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The autumn is clear and the sky is high and the clouds are light.

The north wind blows by, with a faint fragrance of wild chrysanthemums. I heard the sound of the wind blowing leaves in my ears, which makes people feel excited and amazed. People are still in the mansion, and their hearts have fallen into the forests dyed by the forests, floating in the golden autumn.

The world has great beauty without saying it.

The four seasons change, all have their own charm, among which the golden autumn is the most intoxicating. After the hard work of spring and the care of summer, we finally ushered in the harvest season. This moment is undoubtedly the most anticipated and unforgettable.

Waiting is torture and happiness. There is hope and hope that everything will become better.

The head general's mansion is the mansion where the military advisor sacrificed his wine to Zhuge Liang.

Six days ago, Zhuge Liang led the Western Expedition Army back to Chang'an. At the subsequent banquet of the General's Mansion, Li Li appointed Zhuge Liang as the leading general, and jointly commanded the imperial troops with the General Li Zhi of the Guard, and was in charge of the five military troops of the Jinqiwei guarding Chang'an, Huben Camp and Wuzhu Camp. The title of the leading or central general was set up in the Northern Wei and Southern Han vassal states, and the official rank was not inferior to that of the Si'an General, and he was the title of a senior general. From this, it can be seen that Li Li trusted him so much that he was truly entrusted with important responsibilities and was highly appreciated.

After returning to Chang'an, Zhuge Liang presented the military talisman of the Western Expedition Army. The 140,000 Western Expedition Army and the 100,000 barbarians who were recruiting the Southern Barbarians were all handed over to four central leaders, including Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Chen Gong and Li Ru. The former Western Liang army replenished the troops and returned to build each other. He also mixed the 100,000 Southern Barbarian infantry and cavalry and the 20,000 selected county government soldiers into two battalions of soldiers, of which 50,000 combat cavalry were organized into the Zhuque Camp, and the remaining 50,000 infantry were incorporated into the "Wu" sequence of the infantry army. It was named Wuhua Camp and included it under the King of the Han Dynasty. It means integrating into the Han ethnic groups.

The newly formed two battalions of troops, the Zhuque Battle Cavalry Battalion, Zhang Fei as the chief general. Wu Yi was the deputy general, and more than ten Yizhou and Southern Barbarian generals, including Lei Tong, Leng Bao, Yang Duo, Wutugu, etc., were the generals, Yang Fu was the army and also the supervisor of the Zhuque Camp. From Chen Dao as the chief general of the Wuhua Camp, Zhang Ren as the deputy general, the remaining more than ten Yizhou generals and more than twenty Southern Barbarian tribe leaders were the generals, Huangfu Li was the army and also the supervisor.

It is worth mentioning that Zhang Fei took office as the commander of the Zhuque Camp this time. However, it was beyond everyone's expectations. Even Li Li himself was quite surprised by this. When he appointed Zhang Fei as the chief general, he admired himself very much, thinking that he was truly broad-minded and ignored past grudges, and even his enemies who wanted to murder him could entrust him with important tasks.

Originally, Li Li did not intend to reuse Zhang Fei at all, let alone be willing to be loyal to him. Therefore, he would never entrust Zhang Fei with important tasks and let him take charge of a battalion of troops and stand alone. However, during Zhuge Liang's Western Expedition, Zhang Fei was always the vanguard general, beheading more than 20 enemies, killing countless enemies. He always charged forward and made many military achievements. Therefore, in the credit book submitted by Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei's military achievements exceeded that of Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong, and ranked first among the more than 300 generals of the Western Expedition. He was as outstanding as one.

In this regard, Li Li, as the commander of the entire army, must not turn a blind eye. He must uphold justice and reward merits. Otherwise, once this example begins, who will be willing to give up a comfortable life in the future, and lead the army to fight for the upcoming Western Jin Dynasty and expand the territory of the Han people. Therefore, Li Li needs to reward Zhang Fei more, and it is necessary to increase the title, set an example for the generals under his command, set a benchmark for the soldiers of the entire army, inspire their enthusiasm to expand the territory, and lay the foundation for the future Western Jin Dynasty to expedition to foreign countries.

In addition, Li Li's younger brothers Li Xian, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong and Zhuge Liang jointly recommended Zhang Fei as the head general of the Zhuque camp. The weight of this recommendation is not light, and he is actually the first general under Li Li to be jointly recommended by five trusted officials. Therefore, Li Li had to consider it carefully and had to take it seriously. In the end, he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet and made a decision. At this point, Zhang Fei became the first chief general to be promoted to 50,000 combat cavalry in the past five years, and was also the first general in the army who lacked trust promoted by Li Li personally.

While Zhang Fei was appointed as the head general of the Zhuque Camp, he was promoted to General Xuanwei, with an official rank second to Jiuji, and was awarded the title of Duting Marquis, with a fief of 300 households. However, his fief was in southern Xinjiang. In addition to Zhang Fei being promoted to the head general of the first battalion, Chen Dao, who had been fighting with Li Lizheng for many years, was also considered a true achievement this time. He truly became the commander of the commander of the general who was the only one, and was promoted to General Pinglu and Duting Marquis, with his official rank equal to General Siping.

