"If you say no, you don't need to. What are you talking about!" Li Mu looked at Tang Guan and asked, "Did you take notes during the court meeting today?"
Although Tang Guan didn't know why Li Mu asked this, he still replied: "I recorded it. I record it every day. It's just that something happened today and I haven't had time to sort it out."
"I will sort it out as soon as I get home and send it to my house overnight and give it to my concubine Zhien. I have already told her how to do it. You don't need to worry about the rest."
Tang Guan responded blankly and wanted to persuade him again, but Li Mu glared at him, closed his mouth, lowered his head and followed Cheng Yaojin's soldiers out. When Li Mu saw him approaching the door, he shouted:
"Take good care of my mother and tell her not to worry. I will go see her in the morning the day after tomorrow at the latest!"
Tang Guan responded and walked away.
Cheng Yaojin looked at Li Mu from top to bottom and said, "Boy, what kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd? You don't need anyone to help you. Do you plan to live behind closed doors and ask no one for anything?"
Li Mu smiled and said: "Uncle, I am not a fool. When my life is really at stake, I will definitely ask for everything I can, but there is really no need for this matter. To be honest, I did it on purpose.
, I have also anticipated the consequences. It is still under my control. When it comes time to escape from control, I still have a trump card. Don't worry, I will be fine."
"You really dare to say that!" Cheng Yaojin gritted his teeth and asked: "You also deliberately... Okay, tell me why you did this on purpose!"
"Uncle, I can't explain you in a sentence or two. I'll explain it to you in detail when I have time. You've been working hard all day. Get some rest early. You have big things to do tomorrow."
"You brat! You're trying to be mysterious!"
Cheng Yaojin cursed and turned away. He couldn't worry about Li Mu. He didn't plan to go back to his hometown today, so he rested in Dali Temple. Sun Fujia made an empty room for him, but Cheng Yaojin disliked being young and ordered someone to leave.
A military tent was set up in the courtyard. Sun Fujia was angry but did not dare to speak, so he had to pretend that he had not seen it. Out of sight, out of mind.
Not long after Cheng Yaojin left, Yu Wengui and others also repaired the wall. While the last brick was sealed, Li Mu came to the wall. Yu Wengui sent the craftsmen aside and lowered his voice: "Sir, what you ordered
, Gongsun Kang is already doing it. He has rented a house fifty meters away. If things change, the tunnel can be built in six hours at most. The exit is under the butt of your guard. Dali Temple
When it was being renovated during the Wude period, Gongsun Kang was the supervisor of the prison, so there would be no mistakes."
"Okay, I will trust you with my life."
Yu Wengui didn't dare to say: "Your Majesty, you are too polite. Without you, Gongsun Kang and I may not have the opportunity to be promoted in this life. Moreover, we also admire your reforms. Ji people have their own destiny, and you will definitely be able to
Turn misfortune into good fortune."
"Stop being polite and leave. If you stay too long, you will attract attention."
"Yes." Yu Wengui responded and covered the last brick, but he didn't plaster it with mud. He just covered it with dry ash. It was dark at night, so he couldn't find it.
Li Mu leaned against the wall and heard Yu Wengui talking to Sun Fuga. Then he heard footsteps disappearing and left with the craftsmen.
Suddenly it became quiet.
The oil lamp was still half full of oil. Li Mu was leaning against a wall, and Li Chongyi was also leaning against a wall. They faced each other diagonally, and neither of them spoke.
Li Mu didn't speak because Li Chongyi didn't speak. It seemed strange for him to talk alone. And Li Chongyi didn't speak because he didn't like to talk. When someone spoke to him, he had to see who it was before he decided to ignore it.
, when he has free time, this kid would rather play with an ax.
Li Mu was really bored and said: "Chongyi, stop playing with the ax and talk to the boss."
"Oh." Li Chongyi put down the ax and looked up at Li Mu: "Boss, tell me."
Li Mu really had nothing to talk about with him. After thinking for a long time, he asked: "Did you have a name before you met me?"
"..." Li Chongyi was silent for a while and replied: "My name is Ni Keqinli."
"Ni Keqinli?" Li Mu asked curiously: "Is this the language of Heishui? What does it mean?"
"My mother told me it means warrior."
"Oh, what a good name." Li Mu sighed inwardly. Sure enough, he still couldn't communicate. It would be easy to die chatting with someone like Li Chongyi.
There was an awkward silence again. After a while, Li Mu spoke again unwillingly and said: "Didn't I ask you to protect my wife at home in the morning? Why did you come looking for me again?"
"Li Siwen took Nazha to the East Market to buy rouge. The old lady sent someone over and asked her to come and sit down. Since you are not at home, I went out to look for you."
"It's a coincidence." Li Mu sighed. When he came out of the imperial city, he originally planned to go home to find Li Chongyi. Unexpectedly, he met Li Chongyi head-on, so he snatched the swords from his entourage and sent them home with him.
Li Chongyi came and smashed the wall of Dali Temple. Although the wall of Dali Temple was built stronger than ordinary mansions, it could not withstand Li Chongyi's giant ax and divine power, and a big hole was smashed out in three or two strokes.
Li Chongyi lowered his head and rubbed his ax again. Li Mu looked at him and suddenly asked: "Big man, are you not afraid of death if you follow me in your mischief? I remember you said you would take revenge one day. If you die with me, what will happen to your revenge?"
manage?"
