In five days, the Xiliang Army pushed Youfufeng County into the sky, and the purge movement made a prosperous future.

All the county magistrates and county magistrates of the fifteen counties in the county were replaced, and the county magistrate and county magistrate were re-selected and appointed.

All tens of thousands of soldiers in the county were transferred from their original location and went to Chang'an to take over Tietuo. Five thousand infantrymen were allocated from Huang Zhong's troops to take over the defense and public security of each county.

Fa Yan, a famous scholar in Youfufeng County, served as the prefect. The county magistrate was re-sented by Li Xuan, the Shangshu who was left in Chang'an. The deputy general Liang Xing served as the commander of the county government and was in charge of the 5,000 county government troops in the county.

After being stranded in Huaili City for five days, Li Li's army continued to advance westward and headed straight for Hanyang County.

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After several days of marching, Li Li's army arrived in Hanyang, Liangzhou.

Previously, the front army of the Qinglong Camp of Guo Si's troops had set up camps 30 miles outside Ji County, and the Yang Qiu's troops stationed in Lintao City also sent 3,000 infantrymen to participate in the battle.

Until Li Li's army arrived at the foot of Ji County, Guo Si's troops and the Ma family army in Ji County were in a confrontation, and the two sides were tense and ready to go.

The war is imminent, and even the air is filled with a strong smell of war.

Thirty miles outside Ji County.

The Xiliang Army camp and the Central Army’s tent.

Next to the Shuai Case, Li Li was looking through the situation of Hanyang County sent by Yang Qiu and Guo Sierr, as well as the government affairs clerk transferred from Chang'an.

At the bottom right of the case table, a 16 or 17-year-old scholar stood by the side, carefully sorting out the bamboo slips that Li Li reviewed, and registering them one by one for future inquiries.

"Report to the lord, the deputy general Ma Chao and the partial military captain Ma Yunluo asked to see the lord." Soon, the soldiers outside the tent walked into the tent and bowed to report the report.

"Oh?" Li Li pondered. He immediately put down the bamboo slips, looked at the personal soldiers expressionlessly, and his brows frowned slightly.

"Let them brother and sister come in." After a little thought, Li Li waved his hand and said.

"No!" The personal soldiers retreated.

Immediately, when Ma Chao and Ma Yunluo came together, they walked into the big tent quickly. When they entered the tent, the brother and sister bowed and said, "I will meet the lord!"

"Meng Qi, Yunluo is here, there is no need to be polite, sit down and talk." Li Li nodded and signaled that Ma Chao and his sister would get up and take their seats. He said with a laugh: "Today, our army has just arrived in Longyou. The soldiers are tired and tired, and the army is exhausted. The army will take a day off and wait for another battle with Ma Teng tomorrow. Meng Qi and Yunluo must be in trouble, so it's okay to say it bluntly?"

When he heard Li Li's words, the young scholar standing on the right side of the tent changed slightly. He raised his eyes and looked at Ma Chao and Ma Yunluo with a profound meaning.

At first glance, Li Li's words seemed plain and polite, but he expressed his attitude, and said that he would attack Jicheng tomorrow. If Ma Chao and his sister came together to plead for his father Ma Teng and asked Li Li to postpone the attack on the city, then there is no need to say more.

Although the young scholar could hear the implication of Li Li's words at the first time, unfortunately, Ma Chao and his sister did not hear it.

Ma Chao stood in the tent and said respectfully: "My lord is clear, and the general of Mo wants to ask the general to not send troops to attack the city for the time being. Let the general of Mo go to the city to persuade my father to surrender. If his father is willing to surrender, he can do nothing and turn swords into jade and silk like Huaili City to avoid unnecessary casualties between the soldiers of the two armies. I wonder what the lord wants?"

Li Li nodded slightly with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Our army's troops recovered Huaili City and Youfufeng County without bloodshed. Meng Qi made an important contribution. Wenhe's military advisor has recorded your military achievements. After pacifying Liangzhou, I will definitely reward you according to the merits. As for Jicheng, Guo Si and Yang Qiu led their troops to besiege the city for more than ten days, but they did not see General Ma Teng opening the city to surrender. I believe that Ling Zun had made up his mind and insisted on fighting the death of our army. Since this is the case, Meng Qi would not have to go and say surrender. It would be useless to say more. Our army and General Ma Teng will have a battle!"

