Li Zhongyan, the envoy of Shaoyang Academy, personally sent Li Mao out of the palace, and woke up on the way: "Your Highness values you so much, don't forget the kindness of King Guangling's recommendation." Li Mao was stunned, didn't the crown prince Li Yu summon him to be the recommendation of Li Jie, the king of Yun'an County, why did he get involved in the head of Li Chun, the king of Guangling?

Li Zhongyan is the envoy of Shaoyang, and the confidant of the prince Li Yu, his words will not be untargeted, but the ingenuity in it makes Li Mao think about it a lot.

Li Mao returned to the Jinyuan Academy, found Lin Ying, and told him in detail about the Shaoyang Yuan's recital, and asked him to report to Yunzhou as soon as possible. It is impossible to hide such a major event from Li Shigu's ears and eyes, instead of covering it up, it is better to take the initiative to inform it and see his reaction.

Lin Yingdao: "I don't know what the cause of this incident is?" ”

Li Mao said: "In the past, I met King Yun'an on the way to Chang'an, and when I talked about the affairs of Liaodong, I said a few big words, the speaker was unintentional, and the listener was intentional. After he returned to Beijing, he told King Guangling, who in turn told the crown prince. Yesterday, the sage summoned Zhu Ronghe, the general of the Left Guard, in the Zhonghe Palace, talked about the loss of Liaodong, and asked the prince how to recover, and the prince remembered me. Today, I was summoned to the palace to inquire about the plan for recovery, and I could only talk about it on paper and in generalities. ”

Lin Ying asked again: "But I don't know what the imperial court's attitude is towards the restoration of Liaodong?" ”

Li Mao said: "I have the heart to recover, but I don't have the power to recover, so I can only put it on hold for the time being." ”

Lin Ying understood what Li Mao meant, went back to the house to think carefully, and drafted a draft, which was reviewed by Li Mao and sent to Yunzhou. Confidential letters like this, Chen Shu has no right to hear about them, and they have always been handled by Lin Ying himself.

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The next day, Li Jie, the king of Yun'an County, invited Li Mao to meet at the Chongrenfang wine shop, and he came with a martial artist, Li Jie introduced: "Jin Daoan, a native of Silla, has been in the Pinglu Army for three generations, and is familiar with the geography and people of Liaodong. (Baidu search is the fastest and most stable update for the literature network)"

Jin Daoan is currently a lowly general of the Shence Army, originally stationed in Fengtian Town, and was able to move into Chang'an as a "Fengtian Determined Meritorious Hero" during the Jingyuan Mutiny.

Li Mao had a good impression of Jin Daoan, and asked Jin Dao'an why he wanted to go to Liaodong if he didn't do a good Shence army general, Jin Daoan said: "In the past, our people were mostly filled with the Tang Dynasty border army, and during the Anshi Rebellion, Liu Shuai attacked Youzhou, defeated the army, scattered back to Liaodong, and was attacked by the Yan people, and all 300 people from the top and bottom of the Hu clan were killed. ”

Li Jiedao: "General Jin is a relative of the king of Silla, and he may be able to use it in the future. ”

Li Mao frowned when he heard this, Liaodong received Silla, and Kim Doan really had an old relationship with the king of Silla, which may not be a good thing.

Kim Do-an took the initiative to say: "Although my ancestor is a Silla royal family, he has a grudge against the current king, and my ancestor has moved to the Tang Dynasty since the Kaiyuan period, and has been a Tang courtier for more than three generations. ”

Li Jie said with a smile: "Don't be suspicious, don't be suspicious, if Maohua can't believe Dao'an, you can bring it up, don't go." ”

Li Mao smiled bitterly in his heart, there was no trace of the restoration of Liaodong Bazi, Li Jie was already so concerned, and this enthusiasm really made him a little unbearable.

So he could only say perfunctorily: "If Mao Ruo is fortunate enough to serve Liaodong for the imperial court, he will definitely invite Brother Jin to go with him." ”

After drinking, Li Jie invited the two to go to Pingkangli again, Jin Dao Anjiu was not close to women in the army, so he said goodbye and left first, Li Mao also wanted to leave, and was pulled by Li Jie and held on.

