The original soldier and horse envoy of the Yangdao Army was the veteran Zhang Shuye, Zhang Shuye has been in the army for a long time, and he has a very good set of military governance, although he has always been just a fictitious soldier and horse envoy, but under his supervision, the military discipline of the Yangdao Army is very commendable.

Not long ago, Zhang Shuye was promoted to the rank of Duzhi soldier and horse envoy for meritorious service, and a large number of young backbones in the Yangdao Army were also promoted and left one after another, which is like a person who was first pinched off his head and then removed from his bones, and the result was that the prestige of the Yangdao Army deteriorated, the military discipline was scattered, and the morale was low.

Succeeding Zhang Shuye as the envoy of soldiers and horses was the Ziqing veteran Huang Xiaoroll, Huang Xiaoroll was brave and good at fighting, and a pair of double knives shook Hebei. It is the favorite general of Li Na and Li Shigu father and son.

However, Huang Xiao's arrogance failed to bring a turnaround to the sluggish Yangdao Army, and after he took office as the Yangdao Army's soldier and horse envoy, not only failed to reverse the increasingly obvious decline of the Yangdao Army since Zhang Shuye's resignation, but made the military discipline more loose and unrestrained. The former majestic marshal guards and pro-army have been reduced to mud that cannot be supported.

As a warning, Li Shigu demoted Huang Xiao and sent him to Yanzhou as a regimental training envoy.

In order to prevent the local forces from becoming larger, the Li clan in Ziqing set up two highest military posts in a prefecture, the regimental training envoy and the defense envoy, the regimental training envoy to master military and political affairs such as training logistics and the defense envoy to specialize in conquest and warfare, and the two generals to contain each other.

If there is something in the local area that needs to be transferred, it is necessary to send a joint order from the assassin history and the regimental training and defense envoys to transfer troops, if it is a domestic bandit, it will be dominated by the assassination history, and if it is a foreign invasion, it will be dominated by the defense envoy.

Border areas and military important areas, due to military needs, the two positions of regimental training and defense can be combined into one, and heavy generals can be filled, but generally not concurrently held by the governor of the state, the purpose is to prevent local forces from getting out of control.

There is only one special case, Li Shidao, the assassin of Mizhou, once served as the defense envoy of the Mizhou regiment as the assassin.

Huang Xiaoluan was transferred from the Yuncheng Soldiers and Horses Envoy of Gongwei Yunzhou to the Soldiers and Horses of the Yangdao Army, which was regarded by the outside world as a loss of power, and was regarded as a dereliction of duty when he was transferred to the Yanzhou regimental training envoy. Considering that Huang Xiaoluan is Li Shigu's favorite general, outsiders generally speculate that in this round of infighting between the Li brothers, Li Shigu lost another game.

The special status of the Yangdao Army determined that neither of the two sides of the battle could give up lightly, and after Li Shigulian was defeated, it seemed logical to transfer his henchman Li Mao back from Chang'an to take charge of the army. At this time, the eyes of the entire Ziqing were focused on Li Mao's body, and his every move affected the sensitive nerves of countless people.

Ziqing is no longer Li Shigu's world, although he is still a festival envoy and can still meet guests and talk, but he has become a puppet. But this puppet is not willing to admit defeat and admit defeat, he is still looking for a chance to turn the tables, Li Mao and the guards are raising their swords, and the sword army is his opportunity.

Li Mao suddenly found himself in an extremely difficult situation, he was in Ziqing but became more isolated than ever, and this feeling of isolation and helplessness was felt from the reception banquet hosted by Li Shigu in Yunzhou when he first returned.

On that day, as the head of the town, he received unprecedented courtesy from the Ziqing official, and he was surprised to find that none of Li Shigu's original cronies such as Li Changshan, Huangfu brothers, Li Jing, Zhu Yong, Han Qiyue and others appeared.

However, the old enemies Li Fang and Uncle Pei who were defeated by him before seemed to be extremely active.

