Li Mu returned home, and before he finished changing his clothes, Zhao Youcai came to report.

"Master Hou, someone came to visit, and he said his name was Wang ......"

"Nope!"

Li Mu said angrily: "There is no one surnamed Wang, Lao Tzu and the surname Wang are incompatible!" ”

"Lord Hou, not from the Wang family of Taiyuan, he said that he is a royal historian, called Wang Jingze, thanks to Lord Hou, so he came to visit."

"Wang Jingze?"

Li Mu frowned and thought for a moment, and suddenly remembered. Isn't this the rebellious imperial history, a piece of praise for virtue attracted Li Shimin Longyan Dayue, from the supervision of the imperial history to the third level in a row, and now he is the lucky one in the imperial history.

If it were him, he would have seen it.

"Let him wait, Lao Tzu change his clothes."

Zhao Youcai responded and retreated. Li Mu took off his tiger fur fur, changed into normal civilian clothes, and came from the backyard to the lobby of the front yard. The tiger fur is good anywhere, but it is too dense and impermeable, and it is naturally good to wear it outdoors, but at home, there is a fire wall and a fire kang, and I will sweat profusely after wearing the tiger fur for a while.

Li Mu came to the lobby, and sure enough, he saw a young imperial historian sitting in the hall. I saw him put his hands on his knees, looking ahead, looking very nervous.

Li Mu coughed, Wang Jingze heard it, quickly stood up, and bowed to the end: "Wang Jingze has seen Hou Ye, please greet Hou Ye." ”

"Yo?"

Hearing this title, Li Mu raised his eyebrows and said, "Wang Zhongcheng, this 'subordinate' Benhou doesn't dare to be the one." You are the middle of the imperial history, the four-rank official, why are you my disciple? You, when you are Wei Zheng's disciple, what do you have to do with me? ”

Li Mu didn't let him get up, Wang Jingze didn't dare to get up, and pouted and said, "Master Hou, I was deceived by that Wei Zheng before, and I did a lot of things to be sorry for Master Hou. It wasn't until a few days ago that I figured it out, and I had resolutely broken with Wei Zheng and the Shandong Shi clan. Please also ask Hou Ye to be magnanimous and forgive the seven people under his door, from now on, we are willing to be the lackeys of Hou Ye's subordinates, and let it be driven. ”

"Huh!" Li Mu sat down, chuckled, and said, "Do you think that I, Li Mu, will accommodate the people of the Qin and Twilight Chu dynasties?" ”

When Wang Jingze heard this, his body trembled, and cold sweat broke out faintly on his forehead.

He originally thought that with his defection and the steaming identity of this royal historian, he would inevitably meet Li Mu's subordinates. But he didn't expect that Li Mu would think he was a traitor and was unwilling to contain him.

Could it be that he doesn't take the bargaining chip in the imperial history in his eyes?

Wang Jingze became a little anxious.

He defected to Li Mu and the New Deal, and he had already broken with Wei Zheng and the Shandong Shi clan. The reason why he dared to do this was because he knew that Li Mu would take them in. Now that something has gone wrong, what can I do?

Is it too late to go back and apologize?

Wang Jingze gritted his teeth, knelt down in front of Li Mu, pestled the ground with his head, and cried: "Master Hou, the door is also a last resort!" ”

Li Mu put down the teacup, stretched out his hand, and said, "Come, tell your story." ”

"Huh?"

Li Mu was a little embarrassed, he had seen too much of the bitter scenes of the draft in his previous life, and he couldn't help but take a moment, seeing that Wang Jingze was at a loss, he hurriedly cleared his throat and said, "Tell me the reason, I'll see how I had to do it." ”

"Master Hou doesn't know, although we and the other eight people, although they are all imperial histories, and they are all Shandong scholars, but we are very different from Lu Zhilin and others. I'm waiting at the Imperial Tower...... has always been the object of discrimination!"

Li Mu looked curious and said, "I really don't know, why are you discriminated against?" ”

"Just because of us," Wang Jingze's eyes were slightly red, tears flickered, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Just because we are all sons-in-law!" ”

"Son-in-law?"

Wang Jingze nodded vigorously and explained to Li Mu: "Master Hou, the Shandong Shi clan, headed by the 'Fanyang Lu Clan', the 'Xingyang Zheng Clan', and the 'Boling Cui Clan', like Lu Zhilin, although he is a partial house of the Fanyang Lu clan, his surname is Lu after all. And we are not in the three-surname gate, only because we married the daughter of the three-surnamed gatekeeper and became the son-in-law of the door-to-door, we got the support of the three-surnamed gatekeeper, entered the dynasty as an official, and were regarded as Shandong scholars. ”

Li Mu was a little confused when he heard this, and said, "So, you are not a Shandong scholar?" ”

