People are not grass and trees, so how can they be ruthless. Li Mu had a relationship with Li Chengqian, and Li Chengqian also respected him very much. As for Li Zhi, he was still a child in his arms, but he had no friendship with him. As for what Li Shimin said
, Li Mu would never agree to arrange a baby kiss. If the two children were destined to be together in the future, he would not stand in the way, but it was absolutely impossible for him to facilitate this.
So from a personal emotional point of view, he still supports Li Chengqian. As for Li Tai, although he is his disciple, Li Tai obviously has no intention of competing for the throne now, so he can't provoke him, right?
Li Mu thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to do it, but I will try my best... After all, this matter involves the prince's face, so please pretend not to know and leave some room for the prince.
Bar."
Li Shimin sighed: "It is not a big problem to have a few actors. If there are other princes and princes, I will not care about them. But Cheng Qian is the prince after all, and I can't care about them. Looking at the history books, there is no one who likes actors.
To become a great emperor? I am afraid that he will ruin the country."
"After all, Cheng Qian is still young and has never experienced love. It is understandable that there are occasional mistakes. Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will do my best to pull Cheng Qian back from the wrong path."
Li Shimin sighed again and said: "This is the best." After a pause, he murmured: "It's really worrying. The Queen doesn't know about this yet. Don't let it slip and call her
When the queen finds out, she will get angry again."
"I still have some sense of propriety."
Li Shimin described it as a bit desolate, but Li Mu could understand it. Not to mention the royal family, even in such an open society in later generations, it would be a headache to encounter this kind of thing. If you are not emotional, let's talk about it. Who has a son and doesn't want to continue the family line?
Son?
Seeing that Li Shimin was no longer talking about sex, Li Mu said goodbye and left. Li Shimin specially gave the imperial edict to carry Li Mu out. The officials on duty in the imperial city saw it in their eyes and were all envious. In just a few years, Li Mu went from being an unknown person to an unknown person.
The boy has become the undisputed number one person in the Tang Dynasty. His experience along the way has been a miracle.
Changsun Wuji stood in front of the window and looked at Li Mu on the imperial banquet from a distance, feeling very complicated.
After Li Shimin formed his own secretariat, Changsun Wuji never went to the palace to read the memorial for Li Shimin. He was a smart man and knew what it meant. As the saying goes, a person who knows the current affairs is a talented person, and Changsun Wuji was obviously a talented person.
.No matter how unwilling he felt in his heart, he understood that at this moment he had no choice but to avoid it.
Li Shimin's trust in Li Mu has reached an unparalleled level. Just as he chose to support Li Shimin in launching the Xuanwu Gate Revolution, Li Shimin also trusted him after he ascended the throne. At this time, no matter what anyone said, he would not listen.
After understanding this truth, Changsun Wuji chose to compromise. He could only endure it until the opportunity came. Fortunately, he had the status of uncle, and if he did not take the initiative to provoke Li Mu, there would definitely be no problem in protecting himself.
Moreover, Li Mu had never shown aggression towards him. Perhaps, Changsun Wuji also understood that in Li Mu's eyes, he did not take him seriously at all.
A bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and Changsun Wuji sighed.
Until now, he himself didn't know how to win.
Then, he took out a leather bag, and Dugujiu leaned over and saw Li Mu take out a handful of small lead pieces. These lead pieces were of different shapes and all had sharp edges. After these edges were sprayed out, they could scratch someone's skin.
Skin, and lead is a heavy metal. After scratches, the wound will not heal easily, and in severe cases, septicemia may occur. Of course, if you don’t want to kill yourself, you can also use iron chips or even stones, as long as the weight does not exceed the weight.
On top of this layer of small lead bullets, Li Mu used a large lead bullet or boulder bullet slightly smaller than the muzzle to press the top. The loading process was completed.
"Fire the gun!"
Following Li Mu's shout, Dugujiu lit the twister, and immediately followed Li Mu's example and covered his ears.
With a bang, large and small bullets flew out together with a roar like thunder, scattering like awls in front of them. The farthest distance reached more than a hundred feet, which was longer than a bow and arrow.
Dugujiu looked at the scene in front of him in shock, and thought about whether he could escape if he was in this awl-shaped range. In the end, he came to the conclusion that it was impossible. Within this awl-shaped range
, the scattered lead bullets, even if they can't kill him, will definitely hurt him. Fighting for one's life on the battlefield, injuries will significantly reduce the combat effectiveness. If the two armies are in front of each other, and this cannon is fired, no matter how brave the cavalry is,
, can only be a miserable fate.
