Chapter 700: Substitute Death
"Kill Li Mu!"
The news spread all over the palace and outside the palace as if it had grown wings. Many people still wonder if this matter is fake, but it didn't take long for the official document from the Criminal Department to be issued. After Li Mu broke through the city of Gaochang, his subordinates were not strict, resulting in the massacre of the city. If the merit is not enough to atone for the crime, the sentence will be beheaded, and it will be executed after three days.
As soon as the text was written, everyone was in an uproar.
Before, including Cheng Yanjin, Fang Xuanling and others, they all thought that Li Mu would not die, and at most he would be exiled. With Li Mu's ability, wherever he is exiled, he can live the same life. Cheng Yanjin even secretly prepared a caravan, as long as Li Mu went, this caravan would follow wherever he went, and he was sure to make money.
But who would have thought that Li Shimin would really kill Li Mu. This is beyond everyone's expectations! He was Li Mu, so he killed him?
A person who has appeared for more than a year and almost changed the Tang Dynasty was killed like this? Everyone says that he is an immortal, are immortals so short-lived?
didn't have time to think about it, Cheng Yanjin, Tang Jian and others hurriedly played, but the performance was like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no news. Li Shimin refused to see anyone, and even the eldest grandson queen came, but was stopped by Gonggong Gao.
When Li Yuan heard the news, he fell ill in a hurry, and Li Shimin only sent an imperial doctor without visiting. Making the decision to kill Li Mu was also a very difficult thing for him, he knew that there would be many people who would intercede, he couldn't face so many people, he couldn't even face himself.
Secretly, he felt that he had done something wrong. But reason told him that it had to be done, or it would lead to even greater trouble.
Three days, after surviving these three days, Li Shimin silently told himself in his heart.
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The Criminal Department sent someone over and read out the final sentence. Li Mu didn't say anything and accepted the result. The emperor was gracious and pardoned Li Mu for not having to live in a cell before leaving, and allowed him to return home. Li Mu and Bai Qiaoqiao returned to the valley after a long absence, under the watchful eye of the guards.
There were originally students in the valley, but when Li Mu came back, he didn't see anyone, presumably someone had already come over to make arrangements. There were about 1,000 guards guarding the small courtyard where Li Mu lived, but no one entered the courtyard, and the intention was obvious, leaving him the last time.
Bai Qiaoqiao's belly is already very large, and it is inconvenient to bend over. Li Mu washed the rice and cooked the rice by himself, and there was bacon in the warehouse, which was washed and cut and put in the rice pot a little, which smelled very fragrant.
"Lady, eat quickly, don't starve my son."
Li Mu took a bowl of rice and handed it to Bai Qiaoqiao, Bai Qiaoqiao took the rice bowl, looked up at him, and said, "Husband, what does it matter if you are hungry or not, three days laterββ"
"What happened after three days?" Li Mu pinched a piece of bacon and threw it into his mouth, and said vaguely: "Lady, don't you really think that I am not prepared at all, right?" β
"Your Majesty has already issued an order, and the Criminal Department has already written, is there still a turnaround?"
"Maybe there is, maybe not." Li Mushen said mysteriously: "But one thing is certain, that is, if I don't want to die, even Your Majesty can't kill me." But, I can only take care of me alone, so I split Zhien and them, you are inconvenient, you can't support it, so you have to eat well, even if I am pulled out and beheaded, you can't do anything, but don't I die in the end, but you are stupid and die. β
"Husband, you are just comforting me, so I don't believe your words."
"It's true." Li Mu scratched the tip of Bai Qiaoqiao's nose and said, "When did the husband deceive you?" I have the most options, don't I have three more days? Otherwise, on the last day, if there is no turnaround, you will die with me, and I won't stop you, okay? Now eat first. β
Bai Qiaoqiao nodded and picked up the rice bowl.
Li Mu smiled, took a slice of meat, and put it in Bai Qiaoqiao's bowl.
Is Li Mu telling a lie? Yes and no. Yes, it is because, he really has no bottom. Li Shimin's reaction exceeded his expectations. But to say no, it is also because he did make some preparations himself. Whether it will work now, he doesn't know, he can only rely on fate.
It's really not good, so I can only gather the heroes on the rivers and lakes to rob the law field according to Dugu Jiu's words. But in this way, it is also a palliative rather than a cure, and there are not many countries in the world that can be called civilized.
It's not possible to flee to Persia, how can you live if you are not of my race?
For the sake of today's plan, we can only hope that those arrangements will work.
