Li Mao knows the status of Tutu Chenghuang in Li Chun's heart, just one Liu Xiguang may not be able to bring him down, it is too cost-effective to fight a snake and not die but be bitten by a snake, and so far he has no fundamental conflict with Tutu Chenghuang, predicting that in the future, although it is inevitable that there will be bumps and bumps, but it is unlikely that you will be able to make trouble to the point of life and death.

Li Mao decided to let Liu Xiguang go and give Tutu Chenghuang a favor, he didn't expect Tutu Chenghuang to be able to repay the favor, but he could keep the peace and sound Amitabha.

Tutu Chengxuan couldn't take out any new tea, but took out a blank pile of blank stamps with the seals of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War, "I know that you are recruiting troops now, and these things may be able to help my brother." ”

Li Mao gladly accepted.

Su Zuoming asked to release the prison army, which was an attitude on behalf of his father-in-law Yang Zhilian: he Yang Zhilian was old and had no enterprising heart in his career, so he only wanted to stand on the last shift and land safely.

This means that what Li Chun wants to do, he Yang Zhilian will neither come forward to fulfill it, nor will he obstruct it.

For Li Chun, this is undoubtedly good news.

After discussing Yang Zhilian's affairs, Li Mao did not rush away, he reported a very tricky matter to Li Chun: the fifth son of the fifth commander of the right Shence Army, the fifth commander of the guard, was suspected of smuggling salt and iron weapons to Tibet.

The information was reported by the manager of Longshou Mountain in Fengxiang, and Li Mao sent someone to verify it, and it was absolutely true.

"Smuggling, financing the enemy, two crimes are punished together." Li Chun directly sentenced the fifth strategy to death, "You come forward to deal with it." ”

Li Mao said: "The Shence Army's violations of the law will be dealt with by the Shence Military Justice Division, or handed over to the Three Law Divisions, and the ministers will not comply with the regulations. ”

Li Chun said: "I remember that you are still the middle of the imperial history, why can't you ask about this matter?" ”

Li Mao did also hold the position of inspecting the school and the imperial history of Zhongcheng, which was his part-time job when he was sent out as an envoy to Liaodong, so that he could supervise the officials in the management, and the part-time job of entering Beijing since he was edicted was useless.

This is naturally just a technical question, Li Mao's question is just to verify Li Chun's attitude towards this matter, Li Chun is now a prisoner, only one step away from the emperor's title, but this step is not easy, Li Chun is sprinting with all his might. The two most powerful army leaders in Chang'an, Yang Zhilian has already stated that he will not stand in the way of Li Chun, and the attitude of the fifth army leader is very important. The old fox refused to express his position, so he was forced to make a statement.

Li Mao went to Fengxiang in person, mobilized the border army with the edict of the superintendent, crossed the border for hundreds of miles, and took out the fifth strategy that had hidden in the fortress of the Tubo people and escorted him back to Chang'an.

The fifth strategy is not a tough guy, and he said everything that should be said on the way back to Beijing. It is not news that the forbidden army is involved in the smuggling of salt, iron, and weapons, and if it weren't for the fact that the fifth strategy person was of some use, Li Mao would not have bothered to care about these messy things.

Because the confession of the fifth strategy involved several protégés of Tutu Chengxuan, the old eunuch worked tirelessly to go out of the city to greet Li Mao.

The handle was in Li Mao's hand, and the tone of his voice when he spoke changed.

"I said a long time ago that the general's trip must be a success, how about it, it will be smooth, has someone caught it?"

Li Mao nodded and said with a smile: "Thanks to the blessing of the permanent servant, everything is going well." ”

Tu Tu Chengguang said: "That's good, that's good, this guy is a hard bone, it is said that he doesn't eat soft and hard, if the general needs it, just let me know, there are a few big experts in the province who are used to interrogation, and I still have a little friendship with them." ”

The Ministry of Internal Service is independent into a system, the judiciary is self-authoritarian, the foreign department has no right to govern, the psychology of the eunuchs is a little dark, and the means of rectification are so fierce that it is absolutely unimaginable to people, the old eunuch is anxious to offer courtesy, in addition to currying favor with Li Mao to flatter, he also thought about taking the opportunity to kill the fifth strategy with the black hand, and he has no proof of his death.

