Early the next morning, Li Mu freshened up and stopped, and took Dugu Jiu out of the door, and there were already twenty heavily armed brocade guards ready at the door.

Walking on the street, it can already be seen that the eyes of the people have become unfriendly, although they dare not say anything, but they are all wary and respectful. There is no impermeable wall in the world, not to mention that Li Mu does not control speech. As soon as the banners of the merchants came out, the people of Luoyang City knew that Luoyang's grain storage was only enough for ten days, could they not worry?

Everyone only hated the other day when there was food, and did not buy a little more and save it. But who could have imagined that? Luoyang City is a place that extends in all directions, and the grain transshipped through Luoyang is countless every day, and no one would have thought that Luoyang would be short of food one day. At present, there is a locust plague in Luoyang, and the ships from other places dare not come, for fear of provoking the 'locust god' and provoking the locust plague to them.

The anxiety of the people accumulated, and finally turned into hatred for Li Mu, everyone understands what the current situation is, it is all on that Hou Ye, why do you say you are so arrogant? Can't you just keep your head down? As long as there is one word, the people of the whole city will have a way to live, and they will not say a word?

For the sake of his own face, he disregarded the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the city, who can love such a person?

Li Mu took the expressions of the people in his eyes and smiled indifferently, he could understand the thoughts of the people, but he couldn't agree. Who is at risk of the lives of the people? It's clearly those businessmen who don't act, right? Why didn't these people go and embarrass the merchants? Because they know that people have a lot of money, and they can't afford to provoke them. Why do you dare to complain about him? Because they know that there is an emperor above the Hou Ye, and the emperor can manage the Hou Ye, even if the Hou Ye does not cherish his reputation, the emperor must have face. Typical persimmon pick soft pinch!

But what can he say? He can't just pull a few people on the street, have a debate, and have a good argument, right? Even if he was eloquent and won over these people, what would it be? Is it a big deal? In the current catastrophe, food is the first priority, and those who have food are right in everything, and those who have no food are farting in everything.

Cross the Yongji Bridge, Jishan, Guande Fang, go out from the West Gate, walk only a few miles, that is, to the legendary White Horse Temple.

Li Mu stopped in front of the mountain gate and looked at this thousand-year-old temple. Different from Ci'an Temple, although the White Horse Temple has a large construction area, it does not have a bit of philistine atmosphere, and it feels as if one is a commercial place and a university campus, and there is a difference in temperament.

"It's a good place." Li Mu looked at it for a long time and said with a smile.

After stopping for a while, the welcoming monks of the White Horse Temple also rushed out. The little monk has lived in the mountains and forests for a long time, so he naturally doesn't recognize Li Mu, but he still has eyes, and when he sees Li Mu's dress, he knows that this is a nobleman. ”

"No," Li Mu is not an ordinary person, he looked at the little monk, and said: "I am the tolerance of the Luoyang City Taxation Bureau, have you heard of the new policy?" ”

The little monk's face was full of confusion, but listening to Li Mu's tone, he also knew that he was looking for trouble, and said: "Donor, what kind of tax bureau, the little monk has never heard of it." The White Horse Temple was treated favorably by the imperial court, and I had never heard of what taxes I needed to pay. ”

"Didn't you hear about it today?" Li Mu turned over and dismounted, and walked inside with a grin: "Who is in charge of things in the temple?" Is there an account book or something, take it out and take a look, don't fool it with a fake, Ben Hou, no, this tolerance method is like a torch, you can see through it at a glance! ”

"How can the benefactor be so rude and not be able to enter...... Oops, you can't get in! The little monk tried his best to stop him, but where was he the opponent of the five big and three thick brocade guards, the brocade guards didn't need to move, and they ejected him far away as soon as he raised his arm.

Entering the mountain gate, several old monks greeted him. When the little monk saw his relatives, he hurriedly ran over and recited the incident with a crying voice. The chief monk looked at Li Mu and the others, as if to confirm, and after a while, he squeezed out a smile and bowed: "I don't know if the Hou Ye has arrived, I have missed the distance." The poor monk is prosperous and has seen the Hou Ye. ”

"Monk Xingzheng," Li Mu looked at it and said with a smile: "The great monk has good eyesight, he can actually recognize Benhou, I don't know what the great monk does in the White Horse Temple?" ”

"The poor monk is in charge of the precept hall."

