The autumn is clear and cool. On a sunny morning, Li Mu finally saw the walls of Chang'an City.

After nearly a month of travel, it was not because of the slow pace, but because it was related to the military system of the Tang Dynasty. The military system of the Tang Dynasty followed the military system of the Sui Dynasty. Based on the equal-land farmer system, 634 military offices were set up in various roads, prefectures and counties in the world, collectively known as Zhechong Prefecture, and the upper, middle and lower levels were divided according to the size of the organization, and collectively called the military army.

The government soldiers are divided into internal and external governments. The inner government is the garrison army in the capital area, which is the three guards of the capital, and the three guards of the prince, and the three guards of the prince, collectively known as the Southern Army. The corresponding one is the sixth guards of the Northern Imperial Guards personally investigated by the emperor. The former is mostly under the jurisdiction of the Jinwu Guard generals under the prime minister, and is located in the Zhuque Gate in front of the Taiji Palace. The latter is generally the prince or the official leader in the inner court, with the military rank belonging to the Sixteen Guards and is in the Imperial Garden. This is the garrison army in the capital area, guarding Chang'an and will not move easily.

Usually when a general goes to war, he will bring his personal soldiers with his family, and then lead the troops of several battalions of the inner palace according to the emperor's order, and then gather the soldiers of the Zhechong Mansion along the way to form a large army. When the troops return to the court, these Zhechong Mansion will go back to their own houses, and when they disband, they will send some money, and wait until the Ministry of War has completed the military achievements, and then reward it. This is mainly to prevent the general from gaining self-respecting and having bad intentions. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the first thing each triumphant commander did to return to the court was to clear the monarch. Before the emperor could sit firmly, he was driven down by his own general. Therefore, after the Sui Dynasty unified the world, he strictly ordered the soldiers of the government to be summoned and could not enter the capital. The Tang Dynasty basically followed the old system of the Sui Dynasty, and this rule was passed down.

Therefore, although Li Ji had more than 50,000 troops along this journey, there were only a few thousand people who returned to the capital with him, all of them were his family generals and the third battalion of imperial guards taken away when he set out from Chang'an. After these people arrived in Chang'an, they would return to the base camp to report. The army was broken into pieces and could not pose any threat to the imperial power.

This is an iron rule. If any general does not follow the rules, it is equivalent to rebellion. Of course, Li Ji would not do such stupid things, so he sent off the troops along the way and did it very meticulously, which delayed some time.

Li Mu was naturally very anxious. Calculated the days, his mother, Sun, must have been in Chang'an for more than half a month. He would know the news because seven days ago, he met Wang Hu and his party who had completed the escort mission. Wang Hu was worried about Dingxiang City. After the escort handover, he immediately set off and rushed back. He happened to meet Li Ji's army. After this trip, the time was calculated.

Waiting for fear is anxious, but Li Mu is not very worried. Because [Biquge www.biqugew.co] Wang Hu told him that Sun was sent to Tang Jian's mansion by him. Tang Jian heard that it was Li Mu's mother, so he agreed without saying a word. When Wang Hu was leaving, he went to visit Sun. Tang Jian took great care of her, so he specially packed up a small courtyard and arranged a maid to serve him. Li Mu guessed that Sun could not suffer much, but was worried about it and wanted to meet Sun earlier.

After passing the Baqiao, the Imperial Guards' Third Battalion also returned to the camp. Only dozens of Li Ji's personal soldiers were left. When they arrived at the city gate, the eunuchs in the palace were waiting here, so Li Ji went directly to the palace to meet the saint. However, Li Mu was also entertained, and Li Ji sent someone to send a message back. His younger brother Li Bi was waiting here. After seeing the ceremony, Li Bi asked the generals to go home to reunite with his wife and children, and led Li Mu, Bai Qiaoqiao, and Wang Hu and other personal soldiers living in the Li family to return to the Duke Cao's Mansion west of Zhuque Street.

"This cross-agency was cleaned up yesterday. It was in a hurry and was not well prepared, so don't pick it. If you have any needs, just talk and think of your own family. Don't be polite. Yesterday, my elder brother said in his letter that you have become a sworn brother with Siwen, so that you will be no different from my nephew. If you don't dislike me, just call me "Uncle II." Li Bi is a very kind person, with a smile on his face, which is very different from Li Ji. Since they have said this, Li Mu will certainly not be shameless. He immediately called Uncle II, which made Li Bi laugh.

When he came to the flower hall to sit down, Li Mu said, "Uncle Second, I want to ask something, do you know where Lord Tang Jian's mansion is?"

"Master Tang Jian?" Li Bi looked at Li Mu, as if he was afraid of making a mistake. He suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "From my memory, I almost forgot that you are the righteous man who risked his life to escape to the camp to deliver the letters in the eldest brother's letter! Lord Tang's mansion is unwilling to be from our house. We are on the west side of Zhuque Street, and he is on the east side, not far from the street. Why do you want to find Lord Tang to talk about the past?"

"Ah, no, no, no." Li Mu waved his hand quickly. Tang Jian was in his fifties. He asked someone to tell me something about the past and said, "My mother has been bothering Tang for a long time. Since I have come to Chang'an, I should take my mother over to reunite."

"Yes! You're right to do this!" Li Bi smiled and said, "It's really rare to be able to be so filial. But it's not bad for this day. Let's take a break today and wait for my elder brother to come back in the evening to have a good meal. Just treat it as a welcome meal. If you have anything to do, it's not too late to do it tomorrow. If you are worried that your mother will not be at ease, I'll send someone to tell you, that's it."

The master said this, and Li Mu didn't want to force it. He smiled and nodded, saying, "Then I'll trouble my second uncle."

"No trouble, what's the trouble?" Li Bi smiled and waved his hand, stood up and said, "I'll make arrangements now. You guys will rest first. I'll call you before supper."

As he said that, Li Bi left. Li Mu sent it to the gate of the cross-yard before coming back. Seeing Bai Qiaoqiao looking at a decorative ornament in the flower hall, looking like he wanted to touch it but didn't dare to touch it. He felt funny. He walked over and picked up the decorative ornament and put it in Bai Qiaoqiao's hand, saying, "If you want to see it, pick it up and look it. What are you afraid of? No matter how precious this thing is, can it be as valuable as the things in my arms?"

Bai Qiaoqiao was shocked and said, "You still carry that thing with you? Didn't you hand it over to the general?"

"I want to hand it over to my uncle, but he said it would be better if your Majesty announces me to the palace, and I personally offer it to Your Majesty." Li Mu and Li Siwen jokingly said that day. Li Mu didn't take it seriously. Unexpectedly, Li Ji took it seriously and asked Li Mu to change his words to call him uncle. This is of course a good thing. Li Mu has such a thick-skinned guy, so he naturally beats a snake and sticks. Bai Qiaoqiao was embarrassed to change his words and still called him the general.
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