No matter how fierce Wang Shuwen is now, in Li Mao's opinion, he is a grasshopper after autumn, and he has been jumping in a few days.

Every morning, Li Mao had to listen to the reports of the four stewards at his home in Jing'anfang, some of which he could handle by himself, and some of which he needed to ask for instructions from the next level.

Li Mao's superior is Li Chun, but at this sensitive moment, Li Chun is not willing to have direct contact with Li Mao, many words are passed through Tutu Chengxuan, and Li Mao consciously let Lin Ying connect with Tutu Chengguang.

Fame and real power cannot be faked in the hands of one person, this is Li Shigu's opinion, Li Mao believes that the hero sees the same thing, and Li Chun will also consider it in this way.

Longshou Mountain is just a tool, he holds this tool on behalf of Li Chun is only temporary, sooner or later he must hand over this tool, Li Mao doesn't want to get involved with this organization too much.

Naturally, there is also his selfishness in this, such as Longshou Mountain, Tonghutou and other organizations, which exist in any era, the difference is only their name, form, organization and technical level, you can't deny the meaning of their existence because you dislike them, on the contrary, all those who participate in the game must face up to the meaning of its existence, play its unique role, and weaken the opponent to add points for themselves.

Li Mao didn't want to get involved too much with Longshou Mountain, because he knew in his heart that he would eventually lose it, but he was unwilling to let people go away and leave nothing, he wanted to leave his mark in this organization.

It is the norm of officialdom for people to go to tea and cool, and once a son of heaven and a courtier is an eternal iron rule of officialdom, no one can break it, in order to avoid his own people from going to tea and cooling, his cronies will be liquidated, Li Mao can only carefully protect them.

The four "new chiefs" were obviously very dissatisfied with their new official titles, and one by one they frowned bitterly and refused to mention the word "director", and the other three, except for Tokikura of the Internal Affairs Department, were more accustomed to using the name "Metropolitan Commander".

In the face of stubborn inertia, Li Mao had no choice but to compromise.

"Zhang Duling just said that Liu Zongyuan and Liu Yuxi are connecting scholars to force the court to reinstate Wang Shuwen, I think it's good to let them create momentum, isn't there such a sentence, it's called'Xiucai rebellion for three years'. Let them make trouble to their heart's content, the more fierce they are, the more people can see the true face of the 'Erwang Party'. When their hearts are lost, they will naturally stop. ”

Lin Ying said: "Others don't have to worry, but they are entangled with Luo Lingze, but they can't be guarded against." ”

This is also Li Mao's headache, no matter how Wang Shuwen jumps up and down, he can pretend to be deaf and dumb, but he can't be indifferent when he gets mixed up with Luo Lingze.

Luo Ling is a disciple of King Shu, who was and still is.

Li Chun had specifically mentioned this person when he met him in Donglin Temple, and asked him what this person wanted to jump up and down?

Li Yu cared about his brotherhood and couldn't bear to harm Li Yi, the king of Shu, but ordered him to study behind closed doors in the palace, and he was not allowed to go out at will, and he was not allowed to meet guests casually or unexpectedly.

Although the Son of Heaven won the name of benevolence, it also left a trouble.

After all, those who are familiar with history books understand that a prince who has the strength to impact the emperor is a hidden danger at any time, as long as he is alive.

The supervision of Shu Wang Li Yi has always been very strict, whether it is during the reign of Wang Shuwen or now. But a threat is a threat, even if he is locked in an iron box, he is still a threat, as long as he is not dead.

"The stakes are high, and we must be cautious."

Li Mao's gaze slid over the faces of the four leaders one by one, and the four of them had different expressions, but one thing was the same, except for Chang Mucang of the Internal Affairs Department, the other three people all had objections to Li Mao's decision.

Even Chang Mucang, the expression on his face showed that he didn't fully agree with Li Mao's decision, Luo Ling was now a piece of burning red iron, how could it be fun to hold it in his hand?

In the face of objections, Li Mao insisted.

"This matter is coordinated by Lin Duling, and he keeps an eye on his every move, but without my order, no one can act rashly."

