Li Mu was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart, why do I have to go back to Chang'an for the New Year? My family is in Luoyang, and Luoyang is my home. Before coming to Luoyang, everything in Chang'an City has basically been transferred, and there is only one phoenix left, do I want to go back for a shop?

The thought flashed in his mind, and Li Mu immediately understood what Li Shimin meant. He wants to see himself, or a showdown, or a negotiation, in short, he wants to see himself. Li Mu thought for a while and said, "I originally planned to go back to Chang'an for the third day of junior high school, but since Your Majesty wants to see me, then I will prepare tomorrow, leave the day after tomorrow, and go back before the year." ”

Father-in-law Gao was overjoyed and said, "Then our family will bother for a day, and the day after tomorrow we will go with the Hou Ye." ”

After speaking, it didn't matter whether Li Mu agreed or not, he arched his hand to the bearded guest and said, "I have admired the giant hero for a long time," Speaking of this, he paused, and wanted to invite the bearded guest to drink, but he thought that he was a eunuch and was afraid of being rejected, so he was stuck here.

The bearded guest smiled and said briskly: "We have time to drink together and learn." ”

"Yes, yes, I'm free now!" Gao Gonggong smiled, the bearded guest is famous in the rivers and lakes, it can be said that he is the idol of a generation of Jianghu people, although Gao Gonggong is older than him, but he is not exempt from vulgarity.

The bearded guest suddenly said to Li Mu, "I have something to tell you. ”

Li Mu cast an inquiring look, and said with a bearded guest: "I have been adrift all my life, and I have no descendants or apprentices. Seeing that he is over half a hundred years old, he wants to receive a mantle heir—"

"Ahh Li Muwei said: "I'm already eighteen, it's a little late to practice martial arts now, right?" ”

The bearded guest's expression froze, smiled awkwardly, and said, "I don't want to take you as an apprentice, I want to take him in." As he spoke, he pointed at Li Chongyi and said, "This kid has a clear bone, which is very suitable for my path, if he is willing to worship me as a teacher, he will not be able to surpass me now at my age." ”

"Uh-" Li Mu was also quite embarrassed, but soon it passed, and the bearded guest could appreciate his brother and rush to take him as an apprentice, and Li Mu was also happy for the big man. He dragged Li Chongyi over and said, "I didn't hear it, why don't you meet Master soon?" ”

Li Chongyi didn't move, Li Mu looked at him, and Li Chongyi said in an urn: "Big brother, I haven't seen his skills, and I don't want to apprentice casually." ”

Grandpa Gao was shocked when he heard this, and said, "Silly boy, do you know who he is?" He's a bearded man, and you want to try his skills? ”

Li Chongyi came to the bull's temper and said proudly: "I haven't tried it, how do I know that he is powerful?" ”

The bearded guest laughed and said, "Well said, the old man appreciates you even more." He smiled and said, "It's okay, just loosen your muscles." Come, let's try and compete, if I can win you, you will be my apprentice, if I lose, I will be your apprentice, okay? ”

Li Chongyi said: "I lost, it's okay to be your apprentice." But if you lose, I don't want you to be my apprentice, I don't have anything to teach, and you're a little too old. ”

The bearded guest smiled and said, "Yes, what you say, how you are." With that, he beckoned, "Come, let's start." ”

Li Chongyi rounded his fist and ran straight to the face of the bearded guest, the bearded guest did not dodge or dodge, raised his arm to catch Li Chongyi's fist, only to hear a muffled sound, the stone bricks under the bearded guest's feet shattered, and the corners of Li Chongyi's mouth also overflowed a trace of blood, and then looked at the bearded guest's expression, it was still light and light, as if this heavy punch had no impact on him.

Li Chongyi followed up with another punch, and the bearded guest still took it lightly. When Li Chongyi wanted to attack again, the bearded man fought back, and he didn't see how fast he was, but his hand knife cut Li Chongyi's neck, Li Chongyi's eyes were red, and before the instinctive 'violent posture' could be used, the whole person fainted.

The bearded guest held him and said to Li Mu: "I took this kid away, he is now my apprentice." ”

Li Mu looked at the two big pits at the heels of the bearded guest, and nodded stunned, is this guy still human? Li Chongyi was born with divine power, his fists, the bearded guest can actually be hard-connected, and it is so easy, it is enough to see that the bearded guest is not weaker than Li Chongyi in terms of strength, and even surpasses him.

