In fact, both Li Shimin and Li Mu knew in their hearts that something has changed, even if it has really changed, it cannot be restored. This is not a matter of who is right or wrong, but that things have reached this point and cannot be resisted by human beings. This world
After all, no one has the final say in everything. Even the emperor cannot control everything. Otherwise, wouldn’t he become a god?
People say that a cunning rabbit has three burrows. Naturally, Li Mu prepared more than one escape route for himself. He didn’t know where he finally chose. He might have chosen one place, maybe three places, or five places. In the past, he
I think about things in a narrow way, as if I have left the Tang Dynasty and no longer feel at home anywhere. This sounds right, but it is also wrong. The root cause is just a matter of belonging.
In his previous life, Li Mu was born on the land of China. Of course he had a sense of belonging to this land. He wanted to do something for this land, just like a child who wants to be filial to his mother, without any reason.
But he has never figured out one thing, that is, is this land, or this world after he traveled, still the world of his subconscious? No longer. In fact, the so-called sense of belonging itself does not exist.
matter.
There is a saying that home is where my heart is. Li Mu understands this truth more and more now. Li Mu's heart is where his family is. As long as his family is by his side, it doesn't matter where they are.
Whether he goes to Jiaozhou or Ryukyu, as long as the family is reunited, he is very satisfied. The only thing he needs to consider is the feelings of his wives. If it is just each other, Li Mu believes that everyone will understand him
choice. But it’s different now. Now that I have a child, in the mother’s world, the child always comes first. In Ryukyu and Jiaozhou, Li Mu doesn’t care, but Qiaoqiao and Wang Ou may have some ideas.
What Li Mu is thinking about now is not just about the retreat. What he has to consider is how to advance and retreat as freely as possible. The difficulty lies in the word "comfortly", which must be measured well.
The news of Li Shimin's arrival in Yangzhou is still kept secret. This is necessary because Li Shimin did not bring any imperial guards with him when he came out this time. He only brought more than 200 imperial guards with him. This number of guards is not comparable to that of the famous families in Jiangnan.
The ceremonial guard of the clan leader’s trip.
This is a very dangerous thing. Don't think that if the Li family becomes the world's leader, the world will be truly stable. Especially in Jiangnan, a country existed decades ago. The royal family at that time, the Xiao family, was replaced by the Li family.
The country was destroyed. How many countries and families hated each other. Those who experienced it back then are still alive.
They couldn't take revenge because they couldn't do anything to Li Shimin in Chang'an City. If they knew that Li Shimin only brought 200 people to the south of the Yangtze River, there might not be anyone who would dare to take risks. How long had the Tang Dynasty been established at this time? If Li Shimin died, the world would be in ruins
Falling apart. The old events of the Southern and Northern Dynasties are very close at hand.
This is all obvious, and Li Shimin is definitely not confused for a moment. This makes Li Mu have to admire Li Shimin's courage. Thinking about it from his perspective, Li Mu doesn't think he has the courage to do this. The son of a rich man will not sit down in court.
It's just pretentious.
Li Shimin didn't care very much. He pretended to be a wealthy businessman along the way. Taking advantage of the fact that the canal was not completely frostbitten, he encountered few obstacles while traveling down the river. He had heard that there were water bandits in some sections of the river before, and he wanted to loosen his bones.
As a result, not even a hair was found, which made him lose interest.
Li Mu thought to himself, even though there were water bandits in the past, in the past half of this year, the waterway freight between Luoyang and Yangzhou has been frequent. In order to clear the river, the prominent families in the south of the Yangtze River have already cleaned up the water bandits. In fact, there is no need to clean up.
, these water bandits are more or less closely related to these prominent families.
The reason is very simple. Water bandits need a boat to rob, right? Can anyone build a boat these days? Can ordinary people rob the rafts they tied themselves? Water bandits without the support of the forces behind them do not need the government.
If you take action, the merchant ships passing by can sink them into the river to feed the fish.
Now all the prominent families in the south of the Yangtze River have been tied up on a boat by Li Mu. Do these water bandits still have room to survive? If anyone dares to play this kind of trick now, once they are discovered, they will immediately become the target of public criticism. No matter who they are by then
, can’t resist public anger.
For Li Shimin's safety, Li Mu vacated half of Gu Yuan. At the same time, he mobilized all the imperial guards from several nearby states to come to the vicinity of Gu Yuan to protect Li Shimin's safety. Li Shimin remained silent and allowed Li Mu to do what he wanted.
