Mrs. Sun rushed to the bedside, grabbed Li Mu's hand tightly, and called softly: "Son, are you awake? Mother is here, mother is here."
"Mother..." Li Mu endured the fluctuation in his heart and pretended to have just woken up and was still a little weak. When he saw Mrs. Sun, he forced out a smile and said: "Mother, why are you here? I'm fine..."
"Are you okay?" Mrs. Sun cried: "You vomited so much blood, are you okay? Is it possible that I have to wait until you die and let the white-haired person give the black-haired person to my mother? Is it okay? You, you, yes
I never tell my mother about things, so do you still regard me as your mother?"
If he hadn't heard what Sun said just now, Li Mu wouldn't have thought much about it, but now, Li Mu subconsciously thought of what happened just now and said seriously: "Mom, no matter what happens, you are my mother. You will
I raised you, but you are not my mother, who is my mother..."
Sun was stunned. When she heard what Li Mu said, she wasn't sure whether Li Mu heard what he just said. But looking at Li Mu's weak look, she felt that he probably didn't hear it, but she didn't dare to say anything more.
He grabbed Li Mu's arm, as if his son would disappear as soon as he let go.
Li Mu looked at the people in the room, stretched out his hands, and said, "Madam, help me sit up. There are all elders here, and it would be inappropriate for me to lie down."
Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien hurried over and helped Li Mu up. Bai Qiaoqiao was behind Li Mu and let him lean in her arms. When Wang Ou saw this, he felt a little uncomfortable and looked away.
"Elders, thank you for coming to see me. I will keep it in my heart. When I get better, I will definitely repay you."
"! What nonsense are you talking about! I, Cheng Yaojin, am a person who rarely repays others? I really look down on people. Our two families are well-connected. If something happens to you, how can I, Cheng Yaojin, stand by and watch? Yesterday I led the troops and bullied the bully.
The homes of your censors were all surrounded. If His Majesty hadn't ordered me to evacuate, I would have killed them all yesterday!" Cheng Yaojin boasted at the same time, but he also didn't forget to disparage Tang Jian, and said in a strange way: "I
But you can't be like some people, who are good old people and are used to doing things that they don't dare to let go of, and they do things as an afterthought!"
Tang Jian was just bullied by Wang in the lobby of the front yard, and was bullied by Cheng Yaojin again in front of Li Mu when he returned to the backyard. The clay figurine was still earthy and said angrily: "Cheng Zhijie, who are you talking about in such a weird way?"
Although Cheng Yaojin called Sun "sister-in-law", it seemed that he regarded Tang Jian as his elder brother, but in fact, there were natural dissatisfaction among civil servants and generals. Cheng Yaojin's "sister-in-law" was probably because Li Mu called him "sister-in-law".
Jian is not a big person in his eyes.
Cheng Yaojin sneered and said: "Old Tang, I didn't mention you a word. You can't blame me for scolding you. Yes, it was you! Yesterday in the main hall, why didn't you stand up for me?
What does this wise nephew say? Oh, yes, he is not his biological son. You, Old Tang, are such a smart person, of course you will not stop such a stupid thing!"
"Cheng Zhijie! Don't insult me! Why don't I want to speak for Li Mu? You were not in court yesterday, so don't talk nonsense. At first, Lu Zhilin burst into tears. From His Majesty to all the officials, everyone thought it was Li Mu who did it. I stood alone.
What will happen if he comes out? When Li Mu comes, he, Lu Zhilin and others are fighting each other and have the upper hand. I just think that I have a chance to win. Who knew that this child is so naughty? If I knew..."
"Shit!" Cheng Yaojin spat on Tang Jian's face and said, "That's nice to say. The first time I said it was useless to stand up, but the second time I said I won't need you anymore because we have a chance to win. It won't be a problem for you inside or outside.
What's wrong with being so angry? I think it's a good thing. Is it possible that I want to be like you and stay together all my life and be nicknamed "Old Turtle Tang"? "
"Who are you scolding, Old Turtle Tang? I can't get over it with you!"
"I'm scolding you, but you still want to take action? Come on, come on, I'll give you four fingers on one hand, and I can stab you to death with just one thumb. Believe it or not..."
"I'm so angry!"
Li Mu watched the two old guys arguing and had no choice but to smile bitterly. Sun's face darkened, and finally couldn't help it, and shouted: "My son just woke up, what are you arguing about? Go out and make a noise! Stop it."
Noisy here!"