Li Mao smiled: "He has already recruited." ”

"Recruited?" Suddenly, Cheng Xuan's voice trembled a little.

"Recruited." Li Mao left Tu Tu Chengguang with a meaningful smile.

Tu Chengguang trotted to catch up with Li Mao, opened his arms to block Li Mao's way, knelt on the ground with weak knees, and cried: "So far, I have to be cheeky to ask for mercy for my few unsuccessful children." ”

Li Mao was shocked: "This actually involves the protégé of the permanent servant. ”

Tutu Chengguang said with a bitter face: "It's only because I can't teach in a way, I can be regarded as suffering by these unscrupulous people." ”

Cry and cry.

Li Mao still decided to let him go, what Li Chun wanted was the fifth Shouliang to cry, and the tears of Chengguang were worthless.

After reading the confession of the fifth policy, Li Chun was silent for a long time, and said to Li Mao: "Earlier, you said that you would train a batch of kittens to deal with those Tubo rats and Uighur rats that disturbed the pass, but I don't think it is enough. ”

Li Mao said: "It is the duty of the Imperial Historical Observatory to picket hundreds of officials and impeach treacherous and hypocritical, and the minister asks the superintendent to transfer a member of the Imperial History to assist the minister, and when the time is ripe, the minister asks to return the cat that catches the mouse to the Imperial Historical Observatory." ”

Li Chun said: "Why is this? Shouldn't domestic rats be caught? Or are you afraid of offending people. ”

Li Mao said: "The national system cannot be easily shaken, and it should be the Yushitai who hunts and kills the rats in the fence." ”

Li Chun nodded, agreed with Li Mao's opinion, and asked who could take on this position. Li Mao recommended Li Jiang, who supervised the imperial history, and Li Chun turned around and asked Tu Chengxuan: "Isn't he Wang Shuwen's party?" ”

Tutu Chenghuang was not prepared in advance, and was taken aback by Li Chun's question, but his mind turned very quickly, and he immediately replied: "The minister has found out that this person and Liu Yuxi and Liu Zongyuan are friends of the text, not Wang Shuwen's party, although the political views are similar, but he does not approve of Wang Shuwen's party and zealous, when Wang Shuwen is in power, he rarely participates in the gathering of the 'two kings' party, but out of friendship, he occasionally mixes with Liu Liu to chant poetry and drink." ”

Li Jiang had contact with Liu Yuxi and Liu Zongyuan before, and was included in the list of members of the "Two Kings Party" by Tutu Chengguang, and this list was made by him in accordance with Li Chun's intentions. The characters listed above are nominally investigated by him, but in fact they are what Li Chun means. Li Jiang was outspoken and daring to advise when he supervised the imperial history, and often hit the nail on the head, Li Chun was deeply impressed by him, and only because he was involved in the Erwang Party, he reluctantly entered another volume.

Today, Li Mao recommended him to ask.

Tu Cheng Huang was relieved, and Li Chun didn't want to ask deeply. His own slave has no ability, he is still loyal, and he understands right and wrong in front of him, he has a protégé involved in the fifth strategy case and wants to curry favor with Li Mao, which is understandable, but if Li Jiang is really treacherous and unusable, he will not dare to make a mistake.

His two confidants promoted one Li Jiang at the same time, which made Li Chun feel that this person could still be used.

Li Chun did not give Li Mao's new organization any name, but made it clear that the new organization was led by Li Mao, and the specific affairs were presided over by Li Jiang, and this newly established organization was affiliated with the name of Yushitai.

Li Mao is reasonable, picketing officials who do evil is the duty of the Imperial Historical Observatory, and at the moment the Imperial Historical Observatory is powerless to fight with these people, as a transition, you can use Li Mao's hands, and in the future, everything will fall into place, and everything will still belong to the name of the Imperial Historical Observatory, so that the name can be justified and the national system will not be shaken.

What's more, Li Jiang can be used to limit the expanding power in Li Mao's hands.

Li Mao is actually not familiar with Li Jiang, and even said that he has never been born, as for why he was pulled into the game, because Li Mao knew that Li Jiang and the prince in front of him, the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty, would deduce a good story that has been recited through the ages in the near future.

As the driving force behind this good story, Li Mao is very proud. (Dissertation College)