"Brother, with this sharp weapon, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty can be invincible!" Dugujiu said excitedly, but when he saw Li Mu's expression, he couldn't help but frown and said, "Brother, don't you want to dedicate this to His Majesty?"
Li Mu finished inspecting the barrel and said to Dugu Jiu: "Xiao Jiu, let me ask you, if I dedicate this thing to His Majesty, what will Your Majesty do?"
"This..." Dugujiu thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty should immediately attack Goguryeo. After all, with this thing, victory in this battle is almost certain."
"Then what?" Li Mu looked at Dugu Jiu and said, "After defeating Goguryeo, will your Majesty call off the troops and call a truce?"
"Yes..." Dugujiu's tone became less certain.
Is Li Shimin a good emperor? Whether it is in the history that Li Mu is familiar with or in the history that has happened now, except for the Xuanwu Gate incident which is a stain in Li Shimin's life, the rest of the things all show that Li Shimin is
A good emperor.
When he was young, he conquered the world, won every battle, and was known as the Tiance General. After becoming the emperor, he worked all night long, took care of every detail, and treated the virtuous and corporal. Under his hands, the Tang Dynasty prospered, and the people's lives became better and better. He
With a mind as big as the sea, he could accommodate people like Wei Zheng and Wang Gui who had previously been against him. He was meritocratic, willing to hold imperial examinations, and accepted talented people from all over the world for use by the court. Compared with any emperor in history, Li Shimin can be praised as a wise man.
.
But don’t wise people have shortcomings? Li Shimin naturally has shortcomings. His shortcoming is that he cares too much about his reputation, he wants too much to expand territory, and too much wants to complete what his predecessors have not completed. He wants to
Use this method to prove that you are worthy of the position of emperor.
If this great weapon was in Li Shimin's hands, all the hidden dangers that Li Shimin considered would be attacked. The Tang Dynasty's soldiers would be invincible... But, is this necessarily a good thing?
To fight a war, it is not enough to just have a big killing weapon. Soldiers, horses, food and grass all consume people's fat and money. However, once the war machine starts, you can't help it. It is easy to start, but you can't stop it.
So easy.
People's desires will also grow slowly, and the distance between the ignorant and the wise is often just a thought.
Dugujiu stopped talking. Li Mu smiled and patted him on the shoulder, saying: "You can have killing weapons, but you don't have to use them. I don't want Datang to become a nation that kills people. What I want more is that the surrounding nations will admire and admire them."
The culture of the Tang Dynasty has been actively integrated. Conquest is always just a last resort. No dynasty or country can be strong forever. But we have this thing that can protect us. Xue Yantuo and others want to cause trouble to the Tang Dynasty.
Possible things!"
Dugujiu nodded. Although he didn't quite understand it, he believed that Li Mu's judgment was not wrong.
After the brothers packed up and returned to Gu Yuan, it was already getting dark. Li Mu wanted to wash up and rest, but when the concierge came to report, someone had been waiting here all afternoon.
It's really uncommon for people to wait all afternoon. It's not that there are only a few people here, it's because Li Mu has a bad temper and everyone knows it. Just waiting at the door and thinking that you can see his face is basically an illusion.
Therefore, few people ask for trouble.
Today's cannon test was successful, and Li Mu was in a pretty good mood, so he took advantage of the time of washing his feet and asked the concierge to call the person over to see who he was and what happened.
When the people arrived, Li Mu continued to wash his feet without raising his head, and said, "Before I finish washing my feet, tell me what you have to say. You don't have much time, so pick out the important things."
"The villain Wang Tong is a doctor!"
"Um,"
Li Mu said ‘hmm’ and said, “If you have something to say, tell me!”
"Master Hou, I came here specifically to pay homage to Master Hou to give you a warning. If what I predict is correct, in less than half a month, a plague will be rampant in Luan County. Twenty thousand soldiers stationed outside Mingzhou Port
, can’t escape bad luck!”
"Huh?" Li Mu paused and finally looked up. The man in front of him was about five feet tall, with a short beard and awkward eyes. But other than his eyes, there was nothing special about him.
He looks like a charlatan, and he doesn't look like a smooth talker either.
