"Youzhou must be rebuilt, this place is an important node connecting Guanzhong and Fengzhou, and it cannot be abandoned. Let the people of the Construction Bureau survey the terrain, plan carefully, and while the garrison is still there, step up the construction and lay the foundation. Merchants in the city are exempt from tax for three years. In addition, the garrison was ordered to dispose of the corpses so as not to cause a plague. There are many germs that are not found in the Central Plains, and they have caused plagues in Hedong, Hezhong, and Henan, and I am coordinating all efforts to fight them. ”

"Luoyang sent people to hope to return the Queen Mother of the Fourth Palace, and it is said that the Son of Heaven has the intention of staying in Luoyang."

"Mother and son can't be reunited, wives and children can't meet, fathers, sons and brothers can't stay together, this fault is not mine, I said that the door of Chang'an is open at any time, and the Son of Heaven can return to Luan at any time, but everyone doesn't believe me, what can I do."

"Li Quanzhong sent someone to send a piece of jade, saying that he could cure the seal."

"He wanted to ask me what I was going to do next after pacifying the grasslands. Longxi fell into chaos, the kings of Tubo were fighting again, and they all wanted to jump out of the fire pit of Longxi at the beginning. ”

"If you take Longxi, it will take another year or two, and it may not be a blessing to let the princes of the Kwantung region sit big."

"The Kwantung princes have become the climate, so they can only be slowly figured out. I have to work hard for Manager Qin to make a trip to express my intention to share the world with them. ”

"Fengxiang's military rations are ready, Yuanzhou's military rations can be ready at the beginning of next month, Youzhou is destroyed, and Lingwu's military rations can't be transported, I'm afraid it will be delayed until the end of next month."

"It's okay, Lingzhou is just bluffing, the main forces of this Western Expedition are the two armies of Fengxiang and Yuanzhou, I heard that Shi Daring was frightened and didn't want to be the commander of the Western Expedition."

"Shi Daring is still Shi Daring, it's just that Li Xianyi is also in command this time, he is letting Xian."

"Ha, this is rare, Shi Daring has also learned to be humble, there is no need, General Li's target is Qingshui, Weizhou, and the south of Wujie, and Shi Dada's goal is Lanzhou and Shanzhou, and he will go straight to Huanglong. Lingwu to Liang and Hui feints, and then let the divine pass go to the west, to the west, and then to the west, to fight sand, melon, Gan, Su, three arrows at the same time, the value of the first place to die. ”

"General Qian Duoduo went to the table again and asked for a westward expedition, saying that it was okay to be a deputy marshal."

"I'll go back and talk to him face to face."

After the discussion, Chang Mucang, Xie Biao, Li Deyu and others got up and dispersed, and Cai Wencai came in to report: "Miss Yuqiu is here and has a wild mutton soup." Li Mao said: "You go and arrange someone to pick up Manager Qin for a trip." After sending Cai Wencai away, he met Qing Yuqiu in the military tent and greeted: "You kid, you are dead-eyed, why are you disobedient when you are asked to go back to Chang'an." Qing Yuqiu said: "Ru Niang ordered me to wait with me, how dare I disobey my orders." Li Mao said: "You are my person, you don't listen to me, you listen to her, you tell me if you are a little confused." Qing Yuqiu smiled: "I'm not confused, don't you also listen to Ru Niang's words?" ”

The little girl smiled very sweetly, Li Mao took the stewed rotten wild mutton, put the wild onion, it had a different flavor, after eating and drinking, she said to Qing Yuqiu: "You listen to me, go back to Chang'an, and tell Ru Niang: Fengxiang is a good place, please go over for a walk." Qing Yuqiu said: "Do you also go over?" Seeing that Li Mao smiled but did not answer, he said, "I understand." ”

Cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, didn't say a word more, and slowly retreated, this child is smart and clever, knows how to advance and retreat, Li Mao likes it very much. Li Mao pondered for a night, and on the second day, he saw Chang Mucang again, and said: "The general manager of Youzhou Zheng can't raise soldiers and food, you analyze and analyze, what is the reason, is it really to the point where the people are exhausted?" ”

Chang Mucang said: "The ten-year savings will be exhausted in one year, and the people will be exhausted, and in addition, the general manager does not need to be before." ”

