Li Mu couldn't believe his eyes. Just a moment ago, he was thinking about Li Siwen, but in the blink of an eye, Li Siwen appeared.
"Why are you back!"
Li Mu was overjoyed. He strode up to Li Siwen and looked him up and down. The boy had grown taller, darker, and stronger. The two brothers hugged each other tightly. Li Siwen chuckled and said, "Brother, am I right now?"
I have to call you Mr. Hou."
"Don't fool around." Li Mu released Li Siwen and said, "When did you come back? Did His Majesty call you back?"
"I arrived at noon and just went to see a Marseille..."
Li Mu's face suddenly darkened. This guy really didn't change his nature. When he returned to Chang'an, he didn't go home or come to his place. He even went to watch a Marseille first.
The two walked into the courtyard, and Li Siwen said with some excitement: "Brother, I heard that you and Cheng Yaojin worked together on this deal? Why are you cooperating with him? That old man is the most unreasonable. When he was a child,
I was fighting with Cheng Chumo and the others, but this old guy saw it and kicked me. I couldn't beat them in large numbers, but he was disrespectful..."
"What do you say? No matter what you say, you are an elder, so be careful what you say."
"He can't listen..." Li Siwen suddenly caught a glimpse of Li Chongyi, his eyes widened and he said, "I just thought my sister-in-law was joking with me, but I didn't expect it to be true. There really are people eight feet tall in this world.
Oh my god, this ax must weigh a hundred pounds, bigger than Cheng Yaojin's ax..." Li Siwen pinched Li Chongyi's arm, smacked his lips in envy, and said: "Big man, I am
Your master’s brother, my name is Li Siwen, what’s your name?”
"My name is Li Chongyi." Li Chongyi has been following Li Mu for a long time. When he had nothing to do, he also heard him mention Li Siwen and knew that he and Li Mu had a life-or-death friendship.
"Wow..." Li Siwen praised, looked at Li Mu, and said, "Brother, you really do what you say. With such a talent, you must have unified Chang'an, right?"
"ah?"
"Those dandy boys, didn't you beat them up?"
Li Mu laughed dumbly. He didn't expect that Li Siwen still remembered this incident. That was when the two were still in Dingxiang. Li Mu knew nothing about Chang'an and all he heard was what Li Siwen said. Li Siwen was always a
The dandy young master, how high his knowledge can be, either the young master of this family beat him, or he beat the young master of someone else, that's all. Li Mu told him stories when he was fine.
, when he said that if there was a chance in the future, he would definitely gather a group of people to defeat them all. Li Siwen heard this with excitement, but it was just a matter of having fun while repairing the city wall, how could he really do it.
"You didn't provoke me, so why should I beat him up? But you, after asking you for so long, you didn't tell me why you came back. You didn't come back secretly, right? If His Majesty found out about this, he wouldn't give you up."
In jail?"
"Brother, you look down on me too much."
The two came to the lobby and found a chair to sit down. Li Siwen took out a folding book from his arms and threw it to Li Mu, saying, "Look what this is?"
Li Mu opened the fold and was very surprised. This was a promotion order. The imperial court planned to set up a Zhechong Mansion in Dingxiang, and promoted Li Siwen from the seventh rank to the fifth rank.
As a tenant, he had jurisdiction over the defense affairs of the four surrounding counties. At the same time, because of his meritorious service in defending the land, reassuring the people, and building the city, Li Siwen was granted the title of Prince of the Founding County and the land of Dingxiang. From then on, he was also a man with a title.
It stands to reason that the fiefdom and the conferment of officials will not be in the same place. Although there is no express provision, this has always been done. Because if the fiefdom and the conferment of officials are in the same place, it is equivalent to handing over the military and political affairs to one person, and the military and political affairs can be handled by one person.
, it is easy to cultivate a local emperor, and his hidden worries are even worse than those of the clan. Now Li Shimin actually made such a decree, not only to reward Li Siwen, but also to show his trust in Li Ji. If Li Siwen is not Li Ji
My son will definitely not receive such grace and honor.
"Brother, although I'm not as good as you, I'm not that far behind. How many people at my age can make a Zhechong captain by myself without relying on my parents? Cheng Chumo must be powerful enough. He's farther than me with a bow and a horse.
Not as good as him, but isn't he just Captain Guoyi? He's only a sixth-grade man, how dare I dare to be so arrogant when I see him in the future? If he doesn't call me general, I will punish him with military law!"
Li Mu had a headache when he heard that, and said: "You are also a knighted person, can't you be more mature? Cheng Chumo is not under your account, you can't control him."
"That's true..." Li Siwen sighed and seemed quite disappointed. Suddenly his eyes lit up again and said, "Can I tell my father to send him to me?"
Li Mu didn't speak, just looked at him.
"No, no, dad can't listen to me."