The combat effectiveness of the bearded guest is finally underestimated.

Father-in-law Gao was also dumbfounded, he had compared it with Li Chongyi. He knows how much strength Li Chongyi has. At least he didn't dare to take it hard, and the bearded guest not only followed, but also made Li Chongyi vomit blood, this strength, Gao Gonggong couldn't even think of it.

"It's worthy of being a bearded guest, and there is really no vanity under the fame!" Gonggong Gao admired, and Li Mu also nodded in agreement, he thought so too. Seeing that Father-in-law Gao was so attentive, Li Mu was also happy to send a favor, and said, "Tonight, let's arrange for my father-in-law to live in the courtyard next to the bearded guest." ”

"Thank you, Master Hou," Gao Gonggong thanked him repeatedly, Li Mu asked someone to take Gao Gonggong to settle down, and he also went back to the house.

……

In a mansion in Luoyang City, representatives of various lords gathered together and began to discuss the candidates they were looking for.

The people who are being found have no idea about this, just like the emperor is dead, the prince group has not been established, and the ministers have discussed who will succeed them, they are already dragons among people, once they are chosen, they have the secret support of a huge force, and they can immediately soar for nine days. So no one thought that they might refuse it. Don't tell them, in case they are not chosen, the ups and downs, the joys and sorrows, may affect what they are doing now, or cause some fluctuations in their psychology, this unnecessary risk, the safest way is not to let it happen.

"I think that the candidate for the hall master, don't stick to the heads of each family, you should be virtuous and capable, I have a son-in-law named Shen Yifan, talent, appearance, ability, poetry, are all excellent candidates." One person said: "It's just that his background is not very good, his ancestral home is Yangzhou, and he makes a living in business." His family was originally a small businessman, but because his father died early, he inherited the family business as a teenager. After ten years, the family industry has become the first haojia in Yangzhou, and the scheming, means, and vision are all the best choices? ”

"The businessman is slippery and mercenary."

"Hehe, that's a bad statement, it's just a choice of ways to make a living. Why is Elder Wang so narrow-minded? ”

"I've seen this person, and his skills and talents are remarkable. It's just that he has been in business for a long time, and the edges and corners are gone. And the hall master of my 'Succession Hall' is a person who needs great courage, this Shen Yifan, I am afraid that he will not be able to control such a huge resource, and his background will not be able to convince the eldest children of various families. ”

"How is Jinyang Xu Wenyi? This person is old and serious, and there is nothing that cannot be done well when he is entrusted with it, and everyone must know him......"

"No! What Jihetang needs now is young blood, and what he looks at is the future, this Xu Wenyi is nearly fifty years old, right? It's only a little younger than you and me, and in another three or five years, I don't have enough energy, how can I create a situation? If he is elected, he will be re-elected in a few years, as long as the personnel changes, it will affect the overall situation, and no one can afford to toss, no, no! ”

"That's up to my Cui family, Cui Yusheng, you all know how complicated the distribution of forces on the Tubo border is, but he is in it, but he can always be at ease, and he can create a big situation......

"Haha, don't laugh. Some time ago, Li Mu went to Miaojiang, and the two elders of your Cui family died unexpectedly, and the smuggling channel was also cut off, how can you still be ashamed? ”

"You fart! Which eye saw that it was cut off by the waist? ”

"I saw both the left and right eyes, why do you dare to quibble?"

Seeing that the two were about to fight, someone persuaded: "Okay, let's not say a word, now it's time to solve the problem." In my opinion, this Shen Yifan is similar to Cui Yusheng, and he is not lacking in scheming, means, and ability, but this hall master will lead the group in the future, and his subordinates will not lack such talents, what he needs most is the courage to control the heroes and have the realm of laying out the world. These two people have been engaged in businessmen all day long, and their realm is inevitably weak. ”

"How is Li Yin?"

"Hehe, he's from the Shandong Shi clan, a member of the Li clan of Zhao County, right?"

"Yes! But he is only eight years old, and he participated in the imperial examination last year and won the seventh place......"

"You also know that it is the seventh place, Li Mu is a double champion, you let a seventh place compete with the double champion, you can figure it out!"

