In the Salesian Bureau, Eunuch Gao read out the imperial edict, and Li Mu bowed down and kowtowed. Zheng Guanyin was so excited that her hands were trembling. She quickly helped Li Mu up, looked at Eunuch Gao, and said, "Is this true? He really said that.
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Because of Li Jiancheng, Zheng Guanyin would not call his Majesty Li Shimin his Majesty except when he was sarcastic. Eunuch Gao was not surprised and said: "That's true. The imperial edict is here."
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Zheng Guanyin took the imperial edict, read it again and again carefully, and after confirming that it was correct, she excitedly held Li Mu's arm: "It's like I'm dreaming, okay, okay, son, we will be a family from now on, your mother...
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"Fei Ge sent a letter to inform me, and my mother said it was a good thing."
When they parted, Li Mu gave Tang Guan a jade pendant, which was also a landmark stone, and also gave him a few pigeons so that he could communicate with him at any time. Last night he flew pigeons to pass the message and told him that the pigeons would fly back at noon and in the evening
, Eunuch Gao just came to convey the decree.
"Okay," Zheng Guanyin smiled with tears in her eyes: "From now on, he is your mother, and I am your mother, but..." She choked off the second part of the sentence, but, these two
'Mother', no one is biological.
Li Mu smiled and said nothing. He knew his own affairs. As a time traveler, he didn't care much about whose biological son he was. Although, he already knew that those who were chasing the Qiu Bearded Guest back then were a swarm of bees.
The leader of the swarm was his current father-in-law, Zhang Xun. If he asked, he might know his life experience, but he had no intention of asking.
If you know it, what can you do? It's just adding to the trouble.
"The decree has been conveyed, so I will go back first."
Eunuch Gao said something, but no one paid him any attention. No matter where he went to deliver the message, usually after he said this, someone would say, "Grandpa, it's hard work," and then at least one ingot of silver would be given to him. But today,
Zheng Guanyin obviously had no intention of giving money. He owed Li Mu a favor and was too embarrassed to ask.
"Old slave, I'm leaving now..." Eunuch Gao muttered in a low voice. Seeing that no one paid attention to him, he muttered in a low voice and turned to leave. Suddenly, a small hand grabbed her sleeve. He looked down and saw that it was Zheng Zheng.
Guanyin's little daughter hurriedly knelt down and said, "Little princess, what can I do for you?"
Although Li Jiancheng is dead, his daughter's status has not been cancelled. She is still within the royal family. According to the rules, she still deserves the title of princess.
"Thank you for bringing me brother, this is for you." The little princess took off the silver hairpin from her head and put it into Eunuch Gao's hand. This made Eunuch Gao extremely ashamed and embarrassed on the spot. He even thought
No matter how greedy you are for money, you can't ask for children's belongings. If this spreads out, it will be too tasteless.
Li Mu reached out to take back the silver hairpin and gave it back to the little girl, saying: "Xiujing, you misunderstood. Eunuch Gao is different from those eunuchs who ask for money. He is a noble and upright person. He likes children the most. He has always loved children."
He doesn't ask children for money. On the contrary, when he sees children, he can't help but want to pay. Today, he came here not only to preach the message, but also to make donations. If you don't believe me, ask him, is he such a person?
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Xiujing looked up at Eunuch Gao, who had a dull look on his face, and asked abruptly: "Is that what my brother said?"
"Ah?" Eunuch Gao looked at Li Mu, who shrugged. Eunuch Gao immediately understood. Oh well, he has been tricked again. He put a bitter face on his face, put his hand into his arms, and took out a small yuan with a look of pain on his face.
Baolai put it in Xiujing's hand and said: "Master Hou is right, I, my old slave, just like children. I will use this money to buy candied fruits."
"Brother, here it is." Xiujing turned around and handed the small ingot to Li Mu. Li Mu didn't take it and said: "This money is for you to buy candied fruits, so of course you are the one to take it. But, did my brother tell me?"
You, you must be willing to communicate with others and know how to share. If you have any good things, you cannot keep them to yourself. Don’t you have many friends? Since this father-in-law likes children so much and likes to donate money, why don’t you give your friends
They all called over..."
