Mingli handed over the military, political and financial power of Caozhou to Yunzhou, and secretly handed it over to Tonghutou and Wei Bo, which was Li Mao's established policy, and there was not much obstacle to operation. The trouble at the moment is that he has completely offended Xuanwu, and in the future, the army will evacuate Caozhou to Chang'an, how can this road be crossed.

This problem, which is almost impossible to solve in Li Mao's view, is a no-brainer for some people.

On the first day of the first lunar month of the twenty-first year of Zhenyuan, the imperial court issued a decree to recruit Li Mao, the assassin of Liaocheng Prefecture, to enter the court, and worship Honglu Shaoqing and the military envoy of Youweiyuan. The subordinate followed him into the dynasty and merged into the Youwei Yuan Army.

The Weiyuan army is the forbidden army of Nanya, and the army of the Son of Heaven is transferred to Beijing, how dare the local feudal towns stop it, not only can it not be stopped, but it must also supply grain and grass along the way.

On this day ago, the right servant of Shangshu Province, the right Jin Wuwei general, and the left and right Shence towns in western Beijing camped Fan Xichao from Fengtian to Chang'an, he went to Fengtian to read the Shence army, and when he arrived in Fengtian, he learned that none of the generals of the towns of the Jingxi Shence army were present.

If you don't buy the account of the marshal, what does it mean to be in front of the marshal.

Fan Xichao let out a long sigh and returned to the city, saying that he was not sick.

Wang Shuwen worked hard to make Fan Xichao sit in the position of the envoy of the camp and festival in the towns and cities of western Beijing, thinking that with Fan Xichao's fame, he could suppress the generals of the two armies and take the real power from the lieutenants of the two armies, but he did not expect to be strongly resisted by the generals of the two armies.

The veteran Fan Xichao has already admitted it, what else can he do?

There are earth dragons in the duty room of the Hanlin Academy, and the winter day is still as warm as spring, Wang Shuwen This is the first time to feel the ruthlessness of winter.

Wang Shuwen's ordeal was only the beginning, the second day after Fan Xichao returned to the city, the palace issued a decree to recruit Li Mao into Beijing, and served as Honglu Shaoqing and the envoy of the Right Weiyuan Army.

The Weiyuan army was divided into two, and the original army made Jia Tan worship the prime minister, and recruited troops and horses from other towns to enter Beijing to enrich the forbidden army.

Abnormal, this is too abnormal, when Wang Shuwen heard the news that Li Mao was going to enter Beijing, he was about to drink tea, but the tea bowl was held in his hand but could not be delivered to his mouth for a long time, and when he drank the tea into his mouth, he found that the hot tea was already cold.

A day later, another bad news came, the imperial court sent an envoy to Yunzhou, and Li Shidao took over as the envoy of the Pinglu Army.

In order to force Li Shidao to use it for his own use, Wang Shuwen completely offended this person, and Li Chun gave Li Shidao such a big favor as soon as he made a move, which was to force himself to death.

Wang Shuwen looked up at the starry sky and suddenly felt that his future was extremely bleak.

Xuanwu Jie Du made Han Hong know that Wang Shuwen was losing power, slapped him on the forehead, and scolded "pig" three times in a row. The attendants didn't understand who these three pigs were describing, and they didn't dare to say anything.

Han Hong suddenly put on a smiling face again, and said in a small voice: "VIP crossing, how can we be lazy, ah, prepare a guard of honor, and follow me to the boundary bridge to meet Li Shuai." ”

Li Mao has heard of Han Hong's name for a long time, but it is the first time they have met. The two of them looked at each other carefully, and suddenly burst into laughter at the same time.

Han Hong didn't expect the new Weiyuan military envoy to be so young, just Tian Ji'an, who was Wei Bo, Li Shidao of Ziqing, and Li Shigu, who had already become an ancient, were all very young, but they all relied on family blood to occupy this high position. Li Mao is different, Li Mao went from a down-and-out monk with an unclear family background and unknown origin to a high position in just a few years, but he relied entirely on himself.

"This young man is not simple." Han Hong reminded himself in his heart.

Li Mao also admired this Jiedu envoy who had been in the place for many years, but had always been trusted by the imperial court.

Han Hong treats Li Mao politely and respectfully, which is understandable, Wang Shuwen's thigh can't be hugged anymore, so he has to find another way to find a thicker and stronger thigh to hug.

Although Li Mao's legs are not thick, his eyes are solitary, and he hugs the thickest and strongest thigh in advance. Such promising young people must have serious interactions, and Han Hong's abacus is very good.

The two didn't mention anything before they met, only talking about the suffering of the gods, but it was like a year-old friend who hadn't seen each other for many years.

Li Mao asked Han Hong: "What is the secret of Shangshu being favored and trusted by the imperial court for decades?" ”

Han Hongyan said: "Let the above see through you." ”

Li Mao said: "That's all? ”

Han Hong said: "That's all. ”

Li Mao was taught.

Han Hong asked Li Mao for great convenience, provided water and food along the way, contacted the boat and car pick-up, and arranged it very thoughtfully. The right Weiyuan army smoothly crossed the border Xuanwu, this day came to the territory of Zhengzhou, although the three thousand military horses are old, weak, sick and disabled, but the banner is clear, well-equipped, and the vast array is arranged, and the people along the way compete for officials, and there is a sound of tsk.

In the crowd stood a fifteen or sixteen girl leading a four or five year-old child, the two of them were plainly dressed, and they were thin, and they were inconspicuous in the crowd.

