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Chapter 315 Promotion

Seeing him like this, Li Shimin couldn't help but make fun of him and said: "Don't be so harsh, getting things done is better than anything else. If you keep doing it in vain, I'm still worried that you won't do your job properly."

Li Mu suddenly shouted as if his tail had been stepped on: "That's it! That's it! Your Majesty! I'm not convinced, what's going on now? I'm doing my job well, but it arouses people's suspicion and hinders others everywhere, but your Majesty actually

It's the same. If I had known this was the case, I might as well have taken a vacation and quit working. I'm quitting the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Industry!"

"Don't be so presumptuous." Li Shimin shouted, but without much anger, he said: "The reform of the Ministry of Industry was started because of you, and you also proposed the Ministry of Internal Affairs. You will do it if you say it, and you won't do it if you don't? I am.

Emperor, I am not as comfortable as you. Do you know how much pressure I was under to settle matters in the Ministry of Internal Affairs after you left just now? Now I say no, where is my majesty? Others will think that you are competing for the title of Lu Hou.

Your prestige has grown so great that even I can’t control you anymore!”

"But..." Li Mu muttered, but couldn't say anything to refute.

Li Shimin thought he had won, and was proud of himself, and said: "Okay, this matter is settled. Later I will issue an order to make you the Minister-in-Chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. You will be ranked third and will not be under the jurisdiction of the three provinces and six ministries. Are you satisfied?"

"

"This..." Li Mu was quite surprised. Although he thought that this could be done, he did not expect that Li Shimin would be so generous and directly reward him with an official position of the third rank.

Nowadays, in the imperial court, the chiefs of the three provinces and six ministries are only of the third rank. The ministers in the provinces, Zhongshu Ling, and the imperial censor are all of the third rank. Above them, most of them are fictitious, and there are only two servants on the left and right of the minister. In the Tang Dynasty,

There is no Shangshu order, so the ministers' left and right servants are the actual prime ministers, and the official positions of the third rank are the prime ministers and assistants.

From a third-grade official position, let alone one person below ten thousand people, there are not many people who can control him. Moreover, the special nature of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has nothing to do with the three provinces and six ministries, so they can't control him even if they want to.

Who is so ignorant as to care about the emperor's money pocket?

The most important thing is that Li Mu is only seventeen years old. A seventeen-year-old county prince is already sensational. No one objects because of Li Yuan's decree that those who find the jade seal of the country will be made a prince regardless of their origin. But the seventeen-year-old

From the third level, it can be imagined that once this decree is issued, it will inevitably arouse discussion among people all over the world.

Li Mu was very touched. He knew that Li Shimin was an emperor who cared most about public opinion. Even if he wanted to do many things, he would endure it because of public opinion. But now he is risking the world's disapproval for him. Such a gift of knowing and appreciating the situation is really heart-wrenching.

Moving.

"Your Majesty, I cannot accept your order." Li Mu refused. Just as he was about to give his reasons, Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "I know what you are going to say. There will naturally be discussions, but because there are discussions, there will be

Are you going to stop doing things? If you do well, the discussions will naturally dissipate. I made this decision because I have confidence in you."

At this point, Li Mu couldn't refuse anymore. He stood up and saluted, saying: "I will live up to your Majesty's expectations."

"Another reason is that the chief of the Palace Supervisor was originally an official of the third rank. Now that the Palace Supervisor has been merged into the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as the minister in charge, you have to be of the third rank to be able to control it. Therefore, I decree that you should be of the third rank.

Official positions are natural and logical, so even if there are discussions, it doesn't matter, it's not against the rules."

Li Mu was surprised and said: "Your Majesty, do eunuchs also have grades?"

"Of course there is, otherwise what would be the basis for the palace to distribute monthly salary, etc.?" Li Shimin said with a smile: "You are an ignorant boy who doesn't even know these things?"

Li Mu really didn't know, so he had no choice but to give in and said: "Uh... I am ignorant and ignorant."

Li Shimin rarely gave up when Li Mu gave in, so he explained to him a few more words: "The eunuchs, female officials, concubines, etc. in the palace all have ranks. Different ranks have different treatment. Originally, the eunuchs in the palace were normal.

The officials led me. After I ascended the throne, in recognition of the merits of the high officials who had followed me for many years, I made him the eunuch of the palace, so I got the title of eunuch in charge."

"Oh." Li Mu was stunned, but couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, can the official position of a normal person be replaced by a eunuch?"

"Why not?" Li Shimin asked strangely: "This is a matter in the palace and has nothing to do with the outer court. Besides, this is not a precedent set by me. As early as the Han Dynasty, there were Zhongchang attendants and others. It is a normal thing. You

Why do you think it’s strange?”

"No, it's okay..." Li Mu smiled and changed the subject.

In his previous life, he watched too many TV dramas from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and he always unconsciously adopted the rules of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. But in fact, if you think about it carefully, there are no certain rules. Eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty also 'guarded' everywhere, and their nature was the same.

It's all for the emperor's convenience, to put it another way.

After talking about the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Li Shimin thought of the double act that he was going to perform today, and said displeasedly: "Li Mu, what crime do you deserve for missing my mission today?"

