Li Mu was already very mature. Hearing this, he just slapped Li Zhien's butt and said, "Stop thinking so wildly. Nazha is my younger brother and sister. What's the problem?"
"Master, I'm not talking nonsense." Li Zhien rubbed Li Mu's body, making him more energetic, and said: "I remember that uncle Siwen mentioned during the dinner yesterday that Nazha is already two months pregnant, and my wife is still pregnant.
That makes you sad, right?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
"She is lying!" Li Zhien said firmly.
Li Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said: "How can you lie about being pregnant?"
"Master, do you know musk?" Li Zhien said seriously: "After uncle Siwen left today, my wife was worried that Nazha would be sad, so she asked me to ask her to come over to have dinner together. Today we sat close to each other and I was on top of her.
I smelled the musk scent, and I looked carefully. The scent came from the sachet on her body. Musk is used for contraception. If she is really pregnant, she will definitely give birth prematurely if she wears the musk sachet on her body. Musk is abundant in the Western Regions.
It’s impossible that she didn’t know that she was a Turk. So I concluded that she was not pregnant at all, and she didn’t want to be pregnant. Her musk sachet was used for contraception!”
"You smelled it right? Is it really musk?"
"Yes!" Li Zhien nodded heavily and said: "My mother taught me pharmacology when I was a child, and it is definitely musk. Master, musk is a very precious spice, and ordinary people have no access to it, so this Nazha lied again, she
There is absolutely no way she is the daughter of a herdsman."
"Alas..." Li Mu sighed. Although Li Zhien never said where she was born in Goguryeo, she did know a lot of things and had a broad vision. And she had no reason to harm Naza. Li Mu trusted her judgment.
Although Li Mu didn't know musk, he had read "The Legend of Zhen" in his previous life and knew that musk could cause miscarriage. This Nazha carried a musk sachet with her, making it clear that she didn't want to get pregnant, so what was her purpose in approaching Li Siwen? Why did she do it again?
Want to come to Chang'an with him? What on earth does she want to do?
"Who have you told this about? Does Qiaoqiao know about it?"
Li Zhien shook his head and said, "I haven't told my wife yet."
Li Mu glanced at the sleeping Bai Qiaoqiao and said to Li Zhien: "Then don't say it. I'll tell Siwen tomorrow and send her to Gongbufang to find an empty yard for her to live in. Don't make any noises yet.
So as not to alarm others, I want to see what she wants to do."
"Yeah!" Li Zhien smiled, put his arms around Li Mu's neck, kissed him, squeezed into his arms, and then closed his eyes and fell asleep.
The next morning, Li Mu asked the maid to call Nazha over to have breakfast together. He paid special attention, and indeed smelled a faint fragrance. Li Mu winked at Li Zhien, put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said, "Today I
I have to go to court. If Siwen comes later, ask him to wait for me at home. I will visit my adoptive father in the afternoon, and I will just send the wine I brewed yesterday."
Bai Qiaoqiao responded, and Li Mu caught a glimpse of Nazha's eyes shaking slightly when he heard him mention the word 'adopted father'. This made Li Mu think that she should understand Chinese, but she
Why do you keep pretending that you don't understand?
Li Mu was worried and asked Li Chongyi to stay at home and went out with only two followers.
Today's court meeting was an 'enlarged meeting'. Since the matter of recovering the minerals was too big, it was obviously not enough to discuss it with the important ministers, so Li Shimin made a decree and summoned all the officials of the fifth rank and above from the three provinces, six ministries, and the Liangyi Hall.
During the court meeting, anyone can express their thoughts.
Since Li Mu was busy with Li Yuan's affairs, he actually didn't need to participate. But he still decided to join in the fun. In addition to wanting to hear the content of today's court meeting, he also wanted to find a way to sell his 'patent'
go.
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Liangyi Hall.
Two hours have passed since the court meeting, and it has no intention of ending yet.
Li Mu stood at the end of the purple-robed team, and his feet were already a little numb. If he had known that the court meeting would take so long, he wouldn't have come at all. He just posted an announcement in Datang Daily, even if the effect was less, it would be economical.
Suffer this crime.
My stomach is growling with hunger. No, I can't endure it any longer. It's time to stand up and put an end to this boring discussion.
Li Mu stared at the person who was speaking in front of him. When he finished speaking and returned to the gap in the queue, Li Mu took a step forward before the next person to speak, and loudly said: "Your Majesty, I have this article!"
This voice was louder than the one who spoke just now, and Li Shimin was startled. Only then did he realize that Li Mu had also arrived. He glared at him and said, "Please wait a moment, there is no news about the mining tax."
After the discussion..."
"Your Majesty, I also want to express some opinions on the mining tax."
"Oh?" Li Shimin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He knew Li Mu's temperament and would not speak out without confidence. Could it be that he had some clever ideas?
"Since you have something to say, just say it. The officials have been discussing it for so long but nothing has come out of it."
Li Shimin's tone was a little depressed, and he couldn't help but feel depressed. The day before yesterday, he discussed this with the prime ministers, and the prime ministers all agreed that it should be done long ago. Yesterday, he summoned the six ministers, and everyone agreed. Today
, the enlarged meeting was attended by officials of fifth rank and above. Li Shimin thought it was just a formality. After all, the prime minister and the six ministers had agreed, what kind of trouble could there be? Unexpectedly, these little shrimps turned out to be the main force of opposition.
