Li Jifu did not have many complaints about the removal from power, not to mention that this trip was not a derogatory move, but another form of reuse, and he would come back after staying outside for a year or two. With his outstanding political talent and the accumulation of four years in the prime minister, Li Jifu probably even put the strategy of pacifying Hebei in his stomach. According to the plan, after leaving Tongguan, Li Jifu will go to Bianzhou and stationed in the camp that has advanced to Kaocheng to coordinate the overall situation. Because of the heavy snowfall, Li Jifu was afraid that the road would be muddy and difficult to walk after the sunshine, and after saying goodbye to Li Xu, he led more than a dozen guards to Luoyang to take the first step, and Li Yu also accelerated his march after meeting Duan Wenchang, a Hanlin scholar who had been ordered to leave Beijing not long ago, near Luoyang. It's just that his direction is not Luoyang, but Luzhou.

He's going to meet someone, someone who can decide the outcome of a battle.

It's just that on the chessboard of the Tang Dynasty, this person is just a small person, and he goes to see a small person thousands of miles away with the respect of the Ninety-Five, and the people who know the news are very stunned, and the only one who supports him is Li Jifu, but Li Jifu said:

"Since Your Majesty is so confident, let's let the ministers do it for you."

Several others who opposed it agreed, but the emperor smiled and said:

"You love Qing to be loyal to state affairs, I am deeply grateful, it's not that I don't worry about you, but the effect of your going is really not as good as me, so I should go in person."

Since the emperor wants to leave the palace and go out of the customs, of course, the arrangements must be strict. Li Yu left Chang'an under the banner of going to Lishan to recuperate and spend the winter under the banner of being cold in winter and feeling slightly unwell. Before leaving the city, Li Yu, who has always been known for his pursuit of simplicity, lined up the guard of honor and went out of Chang'an from Suzaku Street, attracting the eyes of countless citizens and enjoying the pleasure of being admired by all the people. But the young Yushi Yuanzhi is very faceless to write a letter of accusation, and the Taoist Emperor suddenly ignores political affairs, and pursues pomp and circumstance so extravagantly, isn't it a sign of mediocrity? Li Yu, who watched the recital, could only laugh and scold, scolding this second stunned man who was as famous as Bai Juyi.

Who said that the level of Yi Yuanzhu is not qualified to know what medicine is bought in the emperor's gourd? However, Li Yu is still very grateful to Yuan Zhen, who wants to pretend to be a ghost is most afraid of being exposed, and now Yuan Zhi is very dutiful to accuse the emperor of not, and the emperor pretends to be angry again, it is a seamless scene. Li Yu did not take it seriously for the disrespectful disrespect of the angry young Yuan Zhi who was thirty years old, but other officials were naturally indignant and wrote to condemn Yuan Zhen, Li Yu was "forced to be helpless", so he had to lightly punish Yuan Zhen, considering that Yuan Zhen's family was relatively poor, Li Yu only ordered that Yuan Zhen's year-end reward be temporarily deducted by half, although it was only temporary, but it was estimated that Yuan Zhen would be enough to cry once.

This was just a small episode to make the plan more perfect, according to the discussion with the important ministers, Li Yu was initially scheduled to go out for a month, and he would return before the year-end ceremonies. During this period, the crown prince temporarily supervised the country, Lu Zhen, Pei Yan, Wu Yuanheng, and Li Fan, the four prime ministers, and the insiders also included Li Wentong, the general of Zuojin Wuwei, and Wang Dahai, the general of the guards, together with Empress Wang, Li Jifu and Princess Youning, who accompanied Lishan, and only ten people knew about it. The eight members of the court were strictly ordered not to reveal the slightest thing, and the eight people also knew that the stakes were very high, and made a heavy oath in front of the emperor, expressing their loyalty and determination.

So soon after arriving in Lishan and making a public appearance, Emperor Li Yu disappeared in front of the public under the pretense of recuperation. Along with the emperor were Princess Youning, two imperial physicians serving the emperor, and ten guards (another forty had already followed Li Jifu to wait in front of Tongguan). After careful consideration, this is a mistake by Li Yan, how can Princess Youning show her face in front of everyone once or twice from time to time, but Li Yu can't bear to put Youning alone in Lishan, and remembering that Youning has not been out of the palace much since she was so old, he took the risk to take Youning out of Tongguan. As for the matter of hiding his deeds for the emperor and dealing with others, it is better to leave it to Li Zhongyan and Gou Sheng.

