Wang Ou didn't want to deal with Li Shimin, but he was worried that Li Mu would be jealous because of this, so he peeked at him cautiously and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty misunderstood, just because the words of Zhuluhou are too good, I can't help but read it out loud, and I hope Your Majesty will respect yourself." ”

Let Li Shimin "self-respect", this sentence, it is estimated that Wang Ou will dare to say it all over the world. But Li Shimin didn't dare to say anything, let him respect himself, he would respect himself, for fear of offending him.

suffered a loss from Wang Ou, of course Li Shimin had to find a balance elsewhere. Li Shimin glanced at Li Mu, deliberately embarrassed him, and said: "Li Mu, did you hear it, Mrs. Peony said that your words are good, I have known Mrs. Peony for many years, and I have never heard her praise a person like this, why don't you make another song for the occasion, and let me see, you, a great talent who claims to be the first genius of the Tang Dynasty, are you in vain?" ”

If it's a different person, it's really stumped.

The ancients wrote poems and essays, paying attention to "clever hands and occasional gains". Often masterpieces can only be born when the scene and artistic conception arrive. Li Mu learned 300 Tang poems and 300 Song poems in his previous life, which were also selected from the vast sea of poems and the vast sea of words. Just imagine, the Tang and Song dynasties added up to thousands of years, and how many poems were obtained, and there were only more than 600 excellent works, and the proportion was actually very low.

Even Li Bai Dufu may not be able to compose an excellent poem according to the proposition and quickly, Li Shimin is purely embarrassed. Obviously, he was eating Li Mu's flying vinegar, who let Wang Ou say that Li Mu was good just now?

Li Mu naturally understood what Li Shimin meant, and thought to himself, the old guy is bad enough. I've just been in the limelight here, and you're trying to suppress me? Hey, I don't want you to. Although I am not Li Bai Du Fu, I am a little stronger than Li Bai Du Fu - Lao Tzu traverser, I have memorized 300 Tang poems and 300 Song poems, you are really in the wrong place in this regard!

Li Mu smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty still wants to sing with water?" ”

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Mrs. Peony said that you did a good job of filling in the lyrics of the water tune song, so naturally it has to be a water tune song." ”

"Or do you want to admire the moon?"

"Yes!"

"Bring pen and paper!"

Li Mu shouted, and someone brought paper and pencils. Wang Ou rolled up his sleeves and helped Li Mu sharpen his ink very naturally. When Li Shimin saw it, he was even more apprehensive in his heart, but he couldn't say it. In his opinion, Wang Ou is Li Mu's elder, and Wang Ou is a talented woman who loves these things. An elder grinding ink for a younger generation is not a big deal. If he hinders, he will be stingy.

But this jealousy in his heart can't be dissipated, Li Shimin made up his mind, if Li Mu's writing is not good, or not particularly good, he will comment fiercely and beat Li Mu's arrogance.

With this thought in mind, Li Shimin stared at Li Mu with round eyes and looked at Li Mu's pen, secretly expecting in his heart that it was best for Li Mu to write the wrong word in the first word, so that he would make a big mess.

"The rivers and mountains are majestic, the wind and dew and the cold. Sister Yue, borrow my jade to see this. ”

"The fish and dragon roar sadly, the reflected stars shake, and the sea air is long at night. The silver gate is surging, and it is in danger of the Purple Mountain. ”

"The table is independent, Feixia Pei, cut the cloud crown. Rinse the ice and snow, and look at the end of thousands of miles. ”

"Looking back at the three mountains, I heard that the immortals laughed at me and wanted me to return. Waving his hand from now on, the phoenix is even more proud. ”

When I wrote the first sentence, I couldn't see anything. Li Shimin was about to comment, but then Li Mu wrote out the second sentence without pausing. As soon as the second sentence came out, Li Shimin was immediately glad that he didn't speak just now, if it was himself who said the embarrassment.

This song "Water Tune Song Tou Jinshan Watching the Moon" is the representative work of Zhang Xiaoxiang, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, although Zhang Xiaoxiang is not as famous as Su Shi, Li Qingzhao, Xin Qiji and others, but his person is also not good, the champion and the first, it is even more rare to be upright, because of the book for Yue Fei to defend the injustice, for the power minister Qin Hui was jealous, framed his father Zhang Qi had a counterplot, and put his father in prison. After Qin Hui's death, he was rehabilitated, and he was one of the representatives of the "bold faction".

The level of the whole poem, placed in the 300 songs of the Song Dynasty, although it cannot be regarded as the top, but at least it is also in the middle. At least at Li Shimin's level, there is nothing wrong with it.

