"Do fat people lose weight so quickly these days? If this is a TV series, do we need to find two actors to replace each other?"
Sitting down in the lobby of the county government office, Li Mu looked at Li Tai. If the voice wasn't a little familiar, he would have doubted whether he was alone.
Li Tai, who has lost weight, is very similar to Li Shimin between his brows, and is three-thirds more like Li Shimin than Li Chengqian. Although Li Chengqian is good at martial arts, his appearance is a bit softer, more like Empress Changsun.
Li Mu suddenly thought of something and asked, "Qingque, have you ever gone back since you left Chang'an?"
"No." Li Tai said with some complacency: "I have never gone back once since I left Chang'an. It was not easy for me to come out. If I go back, can I come out again? How could I be so stupid!"
"No wonder -" Li Mu thought to himself, if Li Tai had gone back, he should know what happened during this period, and maybe he wouldn't be so close to him. He glanced at Li Tai and wanted to tell him about the matter.
, but then he thought about what matters for adults have to do with children. But he forgot that in fact, he and Li Tai were of the same generation, and he was not much older than Li Tai in this life.
"Teacher, I have something here for you to see." Li Tai took out a book from his sleeve and handed it to Li Mu respectfully. He called Li Mu very interestingly. He usually called him "eldest brother", but when he was studying, he called him "big brother".
He is called 'mentor'. Li Mu can roughly know what he is going to say from the change of his title.
"What is this?" Li Mu took it and looked at it carefully. Li Tai looked at his actions and was a little stunned. The teacher Xindao was indeed different. He always read books backwards until Li Mu himself
Realizing that the book was held upside down, Li Tai realized the problem when he turned it over. The two of them looked at each other, both feeling a little embarrassed.
In fact, this cannot be blamed on Li Mu. Li Tai, this kid, maybe he is trying to show off his knowledge? On the cover of this book, he wrote three characters of seal script. Li Mu's level of education is so low that he doesn't know seal script at all, so he made the fuss.
There was a joke.
"Kuo Di Zhi?"
Li Mu kept guessing and finally did not admit his mistake.
Li Tai introduced: "My mentor, I did not stay in Luoyang all the time after leaving Chang'an. My mentor once said that it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. In the first few months, I kept walking. I found that various places are different from each other.
The customs, customs, products, monuments, people, anecdotes, etc. are completely different from place to place. In some counties and counties, even if they are only separated by a mountain, the accents of people on one end of the mountain and the other end of the mountain are actually different. So I thought
, there were ten 358 prefectures and 1551 counties in the Tang Dynasty. Are the customs and customs of each county different? Does the imperial court have control over the affairs of these counties? If not
, how to manage, how to talk about governance?”
"So I envoys, using this as a guide, want to compile a book that can reflect the geography, products, people's customs and features of various places, and draw on the classics and geographical records, as well as old records and news, to detail the establishment and construction history of each administrative region.
Mountains and rivers, products, monuments, customs, people, anecdotes, etc., allow the court to better understand the place and facilitate scheduling and management. This volume is the "Kuo Di Zhi, Luoyang Volume" that I personally compiled and edited. I don't know if it can be done, but I want to do it first.
Let my mentor take a look. If he thinks it’s okay, I’ll ask my father to implement this matter.”
I was really dozing off, and someone gave me a pillow. Li Mu was worried that he didn't know the customs of this place, so Li Tai brought this thing. He opened the book, and it really covered everything. Mountains and rivers, water and land transportation, humanities and geography, products and historic sites, and aristocratic families.
Family affairs, even snacks and juggling, etc. are all recorded.
Li Mu thought for a while and said: "There are too many words in this book. You will be able to figure it out in a while. You stay here with me for now. I will give you a good look. If there is anything inappropriate, I will mark it for you.
You can change it then."
"That's great." Li Tai was overjoyed. When he came, he had no hope that Li Mu would help. Unexpectedly, he got an unexpected surprise. He was so excited that he didn't know what to say.
Li Mu put the books away and said to Li Tai: "Have you been busy repairing books? Where do you live? You have lost so much weight, have you suffered a lot?"
"Effort hardship?" Li Tai didn't seem to understand, and said: "I haven't endured hardship. I have been studying, and I don't feel it is a bit hard. Where do I live? I live in my own mansion, the mansion given to me by my father.
, in Yankangfang."