Li Mu couldn't argue with this matter. He had to admit when he was wrong and stand still when he was beaten. He said obediently: "I know that I was wrong. I will come to court tomorrow and I will definitely do what your Majesty asked me to do without causing trouble."

"Let's forget it." Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "Today's decree is issued, and there will definitely be a big discussion tomorrow. I don't know your temper yet. There will be another quarrel then. Liangyi Palace is a place of solemnity.

My dear, how can I allow you to fool around? If there is nothing important in the future, you should come less often to the court meeting."

"That's such a pity." Li Mu suddenly looked regretful and said, "I just wanted to participate in more court discussions and listen to the teachings of your majesty and the princes."

"Ha," Li Shimin chuckled and said, "If I believed what you said, I would be a fool."

"Your Majesty, please don't say that. Your Majesty is so wise and powerful that no one has ever done it before and there will be no one like him after him. You must not taint yourself..."

Li Shimin was furious and said: "Am I praising you?!" He pointed at Li Mu and cursed: "With your appearance, if you weren't somewhat talented, I would have exiled you three thousand miles away, so you wouldn't have to spend time here.

The blur in front of my eyes makes me upset."

"I know that Your Majesty is reluctant to part with you." Li Mu said with a smile.

At this time, lunch arrived. A square table was placed on the sofa, and Li Shimin and Li Mu sat opposite each other.

Li Mu has always found it difficult to adapt to the posture of kneeling and sitting. It was okay for a short time, but for a long time, his legs were really numb, and his waist and back were sore. But when he saw other people, they seemed to be fine, and he couldn't help but murmur in his heart, is it possible?

Have you mastered the essentials of kneeling and sitting?

But at this time, he couldn't care less about the delicious food. He got up too early in the morning and didn't eat well. He stood in Liangyi Hall all morning, and his stomach was already growling. He heard Li Shimin say, "Eat it."

With just two words, he started to eat. It could be said that he was devouring the food without any sign of eating.

Seeing him eating happily, Li Shimin was a little bit impatient, but he prided himself on his identity and couldn't be as ridiculous as Li Mu, so he held back. He was eating slowly by himself, and suddenly Li Mu raised his head. Li Shimin was stunned for a moment and asked: "

what are you up to?"

Li Mu pointed to the rice in Li Shimin's bowl and said, "Your Majesty eats so slowly, but you have a loss of appetite?"

"I……"

"Hehe," Li Mu reached out and picked up Li Shimin's bowl, scooped the untouched half bowl of rice into his own bowl, and said, "Your Majesty, who knows how hard it is to put every grain of food on the plate?"

But don't waste it. Your Majesty can't eat it, so I'll eat it for you, but I'm not full yet."

Li Shimin: "..."

Li Shimin has lived for more than thirty years, and this is the first time he has encountered such a thing. He was so stunned that he could not speak. There are still people in this world who dare to touch my food. What is this! But for some reason, his anger just rose.

, saw Li Mu wolfing down the food, and disappeared again. Seeing that Li Mu was about to finish half the bowl of rice, Li Shimin didn't care about being reserved, and picked up the bowl. There was only half a bowl left, and he snatched it away again. The majestic emperor

But I'm going to be hungry.

Li Shimin, who had no regard for his demeanor, ate food no slower than Li Mu. The two of them put down their bowls and chopsticks almost at the same time. Li Mu suddenly pointed at his chin. Li Shimin subconsciously raised his hand and touched it. He touched a grain of rice and just thought

Throwing it away, the poem Li Mu just recited sounded in his head for some reason, and he ate the rice.

Li Mu smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I have something else I want to tell you."

"What's up?"

"Wei Zheng wrote a letter to His Majesty a few days ago. Does Your Majesty still remember this?"

"Are you referring to the matter of road construction?" Li Shimin snorted coldly and said: "I have already dismissed it and reprimanded him. The damn Shandong nobles only think about good things, how can I do what he wants?"

"Uh..." Li Mu swallowed and whispered: "Your Majesty, Wei Zheng found me, and I promised to lobby your majesty for him. I knew your majesty's thoughts, so naturally I didn't agree, but he molested me and harassed me.

I had no choice but to agree."

"Oh?" Li Shimin smiled half-heartedly and said, "When did you become so easy to talk to?"

"Hehe," Li Mu said with a smile on his face, "I can't hide anything from your majesty. Wei Zheng gave me one hundred thousand coins and begged me to facilitate this matter."

"One hundred thousand strings!"

Li Shimin was so surprised that the tone of his voice changed. He grabbed Li Mu's sleeve and said, "One hundred thousand strings? He has one hundred thousand strings?"

"How could he have money if he is so poor?" Li Mu carefully pulled out his sleeves and explained to Li Shimin, "This money should have come from the Shandong gentry."

Li Shimin frowned slightly and said, "Have you already accepted the money?"

Li Mu nodded and said: "As I said to Your Majesty last time, the court will ultimately benefit from the road construction. It is beneficial and harmless. Besides, there are still 100,000 yuan. I see no reason not to agree."

Li Shimin didn't speak for a long time before he spoke: "You're right, I'm motivated. But you shouldn't ask them for money. If they give you 100,000 yuan today, they will exploit the people even more in the future. The people

Life is already hard, how can I bear to add to their burden, please return the money."

"I think it's impossible!"


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