After seeing off the elder Kunling, Li Mu asked Zhenyu to take care of Wang Ou, came to the next room, and accompanied Tang Jian to have hot pot.

Tang Jian was old and couldn't stand the bumps. Today, he was struggling for a day, and his heart was beating. He drank several glasses of wine to calm down. When Li Mu came in, he had already eaten for a while. The copper pot was bubbling and the slices of boiled meat flew. Tang Jian was like a gourmet, stuffing the meat into his mouth while blowing it.

"I just died in this house yesterday, but you can eat it."

Li Mu said this, but he didn't listen to his hands. He picked up the meat with chopsticks in one go, but he didn't care much.

"Here," Tang Jian drank a glass of wine, rested for a while, and looked at Li Mu and said, "I can't scare me if I die. I'm sixty years old. How many storms have experienced in this life? Is this a matter of fact?"

"In the second year of Wude, Dugu Huai'en rebelled. I was imprisoned for several months and was tortured and asked every day that I didn't see a few dead people, but did they survive? One day in this world, no one died, and others died, wouldn't they eat?"

"That's right." Li Mu responded casually, and gave himself a glass of wine, drank it, and sighed unconsciously.

The sorrowful heart is full of wine, and the wine is much bitter.

Seeing him like this, Tang Jian poured him a glass of wine and said, "Li Mu, we have been acquainted from knowing each other, and then later..." He said in a vague way. Li Mu glanced at him and said nothing. Tang Jian continued, "We mankind are so destined. I have always seen you have a confident face and face difficulties. Why are you so depressed today? Isn't the matter in Miaojiang lies in your control?"

"Miaojiang's affairs are all in my control. But--" Li Mu sighed, briefly told Wang Ou's affairs, and said: "If she had something to do, no matter how perfect the Miaojiang's affairs were solved, it would be difficult for me to be happy."

After hearing this, Tang Jian didn't say anything and kept drinking.

Li Mu looked at him and said, "Mr. Tang seems to have something to say? You just finished speaking. We men are very destined to be together, so why do you have something to say in your heart and still hide it?"

"You want to listen?"

"certainly,"

"Then I will say a few words, don't throw a tantrum." Tang Jian looked at Li Mu and said seriously: "I only see that the current situation is the most beneficial to you."

Li Mu raised his eyebrows and said, "How can I see it?"

"Wang Ou is very much a common person." Tang Jian stopped, but Li Mu already understood what he meant.

Li Mu knew Li Shimin's thoughts about Wang Ou. It can be said that Wang Ou's existence is the root of the rift between Li Shimin and Li Mu's monarch and minister. One day Wang Ou is in the world, a thorn will always exist in Li Shimin's heart. But if Wang Ou dies, the thorn will disappear. After all, the death is gone, and Li Mu can still do a lot of things for Li Shimin.

When Li Shimin hated Li Mu, he would also think that after all, Li Mu did not get Wang Ou, and his hatred would gradually fade away. But if Wang Ou lived, lived with Li Mu, and the zither and the sound of the zither and the sound of each other until old age, Li Shimin would not know or see it. In this way, this hatred would increase and accumulate, and sooner or later something would happen.

Li Mu could understand Tang Jian's meaning, but he could not accept it. He asked himself not to owe Li Shimin anything, and he did nothing wrong. He did not think that wealth and honor were so important. Being a systemic person, it was not difficult for him to support his family. As an official, he had no obsession. He did what he could do and did something for the people. If he couldn't do it, he wouldn't do it. Anyway, there was no him in this world. Perhaps without the influence he caused, the trajectory of this world was normal.

But he cannot give up his family, this is his deepest obsession. He is originally a "outsider". If even his family cannot protect him, what else is his own in this world?

Li Mu smiled and said, "I know what to do."

"I know I can't persuade you." Tang Jian shook his head, then buried his head in the hot pot, and ignored Li Mu. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, looked up at Li Mu, and said, "But after this, you have to think about it carefully and how to deal with your relationship with the Cheng family."

"Cheng Family?"

"Cui Yuzheng is Mrs. Cheng Yaojin's younger brother. The Cheng family has grown and grown over the years and has been helped by Cui. If you hurt his life, Cui will not stop. At that time, that guy Cheng Yaojin will probably..."

