Muchuan laughed and patted Mo Zhu's shoulder with his hand: "Okay, okay, don't be so unfounded. If you have wine now, you will be drunk now, why are you thinking so much!"
Ouyang Bufan: "Yes, I just like what Mr. Muchuan said. If you have wine today, you will be drunk today, and you will be as happy as a god!"
The three of them gathered together, sipping pastries and drinking tea. It felt like they were on vacation.
At this moment, sounds came from outside the house.
"Lord Muchuan, this is Li Da Quan, please see me!"
Li Daquan?
Who?
Muchuan didn't react at first, but later he remembered it after Ouyang Bufan reminded him.
This Li Da Quan was originally the jailer of the Chang'an City Government Office. He had committed "corruption and bribery", but because of his strong tracking and investigation skills, Muchuan transferred him to work in the Household Department.
Hearing that Li Da Quan was looking for him, Muchuan let him in with a wave of his hand.
As a result, as soon as Li Da Quan came in, he knelt down on the ground with a plop, kowtowed and said: "My lord, my lord..."
"Hey, hey, what on earth is going on?"
Muchuan was shocked by the scene in front of him. After all, Li Da Quan paid such a big gift to him as soon as he came in, which made him very confused.
Muchuan quickly stepped forward to help Li Da Quan up, saying that if you have anything to do, just talk to him, but you don't have to kneel down every now and then.
However, Li Da Quan couldn't afford it. He knelt on the ground and clasped his hands in his fists: "My lord, I will never forget your kindness. But my lord... is it really okay for me to let this villain serve as a guard in the household department?
My body is too weak to be a bodyguard."
The jailers in the government offices are non-staff, very mobile, and their remuneration is not very high, so naturally the requirements are not so high.
But the palace guards are different. Their requirements are very high. In addition to being clean and strong in martial arts, they also have certain requirements for their moral character.
No matter how you look at it, Li Da Quan is not qualified for the position of bodyguard. He has a mediocre physique and a low background. Most importantly, he has committed the crime of "corruption and bribery". He does not even have the threshold to become a bodyguard.
This time Muchuan made an exception for promotion, which made Li Da Quan very grateful. After all, Li Da Quan was supposed to be exiled and enslaved, so it was hard to imagine that he could be promoted without suffering any punishment.
But this also made Li Da Quan very uneasy. He was reused by Muchuan. If he made a mistake, wouldn't it involve Muchuan?
This time Li Da Quan came to see him because he wanted to resign as a guard and go back to work as a jailer. He didn't want to implicate his benefactor Muchuan.
After Muchuan understood the reason, he couldn't help but smile: "Are you so unsure of yourself?
Since I dare to reuse you, will I be afraid of being implicated by you?"
"grown ups……"
"I have always been eclectic in employing people, and I am not bound by dogma. Since you have extraordinary talents, you should be used by me. If you feel guilty, do your job well, be diligent and diligent, and don't make any mistakes again."
"I understand, I mean... Is it true that I won't harm the adults?"
"No, so just feel free to stay and take care of things."
Muchuan's voice was very gentle when he spoke, but his tone had the texture of jade falling on the ground.
After hearing Muchuan's words, Li Da Quan no longer hesitated and responded.
"Your Excellency, the little man Li Daquan will do his duty from now on, be diligent and loyal to his duties, and is willing to go through the sword and the sea of fire for you, and he will definitely not let you down!"
"That's good."
At night, the moonlight shines on the imperial palace of Chang'an City.
The imperial study room was brightly lit, and Li Shimin was wearing a golden robe and sitting on a dragon throne.
Next to him was Wei Zheng, who respectfully reported today's peace talks to Li Shimin.
After hearing what happened, Li Shimin couldn't help but frown.
"Goguryeo is really wishful thinking. Does it still want to get its territory back?"
"Yes, Your Majesty... Weichen and others have been talking to each other for several days, but Ambassador Wangyue refuses to give in and always wants to return to the lost territory."
"I understand, let me think about this matter carefully."
As the emperor, Li Shimin naturally knew the pros and cons of the matter. Although the Tang Dynasty was far more powerful than Goguryeo, if a war started, he would definitely be invincible.
But that would provide an opportunity for other countries to take advantage of. If someone with intentions tried to covet it, it would definitely cause serious trauma to Datang.
Li Shimin tapped his fingers lightly on the long desk, and suddenly he thought of a person, and that was Muchuan.
"Wei Aiqing, does the Minister of Household Affairs know about the peace talks?"
"He should know, but he has a heavy responsibility, and the northwest and south are in urgent need of dispatching relief supplies. He was not involved in the peace negotiations."
"No problem, let him enter the palace. I want to hear his opinion."
After a moment of burning incense, the eunuch took Muchuan over.
Muchuan was wearing a simple robe at this time, with a haggard look on his face: "Greetings to Your Majesty, long live my emperor."
"Mu Aiqing is exempt from the gift."
Li Shimin spoke very enthusiastically, but he noticed Muchuan's spirit was sluggish, so he asked with concern, "Is Mu Aiqin not feeling well?
Do you need to call the imperial doctor for you?"
"There is no need for the imperial doctor. If His Majesty can let me go back to bed earlier, I think you will be in better spirits."
What Muchuan meant was that he needed to sleep!
In ancient times, it was very difficult to be a minister. The emperor summoned him at short notice for something, and no matter what he was doing, his ministers had to go to the palace immediately for an interview.
This was the case for Muchuan at this time. He went to bed early after eating and drinking tonight, but was woken up by a group of eunuchs in the middle of his sleep.
Li Shimin didn't apologize at all for summoning Muchuan in at short notice. Instead, he directly ignored the fact that Muchuan needed sleep, and instead directly stated the purpose of summoning Muchuan.
After waiting for half a cup of tea, Muchuan finally understood the ins and outs of the matter. He thought it was something, but it turned out to be such a trivial matter.
After escaping and picking his ears, Muchuan said helplessly: "Isn't this very simple?
Hit the opponent directly!"
After hearing what Muchuan said, Wei Zheng and Li Shimin were startled and started to fight?
How can this work!
Wei Zheng's voice was deep and kind: "Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, don't you understand the current situation in the country?
If we go to war directly, our country’s vitality will be severely damaged!”
"As long as it's a battle, how can it be possible without losing one's vitality?
What we should think about is the benefits and losses of fighting. If the benefits outweigh the losses, then it is worth going to war."