Eyes slid over everyone's faces again, and they received unanimous support.

Li Mao took the responsibility himself, and the four leaders were happy to compromise.

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After the winter, Li Yu's body deteriorated day by day, and the voices inside and outside the country calling for the crown prince to supervise the country began from scratch and gradually became a wave. As the commander of the forbidden army, Li Mao had to make some preparations for the upcoming changes.

One day, Li Mao returned from the training center, it was late, he was covered in stinky sweat, and his leather boots were also covered with mud.

This time he came in a hurry on horseback, and it was this hour, and Li Mao was taken aback.

Tutu Chenghuang carried a horsewhip in one hand and pulled Li Mao with the other, and shouted in his mouth: "Your Highness summons, quickly follow me into the palace." ”

His people were three zhang away from Li Maoshang, that is, they were blocked by a row of iron-clad shields. Qin Mo originally had a good impression of Tutu Chengxuan, but since Li Chun was canonized as the crown prince, Tutu Chengxuan's people have changed, and the former cautious Tutu Chang has become arrogant, arrogant, and unreasonable.

Because of the prejudice in his heart, and seeing that Tu Chengguang was so Meng Lang, Qin Mo couldn't help but warn him.

Tu Tu Chenghuang was stunned for a moment, since Li Chun was canonized as the crown prince, no foreign minister dared to be so rude to him.

Li Mao retreated from the guards, and explained to Tutu Chengxuan with a smile: "This is my newly trained shield array, how about it?" ”

He whispered in Tu Chengxuan's ear: "This array is specially prepared for the prince, and in the future, no one will be able to get close to the prince." ”

Tu Tu Cheng Huang smiled wryly, Li Mao's explanation avoided an embarrassment for him, but Qin Mo's revenge against him was recorded from then on. He glanced at Qin Mo, and a sneer twitched at the corner of his mouth.

After sitting down, Li Mao asked Tu Tu Chengxuan: "What did the prince call me late at night?" ”

Tu Tu Cheng smiled and said: "Don't ask, if you can say it, you don't have to ask me, if you can't say it, you just put a knife on my neck, and I don't dare to say it." ”

Qin Mo snorted and said: "How can the general of the forbidden army leave the camp and enter the palace without a will, this is the system of the imperial court, and the Tutu Chang Servant will not understand, right?" ”

Tutu Chengguang was choked and speechless.

Li Mao had a lot of dealings with eunuchs, and a basic understanding was that this kind of people had physical disabilities and abnormal psychology, and they must not be speculated by ordinary people's reasoning, which did not mean that eunuchs were born evil, but that when dealing with them, we must speculate on their psychology with a way of thinking different from normal people, so as to avoid contradictions due to misunderstanding.

Li Mao remembered that he had told Qin Mo about this truth, and he had told him more than once, but this little brother didn't know what medicine he had taken wrong, so he had to fight against Tu Chengxuan today.

Li Mao took a sip of tea and said, "If there is no will, I will not dare to enter the palace." ”

Tu Tu Chenghuang stood up hatefully, and took out the holy decree from his sleeve to summon Li Mao to the palace for an audience.

After the decree was announced, Tutu Chengguang put down the decree and walked out without saying a word.

Qin Mo asked Li Mao: "Did I offend this old eunuch?" Li Mao glared at him fiercely, said no more, changed into court clothes and walked through the right Yintai Gate to enter the palace. Unexpectedly, the horse arrived at the door, but was stopped by the guards, saying that the door was not passable and had to go to the south Jianfu Gate.

The forbidden army generals received Xuanjin Palace and generally went from the Yintai Gate nearby, and the guards took out the imperial court system at this time to force Li Mao to change the route to the south gate, which was obviously instructed to deliberately make things difficult.

Qin Mo scolded dryly.

Li Mao shouted: "Go back to the camp quickly, and you can't go out without an order." Beware of someone making trouble. ”

After drinking Qin Mo, Li Mao took a horse and went to Jianfumen.

Although Tutu Chengguang read out the holy decree of entering the palace to meet him, Li Mao knew in his heart that what he wanted to see was not the Son of Heaven Li Yu, but the crown prince Li Chun.