"Hmph," Li Mu snorted coldly and said, "If it comes to helping, are there too few people who help the Cheng family? Now 60% of the Cheng family's inputs are my care. Uncle Cheng is a pragmatic person, and he knows how to choose."

"Oh," Tang Jian shook his head and said, "I knew it was useless to tell you, but I still couldn't help but want to say it. I would like to remind you that the five surnames and seven sects have been able to survive for thousands of years. Everyone has the ability to keep it. If you don't say anything, just talk about how Cui Yuyan came from the road to exile to Miaojiang. Who helped and who did it specifically? I checked for several months but couldn't find out the clue. The Cui family of Boling sold food to Tubo, and it was more than a thousand miles along the way. How many joints need to be opened, I dare not think about it! But people can do it, how deep is this?"

"Most..." Li Mu pondered for a while and said, "It's probably because he can't get rid of Jisitang."

Speaking of this, Li Mu remembered something and said, "Some time ago, Miss Lu from Jisitang, has Mr. Tang heard about the food garrison in Luoyang?"

Tang Jian nodded and said, "I know, Miss Lu had hoarded a large amount of food before the locust plague. She intended to hoard goods, but did you see through her abacus?"

"I saw through it, but the grain disappeared." Li Mu frowned and said, "Can this batch of food from the Cui family in Boling be that batch of food?"

"Impossible," Tang Jian waved his hand and said confidently: "You still don't know much about Jisitang, so you have such a misunderstanding. Jisitang is not a court, and Miss Lu is not an emperor. Her control over Jisitang is like an arm instructing her. On the other hand, several major clans cannot control her. This grain transport line in Tubo is regarded as the core secret of the Cui family of Boling, and it will definitely not be shared with others. The food stored by Miss Lu must be of other use."

"She finally went to Taiyuan. What's the use?" Li Mu said in confusion. "Didn't he see that Taiyuan has poor land and insufficient food, and wants to make a difference? But after doing this back and forth, she is not profitable."

"I can't guess this." Tang Jian was too lazy to think about it, and said, "I have been sent to such a remote place by His Majesty. I am already so old. I just hope to live my old age. What do these messy things have to do with me?"

Li Mu smiled and said, "That's right - Tang Guanxin said, you have moved most of the Tang family here? Are you planning to take root in Shuzhou?"

"That's exactly what I plan." Tang Jian nodded and admitted, "I was worried about it. I was worried that this place would be unacceptable. I had heard that it was wet. But when I got here, I found that it was not as unbearable as I thought. I just didn't go into the deep mountains and forests. The second was worried about Miaojiang. When I was in Chang'an, I always heard that Miaojiang was not peaceful. When I came here, I found that it was indeed not peaceful, but the ones that were not peaceful were not Miao, but our Tang people, Qinghe Cui family, and Boling Cui family, who operated forces here. Local officials came out of their own government orders and could not leave the city. When I first arrived, if it weren't for the slaves in the mansion who tried to protect them, my life would have almost disappeared!"

When Tang Jian talked about the atmosphere, his beard raised up, and he took a sip of wine angrily, continuing, "Now, you have solved the matter, and the Tang family will take advantage of you. When the matter is over, I will choose a blessed land to build a Tang family fort. In the future, Tangguan will take root here."

Tangjiabao? Li Mu raised his eyelids and thought to himself that there seemed to be somewhere to hear this name. When he was playing "Legend of Sword and Fairy 3" in an Internet cafe, he could dream of the words "I am Tang Xuejian, the eldest lady of Tangjiabao." Every day, even when he was dreaming, he could dream of the words "I am Tang Xuejian, the eldest lady of Tangjiabao."

"Does Tang Guan know about this?"

"I discussed it with him, and he said he wanted to discuss it with you. Didn't you see each other?" Tang Jian said, "I told you first, just to ask you to persuade him. I have seven sons, all of whom are scattered as officials, and there is only one left by my side. I will still expect him to retire and die in the future."

Li Mu also expected him to take care of Sun. After thinking for a while, he said, "It's like this, I can't force him. I can only persuade him that when the second elder is old, I will come back to take care of him." After pausing, Li Mu said, "I owe the Tang family a favor. When I have something to do here, I will express it."

Tang Jian waved his hand and said, "Why are you and me in this relationship? Besides, you have helped me a lot, don't mention it, don't mention it."

