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Chapter 90

Li Mu was walking in the imperial city, looking at the sunset on the horizon, and he was in a very good mood. Today will be the last time for him to walk on this road. When he comes back, he can ride a horse.

Riding a horse and sitting in a sedan chair in the imperial city is an honor that can only be enjoyed by the old people in the imperial court and the six ministers and above. Now Li Mu has also asked for it as a reward for managing internal funds. Li Mu himself is very satisfied. He is not short of money.

I didn't want to be an official, so I envied others that they could ride horses in the imperial city. Now my wish has come true.

Winter is coming soon, and there are no down jackets in this era. Just think about it and you will know how cold it will be. What if it snows again and the northwest wind blows, walking from the gate of the imperial city to the gate of the palace, what will it be like?

.

Fortunately, I got this treatment before winter came, so I could suffer less.

Walking to the entrance of the imperial city, Li Mu looked back at the palace city. Although there have been constant turmoil in the past few days, it has finally come to an end.

Mount your horse and go home.



When Li Mu came out of the Dali Temple prison, he wanted to see his mother, Mrs. Sun, and tell her that she was safe. But he never got around to it, so he never did. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Sun came. When Li Mu got home,

, I saw the carriage of the Duke of Ju State at the gate of the mansion.

"mother!"

Li Mu shouted and came to the back house. Sun was chatting with Bai Qiaoqiao in the house. When she heard Li Mu's voice, she quickly came out of the house.

"My son!" Mrs. Sun hugged Li Mu tightly, her tears instantly fell down, and she burst into tears. Li Mu quickly comforted him, and seeing that Tang Jian was also there, it was inconvenient to greet him, so he nodded as a greeting.

Sun cried for a while before she gradually calmed down. Li Mu helped Sun into the room, and everyone sat down again.

"Mother, my son is unfilial and makes my mother worried. When he came out of the Dali Temple prison yesterday, my son wanted to pay his respects to his mother, but he was summoned by the palace and could not make the trip. He came out of the palace too early this morning. I was worried.

It would disturb my mother's rest. I planned to go in the afternoon, but when I woke up, I was called to the palace again, and I haven't come back until now..."

"There's no need to explain so much to Mom. How could Mom not know what kind of child you are? Mom misses you so much that she came to wait for you." Mrs. Sun said, tears were about to fall again, and she held Li Mu's hand tightly.

, said: "Silly boy, please don't do such stupid things again. Our mother and I are from humble backgrounds, so let's just say one thing to another. We cannot live without a piece of flesh. If you have someone who is good and bad, how can you live with your mother?"

Mom doesn’t need such filial piety from you, remember, but you can’t do this again.”

Li Mu comforted him with a smile and said: "Mom, my son knows this. You are my mother. As long as your son is breathing, you cannot let your mother suffer. This is what a son should do." Li Mu added in his heart, this

This is also my explanation to 'Brothers Li Mu'.

Sun was inexplicably moved and didn't know what to say. He just kept repeating silly boy, silly boy. Li Mu laughed stupidly along with him. In fact, he didn't know what to do to Sun, what would be considered filial piety. After all,

He is not the original Li Mu. He doesn't know exactly what Sun needs. All he can do is really just like what he just said, try his best to do what a son should do. What Sun needs, he

Try to be as satisfied as possible and not let her suffer any injustice, that's all.

The couple chatted for a while, and Sun saw that Tang Jian seemed to have something to say to Li Mu, so she excused herself to talk to Li Zhien and took Bai Qiaoqiao with her. Li Zhien was busy printing Datang Daily at this time.

, usually not in the backyard, but supervising work in the front yard.

Seeing that Sun and Bai Qiaoqiao were far away, Tang Jian said: "When I go home from duty these days, your mother will pester me to ask you questions. I can't tell them all, for fear that she won't be able to bear the excitement.

She doesn't understand the affairs of the court, and she only cares about you. Please come and see her more often when you have time in the future."

"I will. Now that I have lost my official position, I should have more free time. I will see my mother often."

Tang Jian nodded and asked: "Did His Majesty scold you after we left? Are you bold enough to ask His Majesty for money? What did His Majesty say about you?"

"It's okay," Li Mu smiled, briefly narrated the matter to Tang Jian, and said, "Your Majesty, you made me an emissary of internal funds, without Pinyi, in charge of internal funds, and gave me permission to ride horses in the imperial city. How about it? It's awesome."

?”

Tang Jian smiled bitterly and said: "You are so old, you have such an honor. You are really formidable! But if you boast so much, if you fail to do so, Your Majesty will not let you off lightly."

"Don't worry, I already have a charter in my mind."

"Yes." Tang Jian nodded slightly and said, "I came here with your mother because I have something to tell you. During the court meeting today, you were not here. Wei Zheng and several imperial historians wrote a letter to ask your majesty to tell the Tang Dynasty

The daily was brought back to the imperial court. Wei Zheng and others wanted to bring it under the supervision of the secretary. His Majesty did not agree, but he accepted part of it and decided to bring the Tang Daily back to the imperial court and under the jurisdiction of the Zhongshu Province. Do you understand the profound meaning of this?

?”

