Chu Mofeng's promotion of the title of hussar general and the justification of the name of the virtuous ministers of the Sui Dynasty spread throughout the Central Plains along with Li Yuan's will, and for a time the states and counties under the rule of the Tang Dynasty applauded, while the forces of all parties showed different attitudes.

In the Luoyang Imperial Palace, Wang Shichong sat on top of the court with a gloomy face, looked coldly at the officials below and said, "Everyone, let's discuss it, what is Li Yuan's intention for this move?"

Everyone present, you look at me, I look at you, with an unknown look, Wang Shichong scolded angrily when he saw this: "A group of fools, what is the court doing with you?" Li Yuan's move is to show goodwill to those old ministers who are still loyal to the Sui Dynasty, and at the same time to tell me, Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu and Yu Wenhua, they are not only one Li Shimin who can lead the army in the Tang Dynasty. ”

Liu Wuzhou, who was far away in Mayi, scoffed at the news, so he ordered his subordinates to start planning the south, but when he thought of the one named Chu Mofeng, he recalled that it was this person who made a big fuss in Mayi, killed Zhang Lun and Li Dao in one night, and set a fire in the north of the city.

Thinking of this, Liu Wuzhou said angrily: "Pass the order, and when everything is ready, we will quickly send troops." Hearing this, the people below hurriedly nodded yes, and then retreated.

In the Xuanyangfang Shifu near the east city of Chang'an City, Shi Wanbao, who returned to Beijing to report on his work, had been sitting quietly in the study for nearly an hour, and there was an edict on the table in front of him.

Since the eldest brother Shi Wansui was unjustly killed by Emperor Wen of Sui, he and his younger brother Shi Wanshou lived like a year, living carefully every day, for fear that the slightest mistake would be a knife and axe, this kind of day lasted until the first year of the great cause, after Yang Guang moved the capital to Luoyang, Shi Wanbao finally breathed a sigh of relief, given that he had no good impression of the Sui Dynasty at this time, Shi Wanbao secretly accumulated strength.

It wasn't until Li Xiuning, the princess of Pingyang Zhao, and Li Shentong, the king of Huai'an, found that Shi Wanbao found that the time was ripe, so he led his troops to cooperate with the two to welcome Li Yuan's army into Chang'an. So far, Shi Wanbao's life has ushered in a new chapter.

Looking at the three words Chu Mofeng on the edict, Shi Wanbao vaguely felt that this name was familiar, but he couldn't tell where he had seen it for a while, so he put aside the distracting thoughts in his mind and got up and walked towards the bookshelf in the study.

Before coming to the bookshelf, Shi Wanbao stretched out his hand and pulled a book on the shelf, only to hear a 'click' sound, and then the entire bookshelf parted to both sides, revealing a secret room, Shi Wanbao raised his feet and walked in, there were some gold and silver treasures in the corner of the room, and the wall facing the door was enshrined with several tablets, among which Shi Wansui's name was impressively listed.

I saw Shi Wanbao stretch out his hand and take three incense sticks to light the candle, bowed three times to the tablet, and muttered in his mouth: "Father, eldest brother, it is now the Tang Dynasty, Your Majesty has issued an edict to correct the name of you and the tall people, and our Shi clan can finally appear in the eyes of the world in the open and honest again, all this is said to have been realized by someone who made a statement to His Majesty, and I hope that your spirit in the sky can bless this person." ”

After doing all this, Shi Wansui exited the secret room, walked out of the study, and remembered that he was going to the General's Mansion tomorrow to visit the new hussar general, Shi Wansui hurriedly came to the main hall, called his wife, and the two began to discuss the matter of tomorrow's visit.

Located in the Pavilion of Xianchen in the Valhalla, Chu Mofeng took Shi Hanshuang and Yu Wenxiu to stand in front of the tablets of the former Sui Xianchen, and respectfully put three sticks of incense, only to see Chu Mofeng said slowly: "Father, father-in-law and uncles, the things promised by the kid back then have finally come true today, the next step is to create a real prosperous world for the people of the world, I hope you have a spirit in the sky to bless me." ”

Shi Hanshuang and Yu Wenxiu on the side were already crying when they looked at their father's tablet, Chu Mofeng hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him when he saw this, and after a while, the two gradually stopped crying. I saw Chu Mofeng smile and said: "Since we have got what we wanted, we should be happy, I think if they see us crying in the sky, they will also be sad." ”

Shi Hanshuang and Yu Wenxiu nodded, tightened the cloak on their bodies, and followed Chu Mofeng out of the Valhalla, and after returning to the mansion, Li Yuhu walked over with a stack of posts, and said with a tired face: "Husband, this is a greeting post just sent, among which the Yiyang County Guard General Shi Wanbao and his wife will come to the mansion tomorrow, and General Liu Hongji Liu will come with his wife later, do you think the mansion needs to hurry up and prepare?"

