Wang Cairen, who was hiding behind the scenes, didn't care about the presence of his ministers, and hurriedly appeared to serve, Li Xiaoju coughed twice and finally couldn't hold back and didn't vomit blood, and said excitedly: "Li Mao is reversed, Li Mao is reversed, what can I do?" ”

Zhu Kerong said: "You can call him to Luoyang, if he doesn't come, it will confirm that he has a rebellious heart." If he dares to come, it will prove that he has nothing to do with this matter, and His Majesty can comfort him and take advantage of the situation to send him back to Youzhou. ”

Li Han couldn't think of a better way, so he had to reluctantly follow it.

Han Gongwu secretly glanced at Wang Cairen before he resigned, thinking that he was doing nothing but leaving no traces, but Li Han, Zhu Kerong and Wang Cairen himself all found out, and after the ministers left, Li Han scolded Wang Cairen: "You will show up less in the future." Wang Cairen knelt down and replied, "The concubine is worried about everyone's health. Li Han said: "I know you are kind, but ......"

There were some things that he really didn't want to say, and saying them would damage the emperor's prestige. Wang Cairen pursed his lips and smiled, and said: "Being glanced at by the toad, no one is at ease, the fault lies with the concubine, you don't have to be angry with a rough person." ”

These words hit Li Xiao's sore spot, and he beat his heart and cried out in pain: "I am incompetent, I am incompetent, I am the son of heaven, I can't protect the ancestors and the people, and now I can't even protect my own woman, what's the point of me living." ”

Wang Cairen said with a smile: "Today I saw a wise and wise majesty, who can respect the heavens at the top, protect the people at the bottom, and even more reassure the woman who follows him with all her heart." His Majesty has been reborn after this ordeal. Datang Zhongxing is hopeful. ”

Li Han's face turned from suffering to joy, and he hugged Wang Cairen, and sighed: "Get up, it's enough for me to have you as a confidant in this life." ”

……

The assassination of Li Han in the palace quickly reached Li Mao's ears. Li Mao was very appreciative of Li Han's cold handling of this matter, and asked Tian Qian: "Is this matter related to you?" ”

Tian Qian said: "If the Taishi thinks I am a murderer, you might as well send me to Luoyang to prove my innocence." ”

Li Mao said: "If it were you, I would not be able to wash it even if I fell into the Yellow River." ”

Tian Qian said: "If you don't believe it, why do you have to ask me, in fact, you still doubt me in your heart, do you want me to swear an oath?" ”

Li Mao said: "In the era of the end of the law, people don't believe in God, and swearing is very useful, if I can, I will dig out your heart to see what happens." Tian Qian smiled: "You don't say that I am scheming and even lie to myself, so what's the use of you digging into my heart, a person who even deceives himself will not hide his heart in his heart." Li Mao sighed and said, "It's not a bad thing to have a deep scheming, but don't use it for evil ways." If you go down the wrong path in the future, I will die of guilt, and I have the opportunity to let you go on the right path. ”

Tian Qian said: "I will talk about it in the future, and there is no doubt that the people who set up the bureau at the moment must be the nine surnames." The assassination of the emperor forced Zhu Kerong and Han Gongwu to temporarily join forces with the outside world, so that they could withdraw their goods from Luoyang and not be destroyed by you. Shi Er was blocked from writing to Guguan, and your other general is afraid that he is already approaching Luoyang at this moment. ”

Li Mao said: "You put your hand into the staff hall again?" ”

Tian Meng muttered: "Why do you need to reach in, I'll know at a glance!" The main general of the Eastern Expedition will be blocked in front of the Guguan, but the deputy general will disappear without a trace, doesn't this explain the problem, and as long as a stupid person like Han Gongwu can't see through it. ”

Li Mao sighed: "I have fought for half my life, thinking that the heroes of the world are not more than Erer, but I didn't expect that the real opponent would not need to go to the battlefield to defeat you at all." They're demonstrating against me. ”

Tian Qian said: "The benefits you promised them, they may not be able to see it, I dare to assert that they will continue to play tricks, I will go to Ziqing, and then go to Chengde, remind your brother and my brother." ”

