Fang Xuanling deliberately amplified his voice so that the Lu family in the ancestral hall could hear it. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Lu Shi moving, so he quickened his pace and hurried away with the butler.

Lu Shi came to the door, looked at Fang Xuanling's hurried steps, raised his hand and called the people who were cleaning in the yard, and asked, "What did Grandpa say just now?" Who's coming? ”

Up and down the Guogong Mansion, who doesn't know that the Lu family is in charge. The subordinate didn't dare not answer, and said, "The housekeeper came to report, saying that it was a visit from the Hou of Zhulu." The grandfather said that he couldn't be lazy, and he had to open the middle door to greet him. ”

"What?!" Lu Shiden was furious and said, "Who is worth it for him to open the middle door to greet him?" It's getting more and more disrespectful! Come, take my commandment! I want to see what kind of monster this Li Mu is! There is a road in heaven if you don't go, and there is no way to go to hell, and today I will avenge the humiliation of Fan Yang Lu's family! ”

When Fang Yiai heard this, she didn't care about kneeling, got up and ran over to stop her, and said, "Mother, I can't help it!" This Li Mu is not an ordinary person, you will suffer like this! ”

"Did you get up?" Lu raised the ring ruler in his hand, and Fang Yiai had to kneel, but still said: "Mother, in the house, my father let you, we respect you, you can do whatever you want." But outside, not everything can follow your heart, Li Mu is not a simple character, he can fight his uncle, he must have the ability, you ......"

"Hugh is going to say this nonsense, do you want to say that your mother is a woman, and it is not useful? It's really no politeness at all! No matter how powerful he Li Mu is, can he compare to the emperor? You kneel in front of my ancestors and repent for me, and it's not your turn to take care of my affairs! ”

The Lu family once had a head-on conflict with Li Shimin because of Li Shimin's desire to reward his concubine to Fang Xuanling. Li Shimin brought vinegar as poisonous wine for her to drink, she raised her head and drank it, Li Shimin was so frightened that he didn't dare to care anymore. Lu thought that he had won the emperor, but in fact, this was the woman's opinion, how could Li Shimin, as the emperor, be afraid of a woman. He saw Fang Xuanling's affection for the Lu family, and he couldn't bear to force his minister's wife to leave a bad name.

The Lu family was short-sighted, and used this as a basis to show off his strength, Li Shimin had also heard of it a little, but he didn't say anything, it was for Fang Xuanling's face.

Under the service of the maid, the Lu family changed into the clothes of the edict, and came to the lobby of the front yard with a breath of air. When he walked to the door, he was about to push the door in, when he heard the conversation inside, Lu frowned slightly, stood at the door, and did not go in.

“…… In order to save time, I will be open and honest. This time, I'm bothering, in addition to New Year's greetings, there is one more thing to talk about with Fang Xiang. Recently, Fang Xiang must have heard about the recent rise in food prices. As the chief minister, Fang Xiang naturally understands that the people take food as the sky, and the price of food is related to the community. If it is a natural or man-made disaster, it will be enough, there was no major disaster last year, but the price of food rose in vain, behind this matter, there will be people who make trouble! ”

Fang Xuanling nodded and said, "This matter is indeed abnormal. ”

"Your Majesty is furious!" Li Mu stood up and was furious: "Fang Xiang, how can you say that someone would disregard the law so much?" Although the pastor is young, this basic truth is still understood, the people should not be bullied, and the people should not be humiliated! ”

Fang Xuanling looked at Li Mu and said secretly in his heart, what is a talent, this is a talent! If he hadn't known in advance that this was a scene for his wife, Fang Xuanling would have thought that Li Mu was telling the truth.

Li Mu had already entered the play, who knew what he was thinking, and continued to follow the script in his heart, and said: "Your Majesty handed over this matter to me, and I naturally did my best to share your Majesty's worries." The brocade guards were dispatched to investigate the matter. Things are not difficult to check, and in half a day, the context has been clear. The troublemakers behind this matter are the Shandong Shi clan headed by the Fan Yang Lu clan and the Xingyang Zheng clan. They were unwilling to accept His Majesty's punishment of them, and tried in vain to manipulate the price of grain, threaten His Majesty, and threaten the imperial court. How is it different from rebellion to be so bold? ”

Lu Shi hid outside the door, and when he heard the word "rebellion", he mentioned his throat when he was in his heart!

The dissatisfaction of the Shandong scholars with Li Shimin is well known, but it is not said that it has reached the level of rebellion. The reason is very simple, I don't dare.

At that time, the Shandong scholars, for their own selfish interests, supported the local heroes and tried to support the army and stand on their own. How many heroes were born in a while, and what happened in the end? Haven't they all been wiped out? And it was not the invincible Tiance General Li Shimin who eliminated them, but Li Jiancheng, who was not known for his military force and did not have many good generals in his hands.