Li Mu returned the fold to Li Siwen and asked, "Have you returned home?"
"Uh..." Li Siwen looked troubled when he heard the word 'go home'. When Li Mu saw him like this, he knew something was fishy and asked, "What's going on? Why don't you tell me the truth?"
"Oh...it's actually nothing. It's just...when I received the decree, I also received a letter from my father, saying that he had arranged a marriage for me and asked me to get married..." Li
Siwen lowered his head, pinched the corner of his clothes, and said coyly: "I don't want to get married yet."
"Ouch? Is there such a thing?" Li Mu said with a smile: "I've been busy these days, and I haven't seen my adoptive father for many days, but I didn't know about it. I remember you said you wanted to marry His Majesty's daughter, why?
, have you given up?"
"Oh, doesn't this count as a knighthood? My father means that since I have already obtained the title of knighthood, I can't push myself further. I think so too. Being a prince-in-law is so boring. You have to serve the princess, so why not lead it outside?
The soldiers are at ease, and I finally built the city of Dingxiang. If I give it away, I would be reluctant to give it away. But if I get married in such a hurry, I..."
Li Mu stared at Li Siwen for a while with burning eyes and said, "Something's wrong. There must be something else. You should deal with it realistically."
"No..." Li Siwen still wanted to deny it, but when Li Mu glared at him, he immediately softened and said with a bitter face: "Brother, you have to help me!"
"I know you have a problem, tell me quickly. If you don't tell me, how can I help you?"
"Actually, it's nothing..." Li Siwen cleared his throat and tried to speak softly, but he still didn't dare to look into Li Mu's eyes and said, "I, I, I am not hosting refugees,"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
"There was a Turkic woman..."
Upon hearing this, Li Mu knew what was going on and said, "Don't you think..."
"Brother, Nazha is really pitiful!" Li Siwen rushed over and hugged Li Mu's thigh, saying: "Her father died when she was very young, and she and her mother were dependent on each other, and both suffered military disasters.
The tribe was gone, so I walked out of the desert with my mother, who also starved to death. In order to get a bite to eat, she sold herself as a slave on the roadside. When I found her, a wealthy family in Mayi wanted to take her away.
She took her home to be my concubine, but I couldn't bear it, so I asked her if she wanted to come with me, so she followed me. At first she was just a maid, and then... she just..."
"Hey..." What can Li Mu say about this kind of thing? The war is in chaos, and there are too many people selling themselves into slavery. Li Siwen is also a young man, a hot-blooded young man, so it is completely normal for something to happen.
Seeing that Li Mu did not express his position, Li Siwen gritted his teeth and said, "She is already two months pregnant..."
"You!" Li Mu's head buzzed. This kid is too... powerful. What should we do? If we just take in a concubine, and Li Mu helps us say a few words, he might be able to get through it, but
Now Li Siwen has come back to get married, and the people who can get married to Cao Guogong are definitely not ordinary people. Before you get married, you have a pregnant concubine. After you get married, you will get married directly.
It’s hard for anyone to accept the fact that they are coaxing children, and they are of mixed race.
Li Mu could imagine that if Li Siwen told Li Ji about this, not to mention that he would have to get a beating, even the mother and son would probably not survive. The wedding was just around the corner, and because of his face, Li Ji would definitely
Can't let this happen.
Li Siwen's voice became softer and softer: "I brought her back...I'm talking to my sister-in-law in the backyard."
"..."
Li Mu pointed at Li Siwen, he was really going to faint with anger. This kid was so bold and even brought someone back. Isn't this like seeking death!
"elder brother……"
"You get up first!" Li Mu yelled angrily. Li Siwen let go of Li Mu's legs and stood up obediently. Li Mu glared at him and then realized what he meant. It turned out that this kid had been making jokes and talking since the beginning of the meeting.
Hesitating and hesitating, it turns out that’s why!
"Hide it for now, and then talk about it if you can't. But you have to get this kiss. If you run away from the marriage, you will not only harm yourself, but also the lives of their mother and son!"
"Brother, I have never met the person my father was talking about..."
"No!" Li Mu said solemnly: "You can't even tell the truth. This matter is originally your fault. You also know that you can't make the decision about your marriage, so you have to be prepared in your heart. Fortunately now
It's not the princess who is getting married. If the princess is getting married, you will be guilty of deceiving the emperor. Do you still want me to tell you the pros and cons?"
"I understand, brother, you must help me."
"Help, who asked me to kowtow to the ground with you?" Li Mu just felt that his mind was a mess now, and said: "Okay, prepare to eat first, I will think about it later."
"Brother, I'm sorry."
Li Mu glanced at him sideways and said, "Stop talking nonsense, I really want to tear your mouth off now."
"Oh..." Li Siwen pursed his lips and became silent.