When Li Mu heard this, he did not answer immediately. Instead, he looked up at the emperor and suddenly smiled: "This is a way to break the situation, Your Majesty is wise."
The emperor shook his head slightly: "It was Shen Qi who wrote me a letter. He said that if we can't fall out with Qi people at this time, we should let Qi people fall out with us, Chen."
"That's when I had an idea and came up with this idea."
Having said this, the emperor looked at Li Mu with a smile and said, "I just feel wronged, Brother Wang. I just finished working in the southeast and have to work in the north again."
Having said this, the emperor paused and said: "Brother Wang is coming back from Yandu this time. I can't guarantee whether the line of Jin kings will be hereditary, but I can guarantee that in the future, brother Wang will be the heir." Jin Wangjue, not Junwangjue."
Li Mu shook his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, I sincerely want to do something for the Holy Dynasty. Whether you are a prince or not, it doesn't matter. No matter whether you are a prince or a county king, you only have three meals a day."
"This big Chen, I can't live without him."
The emperor smiled and nodded: "Brother Wang is open-minded."
"When Brother Wang goes north, I will let the internal guards do their best to protect Brother Wang's safety. Now that the Qi people are in decline, they probably don't dare to hurt Brother Wang."
At this point, the emperor paused and continued: "It's true that I have offended the Qi people, but Brother Wang shouldn't speak too harshly. After all, those Qi people are ferocious and barbaric. If they lose their minds and go crazy, they might really do it. It hurt Brother Wang."
"I don't worry about this."
Li Mu looked calm, bowed his head slightly to the emperor, and said with a smile: "If I die in Yandu, it will be a good thing for Chen, His Majesty, and the Jin Palace."
If the emperor's cousin died in Yandu City, no one in the imperial court would dare to say no to the Northern Expedition, and there would be no room for change between the two countries.
This is exactly what the emperor wants to see now.
And if Li Mu dies in Yandu, then the lineage of the Jin royal family will inevitably be hereditary and will be separated from the country. Although the Jin prince Li Rui will be heartbroken for two years, he will probably feel that this deal is worth it.
After all, he not only has a son, Li Mu, but also has several grandchildren...
The emperor was also amused by Li Mu's words. He stood up, patted Li Mu on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Brother Wang, it's better not to die. Brother Wang has done a lot of things for the court in the past few years. I We all see it, my Hong De Dynasty still has many big things to do in the future, and it is most in need of manpower."
"It is said among the people that the brothers who fight tigers are brothers."
The emperor said with a smile: "We brothers, we must abandon the dregs of the royal family and work together to manage the major affairs of this dynasty."
Li Mu's face became serious, and he bowed to the emperor and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, if I can see the capital of Yan in my lifetime, I..."
"Death without regrets!"
Hearing his words, the emperor was also a little lost in thought. He looked at Li Mu and sighed slightly.
"Not to mention you, Brother Wang. If I can see Yandu in my lifetime, I will die without regrets."
Having said this, he laughed at himself: "Of course, I can't be captured by Qi people."
Hearing the emperor's words, Prince Jin couldn't help but smile and said: "Your Majesty, your mood has become much more cheerful in recent years."
"Marry a wife and have children, and the country's affairs will go smoothly."
The emperor said with a smile: "My mood will naturally feel better, but it's a pity..."
He sighed slightly: "Father, I didn't see the scene where people are suing for peace today."
Li Mu lowered his head and said: "Uncle Huang's spirit in heaven will definitely be able to see it."
The emperor smiled dumbly.
"I hope so."
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Half a month later, in July, the imperial court sent an envoy to Qi State with the Crown Prince of Jin as its envoy to negotiate peace with Northern Qi. The two countries agreed not to use weapons during the peace talks, so not only Zhao Lu and Zhou Shizhong stopped in Huaiyuan area. Hands, Master Shen's Huai'an area also extinguished their weapons.
The Prince of Jin and others set out from Jiankang, headed north, and crossed the Huaihe River from Huai'an Prefecture.
When the mission was approaching Huai'an City, Huai'an Magistrate Zhang Jian and Huai'an Army Warden Shen Yi led people out of the city to welcome Li Mu and others as they entered Huai'an City to rest.
As a former prime minister, Zhang Jian has been hanging out in the inner circle of Jiankang Yamen all year round. Although he is not very familiar with Li Mu, he knows him. As for Shen Yi, he has cooperated with Li Mu many times, so he is naturally familiar with them. The three of them are very familiar with each other. After meeting, they bowed their hands to each other, and then Li Mu went to a Huai'an city restaurant for dinner at the invitation of Shen Yi and Zhang Jian.