Replaced by Li Shimin going in person, with Li Shimin's combat style at that time, whether the Shandong Shi clan can exist now is two theories.

Therefore, to this day, the opposition of the Shandong Shi clan to Li Shimin will always be controlled in words, and will not really take action. Because they knew in their hearts that without the leadership of a person like Li Shimin back then, no matter how strong the Shandong Shi clan was, it was just a plate of scattered sand.

Li Shimin also understands this truth, so he has never really taken the Shandong Shi clan seriously, but just feels annoying.

But if Li Shimin really thinks that the Shandong Shi clan will rebel, then the matter will be a big deal. Li Shimin was the emperor, and the early Tang Dynasty was an era of stars, and he had just defeated the Turks, and his morale was booming. It can be described as a million soldiers and a thousand fierce generals. On the other hand, the Shandong Shi clan, with food but no soldiers, and hundreds of village warriors who guard Zhuangzi are of any use in front of the Tang Dynasty Iron Cavalry. They are like a flock of fat sheep in the face of hungry wolves, completely powerless.

It's about Fan Yang's own family, how can the Lu family not be nervous. I had the intention to push the door in, but I was worried that she would go in, Li Mu would not continue to talk because she was beside her, so she had to continue to wait at the door, waiting to hear what Li Mu said next.

"I reported the ins and outs of the matter to His Majesty. When His Majesty heard this, he was very angry. Even if you have to give an order, more than 30 grain dealers involved in the incident will be arrested and beheaded, so as to set an example! ”

Fang Xuanling was amazed when he watched from the sidelines. As the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, if such a big thing really happened, he would behead more than 30 people at one time, and he couldn't have known it. There is definitely no such thing, but it is absolutely here, Li Mu can say that there is no such thing as the truth, it is really amazing!

Suddenly, Fang Xuanling saw Li Mu's eyes, hurriedly put away his demeanor of watching the play, sighed, and said, "Although these grain sellers are guilty, it is really a bit ...... to kill so many people at once Your Majesty once aspired to be a Ming Jun, and this move is afraid that it will damage Your Majesty's reputation! ”

"Yes, yes!" Li Mu stomped his feet and said: "I think the same way, the room is the same as me!" ”

Fang Xuanling almost didn't hold his breath, he read poetry and books like him, how could he not have read "Three Kingdoms", the heroes see the same thing, and the words "Three Kingdoms, Shu Shu, Pang Tong Biography", the wise and resourceful people in the world see the same ear. This is a sentence that heroes cherish heroes, there is nothing wrong with the words, but when Li Mu said it, there was always a feeling that the two of them were pulled to the same level.

Fang Xuanling was very uncomfortable when he heard it, but at this time, he asked Li Mu for something, and he couldn't say anything, so he could only smile and vaguely pass over.

“…… I told His Majesty at the time. Your Majesty, you are confused! For the sake of the Xingyang Zheng clan and the Fan Yang Lu clan, this group of cattle and horses ruined their own reputation, why bother? Fan Yang Lu's family, Xingyang Zheng family, what kind of things are they, that is, the country villager, the rogue who is a scoundrel, especially that bullshit Confucian, the sage's scriptures have been read in the dog's stomach! They are all disloyal, unfilial, unkind and unrighteous people, Your Majesty, can you be more serious with these people? This is like playing the piano to a cow and losing your identity! ”

This was a good scolding, not only the Lu family outside the door couldn't listen to it, but even Fang Xuanling couldn't listen to it anymore. Fanyang Lu's family, Xingyang Zheng's family, that is one of the five surnames and seven hopes, a thousand-year-old gate valve. Long before the Three Dynasties, people had a well-known name. The ancestors mentioned one casually, and they are all contemporary celebrities.

How did it come to Li Mu's mouth and become a cow and horse, a villager, and a scoundrel?

Fang Xuanling was worried about his wife's explosion, so he hurriedly went back to make up for it, and said: "You can't say that, even if you are called a great Confucian, you must have the ability, you can't talk about it, you can't talk about it." ”

"Lie?" Li Mu sneered and said, "The saint taught them to be loyal to the monarch, are they loyal?" The saints taught them to love their people, did they love it? If they love the people, they will not raise the price of grain, so that the people will not be able to afford rice! I scolded them for what's wrong, I scolded them, they still have to thank me, if I hadn't stopped them, they would have fallen to the ground at this time! ”

Fang Xuanling could be regarded as having seen Li Mu's sharp mouth, and he was worried about attracting more words, so he had to echo: "Yes, you are right, they have to thank you." ”

"I am a gentleman, how can I be confused with them, and I will not accept their thanks." Li Mu looked arrogant and said, "After my persuasion, Your Majesty promised not to behead them. A three-day time limit for them to bring down the price of food and bear all the losses. At the same time, each person was fined 500 yuan, which was used to relieve orphans and displaced people. ”

Speaking of this, Li Mu took a deep breath and exclaimed: "Your Majesty's mind is like the four seas, and he is really a model for us to learn!" Fang Xiang, as ministers, you and I, as ministers, can be under the leadership of His Majesty, it is really ...... What a blessing that has been cultivated for several lifetimes! ”

Fang Xuanling didn't bother to say anything, so he nodded again and again in agreement.