But Wang Ou can clearly feel that the level of this poem written by Li Mu "in a hurry" is much lower than that of the previous "Water Tune Song Head". For a literati, how can anyone not regard his work as his life? Li Muzhi's literary brilliance is like the bright moon in the sky, but he fought with Li Shimin for her and wrote a work with a big drop in standard - thinking of this, Wang Ou's heart was like being grabbed by someone, and he was about to shed tears.

Li Zhien was beside Wang Ou, seeing that her eyes were red, worried that something would happen, he quickly shook her hand and changed the topic: "Oh, the show seems to have begun, husband, let's not be bored in the house, accompany Your Majesty to see the performance outside." ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Li Shimin was embarrassed, and when he heard Li Zhien's words, he hurriedly borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, and said: "Today's main thing is to enjoy the lanterns, and the queen should also arrive, let's go and greet it together." After saying that, Li Mu shook his head with a smile, put down the brush, reached out and pulled Wang Ou's hand, and gently patted the back of her hand twice, Wang Ou looked at Li Mu, his eyes were full of affection.

"Ahem!" Li Zhien coughed and said, "Concubine Lang wants to go home, so that Your Majesty will see it, and she can't eat and walk around!" ”

Li Mu had no choice but to let go of his hand, Wang Ou also blushed, grabbed Bai Qiaoqiao's arm, and the two of them went downstairs first. Li Mu grabbed Li Zhien's little hand and said, "Are you so satisfied?" ”

"Is this how it should be...... Someone will marry you tomorrow. Li Zhien leaned on Li Mu's arm and said coquettishly: "Husband, didn't you say that there was a surprise for me?" It's all this time, where is the surprise? ”

"Put your heart in your belly, and tomorrow I promise to make you the envy of all the big girls and little daughters-in-law in Chang'an City."

Li Zhien snorted: "Is it so powerful? I don't believe it! ”

"Okay, I've really grown up, and I don't believe my husband's words anymore - then this surprise is gone, how about we have a meal and kowtow to get married?"

"Don't," Li Zhien tiptoed and kissed Li Mu: "My husband is the best for me, and I am reluctant to be disappointed." ”

"That maybe—"

"Husband—"

I went downstairs and met the brothers Li Chengqian and Li Tai, who accompanied the queen, on the street. At this time, the Oiran selection competition in Pingkangfang had officially begun, and there were more or less people gathered next to the stage at the door of each house. But it can be clearly seen that the number of people at the entrance of Lichun Courtyard is the largest, and the stage is enclosed, and the inner and outer three floors are all people.

If you look closely, you'll find something odd. In the crowd that gathered around, there were many children, each with a handful of candied fruit in their hands. Li Shimin looked at this doorway and pointed at Li Mu, but he didn't say anything.

The queen is on the side, and Li Shimin also has a lot of rules, and he doesn't dare to look at Wang Ou more, but he can't help but want to see it. Even so, he was so cautious that he found out to the eldest grandson queen. Although Empress Changsun was unhappy in her heart, she also knew that Wang Ou couldn't rely on this matter, and there were so many juniors by her side, it was really hard to say anything. was sandwiched between Li Shimin and Wang Ou, blocking Li Shimin's sight, so that he couldn't see it, and pulled Wang Ou to talk about some topics about his daughter's family, so that he couldn't interject, and after a few times, Li Shimin himself was defeated.

After walking forward for a while, Li Chengqian and Li Tai, who were walking behind, didn't know when they lost their shadows, so there was no need to guess that these two boys must have gone to the gambling house. Li Shimin was squeezed out and fell in the same place with Li Mu, and the two of them glanced at each other, and they both felt bored, quite a bit tired of each other.

Being idle is also boring, Li Shimin looked at Li Mu and said, "The gift I gave you, are you still satisfied?" ”

"Uh......" Li Mu looked at Li Shimin in a daze, and said, "Your Majesty, what are you referring to?" The minister doesn't remember that His Majesty gave a gift to the minister, it seems that in addition to the time when the minister was a marquis, His Majesty did not give any reward to the minister, so he was a marquis, and gave ten consistent money before and after, and the money was put in a sandalwood box, and not a word was spent, and he planned to provide it for a hundred generations, in case the descendants of later generations had a horse stirrup short, they could also buy a yellow ox to plow the land......"

"Don't say these useless words." Li Shimin interrupted Li Mu and said angrily: "Don't be sloppy with me, I didn't give your concubine an order?" Five-grade fate, should you be fooling around? Have you heard that someone's concubine has an edict? The entire Datang, that is, you Li Mu! I'm not good enough for you? ”

Li Mu was just about to open his mouth, but Li Shimin said again: "I heard what Gao Gan said, you still want a gift money!" How can I have any money for you? Are you missing this money? Don't think I don't know, your righteous brother dug up Datou's tomb, and he would have to pay two or three hundred thousand yuan of gold and silver, right? Did I ask you for a text? ”

Li Mu didn't dare to pick up the stubble, he was afraid that if he continued to talk about it, Li Shimin would have to divide the account. He can't be the master of this money, it's all Li Siwen's money, it seems that it is better to talk less.

