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However, it is not easy to solve these problems. As the situation changes, it is unavoidable to place more emphasis on military than civil or military, and there must always be a preference.And once there is a tilt, it will inevitably lead to conflicts among civil servants and generals. After all, it is related to their own interests, and no one is willing to make concessions.These problems will ultimately fall on Li Li. How to balance the conflicts of interests, check and balance the conflicts among civil servants and generals, control the overall situation, and guide them to follow their own steps to move forward steadily, so as to realize their will, is now up to Li Li. The practical problems in front of Li are also the top priority.

What happened last night was just a hint, and it was a warning to Li Li, reminding him that he should pay attention to the potential conflicts between civil servants and generals, and start to resolve the conflicts that may intensify.This is a practical problem that cannot be ignored. The root cause is that there are many civil servants and generals under his command, and all of them are outstanding. It will evolve into ever-evolving problems and contradictions; it all depends on how Li Li steers the helm, whether he can steer this big ship, how to steer these civil servants and generals, and guide them to move forward along the correct path.

All the civil and military men under Li Li didn't know it, but Li Li had the foresight and never forgot; in the parallel space of the same time and space, in the chaotic last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, several incidents happened that would affect the history of the millennium for later generations. Big event.

Historically, Cao Cao unified the north. He thought that the last battle in his life would be to pacify Jiangdong and then rule the world. However, he was defeated in the fierce battle of Chibi, and the good situation was ruined.A few years later, Liu Bei occupied Xichuan. The old man chatted about being a teenager, high-spirited, but suffered a sudden change at the most proud moment. Encountered unprecedented setbacks, the company was burned, and nearly a million troops were wiped out in one battle.

These two big battles that determine the trend of the world have been lingering in Li Li's mind, lingering and lingering, making him tread on thin ice, spurred by them, always introspective and self-examination, lest he make mistakes and repeat the same mistakes.Thinking over the beginning and end of these two wars, it is not difficult to find that after these two far-reaching fiascos, there are many unknown secrets hidden, and there are two most noticeable ones.

First, Cao Cao, who has always been wise and wise, gathered his servants and generals during the fierce battle in Chibi. He insisted on going his own way, which eventually led to an unprecedented fiasco. The good situation was completely burned by a fire, and the army of millions was wiped out in ashes.

There are many thought-provoking things in this, and what Li Li feels the most is that the contradiction between Cao Cao's civil and martial arts has been highlighted, and the contradiction has intensified, prompting these people to notice some clues, but there are many scruples, so that everyone keeps silent. I also don't want to cause unnecessary trouble, lest it will cause Cao Cao's displeasure, which will affect my future and fame.

Second, Liu Bei used all his troops in central Shu to crusade against Soochow, and marched into Jingzhou in a mighty manner.What is puzzling is that Zhuge Liang, the military adviser who has always been hailed by Liu Bei as "like a fish in water", did not go out with the army. No, can others not do it?In other words, no matter how important he is, what could be more important than the conquest of Soochow by an army of millions?

Zhuge Liang did not go out with the army, so Liu Bei, the "fish", was short of water, so he was burned by Lu Xun and ran away with his head in his arms. Hundreds of thousands of troops were wiped out in ashes. More than ten Northern Expeditions to the Central Plains all ended without disease until the fall of the Shu Han.The root of all this is that Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were at odds, and there were conflicts within the Shu Han, but they were not resolved in time, which led to disaster, and thus repeated the mistakes of Cao Cao's defeat of Chibi. , eventually perish.

The two major defeats were half-ninety for those who traveled hundreds of miles, and they fell short.It seems that it has nothing to do with Li Li. In fact, he has experienced the profound lessons in these memories once. If he doesn't pay attention to them or reflect on them deeply, what is in front of him is very likely to repeat the same mistakes, and history will be on him. repeat.

