Li Mao received the edict of the imperial court to use soldiers in Ziqing, and his heart was relaxed and tight, happy and worried, happy that Chengde's trouble had finally been avoided, and worried that his trouble had just begun.

The imperial court took Pei Du as the commander of the armies, and Tutu Chengxuan as the deputy commander and supervisor of the army, but it gave itself a nondescript "Yunzhou Four-sided Attacker". The crusade envoy can only "beg for attack", not appease.

Pei Du is a "begging envoy", he has the right to "appease", and he has the right to "beg for attack", his status as a "begging envoy" is obviously lower than him, in front of Pei Du, his "begging envoy" is just an ornament, and when he arrives in Yunzhou, not only can he not order others, but even he and his subordinates still need to obey Pei Du's moderation.

Therefore, as soon as the official edict arrived in Youzhou, the generals were in an uproar, thinking that the imperial court's move was unfair, Pei Du was the prime minister of the dynasty, and it was okay to be the commander in chief, among the generals in the towns, Li Mao had the highest status, why didn't he even get mixed up with the deputy marshal, what does this mean

In this regard, Li Mao asked Chang Mucang to do the work of various armies and suppress inappropriate remarks, and on the other hand, he sent messengers into Beijing to ask Pei Du, Li Jiang, Tutu Chengguang and others for verification, and the three of them replied very consistently:

Ziqing is a monstrous crime, the court will ask for it, send troops to eleven towns and add left and right gods, Ziqing is in the catastrophe, the towns only need to unify the order, it is not difficult to break the enemy, Youzhou Jiedu makes great contributions to the court, the Son of Heaven thinks of his hard work, does not want it to be very tired, this time only need to supervise the soldiers to go, the credit is evenly distributed, and the fact of planning does not need to be tired.

Li Mao took the letters of the three of them and showed them to the close generals, and finally suppressed everyone's dissatisfaction.

Which soldiers and horses from the two towns were dispatched to the south to conquer Ziqing, Chang Mucang planned with his own heart, Li Mao could not care about it for the time being, and Su Qing was far away in the center of the Yunzhou storm, so he had to carefully arrange her advance and retreat. Li Mao has been prepared for this.

Qin Niang has never moved to Youzhou because she wants to guard the family business in Liaodong City, and the inner house seems to be leaderless. Although Tian Qian has the highest status and the most powerful, her mind is obviously not in the inner house, and this time Li Mao led the crowd to go on the expedition, and the burden on her shoulders was not light.

Li Mao gathered Lan'er, Zhu Wan'er, Su Ying, Qi Yan, and Xue Dingding together, closed the door and discussed: "I am going out on the expedition this time, and it will be three or five months fast, and it will be a year and a half slowly. ”

Lan'er said: "You go to yours, we promise not to hold you back, I wish Taiwei a victory, success, and bring back Mrs. as soon as possible." ”

Zhu Wan'er and Qi Yan also coaxed, and Li Mao said: "You don't understand what I mean, this time the eleven towns will attack Ziqing with the left and right Shence army, and the number of victories and defeats is unpredictable, if I can't come back for a while."

Zhu Wan'er said: "Bah, don't say such unlucky words." ”

Lan'er said: "How can this be called unlucky, he said that if he can't come back for a while, it's not that he will never come back." Stinky Zhu Wan'er, Lan'er recklessly said: "Don't worry, we will be fine, after you leave, Mrs. Tian, we naturally don't dare to disturb, sisters, what is the matter, I work hard, I will take care of them." ”

Qi Yan echoed: "We all listen to Sister Lan'er. ”

Zhu Wan'er was unhappy when she heard this, her face was black and she didn't speak, Su Ying and Xue Dingding looked at each other and smiled, refusing to express their position.

Li Mao coughed and said to Zhu Wan'er: "Lan'er is enthusiastic and spares no effort, which is good, but he is a good person, and sometimes he is inevitably frizzy when he does things. Qi Yan is still young, and she has two children to take care of, Ding Ding is weak and doesn't do anything, Su Ying is the top thing, but she is too treacherous, she just wants to be a good person, among the sisters, only Lan'er and you can take care of things, you are generous, I think she wants to be the head, you let her be the head, let her do the dirty work and offend people alone, let her enjoy it, be affected, who let her love herself. ”

Zhu Wan'er glanced at Li Mao, and her little temper came up: "You are rambling a lot, what do you mean, when will I compete with her for this two ladies and Qin Niang, Sister Xiaoru, we only have respect, under Lan'er, me, Qi Yan, Su Ying, Ding Ding, the order is your own arrangement, who is older and who is young has been set early, they can abide by it, but I can't."

Li Mao smiled: "Look at this little temper, hehe." Busy turned to Lan'er again: "Wan'er has a stubborn temper and a strong temperament, but she is born with a chivalrous heart of the ancient way, is a bright and upright person, and is an out-and-out good person." People say that a fence has three piles, a hero has three gangs, you also have someone to help you, let Wan'er help you, discuss with her more in case of trouble, and if you encounter undecided, you can ask Su Ying, Su Ying has a good brain, but she is too cunning, you must catch her, don't let her slip again, naturally if the matter is urgent, you can make your own decision, and they will not have any opinions. What do you think? ”

Lan'er said with a cold face: "You can say anything, do I dare to say a word?"

Su Ying suddenly giggled, and Li Mao shouted, "It's okay what are you smiling at, don't laugh." ”

Su Qing covered her mouth, still with a smile in her eyes.

After Li Mao finished explaining, he called Hu Sijin and Han Zhenzhi in, and instructed: "After I leave, you two will obey the greetings of Wu Niang and Liu Niang, and their words are military orders, and they must be implemented to the letter." ”

The two took the order, and Li Mao got up and left.

