Li Mao will return to Yunzhou as the Liaocheng Prefecture Assassin Shi Chong Liaodong Economic Envoy, although the land of Liaodong is only a false collar, the shelf must be built first. Not long before that, Li Mao, the economic envoy, was not favored, even the down-and-out scholars did not want to wade into this troubled water, but time has passed, and Li Mao is no longer what it used to be.

There was an endless stream of self-recommended and other scholars, which made Li Mao difficult to cope. Li Mao simply said that he was sick and hid, Qingmo was circling left and right, and there was always no truth left, but some people's recommendations, Li Mao had to seriously consider them. For example, Wei Zhiyi, such as Li Jie, the king of Yun'an, and Li Chun, the king of Guangling.

Li Jie recommended Kim Do-an to Li Mao early in the morning after the Silla State Clan, and this cannot be relied upon. In addition, although Li Chun, the king of Guangling, did not summon Li Mao, he sent the prince Shi to visit Li Mao, in addition to presenting a set of high-grade armor and swords, he also recommended two people to Li Mao, one was Zheng Pei, the general supervisor, and the other was Feng Chengdao, the former Yangzhou salt government, both of whom were professional and technical people, Zheng Pei was a weapon expert, proficient in smelting steel, and eight disciples also went to Liaodong with him.

Feng Chengdao is proficient in boiling the sea, once presided over a large salt field in Yangzhou, and later served as the governor of Yangzhou Judgment Court for the salt and iron transfer of Zhudao, his mother drowned in his hometown, Feng Chengdao was deeply ashamed, resigned and returned to his hometown, not wanting his wife and daughter to die of illness again. Consciously disheartened and ready to cut his hair as a monk, he was recommended by the deceased to collect guests from the king of Guangling, and he personally invited him when he heard the words, so he agreed to go out of the mountain to help.

The Liaodong barbarians did not know how to cook sea salt, and half of the salt they ate was transported from Silla, which was of poor quality, high price, and unstable supply. Half of it is produced by Youzhou Salt Pond, although the quality is good, but the supply is unstable, and there are intermittent times.

Boiling the sea in Liaodong is naturally profitable, and Li Mao has been searching for talents recently, but this kind of talent is already very scarce in the mainland, and everyone is deeply used, and no one is willing to go to Liaodong.

Li Wei, the king of Yangchuan County, was originally not very interested in Li Mao, but since the palace change, his attitude towards Li Mao has changed greatly, especially when he is very familiar with Qingmo. Hearing that Li Mao was going to Liaodong to regain the lost territory for the Tang Dynasty, he also recommended a person to Li Mao, a person who had been a scribe in the Ministry of Officials for twenty-three years.

Xie Biao, as his name suggests, is not only a tough person, but also a tiger and a mighty acter, not like a scribe, but like a decisive general. The son succeeded his father, and at the age of sixteen he became an official in the Ministry of Officials, and never left for 20 years after that, and all the important people and things that happened in the Ministry of Officials in the past 20 years are well known, which can be called a living history of the Ministry of Officials.

Li Wei's reason for recommending him is very simple, if Li Mao wants to make contributions to Liaodong, he must get the assistance of the imperial court, and talents are always indispensable, Xie Biao has been in the ministry for 22 years, he is very familiar with people, has a solid foundation, and has him as a staff officer, what talent is Li Mao lacking?

Li Mao is well aware of the power of the bosses of these organs, the so-called iron-clad yamen, flowing officials, and the mobility of officials is very large, but the officials are not, many officials work in a department for a lifetime, and their connections and foundation cannot be underestimated. They may not be able to help you achieve great things, but they are very qualified as staff officers.

Xie Biao originally wanted to take Li Weimen's road to seek a career, but was cut off by Li Wei and rushed to Liaodong, Li Wei promised him that if he made contributions in Liaodong, he would be promoted in the future. If you refuse to go to Liaodong, you will never have a day in this life. Xie Biao didn't know the weight of this sentence, kowtowed twice, and obediently looked for Li Mao.

