Chapter 222: Human Nature

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

"What can you understand?!" The eldest grandson Wuji sighed and said, "Li Mu, this son, I still underestimate him!" ”

The eldest grandson Chong was wronged, but he didn't dare to ask again, he was afraid of being beaten again.

The eldest grandson Wuji seemed to be talking to himself, and seemed to be explaining to the eldest grandson Chong: "In the past, I only thought he was a young man, so I was a little arrogant. Listening to his three poems today, I realized that this son could see so clearly. At such a young age, he has such a realm, if he becomes an enemy of my eldest grandson's family one day, it will be a great disaster! ”

Eldest Sun Chong couldn't help it, and muttered in a low voice: "Then you still let me worship him as a teacher......"

"You know what!" The eldest grandson Wuji scolded again and said, "It's man-made, whether he will become a big trouble for my eldest grandson's family depends on the future." Even if he becomes a big trouble, his ability is true. If you can learn from his three things, it will not be in vain today's toss. ”

"Father, you think too highly of him."

"I'm just afraid that I'm still looking down!" The eldest grandson Wuji snorted coldly and said, "Chong'er, you remember my words." You can disobey him as a person, but you have to obey his ability. Doesn't he look down on you? Doesn't it make you lose weight? You will show him less! Use your own efforts to make him look down on you. One day, you will surpass him with the skills you have learned from him, and it will be the man's husband's doing! Otherwise, whatever he says behind his back, it is like Feng Tan who 'plays the sword and sings', which is just hypocrisy! ”

"Father......" When the eldest grandson Chong heard this, he really wanted to lose weight, his legs and stomach were tendoned, and he looked at the eldest grandson Wuji with his eyes, hoping that he could take back his life.

"It's useless to look at me! I'm just too indulgent of you to make you stupid as a pig! The eldest grandson Wuji was iron-hearted, and there was no room for change in his tone: "After today, even if you have ten thousand dissatisfaction with Li Mu in your heart, you have to hold it in my stomach." Tomorrow, go to his house to say goodbye, like an apprentice! ”

"Father, you don't need to do this, it's too ......"

"Don't need it? It's already so obvious, you haven't heard it yet? What a stupidity! Li Mu is going to leave it alone! If you don't go, do you want me to go? ”

At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door of the private room. Eldest Sun Wuji immediately stopped and glanced at Eldest Sun Chong. The eldest grandson Chong came to the door and opened the door, and when he saw that it was his father-in-law, he hurriedly said, "How could my father-in-law come here?" Could it be that Your Majesty also ......?"

How could Gonggong Gao not know that the eldest grandson Chong was pretending to be confused, but he didn't break it, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty just came, and I heard the emperor say that the uncle is here, so he asked the old slave to invite him, and the king's servant has passed." ”

"I'm tired of my father-in-law." The eldest grandson Wuji got up and came to the door, followed Gonggong Gao to the private room where Li Shimin was, and on the way, handed over a piece of silver without leaving a trace. Gao Gonggong took it in his hand and weighed it, about two or three doubles, it was naturally not a small amount in the past, but compared with Li Mu's three 'big yellow croaker', it was not enough to see all of a sudden.

But after all, no matter how small the ants are, they are still meat, and they can't expect to eat 'yellow croaker' every day, so Gao Gonggong still accepted it. pondered in his heart for a while, and when he was about to arrive at the door, he whispered: "Your Majesty is not in a good mood, Uncle Guo can be cautious." ”

"Thank you father-in-law for reminding me."

The eldest grandson Wuji spoke, Gao Gonggong helped him open the door, the eldest grandson Wuji entered the private room, Gao Gonggong closed the door again, and did not go in, but guarded the door.

In the private room, a table of mahjong has been set up.

Li Yuan and Li Shimin, father and son sit opposite each other. On Li Yuan's left-hand side, sat Wang Qi. There was an empty seat on the right hand, and seeing that the eldest grandson Wuji was coming, Li Yuan pointed to the vacant seat, and the eldest grandson Wuji sat on it.

There was a loud bang.

Nowadays, mahjong has become a symbol of Chang'an's high society, and people who do not have mahjong at home and cannot play mahjong are almost not nobles. A duchess like Sun will get together to play two games when she has nothing to do, which can be regarded as a kind of communication. Even if you don't play with outsiders, you have to get together a few maids to play a few handfuls at home, this thing is addictive to play.

