Li Mu walked out of the palace gate and was stopped by a group of people within a few steps. The person who dared to be so arrogant in the imperial city was definitely not an ordinary person. He was the 'commander-in-chief' responsible for guarding the entire capital and the capital of the Tang Dynasty.
, Li Mu’s lifelong good uncle Cheng Yaojin.
Behind Cheng Yaojin were the Imperial Guards who were patrolling the imperial city. They wore black armor and were impressive. Coupled with Cheng Yaojin's ferocious appearance, if the two armies were in front of each other, the enemy might have been frightened before they even started fighting.
On the other hand, Li Mu is the only one here. He is still exhausted. If you give him a pillow at this time, he will be able to sleep for you right away.
Cheng Yao stared at Li Mu with golden eyes like bells. Suddenly, his hair and beard spread out, he picked up the xuanhua board ax from behind and rushed towards Li Mu. Although the guards behind him did not rush towards him, they all shouted.
, the sound of killing, killing and killing can be heard endlessly.
"You little thief, you're going to die!" Cheng Yaojin screamed, swung his ax and chopped at Li Mu's head. If the chop was real, not even a single piece of Li Mu's head would be left, and it would look like he had been stepped on.
It exploded like a broken apple.
Li Mu seemed to be frightened and didn't even move. When Cheng Yaojin came closer, he raised his hand and then - yawned.
Cheng Yaojin's ax scratched Li Mu's shoulder, leaving his clothes untouched. The two horses crossed each other, Cheng Yaojin carried the ax back on his back, and the guards who were shouting for death all shouted "Hello" again.
Li Mu felt bored and continued to move forward.
Cheng Yaojin turned his horse and chased after him, asking, "Boy, if you kill my brother-in-law and take away my sister-in-law, aren't you afraid of offending me and retaliating against you?"
Li Mu was furious and said: "Uncle Cheng is indeed well-informed - it was my nephew who did it. He can be killed or chopped up as he pleases."
"Then I'll chop you!" Cheng Yaojin went to grab the ax again.
"Cut it, chop it." Li Mu said nonchalantly: "Cut me, so you don't have to take the blame."
Of course Cheng Yaojin knew what Li Mu was talking about, and said with a smile: "Then I won't kill you, I have to see your joke first."
"Thank you uncle for not killing me."
Cheng Yaojin became a little bored when he saw that Li Mu didn't answer any questions. He waved his hand and the patrolling guards continued to march, leaving only the two of them riding side by side.
There was no one around, so Cheng Yaojin stopped talking nonsense and said: "You don't have to worry, few people in the Cui family know about Cui Yuzheng's affairs. Most of the Cui family, like your aunt, are female relatives.
, they all thought that he died of illness more than ten years ago. The elders who knew the news would not make it public, so they knocked out the teeth and swallowed them. This matter can be ignored, but there is one thing.
Can’t stand it any longer.”
"Oh?" Li Mu asked knowingly, "What's the matter?"
"You kid, don't pretend to be confused!" Cheng Yaojin didn't care about Li Mu's face and said directly: "Cui Yuyan was nominally exiled to Qiongzhou, but he appeared in Miao territory. This matter cannot be said clearly, so it can be regarded as
A dumb person will lose. But if you kill Cui Yuyan, he is the only child of the Boling Cui family. If the only child dies, how can the Cui family not react at all? When the news reached Chang'an, they immediately revealed everything about you and Wang Ou."
Cheng Yaojin lowered his voice and said with a smile: "So the government and the public have been spreading rumors in the past few days that your majesty doesn't eat or drink, not because of King Qi, but because of you." After saying that, Cheng Yaojin raised his thumb and said: "
Boy, I have you. Throughout the ages, you can be regarded as the number one person who has robbed emperors of their wives."
"Angrily." Li Mu said angrily: "It's all just speculation. Who has seen it with your own eyes? Wang Ou is my wife now. Whoever spreads rumors will get in trouble with me. When it comes time for me to fall out, my relatives will not recognize her."
"Okay, I won't talk anymore." Cheng Yaojin didn't doubt Li Mu's words at all. Now the two cash cows of the Tang Dynasty, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, all look to Li Mu. He is the God of Wealth of the Tang Dynasty. Who dares to offend him?
he?
Maybe the Cui family of Qinghe and the Cui family of Boling dare, but they are a family with a history of thousands of years. They have never been deadlocked and have free supply and marketing channels. For example, there must be at least seven or eight routes for smuggling to Tubo. According to rumors,
, the five surnames and seven sects have already had maritime trade, but they just didn’t tell anyone about it.