The fiasco in Jizhou before, on the surface, it seems that he had no major faults. It was purely Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's scheming and scheming, which finally lured him into the trap and suffered heavy losses.But it is not.In fact, Guo Jia had already noticed that the situation was wrong, but he didn't remind him immediately, and the former general Zhou Yu had a grudge against him, so he was absent-minded and didn't really pay attention to the battle of Yecheng; Eager, thinking that he has the chance to win.The combination of many factors finally led to the disastrous defeat of Yecheng, which led to the successive defeats of the entire Hebei war, and then a crushing defeat.

After the defeat of Jizhou, Li Li has been brooding about it, but he can't figure out where the root of the problem is.But after the friction between Zhuge Liang and Ma Chao last night, Li Li finally found the answer, and the haze that shrouded his heart dissipated, and he suddenly became enlightened.In all war defeats, apart from the objective strength gap, the reason for the defeat is almost without exception due to internal disharmony when the military strength and the situation are relatively favorable. Once there is an internal problem, it will lead to communication between the upper and lower levels Unsmooth, blocking the way of speech, which leads to unpredictable and serious consequences.

This is what Li Li gained from the friction between Ma Chao and Zhuge Liang.However, he didn't have any joy of harvesting, instead he felt heavy and his thoughts were flooding, which he couldn't let go of for a long time.

Chengdu, State Shepherd's Mansion.

In the lobby, many Yizhou bureaucrats remonstrated one after another, resolutely opposing the decision of Liu Zhang, the governor of the state, unprecedentedly.

"Although the Xiliang army has besieged the city, our city has enough money, food, and weapons, and there are [-] troops stationed there. It can be said to be solid. In this situation, why did my lord surrender without a fight?"

"We are not people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, and we are willing to live and die with Zhoucheng!"

"The victory or defeat is not yet decided, but the lord lightly said that he would open the city and ask for surrender. In fact, he was abandoning the foundation of his ancestors. I wait for death, and I ask the lord to take it back!"

"The ministers are willing to remonstrate with death, please take back your order, and swear to live and die with Yizhou!!!"

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"Shut up! Honshu has made up his mind, Kaesong welcomes the general into the city!"

Chapter 172 Vibrating the tiger's body, call the shots for a while

Chengdu, on the lobby of the state capital.

At the beginning of the discussion, Liu Zhang's words stirred up a thousand waves, causing the hall to be chaotic.

All the bureaucrats in Yizhou made generous speeches, boldly and directly remonstrated, and resolutely opposed the decision of Liu Zhang, the governor of the state, unprecedented in history.

"Although the Xiliang army has besieged the city, our city has enough money, food, and weapons, and there are [-] troops stationed there. It can be said to be solid. In this situation, why did my lord surrender without a fight?"

"We are not people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, and we are willing to live and die with Zhoucheng!"

"The victory is not yet decided, but the lord lightly said to open the city and ask for surrender. This move is tantamount to abandoning the foundation of the ancestors. The minister waits for death, please take back the order, and swear to live and die with Yizhou!"

"The ministers are willing to remonstrate with death, please take back your order, and swear to live and die with Yizhou!!!"

Seeing that everyone in the hall said that they wanted to live and die with Yizhou, yet they dared to denounce him openly, Liu Zhang was furious and resentful. God does not keep his house, restless.

However, this scene did not attract the attention of all the officials in the hall. They still impassionedly accused Liu Zhang of lightly begging for surrender and abandoning his ancestral business, alluding to Liu Zhang's disobedience, disobedience and immorality.They only cared about the advantages of talking and talking for a while, but they didn't notice that the soldiers inside and outside the state capital were all unfamiliar faces, even the soldiers standing above the lobby were all tall, burly and strong soldiers.Those slightly dark and rigid faces exuded a strong murderous look, and it was not difficult to find that with a little attention, they were staring at the officials in the hall who were blatantly speaking, with contempt in their eyes.His face was full of contempt, and there was also a violent murderous intent that he wanted to get rid of quickly.

even.The Yizhou bureaucrats didn't notice at all that there are many more soldiers in the lobby today than in the past.That's twice as much.Not only are all the soldiers in the hall new faces, even the personal guards and personal guard commanders on both sides of Liu Zhang have changed. The spirit of these soldiers is completely different from the previous guards. The iron-blooded soldier crawled out of the cave, exuding a chilling evil spirit all over his body, with a ruthlessness that would repel others thousands of miles away.

