Having reached this point, Li Mu naturally had no reason to retreat and continued: "I am a sworn brother, but I can understand His Majesty. Therefore, I did not mention this matter when I met Your Majesty again. Moreover, I did not mention it to Your Majesty at that time.
Your Majesty is confident that your Majesty is only angry for a moment. After a while, when your anger subsides, you will understand that you have wrongly blamed Siwen and revoke the punishment against him."
"However, His Majesty's next actions made me realize that this idea is just my wishful thinking."
Li Mu sighed and said: "Your Majesty, my adoptive father Li Ji is a loyal and upright person. Your Majesty has also recognized this. However, my adoptive father is too cautious. Because of what happened that year,
Panicked and uneasy, he asked himself to guard the border. I do not deny that the main reason why my adoptive father made such a decision came from him personally. Therefore, when your majesty asked the minister, I also agreed to let my adoptive father go to Bingzhou. I also thought a lot about it and talked with him.
When Your Majesty discussed it, Your Majesty also agreed."
Li Mu looked at Li Shimin and said: "I never expected that your Majesty would lie to me again. Your Majesty allowed my adoptive father to go to Bingzhou, but at the same time, he also issued a second decree to let my second uncle and adoptive father's younger brother Li
Bi went to Jinzhou to be the governor. Your Majesty, I am not a fool, and I can understand what you mean by doing this. Your Majesty's intention is to beat my foster father and tell him not to spy on the holy will. Therefore, the name is Te
To advance, in fact, it will cut off the foundation of the British government's foothold in Chang'an. Your Majesty, I cannot understand!"
Li Muyi said angrily: "I talked about this matter with the Supreme Emperor, and the Supreme Emperor believed that your Majesty did nothing wrong. But in my opinion, your Majesty's move really chilled my loyal ministers. Not to mention that my adoptive father Li Ji had just established a second-largest army.
The military achievements of General Li Jing can only be explained by the loyalty of my adoptive father Li Ji to your majesty. Your majesty also knows it well, otherwise he would not have allowed him to take over a state to guard the border. However, your majesty did not treat his loyal ministers kindly. I cannot allow him to do so.
understand!"
"Just like Wei Zheng, Shandong officials and other rebellious people, your Majesty only reprimanded them all and retained them. And because of this, Wei Zheng was promoted to the imperial censor, and was promoted to a noble rank! In comparison, doesn't your Majesty feel that the minister's adoptive father Li Ji is too
Is it unfair? Is it true that in our imperial court of the Tang Dynasty, we can only accommodate people with a straight name, and only people who can set off His Majesty's mind? And loyal ministers and good generals will sacrifice their heads, shed blood, and fight fiercely for Your Majesty.
Generals in the Western Regions have to be careful in everything, even if their family cannot gain a foothold in Chang'an? Your Majesty, how ridiculous! Please forgive me for not understanding!"
"Today, I went to my adoptive father's house and wanted to see him off. But I couldn't see him. Li Mu knew my adoptive father's thoughts. My adoptive father just didn't want me to participate in it. But when I saw the bustling British palace in the past,
, now the house is empty and the door is closed. Only the prince and a few old servants are in the house, just like the hostages of other countries. The minister's heart is really hard to calm down! But your majesty is your majesty, and your majesty is the emperor. Within the four seas, on the shore of the land,
Everything belongs to Your Majesty. As your Majesty's subjects, I dare not criticize Your Majesty. Isn't it possible that I can't even drink to get drunk? I'm depressed and don't dare to talk to others. Isn't it possible that I can't even drink to drown my sorrows? Your Majesty threw me in prison.
, Isn’t it okay for me to pretend to be crazy and act like a fool? If your majesty only wants to listen to what is pleasing to your ears, and you only want ministers who can fulfill your majesty’s reputation like Wei Zheng and Shandong officials, please kill me. I am destined not to collude with them. I said that with
Those people who boast and talk are deeply ashamed of serving as officials in the same court. This is also one of the reasons for my resignation!"
After Li Mu finished speaking, Li Shimin's face turned extremely ugly. Changsun Wuji and Wang both looked at Li Mu with different eyes, but neither of them spoke, wondering what they were thinking in their hearts.
While Li Shimin was listening, he was thinking about how to refute, but after listening to what Li Mu said, he didn't think of anything to refute. On the surface, what Li Mu said was absolutely correct. But there are many things that cannot be stated openly, such as punishment.
If you look for Li Siwen's reasons from the law, you will definitely not find them. But the reasons are clear to each other, but they cannot be stated explicitly. As for Li Ji's matter, Li Shimin felt that as an emperor, it is natural for him to beat his ministers. Li Yuan agreed,
It made Li Shimin feel that he had done nothing wrong. However, Li Mu was right. When disobedient people were promoted to positions, loyal ministers and good generals would be in panic all day long. Even Li Shimin himself felt that something was wrong.
Li Shimin tried to think back on whether he would change his mind if he made the decision again. But no matter how he thought about it, he felt that he would still make the same decision. Li Siwen must be punished, because there must be the only conclusion about the Xuanwu Sect.
, the people or things related to Li Jiancheng must be wrong. And it is also necessary to grant Nazha the title of Princess Huanzhu, otherwise his reputation of bloodthirsty will be confirmed, which is absolutely unacceptable to Li Shimin. At the same time,
Li Ji also had to beat him. He was a general, and there were more than a dozen generals in the court. If everyone tried to spy on the holy will, the court would be in chaos. If he didn't beat him, it would definitely not work!
