In the southeast corner of Dali Temple, there is a single room, which is very well decorated. This is where Li Mu lived when he was imprisoned for the third time. When he was imprisoned for the third time, Li Mu felt that he often needed it, so he took it
I paid a hundred dollars to the cell leader to occupy this single cell. On normal days, even if it was 'full', this cell would still be vacant.
The King of Qi had a special status. Although he was imprisoned, he could not be treated like ordinary people, so he was given special care in this cell. Because of the prison robbery in Qizhou, he was worried that it would happen again, so the palace sent rotating prison guards.
The guards change every two hours, and there are dozens of people inside and outside. In addition, on the streets outside the Dali Temple prison, there are dozens of Dongchang masters specially transferred by Li Shimin. Under this high-pressure protection,
Even the bearded guests can only look at the foreign affairs and sigh.
When Eunuch Gao came to Dali Temple, he did not relax just because it was him. Someone who was responsible for checking specifically checked whether Eunuch Gao was disguised. After passing three hills, he saw the King of Qi himself.
Eunuch Gao was old and experienced. He had never suffered anything like this before. However, the matter was serious. Although he was upset, he didn't say anything. He just hoped that the matter would be settled quickly. When he saw King Qi, he
Immediately passed on the decree: "Your Majesty has decreed that the King of Qi should have been put to death for his rebellion, but the Marquis of Luoyang sent a letter to plead for mercy and clarify the truth. He thought that he was deceived by the traitor Yin Hongzhi's instigation. If the net was opened to one side, the death penalty would be avoided, but the living penalty would be difficult.
Rao, demote me to a commoner, confiscate my property, and drive me out of Chang'an City!"
After Eunuch Gao finished speaking, he put together the imperial edict and handed it over and said: "His Royal Highness, King Qi, your Majesty has already opened the door. Please accept the edict."
King Qi was sitting on the couch in a daze.
His home is a home, but he usually lives in the palace, where he has wine, beautiful women, and friends. He is actually very happy. But here there is nothing, and he is so bored that he wants to die. Everything in the past passes by before his eyes like a revolving lantern.
, he was a little confused, and his mind had not yet recovered.
Li You never thought that it would be so serious. His original mentality was generally like seeing his parents being kind to the children of relatives, which made him feel a little bit disgusted. He had never imagined that he would get to where he is today step by step.
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It was only after he was imprisoned that he realized the reality. He asked to see Li Shimin several times and wanted to explain it in person, but Li Shimin refused to see him. He waited for his mother-in-law Yin Concubine to come, but did not wait. He only waited until a female official in the palace came.
In a word, if the emperor ordered him to die, Concubine Yin would not be alive either.
When Li You heard this, he realized one thing, that is, even his mother and concubine could not save him. The matter was much more serious than he imagined.
He had a premonition that he might die. When he thought of this, his whole body seemed to be tied up by someone, he couldn't lift his arms, and his head was numb. Just as he was thinking about what to do, Eunuch Gao came.
King Qi was in a daze. When Eunuch Gao walked in, he didn't pay attention at all. He didn't wake up until he finished reading the imperial edict.
"Demoted to a commoner?" Li You felt relieved, at least his life was saved. But what followed was confusion. His property was confiscated, he didn't leave a penny, and he had to drive out of Chang'an City. What would happen in the future?
How do you spend your days?
He is different from Li Chengqian. In order to train Li Chengqian to prevent him from being extravagant early and becoming a ridiculous prince, Li Shimin always paid the minimum for the use of the East Palace. In Li Shimin's view, this is also the proper meaning of the question. You
Once you win a kingdom, the days of enjoyment will come later. When you become a prince, you shouldn't enjoy it so much.
As for other princes who are not qualified to obtain the throne, they have lost the qualification to obtain the world, and they deserve to receive some enjoyment accordingly.
Therefore, except for Li Chengqian, the other princes are living a good life. Especially those with high-ranking mothers and concubines, like Li You, have never been short of money since they were young.
To him, money is just a number. Because he has never been short of money or spent money, Li You has no concept of money. But no matter how stupid he is, he knows that he cannot live without money.
Thinking that he might starve to death, Li You turned pale as paper. He would rather be chopped down now than live like a beggar until he was killed. The fear exceeded the limit he could bear, and Li You screamed crazily.
He climbed up from the couch, barefooted, and was about to run out. Eunuch Gao hurriedly shouted: "Stop him! Stop him!"
The guards all stepped forward, opened their arms, and blocked the way. Although Li You was strong, compared with others, all the guards were strong young men. He was as weak as a chicken in front of them.
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"Go away! I'm going to ask to see my father!"