Li Jie had acquaintances in Pingkang, and took Li Mao into Qingya's room, and then said: "I didn't tell me in advance, Maohua must resent me for being reckless." Yesterday, my father summoned me and the king of Guangling to talk about the affairs of Liaodong, and said that your strategy is very good, and the opportunity is ripe in the future, and it must be implemented. His preferred candidate is none other than Maohua you.

"King Guangling also suggested setting up an agency in Beijing to connect with you, and you recruited candidates to go to Liaodong. My father agreed. I was thrilled when I heard this, and I can't wait to let you go to Liaodong immediately, lay the foundation in three years, and recover the lost land in five years.

"This General Kim is my bow horse instructor and have known each other for more than ten years. He is not only loyal and reliable, but also has a benefit that others do not have, only asking about military affairs, not about government affairs. With his support, Brother Maohua can be described as a tiger with wings. ”

Li Mao said: "The king is so loving, how can Li Mao take responsibility." ”

Li Jie said with a smile: "This is a big deal, I mentioned the operation of Liaodong, and it is a grand event for me to recover Liaodong, and after a thousand years, it also has a good reputation." As far as the second round of selfishness is concerned, I also hope that Maohua can establish this feat, at least I can see that I have the wisdom to understand people. ”

Li Mao left the seat and said: "The grace of the king's cultivation, Li Mao is unforgettable." ”

Li Jie laughed, and then greeted the dancing girl, saying Li Maodao: "I heard that Maohua only drinks in the Ji Pavilion and never stays overnight, what is the reason?" Li Mao said: "I was a monk when I was a child, and I knew that this generation was the incarnation of pink skeletons, and I didn't dare to approach it." Li Jie shouted: "Oh, Maohua, you are so disappointing, I am not interested in what I said at all, let's go back to sleep early tonight." ”

Coming out of the Ji Pavilion for a while, Li Jie has a palace lamp to protect his body, Li Mao has a special waist card of Jingzhao Mansion, and although the night ban in Chang'an is strict, it is not strict on the heads of the two.

All the way unimpeded, outside the south gate of Chongrenfang. Li Mao returned to the concert hall for a watchday, and saw that the light in the front yard was still on, so he turned over to take a look, but saw Lin Ying was lying on the desk to transcribe something, Li Mao didn't want to disturb him, and was about to withdraw, but a dog keeping vigil in the corner of the courtyard barked.

Lin Ying heard the dog barking, and hurriedly got up to meet him, Li Mao couldn't avoid it, so he smiled and said: "This guy didn't sleep in the middle of the night, but it scared me." He explained: "When I returned from the feast, I saw that the lamp was on, so I came to see it." ”

said and sat unceremoniously behind Lin Ying's table. Lin Ying transcribed a letter sent from Yunzhou, and Li Shigu, the envoy of the Ziqing Festival, had officially appointed Liu Wu as the soldier and horse envoy of the sword and axe battalion in front of the Yaqian.

The knife and axe battalion is subordinate to the front compartment of the tooth army, and because of its special status, it has a special soldier and horse envoy. The generals and soldiers in the battalion are all outlaws, and they must charge forward every time they are in battle, and they are unstoppable. Although this battalion is not a confidant and pro-army, its status is very important, and Liu Wu is obviously reused as a soldier and horse envoy.

Liu Wu was recommended to Li Shigu by Li Mao, and Li Shigu hired him to Yunzhou, but he left him out in the cold and did not see each other for a month.

In the game, Liu Wu's horse collided with Li Shigu, Li Shigu fell off the horse, rubbed off the boss's skin on his calf, and the blood flowed like an infusion, and Liu Wu was beheaded left and right, Li Gongdu asked Liu Wu to kneel on the ground to apologize, Liu Wu raised his head and refused, saying:

"There are many people who break their necks and arms on the polo field, and the festival marshal has come to play, when he knows the danger, how can he be angry with others because of this small setback, if he beheads Liu Wu, Liu Wu vows not to blink an eye, but I am afraid that Yunzhou will be taken lightly by the world from now on."

Li Shigu didn't think he was angry when he heard this, but laughed, and immediately pardoned Liu Wu's crime, and appointed him as the soldier and horse envoy of the Yaqian Sword and Axe Battalion the next day. (Dissertation College)