Tsk tsk,
Li Mu cursed in his heart and said: "Look, the second generation of officials and the second generation of rich people are not as good as the second generation of emperors. In Chang'an City, they have mansions, and in Luoyang City, they still have mansions. However, Luoyang City is not as good as Chang'an
, there is no emperor in charge here, so Li Tai’s mansion must not be very big.”
Thinking of this, Li Mu said: "It's not very convenient for you to live alone. Why don't you move here? I think this county government office is quite spacious." When Li Mu was talking, Bai Qiaoqiao happened to come in with tea, and Li Mu heard
After saying this, he winked at him.
Li Mu didn't understand what he meant. Before asking, he heard Li Tai say: "Brother, I was about to say this. You guys pack up and follow me. My carriage is outside. This county government is too rundown.
My sister-in-law is still pregnant, so how can she survive without anyone to take care of her? My mansion is vast and I have many servants, so it would be much better to live with me than here."
"Where are you..." Li Mu glanced at Li Tai up and down and said, "How big can it be?"
Li Tai said with some embarrassment: "After the New Year, my father gave me a large house with about a square of land in front and behind it, and the 300 acres of marsh next to it were also given to me. I sent people to clear out the silt and dig.
I built a pond and built a dam to connect it. It was just completed last month. I was busy repairing books and I haven’t even been there once. Brother, you can live wherever you want. You can pick whatever you want. Some of them are empty courtyards.”
"..."
Li Mu blinked and finally understood the intention of Bai Qiaoqiao's wink.
Is this the most favored position for the prince?
Thinking about the prince Li Chengqian who worked as an urban administrator in Chang'an City, Li Mu suddenly felt that there was a reason why Li Chengqian chose to rebel in the end according to history. My father was so partial, and I would have rebelled too.
"Brother, if you like it, I can give it to you."
"I don't dare to ask for it!" Li Mu refused and said: "Stop talking, go back to your family's chief minister and ask what happened during this time. When you know, maybe you won't want me to go there.
Live."
"I know everything."
"What?"
Li Tai smiled and said: "I said, I know everything. Luoyang City is not as shady as the eldest brother thought, but I feel that there must be no big deal between the father and the eldest brother. The father's divorce
If I don’t open my mind to you, my eldest brother will never be a rebellious person, so I don’t take it to heart at all.”
"You are so optimistic..." Before Li Mu could finish speaking, someone outside heard someone say: "His Majesty has spoken, and Luoyang ordered Li Mu to accept the order."
Li Mu asked Li Tai to sit down, and he quickly stood up, came to the door, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Li Mu, accepts the order."
"His Majesty said: Li Mu, I will be crowned the Khan of Heaven in the near future. You kid, please put aside what you are doing and come back to watch the ceremony. I have already said hello to Marquis Shouyang, and he will not pursue this matter.
Now, don’t make trouble for him anymore, after all, he is my uncle, just give me some thin noodles."
The eunuch who delivered the order finished the oral instruction and hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Luoyang Order, your Majesty's intention is to set off today, do you think?"
"Leaving today?" Li Mu heard something about it. He had just arrived in Luoyang with his family and Li Shimin, and Li Shimin asked him to go back. If the reason that Li Shimin was a stupid boy was excluded, then there was only one possibility, that Chang'an had returned to Luoyang.
Something happened, and Li Shimin wanted him to go back and deal with it.
Li Mu thought for a moment and said, "Why are you in a hurry? I haven't finished handling the matters here yet. Let's talk about it in a few days."
The young eunuch hurriedly said: "Luoyang Order, it's better to leave quickly. Your Majesty is really... anxious, a little anxious."
"What happened? You said I might go back. If you didn't tell me," Li Mu
"Oops." The little eunuch stamped his feet anxiously. In desperation, he had no choice but to whisper in Li Mu's ear. This was the method that Eunuch Gao specially asked the little eunuch because he knew that Li Mu would not cooperate.
The Tubo prince asks to marry the princess? Promise?
Li Mu immediately thought of the name 'Songtsen Gampo', but then he thought again, it seemed impossible. Historically, Songtsen Gampo proposed to marry Princess Wencheng, but according to the current situation, the princess of the Tang Dynasty did not
A person over ten years old, although I don’t know who Princess Wencheng is, she must still be a child, how can she get married?
Presumably, Li Shimin wanted to refuse. However, he didn't want to do it himself and wanted to use his own hands to mess up the matter.
It's a beautiful thought. In the past, Li Mu would not be stingy in helping this favor, and would even enjoy it. But now, he will not do such stupid things. Unless he has other motives.
