Luoyang City is different from Chang'an City. The transportation here is well developed and there is basically no hoarding. However, in order to ensure the raw materials for brewing wine, Li Mu still planned to reserve some grain in advance. The day after the winery reopened, he posted a notice that he would collect 3,000 kilograms of grain every day. This amount was calculated by him. If the harvest was less, the purpose of storage would not be achieved. If the harvest was too much, the grain transportation would not be in place, and the food prices would soar, which would affect the lives of the people.

According to the number of grain transported in Luoyang City, three thousand kilograms should be an easy number, but after one day of the brand, unexpectedly, this easy number was not achieved. Only 1,200 kilograms of grain were collected, which was just enough to have a little leftover required for daily brewing, but if stored, it was definitely not enough.

Li Mun thought that this was not promoted properly, and after a few days, the situation would improve. However, for several days, the amount of grain collected still did not increase, and he hovered at more than 1,000 points every day. Sometimes when he could receive 1,500 kilograms, it would be considered too much.

If Li Muru can't see such an obvious situation, then he is really a fool. It's easy to investigate. Dugu Jiu checked it for two days and found out the news clearly.

A month ago, someone bought grain stored in various places. Now, all the grain stored in the 800 miles near Luoyang City, except for its own food, is basically controlled by this company. The grain supplied by Luoyang City every day is sold from this company. How much they sell, how much grain merchants in the city sell. Li Mu can only receive more than 1,000 kilograms of grain every day. It’s not that the grain merchants join forces to sell it to him, but they really don’t have the goods in their hands.

How much does it cost to purchase all the stored grains within a radius of 800 miles?

Li Mu calculated it briefly in his mind and was frightened by the result. It took at least hundreds of thousands of chunks of cash to achieve it. You must know that this is not flowing money, this is cash, and it is all the goods. He can't take such a large sum of money, nor can the Ministry of Internal Affairs, nor can the treasury. Any of the five surnames and seven sects does not have such strength. Only Jisitang, an organization that connects almost all the clans, can gather such huge financial resources in a short period of time!

The financial resources are terrible, but this is not what scared Li Mu. What really scared him was the strength that this incident showed, Jisitang.

In just one month, the grain from around 800 miles was purchased. Such a large-scale purchase did not cause prices to rise. The rice prices in Luoyang City were as stable as usual.

It is hard to imagine how much Jisitang has controlled the vicinity of Luoyang!

"Brother, I have found out the locations of several of their warehouses. Why would I take someone over and copy them?" Dugu Jiu said in a low voice when he saw Li Mu in a dilemma.

Li Mu waved his hand and said, "This kind of thing cannot be done."

“Why?”

"There are rules in everything. If people raise prices, we can also make a fuss. Now they are investing in a fair price and paying for a fair price. They lose money and make a lot of money, and they have neither affected the price nor forced buying and selling. Moreover, the purchases are all about stored grain, which is not the new grain this year, and the old and new policies cannot control others. Why should you copy it?"

Li Mu sighed and said, "Walking around the world with reason, but it is hard to move without reason. This time, we have met a real master."

Dugu Jiu wondered, "Brother, I don't understand. What is the purpose of their doing this? If you get water in your head, you will lose money and play with it?"

"Will someone who can mobilize such a huge resource be the one who has a brain in his mind? It's ridiculous!" Li Mu thought for a while and said, "Now the enemy is dark and I'm clear. What do they think? There is too little news and it's hard to guess. But you must not take it lightly-" After pausing, Li Mu said, "I guess, the other party wants to force me to bow my head-"

"What does it mean? They supply grain on demand every day, the city's grain prices are stable, and there is no shortage of food. We use enough wine to make, so why should we bow our heads to them?"

Li Mu frowned and said, "This is also something I can't figure out. This year's weather will be good, and it will be a bumper harvest year. The autumn harvest is coming, and new grain will be about to enter the market, and the old grain prices will fall. They are now buying bulk products and not selling at a higher price. No matter how you look at it, they are losing money, and they can't threaten me. What kind of way is this? I can't see through it-"

"Maybe he's such a fool," Dugu Jiu advised: "Brother, since you don't have any threat to us, you don't have to think about it. Is there something wrong with you?"

