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Chapter 222

Changsun Chong also argued: "Father, how stupid is the child? The child doesn't understand!"

"What can you understand?" Changsun Wuji sighed and said, "I underestimated Li Mu, this son!"

Changsun Chong felt wronged, but he didn't dare to ask again, because he was afraid of being beaten again.

Changsun Wuji seemed to be talking to himself, and also seemed to be explaining to Changsun Chong: "In the past, I only thought that he was successful in his youth, so he became a little arrogant. Today, I heard these three poems from him and realized that this son could see so clearly. At a young age, he had such a state. If he became an enemy of my Changsun family in the future, it would be a big problem!"

Changsun Chong couldn't help but muttered in a low voice: "Then you also asked me to worship him as his teacher..."

"What do you know!" Changsun Wuji cursed again, saying, "It depends on whether he will become a big trouble for my Changsun family. It depends on the future. Even if he becomes a big trouble, his ability is still true. If you can learn his three-cost things, it will not be in vain for today's struggle."

"Father, you respect him too much."

"I'm afraid I'll still look down on you!" Changsun Wuji snorted coldly and said, "Chong'er, remember what I said. You may not obey him, but you have to obey his abilities. Don't he look down on you? Didn't he let you lose weight? Just reduce it to him! Use your own efforts to make him look down on you. One day, if you use the skills you have learned from him, it is what a man does! Otherwise, whatever you say behind his back will be like Feng Xi who 's singing with his sword', it's just pretentious!"

"Father..." When Changsun Chong heard that he was really going to lose weight, his calves were twitching, and he looked at Changsun Wuji with a desperate hope that he could take back his life.

"It's useless to see me! I'm just too indulging you, which makes you stupid as a pig!" Changsun Wuji was determined, and there was no room for a turn in his tone: "After today, even if you are ten thousand dissatisfied with Li Mu, you will keep it in my stomach. Tomorrow, go to his mansion to pay tribute, like an apprentice!"

"Father, there is no need to do this, this is too..."

"No need? It's already so obvious, you haven't heard it yet? It's really stupid! Li Mu wants to leave his hands alone! If you don't go, do you want me to go?"

At this time, someone suddenly knocked on the door of the private room. Changsun Wuji immediately stopped and gave a wink at Changsun Chong. Changsun Chong came to the door and opened the door. Seeing that it was Eunuch Gao, he quickly said, "How could the father-in-law come here? Is Your Majesty..."

How could Eunuch Gao not know that Changsun Chong was pretending to be confused, but he didn't expose it. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty just came, and I heard from the Supreme Emperor that the uncle was here, so I asked the old slave to invite him. The King of the King has passed."

"I'm sorry for my father-in-law." Changsun Wuji stood up and came to the door. Following Eunuch Gao to the private room where Li Shimin was, he handed over a piece of silver without leaving any trace on the way. Eunuch Gao took it in his hand and weighed it. It was about two or three taels, and it was naturally not small in the past, but compared with Li Mu's three 'big yellow croakers', it was not enough to see it all at once.

But after all, no matter how small ant is, it is still meat. You can't expect to eat 'yellow croaker' every day. Eunuch Gao accepted it. After thinking about it in his mind, he whispered: "Your Majesty is in a bad mood, so uncle should be more cautious."

"Thank you for your reminder."

Changsun Wuji said, and Eunuch Gao helped him open the door. Changsun Wuji entered the private room. Eunuch Gao brought the door up again, but did not go in, but guarded the door.

There was already a table of mahjong in the private room.

Li Yuan, Li Shimin, father and son sat opposite the house. On Li Yuan's left hand, Wang Gui sat on his right hand. There was an empty seat on his right hand. Seeing Changsun Wuji coming, Li Yuan pointed to the empty seat, and Changsun Wuji sat on it strangely.

The sound of card rubs sounded.

Nowadays, mahjong has become a symbol of the upper class in Chang'an. People who do not have mahjong at home and those who do not know how to play mahjong are almost no longer considered nobles. Dukes like Sun's wife would gather together to play two games when they have nothing to do, which is considered a kind of social interaction. Even if they don't play with outsiders and are at home, they have to gather a few maids to play a few games. This thing is addictive to playing.

This is true for Li Yuan. After Li Mu brought him mahjong, all of them were left behind. When he woke up every day, he would eat and drink on the mahjong table. He didn't care about the business in heaven and earth. As long as someone played mahjong with him, he would be fine. In the future, even young people like Chen and Li Yourong could not stand him.

