After Li Mu left, the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling returned to the palace and continued to discuss the reward. The eldest grandson Wuji was just about to speak, but Li Shimin interrupted him and asked, "Auxiliary, Xuan Ling, what do you think of Li Mu?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji glanced at Fang Xuanling, and saw that he looked at his nose and nose, and he didn't seem to want to speak, so he secretly scolded the old fox and said: "The minister thinks that Li Mu's personality is too tough and upright, and there is little room for doing things. But it is obvious to all, outstanding, and His Majesty should reuse it. ”

Li Shimin nodded, and looked at Fang Xuanling again, Fang Xuanling thought for a while, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, the minister agrees with what Zhao Guogong said, but the minister still has doubts about Li Mu, is there really a talented genius in this world?" The minister had only seen similar records in ancient books, but he had not seen similar people, so he was suspicious. ”

"It's the same with me! Li Mu was only seventeen years old, although when I was seventeen or eighteen years old, I was already wearing armor and fighting on the battlefield. But what I thought at that time did not reach the depth of what Li Mu said today. He was able to read more than 100 books in a few months, and he wrote a famous book without a teacher...... I can't believe it. After a pause, Li Shimin summoned a little eunuch and ordered: "Send an eight-hundred-mile fast horse to visit Li Mu in the city of Mayi, and together with his family, quickly check and report." ”

Fang Xuanling suddenly remembered someone and said: "Why didn't Your Majesty summon Yuan Tiangang to inquire, it is said that he is good at "Fengjian", that is, depending on the wind and direction, he can judge the good and the bad, and the test is not happy. He is also proficient in physiognomy, six elements and five elements gossip, etc., and may be able to solve his majesty's doubts. ”

Li Shimin frowned and said: "The left side door is not enough to believe." Leave this matter aside for the time being, and when the visiting person returns, he will know the truth and continue to talk about the reward. ”

"No." Fang Xuanling responded, and then followed the words that he hadn't finished before, and said: "The minister thinks that when it comes to meritorious rewards, everyone else is easy to do, but Li Jing, the Duke of Weiguo, is difficult to seal, he is already a secretary of the Ministry of War, a book order in the proofreading, and a prince of the country." This effort to destroy the country, if it is sealed again, it can only be crowned king. But my Tang Dynasty has no precedent for crowning a king with a different surname, and if this case is opened, it may lead to the trouble of the previous dynasty. ”

Fang Xuanling is talking about the last years of the Sui Dynasty, when all kinds of warlords proclaimed themselves kings, such as Wang Shichong and others. The heroes rose together, each based on one place, and the world was in chaos. Although there is no clear objection to this, it is also a reminder to Li Shimin that Li Jing must not be crowned king.

How could Li Shimin not know this truth, but after all, Li Jing has made great contributions, and it is not okay if he is not rewarded for his merits, he looked at the eldest grandson Wuji, the eldest grandson Wuji shook his head slightly, did not speak, and obviously did not agree with the matter of sealing the king.

Li Shimin felt a headache and said, "Regarding Li Jing's reward, Rong Zhen will think about it again." Settle down the rewards of the others first, and then disperse today, for I am tired. ”

"The ministers are leaving."

The two of them withdrew from the hall, Li Shimin rubbed his swollen temples, called the little eunuch waiting beside him, and said, "Go and find Yuan Tiangang, I have something to ask him." ”

The little eunuch took the order and left, Li Shimin picked up the poem written by Li Mu and looked at it twice, couldn't help frowning, folded it and put it aside.

Yuan Tiangang has always had a great reputation among the people. Although there are many exaggerations, compared with other warlocks, Yuan Tiangang's physiognomy and hexagram techniques have been verified a lot. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he heard about his reputation and summoned him to Chang'an. Yuan Tiangang demonstrated the science of mathematics for Li Shimin, and showed his talent in astronomical calendar, and was appointed by Li Shimin as the supervisor of Qintian, responsible for observing astronomy. Occasionally, when he encounters something that cannot be decided, he will also be summoned to count as a hexagram, no one can guess the emperor's thoughts, and no one knows whether Li Shimin is really trustworthy. Yuan Tiangang's mouth is very strict, and he has never leaked half a sentence to the outside world.

