Li Mao and Tian Ming's wedding was very grand, neither of them was a person who liked flashiness, but the situation forced him to act as a puppet and act in a big show for others to see.

After a set of tedious wedding procedures, both of them were exhausted, and they went back to rest before entering the cave room together.

As usual, there are a bunch of annoying etiquette, and the two of them take it seriously and meticulously. When everything was over, and there were only two people left under the lights in the room, it was cold, and after a while, Tian Qian said, "Shall we sit down like this?"

Li Mao hurriedly got up to remove the hijab for her, and under the red candle, Mrs. Nanle was graceful and wealthy after being carefully dressed, and she was as glamorous as a flower. Tian Qi stroked Li Mao's cheek with her hand, looked at him with a dinging, and said, "Do you believe in such a thing as fate?"

Li Mao held her hand, put it to his mouth and nibbled it gently, and said with emotion: "I didn't believe it before, but now I believe it, the first time I saw you in Mo Kedu, I fell in love with you, and I always thought that one day I would marry you and marry you, and my life would be worth it." Tian Qian said: "Rhetoric, since you have this grand wish, why has you not taken action for a long time." ”

Suddenly, his expression darkened, and he asked, "Did you do the bloody case of the Qin family in the East China Sea?"

Li Mao shook his head, rubbed his face with the back of Tian Qi's hand, and looked at her with infatuation.

Tian Qian didn't ask any more, held Li Mao with both hands, and muttered: "Why do you make people happy, obviously you have me in your heart, and I have you in my heart, but you have to go through so many twists and turns to come together." ”

Li Mao replied: "It's creation that makes people, and it's also a good thing." ”

Tian Qian's eyes were confused, Li Mao bent down to kiss her, but was touched by the beads on her head, the two of them smiled together, separated from each other, and started to the complicated decoration on Tian Qi's head. Except for a while, Tian Qi's long hair reaches her waist, and her beauty is like a dream.

Li Mao quipped: "I heard that you have been single for so many years, is it for me?"

Tian Qian said: "Thirty years of guarding yourself like jade, for you, you are not moved." ”

Li Mao said: "Actually, our feelings don't have to be proved by these. ”

Tian Qian said: "Don't say it, blame it in your heart, don't think you can hide it from me." ”

Li Mao said: "The harder it is to get, the more you know how to cherish, we can come together after difficulties, it is not easy, we have to cherish each other, I will treat you well and not let you suffer the slightest grievance." ”

Tian Qian said: "Don't talk about grievances or anything, as long as you have me in your heart, women will spoil the inner room, I don't care, I will be satisfied if you come to me for one night in the next month." ”

Li Mao said: "Just look down on me like this"

Tian Qi said: "Honestly, I don't pester you, my ideal relationship between husband and wife is to raise eyebrows, you respect me and love, don't worry about worldly things, I don't make a childlike posture, I pester you all day long, I give you freedom, you are tired and annoyed outside, you can come to me to sit down, tell me about your troubles, and discuss difficult things with me, I will be content." ”

After Tian Qi finished speaking, he couldn't hear Li Mao's response, he raised his face, his cheeks were red and bright, but he asked: "Am I stupid, I'm still so naïve at my age."

Li Mao said: "This is not naïve, it is naïve, it is not easy for people to live a lifetime to live their true temperament." I couldn't agree more. ”

Tian Qian said: "Then we will make a decision." ”

Li Mao said: "A word is a certainty;;;;;;;;;;;;; ”

The two solemnly hooked hands, Tian Qian glanced at the red candle, and asked Li Mao: "Do you want to blow out the lantern according to the rules of Youzhou?"

Li Mao said: "The rules are set by people, and you decide." ”

Tian Qian stopped talking, stood up, calmly took off her robe in front of Li Mao, and then turned around and sat in Li Mao's arms like a light butterfly.

On the third day after the marriage, Li Mao opened the council, and everyone dispersed, and the judge Qin Mo did not leave, tilted his head and looked at Li Mao, and smiled maliciously: "The bags under your eyes are very deep, your face is haggard, you have worked hard these days." ”

Li Mao said: "If you have something to say, I have to go back to raise my waist, I am really old and can't stand the toss." Li Mao exaggeratedly slapped his waist.

Qin Mo pursed his lips, and asked with a smile on his face: "How did you talk to him, did she reach out to you for power?"

