Li Mu walked in the imperial city, looking at the sunset on the horizon, and was in a very good mood. Today will be the last time he walks on this road, and when he comes back, he will be able to ride a horse.

Riding a horse and sitting in a sedan chair in the imperial city is an honor only available to the elders of the court and the six books and above, and Li Mu is now also asking for it as a reward for operating the internal debt. Li Mu himself is very satisfied, he is not short of money, and he doesn't want to be an official in the near future, so he envies others who can ride horses in the imperial city, and now his wish has been fulfilled.

It's going to be winter soon, and there are no down jackets in this era, just think about how cold it will be, in case it snows again, the northwest wind is blowing, and you will walk from the gate of the imperial city to the gate of the palace city, what will it be like.

Fortunately, before the winter comes, I begged for this treatment, so I can suffer less.

Walking to the gate of the imperial city, Li Mu looked back at the palace, although there has been a lot of turmoil in the past few days, but now, it has finally come to an end.

Get on the horse and go home.

……

When Li Mu came out of the prison of Dali Temple, he wanted to see his mother Sun and report her safety. But I haven't been free, and I haven't seen it. Unexpectedly, the Sun family came, and when Li Mu arrived home, he saw the carriage of the Juguo Mansion at the gate of the mansion.

"Mother!"

Li Mu shouted and came to the back house, Sun was chatting with Bai Qiaoqiao in the house, heard Li Mu's voice, and hurriedly came out of the house.

"My son!" Sun hugged Li Mu tightly, tears fell instantly, and he couldn't cry. Li Mu hurriedly comforted, seeing that Tang Jian was also there, it was inconvenient to greet him, so he nodded and said hello.

Sun cried for a while before he gradually calmed down. Li Mu carried Sun into the house, and everyone sat down again.

"Mother, my son is not filial, which makes my mother worried. When he came out of the prison of Dali Temple yesterday, his son wanted to go to his mother to say goodbye, but he was summoned by the palace and failed to make the trip. When I came out of the palace this morning, I was too early, I was worried that it would disturb my mother's rest, so I planned to go in the afternoon, but when I woke up, I was called to the palace again, and I didn't come back until now......"

"You don't need to explain so much to your mother, how can your mother not know what kind of child you are, my mother is too worried about you to wait for you." Sun said, tears were about to fall again, grabbed Li Mu's hand tightly, and said, "Silly boy, don't do such a stupid thing again." Our mother and daughter are from humble backgrounds, so people can say a word, and a piece of meat is indispensable. If you have three long and two short, how can you live as a mother? Mother doesn't need your filial piety, remember, but it can't be like this anymore. ”

Li Mu smiled and comforted, and said, "Mother, my son knows it in his heart. You are my mother, as long as my son has a breath, you can't let your mother be wronged, this is what a son should do. Li Mu added in his heart, this is also my explanation to 'Brother Li Mu'.

Sun was inexplicably moved, and he didn't know what to say, just repeating stupid children, stupid children, Li Mu laughed stupidly with him. In fact, he didn't know how to treat Sun, so he could be regarded as filial piety. After all, he is not the original Li Mu, and he doesn't know very well what the Sun family needs. All he could do was really do what a son should do, as he just said. What Sun needs, he tries to meet as much as possible and does not let her be wronged, that's all.

The two continued to talk for a while, and Sun saw that Tang Jian seemed to have something to say to Li Mu, so he excused himself to talk to Li Zhien and took Bai Qiaoqiao away. Li Zhien was busy printing Datang Daily at this time, and he was generally not in the backyard, but in the front yard to supervise the work.

Seeing that Sun and Bai Qiaoqiao had gone far, Tang Jian said: "I have been on duty and gone home these days, and your mother will pester me to ask you about it." I can't say it all, I'm afraid she won't be able to stand the stimulation. She doesn't understand the affairs of the court, she is only for you, and when she has time in the future, she will come to see her more. ”

"I will, now that the official position is gone, I should have more leisure time, and I will meet my mother often."

Tang Jian nodded and asked, "After I leave, Your Majesty will scold you, right?" Are you bold enough to ask Your Majesty for money? What did Your Majesty say about yours? ”

"It's okay," Li Mu smiled, briefly narrated the matter to Tang Jian, and said: "Your Majesty has appointed me as an internal order, there is no taste, I am in charge of the internal money, and I am allowed to ride a horse in the imperial city, how about it, amazing?" ”

Tang Jian smiled bitterly: "How old is your kid, and you have such an honor, it's really terrifying!" But if you boast so much, if you can't do it, Your Majesty will not spare you. ”

"Don't worry, I already have the charter in mind."

