The stragglers in the city were quickly wiped out, and Li Mao summoned the officials of the city bureau, demarcated the area, and took care of the people, while pacifying the people, organizing firefighting, and suppressing the evil hidden in the city.

The city defense battalion took over the four city gates and controlled the core and vital departments such as the military courtyard, the silver bureau, and the grain depot.

After the overall situation was grasped, Li Mao posted a notice asking the traitors hiding in the city to surrender themselves to the city bureau within three days to strive for leniency. Three days later, Li Mao ordered the city gate to be closed, and all the Detective Offices on the four streets were dispatched to thoroughly investigate the rioters hiding in the center of the city and other mobs who took advantage of the chaos to loot the people.

In just three days, as many as 400 rioters were arrested, and the two prisons of the city bureau and the military academy were so overcrowded that they had no choice but to set aside a special barracks for the detention of prisoners. According to the rule of law, there is no jurisdiction over civil cases in the places where the garrison is stationed, but as a special case, Yunzhou specially issued a letter to Caozhou Prefecture Yahe Chengwu County, granting Gushan Town provisional jurisdiction.

With the "Shang Fang Sword" awarded by Li Shigu, Li Mao went on a killing spree, killing sixteen villains in one go, and the city sergeants who were directly killed clapped their hands and applauded, and the young people were frightened.

When the people in the city were settled, Li Mao and the clerk Cheng led the civil and military generals of Gushan Town to the Military Supervision Courtyard, urging the military supervision envoy Zhou Yang to come forward to testify, and the generals jointly promoted the military Sima Duan Yingya to preside over the overall situation of Gushan Town. Zhou Yang pulled Li Mao aside and asked in surprise: "You are the first person who has contributed to quelling the rebellion, you are worthy of being the lord of this city in terms of merit and qualifications, what are you hypocritical at this juncture?" Zhou Yang said this very truthfully, whoever comes out to preside over the overall situation of Gushan Town at this moment will have a great victory as the lord of Gushan Town in the future.

Li Mao said with a smile: "It is the military envoy and Duan Sima who are not in chaos, and the generals can work together to pacify the chaos. Zhou Yang shook his head, sighed, and said, "Although you are young, you are very thoughtful, since you have thought clearly, I will not persuade you." Zhou Yang agreed to Li Mao and the clerk's invitation and came to the military academy to preside over the promotion hall.

In accordance with the usual absence, the chief general of the army is absent, and the military envoy presides over the meeting, and the generals publicly recommend those with profound qualifications, outstanding achievements, and prestige to temporarily assume the main position, pending the formal appointment and dismissal of the upper peak.

Generally speaking, unless there are special circumstances, the person who is promoted by the generals is the future leader. After all, neither the Son of Heaven nor the Jiedu envoy was willing to disobey the will of the soldiers of the army.

Duan Yingya learned that Li Mao pushed him out to preside over military affairs, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Maohua, I can't help it, this credit belongs to you and Shucheng, I didn't do anything." ”

Li Mao said: "When the times are difficult, only the public in the army can pacify the officers and soldiers of the three armies, if the public does not come forward, I am afraid that the chaos in Gushan Town will be difficult to calm down, and the army's heart will be uneasy." The clerk also said: "Maohua and I are only talented in the field, and only one person can calm down the three armies." If the public does not come forward, the chaos will be difficult to settle, the people will not be at peace, and outsiders will be given an opportunity to take advantage of it. ”

Speaking of which, Duan Yingya couldn't shirk again, so he said: "I will temporarily fill the mud bodhisattva in the hall, accept the incense, bluff people, and rely on the two of you to manage things, you must not shirk again." ”

The two were ordered to say yes, Duan Yingya was originally in the Hualong Township Party, the two have known each other since childhood, and when they became adults, the two took two completely different paths, Yu Hualong was unable to study because of his poor family background and could only go to the sea as a thief, Duan Yingya's family background was slightly better and he studied for two years, and he was recruited into the army as a secretary, and he was transferred from secretary to grain and grass officer, and then transferred to judge, and was promoted to marching Sima before the age of thirty, but since then, he has no power to move forward because of his humble background. On the other hand, Yu Hualong, who went to the sea as a thief in the early years, was mixed with the wind and water, and for a while he shocked the three seas, which became the nightmare of the two envoys of Ziqing.

After Yu Hualong accepted Zhao'an's reorganization into the Qing Navy, Li Na wanted to install his cronies in his army, and Yu Hualong took the lead in hiring Duan Yingya as the position of the marching Sima, Duan Yingya stayed in the position of the marching Sima for ten years, and won the trust of Yu Hualong, but he never became Yu Hualong's henchman, and was naturally excluded from the power core of the Qing Navy.

