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This is the reality. No matter how arrogant the gentry and powerful gentry were, when they met an absolutely powerful overlord, they would still stick it up and seek a new way out.

However, Li Li, who returned from victory, had no time to pay attention to them, and was even more unlikely to meet them, which made them unable to meet and had to sharpen their heads and find other ways.

Coincidentally, Li Li's younger brother Li Xian married a group of his confidants. So the former dignitaries and powerful forces in the Xiliang area found someone to ask for contact to get invitations from General Zhennan's Mansion, and then brought a large amount of wealth and rare treasures to congratulate Major General Li Xian on his wedding, in order to make a familiar face and clear the way for future actions.

Li Li seemed to have expected the thoughts of these snobs, so he informed his subordinates in advance that they could open the door of convenience and produced tens of thousands of invitations, each of which was valuable. If all of these invitations were sent out, at least 100,000 taels of gold could be raised, which was enough for the weapons and armor and equipment needed to form two cavalry battalions.

This income will eventually flow into the name of the General's Mansion. As for the gifts and gold and silver goods collected in this wedding, 90% of them will be used as military funds to store them in the warehouse, and the remaining 100 as the wedding income of more than 100 generals who got married today will be distributed as appropriate. Even so, the people who got married today still have a lot of income, such as Li Xian, Li Xuan, Guo Jia, Huan Fei, etc., each of them will have at least 30,000 to 50,000 taels of input, which is enough for the whole family to live a ten-year life of wealth comfortably.

This is the current situation of society. Ordinary people are indeed very poor, but old gentry and powerful gentry have wealth that ordinary people can't imagine.

These people were all under Li Li's rule, so he could not force them to rob them for no reason. He could only use unknown means to slim these people, take out a portion of the huge wealth they accumulated over the years, and supplement military expenditures. However, such things can be done indescribable, and Li Li would never admit that he had done such a thing. As for what others think, it is a different matter.

It is worth mentioning that Sili made a lot of achievements in the battle. In addition, the Xiliang rest and rest strategy has initially shown results, which greatly alleviated the shortage of food and wages in Xiliang.

From then on, we only need to make overall arrangements. If the distribution is appropriate, the Xiliang army is short of food and grass, and the empty treasury will never return. We will completely get rid of the hat of military force and finally speed up the pace of quelling the turbulent times. We will no longer be troubled by food and grass, and we will no longer be able to move forward.

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In the main hall, Li Li whispered to Cai Yong while drinking tea. Everyone in the hall also talked in pairs and laughed from time to time.

Looking at Cai Yong sitting beside him, his temples were gray, his hair was visible in his bun, and his lines were sunken on his forehead, fortunately, he was energetic and looked very healthy. Seeing this, Li Li couldn't help feeling and sighed.

In history, as early as when Dong Zhuo was assassinated, Cai Yong insisted on collecting Dong Zhuo's body, and cried bitterly under the Zhengyang Palace where Dong Zhuo's head was hanging, which attracted many people to watch and discuss. Wang Yun was very angry, so he killed Cai Yong, confiscated Cai Yong's mansion, drove Cai Yan, who lived in his mother's house, and then fell into the hands of the Southern Xiongnu. This move made Wang Yun very controversial, and mixed praise, which made many gentry and Confucian scholars very dissatisfied with him and were quite dissatisfied with his relatives and relatives. Cai Yong, a great scholar, spent his life and became Dong Zhuo's burialist. After his death, he was controversial. It was not an exaggeration to describe him with a lifetime of heroic reputation.

However, as Cai Yong met Li Li, his fate also changed. At that time, he did not dislike the identity of Li Liliang's family, so he resolutely decided to entrust his beloved daughter Cai Yan to Li Li, and strongly recommended Li Li as the prefect of Wuwei to Dong Zhuo, and obtained permission. As a result, Cai Yong opened a door for Li Li, allowing Li Li to escape from the quagmire of Chang'an's struggle, and finally had the opportunity to show his strength. Li Li still remembered his ambition when he led his troops to leave Chang'an to Wuwei County. It can be said that the sea was wide and the fish leaped, and the sky was high and the birds could fly. Li Li still remembered the pleasure of sweeping away the haze and the heroic spirit and drying the clouds. He never forgot it for a moment.

By taking this step, Cai Yong's life trajectory was associated with Li Li. During the Chang'an Rebellion, he was still sad about Dong Zhuo's death and insisted on collecting Dong Zhuo's body, which also caused Wang Yun's extreme dissatisfaction and tried to harm him. However, just as Cai Yong's life and death were hanging on the line, Li Zhi, the commander of Li Li's personal guards, broke out and pulled Cai Yong back from the brink of death, and then escaped from Chang'an City with him on his back.

Since then, Cai Yong completely got rid of the fate of the buried person and escaped from heaven. As his son-in-law Li Li's power continued to rise, he became the first dean of Tai Academy. He was awarded the title of Taixue Mater and was the same as the three Dukes, becoming the world's largest scholar.

However, Cai Yong was loyal to the Han Dynasty, and there was no doubt that this was true. Therefore, he repeatedly talked about the ways of the king and the ministers in front of Li Li, persuaded Li Li to be loyal to the Han Dynasty and assist the emperor Liu Xie in reviving the Han Dynasty. However, as time went by, Li Li became more and more powerful, his army became stronger and more unscrupulous. All of this clearly told Cai Yong what his son-in-law wanted to do and where his ambition was.

