Chapter 316: Living in Peace Outside
In late March, Li Yuanhui rushed to Luoyang.

At this time, Luoyang was no longer considered the Eastern Capital, and the only capital of the Tang Dynasty was Jingzhao Prefecture, which is Chang'an.

After entering the city, Li Yuanhui did not indulge in Weirou Township, but went to the Dali Temple prison in person to bring Li Yaoshi out.

Pharmacist Li, who was already 40 years old, was very surprised to see Li Yuanhui, "Are you His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi?"

Although Li Yaoshi was in prison, he also knew about the establishment of the Tang Dynasty and the news that Li Yuan's sons were made kings. After all, he was from the Longxi Li family. Although they were not from the same branch, they were still from the same clan.

As a member of an aristocratic family, although he was imprisoned, everyone knew that he probably would not be killed, so even though he was in the Dali Temple, his life was not that bad.

The news is very well-informed.

"I have heard of Mr. Li's great name for a long time. He is a master at using troops, comparable to Han Baiwei and Huo. It is my luck to meet him today."

Pharmacist Li was wearing ordinary robes, had a handsome appearance and was tall. Although he was in prison, he still maintained the demeanor of a scholar.

Li Yuanhui's attitude was so good that Pharmacist Li was a little surprised.

"Your Highness, the Prince of Qi, you are overpraising me. I am a defeated general, so what's the point of talking about me?"

Pharmacist Li did not get carried away by Li Yuanhui's nice words, even though the King of Qi of the Tang Dynasty really appreciated his talents as he said.

Li Yuanhui said, "Sir, you don't have to be so modest. I have already asked His Majesty to pardon your faults. His Majesty also said that you are a talented person. Now the world is not stable, and our Tang Dynasty is just founded. There is a lot to be done. I hope you can lend me a helping hand."

Upon hearing this, Pharmacist Li finally felt relieved, because the attitude shown by the other party was indeed to be courteous and ask him to do something.

In that case, there is no need to worry.

"Thank you, King Qi, for your kindness. I am willing to do my best to help you."

Li Yaoshi agreed readily because long before the Battle of Yingchuan started, Li Yuanhui had written him a letter urging him to surrender. Although he did not take the letter seriously at the time, he remembered the general content of the letter and admired his military ability very much.

But Pharmacist Li thought this guy was trying to trick me into surrendering, and he even said this to frame me.
However, today Li Yuanhui came directly to the Dali Temple to rescue him, which shows that he attaches great importance to him.

To put it seriously, this is the grace of rescue plus the grace of recognition.

In addition, Li Yuanhui's past experience in managing the Jianghuai region and fighting against other heroes showed him the ability and courage to be a rare talent.

After returning to the Qi Wang Mansion in Luoyang, Li Yuanhui took Li Yaoshi to meet with a group of staff and deployments, and then announced: "Mr. Li's talent in using troops is something I admire very much. From today on, Mr. Li will be the Sima of my Zhenjun Mansion."

Li Yuanhui originally planned to recommend Li Yaoshi as the governor of Yuzhou, but after rescuing him, he still felt that it was not appropriate.

First of all, Li Yaoshi had not made any achievements, but he was directly appointed as the governor, which would make many people dissatisfied. At the same time, Li Yaoshi had not shown his ability to govern the local area, so Li Yuanhui changed Li Yaoshi's position.

Li Yuanhui decided to leave the position of Yuzhou Governor to Guo Fenghe.

However, even though he was the Sima of Zhenjun Mansion, this official position made everyone feel that Li Yuanhui's respect for Li Yaoshi was not just lip service.

Because among the staff of Zhenjun Mansion, the Changshi and Sima had the highest ranks, followed by two Zhonglang officials and Junzujiu.

Among them, the position of Chief Secretary will definitely be given to Li Baishi, and the two assistants to the Central Army will still be Yu Zhining and Gao Kan.

Although Li Qinglian was only a military advisor, he also served as the commander of the central army and had a military position in addition to the shogunate.

Dugu Ying and Li Chunfeng were assistant military officers in the record room, in charge of writing memorials and disseminating imperial orders.

In general, the Zhenjun Mansion is still short of talent.

When he arrived in Luoyang, in addition to rescuing people, Li Yuanhui also had to accept more than 30,000 surrendered soldiers and part of the Wagang Army.

The old people of Wagang were divided into three parts. The most powerful generals, Qin Bogui, Qin Zhongyu, Yang Xianguo, Zhai Sixun and their followers all served in the Qin Palace.

Xu Maogong, who had the most potential as a general, the fierce generals Shan Xiongxin and Cheng Zhijie, and Cui Xiaotong, who was outstanding in wisdom and strategy, were all under the command of Jin Wang Li Xuanqing.

Murong Sanzang, Huang Junhan, Chen Dengyun, and Jia Xiong were assigned to the Prince of Qi's Palace.

Among them, Murong Sanzang is of similar age to Li Yuanhui, but he has outstanding insight, is resolute and strategic, and is a general who can stand on his own.

Huang Junhan was a minor official in Dongjun who had let Zhai Rang go. He was a loyal and courageous man.