Lan'er saw Su Ying covering her mouth with a fan, and her two eyebrows smiled into a crooked crescent moon, so she poked a finger on her full chest and complained: "Just count you as the finest, don't say anything that offends people, what do you say you are laughing at." ”

Su Ying affectionately took Lan'er's arm and said, "I laugh at the fact that both of you are in his way today." ”

Lan'er said: "What's the way, you can make it clear." ”

Zhu Wan'er said: "Don't ask her, this person is the worst, everything is hidden in his heart, look at our jokes, although you and I often quarrel on weekdays, but it has not reached the point of fighting with a red face, you look at what he said today, as if you and I are incompatible, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and he needs to mediate in order to settle down, isn't this underestimating people" Lan'er thought about it, and this is also the reason, so she gritted her teeth and said: "Really, wronged people for no reason, I'll go to him." ”

Seeing Su Ying smiling there again, she lifted her chin and asked, "Beauty, what are you laughing at?" ”

Su Ying stopped laughing and said, "I advise you not to go, although his methods are shameful, his intentions are still good, I am afraid that Sister Lan'er and Sister Wan'er will not deal with each other after he leaves, and deliberately pick the words away, so that you yourself will be embarrassed to fight again." ”

Zhu Wan'er sneered: "He used the outside set on us, forget it, don't go, we can't fight him together." ”

Xue Dingding also persuaded Lan'er not to go: "In the past two days, he has been annoyed enough to send troops." ”

Lan'er said nonchalantly: "The eleventh town military horses plus the left and right gods to fight a Ziqing, what trouble can there be." I think he is just avoiding our sisters under the pretext, he wants to be quiet, but I don't want him to be quiet. ”

Su Ying snorted and laughed again, and Lan'er chiseled her on the head.

Qi Yan said: "Lang Jun is out of the house, we can't help much, let's take care of our homeland and don't pull back." I thought that this matter would be over, Sister Lan'er and Sister Wan'er were sisters, and it was not something he could provoke in a few words. ”

Xue Dingding pulled Qi Yan's hand: "Sister Qi Yan's words are reasonable, don't bother him." ”

Su Ying pulled Lan'er's arm tightly and persuaded with a smile: "That's it, that's it, let's each guard the door, obey the orders of Sister Lan'er and Sister Wan'er, and don't hold him back, which can be regarded as a great favor for him." ”

persuaded this, Lan'er couldn't say anything more, and everyone dispersed for a while.

When Su Ying was leaving, she secretly pinched Lan'er and lost a hazy look, Lan'er scolded Xiaolang in her heart, but she also had to admire Su Ying's cleverness, and she guessed her mind at once.

Seeing everyone disperse, Lan'er turned around and went to Li Mao's study under the pretext of excuse.

Shi Kong was standing and talking with Ma Xiong'an in the corner outside the door, when he saw Lan'er coming, the two stepped forward to salute, Ma Xiong'an took his leave, he came from Liaodong to receive the opportunity, and when the matter was over, he had to rush back.

Lan'er glanced inside the door, and saw that Shi Kong was shaking a finger, so she asked, "In a meeting." ”

Shi Kong said: "Find someone to talk to, it's almost over, I'll arrange it for you"

Lan'er sneered: "I won't go if I'm busy, and there's nothing serious about it." Said that it was okay but didn't leave, chatting with Shikong, and when the door of the study opened, Cai Youcai came out first, holding a dossier, bowing his head and walking away. Then came out several leaders in the right wing: Qin Fengmian, who presided over the executive affairs, Zeng Zhen, who was in charge of confidentiality, and Tian Qing, an adviser.

Seeing that Zeng Zhen and Tian Qian were also there, Lan'er felt like being bitten by a snake, and said to Shikong uncomfortably: "You are busy, I'll go first, I'll boil some soup and go back and let Hanxiang send you some to try." Shi Kong thanked him.

As soon as Lan'er left, Shi Xiong and Shi Xianzhong strode side by side, the two of them were similar in size, had the same status, and walked with a tiger spirit. After Shi Xianzhong escorted Mrs. Zhu to Hezhong Mansion, he wanted to stay under Tian Bu to listen to the adjustment, but Mrs. Zhu couldn't rest assured of her daughter, so she sent him back to Youzhou to see the Fifth Division directly under the General Staff Office as the deputy commander.

The right wing has a special status, under the dual jurisdiction of the staff office and the pro-army right wing, and it is natural that it is in the Jiedu Embassy Mansion, because there are many secrets involved, there are special doorways for entering and exiting, and its leaders are easy not to see outsiders, but Shi Xiong and Shi Xianzhong are not outsiders, and everyone came to say hello.

Li Mao asked Shi Xiong and Shi Xianzhong to discuss with them who would be the main pioneer of the southward movement and who would be the deputy pioneer.

The two glanced at each other, and Shi Xianzhong took the first step and said, "I am willing to be General Shi's deputy." ”

Shi Xianzhong is older than Shi Xiong, and his qualifications are deeper than him, although he is only the deputy commander of the Fifth Division, but because of the special status of the Fifth Division, the commander Chang Mucang is also the chief of the General Staff Department, and the deputy commander is actually in charge of the army, so his status is on par with Shi Xiong.

Now that Shi Xianzhong took the initiative to let Xian, Li Mao was deeply pleased, so he pushed the boat down the river and let Shi Xiong be a pioneer.

A military order was immediately issued: two battalions of the Fifth Division were dispatched to join the main force of the Third Division to form the Youzhou Town Vanguard Army, which was to open the road in the mountains and build bridges in the water, so as to clear the obstacles for the army to move south.

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