But new nobles like Cheng Yaojin do not have such access. They have much more hope in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs than in the Five Surnames and Seven Sects. This is why Li Mu is not worried at all about Cheng Yaojin.
The reason for falling out with him. After all, Cheng Yaojin’s surname is Cheng. Even if his wife is the Cui family of Qinghe, it is not Cheng Yaojin’s style to involve his own family for the sake of outsiders.
"I need to say one more thing." Cheng Yaojin couldn't hold it back, and added: "There is an uproar in Chang'an City now, although generally speaking, they all say that you are capable. Yushi Yanguan can't take advantage of you.
.But you have to consider His Majesty's thoughts. Even if he doesn't say anything, this matter will be buried in his heart and make him unhappy. He is the emperor, can he hold back his unhappiness for the rest of his life? You still have to think of a way to deal with it first.
Stop your mouth before talking."
"I know what I know, let them talk for two days first." Li Mu said calmly: "If you don't let them talk, how uncomfortable will it be if you hold it in? I just happened to have a look, who said that the dance is the most fun. If you take care of a few, the others will do it.
It’s stopped.”
Cheng Yaojin said nothing, looked at Li Mu carefully and curled his lips.
It's not that he doesn't believe that Li Mu has this strength, but he is wondering that the tone of Li Mu's words now is very different from a few months ago. It seems that his kindness has become much less, and his sense of killing and decisiveness is even greater than before.
"Did Wang Ou tell you that many of the Cui family's properties in Qinghe are actually related to Cui Yuzheng?"
Li Mu nodded and said: "We are a couple, how could she hide it from me? What's wrong? The Cui family asked you to ask me? Don't worry, I have no intention of encroaching on their properties. I will return them all to them."
"Uh-" Cheng Yaojin seemed to hesitate, glanced at Li Mu, and said: "Actually, that's not the case. Well, that Wang Ou didn't tell you anything else?"
Li Mu gave Cheng Yaojin a strange look and said, "What else is there? If you have something to say, just say it. It's not fun to go around."
"Yes, let's be honest." Cheng Yaojin also felt that it was very inconsistent with his character, so he said bluntly: "To put it simply, this is what happened. The Cui family in Qinghe has several branches. Cui Yuzheng was the eldest son and grandson. When he was alive,
, the family is dominant, and all branches and houses listen to his own. He also takes the lead in doing business and other matters, and then each house buys shares and recruits people, and finally he allocates them."
"Now that Cui Yuzheng died suddenly, each house has lost its backbone, and of course everyone is looking after their own affairs. They all want to eat the fattest meat, and they are about to start a fight."
"Is there internal strife?" Li Mu asked curiously: "Isn't this kind of thing a thousand-year-old family like the Qinghe Cui family not immune to?" Li Muhui was confused by this, because he felt that a thousand-year-old family like the Qinghe Cui family was in trouble when it came to property.
There must be rules for distribution and inheritance. If there are no rules, how can it be passed down for thousands of years?
"It wasn't originally like this." Cheng Yaojin explained: "If you want to blame it, you can only blame Cui Yuzheng for being too domineering. He does things for his own purposes. All accounts are not fully disclosed to each house, so that even a transaction cannot be made public.
Each house doesn’t know how many shares it owns.”
"Cui Yuzheng died, and the account books were gone. All the houses gathered to report the accounts, and they all said that they had more, but others still refused to admit it, so wouldn't this start a fight?"
At this point, Li Mu understood what he meant. He glanced at Cheng Yaojin and said, "Uncle, do you want the account book?"
Cheng Yaojin rubbed his hands and said: "It's not that I want it, it's that my father-in-law wants it. He asked me to bring you a message. If you can give the account book to Cui's parents, the matter of Cui Yuzheng will be treated as if nothing happened. Wang Ou
They will also come forward to take care of her matters, save her face, and make proper arrangements for you."
Li Mu was a little moved. After all, he still had no intention of occupying the Cui family's property. Otherwise, he could do a lot of things with this ledger. Fishing in troubled waters was only the second priority. The point is, he could easily use this ledger to completely divide the Cui family in Qinghe.
.The main reason why the Cui family can admit this loss and ask Li Mu to hand over the account books. After all, even a fool understands that the complete Qinghe Cui family has five surnames and seven sects, and the split Qinghe Cui family is at best a single person.
If a local wealthy family falls down a level, they may not be able to get it back for several lifetimes.
Li Mu heard Wang Ou mention the account book once. But he didn't take it seriously because he subconsciously felt that this kind of account book should be available in every house, and he underestimated Cui Yuzheng's domineering power. In fact, Wang Ou didn't know the details.
After she followed Mrs. Lu and had her own property, she didn't have much involvement in the Cui family's property.
