Early in the morning of the second day, Zhang Yu, the deputy envoy of the Charge Domain, sent a scribe to pick up Li Mao and go to the Charge Domain's Mansion to attend the Chongyang Banquet.

It is a custom for the officials (soldiers) and the people to enjoy together during the Chung Yeung Festival, and the local prefectures and counties, the shogunates and garrisons of Yunzhou will hold a banquet at that time. The Imperial Court handled affairs with Balhae, Silla and other countries on behalf of the imperial court, and invited envoys from various countries, Zhang Yu was afraid that Li Mao would be late and embarrass his nominal boss, so he specially sent his cronies and scribes to urge.

Li Mao was not a hypocritical person, so he dressed up and went out with the scribe.

The envoys of Japan, Silla, Bohai, and Liaodong stationed in Yunzhou were dressed in costumes and gathered together. Laughter and joy.

Deputy envoy Zhang Yu wore a brand-new official uniform and shuttled through it like a butterfly, but he also had all kinds of entertainment.

Seeing Li Mao appear on time, Zhang Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and pulled him to meet the envoys of various countries. Li Mao has been a judge of the Detention Domain these days, and there are a lot of miscellaneous things, and the time spent in the Detention Mansion is very small, but he is in his position to seek his own government, and he does not mess around.

He made a lot of hard work to study the foreign policy of the Tang Dynasty, and also had a comprehensive understanding of the geography, history, politics, economy, and customs of Silla, Bohai, Japan, and Liaodong.

Zhang Yu has always thought in his heart that Li Mao, the judge of the feudal domain, has a false name, knows nothing about the situation in Silla, Bohai and other countries, and is a guy who can eat but can't do anything.

Zhang Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead, and when he looked at Li Mao again, his face was like a peach blossom, and his eyes were full of needles.

Because he wanted to open up Liaodong, Li Mao was very concerned about the attitude of Bohai and Silla towards Liaodong, so he took the initiative to talk with the envoys of the two countries in Yunzhou. Li Mao listened attentively.

A burst of cheerful music sounded, and everyone turned to look at the door, and Zhang Yu, the deputy envoy of the Charge Domain, trotted all the way to the gate. This cheerful music was only played when His Holiness was on the scene, and Zhang Yu was very sensitive to this because he had been rolling in the palace for many years. Li Mao had not been a judge for a long time, and this was the first time he had attended such a solemn occasion, and he was not very sensitive to the sound of the music, and he had just asked an important question, which was waiting for the Silla envoy to answer.

After a loud laugh, several people came in from outside the door, led by a tall young man, with a purple robe and jade belt, a fair face, three locks of beard under his chin, and a smile. Li Mao only glanced at it, and was shocked in his heart: Isn't this person Li Shidao?

He had never seen Li Shidao, but at such an age, with such an identity, and a somewhat similar face to Li Shigu, who else could there be in the entire Ziqing except for Li Shidao, the assassin of Mizhou?

Standing side by side with the purple-robed young man was a gray-haired fat old man, this person Li Mao was very familiar with - Li Fang, the deputy envoy of the former Yingtian.

The music stopped, Zhang Yu clapped his hands, and said happily: "Everyone, let me introduce, this is the history of the Tang Dynasty Mizhou, the new deputy envoy of Ziqing Observation Li Gongshidao, on the order of the festival marshal, to toast you with a few glasses of wine to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival." ”

Silla, Bohai, and the envoys of Japan are proficient in sinicization, and it is not difficult to listen to these words, but the sinicization and recuperation of the envoys of Liaodong are a little worse, and Zhang Yu has to speak more bluntly, so that everyone can understand it.

The envoys of the Silla State led the way to pay homage to Li Shi-do, and now he is here on behalf of Li Shi-gu and is a fellow brother of Li Shi-gu, so how can it not be polite to meet each other? The envoys of Liaodong were stunned for a while, but they also understood, and they paid homage like the envoys of the Three Kingdoms.

Li Shigu returned the salute, and was smiling and answering everyone, Zhang Yu suddenly jumped out, coughed, and all the staff, scholars, and officials of the Imperial Mansion gathered around him, lined up Chen Xing, dressed up and supported the crown, and prepared to meet each other with a big ceremony.

Li Mao frowned, the two shogunates of the feudal clan and the observation of the two shogunates have their own duties, and they have different responsibilities, but their status is equal, and there is no subordinate relationship between them. Li Shidao is now promoted to the deputy envoy of observation, although the position is heavy, but he is not their boss, Zhang Yu can meet with regular courtesy, even if he has to be careful, there is no need to make such a statement in front of foreign envoys.

Li Mao was unhappy in his heart and did not move for a long time.

Seeing this, Zhang Yu sneered in his heart, he knew that Li Mao and Li Fang did not deal with each other, and recently killed Li Shidao's confidant Li Zhun in Dengzhou, and formed a grudge, and now he deliberately made such a scene, see how you Li Mao responds?

was full of tricks, but his face was full of honesty, his face was anxious, and he frequently looked at Li Mao, causing everyone to move their eyes to Li Mao.

Li Shidao said with a smile: "Zhang Baojie, what kind of fame are you doing, everyone is colleagues, just give it up, there is no need to do this." Zhang Yu said with a sincere face: "The princess is here to be handsome, how can you mess up the rules of respect and inferiority?" ”

Li Fang sneered and said, "This is a person who understands, unlike some people who get carried away once they gain power, you can ignore the friendship of your colleagues, but don't you even forget the rules of superiority and inferiority?" Sure enough, he has lacked a tutor since he was a child. ”

Qingmo opened his mouth and scolded: "Who are you talking about? ”

wanted to go up to find Li Fang's theory, but was stopped by Li Mao.

