Cheng Yaojin raised his eyebrows and smiled. He understood what Li Mu meant, but he couldn't continue now. Because he was not alone, but represented the Cheng family. He was not alone in the Cheng family, and he had six sons.
Isn't it because of his six sons that he is busy all the time? Although he is close to Li Mu and regards him as his nephew, he can still distinguish between distant and distant relatives.
Li Mu's current popularity is unparalleled, but it is not without any crisis. The events of the past few days have reminded him that Li Mu's talents have aroused the emperor's fear, and tying the Cheng family to him is
A very risky thing.
Throughout the ages, too many virtuous ministers have died in misfortunes. Not because they did anything wrong, but because they did too well. The current emperor is a wise king, and his civil and military skills are excellent, but even this
The monarch cannot defeat Li Mu's edge. So when the new emperor ascends the throne a hundred years later, Li Mu will have full power and will dominate the government. If he has a disobedient heart, the kingdom will change only temporarily.
No emperor can ignore such hidden dangers, and no matter how wise a monarch is, it is difficult to avoid them.
"Then just wait, you kid has a heart that even a leopard would not dare to do. I'm so old, so I'd better be cautious."
Li Mu understood what Cheng Yaojin meant, didn't say anything, smiled, and changed the subject.
…
It is said that we form cliques to protect ourselves, but is it so easy to form cliques?
Li Mu thought that his relationship with the Cheng family was pretty good, but as soon as he showed some interest today, Cheng Yaojin hit him haha - but Li Mu didn't blame him, Cheng Yaojin had his own difficulties, such a big family
Li Mu can understand people.
However, without the strength of the Cheng family, Li Mu would not have had the trouble to form a party with him. But if he had the strength of the Cheng family, he would have formed a party with him without hesitation. It would be okay to say that there are two families in one family, but if there are three families and five families, Li Mu smiled bitterly.
, I thought to myself, isn’t this just preparing to rebel? I am Li Shimin, so I can’t turn a blind eye.
I can't seem to find a suitable solution.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, there is no so-called enmity between Li Mu and Li Shimin. It can be summed up in three words, 'Thinking too much'. It seems that that's all. Even if it is because of the issue of life experience, if both parties can be honest and trust each other.
, to be honest, it didn't seem to be a big deal. Because Li Mu knew that he was not Li Mu, he never thought about revenge for Li Jiancheng.
But the question is, if he says it, will Li Shimin believe it? Will everyone in the world believe it?
The hatred for killing his father is irreconcilable, and everyone subconsciously feels that if Li Jiancheng has descendants, it is impossible not to avenge him.
"I really have never thought about revenge... How can I believe it?"
…
Li Mu originally wanted to return to Luoyang as soon as possible, but the matter in Chang'an has never been settled.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs was handed over to the prince. Li Mu thought he would be free, but Li Chengqian knew nothing about the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The officials in the East Palace were somewhat capable. But it was absolutely impossible for them to get involved in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Ministry of Internal Affairs was ten
The bureau agrees on this point, that is, the Ministry of Internal Affairs must have its own independence and cannot become a vassal of the East Palace. They are all talents "cultivated" by Li Mu himself, and they are very proud of themselves. The affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, let alone the East Palace
The subordinate officials, that is, the big bosses of the three provinces and six ministries, asked you to do it, can you do it? This is not a matter of big or small officials, it is purely a matter of ability. If you don't understand anything, just talk less.
But for the subordinate officials of the East Palace, they couldn't hold back without speaking. They knew the importance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs very well. The fact that the Ministry of Internal Affairs belongs to the prince is the foundation for the future prince. This foundation is still in the hands of the East Palace.
If the Ministry of Internal Affairs is compared to a small three provinces and six ministries, the subordinate officials of the East Palace will regard themselves as the Shangshu Province, the center, and the brain. The six ministries must be managed by us. Otherwise, when the prince ascends the throne in the future, who will be the planning minister?
, who is the master of the dragon? Isn’t all the hard work in vain in the end?
For this reason, many conflicts broke out between the two parties. The public said that the public was right, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was right, and the quarrel was huge. Li Chengqian couldn't handle it, so he had to find Li Mu, drive him to the craftsman's workshop, and block him at the entrance of the workshop.
Li Mu had heard about this matter a long time ago. He had already decided to hand over the Ministry of Internal Affairs to Li Chengqian, and he planned to ignore the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. But now he was blocked at the entrance of the workshop, with so many people around watching, and he didn't care.
No, I'm already very upset.
This matter is not easy to handle.