"This matter -" Li Mu almost agreed, but as he spoke, he stabilized his words and said, "I'm not sure yet. I'll talk about it after I see Madam later."
Cheng Yaojin observed the words and said: "The Cui family means that if you are willing to do this, the grain store in Chang'an can give it to you."
Hey, is there any unexpected gain?
Li Mu was a little surprised. He knew what Cheng Yaojin's words meant. This was not a matter of a grain store, but also a line for transporting grain. How much is a grain store worth? A storefront and a warehouse. You can't sell this little thing.
, but if it was a business, it would be different. If he could get Qinghe Cui's grain store when he was in Luoyang, the situation could be alleviated by at least half.
Having said that, Li Mu feels that he cannot agree easily. Obviously, this is not the bottom line. If it is a business negotiation, Cheng Yaojin is an intermediary. How can an intermediary not get a commission? If you want to express sincerity, at least
The right person needs to come forward, right?
He said noncommittally: "There is no rush for such a big matter. Let's talk about it face to face when I come back from Qizhou."
Cheng Yaojin nodded and said, "I will set up a table then and we can sit down and chat."
He didn't expect to be able to negotiate the matter at all. Li Mu had never suffered a loss in business. If the eldest brother of the Cui family didn't make some blood, it would be impossible for Li Mu to achieve his goal.
When he arrived at the gate of the imperial city, Cheng Yaojin stopped his horse and said: "I received news that the Bolingcui family wants to do something bad to you. Let me know who can kill you. I will give you ten thousand taels of gold. There is a lot of talent in the world."
People, you have to be careful."
"You deserve to live, you deserve to die. If they think my head, Li Mu's, is worth this price, they can take it if they can. But please tell me a message from my uncle. If anyone dares to touch my family, even if it's just to hurt
If you lose even a single hair on your head, I will slaughter their family members and exterminate all nine tribes. No matter male, old or young, women or children, no chickens or dogs will be left. If you don’t believe it, you can give it a try.”
After Li Mu said this, he said goodbye. Cheng Yaojin stared blankly at Li Mu's back, clicked his tongue, and turned around to go back to the dock.
…
Li Mu returned to Feng Qiuhuang in Jingdongji and slept all night. The next day, he changed his clothes, packed up, and went to the Ministry of War to discuss matters with Hou Junji.
"Sect, Li Mu has been appointed as the general to suppress the rebellion, and will be in charge of the three guards of the prince. He will take office immediately. I hope that you will fulfill your duties and be loyal to the country. Report to the country and bring peace to the people. Don't live up to the holy grace! The book is made as shown on the right, and the talisman will be followed.
." Hou Junji read out the imperial edict and handed it to Li Mu. This was the first time that Li Mu received such an order to appoint a general. He opened it and took a look, and saw the top list of Zhongshu Shilang, Zhongshu Sheren, and Shi Zhongchen.
, the seals given by Huangmen Shilang and others are different from the imperial edicts conferring titles and official positions.
"This is the tiger charm for mobilizing troops. Keep it." Hou Junji took out a sandalwood box, opened it and gave Li Mu a look, then closed it and handed it to him.
With this tiger talisman, the counterinsurgency general can be considered to have real power.
Li Mu put away the imperial edict and the tiger talisman. Hou Junji asked Li Mu to sit down and said, "Your Majesty originally wanted me to lead the troops to suppress the rebellion-" Hou Junji wanted to explain a few words, but Li Mu waved his hand to stop him.
He said: "General, there is no need to explain anything." Li Mu has been appointed as the general to suppress the rebellion, and he will be the assistant in charge of the three guards of the prince. He will take office immediately. I hope that you will fulfill your duties and be loyal to the country. Report to the country, and bring peace to the people. Do not let down the holy grace.
! Make the book as shown on the right, and the talisman will be followed." Hou Junji read out the imperial edict and handed it to Li Mu. This was the first time that Li Mu received such an order to appoint a general. He opened it and took a look, only to see the first string of Zhongshu.
The seals of the Minister, Zhongshu Sheren, the Minister of the Central Committee, the Huangmen Minister, etc. are different from the imperial edicts of conferring titles and official positions.
"This is the tiger charm for mobilizing troops. Keep it." Hou Junji took out a sandalwood box, opened it and gave Li Mu a look, then closed it and handed it to him.
With this tiger talisman, the counterinsurgency general can be considered to have real power.
Li Mu put away the imperial edict and the tiger talisman. Hou Junji asked Li Mu to sit down and said, "Your Majesty originally wanted me to lead the troops to suppress the rebellion-" Hou Junji wanted to explain a few words, but Li Mu waved his hand to stop him.
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