Code cards, draw cards.

Li Yuan straightened the card and played a "North Wind".

Only one of the four people here is really interested in playing cards. No one else has this leisure. Li Shimin was thinking about the poem that Li Mu just wrote. Changsun Wuji and Wang Gui were thinking about what the company should do if Li Mu quit his job!

After playing two games, Li Yuan was so lucky. But the three kings and ministers did not get involved at all, which made Li Yuan very unhappy. He pushed the cards and said, "Everyone is absent-minded, what's the point? Isn't it happy to play with me, an old guy?"

Li Shimin quickly apologized: "Father, my son is happy. How can my son not be happy? It's just... thinking about the poem written by Li Mu just now, I felt a little moved."

"Thank you?" Li Yuan sneered and said, "I'm afraid it's not emotion, it's guilt?"

Only Li Yuan dared to say this, but Li Shimin could not refute it, so he had to nod.

Li Yuan picked up the teacup in front of him, took a big sip, put it down, raised his eyebrows, and said, "You guys are too complicated. They think too many things. And Li Mu, a boy who is just starting out, has little experience and is simple in his mind. He will naturally suffer losses and run into a wall when he gets along with you. I have heard what he said just now. It's just resentment! He just wanted to do things very simply, and he never thought about how much benefit he would get. And you can't do things, but you can't share the spoils. Before the things are done, you are thinking about how to divide them. Haha, let me guess it?"

Wang Gui and Changsun Wuji hurriedly said, "The Supreme Emperor's eyes are like torches, and I am ashamed."

"It's not necessary to be ashamed, it's normal for human nature!" Li Yuan seemed to be chatting with an old friend, completely like an irrelevant person: "Isn't the so-called king, king, minister, and minister, all the same? Who is not thinking about himself? Let me ask you two, if you don't have the status you are today, but just a small county magistrate, will your loyalty to the court be like this?"

This sentence was heartbroken. Changsun Wuji and Wang Gui stood up in a hurry and bowed, "The Supreme Emperor, no matter what position we hold, we are still loyal."

"Haha!" Li Yuan laughed as if he had heard some joke. He pointed at Changsun Wuji and Wang Gui, but he didn't say anything. But both of them knew what Li Yuan meant: You two deserved to say "Loyalty is the only one"?

Changsun Wuji was once a minister of Li Yuan, but planned the Xuanwu Gate Incident. He was Li Shimin's first hero and Li Yuan's number one traitor. And Wang Gui, not to mention, Li Jiancheng was obsessed with him. Has he now become Li Shimin's official?

Every laugh of Li Yuan was like a mouth twitching on the faces of the two. Li Shimin was also a little embarrassed. Why couldn't he get around the things that happened back then? Why did he get involved again?

After laughing for a while, Li Yuan stopped laughing and said, "This is because I look down on you but I look down on Li Mu. You can say such hypocritical words, but Li Mu can't say them, because he doesn't think so much in his heart, and he won't even think about them. This is also his preciousness. If he had the same thoughts as you, he wouldn't have so many worries."

As he said that, Li Yuan sighed and said, "Don't Li Mu understand enough? Look at his last poem. He doesn't want to learn from Xu You and Bo Yi, who are noble and arrogant, and promise not to do nothing. He wants to do something, but he doesn't want to be like Wu Zixu and Li Si, who are highly meritorious and have died in a bad life. He wants to learn from Zhang Han of the Western Jin Dynasty, and he will retire in time if he succeeds. Why is this for? Isn't it to avoid disaster?"

As he said that, Li Yuan pointed at Li Shimin's three monarchs and ministers, and said, "Look! Look! What did you force a child into! If you don't do anything for you, you won't allow it. If you do things for you, you have to worry about being suspicious. There is no way, so he has to write poems to express his feelings and tell you. If you do things for you, don't make any contribution. After his success, he will imitate Zhang Han to retreat to the mountains and forests to avoid your worries. Tsk tsk... How do you bully others? At a young age, there is a little more dusk in your words. You, it's too much!"

Whether it was true or false, the three of them showed shame.

Li Shimin said: "What my father taught me is that this time I came here to tell my father about this matter. When Li Mu was falsely accused, my son was indeed ashamed of him. My son listened to him and let Lu Zhilin and others succeed. He falsely accused Li Mu, causing Li Mu to vomit blood. My son was extremely ashamed."

