Li Mu frowned. It must be like this. He has been in Chang'an for half a year, and he has also studied food specifically. If this Parthian fennel is common, he will not see it for the first time. But at the same time, he also has doubts in his heart.
, he looked at the slices of meat in front of him, and then at the two Hu men working at the grill, and secretly wondered, since it is a rare and valuable seasoning, why do these two Hu men have it? They just sell the seasoning.
, wouldn’t it be more profitable?
Moreover, these two Hu people are also very weird. They can't understand Chinese. There are Hu people who come to Chang'an to do business, and some can't speak Chinese, but they usually hire an interpreter. It's better for these two people. There is no interpreter.
But you are doing business, aren't you afraid of being cheated?
Looking at the appearance of the two of them, there are also a lot of things that are suspicious. These two people don't look like businessmen, but more like soldiers.
Li Mu waved, and Dugu Jiu understood and leaned over. The people around him who were watching the excitement saw each other and whispered. They didn't expect Zhulu Hou to be so anxious. Did he see it? He was about to kiss him in broad daylight.
Li Mu didn't notice the strange looks around him. After giving instructions to Dugujiu, he said, "Go, go and come back quickly."
Dugujiu didn't move and said worriedly: "Brother, I'm leaving and you are alone. If these two barbarians break out, how can you be your opponent?"
"Don't worry, I'm a guest, what's he going to do to me? Besides, I'm a military lord of the Tang Dynasty, and I'm surrounded by people from the Tang Dynasty. If he wants to do something to me, and I raise my arms, why do I have to worry about no one to help him? They won't be able to help me anymore.
It's so vicious that it can't stand up to a large number of people. Just go and come back quickly, nothing will happen to you."
The atmosphere in the early Tang Dynasty was different from that in Li Mu's previous life. In Li Mu's previous life, if he saw someone fighting, he would only go over and join in the fight unless he was a fool or a fool. Most people would hide as far away as they could if they saw it from a distance.
Li Mu was a fool in his previous life. When he saw a couple arguing, the man raised his hand and started to fight, ignoring the sideways glances of the people around him. Li Mu happened to get off work and saw it. He didn't want to care about it at first, but when he saw that
The woman was beaten until her mouth was full of blood. She couldn't bear it anymore, so she went to stop her. As a result, she was regarded as an "adulterer" and was also punched.
Li Mu's temper was aroused and he immediately fought back. The man was short in stature and was no match for him, so he knocked him to the ground in a few blows.
At this time, something magical happened. The woman called the police and told the police that someone beat her husband. The police came and took the three people to the police station. They kept defending her husband and put all the blame on Li Mu, even her.
He was beaten, and it was said that it was Li Mu who beat him. If there was no surveillance video, Li Mu would have lost money that time.
From then on, Li Mu didn't care if he saw this kind of thing again. He was not a good young man in the news. He could say it loud and clear, even if I was wronged a hundred times, I would still do what I wanted.
He is just an ordinary person. What is a little bit more extraordinary is that he is still an orphan. He is already sensitive at heart. After being wronged once and being stunned for a time, he remembered that he should never do things that had nothing to do with him.
Tube.
It's not that he has a bad mind, but that his ability is too weak. Let's talk about the couple's affairs. If there is no surveillance video, how can he speak with one mouth and two people's mouths? What's more, both of them are injured, but he is not injured.
No loss. In this case, nine times out of ten, he will lose money.
He had just started working at that time, and his monthly salary was only 3,000 yuan. He was an orphan and had no family to rely on. At this time, his monthly salary was not enough, and he could not afford to be slandered.
Those who keep saying that even if they are wronged ten thousand times, they will still do whatever they want. They are either lying or they have the confidence. Li Mu doesn't want to lie and has no confidence, so he naturally doesn't do it.
Don't say who is right or wrong about this kind of thing, it is dictated by social trends.
This was not the case in the early Tang Dynasty. The custom at that time was to respect people who were filial and righteous. When they saw injustice on the road, they roared. This was not just talk. Some people really did it. Facing two barbarians again, Li Mu was not worried at all.
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After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, several major battles were won. Only against the Turks, they endured humiliation for a few years. But after Li Jing destroyed the Turks this year, this shame is gone. In the past, in Chang'an, everyone might still be afraid of Hu
Be nice. If I don't bully you now, it's already polite.
Not long after, Dugujiu returned with a group of police officers, accompanied by an interpreter. There was a buzz in the interpreter's room, and the officers swarmed up, tied up the two vicious Hu men, and took them to the Chang'an County government office.
The onlookers took a look and started whispering again. They just thought Li Mu was bullying someone, otherwise why would he suddenly call the police to arrest someone while he was enjoying the barbecue?
Although those arrested were barbarians and Li Mu was a Marquis of the Tang Dynasty, some people were still dissatisfied with this injustice.
Li Mu also heard the whispers and said loudly: "Don't misunderstand me, there are a lot of suspicious things about these two barbarians. I suspected that they were doing it carefully, so I notified Chang'an County to arrest them. I was definitely not bullying them."
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One of the Hu merchants couldn't help but said: "Master Hou, why do you say they are craftsmen? What evidence is there?"
