The newly built left and right Longxiang Army only divided the original left and right parts of the Longxiang Army into two, and the number of officials was doubled, but none of the original team moved, and the two princes and generals only led the military affairs remotely, and were not responsible for the specifics.

Far from diminishing in the slightest, Li Mao's power has been greatly strengthened.

Although Li Wei didn't ask about specific military affairs, and even hadn't even entered the barracks since the founding of Zuo Longxiang's army, as a courtesy, Li Mao still felt the need to visit this famous general.

Li Mao handed over the post, but was told that Li Wei had been suffering from a cold recently, and he was lying in bed to recuperate according to the advice of the imperial doctor, which was really not suitable for seeing guests. Li Wei actually rejected him, which made Li Mao shocked, so it seems that the passage that Su Zuoming said to him in Xingyuan Mansion was definitely not a trick, the court was indeed in trouble, and he had to be cautious.

Thinking of this, Li Mao told Qin Mo that he was tired from the saddle horse, and the old arrow wound on his body had recurred, and he needed to recuperate for a few days, unless the Son of Heaven summoned him, no one else would be seen.

Qin Mo also smelled a hint of uneasiness, and without asking why, he hurriedly went to arrange the arrangements.

After becoming a general from Sanpin, Li Mao's mansion in Jing'anfang was renovated and expanded, and it was Lan'er who presided over the expansion, and half of the funds were allocated by the government and half were raised by himself.

In the past two days after returning to Beijing, Li Mao was anxious to see Li Chun, and he was upset and irritable before he had time to visit the new house.

Naturally, it was Lan'er who accompanied him.

"Xibao still often doesn't come home at night these days?"

"Hmm."

Although Li Mao has been inconvenient to open the door due to the recurrence of old injuries in the past two days, other functions have not been affected, and under Li Mao's turns, the arrogant and domineering Lan'er is now docile like a cat.

"What do you mean, she still doesn't come home at night?"

"Hmm." Lan'er took Li Mao's arm and nodded slightly, a little absent-minded.

Li Mao coughed dissatisfiedly: "Madam and Qin Niang are not here, you are the mistress of this house, you are two years older than her, you are her sister, why don't you stop it." ”

"Stop? Hmph, what you said is light, I want to stop it, but how can I stop people, what identity do I use to stop people? Neither biological sisters, nor your concubines, at best, they are just acquaintances, a passerby, people come to Chang'an to play for two days, come to your house to live for two days, this is to give you face, but you have to be fierce to manage others, like words, I don't think it's like words, what do you think? ……”

Li Mao hurriedly said: "Okay, no matter what she does, wherever she loves it, anyway, it's not related and disobedient." ”

Lan'er sneered, pinched Li Mao's hard arm, and gently bumped him with her head, and said with a smile: "Angry, stingy, can I care about your woman, don't worry, although she doesn't return at night, she goes to serious people's homes, and the people she makes friends with are all daughters of serious people. ”

The area of the lotus pond in the backyard has been doubled, and a rockery has been piled up on the side of the wall, and evergreen flowers and trees have been planted, so that the small lotus pond has a feeling of vastness.

Lan'er pointed to the pool of white water and said, "It's not bad, I worked hard." ”

"It's not bad, it's not bad." Li Mao kissed her on the forehead and sat down on a stake by the pool. In early spring, the soil is loose and the pond is green, but the lotus leaves and willow trees show no signs of awakening.

Li Mao was stunned for a moment, and suddenly sighed.

Lan'er didn't hear this sigh, she threw two stones into the pool, clapped her hands, and pointed to a water pavilion, and said: "This is what I asked people to build, thinking that when the summer is hot, I can drink tea there, chat, and sleep when I am sleepy." ”

Li Mao said: "I bothered you." ”

Lan'er said: "Except for seeing me like this, you don't treat me as your own." Well, you don't have to explain, I know what you're trying to say. I'm talking nonsense, and I know that you don't have time to come here with me. You are a big celebrity in front of the Son of Heaven, you drive with Luan every day, how can you have time to take care of me. Alright, alright, if you want to be quiet for a while, I'll shut up. ”

Li Mao said: "I want to be quiet for a while, is it okay?" ”

Lan'er pursed her lips and was silent.

On the fifth day after Li Mao returned to Beijing, the palace finally sent a decree to let him enter the East Inner Garden at dusk.

In addition to the three palace cities, Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty also had three large royal gardens, namely the West Inner Garden, the East Inner Garden and the Forbidden Garden. The East Inner Garden is in the southeast corner of the Daming Palace, two miles long from north to south, and a square of land from east to west. There are dragon head hall and dragon head pond in the garden, there is a spirit rune in the east of the pond, in addition to a number of temples and teaching workshops, horse squares, polo fields and so on.

On this day, after Li Chun finished playing on the polo court in the East Inner Garden, he suddenly sent a decree to see Li Mao, and the regular attendant Liu Xiguang hurriedly arranged that after Li Mao arrived at the East Inner Garden, Liu Xiguang was already waiting at the door and led him all the way to the Dragon Head Palace.

Li Mao and Liu Xiguang have no friendship, and there is no word on the road.

When Li Mao entered the palace, Li Chun's body was still wearing a football uniform, and the left and right attendants were also wearing football uniforms, the Shenlong team had just washed the opponent in blood, and was holding a celebration party at the moment.

Because there were too many people, Li Mao did not report the military strategy, and waited quietly on the side after seeing the ceremony.

When the reward was finished, they all withdrew. Li Chun got up, and Liu Xiguang, the waiter, changed his clothes and went to the toilet.

Tutu Chengxuan, who had been promoted to the left privy envoy, did not serve with him, but stood in the hall and gossiped with Li Mao.