Eunuch Gao came to Li You and said: "Your Highness, King Qi, you should be satisfied and don't think about what you have done. Now that you can save your life, Your Majesty is extremely kind. If you make trouble again, you will be killed."
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King Qi roared: "Let me go! I am the prince, you are so bold! I want to see my father! You all get out of the way!"
He yelled and struggled, but the guards just remained motionless. Li You kicked and beat him for a while, and his strength was exhausted. He sat on the ground feebly and cried: "Let me see my father. It's really not possible. Let me
It doesn’t matter if you want to meet your mother or concubine, if you let me see you once, you just need one—"
Seeing the usually domineering Li You end up like this, Eunuch Gao felt that he deserved it, but he also couldn't bear it. He hesitated and took out a bag from his sleeve. This thing was originally for him to leave the palace.
At that time, Concubine Yin sent someone to send it. He could have concealed it, but now he felt compassion and took it out anyway.
"This is the glass chip from the Sihai Gambling House. The Yin Concubine gave it to you in exchange. Take the money and go out of the city to live a good life." Eunuch Gao put the tips bag and the imperial edict into Li You's hand without forgetting it.
He warned, "Don't change all the chips at once. You should understand the principle of keeping money secret, and don't gamble while changing money. You can't win money in a gambling house."
Seeing that Li You still didn't respond, Eunuch Gao didn't bother to say anything anymore and said to the guard guarding him: "Send him out of the city before the city gate closes."
The imperial guard agreed, and Eunuch Gao sighed again, turned around and left. Li Shimin was still waiting for his reply.
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"The King of Qi cried bitterly, and looking at his expression, he already regretted it."
When Eunuch Gao replied to the emperor, he just said such a plain sentence. He didn't mention a word about how the King of Qi cried and howled to see Li Shimin and Concubine Yin. The matter was already at this point. Talking too much would only increase worries, so why bother?
When Li Shimin heard "crying bitterly", he sighed softly. When he heard "regret", he suddenly turned away, but Eunuch Gao still saw a tear.
The moment passed by, and Eunuch Gao couldn't help but sigh in his heart, thinking: "What a pity the hearts of parents in the world!"
Li Shimin turned his back to Eunuch Gao and was silent for a long time before he said softly: "You'er has lived well since he was a child. I don't know how he can survive this time... I should leave the land to him, so that he can still be a rich man."
How can I say this now if I am not freezing or hungry?"
"Uh--" Eunuch Gao hesitated for a moment, then told the story about the money given by Concubine Yin, and said: "Concubine Yin gave Qian Guan Liuli a total of twelve chips. If the money is not spent indiscriminately, it will be enough for His Highness Prince Qi.
Live a life of prosperity."
Twelve Thousand Guan Glazed Chips are equivalent to twelve thousand Guan, which is an unimaginable amount of money for ordinary people.
Li Shimin's face brightened a little, and he added: "You'er has been served by others since he was a child. He doesn't know much about the outside world, and he doesn't know if he will be deceived. Now that he is no longer a prince, he doesn't know if anyone will.
Revenge him, frame him——"
Just now, Eunuch Gao felt a little pity for Li Shimin, but after hearing these words, he suddenly felt that he seemed to be a little misunderstood. In these words, why did he want to take back the imperial edict? Wasn't it your own edict? Why?
, feel distressed? regret?
Eunuch Gao remained silent and did not pick up the fight! When Li Shimin saw Eunuch Gao pretending to be stupid, he knew what he meant. He had no choice but to make his words clear and said: "Gao Gan, you said that since Li Mu can intercede for him, it seems that the two of them
Since our relationship has eased, it would be better to send Youer to Li Mu’s Foreign Affairs Office and let him change his name and become a minor official. After this, the child will definitely grow up and he will cherish it."
"Your Majesty," Eunuch Gao reminded: "After all, the Marquis and the Prince of Qi have a feud——"
"Let's treat a dead horse as a living doctor," Li Shimin seemed to have made up his mind and said, "That's it. The follow-up matters will depend on Li Mu's decision."
Eunuch Gao sighed. What else could he say? He reluctantly made a promise.
"The King of Qi has no sons, except for his feudal state! In addition, Jiang Zhen has made meritorious service in quelling the rebellion, and was appointed as the governor of Qizhou. Wang Yue was promoted to three levels in a row, and was named Captain Guoyi..."
Jiang Zhen was originally just a soldier in Qizhou, but now he has become the governor. Li Shimin, under the emperor, is indeed generous with rewards. However, Li Mu, who has made the greatest contribution this time, is not mentioned at all, and Eunuch Gao does not ask about Li Mu's official position.
The title and title have already reached the point where they can no longer be awarded, and he himself may not care about such things.
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Luoyang City.