Before Xiujing could speak, Eunuch Gao hurriedly handed over his hand: "Master Marquis, I suddenly remembered that Your Majesty asked me to return to the palace early and there are still things to be entrusted to me. You can chat first while we leave -"
After that, he turned around and used Qinggong, leaving behind the two little eunuchs who came with him, and with a whoosh, he had already fallen outside the wall.
Seeing that something was not going well, the two little eunuchs also ran away with oil on their soles. Li Mu picked up Xiujing, kissed her cheeks, and praised: "As expected of her, she understands my brother's thoughts. Remember
Now, when I see someone wearing silk and satin, talking sweetly, and saying something nice without losing money, it is true that I get something."
"I know, brother." The little girl raised her hand as if to show off: "What about this money?"
"Of course I've given it to you. You have to know how to share it. Go buy some delicious food and eat it with your friends."
"Um!"
The little girl ran away happily. Zheng Guanyin shook his head and said: "The child is still young, so it's disrespectful."
"It doesn't matter," Li Mu said with a smile, "It would be better if my sister is lively and cute."
Zheng Guanyin looked at Li Mu, and suddenly seemed to have made a decision. She took Li Mu's arm and whispered: "Come, come with me."
"do what?"
"Don't ask, come here." Zheng Guanyin grabbed Li Mu's hand and pulled him into his room. Li Mu's heart skipped a beat. What should he do? Zheng Guanyin said she called her mother, but at her age, she actually
One month younger than Wang Ou, Li Mu was twenty-eight years old before time travel and spent a year in the Tang Dynasty. In fact, he is already twenty-nine in his mind, which is similar to Zheng Guanyin. This woman looks so beautiful,
Li Mu was really worried that someone who couldn't control himself would——
It turned out that he was thinking too much. After Zheng Guanyin took Li Mu into the room, she didn't want to do anything. Instead, she asked him to guard the door. She found a box by herself, took out the key, opened it, and took out a box.
The small wooden box also had a lock on it. She opened it again and found a letter inside. She took the letter in her hand, turned around and faced Li Mu, and said, "My child, I have nothing to give you, but I have nothing to give you.
This letter was the only thought he left for me. He told me that what was in it involved a big secret. If something happened to me in the future that I couldn't rectify, if I gave this letter to Li Shimin, he would
After going around our mother a few times, it can be seen that this is also a very important letter to Li Shimin. I have not opened it and read it. Since you recognize me as your mother today, I will give it to you.
Think of it as a meeting gift."
"This..." Li Mu thought to himself, his cheap father was too stingy, he didn't leave any gold or silver treasure, but just a letter.
"Can it be taken apart?"
Zheng Guanyin nodded and said: "Of course."
Li Mu received the approval and opened the letter. The moment he saw the map, a system prompt appeared in his mind.
"Congratulations on finding the necessary clues to the treasure map."
Treasure map? Li Mu was in a trance for a while. It took him a long time to remember that a long, long time ago, when he killed Princess Yicheng, he had come into contact with a copy of Yang Guang's belt edict, which had patterns on it. Later,
When I heard Li Yuan talk about it, I got news again, but the mystery has never been solved. Is there any unexpected gain today?
Li Mu unfolded the letter and read it with frowning eyes.
The letter was not written to Zheng Guanyin, but to Li Shimin. The content of the letter was that even if Li Shimin got the country, what would it be of use? He had already expected that Li Shimin would encounter a lot of troubles, among which
One is lack of money. He can tell Li Shimin a secret in exchange for Zheng Guanyin's safety.
Li Mu continued to look down, and there was a simple map part on the letter. One of the icons that stood out at first sight was the word "Huining".
"Huining?"
Could it be one of the seven pre-Sui treasures?
Li Mu put the letter away, pretended to hand it to Zheng Guanyin, and said, "Mother, I didn't see anything. I think he is the only one who can understand what happened between their brothers."
"Take it, it's useless for me to keep it. It's just that I have nothing to give you. I thought he specifically wrote it in the letter, so it must be something important. Since you said it's not important, it means it's not important. I believe you can take it.
Keep it or throw it away."
"It's a gift from my elders, so I dare not say goodbye." Li Mu put the letter in his arms. Zheng Guanyin talked to him for a while, and then Li Mu said goodbye and left.
Zheng Guanyin walked to the door and watched Li Mu disappear at the end of the road before turning around and going back. After Li Jiancheng's death, she had been living a life of fear. With Li Mu as his heir, she would not be so tired anymore.
