In the Huazhou Foreign and Foreign Mansion, Yu Wentai was discussing military affairs with his confidants and generals. The main topic is naturally the ongoing war in Shuzhong.

"Since the arrival of Hua Zhenggong in Chengdu, he has been determined to pacify several rebels, and Shu County has been decided. In addition, the surrounding Mianzhu, Han'an, Qianwei and other cities are also under control, south of the Sword Pavilion, there are no disobedient people in the Neijiang area. There are also stubborn thieves who retreat below the Dianjiang River, colluding with bureaucrats and barbarians, and it is still necessary to wait for time to enter and suppress ......"

The secretary who was in charge of the military affairs of Shuzhong was sorted out and made a report, and the secretary took the lead in getting up and told the military information that he had just received from Shuzhong today.

Yu Wengui entered Shu for less than a month, and the situation in Shu has improved to a great extent, and after everyone in the hall listened, they couldn't help but show a relaxed look on their faces, and praised each other.

It's just that in this way, Wei Chiyu, who had just returned to Huazhou and was also attending today's meeting, had a somewhat unnatural face. This should have been something he was responsible for implementing, but now he returned to Huazhou in disgrace and became an irrelevant spectator thousands of miles away, and his mood can be described as very depressed.

"Yuwen Yonggui is both wise and brave, already skilled in military affairs, and there have been brave people who have knocked on the city in advance, and it is not surprising that there are such achievements based on the predecessors!"

Yu Wentai sensed Wei Chi's emotions, so he said with a smile while handing this nephew an encouraging look to his unbalanced mentality.

Indeed, although Yu Wengui's current achievements are eye-catching, they are all based on the normal performance of the Western Wei Dynasty.

More than 20,000 elite soldiers entered Shu before and after, and they also had absolute superiority in cavalry power, and they put down the rebellion around the Chengdu Plain in a short period of time, which was originally a normal level.

Even if Wei Chi Yu continues to stay in office, as long as he is given enough time, he can do this, but it is a pity that some people are unwilling to give him this opportunity to make amends, so he can only regret returning.

Controlling the Chengdu Plain, the core area of central Shu, is a phased success of the Shu plan. On this basis, the expansion and strengthening of control in the periphery will require a series of military operations, albeit on a smaller scale, but more targeted.

In this regard, the soldiers sent by the Jingzhou Governor's Office will play a great role. He Ruodun, Li Qianzhe, and other generals not only took the initiative to ask for help, but also put forward some ideas and ideas with strong execution, and they can continue to push forward to Badi in the coming year.

For this, Yuwentai is quite satisfied. Although Li Boshan gradually showed his uncontrollable side, he was not completely out of control, and still maintained self-restraint, although he had a tough attitude to depose Wei Chi Yuan, the main general, but he did not take advantage of the situation to intervene in the division of the most core interests of Shu.

Although Li Tai did not interfere with the Chengdu side with his noble hand, the initial benefits of this war against Shu were still not as expected, and the seizures of materials and personnel were not rich, and they could not even reach the investment in the early stage of the war, let alone any rich returns.

The main reason for this is naturally that the situation after entering Chengdu was out of control, and the soldiers plundered the whole city, whether it was the government's warehouse or the people's homes, they were looted, and a large amount of goods flowed into the hands of these soldiers.

The Western Wei Dynasty itself did not have a complete and sound supply of soldiers, and most of the government soldiers were subordinate to the powerful military leaders, and war plunder was the main way for them to get paid. The money that falls into their hands belongs to their private wealth, and even the Chinese and foreign governments cannot force them to hand over to the public and arbitrarily deprive them.

Whether wealth is dispersed among the masses or concentrated in the hegemonic government can play a completely different role. As early as the beginning of the Shu war, Yuwen Dao Qinzhou Governor's Mansion had subordinates to promote business and trade, and Han Bao, who was far away in the Hexi Corridor as the assassin of Xiliangzhou, also put forward the idea of selling Shu Jin to the west to supplement the country.

If the materials obtained in Chengdu can be distributed centrally, the soldiers can also be rewarded in other ways. But now that all those brocade goods and materials are scattered in the camp, it will be much more difficult to collect them in a centralized manner.

The market of Shu brocade in Guanzhong is still high, but it is impossible for the Chinese and foreign governments to collect these goods at such a high market premium. Therefore, it was suggested that the goods could be recovered by some means during the return journey of the recruits.

Yu Wentai still weighed this undecided, because he was not sure how much return he could get from this matter, especially if the short-term return was not considerable, and there was no need to rush to collect the spoils of the soldiers, so as not to shake the morale of the army. After all, Shuzhong is already in hand, and it can resume production and think about it in the long run.

No matter how small a matter in the military is, it must be handled cautiously. The composition of their Western Wei army was already quite complex, and if something went wrong on such a fundamental issue, the chain reaction would be unpredictable and uncontrollable.