Xie Biao recommended a few talents for Li Mao as soon as he came, Zhao Guangliang, the original Yingzhou Sihu, this person was originally a big household in Yingzhou, Zhenyuan nine years, Xi people Kou Luo Yingzhou, its recruitment to meet the attack, the soldiers trapped in Feilong Mountain, Yingzhou Assassin Shi saw death and did not save, resulting in the defeat of the army, and then to the Jiedu to make Liu Ji report the assassination history, Liu Ji did not listen to the blame Zhao Guangliang for the crime of losing the land, and wanted to hunt and kill it, Zhao Guangliang floated to Laizhou, and went to Chang'an, offering the book "Liaodong Mountains and Rivers" and "Liaodong Zhiluo", and the imperial court awarded him Yingzhou Sihu.

After the award, Zhao Guangliang never arrived, and has been living in Chang'an and is familiar with Xie Biao.

Xie Biao's reason for recommending him is that when he was in Yingzhou, he operated dozens of pastures and granges, and made remarkable achievements, and his clan had settled in Liaodong for generations and was familiar with the customs of Liaodong, and Zhao Guangliang also intended to return to Liaodong. Li Mao met with Zhao Guangliang and admired his talent very much.

The second person recommended by Xie Biao is named Gao Bing, an expert in the construction of the city by the Ministry of Industry, who has presided over the construction of the city wall in Yanzhou in the northwest and has a lot of experience in constructing the city wall system. In the thirteenth year of Zhenyuan, he was ordered to rebuild the naturalization fort, the project was not completed, the garrison rebelled, chased the general Zhang Guocheng, Gao Bing took refuge in the city, and was captured and sold as a slave by the party people.

Gao Bing fled back to Chang'an in the sixteenth year of Zhenyuan after many hardships, and was helped by the then waiter of the Ministry of Works, and identified the grievances, but his wife died of illness in Sinong Temple in the fourteenth year of Zhenyuan.

Hit hard by this, Gao Bing drowned his sorrows with wine all day long, and his relatives and friends avoided him. Xie Biao respects him as a talent and often helps him. The two had a good personal relationship, and Xie Biao said to Li Mao with some embarrassment: "Since going through this ordeal, his temper has become stinky and hard, and he is afraid that he will have to go to hire him in person before he can leave." ”

Li Mao said: "It should be like this. "I prepared a generous gift and went to hire Gao Bing. Gao Bing is living at his uncle's house at the moment, sleeping in a firewood room, and there is no furniture in the room except for a dilapidated bamboo couch. Li Mao asked him to go out of the mountain to help, first refused, and then persuaded, Gao Bing burst into tears and said, "I'm a wasted person, what else can I do?" ”

Li Mao said: "Those who go to Liaodong are frustrated people, and we go to Liaodong to create a meritorious service in the barbarian land, live up to what we have learned in our lives, and live up to our ambitions." Leave a name in history, shine on the lintel, live up to the name of the ancestors, live up to the descendants, and comfort the benefactors who have cultivated us. ”

Xie Biao persuaded: "It seems that I have been in the ministry for 20 years, and now I have figured it out, we were born humble and struggling, and now it is Li Maohua who has given us a chance, brother, how much time do we have to squander in this life, and how many graces can we live up to?" Gao Bing heard Xie Biao call Li Mao's cousin instead of his official position, and he called it so calmly, he was not surprised, knowing that Li Mao was a gentleman with a courteous corporal, he got up and worshipped, and after worshipping, he cried again, he threw the wine jug, and said, "I'll go with you." If you can't make meritorious contributions, you will bury this bone in another country, and you will not dare to insult your ancestors. ”

On another day, Li Jie sent someone to invite Li Mao to come to the mansion, but when he came, he saw a full house of friends, including Li Jing, King of Jiankang County, Li Wei, King of Yangchuan County, Li Zong, King of Linhuai County, Li Shu, King of Hongnong County, Li Gang, King of Handong County, Li Qu, King of Jinling County, Li Xuan, King of Xuancheng County, Li Wei, King of Deyang County, and Li Qi, King of Hedong County;

There are also several young princes Li Xuan, Li Xuan, Li Xuan, Li Fu, Li Xuan, Li Shen, Li Lun, and Li Xuan.

In Li Jie's living room were three large wooden chests, filled with gold and silver nuggets, jewels and jade, and newly minted copper coins.