Li Mao said: "No, she doesn't want to care about anything, and she doesn't want me to bother her." ”

Qin Mo said: "This is a long line to catch a big fish, Gao Ming, I don't think it will take a year and a half, you have to obediently invite her out of the mountain." ”

Li Mao said: "Let's talk about it later." It's best if she can stay quietly, and it's not impossible to come out and do what she can, as long as she doesn't mess around, I can tolerate it. ”

Qin Mo said: "I have an immature idea, if you don't invite her to the right wing, I'll let Xian." ”

Li Mao said: "I'll talk about the future later." ”

Qin Mo said: "I'm serious, she has been in charge of Yingping affairs for a while, and she has done a good job, which can be called a cadre." Li Guotai went to the internal security office, and a new job was added to the right compartment, and the manpower was really insufficient. ”

Li Mao was silent for a while, and said to Qin Mo sincerely: "You don't care about fame and fortune, you are willing to think about me, I am very pleased, but have you thought about it, she is favored on the one hand, and on the other hand, she holds a lot of power, for her, for me, for the public, and for the private, whether it is fortunate or unfortunate I don't want to mix too many personal feelings in official affairs, this is the reason why I have never let you really take charge of the right wing, brother, the battle of interests does not take care of any family affection, it has always been your life and death." Do we see less of such bloody facts?"

Qin Mo's eyes dimmed, he sighed, and said: "Your worries are not superfluous, otherwise, let her be an adviser in the right wing, on the one hand, she can understand the overall operation of the right wing, and on the other hand, she will not actually manage things, and she will be a staff assistant for you." If you don't do something, you won't make a big mistake, just like me, you can advance or retreat. ”

Li Mao thought about it seriously, but he still couldn't make up his mind, Qin Mo was anxious, and shouted: "She is definitely not a thing in the pool, you don't need it today, you will still use it in the future, it is better to take the initiative, set the rules at the beginning, and avoid turning against you in the future." You will listen to me this time, and there will be no mistake. ”

Li Mao sighed helplessly, and said: "Only let her be the governor, don't let her be in charge, except for the title of consultant, don't give her any other titles, except for Qingmo, don't give her any assistants." You think I'm a widow, but I'm actually doing it for her good. You will convey these words of mine at once, and you must not change a word. ”

Since Li Mao had made up his mind, Qin Mo couldn't say anything.

At noon on this day, Tian Qian personally made two dishes, scalded a pot of wine, and sent someone to invite Li Mao, last night at dusk Li Mao sent someone to invite her to the study to ask two things, and promised to come to lunch at that time, not long after the person went, he reported that Li Mao had something to do, and someone reported that he went to Qi Yan's courtyard.

Qingmo was a little angry, but Tian Qian said lightly: "If he doesn't come, let's enjoy it." ”

Qingmo couldn't sit still, slapped his chopsticks, and said, "I'll take a look." Tian Qian couldn't stop her, so she had to let her go, Qingmo went to a cup of tea and came back in a hurry, biting his lip, smiling, and said to Tian Qian who was pouring himself a drink: "Don't drink stuffy wine, no wonder he, it's the uncle of the Qi family who came from Taiyuan, and he greeted the eldest brother." ”

Tian Qian stopped his cup and asked: "It's the Hedong tycoon named Qi Batian, what is he doing in Youzhou, he can't get along in Taiyuan, so he came to vote for a girl."

Qingmo said: "Look at you, full of vinegar, sure enough, people are here to vote for girls, what's wrong, it's better to mix than lucky, who makes a girl marry well." And he said: "Okay, okay, for this jealousy." I heard that Uncle Qi brought someone to Youzhou, and your men attach great importance to it, so I took the time to meet and hang you out. Alright, alright, I said the wrong thing again, don't be angry. ”

Tian Qian glanced at Qingmo helplessly, how could he ever be angry, and who was angry for no reason. Li Maoken used her as a consultant in the right wing, she was already satisfied, he was willing to discuss with him about something, he was very satisfied, he had so many concubines, he was willing to come to his house every once in a while, what was not satisfied.

"It's really a gentleman's belly with the heart of a villain." Tian Qian glanced at Qingmo and beckoned her to sit down and drink.

A right-hand consultant is a great position to be able to take a break from the complexity of the specifics and to keep track of the overall dynamics and exert his influence on the system by influencing the top decision-makers. But where this kind of system is not huge and closed, with its own set of operating rules, he has just arrived, no foundation, although he has the operating experience of Yingping, in the end the qualifications are still too shallow, openly come forward to preside over affairs, it is inevitable that some people will not be convinced, but let themselves fall into a dilemma, Li Mao tailored for her "consultant" position, so that she can advance or retreat, both transcendent, and not to be isolated and abandoned by the system.

Tian Qian believes that when everything falls into place, Li Mao will give her an explanation.

Qingmo said that the uncle of the Qi family is named Qi Hao, is Qi Yan's second brother, in the old days he took his sister to Chang'an to find Li Mao, and later because of many misdeeds in Chang'an, he was sent by Li Mao to Taiyuan to do business, he suddenly made a windfall through the power of Zhang Jiuwu, and lived a life of luxury and profligacy, but the good times did not last long, because he was too arrogant, offended the local powerful faction, and Zhang Jiuwu was recalled to Chang'an at this time because of Li Mao's involvement, unable to help, Qi Hao fell from the clouds to the dust, and became a beggar on the streets of Taiyuan, and was really embarrassed for a while.

