Outbuilding.

The tea has already been changed once, and Li Shimin and Li Mu in the back room haven't finished chatting yet. Sun was a little worried about whether Li Mu's body could support it, but in the face of Li Shimin, she didn't dare to say anything. Pacing back and forth in the doorway, sighing.

Father-in-law Gao sat by the door, his eyes sweeping over the people in the room from time to time. The soundproofing of the outhouse here is not very good, and you can vaguely hear a sentence and a half, but you can't hear it from a distance. Gonggong Gao sat here just to prevent others from overhearing the conversation between the monarch and the minister.

After about a stick of incense, the maid came and told her that the cook had prepared lunch, but who was in the mood to eat it at this time. Bai Qiaoqiao had no choice but to order it to be heated in a pot first and use it later.

Back room.

Li Shimin had already finished his generous speech, staring at Li Mu, waiting for his reply. What else can Li Mu say? Originally, he just wanted to get a touch of the Shandong Shi clan and Wei Zheng, and by the way, he made Li Shimin feel guilty, it was such a simple and simple thing, but now he was valued by Li Shimin, and he suddenly became very embarrassed.

was said by Li Shimin, and he became a savior who did not hesitate to sacrifice his life for the sake of the common people in the world. As for Li Mu himself, he has become a bad guy who resents the people of Li for his own selfishness.

Li Mu couldn't help but snort, why is it not recorded in the history books, Li Shimin is clever and eloquent?

Of course, if it is sophistry. Even if Li Shimin said this, Li Mu still had a lot to say. He can even say nothing and just play tricks. But he couldn't do that, because he wasn't trying to get a moment's worth of it. Even if Li Shimin cuts Wei Zheng and the others now, as far as the current situation is concerned, there will still be a person like Wei Zheng who will appear and take his place.

This is the result of the situation, not of one person.

What should I do? can not only save Li Shimin's face, but he is not so embarrassed, and he can also preserve the fruits of victory......

Li Mu's mind turned sharply, and while thinking, he spoke, his voice was still weak: "Your Majesty's meaning, the minister understands." Before the minister makes a decision, can the minister ask how His Majesty intends to deal with this matter. ”

"I have already issued an order, Wei Zheng, Lu Zhilin and others are falsely accused, and they will be fined for half a year."

Li Mu frowned slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, they falsely accuse the ministers, even if they fall to Dali Temple, it will not just be a fine, Your Majesty, is this a partial help?" ”

"I'm not done." Li Shimin had expected that Li Mu would not be satisfied, and said: "I promise you, no matter how you retaliate, I just don't know...... As long as no one lives, you can dispose of it. Lu Zhilin wrote to resign today, but I rejected it, and it was left for you to be angry! ”

Li Mu was just about to speak, but Li Shimin said again: "As for Wei Zheng, you also know his situation, and the fine for half a year is already half his life. If there is no one to help, after three months, it is estimated that he will have to beg. Also, didn't I send his daughter? Be a slave or a slave, let you drive. Isn't that enough to relieve you? ”

Hearing this, Li Mu finally found a perfect step. I saw Li Mu staggering up, kneeling on the bed, his head on the futon, and said loudly in a 'hoarse' voice: "Your Majesty! You're mistaken about the minister! ”

Li Shimin was stunned by his posture, hurriedly came to the bedside, reached out to help him, and said: "If you have something to say, just lie down and say it, what is this for, why do you make a big gift?" ”

Li Mu refused to get up, his voice was hoarse, but the door was loud, and he could faintly hear it in the outhouse.

Li Mu said in a deep voice: "How can Your Majesty treat your ministers as people with lust? What does the festival between the minister and Wei Zheng have to do with women? The minister was above the court, and when he fainted, he begged His Majesty to take care of Miss Wei, because the minister expected that with Wei Zheng's mind, after this incident, he would inevitably be angry with Miss Wei, and she was afraid that she would not be able to return home. The minister pities Miss Wei because she has the same idea as the minister in the opinion of 'education without class'. She can understand the thoughts in Chen's "Shi Shuo", but this does not mean that Chen has different thoughts about Miss Wei. The minister categorically couldn't do it, and vented his grudge against Wei Zheng on Miss Wei! ”

Li Mu said loudly: "Your Majesty! You take your ministers lightly! ”

Li Shimin really didn't expect Li Mu to say this, which is diametrically opposed to what the queen expected? Could it be that the queen also missed this time and mislooked at Li Mu?