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After Li Shimin's decree was issued, it quickly spread throughout Chang'an City. People all over the world had mixed opinions on this matter. Some people thought that Li Shimin was putting on a show, while others thought that Li Shimin was sincerely repentant. Others thought that, like Li Shimin,
People do not need to explain what they should repent of. If they want to be an emperor, the things they have done must be like nails on a board. If they are changed, they will lose their magnanimity.
Those who thought more deeply began to study what secrets were hidden behind Li Shimin's actions. But if these things could be explained clearly, the Sacred Heart would not be unpredictable. So after a few fresh days,
After the day passed, the news became dull, and the hot spots of public opinion in the streets and alleys of Chang'an City were filled with new things again.
First, the Ministry of Civil Affairs was changed to the Ministry of Household Affairs, then the newly born Religious Affairs Bureau, and then the Sect Affairs Bureau, which has the same charter as the Religious Affairs Bureau. Although anyone can apply, if you don’t apply to join
, if the time limit is exceeded, it will be deemed as a cult or heresy, and the court will definitely take action.
In order for everyone to better register and apply, the imperial court also specially set up application locations in five major cities, including Kaifeng and Luoyang, and summarized them every quarter to facilitate applications from sects across the country.
Then a very strange scene appeared, that is, people from all walks of life and green forest heroes frequently came in and out of the city, trying to check in for their own sect as if they were at work.
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The phoenix seeks the phoenix.
As the day of Li Shimin's coronation approached, Li Mu had more things to do. Dugu Jiu, who had been delayed in Luoyang for a long time, finally returned to Chang'an. When the two met again, there was nothing embarrassing. Li Mu threw him a piece of dried meat.
Son, Dugujiu followed Li Mu's example, tearing open the dried meat, holding it in his mouth, sipping the taste and watching what Li Mu was doing.
When Dugu Jiu was practicing swordsmanship in his early years, Dugu Xiude invited the best players from all over the world to fight with Dugu Jiu to improve his sword skills.
Some of them are experts who have not been out for a long time. Not to mention that they have not known this person for a long time, not many have heard of it. But now Li Mu actually has a book in his hand with their names registered on it, which makes Dugu Jiu
How can you not have doubts in your heart?
This is also the reason why he has not been in Chang'an recently. If he had been here earlier, he would have guessed what Li Mu was thinking.
"Brother, what is this for?"
"Here you go, take a look," Li Mu pointed to a name on it and said, "This one is known as the 'Afterimage Sword' by people in the world, which means that his sword is so fast that you can't see clearly and it's all afterimages." Li Mu looked towards him.
Dugujiu asked: "Is there really such a sword technique in the world?"
"Yes," Dugujiu pulled out his sword and swiped it a few times. Li Mu stared at it carefully, but he could only see a little afterimage.
"sharp!"
Dugujiu shook his head and said: "This is not fast. The real speed is that outsiders cannot see it, for example." Dugujiu swung his sword again. Before Li Mu could see anything clearly, the tip of the sword had already
It's reached the throat.
"Don't make trouble." Li Mu raised his hand and pushed it, and Dugujiu put the sword back. Li Mu stuffed a piece of dried meat into his mouth, handed Dugujiu a copied list vaguely, and said:
"These people are all people I value. They all have good martial arts skills. The important thing is that they don't have a martial arts yet, and they have committed some minor crimes. You can go to them and tell them about the past.
Forget about the past, as long as you join Jinyiwei, you no longer have to live a wandering life, and you will make a lot of money every year. If you are interested, let them follow us when we return to Luoyang."
Dugujiu understood what Li Mu meant and nodded without saying anything.
"There is also this list." Li Mu gave Dugujiu another list. Dugujiu still knew about the people on it, but these people had committed more than minor crimes.
"Brother, do these people also need to use it?"
Li Mu nodded and said: "They are all outlaws. As long as they are given money, they are willing to do anything. I heard that all the noble families have trained death warriors since childhood, just like the people who assassinated me before. I don't have the time or energy.
To cultivate dead soldiers, we can only recruit these desperadoes, find them, and tell them that if they are willing to join my army, as long as they complete one mission without dying, I will protect their lives. Either they change their appearance, or they take money and leave.