Li Mao sighed: "Yes, there are more people who are constrained, and there are fewer people who do things." Xiaozhang, you can't be arrogant. What to do, if you want to restore Longxi, you have to cede some benefits to the Kwantung princes, is it worth it? ”

Chang Mucang shook his head: "It's hard to ride a tiger." If you don't take Longxi, Longxi will fall into chaos, Longxi will be chaotic, and it will be difficult for Jingxi to be peaceful. Guarding the source of chaos is a trouble after all. If Longxi is restored, the financial resources are insufficient, and they can only ask the Kwantung princes for help, and bleeding is inevitable. If it's just a little blood, I'm afraid that I'm afraid that I will miss the time, and it will be difficult to unify the world. ”

Li Mao said: "At best, it is just to restore the pattern of Zhenyuan and Yongzhen, and slowly cut it." ”

After a pause, he said: "The princes of Kwantung are easy to deal with, what to do with the old and young of the previous dynasty, I can't always put my lifeblood in the hands of others, the economy of Guanzhong must be restored, in addition to restoring Longxi and eliminating border troubles, the rest has to do those things." ”

Chang Mucang said: "Naturally, we must build water conservancy, level the land, recruit displaced people, and recuperate." ”

Li Mao said: "It is easy to level the plot, how to divide the plot after leveling is a problem, in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, after perennial war, there are many ownerless lands in the world, the country organizes the people, distributes according to the head, and gradually recovers its vitality. ”

Chang Mucang said: "Although Guanzhong has been fighting for so long, Chang'an is safe and sound, and if this tumor is not removed, it will be difficult for a new dynasty to establish." ”

Li Mao said: "So I said: Open the city gate, come and go freely, people do not do not die, give them this opportunity." ”

Chang Mucang went to Fengxiang the next day, the day before Zhu Xie Zhiyi father and son had led 18,000 Lingwu troops to the west to enter Huizhou and Liangzhou, Yinshan Jiedu made Mo Qi Shentong lead the headquarters army to the west to take melon, sand, Gan, Su.

Longxi had already fallen into chaos, and the initial capital was not able to suppress the civil strife, but also wanted to return to the plateau to compete for the supreme power, and reacted very slowly to the invasion of Lingwu and Yinshan towns, and even a little numb.

Seizing the opportunity, Fengxiang Jiedu made Li Xianyi lead an army of 30,000 out of Longzhou to take Qin and Wei in the west, and officially opened the battle to restore Longxi.

Qian Duoduo led the crowd south to occupy Pizhou and Jingzhou, and assisted in the defense of Fengtian and Fengxiang. Li Mao also went south to Pizhou, and sat in Longxi and Guannei. In the autumn and August of the second year of Huichang, Li Xianyi occupied Qinzhou, in September, Shixiong occupied Lanzhou, and in the same month, Zhu Xie Chixin occupied Huizhou, and the Moqi Shentong army came to the city of Ganzhou. At the beginning, the capital gathered 30,000 troops and horses to counterattack Lanzhou, and Shixiong's initial battle was unfavorable and retreated to the city.

Li Mao went out of Longzhou, sat in Qinzhou, urged Li Xianyi to seize Weizhou, divided his troops to the north to threaten the flank of the first capital, and ordered Zhu Xie to ride south, besiege and annihilate the first capital under the city of Lanzhou, and the first capital withdrew.

Li Mao transferred a lot of money to the west, crossed the Wujie Pass, went down to Linzhou, replaced Li Xianyi, rendezvoused with Shi Xiong and Zhu Xie Chixin, and went west to Shanzhou. At the beginning of the capital, the leaders of the thirteen Uighur tribes were pardoned, and 60,000 vassal troops were gathered, a total of 100,000 to defend Shanzhou.

At the end of September, Li Mao arrived in Lanzhou to supervise the formation. At the beginning of October, Zhu Xie took charge of Liangzhou and divided his troops to the south, threatening the back of the first capital.

Shi Xiong, Qian Duoduo, and Zhu Xie Chixin had a total of 70,000 troops and horses, and they forced the city of Shanzhou. Winter in Longxi came early, and as soon as October passed, it snowed twice in a row. Chu Du saw the opportunity and couldn't hold on, intending to slowly drag the besiegers to death.