In the past period, the situation in Chang'an City was much better than that of Tongzhou City, which was the source of civil strife, and even because of the departure of the Liufang Forbidden Army, which was the first hegemon of Gyeonggi, the security and the lives of the residents in the city improved.

When the emperor returned in honor, Shi Limu, the governor of Yongzhou who stayed in Chang'an, and others came to Weibei to greet him. However, after Li Tai sent the emperor to the forbidden center, he did not stay in the imperial city, but went to live temporarily in the Longyuan Academy, his own property in the south of the city.

The Liufang Forbidden Army no longer existed as an independent branch of the guard, and most of the generals were temporarily relieved of their military authority and awaited judgment due to the turmoil, while the sergeants remained in the camps of Tongzhou for reorganization.

Now that he is back in Chang'an, the only person in charge of the security of the Su guard is the people and horses that Li Tai brought to Guanzhong. Despite this, the Chang'an Imperial Palace is already cramped and cramped, and the construction area is not even as good as that of the state's foreign government, if Li Tai lives in it again, the staffing and security are very troublesome, so he will be temporarily divided into two places, so that the people of Shannan Province can find out about the defense of the forbidden China as soon as possible.

Soon after the Battle of Gangneung ended, Li Tai's family members who stayed in Guanzhong went to Xiangyang, but the Longyuan School Museum was still preserved. It's just that with the delicate relationship between the Chinese and foreign governments and Shannan Province at that time, many people no longer let their children continue to study here in order to avoid suspicion.

Therefore, the teaching work of the Longyuan School has basically stopped, but the work of editing and cataloging the collection is still going on. There are also some students whose families are in remote areas, poor families and who are committed to learning still stay here to help with some editing and auxiliary work.

When Li Taiyi came here, the bachelors and students here also came out to greet him. The soldiers asked if they would temporarily move these people to other places, and Li Tai groaned for a while, signaling that it was not necessary, and also provided some food and materials for these people who were still sticking to their studies.

The area of the Longyuan Academy is already very large, and the buildings have been increasing in recent years, so it is more than enough as a temporary residence for Li Tai and his subordinates.

Li Tai's residence here had just been cleaned up, and Li Mu and the others asked to see him outside, and he could also understand Li Mu's anxious mood, so he brought in Qi again.

After Li Mu entered the hall, he knelt on the ground with a thud, buried his head on the ground and said in a deep voice: "The family is unethical, involved in deep chaos, and has caused harm to the country, and the humble position has not been able to stop it, please surrender to the king!"

Li Tai stood up from the seat, walked into the hall and helped Li Mu up with his own hands, patted him on the shoulder and sighed, "Sin or innocence, it doesn't matter for the time being. I am already quite happy that I can reunite with Xianqing this time. What has been in the body since the parting?"

This greeting immediately created a little cordiality in the slightly rusty atmosphere between the two, and also made Li Mu's thoughts fly back to the scene when they were separated before.

At that time, the Battle of Gangneung was over, and the disrespectfulness of Shannan Province was revealed, and Li Mu chose to follow Li Tai to complete the Battle of Gangneung in the process, but afterwards chose to return to Guanzhong for fear of implicating the entire family.

At that time, he had already prepared for the worst, and even the spoils of war in the Battle of Gangneung were left to his son Li Ya. But after returning, he was not punished too much, and was promoted to the rank of general.

"Lord, so Otsuka is magnificent, and can tolerate all kinds, not only can tolerate the ugly ones who have lost their loyalty and righteousness, such as lowly duties, but also can entrust their lives to the king's heroic affairs in the world. It's a pity that there are too many people in the world who draw on selfish interests after all, and they can't deeply understand this deep affection of moral trust."

Li Mu lowered his head again and said, he raised his eyes to see Li Tai's expression, and then leaned back and continued: "However, the king is strong and brave, although there are some twists and turns, but after all, he still returns to the right path. Therefore, Otsuka's heroic spirit is not far away, and if you see the king entering the dynasty, you must be very pleased."

After Li Tai heard this, the corners of his mouth smiled slightly, and he raised his hand to signal Li Mu to sit down first, and he also turned back to his seat and said with a smile: "This return to the dynasty is not only inspired by the late Otsuka Zai, but also can be expected by everyone. Why is it so expected? In today's country, I am the only one who can deter the small, praise the merits, calm the grievances, dissipate the anger, gather the hearts of the scattered people, and reshape the discipline of the imperial court. Of course, this is also indispensable for the help of loyal and brave people such as Wu Angong!"

When Li Mu heard this, he hurriedly turned over and got up, bowed down in the hall and said loudly, "The king holds his life, and the people

Hopefully, the ministers are pre-selected, and they will follow the work of dogs and horses!"

"It's a pity that when Yangping's official affairs come to an end, he is unwise after all, conniving and doting on young disciples, contrary to righteousness and abandoning the public."

Li Tai waved his hand to signal Li Mu to be exempt, and then sighed and said, it was indeed a pity for Li Yuan to make such a choice.

This regret is not only for Li Yuan, but for the entire Gaoping Li family, which has put a question mark in his heart.

