Guzang City, the county magistrate's office.

In the main hall.

Li Li sat in the middle and stood in the main seat, following the military meritorious service, Cao Fazheng stood in the lower right corner of the Shuai Case, and six others, including Li Xian, Jia Xu, Li Zheng, Jia Mu, Li Dian and Huan Bao, sat on both sides of the hall.

This was the second day after Li Lirui's army returned to the county magistrate's mansion.

Today, the left-behind generals from Wuwei County came to the lobby to discuss matters. In fact, they were rewarded for merit. Therefore, the generals of other main battle camps did not receive the order to discuss matters.

"Hahaha!" Li Li still maintained his usual style of deliberation and heard it before laughing. He used hearty laughter to resolve the serious atmosphere in the lobby, so that everyone in the hall could relax and remind them not to be too restricted.

Then he looked at his younger brother Li Xian with a smile and said, "Brother Xian, you haven't seen each other for almost a year. You have finally grown up. You are introverted, calm and capable, and you can stand alone. It's a joyful congratulations! Hahaha——"

"Brother is too good." Li Xian smiled and scratched his head with a silly smile, saying, "My brother Yu has been staying in Wuwei County for more than half a year. He has been trembling and dared not relax for a moment, for fear of delaying his brother's affairs. Thanks to General Mancheng, Li Zheng, Jia Mu, Huan Bao and others, the four counties of Wuwei have always been stable and have nothing to do. Only then can Brother Yu live up to his brother's entrustedness and fulfill his mission. Now that the brother has returned from victory, Brother Yu can finally breathe a sigh of relief and have a safe sleep!"

Li Li laughed happily and said, "My Sien learned to be modest, which shows that you are not wrong just now. You are indeed much more mature and steady. I was planning a marriage for the military general in Meiwu. At that time, your sister-in-law suggested that you also handle your marriage. I rejected their suggestions. Now it seems that I did something wrong at the beginning, and you have reached the age of getting married. You can get married. I wonder if Brother Sien has a favorite partner? Hahaha!"

"This,,,,,,,," Li Xian scratched the back of his head in shock, his cheeks flushed, and he smiled shyly: "I'm not hiding it from my brother, I really haven't thought about getting married. Besides, I'm still young now, so I don't rush to get married, wait and see."

After hearing this, Li Li looked at his younger brother with a smile on his face and said in a slight manner: "Men are married as soon as possible when they are old. If you are not young this year, you should get married as soon as possible. Since you don't have the woman you like, then your marriage will be handled by my brother. Let your sister-in-law pay attention to you and get married immediately if you have a suitable woman. What do you think?"

"Hehehe!" Li Xianhan smiled and said, "The marriage is all up to the elder brother, and I have no objection to my fool. If it is really a woman selected by several sisters-in-law, I will definitely have no objection. I believe my sisters-in-law's eyes!"

"Hahaha!" Li Li laughed in silence and said, "You, I just said you were calm, and now your true colors are revealed. Do you believe in your sister-in-law's vision? Can you believe in your brother's ability to know people?"

Li Xian was slightly stunned when he heard this, shook his head without thinking, "Brother misunderstood my meaning. Brother is busy with everything, and the military and political affairs are busy, and he is unable to do anything. If the brother can really choose a woman for me, I will never say anything and get married immediately! Although I believe in the eyes of my sister-in-law, I am more confident in the woman I choose! Hehehe——"

After hearing this, Li Li shook his head with a smile. He was indeed very satisfied with Li Xian, the younger brother.

Li Xian himself is not a talented general who is both civil and military. He is dull and not good at speaking. He is honest by nature and even a little stupid. However, he is talented and has a very high talent in martial arts. He is among the top generals at the age of sixteen. Although he is still the next level of the top general, he is extremely rare and his future achievements are limitless.

In addition, although he is not a meticulous person, he has a strong ability to execute. He will strictly implement the tasks assigned to him by Li Li, meticulously, and will never make any suggestions or make changes. This alone can make Li Li absolutely assured of him and repeatedly hand over the burden of staying behind to him, and he has never disappointed Li Li.

However, Li Xian's style of dealing with things has its pros and cons, with more than one's success, less enterprising, and lacks subjective initiative; that is, he is not flexible and extremely rigid in doing things. This is precisely this that makes him rarely make mistakes. Unless the order given by Li Li is wrong, the probability of his mistakes is extremely small.

