The two brothers looked at each other speechlessly. Li Mu felt guilty for not being able to protect Li Siwen, while Li Siwen felt guilty for causing a lot of trouble to Li Mu. After a long silence, Li Mu said: "I don't know when I can leave now."
See you again. You must be more cautious when doing things in the future. You can no longer trust people easily. When you encounter problems, ask Brother Wang more. Gensheng is also one of our own. He is younger than you, so take more care of him. You can leave private matters to him.
rest assured."
Li Siwen nodded vigorously, his eyes red.
Li Mu added: "Dingxiang is the place where we met, and now it has become your fiefdom. You have to run it well. The wine-making method I taught you has come in handy. You go ahead and I will
Make a set of wine-making equipment yourself, along with the wine koji, and send it to you. Open another winery in Dingxiang. The barbarians in the Western Regions are all good at drinking, so it should be easy to do business. We will also discuss how to price and sell.
However, you have an idea. Gensheng can also make wine, so he can help you. Remember not to leak the secret method. This is the basis for your foothold in Dingxiang. Without money, everything will be difficult."
Li Siwen lowered his head and shed tears.
Li Mu looked at him and felt uncomfortable in his heart. He raised his hand and wiped it for him and said: "A man, how can you act like a daughter? Isn't it just that you were cheated once? What does it matter? You can keep your eyes open in the future.
That’s it!”
Li Siwen raised his head, looked at Li Mu with tearful eyes, and asked, "Brother, do you think I am wrong?"
"What do you think?"
"I just want to be chivalrous and righteous. I don't think I am wrong. But my father beat me and your Majesty also punished me. I...I don't know anymore!"
"That's right!" Li Mu said loudly: "I often say that if you have great righteousness in your heart, why should you be afraid of others' words? There are accidents in everything you do. Being cheated is just an accident, but your original intention is
Okay, even if I’m wrong, it’s not your fault!”
"Really?"
"Really!" Li Mu looked back at the slightly embarrassed Eunuch Gao and Li Ji, and said, "When you arrive in Dingxiang, it is beneficial to study hard. If I hadn't read the book you brought in Dingxiang, how would I be today?
Could he become the first poet in the Tang Dynasty and be admired by others?"
Li Siwen cried and said: "Brother, I know you read books, and I also heard you write poems, but when did you become the number one poet in the Tang Dynasty? Was it conferred by your Majesty?"
After hearing this, Eunuch Gao couldn't help but want to laugh and quickly turned his head to the side.
Li Mu was so embarrassed that he knocked Li Siwen on the head and cursed: "Why am I not the first poet in the Tang Dynasty? This is called self-confidence! People must be confident. Who else would be the first poet in the Tang Dynasty than me? If you don't accept it, pull it out.
Compare!"
Li Siwen's back was already hurting, but Li Mu's head was buzzing with the blow. He was worried that he would be hit again, so he quickly admitted that he was the first poet in the Tang Dynasty.
Li Mu stared at him angrily. After such a fuss, the sad atmosphere of a good farewell was diluted. Li Mu patted Li Siwen on the shoulder and said: "If there is a chance in the future, I will help you make peace in front of His Majesty.
, arrived in Dingxiang, and wrote back. I have nothing to say to you, so I won’t send you off so as not to be sad. When I say goodbye, I will give you a poem and hang it on the wall to encourage myself. When I study hard, I will look up and read it.
Look, when you can be one-tenth as good as me, you will have a place in the poetry world of the Tang Dynasty."
As he spoke, he ignored the eyes of the people around him and said loudly: "Bring me a pen and ink!"
Li Bi was a bit dumbfounded at the side, but he was still very considerate and asked his servants to get paper and pen. Li Mu asked Bai Gensheng and Wang Hu to help stretch the rice paper, picked up the Langhao pen, dipped it in ink, and started writing with the pen.
The style of a 'master'.
Flowing clouds and flowing water, rushing in and out, eloquent, eight lines in the blink of an eye.
receive!
Li Mu threw the pen away and said, "Keep it well!"
Everyone came over to look and frowned. Li Siwen stared for a long time, stroking his palms and complimenting: "Brother, you are indeed the best poet in the Tang Dynasty. I can't even write a word of this poem you wrote."
know!"
Li Mu was extremely embarrassed. The little bastard actually dared to go around the corner and scold your brother? Although the words were a bit ugly, he didn't recognize them all, right? Li Mu glared at Li Siwen fiercely, stretched out his hand to point to the words on the rice paper,
Read sentence by sentence: "Sending Li Xiaowei to Ren Dingxiang! The city is assisting the Three Qin Dynasties, and the wind and smoke are looking at the five capitals. I want to say goodbye to you, and we are both eunuchs. There are close friends in the sea, and we are like neighbors in the world. Inaction is on the wrong road, and our children share the same towel.
!”
When he read out the title of the poem, Li Siwen still had a joking smile on his face, but when Li Mu read the main text, Li Siwen became serious. When he said "There are close friends in the sea, we are like neighbors at the end of the world",
Li Siwen almost shed tears again. When he heard "Inaction leads to the wrong road, children share the same fate", he tried hard to hold back the tears and did not let them fall.
Li Siwen dried the ink, folded the rice paper carefully, put it in his arms, and said to Li Mu: "Brother, I will definitely put this poem in the study and encourage him all the time. When we meet again, I will live up to my brother."
expectations!”
"Let's go, let's go," Li Mu waved his hand, pretending to be indifferent, and said, "Looking at you, it's just trouble. I won't see you off. Let's go quickly. It will get dark soon!"
"Take care of yourself!"