Li Chongyi paused, raised his head, and looked at Li Mu blankly, as if he had not thought about it at all.
Li Mu laughed and said, "Big man, your revenge is on me."
"Oh." Li Chongyi grinned, lowered his head again, and continued to rub his axe.
Suddenly there was a cry of crickets outside the wall. Li Mu turned around, took down the movable brick, and put his ear to it.
"Master Hou...Master Hou?"
"explain!"
"Young man, Mr. Bai asked me to come. He asked me to tell you that everything has been arranged. Mr. Chen has also said hello. We are looking for the ones who are the best at talking to our wives."
Mother-in-law, as long as you give the order, I will ensure that the stinky one named Wei will not smell!"
"Well done, tell my father-in-law that if you don't use it tomorrow, you won't get it, and everyone will get double the reward."
"Thank you, Lord Marquis! Is that young one going to leave first?"
"etc!"
"What other orders do you have?"
"Keep it clean from head to tail. You have to keep your body out of the way."
"Don't worry, Lord Marquis. They are all women who gossip about their wives. They can't be found on us."
"This is best, go ahead."
"Master Marquis, take care."
The sound gradually faded away. Li Mu stuffed the bricks back, yawned, and lay down on the wooden bed. Li Chongyi glanced at him, stood up and sat next to him, leaning his back against the wall, holding the ax in his arms, and closed his eyes.
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The crow of a cock woke up the city of Chang'an. Today, many people got up early in the morning with tacit understanding.
When the officials came to the imperial city, they dismounted from their horses and naturally divided into camps without speaking to each other. They walked to the palace together. When they arrived at Liangyi Hall, they divided into two groups, civil and military, and stood there, waiting for Li Shimin to arrive.
Many faces that we don't usually see are here today. Occasionally their eyes meet, but they are quickly avoided. Everyone knows that today is the time to draw the sword, and there must be a battle.
This situation was common in the Wude years. At that time, the court was not divided into two classes, civil and military, but two classes, the Prince's Mansion and the Tiance Mansion. When it was fierce, it didn't matter whether it was right or wrong, as long as it was said by people from the Prince's Mansion.
, the counselors in the Tiance Mansion will definitely oppose it, and the people in the Prince's Mansion will definitely refute the memorial from the Tiance Mansion as worthless.
Since Li Shimin ascended the throne, two groups of people have been wiped out, and this kind of fighting scene has disappeared. But today, people can feel the feeling of those years. The reason turned out to be because of a seventeen-year-old boy
Lang, this is somewhat disappointing.
Time passed little by little, and Liangyi Hall was so quiet that some people were there. It was already the time for the court meeting, but Li Shimin still didn't see anyone. After waiting for another half an hour, there was still no one. Wei Zheng probably guessed what Li Shimin meant, and he didn't say anything, standing straight.
Kneel on the ground.
As he knelt down, a large group of censors knelt down, and there were also green robes and green robes in twos and threes. They were far away, but the total number of people was quite large.
The officials looked at them kneeling and were not surprised. This kind of thing happened often in Wude years, and everyone knew what it meant.
Eunuch Gao hid behind the pillar and peered secretly. When he saw Wei Zheng and his men kneeling down, he sighed helplessly and walked out from behind the pillar.
"Your Majesty has decreed that the dragon is not feeling well today and will not go to court."
After saying that Eunuch Gao was about to turn around and leave, Wei Zheng said loudly: "Eunuch Gao, please tell your majesty that Wei Zheng has something to report. If your majesty doesn't see you, Wei Zheng will kneel here and wait. If your majesty doesn't see you for a day, Wei Zheng will kneel for a day.
Death or death!"
"Zheng Guogong, you..."
Before Eunuch Gao finished speaking, the people who knelt down with Wei Zheng said together: "Like Duke Wei, we are here to kneel and wait for His Majesty. If Duke Wei kneels for a day, we will also kneel for a day."
Eunuch Gao was angry. He came to Wei Zheng's side, leaned down, and gritted his teeth and said, "Gong Zheng, do you really want to force your majesty like this?"
Wei Zheng looked forward, without moving his eyes, and said: "It's not us who are forcing your majesty, but the soul of Zhao Yushi who died unjustly is not far away. Zhao Yushi's family came to my house and cried for mercy. I, Wei Zheng, dare not speak up for justice."
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"Okay, okay!" Eunuch Gao stomped his feet bitterly, turned around and left. As soon as he left the Liangyi Palace, bursts of drums suddenly sounded. Eunuch Gao stopped and listened, thinking something bad in his heart, so he quickly called a young eunuch.
He said: "Go and see who is beating the Dengwen drum and who is knocking the drum!"
The little eunuch left in a hurry and ran back in a short while, crawling and rolling on the ground. Seeing him in such a hurry, Eunuch Gao felt even more uneasy and asked hurriedly: "Stop breathing! Tell me quickly, who is beating the drum?"
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"Yes, it is the Shandong scholar Louvre. He said that he would avenge his disciples! Not only him, but also more than ten scholars such as Zheng Jing, and hundreds of students, all dressed in mourning, knelt at the gate of the palace, claiming that if His Majesty did not come out to see them
, they will keep kneeling until His Majesty sees them!"