"You——" Li Ji was angry and sighed helplessly. Hou Junji was silent for a long time. After a while, he said: "As the Minister of the Ministry of War, if such a big thing happened, I have to write a memorial to Your Majesty.
This matter."
"Of course I should. General, please excuse me."
Hou Junji turned around and left. Li Ji took Li Mu's hand and said, "Li Mu, I think you are a smart man, why are you so confused! This is the way to die. What kind of person is your Majesty? Is it true that you are a smart man?"
Don’t you know yet? What he wants to build is a great cause for the ages, and he will not indulge you indefinitely!”
"Father, let me tell you the truth." Li Mu sighed and was silent for a while. After a while, he leaned into Li Ji's ear and whispered.
Li Ji's eyes almost popped out of his head: "What did you say? Your Majesty knows about you and the king... Oops! How can you be so bold!"
"I asked Eunuch Gao to leak it."
"You?!" Li Ji looked at Li Mu in disbelief. If Li Mu hadn't spoken in a calm tone, he would have thought that Li Mu had gone crazy.
"It can't stop the anger. It's better to let Your Majesty know earlier than later. I only hope that Your Majesty will remember the little contribution I have made and spare my life. Spare one of my family members——
"
Li Mu sighed: "Father, I have been dealing with His Majesty since I arrived in Chang'an. How could I not know what kind of person he is? Your Majesty has a good face, but also values friendship. He may kill me for a woman, but
But he will not kill the heroes - I helped His Majesty formulate the salt mine plan, reform the land tax policy, and this time I helped the Tang Dynasty destroy Gaochang, and I did it ruthlessly, making it impossible for Gaochang to recover. Your Majesty may blame me for the way I do things.
No, but if he thinks about it carefully, he will realize that I have put all the stigma on myself, but it has opened the door for the Tang Dynasty to control the Western Regions and reduced countless future troubles. How much credit is the credit, how much is the mistake, His Majesty's heart is
Countless."
"In addition, I have also arranged the regulations for the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Although it may not be possible without me in a short period of time, in the future, after Chang Sun Chong and others have grown up and they can take charge of themselves, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will not be able to do without me.
It is also possible. I deliberately muddied the waters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and allowed people from all forces to participate. I wanted the Ministry of Internal Affairs not to be controlled by any force, but to belong only to Your Majesty and to the imperial power. If Your Majesty can use it properly in the future,
, the imperial court has two sets of teams. In normal times, there are three provinces and six departments. In emergencies, the Ministry of Internal Affairs can also replace the three provinces and six departments, allowing His Majesty to act like an arm without any constraints."
Li Mu sighed and said: "Although I have not made these arrangements clear to Your Majesty, there is a tacit understanding between Your Majesty and I, otherwise His Majesty would not indulge me so much. I have done so many things for Your Majesty, I believe
Your Majesty, you will not let me down and will spare me and the lives of my whole family."
Li Ji felt uncomfortable hearing this and couldn't help but said: "Li Mu, I'm not accusing you because of my father, but you are really stupid. You have set up a great future for a woman. Do you know that if you don't provoke her, you will never be able to do it again?"
After ten or twenty years, no one in this court will be able to restrain you. Your Majesty trusts you, the old ministers are afraid of you, the new emperor is your disciple, and the only one in the world who follows you, your status will be greater than that of Changsun Wuji.
Big, really one person is inferior to ten thousand people——"
"Father!" Li Mu interrupted Li Ji's words and said sternly: "Is it the foster father that you don't understand, or I don't understand? When the day you say it comes, do you think I will still be alive?"
"This..." Li Ji was stunned for a moment, then suddenly woke up and understood. That's right, how can anyone else be allowed to snore on the side of the bed? Li Mu's abilities are too outstanding. Several of the sons of His Majesty the Emperor today, including the famous Li Tai
Everything inside was dim under his light. If that day really comes, Li Shimin will not be worried about whether the world can still be passed on to his son when he dies.
Li Mu smiled bitterly and said: "Father, I am an unambitious person. If I could choose, I would rather retire early and be a rich man who has nothing to do with the world in the land of Jiangnan where birds are singing and flowers are fragrant. But if I don't retire,
I'm afraid that one day I won't be able to retreat, and I think my adoptive father can understand this concern in my heart."
Li Ji nodded heavily and said: "I understand what you mean, you did the right thing, you did the right thing -"
Li Mu took a deep breath and said: "So I want to ask my adoptive father to help me, and ask my adoptive father to believe that I have thought carefully about everything and will never do it recklessly. After surviving this, I will return to Chang'an.
At the time of 'resigning myself to fate', as long as Your Majesty is willing to let me go, I will be free, and I ask my adoptive father to help me."
"My child, you and I are just talking about this, so we are talking about it. Whatever you want to do, my adoptive father will help you. I just hope that you can kill less, so let's do it less."
"I see."
Li Ji sighed and left. Li Mu let out a long sigh. Looking at the Gaochang Palace in the fire, his heart was complicated. He didn't know what his fate would be. Maybe it would be like the palace in front of him, no matter how gorgeous it was before.
So majestic, it will all turn into a pile of dust in the end.
…
It took three days for the fire in the palace to be extinguished, and during these three days, all the people in Gaochang had received the resettlement allowance issued by the Tang Dynasty. At first, there were still people who were hesitant, but as more and more people successfully received it, more and more people
With more money, the common people became more courageous. Moreover, it was easier to get the settlement allowance. You only need to report your name, age, and what skills you have mastered, and simply verify it, and you can receive varying amounts of money.
Settlement expenses.
Yes, the settling-in allowance is divided into levels. The stronger you are and the more skilled you are, the more settling-in allowance you will receive. But it’s not that you don’t have skills. The elderly don’t have them. At least it should be less.
, even some people who were unwilling to join the Tang Dynasty could receive a few dollars of "severance pay". After receiving this money, they could leave Gaochang, and no one would care where they went, but they were not allowed to come back.
Although this is very overbearing, don't forget that the current situation is that the Gaochang Kingdom has been destroyed. According to the rules of this era, even if everyone in Gaochang is reduced to slaves, it is the meaning of the question. If the Turks occupy Gaochang,
They would really do this. But the Tang Dynasty did the opposite. This alone gained a reputation for benevolence and righteousness.
However, these reputations did not reach Li Mu. I don’t know who first spread the word. In the mouths of the people of Gaochang, Li Mu was not called Zhuluhou or Li Mu, but was called "Blood Hand Human Slaughter".
It has the effect of stopping children from crying. In the minds of the people who have never seen him, he is a three-headed and six-armed yaksha with a hideous face who eats human flesh and drinks human blood. It is also said that he eats three virgins every morning and three at night.
The virgin seemed to be no longer a person but a devil.