"But!" Li Mu suddenly gasped, which frightened Fang Xuanling's heart, and secretly said Can't you finish it in one breath, who can stand this shock!

"Your Majesty loves the people like a son, and you can turn a blind eye to these ignorant traders and punish them for drinking. But the moths in the court can't be counted so easily. As a minister of the DPRK and China, but his heart is not in the court, but in his own interests, such a person must be found and eliminated! ”

Li Muyu glanced at the door and continued: "Your Majesty means to kill traitors who eat inside and outside, kill chickens and monkeys, and let some people increase their memory!" This is also the purpose of my coming to find the Fang Xiang today, and this matter has something to do with the Fang Xiang. ”

When Fang Xuanling heard Li Mu say this, he was really a little confused and couldn't figure out whether it was true or false, so he couldn't help but be more careful in his heart, and said, "What can it have to do with me?" ”

"Lu Zhaoling is a person who has a relationship with Fang, right?"

Fang Xuanling was a little blindfolded, and muttered: "The old man doesn't remember having a kiss......

At this time, the Lu family couldn't help it, walked into the lobby, and said, "Grandpa, you are confused, you have relatives." Although there are not many contacts, Lu Zhaoling and I are both from the Fan Yang Lu family, and they are my cousins. ”

Fang Xuanling was actually pretending, an official in the court, he didn't know. Seeing that the Lu family couldn't help but come out, he secretly glanced at Li Mu and introduced, "Li Mu, this is my wife." Madam, this is the number one talent in the Tang Dynasty today, Li Mu, the deer marquis. Let's see, is it a talent? ”

The Lu clan hated Li Mu to the bone, and when he heard this, he was even more angry, but because he was worried about the safety of Fan Yang Lu's family, he had to squeeze out a smile and said, "How can the Marquis of Zhulu be entrusted with a heavy task by His Majesty, how can he not be a talent?" Old woman, I heard that Zhuluhou was coming, so I deliberately changed my clothes to see me, and I didn't dare to slack off in the slightest. ”

Li Mu bowed his hand and said with a smile: "The kid has seen Mrs. Fate, Mrs. is really beautiful in this dress, how many orders are there?" ”

"The husband is from the first product of the country, and he is from the first product."

"Oh!" Li Mu suddenly realized and said: "It turned out to be stained with the light of the room, how can I be more beautiful than my wife's clothes, I see." I'm not as good as Fang Xiang, but just a military marquis from the third grade, so my wife, it's only from the order of the third grade, speaking of which, I can't stand my wife. ”

Lu's face suddenly became ugly, how could she not hear the mockery in Li Mu's words? He is saying that all the glory of the Lu family comes from Fang Xuanling, without Fang Xuanling, she is nothing, even if it is from the first grade, there is nothing to show off.

Fang Xuanling watched in horror beside him, for fear that his wife would explode and splash on the spot. But what made him worry didn't happen, Lu's face went from ugly to ugly, and then gradually calmed down.

"I was at the door just now, and I heard Zhulu Hou talking about Fan Yang Lu's family, Fan Yang Lu's family is my maiden family, so I am a little worried, and I hope that Hou Ye will not hesitate to give advice, Your Majesty will deal with my cousin, how to deal with the law?"

"Kill!"

Li Mu said this word with a smile, which made the Lu family even more frightened. From Li Mu's eyes, she saw that she didn't care, as if killing a person was as simple as killing a chicken for him.

Lu Shi said unwillingly: "Kill only one of him? ”

"Your Majesty is merciful, so naturally he only punishes the evil." Li Mu smiled: "Who made him a waiter of the Ministry of Civil Affairs?" Occupy his position and do not seek his own government, can manage it and ignore it, and sit back and watch the price of food rise, such a person who is a vegetarian in the corpse will die innocently, right? Don't you think he doesn't deserve to die? ”

Without waiting for Lu Shi to speak, Li Mu said again: "If he doesn't die, there will be many people who die." I believe that Lu Shilang is a person who values life and righteousness, if he knows that he can save dozens of people if he dies, he must be willing to die, right? ”

"What do you say?"