Chen Dengyun was one of the five people from Qi County that he met that year, and he was the only one among the five who joined the Qi Wang Mansion. Moreover, he was Murong Sanzang's uncle. As for Jia Xiong, he was also good at using troops and had strategic ideas.

The troops under the command of these people were only several thousand people, but the Wagang had nearly 100,000 troops in Yanzhou and Xuzhou. These troops were naturally of mixed quality. Li Yuanhui appointed these four as general managers and asked them to select 30,000 troops from the 100,000 troops. The rest were all assigned to the garrison troops.

As for the surrendered soldiers in Luoyang, Li Yuanhui appointed Dugu Qiuyu as the general manager and selected the best soldiers from them, and a total of more than 10,000 elite soldiers were obtained.

Two good friends, Du Bing and Pei Xingfang, were among them, and Li Yuanhui promoted them to Lang Jiang respectively.

Dugu Qiuyu was once one of the ten generals of the Xiaoguo Army. He had always had a good relationship with Li Yuanhui and was appointed this time.

After finishing these official duties, Li Yuanhui went to visit Chen Leng's family. When he was ready to leave, Li Yuanhui remembered that there were two things he had not done.

The first thing he did was to go to the Qiwang Mansion, the Qiwang Mansion of the Former Yan Dynasty, which is now the Donglai County Duke Mansion of the Tang Dynasty.

Murong Ju, the King of Qi of Former Yan, was very kind to him. Although his son Murong Gui was now demoted to the Duke of Donglai, he was at least well-fed and well-clothed, and the Tang Dynasty was not short of food from the royal family of Former Yan.

Murong Gui was very surprised to learn that the Prince of Qi was visiting him. After all, not long ago, he was also the Prince of Qi.
Murong Gui was a man who was very aware of the times. After his father and uncle passed away one after another, life in the palace had not been easy. When the Western Army besieged the city, he was worried all day long.

On the contrary, after the establishment of the Li Tang Dynasty, he, as a member of the royal family of the previous dynasty, felt relieved.

First of all, Tang Emperor Li Yuan was known for his benevolence. Secondly, he was a side branch and posed no threat.

The friendly attitude shown by Li Yuanhui made Murong Gui feel at ease.

Li Yuanhui also gave Murong Gui a chance to be an official, the magistrate of Runan County. If it was in the previous dynasty, even if he was idle at home, he would not go out to be such an official.

But when he arrived in the Tang Dynasty, he felt that his deceased father had left him such a great legacy. Being able to serve in the Tang Dynasty meant that people were willing to take you along for the fun. Even if the official position was not high, as long as there were practical matters for you to do, it meant that you had room for advancement.

Murong Gui hurriedly thanked him, "Thank you very much, Your Highness. I will never forget your kindness."

Li Yuanhui smiled and said, "You're welcome. You and I are relatives. Your father helped me in my early years. You can call me brother-in-law in private."

"Your Highness is so kind."

After meeting his cousin Murong Gui, Li Yuanhui went to pick up his biological brother-in-law Murong Kexie from his former residence in the Prince of Wu's Palace.

Because of his young age and sensitive status, Murong Kexie, the King of Wei of the Former Yan, was demoted to Duke of Xiapi County after meeting him in the Tang Dynasty. The Queen Mother Wei was given the title of Grand Lady of Korea.

Murong Jiayin wrote a special letter to Li Yuanhui, asking him to take this youngest brother to Jianghuai, because Murong Jiayin felt that if he was taken out of Luoyang, it would be difficult for this kid to survive to adulthood.

After all, he is the son of Emperor Zhaowu and the direct descendant of the previous dynasty. For this dynasty, the best option is of course to kill him and eliminate the threat.

After thinking about it, Li Yuanhui agreed to this request. By staying by his side, most of the people he could come into contact with would be from Jianghuai, so the threat he could cause would be very controllable.

After leaving the Prince of Wu's Palace in Former Yan, Li Yuanhui took his brother-in-law to visit relatives again.

In the home of Gao Huang, General of the Eastern Expedition of the Former Yan Dynasty and Duke of Bohai County.

After the change of dynasties, Gao Huang still retained the title of Duke of Bohai and was promoted to General of the Fu Army, but he had no real power. He was also surprised to see Li Yuanhui coming.

The main reason why Li Yuanhui came to visit him was because Gao Huang had also helped him, and his son Gao Ang was in the Jianghuai Army.

The two chatted and got along quite well.

Gao Huang seemed to be in much better health. He talked about many tactics such as cavalry combat, infantry combat, naval combat, and city defense. It was quite beneficial to discuss military affairs with him.

Finally, Gao Huang gave him some words that were quite meaningful.

"Your Highness is only a young man, but he has already reached the highest position among the ministers. He has great power over a region, which is rare since ancient times. However, as the water overflows, the moon wanes. Your Majesty is still in the prime of life. Even if Your Highness has great ambitions, he should be humble and wait for the opportunity. Don't be impatient."

"Chang'an is not a place for Your Highness to display his military prowess."

"As long as Chong'er stays outside, he will be safe."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanhui did not angrily accuse Gao Huang of sowing discord, but instead gave a solemn salute.

"Thank you for your words, General."

(End of this chapter)