Li Mu also took a look at the sky and said: "In terms of time, it's almost there. Is there still a moment? It should be soon. No, I have to take two bites, otherwise I won't be able to eat for a while." As he spoke, Li Mu also cut off
I ordered a piece of mutton rib and divided it into three portions, giving it to Bai Qiaoqiao first and then to Li Zhien, and carefully helped them cool it down. At this time, the mutton was already seventy-five percent cooked, which is when it was delicious.
When Empress Changsun saw it, she also moved her fingers and pointed. Li Shimin had no choice but to imitate Li Mu, cut off a piece of lamb rib, and helped Empress Changsun to blow it.
Just when Li Shimin pouted his mouth and blew in the wind, suddenly footsteps came from the north. Li Shimin's ears twitched. His experience of leading troops in battles for more than ten years told him that ten horses came from the mouth of the valley, the distance was only two miles, and in
Approach quickly.
Li Shimin couldn't help but frown, looked at Li Mu, and said: "Who is this person you are looking for? Can you be more fake? I will also fall into the trap of such an obvious assassination?"
"Oh, Your Majesty, what did you choose to do with this? It was just acting."
"Humph!" Li Shimin muttered, cut the ribs of the lamb and handed it to Queen Changsun. At this time, Eunuch Gao floated out from nowhere and came to Li Shimin, saying: "Your Majesty..."
Li Shimin knew what Eunuch Gao was going to say, so he waved his hands indifferently and said, "Don't be so nervous. Didn't you listen to what Li Mu said? It's just acting."
"But Your Majesty..."
Li Shimin wielded his machete, cut off a leg of lamb, threw it to Eunuch Gao, and said, "Go and eat it, and shut your mouth!"
Eunuch Gao had no choice but to retreat with the leg of lamb and disappeared into the shadows again.
The sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer, and it did not stop when they came to the door. Li Mu also finished a piece of mutton chops. Seeing that it was almost time, he said to Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien: "Madam, you help the queen into the house to hide.
They are all reckless people, we cannot allow them to see the beauty of the Queen."
This flattery touched Li Shimin's heart, and he gave a rare compliment: "I guess you can talk."
Empress Changsun didn't really want to leave. She came from a well-known family and married Li Shimin at the age of thirteen. She had only heard of "charlatans" but had never seen them before. She was quite curious and wanted to stay and have a look.
But as a queen, it was hard for her to say such words, so she had no choice but to follow Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien into the house.
After entering the house, she realized that it actually didn't hinder her view inside the house. The windows were made of glazed glass, so they were transparent and not blocked at all.
Bang!
There was a loud bang, and the door was smashed into pieces. Two horsemen rushed in, and they saw the man on the horse, his face covered with a black scarf, holding a sharp knife in his hand, which seemed like that.
Li Shimin nodded approvingly and said to Li Mu: "It looks good, you have a good attitude!"
Li Mu had a look of pain on his face, grabbed a piece of wood from the bonfire and threw it over, cursing: "You damn people, that's enough. Why are you banging on the door? Do you know how much this door costs? This is the same as in the palace.
This is the only piece of wood left in the Ministry of Industry’s stockyard of the same wood as the palace door, and I don’t have anywhere to buy it if I have the money!”
Li Shimin was dumbfounded and frowned: "Good boy, how dare you use something that is too arrogant?"
Li Mu knew he was speechless, so he quickly explained with a smile: "There is only one piece left, and there is nothing you can do..."
The two of them were chatting so unobtrusively, and they were obviously stunned by the people who broke in. The two leaders looked at each other for a while, and it took them a while to realize what they were here for, and they quickly gathered their energy and showed a fierce look in their eyes!
Li Mu looked at the leader and glared at him. He couldn't help but feel very unhappy. He cursed, "Why, are you unhappy with scolding you? Come on, come on, pull off the towel, and let me see who you are."
The leader sneered: "You don't need to know who I am, I just need to know who you are! Zhuluhou Li Mu, today is the day you die!"
After shouting, he raised his knife and slashed straight at Li Mu's head.
Li Mu was a little confused. He had never fought with anyone in actual combat, and the person in front of him who was slashing with a knife was clearly a martial artist with lightning-like strikes! At the critical moment, Li Shimin was the one who reacted. He had been in the military all his life and was particularly sensitive to danger.
As soon as this person took action, he felt murderous. This was definitely not acting.
In the midst of the lightning and flint, Li Shimin used a scimitar to cut his flesh. But how could the scimitar be compared with the Hengdao? It was instantly knocked away, but the Hengdao's attack was also deflected, grazing Li Shimin's wrist.
A line was drawn.
