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Autumn is high and cool, and the sky is high and the clouds are light.

The wind blows lightly, with a faint fragrance of wild chrysanthemums, and the sound of the wind blowing and falling leaves is faintly heard in the ears, which makes people open their minds and their hearts are fascinated, and people are still in the mansion, and their hearts have drifted into the mountains and forests that are dyed by the forests, and they are fluttering into the golden autumn.

There is great beauty in heaven and earth.

The four seasons change, all have style, and the golden autumn is the most intoxicating. After the hard work of spring and the care of summer, it is finally the harvest season, and this moment is undoubtedly the most anticipated and unforgettable.

Waiting is torture, but also happiness, where there is waiting, there is hope, and there is hope that it will become better.

The leading general's mansion, that is, the residence of the military advisor sacrificing wine Zhuge Liang.

Six days ago, Zhuge Liang led the Western Expedition back to Chang'an. At the subsequent banquet in the General's Palace, Li Li appointed Zhuge Liang as the leading general, and together with the general Li Zhi, the protector general, he was in charge of the forbidden army, and was in charge of the 120,000 forbidden troops such as the soldiers and horses, the tiger camp and the military battalion of the five schools of Jin Yiwei who guarded Chang'an. The title of the leader or the leader of the army was set up in the vassal states of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Southern Han Dynasty, and the official rank was not inferior to the general of Si'an, but it was the name of a senior general. It can be seen from this that Li Li trusts him so much, he is really entrusted with important responsibilities and appreciates.

After returning to Chang'an, Zhuge Liang presented the commander of the Western Expeditionary Army, and the 140,000 Western Expeditionary Army and the 100,000 Barbarian Army that incorporated the Southern Barbarians were all handed over to Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Chen Gong and Li Ru and other four leading troops. And the 100,000 Nanban infantry cavalry and the 20,000 county soldiers screened out were mixed into two battalions of soldiers and horses, of which 50,000 war cavalry were organized into the Suzaku battalion, and the remaining 50,000 infantry soldiers were incorporated into the "Wu" character sequence of the infantry army. It was named Wuhua Camp and included it under the Great Han Dynasty. It means to integrate into the ranks of the Han nation.

The newly formed two battalions of men and horses, the Vermilion Bird War Cavalry Battalion was led by Zhang Fei. Wu Yi was the deputy general, Lei Tong, Leng Bao, Yang Duo, Wutu Gu and other more than ten Yizhou and Nanban generals served as generals, Yang Fu was appointed to join the army, and also led the Suzaku Battalion to supervise the army. From Chen Zhi to the chief general of the Wuhua Battalion, Zhang Ren was the deputy general, and the remaining more than ten Yizhou generals and more than 20 leaders of the Nanban tribes were generals, and Huangfu Li was appointed to join the army and lead the supervising army.

It is worth mentioning that this time Zhang Fei served as the commander of the Suzaku Battalion. But it was beyond everyone's expectations, even Li Li himself was quite surprised by this, when he appointed Zhang Fei as the main general, he himself admired himself very much, thinking that he was really broad-minded, regardless of previous suspicions, and even a few enemies who wanted to kill him could be entrusted with important tasks.

Originally, Li Li had no intention of reusing Zhang Fei at all, let alone expecting him to be willing to be loyal to him, because he would never entrust Zhang Fei with a heavy responsibility and let him be in charge of a battalion of soldiers and horses. Take it all your own. However, during Zhuge Liang's westward expedition, Zhang Fei has been serving as a pioneer general, beheading more than 20 enemy leaders and killing countless enemies. Always charge ahead, and repeatedly make meritorious achievements. Therefore, in the credit book submitted by Zhuge Liang. Zhang Fei's military exploits surpassed Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong, and ranked first among more than 300 generals of the Western Expedition. It's like a standout.

In this regard, Li Li is the commander of the whole army. We must not turn a blind eye, we must uphold justice and reward meritorious deeds. Otherwise, as soon as this case is opened, who will be willing to give up a comfortable life in the future to go to a foreign land to lead the army for the upcoming Western Jin Dynasty and expand the territory for the Han nation. Therefore, Li Li needs to reward Zhang Fei again, and it is indispensable to increase the rank of official to the knighthood, to set an example for the generals under his command, to set a benchmark for the soldiers of the whole army, to stimulate their enthusiasm for expanding the territory, and to lay the foundation for the future expedition of the Western Jin Dynasty to foreign lands.

In addition, Li Li's younger brother Li Xian, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong and Zhuge Liang and other five people jointly promoted Zhang Fei as the chief general of the Suzaku Battalion. Therefore, Li Li had to think carefully and take it seriously, and in the end he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet and made a decision. So far, Zhang Fei has become the first general to be promoted to lead 50,000 war cavalry in the past five years, and he is also the first general in the army who lacks trust personally promoted by Li Li.

At the same time that Zhang Fei served as the commander of the Suzaku Battalion, he was also promoted to General Xuanwei, with an official rank second to Jiuqing, and he was given the title of Marquis of Duting, with 300 households in Shiyi, but his fiefdom was in southern Xinjiang. In addition to Zhang Fei's promotion to the commander of the first battalion, Chen Zhi, who has followed Li Li for many years, can be regarded as a positive result this time, and truly became the commander of the main general in his own right, and was promoted to General Pinglu and Duting Marquis, and his official rank is equivalent to that of General Siping.