In fact, Li Mu did not realize that for Li Shimin in his current situation, the most threatening person was actually Li Mu. The Jin Yiwei in Li Mu's hands, as well as the repeating crossbows carried by each Jin Yiwei, were enough to easily defeat him.
Eliminate Li Shimin's accompanying guards.
Li Shimin put himself in danger, which was actually a test of Li Mu. If Li Mu had rebellious intentions, Li Shimin would also have a plan. Li Mu didn't expect this at all, but instead saved his own life and his life.
The fate of the whole family.
Li Mu hoped that Li Shimin would go back as soon as possible, but Li Shimin said that he would not go back and would spend the New Year in Yangzhou before leaving. All matters in the court, big and small, had been entrusted to the East Palace. Even so, Li Mu knew in his heart that big things must still happen.
It only took Li Shimin's nod. Letting Li Chengqian supervise the country was more of a gesture.
After spending two days with Li Shimin inseparably, Li Mu could no longer accompany him. Unlike Li Shimin, he came on this trip with a vacation mentality. Although he came back from Japan, he still had a lot of things waiting for him to deal with.
.
So on the morning of the third day, after breakfast, Li Mu proposed to arrange for someone else to accompany the driver. Li Shimin was annoyed when he heard this, and frowned: "You are a busy person? You can't just rest for a few days? Where did you come from?
So many things?"
"Oh, Your Majesty, I do have something wrong." Li Mu dragged Tang Guan over and pushed him in front of Li Shimin, saying: "My brother Tang Guan knows Yangzhou very well. Your Majesty wants to eat, drink and play.
Lucky, you are right to look for him, he can find you anywhere."
"Tang Guan?" Li Shimin frowned and said, "Tang Jian's youngest son? What are you doing in Yangzhou?"
Tang Guan hurriedly bowed and said: "In response to your Majesty's words, help my brother organize the Ship Ship Monthly."
"Shibo Monthly?" Li Shimin cast a questioning look at Li Mu, and Li Mu explained: "Your Majesty, Shibo Monthly is equivalent to Datang Daily, but there is a slight difference in content. Datang Daily is a daily publication, with one issue every day.
, and the Ship Monthly is published once a month, mainly for publicity and investment promotion. All goods entering and exiting the port will be published in the Ship Monthly, so that both the supplier and the demander can clearly find it.
The information you want. To facilitate quick delivery, so as not to occupy the port’s precious storage resources.”
"So that's it." Li Shimin pointed at Tang Guan and said, "You are a good hand at running newspapers. Datang Daily and Luoyang Daily are all written by you, right? I still remember that at the beginning, you were a writer of gossip news.
"
Tang Guan said embarrassedly: "You are young and ignorant, and I made your Majesty laugh."
"You followed Li Muan back and forth, and your contribution is not small." Li Shimin looked at Tang Guan and asked, "Do you still have a title?"
Tang looked at Li Mu and replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, I have a nominal official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but I do not have a title."
"I will give you one," Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "Since your ancestral home is Jinchang, I will make you a son of Jinchang County. If you have further achievements in the future, I will reward you as appropriate."
Li Mu said aloud: "You still don't want to thank me?"
Tang Guan hurriedly fell to the ground and said, "I thank your Majesty for your grace."
Li Shimin raised his hand and looked at Li Mu: "Although Tang Guan is a talented person, he doesn't match my temper. I came to Yangzhou for you, so you must accompany me."
Li Mu said with a bitter face: "But Your Majesty, something really happened to me."
"I'm not asking you to do things. Just go ahead and do it. Can't I just follow you?"
Li Mu smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, it's not that I won't let you follow me so that you can drink and have fun. You're right to find him. He can find you in any good place."
"Tang Guan?" Li Shimin frowned and said, "Tang Jian's youngest son? What are you doing in Yangzhou?"
Tang Guan hurriedly bowed and said: "In response to your Majesty's words, help my brother organize the Ship Ship Monthly."
"Shibo Monthly?" Li Shimin cast a questioning look at Li Mu, and Li Mu explained: "Your Majesty, Shibo Monthly is equivalent to Datang Daily, but there is a slight difference in content. Datang Daily is a daily publication, with one issue every day.
