During the period when Li Mao left Beijing, Lin Ying was appointed to preside over Longshou Mountain with full powers.

After Qiu Kangzong's life was injured, he was depressed for a while, but now he has come out of the shadows, he applied to enter the palace and became a eunuch, *** is not low, from the eighth rank official, and there is still a bit of real power in his hands. The inner palace is an independent system, and the previous qualifications can only be calculated in half, because of the path of sudden vomiting and succession, there is this good ***.

Qiu Kangzong also led the position of the capital of the Operations Department, but this was only a transition, whether it was Li Mao or Li Chun, or Lin Ying, they didn't want people from the internal official system to set foot in Longshou Mountain.

Chang Mu Cang applied to Li Mao for transfer from Longshou Mountain, Li Mao and he had a deep talk and agreed, during the time he left Beijing, Chang Mu Cang and Lin Ying did not get along well, and Chang Mu Cang was not used to many of Lin Ying's styles.

Even if Chang Mucang withdrew, Li Mao still had a non-negligible influence in Longshou Mountain, and according to the steps planned a long time ago, Li Mao officially applied to Li Chun to remove him from the position of the Grand Commander.

The watch was handed to Li Chun by Tutu Chengxuan, but he did not reply for a long time, and during this period, a major event happened in the capital, and Li Yi, the king of Shu, fell ill and died.

Li Mao instinctively felt that there was something strange about this matter, as the common enemy of Li Chun's father and son, it was too abnormal for Li Yi, the king of Shu, to die at this time. Li Yi, the king of Shu, was in his thirties, in his prime, and there had been no reports of illness before, and if his death was not an accident, it was most likely a murder.

However, although he was suspicious in his heart, Li Mao did not use any force to verify, not only did he not move, but he also warned Qin Mo not to provoke this matter.

Neither Li Mao nor his people were involved in this matter, if Li Yi was indeed murdered, then the murderer was most likely Lin Ying, who actually presided over the executive affairs of Longshou Mountain.

Lin Ying has already climbed another high branch and set up her own door.

Lin Ying's rise can help Li Mao get out of the quagmire of Longshou Mountain, which is what Li Mao has been looking forward to, but this day really came suddenly, and he was stunned.

Following Li Yi's inexplicable violent death, the fifth Shouliang, the former lieutenant of the Right Shence Army, also suddenly fell ill and fell unconscious for several days, seeing that his life was not guaranteed. During this period, the fifth Shouliang's cronies in the Right Shence Army were old, or they were killed in a crime, or they were degraded outside Beijing, and they were like a storm, and there were signs of uprooting the big tree of the fifth Shouliang.

Li Mao restrained his own people, not to get involved in any things and people related to the Fifth Shouliang case, and to stay out of the matter and be a bystander.

When everything was calm, the fifth Shouliang, who was suffering from a vicious illness, finally couldn't bear the torture of illness, and died with a whimper, and closed the coffin as the general of the left prison guard.

Another lieutenant of the Protector Army, Yang Zhilian, a lieutenant of the Zuo Shence Army, asked for Zhishi several times in succession, and his righteous sons were also moving around to make necessary preparations for their future.

Su Zuoming found Li Mao and asked Li Mao to help him say a few kind words in front of Du Huangsheng, and let him go to Shannan West Road as a military envoy.

Li Mao asked: "Lieutenant Yang has worked hard and made great achievements, and he will return to his hometown one day, and the court will be sympathetic to the old ministers, and there will definitely be appropriate arrangements for you, so why should I talk too much." ”

Su Zuoming sighed: "This time is different from the past, the new dynasty has a new atmosphere, and we old people have to stand aside." ”

Su Zuoming paused, and pointed to the southwest direction with his finger: "The bow and arrow envoy is an example, he doesn't know the current affairs. To be a man, you still have to know the current affairs. ”

After the fifth Shouliang was demoted to the military envoy, he complained about the demotion and complained all day long, and was finally denounced by his subordinates, Li Chun was furious and wanted to be imprisoned for interrogation, Yang Zhilian begged for exemption, and Li Chun was demoted to the bow and arrow treasury envoy.

Su Zuoming's bow and arrow library envoy is referring to the fifth Shouliang. It is said that the fifth Shouliang is still unwilling after becoming a bow and arrow depot envoy, and he moves around the old department of the right army, hoping to make a comeback. For this reason, he did not hesitate to pay bribes to his younger generation Liu Xiguang, not wanting Liu Xiguang to accept his money and goods, but he denounced him.

Although the ban was slow to make a determination about his bribery, the fifth Shouliang himself collapsed first, and he couldn't afford to be ill, and then he suffered from a vicious illness, and he was unconscious for dozens of days, and finally died.

Li Mao promised to help Su Zuoming with this, and Su Zuoming went with great gratitude.

Finding a time that Li Mao thought was appropriate, he mentioned this matter to Du Huangshang euphemistically, Du Huangshang frowned, and said: "It's not difficult to help with this, but Maohua, you have to think clearly, the Son of Heaven is the most holy." ”

Du Huangsheng's words were not explicitly stated, but the meaning was to remind Li Mao to be cautious. Yang Zhilian told him at this time, whether he felt the pressure given to him by the new dynasty and made a move to recognize the current affairs and retreat bravely, or to retreat as an advance and secretly put pressure on the new emperor, or even to complain about the fifth guard and deliberately embarrass the new emperor.

Different people stand on different positions and come up with very different opinions, other people's opinions are not enough, Li Chun's view of this matter, but it is absolutely sloppy, what is frustrating is that Li Mao does not know anything about it, Du Huangshang is only afraid and may not see it very clearly, he reminded Li Mao like this, naturally out of some kindness.