Li Mao nodded and said, "It's okay, let the two brothers cheer up, don't fall for the nine surnames." In addition, you should pay more attention to the news from Longquan. ”

Tian Qian smiled: "I don't dare to do this, I don't interfere with her well water." ”

At the suggestion of Han Shaozong, Zhu Kerong and Han Gongwu jointly sent scouts to search for three hundred miles around Luoyang, and Qian Duoduo had nowhere to hide but to appear. Because Luoyang City was in a tight position and there was no gap to drill, his 20,000 troops could only stay outside the city for thirty miles, camp in the middle of the river, play the banner of King Qin's escort, and ask for grain and grass from the locality.

Zhu Kerong and Han Gongwu tried several times, but they were easily recognized by Qian Duoduo, and after fighting wits and courage without getting any benefits, the two could only accept the reality, but forced Li Han to issue an edict asking Qian Duoduo to stay outside the city and not to approach the city.

Han Shaozong had another plan, under the pretext that there was a civil uprising in Ruzhou, he asked Qian Duoduo to divide his troops to pacify, Qian Duoduo directly divided 10,000 troops to occupy Ruzhou without consulting Li Mao, and Han Gongwu and Zhu Kerong celebrated with their crowns.

Li Mao learned that Qian Duoduo had divided his troops to occupy Ruzhou without authorization, and said to Chang Mucang: "This General Qian, a young man, is a little carried away, and his courage is really getting bigger and bigger. Chang Mucang persuaded: "The division of troops is certainly not good for us, but at the moment the 20,000 troops and horses are gathered under Luoyang City, it is not good for us, we can't fight, we can't retreat, it's better to expand a territory to the south, and there will be room for maneuver in the future." ”

Li Mao said: "How should blatant disobedience be dealt with?" ”

Chang Mucang replied slyly: "This matter should be asked to the Guardian Military Academy, and let the Xia Yuan Master have a headache." ”

Qian Duoduo suddenly approached Luoyang, so that Han Gongwu was very passive, in order to return the color, he ordered the Bianzhou local detention of the boat gang of thirty grain ships, arrested the ship boss, although the matter was turned into a small matter by Meng Yingchun, and the small matter was turned into nothing, but it also clearly conveyed a meaning to Li Mao: Don't mess with me, I am not easy to bully.

This incident shocked Li Mao quite a lot, Guanzhong could not afford to supply a Chang'an City, plus the war was frequent, and the military strength was expanding rapidly, if Han Gongwu and the Kwantung princes came to jam their necks, they would be very sad in the future.

Li Mao hurriedly said to Chang Mucang worriedly: "What do the nine surnames want to do, support me to dominate the world, the world is peaceful, they can make more money, support Han Gongwu and Zhu Kerong to disturb the world, force me to fight a tug-of-war with them in the Heluo region, what is the benefit to them of fighting thousands of miles without people." ”

Chang Mucang said: "The nine surnames have strong financial resources and are proud of the world, making money is not the ultimate goal, he thinks that the benefits of our transfer are not enough." ”

Li Mao said: "Chen Shu talked to them a few times, but either avoided them, or avoided talking about substantive issues. I speculate that it's not as simple as trying to give me benefits, but you see if this will be the case: they want me to fight with the Kwantung princes and break Heluo, so that they can take the opportunity to buy the bottom. With their current financial resources, it doesn't hurt to earn a few more or less. But after a long war, the mountains and rivers will be broken, the fat will drag the thin, the thin will drag to death, and the price of assets will be suppressed below the ground, and then they can buy the bottom at a very low price, and when the economy slowly recovers, the money can still be earned, and it is very comfortable. In addition, through the connections accumulated in the civil war, they can control the world more firmly, with money in one hand and people in the other, even the emperor is only a puppet in their eyes. ”

"If this assumption is true, they should stop us from taking Luoyang next, because the Kwantung princes are not ready." If there is a war now, the Kanto region will be swept away by me in a year's time, and their plans will be completely frustrated. ”