Tutu Chengguang took the initiative to ask Li Maodao: "I haven't been able to meet the saint for so long, I have thought a lot." ”

And said: "You don't have to defend yourself, this kind of thing is inevitable for anyone to think wildly." ”

Li Mao felt that he was about to explode, and waited with a smile.

Tu Tu Chengguang couldn't help but say: "Everyone has been worrying about housework recently, so they summoned the foreign minister before they got it. This actually has nothing to do with you, and everyone is still satisfied with your handling in Xichuan. ”

Li Mao breathed a long sigh of relief, and suddenly said that Chengxuan's expression was calm when he said this, and he should not be lying.

Tu Tu Chenghuang smiled: "You don't need to be nervous about those rumors, there is our family, I will block it for you." ”

Speaking of this, Liu Xiguang came to invite Li Mao to meet in the hall.

The bathhouse hall is the emperor's special bathhouse, the emperor soaks in the huge and friendless, white jade bordered bath, the courtiers or stand or sit aside to answer, whether standing or sitting, it is a great honor for the courtiers.

Liu Xiguang moved a chair with a backrest for Li Mao, and this treatment was comparable to that of a veteran minister.

There was no need to order, Liu Xiguang retreated as soon as he did it, and Tu Chengguang rolled up his sleeves and went into battle to serve in person.

Li Mao gave a detailed report on the progress of the Xichuan war, the successes and failures, and the difficulties encountered, and reported them one by one, without concealing them at all.

Li Chun nodded in affirmation, and then asked: "You guys are stationed in Jianzhou and confronting Liu Pi, what is your idea?" ”

Li Mao used the "theory of nourishing poison and sore out" as the opposite, and Li Chun closed his eyes and thought about it.

Tutu Chenghuang was rolling up his sleeves to rub Li Chun's back, and when he heard the words, he interjected: "This is a good idea, raise the poison, cut it off with a knife, and save trouble in the future." After saying this, he looked at the words and saw that Li Chun was not disgusted, so he threw a smug glance at Li Mao, and his eyes were a little ambiguous.

"Hmm."

Li Chun agreed to the strategy of the three of them, which surprised Li Mao, who was expected to have to argue with his tongue, but what surprised him even more was that he found that Li Chun did not have the slightest aversion to Tu Chengxuan's interference.

Although the privy envoy is qualified to participate in military affairs, he is limited to assistance and execution, and has no decision-making power. Li Chun's move is undoubtedly a very bad start.

"This matter will be discussed in Yanying Hall tomorrow, and you will also come over at that time."

Li Chun suddenly stood up when he said this, and a large black thing appeared in front of Li Mao's eyes

Li Mao was dumbfounded, in a dilemma.

Tutu Chenghuang hurriedly coughed and said, "Everyone changes clothes, and the ministers avoid it." ”

Li Mao was shocked and quickly looked away.

After bathing in the Longshou Palace, after resting for a while, Li Chun drove back to the palace, Li Mao escorted him, and when he arrived at the palace gate, he suddenly reminded Chengxuan: "The Holy God has no decree to summon you into the palace, you should do it yourself." ”

Li Mao said: "Am I too rude today? ”

Suddenly, Chengxuan's eyes rolled, and he hummed: "It's not just a faux pas, it's just reckless!" He turned around and took two steps, suddenly turned around and told Li Mao: "It's rotten in my heart, don't say it outside." ”

Li Mao returned in a daze, and on the way Qin Mo asked, "Why don't you keep your soul, don't you know your strategy?" ”

Li Mao lamented: "I made a big taboo today, I accidentally caught a glimpse of Longgen. ”

"Dragonroot?" Qin Mo's eyes lit up, "Is it big?" ”

"Giant."

……

After Li Chun ascended the throne and became emperor, he changed the title of eldest son Li Ning as King Deng, second son Li Yun as King of Tan, and third son Li You as King Sui. Among the three, Li Ning is 14 years old and Li You is 11 years old, both of whom are still minors.

It is said that Li Chun has just ascended the throne, and it is the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and the three sons are still underage, and the matter of canonizing the crown prince could have been delayed a little longer, but since the three princes were changed from the prince to the prince, many people can't wait to make a decision.

Whether it is to establish a long-term successor, a virtuous successor, or a noble successor, is a major problem in front of Li Chun, this problem came very abruptly, which caught him off guard.

This abruptness stems from the absurdity of Chinese New Year's Eve, when the sky above the Daming Palace was leaden gray and gloomy, but the emperor's mood was not gloomy because of the gloom of the weather, and his mood was very good.

This was the first Chinese New Year's Eve after he ascended the throne, and the ruined empire had already sprouted signs of revival under his tutelage.

On this day, from the queen mother to the **** who is in charge of sweeping, everyone is new and happy. On this day, the emperor has been sealed, and the officials have been sealed, but the people in the palace seem to be busier than usual, which is no wonder, the rules in the palace are big, and the steps are the rules, and they are worth being busy for a while.

In the morning, Li Chun received the battle reports submitted by Li Mao and Gao Chongwen respectively, saying that Gao Chongwen's Ministry had successfully arrived in Jianzhou and was about to join Yan Li's department.

Gao Chongwen made a surprise leap into a hundred miles to attack and occupy Zizhou, beheaded Li Kang, disrupted Liu Pi's overall plan, effectively deterred Xichuan from rebellion, and boosted the morale of the imperial court, which made Li Chun feel very gratified.

Now he was able to retreat with his whole body and preserve his strength.

According to this rhythm, next spring, at most summer, the war in Xichuan can be quelled, and Li Chun can see better than anyone how much this war means to the new dynasty. This is the capital of his happiness, the source of his happiness.