"Li Mu, I met that Wei Yingluo yesterday. looks handsome and knowledgeable, and it is a good thing for you to stay by your side. Wei Zheng has already said that he wants to cut off the father-daughter relationship with her, and you don't want her, how do you let me deal with it? ”

"Your Majesty, the minister can pay for Miss Wei. After all, what happened to her is also related to the minister. ”

"This ......" Li Shimin was a little embarrassed, originally Wei Yingluo gave it to Li Mu, which was one of the compensation for Li Mu. But now that Li Mu doesn't want it, this compensation is a little worse. What can I do?

Li Shimin has always been very confident in his calculations for the eldest grandson. Therefore, after deciding on the plan, he didn't think of the second option at all. Caught off guard, I didn't know how to deal with it.

"Li Mu, I can't listen to you in this matter. You also said that you are also responsible for what happened to Wei Yingluo. Then it would be better to call her here and see how she chooses. ”

Li Mu was actually quite curious about how Wei Yingluo would choose, so he hesitated a little and nodded his head to avoid embarrassment.

Wei Yingluo was washing dishes in the kitchen, and was suddenly called to the backyard, thinking that Li Zhien was going to trouble her again, and she was a little worried. Pearl wanted to go with her, but she refused. A person followed Li Chongyi to the back house.

Seeing so many people in the room, although Wei Yingluo was a little flustered, she still saluted very well. When Li Zhien saw her, he was a little panicked. She had heard Li Mu's 'righteous words' just now, and what she forced Wei Yingluo to do was done behind Li Mu's back, and Li Mu didn't know at all. What if Li Mu is angry because of this?

Wei Yingluo came to the back room, saw Li Shimin, and quickly knelt down: "People's daughter Wei Yingluo, meet Your Majesty." ”

"Get up." Li Shimin called Wei Yingluo up, because of the matter of running away from home, Li Shimin had a very bad impression of Wei Yingluo, and he didn't have a good face: "I gave you to Li Mu as a slave, but Li Mu said that one thing is the same thing, he is not willing to be angry with you, and is willing to take out a sum of money for you to settle down, are you willing?" ”

Wei Yingluo looked at Li Mu, and Li Mu nodded. Wei Yingluo's eyes turned red instantly, she thought that Li Zhien was so harsh on her because Li Mu instructed her behind her back. But now it seems that he is indeed to blame. Li Mu repays his grievances with virtue, and he is a true gentleman! How can such a man not be admirable?

But after thinking about it again, is it really a good thing that Li Mu is unwilling to let himself be his slave? Will he think that the grievances are clear, he let himself go here, and then go to his father for revenge? Moreover, now that the family will definitely not be able to go back, even if Li Mu gives a sum of money so that he can settle down. How can you live with yourself and Pearl?

After leaving home, Wei Yingluo knew that life was not easy. She has no confidence in herself, she can live with Pearl alone, without the protection of others.

Thinking of this, Wei Yingluo knelt down again, and she knelt in front of Li Mu this time.

"Master Hou, Yingluo is ignorant, misunderstood Master Hou several times, and collided with Master Hou. Lord Meng Hou has a large number of people, and he did not embarrass Yingluo. Until now, I am still thinking about Yingluo. The gratitude in Yingluo's heart, I don't know how to put it into words. Hou Ye's kindness, Yingluo understood. If Hou Ye has made a decision, Yingluo will not dare to disobey, but Hou Ye will make the decision. If the Hou Ye has not yet made up his mind, he asks Yingluo what she thinks, and Yingluo does not want to go. ”

"Don't want to go?" Li Mu frowned and said, "I know when I look at your clothes, and I know that I must be embarrassed by you." Your hands are wrinkled with blisters, and she told you to wash the dishes, right? ”

Wei Yingluo raised her head and subconsciously said, "How could Master Hou know?" ”

Li Mu smiled and said, "Guess." Zhi'en's temper, I still understand. Your father falsely accused me, and if she can't go to your father, she will definitely find you trouble. I want you to leave, but also for you. Zhi'en is my concubine, and what she does is for me, and I can't punish her. But I don't want to blame you, after all, I have nothing to do with your father. You have to think about it, if you stay in the house, you can only be a maid, you have to work every day, can you stand it? ”

Wei Yingluo pursed her lips and thought for a while, then nodded.

