Just after the Spring Festival, Dong Zhuo invited people to go to his mansion for the parliament.
The magnificent hall is filled with braziers. Although it is winter, there is no chill in this hall at all.
Dong Zhuo still sat at the top with a rich look on his face.
The first person sitting under Dong Zhuo's left hand is Li Ru. This person is Dong Zhuo's number one confidant. Everyone in the Xiliang army knows this very well.
Next to Li Ru was Xiao Ziyu, which surprised many people. You must know that this seat is not something you can just take.
It is obvious that Xiao Ziyu can achieve this position. Among the civil servants under Dong Zhuo's account, he is undoubtedly the second.
Of course, although some people were surprised, they were quickly relieved.
They knew that this person, although he did not come to the Dong Zhuo Mansion Council very often, but they understood that this person's achievements were not comparable to those of them.
Improvements in armor, stirrups, crossbows, and iron weapons were all wrong measures to increase the strength of the army. Dong Zhuo could reuse just one item, let alone so many items.
And not only in the army, but also in agriculture, they also saw this person's ability. The farming method he first proposed surprised many people present.
After understanding this farming method, everyone also knew that this farming method would greatly improve the supply of food and grass for their army.
At the same time, he also improved agricultural planting methods. After one year of experiments, the grain harvest increased by 50% compared with before, which is an incredible figure.
Think about how many fields Dong Zhuo has under his command. This 50% increase in harvest will mean how much more grain and grass can be harvested.
"The three armies have not moved, but the food and grass go first." This shows how important this food and grass is to the army. For this alone, his contribution is greater than heaven.
Even in Luoyang City, people called Xiao Ziyu the 'Shennong of the World'.
Just for these two items, military and agricultural achievements, only Li Ru was equal to him in the entire Xiliang army.
Because of Li Ru's seniority, no one dared to deny that Xiao Ziyu was Dong Zhuo's second-in-command at this time.
Even Lu Bu, who was still in Xuzhou, didn't dare to get angry with Xiao Ziyu anymore.
Under Xiao Ziyu is the wily and scheming Jia Xu, followed by Guo Jia, and the rest are either Dong Zhuo's original veterans or talents recruited by the Talent Recruitment Order.
Now the civil servants and counselors under Dong Zhuo's account are no longer as big as before. The counselors under his account are not as good as the clouds, but there is no need for the other princes to be weak.
Think about it, Li Ru, Jia Xu, Guo Jia and even Xi Zhicai who was far away in Yanzhou were all top counselors in the late Han Dynasty.
Which one of them can help the core of the princes, so the counselors under Dong Zhuo's account are already luxurious.
Not only as a counselor, but also as a general, Dong Zhuo also made great improvements. Now the first person sitting on Dong Zhuo's right hand is Hua Xiong.
Of course, it's not that he is now Dong Zhuo's top general, but because Lu Bu and Xu Rong are both outside, Hua Xiong can now hold the first position.
Lu Bu is now Dong Zhuo's most powerful general, and Xu Rong is Dong Zhuo's most trusted commander.
Otherwise, he would not let the other party guard Xiliang. You must know that Xiliang is Dong Zhuo's base camp, and only Xu Rong is the most at ease.
In addition to these two, Hua Xiong achieved this position because of his seniority and strong strength. Next, there are the old people from Xiliang, such as Guo Si and Li Jue.
Of course, there are also some new faces, such as the veteran with a calm face and white hair, even an old man in his sixties.
But no one here dares to look down upon this old man. Because he knows the old man's strength. If the generals want to recognize each other, they will have to fight.
Of course, this old man was no exception. After a great battle, in the entire Xiliang army, except for Lu Bu, the flying general who claimed to be the best general in the world, no one else could take the old man's fifty moves.
In the end, even the flying general took action. The two fought hundreds of moves, but they seemed to be evenly matched.
From then on, everyone in Xiliang's army knew that this old man was also a 'god of war' and was extremely powerful.
Dong Zhuo is the happiest about this result. He is extremely happy about the strong generals. Now he has a strong general who is not weaker than Lu Bu, although he looks like an old man and is older than him.
But Dong Zhuo didn't suggest it, because he knew that the old man was very powerful and could be of great help to him.
At the same time, of course he will not forget Xiao Ziyu, because the old man was able to join his army thanks to Xiao Ziyu's methods.
Not only this old man, but also other generals, such as the red-faced young man, look like the younger version of Guan Erye.
Xiao Ziyu also smiled slightly at the new faces opposite Xiao Ziyu. Now there are really many talents under Dong Zhuo's account.
In terms of counselors and generals alone, no prince can compare with Dong Zhuo. Even the Yuan brothers who have four generations and three princes combined may not be able to compare with Dong Zhuo.
With these counselors and generals, Dong Zhuo is more likely to conquer the world.
"Wen You, what's the situation in Xuzhou?" Dong Zhuo sat above and asked expressionlessly.
"Reporting to the Prime Minister, General Lu has now gained the upper hand in Xuzhou. I believe that after the spring begins, if the army continues to attack, Cao Cao will not be able to hold on for long."
Li Ru stood up and responded simply.
"Hmph! Didn't Lu Fengxian say before he went on the expedition that he would capture Xuzhou for me in just three months? Why now, in half a year, he has not captured even one-third of Xuzhou? What a waste!"
Dong Zhuo ignored Li Ru. He still understood the situation in Xuzhou very well, and he was also very aware of the damage caused by Lu Bu's arrogance at the beginning.
It was also because of this that he was angry.
I sent you a military advisor, but you didn't use it. Not only that, but you also lost the battle in the end. How could this not make Dong Zhuo angry?
If Lu Bu hadn't changed his mind in the last two months and started to listen to Guo Jia's strategies, I'm afraid Dong Zhuo would have really recruited this guy.
Now he has more generals under his command, but he, Lu Bu, is no longer the only one who can use them. So he no longer treats Lu Bu as favorably as before.
After all, Lu Bu became more and more arrogant and arrogant in the army, which made Dong Zhuo a little unhappy.
Listening to Dong Zhuo's tantrum, everyone present was silent with hands, eyes, nose and heart, because they knew that Xuzhou still had to rely on Lu Bu to attack.
After all, Lu Bu didn't make any big mistakes. He was still the number one general in Xiliang. Others didn't dare to say anything.
Of course, there were people who were there to take pleasure in others' misfortune. Needless to say, the only one was the prodigal Guo Fengxiao.
"How is Yanzhou? How many troops have been collected now?" After losing his temper, Dong Zhuo returned to his original expression.
"Informing the Prime Minister, Zhicai sent a message that an army of 200,000 has been recruited. The troops are currently undergoing continuous training. I believe that in just half a year, these 200,000 troops will be able to fight for the Prime Minister on the battlefield."