Except for Zhang Fei and Chen Dao, all the generals of the Western Expedition were rewarded. Relatively speaking, the generals received additional positions, while the soldiers under the lieutenant received material rewards. Half of the war brought back by the Western Expedition Army belonged to them, and more than 300 cars of animal skins and gold, silver and fines were converted into money and grain, and all were distributed to them, which was enough for the expenses of the whole family for ten years. It was a joy.

This is something Li Li intentionally did. Even if he lost money and paid for money and food, he would have to reward all the soldiers who went to southern Xinjiang. If the Han people want to expand their territory, they need the courage to buy horse bones for thousands of gold, and also need a large number of iron-blooded warriors who dare to seek wealth and danger. They would give them first if they wanted to take them, and there would be brave men under heavy rewards. This is an unbreakable truth from ancient times to the present.

The sky is clear and the breeze is swaying.

In the main hall of the General's Mansion, a pot of steaming tea was placed in the center of the desk. After Zhuge Liang, who had just returned from the General's Mansion to discuss matters, washed and changed his clothes, he waved to Sima Yi to drink tea together.

You read that right, Sima Yi was sitting opposite Zhuge Liang at this time. He is now the secretary of the General's Mansion. After following Li Li for a year, he was sent by Li Li to Zhuge Liang as the chief clerk five days ago. So Zhuge Liang is his immediate boss. He needs to follow Zhuge Liang's butt all day long, and wait for instructions at any time, without any time to spare.

Nowadays, except for Li Li, I am afraid no one knows that the two people sitting in the hall talking about tea will be a pair of enemies and a pair of strong enemies who will never stop in another time and space. At the same time, they are also confidants who appreciate each other. They know each other well and do not let go of any details. They can understand each other's style and personality, even beyond their understanding of themselves.

However, at this moment they sat together to drink tea, stood in the same camp, served under the same lord, and had a common goal. Perhaps Sima Yi was not sincerely loyal to Li Li, but at the moment he had no choice but to do his part without distraction. If he was not careful, he would cause death. As for whether he would have greater ambitions in the future, it is still unknown. But one thing is certain that the environment can change a person, and his own situation can restrict all his ideals and ambitions. Time will slowly grind away those unrealistic auras and edges, forcing him to run around for survival, compromise for his family and relatives, and finally give up his original dream.

"In another half a month, the throne ceremony will be very busy. If you have any negligence, please forgive me." I personally poured Sima Yi a cup of tea, and Zhuge Liang apologized to him with a smile. Indeed, Sima Yi has been following him for five days, busy organizing all matters and doing what he told me properly. Strictly speaking, Sima Yi is even more busy than Zhuge Liang these days. After all, he just talks, but Sima Yi has to implement it one by one. The degree of hard work is self-evident.

But hard work is indeed Sima Yi's responsibility. Who made him be sent to Zhuge Liang, who would do everything personally?

"The military advisor is very serious. He is not good at learning. He should follow the military advisor to learn more and practice more, so that he can make a difference. Thanks to the military advisor and give him more advice. It is too late to be grateful to him, so how can he be negligent?" Sima Yi replied respectfully.

Zhuge Liang smiled and nodded, clearly realizing that Sima Yi is indeed not simple, he is calm and steady, speaks and does nothing, and is familiar with military and political affairs. It is really a rare talent. Such a talent can be of great use after a little experience, so he felt that it was necessary to have a deep conversation with Sima Yi. After all, he would have to work together for a long time in the future and deepen his understanding of each other. If he could make friends sincerely, he would undoubtedly have twice the result with half the effort.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhuge Liang raised his hand to signal Sima Yi to have tea, and smiled and said, "My lord once told me that Zhongda is a talent that has not been seen in a century. At first, I was suspicious, but after five days of getting along, I realized that what the lord said is true. Zhongda acted decisively and meticulously, and did everything I assigned was very appropriate. Last night, I paid a little attention and found that even if I did it myself, I might not be able to handle it so well. From this, Zhongda's talent is not inferior to me. He had just not been able to have a wise master before. This time, if he met a wise master, he would have the opportunity to display his talents. If he was to be famous all over the world in time, I firmly believe in this."

Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang signaled that Sima Yi did not have to be too humble, and then said, "If Zhongda is willing, you and I will be called brothers from now on. Zhongda is two years older than me, so I will be called brothers from Zhongda. I wonder what Brother Zhongda wants?"

"This,,," Sima Yi was surprised when he heard the sound and was speechless. He never dreamed that Zhuge Liang, who had become famous at the young, could have an equal relationship with him, and even gave him such a high evaluation. This surprised Sima Yi, caught him off guard and was at a loss.

Before this, Sima Yi was always wary of Zhuge Liang, fearing that he would deliberately stumbling to him, so as to hold the handle and kill him. Because Li Li had wanted to kill him, Sima Yi, but due to his own face, he did not want to bear the bad reputation of going back on his word, so he lived until now.

Now that Zhuge Liang had just returned from the expedition, Li Li sent him to Zhuge Liang's tent to listen to him, which forced Sima Yi to suspect that Li Li wanted to kill him with Zhuge Liang's hand.

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