Chu Mofeng nodded, took Li Yuhu in his arms and said, "Feng'er, these things will be handled by you and Ling'er in the future, there is no need to ask me about everything, after all, this is also your home." ”

Leaning on her husband's arms, Li Yuhu instantly revealed the shy appearance of her little daughter, and said with silky eyes: "No, people just like to ask you, if you find it annoying, they will ignore you." ”

Looking at the cute appearance of the beautiful person in his arms, Chu Mofeng couldn't help but reach out and hook her small nose and said, "Okay, good, everything is in accordance with the public's will." ”

On the second day, the Hussar General's Mansion sprinkled water early to sweep the floor and clean up the courtyard, fresh fruits were prepared on the table in the main hall, and the guys in the back kitchen were also busy for the noon banquet under the urging of Mu Mu and others.

At the beginning of the morning, Shi Wanbao and his wife came to the gate of the Hussar General's Mansion, and after handing over the greeting post, they waited for about a while, only to see Chu Mofeng leading the four ladies out, and said with a smile to Shi Wanbao: "General Shi's visit to the cold house today is really Chu's honor, I can't come out to greet him early, and I hope the general will forgive me." ”

"The general's words are serious, and he came to visit rashly with Neizi today, and I hope that the general will not blame Shi for being abrupt. Shi Wanbao looked at the young man in front of him, thinking that this son is so young, I don't know if it is really the saint You Wu or really has the ability, I will have to observe it later, thinking of this Shi Wanbao hurriedly motioned to his subordinates to present the gift.

Seeing this, Chu Mofeng smiled and said: "It's a blessing that General Shi is willing to come, you and I don't have to be polite here, please come inside." After speaking, he made a gesture of invitation to Shi Wanbao and his wife.

After everyone came to the main hall and sat down, Chu Mofeng introduced his wife to Shi Wanbao in turn, and when Shi Hanshuang was introduced, Shi Wanbao's wife suddenly got up and said in surprise: "Is your mother's surname Du and lives in Duling County?"

Shi Hanshuang nodded in surprise and said, "I don't know how Mrs. Shi knows?"

I saw Mrs. Shi take Shi Wanbao's hand and said excitedly: "Master, she is the daughter of the uncle." ”

Shi Wanbao couldn't help but be a little puzzled when he heard this, turned to Shi Hanshuang and said, "Dare to ask the name of the general's wife, Ling Zun?"

"Long live the history of the former Sui Shangzhu Kingdom is my father, I don't know why General Shi asked such a question?" Hearing Shi Wanbao's question, Shi Hanshuang blurted out without thinking.

Hearing Shi Hanshuang say the words 'Shi Wansui', Shi Wanbao stood up and said excitedly: "I am your second uncle Shi Wanbao, your third uncle Shi Wanshou is in Luoyang at this time, and I have been traveling outside when my eldest brother was alive before. ”

Hearing Shi Wanbao say this, Shi Hanshuang suddenly remembered that he had heard his father mention that two of the three brothers had become officials, and only the second Shi Wanbao had always fought with swords and rivers and lakes. Thinking of this, his eyes turned red, and he knelt down at Shi Wanbao and shouted, "Uncle, the frost greets you." ”

Seeing this, Shi Wanbao couldn't help but burst into tears, and hurriedly motioned to his wife to help Shi Hanshuang up, and said in a loud voice: "I can't help it, I can't help it, since you were taken away at the age of eight, you have grown into a big girl in a few years." ”

At this time, the rest of the people present relieved themselves, only to see Chu Mofeng say with a smile: "Since the inner family has found their relatives, this is a great joy, and we must celebrate it today." After speaking, he motioned to Mu Mu, who was serving on the side, to inform the back kitchen to add vegetables.