Straight into the court hall of the Shaoyang East Courtyard, Li Mao was secretly taken aback, and outside the court hall stood in the dark under the Zhongshu Gate, the Hanlin Academy, the officials of the Yushitai and the generals of the Northern and Southern Yaban Army, and the eunuchs of the internal departments and the envoys of the six armies were also on the side.

The Son of Heaven is still alive, and it is unusual for the crown prince to openly summon foreign ministers in Shaoyang Courtyard, and it is even more strange to summon him late at night, not to mention summoning so many officials at once.

Li Mao stood on tiptoe and looked around for Du Huangsheng, wanting to ask him about the situation, but he couldn't find his figure left and right.

"Brother Maohua, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Li Mao is tall, and his tiptoe is even more outstanding, but he didn't find Du Huangshang but became the eye of others.

Someone greeted him behind him, and when he looked back, it was Prime Minister Wei Zhiyi.

Wei Zhiyi is Du Huangsheng's son-in-law, Du Huangshang entered the dynasty during the first year of Zhenyuan, because of discord with his favorite minister Pei Yanling, he has not been promoted for ten years, but his son-in-law Wei Zhiyi has climbed to the head of the old man step by step from the younger generations, and he really raised his eyebrows. However, the current situation is different, Wei Zhiyi's momentum has been exhausted, and with the collapse of Wang Shuwen, his fate can already be seen through.

Du Huangshang is an old tree in spring, bursting with vitality again.

Li Mao and Wei Zhiyi have no grudges, but now they must draw a clear line. He politely returned the salute. Wei Zhiyi smiled, looked at the starry sky, and said: "Today's weather is very good, but it's a little cold. ”

Li Mao replied: "It's a little cold, but I don't know what His Highness is calling all night, what is it for?" ”

Wei Zhiyi smiled and said, "Even Maohua doesn't know what it's for?" ”

Li Mao said with a smile: "The prime minister doesn't know yet, what can I, a foreign general who leads the troops, know." ”

As soon as he said this, he suddenly heard the sound of music, which was played in a festive peaceful music, which was only played during major celebrations, or in other words, whenever this music was played in the palace, there must be a happy event.

Li Chun stepped out of the inner hall under the escort of Yang Zhilian, the fifth guard of the Shence Army, the two privy envoys Xue Yingzhen and Liu Guangqi, the prime minister Du Huangsheng, and the general Yuan Zi of Zuojin Wuwei.

Everyone bowed to the crown prince, and after Li Chun replied, he was demoted to the head of the hundred officials.

The privy envoy Xue Yingzhen was promoted and took out the jute holy decree.

"I inherit the martyrdom of the Nine Saints, and the weight of the Netherlands. Gu is not virtuous, the way is not clear, pious and fearful, and does not refrain from only lotus. I am often afraid of falling into the training of my ancestors, and I am worried about the soldiers, and I am only diligent all night, such as the valley of the abyss. And the accumulation has not been restored, as for the time. Yishen Baohe, taste the immediate. Forever, only the four directions are big, all things are yin, do not bow or kiss, worry about waste. There is a day in the mountains, and the rain is more than ten years, which is to set an example in my heart and think about answering the heavenly precepts. In its military and political affairs, it is appropriate to make the crown prince take charge of it, and after a hundred groups, Chinese and foreign officials are carefully supplemented and reasonable. Announcing my intentions, I know what I know. ”

The "Edict on the Throne of the Crown Prince" was read out by Xue Yingzhen and handed over to Li Chun, who joined the ranks of the ministers and worshiped the prince of the Tang Dynasty with the ministers.

It was expected that the Son of Heaven would order the crown prince to supervise the country, but it was very strange that the edict was read at night.

The service was over, and the ministers looked different, some were surprised and some were sad and wanted to cry.

Li Mao was neither happy nor sad, since the news of Chang'an that the internal and external ministers asked the crown prince Li Chun to supervise the country, he expected that there would be this day, and this day would come neither early nor late. (Dissertation College)