When Li Tai heard Li Shimin's voice, he broke away from Li Mu's arm, and the baby bird threw himself into Li Shimin's arms. Li Shimin trembled, hugged his son, and glared at Li Mu!
Li Mu seemed to have been immobilized, his hands still resting on Li Tai's shoulders, motionless. If his eyes weren't dripping and rolling around, he would have looked like a statue.
How embarrassing! I’m here to bully my son! What should I do?!
Li Mu looked back stiffly as if his neck was rusty. When he saw Li Shimin's eyes, he swallowed nervously.
After checking his eyes, he was definitely his biological father. If Li Shimin gained another hundred pounds, he would be almost the plus version of Li Tai.
Li Mu blinked his eyes, got up and saluted Li Shimin, and said seriously: "Your Majesty loves the people like a son, and I admire you so much."
"Stop your flattery, I'm not kidding you. This is my fourth son Yue Wangtai, do you dare to say what you just said again?"
Li Mu said nothing, and Li Shimin became even more angry and said, "Li Mu, why didn't you say anything?"
Li Mu said: "Since it is His Royal Highness the King of Yue, it would be inappropriate for me to repeat it again."
"Why don't you dare? Didn't you just say something plausibly?"
Seeing Li Shimin's aggressive behavior, Li Mu felt a little unhappy, and his temper got worse. He straightened his waist, looked directly at Li Shimin, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, you asked me to say it, and I said it. I just said that this little fat man is a waste."
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"Li Mu, you are so presumptuous!" Li Shimin did not expect that Li Mu would actually dare to say it again. He pointed at Li Mu's nose and said angrily: "No matter how bad Qing Que is, he is still my son. How can I allow you to criticize him? Qing Que has lowered his status to worship.
You are my teacher, and I have been humiliated by you in every possible way. Li Mu, do you take me seriously? Don’t be too arrogant! My Tang Dynasty is full of talents. One more person than you is not too much, and one person less than you is not too little!"
Li Mu calmly said: "Your Majesty, since you have said such words, I have something to say. After I finish speaking, I will leave it to your Majesty's disposal."
Li Shimin snorted angrily and said, "Say!"
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Yue came here today without identifying himself. He said that he is a student from a poor family and will take part in the imperial examination next year. He came to see you today because he read the answer to the Hundred Chicken Questions in the Datang Daily.
I want to learn Chen’s four arithmetic methods so that I can pass the math major after I finish my studies.”
"When I saw that he was wide and fat, and when I heard him say that he came from a poor family, I felt uncomfortable. Why was he so fat because he was born in a poor family? I couldn't help but think of the scene where his parents gave him all the food, but I was hungry.
I was not angry, so I was unwilling to take him in. Moreover, I saw the bundles in his package, which were ten pieces of beef jerky. Beef is not easy to come by, but there are ten pieces, so it is worth a lot of money. Since he was born in a poor family, his parents still provided for him.
How can I accept such a person as his disciple if he does not think about improving his knowledge while studying, changes his ambitions when he sees the introduction in Datang Daily, and retreats when faced with difficulties?"
Li Mu said loudly: "I pity his parents and use money to buy his dried meat. What's wrong? If you want me to die, I have to die. Your Majesty can punish me, but I don't know the crime!"
After saying that, Li Mu raised his head and looked disdainful to argue.
This time it was Li Shimin's turn to be embarrassed. When he came over, he didn't hear what he said before. He only heard, "Are you still a human being? I said you were a waste. Did I say I was wrong about you? Do you feel very ashamed now?"
"With these words, I saw that Li Tai was crying sadly and loved his son very much, so he walked over in three steps and two steps at a time. He didn't know the cause and effect. At this time, after hearing what Li Mu said, he noticed Li Tai's attire and knew what Li Mu was doing.
It's true.
Li Shimin asked in a deep voice: "Qingque, is what Zhuluhou said the truth?"
Li Tai did not dare to lie and sobbed: "Back to my father, what Zhulu Hou said... is indeed the truth."
"You!" Li Shimin raised his hand, but was reluctant to slap it down. He glanced at Li Mu and said, "That's it, I was wrong. I apologize to you."
Li Mu caught a glimpse of it from the corner of his eye, bowed deeply and saluted, and said: "I don't dare. I ask your majesty to take back my official position and confiscate my property. I only ask your majesty to spare my life and let me go back to where I came from.
I will be content if I return to Dingxiang and become an ordinary citizen."
Seeing such a scene, Li Tai panicked and quickly saluted Li Mu and said, "Don't be angry, Marquis Zhulu. Everything is Tai's fault. Tai judges the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and thinks that Marquis Zhulu has no regard for the family members."
I have prejudices and cannot teach with my heart. I don’t want to use my status to pressure others, so I pretend to be a poor student and come to ask for advice, but I don’t want to draw a tiger and become a dog. Zhuluhou is a great talent in this world, and my father needs the help of people like you.
, If there is a rift between the king and his ministers because of me, Tai’s sin will be profound."
Li Mu said firmly: "I don't dare."
"Li Mu! Enough is enough! Don't you want me to salute you?"
Li Shimin had long seen through Li Mu's tricks, and he felt guilty before cooperating with him. However, seeing that Li Mu was not finished, his face immediately darkened, and his eyes widened, and Li Mu's momentum suddenly weakened.
"I know I was wrong!" Li Mu simply gave up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, if you had stared at me earlier, I would have woken up a long time ago. It is all my fault. His Royal Highness the King of Yue is so...cute and well-educated.
