The decision of the Ju father and son did not drag on for too long, and the next day was close to noon, and two carts of gold and silver had been sent to Fengqiuhuang. Ju Zhisheng is also very knowledgeable about etiquette, and when he learned that Li Mu went to the Ministry of Industry, he didn't even enter the door, so he asked his entourage to carry the gold and silver into the warehouse, so he said goodbye and left, and went to the Ministry of Industry to wait for Li Mu.

After Li Mu finished the meeting, he was about to go to the West Market to eat a mutton soup and Hu Cake, and when he saw Ju Zhisheng coming, he took him with him, together with Dugu Jiusan, to the soup cake shop in the West Market.

Li Mu eats, there are no certain rules, he eats whatever he wants. He also specially instructed Ergou to pay attention to all kinds of delicacies in Chang'an City, and he wanted to taste them when he was free. There is really no way, most of the food in Datang has faded out of a bird. It's not easy to find something that fits.

If it weren't for the fact that things came together one after another during this time, Li Mu would have planned to learn cooking skills. But this is not a delay, eating, for a chef, eating is as important as cooking. Eat Chang'an City first, and then study how to do it, which is called sharpening the knife and not cutting wood.

The mutton soup and Hu Cake were served, Li Mu and Ju Zhisheng were polite, and then ignored him and lowered his head and ate it violently. Ju Zhisheng was worried about things in his heart, and he was anxious, but seeing that Li Mu was eating well, he didn't dare to interrupt him. I had to drink the mutton soup without a sip, which was regarded as a companion.

Finally, after Li Mu killed two Hu cakes and a bowl of mutton soup. Ju Zhisheng finally waited for the opportunity and hurriedly said: "Master Hou, the souvenirs have been sent to the house." Your second lady has personally inspected it, and each of them is a thousand catties, which should be enough for the Hou Ye to eat for a while. ”

Li Mu laughed and said, "My appetite is very good, it is the age when I grow my body, and I eat a little too much...... However, this adds up to 2,000 catties of local products, which is enough to eat for a while. We're friends, if I'm eating well, can you still send some? ”

"What Hou Ye said is that we are friends, how much Hou Ye eats, how much Xiao Wang gives, and we must not let Hou Ye lose his appetite-" Suddenly he changed his words and said: "It's just the matter mentioned yesterday, and I have to trouble Hou Ye to help a lot." ”

Li Mu glared at a pair of innocent eyes and wondered: "What happened yesterday, what happened yesterday?" ”

"I ......" Ju Zhisheng almost fainted, wouldn't he be so shameless, but I just sent you the money, and I turned my face in the blink of an eye? Ju Zhisheng forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "Hou Ye, about the matter of the vassal, Hou Ye mentioned it last night, and I discussed it with my father overnight - my father believes in the faith of the Heavenly Empire and has made a decision. If His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty can meet the three conditions of Gaochang, this matter can be completed. ”

Li Mu frowned tightly and said, "Shizi, this is not right. To be a vassal of my Tang Dynasty is a good thing that many small countries can't find with lanterns! Gao Chang did not gladly accept Datang's good intentions, but put forward three conditions? Do you think this is my Datang rush? That's it, let's just assume that this incident never happened, Hugh mentions, I won't go to your majesty to touch the mold! ”

Ju Zhisheng's attitude this time was not as groveling as before, and he sighed when he heard this, and said: "Since the Hou Ye said so, then our father and son are no longer strong." Tomorrow will go back to Gaochang together, at most, it will be the death of the country, my father and son are ready! ”

Li Mu blinked his eyes, Yu Guang pouted Ju Zhisheng, saw his firm attitude, laughed again, and said, "Why can't the prince make jokes?" How could I stand idly by and say that you and I are a friend, and you still give me so many souvenirs, right? For the sake of souvenirs, I have to help you too! Tell me first, what are the three conditions? ”

Ju Zhisheng said: "The first condition, please ask His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to tell the Quartet, Gaochang is a subordinate of the Tang Dynasty, called the domain Nagong, and canonized by the Tang Dynasty." Datang promised to protect Gaochang and promised not to interfere in Gaochang's internal affairs. ”

"Internal affairs? Protection? Li Mu did not say anything, and motioned for Ju Zhisheng to continue.

"The second condition, Gaochang cannot accept the garrison."

Li Mu said with a smile: "This is difficult, I want to protect the Tang Dynasty, but I don't want to accept the garrison." So how to protect it? ”

"Gaochang can carve out territory on the border for the Tang army to settle up and provide military salaries, grain and grass. But the Tang army can't enter the hinterland of Gaochang......" Ju Zhisheng was worried that Li Mu would be angry, and hurriedly explained: "Gaochang is a small country and a widow, if the Tang army enters Gaochang, the ancestral foundation will be destroyed, then it can be regarded as my father and son spending the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, please forgive me!" ”

Li Mu and Xi Ni said: "What does this have to do with me, I am an idle official, just to spread the word, it depends on whether Your Majesty is considerate or not." ”

Ju Zhisheng even claimed that it was, and said: "This last condition is related to Xiao Wang himself. Gao Chang wants to marry Qin and Jin forever with the Tang Dynasty, and Xiao Wang hopes to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty......"