In his heart, Li Mu naturally favors everyone in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. But if he does this, it will inevitably cause people to criticize him, saying that he obviously handed over power, but in fact he still refused to let go, deceived the emperor, and made fun of the prince.
This is too unfair. If he had this intention, it would be fine if he was told so, but he really did not have this intention. He sincerely wanted to hand over the Ministry of Internal Affairs, because to him, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was no longer
It's useless. I'm not in Chang'an, and the remote control is too laborious, and it's unnecessary. Now what Li Mu pursues is no longer the word 'power', but 'money'. For him, power is too dangerous, and money is the safest option.
After all, his system will cost more money as it gets later. If you want to upgrade any skill from advanced level to master level, it will cost astronomical amounts of money.
Li Mu squatted on the shaft of the car and watched the two groups quarreling. He suddenly felt very funny. Look at the faces of these people. They talk about benevolence, justice and morality, but in fact they are not for their own selfishness? But in comparison, they are still internal affairs.
The son-in-laws of the mansion are better, at least they paid for it themselves. The appearance of these greasy middle-aged people in the East Palace is a bit ugly and disgusting.
"Shut up, everyone -" Li Mu finally spoke, but his voice was softer. Maybe no one heard or paid attention to him. Li Mu was furious and shouted: "Shut up, everyone!"
Well, there was suddenly silence.
"You bastards!"
There was an indiscriminate range attack. Everyone looked at each other in confusion, wondering who Li Mu was scolding. Suddenly, Li Mu pointed his finger at Changsun Chong's forehead and said, "It's you who are scolding you!"
Yu Zhining and others immediately heaved a sigh of relief, and looked at everyone in the House of Internal Affairs triumphantly, as if they had won the lawsuit against their parents. The House of Internal Affairs was naturally unconvinced, but most of them didn't understand.
Since the day when the Ministry of Internal Affairs was established, they have been Li Mu's die-hard supporters. Even when the emperor wanted to kill Li Mu, they did not hesitate and insisted on writing a petition. They can be said to be loyal, but they did not expect to face people from the East Palace today.
, Li Mu turned to outsiders.
"I have told you a long time ago that those who know the current affairs are heroes. Although the Ministry of Internal Affairs is very important, it also depends on who you compare with. Can you compare with the people in front of you? This is the uncle of the East Palace. In the future, the prince will ascend the throne.
"Li Mu glanced towards the East Palace and pointed out: "This may be the servant, and that may be the secretary, you have offended them today, don't expect a good death!"
These words...
It sounded a bit different. The words of Yu Zhining and others were stuck in their throats, and they suppressed them again. They all looked at Li Chengqian eagerly.
Li Chengqian was not stupid, so he naturally heard the dissatisfaction in Li Mu's words, and hurriedly said: "Brother, my father is in his prime, please don't say that."
"Can't you say that?" Li Mu glanced at Li Chengqian, and with a clang, he pulled out Shang Fang's sword and knocked twice on the shaft of the chariot: "Maybe the prince doesn't think so, but I think these subordinate officials in the East Palace seem to be a bit...
I’m anxious.”
For this reason, failure to refute would be tantamount to acquiescence. Yu Zhining stood up and said: "How can Lord Marquis speak like this? Aren't we waiting for the country and the country of the Tang Dynasty?"
"Oh, for the sake of the Tang Dynasty, you want to interfere in the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"
There is a trap in these words. Of course Yu Zhining would not be so foolish as to jump into it. He thought for a moment and said after considering: "Since His Majesty has appointed the prince to take over the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I and other officials in the East Palace will naturally do our best for the prince."
"Oh, do you still remember that you are an official of the East Palace?" Li Mu lowered his voice and said, "Just remember your identity. You are an official of the East Palace, and you should do your job well. From the Ministry of Internal Affairs
It’s not your turn to take care of things yet—”
"Master Marquis!" Yu Zhining blushed with excitement and was about to argue. Li Mu interrupted him and asked: "Don't stare in a hurry. Let me ask you, is the Internal Affairs Office of His Majesty or the Prince's Internal Affairs Office?"
?”
"Of course it belongs to your Majesty!" After Yu Zhining finished speaking, he argued: "But your Majesty is now under the management of the prince -"
"Wrong!" Li Mu stared at Yu Zhining and said, "His Majesty never said to leave it to the Crown Prince to manage. It is right to leave it to the Crown Prince, but let the Crown Prince learn, not dictate!"
Li Mu snorted: "Which of the ten bureaus of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the freeloader? It is no exaggeration to say that each bureau is responsible for its own role. The director and director of each bureau are all first-class graduates from the Datang Technical School.