"This,,,,,,,," Ma Chao's face changed drastically when he heard this, and looked at Ma Yunluo in surprise. He immediately asked unwillingly: "Please give Mo Zheng another chance and let Mo Zheng try it. If you really can't convince my father, Mo Zheng is willing to obey the lord's order and lead the troops to attack the city personally, without any complaints!"

Li Li stared at Ma Chao with his eyes, and was silent for a while. Then he said in a low tone: "Ling Zun Ma Teng has been in charge of the soldiers when the Qiang tribe was in chaos, and then he has supported his troops and seized his own troops and seized one side for several years. Although he was named Xiliang Prefect, he secretly controlled half of Liangzhou's counties and recruited soldiers, with nearly 100,000 infantry and cavalry, and divided Liangzhou with Jincheng Han Sui. Last year, after I became the governor of Wuwei County, Ling Zun and Han Sui joined forces to attack Wuwei County several times, repeatedly losing their troops and losing their generals, and returned. A few months ago, he joined forces with Han Sui to attack our Xumao Massacre field at night, but in the end he was defeated and almost died. For more than a year, our Wuwei army and the Ma family army have fought bloody battles many times, and the two sides have had a deep grudge, which is really hard to stop the military and reconciliation.

Today, Meng Qi and Yunluo were able to volunteer to go to Jicheng to surrender Lingzun. I would be deeply pleased by this. However, Lingzun Ma Teng has been in Xiliang for many years and is arrogant. How can he surrender to me easily? I believe you two know very well what Lingzun’s ambition is. Even if he reaches the end of his life, he will never bow to me Li Li!

To this day, the troops of our Xiliang army are facing each other, and all counties surrender, but the Lord Ma Teng and Jincheng Han Sui still resisted stubbornly and refused to open the city to surrender. From this, it can be seen that Meng Qi would like to ask for surrender to the Lord. It would be better not to mention it. I know that your brother and sister are Ma Teng's children and do not want to meet with their biological father. After all, filial piety is the foundation of their own life, and I will fully understand this. In this way, you brother and sister don't have to participate in the war in this battle. Stay in the camp for a few days. After our army conquered Jicheng, you will continue to lead the troops. Do you have any objections to this?"

"Ah! Lord,,,,,,,,,," Ma Chao and Ma Yunluo were shocked when they heard this, and immediately exclaimed. However, when they saw the expression of refusal on Li Li's face, they immediately said nothing, bowed to respond with a disappointed expression: "The last general will take the order."

Watching Ma Chao and his sister leave slowly without hesitation, Li Li couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "Oh! It's not that I, Li Li, have no tolerance, but that Ma Teng is too ambitious and unwilling to beg for others. It's impossible for him to surrender to me willingly. Since he is stubborn, I will beat him to have nowhere to hide. At that time, he will naturally kneel down in front of me, Li Li, and beg for surrender!"

"What the lord said is very much." Before Li Li finished speaking, the young scholar who had been standing quietly on the right side of the tent suddenly echoed respectfully.

After hearing this, Li Li pondered and said, "Oh, what are the great opinions of Xiaozhi?"

That's right, the young scholar who has been standing beside Li Li to record and organize the bamboo slips is Fa Zheng Fa Xiaozhi, son of Fa Yan.

Fa Zheng is under seventeen years old and is about the same age as Li Li's younger brother Li Xian. At present, he has no official position and is temporarily staying with Li Li as a minor official. He is responsible for sorting out bamboo slips and writing orders, uploading and issuing them. He can definitely be regarded as a close minister around Li Li.

After hearing the inquiry, Fa Zheng bowed to the hall and said, "Reported to the lord, Ma Teng and Han Sui, two princes, are different from other princes of Liangzhou. They are different from Ma Wan, Yang Qiu, Cheng Yi and other generals under the lord. Han and Ma have been managing Xiliang for many years. The tentacles of the power are spread throughout the two states of Xiliang, and they can be said to be very deep and have a stable foundation. Now, if the lord wants to unify Xiliang and pacify Liangzhou, they must eradicate the power of Han and Ma. To eliminate the mixed forces of Han and Ma, they must base themselves on fighting. Send troops to wipe out the troops in their hands, capture the cities they occupy, and uproot their remaining forces. Only in this way can the lord truly unify Liangzhou. Otherwise, even if they take the initiative to surrender, the lord cannot agree. Unless they are willing to hand over the troops, horses, money and grains in their hands, leave Liangzhou, and go to Chang'an to be an official."