Li Fang said with a dark face: "What kind of occasion is this, how can a scoundrel be allowed to go wild here?" ”

Qingmo said with a smile: "Who do you say is a scoundrel, you listen well, my name is Qin Mo, I now live in Zuo Sige, the right wing of the Ziqing Dao Raising Sword Army, the Marquis of Yu, the military attache of the Tang Dynasty, you say I am a scoundrel?" ”

Li Fang sighed and said: "What a big official, since he is an official and the commander is here, why don't you come to pay homage?" ”

Qingmo was speechless for a while, Li Shidao came on behalf of Li Shigu, so he came in person like a marshal, and the military officials should indeed visit the shrine. This is the number of rites. Several accompanying guards stood behind Qingmo amid Li Fang's hehehe-hehe sneer.

Qing Mo's face was flushed, and one hand had already grasped the hilt of the knife.

Li Mao coughed, and in full view of everyone, he walked into the staff class of the Imperial Domain, stood side by side with Zhang Yu, and paid a big salute to Li Shidao, who came on behalf of Li Shigu.

Li Shidao smiled, stepped forward to help Zhang Yu and the right judge Zhou Ru, and ignored Li Mao.

This little episode made Li Mao feel very unhappy, the wine was like cold water in his mouth, and he left before the banquet was over.

Su Qing saw that Li Mao was unhappy, so he persuaded: "Forget it, it's not worth fighting with the villain, he is here on behalf of the festival marshal, you only think that this head is for the festival marshal." Li Mao smiled bitterly: "What am I doing to care about this head, I am ......"

Li Mao has bitterness in his heart and can't say it, when he was in Dengzhou, Li Zhun once said that many people in Ziqing were dissatisfied with Li Shigu's harshness, and hoped that Li Shidao could come out to preside over the military and government, Li Mao thought that he was just talking crazy things, Li Shigu was now prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, he was in power, and he had children, how could he tolerate someone challenging his authority, and those people's plans would definitely not succeed.

After that, although there were endless rumors, Li Mao still refused to believe that this would be true, because he was not prepared at all, so when the truth was suddenly placed in front of him, he would panic and be depressed.

Su Qing didn't know what to say to persuade him, his body was heavy, and he just wanted to sleep lazily, so he sent Li Mao to Xiaoru's room. Li Mao was in a bad mood, Xiaoru could notice it, and she didn't dare to make a mistake, so she served Li Mao and slept peacefully.

On the second day, a scribe urged Li Mao to go to the Jiedu Embassy, but he didn't say what it was. After Li Mao entered the mansion, he found that the guards were twice as many as usual, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

On the day of Huangfuyuan's wedding, Li Mao had substituted for him, and he had a good impression of Li Mao, so he made an exception and revealed the news: "You don't have to be suspicious, it's a good thing." Huang Fuyuan's tone was very tight, and he didn't talk about it anymore. Since it was a good thing, Li Mao's heart was relieved when he mentioned his throat.

He is still holding the position of listening to the call in front of the hall, and he can go straight to the middle hall without passing the message, this official position set up by Li Shigu casually, I don't know if it will work now, anyway, Li Mao has not come to the front of the middle hall for a long time to listen to the call.

Chen Jingsheng didn't know why he wrinkled his brows, and hurriedly came out of the corner door of the inner hall with a bunch of cases, Li Mao stopped and wanted to say hello to him, but was scolded by Chen Jingsheng: "Don't you have long eyes, you want to get in my way." ”

Li Mao was taken aback, and hurriedly turned sideways to get out of the way, Chen Jingsheng saw that it was Li Mao, he was a little embarrassed, nodded, but didn't speak, and walked back to his duty room with the gong muttering.

Chen Jingsheng is a little arrogant, and sometimes he can't help but be bitter when he speaks, and he often can't get off the stage. However, he is very decent and an elegant and humble gentleman, and he must have suffered a lot of grievances if he is so out of shape today.

Li Mao did not have the habit of gossiping people, so he sat in the tearoom and began to drink tea, waiting for Li Shigu's summons. Sitting until the sun was a pole high, I suddenly heard the sound of drums in the middle hall, and the staff members who could reach the class in the Jiedu Mansion walked out of the duty room one after another and gathered in the middle hall. This drum is the drum of the festival to convene the subordinates, also known as the "second drum".

The "second drum" continued to sound non-stop, and three links were struck in a row, which meant that not only the military government staff had to go to the middle hall to discuss matters, but also several other shogunate staff members had to come over, which was a sign that something big had happened.

Li Mao went out to attend the meeting and found his colleagues in the Governor's Mansion, but found that the attitude of the bureaucrats was very cold.

Li Xi, the deputy envoy of Jiedu, is very old, and he has long been in a state of seclusion, and it is rumored that he will soon return to his hometown.

Li Mao did not deal with Li Shidao, and in connection with the recent rumors, even if he didn't have an accident, he would stay in the Prison Mansion for a short time, and it was undoubtedly wise to keep a distance from such a person in such a sensitive period at this time.

Human nature is like this, Li Mao doesn't care, he stood silently for a while, but saw Huangfujian walking out of the corner door, walking in a hurry, crashing into the tearoom, and quickly turned around and walked towards the middle hall, he was followed by four guards, all murderous, looking at Li Mao, Huangfujian pointed with his hand and shouted: "Follow me." ”

Li Mao Zhenyi walked out of the crowd, and the four guards immediately stood behind him.

Death-like tranquility in all directions, Li Mao is now riddled with scandals, and he is the object of people's attention wherever he goes, and everyone has a special premonition when he is taken away by a soldier on this occasion. (Dissertation College)