately interjected.

Li Wei looked up at Liu Xie with a displeased expression, and continued: "In order to demonstrate His Majesty's meritocracy, Chen Jian promoted General Wei to be the general of the hussars, taking charge of the power of the world's soldiers and horses, taking charge of killing, riding Luan, holding the sword of the Son of Heaven, rebelling on behalf of the sky, going out to fight against the barbarians, and pacifying the troubled times!" Please decide! ”

"This 、、、" Liu Xie listened to Li Dao's advice, his brows jumped, his cheeks were red, but he didn't dare to say no and refused, and he didn't know how to deal with it.

At this time, he glanced at the old ministers in the lower hall, but saw that they bowed their heads one by one and were silent, looking at their noses and noses, and staying out of the matter, none of them dared to stand up and speak up.

Seeing this, Liu Xie was suddenly at a loss and panicked.

The hussar general is the official position second only to the general, ranking as the third duke, which is the real high and powerful position. What's more, if there is no general today, Yuan Shaozuo of Jizhou asked for the post of general before, but was rejected by Li Li, and then Yuan Shao was named the general of the chariot cavalry. Since then, the hussar general is actually a general, and his power has risen above the three dukes.

But this is not what Liu Xie is most worried about, no matter what official position Li Li asks, as long as he can give it, he will not hesitate. But now Liu Xie is most worried that Li Li not only asks for the position of hussar general, but also takes Luan, holds the sword of the Son of Heaven, and punishes the crime on behalf of heaven, where does this put him Liu Xie? If all these are given to Li Li, it is equivalent to handing over all the power of the Son of Heaven to Li Li, except that there is no Zen in Li Li. In this case, what is the use of him as a genius?

As soon as he thought of this, Liu Xie was on pins and needles, full of anxiety, but he was helpless, no one could share his worries for him, and no one dared to refute Li Dao's advice head-on.

When he was anxious, Liu Xie inadvertently caught a glimpse of Dong Hong, the middle attendant, looking at him eagerly, and kept winking at himself, and out of the corner of his eye, he glanced in the direction of the military generals in the lower hall, and nodded slightly to himself.

For Dong Hong, the personal eunuch who has served him for more than ten years, Liu Xie has absolute trust and firmly believes that he will not harm himself.

Immediately, Liu Xie had made a decision in his heart, but this decision made him very painful, and he was reluctant to do so, but he had to do so.

"Quasi-play, entitle Li Li as the hussar general, Wuwei Hou, give Jiuxi, take Luan, hold the sword of the Son of Heaven, and conquer the rebels on behalf of me!" Liu Xie said in a very bitter voice.

"Thank you!" Li Li, who was standing at the head of the generals, waved his hand in response, and then retreated to the same place, closing his eyes and recuperating, his expression calm and unwavering, as if he was out of the matter.

Seeing that Liu Xie agreed to the invitation, Li Dao immediately returned to his position and said no more.

"Initiation of the Majesty." Li Dao's front foot returned to his position, and Shangshu ordered Li Xuan's back foot to be listed, and said respectfully: "Da Sima Ri is full of opportunities, and everything is heavy, Wei Chen asked His Majesty to move Da Sima to Situ, record Shang Shushi, take charge of the government, and assist His Majesty to govern the world." Please Your Majesty xià Holy Break! ”

"This 、、、 accurate!" Li Dao actually demoted himself to an official position, and Liu Xie was naturally happy to see it, and after a little hesitation, he immediately agreed. It's just that the phrase "taking charge of the government and politics" in Li Xuan's mouth is extremely harsh, but this has long been an established fact, and the government has always been in the hands of Li Wei.

After Li Xuan retreated to the side, Li Li opened his eyes again, strode to the center of the main hall, and said loudly: "Tomorrow, Weichen will swear to go out at the North Gate School, please go to the altar to worship the sky at that time, and pray that the sky will protect my Han army to exterminate the barbarians in one fell swoop and raise the prestige of my Han country!" ”

"Don't worry, general, I will definitely go to the altar tomorrow to worship the heavens and swear to go on the expedition!" Liu Xie was deeply surprised by Li Li's request, and immediately readily agreed.

Li Li looked up at Liu Xie for a long time, then nodded slightly, turned around and strode out of the hall.

At this moment, Dong Hongyang, who had a good eye, screamed: "Retreat to the ———"

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