The emperor smiled softly and said: "There is a bastard who has a crush on my daughter and is flirting with women everywhere. Should he be killed?"
Li Mu coughed and said, "You deserve to be killed!"
The emperor asked again, "I am a wise king."
Li Muchao said: "In the eyes of ministers, there are only two kinds of emperors, one is a wise emperor, and the other is a faint emperor; but in the eyes of the emperor, there are only two kinds of emperors, one is an emperor who has ability, and the other is an emperor who has no ability.
Your Majesty, although he is not particularly outstanding, he may be able to maintain the current situation, which is still good!"
It's like when you look at history, you feel that this emperor is useless and that emperor is incompetent. If I could time travel, I would definitely do better than him. But later on, with profound experience, I understand that those who time travel may not be as good as those foolish emperors.
There are some cool prose in it, but there are no cool essays in life.
This emperor cannot be said to be very outstanding, but at least he can maintain the current situation without collapse.
If it were him, he might not be able to do it well.
The emperor smiled and said: "How about letting you be the emperor?"
"Ahem!" Li Mu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I am not of royal blood..."
When you are an emperor, what you need most is not talent or moral character, but bloodline and fatherhood.
The emperor said: "Tomorrow, I can issue an edict that you are my illegitimate son!"
Li Mu was speechless, he just had another father: "But Xuewei is a princess..."
"It's easy to say, let's just say that I picked up Xuewei..."
Li Mu said: "..."
Your Majesty, where is your moral integrity?
Li Mu still said: "Your Majesty, I will not be the emperor, and I will not be the emperor. If I become the emperor, I might be the last emperor!"
The emperor said: "Don't you think about it?"
Li Mu shook his head and said, "No need!"
The emperor said: "That's right, there is another matter that needs you to deal with recently!"
With that said, he handed a letter to Li Mu.
Li Mu looked at the letter. It said that the governor of Youzhou died of illness, but the secret agent of Xuanjing Division suspected that he was assassinated.
"Your Majesty, you think there is something fishy about the death of the magistrate of Youzhou, so you asked me to investigate?" Li Mu asked.
"This requires you to investigate the inside story!" The emperor said: "I have decided that you will go to Youzhou now and become the magistrate!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Mu smiled.
"One more thing, Youzhou is backed by Yuantu Kingdom, and smuggling is serious there. You need to investigate!" The emperor said: "A large amount of black Kobelco was smuggled out there, causing huge losses to our country. Not long ago, there was a great war.
We lost 30,000 elite soldiers, you have to investigate!"
Li Mu looked solemn.
One thing is nothing, but the combination of two things is a big problem.
Black Kobelco is one of the types of steel produced by Wanli Steel, and its forging process is one of the secrets of the dynasty.
The armor is made of black Kobelco and is so strong that even gods can withstand several attacks before being shattered.
Once the black Kobelco armor is draped on an elite squad, the number does not need to be too large, only two to three hundred people are needed. In terms of movement speed and mobile combat, it will have terrifying combat effectiveness.
However, Black Kobelco was smuggled into Yuantu Kingdom in large quantities.
The hilt of the Tai'a sword fell into the enemy's hands.
The emperor said: "After learning the news, I was very shocked and sent Ouchi spies to sneak in to investigate. As a result, these spies all failed. I want you to investigate..."
Li Mu said: "Your Majesty, it takes a long time and the case is difficult to investigate!"
"I don't say anything about solving the case within a time limit. When you get there, you should think carefully and don't let the situation get worse!" The emperor said, "I know some inside stories about the Youzhou matter, but it's not easy to take action if you are too cautious. You have to think carefully!"
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"yes!"
Li Mu nodded.
The emperor took out another token, which read: I am here in person.
"This gold medal is given to you, but you must do it according to your ability!" the emperor said.
"yes!"
Li Mu took the token and put it in his arms.
After bidding farewell to the emperor, Li Mu returned to his mansion. Now he was promoted to a third-grade magistrate, equivalent to a high-ranking official in later generations.
He also returned to the rank of civil servant. Before that, he was the Prince Consort, Deputy Chief of the Xuanjing Department, equivalent to one of the secret service chiefs.
Most spies do not end well.
There are Ji Gang in the front and Dai Li in the back.
"No, I am still a spy chief and a civil servant..." Li Mu said, "I am both a player and a referee!"
Still underestimate the status of heavenly beings.
"Husband, you are going to Youzhou!"
Princess Xuewei said.
"Yes!" Li Mu said: "Your Majesty promised me not to force me to stay in the capital! Besides, I am already a heavenly being, and the situation has been achieved!"
Princess Xuewei said: "But to avoid the battle for the throne?"
Li Mu said: "Yes! The capital is a bit chaotic, I'd better avoid some limelight!"
Princess Xuewei said: "Who do you think is most likely to become the prince?"
Li Mu said: "Fourth Prince!"
Xuewei said in confusion: "Fourth brother has outstanding talents, good martial arts, and good governance. However, his popularity is too low and he is disliked by many literary circles! He was also born too young, and his mother is just a palace maid. There is no strong maternal clan."
"Sixth brother is kind and kind, and my father is very happy about it!"
"Seventh brother has outstanding talents and good military skills. He dares to speak out!"
"Bago's mother clan is the Yang family, a martial arts family. It is influential in the world, popular among the literary circles, and has a reputation as a virtuous person!"
"Really!" Li Mu said with a smile: "In the past, I could guess who might become the prince based on the background, abilities, moral character, etc. of each prince. But later, I felt that I was overthinking it. The emperor is a traditional man...
Traditional men are most particular about rules!"
"The eldest prince has disappeared, the second prince has died, and the third prince has gone to the Sun and Moon Demon Sect, so it is the fourth prince's turn. As long as the fourth prince does not make fatal mistakes, the crown prince's position will be as secure as Mount Tai!"
"As for what you said, the fourth prince does not have a strong mother family, but is just a palace daughter... It seems to be a disadvantage, but it is actually an advantage. The emperor suppressed and attracted some martial arts families and court nobles, and attracting is better than suppressing.
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"But the future emperor will definitely suppress the martial arts family and the nobles of the court... He will definitely be the exact opposite of the current emperor, and he will definitely be a harsh person. In this regard, the four princes do not have a strong mother family, nor are they involved. On the contrary, they are
The best chance!"
It seems that the person who is least likely to become an emperor is actually the most likely to become an emperor.
The prince who seems to be the most favored by the emperor may be the first to be eliminated.
The emperor's mood is more changeable than a child's face. As the saying goes, the emperor's heart is unpredictable.
"Just in time to go to Youzhou for a walk!" Li Mu said, "The outside world is still beautiful!"
The world is like a besieged city, with people inside desperately trying to get in and people outside desperately trying to get out.
Li Mu suddenly asked: "Are there any giants or local snakes near Youzhou?"
Princess Xuewei said: "It's true! The Marquis of Beihuang is sitting there, just because his father doesn't like it!"