Thinking of this, Chang Mucang couldn't help but tremble: "Recently, I received a report from the Lingwu Army, saying that the Uighur border army retreated in a big way, and the entire large camp was discarded, and the south of Yinshan was almost empty. ”

Li Mao said: "Since the beginning of spring, the war between the Uighurs and the Uighurs has become increasingly intense, and the news coming back from the royal city is that the two families are evenly matched, and the Uighurs can still control the situation, and it seems that their information is wrong. ”

Chang Mucang said: "Chen Muyang is a veteran of intelligence, so he won't make such a low-level mistake." ”

Li Mao said: "Chen Muyang is good at getting intelligence from people, and the information obtained in this way has a lag, not to mention that the desert wasteland is often unmanned for thousands of miles, and the pre-military intelligence is often not accurate. Eighty percent is that something big is going to happen in the grassland. ”

Tokikura said: "Once the Uighurs can't resist it, the western part of Beijing will be in chaos, and then we will be under great pressure, and we will no longer be able to go eastward." ”

Li Mao's eyes were like knives: "Huang Jiasi is a small marginal state, why did it rise so fast, what is the connection between this and the nine surnames, there must be a connection, although the nine surnames moved in the Western Regions, they still have considerable strength!" I have never understood why the Tubo people are extremely ruthless in exploiting merchants, why the nine surnames still maintain business in the Western Regions, and it is contrary to common sense to talk about business. I thought they were trying to revive their homeland, but now they are playing a big game of chess, funding the Uighurs to contain the Uighurs, and then the Uighurs to contain the Tang Dynasty and Tibet, in order to manipulate the situation and make great profits. ”

Chang Mucang said: "Small businessmen make profits by taking advantage of the trend, and big businessmen make profits by making profits, this is not surprising, we have done the same thing in Gushan Town and Liaodong." ”

Li Mao said with a smile: "We are making a small fight, compared to them, it is 108,000 miles away." ”

Chang Mucang said: "So you have become the deputy generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, and they are still buried in business." ”

Li Mao said with a smile: "After uncovering this skin, things will be much clearer, they assassinate the emperor, create panic, force Zhu Kerong and Han Gongwu to join forces to prevent me from taking Luoyang, and then help them recruit troops and horses, fight with me, and destroy Heluo, so that they can take the opportunity to take the bottom and become Allah in this world after the war." In order to gain time, they pretended to negotiate peace with us, and at the same time financed the Uighurs to put pressure on the Uighurs to turn our attention to the western border of Beijing. If my guess is correct, they are now negotiating with Zhu Kerong and Han Gongwu to finance their money and money to recruit troops. ”

Chang Mucang shook his head and sneered: "A good game of chess played by the nine surnames." ”

Li Mao said: "I remember that a year ago, the right chamber reported that the real estate in Luoyang City was heating up, saying that there was a mysterious merchant who ate in a big way, which raised the price. In the following year, there was a great chaos in Guanzhong, and they added fuel to the fire, creating panic everywhere, forcing the rich people of Chang'an and the old fortunes of the countryside to run to Luoyang City, and made a lot of money by selling assets. Now they are creating the illusion that I want to fight Luoyang, forcing the rich in the city to throw away their assets and flee, and they will take the opportunity to eat again. ”

Chang Mucang said: "Luoyang City is indeed panicked now, there are too many traders running away, and the wealthy families can't sit still. Li Mao said: "If my judgment is not wrong, according to their operating methods, the next step should be to create incidents around Luoyang." Duoduo is in Ruzhou, and Ruzhou is the only place for the Heluo wealthy family to take refuge in the south, and many Heluo wealthy families are stranded here to wait and see the situation. If troops are used in the direction of Ruzhou, it can not only deter the wealthy families around Luoyang from driving them into the city, causing the situation of closing the door and beating the dogs, but also cut off the road of the Heluo wealthy family to take refuge in the south, which can take advantage of killing two birds with one stone. ”

Chang Mucang said: "I immediately informed Commander Qian and asked him to prepare in advance. ”

Li Mao said: "It is necessary to prepare in advance, but not to fight, but to prepare to evacuate at any time." ”