Except for Zhang Fei and Chen Zhi, all the generals of the Western Expedition were rewarded. Comparatively speaking, the generals were promoted to knighthood, while the soldiers below the rank of lieutenant received material rewards. Half of the war captures brought back by the Western Expedition army belonged to them, and more than 300 carts of animal skins and gold and silver were all converted into money and grain, and all of them were distributed to them, which was enough for their family to spend for ten years. It's a joy for all.

This is Li Li's intention, even if he loses money and food, he must reward all the soldiers who went on an expedition to southern Xinjiang. If the Han nation wants to expand its territory, it needs the courage to buy horse bones, and it also needs a large number of iron-blooded warriors who dare to seek wealth and danger. What you want must be given first, and there must be a brave man under the heavy reward, which is an unbreakable truth throughout the ages.

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The General's Palace. In the main hall, a pot of steaming tea was placed in the center of the desk, and Zhuge Liang, who had just returned from the general's mansion, freshened up and changed his clothes, and beckoned Sima Yi to drink tea together.

You read that right, it was Sima Yi who was sitting opposite Zhuge Liang at this time. He is now the secretary of the General's Mansion, and after following Li Li for a year, he was sent by Li Li to serve as the chief secretary of Zhuge Liang five days ago. So Zhuge Liang is his top boss, he needs to follow Zhuge Liang's ass all day long, listen to orders at any time, and not be idle for a moment.

Now, except for Li Li, I am afraid that no one knows that the two people sitting in the hall talking about tea at this moment will be a pair of rivals in another time and space, a pair of fierce rivals who will never die, fighting each other for many years, until one of them dies of illness. At the same time, the two of them are also confidants who cherish each other, know each other very well, do not let go of any details, and understand each other's style and personality clearly, even more than they know about themselves.

However, at the moment, they are sitting together drinking tea, standing in the same camp, serving under the same lord, and have a common goal. Perhaps, Sima Yi is not truly loyal to Li Li, but at the moment he has no choice but to do his part without distraction, and the slightest carelessness will lead to death. As for whether he has greater ambitions in the future, it is unknown at the moment. But one thing is certain, the environment can change a person, one's own situation can restrict all one's ideals and ambitions, and time will slowly wear away those unrealistic sharpness and corners, so that one has to run for survival, compromise for the sake of family and loved ones, and finally give up the original dream.

"In half a month, it will be the enthronement ceremony, it is very busy, if there is any neglect, please forgive Brother Zhongda." personally poured a cup of tea for Sima Yi, and Zhuge Liang apologized to him with a smile. Indeed, Sima Yi has been following him for five days, busy with Zhang Luo's various matters, and handling the things he explained properly. Strictly speaking, Sima Yi is busier than Zhuge Liang these days, after all, he is just moving his mouth, but Sima Yi has to implement it one by one, and the hard work is self-evident.

But hard work is hard work, it is indeed Sima Yi's responsibility, who let him be sent to work under Zhuge Liang, who must do everything.

The military advisor said heavily. If you are a shallow learner, you should follow the military advisor to learn more and have more experience, so that you can make a difference. Thanks to the military advisors who did not give up, and mentioned points in many ways, it is too late to be grateful, so why do you want to be lazy? Sima Yi replied respectfully.

Zhuge Liang smiled and nodded, clearly realizing that Sima Yi is indeed not simple, calm and serious, speaking and doing things without leakage, and being familiar with military and political affairs, he is really a rare talent. Such a talent can be of great use after a little experience, so he felt that it was necessary to have an in-depth conversation with Sima Yi, after all, they would have to work together for a long time in the future, and it would be beneficial and harmless to deepen their understanding of each other; If you can sincerely fellowship and become confidants, it will undoubtedly achieve twice the result with half the effort.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhuge Liang raised his hand and motioned for Sima Yi to drink tea, and said with a smile: "The lord once told me that Zhong Da is a talent that has not been met in a hundred years, and I was skeptical at first, but after five days of getting along, I knew that what the lord said was true. Chung Tat acted decisively and thoughtfully, and did everything I was assigned very well, and I took a little notice last night and found that even if I did it myself, I might not be able to handle it so well. It can be seen that Zhong Dazhi's talent is not inferior to me, but he was not known to the master before, but this time he has the opportunity to show his talents, and he will become famous all over the world in time, and I am convinced of this. ”

Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang signaled that Sima Yi did not need to be too humble, and then said: "If Zhongda is willing, you and I will be called brothers from now on, Zhongda is two years older than me, and I will be called Zhongda's brother." I don't know what Brother Zhongda thinks? ”

"This 、、、" Sima Yi was shocked when he heard this, and was immediately speechless. He never dreamed that Zhuge Liang, who became famous at a young age, would be able to have an equal relationship with him, and he would also give him such a high evaluation. This surprised Sima Yi, and he was caught off guard and at a loss.

Prior to this, Sima Yi had always been wary of Zhuge Liang, lest he deliberately make a stumbling block for himself, so as to seize the handle and kill himself. Because Li Li once wanted to kill him Sima Yi, but because of his own face, he didn't want to bear the notoriety of going back on his word, so he let him live until now.

Now that Zhuge Liang had just returned from the expedition, Li Li sent him to Zhuge Liang's tent to listen to him, which made Sima Yi have to suspect that Li Li wanted to kill him by Zhuge Liang's hand.

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