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Your Majesty has a will, kill Li Mu. Once the text is written, there is no reason to change it. Wang Jue finally breathed a sigh of relief, although it was the idea of the eldest grandson Wuji to engage in Li Mu's matter this time, but he was charging into battle, and he knew in his heart that this matter could not be hidden from anyone. If Li Mu doesn't die this time, he will inevitably take revenge.
In terms of official position, Wang Qi should be above Li Mu, and in terms of background, Li Mu can't compare. But Wang Jue was afraid of Li Mu in his heart, not only did he not take advantage of Li Mu, but he didn't say anything else, one was old, the other was young and strong, and he couldn't compare with his heart alone. What's more, when Li Mu was in Chang'an, it was a player who played seven, and the gate valve family made him unable to suppress it, how could he compete with it alone?
But now it's okay, Li Mu has offended the most unoffended person in this world, His Majesty has made a move, is there any chance of him still alive? I heard that His Majesty even closed his door to avoid everyone's pleas, isn't this already an expression of his attitude?
But why, there is no trace of joy in my heart, but a trace of faint uneasiness?
Wang Qi came to the duty room of Menxia Province and saw a group of people huddled together and whispered. He was the governor of Menxia Province, and when he saw these people chatting privately during work hours, he couldn't help frowning and said, "What are you waiting for?" Is the room a place for private chat? β
"If you go back to the Lord of the Servants, we are discussing whether to respond to the call of the King of the Imperial Observatory and write to the charges of Li Mu, so I have only whispered a few words, and I hope that the Lord of the Servants will not blame." A yellow door squire said, although he said not to blame, but in fact, he was pleasing to reward. The anonymous letter accusing Li Mu was written by Wang Jue, and it is no longer a secret. Wang Jue can write such a secret letter, which shows that the two are enemies, and as Wang Jue's subordinate, he will also follow Wang Jue's example to impeach Li Mu, and he will naturally be regarded as an invitation to merit.
Wang Jue couldn't hear the meaning of his words, and was just about to make his words clear, when he suddenly thought that it was better to take this opportunity to find out how the Manchu Dynasty civil and military regarded Li Mu's matter.
Wang Jue sat down next to everyone and said quietly: "Don't criticize others behind your back-I just heard you talk about Yushitai, Wang Zhongcheng?" What happened to Wang Zhongcheng? β
"The Lord in the middle of the chamberlain doesn't know, please listen to the lower official for you." The Huangmen waiter just now came to Wang Jue's side with a dog's leg, and gloated: "You also know that Wang Zhongcheng of Yushitai, Wang Jingze, he and Li Mu are incompatible, and they have suffered a lot of losses from Li Mu. This time Li Mu fell, could he not fall into the well? After the Criminal Department issued the text, he immediately started to operate, entangled the people who had an awkward relationship with Li Mu in various departments, no matter how big or small the official was, and how deep the degree was, begging everyone to write an accusation. β
"Just imagine, tomorrow Your Majesty will see that the excerpts are all accusing Li Mu, can Your Majesty not be angry? Give him back three days? If you don't give it to him for a day, you'll have to pull it out and cut it right away! β
Wang Jue raised an eyebrow and said, "Then Wang Jingze is so ruthless?" β
"How much loss you have suffered, no one can stand it." The Yellow Gate Squire helped to speak, and said, "Human nature is understandable...... Lord Shizhong, do you think we are ββ? β
"Ah," Wang Jue looked unbearable, and said: "What do you want to do, you are free, old and decayed, after all, I have had dealings with him, and this thing that fell into the well was not done by my Taiyuan Wang family." I'm not involved, you're free. β
The Yellow Gate Squire was stunned, and the thief smiled: "Understood, Xiaguan understood." β
Wang Jue coughed, got up and left, the Huangmen squire immediately picked up, everyone picked up the pen, sprinkled it with joy, and began to concoct the accuse of Li Mu. Out of the duty room, Wang Jue went around the other duty rooms in the six departments of the three provinces, and what he saw was generally such a scene, and his heart finally relaxed. Li Mu, Li Mu, don't blame the wall for falling down and everyone pushing it, it's really that your eyes are usually too high above the top, and there is no one in your eyes, this incident should be regarded as a lesson, in the future-
Wang Jue was halfway through his emotion, and suddenly thought that Li Mu didn't seem to be going back, and couldn't help laughing.