In the main hall, Jia Xu, Li Zheng, Li Dian, Fa Zheng and others watched the intimate conversation between the lord Li Li and the Li Xian brothers, and their minds were relaxed and they showed a knowing smile on their faces. Because they followed the lord Li Li for so long, they rarely saw Li Li talking so easily and casually, saying whatever they wanted, without any taboos.

Since Li Liguan was appointed as the General of the Western Expedition, his majesty has been growing day by day, and his every move has a domineering aura that people dare not face. Now, looking at the entire Xiliang army and even the officials of Chang'an, no one can talk to him casually without any taboos, and no one dares to be rude in front of him, act casually, and laugh whenever he wants to. Even his uncle Li Jue is no exception.

All of them were criticized. Only Li Xian in front of him could have casual conversations with Li Li without any hesitation, without any worries. After all, he was Li Li's younger brother. Even if he made a huge mistake, Li Li scolded him at most and punished him a little. After the matter was over, the brothers were still brothers, a mother and a compatriot, and blood was thicker than water.

Because of this, when the imperial court in the previous period issued a large number of generals of Wuwei, Li Xian was young and appointed as General Anbei and Marquis of Wuxiang. Among the entire Xiliang army, his official title was second only to Li Jue and Li Li, and he ranked above the generals of the entire army, just above ten thousand people. In this regard, the generals of the entire army and civil officials and counselors had no objection to this, and they all took it for granted.

As Li Li and Li Xian finished their conversation, the laughter in the hall disappeared, and the atmosphere became serious invisibly.

After a little silence, Li Li's smile gradually faded, and he looked down at the people in the hall with a calm expression, and said seriously: "Now most of the counties and counties in Xiliang are under the control of our army. Only the two counties in the Western Regions have been alone for more than ten years, ignoring the imperial court laws, barbarians and bandits are rampant. Last night, I had ordered the generals of this Western Expedition to come to Guzang City to discuss matters and wait for the political discussion tomorrow. Today, we call everyone to reward your achievements within the previous six months. We will re-arrange you in advance."

After saying that, Li Li nodded slightly to Jia Xu on the right side of the hall and signaled him to announce the reward.

Jia Xu immediately stood up and bowed to Li Li, and then took out the imperial edict from his long sleeves, but he did not read it, but handed it to Fazheng. After doing this, he stood in the middle of the main hall, looked at Li Xian, Li Dian and others with a smile, and said loudly: "After the lord asked the imperial edict, he appointed General Li Xian of Anbei as the prefect of Beidi County. He was awarded 300 gold and 300 silk and satin; he appointed General Li Dian as the prefect of Zhangye County, and Marquis of Guannei, and was awarded 300 gold and 200 Shu brocade; he also appointed Jia Mu, the chief minister of Zhangye County, as the prefect of Jincheng, and Marquis of Guannei, and was awarded 100 gold and 100 silk and satin. He appointed General Li Zheng as the prefect of Jincheng, and was awarded 100 gold and 100 silk and satin. He appointed General Li Zheng as the prefect of Jincheng, and was awarded 100 gold and 100 silk and satin. He appointed Duwei of Xiu Machang Huan Bao as the prefect of Xiu Massacre, as the prefect of Xiu Massacre, and 100 gold and 100 silk and satin. All the generals thank you for your orders!"

After saying the reward, Jia Xu walked to his eldest son Jia Mu, leaned over and knelt down with Li Xian, Li Dian, Li Zheng, Huan Bao and others, and shouted at Li Li, who closed his eyes in the hall to rest as he was resting, "I am grateful to you, thank you, thank you!"

It was not until then that Fa Zheng, who was standing beside the main case, realized why Jia Xu handed him the imperial edict and asked him to submit it to his lord Li Li. After Li Li took the imperial edict, he did not open it at all and placed it on the desk. Then he leaned against the seat with his eyes closed, as if he was a little tired.

Seeing Jia Xu and others bowing their heads and bowing. Fa Zheng was shocked and walked quickly to the hall, then quickly bowed and bowed to his knees.

In a moment, Li Li suddenly opened his eyes and looked down at Jia Xu and others who were kneeling down in the hall. From the corner of his eyes, he quickly glanced at the guards and maids around him, and found that they were actually kneeling at him. Then he waved his sleeves, stood up, turned around and left the hall, as if he was angry.

"Today's discussion is over, let's go away!" When he walked to the side door of the main hall, Li Li suddenly waved his hand and said, then strode into the side door, and his figure disappeared.