Three boxes of shining things, Li Mao's eyes were dizzy, and Li Jiedao: "These are all our brothers who have come together to support you." It's not a lot, but it's a fist. ”

Li Mao was deeply moved, and said that the feudal emperor was the family of the world, but it is really rare for the emperor to really be able to take the world as his home, the princes are not very old, they have no power in their hands, and the money they can use in their hands is not much.

At this moment, he took out a brain to fund him to recover his hometown in Liaodong, Li Mao was both moved and ashamed, although he had the name of Liaodong's economic envoy on his head, this time he went to Yunzhou, not to restore the lost land through Liaodong, but to help the Li brothers who seized the place to fight for power and profit.

Li Mao burst into tears and was ashamed. The people thought that he was moved, and his kind words comforted him.

After thanking the kings for their kindness one by one, Li Jing, the king of Jiankang County, brought another pair of armor and said to Li Mao: "This is a gift from Emperor Daxing on my eighteenth birthday. On the day of the recovery of Liaodong, don't forget to return to Chang'an. Li Mao hurriedly said: "Liaodong is the Liaodong of the Tang Dynasty, and I will never dare to rebel against the Tang Dynasty in my lifetime." ”

After saying this, the atmosphere suddenly became a little embarrassing, Liaodong is now in the hands of the barbarians, even if it is recovered by Li Mao in the future, there are three towns in Hebei in between, and it is difficult to connect with the heart of the Tang Dynasty.

Everyone understands this truth, but they are reluctant to pick it up, Li Jing has made his words clear, and Li Mao can't be ambiguous.

Li Jing said: "Not only you, but your children and grandchildren cannot rebel against the Tang Dynasty." If you want to defend the Tang Dynasty, when the imperial court recovers Hebei, you must bring your children and grandchildren to the court and be a hero of Sheji. ”

Li Kun was still young, and suddenly said crisply: "There is no basis for speaking, make a note, or make an oath." Several little princes chimed in. Li Jie pretended to be displeased, and said, "Don't mess around." ”

Suddenly, a person replied at the door: "Since your heart is open, why not take an oath?" ”

The person who came was Li Chun, the king of Guangling, who had just returned from an audience in the palace and was dressed in full costume. Li Chun is the eldest son born to the queen, and he is a great contributor to the establishment of the Son of Heaven, although there is no name of the crown prince at the moment, but there is the fact of the crown prince, the princes are happy and convinced of him, and they see the eldest brother to meet together.

Li Chun was very kind to his brothers, and he was busy helping them up one by one.

Li Chungang seemed to be a joke from that sentence, but he forced Li Mao to a dead end, and at this time, he couldn't help but express his position.

Li Mao faced the princes, and said: "Li Mao swears to the sky here, on the day of the recovery of Liaodong, he will dedicate his book to the imperial court, and let the imperial court dispose of it. ”

Li Jie smiled and said: "Maohua, it's serious, none of us knows your loyalty." ”

Laughing and haha, he introduced Li Mao into the table, and had a banquet with eleven county kings and eight princes, this was the first time, and Li Mao did not feel the novelty of the new policy.

Thinking of this, Li Mao unconsciously admired the exquisite calculations of the Li family's father and son, first opened up the situation with the generals, and then consolidated the results with the old and spicy officials to stabilize the situation. As for the fate of Wang Ling, Wang Shuwen, Liu Yuxi, Liu Zongyuan and others, in fact, they are not considered by his father and son at all, they are just chess pieces, they are taken out when they are used, put away when they are not used, and throw them away when they are pricked, and that's it. Just like today, isn't this seemingly warm and affectionate drinking banquet a murderous and trap?

Li Mao admired his "wisdom" a little, and went back to Ziqing, where is his roots, and whoever likes to play in Chang'an will go, and he will not wait.

The palace is mellow with wine, Li Mao has a very good amount of wine, and the wine style is heroic, arousing the fighting spirit of the kings and princes, this drinking banquet is not dispersed until dusk, the kings are in a mess, Li Mao is slightly drunk.

Li Jieqiang left Li Mao to stay in the mansion for one night, and on the second day, he sent someone to send him back to Zheng Zhuzhu's house with dozens of large wooden boxes. (Dissertation College)