For these abnormalities, any military commander with a little vision or carefulness can easily see the abnormalities with a little attention, so as to make accurate judgments.Don't look at these soldiers wearing the armor of the Yizhou Army.The weapons and accessories they wear are exactly the same as those of the Yizhou army, but they are not the Yizhou army, but elite troops from outside Yizhou.If they were willing to speak, then all the civil and military personnel in Yizhou would know immediately that these soldiers all spoke with a Xiliang accent.From this, their identities are ready to be revealed. They are the Xiliang Army that the officials in the hall said they swore to resist to the death.

If the Yizhou civil and military people who are chattering at this moment know that they are already under the watchful eyes of the Xiliang army, and their heads may be chopped off by these soldiers at any time, I wonder if they still have the courage to speak out and dare to speak out? He is so arrogant and loud as he is now, and he dares to slander the Xiliang Army without any restraint.How dare they despise the Xiliang Army, how dare they call Li Li by his first name, and how dare they keep saying that they will live and die with Chengdu and Yizhou!

As everyone knows.The entire Yizhou has been destroyed, and Liu Zhang, the Yizhou shepherd, has existed in name only, and now he is finally presiding over the military and political affairs as the state shepherd.Chengdu fell at midnight last night!

because of this.At this moment, Liu Zhang was sitting on the upper steps.He squinted his eyes expressionlessly and listened to the impassioned speeches of the staff members in the hall, and stared coldly at their swearing faces.My heart is full of contempt and indignation.

Today's scene of unanimous opinion is the first time since Liu Zhang succeeded to the prefecture six years ago that everyone has been so united, so loyal, so awe-inspiring, so sweet-talking, so duplicity, and hypocrisy.

To this day, Liu Zhang vaguely remembers ten days ago when Xiliang soldiers approached the city, and when he was asking the audience about their plans, the nearly [-] civil servants and generals in the hall fell silent.At that time, they were all sitting in the hall, all well-dressed, looking down at the case in front of them, so that Liu Zhang repeatedly asked five times, but no one answered, and no one dared to offer advice, let alone enthusiastically. Signing up, vowing to live and die with Chengdu.

In all fairness, at that time Liu Zhang really wanted to fight the Xiliang army to the end, and he was willing to fight to the last soldier, even if he had his last breath, he would not surrender.But none of the civil and military people in the hall stood up to express their stance clearly in public, willing to support him with all their strength, but in the end there was silence, not a single one, just a group of shrinking turtles.Perhaps there is no shortage of people among them who died generously, but because of their scruples, no one dared to stand up, support Liu Zhang clearly, and set an example for everyone.

At that moment, Liu Zhang felt so desolate, so indignant, so chilling, it would not be an exaggeration to say that his heart was like a knife.Although he was usually not enthusiastic about military and political affairs, at that moment he clearly felt that all the staff in the account were watching his jokes and laughing at him silently in their hearts.They were sure that Liu Zhang would not be captured without a fight, and they were unwilling to lose the position of state shepherd, unwilling to be a bereaved dog, and they would definitely not sit back and watch the land of Longxing (Yizhou) of the Liu royal family fall into the hands of other princes.

So they are confident, even if they feel the strength and threat of the Xiliang army, they are not impatient, and they all sit on the sidelines with peace of mind, and have no intention of helping Liu Zhang defend against the powerful enemy. Only in this way can their importance be shown, and their identity and status as the masters of the Yizhou old gentry can be demonstrated.

However, at this moment, when Liu Zhang solemnly announced the surrender of the city and welcomed the general Li Li and his army to enter the city, the crowd in the hall was excited and impatient. decision.

All of a sudden, Liu Zhang seemed to be a traitor for glory, but they were loyal and generous people, jumping up and down one by one, uttering queer words, awe-inspiring righteousness, and doing everything they can to be loyal.