Li Shimin looked at Li Mu with a headache. He couldn't say that Li Mu was wrong, but he felt that this boy's temper was too stubborn and childish! He stared at Li Mu for a long time and said: "Boy, you think I lied to you, but I didn't
I feel that if you can think like this, you haven't grown up yet, you are still a child! You are still thinking about things with a child's mind! I have high expectations for you, but you are so immature, which makes me very disappointed!"
Li Mu snorted and said: "Your Majesty even deceives children. In my heart, this is not the behavior of a gentleman!"
"..."
Changsun Wuji and Wang were both dumbfounded, wondering if this boy had a brain problem. He dared to talk to His Majesty like this. Was he really not afraid of death?
Li Shimin was also so angry that he laughed angrily and said: "Okay, okay, I won't tangle with you and make such meaningless arguments. I only ask you, do you admit your mistake or not? If you admit your mistake, you can do it now
When you go home, I will pretend that nothing happened and I will not punish you. If you don’t admit your mistake... you can stay in this prison!"
Li Mu frowned and said harshly: "Just stay here. I've been here twice and I think it's pretty good."
Li Shimin was so angry that the veins on his forehead popped up, and he said angrily: "Li Mu, you are too presumptuous! Do you want to tell me that you are no longer willing to be loyal to me? Do you want to confront me?"
"I didn't!" Li Mu also stared and said: "I just said that I don't admit this mistake, and I didn't say that I would go against His Majesty. I will still do what I promised to do. I am a person who does what I say.
I have never hidden anything from Your Majesty, unlike His Majesty who only half-said everything to me!"
Li Shimin didn't answer the question and just asked: "If you don't come out from prison, what will you do?"
"Your Majesty, will you let me out?"
"If you admit your mistake, I will let you out!"
"Then I won't go out!"
"How will you do things if you don't come out?"
"I... I'll do it in prison!" Li Mu gritted his teeth and said, "I'd rather work in prison than go out! Anyway, I just don't admit this mistake!"
Li Mu's cowardly and arrogant look made Li Shimin so angry that he couldn't laugh or cry. He raised his hand and pointed at Li Mu, saying: "You kid, you... do you really think that you can't do it without me? You are too arrogant.
On your own!"
"I don't dare to say that. I am already a prisoner of my subordinates. Why should I look up to you? But I just feel that I am right. If Your Majesty forces me to admit this mistake, I can admit it. But from now on,
In my heart, Your Majesty is a foolish king."
Li Shimin jumped to his feet and said angrily: "You called me a foolish king again! Li Mu, this is the second time you said that I am a foolish king!"
"Can you blame me? The first time His Majesty wanted to kill me, and the second time His Majesty refused to let me out of prison. Isn't it okay that I have resentment in my heart? And I have to tell Your Majesty because I am very disappointed with Your Majesty. Originally
A secret technique that I want to present to His Majesty...No! Give it to me!"
"Ha! Do you think I'm curious?"
"I don't know whether your Majesty is interested in it or not. It's not a useful secret technique, it's just a secret technique for making colored glaze."
"Why do I need colored glaze... Wait, wait!" Li Shimin said smoothly. When he realized what Li Mu was talking about, he woke up, stared at Li Mu and asked, "Did you just say colored glaze?"
When Changsun Wuji and Wang heard the word "Liu Li", they both looked over with eyes wide open. Liuli is a valuable treasure in this era, and it is rare to see. Three-color Liuli is only available to big eaters, and it is worth thousands of gold. It is very rare.
They are expensive. Even Li Shimin only has a few colored glaze cups. Li Mu actually said he can make them? He can even make colored glazes?
Li Mu nodded, stretched out five fingers, and said: "It's still colorful!"
"Colorful?!"
Wang was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan, and his family had many treasures. However, he had seen a colorful glazed bowl. The elders of the clan said that this glazed bowl was the only one in the world. There was only one such bowl in the world. It was a monk from Tianzhu during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
It was brought from afar and ended up in the Wang family of Taiyuan, where it was called the treasure of the clan. What did Li Mu say, he could make colorful glaze? He, he was a god?
"That's right!" Li Mu said seriously: "After eighteen experiments, I finally made a five-color glass bottle. Different from the techniques recorded in ancient books, the color of the five-color glass bottle I made is controllable. You can choose whatever color you want.
It can be any color, whatever color you want, and it is crystal clear and brilliant, just like jade! Moreover, the glass bottle I made is not poisonous and can hold wine! It is a good wine vessel!"
Li Mu glanced at Li Shimin and said: "Originally, I planned to dedicate it to His Majesty as part of the internal funds, but now... let's forget it, Your Majesty doesn't like it anyway!"
Li Shimin took a deep breath, glared at Li Mu and said: "Boy, are you showing off to me? I think you are just relying on your talent and being arrogant!"
"Your Majesty! I tested the secret method night after night! I didn't steal it. When I was bathing in the emperor's favor, did I give up a small amount of the secret method? Now Your Majesty has put me in prison and forced me to admit my mistake. I
I feel uncomfortable, why don’t you donate it? Isn’t it enough for Your Majesty to lie to the child, but also to steal the child’s things?! Your Majesty, you are too unreasonable!”