, and the Ship Monthly is published once a month, mainly for publicity and investment promotion. All goods entering and exiting the port will be published in the Ship Monthly, so that both the supplier and the demander can clearly find it.
The information you want. To facilitate quick delivery, so as not to occupy the port’s precious storage resources.”
"So that's it." Li Shimin pointed at Tang Guan and said, "You are a good hand at running newspapers. Datang Daily and Luoyang Daily are all written by you, right? I still remember that at the beginning, you were a writer of gossip news.
"
Tang Guan said embarrassedly: "You are young and ignorant, and I made your Majesty laugh."
"You followed Li Muan back and forth, and your contribution is not small." Li Shimin looked at Tang Guan and asked, "Do you still have a title?"
Tang looked at Li Mu and replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, I have a nominal official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and I do not have a title."
"I will give you one," Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "Since your ancestral home is Jinchang, I will make you a son of Jinchang County. If you have further achievements in the future, I will reward you as appropriate."
Li Mu said aloud: "You still don't want to thank me?"
Tang Guan hurriedly fell to the ground and said, "I thank your Majesty for your grace."
Li Shimin raised his hand and looked at Li Mu: "Although Tang Guan is a talented person, he doesn't match my temper. I came to Yangzhou for you, so you must accompany me."
Li Mu said with a bitter face: "But Your Majesty, something really happened to me."
"I'm not asking you to do things. Just go ahead and do it. Can't I just follow you?"
Li Mu smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, it's not that I won't let you follow me so that you can drink and have fun. You're right to find him. He can find you in any good place."
"Tang Guan?" Li Shimin frowned and said, "Tang Jian's youngest son? What are you doing in Yangzhou?"
Tang Guan hurriedly bowed and said: "In response to your Majesty's words, help my brother organize the Ship Ship Monthly."
"Shibo Monthly?" Li Shimin cast a questioning look at Li Mu, and Li Mu explained: "Your Majesty, Shibo Monthly is equivalent to Datang Daily, but there is a slight difference in content. Datang Daily is a daily publication, with one issue every day.
, and the Ship Monthly is published once a month, mainly for publicity and investment promotion. All goods entering and exiting the port will be published in the Ship Monthly, so that both the supplier and the demander can clearly find it.
The information you want. To facilitate quick delivery, so as not to occupy the port’s precious storage resources.”
"So that's it." Li Shimin pointed at Tang Guan and said, "You are a good hand at running newspapers. Datang Daily and Luoyang Daily are all written by you, right? I still remember that at the beginning, you were a writer of gossip news.
"
Tang Guan said embarrassedly: "You are young and ignorant, and I made your Majesty laugh."
"You followed Li Muan back and forth, and your contribution is not small." Li Shimin looked at Tang Guan and asked, "Do you still have a title?"
Tang looked at Li Mu and replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, I have a nominal official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and I do not have a title."
"I will give you one," Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "Since your ancestral home is Jinchang, I will make you a son of Jinchang County. If you have further achievements in the future, I will reward you as appropriate."
Li Mu said aloud: "You still don't want to thank me?"
Tang Guan hurriedly fell to the ground and said, "I thank your Majesty for your grace."
Li Shimin raised his hand and looked at Li Mu: "Although Tang Guan is a talented person, he doesn't match my temper. I came to Yangzhou for you, so you must accompany me."
Li Mu said with a bitter face: "But Your Majesty, something really happened to me."
"I'm not asking you to do things. Just go ahead and do it. Can't I just follow you?"
Li Mu smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, it's not that I won't let you follow me so that you can drink and have fun. You're right to find him. He can find you in any good place."
"Tang Guan?" Li Shimin frowned and said, "Tang Jian's youngest son? What are you doing in Yangzhou?"
Tang Guan hurriedly bowed and said: "In response to your Majesty's words, help my brother organize the Ship Ship Monthly."
"Shibo Monthly?" Li Shimin cast a questioning look at Li Mu, and Li Mu explained: "Your Majesty, Shibo Monthly is equivalent to Datang Daily, but there is a slight difference in content. Datang Daily is a daily publication, with one issue every day.
, and the Ship Monthly is published once a month, mainly for publicity and investment promotion. All goods entering and exiting the port will be published in the Ship Monthly, so that both the supplier and the demander can clearly find it.
The information you want. To facilitate quick delivery, so as not to occupy the port’s precious warehousing resources.” The information you want. To facilitate quick delivery, the information you want. To facilitate quick delivery,