Shi Wanbao wiped a handful of tears and said to Chu Mofeng: "Until I saw His Majesty's edict, I was still thinking about which young man could get His Majesty's favor and be promoted to the general of the hussars. ”

Because Shi Hanshuang and Shi Wanbao recognized each other, a visit instantly turned into a family banquet, during which Shi Wanbao pulled Chu Mofeng to drink cup after cup, while the female relatives sat together and chatted about family life.

Although he drank some wine, Chu Mofeng still kept sober and carefully analyzed the situation in Yiyang County to Shi Wanbao, and told him to discuss more with Sheng Yanshi in case of trouble, after listening to Chu Mofeng's analysis, Shi Wanbao had a new understanding of the young man in front of him from the bottom of his heart, this person is not a person who relies on holy grace to get into a high position, he does have some real skills, thinking of this Shi Wanbao couldn't help nodding, and tried to remember what Chu Mofeng confessed in his mind.

A family banquet didn't end until the end of the afternoon, and after sending off Shi Wanbao and his wife, Chu Mofeng hurriedly ordered his subordinates to clean up, put on new fruit pastries and tea, and waited for Liu Hongji to come to the door.

After a while, Liu Hongji and his wife came to visit, Chu Mofeng signaled Shi Hanshuang and other ladies to take Liu Hongji's wife to the main hall to drink tea, and he took Liu Hongji to the study, closed the door and said, "Does the King of Qin have any instructions this time?"

I saw Liu Hongji take out an envelope from his arms and hand it to Chu Mofeng and said, "General Qiyu, His Royal Highness the King of Qin will bring this letter to you, saying that you will understand after reading it." ”

Chu Mofeng nodded, took out the letter and browsed it roughly, then leaned in front of the candle and lit it, threw it into the incense burner on the side, and slowly walked to the desk, Chu Mofeng motioned for Liu Hongji to sit down, and he took a pen and paper to write something, and then handed the envelope to Liu Hongji and said: "Take the time to send this letter to the King of Qin, and tell him that everything is arranged by me." ”

Liu Hongji nodded and put the letter in his hand, and suddenly hugged his fists at Chu Mofeng and said: "The last general has not thanked the general for saving his life, the last general heard that if the general hadn't sent someone to warn Xue Ju and Xue Rengao, the last general would have turned into a pile of dry bones, and the general's great kindness and great virtue would not be repaid, and he only wanted to serve under the general." ”

Chu Mofeng stepped forward and helped Liu Hongji up, pressed him to the chair, and whispered: "Old Liu, you don't have to be like this, as long as you remember to assist His Royal Highness King Qin, it will be the greatest reward for me." ”

Hearing this, Liu Hongji nodded vigorously and said, "What the general says, what Lao Liu does, everything is arranged by the general." ”

Then Chu Mofeng said a few words in Liu Hongji's ear, only to see that Liu Hongji's eyes suddenly emitted a little light, and when Chu Mofeng's voice fell, Liu Hongji nodded and said, "General don't worry." ”

Seeing this, Chu Mofeng nodded, made a gesture of invitation to Liu Hongji, and the two returned to the main hall together, and as soon as they entered the door, they saw that the banquet had already been prepared on the table, Chu Mofeng hurriedly motioned for Liu Hongji to sit down, and everyone saw that the main owner was back, so they picked up their chopsticks and ate them.

After sending Liu Hongji away, Chu Mofeng handed over everyone in the mansion to the flower hall, shook his slightly drunk head, and said to everyone: " In the short term, I will not go out to the capital, during this time, Shuang'er led the team to sneak into Jinyang, after all, we still have a house there, on the one hand, we monitor Li Yuanji in Jinyang, and on the other hand, pay attention to the movements of Mayi and Liu Wuzhou at any time; ”

Hearing this, the women hurriedly nodded, and at this time Liu Feiyan got up and said, "Brother Chu, our horses should be changed, and there are some small items, these are all under the control of the Ordnance Department, but we can't come." ”

Chu Mofeng smiled when he heard this, and said: "It's okay, just take my warrant to the ordnance department tomorrow to get it, but don't be greedy, as for the horses, remember to find someone who knows how to meet horses for you to choose." ”

Hearing that they could be exchanged for new horses and equipment, the members of the other side flower team laughed one after another, and at this time, Li Yuhu asked worriedly: "Husband, is it because of the second brother's matter, do you guess that it will be tortured and arranged?"

