Meiwu, the main hall lobby.

Half an hour ago, Li Li received a news report in Gejiapo that the situation in Chang'an City was tense and the two armies were confronting each other in the North City Schoolyard. He immediately rushed back and walked into the lobby. When Li Xuan, Jia Xu, Dian Wei, Xu Rong, Zhang Liao and others had been waiting for a long time.

"Hahaha!" Sitting upright at the main seat, Li Li's hearty laughter instantly broke the solemn atmosphere in the lobby.

Then he smiled and said to Jia Xu: "Wenhe rushed back from Lantian Camp so quickly. He worked hard all the way. I guess everything was arranged?"

Jia Xu responded respectfully: "This is a matter of my subordinates. Thank you for your concern. Fan Yong is temporarily in charge of Lantian Camp, and Deputy Commander Cheng Yi led 2,000 infantrymen to Wuguan as the garrison. At this point, Wuguan stationed 5,000 troops. In addition, the reorganization of the Lantian Camp's army has not been completed and the commanding generals have not been in place. As long as our generals are dispersed, most generals have important responsibilities. In the end, the lord will have to be appointed and dispatched in person."

Li Li nodded and said, "Wenhe said well. Before, our army had many generals, because we only had the four counties of Wuwei and tens of thousands of troops. Now the situation is different. The army is scattered in Chang'an and Liangzhou, thousands of miles apart, and it is quite inconvenient to mobilize. In this way, Fan Yong is temporarily appointed as the chief general of the Lantian camp and Tie Xiao as the deputy general, and the reorganization of the army as soon as possible. After the reorganization is completed, the Lantian camp stationed 20,000 troops, and the remaining more than 10,000 troops were included in the infantry camp, and Bo Cai was unified in dispatch.

In addition, Wen Yuan temporarily served as the deputy commander of the Hu Xiao Battalion, Cao Xing replaced Tie Xiao as the Marquis of the Jinqi Guard, Yang Ding served as the deputy commander of the infantry battalion, General Xu Rong felt aggrieved and temporarily replaced Wuxia as the deputy commander of the Jinqi Guard. These arrangements are temporary temporary transitional measures. After the situation in Chang'an City stabilizes, the entire army will be reorganized and the generals will make arrangements. What do you think?"

"No, I will receive the order!" Everyone in the hall responded in unison.

"Okay, that's it." Li Li said with a smile. Then he raised his hand to signal the generals to get up and sit down, and said to Li Xuan with a smile: "Yuanzhong, the defense of the garrison of Meiwu. I have already handed it to Bo to take over, and all other things are on you."

Li Xuan said with insight: "The subordinates will definitely live up to the trust of the lord. Our army captured Meiwu very quickly before, so the books were preserved intact. At present, the subordinates are checking the money and grain in the treasury one by one, and have been re-registered and will be completed in a few days."

Li Li smiled and said, "It's great. Yuanzhong doesn't need to worry, just check it slowly. There's plenty of time."

"I hope, I will do this." Li Xuan responded respectfully. Then he looked at Li Li hesitantly, as if he had something to say, but he was scruples and hesitant.

Li Li keenly noticed Li Xuan's expression and asked with a smile: "What else does Yuanzhong have? Just say it bluntly if you have anything. Don't avoid it."

After hearing this, Li Xuan said respectfully: "Report to the lord, Li Ru, the chief servant, has been assisting his subordinates in counting the treasury recently, and it is quite difficult to do so. Moreover, he clearly stated that he is willing to join the lord's command and ask the lord to decide."

"Hahaha!" Li Li laughed cheerfully and said, "Brother Wenyou is really a hard-working life! I saw that he was too sad because of the death of the Prime Minister, so I intended to let him rest for a while. Unexpectedly, he would be idle so soon. Yuanzhong, let him help you count the money and food for the time being and serve as your deputy. Now that we have low positions, I can't give you decent official positions. Everyone is aggrieved for the time being, and it will be solved in a while."

Li Xuan agreed happily, then looked at Jia Xu and said respectfully: "Lord, one hour ago, Li Jue sent someone to send an order to order our army to withdraw from Chang'an City before the evening. In addition, General Li Jue also asked the lord to immediately pay 130,000 troops for half a year of food and salary. This matter is of great importance. His subordinates and Wenhe military advisors dare not make any suggestions. How should we deal with it? Please make an announcement."

"Well, I have heard of this, too." Li Li frowned and pondered, and after a little thought, he asked in a deep voice: "I heard that my uncle has ordered Guo Si to dispatch a large army to force our army out of the city. I wonder if the rumors are true?"

Li Xuan's expression changed slightly and whispered: "What the lord said is right, it is true. However, General Guo Si did not order an attack on our army. There were constant small frictions between the soldiers of the two armies. Now our army has hundreds of casualties, and the same is true for the Xiliang army, and both sides have damaged each other."

"Yeah." Li Li frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "It is said that the Western Liang army's military discipline is scattered. In recent days, they have robbed grain everywhere in the city and have taken the opportunity to kill and set fire. Yuan Zhong gave them two months of food and salary, but in fact they only gave them one and a half months of food and salary, and the remaining half month of food and salary was distributed to the people in the city who were harmed. He told them clearly that from now on, if the Western Liang army dared to do such a reckless act, burn, kill, and loot, I, Li Li, would not give them a piece of food again!

In addition, the generals of Xiliang were warned to strictly punish military discipline within two months and not to harass the people at will. After the food and wages were delivered, the two generals Huan Fei and Pang De were ordered to hand over the city to General Guo Si, and all Wuwei troops evacuate Chang'an City and return to the army to guard Meiwu!"

"Okay, I will do it immediately!" Li Xuan immediately took the order. After seeing Li Li nodding, he quickly walked out of the lobby.

