When the three thousand soldiers passed in full armor in front of the parade platform, the senior generals and important ministers of the various armies who watched the ceremony on the stage were not dumbfounded, many of them had experienced the military parade, but this was the first time to see such a military parade.

There are also conservative veterans who are dissatisfied, thinking that the movements of the queue when passing through the reading stand are too fancy, especially the sentence that Li Mao shouted at the top of his voice: "Salute." "It's just a clown on the stage. Some people also expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that the queue did not stop walking and saluting when passing through the viewing platform. But the flaws are not hidden, and all those who have participated in the ceremony admit that Li Mao's military parade is creative, which greatly elevates the status of the commander of Li Shigu's three armies, and also makes the Ziqing Army on the top of the mountain look more like a family.

At the end of the parade, the three armed forces lined up at the viewing platform to wait for the lecture.

Li Shigu, who had tasted the benefits of speaking in public, naturally would not let go of this opportunity, and this time he personally drafted the speech, and Chen Jingsheng led the secretary team to spend a month scrutinizing and polishing, adding, deleting and revising more than ten times before and after, so that it was like a complete change. After Li Shigu got the final draft, he put in a lot of hard work, and the rolling melons on his back were ripe, and in order to ensure that he could have a clear voice, he insisted on not touching meat and wine for a month.

The speech achieved the expected effect, and the officers and men of the three armies shouted "loyalty and bravery" in unison to the high platform, and their voices shook the city of Yunzhou.

Li Shigu's face was happy, he was forced to be excited, and personally led the soldiers to shout long live in the direction of Chang'an.

After the victory of the military parade, Li Shigu and a cadre of important ministers left the venue first, and after resting, a grand banquet was held to reward the three armies, and they needed to change their clothes and drink tea.

Qing Navy supervisor Zhou Hong was also invited to watch the ceremony, taking advantage of the chaos at the end, Zhou Hong found Li Mao, holding a red and bright peach in his hand, in order to control the rhythm of the marching army, Li Mao personally came to the front line to supervise the formation, and was responsible for shouting "salute", the land in front of the reading platform was leveled and sprinkled with water, but under the kicking of everyone, there was still dust in the sky, Li Mao was disgraced for a while, his throat was dry and uncomfortable, and he saw this watery peach, and took a bite unceremoniously.

The peaches are delicious and the juice is flowing. Zhou Hong pinched his handkerchief to cover his mouth and nose, and looked at Li Mao with a smile. Li Mao finished eating the peaches in two bites, rubbed his hand on his robe, and asked, "Are there still peaches?" ”

Zhou Hong said: "Yo, what do you think of me, I'm not a peaches seller, there are so many." ”

Li Mao smiled and asked, "What does the prison army think of this split design?" ”

Zhou Hong gave a thumbs up and praised: "Mighty and majestic, very good." It's a little difficult for the generals, and if you let them kick their legs around the skirt armor, how tiring it is. ”

Li Mao smiled awkwardly and said, "This is my carelessness, and some of the paintings are too much." ”

The two were chatting warmly, and Yu Hualong, the former soldier and horse envoy, came over, Yu Hualong is now just holding the false title of the former soldier and horse envoy, and he actually has no real power, but for such a grand ceremony, he still needs to be present to show his face.

Yu Hualong is Li Mao's Bole, without his excavation, Li Mao is probably still working as a small official in Chengwu County at the moment, or returning to Baoding County with Xue Rong to farm. For Hualong, Li Mao respects it from the bottom of his heart, but at this moment, he can't say too much. Li Mao gave a deep salute and met him with the courtesy of a humble official. Yu Hualong said: "Judge Li is on an equal footing with Yu, how dare Yu receive such a gift." Zhou Hong smiled: "Don't say that he is just a superior, even if you are your boss, you can afford his big gifts." This is the rule of life. ”

Yu Hualong said with a smile: "This is inappropriate, officialdom has its own rules of officialdom, colleagues meet each other with courtesy, and they really became Yu's boss, how dare Yu dare to trust him?" ”

Seeing the excitement here, the soldiers and horses of the Yangdao Army who passed by also came over at night. Zhang Shuye is also a nominal soldier and horse envoy, and he is completely an ornament in the Yangdao Army.

The lecture hall and the small barracks were usually garrisoned by the Yangdao Army, and on this occasion, he should have been present as a soldier and horse envoy. Uncle Zhang was used to being a puppet, and his mentality was already very peaceful, he saw Li Mao and Zhou Hong laughing there, so he came over to say hello, Yu Hualong stood with his back to him, but Uncle Zhang didn't recognize it. Although he was the same person who was snubbed by Li Shigu like Yu Hualong, Zhang Shuye was extremely reluctant to get involved with Yu Hualong, and recognized that it was Yu Hualong who turned his back to him, and he turned around and was about to walk away. was grabbed by Zhou Hong, Zhou Hong said with a smile: "Landlord, where to go, there are many distinguished guests, how can you hide without even saying hello." ”

Uncle Zhang was forced by him at night, and he had no choice but to accompany him to say a few words.

Li Mao and Yu Hualong, Zhang Shuye, and Zhou Hong all had contacts, and the relationship was still there, but there was not much interaction between Yu Hualong, Zhang Shuye and Zhou Hong.

Li Mao was the organizer behind the grand military banquet, and he rushed to work after three people. Someone with good deeds secretly reported the conversation between the four of them to Li Shigu. Li Shigu was still on the rise at that time, and he drank a lot of wine, so he didn't take it to heart. When I woke up on the second day, I suddenly thought of it, but the more I thought about it, the more wrong it became.

