After all kinds of things, Li Mu has not grown at all. For example, he used to feel that many things were unnecessary, and these unnecessary things constituted hypocrisy, and hypocrisy was what he hated, so when it came to things, he preferred to go straight.

But now he understands that in many things, or many times, hypocrisy is also necessary. Hypocrisy is sometimes a step that leaves room for each other. Li Mu didn't dare to guarantee that he would not cause trouble again, in order not to face the situation of his life hanging by a thread, Li Mu decided to be hypocritical and add a few lines of protection for himself.

Foreign Affairs Office, he is not ready to pick a head.

Who is up to the task? There are a few candidates, and the first choice is naturally Ma Zhou. If Ma Zhou picks the head, whether it is Li Shimin, or the eldest grandson Wuji, or even between the government and the opposition, there will be no fault. After all, compared with Li Mu, Ma Zhou seems to be much more reliable. Li Mu's ability is affirmed, but he is also known for his poor dealing. Dealing with him, no matter what his identity is, he has no face, he has to follow the path he draws, even if he understands things, he has made a lot of money, after all, the 'user experience' is very poor, this is like buying something, it also costs money, who doesn't want to find a better 'customer service'.

Although Ma Zhou was very suitable, Li Mu didn't plan to let him do it. There are two reasons, one is that Ma Zhou and him are not of the same mind. Ma Zhou's style of doing things is incompatible with Li Mu, and the two people who are not in harmony are destined to last long. Li Mu asked Ma Zhou to come over, and he didn't plan to do it for a long time, but when he hired people, Ma Zhou was suitable in all aspects, and he was just 'seconded' to use it. He knew that Ma Zhouzhi was not with him, and now there was no way, if he stayed up for a year or two, he would definitely think about returning to Chang'an. And Li Shimin also had arrangements for Ma Zhou, and he would not let him stay in Luoyang for too long. Let him come, it is also a bit of a stealing teacher, I want to learn something from Li Mu.

Another reason is that it is not equal and inappropriate. The so-called asymmetry can be seen from the name, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, these are two equal institutions. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has now been handed over to the crown prince Li Chengqian, and its significance is self-evident. If after the establishment of the Foreign Affairs Office, Ma Zhou came to take charge, and Ma Zhou and Li Chengqian were the people in charge of the Foreign Affairs Office and the Internal Affairs Office respectively, how could Ma Zhou and He De be compared with Li Chengqian?

Moreover, no matter how capable Ma Zhou is, after all, he is a courtier, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs involve too many interests. This person must be very trusted by the emperor, although Ma Zhou is valued by Li Shimin, but it has not reached the level of great trust. Although Ma Zhou is a poor family, he is close to the eldest grandson Wuji and others, and he knows people and faces, but he doesn't know his heart, who knows which side he has taken refuge into?

If he takes refuge with a certain force, that force will certainly receive great help in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Once there is partiality and justice cannot be achieved, it will have a very great impact on the development of the Foreign Affairs Bureau.

Why is the Ministry of Internal Affairs developing so fast? Isn't it because the internal affairs office was all cultivated by Li Mu himself, with the same three views and the same goals, even if they were inconsistent before, they were later brainwashed by him into a group of young people who were in charge? If anyone intervenes in a few forces from all sides, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Based on these considerations, it is not suitable for Ma Zhou to be the principal of the Foreign Affairs Office.

The second candidate is Li Tai, and Li Tai has no big problem in terms of identity. But if Li Tai is the head of the Foreign Affairs Office, it is easy to cause controversy. After all, the Internal Affairs Office is under the control of the crown prince, and if the Foreign Affairs Office is returned to the King of Wei, isn't it clear that the two dragons want to 'seize the heir'? Li Shimin is only thirty-three years old this year, and it will be more than 20 years before he burps, he doesn't want to choose a side so early, at present, the thickest thigh has to be Li Shimin.

Therefore, Li Tai can't do it, not only can't, but he also has to keep a certain distance from the Foreign Affairs Office. This is also Li Mu thinking too much, Li Tai is now busy with the Literature Museum, even if he wants Li Tai to help, Li Tai is not necessarily interested.

The two most suitable candidates were not successful, and Dou Ren appeared in Li Mu's mind.

He is the emperor's maternal uncle, and he has never been involved in the affairs of the court. In terms of trust, there should be no problem. Although he is a nobleman, the Dou family has always adhered to his duties and never formed a party. Moreover, the foundation of the Dou family is not so huge, and it is not a threat to the royal family and the imperial court, unlike the eldest grandson, Li Shimin will be a little jealous.

But these are not the most important, the most important thing is that Dou Ren has no talent. This is the key reason why Li Mu finally chose Dou Ren, what he needs is a puppet, a puppet who is willing to implement his ideas steadfastly. This is also the good quality of a puppet, puppet, if you have your own ideas, can you still call it a puppet? It's just going to mess things up.

Therefore, he asked Li Tai to invite Dou Ren. But in the end, whether he is competent or not has to be observed, if this puppet is not qualified, even if he stays in the Foreign Affairs Office, he cannot be entrusted with important tasks.

……

Outside the walls of the Hou Mansion, there was a lot of people.

The conditions given by Li Mu are good enough, and the threshold is low enough, so people who sign up will naturally flock to it. Li Mu set the theme of this 'draft' as 'Heavenly Creation', and shamelessly plagiarized the book written by Song Yingxing, a master in the late Ming Dynasty, after a thousand years. His purpose of holding this 'draft' coincides with these four words.

Of course, there is also a difference, Song Yingxing's "Tiangong Kaiwu" is a summary of the folk skills before the end of the Ming Dynasty, and the things recorded in it are all techniques accumulated over hundreds of years. And what Li Mu relies on is his system.

There is a difference in nature, but the performance is not much different.

Li Mu's purpose in doing this thing is to create something for the system and find a source and a reason. In the future, if he comes up with something, he doesn't have to be far-fetched to become an immortal, it can be said that he came from the skills of so-and-so, isn't there such a saying, the master comes out of the people.

Another reason is that Luoyang is about to be repaired and built, and many craftsmen are needed. It is not Li Mu's style of doing things, it is also a waste of time to look for a family, it is better to have a 'draft', let the craftsmen near Luoyang come out by themselves, he believes that with the background of Luoyang, the number of craftsmen is completely enough.

Li Mu is definitely not blindly optimistic, Luoyang has this strength. You must know that when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built Luoyang City, when the Grand Canal was dug, hundreds of thousands of conscripts were levied, and almost all the craftsmen of the country were concentrated in Luoyang City.

Their hometown has changed, but their skills have not been lost. These people have all repaired the palace for the emperor, and the level is not below the craftsmen of Chang'an, or even better. Li Mu just wanted to use this 'draft' to find out how skilled the craftsmen of the early Tang Dynasty were. He is going to find drawings with similar distances from the system according to the situation, otherwise if it exceeds this era too much, it is still difficult to explain, and there is also a suspicion of promoting seedlings.

Just sign up, so naturally there is no need for Li Mu to come forward in person. He only glanced at it a few times, and then went back to the back house. Bai Qiaoqiao's due date is in these few days, and she may give birth at any time, