Previous Chapter: Chapter 517 The Eastern Expedition is like a dream

Da Shi Mu ascended to the throne under the protection of the long knife of the Anton Army, and the first thing he did after coming to power was to prove his legitimacy.

Da Yuan Yu is a prisoner, a rebel, and an unfilial son, everything about him must be denied, whether he is right or not, whether he is beneficial or not to the revival of the Bohai Kingdom.

Li Mao was very satisfied with the performance of this king, and helped him restore the old system, up to the three provinces and six departments, down to the capital, the prefecture, the prefecture, and the county, and sent prison envoys at each level to ensure that the Bohai Kingdom would always be a vassal of the Tang Dynasty.

In fact, for the balance of power, Da Yuanyu's party was preserved to a limited extent, to ensure that the new king was disobedient to Liaodong and the beating was ineffective, he could change his horse at any time.

Li Mao did not think about taking the opportunity to destroy the Bohai State, but for a large country that had been founded for more than 110 years, it was too difficult to swallow in one bite, and in case of indigestion, it would cause a full-scale crisis.

The overall situation has been decided, the snow covers the Bohai Kingdom, and I am afraid that this winter will be spent in the capital of the Bohai Kingdom.

There was nothing to do in the cold winter, Li Mao presided over the review of the gains and losses of the battle, rewarded and punished the merits, and promoted the generals, which made him regret the most regrettable that Jin Tiyong, the first meritorious minister of the Eastern Expedition, could not participate in the post-war review and meritorious rewards, his injuries were too serious, according to Chang Heqing, he could not delay this winter.

Jin Tiyong was originally quietly observing the shogunate in Liaodong to be his superior, without a case, and the treatment was good, and the life was leisurely. As the soul of Gao Li's pawn in the army, even if he doesn't do anything, even if Xue Dingding still has secret dealings with him very ignorantly, Li Mao will not do anything to him, he will be well provided for, and he will be his peace officer in peace.

"Jin Tiyong's injury is not serious, why did it suddenly deteriorate, Chang Heqing said that the medical officer did not change the dressing in time, this is not true, the medical officers above the division commander have undergone special training, how can they make such a low-level mistake, Jin Tiyong is a gentle gentleman, and it is not difficult to serve."

Facing Li Mao's questioning, Qin Mo blew up: "You ask me about this, I ask who went to Tiezhou to fight, which proves his loyalty and ability, in comparison, someone really lives up to your expectations." Yes, he has something to do with Xue Dingding, and I also hate him for misconduct, but a slap doesn't make a sound, to say something you don't like to hear, it's not that he pesters Xue Dingding, but just the opposite. You kept him to stabilize Song Menglong, Li Hongshui and 20,000 Silla pawns, I know, I'm not a fool, how can I get a knife at this juncture"

Li Mao said: "I just said it casually, and I provoked such a big bunch of long comments from you." ”

Qin Mo said: "Forget it, I don't care about you." Alas, this trip is also considered a complete merit, how is it like a dream, there are thousands of beauties in the palace of Bohai Kingdom, I think it is too wasteful to leave Da Shimu, it is better to take them all back to Liaodong and distribute them to the soldiers who have not yet started a family, and it is not in vain for them to work hard. ”

Li Mao nodded: "Find a clever reason, don't let them feel aggrieved." There is a great Song Dynasty in history, which made people destroy the country, kidnapped 3,000 concubines and palace maids, and a thousand years later, people still grit their teeth with hatred. The king's concubines, the small people are rare to see, not to mention the idea of wrongdoing, but it is taken captive, and they still grit their teeth with hatred, do you know what the reason for this is that the hatred of breaking the city and killing people has been forgotten for decades, but the hatred of captive wives and daughters has to be remembered for a thousand years, you must be cautious, you go and make up a reason, advertisement"

Qin Mo said: "I'll find the reason, the big Song you said"

Li Mao said: "It was a big country in the era of the end of France. ”

Qin Mo said: "It turns out that it is a story from the Buddhist scriptures, made up by the monks, and it can't be true." ”

Li Mao said: "Don't take it lightly, we attacked the city and killed the army, abolished their king, and replaced it with a new king, they will not hate us, because we opened a warehouse and released grain and gave them benefits, but we must be cautious in this matter, and don't let people hate us." Once the seeds of hatred are planted, they will be a hurdle for hundreds or thousands of years. Qin Mo nodded again and again.

"In addition, take this opportunity, the right compartment wants to take root in the Bohai Kingdom, and the few inner libraries that are sealed belong to you, you must be willing to spend money, and you can spend money to do big things, and it is useless to pick and choose."

Qin Mo sneered and said: "I remember three years ago, you said that you spent money like you lavishly, and I said that you are a loser, and you will definitely not accept it, but in addition to using the three words of a loser to describe you, I really can't think of any other suitable words, you spent me three thousand times a day, and the days are over, losers." It's really right and wrong in your hands. ”

Li Mao said with a smile: "This time, that time, wasn't it poor at that time, and a single money was not enough to break flowers." How dare you be extravagant. ”

After chatting about business, Qin Mo's eyes suddenly lit up, and he whispered: "One of Da Songxuan's concubines, seventeen this year, is really beautiful, knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and knows Chinese characters, do you want to keep it?"

Li Mao waved his hand and said: "You are humiliating me, is it for this that I admit that I like to stay with young people, they are full of youthful vitality, simple, enthusiastic, romantic, but, there are more delicate flowers and beauties in the world, can you enjoy them all, you don't have this ability, immortals can do it, but we are not immortals, we are just flesh and blood, ordinary people." Once a person indulges in this, it is difficult to extricate himself. Remember my words: When you have sex with women, you have to go more distractedly, upgrade your emotional realm, and stop obsessing with pleasure. ”

Qin Mo snorted: "Qin Mo talks about women in front of him, and the class has an axe." ”

Jin Tiyong failed to survive this winter, because the wound festered and the high fever did not go away, Chang Heqing exhausted all means, and he had no choice but to watch him slide towards the end of his life.

When he was dying, Jin Tiyong held Li Mao's hand, his eyes were hazy with tears, and he struggled to spit out four words: "Good, treat, he, they." ”

Jin Tiyong did not ask to be buried in his hometown, but Li Mao decided to let Song Menglong and Li Hongshui escort his coffin back to his hometown for burial. ”

After Song Menglong, Li Hongshui and forty middle and high-ranking generals escorted Jin Tiyong's coffin back to China, they finally found that Silla was no longer their homeland, and both Kim Chongxi and Kim Xiuzong were viciously vigilant against them, and they finally understood that they could not go back to this country, and only Liaodong was a safe place to live.

The forty-seven generals who returned to China returned to Liaodong after receiving their relatives and relatives.

The long winter has finally passed, and the Bohai Sea in spring is still cold, but it is full of vitality. In April of the ninth year of Yuanhe, Li Mao ordered the army to return to Liaodong, and returned to Liaodong City a month later.

Liaodong City is in full bloom at the moment, and it is the best season of the year.

Su Ying gave birth to a daughter for Li Mao again, the chubby stupid girl is a self-acquaintance, she kisses everyone when she sees her, Li Mao holds it in her hand and looks at it over and over, she can't put it down, and the jealous Lan'er is only crazy.

Li Mao said to Qin Niang: "Su Ying's body is weak after giving birth, she is so strong, she is in a hurry to recover her figure, you will take care of this child." If they have children, you have to worry a lot, because the children are too weak and can't be taken care of well, and there will be chaos. ”

Qin Niang jumped and exclaimed: "You are too worried, Lan'er is chattering, her heart is not bad, how can you do such a nonsense." ”

Li Mao said: "I don't doubt her, it's just that this family is big and has a large population, and some things are always inevitable." Don't stare at me like that, you still don't understand what I mean. ”

Qin Niang smiled and said, "I understand, open guns are easy to dodge and dark arrows are difficult to defend, we are no longer ordinary people, we have to be careful." I don't think there are so many people in the family, a few of us each leave one or two intimate girls around us, a child and a nurse, plus a cook, a total of 20 people in this inner courtyard is enough. Those who do the rough work are placed outside, separated by a wall, and can be changed at any time. If there are few people who can take care of it, there will be no big mess, and it is difficult to say if there are too many people. ”

Li Mao affectionately helped Yun Wei, who helped Qinniang, took her arm and said: "That's good, there must always be someone in the family who has an idea, don't say that Su Qing is not there, even if she is here, she is impatient with these trivial matters at home, you are older than them, you will work harder." Take care of it, don't care about those gossip, if any of them disobey you, tell me you know. ”

Qin Niang said: "I can take care of it, don't worry about you." By the way, Peach and Innocence have come over, and they are not married, what do you say?"

Li Mao was angry and funny: "What is this called, do you want me to be responsible for them if they are not married, any of you can find a mother-in-law for them, my guards, shogunate officials, before you get married, you recognize a godsister, accompany a thick dowry, and come and go often in the future, and they are still a family, and it is not in vain that they have followed us for so many years." What are you laughing at, with bad intentions. Honestly, laugh at what. ”

Qin Niang pursed her lips and said, "It's nothing, just have your words." ”

Li Mao blew hot air on Qinniang's neck, and whispered: "You still want to be crooked, you really think of me as seeing a person who loves one, I'm not that kind of person, I'm satisfied if I can take care of a few of you." ”

At the meeting hall that night, Qin Mo reported the latest developments in Youzhou: Liu Hong did not wait for the arrival of the envoy of the imperial court, he shaved his hair, gave up his family business, went to the house, and killed more than a dozen generals who opposed his ordination before leaving.