He looked at the eunuch who was delivering the order and said, "My young father-in-law is a bit of a stranger. He is also the godson of Eunuch Gao. What do you do in the palace?"
"If I return to Luoyang, I will not dare to talk to my ancestors. I am not from the palace. Thanks to your blessing, I am working in Dongchang."
"Dongchang..." Li Mu asked: "How many people came to deliver the order this time?"
"To answer your question, the factory guards are dispatched in groups of eight. This time two groups came with the order. Besides me, there are sixteen people."
"Can I ask you a favor?"
"I don't dare to say anything to help, it's just your order."
Li Mu came close to the little eunuch's ear and said a few words. The little eunuch glanced at Li Mu blankly and said tremblingly: "Luoyang Order, I don't dare to do this."
"If you don't dare, I'll say you stole it."
"You really don't dare!" The young eunuch knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Please have mercy."
"If you can't open it, you have to figure it out." Li Mu said: "If you don't help, you will steal it. When the time comes, you won't be able to eat and you will have to walk around. Don't blame me for not giving you face, Mr. Gao!"
After that, Li Mu went back to the house, leaving the little eunuch alone, wanting to cry but without tears.
…
Last night, thieves attacked the county government office at night. Although Luoyang Order Li Mu resisted desperately, he was still outnumbered and injured several guards. Although the assassins were repelled with difficulty, Luoyang Order Li Mu also paid a huge price for this. Not only did he suffer
He was injured, and the Shang Fang sword in his hand was also lost in the fight. By chance, a factory guard came from Chang'an to deliver the order, so Li Mu reported the matter to the factory guard in the East Factory, who took over the matter and vowed to investigate
If the person behind the scenes is revealed, even if it means searching door to door and digging three feet into the ground, they still have to find clues about that day.
When the news reached everyone's ears, they all thought it was Li Mu's excuse to regain some face, but no one thought that Li Mu's damaging move would bring many hidden dangers. By the time they reacted, Li Mu had already appeared.
Luoyang City, together with Li Tai, Bai Qiaoqiao and Jin Chen, embarked on the road back to Chang'an City.
Su Dingfang was left at the county government office by him and did not come back with him. However, there were Li Tai's guards on this trip, all of whom were top-notch experts, so nothing happened. When he went to Luoyang, he packed up everything, and when he came back,
Being light and simple, the speed was naturally much faster. Within a few days, we saw the city wall of Chang'an City again.
When he returned to Chang'an City, Li Mu's mentality was completely different. He did not go back to the valley. Everything there had been given to Li Yuan by him and was no longer his. He returned to Jingdongji, where there was nothing to do.
There is also Feng Qiuhuang's shop. Li Mu is the owner, so it's appropriate to stay here for a few days.
After a long journey, Bai Qiaoqiao felt a little tired. Jin Chen accompanied her to rest. Li Mu was about to say goodbye to Li Mu and also take a rest. Someone from the palace came over again, hoping that Li Mu and Li Tai would enter the palace together.
After entering the palace, Li Tai was called by the people from the Li Zheng Palace, saying that Queen Changsun missed her son and wanted Li Tai to come and talk. Li Mu was taken directly to the Tai Chi Palace, where Li Shimin had been waiting for a long time.
"Li Mu, I have encountered difficulties again." Li Shimin, as usual, put the problem directly without any polite words: "The proposal of the Tubo prince must not be taken lightly. The Tubo soldiers are strong and their horses are strong, and they have repeatedly violated borders. What happened last time
, it was Tubo who took the lead in attacking, and then Goguryeo, Xue Yantuo and others followed suit. There is no explanation for this matter, and the Tubo prince suddenly proposed. I think this is a test."
Li Mu didn't say anything, and Li Shimin continued, "If I agree, I'm afraid other countries will follow suit, and it will appear that I'm weak and can be bullied. But if I don't agree, Tubo will have an excuse. When the time comes, they will send troops, so I won't be afraid anymore."
, it’s just that during this time of recuperation, the timing is very wrong.”
"Your Majesty, when does your Majesty think the time is right?"
Li Shimin thought for a while and said seriously: "After the autumn grain harvest, I am not without soldiers now, but I have no food and grass. Tubo is located on the plateau, and our soldiers are extremely disadvantaged in fighting against it, so we still need
After some time to adapt, I have asked Niu Jinda to go to Songzhou to make early preparations. Niu Jinda is mature and prudent and will definitely not let me down."