When Tang Jian saw that Sun was angry, he immediately lost his temper. He glared at Cheng Yaojin and apologized in a low voice: "Madam, please don't be angry. I was just arguing. Yesterday I was really not standing up, I was..."
"Okay, shut up. I know what you did. My son doesn't need you!"
As soon as these words came out, Tang Jian felt a chill in his heart. Isn't this over? He must be angry. Can he still go to bed when he goes home tonight? There must be no chance! Tang Jian glared at Cheng Yaojin.
The bastard has a corrupt mind and is stirring up dissension. Just wait for me!
Cheng Yaojin was not afraid at all. He was a military general and not in the same system as Tang Jian. Even if he went out to fight, the Ministry of Civil Affairs under Tang Jian's control would need to allocate food and grass. How dare you, Tang Jian, put on my shoes?
However, Cheng Yaojin still respected the Sun family very much. He clasped his fists and apologized: "Sister-in-law, don't blame me. I am just being unfair to my virtuous nephew. If I were here yesterday, I would definitely show them some shame. Otherwise, everyone would think,
After old man Li Ji went to Bingzhou, my wise nephew had no one in the court! A bunch of snobs made me, Old Cheng, very sick!"
"Who are you calling snobbish?"
"I'm talking about you! Why, you haven't...ah? Your Majesty, why are you here?"
Cheng Yaojin thought it was Tang Jian who was dissatisfied, so he turned around and retorted. Suddenly he saw it was Li Shimin, so he suppressed the second half of his sentence and quickly saluted.
Others also saluted. Li Mu struggled to get up. Li Shimin hurriedly said: "You are sick, why should you salute? Just lie down."
When Li Shimin came, everyone did not dare to sit with him and stood up. Li Zhien went to the outhouse and brought a chair over. Li Shimin sat down and the others retreated to the outhouse. Everyone knew that Li Shimin was here in person, and there must be someone there.
I need to talk to Li Mu.
Li Shimin looked at Li Mu and said nothing for a long time.
Li Mu didn't say anything. He could guess what Li Shimin was thinking. The fact that he could visit him in person showed that he felt very guilty. If he was a wise minister, he should have given him a word at this time and given him a step down. But Li Mu was unwilling to give up this step.
, he abolished such a big Zhou Zhang just to make Li Shimin owe him a favor. How could all his previous efforts be wasted at the last moment?
"Is it my fault?"
"Wei Chen dare not."
"That's my fault."
Li Mu was speechless, obviously acquiescing.
"I apologize to you."
Hearing this, Li Mu was stunned. He did not expect that Li Shimin would admit his mistake so straightforwardly and even apologize to him.
"I shouldn't disbelieve you." Li Shimin sighed and said, "But you can't blame me entirely. With your usual style, the things Lu Zhilin said are really something you can do. Even now, I can't
I was confused. Although there was no evidence, my intuition told me that you did it."
"..."
Who says that only women’s intuition is scary? Men’s intuition is just as scary, right?
Li Mu said angrily: "Your Majesty, I didn't do it! I have nothing to do with it! If we can find out and there is any evidence pointing to it being done by me, I am willing to kill you and die in front of Lu Zhilin!"
"Why are you so excited? I just said it casually, and I didn't blame you. I just want to tell you that no one stood up for you yesterday, so don't take it too seriously. This is different from your usual behavior.
It has nothing to do with it. When you encounter something, think more about your own reasons, so that you can grow. Of course, I am not saying good things for them, I am..."
"I understand what your Majesty means!" Li Mu interrupted Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty saw that I was feeling cold and worried that I would no longer care about their affairs and no longer contribute to the two major companies, so I said these words to
Excuse them!"
Li Shimin was choked up. He knew that Li Mu could understand what he meant, but he didn't expect that Li Mu would be so disrespectful and expose it to his face.
Having reached this point, Li Shimin didn't bother to beat around the bush and said: "Then what do you think you still care about? You single-handedly set up these two companies, and the loan thing you mentioned, you can't do it.
You just made a plan and stopped doing it, right? Who do you want me to find to take over such a huge mess? Who can replace you?"
"I don't care. I don't know how long I can live now. I am not in the mood to do anything."
"I have already asked Divine Doctor Sun. If you are not worried about your life, please don't use these words to frustrate me."
"If you don't worry about your life, do you have to do something? Can't I choose to be a waste?" Li Mu said with some excitement: "Since I became an official, I don't know who I have offended. I have been impeached all day long. If I really do this
It’s nothing more than something that makes people angry. In the end, it was found that I was wronged every time. I can’t understand why! As long as I do something, there is always a time when I am not criticized! In this case, what is the matter with me?
