Eunuch Gao was not surprised that Li Mu would be surprised, but he did not dissuade him. He only said: "The lives of the Zheng family, mother and daughter, depend on the Marquis's thoughts." After that, Eunuch Gao sighed again and said: "
In fact, His Majesty is not willing to commit more crimes, but he cannot face what happened back then. And the existence of the Zheng family reminds His Majesty all the time, making him uneasy all night. You don't know that there was a period when His Majesty first ascended the throne.
Day after night, he dreamed that Prince Yin and King Chaosi were chasing him with their troops, and he asked eminent monks to save him, but the Tao Lord's methods were of no avail. In the end, it was General Qin and General Yuchi who guarded both sides of the palace gate in armor, so he was safe."
"Li Mu, His Majesty regards you as his nephew, that's why he entrusts you with such a matter. Our family is very gentle and dare not force the Marquis to do things. However, we privately believe that if the Marquis has a way, we should do our best for Your Majesty."
yes."
Li Mu nodded and said: "Let me think about it and please reply to Your Majesty. Li Mu will give you a reply within seven days."
"Then I'll bother you Zhulu Hou. There are still things in the palace, so we'll leave first." Eunuch Gao got up and Li Mu walked to the door. He returned to the back house, had breakfast with his wife and concubines, and sat alone in the study in a daze.
After Li Ji left Chang'an, he had no one to discuss with him when something happened. Tang Jian was welcome to go there, but he was unwilling to go, and Tang Jian's personality was too bad, which was not in line with his temper.
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Li Chongyi has already gone to the Ministry of Industry for training, and only Dugujiu is left by Li Mu's side. Li Mu is thinking about something while writing a letter with a brush. His handwriting is uniquely ugly, and they are all simplified characters. In this era
In people's eyes, it is a 'typo', but they can probably guess the meaning.
Li Mu didn't mind being cold and just kept writing. After he finished writing, he put it in an envelope and handed it to Dugu Jiu, saying: "Send this letter to Shopkeeper Cheng of Happy Valley. No need to say anything, he will know after reading the letter.
How to do it.”
Dugujiu took the letter, but did not leave immediately. He looked at Li Mu and suddenly asked: "Is the eldest brother going to the heaven and earth to have a tryst with Mrs. Peony?"
"What kind of tryst! Where is the tryst!" Li Mu was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. He denied it repeatedly, and said with a blushing face: "What are you guessing? Your brother and I have always been upright in doing things. When did we have a tryst?"
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"Last time the eldest brother sent me away, wasn't he on a tryst? I heard from Xiaozhu that he saw the eldest brother go out the back door and get into Mrs. Peony's carriage."
"Ha! This damn girl, Xiaozhu, dared to set me up!" Since he denied it, of course he had to keep his words. Li Muyi said righteously: "Brother, Xiaozhu is lying. How can we even do this between you and me?"
Don’t you have any trust at all? Big brother just wants to ask you, do you trust Xiaozhu or big brother?”
Dugujiu thought for a while and said, "I believe in you, but I'm not the only one."
"Nothing is wrong! Just believe me, brother. Go and deliver the letter quickly. This is an urgent matter and cannot be delayed."
"oh."
After hearing that Li Mu said it was an urgent matter, Dugu Jiu stopped asking. Although he was curious, it was not that serious. It doesn't matter if he knows or not.
Li Mu kept holding the pen, and when he heard the footsteps walking away, he put down the pen and quietly slipped to the window, watching Dugujiu ride on a horse and leave. He quickly ran out and asked the groom to hitch the carriage.
Xiaozhu happened to be passing by with a basin of clothes. Seeing Li Mu's eager look, he pursed his lips and smiled and said, "Where are you going, Mr. Hou?"
"Go to Ci'en Temple." As he spoke, he got into the carriage.
"Oh..." Xiaozhu drawled and said, "Are you going to enjoy the flowers? I heard that the peonies at Ci'en Temple are very beautiful."
Li Mu opened the curtain, glared at Xiaozhu, and said: "If you tease me again, I will send you back to the Jiaofang Division!"
"I know I was wrong." Xiaozhu immediately calmed down. Although she knew that Li Mu would not really do that, the shadow of the Jiaofang Division was too great for her. Just thinking about it would make her very scared.
Li Mu snorted and signaled the groom to go out. After leaving the square gate, Li Mu pointed to the north and said: "Chongren Square."
The groom naturally knew where Li Mu was going, so he shook his whip and went straight to Chongrenfang without saying anything.
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In the private room facing the street in Heaven and Earth, a window is open a crack. In the middle of winter, almost no one opens the window. But the guest in this private room seems to be an exception. Every time she comes to drink tea, she will open a small crack, and from time to time
I would take a look, but I didn’t know who I was waiting for.
There was an account book in front of her. But her eyes were looking out the window. Beside her, there was a maid who was reporting something in a low voice and at a steady pace.
It is Wang Ou.
Suddenly, he seemed to be impatient. Wang Ou waved his hand, interrupted the maid's report, and said: "Just ask the accountant to verify these accounts a few more times. There is no need to report them to me. Besides these accounts, is there anything else?"
No?"
The maid thought for a while and said: "There is one more thing that the saint may be interested in."
Wang Ou sighed and said: "Don't talk nonsense, be straightforward."
"Our people found traces of Yuan Tiangang in Beidi County. He must have finished the emperor's business and is going back to Chang'an."