Chu Mofeng looked at his princess and wife, and said with a solemn face: "Yes, it is precisely because of Your Majesty's order a year ago that it is really unfair to King Qin, I must do something for him in order for him to continue to lead the troops to the battle, otherwise once it is a long time, I am afraid that some people's wishes will be fulfilled." ”

Speaking of this, Chu Mofeng suddenly changed his words and said, "But I'm curious, why didn't the old man give you a very good place to set up an office master's mansion?"

I saw Li Yuhu say with a smile: "It's been purchased, it's been idle, Ling'er and I are too lazy to go over to live, at that time, one person will have a mansion, and I can't see you and a few sisters, how boring." ”

Hearing that the old man had purchased a mansion, Chu Mofeng thought for a moment and said: "It's okay, the key, the title deed, and the house deed are in your hands, and the two mansions will be cleaned regularly, and they will be used at that time." ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw Li Yuhu and Hua Ling'er each take out a cloth bag embroidered with gold silk from their arms, throw it on the table, and said, "Oh, here, husband, you can keep it." ”

Seeing this, Chu Mofeng shook his head, motioned for the two of them to put it away, and then said to everyone: "Although I don't need you to go with me now, but don't fall behind in your personal efforts, I have a feeling that maybe in a few years we will have a bad battle to fight in this Chang'an City, and then it will all be up to us." ”

Everyone nodded when they heard this, and then went back to their rooms to rest, while Chu Mofeng came to the study, thought quietly for a long time, and then returned to the house to sleep.

On the day that Chu Mofeng met with Shi Wanbao and Liu Hongji, a guest came to Li Mi's mansion, and after seeing this person, Li Mi quickly retreated, and brought this person into the study and said coldly: "Didn't I say that you should not come to see me casually without my instructions? Is there any emergency over there?"

I saw that this person was dressed in black, his face was covered with a square scarf, and only a pair of shining eyes were revealed, staring at Li Mi and whispering: "The target has started to recruit troops privately, and about two thousand people have been recruited before I leave, and this number is still increasing." ”

Hearing this, Li Mi flicked his sleeves vigorously, snorted coldly, and said with his back to his back: "Then you shouldn't run back to see me, you should keep an eye on him there to see what he wants to do." ”

"I know, I'll go back quickly, if there is any news, how can I inform you?" The man was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then understood that he wanted to leave the left, and hurriedly asked.

"It's okay, just record it, then these things will be his handle, and when the time comes, I'm afraid that he won't give in to me, okay, you go back." Waving his hand at this person, Li Mi hurriedly opened his mouth and ordered.

After this person left, Li Mi walked to a wall in the study, stretched out his hand to open the curtain hanging on the wall, and saw a map of the Central Plains hanging on the wall, on which the names and locations of the separatist forces in various places were marked, except for the Chang'an area and the territory of the original Wagang Army, two big characters were marked--- Li Mi.

On the second day, after Chu Mofeng dispersed, he hurriedly came to his office, looking at the news from all over the place on the table, Chu Mofeng couldn't help but have a headache, it was okay to fight and kill the sword rivers and lakes before, but now it is really a little troublesome to let himself make a strategic plan.

But after thinking about it, he had promised the old man, so he had no choice but to smile bitterly, copy these messages and read them one by one, and when he read the news about Yu Wenhua, Chu Mofeng called someone to get a pen and paper and write something on it, and then Chu Mofeng prepared a few pieces of paper according to different separatist forces, and after writing a lot densely, Chu Mofeng stretched his waist with satisfaction, and said to the following counselor: "Present these things to the imperial front, and Your Majesty will decide where to attack first." ”

Then Chu Mofeng called another counselor and said: "Order Ganliang to pay more attention to Li Liang, the previous report on the tenth day was too delayed to clear the matter, sometimes the opportunity is fleeting, from now on it will be changed to a report on the fifth day, don't use a fast horse, use a carrier pigeon instead, that thing flies much faster than a horse." ”

The two counselors were ordered to go down, and at this time Chu Mofeng was able to stand up, stretched his waist, and was about to make a cup of tea and drink, when he heard a long voice shouting from outside the door: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived." ”

As soon as he heard that Li Jiancheng was coming, Chu Mofeng couldn't help frowning, thinking about how this kid could come here, so he hurriedly got up and went out, only to see Li Jiancheng standing at the door with two servants outside the door, and when he saw Chu Mofeng coming out, he laughed and said: "Brother-in-law, I came to see you today, I heard that you are joining the office for the first time, if there is anything unsuitable, please say it at any time." ”