"Oh-" Li Mu bowed slightly, and suddenly frowned and asked, "Benhou came to your White Horse Temple, isn't it worth it to come out to meet your abbot?" Your abbot's shelf is not small! ”

"The abbot is entertaining."

"What kind of guest, bigger than Ben Hou's face?"

Monk Xingzheng smiled, did not explain, just turned sideways to give way, and said: "When it comes to noble status, it is not as good as the Hou Ye, but this guest, who has done good deeds for many years, has been admired by the whole temple, and the abbot cannot be lazy." Yesterday when the locusts appeared, the abbot was worried about the people, and when the benefactor visited, the abbot wanted to ask him for help to see if he could raise some food to help the victims. ”

"Yo, he's a man with great powers."

"This benefactor has a good heart." Monk Xingzheng gestured and said, "Master Hou, please." ”

Li Mu was not polite, strode ahead, Dugu Jiu was about to lead someone to follow, but was stopped by the monk Xingzheng: "The Buddha Gate is pure, everyone has a sword, it's really not suitable, you might as well wait here——"

"What did you say?" Dugu Jiu was about to draw his sword, but Li Mu stopped him and said, "The great monk is right, the Buddha Gate is pure, and Benhou is here today to pray for the blessings of the victims, how can he dance with a knife and get a gun?" Rest here, and I'll go and see what kind of person you are, worthy of such courtesy from the abbot. ”

Dugu Jiu came up: "Big brother, your safety ......"

"It's okay," Li Mu gently pulled up the placket of his clothes and glanced at Dugu Jiu: "I brought three rainstorm pear flower needles, the enhanced version, and the bearded guest is not afraid when he comes." ”

Dugu Jiu also wanted to say, Li Mu waved his hand: "If I don't come out for an hour, you will kill it." ”

Seeing that Li Mu had made up his mind, Dugu Jiu had no choice but to give up persuasion, took a step back, stared at Monk Xingzheng, and confronted him.

……

Under the leadership of the little monk, Li Mu bypassed the Daxiong Treasure Hall and came to the mountain behind the White Horse Temple. A stone pavilion, standing alone, looks very abrupt. There were three people in the stone pavilion, two of them were playing, and the other was standing behind one of them, with a very burly back.

As if hearing footsteps, the standing man glanced back and happened to see Li Mu. Seeing her gaze stare at her, revealing a look of hatred, Li Mu recognized her as the assassin who escaped that night, and smiled, but her heart rose to her throat. He has seen this person's kung fu, and Gao Gonggong was pressed and beaten by her, and it was impossible to beat him. If you want to win, you can only sneak attack, he touched the rainstorm pear flower needle in his arms, his heart was a little relieved, and his heart said that if the other party does it, it will be a big deal, three rainstorm pear flower needles, one person and one box, I don't believe they can live!

The little monk stopped when he was still ten steps away from the stone pavilion, gave a salute and returned the way he came. Li Mu walked to the side of the stone pavilion by himself, and when the abbot and the old monk saw him coming, he put down the chess pieces in his hand and got up to salute: "Master Hou, the old monk has missed the distance, please forgive me." Now that the Hou Ye has arrived, let's play chess here, and the old monk will go to arrange a meal for the two donors. "This old monk is a smiling face, he is also old, and his eyebrows are white, which is really unbelievable. Li Mu wanted to embarrass him, but after thinking about it again, he still forgot it, it didn't make any sense, and it seemed that he was not atmospheric enough.

Li Mu sat down in the position of the old monk and looked at the woman opposite who might be the biological mother of his body. I have to admit that this is a beautiful woman, and from the news I learned, she should be around thirty-six or seventeen. But looking at her current appearance, she is only in her thirties, although there are a little wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, they are not obvious, and she is still very well maintained.

"Mrs. Lu?"

Miss Lu smiled and didn't deny it, so it was considered an admission. She was also looking at Li Mu, although she had seen the portrait, but the real person and the portrait were different after all. The reason why people are different is because of Shen Yun, and appearance is only secondary.

Miss Lu naturally knew that Li Shimin had regarded him as Li Jiancheng and her own child, so when they met, she deliberately looked at him, wanting to see a little bit of Li Jiancheng's shadow from Li Mu. But it's a pity that she didn't see a trace of similarity with Li Jiancheng from Li Mu.