"Hmm." Tang Jian bowed slightly, and said, "I came with your mother because I have something to tell you." When you are not there during today's court meeting, Wei Zheng and a few imperial history books, please Your Majesty to collect the Tang Daily to the imperial court. Wei Zheng and others meant to be under the supervision and jurisdiction of the secretary, but His Majesty did not agree, but also adopted a part of it, and decided to bring the Datang Daily under the jurisdiction of the imperial court and Zhongshu Province. Do you understand the meaning of this? ”

"I understand." Li Mu sighed and said: "After this incident, Wei Zheng has already sensed the power of public opinion, and now that Datang Daily dominates public opinion, he wants to take Datang Daily into the secretary and supervisor, he is the secretary and supervisor, so naturally this sharp blade belongs to him." It's just that his abacus was seen through by His Majesty, and he failed to succeed, so he was reappointed as the imperial historian, and he completely broke his thoughts. But presumably His Majesty is also a little jealous in his heart, otherwise he would not have mentioned a word to me today, and it is estimated that there will be a will in the near future. It doesn't matter, I founded Datang Daily, which was originally for the country, and if it is really returned to Zhongshu Province, it will also be a good thing. ”

"You're open-minded." Tang Jian smiled and said: "There is one more thing, thanks to you, Your Majesty saw the article written by Tang Guan to defend you, and gave him a formal eight-rank official body, this kid is only a shallow learner, and I am already content to get to this point." ”

Li Mu echoed casually, he didn't tell Tang Jian, in fact, the article was only signed by Tang Guan's name, the content was instructed by him, written by Li Zhien, and Tang Guan just provided materials.

Suddenly, Li Mu remembered the matter of 'mouth money', Tang Jian is the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, in charge of the world's money and grain, and he should know this best.

Li Mu asked this question, Tang Jian was stunned for a moment, then sighed, and said: "Gonggong Gao can't say clearly, it's not that he doesn't know, but he doesn't dare to say it in front of His Majesty." ”

Li Mu said strangely: "What is there to dare to say?" Is it a forbidden thing? ”

"It's not a violation of the law in itself, but if you put it carefully, there is a little bit of it...... This tax on 'mouth money' has existed since ancient times. Twenty-three wen a year for a child does not seem to be much, but the actual situation is not so simple, twenty-three wen is a regulation of the imperial court, and in fact, it is implemented, from top to bottom, each layer must add a little bit. Moreover, in some places, it is necessary to levy it many times in a year, and the amount has already been several times the prescribed amount. In a year of disaster, some families can not pay their children's 'mouth's money', and the children are strangled to death at birth, and if they give birth to daughters, they are sold to rich families as slaves and maids. His Majesty wants to be a Ming Jun, and if he knows the truth, he will definitely feel uncomfortable. However, the internal funds are already stretched, and without this 'mouthpiece', a large part of the input will be reduced, so it has to be collected. Gao Gonggong didn't say it, presumably in order not to block His Majesty. ”

When Li Mu heard this, he felt a little sad in his heart. Because of the system, after the crossing, except for the beginning of the hardship, the days after Dingxiang were actually okay, at least he never starved. Therefore, he does not know very much about the lives of the people at the bottom. Now listening to Tang Jian say that someone strangled his child with his own hands because he couldn't pay the 'mouth money', Li Mu couldn't help but have an idiom in his mind, Yi Zi eats.

In this world, will it really be like this? Li Mu hadn't seen it before, but he didn't believe it, because he couldn't imagine that kind of scene, but listening to Tang Jian's tone when he talked about it, he felt that it should be true, which also made him feel a heavy sense of responsibility in his heart.

God let him come to the Tang Dynasty, and he must have wanted him to do something, maybe this is one of them.

After chatting for a while, it was almost time for the door to close, Tang Jian said goodbye, Li Mu sent him to the front yard, talked to Sun for a while, and sent it to the door. As soon as he turned around to go home, a carriage came from the other side of the street, Li Mu looked as if he was coming from the door of the house, so he stopped and waited for a while, and when he came closer, Li Mu saw clearly that it was Ergou who was driving, and the person sitting in the car was Bai Hao'er, how did these two people mix together.

"Virtuous son-in-law, seeing that you are safe and sound, my heart can finally be put down. In the past few days, I have not eaten or slept well, and I am afraid, I am afraid that I will not be able to do what you have explained, but fortunately nothing has gone wrong. ”

"My father-in-law, please come in, I also have something to ask, I want to tell my father-in-law." Li Mu let Bai Hao into the courtyard and came to the lobby to sit down.

"Zhangren, this time I was able to survive this catastrophe safely, thanks to the help of my father-in-law. I know it all in my heart, and today I saw His Majesty, and I also mentioned my father-in-law. Your Majesty is also very appreciative of your righteous deeds, and now you have given two rewards, so you can choose one of them. ”

When Bai Hao'er heard it, he was happy, he didn't expect that he would be mentioned by the emperor one day, so he hurriedly asked, "What did Your Majesty give?" ”

"One is to give a thousand taels of silver."

"That's a lot!" Bai Hao'er grinned, and was about to respond, when the words came to his lips, he held back and asked, "What about the second?" ”

"Second...... It's a petty official. ”

"Official?!" Bai Nao'er's eyes widened, her breathing became short, and she said, "I'll choose the second one!" ”

Li Mu didn't expect Bai Hao'er to react so much, he was startled, and said: "Zhangren, this official is very small, and there are additional conditions, I advise you to choose a thousand taels of silver, don't you like money the most?" ”

"No, no, no!" Bai Hao'er said excitedly: "Virtuous son-in-law, it's true that I like money, but I prefer to be an official." Money, I can do without. I have to be an official, let me do anything, just let me be an official!! ”