After settling down, preparing for a day, and explaining some things, Li Mu took the prepared gift - a pair of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy taken out of the Spirit Snake Cave, and took the whole family to Chang'an City on the galloping 'special train'.

Li Tai also went back with him, and the major and minor affairs of Luoyang City were temporarily managed by Ma Zhou.

To Li Mu's surprise, Mrs. Lu also insisted on going to Chang'an, he was a little worried, but he couldn't resist Mrs. Lu's insistence and agreed. Thinking that there is a bearded guest to protect it, it shouldn't be a big problem, and Mrs. Lu is not an impulsive person, since she dares to propose to go to Chang'an, there must be a way to protect herself.

So the family went back to Chang'an.

Li Mu did not have a mansion in Chang'an, so Li Tai wanted to give up his mansion to Li Mu to live in, anyway, he often lived in the palace during the Chinese New Year. But he was rejected by Li Mu, he preferred Xiaoyao Valley. On the one hand, he likes it, and on the other hand, when he built the Valley of Freedom, he deliberately dug a secret passage, and if things change, he can leave calmly.

This is also what makes Li Mu feel tired, I don't know when it started, when facing Li Shimin, he already had to prepare a way back for himself.

The Chi Road has been completed and officially put into use. Li Mu is also the first time to sit on this thing, and the last time he came back to Qizhou, it was not officially opened to traffic.

The basic principle of the track is no different from that of a train track, except that the texture has changed from steel to wood. Of course, wood is not as durable as steel, and its service life will be short, but after special anti-corrosion treatment, five or six years is no problem. Datang does not have the problem of wood shortage, it can be repaired at any time if it breaks down at any time. Moreover, Li Mu predicts that in five or six years, the smelting technology of steel should have been formed, and it is not impossible to replace this section of the road with railroad tracks.

Of course, everything depends on the situation, if the economic benefits generated by Chidao are not as high as imagined. Let the people and businessmen feel that it is the same thing to have a gallop road and not a gallop road, so it is impossible to repair the gallop road if it is broken. However, if Chidao is used very well and comfortably by the people and the court, and it is inseparable, then without Li Mu and Zhang Luo, the court will definitely use Zhang Luo.

Sitting on the special train of Chidao, Li Mu knew that his worries were unnecessary. Because the Chidao has just started and the capacity is limited, there are only four trains per day, namely four trips from Chang'an to Luoyang, four trips from Luoyang to Chang'an, two trips in the morning and two trips in the evening, and ten cars each time. This morning, the train in Luoyang was all wrapped up for Li Mu, causing the goods on the station to pile up.

But no one dares to complain, who doesn't know that Chidao is Li Muxiu's, if you complain about him and lose the qualification to use Chidao, how much impact will it have on the business?

With Chidao, the journey in three days can be reduced by six times, and it can be reached in a day or a night. Moreover, there are patrols on the road every day, and the safety is guaranteed, and if according to the previous number of roads, not only the time is long, but also there are potential safety hazards.

With Chidao, all problems are solved. This made the people who originally invested money to build Chidao and were still worried, and their hearts were happy, and they secretly scolded themselves for why they were so stupid and didn't buy more bonds.

The "special train" ran on the gallop road, which was much more stable than Li Mu imagined. I slept on the train, and when I opened my eyes, I had already arrived at the platform of Chang'an City.

The four-wheeled carriage of the Li family car shop in Zhao County has been waiting here for a long time, how could they let go of this kind of opportunity to slap the horse.

The family members and the salutes were all sent directly to Xiaoyao Valley in accordance with Li Mu's intentions. Li Mu and Li Tai entered the palace directly with Gonggong Gao and his entourage, it was almost dusk at this time, and Li Mu was determined to stay in the palace tonight.

When he arrived at the gate of the imperial city, Li Chengqian was already waiting here, his eyes bored and in a daze. Seeing Li Mu coming, his eyes lit up, and he ran over, wanting to take the reins of Li Mu's horse.

Gao Gonggong couldn't stand it anymore and coughed, intending to remind Li Chengqian that this move was inappropriate. But Li Chengqian just looked at him, took the reins over, and said with a smile on his face: "Big brother, I can be regarded as waiting for you to come back, you can help me plead with my father, if you use troops against Goguryeo next year, you can't miss me!" ”

Li Tai was ignored like this, he didn't care, nodded to Li Mu, and then dismounted and went to the Lizheng Palace to greet the eldest grandson queen first. Although he was a prince, he was not qualified to ride a horse in the imperial city.