Yu Wenjue and others tossed and turned, so that the authority of the Chinese and foreign governments disappeared, but it was also conducive to Li Tai to shape the new authority of the hegemon. Whether it is Li Yuan or Li Mu, in the case of his current general trend, he doesn't have to care too much. However, the deep local power of the Gaoping Li family in Yuanzhou, as well as the attitude of Li Xian, the head of the Li family, made Li Tai have to be concerned.

The Gaoping Li clan was in the Western Wei and Northern Zhou dynasties for a long time, and it can be called the first martial arts family in Kansai. The three brothers Li Xian, Li Yuan and Li Mu each have their own hands, which can be said to be a model of the current clan to prosper the family with martial arts, and in terms of power and influence, even the Jingzhao Wei clan with Wei Xiaokuan in charge is difficult to match.

The reason why the Gaoping Li family was able to enjoy this honor was not only the courage and talent of their brothers, but also a very important point was the important geographical location of Wonju and the outstanding local power of the Lee clan in Wonju, which made their entire family have a very important significance in the northwest frontier defense.

Li Yuan's son Li Zhi can be said to be the most appreciated teenager in the Bafu since Li Tai, and Li Zhi enjoys more power in the Bafu than Li Tai back then.

After all, Li Tai really became bigger or after jumping out of the restrictions of the overlord, if he stayed in the overlord all the time, even if he was not as powerful as Li Zhi now, after all, there was not enough strong reinforcement outside to echo, which directly locked his growth ceiling in the overlord.

After expressing regret for Li Yuan's choice, Li Tai looked at Li Mu again and said in a deep voice, "I heard that Yang Pinggong went to Chang'an to lobby Wu Angong before he fled, I don't know what strategy he used to say it?"

After Li Mu heard this question, his face suddenly became solemn, and he didn't dare to hide anything, even if he told everything Li Yuan said before, such as separating Yuanzhou and seeking Turkic help.

After listening to Li Mu's explanation, Li Tai couldn't help but frown, a little shocked by these thoughts of Li Yuan's father and son.

Plans such as separating Yuanzhou, although it seems that the enforceability is not low, but if you really want to do it, it is still not easy, especially when Li Yuan's father and son fled, they didn't have time to hold the emperor or the direct members of the Yuwen family hostage. It is one thing to have power and influence in the countryside, but if you want to pull everyone to rebel together, it is still not difficult, and it depends on whether the external environment allows it.

Li Tai was able to start Xinhe Liansheng in Shannan, which was the cooperation of various factors such as the right time, place, and people, and made full use of the impact and turmoil brought by the Hou Jing Rebellion to the society of the Southern Dynasties. Li Yuan's father and son want to divide one side in Yuanzhou, unless the Northern Qi Dynasty comes to fight, so that Li Tai can't take any action to clean them up. Otherwise, just those local heroes in Wonju may have to roll up their sleeves to clean them up.

But this idea of uniting the Turks is a bit interesting, and even a bit beyond Li Tai's cognitive blind spot.

Before he served in the southeast, the contact between him and the Chinese and foreign governments was increasingly estranged, and he had neither a deliberate understanding nor a channel for understanding the interaction between the Chinese and foreign governments and the Turks, so he did not have a clear and accurate understanding of what the interaction between them was.

Previously, Yu Jin also reported that when Li Zhi and his brothers fled from the Chinese and foreign governments, they also abducted a number of personnel, but because Li Zhi had been in charge of the affairs of the Chinese and foreign governments for a long time, he did not keep these personnel in a separate book, so it is not clear which aspects of these personnel were specifically involved. Now it seems that it is related to the connection with the Turks.

Yuanzhou is the Ningxia Guyuan of later generations, and the Xiaoguan Road that connects it with Guanzhong is an important passage in the northwest of Guanzhong. At the beginning of the later Tang Dynasty, the Turkic Jieli Khan took advantage of the weakness of Guanzhong to send troops south shortly after the Xuanwumen Incident of the Tang Dynasty and concluded the Weishui Alliance with Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the Turkic army went south to walk, that is, from the south of Yuanzhou Xiaoguan Road, after the soldiers out of Xiaoguan along the Jingshui all the way down, only a few days to the army in Chang'an!

It is certainly difficult for Li Yuan's father and son to establish any secession government in Yuanzhou

But if they really frantically lure the Turks south in order to protect themselves, it is undoubtedly a danger that cannot be ignored.

Li Mu saw that Li Tai's expression became serious, and his mood became more and more worried, and he hurriedly said respectfully: "The evil son in the household has made a big mistake by arbitrarily acting in chaos, colluding with foreign criminals to bring disaster to my family and country, and it is even more dehumanizing. The minister has already sent a message to his brother to warn him about the incident, and as soon as the sinners of all the families and countries flee back to their hometowns, they will be arrested and punished immediately!"

After Li Tai heard this, he smiled and praised Li Mu slightly, but such an important variable hidden danger, of course, he could not hope for Gaoping Li's own attitude and approach, or to make corresponding preparations for war as soon as possible, once the Turks are really Nankou, they must also have enough counterattack power.

Therefore, after meeting Li Mu, Li Tai immediately summoned Tian Hong and other generals from Yuanzhou to carefully understand the local forces in Yuanzhou. and sent another letter to Xiangyang, ordering the next batch of soldiers to go to Guanzhong, Lieutenant General Shi Jing, a person from Yuanzhou, to also add.