"You fart!" Li Muden sprayed Ju Zhisheng's face and scolded: "Your Majesty's daughter, the oldest is only twelve years old, how old are you to dare to open this mouth?" ”

Ju Zhisheng didn't expect Li Mu to react so much, but when he didn't know about the matter of harmony, he patiently explained: "Master Hou, this matter of harmony has existed since ancient times. Besides, it's not that you have to get married right away, you can set the marriage first, and then get married after the princess and Lu, Xiao Wang can wait......"

"That's not going to work, I can't help you with this!" Li Mu directly said that when he was a child and studied history, he was very dissatisfied with the matter of harmony. Throughout history, harmony has often been accompanied by humiliation. I have always only seen my daughter marry a barbarian princess, but I rarely see a prince marrying a barbarian princess, so we can know that this kind of thing is very unfair to women, especially princesses.

Li Mu is against this kind of thing in his heart, he just subconsciously feels that this kind of thing should not happen, if the country is strong enough and there are countless ways to solve the problem, it is definitely not a good choice to be friendly.

Besides, even if he wants to be friendly, Gao Chang does not have this qualification.

Li Mu said with a cold face: "Three things, I can help you, are the first two." Third, I can't help you, and it's impossible to go to Your Majesty to find this bad luck. If you don't give up, you can go to the table yourself and see what answer Your Majesty can give you. ”

Ju Zhisheng saw that Li Mu's face changed, and although he didn't understand why, he didn't dare to say anything more. And the matter of kissing is just to add icing on the cake, an extra layer of insurance, even if it doesn't work, it doesn't hurt. As long as the Tang Emperor agreed to the first two conditions, the matter would be completed.

The Central Plains Dynasty has always paid attention to face. As long as these two conditions are known to the Quartet and let the surrounding countries know, it is equivalent to the best insurance for Gaochang. The teacher must be famous, and throughout the ages, it is rare for the suzerain to conquer the vassal for no reason. Although it is not enough insurance, it is also the best result that Gaochang can get under the current situation.

Of course, it would be better if it could be done with relatives.

At that moment, Ju Zhisheng apologized, saying that he had to fulfill the first two conditions. And when it comes to getting married, Ju Zhisheng has not given up. These days, he is not messing with Changsun Chong in vain, and he has seen Changsun Wuji a few times. He plans to work hard again through the channel of the eldest grandson Wuji, the uncle of the country. It's just that this thought can't be mentioned to Li Mu.

When the two separated, Ju Zhisheng explained to Li Mu that within three days, their father and son would leave Chang'an and return to Gaochang. Li Mu also gave a guarantee that within three days, no matter whether he succeeded or failed, he would give him an answer.

Ju Zhisheng said goodbye again, Li Mu got into the carriage, thought for a while, and asked Dugu Jiu to rush to the palace of Hejian County. Now nothing is as important as his money-making plan. Ju Zhisheng's matter, let's talk about it tomorrow.

……

Li Musheng came to the palace of Hejian County after noon, but Li Xiaogong hadn't gotten up yet. Li Mu waited in the study for a long time before Li Xiaogong came in with a yawn. The servant brought a bowl of sobering soup, and Li Xiaogong drank it like a swallowing medicine, while squinting at Li Mu, and said, "Boy, why are you here so early?" ”

According to the time of the previous life, it would have been two o'clock in the afternoon. Is it too early?

Li Mu was too lazy to argue with him, took out a stack of land deeds, and handed them to Li Xiaogong to see.

"What is this......" Li Xiaogong flipped it, his eyes getting brighter and brighter: "The title deed of Meixian Building?" Hmm, Meixian Lou is good, Meixian Lou's Sanniang plays and sings...... Huancai Pavilion? It's good that there are twin sisters in it—"

Seeing Li Xiaogong's appearance like a treasure, Li Mu secretly said in his heart, you are an old pervert, and you said that you are just a frequent visitor to Chunfeng Building, look at it like this, you have slept all over Pingkangfang! Fortunately, Lao Tzu is clean and self-conscious, otherwise wouldn't he have become a brother-in-law with you? It's disgusting to think about!

Li Xiaogong flipped through it, returned the title deed to Li Mu, and said, "You kid is capable enough!" In just two days, you bought half of Pingkangfang. This king is really curious, how did you do it? This is not something that can be solved with money! ”

Li Mu said about the exchange of shares, and Li Xiaogong exclaimed: "Isn't this a money-losing deal?" Are you stupid? There are hens that lay eggs and don't keep them, so you have to kill the chickens to get the eggs, what do you think? ”

Li Mu smiled: "What ideas can you have, you said, Mingzhe protects himself!" ”

"Mingzhe protects his ......" Li Xiaogong thought about it, suddenly laughed, and said, "Yes, yes...... This king doesn't think about it thoroughly, boy, this king still underestimates you, such a big piece of fat, say that you will give it up, so bold, this king is ashamed of himself. But it's also a good thing, you don't lack money, you have less to do, and you have less constraints in the future. ”

Li Mu didn't speak, but diverted the topic and told Ju Zhisheng what he had just found him. After hearing this, Li Xiaogong frowned, and said after a while: "Li Mu, if you ask my opinion." My advice is, you don't get involved in these things. ”

"Why?"

Li Xiaogong didn't answer and asked, "Li Mu, do you know why you are caught in the middle of all forces, but none of them really go out against you?" ”