All the talented people are my disciples. I personally taught them and learned my skills! How can you do the things of the Ministry of Internal Affairs if you don’t have all the skills? If you want to join the Ministry of Internal Affairs, you should first look at your own abilities!"
"Besides, their current positions were all granted by His Majesty. In other words, their abilities are recognized by His Majesty. It was His Majesty who allowed them to hold their current official positions in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Why do you interfere? The Crown Prince is now
You are still the prince, and you have not yet ascended the throne, and you are going to coerce the emperor to order the princes? You are too impatient!"
"we do not have!"
"What did you do without you?" When it came to quarreling, Li Mu had never been afraid of anyone. He pointed at Yu Zhining and said: "Your Majesty asked the prince to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to give him authority? No! What the prince needs is
In terms of ability, the prince had previously changed his name to Li Yu and practiced in the Urban Management Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. His Majesty saw the effect and wanted the prince to have a name in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In fact, he also practiced in the other nine bureaus to increase his knowledge.
Otherwise, what do you think? Which position in the Ministry of Internal Affairs can be easily mastered? The prince is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs? He is still a little green!"
Yu Zhining became anxious and said: "Li Mu, you are a minister in vain, how dare you insult the crown prince like this?"
Li Chengqian hurriedly said: "Big brother said I should, he said it."
"Prince, this man has no courtesy! I want to argue with him!"
Li Mu sneered and said: "I don't have the courtesy of a minister? Everyone here witnessed it, and I dare to say it in front of His Majesty. As early as last year, His Majesty said that he wanted to ask me to be the prince's teacher. The reason why I didn't agree is because I have a relationship with him.
The prince is his equal. The prince is the heir. If I were his teacher and he saluted me, it would be wrong. But if the prince wants to learn something, as long as I know how, I can teach him. This is done in front of His Majesty.
Are you saying that I don’t have the courtesy of a human being?"
"On the contrary, you, the prince said it himself, and I said he was right, but you still refute the prince, which one of us has no courtesy?"
"I, I..." Yu Zhining was speechless after being refuted. He knelt in front of Li Chengqian and said anxiously: "Prince, I didn't mean what he said. I--"
Li Chengqian is not ignorant at all. He also knows that Yu Zhining is doing it for his own good and wants to gain more benefits for himself in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. But facing Li Mu, even if he has this intention, there is nothing he can do. Internal Affairs
The mansion was brought out by Li Mu, and it was his suggestion that it was handed over to him. If he said he wouldn't give it to him now, maybe the matter would go south, and he wouldn't be able to do anything about it.
"Get up and listen to what big brother says."
Yu Zhining stood up, not daring to talk to Li Mu anymore, and stepped back behind Li Chengqian.
Youdao gave a stick to a sweet jujube to eat. Seeing that he was honest, Li Mu couldn't do anything.
"Each bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has its own rules and regulations. The people employed must also be qualified. Except for the Urban Management Bureau, the people employed by the other nine bureaus must be graduates of Datang Technical School with excellent grades.
If you are a talented student and cannot meet the graduation standards of Datang Technical School, no one will be able to join the Ministry of Internal Affairs. There is no shortage of people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs who can tell you what to do. I will put my words here today. If you are not convinced, you can go to His Majesty to impeach you.
Let me see if I care."
"You subordinate officials in the East Palace want to interfere in the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, you can! Go to Datang Technical School to take the exam, and you will be assigned to various bureaus based on your test scores. The position of director is appointed by His Majesty. You don't have a share, so don't even think about it.
I think from now on, in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, we will act according to the rules. If anyone talks nonsense that shouldn’t be said, points fingers at everything, and acts arbitrarily based on his background in the East Palace, he will be the first to say ugly things, so be careful with your head!"
After finishing speaking, Li Mu added another sentence, saying: "Even the prince is no exception. The ten bureaus of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are like ten courses. Now that the Urban Management Bureau has graduated, the prince has to take exams one by one for the other nine bureaus.
After practicing one by one, when will the prince become proficient in the affairs of the ten bureaus, then the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be truly handed over to the prince!"
When Li Chengqian heard this, his eyes suddenly turned black and he murmured: "Brother, are you telling the truth? How long will this take -"
"No amount of time is too long. One year is not five years, and five years is not ten years. Your Majesty is in his prime, and there is plenty of time for you to learn!" After that, Li Mu got back in the car, and his voice came out: "Get out of my way, everyone.
Anyone who dares to block my car again, no matter what the reason, will be chopped into pieces and fed to the dogs!"