After doing yin and yang gymnastics in the afternoon, he summoned Gao Mu to inquire about the situation of the small barracks, Gao Mu also got a secret report of Li Mao chatting with Yu Hualong, Zhang Shuye, and Zhou Hong at this moment, he pondered for a while, and felt that it should not be premeditated, Zhou Hong and Li Mao have always had a good relationship, and the partnership between the two is dirty, and it should smell like each other. Zhou Hong, the prison army, is now an empty shelf, this person is short-sighted, unambitious, and far more interested in money and women than ordinary people.

As for Yu Hualong and Zhang Shuye, since they were relieved of their military power and went to Yunzhou to live idle, they have always been very well-behaved, and they have basically cut off contact with the old department, and the two of them are both old and calculating, even if there is any conspiracy, they will not be revealed on such an occasion, Gao Mu decided to put the matter aside and look at the movements of Li Shigu.

Although this practice can minimize the risk, it is very unfavorable to grab the credit, with Li Shigu's shrewdness, it is obviously not wise to openly slander Li Mao to take the credit, even if he wants to play tricks, he has to take advantage of it.

Gao Mu hoped that this was an opportunity, and he waited patiently.

Now that Li Shigu suddenly asked him about the situation in the small barracks, Gao Mu immediately realized that his opportunity had come. He pondered for a moment and replied calmly: "After the first phase of the general class leaves the camp, it is necessary to conduct a summary and reflection internally, and conduct another survey to formulate a new teaching plan, this process will take about two months, and during these two months, the small barracks will mainly carry out infrastructure construction and purchase some equipment. In addition, all the students of the second phase of the team officer class have been in place, and preparations are underway for admission, and the class is expected to start at the end of this month. ”

Li Shigu nodded, expressing satisfaction with Li Mao's work efficiency and achievements. He was silent for a while, then said:

"So Maohua is having a good time now."

The corners of Gao Mu's mouth showed a subtle smile, Li Shigu was still suspicious of Li Mao in the end, although Yu Hualong and Zhang Shuye were just empty shelves now, but both of them had high prestige in the army, and they still had an influential influence, not to mention that Zhang Shuye was still loyal to Mizhou. He smiled and replied, "He used to live in the small barracks every day, but these days he has started to run home again. Li Shigu said with a smile: "What kind of fame can you do when you go home and guard a big-bellied woman." ”

He handed a secret file to Gao Mu and said, "Tell me what to do." ”

This is a secret report submitted by the governor of Tonghutou in Dengzhou, confirming that Li Zhun, the lieutenant of Penglai County, Dengzhou, is suspected of buying and selling official positions. Li Zhun is Li Shidao's house slave, and has raised horses for Li Shidao for many years, because he is clever and good at understanding the master's thoughts, he rises step by step, from **** to the general manager, and exempted from being a good person. When Li Shidao served in the Observation Mansion, he promoted him to be an observer inspector, and he relied on Li Shidao's power to buy and sell officials in Yunzhou and make a lot of money. Gao Mu had just taken over as a picket officer at that time, and felt that this matter was tricky, and after careful consideration, he made it clear to Li Shigu and demoted him to Dengzhou as a secretary, and then demoted him to Penglai County Lieutenant in less than half a year.

After Li Shigu was in distress at the polo field, some people in the Li clan called for Li Shidao to return to Yunzhou in order to consolidate the absolute dominance of the Li family in Ziqing. This time, Li Shidao's market rose sharply, and Li Zhun also became hot, and for a while, officials from all over the country rushed to the door with heavy money, predicting the glory and wealth in the future.

Li Zhun relied on having a backer and relying on the sky to be far away from the emperor, and he intensified his efforts and wantonly amassed wealth, without any scruples.

Gao Mu saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart, he warned Li Zhun many times through special channels, but Li Zhun turned a deaf ear, Gao Mu felt that he had done his best to be benevolent and righteous, and he didn't want to fall too deep, so he didn't care about this matter anymore.

Gao Mu said: "If Chen Xiangshan was sent two months ago, this matter could be investigated, but now Li Maohua has to go in person." Li Shigu smiled: "Tell me why?" ”

Gao Mu said: "After the military parade, the Quartet has opinions, Xiang Gong has completely controlled the three armies, and at this time, Li Zhun is taken to open the knife, I am afraid that someone will have no wind and waves and wantonly slander." It's obviously an ordinary case, and if you don't get it right, it will be erased beyond recognition. After all, Chen Xiangshan's methods are still immature, and if he is not careful, he will do bad things, so Li Maohua has to go out in person. ”

Li Shigu said: "Do you think Li Maohua can take Li Zhun?" ”

Gao Mu said: "As long as you are righteous, there should be no reason to miss it." ”

As soon as the parade was over, Li Mao began to prepare for the opening ceremony of the second phase of the team officer class, as the name suggests, the team officer class is to train team officers, the army is a place to talk about seniority and talk about the mountain, Li Shigu is the commander of the three armies, and his position is inherited by blood, although it comes quickly, the foundation is not deep enough, which is why although he has been in charge of Ziqing for many years, there are still people who dare to challenge him.

In recent years, he has dismantled some mountains and gained some real power through means such as heavy money ransom, bright promotion and secret descent, salary extraction from the bottom of the kettle, and mixing sand, but it is not enough, this time through the senior general training class to strengthen the control and co-ordination of senior officers, but the fundamental strategy is still to train his own people.

Ziqing's strength has been so strong that foreign enemies dare not attack easily, foreign enemies do not invade, big battles cannot be fought, Li Shigu has no chance to establish a close relationship with the generals in the army, he can only cultivate his own team by running a school, ten or twenty years later, these inconspicuous young people in front of him will grow into towering trees, become a strong pillar to support his supreme power. (Dissertation College)