"I've changed."

Li Shimin sighed and said, "These days, I am also reflecting on myself. It's really unfair to you, but Li Mu, I have to say a word for myself. I don't treat you lightly. ”

"I have gone too far with you, and I will not deny that I have taken advantage of you in terms of money. But think about it, I also give you a lot of convenience, right? Not to mention, you are also a courtier, but you don't go to court, have I ever asked you? ”

"Although you are my courtier, are you like a courtier? If I demand from you by the rules of my courtiers, will you be able to do it? I and you, unlike the monarch and minister, I really treat you as a nephew, and you must also keep this friendship in your heart. ”

Li Mu was a little unsure of what Li Shimin meant, nodded vaguely, and did not make a sound. After a while, he added a sentence and said: "Your Majesty, what the minister cares about is not money, I hope Your Majesty can also understand the minister." ”

Li Shimin laughed, waved his hand, and said, "Let's expose this matter, don't mention it." In the future, you will be fully responsible for the affairs of the Internal Affairs Office, I have confidence in you, and I will not interfere with it again, I only have one request for you, within three years, can I have 10,000 cavalry? ”

"Uh......" Li Mu thought for a moment and replied cautiously: "If there are no natural and man-made disasters, the minister thinks there is no problem." ”

"That'll do."

Li Shimin frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about something. Li Mu didn't dare to ask, but he could guess.

If you don't count the butterfly effect, according to historical facts. After the Tang Dynasty finished fighting the Turks, there should be a stable period of several years. The main enemies that emerged later, the first one was Tuyuhun, then Tubo, and then Xue Yantuo, and in the middle and late stages of Zhenguan, it was Goguryeo's turn to appear.

The 10,000-strong cavalry that Li Shimin was looking forward to didn't know which one it was prepared for. But this kind of thing doesn't happen overnight. With the current national strength of the Tang Dynasty, even if there is a million guan at will, it cannot afford to raise 10,000 fully armed cavalry.

Why?

You can't make those armors, you can't buy so many horses, and if you have money, you can't make 10,000 horses!

Therefore, a country's armament is directly proportional to the country's national strength. When the national strength has not been improved, it is useless to have 10,000 elite cavalry, and it is useless to have money, it is just a fantasy.

Li Shimin also figured this out, so he suppressed the eagerness in his heart and decided to let Li Mu do it and wait for a result.

Continue to walk forward, and see that you are about to reach the east gate of Pingkangfang. Li Shimin stopped thinking, his brows furrowed, and he smiled and asked, "Li Mu, I asked you something, and you told me the answer intuitively, and you can't hide it." ”

"Okay."

"Do you think that Mrs. Peony and I just read the sentence 'Gong Chanjuan' - she really doesn't mean anything to me in her heart?"

Li Mu is really going to scold, what is this, molesting people's daughters-in-law in front of him?

Li Mu said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Your Majesty may be thinking a little too much." Mrs. Peony has already made it very clear, that is because the minister's words are so good that they have nothing to do with His Majesty. ”

"No, no, no!" Li Shimin shook his head and said: "I just analyzed, my daughter's family is shy, even if she thinks about me in her heart, she is embarrassed because of her identity and face." If you want to say it's because of the words, then why doesn't she read your second word when it comes out? I thought that the three words 'Gong Chanjuan' touched her heart. Li Mu, do you think that if I make an order, I will include Mrs. Peony in the palace......"

"No! Absolutely not! ”

Before the word "how" could be spoken, Li Mu had already shouted, attracting the sideways glances of Li Shimin and the people next to him. Li Mu hurriedly lowered his voice, pulled Li Shimin and walked a few steps quickly, came to a secluded place, and said, "Your Majesty, are you confused?" Who are you! What is the identity of Mrs. Peony! You want to include her in the palace, what do you think? ”

"I-" Li Shimin sighed and said, "That is, I think about it." ”

"I can't even think about it!"

"Huh?" Li Shimin frowned and said, "I can't even think about it? Why? ”

"That-" Li Mu cleared his throat and said, "What the minister means is that His Majesty should be strict with himself, that is, thinking like this, it, it violates the prestige of Ming Jun!" ”

"Your Majesty, don't forget, you still have the queen, and Mrs. Peony, that is the granddaughter-in-law of the Qinghe Cui family. Even Your Majesty, you can't force someone to marry your widowed granddaughter-in-law, right? That's five surnames and seven hopes! ”