"The subordinate is the Shandong Shi clan, but it is not the core Shandong Shi clan." Wang Jingze further explained: "Among the Shandong scholars, the three surnamed gate lords and the long house are the core, and the partial house is the secondary, and our son-in-law, even if the official position is higher than the long house, can only be the last, and will always be looked down upon!" ”

Wang Jingze said hatefully: "The eight of us have been living in this kind of discrimination. Taken by the three surnamed gate valves, they dare not speak out. I don't know how much I have suffered in private, and I don't live as well as a dog! Last time, Lu Zhilin and Wei Zheng falsely accused Hou Ye, and were counterattacked by Hou Ye, I saw that none of the three surnamed gate lords who usually acted as powerful and blessed dared to stand up and confront Hou Ye head-on, so I saw a glimmer of light. We waited for eight people, not because we were afraid that Hou Ye would throw dung, but because we wanted to seize this opportunity to be able to break away from them and be a man and an official in a dignified manner! ”

Wang Jingze looked up at Li Mu with tears in his eyes, and said, "Master Hou, we are also men, and we also have dignity!" I'd rather be a lackey under the Hou Ye than be a puppet of the three surnamed gate valves, and live that kind of life where pigs and dogs are not as good! If the Hou Ye dislikes us, I can't go back, rather than being retaliated by them, it is better to wipe his neck with a knife, and he will be a hundred dead and gone! ”

"Oh......" Li Mu suddenly realized, got up and helped Wang Jingze up, and pressed his shoulder to let him sit down.

"As soon as you say that, I understand. This kind of taste is really uncomfortable. I can understand you, it's really sympathetic. But you don't necessarily have to take refuge in me, you also watched, I am not Wei Zheng's opponent, now I have no official or job at home, but I am an idler, what can I help you? ”

"Master Hou, don't be humble anymore. The subordinates might as well say bluntly, if it weren't for the careful thinking, we wouldn't have made such a big gamble. Since we are waiting for the opposite, I believe in the strength of Hou Ye. The fact that the door has been promoted three levels in a row is proof of this! His Majesty relies on Hou Ye very much, and I will follow Hou Ye, absolutely no worse. ”

"Alas!" Li Mu sighed and said, "Since you are so calm and sincere, if I refuse to be thousands of miles away, it seems a little unkind." But after all, you turned against me, and I still can't trust you when you suddenly take refuge in me......"

Wang Jingze was busy explaining, but Li Mu raised his hand to stop him and continued: "But it doesn't matter, I dare to contain you, so I'm not afraid that you will turn against me." There is a sentence that I would say earlier. I'm a person who doesn't rub sand in my eyes. If you call yourself a lackey of my door, you will act like a lackey. Remember my words, if one day you dare to betray me as you betrayed the Shandong Shi clan today, no matter what justification you have, I will kill you. When that time comes, Hugh will blame me for not being merciful, for it is you who are begging me today. ”

The cold meaning revealed in the words made Wang Jingze shudder. But in his heart, he was faintly excited. He didn't know what the other seven people thought, but since he had turned against the Shandong Shi clan, he didn't think about turning back!

Wang Jingze stood up, bowed deeply, and said, "Hou Ye, rest assured, if your subordinates betray Hou Ye in this life, they are willing to die by a thousand knives!" ”

"Hehe, you don't have to swear. I'm not a person who doesn't believe in swearing this kind of thing, hmm-" Li Mu thought for a while and said, "Since you have already entered my door, let's have a name first!" ”

Wang Jingze said positively: "Master Hou, please command!" ”

"Impeach me!"

"Huh?" Wang Jingze only thought that Li Mu was a temptation, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "Don't dare!" ”

"What, disobedient?" Li Mu frowned and said, "If you don't listen to me, what else do you say to be my lackey?" ”

Wang Jingze was stunned, and hurriedly said: "Master Hou, the door is a little confused, why does Master Hou want to impeach himself?" ”

Li Mu pointed at Wang Jingze, then at himself, and said, "It's not me who impeaches me, but you who impeach me." As for the reason - let me ask you, how has the government and the opposition commented on you in the past few days? ”

"This ......" Wang Jingze hesitated a little, not knowing whether to tell the truth or not, but seeing Li Mu looking at him, he gritted his teeth, and said truthfully: "The government and the opposition are very contemptuous of their subordinates, scolding me for being spineless, treacherous, etc., foul language, very ugly. ”

"Therefore impeach me all the more. In this way, your innocence will be revealed! ”

Wang Jingze was even more stunned, he didn't dare to guess, and said, "Please show the Hou Ye." ”

"You slowly understand the truth, first do what I say. Three days later, you, along with the other seven people, impeached me and Wang Jue, saying that we were privately giving and receiving from each other, stealing national wealth, how ugly and how to scold...... Of course, you can't scold my ancestors, but you can scold Wang Jue's ancestors, it's okay to be ugly, right? Standing on the commanding heights of morality, scold me, take out the set of work that Lu Zhilin admonished, and show it above the court. ”

Wang Jingze was stupid when he heard it, what? Not only do you want to scold Li Mu, but also scold Wang Jue?