Li Siwen said something to Li Mu, then knelt at Li Ji's feet, kowtowed, and said, "The child is unworthy, please take care of yourself, father!"
After finishing speaking, he stood up and strode towards the door. Eunuch Gao slapped Li Ji, Li Mu and others, and followed him. Li Bi wanted to see him off, but was held back by Li Ji. He knew that Li Siwen
He complained about him as a father, but this was helpless. He was responsible for a family. Things were not clear at that time. If Li Shimin was angry, in order to avoid implicating the entire family, he would have no choice but to hand over Li Siwen and beat him.
, it’s nothing more than a bitter trick.
Li Mu was also very dissatisfied with Li Ji's actions. He was his own father and son, so what could he, an outsider, say? After Li Siwen left, he said goodbye and left. Li Ji didn't try to persuade him to stay, so he probably didn't think so in his heart.
Feel good.
Chongrenfang, heaven and earth.
Nazha knelt on the ground, and in front of her stood a eunuch holding an imperial decree.
"...Knowledge of books and principles, disciplined with pot etiquette, correct conduct, harmonious relations and benevolence, with benevolence and filial piety. Immediately after writing, he restored his status as a royal family, named Li Yourong, and granted him the title of Princess Huanzhu, with a fief of 600 households. The edict is written from the right.
, the Lord will execute it.”
After reading the edict, the eunuch quickly helped Nazha up and said in an attentive manner: "Congratulations to Princess Huanzhu. Your Majesty also asked the old slave to say something. Your Majesty said that what happened in the past has nothing to do with you. You
If you treat him as an uncle, he will treat you as a nephew. The queen also said that if you have time, you can come to the palace to see him, and she will personally introduce the clan to you. It is rare for an old slave to see someone who loves and protects you so much.
"
Nazha, no, I have to call her Li Yourong.
Li Yourong received the imperial edict and said to the eunuch who delivered the edict: "Please convey this to me. I thank your majesty for your grace."
Young Eunuch Chen was standing by. When he saw that the edict was over, he walked forward with a smile and handed over a piece of silver hidden in his sleeve. This eunuch who delivered the edict also knew little Eunuch Chen when he was in the palace. How could he agree?
I wanted it. But Mr. Chen insisted on giving it, so he pretended to refuse it twice and then accepted it.
Usually, with Eunuch Gao, the eunuch in charge, there are not many opportunities for people like him to go out of the palace to deliver orders, so there is not much money and money. This piece of silver can be considered a big gain for him.
Li Yourong sent the eunuch who delivered the order to the door, but he did not dare to step out. He hesitated and asked, "My father-in-law, could you please inquire if there is any order in the palace for Li Siwen, the son of General Li Ji?"
When the father-in-law who delivered the order received the reward, he naturally knew everything and said, "I really know this. The old slave came out with Eunuch Gao to deliver the order. Eunuch Gao went to the Duke Cao's mansion. After hearing this, the old slave
, seems to be ordering Li Siwen to leave the capital immediately. I don’t know why. Looking at this hour, he must have already set off. What, Princess, do you recognize him? "
"Ah," Li Yourong's expression stiffened slightly and he said, "They are old friends."
The father-in-law who delivered the order did not ask any more questions, got into the carriage and left.
Turning back to the lobby on the first floor, young Eunuch Chen also congratulated: "Princess, now that you have restored your clan status, you have put an end to your worries. The Supreme Emperor will also be happy for the princess."
Li Yourong seemed a little gloomy. Little Mr. Chen wanted to ask. Li Yuan came down from the private room on the second floor and said, "My child, do you have a grudge against your uncle?"
Li Yourong quickly shook his head and said: "My father treated me and my mother badly. He sent us to the Turks and suffered countless hardships. I only have hatred for my father. But my uncle was very good to me. Not only did he save my life, but he also sealed me
I am the princess, so I enjoy status and fief. How can I hate him? It’s just..."
Li Yourong sighed and said: "Grandpa Huang, I deceived Li Siwen in order to come to Chang'an for revenge. Now he is blamed by his uncle and ordered to leave Chang'an immediately, but I can't give him a ride and apologize in person. I feel guilty and uneasy in my heart."
Li Yuandao: "In that case, let's go and see him." Then he told young Eunuch Chen, "Chen Guan, go and arrange a carriage to take Yourong to see Li Siwen."
Li Yourong said hurriedly: "Grandpa Huang, there is no need to work in vain. My uncle won't allow me to leave the heaven and earth."
Li Yuan frowned and said, "He even gave you the title of princess, so how could he imprison you? Who said this? The messenger who just said it?"
Li Yourong shook his head and said, "Marquis Zhulu told me."
Li Yuan burst out laughing and said: "That boy must have lied to you. He was angry that you lied to his adopted brother and deliberately played tricks on you. Don't take it seriously. Go and meet him. It will save you the trouble."
When Li Yourong heard this, he realized that he had been deceived by Li Mu. He felt resentful in his heart, but he didn't have time to think about it. He quickly got on the carriage and went straight to Yanping Gate. Yanping Gate is the west gate of Chang'an, and Dingxiang is in the west. People usually take this gate.
The carriage traveled very fast, and in less than half an hour, it had arrived at Yanping Gate. As soon as they left the city gate, they happened to meet Eunuch Gao and his entourage returning to the palace. When the two groups met, they realized that Li Siwen had gone far away.
Li Yourong opened the curtain of the carriage and stared at the flaming clouds in the western horizon. He was silent for a long time. After a while, he spoke to little Eunuch Chen: "It seems that there is no chance... let's go back."
"promise."
The carriage turned around, and Li Yourong in the car covered his face and burst into tears.