Li Mu did not argue, but had already made a decision in his heart. He planned to support the Tang family and become the true lord of Miaojiang.

This is not a whim, but a result of thinking for a long time.

Miaojiang has always maintained a balance in the past. This balance is based on the Snake Spirit Sect. The Snake Spirit Sect is in the middle, with the White and Uzu parts on the left and right, forming a stable triangle. However, now the Snake Spirit Sect is facing destruction. If the White and Uzu parts have no religious constraints, then two situations will occur. Binary balance, or two into one.

The dual balance is of course the situation that Li Mu wanted to see. But he could not guarantee that it would happen according to this expected situation. What if it was combined into one? When the Snake Spirit Sect existed, the Snake Spirit Sect would definitely find ways to maintain the split situation between the Wu and Miao divisions in order to stabilize the rule. But if there was no constraints of the Snake Spirit Sect and the unified Miao Xinjiang within was truly a major concern of the court.

Therefore, there must be a third-party force to take charge of Miaojiang and make Miaojiang unable to get into chaos.

This force must be a Han force. It blocks the Miao people on the south bank of the Minjiang River and subtly controls the sphere of influence in Miaojiang. What it replaces is not Bai Miao or Wu Miao. What it replaces is the sphere of influence that was spared after the Qinghe Cui family and Boling Cui family were cut off.

The Cui family of Boling has been in operation for many years. The Cui family of Qinghe has been laid out by the Snake Spirit Sect, and the power here is very stable. The Tang family is about to be constrained everywhere when they first arrived. What Li Mu said was a problem that solved.

If you want to expand your power in one place, money and power are indispensable. The Tang family does not lack money, and power. As long as Tang Jian is still in office as the governor of Shuzhou, he will be like the local emperor of Miaojiang, and he does not lack it. What he lacks is the weapons that can balance the Miao people.

The Miao people are good at three things, Gu and poison. Li Mu also gave the Tang family two weapons, mechanism and poison. Mechanism can break Gu, while poison can fight poison with poison. He doesn't know about poison, but it doesn't matter. He now has the letters of the leaders of the Snake Spirit Sect, and chooses some from it. Only by the same root and the same origin can we better restrain it. At least the Miao people use poison, and the Tang family knows how to deal with it.

"It turns out that the Tang Sect in Shu was actually doing it myself." Li Mu felt it was interesting and couldn't help laughing. When Tang Jian heard the voice, he looked up at him strangely and said, "What did you think of again?"

Li Mu shook his head and said, "It's nothing. When building the Tangjia Fort, if there are no craftsmen, please send me a letter and I will transfer it to you from Luoyang. By then, the Chidao will be almost completed."

"If you can use it, you will naturally not be polite."

...

The Cui family of Boling has been in operation for many years. The Cui family of Qinghe has been laid out by the Snake Spirit Sect, and the power here is very stable. The Tang family is about to be constrained everywhere when they first arrived. What Li Mu said was a problem that solved.

If you want to expand your power in one place, money and power are indispensable. The Tang family does not lack money, and power. As long as Tang Jian is still in office as the governor of Shuzhou, he will be like the local emperor of Miaojiang, and he does not lack it. What he lacks is the weapons that can balance the Miao people.

The Miao people are good at three things, Gu and poison. Li Mu also gave the Tang family two weapons, mechanism and poison. Mechanism can break Gu, while poison can fight poison with poison. He doesn't know about poison, but it doesn't matter. He now has the letters of the leaders of the Snake Spirit Sect, and chooses some from it. Only by the same root and the same origin can we better restrain it. At least the Miao people use poison, and the Tang family knows how to deal with it.

"It turns out that the Tang Sect in Shu was actually doing it myself." Li Mu felt it was interesting and couldn't help laughing. When Tang Jian heard the voice, he looked up at him strangely and said, "What did you think of again?"

Li Mu shook his head and said, "It's nothing. When building the Tangjia Fort, if there are no craftsmen, please send me a letter and I will transfer it to you from Luoyang. By then, the Chidao will be almost completed."

"If you can use it, you will naturally not be polite."

Li Mu shook his head and said, "It's nothing. When building the Tangjia Fort, if there are no craftsmen, please send me a letter and I will transfer it to you from Luoyang. By then, the Chidao will be almost completed."

"If you can use it, you will naturally not be polite."
Chapter completed!