This confirms what Li Yacheng once said, and not long after Li Mao left, there was a mutiny in Ziqing aimed at making Li Shigu a false measure, and the mutiny planners won the final victory.

Li Shigu's confidants, Li Changshan, and Huangfu's brothers were successively driven out of the military palace by means of rising and descending.

Li Jing was sent to Chang'an, Zhu Yong took refuge in Dengzhou, and Han Qiyue, the left wing of the Ya Army and Li Shigu's cousin, was sued by the general of the **** soldier, and was ordered to retire and reflect by Li Shidao, who was in charge of military affairs.

Jia Zhiyan, another of Li Shigu's cronies, is now in trouble, and the accusations of corruption against him are flying like snowflakes to Chang'an and Li Shigu's desks.

Left unchecked, Jia bluntly said that it was only a matter of time before it fell.

The rise and fall of power can be seen from the body of Zhang Yu, the deputy envoy of the Charge Domain, as a former colleague, Deputy Envoy Zhang's attitude towards Li Mao is very cold, which is not in line with his nature of tending to be inflammatory.

Li Mao is now a chief, not to mention his respected status, he has repeatedly performed miraculous feats for Li Shigu in the capital, and has undoubtedly become one of Li Shigu's henchmen, stepping into that mysterious inner circle, and becoming one of the core figures who influence the political situation in Ziqing.

With such a thigh, if it weren't for Li Shigu's loss of power, how could he be reluctant to hug it? But the reality is that Li Mao is now like a dead bone and rotten wood in his eyes, and it is not worth looking at at all.

"The sky in Ziqing has changed, and it has become dark." Li Mao lamented.

After the first run-in meeting in the small barracks of Liaodong Jinglufu, Li Mao took his staff around the city of Yunzhou, and they wanted to choose a piece of feng shui treasure land to build a new house and build a yamen.

Although Liaodong is a false leader, the posture must be sufficient, otherwise how can it declare all that is in place?

The staff members are elated, they can be officials in the shogunate to improve their qualifications, and they don't have to go to that bitter cold place to suffer, two words: refreshing.

The plot was quickly selected, and there was a fund of 500,000 yuan paid by Ziqing, and the roof frame was carried out immediately.

Li Mao got out and went to the Yangdao Army, he served as the deputy envoy of the Yangdao Army for many years, although he was not specifically in charge of the army, he was quite familiar with the head of the army.

Unlike other armies, the middle and lower rank officers and soldiers have to leave as soon as they reach the line, but the middle and upper ranks have been relatively stable, and a major adjustment like this one is actually very rare.

Li Mao understood the general situation, and tried to see Li Shigu, but was blocked by Gao Mu, and he wanted to see Jia Zhiyan again, but the Jia family refused on the grounds that Jia Zhiyan was seriously ill.

Li Mao understood that Li Shigu asked him to rectify the military discipline of the Raising Sword Army, which was simply an excuse, and his purpose was to ask him to grasp the military power of the Raising Sword Army in his hands, so as to make a Jedi counterattack and regain the lost authority.

It's just that the current Raising Sword Army is like a piece of mud that can't be supported, and he can do the same.

Li Mao felt resentful, helpless, and anxious, and he found himself as if he had fallen into a quagmire, where his ears and eyes were closed, and his feet were empty, and he could not focus.

Qingmo also smelled a hint of danger, and he suggested to Li Mao: "There is something wrong in Yunzhou City, it is all crazy that the handsome section is infected with a vicious disease and will die soon, is this someone going to launch a mutiny?" ”

Li Mao said with a smile: "Chang'an and his party, you have benefited a lot." ”

Qingmo said: "If the bronze tiger head is removed, the Yang Dao Army will be an ornament, and now even this ornament has been pulled out of the bones, and you haven't even kept the title of deputy envoy. I don't think even Yunzhou should stay, let's go to Dengzhou, where the water is muddy, and the water is muddy to fish. Or go to Liaodong and be a legitimate Liaodong economic envoy, even if you have no power in your hands, you will be at ease. ”