Especially when it comes to money, Li Shimin has to compare every penny. One says to hide wealth from the people, the other says to compete with the people for profit... This makes Li Shimin extremely annoyed.
If Li Shimin hadn't always wanted to be a wise king in his heart, Li Shimin would have really wanted to yell, "Don't you just want to rob the court of money!"
But he had no choice but to say this. Look at the prime minister and the six ministers who had expressed their approval in the past two days. They were all like clay statues. They had been discussing for two hours, and no one farted.
Come.
"Don't you just want to steal the imperial court's money?"
Like a loud thunder, it exploded in Li Shimin's ears. In a daze, Li Shimin thought that he couldn't hold back the words and blurted it out. He followed the sound and saw Li Mu standing in the center of the hall, pointing at the officials who had just spoken, with a look of justice on his face.
scolded.
"I love you, don't be rude!"
Li Shimin felt very happy, but he had to stop him. Li Mu stood up and said such words, which was equivalent to putting himself on the opposite side of Baiguan and the powerful family behind Baiguan. Li Shimin knew that Li Mu was eloquent.
, but also worried that he would be unable to defeat four hands with two fists.
Sure enough, the two officials who had just spoken stood up, raised their wat tablets in their hands, and said loudly: "Lu Zhaolin, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, please make the decision for me."
"Censor Zhao Yuanlang, please make the decision, Your Majesty."
The two of them had obviously practiced. Their eye circles turned red instantly, as if they had been wronged a lot, and they looked like I would cry if you don't make the decision for me.
Li Shimin suddenly felt a headache. There were rules in the court. Li Mu suddenly said, "Don't you just want to rob the court of money?" Although this is the reason, it cannot be said so directly. Some things are just
If you want to do something behind the scenes, you can't save face if you bring it up on the table. One of these two people is the imperial censor and the other is the Minister of Civil Affairs. How can they be easily slandered?
Li Shimin glared at Li Mu and thought to himself, this guy is really non-stop. If he doesn't cause trouble for me for three days, he will definitely do it on the fourth day. In the situation in front of him, even if Li Shimin wanted to side with him, he couldn't side with him.
Looking at it, Li Shimin sighed and said: "Zhuluhou, don't you admit your mistake?"
Li Mu raised his chin and said calmly, "Your Majesty, I just said what I was holding in my heart. I don't know what mistake I made."
"Isn't it wrong for you to slander the minister?"
"Your Majesty, what I said is the truth!"
The censor Zhao Yuanlang couldn't bear it any longer. Some time ago, the censorship platform suffered a loss under Li Mu. He singled out a censor, a prime minister, and two censors. They were dismissed from office and exiled. He even published the story in Datang Daily.
Go up and let everyone in the world know.
Everyone on the imperial court was ashamed, and Zhao Yuanlang was the same. Just now he quoted scriptures and said that wealth was hidden from the people, and Li Mu said that he wanted to rob the court of money. He did not dare to take the blame. He had to refute it. Old and new grudges were not the same.
Together, they immediately rushed to the head and said angrily: "Zhu Lu Hou, please explain clearly, what does it mean to rob the court of money? As a censor, it is my duty to give advice. If you ignore your fault and do not explain it clearly,
, isn’t it just like being a minister and flattering a minister?” At this point, Zhao Yuanlang showed a sarcastic look and said: “I heard that Zhuluhou once compared himself with horses and cattle, so I’m afraid he can’t understand the loyalty of us as censors.”
As soon as Zhao Yuanlang said this, not only did Li Mu's face darken, but even Li Shimin's face turned ugly. Li Mu teased Wang Pu at the racecourse that day and had said such a thing. But what he said was that for the sake of the common people, for the ox,
His Majesty's Thousand-Li Horse, the implication is that Li Shimin is a bole. But what Zhao Yuanlang said now is clearly derogatory. He described Li Mu as an ox and horse, compared it to a minister and a flatterer, and the implication is that Li Mu can have
Today's status is a result of flattery.
Just imagine what kind of monarch would have ministers and flatterers around him? Wouldn’t that mean that Li Shimin was a foolish monarch?
Li Mu glanced at Zhao Yuanlang sideways and said, "Yu Shi Zhao?"
"Humph!" Zhao Yuanlang was very embarrassed and snorted coldly.
"Hahaha!"
The familiar sneer rang out again, and Baiguan's heart moved, he's coming, he's coming, he's coming!
Li Mu took a step towards Zhao Yuanlang, took a deep breath, pointed at the tip of his nose, and shouted: "You are a person who is just trying to sell your reputation! I don't want to argue with you, but you regard me as a cow and horse, and your Majesty as a horse."
Hunjun, I have to say a few words!"
"you……"
"Shut up!" Li Mu interrupted him and said, "I haven't finished speaking yet, it's not your turn to speak! If I remember correctly, you just said that the imperial government's takeover of the mines was an act of competing for profits with the people. Zhao Yu
Shi, let me ask you, which mine in the world is mined by the common people? You are a treacherous villain, a dog of the family, who eats the king's salary, but brings trouble to the king, and dares to bark in front of His Majesty. I have never