In the city of Luzhou, the Zhaoyi festival made Xi Shimei's mentality can be described as trembling, although the border of Zhaoyi between Chengde and Wei Bo is quiet, but secretly it is turbulent, Xi Shimei is even worried that when he wakes up that morning, Chengde or Wei Bo's soldiers and horses have arrived in Luzhou City. Fortunately, Wu Chongyin, who was born in Zhaoyi, served as the envoy of Heyang Jiedu, restrained Wei Bo and shared a lot of pressure on him. Since the start of the Ziqing War, the two towns of Zhaoyi and Heyang have begun to loosen the outside and tighten the inside, and all the officials of the government office have begun to receive overtime pay. Zhaoyi's army has a whole army, that is, it participated in the 40th Army in Pinghuaixi, and its combat effectiveness is very strong, and Zhaoyi has supplemented two brigades of reserve troops from Dugi Province, together with the recently organized regimental training, there are enough 20,000 soldiers to fight, but Xi Shimei still does not dare to take it lightly. Although Jinshang is known as benevolent, but people with rebellion experience are very prejudiced, Gao Chongwen made his own initiative to kill only a few people to make him very dissatisfied, and when he pacified Huaixi, he specially sent Pei Du and Yang Yuanqing to Huaixi to kill the most heinous rebel generals. After all, he Xi Shimei once entered the Wei Gao shogunate, and he committed a criminal record during Liu Pi's rebellion, so it was easy to rise to such a high position, and if there was anything else, his political life would be over.

Two days ago, Xi Shimei had just braved the snow to inspect the defense affairs in the front gate of Baixiang, and then he dealt with the regimental training and marshalling, grain and grass reserves, road renovation and other government affairs. Although Xi Shimei's salute is vigorous, it is not iron-clad, for Xi Shimei, it is a supreme pleasure to be able to sleep well now, but just when he was about to go to bed after his feet were burned, someone came to disturb him. Xi Shimei angrily reprimanded the next human:

"How many times have I said it, sir, I don't see any guests when I sleep. Go and say that the master has already slept, and ask them to come to the yamen early tomorrow morning to wait for me. How much did you charge them? Don't go yet! ”

However, the descendant of the messenger replied aggrievedly:

"Master, the little one really didn't collect a penny, these people were very hard-mouthed, saying that if they couldn't see you, master, they wouldn't leave. And they also gave the little one, saying that if you meet this, you will definitely meet them. ”

Saying that she presented a thing with both hands, Xi Shimei took it and took a look, but it was a jade ring, with the word "Duan" faintly engraved on it, and the three words "Duan Wenchang" immediately came to mind. In the latest Di newspaper, Duan Wenchang was appointed as the Shaanxi (Yu) River (Yang) Zelu interview envoy, and went to the Yangze Lu area of Luoyang River in Shaanxi to inspect and interview the people. Xi Shimei was suspicious and asked:

"What accent do they have?"

The servant replied:

"I can't hear it, it looks like it's from Guanzhong."

"What kind of appearance?"

"I can't see it clearly when it's dark, I seem to be in my thirties, and my facial features are very delicate."

Xi Shimei immediately got up and ordered:

"Take, no, invite them in, my lord, I'm waiting for them in the warm pavilion."

After a short time, the servants brought several people to the warm pavilion and stood outside the door to preach:

"Sir, the distinguished guest has arrived."

After that, he bowed to a few people, opened the door, and invited them in. Then Xi Shimei's voice came from the warm pavilion:

"Go outside the courtyard and keep watch, and do not come in without my command. Everyone should be in good spirits, don't even let a bird in! ”

Xi Shimei had never mentioned such a strict requirement, and the subordinate who had planned to take the time to steal a lazy subordinate immediately woke up and answered the call to arrange. In the warm pavilion, Xi Shimei had already knelt on the ground and said:

"The minister doesn't know that the saint is coming to Luzhou, and he has neglected the saint, please forgive the saint."

A tall scribe standing across from him laughed:

"Those who don't know are not guilty, Xi Aiqing, please get up. I came from afar, afraid that Aiqing would not be waiting to see me. ”

This is a joke, but in the winter, Xi Shimei was so frightened that she was sweating, Duan Wenchang saw that Xi Shimei was nervous, and said:

"Lord Xi, Your Majesty is here to entrust you with important matters."

Xi Shimei came back to her senses, got up from the ground, and said mockingly:

"The charcoal fire in the pavilion is hot. Please instruct the Holy Lord, even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, the minister will not hesitate. ”

In fact, the charcoal fire has just been born, where the heat comes. Li Yu didn't break it, but in his heart he was very satisfied with Xi Shimei's performance, and his self-esteem as a king was greatly satisfied. At this moment, Li Yu was sitting on the chair that should have been sitting on Xi Shimei, Xi Shimei and Duan Wenchang were standing aside, and Li Xiaozhong and Wu Ciyou were standing behind them, not squinting. Li Yu opened his mouth and said:

"I only passed through Luzhou this time, and the real destination is still in the east. Originally, it was not enough to trouble Aiqing, but Wu Chongyin Wufu, after all, was not meticulous enough, so he came to visit. ”

Xi Shimei's mind has already turned, and the destination is in the east, passing through Luzhou, either Chengde or Weibo and Ziqing. Ziqing is playing lively, and there is no need for the emperor to go. Because Wu Chongyin came to Luzhou because he was not fine, then there was only one target left, Xi Shimei blurted out:

"Isn't the Holy Lord going to Weibo?"