The people shouted loudly, and Li Mu glanced at the shopkeeper lightly, got off the stool, got on his horse and walked away.
This is one of the key points of pretense, and it ends abruptly.
After saying that, he left, leaving Momojiji behind. All the previous preparations were in vain. Now that he is showing off, no matter how effective he is, he must leave, otherwise it will become a joke.
But today this guy was pretty good at pretending.
First of all, Li Mu occupies the moral high ground. That is, I am not coming to find fault with you for no reason, but because you slandered my brother. The ancients believed that in brothers' matters, it is natural for the brother to come forward, and no one
It would feel inappropriate. Moreover, what the shopkeeper and his wife did was really despicable. Li Mu exposed it to their faces, but did not leave any room for them. Throughout the ages, there has never been a lack of followers. Everyone blamed, everyone scolded, and I followed suit.
, there is an inexplicable sense of substitution, as if the person who exposed the faces of the shopkeeper and his wife today and found a place for his brother was not Li Mu, but himself.
This kind of incitement was learned by Li Mu from Internet trolls and Internet educators in his previous life. It is indeed very useful!
After I finished my pretense, it was already getting dark, so I naturally wanted to go home.
Dugujiu had already said that he did not want to go home and would follow Li Mu because he was afraid that he would not be able to get out if he returned home. Li Mu naturally agreed, and the three of them went to Anyifang together.
On the road, Dugujiu's mood seemed a little low. Although he was wearing a mask and couldn't see his expression, you could sense from the aura he exuded that he seemed to be caught in a contradiction.
Li Mu noticed it and asked, "Aren't you happy that you are angry?"
Dugujiu shook his head and said, "Brother, I just thought about it, are we going a little too far?"
"Excessive?" Li Mu frowned slightly and said, "Didn't they bully you? Let's take revenge. Where does this go too far?"
Dugu Jiu said: "Brother, I just thought about this. It is wrong for the shopkeeper to beat his wife, but it is still a family matter and has nothing to do with outsiders. I am not saving people because the woman asked me to save them. She made a false accusation
Maybe I did it because I was afraid of the shopkeeper, so I had no choice but to do it. But today we smashed his shop, and this happened because of the woman. If we walked away, the woman might be beaten again..."
Li Mu smiled bitterly and said, "Are you worried about that woman?"
Dugujiu nodded.
Li Mu sighed and said: "Little brother, I will teach you a truth today. This truth may not make sense, but you must do it to live in this world."
Dugu Jiu looked over, and Li Mu continued: "Let me ask you first, if you had not met me, and you were not a child of the Dugu family, but just a commoner. What would be the consequences if you were falsely accused by that woman?"
Dugujiu obviously didn't understand the law very well, so he didn't say anything.
Li Mu answered for him: "Those who hurt people will be punished, and those who destroy things will be compensated. Not only will you be whipped and imprisoned, but you will also have to compensate for his so-called losses. And what did you do wrong? You went to save people, but the people you saved were the ones you saved.
False accusation. What kind of truth is this?"
Lonely Jiu said: "Brother, I understand what you said, but I think there is nothing they can do..."
"Weakness does not become a reason for their evil heart! Your compassion should not be used on such people!"
Li Mu interrupted Dugujiu's words and said loudly.
"People are born into different grades. This is God's will and cannot be determined by people. But whether the heart is good or evil can be determined by people. Good and evil are not divided by rich and poor. There are kind-hearted poor people, and there are also extremely poor people.
Evil rich people, and vice versa. It’s just that people in this world look at people in different ways. When different people do one thing, there will be different results. But in my opinion, when looking at one thing, one must
Look beyond the surface and see the root.”
"It's very pitiful that this woman was beaten, and it's also pitiful that this shopkeeper was smashed. Compared to you and me, they are very weak. But there are reasons for everything, you can't deny it? Their experiences are caused by themselves. Today you and I have
They have the ability to vent their anger and take revenge. If you and I don't have this ability, their evil will succeed. By then, who will be more unjust?"
Li Mu exhaled and said: "Little brother, what I want to teach you is: when you are strong, don't bully the weak. When you are weak, don't be a bad person. In this way, you can be regarded as a basically good person. Doing evil is not a good thing.
Distinguish by strength and weakness. As long as you do evil, you should be punished. This is the role of the Law of the Tang Dynasty. The law stipulates people, not the strong or the weak, neither the poor nor the rich, but people! People do evil,
You have to pay the price. I smashed your brother's shop today, which was his punishment. And I also lost money, which is also the price I paid. Of course, I can bully others, and he can't do anything to me, but I'm not like that
I do, because I am a basically good person. I can’t be considered too good, just average.”