Li Yuan is like this, after Li Mu sent him mahjong, what chess and Go were all shelved. I wake up every day to mahjong, and I eat and drink on the mahjong table. He doesn't care about the business in heaven and earth, as long as someone plays mahjong with him. When it comes to playing mahjong, even young people like Xiao Chen's father-in-law and Li Yourong can't survive him.

Stack cards, draw cards.

Li Yuan smoothed out the cards and played a 'North Wind'.

Of the four people here, he is the only one who really has the heart to play cards. How can other people have this leisure, Li Shimin is thinking, the poem Li Mu just made. And the eldest grandson Wuji and Wang Qi were thinking, what should the company do if Li Mu quit picking a child!

After playing two hands, Li Yuan won the cards. But the three of them didn't get involved at all, which made Li Yuan very unhappy. He pushed the cards and said, "All of them are absent-minded, what do you mean?" Wouldn't you like to play with me, an old fellow? ”

Li Shimin hurriedly apologized: "Father, son is willing." How could the son not be pleased, but ...... Thinking of the poem written by Li Mu just now, I felt a little emotional. ”

"Emotion?" Li Yuan sneered and said, "I'm afraid it's not emotion, it's guilt, right?" ”

Li Yuan dared to say this, but Li Shimin couldn't refute it, so he had to nod.

Li Yuan picked up the tea cup in front of him, took a big sip and put it down, raised his eyebrows, which were already completely white, and said, "You people, your mind is too complicated. There are too many things to think about. And Li Mu boy, a fledgling, has little experience, and is simple-minded, mixed with you people, he will naturally suffer a loss. I heard what he said just now. It's nothing more than resentment! He just wanted to do things very simply, and he didn't think about how much benefit he wanted to get at all. As for you, you can't do things, but you can't share the spoils. Before the thing was done, I was bent on how to divide it. Hehe, let me guess right, right? ”

Wang Jue and the eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly said: "The emperor's eyes are like torches, and the ministers are embarrassed. ”

"No need to be ashamed, human nature!" Li Yuan seemed to be chatting with an old friend, completely like an irrelevant person: "The so-called monarchs and ministers, aren't they all like that?" Who doesn't think about themselves? Let me ask you two, if you don't have today's status, just a small county order, will your loyalty to the court still be like this? ”

After saying this, the eldest grandson Wuji and Wang Jue hurriedly stood up, bowed down and said: "Emperor Taishang, no matter what position we hold, we are still loyal. ”

"Haha!" Li Yuan seemed to have heard some joke and laughed. He pointed at the eldest grandson Wuji, and then at Wang Qi, but didn't say anything. But both of them knew what Li Yuan meant in their hearts: just the two of you, you are also worthy of saying 'loyalty'?

The eldest grandson Wuji was once Li Yuan's courtier, but he planned the Xuanwumen Rebellion, he was Li Shimin's first hero from the dragon, and he was Li Yuan's No. 1 traitor. As for Wang Qi, needless to say, Li Jiancheng treats him with confidence, isn't he now Li Shimin's official?

Every laugh of Li Yuan was like a mouth, smacking on the faces of the two. Li Shimin was also a little embarrassed, how could the things of the year be unavoidable, and how could they be involved again.

After laughing for a while, Li Yuan stopped laughing and said, "This is the reason why I don't look down on you, but I look down on Li Mu." You can say such hypocritical words, but Li Mu can't say it, because he doesn't think so much in his heart, and he doesn't even think about it. This is also his preciousness, if he had the same mind as you, he would not have so many troubles. ”

Saying that, Li Yuan sighed and said, "Didn't Li Mu understand enough?" Look at his last poem. He didn't want to learn from Xu You and Boyi, and he promised to do nothing. He wanted to do something, but he didn't want to be like Wu Zixu, Li Si and others, who made great achievements and finally died. He wants to learn from Zhang Han of the Western Jin Dynasty, and if he succeeds, he will retire in time, what is this for? Isn't it to avoid disaster? ”

As he spoke, Li Yuan pointed to the three of Li Shimin's monarchs and ministers, and said, "Look! And voila! What have you forced a child to be! If I don't do things for you, you won't. I have to worry about being suspicious of you. I have no choice but to write a poem to express my feelings and tell you. Do things for you, don't take credit, after the success, he will learn to return to the mountains and forests like Zhang Han, so as to avoid your worries, tsk...... How do you have to bully people? At a young age, in the words, there is a little more twilight, you guys, it's too much! ”

The three of them, whether they were sincere or fake, all showed shame.

