In the Tai Chi Hall, Li Shimin was having a meal. Empress Changsun was not around. Thinking about what happened yesterday, it is not difficult to guess that Li Shimin, the emperor of the ages, was like the greasy middle-aged men of later generations. He failed to get into his wife's bed last night.
And it is very likely that he did not even sleep in the concubine's bed, because Li Mu keenly noticed that Li Shimin was still wearing the same clothes as yesterday. If he slept in the palace of another concubine, he would definitely change his clothes.
From this, we can further infer that Li Shimin slept by himself last night, and he had just woken up. Judging from his face, he looked like a college student who went back to his dormitory to catch up on his sleep after spending a night playing League of Legends in an Internet cafe.
Also...the porridge is so delicious.
Li Mu swallowed. He hadn't eaten breakfast and was very hungry.
Li Shimin raised his eyelids to look at him, lowered his head and continued to drink porridge, and whether intentionally or unintentionally, his voice became louder.
Li Mu swallowed again.
Li Shimin slapped the spoon on the table and said, "What do you mean, kid, disturbing my appetite?"
"Your Majesty," Li Mu licked his lips and tried to act like he didn't want to eat, but he said, "I'm hungry."
"Are you hungry?" Li Shimin snorted coldly, glanced sideways at Li Mu, and said, "Want to eat?"
Li Mu glanced at the pottery basin containing the porridge and said: "Your Majesty, there is an ancient saying that it is noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat is dripping from the soil. Who would have thought that every grain of food on the plate is hard work. This food cannot be wasted, I see.
You can't eat so much. It would be a waste to throw it away, so let me eat it for you."
"What do the ancients say? Have you really never read the ancient poems? There is no such poem at all!" Li Shimin glanced at Li Mu and said, "But this poem is indeed good. Does it have a title?"
"Ah," Li Mu thought for a moment and said, "It can be called "Compassion for the Farmers."
"Where is the mercy?"
"There are four more sentences ahead."
Li Shimin was very happy and said: "Is there any way to write poems backwards? Okay! You go ahead and do it. If you do it well, I will give you porridge."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Mu felt relieved. The guards on the other side of the world came earlier than him. Li Shimin must have known the news, and instead of getting angry, he was still in the mood to chat about poetry, which showed that he loved Nazha.
Being is not too angry, which is a good start.
Li Mu slowly recited: "One grain of millet is planted in spring, and ten thousand grains are harvested in autumn. There is no idle land all over the world, and farmers are starving to death. It is noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat is dripping from the soil. Who knows that every grain of rice on the plate is hard work?"
."Compassion for the Farmers" please correct me."
"'Compassion for the Farmers'..." Li Shimin seemed to feel something, murmuring the poem, and after a while, he said: "It is indeed a good poem, and it is truly written. The suffering of the people is indeed true. Sit down and serve yourself some porridge.
." As he said that, Li Shimin also picked up the spoon again.
"I don't dare!" Li Mu suddenly fell to the ground and said, "I have committed a capital crime, please deal with it!"
Li Shimin glanced down at Li Mu, put down the spoon, and said: "I already know the matter, what does it have to do with you. It was Li Siwen who made the mistake, and I have already sent someone to get him. As for that woman, I myself
It's none of your business whether you go to negotiate with the emperor or not. Get up, eat some porridge, and then leave."
"I can't get up!" Li Mu lay on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, Li Siwen is my sworn brother. If I don't have a brother, he is like my brother. I can't turn a blind eye or ignore him!"
"Li Mu!"
Li Shimin yelled loudly, like thunder exploding in Li Mu's ears, making him tremble with fright. This was the first time Li Mu met such an angry person without warning. He was only half a meter away from Li Shimin, and the feeling was particularly direct. The emperor was angry, and sure enough,
It's not that easy to bear.
Li Shimin pointed at Li Mu and said angrily: "What a sibling. What a sibling. What a sibling. What a sibling. What a sibling. What a sibling. What a sibling. What a sibling. What a sibling. What a sibling that cannot be ignored! Li Mu, are you mocking me? You are reminding me that I am the kind of ruthless and unjust person who cuts off my limbs."
Are you a disciple?! You are so brave!"
"Your Majesty, I have absolutely no intention of doing this!"
"Then what do you mean!" Li Shimin roared at Li Mu like an angry lion: "I pity your talent and don't want you to be involved in this matter. You just accept the order and thank me, but you still stand up for others?
What can you do? Do you really think of yourself as a person? I tell you, I will kill Li Siwen, and no one can ask for mercy!"
Li Mu's stubborn temper also rose. He looked up at Li Shimin and said, "Is your Majesty really going to do this?"
Li Shimin thought it was ridiculous and said: "Ha, are you asking me? Why, are you threatening me?"
Li Mu stood up, looked at Li Shimin, and suddenly said: "You fool!"
Li Shimin's eyes widened and he was confused. He thought he heard wrongly and said, "I'll give you a chance, Li Mu, tell me again!"
"You can say it three times, you are a fool, you are a fool, you are the fool!"
"Come here, drag Li Mu out and chop him! Let me chop him at the door of this palace!" Li Shimin was furious and roared. A group of guards came in from the door, and Li Mu's heart was raised again.