Those who know the inside story are naturally insightful, and they know that the reason why these anxious officials vowed to live and die with Yizhou is because they want to keep their current fame, wealth and family business.Those who don't know the situation will presumably think that the ministers are loyal ministers, but the master is a mediocre master; there are a group of loyal ministers in the sky, but they meet such a fatuous and incompetent monarch like Liu Zhang, so that the war has not yet officially started. It will surrender without a fight.

As everyone knows, Liu Zhang may not be regarded as a wise man, but he is not a mediocre master in the true sense.It should be noted that since he took Yizhou up to now, it has been more than six years. Yizhou has been peaceful and relatively stable. People poured into Yizhou one after another, and settled in Yizhou one after another.

And all this is because Liu Zhang adopted a strategy of doing nothing to govern the counties and counties under his rule. He did not interfere too much in military and political affairs. Except for his own laziness and pleasure, what he did was to maintain the stability of the territory, not to If there is trouble, there will be no disaster of war.That's all.

Although he did not have enough outstanding achievements and meritorious deeds, he was able to appease the people of one side, making the territory relatively peaceful, and most of the people could live and work in peace and contentment, live a life of food and clothing, and were not devastated by war or displaced.

This alone is enough to show that although Liu Zhang is not a talented and wise master, he is not a fatuous person either.Although he was content with the status quo and indulged in pleasure, he did not harm the common people, did not expropriate, did not wantonly harm the people, did not increase exorbitant taxes, and searched for the people's fat and anointment.

It's a pity that in a troubled world, it is far from enough to appease the people of one side, the kingly way is to defend the land and open up the frontier.After all, the princes of the world are separated, and the princes conquer each other. Only by continuously expanding their territory and strengthening their own strength can they gain a firm foothold in the troubled times and last for a long time.Otherwise, sooner or later, he will face the conquest of other princes. At that time, the weak army will resist the long-fighting army, and the winner will be determined before the battle begins.

This is the reason why Liu Zhang was talked about mediocre and weak behind his back by his subordinates.

Born in troubled times, governing by doing nothing is mediocrity and inaction.Wouldn't it be weak and weak to sit back and enjoy the success without doing anything and not thinking about making progress?

There was a commotion in the hall, and everyone in the hall was yelling for nearly half an hour, but Liu Zhang didn't interrupt at all, didn't express his position, and ignored it.Obviously, he didn't care to listen to these innocuous noises at the moment, and he was in a daze, but he was sorting out the bits and pieces of these years in his mind, feeling a lot of emotion.

After a while, everyone in the hall finally noticed his strangeness, held their breaths and gradually became quiet.

There was no more noise in his ears, and Liu Zhang woke up with a start, and then looked down at the staff members in the hall with cold eyes, which were unprecedentedly cold, showing a bit of disgust.

For ten days, the former birds and birds were silent, one by one stayed out of the matter, stood by and watched him, the state herdsman, be very worried, sleepless and indifferent, and put all the pressure and challenges on him alone; seeing that he finally couldn't hold on anymore, But they jumped out one after another to pretend to be loyal and good people, jumping up and down one by one, talking loudly.Over and over again, there are these people in the hall, their eyes are always fixed on fame and fortune, and the only thing they really care about is their own interests, and they never really put Liu Zhang in their eyes and kept them in their hearts.

Liu Zhang originally wanted to make a statement, telling everyone that the Xiliang army had already entered the city, and any further unnecessary resistance would only add casualties and would not help the matter.But at this moment, he didn't want to say anything, and he didn't even want to see these people in the hall. All along, he had been seeking money for these people and protecting their interests. This time, he really wanted to think for himself.

"You don't need to say much. In the past, you were the masters of this state. This time, the state has made up its mind. Today, I will be the master. Open the city to welcome the general into the city!" After speaking, Liu Zhang shook his sleeves and waved his hands The black-armored warrior behind him took the seal ribbon on the case table, then walked down the steps with his head held high, and walked straight to the gate of the mansion.

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