After Li Mao rose to Liaodong, Zhang Jiuwu also returned to Taiyuan, Qi Hao regrouped with the power of the two, and slowly stood up straight, experiencing great joy and sorrow, Qi Hao's mind matured, and his attitude towards Li Mao changed one hundred and eighty degrees.

Two years ago, with Li Mao's approval, Qi Hao secretly joined the right wing of the pro-army and became the supreme leader of the right wing in Hedong.

Last time, Li Mao chose to take Hedong into Beijing, but he also saw that it was safer to go to Hedong than to go to Hebei, but the result was not beyond his expectations, Yi Qiao and Wang Gui set up a bureau in Taiyuan to assassinate Li Mao, and almost succeeded.

Li Maoneng escaped safely from Hedong, Qi Hao and Zhang Jiuwu both made great efforts, at the moment of crisis, Zhang Jiuwu appeared to warn, although Qi Hao has not shown up, but he has paid a lot silently behind his back.

Qi Hao came here to escort a person to Youzhou, and the former Hedong Jiedu made Zhu Xie obsessive.

Hedong soldiers are in turmoil, Zhu Xie Zhiyi is out of position, if it were not for Qi Hao secretly rescued, his plan is difficult to leave Hedong alive, after the Taiyuan chaos, Zhu Xie Zhiyi's sworn enemy was on the top, his family and subordinates were detained in Taiyuan City, Zhu Xie Zhiyi wanted to enter Beijing to ask for guilt, in order to protect his family and tribe, it was Qi Hao who persuaded him to come to Youzhou to join Li Mao.

Zhu Xie Zhiyi is famous for his bravery, but he does not understand the skills of officialdom, he has been doing the festival for a short time, and the deep relationship has not yet been established, after the death of Fan Xichao, who promoted him, he has no foundation in Beijing, and Zhang Hongjing, the only high-ranking official in the Manchu Dynasty, can rely on at this moment, also sat on the cold bench, he wanted to use Li Mao's transit to get in touch with Li Mao, but he was inadvertently disturbed by Yiqiao.

In this case, it is easy to go to Beijing and ask for sin, but it is difficult to leave. Qi Hao analyzed two results for him: one was to be demoted, stay in the capital as an idle official, receive a share of the money to support his family, and live for the rest of his life, or be demoted to the south to be a small official, and spend his life at the state and county level.

The second possibility is to be impeached by the Yanguan, convicted and imprisoned, or beheaded to appease the new master of Hedong, or exiled for 3,000 miles to the barren land of Lingnan, and cannot return to the Central Plains for the rest of his life.

Qi Hao persuaded him to go to Youzhou, Youzhou is located in the borderland, intersects with the grassland, and wars are frequent.

Zhu Xie Zhiyi was worried that Li Mao would blame him, in the past, Li Mao said goodbye without saying goodbye, he couldn't tell Li Mao what he was and his attitude towards him, Qi Hao assured him that Taiwei Li in Youzhou was magnanimous and very tolerant, so he went to him, and he would not lose the commander of the army, the history of the assassination of a state, and there would be a chance to make a comeback in the future.

In order to dispel Zhu Xie's doubts, Qi Hao volunteered to accompany him to Youzhou.

Zhu Xie Chixin believed Qi Hao, and took his young son Zhu Xie Chixin and two hundred soldiers to Youzhou, Li Mao was overjoyed when he heard the news, and personally rushed to Zhuozhou to greet him, and immediately asked Chang'an to use it as the assassin of Danzhou and the soldiers and horses of the Kokang Army.

At this moment, the imperial court was still immersed in the joy of pacifying the Huaixi Rebellion, adopted a tolerant attitude towards the turmoil in Hedong, and allowed Li Mao's request to appoint Zhu Xie Zhiyi as the assassin of Danzhou and the envoy of the Kokang army.

Li Mao came out to the Hedong side to ask for the return of Zhu Xizhiyi's family and subordinates.

Qi Hao made this meritorious achievement, and it was reasonable for Li Mao to set up a banquet at Qi Yan's place, and Qi Hao was deeply pleased to see his sister so favored in Chengwu Palace. Seeing that Youzhou was thriving, Li Mao was tolerant and generous, his subordinates were full of talents, the soldiers were strong and strong, and he faintly had the atmosphere of a king, and consciously followed Li Mao with a bright future, so he also gave up his hesitation and died for Li Mao.

Qi Hao lived in Youzhou for half a month before returning to Taiyuan, and he returned to Taiyuan with thirty backbones in the right wing, who will build an eye of heaven in Hedong and lay the foundation for Li Mao's progress in Hedong.

Only a month after Zhu Xie Zhiyi went to Danzhou, Li Mao personally went to inspect again, Zhu Xie Zhiyi played the banner of the Kokang Army, collected the old department, got 4,000 Shatuo warriors, and organized the results of the Dakang Army. The military system of the Kokang Army refers to the Andong Army, with brigades, battalions, capitals, and teams, a military protection institute in the army, and a military supervision envoy is dispatched, and the Jiedu Embassy is in charge of the grain yard to ensure that this army will not betray itself.

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