Li Mu smiled and said: "Brother, you are kind-hearted, and I know it. This is not a bad thing. You can still take action when encountering similar things in the future. This is all correct, but when you are falsely accused,
You have to fight back as strongly as your brother did for you today. Otherwise, there will be no justice in this world. There may be some people who think it is wrong for you to do this, so ignore them. Those people just stand and talk without hurting their backs.
It's not their turn, they just want to be moral saints. Such people are villains, so don't pay attention to them, and don't take them seriously."
"Your brother, the first thing I understand since I came to Chang'an is that you don't have to be able to bully others, but you must have the ability to protect yourself and fight back. Otherwise, others will bully you. This principle is unreasonable, because
The most effective principle in this world is domineering! If you don’t want to be bullied, you have to be domineering first. Whether it is right or wrong is what others say, but when you are doing it, you must first let them shut up.
superior!"
"When you live your whole life, you must have compassion, but there is no need to go too far. Just do whatever you want and be tyrannical! Only then did you live your life in this world in vain!"
Dugujiu seemed to understand what he heard, and Li Mu didn't explain anymore because he was at the door of his house. But these words were indeed his thoughts. He smashed the shop without thinking about what others would think. He just wanted to make people
You know, if you don’t want to, don’t mess with me. You can’t mess with me, and you can’t mess with the people around me. When you want to be reasonable, I will reason with you. If you don’t want to be reasonable, I will smash you and then try to reason with you.
Li Mu did this not out of a sudden thought, but as a result of his careful consideration. After experiencing what happened to Li Ji and his son, Li Mu completely understood a truth. That is, as long as you have enough ability and strength, you can do whatever you want.
.Li Shimin is the emperor, he has the strength, and he can do whatever he wants. Li Mu himself has no strength, but he has the ability. Li Shimin also values his ability, and he can do whatever he wants. And Li Shimin also made it clear that I allow you to be presumptuous, and you should do the same.
Reward, the implication is that if the reward is sufficient, you are allowed to be unbridled!
Of course, forbidden things are still not allowed, such as rebellion. If Li Mu really dares to do this, no matter how much Li Shimin values his ability, he will have to be killed. But as long as he does not touch the red line, he is confident in ordinary things!
After all, only subordinates with some problems can make the boss feel more at ease. If the subordinate handles everything without any problems and properly, the boss will have to worry about whether the grandson will change jobs or go it alone.
Arriving at the door of his house, Li Mu swept all these things out of his mind. He hadn't seen his wife for several days, and his restless little heart was already jumping for joy!
hey-hey!
"Madam! I'm back!!"
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The news that Li Mu smashed a shop spread throughout Chang'an in less than an hour. When the various forces heard the news, they were not surprised at all. Because he is such a person who does not follow common sense, and no one knows about him.
What will he do? It's as if whatever exaggerated things he does have become normal.
In the past few days, due to interest relationships, everyone around Li Mu has been investigated. The background of the people around him, what they have done before, and what they are doing with Li Mu now have all been investigated clearly.
As Li Muxin's recognized younger brother, Dugu Jiu naturally cannot escape the investigation. And he is easy to investigate, because Dugu Xiude has been to Dali Temple. Everyone knows that this is the only son of Lord Dugu.
Regardless of other backgrounds, no one dares to underestimate him simply because of his status as the son of Dugu Xiude. The shopkeeper who falsely accused him has long become meat on the chopping board in the eyes of many people, only looking at the Dugu family's sword.
When was it chopped?
You know, when Dugu Xiude was young, he was also a ruthless man. A fierce man who dared to violate the imperial edict and killed Wang Shichong in disguise to avenge his father. If his son was framed, would he turn a deaf ear?
With the power of the Dugu family, it is not too easy to kill a merchant. Death openly, secretly, or unclearly, no matter how you die, it is as easy as squeezing an ant to death.
It was a bit surprising that Li Mu came forward for Dugu Jiu. In their opinion, Li Mu didn't need to get involved at all. This shopkeeper was left to the Dugu family to handle. On the contrary, if he interfered like this, the Dugu family would not be able to intervene.
.Because if the Dugu family kills another person after he gets involved, it will be like pouring a basin of sewage on Li Mu. As one of the shareholders of Datang Salt Industry, it is too late for the Dugu family to reconcile with Li Mu. How could this happen?
To do such a stupid thing.
Therefore, it is unknown to outsiders whether Li Mu's move was to punish the shopkeeper, or whether it saved their lives.
As the instigator, Li Mu was not unaware of this. He knew that if he didn't take action, perhaps the shopkeeper and his broken-hearted mother-in-law would be punished more severely. But this kind of punishment is also a disguised form of bullying. This is not
The judgment standard in his heart, so he still did what he thought.
When people live in this world, they should have their own opinions and principles!