Everyone was discouraged for a while, why did this talent all over the world seem to be unable to compare to Li Mu alone? He is like the moon in the night, the light of one person, occupying half of the night sky, and the other stars, although they are shining brightly, no one can compete with them.

After a period of silence, someone slowly spoke, "Now that we are arguing, we can't come up with a reason for arguing, and in my opinion, we still have to compare." ”

All the lords nodded their heads, but they couldn't say a charter on how to compare. Because some of these candidates are good at poetry, some are good at making money, some are good at force, and each has its own strengths, so they can't be compared under one standard.

At this time, they remembered Li Mu again, why can these people only be good at one place, but Li Mu can be good at everything? Poetry and songs, the way to make money, leading troops to battle, there is nothing he can't do.

Seeing that morale was about to fall into depression again, someone suggested that the most important ratio should be picked up first.

What does Jihedo do? Contact each family and do business. No matter what you are good at, the most important thing is to make money, so a hall master who can't make money can't be wanted. For example, the means of making money today, the two places that cannot be avoided are the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as the Luoyang Trading Center, which has been rumored to be unofficial and has not yet been officially launched, and each family has agreed to give all candidates a fixed amount of money to see how much they can earn within half a year.

After some deliberation, the families quickly selected a candidate. It will only be half a year before the results will be revealed.

……

After a fierce climax scene, there is always a small bridge and flowing water, and then talk about it for a while, so there is tension and relaxation, which is the way to win.

Although the crisis of the locust plague had passed, Li Mu used a clever plan to control the scope of the loss within a very small range. But compared to the holes left by the Great War at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the situation is not much better, so what the people of Luoyang City need to do now is to recuperate.

Luoyang is Li Mu's feudal state, and Li Mu is equivalent to the emperor here, so there can be no resistance.

Some small gentry and small landlords, seeing that Li Mu, a person with five surnames and seven sects, didn't care, and they didn't dare to disobey Li Mu's decree. Therefore, the tax policy has been formulated and promulgated in advance, and there is only one person who dares to resist taxes.

However, while promulgating the tax law, Li Mu also exempted many of the previous harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the overall burden did not increase, but decreased to a certain extent, which won the support of the people.

Li Mu also promoted animal husbandry, emphasized agriculture and mulberry, vigorously developed commerce and trade, encouraged the reclamation of wasteland, and applied the taxes and other policies that had been formulated to the common people, which can be said to be beneficial and harmless. After a fierce climax scene, there is always a small bridge and flowing water, and then talk about it for a while, so there is tension and relaxation, which is the way to win.

Although the crisis of the locust plague had passed, Li Mu used a clever plan to control the scope of the loss within a very small range. But compared to the holes left by the Great War at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the situation is not much better, so what the people of Luoyang City need to do now is to recuperate.

Luoyang is Li Mu's feudal state, and Li Mu is equivalent to the emperor here, so there can be no resistance.

Some small gentry and small landlords, seeing that Li Mu, a person with five surnames and seven sects, didn't care, and they didn't dare to disobey Li Mu's decree. Therefore, the tax policy has been formulated and promulgated in advance, and there is only one person who dares to resist taxes.

However, while promulgating the tax law, Li Mu also exempted many of the previous harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the overall burden did not increase, but decreased to a certain extent, which won the support of the people.

Li Mu also promoted animal husbandry, emphasized agriculture and mulberry, vigorously developed commerce and trade, encouraged the reclamation of wasteland, and applied the taxes and other policies that had been formulated to the common people, which can be said to be beneficial and harmless.

After a fierce climax scene, there is always a small bridge and flowing water, and then talk about it for a while, so there is tension and relaxation, which is the way to win.

Although the crisis of the locust plague had passed, Li Mu used a clever plan to control the scope of the loss within a very small range. But compared to the holes left by the Great War at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the situation is not much better, so what the people of Luoyang City need to do now is to recuperate.

Luoyang is Li Mu's feudal state, and Li Mu is equivalent to the emperor here, so there can be no resistance.

Some small gentry and small landlords, seeing that Li Mu, a person with five surnames and seven sects, didn't care, and they didn't dare to disobey Li Mu's decree. Therefore, the tax policy has been formulated and promulgated in advance, and there is only one person who dares to resist taxes.

However, while Li Mu promulgated the tax law, he also exempted many of the previous harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the overall burden did not increase, but had a certain process