Blood flowed from Li Shimin's arm, and Li Mu realized that something was wrong.
Who knew Li Shimin? When he saw someone taking action, he sneered: "You are as timid as a mouse and you hired a guard? Okay, I will send you away today!"
After that, he led one person to attack Li Shimin, and two more people from the team rushed towards Li Mu.
"Help!!"
Li Mu pulled his neck and shouted, which resounded throughout the valley, and pulled Li Shimin into his studio. Although there were no mechanisms inside, at least there was a hammer, which could withstand it for a while. Moreover, this move could also draw the thief's attention away.
, so that they would not notice the three women in the main room.
"call out"
There was a sound of breaking through the air, and the man who was chasing behind Li Mu fell to the ground inexplicably. A bloody hole appeared on the back of his head and neck, like a hole made by a needle. Li Mu pushed Li Shimin into the studio and looked back.
Eyes turned out to be the hidden weapons issued by Eunuch Gao, and he shouted excitedly: "Okay! Throw a few more and stab them to death!"
"Protect Your Majesty!"
Eunuch Gao shouted decisively, fell from the roof, pulled out the soft sword from his waist, stopped the two people who were chasing Li Shimin, and took advantage of the chaos to shoot out a needle, blinding one of the people's eyes. Seeing this, the remaining six thieves all
Swarming up, Eunuch Gao fought against the nine men alone, and instantly fell into a hard fight. Although his skill was much higher than that of a single thief, his two fists were hard to beat with four hands. He could block one side, but not eight sides. He could barely hold on, but
I can no longer kill the thief.
Li Mu also entered the studio at this time. Li Shimin covered his injured wrist and said angrily: "What's going on! Didn't you arrange these people?"
Li Mu threw Li Shimin a piece of leather armor piled in the corner, then dug out the parts of the Zhuge Liannu and hurriedly assembled them: "Your Majesty, this is obvious! Do you need to say more?"
"Then who are they!"
"Whoever jumps over the wall in a hurry is the one!"
Li Mu had already assembled a Zhuge Liannu, grabbed an arrow box and stuffed it in. He lay down next to the window and shouted outside: "Eunuch Gao, go up to the room, I can't shoot accurately!"
Eunuch Gao pulled away and took a look. Without saying a word, he brushed away the incoming swords and guns and jumped onto the roof. Seeing that he was out of the battle, Li Mu pulled the trigger, and the repeating crossbow was like a machine gun, firing out a box at a glance.
Seeing that there were still people standing, Li Mu quickly closed another box, swish, swish, swish
There are still people standing, another box, swish
Three boxes of arrows were shot out in succession. At such a close distance, even if Li Mu was blind, he could still hit the target. Seeing that there was no one higher than the window in his sight, Li Mu let out a sigh of relief and slumped down on the ground.
.
Li Shimin is much calmer than him. He has fought countless battles in his life and has never seen strong winds or waves. He is even in the mood to take a look at the Liannu. When he watched Li Mu shoot an arrow just now, he already noticed the difference. This one
The recoil of the repeating crossbow was much less than the one he personally tested. Otherwise, if Li Mu used it to shoot arrows, he would definitely not be able to hold on to the third box.
The point is, this repeating crossbow can change the quiver very quickly. It doesn’t take much. If there are a hundred such repeating crossbows, coupled with unlimited arrows, and guarding the pass, ten thousand cavalry will not be able to do anything.
.
Li Shimin admired the repeating crossbow for a while, then saw Li Mu still slumped on the ground, kicked him, and said: "Look at your worthless look, are you afraid of this little battle?"
"My, I'm not afraid, my arms are numb." Li Mu's face turned pale. He was indeed not afraid, he was afraid! Li Shimin was fine today. If he died here, not only would he be finished, but his whole family, Bai Qiao
Coincidentally, Li Zhien, his unborn child, my mother, my father-in-law... everyone who has anything to do with him must be buried with Li Shimin!"
Li Mu burst into an unknown rage, struggled to get up from the ground, rushed to the yard and shouted: "Is there anyone alive? Take it out!"
"Ouch..." Screams came and went, but no one answered him.
Eunuch Gao fell from the roof and rushed to Li Shimin. Seeing that his wrist was bleeding, tears rushed out and cried: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you have injured me and I will die!" As he was about to kneel down, Li Shimin pulled him away.
He grabbed her and said, "Look at the Queen!"
Empress Changsun came out of the house with Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien. She was indeed a woman who had seen the world. There was no trace of panic on her face, only a trace of sullenness. She pulled off a piece of cloth from her skirt and
Li Shimin simply bandaged it. He glanced at Li Mu, who was hysterically kicking the culprit, and took Li Shimin's hand without saying anything.