Li Mu has the qualifications to ride a horse, but no matter how big he is, it is not good for him to let the prince lead the horse for him, so he turned over and got off the horse and walked side by side with Li Chengqian. Father-in-law Gao followed behind, saw the backs of the two young men in front of him, and secretly said in his heart, if nothing else, these two people will be His Majesty and Uncle Guo in the future. The older generation is the younger generation, the father is the next generation, and the country is passed down from generation to generation, isn't that the case?

Gao Gonggong sighed in his heart, and the group walked to the front of Taiji Palace. A little eunuch had already reported the news, and Li Shimin stood in the hall and looked out, and also saw Li Mu coming over. He had the heart to go to the door, but he was afraid that he would look too much forward to it, so he sat down, picked up a notebook, and pretended to look through it, creating a busy appearance, not at all like he had been waiting for a full day.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Luoyang asks to see you." Father-in-law Gao spread the word at the door, and after a pause, Li Shimin's response came: "Well, here, come in." ”

Li Mu stepped into the hall, and when he turned around, Li Chengqian had already run away. He was recently ordered by Li Shimin to study, and it stands to reason that he should not leave the East Palace, otherwise he would not have been able to wait for Li Mu at the gate of the imperial city, and he would have gone directly to the Chang'an platform to wait.

The door of the hall slowly closed, Li Mu took two steps forward, bowed slightly, and waited for Li Shimin to finish reading the recital.

Li Shimin took advantage of the fold to block it, glanced up at Li Mu, and snorted: "I thought you didn't dare to come back, take a closer look, behind the pillars of this hall, there is no hidden knife and axe hand, and it is still too late to run." ”

Li Mu was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "What did Your Majesty say, how dare the minister speculate about Your Majesty." The minister just thinks that now the minister's family and fiefdom are all in Luoyang, and the New Year will be spent in Luoyang. The minister was not without thinking about His Majesty, and originally planned to return to Chang'an on the third or fifth day of the new year, and then come to greet His Majesty and the Emperor Taishang. No, Your Majesty asked Gonggong Gao to recruit him, and the minister came immediately. ”

As he spoke, Li Mu took out a short scroll from his sleeve, presented it with both hands, and said, "Your Majesty, it took a while for the minister to exchange it for a gift that could be seen by His Majesty." ”

"Gifts?" Li Shimin stretched out his hand to take it, and muttered: "What else do I need you to bring-" Before he finished speaking, Li Shimin Huo Ran stood up, looked at the scroll in his hand in shock, and said, "This is, this is Wang Xizhi's real handiwork?!" ”

"Yes." Li Mu nodded with a smile and said, "It took a lot of effort for the minister to get this 'flying white post', and I have already seen it with an expert, so I am sure that it is a genuine work." The minister does not dare to enjoy such treasures, so he should dedicate them to His Majesty. ”

"Good!" Li Shimin said happily: "Filial piety is commendable, it seems that I really misunderstood you." ”

Li Mu sighed and said: "The world often misunderstands ministers, and ministers are used to it. ”

The monarch and the minister looked at each other and smiled, tacitly.

In fact, they both understand that Wang Xizhi's calligraphy is a step. There has to be such a thing, and as for whether it's a copybook or something else, the effect is the same.

Li Shimin asked people to move to Jindun and motioned for Li Mu to sit down. The monarch and the ministers were opposite, Li Shimin looked at Li Mu, Li Mu looked at him indifferently, and the atmosphere became a little delicate.

In the past, when Li Shimin saw Li Mu, it was very lively. No matter what the monarch and the minister say, they are noisy and shouting, and there is no time to stop. But this meeting, the two monarchs and ministers were invisibly a lot more unfamiliar, and Li Shimin wanted to speak several times, but he couldn't find an entry point.

"Beard grown." Li Shimin was speechless and said: "If you have a beard, it means that you have grown up." ”

"Do people always have to grow up-" Li Mu smiled, more stable than Li Shimin, because he could probably guess what Li Shimin wanted to say and what he wanted to ask. There are some things that don't need to be spoken, and he is not suitable to say them first, so he has to wait for Li Shimin to speak first.

"Why don't you ask, why am I in a hurry to see you?"