"Hahaha!" Li Li laughed loudly when he heard this, and said, "With the intention of filial piety and righteousness, I must get rid of Ma Teng and Han Sui in order to completely control Liangzhou. If I intend to leave a way out for them, what should I do?"

Fa Zheng looked slightly stunned and thoughtfully said, "If the lord does not want to get rid of Han Sui and Ma Teng and spare their lives, I suggest that the lord confiscate the soldiers, horses, money and grain from them, and allow them to be given high officials and generous salaries, and transfer them from Liangzhou to Chang'an Imperial City as officials. Then, the lord can follow the practice of Youfufeng County, rectify the administration of officials and county soldiers, and reselect officials to take over the counties of Liangzhou. Or, the lord can also reward them with more gold, silver and wealth, so that they can be rich and spend the rest of their lives. There is no other way. In addition, our army cannot accept their request to surrender in name only, but in fact, they will still let them continue to garrison on the spot. If this is true, they will definitely hold their own troops and surrender and rebel again, and it is very likely that we will even stab us from behind when our army is conquering the Central Plains.

For more than ten years, Han and Ma were so capricious and repeatedly turned into danger. Whenever the imperial army conquered and suppressed the army, they immediately submitted a letter to surrender, but they were still entrenched in Xiliang. After that, once the situation changed, they would surrender and rebel again, taking the opportunity to expand their territory, privately entrusted soldiers, and gradually became bigger. In recent years, Han and Ma had seized Liangzhou, formed their own princes, and watched Guanzhong and harmonized the world.

This is the heartfelt words of my minister. Please give me a clear look at it!"

"Hmm?" When Li Li heard Fa Zheng's last words, his eyebrows suddenly moved slightly and he couldn't help but ponder.

Because Fa Zheng calls himself a humble minister, not a subordinate.

The title of "Wei Minister" is not a casual call. It is the self-proclaimed by the ministers when they were kings. In the past, Dong Zhuo was highly regarded as a father and was superior to the emperor. Therefore, when the ministers in the court faced Dong Zhuo, they called themselves a humble minister. In addition, some direct subordinates in the palace of the Three Dukes and Ministers also called themselves a humble minister in order to show their loyalty and demonstrate their prominent status above ten thousand people.

However, now Fa is calling himself a humble minister in front of Li Li, as if he is Li Li's direct confidant, in order to show that he is loyal to Li Li. Of course, there is also the meaning of flattery and deliberate flattery and pleasing.

While pondering, Li Li smiled calmly and said to Fa Zheng: "Xiaozhi is quick-minded and has a long-term vision. What he said just now hits the point and wins my heart. He ordered Guo Si and Huang Zhong to count the siege equipment overnight to reward the siege soldiers, and to attack Jicheng tomorrow. In addition, Feiying sent a message to Li Xian, Wuwei County, and ordered Li Zheng to lead the Longxiang Camp and the 10,000 infantry soldiers on the Jincheng border, shocking Han Sui, Jincheng, so that he did not dare to send troops to help Ma Teng!"

"The lord is wise. Our army and General Li Xian from Wuwei are advancing in the east and west, and attacking each other on both sides. Han Sui must be too busy to take care of himself and dare not send troops to rescue Ma Teng. In this way, Ma Teng cannot get support and can only fight our army with one army's strength to fight 100,000 infantry and cavalry, and will undoubtedly be defeated! I am immediately conveying the lord's order!" Fa Zheng responded with a excited laugh.

Li Li nodded with a smile on his face and said, "Go. From now on, you should ask Wenhe Military Advisors for advice on military tactics, and follow the etiquette of disciples. Be sure to listen and learn more, and be cautious of arrogance and impetuousness. When you have achieved success in your studies, our army will inevitably use troops to the Central Plains states. At that time, there are many opportunities to make achievements. I hope that you can apply what you have learned and shine the lintel of the Legal family!"

Fa Zheng was shocked when he heard this, and he bowed excitedly and replied: "Thank you for your kindness, Lord, Fa Zheng swears to be loyal to his lord! I'm leaving."

Seeing Fa Zheng leaving quickly with joy, Li Li muttered to himself with a smile: "Fa Xiaozhi is indeed well-known, his talent is quick and his eyes are long-term, which is very useful! However, he is still young at the end of the day, and his words and deeds are frivolous, and his emotions are expressed in his emotions. He still needs some experience to be entrusted with important tasks!"
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