Huang Rengu is a chess piece used by Yu Hualong to fight against Yunzhou, after he was killed, Yu Hualong uncharacteristically openly expressed his dissatisfaction with Li Shigu, he sent Zhao Hede to Jiyin County to investigate the cause of Huang Rengu's death, by no means trusted Zhao Hede, but took the opportunity to clear dissidents, and pulled out a posture of breaking the net with Yunzhou fish, but after a short time, Yu Hualong's attitude had a 180-degree turn, not only ignoring the murder of Huang Rengu, but also taking the initiative to hand over the military power and leave Gushan Town.

Yu Hualong's abnormal behavior inevitably reminded Li Mao of the copper tiger head, and it was inevitable that he would not associate Zhao Hede with the copper tiger head, and he had no good impression of this organization Li Mao, he avoided it all the time and carefully, just as he was always and cautiously wary of Zhao Hede.

But many things can't be hidden, Zhao Hede is now the head of the military and government of Gushan Town, and Li Mao can hide where he can hide if he wants to.

After a routine visit, Zhao Hede left Li Mao behind.

After the waiter withdrew after offering tea, Zhao Hede put down the tea bowl, looked up at Li Mao, and said: "Maohua, in this life, ups and downs, the key to ups and downs is often just one or two steps, one step down, one step into the room, one step into the void, and no return." Zhao Hede didn't say exactly what the emptiness was, but Li Mao was already shocked into a cold sweat.

Judging from Zhao Hede's relaxed expression, he was fearless, and in connection with Yu Hualong's strange behavior, Li Mao deduced that the entire Gushan Town had fallen under the control of the copper tiger head.

Zhao Hede is beating himself not to stand on the wrong team.

Back home, Li Mao asked Xiaoru to prepare a banquet, and called Qingmo, Mo Qishentong, Zhang Xuan, Feng Bu, Zhang Qi, and Xia Chun over, and at the beginning of the banquet, Li Mao informed everyone of the changes in the city, and told everyone to settle their families as soon as possible, hide their property, and be cautious in what they say and act in the near future.

He asked Xia Chun to prepare the horses and boats, and if there was chaos in the city, they would be able to get out. He asked Qingmo to prepare a few pieces of close-fitting soft armor, and asked everyone to wear them at all times in case of accidents. He asked Zhang Qi to prepare a bow and crossbow arrows and put them at home in case of emergency. He asked Feng Bu to arrange a retreat out of the city, and asked Mo Ke Shentong to step up the stockpiling of food and salt......

Li Maoxu chattered tirelessly, and everyone was surprised at first, but gradually their hearts were like pressing a boulder, heavy.

When everyone dispersed, Li Mao said to Xiaoru again: "Pack up your soft clothes and prepare to leave at any time." Although Xiaoru did not participate in the dinner, she also listened to it a few times when she added wine and food, and she was frightened when she heard it, and at this moment Li Mao was interested in explaining to her, which made her even more uneasy.

Li Mao regretted a little, regretting that he shouldn't have imposed such pressure on Xiaoru, he comforted: "There may be changes in the city, or it may be too peaceful, we should always take precautions, right, so you don't have to be too nervous." Everything has me. ”

Xiao Ru asked timidly, "Will you take me with you then?" ”

Li Mao smiled: "Fool, who else can I care about you if I don't care about you?" ”

With these words, Xiao Ru's heart was like a stone falling, so she happily cleaned up. Su Qing is a person with clear rewards and punishments, meritorious deeds will be rewarded, and mistakes must be punished, Xiaoru has waited for her for more than ten years, and she has already figured out her temper, and she has accumulated a lot of things over the years.

Everything was arranged, Li Mao locked himself in the study, thought about it back and forth, and found no obvious omissions, he breathed a sigh of relief, and lay down on the homemade chaise longue and took a nap.

Since Yu Hualong and Yin Mu went, there was an undercurrent surging in Gushan Town, Li Mao was cautious, went out late and returned early, and asked Zhang Xuan and Feng Bu to transfer twelve people from the Yuhou team and the detective department to live in the house, and they were on duty in three shifts.

As the days passed, the city was as calm as ever, at least on the surface.

The first day of December is the day when the Son of Heaven's envoy was in Yunzhou to watch the army's appearance, and the sky above Gushan Town was sunny and warm. Li Mao asked Xiao Ru to prepare four more cooked foods, and transferred four elite catchers from the detective office to guard the house in the morning.

On this day, he received a total of six groups of people in the city bureau, two of whom were tycoons who came to buy land, and the other four represented the four major factions in the city: Yu Hualong's first line, Zhao Hede's first line, Lu Ru's first line, and Huang Fenglai's first line.

Among the four major factions, Yu Hualong's first faction was originally the most powerful, but due to the absence of the soul figure Yu Hualong and the second leader Yin Mu, they are now in the chaos of the dragons without a leader.

The Zhao and German factions, which had been suppressed before, used Zhao Hede's ascendancy to the top, and their power expanded rapidly, and now it can be basically concluded that the Lu Ru line has been in the same stream as Zhao Hede, and because of the weak strength of the Lu Ru line, it became a vassal of Zhao Hede after the merger, and the strength of the Zhao Hede line increased greatly after the merger of the two.

Huang Fenglai's qualifications are on par with Yu Hualong, but his luck is not good, the more mixed rivers and lakes get worse, he has to invest in Hualong's command, for a long period of time, he is a hardcore supporter of Yu Hualong, and his qualifications and status are above Yin Mu, but since the Qing Navy moved inward, Huang Fenglai has gradually become estranged from Yu Hualong, and finally stood on his own. This person was a man from all over the world, paying attention to the righteousness of his brothers, and he had a high prestige among the middle and lower generals of the Qing Navy.

Li Mao is not a force now, he didn't think about it in depth before, but now he looks at it, or it can be regarded as a force, otherwise he will not become the target of all parties, but since the city defense battalion was taken away by Yu Hualong, his power is very weak, so weak that it cannot be compared with the above four forces, which Li Mao is self-aware.

Li Mao played the familiar Taijiquan, patiently maneuvering with all parties, and when he realized that Taijiquan was no longer enough to defend himself, he decided to put the treasure on Zhao Hede, although the power of the Yu Department was still extremely strong at the moment.

The first day of the lunar month was spent in anxiety, the official road leading to Yunzhou was deserted, and there was no new news, Li Mao held a knife and stayed awake all night, and the east he saw had turned white, and the catcher guarding the door yawned for a long time, but the street outside the door was still as silent as death, and there was no further news. Qingmo persuaded Li Mao to go back and rest, Li Mao also wanted to go back to sleep, he hadn't slept for two days and two nights, and his eyes hurt badly, but he knew that no news was not necessarily good news.

I washed my face with cold water and asked Xiao Ru to bring the porridge up, Xiao Ru looked at Li Mao's bloodshot eyes, felt distressed for a while, and wanted to persuade, seeing that Li Mao's face was a little ugly, he didn't dare, so he hesitated for a moment but said to Qingmo: "The street is calm, nothing will happen." Qingmo drank porridge and said, "That's not accurate." He looked at Xiaoru with a smile and quipped: "If you feel sorry for the man, go and persuade him yourself, I don't dare to talk to him, don't you see that he is red-eyed?" Xiao Ru raised her eyebrows and smiled, and said, "That's staying up all night, why are you red-eyed?" ”

At this moment, Mo Qi's supernatural power rushed in and shouted: "The soldiers are in turmoil, and the soldiers of the North Battalion have returned to the city." ”