Originally, among the people traveling with Li Mu, there were many officials from the Ministry of Rites, who should have been invited together. However, Li Mu, the envoy, ordered them to eat in another private room, while he, Shen Yi, Zhang Jian, and the three of them were alone. time to eat.
After the three of them sat down, Zhang Jian lowered his head slightly and said with a bitter smile: "Your Majesty, you are the Crown Prince of Jin. Zi Heng is already the Third-Rank Minister. Those officials from the Ministry of Rites dare not offend you, but I am only a Fourth-Rank Minister." Local officials, if you neglect them like this, you will inevitably be beaten in the future."
Li Mu stretched out his hand to pour Zhang Jian a glass of wine, and laughed: "Young Master Zhang is going to be miserable. This time he is traveling north with me. The tallest person is just a foreign minister from the fifth-grade gift department. How can he be qualified to wear small shoes for you?"
"Besides, with the background that Prime Minister Zhang left for you, let alone the Minister of Rites, even the Minister of Rites, may not be able to suppress you."
Zhang Jian shook his head repeatedly.
"My ancestor Hongde has stopped asking about court affairs for six years. Your son, please don't talk nonsense..."
Li Mu chuckled and did not answer.
He turned to look at Shen Yi who was picking up vegetables and eating, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a year and a half. Master Shen has now transformed and became the minister of the Ministry of War. Maybe when I come back from Yandu, Master Shen will already be there." Joined Zhongshu and became Prime Minister Shen."
He is familiar with Shen Yi, and his jokes are more casual.
Shen Yi took a bite of the food, turned around and smiled at Li Mu and said, "How about the prince asks for a decree for me, and uses my title of Minister of the Ministry of War in exchange for the actual position of a doctor in the Martial Arts Division?"
The prince picked up the wine glass, toasted Master Shen, and said with a smile: "That will only happen after I come back from Yandu alive."
"Is there any danger in going to Yandu?"
Shen Yi touched Jin Tian, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp, and said with a smile: "I thought that when the prince went north to negotiate peace this time, he wanted to get engaged to the Qi people and marry a Qi people princess."
"Nonsense."
Li Mu smiled and cursed: "I have been married for many years, is it possible that I will marry a Qi Ren princess and go home to have a baby?"
"If this is the case, there will be no peace talks. Then Emperor Hu of the Northern Qi Dynasty will probably go to Jiankang to kill me with his sword."
While they were talking, the three of them had a drink together, and Mr. Shen said with a smile: "What's so strange about that? One day, when my master Wang from Da Chen breaks into Yandu, not to mention the princess of Qi Ren, she will be the imperial concubine of Qi Ren." , and also snatched it to make a baby for the prince."
Li Mu smiled and echoed a few words, then the smile on his face softened a little, and he said: "To be honest, I really have no intention of coming back alive during this peace negotiation."
The prince looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "To be honest with Zi Heng, I made an agreement with my father before coming here. If I don't come back, the future title of King Jin must be passed on to my son."
Li Mu said with a smile.
"He agreed, so I came."
Zhang Jian on the side blinked, thoughtfully.
But it was not difficult for Shen Yi to understand the meaning of his words. Hearing this, he whispered to Li Mu: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, if you are trapped in Yandu, I will definitely rescue you."
Li Mu smiled helplessly: "How to save me? Are we really going to Yandu?"
"Of course it's a real fight."
Mr. Shen nodded and said: "But if the Qi people detain the prince, they don't have to go to Yandu. If they go north to fight, they will be afraid, and they will naturally send the prince back honestly."
"The foreign people have always been fearful of power and not immoral. Once we hardened our fists, they softened."
Li Mu was a little surprised when he heard this: "Zi Heng seems to be much more confident now than he was in Southeast."
“The deeper you understand an aligned person, the more confident you will naturally be.”
Shen Yi lowered his head and took a sip of wine and said, "Your Majesty, you should pay attention when you go to Yandu this time and see what the Qi people have become in more than sixty years."
Li Mu heard this and touched his chin: "When I go to Yandu, I really need to take a closer look."
Everyone drank a few more drinks. Zhang Jian stood up, raised the wine glass with both hands, bowed slightly and said: "The Crown Prince is a noble man. He is willing to sacrifice his own life and do his best for the country. I will give you a glass of wine."
Mr. Shen also stood up, raised his glass and said with a smile: "I would also like to toast the prince."
The prince stood up, raised the wine glass with both hands, and said with a serious expression: "On behalf of the Li family, I would like to pay tribute to you two..."
"Drink this cup to the full!"
The three of them clinked their wine glasses together.
They all raised their heads and drank the whole drink.