After the military discussion in Shuzhong was completed, Yuwentai was still waiting to continue to discuss military affairs elsewhere, but before he had time to start the topic, Li Zhi hurriedly entered the hall, bowed slightly to everyone in the hall with a serious expression, and said in a deep voice: "There is an urgent matter that needs to be presented to the lord alone, please move to the other hall for a while." ”

After seeing this, everyone looked at Yu Wentai, who was sitting upright in the hall, and saw that he bowed slightly, and then they all got up and quit the hall.

After everyone had withdrawn, Li Zhi approached the front, bowed to Yuwentai and said: "Your Majesty, Lieutenant Jing Chi led the army to send people into the palace to make a report, and a few days ago, it was found that Shangshu Yuanlie and others were trying to plot misdeeds......

"Quickly lead people into the hall, no, go to the inner hall!"

When Yu Wentai heard this, his face suddenly changed, and he stood up from his seat in shock, and then commanded in a deep voice. In order to avoid too many people knowing, he also walked out of the straight hall and walked straight to the inner hall.

In the inner hall, after listening to the details of the detailed performance of the envoy sent by Wei Chigang, Yu Wentai's brows furrowed deeply, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

Seeing this, Li Zhi next to him whispered: "According to what the minister has seen, this matter is definitely not only a private plot of Yuan Lie, if you want to put an end to the root cause, you should ...... it strictly."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Yu Wentai's eyes shooting towards him like arrows, and he was frightened for a while, and he hurriedly lowered his head to avoid the sharp sight, and his heart was suddenly a warning, and he didn't dare to say anything more.

"The members of the house who can discuss matters can be called good at you. In the future, when the people in the hall enter and leave, Er Cao Xiu has to be privately decided. Go out and summon your uncle! ”

Yu Wentai was still staring at Li Zhi, who was silent, and scolded in a slightly dissatisfied tone.

After Li Zhi heard this, cold sweat was pouring down his forehead, and he was busy praying and confessing, and then he knelt on the ground and withdrew.

At this time, in the outer hall, because there was no order from Master Yuwen, the people attending the meeting still did not dare to disperse, but sat in the hall and chatted.

Someone looked at Li Mu, who was also here, and said with a smile: "Brother Xianqing, your family is about to prosper!" Kunzhong should be both internal and external, and the heirs also have children who are henchmen, and they can retreat from the masses with just one word, and even the Taiyuan Duke of the year may not dare to boast of his grace! ”

Although the other party was joking, anyone could hear the dissatisfaction contained in this ridiculous tone: This junior of the Ling family has not yet made the illustrious exploits of General Li, and this majesty has trembled first!

Li Mu didn't enjoy any special treatment when he was kicked out by his nephew just now, and he was a little depressed, and when he heard his colleagues ridiculing him, he suddenly became even more embarrassed, and directly slapped the case and glared at the other party.

Seeing that Li Mu couldn't make a joke, the other party just sneered and didn't say anything more. There is no way, the current Gaoping Li family is really incredible, the brothers are the henchmen of Yuwen Taishi, and each of them is in a good position, and the family is strong. If it was just the fact that he was trusted by the Taishi, it would not be enough for Li Zhi, a junior, to show such great prestige in the Chinese and foreign mansions.

The atmosphere in the hall was a little dull because of this, and after a while, Li Zhi walked in from outside the door, ignored the other people in the hall, walked straight to his uncle Li Mu, and whispered, "Uncle, the Lord summoned you in the inner hall. ”

After hearing this, Li Mu hurriedly stood up, but before he left, his heart moved, and he looked at this nephew and said in a deep voice: "The princes have been discussing for a long time, and it is inevitable that they will be tired. ”

After Li Zhi heard this, he just nodded absently, and after Li Mu left, he didn't pay attention to those curious eyes, walked out of the other hall directly, stood at the door and casually ordered a person standing here: "Enter the hall to check the number of people, and prepare wine and food to be delivered!" ”

"How could Li Banzai give birth to such a madman!"

When Li Zhi walked away, some people in the hall couldn't help but scold angrily, and several people next to him couldn't help but nod their heads in agreement.

It's not that they haven't seen an outstanding rising star of the overlord, but this Li Zhi is indeed arrogant and a little unbearable. For example, in a simple matter of serving food and drink, the attitude is as if he is sending a beggar to the door.

When Li Mu entered the meeting, Yu Wentai told him in a deep voice: "Xianqing quickly led a fine horse to Chang'an, and returned to Huazhou from the leading army to detain criminals, don't talk to anyone on the way, and deliver this book order to the leader!" ”

He didn't want to make a big deal for the time being, and he was worried that the situation would get out of control, so he asked Li Mu, a confidant, to bring all the certified physical evidence he had back to Huazhou, and told Wei Chigang to focus on prevention and not continue to dig deep into the inside.

Seeing that the Taishi had a serious expression, Li Mu didn't dare to ask any more questions, respectfully accepted the letter with both hands, and then got up and withdrew, gathering people and horses to prepare to go to Chang'an.

After Li Mu withdrew, Yuwentai sat by the window, and sighed soon after: "Is it because of me, not because of me, at this time, there is a strong nature, there is no view of the city, is it talented, or not?" I'm afraid that after all, it will be inevitable that there will be a bad person! ”

(End of chapter)