"I understand." Li Mu sighed and said: "After experiencing this incident, Wei Zheng has realized the power of public opinion. Now Datang Daily dominates public opinion. He wants to put Datang Daily under the secretary's supervision. He is the secretary's supervision."

Jian Zheng, naturally this sharp blade belongs to him. But his plan was discovered by His Majesty and failed, so he was changed to the position of Yushi doctor, completely giving up his thoughts. But His Majesty must also have some worries in his heart.

Otherwise, you wouldn’t have mentioned a word to me today, and I guess there will be a decree in the near future. It doesn’t matter, I founded Datang Daily for the sake of the country. If it is really taken over by Zhongshu Province, it will be a good thing.

"

"You are open-minded." Tang Jian smiled and said: "One more thing, thanks to your blessing, His Majesty saw the article written by Tang Guan to defend you, and gave him a formal eighth-rank official status.

This guy has little talent and little knowledge, and I am already satisfied that he has reached this point."

Li Mu echoed, but he did not tell Tang Jian that in fact the article was only signed by Tang Guan's name, the content was written by Li Zhien under his instruction, and Tang Guan only provided the materials.

Suddenly Li Mu remembered the matter of 'mouth money'. Tang Jian was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and was in charge of the world's money and food matters, so he should be the most aware of this.

Li Mu then asked this question. Tang Jian was stunned for a moment, then sighed, and said, "Eunuch Gao can't explain clearly. It's not that he doesn't know, but he doesn't dare to say it in front of His Majesty.

"

Li Mu asked strangely: "What is there that I dare not say? Is it something forbidden?"

"This matter itself is not prohibited, but if you look carefully, there is a point... This 'word of mouth' tax has existed since ancient times. Twenty-three cents a year for a child does not seem to be much, but the actual situation is not

It's so simple. Twenty-three Wen is a stipulation of the imperial court. In fact, when it is implemented, from top to bottom, a little extra is required for each level. Moreover, in some places, it is collected multiple times within a year, and the amount is already several times the stipulated amount.

.In years of calamity, some families strangle their children to death because they cannot afford to pay for their children. If they give birth to a daughter, they are often sold to rich families as slaves. Your Majesty must be a wise king.

If he knew the truth, he would definitely feel uncomfortable. However, the internal funds are already stretched thin. Without this 'mouth money', a large part of the income will be lost, so he has to accept it. Eunuch Gao did not say it, presumably because he would not give it to him.

Your Majesty is causing trouble."

Li Mu felt a little sad after hearing this. Because he was pregnant with the system, apart from having some hardships at the beginning after time travel, his life after arriving in Dingxiang was actually pretty good, at least he never suffered from hunger. Therefore, he was concerned about the lives of the people at the lowest level.

He didn't know much about it. Now that he heard from Tang Jian that some people strangled their own children to death because they couldn't afford the 'payment', Li Mu couldn't help but think of an idiom in his mind, "eating by exchanging children."

Is this world really going to be so miserable? Li Mu had never seen it before, so he didn't believe it because he couldn't imagine that kind of scene. But listening to Tang Jian's tone when he talked about it, he felt that it should be true. This is also true.

It gave him a heavy sense of responsibility.

God sent him to the Tang Dynasty, and he must have wanted him to do something, and maybe this was one of them.

After chatting for a while, it was almost time for the gate to close. Tang Jian said goodbye. Li Mu took him to the front yard, talked with Sun for a while, and then walked to the door. Just as he turned to go back to the house, a carriage came from the street.

The other end came over. Li Mu looked like he was rushing to his door, so he stopped and waited for a while. When he got closer, Li Mu saw clearly that the driver was Ergou and the person sitting in the car was Bai Naoer. These two people

Why did they get mixed up together?

"My dear son-in-law, I finally feel relieved when I see that you are safe and sound. I haven't been able to eat well or sleep well these past few days, and I'm scared. I'm afraid that I won't be able to handle the things you asked me to do. Fortunately, nothing happened."

"My father-in-law, please come in. I have something to tell my father-in-law." Li Mu let Bai Nao into the courtyard and sat down in the lobby.

"My father-in-law, I was able to get through this disaster safely this time, thanks to my father-in-law's efforts. I know it well in my heart. Today I saw your majesty and mentioned my father-in-law. Your majesty also appreciated your righteous deeds, and now you have given me two gifts.

There are two rewards for you to choose."

When Bai Naoer heard this, he was very happy. He did not expect that one day he would be mentioned by the emperor, and he quickly asked: "What did your majesty give you?"

"The first is to give one thousand taels of silver."

"So many!" Bai Nao'er grinned and was about to agree when the words came to his lips, but he held back and asked, "What about the second one?"

"Secondly...he is a minor official."

"Officer?!" Bai Naoer's eyes widened, his breathing became rapid, and he said, "I choose the second one!"

Li Mu didn't expect Bai Nao'er to react in such a big way. He was startled and said: "My father-in-law, this official is very small and there are additional conditions. I advise you to choose Qianliang of Silver. Don't you like money the most?"

"

"No, no, no!" Bai Nao'er said excitedly: "Xian son-in-law, I do like money, but I prefer being an official. I don't need money. I must be a good official. I can do whatever I want.

Just be an official!!"


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