"You are the little man in the picture of the sister of the Wang family? It looks like it's spirited. Miss Lu held a white piece in her hand and landed on the chessboard: "Come here today, are you going to admit defeat?" It's easy to admit defeat, for the sake of the sister of the Wang family, if you call me sister, I will recognize you as a brother-in-law, and this matter will be over. ”

"Heh," Li Mu chuckled lightly and said, "I don't believe that there is such a good thing, you go to such great lengths just to recognize a brother-in-law?" ”

"Of course, there are conditions."

"All of them."

Miss Lu smiled and said leisurely: "I hate half-hearted men the most in my life, I heard that you have five wives, you can divorce them all, I only recognize you as a brother-in-law." ”

"Impossible." Li Mu didn't think about it, and blurted out: "Every one of my ladies is a woman I treat sincerely, and there is no such thing as half-heartedness." When you put forward such a condition, you just don't want to talk about it. ”

"Clever." Miss Lu praised it, stopped beating around the corner, and said, "With the relationship between the sister of the Wang family, I don't want to touch you." But I also advise you, on the boundary of Luoyang, you can't beat me, go back to your Chang'an, you and I don't have river water, if you stay in Luoyang, there will be more trouble. ”

"You think I'm going to be scared?"

Miss Lu smiled again: "As long as you are not afraid of death, there is nothing to be afraid of." I'm sure you're not afraid, but," she paused, "and if thousands of people were to suffer because of you, wouldn't you feel guilty?" ”

"No," Li Mu showed a confused look, and said, "It's not me who did bad things, why should I feel guilty?" ”

"You are not the one who has lost food, so are you not a bad person in the eyes of the people?" Miss Lu smiled more and more happily: "You are still too young, the people have always believed what they think, who cares about your reasoning?" ”

"Ever?"

Miss Lu nodded and said, "It has always been like this, this is called people's heart." ”

"Haha!" Li Mu laughed and stared at Miss Lu's eyes: "It's always been like this, is it right?" If everything is as it has always been, what am I doing in this world? ”

Miss Lu's smile froze for a moment, she looked at Li Mu carefully again, and said, "What a big breath," she didn't continue to intensify the conflict, but pointed to the chessboard in front of her: "Do you know how to play chess?" ”

"Yes!"

"What's next?"

"Yes." Li Mu readily agreed: "But you have to follow my rules."

Li Mu pulled all the chess pieces on the chessboard aside: "Our Miss Lu smiled and said leisurely: "I hate half-hearted men the most in my life, I heard that you have five wives, you can divorce them all, I only recognize you as a brother-in-law." ”

"Impossible." Li Mu didn't think about it, and blurted out: "Every one of my ladies is a woman I treat sincerely, and there is no such thing as half-heartedness." When you put forward such a condition, you just don't want to talk about it. ”

"Clever." Miss Lu praised it, stopped beating around the corner, and said, "With the relationship between the sister of the Wang family, I don't want to touch you." But I also advise you, on the boundary of Luoyang, you can't beat me, go back to your Chang'an, you and I don't have river water, if you stay in Luoyang, there will be more trouble. ”

"You think I'm going to be scared?"

Miss Lu smiled again: "As long as you are not afraid of death, there is nothing to be afraid of." I'm sure you're not afraid, but," she paused, "and if thousands of people were to suffer because of you, wouldn't you feel guilty?" ”

"No," Li Mu showed a confused look, and said, "It's not me who did bad things, why should I feel guilty?" ”

"You are not the one who has lost food, so are you not a bad person in the eyes of the people?" Miss Lu smiled more and more happily: "You are still too young, the people have always believed what they think, who cares about your reasoning?" ”

"Ever?"

Miss Lu nodded and said, "It has always been like this, this is called people's heart." ”

"Haha!" Li Mu laughed and stared at Miss Lu's eyes: "It's always been like this, is it right?" If everything is as it has always been, what am I doing in this world? ”

Miss Lu's smile froze for a moment, she looked at Li Mu carefully again, and said, "What a big breath," she didn't continue to intensify the conflict, but pointed to the chessboard in front of her: "Do you know how to play chess?" ”

"Yes!"

"What's next?"

"Yes." Li Mu readily agreed: "But you have to follow my rules."

Li Mu pulled all the chess pieces on the chessboard aside: "Let's."