Li Shimin said: "What my father taught me is that my son's ministers came this time to tell my father about it. Li Mu was falsely accused of this matter, and Erchen was really ashamed of him, Erchen listened to and believed partially, let Lu Zhilin and others succeed, and falsely accused Li Mu, causing Li Mu to vomit blood, and Erchen was extremely ashamed. ”

"It's not that Erchen doesn't want to help him get angry, but at this time, Lu Zhilin's father died, and he asked Ding Wei to keep filial piety, this is filial piety, and Erchen can't help it."

"Huh! Filial piety is filial piety again......" Li Yuan said sarcastically: "When I hear the word filial piety, why do I feel so harsh." It seems that these two words are blocked by me. Why don't I feel where filial piety is? Oh, I almost forgot, a few days ago, Li Mu killed someone in anger because of a royal history who scolded his mother, which is filial piety, but how do I remember that he was locked up at that time? At that time, why didn't you say filial piety? ”

Li Shimin said helplessly: "Father, didn't the sons and daughters let go in the end!" ”

"You shouldn't have turned it off in the first place!"

Seeing that the matter of Chen Sesame and rotten grain was about to be shaken out again, Li Shimin hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, what my father taught me is that my son knows that he is wrong." ”

"And you!" Li Yuan looked at the eldest grandson Wuji and Wang Qi, and said, "Li Mu, he is a great talent, and he is also a genius!" Throughout the ages, in addition to the legendary Fan Li, who have you seen who has the ability to make money and can match him? What is Datang Mining, Datang Salt...... I have also heard that you have taken advantage of the shares, but you don't know in your heart? I really want to ask you what you think, not about friendship, only about interests. Don't you know that without Li Mu, your business can't be done? If you know, why hasn't anyone come forward in solidarity? Is there water in your head? ”

Li Yuan said indignantly: "Think about it, if you are Li Mu, can you not be cold?" While helping your monarchs and ministers make money, when you are wronged, you still have to carry it alone? What you owe? Or do you really treat Li Mu as a cow and a horse, even if it is, you don't want to think about it, if you want the cattle to plough the land and don't give the cattle grazing, the cattle will work for you? ”

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

"Take care of my father, and my son will come to visit in a few days."

"Emperor Taishang, the ministers are retiring."

The three of them retreated in a gloomy manner, Li Yuan knocked on the table with his hands, shook his head, and shouted: "There are still no noses outside the door, come in three, play mahjong with me!" ”

The three waiters came in and sat down, and the sound of shuffling was loud again.

……

Li Mu's meaning was accurately transmitted to the ears of the imperial historians through the mouth of the little eunuch sent by Gonggong Gao, and everyone was dumbfounded.

Lu Zhilin died his father and escaped. Li Mu poured all his anger on them, forcing them to write a 'military order' and make them defect, otherwise he would send them all the night incense prepared for Lu Zhilin.

How good is that?

One of them couldn't make up their minds, so in desperation, they had to gather together to discuss countermeasures.

More than a dozen imperial historians gathered together, looked at each other, and no one refused to speak first. Seeing that the sun was about to set, one finally couldn't help it, and said: "Colleagues, Li Mu has already passed the word, let me wait to sing praises for him, otherwise he will splash us with feces and urine, he can do it, in my opinion, it is better to ......"

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by another person: "Phew! What are you going to say? Is it impossible to bow to Li Mu? You're afraid of spilling dung, but I'm not afraid! My king is iron-clad, how can I be frightened by him? Don't say it's a, even if you make me eat, I will never change my position. If you want me to sing the praises of him, it's impossible! ”

The words were convincing and loud, and they immediately received countless responses.

"Well said! As the imperial history, it is our duty to hear about it, even if there is a mistake, it is normal, why is it wrong? Li Mu, Yu Chen, relying on His Majesty's favor, will be lawless? I can't let him get his wish! Tomorrow, we will write a book together, denounce Li Mu's crimes, and fight him to the end. As long as we are united, Your Majesty will also have some scruples! ”

"That's right! As the imperial history, we are all people with wind and bones, how can we go to Qin and Chu? Didn't he tell us to send the music to the printing supervisor of the craftsman's workshop before dark? I suggest that we just sit here until it gets dark, and that no one leave. In this way, you will also be free from suspicion! ”

"Good! That's it! ”

A group of imperial historians took out the posture of hating the same enemy, and the sound was shocking.

At the same time, the craftsman's workshop, the printing supervisor, ushered in some strange faces.

"Dare to ask, who is Bi Jianzheng? I am the steward of the royal historian, and I sent a copy of the fold on the orders of my master......"

"I'm the concierge of Zheng Yushi's family......"

"I am ......"