"It's not that my son-in-law doesn't want to vent his anger for him, but at this time, Lu Zhilin's father passed away. He submitted a memorial to ask Ding You to be filial. This is filial piety. My son-in-law must not refuse."

"Hehe! Filial piety is filial piety again..." Li Yuan said sarcastically: "Why do I feel so harsh when I hear the word filial piety? It seems that these two words have caused me to be disturbed. Why didn't I feel where filial piety is? Oh, I almost forgot that Li Mu killed someone a few days ago because a censor scolded his mother and killed someone in anger. This is filial piety, but how do I remember that he was locked up at that time? Why didn't you say filial piety at that time?"

Li Shimin said helplessly: "Father, my son is let go in the end!"

"You shouldn't have stopped you from the beginning!"

Seeing that Chen Zhimao was about to shake off again, Li Shimin hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes, what the father taught me is that my son knew he was wrong."

"And you!" Li Yuan looked at Changsun Wuji and Wang Gui and said, "Li Mu is a great talent and a genius! Throughout history, besides the legendary Fan Li, who have you seen the ability to make money? What is the Tang Dynasty mining and Tang Dynasty salt industry... I have heard that you have participated in shares and taken advantage of you, don't you know? I really want to ask you, what do you think, don't talk about friendship, but only about interests. You don't know that without Li Mu, your business can't be played? If you know, why didn't anyone come forward to support me? Is there any water in your head?"

Li Yuan said angrily: "Looking at the same time, if you are Li Mu, how can you not feel disappointed? While helping your king and ministers make money, you still have to bear it alone? What you owe you? Or do you really treat Li Mu as a cattle and horse, even if you don't think about it, you have to plow the land and not feed the cattle, and the cattle will work for you?"

Seeing that the three of them were silent, Li Yuan sighed, waved his hand, and said, "After all, you still despise Li Mu because of his young age. Forget it, I'm too lazy to tell you! Get out of here, I'll get angry when I see you, get out, get out of here!"

"Take care, my son will come to visit you in a few days."

"The Supreme Emperor, I and others surrender."

The three of them retreated in disgrace. Li Yuan knocked his hands on the table, shook his head, and shouted: "Are there any people who are venting their noses outside the door? Come in and play mahjong with me!"

Three waiters came in and sat down, and the sound of shuffling sounded again.

...

Li Mu's meaning was accurately transmitted to the censors through the mouth of the little eunuch sent by Eunuch Gao, and everyone was stunned.

Lu Zhilin died and escaped. Li Mu spread all his anger on them and forced them to write a "military order" to make them turn against each other, otherwise they would send all the Yexiang prepared for Lu Zhilin to them.

What should I do?

Everyone was unable to make up their minds, so they had no choice but to gather together to discuss countermeasures.

More than a dozen censors gathered together and looked at each other, and no one was willing to speak first. Seeing that the sun was about to set, one of them couldn't help but speak, "My colleagues, Li Mu has already passed on the words and asked us to praise him, otherwise he would have to use shit and pee to splash us. He could do it. In my opinion, it would be better..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by another person: "Bah! What are you going to say? Can you bow your head to Li Mu? You are afraid of spilling feces, but I am not afraid! I, Wang, can't be scared by him? Not to mention spilling feces, even if I let me eat feces, I will never change my position. It is impossible to make me praise him!"

His words were concise and loud, and he received countless responses.

"Well, as the censor, we are the duty of reporting the matter. Even if there is a mistake, it is normal. What is the mistake? Li Mu, a slander, will be lawless because of His Majesty's favor? We cannot let him do what he wants! Tomorrow we will write a letter together to denounce Li Mu's crimes and fight him to the end. As long as we unite, His Majesty will have some concerns!"

"That's right! As censors, we are all talented people. How can we go to Qin and Chu? Didn't he ask us to send the memorial to the printing supervisor of the craftsman's workshop before it gets dark? I suggest that we sit here until dark and no one will leave. In this way, we can avoid suspicion!"

"Okay! Just do it!"

A group of censors took on the stance of unity against the enemy, and their reputation was shocking.

At the same time, the craftsman's workshop and the printing supervisor welcomed some strange faces.

"I dare to ask, who is Bi Jianzheng? I am the manager of the imperial guards of the imperial guards. I sent a copy of the memorial at the order of my master..."

"I am the concierge of the Jingshi Zheng's house..."
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