Li Mu originally wanted to say that he spoke out of necessity, but just as he bent down to give a gift, a sudden flash of inspiration came to his mind, and he changed his mind.
"Your Majesty, you guessed it right, I do think so."
"What did you say?" Li Shimin suddenly stood up and reached out to grab the sword. Eunuch Gao quickly stopped him. Li Mu also looked frightened and said quickly: "Your Majesty, don't get angry in a hurry. Rong Chen will explain!
"
"Hmph!" Li Shimin threw the sword on the ground, looked at Li Mu with a cold face, and said: "I will let you explain. If you can't explain it, just kill it yourself!"
Although he knew that Li Shimin was trying to scare him, Li Mu still felt a chill in his heart when he heard such words. The saying "A companion to the king is like a tiger to the companion" is indeed true. He would shout and kill at every turn. This boss was really cruel. Li Mu
He lowered his head to simmer his emotions for a while, then squeezed his eyes hard. When he raised his head again, his eyes were already red, as if he was about to cry.
"Your Majesty!" Li Mu said with a trembling voice: "I thought your Majesty knew me well, but I didn't expect that your Majesty would misunderstand me so much. Your Majesty! I am a person who regards money as dirt. Everything I do is for the sake of
Your Majesty!"
When Li Shimin saw such a scene, he had goosebumps all over his body. He subconsciously took two steps back and said, "If you have something to say, say it quickly. If you try to make excuses again, I will punish you!"
"Oh." Li Mu responded, put away his performance, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, although I said these words today because of an argument with Wei Zheng, when I said them, I went over my head and did not express my will.
The battle.”
Li Shimin was so angry that he laughed and said, "So you are still reasonable?"
"Yes." Li Mu said seriously: "Your Majesty, when I returned home yesterday, I kept thinking about what happened in the past two days. I thought that although I caused a commotion because of me, for the court and your Majesty, it is not
It’s a great thing.”
"Oh?" Li Shimin's heart moved slightly when he heard what Li Mu said, and he asked calmly: "How come I don't know where the good comes from?"
"Your Majesty, you still remember that when I first argued with Kong Jijiu, I told your Majesty that if Your Majesty needs it, I am willing to be a public enemy of the noble clan for Your Majesty."
Li Shimin nodded and said: "There is such a thing, I remember it, but what does it have to do with it?"
"Your Majesty, I have to admit now that I was arrogant at that time. The power of the noble family far exceeded my estimate."
"You still know!" Li Shimin snorted: "How can it be so easy to deal with the powerful noble family that has been passed down for thousands of years? If it were as easy as you think, I would have dealt with them long ago. Do you still need to come?"
"Your Majesty is right, and I think so too. After I discovered my mistake, I began to think of new ways. I thought about it again and again, and felt that head-on confrontation was not the solution, because there are fundamental interests between the imperial power and the noble family.
If conflicts are forced, it will only make them unite more and more closely, become more monolithic, and become more difficult to deal with. It should be treated tactfully, and differentiation is a good way."
Li Shimin's eyes lit up and he asked: "How to differentiate?"
"This is why I advised Your Majesty to take back the mineral deposits. Your Majesty will take the mineral deposits back to the imperial court and then distribute them. Those who are close to the imperial court will be allowed to franchise, while those who are far away from the imperial court will not be allowed to benefit from it. In this way
, Those who have benefited will be loyal to Your Majesty in order to protect their interests, while those who have not benefited will hate those who have benefited, and they will naturally divide."
"Wonderful!" Li Shimin praised, and then sighed: "What you said is very much in my heart, but it's a pity that Wei Zheng has messed it up now."
"No." Li Mu said seriously: "Your Majesty, I thought I would like to thank Wei Zheng more."
"Why?"
"I just said that what happened in the past few days is a great thing for the court and your majesty, and it belongs to Wei Zheng. Because of the New Deal and my affairs, Wei Zheng jumped out with the Shandong nobles, but he
Unexpectedly, the Wang family of Taiyuan brought the Cui family of Qinghe and the Li family of Zhaojun to stand up for the benefit of coal and stone. In this way, the differentiation has been completed, and the effect is better. Although the original strategy of the minister can also achieve the effect of differentiation,
However, the party that did not benefit will resent the gainer and Your Majesty for this. But now that Shandong has asked not to implement the new policy, and His Majesty has agreed to them, this hatred is gone. Just now, I used the dispute of temper to refuse to give Shandong
Zhenguan Li once again threw the responsibility to Wei Zheng and Shandong Daru. In this way, if the area where the New Deal is implemented next year is better off than Shandong, the people will only hate Wei Zheng and the Shandong gentry, but have nothing to do with Your Majesty. Isn't Your Majesty just responding?
, the snipe and the clam compete with each other, will the fisherman gain?"
"That's it!" Li Shimin looked astonished. He really didn't expect it to be so deep. He just realized what Li Mu said. Isn't it right? The New Deal was originally intended to be implemented throughout the world. If you don't do it in Shandong, I agree.