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Song Shu flew towards Taiji Palace like snowflakes, but Li Shimin didn't see any of them. He had already instructed Gonggong Gao that all the notes about Li Mu should be put directly into the box, and he didn't want to read or want to know the content. He had decided to kill Li Mu, and it was meaningless to see that these words were meaningless. As an emperor, once you make a decision, there is no reason to change it, or how to say that the emperor's words are called Chrysostom.
On the first day, Father-in-law Gao did as Li Shimin instructed. Regarding Li Mu's recitals, whether they are good or bad, they are all directly placed in the box. In just one day, two large boxes were filled. He didn't tell Li Shimin, but just put the box next to Li Shimin's table. Li Shimin replied to the other twists and turns as usual, whether there were waves in his heart, no one could see on his face, but his hand holding the pen trembled slightly.
On the second day, there were more than the day before. The impeachment of Li Mu was not only confined to Chang'an, but also played in various places close to Chang'an City, and Li Shimin was also played, and there were many complaints about Li Mu's many lawlessness. It was mentioned between the words that regarding the reform of the fields, the country was unstable, and it should be restored to the situation before Li Mu's blind reform, so that the Tang Dynasty could be stable.
It was also on this day that the graduates of the two classes of Datang Technical School ran to the door of Guozijian to meditate, wanting to express their dissatisfaction with the emperor's decision to kill Li Mu in this way. The craftsmen who worked inside and outside Chang'an also stopped working for a day and returned to the door of the Ministry of Industry to find Li Daliang, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and ask about Li Mu's safety.
Li Shimin's hands trembled even more.
In the blink of an eye, it was the third day. After this day, when the sky dawned again, Li Mu was about to be escorted to the execution ground.
"Husband,"
At night, Bai Qiaoqiao leaned on Li Mu's shoulder, and the couple hugged tightly. At this point, it seems that everything is superfluous. Li Mu lied, the turnaround he said did not happen, and tomorrow is destined to be the time of life and death.
For a long time, neither of them knew what to say. It wasn't until the time was over that Li Mu opened his mouth first and said, "No matter what happens tomorrow, go to sleep, if you and I have a short life, then we will go to the underworld, and we will be husband and wife again." β
"It is the greatest luck in my life to meet you in this life."
Bai Qiaoqiao leaned into Li Mu's ear and said, "Husband, I love you." β
"I love it too-" Li Mu suddenly felt that something was wrong, he glanced at Bai Qiaoqiao, didn't see anything abnormal, reached out to touch Bai Qiaoqiao's stomach, was slapped down by her, and said angrily: "Don't touch it." β
"It's the last day, and you won't be allowed to touch it?" Li Mu felt strange in his heart, and was about to say something, 'Bai Qiaoqiao' pressed his hand, squeezed it into his arms, and said, "Husband, can you hold me and sleep all night?" β
"What's not to do." Li Mu stretched out his hand and grabbed Bai Qiaoqiao's waist, leaned his head on his head, and breathed together: "No matter what happens tomorrow, you must not do anything stupid, you know?" β
"Following you in this life is my biggest stupidity."
Li Mu smiled and said: "Lady, you have really read the book, and you can say all kinds of love words." β
'Bai Qiaoqiao' didn't make a sound, just stuck to Li Mu's chest and listened to his heartbeat. Shepherd Li sighed, he didn't know what to say, suddenly, he felt that his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, and he closed his eyes after a while.
'Bai Qiaoqiao' got up from Li Mu's arms, got out of bed, and bent down to pick up Li Mu. Her petite figure can actually hug Li Mu, which makes people look quite strange. She came out of the room with Li Mu in her arms, came to Li Mu's 'studio', pushed open the door, and there was a large box inside. When I opened the box, there was a Bai Qiaoqiao lying inside, and the two Bai Qiaoqiao could be seen in the moonlight, they were really exactly the same.
'Bai Qiaoqiao' put Li Mu into the box and tied the key to Li Mu's wrist. Then the box was covered, it was a special box with a keyhole on the inside and could only be opened from the inside. The box has ventilation holes and a little dry food, so there is no need to worry that Li Mu and Bai Qiaoqiao will be suffocated and starved to death inside. As long as Li Mu wakes up, he can open the box and come out.
Bai Qiaoqiao sat on the edge of the box, took out a cloth bag from her arms, and inside the cloth bag were paper bags, and I saw that she opened all kinds of small bags, which were some paint mirrors and other disguised props. She fetched water and washed her face, and then, her original appearance appeared in the mirror, this person who disguised Bai Qiaoqiao was Jin Chen!