Li Mao rode on his horse and waved to the people along the road and the Yicheng soldiers who were pretending to be the people, but when he walked over, the boy raised his face and asked the girl, "Why does my father ignore me?" ”

The girl was biting her lip in a daze, and when she heard this, she hurriedly changed her smile and leaned over and said, "It's not to blame him, it's just that we are too small, and he rides on a horse and is tall, so he can't see us." ”

The child nodded as if he didn't understand, and the girl looked at Li Mao's back blankly, gently pressed the boy's shoulder and said, "He still has big things to do, let's go back first." ”

After glancing at Li Mao one last time, the girl withdrew from the crowd with a faint disappointment and left.

Yicheng Jiedu made Li Element specially come from Huazhou to meet, and the new trend of the court naturally couldn't hide from his eyes, seeing that the Tang Dynasty was going to change the world again, Li Element also moved the idea of moving.

Yicheng Town received Wei Bo, Xuanwu, Ziqing, the land is narrow and the soldiers are few, the days are very difficult, Li Element wants to go back to the Dynasty to do a few days of comfortable life, heard that Li Mao is crossing, Li Element is overjoyed, this person is now trusted by the King of Guangling, is a person who can speak.

In the old days, when Li Mao was the head of Ziqing's Shangdu Jinjuan Academy, he sniped Li Jingluo, who was then the Fengzhou Assassin and the defense envoy of the Tiande Army, to seek the efforts of the Yicheng Army to make the festival. This incident was later learned by Li Element, and since then Li Element has had a good impression of Li Mao, and has always thought that he can thank Li Mao in person one day.

Now that the opportunity has come, Li Yuan suddenly showed great sincerity.

Outside the city of Zhengzhou, set up a colorful shed for ten miles to welcome guests, nominally this "guest" refers to the soldiers of the forbidden army, the soldiers of the forbidden army represent the authority of the Son of Heaven, and the local feudal town respects the soldiers of the forbidden army, which is the obedience to the Son of Heaven. In terms of emotion, reason, and law, Li Element's approach is beyond reproach.

But it is not difficult for anyone with a discerning eye to see that there is only one "guest" that Li Yuan really wants to welcome, Li Mao.

Li Mao was a little uneasy in his heart, he sniped Li Jingluo himself out of selfishness.

Thinking that at the beginning, he avoided trouble in Chang'an in the name of visiting Zhang Ji, but by chance he became an official of the Academy, in line with the idea of being a monk for a day and hitting the clock for a day, Li Mao wanted to make some achievements in office, so as not to make people laugh at himself for being a corpse vegetarian.

He came up with the idea of using his strength to drive Han Hong out of Xuanwu, he tried and worked hard, but the facts told him that he was wishful thinking. Han Hong, a "transparent person" in the eyes of the imperial court, is a saint who is long, and he can't shake it at all.

After hitting a wall in front of Han Hong, Li Mao turned his gaze to the Yicheng Army, and Li Jingluo, the assassin of Fengzhou, was fed up with those Tartars under the Daqing Mountain, and wanted to live a comfortable life in the inland feudal towns for two days.

coincided with the festival of the Yicheng Army, which made Li Yuan be criticized for the Zhengzhou Mutiny, and Li Jingluo had the idea of occupying the magpie's nest, wanting to take the opportunity to pull Li Yuan off the horse and take charge of the Yicheng Army himself.

Li Yuan is gentle and respectful, has the style of a humble gentleman, and is a good friend and neighbor of Ziqing. Helping this good neighbor stabilize his position is naturally beneficial to Ziqing, which is Li Mao's original intention of sniping Li Jingluo.

Naturally, Li Mao's selfishness is a blessing to Li Yuanyuan, and Li Yuanyuan is grateful to him from the bottom of his heart. From another point of view, Li Mao can also afford his gratitude.

Li Yuan stayed in Zhengzhou for three days, and on the fourth day, he personally sent Li Mao out of the west of the city, and then returned to Huazhou.

In the past three days, Li Mao couldn't take the time to visit Hu Yuchun's family, and on the fourth day, he had to leave Zhengzhou City, so he had to stop at the Chengxi Post Station in the suburbs.

In the past half a year, Li Mao has experienced many twists and turns, but Hu Yuchun's life is the same as in the past, which is not to say that Hu Yuchun's life is a pool of stagnant water, but that he is used to riding the wind and waves to live, and he has long looked down on the ups and downs in life.

In addition to his brother Hu Yuzhen and his retainer Wu Yinzhong, who came to see Li Mao with Hu Yuchun, there were also several gang leaders, in addition to Meng Yingchun and Li Mao's righteous son Qian Duoduo.

I haven't seen him for more than half a year, Qian Duoduo has scurried a lot, the person has become darker, and he has become calm, so calm that people can't believe that this is a five-year-old child. His attitude towards Li Mao was respectful but not affectionate.

Meng Yingchun is still the same, her face is lean, her eyes are bright and bright, and her spirit is as strong as before, the only difference is that she knows how to clean herself up and learns to paint a light makeup.

And in order to see Li Mao, she deliberately changed into a blue and white floral skirt. The little girl was dark, thin and small, and it was not appropriate to wear such a dress.

Soon after Li Mao passed through Zhengzhou last time, Hu Yuchun sent his right-hand man to Dengzhou and founded Hu Ji Merchant Inn, which was specially connected to Li Mao's Haidong Merchant Inn. At Meng Yingchun's request, Hu Yuchun agreed to let Meng Yuanba practice his skills in the past.

In the past six months, because of Li Mao's ups and downs, Hu Ji Shangzhan has also experienced ups and downs, has been raided seven times by Dengzhou, three stewards were imprisoned, one was tortured but hanged himself, one was insane, one was disabled, and the loss of property in the business inn was no less than 10,000.

Meng Yuanba persevered with his unique tenacity, becoming a respected tutor, the backbone of the business of the business inn, and his promotion to the steward was just around the corner. (Dissertation College)