Five days after leaving the city, his body was found outside the city of Mozhou, with no sword wounds on his body, his thighs were gnawed by wild dogs, and there were wolf gnawing teeth marks on his white bones.

Liu Hong made proper arrangements before leaving, and Zhu Huan's father and son were strictly ordered to stay in their positions and not leave their posts without permission. A group of Zhu Huan's disciples in Youzhou City were killed, imprisoned, and expelled by Liu Hong, so as to ensure that there would be no major riots in Youzhou City after he left.

Replacing Liu Hong as the envoy of the Lu Long Army Festival is the former prime minister Zhang Hongjing, Zhang Hongjing is an old friend of Li Mao, it is the knowledge that he is coming that strengthened Li Mao's determination to risk launching the Eastern Crusade, and it is also his arrival that allowed Li Mao to end the Bohai Battle ahead of schedule and return to Liaodong, Li Mao originally planned to use this summer to sweep several coastal provinces in the southeast of the Bohai Kingdom to ensure that the big stone Mu he supported could be a good king who was obedient and obedient.

"Zhang Yuanli is an old acquaintance, he has been a prime minister, he is very talented, he has been a festival envoy in Xia Sui and Hedong, he is strict with himself, lenient with others, generous, and willing to obey from top to bottom. It can be said that except for Youzhou and other Hebei feudal towns, he has done everything in the world with festivals, and he is quite good. ”

Qin Mo said: "The Youzhou generals don't have a high opinion of him, saying that he is too big and refuses to get close to people. ”

Zheng Xiaozhang said: "Hebei military town is different from other places, arrogant soldiers and fierce generals are difficult to govern, especially in Youzhou, the commander is often replaced, and the generals have a tradition of killing the commander and driving the commander, which is very difficult. The commanders of all dynasties have to put down their bodies and mingle with the soldiers, Zhu Tao, Liu Ji, Liu Ji, Liu Qi, Liu Hong can do it, Zhang Yuanli was born as a soldier, and he is naturally disgusted with the vulgarity of the soldiers, and it is difficult to mingle with the soldiers. ”

Xie Biao said: "I heard that there is a judge named Wei Yong in his shogunate, Zhang Yuanli is obedient to him, this person is also very capable of doing things, and he can always do things properly." It is precisely by relying on him that Zhang Yuanli can gain a firm foothold in Youzhou. ”

The clerk asked: "Why does this Wei Yong sound familiar to me?"

Li Mao laughed and said, "Wei Yong is Cui Yong, he is Cui Gu's brother, our person." ”

The clerk didn't ask again, a person changed his surname in order to do something, and he had bad intentions, and this eighty percent was not going to do good things.

Qin Mo explained: "This is a very talented person, Zhang Yuanli came out of the town of Xia Sui that day, there was no one under him, it was recommended to him by Brother Mao, I was afraid that the DPRK would criticize him before he changed his name to Wei Yong, his father's surname is Cui, his mother's surname is Wei, he was raised by his mother since he was a child, and it is nothing to change his surname to Wei." ”

The clerk sighed, still not believing it in his heart, Li Mao said: "This is his own reason, nondescript, in fact, he offended people in his hometown and ran to Chang'an to take refuge, and he changed his pseudonym for fear of causing trouble." Zhang Yuanli knew about this, but the letter of appointment was reported to the imperial court, so he had to make a mistake and couldn't change it. ”

Li Mao turned around and glanced at Qin Mo, Qin Mo coughed and said, "Cui, oh, it's Wei Yong, now it's the person in my right wing, this secret is now only known to five people, if it gets out, the consequences are unpredictable." ”

Everyone looked at each other and smiled, since Wei Yong is his own person, then everything is easy to say, if Youzhou changes, Liaodong has a chance to intervene, and Li Mao insists on going east to conquer the Bohai Sea and relieve his worries. If there is no nail, even if the worries of Bohai are solved, Youzhou will change, and Liaodong will not be able to intervene.

"Liaodong is geographically remote, isolated from the Central Plains, and it is difficult to last. Although it is difficult to start a business, there is a sharp spirit, once it settles down, loses its sharpness, and becomes dull, it is only a part of keeping. for the well-being of future generations. I know that many people don't want to fight anymore, after so many years of fighting, there should be everything, what I didn't dare to think about before, now there is, what reason is there to fight again, I shouted, and how many people in the spring boudoir dream can't come home, and they are buried by the Wuding River. But if we don't fight, we will be isolated from the Central Plains, slack off for a long time, and it will inevitably be broken in the future. ”

When Li Mao said this, he took a sip of tea loudly, calmed down his emotions, and said: "Take Youzhou, this is our ultimate goal, take Youzhou, we will strike the army and truce, rest with the people, and enjoy peace." No more soldiers everywhere, no more fighting. ”

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