"Why are you in trouble?" Li Mu smiled bitterly and said: "I'll give you enough money, can't you buy a house by yourself and live a good life?" If you have to suffer and suffer, is it not stimulated that you have a brain disease like me? ”

Wei Yingluo shook her head and said: "Yingluo just wants to atone for her father, and if Hou Ye has any dissatisfaction, he will vent it on Yingluo, begging Hou Ye not to retaliate against his father." ”

"I see!" Li Mu lowered his face coldly and said, "Wei Yingluo, my grudge with your father Wei Zheng arose because of your father. I will distinguish between him and him. It's not something that you can solve by being a slave or a slave, and I won't agree to you. I advise you, a daughter's family, don't get involved in these troubles, take the money to buy a house, and buy some land, it's really not possible to find a son-in-law, live a good life, don't think about these useless things! ”

Wei Yingluo fell on the ground and cried: "Yingluo won't leave, I just beg Hou Ye not to retaliate against my father." ”

Li Mu said angrily: "You talk like this, it seems like I hurt your father?" You also know that it is revenge, he doesn't bully me, where is the revenge? You like to be a maid, okay, whatever you want! You will be a maid in my house, and there is no shortage of food for you to eat anyway! ”

After speaking, without waiting for Wei Yingluo to cry and beg again, Li Mu coughed and shouted: "Big man, take this stupid woman away for me, I will be annoyed when I look at her!" ”

Li Chongyi answered and pulled Wei Yingluo away. Li Shimin watched the whole process from the sidelines and said with a smile: "Li Mu, I am from here. In my opinion, this girl is interested in you. Why do you turn away people from a thousand miles away? You have a grudge against Wei Zheng and marry his daughter, don't you just anger him? Why not? ”

"Your Majesty!" Li Mu said: "Ministers do everything, there is a bottom line. The minister does not want to use trickery behind his back, nor does he want to be opportunistic. The minister just wants to fight head-on, even if he pays a lot of money for this, the minister doesn't want to leave anyone to talk about. The matter between the minister and Wei Zheng has long been said. Different ideas, each for its own master. The ministers are for His Majesty and the people of the world, and Wei Zheng is for the Shandong scholars, standing in Wei Zheng's position, he is not wrong. But standing in the position of the minister, the minister does not feel that he is wrong. Therefore, the minister is unwilling to back down, and the minister wants to fight him! ”

"Wei Zheng borrowed his daughter to disappear and falsely accused Yu Chen. This is his next work, if the minister also uses Wei Yingluo, won't he become a commodity with him? The minister will never do this, the minister must convince Wei Zhengxin, the minister must not only let him know that he is wrong, but also let him be admitted to the champion and let him worship the minister as a teacher. Only in this way can we get over this breath! ”

Li Shimin keenly grasped the key point in Li Mu's words and said, "What do you mean, you will continue to take care of the affairs of the two major companies?" Otherwise, how can you prove Wei Zheng wrong? ”

Li Mu nodded and said, "The minister promised His Majesty that he would not leave the mess behind." However, the minister has a request. ”

"You say, whatever you ask, I will grant you."

"I want to take a winter vacation."

Li Shimin didn't understand, and said, "What do you mean?" What is Winter Break? ”

"It's that from the time the snow fell to the time the snow melted, the minister didn't want to care about anything, he just wanted to stay at home and recuperate. Your Majesty can rest assured that the two major companies have nothing important to do now, and they will do what the minister has arranged before, and there will be no major mistakes. The minister also wants to take advantage of this to beat them, just thinking about taking advantage of the minister, and treating the minister as a fool, how can there be such a pie in the sky! ”

Li Shimin said helplessly: "You kid, you really can't afford to lose at all." Whoever provokes you, you will take revenge. Then I have disappointed you, how are you going to take revenge on me? ”

"To tell you the truth, the minister plans to sell a valley in the imperial property to the minister at a low price, and the right to take revenge on His Majesty."

"Huh! How dare you say it! Li Shimin said angrily: "Since you know that it is the imperial property, you dare to sell it?" ”

Li Mu said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the minister is an internal order, and the imperial property will naturally return to the minister to dispose of it, this is the power given by His Majesty to the minister?" ”

"Then you're just using it for yourself?" Li Shimin jumped to his feet and said: "I want you to make money for me, if you become a seller, I can use you?" If you do this, how can I trust you again? ”

"The minister didn't intend to hide it from His Majesty, the minister will write it in the account book."

Li Shimin laughed angrily and said, "What do you mean, is it to knock on my bamboo pole?" ”

Li Mu sighed and said, "The minister didn't mean this, the minister just felt uncomfortable, and felt that there was no compensation, and he couldn't get over this hurdle in his heart." If His Majesty was reluctant, he didn't say anything. The ministers will listen to His Majesty's words, bow to their best, and die. But there is a saying that the minister's saying is in front, and nothing can be done. In case the minister messes up one or two pieces, maybe it is because of his bad mood, and then ask His Majesty to forgive the minister, and the minister doesn't want to......"

"Okay, okay! Okay, you Li Mu, the bamboo slash has hit my head! Li Shimin gritted his teeth: "Okay!" Wherever you want, I give you, isn't it a suburban valley? There you go! Okay this time, right? Do a good job, mess up, I'm the only one you ask! ”

Li Mu immediately put on a smiling face: "Thank you, Your Majesty Longen." ”

"Humph!"