Li Mao said: "Don't worry, if you come, you will be safe." The wind and waves are coming, are you still afraid of capsizing here? ”

Qingmo said: "I'm afraid, why don't you be afraid, I'm afraid to die, in Chang'an, we hide in the dark, calculating others, this time we are in the light, others are in the dark." I ask you, you have no soldiers, and others want to calculate you, what will you do? ”

Li Mao said with a smile: "I have a sword army in my hand, how can I say that I have no soldiers?" ”

Qingmo said: "I don't raise the bar with you, I just don't understand, we finally have a chance to jump out of the quagmire of Ziqing, why do you take the initiative to fall into it." There is a way that 'people are not good for a thousand days, and flowers are not red for a hundred days', and there is a way that is 'often walking by the river, how can you not get your shoes wet', if you do too much, there will always be a time to miss. ”

Li Mao said: "After this vote, no matter whether it is successful or not, I don't care about the things here." But you're right, we don't need to put all the old books in it, you can start arranging a back road now, and if it's unfortunate, we'll talk about it. ”

Qingmo said: "I hope so." ”

Before Li Mao officially took charge of the Raising Sword Army, he made a special trip to visit Huang Xiaoluan.

Qingmo persuaded: "That old man is going to be unlucky, go and provoke him at this moment, I am afraid that he will be gossiped." ”

Li Mao said with a smile: "I went to visit him for the public, why not be afraid of gossip, if you don't go, you will see the outside." Zheng Xiaozhang agreed with Li Mao's opinion and also thought that he should visit Huang Xiaoluan.

Li Mao went here to see Huang Xiaoluo off, and secondly, to ask about the actual situation of the Yang Dao Army. Huang Xiaoluan attributed the reason for his demotion to the infighting between the Li brothers, feeling helpless and indignant about it. Qingmo is right, he is now on a bad luck journey, so his old colleagues are afraid of him, who is willing to come to visit? Therefore, when he heard that Li Mao was carrying a gift to the door, he was very surprised, and hurriedly called a few sons to welcome him out of the door.

Li Mao and Huang Xiaoluan can only be regarded as acquaintances, not much contact, let alone friendship, Huang Xiaoluan has a straightforward temperament, and when he saw Li Maoken coming to visit him when he was in trouble, he immediately recognized him as a good friend.

Li Mao's gift to his juniors made Huang Xiaoroll full of emotion, he held Li Mao's hand and said: "The career is sinister, the old brother can't get up this time, why do you want to touch my bad head." ”

Li Mao said: "The passing year is unfavorable, the coming year will be auspicious, my brother is in the prime of life, and there is a chance to make a comeback." ”

Huang Xiaoluan smiled bitterly twice, introduced the guest hall to sit down, and said a few words, Huang Xiaoluan said to the sons and subordinates standing aside: "Li Maohua can have today is a real work, not as good as those who take shortcuts." You don't have to listen to the rumors outside, and then you hear you chewing your tongue, don't blame the old man for not being emotional. ”

Li Mao has not yet returned to Yunzhou, and the news that he will replace Huang Xiaoroll as the soldier and horse envoy of the Yangdao Army came out, and now the news is confirmed, Huang Xiaoluan's generals and disciples are very unconvinced, so they spread rumors that Li Mao is because he took the path of Xia Ruihe and offered a peerless beauty to Li Shigu to get this position.

Huang Xiaoluan was very unhappy when he heard this, but he was also angry in his heart, so he let it go and did not stop it, and now Li Mao came to visit him in person, he was ashamed, and then he mentioned it in person, and everyone naturally knew what he meant, and he hurriedly promised to say yes.

After the tea, Huang Xiaoluo invited Li Mao to the back house to see the weapons, and everyone knew that the two of them had something to talk about in private, so they retired one after another. (Dissertation College)