Li Mu still shook his head, as if he was possessed by a demon, and said, "If people do not have long-term plans, they will have immediate worries. What are they going to do--" While thinking about it, someone came to report to the door, saying that it was the father-in-law who came to pass the imperial edict. Li Mu did not dare to neglect it, so he hurriedly took Dugu Jiu out to greet him.

Li Mu came outside the door and saw the visitor. He smiled and greeted him: "Eunuch Gao, why are you an indispensable person who is with His Majesty for a day who has such time to come to Luoyang?" As he spoke, he said to Dugu Jiu: "Go and find a few local chefs, I want to entertain Eunuch Gao."

"Oh, don't be so troublesome. I can't stay for a while and I have to go back overnight," said Gao, and Eunuch Gao, happily, followed Li Mu into the house.

When Li Shimin was in Luoyang, Eunuch Gao was already with him. Eunuch Gao was very familiar with this mansion. After five years of separation, he returned here and looked at it with kindness. Li Mu's house was the office where Li Shimin was when he was General Tiance. For many days and nights, he had been fighting here at night and discussing ways to deal with other generals such as Dou Jiande and Liu Heita. Eunuch Gao was waiting at the door and had to deliver tea three times a night. He was so familiar with the decorations in this room.

Touching the handle of the seat, Eunuch Gao sighed with emotion: "Your Majesty likes this yard. He has said several times that if he comes back to Luoyang in the future, he will live in this Tiance Mansion if he doesn't live in the palace. We really didn't expect that Your Majesty would be willing to give this to you, but he didn't want to give it to the King of Wei."

"Oh, I'm so frightened." Li Mu bowed to the West and said, "What kind of virtue is Mu? I deserve to be so cared for by Your Majesty. I really are--"

Seeing that Li Mu was about to start acting again, Eunuch Gao quickly called him, took out a superstition from his arms and handed it over.

Li Mu checked the hot paint and sealed it intact. He felt strange in his heart. He glanced at Eunuch Gao and said, "What's the matter so mysterious? Even you can't even know about it?"

Eunuch Gao laughed and said, "Don't ask indirectly, our family doesn't know anything. We will do whatever His Majesty asks us to do. We are a eunuch in our family. It's useless to ask too many questions. When we are old, we don't have that much curiosity."

Li Mu laughed: "Why don't you say that my father-in-law will live a long life--" While joking, Li Mu turned around and opened the letter.

The letter was short, but he said two things. The first thing was that Changsun Wuji "healed" and said one by one, but it was enough for Li Mu to understand the meaning of this sentence. The other thing made him frown.

The bad guys found out that the current owner of Jisitang was Miss Lu's family who was known as the two heroes in Luoyang City and Li Jiancheng. It was rumored that she died of labor due to difficulty, but in fact she was a fraud. For many years, she had been hiding in the dark and leading Jisitang. And it is very likely that this person is now in Luoyang City.

Li Shimin's letter said that when he and Li Jiancheng were in Luoyang, he had a few encounters with Miss Lu. Miss Lu and Li Jiancheng were actually married, so he had to call him sister-in-law. It is rumored that she gave birth to a child for Li Jiancheng. After she pretended to die, the child was missing, and it was not known whether it was a man or a woman. If it was a man, this man would be Li Jiancheng's only bloodline.

Since he was determined not to pursue Jiancheng's son, he would naturally not harm the mother and son again. Li Shimin wanted Li Mu to find the mother and son, persuade him well, and strive to resolve his grudges. If he could obtain Miss Lu's understanding, he would treat him with the courtesy of his brother and sister-in-law. Her children, men, were granted the princess, and hereditary land in Jiangnan, and hereditary. If he was a woman, he would be granted the princess, and the dowry was as similar to the eldest princess when he got married. The son-in-law was given a marquis, but hereditary was not replaced.

The faith has ended here, and it has not said that if the persuasion fails. But as long as it is not a fool, it can be imagined. If the persuasion fails, it is four words: "The most righteousness is done". At that time, it will be the same as the saying "You drink with the golden cup, and you will never forgive each other."

After thinking about it, Li Mu felt something was wrong. If he really asked him to find this Miss Lu, would Li Shimin really do what he said in the letter? According to his previous practice, he should have killed the matter directly. Even if he really let go of the pursuit of Jiancheng's son, he would not tolerate what Jisitang did over the years. Li Shimin has never been a gentleman, a kind-hearted and soft-faced person, and it would never happen to him that things that would have left behind will be in danger.