"The emperor's matter..." Wang Ou read these words, tapped his slender fingers on the table, and suddenly asked: "He has been in Huining County for some time. Can our people find out?"
What’s coming?”
The maid knelt on the ground: "Back to Saint, Yuan Tiangang has been haunting the mountains and forests since he arrived in Huining County. His lightness skills are so good that our people can't keep up with him. He caught the shadow several times, but quickly lost his trace.
. He has not been seen to have any contact with anyone in the local area. Therefore, he has failed to meet the expectations of the Holy Lady and failed to find out valuable information. Please punish the Holy Lady."
"I don't blame you." Wang Ou signaled the maid to stand up and said: "Yuan Tiangang's kung fu has reached an advanced level, and there are few opponents in the world. Even I am no match for him even if I don't use poison. You can step back. There are new ones."
If you have any news, please let me know.”
Suddenly Wang Ou's eyes narrowed and he saw Li Mu's carriage and said hurriedly: "Hurry up, let the secret guards evacuate. Lang Jun is here, I don't have time to waste."
The maid hurriedly exited, and with her gesture, several guests drinking tea on the first floor also settled their bills and left.
Li Mu got off the carriage, threw a handful of copper coins to the coachman, and asked him to find a place to stay for a while, before stepping into the world of heaven and earth. Little Eunuch Chen went out to do some shopping, and even when Li Yourong saw him, he didn't want to talk to him. Li Mu
I didn't bother to pay attention to him and took the elevator directly to the fifth floor.
When Wang Ou saw Li Mu getting on the elevator, the look in her eyes suddenly dimmed. She thought that Li Mu was here to meet her, but she didn't expect that Li Mu was here to see Li Yuan.
The maid appeared again like a ghost, accompanying her carefully and saying: "Holy Maid, do you want me to tell the Marquis that you are here?"
"What are you telling me? He doesn't care about me. He just came to see me out of love. There's no love. We're tired today. Let's go back." After that, Wang Ou went downstairs first, and the maid hurried into the private room to tidy up the account books.
Yes, follow closely behind.
Wang Ou's mansion is right next to the Heaven and Earth, and it doesn't take much effort. It's just a few steps away. After entering the gate, he glanced at the Marquis's carriage parked across the street. Wang Ou snorted, and the gate slammed shut for the first time.
Yes, a lot of snowflakes fell.
How could Li Mu know about these things? He was worried about Zheng's affairs and wanted to find someone who could give advice, so he thought of Li Yuan.
Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng are his sons, and Zheng is his daughter-in-law. After all, this is his family matter, so it is better to listen to his opinion.
When Li Mu arrived, Li Yuan had just woken up. The old man had low energy and got up late. Li Mu guessed that this was probably related to Li Yuan's blood being thick. Before leaving the palace, Li Yuan played songs and songs every night in the Tai Chi Palace and ate havoc.
At his age, if he doesn't suffer from cerebral thrombosis, he can be taken care of.
Seeing Li Mu coming, Li Yuan was very happy and asked someone to bring a pair of bowls and chopsticks for Li Mu to eat together.
Li Mu had already had breakfast, but in order not to disappoint Li Yuan, he drank a bowl of porridge. At his age, drinking an extra bowl of porridge was like drinking an extra bowl of water, and he didn't feel overstuffed at all.
Li Yuan's appetite was not that good. He barely drank a bowl of porridge and had the rest taken away.
"You kid came to me so early. Something must have happened. Stop holding it in and tell me?"
"You have a sharp eye." Li Muxian flattered him a little before telling the story: "Old man, I know I shouldn't trouble you, but this matter is really difficult for me to handle."
"Haha," Li Yuan smiled, interrupted Li Mu, and said, "It's not that you are difficult to handle, but you don't want to handle it, right?"
"..." Li Mu smiled bitterly and said, "You know my character, I really don't want to get involved in these things."
Li Yuan was noncommittal, silent for a while, and then said: "I have sat in that seat before, and I know what it feels like to sit in that seat. Everyone in the world thinks that being an emperor can control the world, and you can do whatever you want. But no one knows that being an emperor also means you can do whatever you want.
There are many things that he cannot do. When he was not the emperor, he could conquer the world and still be free. But when he became the emperor, he put himself in a cage."
"Just like the people of the world, he once served as a great general, led the world's troops, conquered the south and the north, and was invincible. How happy. Now that he has become the emperor, he hangs around among the papers all day long and rarely leaves the palace.
Well, what’s the difference between this and being in jail? It’s just that the cage is bigger.”
Li Mu nodded slightly, he fully agreed with this truth.
"Although the emperor is the emperor, he is also a human being. A human being has emotions and desires, and there are things that cannot be tolerated and cannot be faced. The events of that year have always been a knot in his heart. They are like maggots in the tarsal bones, making him uncomfortable.
He wanted to cut off this piece of rotten flesh, but he couldn't do it, so he wanted to find a doctor to treat it. And you are the doctor." Li Yuan pointed to himself and said: "You have already treated one of his injuries.
He trusts you."
Li Mu pursed his lips and said nothing. He had already heard what Li Yuan meant. Although he didn't say it explicitly, he still hoped that he could do it.
After a long while, Li Mu said: "You can do it, I'm just worried that Princess Yin won't listen to the arrangements of a junior like me."