Pei Renyong handed it over, who would dare to cover up the culprit? But for the ministers of the court used by Pei Renyong, Li Mao did not plan to go to diplomacy again, such as Guo Zhao, the right prime minister, Guo Liang, the left servant, and Jingzhao Yin Zhengxun.

Guo Liang has proved his loyalty with his practical actions, Chang'an Fangding, Li Mao also needs him to stabilize Chang'an, and the Sihai Society is now restricted and used, so naturally it cannot be handed over to Luoyang. Guo Cheng Xiangzhao is the elder brother of the Empress Dowager Guo, the flag-bearer of the famous Guo family in the Tang Dynasty, although he was confused for a while and got on the thief ship, but he had no actual power during his reign, and he was basically a puppet, and he also used the little power in his hand to do some good things for the benefit of the country and the people, for example, he successfully prevented Pei Renqu from cutting down the two thousand-year-old ginkgo trees in front of the main hall of the Taimiao, and also dissuaded Jingzhao Yin Zhengxun from attacking the Sixteen Princes' Mansion.

Such a person still has to be protected, otherwise he will offend a big family, and even if he is sent to Luoyang, it will embarrass the emperor, the pseudo-prime minister has done it, if he does not deal with it, it will be difficult to calm the world, and if he disposes of it, he will cut his own flesh, which is really a dilemma.

How to make the emperor embarrassed by being a courtier, so Li Mao decided to deal with the matter coldly, and asked Guo Zhao to study behind closed doors at home to reflect on his own mistakes.

As for Jingzhao Yin Zhengxun, Li Maobao has his own considerations. Zheng Xun was made a scapegoat by Qiu Shiliang back then, and escaped from Chang'an City in order to save his life, he held the evidence of Qiu Shiliang's evil in his hand, and Qiu Shiliang didn't dare to persecute him too hard, and he was killed by a fish, and everyone had no face, so he turned a blind eye and let him live.

Qiu Shiliang fell, Li Han was pro-government, Zheng Xun defended himself several times, Li Han ignored him, but he did not investigate his responsibility. Because Zheng Xun not only holds Qiu Shiliang's shortcomings in his hands, but also pinched Li Han's scandal, the emperor is also a mouse-thrower. Zheng Xun couldn't be reused, and he was unwilling, so he lived in seclusion in the suburbs of Chang'an, peeking at the movement of the court.

Li Han fled from Chang'an in embarrassment, Pei Renyong ascended the throne in the Taiji Hall and became the emperor, the founding name of Daqin, the empress dowager of the four palaces, the hundred officials of the clan, and the people of the city as hostages, and the support of the Tubo people outside, Zheng Xun misjudged the situation and felt that the opportunity had come, even if the Pei brothers could not dominate the world and be the real emperor, they could steal Guanzhong and divide the peace. After all, people have the support of the Tibetan people.

The Pei family brothers are in charge of Chang'an, and they urgently need powerful officials to stand up and support the scene, the predecessor Jing Zhaoyin still has some weight, come out to help him stand on the platform, each other has face, and there is a Zheng Xun who has been Jing Zhaoyin for many years, is very familiar with the situation in Chang'an, and has the experience of controlling thousands of Jing Zhaoluo soldiers and maintaining law and order in the entire Chang'an City, which is exactly what the Pei brothers need to rely on.

So he was reinstated and became the Jing Zhaoyin of the Great Qin State. Because of the hasty founding of the Great Qin, all the ritual and religious systems were copied from Li Tang, except for the change of the country name from "Tang" to "Qin", everything else remained the same. So that there are often ministers in the great court meeting who unconsciously come up with "Huang Tang", "I am the Tang Dynasty" and other big rebellious words, but fortunately, the emperor of the Pei family is broad-minded, only rolling his eyes, and does not delve into it, otherwise this alone will kill the court on the blood pestle.

Zheng Xun is a good watchdog in the hands of the Pei family brothers, and Li Mao also wants to use this dog. Li Mao instructed Cai Wencai to privately promise Zheng Xun to exonerate him in the future, and let him temporarily take charge of the affairs of Jingzhao Mansion as a criminal to maintain law and order in the city.

Zheng Xunyan didn't know the danger in this, but he was desperate, so he could only fight hard. After taking office as Jing Zhaoyin, in order to get rid of the crime, he was naturally trembling, diligent, hardworking, and never complained.

Li Mao is still satisfied with this.

"The overall situation in Guanzhong seems to be settled, but in fact, there are torrents and crises. Wen Rao returned from the south and brought back less than one season's grain and grass. The fierce battle in Luoyang is in full swing, and it can be maintained for the time being, but I can't say that one day we will turn each other's faces, and Caoyun will be broken. It is even more impossible to expect to transport grain from the river and the east of the river. There is a shortage of food in Guanzhong, which cannot be completely solved for the time being. Besides, what should I do with so many Li Tang relatives in Chang'an City, it's very hot. ”

After Li Mao entered the city, he lived in the Youzhou Garrison in the Jinyuan Academy, and in order to ensure safety, he chartered all the more than a dozen inns around him, and garrisoned the guards. Tian Qian also turned from dark to light, and re-emerged to assist Li Mao.

Hearing him express these hidden worries in his heart, Tian Qian just smiled faintly: "Speaking of which, your heart is not ruthless enough, you shouldn't have agreed to Pei Renyong's surrender so easily, he exchanged a human head for a new life for his brother, but you are stuck in this quagmire." ”

"You mean to force him to set fire to Chang'an City?"

"Long pain is better than short pain, a fire is burned, and it will be a hundred."