After all, no matter what, once Li Chun thinks that he Li Mao has something to do with Yang Zhilian***, he will eventually leave a bad impression.

Li Mao pondered for a moment and said, "He was kind to me in the past, and this risk is worth taking." ”

Du Huangshang shook his head, a little disapproving.

Under the operation of Du Huangshang, Su Zuoming got his wish and released the Shannan West Provincial Supervisor Military Envoy, and Yang Zhilian's other righteous sons also had a good placement, and after everything was ready, Yang Zhilian, the lieutenant of the Zuo Shence Army, landed safely as the general of the left prison guard of Kaifu Yi and the three divisions.

Nearly a month after returning to Chang'an, Li Chuncai summoned Li Mao alone in the Qingliang Palace, the emperor was in a good mood on this day, he just took a group of palace maids and eunuchs to play a juju, and the Shenlong team where the Son of Heaven was located won a big victory, and the victory was very powerful.

The design of the Qingliang Hall is ingenious, and there is cool living water flowing through the hall and all around, so although it is the height of summer, the hall is cool and breezy, cool as autumn.

Li Chun soaked comfortably in the jasper pool, kneeling beside him sat a little eunuch who served wine and a palace maid who played a fan. Li Mao didn't sit down, this was Li Chun's seat, although the emperor decreed that he should sit down, he still had to avoid this suspicion.

Tutu Chengguang brought him another small pestle, set up a coffee table, and placed tea. Then Tu Cheng Huang stood aside, don't talk about tea, there is no place to do it.

After Yang Zhilian caused, it was rumored in the forbidden that Tutu Chenghuang would take over as the lieutenant of the Left Army, but the edict had not been issued for a long time, and Li Mao suddenly wondered if Tutu Chenghuang was also the lieutenant of the Left Army, would he still stand aside with bated breath like now?

Once this idea was born, it lingered in his mind, Li Mao couldn't help but think that the relationship between the courtiers and the monarch was similar to that of employment, and how much they had to talk about face etiquette, and these eunuchs in the inner court were completely domestic slaves of the emperor's family.

Tu Tu Chengguang saw that Li Mao kept looking at him from the corner of his eye, thinking that he had something to say, so he took the opportunity to pour tea and coughed, intending to remind politeness that when the Son of Heaven summoned, it was best not to have anything else in mind.

Li Mao was shocked, and his mind wandered when he faced the saint, this is a big taboo, and he suddenly reminded him.

"Lin Ying's handling is quite proper, I am relieved that Longshou Mountain will be handed over to him, but you don't have to resign naked, after all, this is your hard work."

Li Mao hurriedly said: "The ministers are preparing to organize Longshou Mountain, acting as the eye of the sky, and devoting themselves to the public, how can he ever have a little selfishness." On that day, because there was no special manpower, the minister was temporarily named to preside, and now Longshou Mountain is on the right track, Lin Duling has been tempered, enough to be independent, the minister has too many part-time jobs, lack of energy, and the doppelganger is weak, so he should let the sage. ”

Li Chundao: "In addition to serving as my eye to view the sky, Longshou Mountain also has to guard the fence for me and clear the cats and dogs that have mixed into the courtyard, which Lin Ying can't do." On this trip to the Uighurs, you left your favorite concubine by Princess Xian'an's side, which is very good, there is no peace on the border of the Tang Dynasty, I need this eye to look outside, and you have to take care of this matter for me. ”

Li Chun cut the mountainside of Longshou Mountain with a few words of understatement, and divided it into two. Li Mao continued to serve as the capital commander, presiding over foreign intelligence work and counter-espionage and anti-infiltration in western Beijing, while the internal functions undertaken by Longshoushan were handed over to Lin Ying.

The original organizational system of Longshou Mountain is inconvenient, and after this division of labor, it has its own focus, and because of the overlap of responsibilities between each other, the two giants can supervise each other and contain each other, which has to be said to be a genius idea.

For Li Mao, this result was better than expected, and the Uighur trip made him realize that the external environment of the Tang Dynasty was not optimistic, and that the imperial court had not done enough in this regard, and that there was much to be done in this blank area.

Tutu Chengguang brought a gold seal and placed it in front of Li Mao, Li Chun said: "I said that my eyes, I will take good care of them." ”

This gold seal was specially cast for Longshou Mountain, and the Southern Ya Zhu Si ridiculed the Northern Ya Zhu Envoys for not holding a high position of real power, one of the important reasons is that many of the Northern Ya envoys do not have their own seals, and without the seal letters, they cannot write in the name of the organization, and it will be difficult for the will of the Organization to be served.

With this special golden seal, Longshou Mountain has become a part of the state apparatus, its authority not only comes from the Son of Heaven, but also from the country's statutes, its members are no longer disgraceful private subordinates, but upright state officials, and their status and honor have been greatly improved.

Li Mao did not take a closer look at this gold seal in the Qingliang Palace, after leaving the palace, Li Mao did not ride a horse, but should take a carriage, after the curtain was lowered, Li Mao couldn't wait to take out the gold seal, the gold seal casting is very exquisite, all over the anti-counterfeiting seal, the back of the seal is engraved with regular script "the seal of Longxiang Mansion", Longshou Mountain now has an official name called Longxiang Army. On the top of the peg button of this gold seal, there is a "left" word, there is a left, there is a right, it seems that there is another one of the same gold seal, that one should be in Lin Ying's hands, from this moment on, the leader of Longshou Mountain has become two, Lin Ying has risen, officially and Li Mao is in court. Li Mao soon met with Lin Ying, and in a friendly atmosphere, the two divided Longshou Mountain into two, the original organizational system was largely retained, and the four major departments still performed their own duties, Li Mao and Lin Ying set up shogunates separately and issued commanders to all directions.