At this time, dozens of people rushed over. The leader was none other than Dugu Jiu.
Dugujiu led people to run into the yard, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he was a little confused. He ran behind Li Mu and hugged him, but Li Mu couldn't struggle away, so he stopped kicking.
"I almost died, do you know?"
Li Mu turned back to look at Dugu Jiu and shouted: "Your Majesty almost died, do you know?"
"Brother, I...I'm sorry, I was on time as you requested."
"Yes! You were on time! My bad!"
Li Mu roared and broke away from Dugu Jiu. He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. He pointed at the wailing thieves on the ground and said, "Look at how many are still alive. Find someone to bandage their wounds. Qian
Don't let them die! They dare to assassinate His Majesty, I'm not done with them!"
Li Shimin looked at Li Mu like this and almost laughed out loud. No matter how talented he is, he is still a child after all! He instantly regained a lot of confidence and said: "Don't mention me, they have made it clear that they are here for you.
, I considered this an accidental injury. I was the one who saved you just now, so I can’t call you loyal and brave.”
Li Mu looked at Li Shimin, his cheeks were bulging like toads, and his lips were pursed tightly. After a while, he said: "Your Majesty, I dare to ask, are you afraid of the family?"
"Uh..." Li Shimin hesitated for a while and hesitated: "I am the emperor, how can I be afraid, but..."
"Nothing is wrong!" Li Mu interrupted Li Shimin and said: "If your Majesty is not afraid, please support me. This time I will skin them. If this can be done, within two years, I will give you a million
Human cavalry!”
"Two years?"
Li Shimin remembered that Li Mu had said that if there was steady development, it would take at least five years. Now that Li Mu said it would be two years, it was obvious that he was really angry, and he had a lot of oil and water on his skin.
But Li Shimin couldn't make a quick decision on this matter because there were too many things involved.
During the stalemate, Queen Changsun suddenly spoke and said: "Li Mu, are you confident?"
"I will win, but if I don't win, I will die!"
Empress Changsun looked at Li Shimin and said, "What are you still hesitating about, Your Majesty? Li Mu was doing things according to the decree, but the powerful family sent people to assassinate him. If these people who have no laws are not punished, will anyone care about His Majesty's decrees in the future?
?Whoever works for His Majesty will die. What does it mean for Your Majesty to be the emperor?"
Li Shimin looked at his queen and was extremely surprised. In his impression, his queen was the most tolerant person. But today, she was uncharacteristically different. If she was angry at the actions of the powerful family,
Li Shimin didn't think it made sense. Could it be that she thought Li Mu could do it?
Li Shimin thought for a moment, nodded slowly, and said: "While I was recuperating in the valley, I was assassinated and wounded. Zhulu Hou Zhongyong protected me. According to the decree, Cheng Yaojin, the official of the Su Kingdom, led his troops to escort him, and Hou Junji, the Minister of the Ministry of War, protected the Supreme Emperor.
, the whole city is guarded, no one is allowed to come in or out, and all officials are not allowed to leave the house, and all the noble families, aristocratic families, and big families are strictly investigated."
After Li Shimin finished speaking, he paused and then said: "Gao Gan, go back to the palace, get my sword and give it to Li Mu."
"Your Majesty, this..."
"Go get it."
Li Shimin looked at Li Mu and said, "I will only give you three days. After three days, if there is no result... I will do as you say."
Li Mu nodded solemnly. He understood that what Li Shimin meant was that if the matter was not resolved in three days, he would have to die, otherwise he would not be able to stop Yuyou's mouth.
This is a life-and-death battle!
He has to win!
"Let's go back to bed!" Li Shimin yawned, turned around and walked out of the small courtyard, and went to the "Liu Li Palace" prepared for him by Li Mu.
Dugujiu immediately sent half of the Jinyi guards to follow him. Li Shimin must not make any more mistakes.
Li Mu took a deep breath, looked solemn, and patted Dugu Jiu on the shoulder for a long time. Without saying anything, he passed by and took his wife and concubine's hand into the house.
Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien were also greatly frightened, especially Bai Qiaoqiao, who was still pregnant.
Wei Fu was in the crowd and took in all the information. Watching Li Mu turn around, he approached Dugu Jiu and whispered: "Zhen Fu Envoy, my subordinate's lightness skills are quite good. How about I pass the order back to the city for Zhen Fu Envoy?"
Among the Jin Yi guards, apart from Dugu Jiu, Wei Fu has the best Qinggong, and he is indeed the best candidate. Dugu Jiu nodded and said: "First go to Su Guogong's office to report the news. It is important to protect Your Majesty Zhou Quan.