The eldest grandson Wuji thought in his heart, Li Mu is indeed very difficult. On one side is the emperor, the emperor, and on the other side is the prince, he is caught in the middle, if you have to choose one to offend, you really have to choose him, because those two can't be provoked. The emperor ordered him to repair the building for the emperor, and he summoned the people under his hands, and the people under his hands did not take him seriously, and it was indeed not possible if he did not establish his authority. It's also a coincidence, it happens to be his own yard, and he has to do the same when he changes someone else's house.

Thinking about it in this way, the anger of the eldest grandson Wuji has almost disappeared. After all, there has to be a result of the matter, the eldest grandson Wuji thought about it, got up and helped Li Mu up, and said: "Virtuous nephew, please get up, I just know the reason for this matter, if you don't mention it, I will also mention it." The matter of buying the secret recipe for brewing was indeed sent by me to Steward Zhang, but I made it clear in my letter that if you are willing to sell the best, don't force it if you don't want to sell. Steward Zhang is arrogant, I don't know about this. As for today's events...... It's a coincidence, do you know who is the manager who called the people from the Ministry of Industry to work in the Guogong Mansion? ”

Li Muleng paused for a moment, and said, "Could it be ......?"

"It's Steward Zhang! A month ago, I remembered his old age and recalled him to Chang'an, wanting him to live a few days of comfortable life, but it happened that the Fuzhong Repair Courtyard handed over this matter to him. Who would have thought that this person was greedy for performance, and in order to seek a construction period, he would go to the Ministry of Industry to borrow someone in my name. I didn't know about it, but today you sent officials and craftsmen from the Ministry of Works, and they made a fuss, and I just learned the news. I have already gone to ask Your Majesty for the guilt, and Steward Zhang was driven back to Luoyang by me to guard the tomb, as for those people in the Ministry of Works...... What do you do, I won't get involved, I heard that you set a salary scale for the craftsmen of the Ministry of Works? I will ask the housekeeper to calculate the working hours, and I will send the money to the Ministry of Industry tomorrow. ”

"Oops! How dare you do that! Li Mu hurriedly said: "This matter is a kid who has not thought it through...... But the reason for this really can't be said, and I ask Uncle Guo to forgive me. This money is absolutely unwanted, your relationship with Your Majesty, your position in the court, the use of a few craftsmen, trivial matters, how dare you ask for money? ”

"Nope! I hate people who pretend to be public and private in my life, and Your Majesty and the Empress also hate people who use their power for personal gain. When I didn't know it, it was just that, now that I know, I must do it according to the rules, and I must not cause the court to suffer losses because of my private affairs in the house, you must ask for this money! ”

Li Mu still refused, and said: "This is done by the people in the country's uncle's house, what does it have to do with the country's uncle?" Besides, I set the salary scale later, and this happened before, so I shouldn't ask for this money! ”

The eldest grandson Wuji sank his face, made a gesture of anger, and said, "Do you want me to bear the infamy of harming the public for personal gains?"

"Don't dare, don't dare!" Li Mu said in a continuous voice, seeing that the eldest grandson Wuji was resolute, he said "reluctantly": "Uncle Guo is high-spirited, the kid does not dare to shirk again, since this is the case, then tomorrow I will send a foreigner to collect the salary of these craftsmen." It just so happened that they were also going to Dingxiang, so the money would be entangled for them. For these craftsmen, I have thanked Uncle Guo. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled, invited Li Mu to sit down again, and said, "That's right." Virtuous nephew, I have heard about your wine business. The price is three through one altar, ten thousand dollars a bucket, the crown of Chang'an! With such a high price, even if I want to drink it once, I have to consider it. ”

Li Mu said with a smile: "Uncle Guo wants to drink, isn't it a matter of one sentence?" Boy, other masters can't do it, but this wine thing can still be the master. As he spoke, he paused and said, "To be honest, among the gifts prepared by the kid this time, there are twenty jars of wine." These twenty jars of wine can be different from the wine produced in the Bashang Distillery, better, and more mellow, and they are brewed together with the batch that was sent to the palace for the Emperor Taishang to taste last time. ”

"Oh?" The eldest grandson Wuji looked interested, and said: "In this case, I ordered someone to go to prepare the banquet immediately, and the virtuous nephew has nothing to do, how about staying and drinking a few cups with me?" ”

Li Mu showed a look of pity and said, "It's really unfortunate that my mother came back today...... You also know that the matter between Lord Tang Jian and my mother, alas, another day, another day, I will definitely accompany you to get drunk and rest. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji seemed to suddenly remember, and said: "This is filial piety, I can't stop you." Then go back to your mother earlier today. ”

Li Mu got up and saluted: "Thank you, Uncle Guo!" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji nodded and sent Li Mu to the door. Seeing Li Mu walk away, the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

Although he gave Li Mu a step, and the matter was revealed, the eldest grandson Wuji's opinion of Li Mu did not develop in a very good direction. Li Mu has been in Chang'an for less than a month, but he has already shown his talents. This is exactly where the eldest grandson Wuji is afraid of him, there are many factions in the DPRK and China, and the forces represented by the eldest grandson Wuji are the heroes of Conglong, the so-called upstarts. These people voted for their participation in the Xuanwu Gate Rebellion, and tightly surrounded the eldest grandson Wuji, forming a powerful force. And the change of Xuanwumen back then, Li Ji did not participate!

Li Mu is Li Ji's righteous son, and with this relationship, Li Mu has already been branded as Li Ji's family. The eldest grandson Wuji will not try to win him over, and he will not be able to become a member of the eldest grandson Wuji's family. Since everyone can't become allies, the more Li Mu shows his talents, the greater the potential threat to the eldest grandson Wuji.

But this hidden danger is nothing at present, because Li Mu is too young and his foundation is very shallow, so he is not a threat at all, and it is not worth suppressing the eldest grandson Wuji. Moreover, Li Mu came with a heavy gift this time, and he had already lowered his posture, and if the eldest grandson Wuji was aggressive, it would seem that he was not atmospheric enough.

Thinking of this, the eldest grandson Wuji put the matter behind him, and called his subordinates to prepare a banquet, he also wanted to taste what Li Mu said, what the wine in the tribute palace and the emperor drank tasted.

Li Mu came out of the Zhao Guogong Mansion, and his back was already soaked with sweat. Before he came, he thought about many possible scenarios and how to deal with them. Fortunately, things are developing in a good direction, and the eldest grandson Wuji has given a step, no matter whose face he is looking at, this matter is over, and he has not suffered a loss. On the contrary, he took advantage of this incident to establish the majesty of the Ministry of Industry. Even Zhao Guogong's courtyard has been paid, and when others want to take advantage of the Ministry of Industry, they will have to weigh it more.

This is really a very important step, otherwise Li Mu would not have taken such a big risk and made such a big circle. Li Mu didn't want to be a puppet official, he had to control the Ministry of Industry in his hands in order to achieve his goal. If anyone can come to the Ministry of Industry to borrow craftsmen at will, who can still keep him in sight, so he has to do this.

At present, it seems that this first step can be regarded as a step, and it has been successful!