, it is truly a blessing to His Majesty, and a blessing to the Tang Dynasty..."
Li Tai was stunned again. Just now, he thought Li Mu was a strong-willed man. How could he just blink of an eye...
Li Shimin snorted and said, "Just let me stand at the door?"
"Your Majesty, please come in!" Li Mu opened the door and asked Li Shimin to come forward. Li Shimin took Li Tai's hand and entered Zhuluhou Mansion. Li Mu closed the door and followed behind him.
"Your Majesty, why are you here? Why don't you see anyone waiting on you? Where is Eunuch Gao? He didn't come with you? Your Majesty, have you eaten? I haven't eaten yet. What do you like to eat? I asked the cook to cook it? I have two cooks at home,
One is good at cooking meat dishes, and the other is good at cooking vegetarian dishes. Your Majesty, are you a vegetarian or a vegetarian? How about two different dishes..."
Li Shimin turned a deaf ear and came to the lobby.
Zhao Youcai is chatting with Li Chunfeng here. It's not that Zhao Youcai wants to talk to him, but that Li Chunfeng keeps asking him questions, all about Li Mu. Zhao Youcai answers no, and doesn't answer no, and he keeps being delayed.
After such a long time, Zhao Youcai quickly knelt down on the ground when he saw Li Shimin coming. Li Chunfeng also greeted Li Shimin. Seeing Li Tai beside him, he thought he came with Li Shimin, so he also greeted him and then met Li Mu.
Zhao Youcai was so frightened that he almost lost his mind. He never thought that Li Tai was the prince. Thinking that he had just served the prince a bowl of pimple soup and forced him to eat it, his face suddenly turned pale.
At this time, Li Tai also saw Zhao Youcai, walked over and helped him up, and said to Li Shimin: "Father, just now I came to visit pretending to be a poor student, and it was this uncle who took care of me. Not only did he let me wait in the concierge, he also
He also brought me some food and treated me very well."
"Really?" Li Shimin has been to Zhuluhou Mansion many times, and has met Zhao Youcai several times, but he is a concierge, so how could Li Shimin take him seriously? Today, when he heard that his beloved son had taken care of him, he naturally
It's different. Li Shimin looked at Zhao Youcai and said, "Stand up."
Zhao Youcai stood up on the battlefield, but still did not dare to raise his head.
"What do you wish for?"
“Grass people…Grass people…no, no…”
Zhao Youcai's mind went blank. Even if he had a wish, he couldn't remember it at this time.
Li Shimin didn't think it was strange. Since Zhao Youcai didn't say anything, he said to Li Mu: "Watch and give him something for me."
"I accept the order." Li Mu responded and glanced at Zhao Youcai, who quickly slipped out.
Li Mu invited Li Shimin to take the main seat, and the others also took their seats in turn.
Li Shimin said to Li Mu: "I also read the Datang Daily today, and when I saw the 'Hundred Chicken Questions', I thought Qingque would be interested. I still remember that when Qingque was eight years old, in order to understand the Hundred Chicken Questions
, and also raised hundreds of chickens. So I thought, why not bring Qingque to your place. But when I arrived at Qingque's Mansion, I heard that the long history of the mansion said that Qingque had already come to your place, so I just
Come here." As he said that, Li Shimin looked at Li Chunfeng again and said, "Taishi Ling is here for this, too."
Li Chunfeng is known as "Qiu Guan" among the people, not because he served as Qiu Guan of Qin Tianjian, but because Li Chunfeng once wrote a letter to propose revisions to the "Wu Yin Yuan Li" written by Taoist priest Wai Sanqi Lang Fu Renjun.
Li Shimin adopted these opinions. One of them was to reevaluate the autumn time. Because Li Chunfeng fixed the autumn time, he was called Qiuguan by the people.
His actual position was Taishi Ling, the chief of the Taishi Bureau. In the Tang Dynasty, the Taishi Bureau was a very small department responsible for calculating calendars, compiling history books, etc. It was affiliated with Taichang Temple and was only a seventh-rank minor official. But don't
Although Li Chunfeng's official position is small, his foundation is very strong.
In the second year of Wude, that is, eleven years ago, seventeen-year-old Li Chunfeng was recommended by Li Shimin's friend Liu Wenjing and became a recorder of the Qin Palace to join the army. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he was awarded the title of General Shilang and joined the Taishi Bureau until today. Although the official position
He is not big, but he is still a person who can reach heaven.
When Li Chunfeng saw Li Shimin's question, he stood up and replied: "Replying to your majesty, I am indeed here for this matter. I have studied the Hundred Chicken Question for many years and tried various solutions to the problem, but in the end I could not solve it. But Zhuluhou was able to solve it in one go
The solution to the third question is beyond me in arithmetic. I have already checked it one by one and the answers are all correct. I admire it very much and want to know how to solve the problem, so I came to my house to bother you."
Li Mulian didn't dare, but his eyes were rolling around Li Chunfeng. He remembered that he had read the little book before that said that Yuan Tiangang was the illegitimate son of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty. It also said that Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang were both Sun Simiao's apprentices, and he didn't know this.
The matter is true or false. However, the age gap between the two is a bit large. Yuan Tiangang is in his forties, and Li Chunfeng looks about twenty-seven or eighty-years-old. It is a bit weird to say that they are junior brothers.
Like, master and apprentice are pretty much the same.