Not long after, Yuan Tiangang came. Li Shimin glanced at him and said, "Aiqing, I recruited you today because I wanted you to tell a fortune for someone." ”

"What does Your Majesty want to know?"

Li Shimin was surprised: "You already know who I asked you to count?" ”

Yuan Tiangang looked around for a moment and said, "The minister stood in the hall and saw the two turbid breaths remaining. A breath of old decay and decay, and a breath of vitality. One of the people Your Majesty asks. ”

"Aiqing's technique of looking at qi is really exquisite." Li Shimin praised and said, "I will show you something." ”

Saying that, the little eunuch sent the poem written by Li Mu to Yuan Tiangang, Yuan Tiangang unfolded the paper, looked at it for a while, and said: "This poem is wonderful, and the quatrain is also, but this calligraphy is not flattering." ”

Li Shimin said: "This is written by Li Mu, the Marquis of Zhulu, what can you see when you look at this poem?" ”

Yuan Tiangang frowned slightly, and said, "The minister can see that the person who wrote the poem has just become literate. ”

"Aren't you surprised?"

Yuan Tiangang looked at it a few more times, returned the paper to the little eunuch, and said, "Your Majesty, please count the hexagram for Rong Chen." ”

Li Shimin nodded, and Yuan Tiangang took out a bamboo tube from his sleeve. This bamboo tube is mottled and has been hung with 'pulp', and I don't know how many years it has been used. He held the bamboo tube in his left hand, and discharged three copper coins in his right hand, and shook it slightly, and the copper coins were thrown into the bamboo tube and shaken.

Half-loud, the impact stopped. Yuan Tiangang turned the bamboo tube upside down, and the three copper coins fell to the ground, and they were erected one by one. Yuan Tiangang's face showed a different color, and Li Shimin was also dumbfounded, and said, "Aiqing, what do you mean by this?" ”

Yuan Tiangang said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister has been counting hexagrams for decades, and he has never seen such hexagrams. If, according to this hexagram, there is something very wrong with this person, he should not be a person in this world. ”

Li Shimin said: "If he is not a person in this world, is he an immortal?" Run off at the mouth. ”

Yuan Tiangang picked up the copper coin and said, "Your Majesty, that's not what the minister meant. Do you still remember that the minister once said that people have wisdom, either for the past life or for the future life, and the hexagram cannot be broken. Looking at this hexagram, this deer Hou Li Mu should be this kind of person with Su Hui. ”

Li Shimin frowned tightly and said, "You said he has Su Hui?" ”

Yuan Tiangang nodded, and said, "Judging from the hexagram, it should not be bad." The minister and the Marquis of Zhulu have never met, and the minister asks Your Majesty if this person was originally a man of few words, but suddenly became able to speak well, originally did nothing, and suddenly did a lot of great things like opening his mind. And the reason for this, even he did not know. Is there anything like this? ”

Li Shimin's brows furrowed even tighter, what Yuan Tiangang said, he couldn't be sure. Because he didn't know what Li Mu was like before, but he thought about it, Li Muruo also had his current talent before, and he had already been famous, how could he go to participate in Xiangyong's grain delivery and be captured?

Li Shimin thought for a while, and said, "I have sent someone to check, whether it is as you said, we will find out in a few days." ”

Yuan Tiangang said: "Although the minister can't count the details of the deer marquis, but the minister has a hunch that this person will bring a lot of changes to my Datang, and it is really a blessing for Datang for Your Majesty to get this person." The minister wanted to see the Marquis of Zhulu with his own eyes, and asked His Majesty to agree. ”

"He is now the supervisor of Chongrenfang outside the imperial city, you can see it if you want to see it. I know that your physiognomy is excellent, if you see anything, report it to me. ”

"The minister commands."