With his throat raised, he knew that he was overplaying his hand, but he did not give up. He pulled his neck and shouted: "You won't kill the Shandong gentry, you won't kill Wei Zheng, and you won't kill anyone who treats you badly, just to show your power."
The magnanimity of a wise king. On the contrary, if you want to kill people who are loyal to you, who are dedicated to the people, and to the country and the country, what are you if you are not a faint king? If you kill me today, your name of a faint king will surely spread.
Qingshi, you stupid king!"
The guard's hand was already on his shoulder. Li Mu felt miserable. He was so happy with his talk, but his life was about to be lost. I don't have a son yet, and I have such a beautiful concubine and a lover outside...
Oh my God, I am a son who has traveled through a different dimension. I am the protagonist. I can’t just die like this!
Just when Li Mu was about to change his mind and beg for mercy, Li Shimin suddenly spoke in a calm tone: "Let Zhulu Hou go and get down."
The guards retreated like water, and Li Mu sat down on the ground as if he had lost all strength.
Li Shimin sat down, picked up the spoon and continued to drink porridge. He glanced at Li Mu, who was still in shock, and said, "You are really a bit stubborn. Even Wei Zheng would not dare to scold me in front of me. It's better for you to return the favor."
If it's not enough, if you continue to scold me, in your heart, am I really a foolish king?"
Li Mu didn't know that he was being tricked, so he became angry and said: "You are going to kill me, aren't you a fool? Whoever kills me is a fool!"
"Hahaha..." Li Shimin laughed and said: "It's such a reasonable and arrogant reason, but I can't refute it. Okay, you are justified. Get up, don't worry, I have no intention of killing Li Siwen, and I have no intention of killing anyone."
.The guard didn’t explain it in detail. Come and tell me what’s going on.”
Li Mu climbed up with a groan, his feet were still soft, and he finally sat down. He reached for the bowl, but his hands were trembling. Seeing him like this, Li Shimin said: "Those who do great things will be faced with the collapse of Mount Tai."
How can you do great things if you don't change your attitude?"
"Your Majesty, I am still a child!"
"Oh, this is strange. Who told me not long ago that he is an adult and asked me not to treat him as a child?"
Li Mu choked and simply stopped talking. He filled a bowl of porridge and started eating it with a slurp. Li Shimin stopped taunting him and watched him finish the bowl of porridge before he said: "Now
Can you tell me what's going on?"
Li Mu wiped his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, I am not speaking for Li Siwen. Li Siwen was indeed deceived in this matter. He had good intentions..."
At that moment, Li Mu told in detail how Li Siwen met Nazha, what purpose Nazha used to deceive him, and what happened between Nazha, his mother and Li Jiancheng, including the part narrated by Li Yuan.
came out.
"...Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor wants to save Nazha's life. He asked me to tell your Majesty: He is just an ordinary old man now and wants an ordinary granddaughter to serve him by his side. If your Majesty has him as a father in your heart, you can still
Treat him as your father. When he is alive, don't raise the butcher knife to your relatives. When he dies, everything is up to you. He can't see it, so that's it. In addition, under the persuasion of the minister and the Supreme Emperor, Nazha also
I gave up the idea of revenge against Jie Li, and just wanted to serve the Supreme Emperor, and..."
Li Mu said, took out the scroll from his arms and handed it to Li Shimin with both hands.
Li Shimin held it in his hand. He was not worried about what Li Mu might do, but he was confused and asked: "What is this?"
Of course Li Mu would not say that he had seen it, but he copied one and kept it, lying: "I don't know, but Nazha said that she wanted to dedicate this piece to His Majesty to beg for his life."
"Begging for life?"
Li Shimin unrolled the scroll, and then his expression changed. He got closer and carefully identified the marks on the picture. He looked at it very carefully. After a while, he rerolled the scroll.
"Tell your father for me that I had no choice but to do something wrong back then, and I often felt guilty in my heart. I will never do the same thing again. In addition, you also tell Nazha for me. I accept this picture.
Thank her for me."
Li Mu was a little confused. He didn't expect that Li Shimin cared so much about this picture. Although Li Mu had just had a premonition from Li Shimin's reaction that he would not kill Nazha, he couldn't say "thank you", right? This
Are the treasures of the former Sui Dynasty so valuable? Can I buy the word "thank you" from Li Shimin's mouth?
Seeing Li Mu's confusion, Li Shimin did not hide it from him and said: "Li Mu, are you surprised why I said 'thank you'?"
Li Mu nodded vigorously, he was indeed puzzled.
Li Shimin held the scroll in his hand and rubbed it gently, as if he had recalled something. After a long while, he said: "During the time of Emperor Wen of the former Sui Dynasty, the country was prosperous. Emperor Wen built seven underground palaces for his descendants to store money and food for future generations.
.”
Li Mu already knew this, but he didn't show it.
"According to legend, Emperor Yang used one to build the canal, and used two to conquer Goguryeo twice, leaving four underground palaces. During the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, three people from the Eighteenth Route Army rebelled against the king, and each occupied one."