There is no doubt that Cai Yong felt very distressed when he learned that Li Lizhi was in the world. He struggled violently deep down. He fought with him, on the one hand, on the one hand, the Han Dynasty that had been loyal to him for decades, and on the other hand, his son-in-law and his life-saving benefactor. This struggle and torment that ordinary people cannot understand is not something that can be understood by outsiders, and he can only bear it alone, and only Cai Yong himself knows the pain. This is a violent collision between life ideals and the actual situation, a struggle between emotions and beliefs, and a choice between family affection and ambitions.

Cai Yong, who had struggled alone for a long time, has since become taciturn, devoted himself to studying knowledge and teaching, and no longer concerned about the affairs of the court. He seemed to be invisible and calm. However, he was still invisible to his daughter and son-in-law, subconsciously safeguarding Li Li's reputation, and involuntarily promoting Li Li's great achievements, educating students about their study opportunities today, and cherishing the rare opportunities in front of him. Remember these are all given by General Li Li.

This is everything Cai Yong did to Li Li, but he never revealed a few words in front of Li Li, and there was no desire to seek credit. He had been subtly influenced the students of Tai Academy in this way. He did what he thought he should do in obscurity, and had been like this for three years. If Cai Yan had not accidentally mentioned that his father Cai Yong and Kong Rong had a big fight, Li Li would have no idea that he would have known that there was such an existence among his many father-in-law who always supported him silently.

At this moment, Li Li sat in the hall with Cai Yong casually and enjoyed tea. The conversation was all about trivial matters at home and did not involve political affairs in the court. Therefore, the conversation was very pleasant and enjoyable.

To this day, Li Li can fully understand Cai Yong's mood. He knows that his father-in-law is still very conflicted and complicated, and what he does is not to be said; even if he asks in person, he will never admit it, or even deny it. This is the persistence of an old man. His heart has long been biased towards his children. But he still has his own obsession. Under the general trend, he only hopes that he will not do anything that damages the dignity of the Han Dynasty in his lifetime, and he can't control so many other things.

Compared with Cai Yong, Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, Kong Rong and others in the hall seemed very restrained, with a nervous expression and a slight look, and were always paying attention to the changes in Li Li's expression in the main position. Now, in their eyes, the young man who was only 22 years old, who was sitting upright in the upper rank, was appointed as the general of the current dynasty. He was in charge of the prime minister's affairs, took charge of all military and political affairs in the world, held the sword of the emperor, held 400,000 Xiliang's powerful soldiers in his hand, and was dominating the world. After the Battle of Sili, the name of General Li Li was so powerful that the overlords of all vain were afraid of. Today, this young general is an existence that the world is admired.

Looking at Li Li's sunny and handsome face, Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun and Kong Rong had a lot of feelings and sighed secretly. Three years ago, when Li Li first took charge of the capital of Chang'an, they did not take this humble and polite young man to heart. They were only as successful as a young man, and they could not last long and could not be compared with Dong Zhuo. Therefore, when they faced Li Li's humble and polite courtesy, they accepted it calmly, and even a little arrogant, and acted as a condescending nobles and companions. However, Li Li didn't mind at the time, and was polite to them, such famous generals and great scholars, and regarded themselves as younger generations everywhere. This greatly satisfied the vanity of Huangfu Song and others, and made them very useful.

However, after three years, or even less than three years, the people are still still, but the situation they face has changed drastically. Nowadays, they sit in the hall and are trembling, while the young people in the past sit high in the upper stairs and chat and laugh with their smiles, their smiles are still sunny, but their identities are incomparable to the past.

Especially the two veterans Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, the scene of the morning court the day before yesterday appeared before them. The son of Liu Yan, the dignified Yizhou governor, and the authentic Han clan brothers Liu Fan and Liu Dan, fell to the ground with the order of the young general, and their heads were still hanging in front of the Changle Palace. In this matter, the two veterans were actually involved. Although they were not the mastermind, they also followed the flow, or were accomplices. But now, the Liu Fan brothers have already Beheaded by Zhengfa, Fu Wan and Pang Xi were also transferred from the court. After entering the general's mansion, they became prisoners under the ranks. Now there are only a few people who have not been punished, including the two veterans sitting in the hall at this moment. If Li Li didn't know that they had a share at all, it would be a deception. In the current Chang'an City, everything Li Li wanted to know can be clearly understood within a half day. However, why didn't Li Li offend them and instead invited them as guests to attend the wedding banquet?

This made Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun puzzled, so they sat in the hall and were nervous, fearing that they would still be guests at this moment and would become prisoners in the next moment.

Just at this moment, two personal soldiers quickly walked into the main hall and whispered to Guo Jia and Li Xuan in a low voice. Then Li and Guo stood up and left. Because they were also today's grooms, it was almost noon and the wedding was about to begin, so they naturally had to prepare in advance and then marry the bride, and get married at noon.

It is said that weddings are usually held around noon, because at this time the righteous spirit is strong, and the demons and monsters and monsters in the heavens flew away one after another, so noon is a good time.

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