"Your Majesty is well-informed, and bad people are everywhere. What can a minister do to hide it from His Majesty? Li Mu sighed lightly and said, "As Your Majesty knows, the minister has already met his biological mother Lu, and as His Majesty thought, the minister is indeed the son of Prince Yin." ”

Li Shimin showed a different color, he didn't expect Li Mu to dare to admit it, and asked, "Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?" ”

Li Mu said with a smile: "The minister has full confidence in His Majesty, if Your Majesty is so narrow-minded, he will be like Emperor Yang of the previous dynasty, and the minister has nothing to say." ”

Li Shimin was silent for a while, and then asked, "Now that you know the truth, don't you hate me?" ”

Li Shimin's self-proclaimed 'I' instead of me shows that he feels guilty about this incident. This knee-jerk reaction was keenly captured by Li Mu, and he was silent for a while, and said, "Your Majesty, if you say it, if you don't hate, does Your Majesty believe it?" ”

Li Shimin thought about it and shook his head.

Li Mu sighed and said: "Your Majesty doesn't believe it, and people in the world don't believe it. But what the minister said is true."

Li Shimin wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Li Mu: "Your Majesty, please listen to the minister, in the sense of reason, in filial piety, the minister should have hatred, hate Your Majesty to the bone, so that you can be a son of man." Yes, that's true. But after thinking about it, there really isn't. ”

"The minister thought about this matter carefully, and gradually, he also clarified a clue."

"Prince Yin is the biological father of the minister, this is true. But he, the father, did not fulfill his responsibilities as a father for a day. Even if it weren't for meeting Mrs. Lu by accident, the minister would never believe it in his life that the minister turned out to be the son of Prince Yin. The minister only remembered that the minister was raised by the Sun family of Mayi, and the minister only remembered that the minister's mother told the minister that the minister's father was called Li Kang, and he was a halberd chief of the Tang Dynasty. ”

These feelings have been accumulated little by little after living for so long. And a biological father who has never met, it is really difficult for the minister to be indignant. This is one. ”

"Another point, the minister has heard many people talk about the things of the year, including the things involved when the minister chatted with the emperor, and the minister can understand His Majesty's behavior back then. It is a life-and-death situation, Your Majesty or Prince Yin, you can only live one. Your Majesty has won, and now it is Your Majesty who is sitting here, if Your Majesty is defeated, maybe the queen, Cheng Qian, and Qingque are all gone now. ”

Li Shimin nodded subconsciously, then shook his head again, and finally sighed: "Li Mu, I can't lie to you. In fact, if the eldest brother wins, maybe he will surround my life - it is Li Yuanji who really does not surround me, he is the one who wants my life, but the eldest brother and Li Yuanji have always been together, so in the end, it may be as you said. ”

Li Mu didn't dwell on this matter, and continued: "Your Majesty, the events of the year have passed. What the minister said was only one aspect. It is not these that really make the minister give up the idea of revenge. ”

"What's that?"

Li Mu said: "Your Majesty, the minister just looks at this matter rationally. "Another point, the minister has heard many people talk about the things of the year, including the things involved when the minister chatted with the emperor, and the minister can understand His Majesty's behavior back then. It is a life-and-death situation, Your Majesty or Prince Yin, you can only live one. Your Majesty has won, and now it is Your Majesty who is sitting here, if Your Majesty is defeated, maybe the queen, Cheng Qian, and Qingque are all gone now. ”

Li Shimin nodded subconsciously, then shook his head again, and finally sighed: "Li Mu, I can't lie to you. In fact, if the eldest brother wins, maybe he will surround my life - it is Li Yuanji who really does not surround me, he is the one who wants my life, but the eldest brother and Li Yuanji have always been together, so in the end, it may be as you said. ”

Li Mu didn't dwell on this matter, and continued: "Your Majesty, the events of the year have passed. What the minister said was only one aspect. It is not these that really make the minister give up the idea of revenge. ”

"What's that?"

Li Mu said: "Your Majesty, the minister just looks at this matter rationally. ”

"Another point, the minister has heard many people talk about the things of the year, including the things involved when the minister chatted with the emperor, and the minister can understand His Majesty's behavior back then. It is a life-and-death situation, Your Majesty or Prince Yin, you can only live one. Your Majesty has won, and now it is Your Majesty who is sitting here, if Your Majesty is defeated, maybe the queen, Cheng Qian, and Qingque are all gone now. ”

Li Shimin nodded subconsciously, then shook his head again, and finally sighed: "Li Mu, I can't lie to you. In fact, if the eldest brother wins, maybe he will surround my life - it is Li Yuanji who really does not surround me, he is the one who wants my life, but the eldest brother and Li Yuanji have always been together, so in the end, it may be as you said. ”

Li Mu said: "Your Majesty, the minister just looks at it rationally