Li Mu smiled, picked up two unused sachets of Parthian fennel from the Hu people, showed them to everyone, and said to the Hu people who were talking: "You are a Hu people, you should recognize this thing."
The barbarian merchant came closer, looked at it carefully, and said in surprise: "Anise fennel?"
"Since you recognize this thing, you should know how valuable it is. But these two barbarians are setting up a stall here to sell roasted sheep. Isn't it strange?"
The barbarian merchants stopped questioning, bowed and bowed to the barbarian, and retreated into the crowd.
Li Mu signaled to the guards, and they worked together to dismantle the stall. He didn't know what to do with the grill and the remaining half of the sheep, so he asked Li Mu, and Li Mu thought of Li Chongyi. The roasted sheep tasted very good.
He must have liked to eat. So he hired a car and asked the servants to help him deliver the grill, roasted sheep and other items to Zhuluhou Mansion.
And he came to Chang'an County Government to wait for the results of the interrogation.
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Wang Zhongyuan sat in court today, his eyelids twitching all the time. He thought to himself, there is nothing worth twitching about recently, and he was thinking about it. The squad leader came to report, saying that Zhuluhou sent someone to come, and asked the county government to send someone to help arrest the barbarians.
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When Wang Zhongyuan heard the words "Zhuluhou", his heart skipped a beat. Last time because of Cui Yuyan's incident, he almost lost his hat. From then on, he stayed away from Li Mu, hiding as far away as he could. Unexpectedly, he stopped hiding.
, he didn't walk towards the mountain, the mountain came towards him, and people came to his door, and they said they were trying to catch the barbarians. Can you not help him with this favor?
Wang Zhongyuan did not dare to neglect, and immediately sent out a group of government officials. The county government office was not far from the West City, and before it was time to burn incense, the people who sent out came back. Sure enough, they brought two Hu people, and Wang Zhongyuan did not understand the Hu language.
, and asked the master to bring the interpreter to inquire, and he came to the yamen gate and waited for Li Mu's arrival.
Seeing Li Mu's carriage from a distance, Wang Zhongyuan tried his best to smile and said: "The Lord Marquis is here, and I will greet you from afar!"
Even though he said this, he felt sad in his heart. He was the top candidate in the imperial examination during the Wude period, and he had been very high-spirited back then, but now he had to please a junior. How could others know the sadness in this.
But he has no choice. After these few months, Li Mu is no longer the same Li Mu. His current power is comparable to that of Changsun Wuji, Wang and others. There has been some vague discussion between the government and the public recently,
There were originally four forces in the court: Longyou nobles, Taiyuan clans, Shandong nobles, and officials from poor families. Now I am afraid that Li Mu will be added to the list.
Although he does not hold a formal official position, he manages His Majesty's internal funds and firmly controls the Ministry of Industry, one of the six ministries. Datang Salt Industry, Datang Mining and other companies are also indispensable for him, and all parties dare not
Offended him. It was said that due to a conflict between him and the king, he punched the king outside the Tai Chi Hall, causing the old waiter to cover his eyes. Although no one saw it with his own eyes, it was widely spread.
There is no smoke without fire. Wang Zhongyuan believed this. Because he felt that Li Mu could do it and dared to do it!
How dare Wang Zhongyuan, a small county magistrate, dare to provoke someone who dares to beat him up even as a servant? Now he only hopes that Li Mu will not remember the villain's faults and forget about the previous dirty things, otherwise he will offend this person.
God, I'm afraid there is no hope of promotion and I will have to squat in the pit of county magistrate for the rest of my life.
The carriage stopped, and Li Mu got off the carriage. When he saw Wang Zhongyuan pouting and saluting, he naturally thought of Cui Yuyan, but he was not so stingy. Several months had passed since the incident, and Cui Yuyan didn't know where he had gone.
Now, his anger has subsided, so he won't care about it anymore.
He stretched out his hand to help Wang Zhongyuan up and said: "Why is the county magistrate so generous? I have no official position now. I am just an idle prince. I cannot afford the generous gift of your parents in Chang'an County."
"Master Marquis is joking." Wang Zhongyuan felt a little relieved when he heard Li Mu's tone. It seemed that this master did not mean to embarrass himself. Naturally, he would not take the initiative to bring up the unpleasant past, and would only treat it as a matter of the past.
He didn't exist. He welcomed Li Mu to the back office and accompanied him carefully: "The officer has already reported the matter, and I admire him very much. The Marquis has a sharp eye and can identify the identities of the two craftsmen at a glance in the busy city.
, not only shows the Houye’s ability, but also shows that the Houye never forgets.”
"There is no need to say these polite words." Li Mu interrupted Wang Zhongyuan with a smile and said: "I am not here to listen to flattery. Magistrate Wang, to be honest, I can't tell whether these two people are working carefully.
But I know. I'm just very curious about their identities. Please tell the interrogator that there is no need to punish them, just ask them to find out. I'll be waiting here."
"I understand." Wang Zhongyuan saw that Li Mu was very anxious, so he stopped accompanying him and ordered someone to make a pot of tea to serve him while he went to the front office.
After about two sticks of incense, Wang Zhongyuan came back with a signed confession in his hand.
"Master Hou! But we discovered that these two barbarians are from the Western Turks!"