It would be better if I don’t do anything. I will just be a waste at home, guarding the income of the wine shop, and I won’t be able to eat it all, so I can save worry!”
"You are mediocre if you are not envied by others. If they impeach you, it shows that you are capable. I support you, otherwise why would I be here?"
"Your Majesty doesn't need to say it so nicely. Your Majesty also has some intentions for me. If I don't have the ability to make money, will your Majesty still come?"
"No." Li Shimin said simply and neatly: "Li Mu, you should understand. I am the emperor, and everything in the world belongs to me." Li Shimin raised his hand, pointed at Li Mu, and said: "Including your life and death, everything is mine.
One word. If you don’t have such talent, I can kill you based on what you just said. There is no reason, just because I want to kill, I can kill you!"
Li Mu honestly shut his mouth, something was wrong, so he would wait and see before talking.
"Similarly, I can kill Wei Zheng and others. I don't want to kill because I have my own reasons. You may think that I helped them and wronged you. But think about it, if you were me, like you
I usually act arrogant, but if I stand by your side in everything again, no one will say anything to you but I won’t allow it... Then who is the emperor?"
"As an emperor, I cannot do things based on preference. I said that I treat you as my nephew, which is not a lie. Personally, I appreciate you and love you. I have even thought about how great it would be if you were my son.
Your intelligence far exceeds that of Cheng Qian and Qing Que. My love for you has reached this level."
"But this is a personal relationship and cannot be placed above the court. Above the court, I am the king and you are the minister. Wei Zheng is also a minister, and Lu Zhilin is also a minister. Why is Liangyi Palace called Liangyi Palace? Liangyi Palace
The two are Yin and Yang. I live in the Palace of Liangyi and look at all the ministers. The first thing I want to do is to balance Yin and Yang. If the balance is lost and one family dominates, there will be problems in this country. Wei Zheng is hateful, but
Wei Zheng has his uses."
"Heshuo and other places in Shandong have been full of heroes since ancient times. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Liu Heitao and others were dominant in Shandong, causing trouble for one party. How many Zhouzhang were abolished before it was pacified? Now because of the hidden prince, the nobles in Shandong are not convinced by me.
, they trust Wei Zheng, and Wei Zheng is their mouthpiece in the court. What if I kill him and all parts of Shandong rise up? They have people and food, and they start to cause chaos. Even if I can pacify it, life will be ruined! Li Mu, I ask you,
Is this what you want to see?"
"Just to give you a break, I have to risk the lives of thousands of people. Do you think I should do such a thing?"
Li Shimin had tears in his eyes, he held it back and sighed: "When I was as old as you, I also yearned to be a knight-errant who enjoys vengeance! I did that! When I was seventeen years old, before
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was trapped in Yanmen Pass by the Turks. I joined Yun Dingxing's army to rescue him and chased the Turks for eight hundred miles! How happy! At that time, everyone said that I was sincere. Thinking about it now, I am still full of enthusiasm.
"
"But what can this do? I am the emperor now! The emperor should do the things of the emperor, and the emperor also has the responsibilities of the emperor. I want to be a good emperor, and for this I will do whatever it takes. Even I myself can't
All scruples. You only feel that you are wronged. Do you know how wronged I am? Wei Zheng! King! Back then, around Prince Yin, there were people who repeatedly warned me to kill me! I and Prince Yin can go to the step of breaking up with them.
The relationship is very important! But for the sake of the country, shouldn’t I invite them back and worship them as prime ministers?”
"I don't hate? I hate! I don't feel wronged? I feel wronged! But I am the emperor, do I have a choice?"
Tears finally fell from the corners of Li Shimin's eyes. He looked at Li Mu and said: "Li Mu, I remember you said that you are willing to be my thousand-mile horse and the common people's ox. You are a man. Since you have made such a great ambition, you should try your best.
Why? Whose horse have you seen, disobeying its owner, and absconding halfway? Have you ever seen whose cow, halfway through working in the fields, fled into the mountains? No! I have deep expectations for you, and I can feel it.
, with your talents, you will be able to assist me and make the people of this world prosperous and happy! I will not make any excuses. I am indeed ashamed of you! But I ask you, what is your ambition for this world and this people?
Aren’t you really going to let go? If you say yes! Then I’ll let you do it! I’ll take care of my country with all my strength!”