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In the afternoon, the Lord of Wu was in the Palace.

Behind the lobby, Li Li smiled and welcomed Li Ru into the study room, then sat facing him.

"I have been neglecting my brother these days, I feel deeply ashamed!" After sitting down, Li Li said with an apologetic smile.

Li Ru hurriedly said, "Wenchang's words have passed. I was able to escape by chance this time because I rely on Wenchang's timely rescue. Otherwise, I was afraid that my life would be lost and I had been dead for a long time."

Li Li waved his hand and said, "Brother is so serious. You and I are from the same lineage, and we are brothers. Seeing that my brother is in trouble, how can I stand by and watch? It's a pity that my soldiers are not very capable. Later, I realized that the Prime Minister was killed. Alas! I went to persuade the Prime Minister to give up the demon Diao Chan or expel Lu Bu, but I volunteered to get rid of Lu Bu. Unfortunately, the Prime Minister didn't listen to a word, but immediately sent me back to Liangzhou. As a result, as soon as I arrived at the territory of Liangzhou, I learned that the Prime Minister was killed, and immediately led the army back."

Listening to Li Li's words, Li Ru's eyes flashed with a look of surprise. He immediately raised his head and looked at Li Li with bright eyes, and happened to meet Li Li's eyes that were slightly squinting.

In an instant, the two of them met in the air. In the eyes of each other, many unspeakable contents were passed on to each other. After a moment, the two of them smiled knowingly and then withdrew their gaze.

Indeed, what Li Li said just now is okay to fool ordinary people, and it is barely reasonable. However, Li Ru is not an ordinary person, but Dong Zhuo's most trusted direct minister, and he is the chief clerk of the army who controls the huge intelligence network of the Western Liang army. After receiving the order to repatriate Dong Zhuo, Li Li did not lead the army back to Liangzhou at all, but turned around and returned to Chang'an City halfway. Then he lurked in the mountains and forests in the Nanshan area. Although Li Li and his Wuwei army were extremely hidden and could hide the detailed works and scouts sent by most interested people, it was difficult to escape the suspicion of Li Ru. The next day when Li Li's army returned to Chang'an, Li Ru was reported, but he did not report this matter to Dong Zhuo, nor did he make any statement. He pretended not to know about this. Because Li Ru firmly believed that Li Li and his Wuwei army would not be detrimental to Dong Zhuo, and would not raise an army to rebel and attack Chang'an.

Just now, while the two looked at each other, Li Ru saw many answers he was eager to know from Li Li's eyes. Li Li didn't seem to want to hide anything from him. His eyes were very frank and did not dodge, and he gave positive answers to most of the questions revealed in Li Ru's eyes.

Regarding the death of Dong Zhuo, Li Li knew that many things had surfaced now, and the right and wrong would be revealed to the world. And when the Wuwei Army appeared near Chang'an City so soon, it was inevitable that some people would suspect that the Wuwei Army had not left Chang'an before, but lurked near Chang'an with ill-conspiracy. So Li Li never thought of covering it up all the time, but he would never admit some things. Even if the closest person asked him, he would still keep his mouth shut and would not admit it in person.

"Oh!" After pondering for a while, Li Ru sighed lightly. He looked at Li Li and said, "Now the Prime Minister is dead, most of the Dong clan members have been exterminated, and there are only a handful of people who can survive. Wenchang, I will only ask you one thing now, please be sure to reply to me according to the truth. If the Prime Minister left you in Chang'an and Lu Bu, would the Prime Minister die? How would you deal with yourself?"

Li Li said without hesitation: "Well, actually, I have asked the Prime Minister in person for this question, and volunteered to kill Lu Bu or transfer Lu Bu from Chang'an. If the Prime Minister agreed at that time, I would lead the Xiliang army to pacify the entire Xiliang as soon as possible, and then lead the troops eastward to advance to Guandong. After the Prime Minister's century, the situation will still be the same as it is now. The only difference is that my uncle Li Jue and I will no longer fight each other like now, because the overall situation has been settled, and everything will naturally transition smoothly. Unfortunately, the Prime Minister still trusts Lu Bu very much after all, or between me and Lu Bu, he chose Lu Bu."

"Hahaha!" After hearing Li Li's answer, Li Ru suddenly stood up and laughed loudly to the window frame. However, his laughter was filled with extremely complex feelings, including a little sadness, a little emotion, and a little pity.

After a while, Li Ru turned his back to Li Li, and said in a melancholy and low tone: "Wenchang, you just said that the Prime Minister trusted Lu Bu more and did not trust you. In fact, you were completely wrong. On the day you led your army to leave Chang'an, the Prime Minister took Diao Chan back to the city from Meiwu. That afternoon, I advised the Prime Minister again, abandoning the beauty and seeking the country. But the Prime Minister was stubborn and did not listen to the advice. He argued with me and then left. But he gave me a sentence before leaving.

He said, 'When he asked me to follow you a hundred years later, because you are better than Lu Bu, you are a man who accomplished great things.' Because of this, when I learned that you led your army to not leave Chang'an, I concealed the matter and did not report it to the prime minister. Until now, I finally figured out why the prime minister told me to follow you that day. Maybe he had expected one day to encounter an unexpected situation, so he pointed out a clear path for me??????? "

After hearing this, Li Li's expression changed slightly, his eyebrows frowned, he lowered his head to ponder for a while, and then he pondered quietly: "The Prime Minister has been in a lifetime of military service, and his scheming is unfathomable, his thoughts are difficult to figure out, and he has no trajectory to find. From ancient times to the present, every hero and overlord has been a master of the world, and his actions are unexpected, otherwise they will find it difficult to achieve hegemony. The same is true for the Prime Minister."—————— (To be continued)
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