Mrs. Lu, Sun in front, Li Mu in the back, accompanied by Bai Qiaoqiao, Jin Chen, Zhang Tianai, Li Zhien, and Wang Ou, walked past the three children one by one like a military parade.
The three baby babies had just finished eating. Some were sleeping soundly with their heads in their arms, while others were staring and babbling to entertain themselves.
The children were already small when they were born. Although the two children born by Bai Qiaoqiao had already passed half a year, they had just washed their faces and grown a little wider. They turned out to be like lotus roots connected together. Sun and others were afraid that their steps would be heavy.
, as if it would alarm them, which is called being cautious.
There were three babies, each with a big-bodied and round-waisted nurse standing beside the bed. Each baby had a dedicated nurse. Considering the financial resources of the Marquis, this was of course an easy task.
"Oh, oh, tsk, tsk, tsk, these little people, oh..."
Mrs. Lu said softly, and she couldn't tell whether she was happy or frightened.
Wang Ou whispered: "Don't worry, they are smaller now, but they grow faster. Each of them has a special wet nurse. If you look at them in half a year, they will be just like ordinary children." She said.
In front of Mrs. Lu, she was still a little cautious. After all, they regarded her as a sister, but she eventually became their daughter-in-law. It was normal that she couldn't keep her face off.
Mrs. Lu nodded repeatedly and said with a smile on her face: "Do you still need to say it? Don't forget that my sister also gave birth to a son. Mother understands, and mother understands."
Sometimes she is sister, sometimes mother, I don’t know what her seniority is.
Mrs. Sun also met Mrs. Lu. One of them was the biological mother and the other was the adoptive mother. They were both mothers. Mrs. Lu was grateful to Mrs. Sun for her kindness in raising her. Mrs. Sun was also very embarrassed, fearing that Mrs. Lu would misunderstand that she had stolen the child.
After meeting the bearded guest, the truth was revealed and the knot in my heart was resolved.
What is surprising is that Mrs. Lu is half a year older than Mr. Sun, but you can't tell from her appearance.
When Mrs. Lu reluctantly left the nursery, she turned around and took Li Mu's hand. Her eyes turned red and she choked with sobs: "If you can spread your branches and flourish, I will be worthy of your dead father."
My son, it feels good to see you like this, and my mother is very satisfied. Really, these children are all good children, and they must be taken good care of."
Li Mu was still not used to hearing Mrs. Lu call herself 'mother', and said: "Hey! Why are you talking about this now? I..." He was about to interrupt, but when he met Mrs. Lu's eyes, he still couldn't bear it and said: "Okay, okay, okay
, yes yes, don’t worry, I will take care of this matter."
After finally persuading his beloved mother to leave, Li Mu looked at his five wives and felt a little worried.
Five wives, each one is good and I love each one. When we are not together, it is good to be free. But when we are together, it seems as if we have not seen each other for a while, which is a bit embarrassing.
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Which one should I accompany? Or both? It is obviously unrealistic to accompany them all. Although Li Mu thinks he can handle it, at least Zhang Tianai's bad temper is not willing to sleep together. Is it possible to pair up two by two?
Sex, but it is also a difficult thing to deal with. When you are one on one, you can say disgusting things, but when you are one on two, you sound like a scumbag.
Nowadays, everything is lacking in the house, and there are people taking care of everything, but the emotional comfort cannot be replaced by others.
"Today you should stay with Sister Tianai," Bai Qiaoqiao poked Li Mu and said, "Let her get pregnant early so that she won't have to make trouble all day long. Zhien sleeps with me, and Sister Ou also has to take care of the child. Tomorrow is
Sister Chen, this is the arrangement!"
In the end, Bai Qiaoqiao acted like the hostess and made arrangements, and the problem was solved. Li Mu looked at Li Zhien's sad eyes, gave a helpless expression, and followed Zhang Tianai back to her room.
Walking into Zhang Tianai's bedroom, Li Mu felt a little shuddered.
After not seeing each other for a few months, what has this girl been going through? The room is full of weapons, including all kinds of swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, axes, hooks and forks. Have you turned your thoughts into motivation and practiced hard?
Li Mu pulled Zhang Tianai to sit beside the couch, brushed a lock of hair from her forehead, and gently held her hand.
"I know you are here to protect this family. You don't have to work so hard in the future. Don't forget that there are still men in this family."
Zhang Tianai glanced at him, snorted, leaned on his shoulder, raised her arm, and hit his shoulder.
Li Mu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and his teeth chattered.
Zhang Tianai glanced at him and said angrily: "Are you so unhappy with me? Then leave!"
"No," Li Mu grinned and gasped: "This arm is off, it's dislocated——"