"Or maybe you're right, my heart isn't ruthless enough, but if I do, my heart is too ruthless. How is a man's heart so cruel that he is from a beast? Your enemies fear you, and your partners fear you, and it will not be possible to achieve great things after all. Pei Renyong is willing to surrender to me, I'm afraid I still think that I have a bottom line for people to do things, and I should talk about some credit. Xia Sui's Chen Bolang is willing to hand over the military power, but I am afraid that this is also the reason. ”

Tian Qian smiled: "Yes, yes, yes, you are the most honest person in the world, the so-called convincing people with virtue, everyone is dissatisfied, but now this dilemma is so broken?" ”

Li Mao said: "It's me asking you, my daughter Zhuge , since I entered the city, you haven't offered me a plan, is Jiang Lang exhausted, or do you have a different heart?" ”

Tian Qian smiled charmingly: "There are strategies, but I'm afraid you won't use them." ”

Li Mao said: "It's almost burning eyebrows, what else is there to refuse to use." ”

Tian Qian said: "It's also simple, use troops in the direction of Luoyang, open up the Cao Yun to the south, at least it can solve the urgent need, the long-term plan, it is still necessary to sweep away the Kwantung princes as soon as possible, calm the world, reduce the soldiers and horses, rest with the people, or have another ten years, you can completely ease up." ”

Li Mao said: "There must be a reason for the Eastern Expedition, the emperor is in Luoyang." ”

Tian Qian said: "Li Quanzhong, Liu Wu, and Han Hong gathered in Luoyang, and now there is an ambitious Zhu Kerong, do you think it can be stable, if something goes wrong one day, all parties fight, shouldn't the courtiers raise troops and serve the king?" ”

Li Mao exclaimed: "You have been planning this matter these days? ”

Tian Qian said: "It is not difficult to disturb Luoyang, but the difficult thing is to defeat the Kwantung princes in one fell swoop." Deputy Generalissimo of the World's Soldiers and Horses, do you have the ability? ”

Li Mao said: "Leave the war to me, what are you going to do in Luoyang City?" Luoyang is not as good as Chang'an, how can I rest assured that you are alone in danger? Tian Qian said with a smile: "How can you be alone in danger, the right wing also has a branch in Luoyang, and the strength is not much weaker than the Xijing branch, and besides, there is no Meng Gang Leader in Luoyang, that is a big-hearted strange woman, how can she sit back and watch my life or death." ”

Li Mao said: "It's too risky, there are more than Li, Liu, Han, and Zhu in Luoyang City, it is the land of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and there are undercurrent whirlpools everywhere." In fact, your analysis is correct, the four families in Luoyang City will make trouble sooner or later, so let's just wait for the change. ”

Tian Qi said: "Luck is sometimes exhausted, and such a major event can't always rely on luck, or rely on yourself." ”

Li Mao failed to convince Tian Qian after all, and Tian Qian disappeared from Chang'an City early in the morning of the second day, and Li Mao could only lament that her wings were stiff, and she could not control it.

Li Mao was worried about Tian Qi's safety, but he hoped that her visit would bring beneficial changes. If Luoyang changes, he can launch an eastward crusade in the name of King Qin, take the opportunity to defeat all the princes, open up the passage to the south of the Yangtze River, and solve the current embarrassment.

But Luoyang City is not an ordinary place, she is in danger this time, Li Mao is frightened for her, Li Mao called Chen Shu and said: "She has been going very smoothly all these years, and she is a little carried away, and she may not be able to see the danger in Luoyang City." Chen Shu said: "The most dangerous thing in Luoyang City is the nine surnames, and they will definitely make a move on the occasion of this great change." Li Mao said: "How much do you know about the nine surnames?" Chen Shu shook his head: "Huge and mysterious, secretly controlling the lifeblood of Datang, I have been working hard, but I have never been able to see his true face." He's everywhere, but you can't catch him. ”

Li Mao said: "If it is a malignant tumor, I will cut it with a knife, and if it has infiltrated the blood of this country, I can only slowly figure it out." At the moment, they don't care who is the emperor of this country, the world is turned upside down, no matter who is in power, it can't damage their foundation, since they can always be invincible, why should they take the risk of standing up against the sky. If they get in the way, it's just for profit, and if they can't do it, let them do a little good. Tell them again: Only I can sweep away the Kwantung princes as soon as possible and stabilize the world, otherwise Heluo Chidi is thousands of miles away, and it will not be good for anyone. ”

Chen Shu obeyed the order and went to Luoyang incognito.

In Luoyang City, under the division and suppression of Li Han, the alliance of Li, Liu, and Han was crumbling, and the suspicion of each other became increasingly heavy, coupled with the fact that the three towns of Wei Bo, Tianping, and Wuning openly fell to the emperor, which made Li Quanzhong, Liu Wu, and Han Hong feel pressure, especially Li Quanzhong, the pressure he was under was greater than that of Liu Wu and Han Hong combined. It was difficult to sleep and eat for a while, and his temper became extremely irritable, suspicious, alcoholic, and murderous.

Liu Wu knew that his strength was insufficient, so he did not confront Li Quanzhong and Han Hong head-on, but used his strength to provoke Li Quanzhong and Han Hong to fight fiercely, so as to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Han Hong relied on the old and sold the old, pretended to be crazy and stupid, kept teasing Li Quanzhong, sat and waited to see his jokes, and saw Li Quanzhong's restless and desperate appearance, not to mention how happy he was. He kept putting pressure on Li Quanzhong, hoping that he would collapse as soon as possible, if Li Quanzhong jumped up because he couldn't bear the pressure, he Han Hong would have a chance to replace him.