You have formed a deadly feud with Li Mu and made people angry. They will not plow your Zhenguan plow. If you are asked to apologize but refuse, then who will be blamed? If you suffer a loss because of this, who will be blamed?
Li Shimin was happy and said: "You are really bad, digging holes for people to jump into. But you have to understand that the premise of all this is that the New Deal and the Zhenguan Plow you mentioned are effective and get the expected results.
If you mess up, you're not as good as Shandong, and you will be the only one to be embarrassed."
"Your Majesty, I am 120,000% certain that I will never mess up." Li Mu straightened his back and said confidently: "I am still somewhat confident about how to make money."
Li Shimin didn't like to see Li Mu being such a bastard, so he changed the subject and said, "But you are too arrogant. Why do you want to take the first prize and make a bet with Wei Zheng? Are you not afraid of losing?"
Li Mu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, that is what I did on purpose. Firstly, I wanted to make him angry. Secondly, I felt that Wei Zheng was meritorious in this matter, so I gave him some reward. I heard that his family was living a very difficult life.
, I am a colleague with him, how can I be embarrassed not to lend a helping hand?"
"Ha!" Li Shimin sneered, thinking that if I believed you, I would really be a three-year-old child. You clearly want to humiliate others. Li Shimin said solemnly: "You have no big problem with your kid. There are too many small problems.
. He also said that it was not a dispute of temper. You proposed the New Deal and the policy of differentiation, but you resigned from the official position. You clearly didn’t need to do this. Now that you have no official position, how do you do things?" Li Shimin sighed and said: "
In a few days, I will find an opportunity to reinstate you to your post, and stop doing such fast-talking things in the future."
"Your Majesty, I sincerely resign!"
Li Shimin said angrily: "How dare you say that?"
"Your Majesty, I am telling the truth. I am young and always looked down upon by others. Only the imperial examination can prove my ability. It is still half a year before the spring of next year. I feel that I have a chance. Even if I cannot become the number one scholar, I should get the first place.
There is no problem. Your Majesty has also seen the written evidence. What I said was the number one scholar, but what Wei Zheng wrote was the passing grade. It was written by him himself. Maybe I can save this thousand taels of gold."
Li Shimin frowned slightly when he saw that Li Mu's words were sincere and not fake, and said: "It's rare that you have ambition, and it's not a bad thing for young people to study more. In this case, I will let you study in Chongwen Hall, the prince is also here
Chongwen Hall, you and he will be his companions. The professors in Chongwen Hall are all talented people who have been selected by me. If you don’t understand anything, you might as well ask for advice."
Li Mu's face turned green when he heard this. He had put so much effort into resigning. In fact, he just wanted to take a winter vacation because winter was coming. As for the official position, is it that the Ministry of Industry can't get him now? Sooner or later, he can do it
He could go back, but now Li Shimin took it seriously and really let him be a student. Of course Li Mu refused. In his last life, he hated studying the most. After finally traveling through time, he still had to study. Didn't this shoot himself in the foot?
?
"Your Majesty, I think that given my intelligence and talent, I can just study on my own."
"Nonsense!" Li Shimin scolded: "I praised you a few times, and I really thought I was a genius. Is the imperial examination that easy? There are rules. You study by yourself, how do you take the exam? Although you have a few points
Talent, but don’t rely on your talent and be arrogant. You must know that among three people, there must be a teacher. The professors of Chongwen Hall may not make as much money as you, but their classics and meanings are definitely better than yours. Study hard and I will take care of you."
What else could Li Mu say? He could only respond honestly: "I obey your order."
Li Shimin nodded and said, "You continue."
Li Mu blinked his eyes and said blankly: "Your Majesty... what did you ask me to say? I have already finished what I said."
"Stop pretending to be stupid, you won't be able to get away with it! You are asking me for money and you want to do business with me. What do you mean? Please tell me clearly now!"
"Ah, I just suddenly thought of going to Chongwen Hall to be a student. I was a little excited and forgot about it." Li Mu took a deep breath and said: "Your Majesty, regarding this matter, I want to ask your Majesty a question first. Your Majesty
Do you also think that doing business is a cheap job?"
Li Shimin frowned and thought for a while, then said: "I love all the people in the world. In my eyes, there are no untouchables or untouchables."
"Your Majesty is as broad-minded as the sea, and I admire you greatly." Li Mu flattered him a little, and then said: "Since your Majesty is so wise, I will speak out. I thought that your Majesty can also do business."
"Me?" Li Shimin was startled by Li Mu's words and said: "I want to manage the country, how do I do business? And I remember that when my father wanted to do business, you advised me not to reveal my identity, otherwise no one would dare to follow me.
Doing his business, why are you now persuading me to do business again? Do you think I am not as majestic as my father?"
This was a question that was bound to be wrong. It would either offend the emperor or his father. Li Mu did not answer, but went around and said: "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood what I mean. What I mean is that your Majesty can use it for business."
To deal with things according to your own ideas, as for doing business, if necessary, I will naturally share your worries for Your Majesty."
Li Shimin glanced at him and said without comment, "You speak first, and I listen first."