Could it be that this is a trick to kill someone with a knife?

wrong!

Li Mu suddenly thought of something and a cold sweat broke out behind him. He understood, and understood Li Shimin’s true intention!

When Changsun Wuji falsely accused him, he said that he was Li Jiancheng's son. There were also some speculations about his mother. Several of the doubts pointed to Miss Lu from Luoyang. Although there is no tangible evidence to prove that Li Mu is Miss Lu's son, from Li Shimin's perspective, this kind of thing must be trusted rather than not. Li Shimin gave this matter to Li Mu, which has another deep meaning.

If Li Mu was not Li Jiancheng's son, Jiancheng's son had someone else, he would have found Li Mu. Then, if the mother and son died, Li Mu would have a mortal enemy with Ji Sitang, and he would have to be an enemy of Ji Sitang in his life and stand on Li Shimin's side. Li Shimin didn't have to worry about him rebelling. Without Ji Sitang's support, even if Li Mu could make money, he would not be able to rebel!

If Li Mu is the son of Jiancheng, he will have to face a choice. Li Shimin can reveal this matter to him now, and he must have made preparations. If Li Mu intends to rebel, he will not be able to rebel with just a Luoyang city. Luoyang is the center of the world and is well-connected. This is a good thing, but it is also a bad thing. If Luoyang rebels, he will face the army of kings from all directions, and an isolated city will not last long.

If Li Mu does not intend to rebel, he must make a clear attitude. If he handed over Miss Lu, he would be equivalent to handing over a handle to Li Shimin. Once Miss Lu dies, Li Mu will be the murderer who killed his biological mother. The name of unfiliality will be held on him and he will be despised by the people of the world. No one will follow an unfilial person, a person who sells his mother to seek honor.

Li Mu suddenly felt a chill on his back. At this moment, he felt like he was a car on a chessboard. He thought he could kill all directions and was invincible, but he didn't know that there was a "cannon" aiming at him. All Li Shimin's indulgence and what he had done before were like a joke. In the end, he still couldn't decide his own life.

Li Mu originally thought that he was not the original Li Mu, and everything about Li Mu had nothing to do with him. Whether it was Li Jiancheng or Miss Lu, it had nothing to do with him. He would never think about taking revenge in his life, nor would he want to meet Miss Lu.

But this matter was still not as he thought. Li Shimin forced him into a dead end. The current situation is that if he doesn't want to recognize him, he will have to "destroy his relatives for justice". It's either black or white, and there is no intermediate option.

Eunuch Gao followed Li Shimin day and night. How could he not know what was written in the letter? Seeing Li Mu silent for a long time, he spoke out: "Your Majesty, we are owed, and we can't help but say a few words. If you like to listen or not, just think I'm a confused person."

Li Mu folded the letter and said, "Where is my father-in-law? We can say whatever we want to say."

"The civil and military officials in the court, plus the eunuchs, female officials in the palace, etc., may have their own ideas and their own backgrounds, but after all, everyone is your Majesty's minister. As a minister, you should carefully understand the holy intention. Just say that this is the matter of building a son, no matter what Your Majesty says, if you let it go or not, it will be a heart-wrenching problem. Those involved in this matter will not be able to get good results. This is you, Your Majesty is really reluctant to let it go, and if you change to someone else, you will lose your head long ago."

Li Mu nodded and said nothing.

Eunuch Gao continued, "Your Majesty cannot blame you for being cruel. It has been the same throughout the ages. Of course, we believe that the Marquis will not be the son of Jiancheng, which is not a matter of no dispute. With Your Majesty, our family also thinks that Your Majesty does not regard you as Jiancheng's son. But after all, there is such a rumor? The Marquis's future is bright, and it is always bad to be stained. Since Your Majesty gives the Marquis the chance, the Marquis should take care of it. As long as you find Miss Lu, find out whether her child is a man or a woman, advise her to surrender to the court, and disperse the Lao Shizi Jiesi Hall, you will make a great contribution, no, two!"

"If these two great achievements are accomplished, our family will have to change their words and call you "Master Master," you said, right?"

Li Mu laughed dryly and said, "Master, I dare not think about it. What Your Majesty asked me to do is really difficult to do. I can only say that I can do my best. Whether it will be done or not depends on God's will."
Chapter completed!