"No!" Just when Li Xian, Li Zheng, Jia Mu and others were at a loss, Jia Xu responded loudly, leaned over and stood up after bowing.

Immediately, Li Xian and others followed suit and bowed and stood up.

"Military advisor, what's going on? How can you put the imperial edict on the commander's case? Wouldn't this cause my brother to be disloyal? If this matter is spread, my elder brother will definitely bear the infamy!" Li Xian asked Jia Xu with a slight expression.

Jia Xu bowed to Li Xian after hearing this and said with a smile: "What the Major General said is very true. I am indeed confused and have no consideration, so my lord was implicated. Later, I apologized to my lord. However, my lord has always been tolerant and generous, and I believe I will not care about this matter. Besides, the imperial edict is placed on the case table, and I have no fault of my lord. Do the Major General agree?"

Li Xian was slightly stunned when he heard this. Looking at Jia Xu's smiling look, he seemed to have some insight inexplicably. He nodded immediately and then headed straight to the side door.

Li Zheng, Huan Bao and Li Dian were not foolish people. They were also moved by the scene just now. They immediately bid farewell to military advisor Jia Xu and turned to walk out of the lobby.

"Sir, this move is too sudden. I wonder if the lord knows it in advance?" After the generals left, Fa Zheng walked to Jia Xu and asked respectfully.

Jia Xu shook his head slightly and whispered: "I don't know. The lord is very talented and has a strong mind and is in love with the world. He doesn't bother with such tricks at all. I intentionally do this to find out the lord's intentions so that he can act in the future."

"Oh?" Fa Zheng's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he pondered: "Sir, the lord's confidant adviser, why did he do such a sudden move? Could it be that the hunchbacked by the current situation and was worried?"

Jia Xu looked at Fa Zheng with appreciation and nodded, "Xiaozhi is extremely intelligent, and he hits the word. The lord has a wise eye to know talents! The situation in Xiliang is now clear. The lord holds a strong army, occupying the two prefectures of Xiliang, and also controlling the Chang'an court, becoming the most powerful prince in the world. However, the lord let General Li Jue take charge of the court and occupy the name of righteousness. The previous two decrees were deeply loved by the people, which prompted General Li Jue to greatly increase his prestige among the people. Now that the two prefectures of Xiliang are about to be pacified, many things need to be properly arranged, so as not to fall into General Li Jue's hands, which we have worked hard to collect. Therefore, I need to accurately explore the lord's ambitions so that I can make plans early, stabilize the overall situation of Xiliang, and help the lord achieve great achievements!"

"So that's it." Fa Zheng suddenly realized something. Then he walked to Jia Xu, bowed and said with conscientiousness: "Before, the lord ordered me to perform the rituals of disciples to me. I would like to ask my teacher for advice in everything, and listen to my teacher's teachings sooner or later. However, I am arrogant and did not obey my lord's orders. My teacher's actions today really made the students admire him and convinced me. From now on, Fa Zheng is willing to take his teacher as his teacher, and he also asked me not to be stupid and accept him as his disciple. Please accept him as his disciple!"

After saying that, Fa Zheng leaned over and knelt down without waiting for Jia Xu to agree.

"This,,,,,,,,," Jia Xu hesitated for a moment. After Fa Zheng bowed, he reached out to help him with a smile and said with a smile: "Xiaozhi is no less talent than me, but he has little experience. If you only need to experience it, you will be given a heavy responsibility by the lord committee member. Today I will be bowed by you, but you and I are not masters and apprentices, but friends who are forgot to age. In the future, we will discuss with each other and work together to help the lord achieve hegemony. What about Xiaozhi's intention?"

Fa Zheng was overjoyed when he heard this and continued, "Mr. Humble, which made the students feel deeply ashamed. According to Mr. Hu's words, I will consider my teacher and friend in the future. I hope that Mr. Hu will give me more teachings and give me some advice sooner or later."

"Okay, we'll make up for it!" Jia Xu grabbed Fa Zheng's arm and said with a smile.

From Jia Xu's happy expression, it is not difficult to see that he really likes Fazheng's talent and really wants to be good with Fazheng. Fazheng is also impressed by Jia Xu's extraordinary courage and wisdom. He is willing to perform the etiquette of disciples to Jia Xu and regard himself as his juniors to show respect and admiration for Jia Xu.
Chapter completed!