After Li Mu looked at him, he said, "Your name is Wang Tong, are you from the Langya Wang family?"
Wang Tong was also quite astute and heard the implication of Li Mu's words, and hurriedly said: "The villain came to warn me, it has nothing to do with the family. He really saw the problem and cannot pretend that he didn't see it. After all, this matter involves tens of thousands of people."
.Moreover, once the plague spreads, I don’t know what kind of catastrophe will happen to the states and counties in the south of the Yangtze River. That’s why I’m here to remind you. If the Marquis doesn’t believe it, I’ll resign..."
"Wait a minute!" Li Mu wiped his feet, pointed to the seat next to him, and said: "Tell me carefully. If it makes sense, I will forgive you and reward you. But if you can't justify your explanation, I will
You will be punished, and no one can make excuses."
Wang Tong sat down, leaned forward, and said to Li Mu: "Master Hou, although I was born in the Wang family of Langya, I have no ancestral property because I am not from the same family. For three generations, my ancestors have all practiced medicine for a living.
Recently, I was practicing medicine in Luan County and discovered many cases. The patients had coughs, chest pains, and blood in their sputum, accompanied by fever, dysentery and other symptoms. I knew that they were suffering from potbelly disease."
"Potty belly disease is not uncommon in Jiangnan. It occurs frequently. When the condition is mild, it is not difficult to treat. There are prescriptions, which can be divided into five categories: killing insects, vomiting, removing blood stasis, removing water, and strengthening. Even if the local people don't use it,
Doctor, my family also has some earthwork methods that are passed down from generation to generation. They are almost immortal, but if they are not noticed in the early stage or are misdiagnosed, and in the late stages of the disease, the stomach becomes swollen and bloated, it will be impossible for the gods to save it."
"What caught the villain's attention this time is that this disease is not an isolated case, but occurs in four or five families in a village. The villain has not experienced it personally, but according to the notes written by the villain's father. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty visited before
When Jiangdu brought 100,000 craftsmen, the disease broke out among these 100,000 craftsmen, killing tens of thousands of people."
"The villain thought that the large-scale outbreak of this disease should be directly related to the lack of acclimatization and unclean water sources. So the villain thought of the 20,000 soldiers in Mingzhou and the 30,000 Turkic people who migrated there. The villain visited and resettled
In the village, no outbreak of the disease was found. However, when I walked to the camp of Luan County, I heard about the soldiers in the camp seeking medical treatment. Many soldiers had unbearable diarrhea and dysentery, and the number of people expanded from dozens to hundreds... If it happens again...
If this continues, once the epidemic breaks out, the situation may be unpredictable. Therefore, I came to report to the Marquis and ask the Marquis to pay attention to this matter."
Li Mu frowned slightly and said, "Didn't you go to see General Hou? What did he say?"
Wang Tong smiled bitterly and said: "Master Hou, I'm just a traveling doctor, how can I meet General Hou? Even if I came here to ask to see Master Hou, I was just trying my luck. I didn't expect to see Master Hou's face... Xiao
People just think about it and do their best. If I don't come here, I won't feel at ease. Now that I have come, whether I see the Marquis or not, I have tried my best."
"Well..." Li Mu nodded and said: "You are very good and a good doctor. But I need to verify the situation you said. Well, you can rest here for a day and wait until I send someone to ask for details.
, let’s make further calculations. If what you say is true, I will never be stingy with your rewards.”
"Thank you, Lord Marquis." Wang Tong thanked him and followed the concierge down to the guest room to rest.
Li Mu knew Wang Tong's purpose of coming. In fact, it was not certain that Wang Tong would not be able to see Hou Junji, but there was a huge difference between meeting Hou Junji and meeting him. Although Hou Junji was the Minister of War,
General, but Hou Junji does not have the power to appoint and remove officials. But Li Mu is now the governor of Jiangnan and the governor of Jiangnan. He is also in charge of water transportation and has Shang Fang's sword in his hand. He has the power to appoint and remove officials. If the situation is true, he
This piece of news is equivalent to saving the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers. Such merit cannot be denied. At least a seventh-grade official is indispensable. From a footman, he has transformed into an official. That's it. Fish leaping over the dragon gate.
Li Mu didn't mind Wang Tong's petty thoughts. He never hesitated to reward those who had merit. He also appreciated those who were capable.
As soon as Wang Tong spoke about the illness, Li Mu knew what it was. From the illness he mentioned