One is the hot Zhulu Hou who touches whoever dies, and the other is the prime minister of the dynasty who was born in the world's first gate valve Taiyuan Wang, scolding one is looking for death, and scolding both at the same time, isn't this just tired of being alive?

Wang Jingze looked at Li Mu in a daze, and said secretly in his heart, what does Hou Ye mean, does he want to borrow a knife to kill people?

Li Mu glanced at him with drooping eyelids, and said, "What, don't you dare?" ”

Wang Jingze took a deep breath and said, "Hou Ye said to do what he wants, and he will do what he does!" ”

"Good!" Li Mu praised and clapped his hands. Li Chongyi walked in and untied the purse around his waist.

Li Mu took out eight 'big yellow croakers' from the purse and slapped them in front of Wang Jingze.

"I heard that the life of the imperial history is quite poor, and you are all sons-in-law, so you must not have much money. You vote for me, and I'll give you a greeting gift. Ten taels per piece, one for each person, take it to eat and drink. ”

Wang Jingze was stupid.

This、It's a gold bar!

A gold bar of ten taels!

Wang Jingze swallowed and spit, retracted the hand that had been stretched out half subconsciously, forcibly looked away, gritted his teeth and said: "Master Hou, I am waiting for the imperial history-"

"Don't?" Li Mu smiled and groaned: "Are you sure you don't?" ”

"Thank you, Master Hou!"

Between the lightning and flint, Wang Jingze chose to follow his heart, hugged the eight gold bars, and smirked with satisfaction.

"I just like real people like you." Li Mu patted him on the shoulder and encouraged: "Young man, you are very promising, write a good song, write well, and there will be a reward." ”

Wang Jingze went happily, Li Mu threw the purse back to Li Chongyi, and was just about to turn around and go back to the back house, when Zhao Youcai came to report again, saying that Wang Pu had been waiting in the concierge for a long time. Seeing that Li Mu had a guest, he didn't dare to come over.

After arguing with Wang Jingze for a while, Li Mu's anger also disappeared a lot. And he can't really break with the Taiyuan Wang family, everything is just acting. The heat was almost over, so Li Mu sat down again and asked Zhao Youcai to bring Wang Pu over.

Wang Pu came cautiously.

I saw Li Mu sitting on a chair, his face sinking like water. Wang Pu was even more restrained, hesitating at the door and not daring to come in.

Li Mu looked at him and didn't speak.

Wang Pu grinned and said stubbornly: "Master Hou-"

"You still have the face to see me?"

Wang Pu was ashamed, bowed down and said, "Master Hou, I don't dare to defend my brother in this matter, it's really what we did wrong." Hou Ye, what do you say, what can you do to dissipate your anger, you say that you must let Hou Ye discourage. ”

Li Mu glanced at him deeply and said, "Hmph, if it weren't for your face, I wouldn't want to expose this matter!" ”

When Wang Pu heard this, he suddenly felt flattered, he really wanted to pull Wang Jue over and let him listen to it, did you see it, it was for my sake! My face!

Seeing that Li Mu's attitude had eased, Wang Pu hurriedly hit the snake with the stick, came over with a smile, and said: "Master Hou is really magnanimous, and he admires him to the end, admires him to the end——"

"I won't say these words in the future." Li Mu pointed to the chair next to him, motioned for Wang Pu to sit down, and said, "Wang Pu, I might as well find out today." If it hadn't been for the delay of a few moments, I would have been at your eldest brother's house. You know who I am, I said pour manure into his well, and I can do it! ”

"Yes, yes, Hou Ye Huwei, who doesn't know, my eldest brother is really old and confused, oops, I persuaded him."

"Humph!" Li Mu snorted coldly: "I really didn't expect that there would be such a kind person in the world who will take revenge!" What does he mean? Count me? ”

"Don't dare, who dares to calculate Hou Ye, you, my eldest brother is just confused!"

"This is the first and last time, if you encounter such a thing again next time, don't blame me for not being emotional!"

"Absolutely impossible!" Wang Pu slammed his chest and said, "I guarantee with my life, it will never happen, if there is such a thing again, Master Hou can take my life!" ”

"Alas!" Li Mu sighed and said, "Your eldest brother's eyes have fallen in the eyes of money, and he only looks at interests, regardless of feelings. But I am thinking of the 'love of cattle and horses' with you, alas, my biggest weakness is kindness, I am so soft-hearted, sooner or later I will have to suffer! ”

Wang Pu secretly wiped the sweat on his face, and said secretly in his heart, big brother, big brother, what are you doing, why do you want me to listen to this. What to do? Should it be and? It's so against the will. Shouldn't and? It's bound to be unhappy. Big brother, you can really find me trouble!