He was very senior in the Qing navy, but his prestige among the generals was not high, but because he was fair and just, honest and self-disciplined, he had a good reputation among low-ranking officers and non-commissioned officers, and was very popular.

Now that the hearts of the people in Gushan Town are fluctuating, Li Mao recommended such a good old man to preside over military affairs, which is more conducive to appeasing the people's hearts.

After the overall situation of Gushan Town was calmed down, Zhao Jinglai, who had not appeared for a long time, suddenly appeared in the public office of Li Mao of the Gushan Town City Bureau, and he was accompanied by Dong He, the deputy general of the Ma Army, who had not appeared for a long time. After Table Ling Tian led the "Skull Face" to rescue Shang He Lai from the military prison to launch a rebellion, Dong He did not know where to go, and it was rumored that he was hit by Table Ling Tian when he tortured Shang He in the military prison prison, Shang He hated him for torturing himself with torture, so he doubled the torture he had suffered in prison on him, Dong He was tortured but bit his tongue and committed suicide.

Li Mao didn't believe this statement, Dong He was a chess piece planted by the head of the copper tiger next to Shang Helai, and after doing what he should do, he would naturally make arrangements, and it was Lu Ru's brother Lu Xiu who tortured Shang He in the military prison, and this person was wiped out along with his brother Lu Ru. Li Mao inquired about this clearly through his ears and eyes in the prison of the military academy.

Zhao Jinglai's trip was entrusted by Li Zhenke and Yang Yuanyin to probe the reality of Gushan Town, the highest-level secret pile planted by the copper tiger head in Gushan Town is Dong He, Dong He's identity has been exposed after the trapping of Shang He in Chunyang Building, and it is impossible to contact the core secrets of Gushan Town, and they have very few chips at this moment.

Dong He's arm was hung on his chest with a closed seal, and there were also a few abrasions on his face, Li Mao chuckled in his heart: "Could it be that he was also assassinated by assassins?" ”

Li Mao didn't intend to hide anything from Zhao Jinglai, with the strength of the copper tiger head, what happened in Gushan Town, they would soon find out clearly, and it was very unwise to lie to his face.

"Shang He has tried to rebel, and he has been ambushed, and his henchmen have been purged. Zhao Hede was assassinated, Lu Ru was destroyed, Huang Fenglai was lonely and could not set off a big storm, Zhu Zhenyuan, Li Yu, Zhang Dingfang, and Chen Wanchun, who actually controlled the military power, were all under control, and the overall situation in the city had been decided, but the hearts of the army and the people were still fragile and could not withstand the wind and grass. ”

Zhao Jinglai was very satisfied with Li Mao's answer, there were indeed few chips left in his hand, but he was not blind, and he confirmed the situation he had with what Li Mao said, Zhao Jinglai knew that Li Mao was telling the truth.

"With your qualifications and merits, you should have been in charge of the military affairs of Gushan Town, why did you push Duan Yingya to stay behind? As far as I know, this person has no roots in the army, how can he be able to suppress the three armies? ”

Li Mao said: "The Qing Navy seems to be monolithic, but in fact there are four major factions of Yu, Zhao, Lu and Huang, although the strength of the Yu faction has been greatly damaged, it is still the head of each faction, the Zhao faction has nearly fallen apart, Lu Ru's whole family was killed, and the department has collapsed. I first teamed up with General Dong to trap Shang Helai, and then killed him, Yu Pai was not at ease with me, if I recommended the clerk to preside over military affairs, Huang Fenglai was uneasy. At present, only a veteran like Duan Sima who is kind to others can make Huang Fenglai and the ordinary suspicious people settle down. ”

Zhao Jinglai said: "Huang Fenglai is a scheming person with many followers, after all, it is a trouble, I will get rid of him for you." I don't have to ask who will preside over military affairs in Gushan Town, but the real power must be in your hands. Tens of thousands of troops gathered in Caozhou, not idle to hunt, Gushan Town and the Qing Navy must be taken. Now that the hearts of the army and the people in the city are unstable, it is easy for Yunzhou to take Gushan Town, if you don't want Gushan Town to bleed, don't do that woman's benevolence anymore, and grasping the real power in your hands as soon as possible is the right way. If he misses the opportunity, I'm afraid he won't regret it. ”

A huge pressure enveloped Li Mao breathlessly.