Seeing this, Chu Mofeng thought to himself that he must not be caught by you, so he hurriedly knelt down and said, "See His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Seeing this, Li Jiancheng hurriedly stepped forward to help Chu Mofeng up and said, "Brother-in-law is polite, there is no need for this between you and me." ”

I saw Chu Mofeng flashing slightly, avoiding Li Jiancheng's support, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the etiquette cannot be abolished, please forgive Mofeng for not agreeing." ”

Li Jiancheng was no longer entangled when he heard this, walked into the gate of the military department and looked around, and after a while, he turned his head and said with a smile: "The winter is cold, my brother-in-law must prepare an extra brazier, so as not to make the two royal sisters unhappy when he is sick." ”

Chu Mofeng barely squeezed out a smile when he heard this, and stood aside without saying a word, and suddenly the scene was a little cold, Li Jiancheng smiled helplessly when he saw this, thinking to himself, how can I propose to solicit you if you don't take over?

After waiting for a long time, Chu Mofeng didn't speak, and in desperation, Li Jiancheng had no choice but to stretch out his hand and pat Chu Mofeng's shoulder and said, "Then you should be busy first, I'll just come and see, and lead Feng'er and Ling'er into the palace to get together." After speaking, he led the two subordinates outside.

At this time, Chu Mofeng's voice came from behind him: "Congratulations to His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

After Li Jiancheng's figure disappeared, Chu Mofeng closed the door and began to ponder, is this here to recruit me? Or is it to spy on me? Thinking about it, Chu Mofeng decided to see the move, and then left the military department, thinking that he hadn't been to see those children for a long time, and he happened to be free today, so he simply bought some gifts and pastries from the street and walked towards Tiance Academy.

After Li Shimin, who was far away in Changchun Palace, received Chu Mofeng's reply, he was in a good mood, and immediately ordered his subordinates to start increasing recruitment......

When I came to Tiance Academy, I saw the sound of Lang Lang reading in the house, Chu Mofeng stood at the door and listened, and his heart was extremely gratified, these children have a place to study, and they will be able to participate in the imperial examination in the future and become the pillars of the Tang Dynasty, and these children are the children of Tiance Army, and they are much stronger than the children of those so-called big families in nature, first of all, they have experienced the warmth and coldness of people, and have suffered hardships, once they can enter the court in the future, they will consider the feelings of the people when they encounter things, which is what Chu Mofeng wants to see the most。

After the children finished class, Chu Mofeng pushed the door in and put the gifts and pastries on the table. When the children saw that it was Chu Mofeng coming, they all gathered around and smiled happily, only to see Chu Mofeng take out two letters of money from his arms and hand them to Mr. Teaching, and said with a smile: "This is a little meaning, I hope that the master will not shirk, as for this year's shackles, I will send someone to send them in the next meeting, and Master Wanwang will teach these children carefully." ”

Seeing this, Mr. Teaching hurriedly took the two silver letters, and said with a smile: "General, please rest assured, the old man has met someone who cares about the study of teenagers like you for the first time in so many years, and the old man will definitely do his best to train these children well." ”

Chu Mofeng nodded when he heard this, and said to the group of children: "You all have to listen to the master's words well, and when I have the opportunity, I will invite the two princesses to come and take you to the outside of the city." ”

As soon as they heard that they were going to go outside the city, and they were accompanied by the princess, the fun-loving nature of this group of children was instantly revealed, and they shouted happily, who knew that Chu Mofeng suddenly said: "However, if anyone fails the assessment this time, then this person can't go out with him, do you know?"

When the originally excited children heard the assessment, they were suddenly like deflated balls, Chu Mofeng smiled when he saw this and said, "I believe you won't let me down, right?"

I only heard that this group of children instantly recovered their spirits and shouted at Chu Mofeng: "I will definitely not disappoint General Chu." ”

Looking at this group of energetic children, Chu Mofeng nodded with satisfaction, and then said goodbye to his master and left the academy......

As the saying goes, there are three fires when a new official takes office, and watching Chu Mofeng scold Fang Xuan for formulating a strategy for opening up territory, I want to know what will happen next, and listen to the next decomposition......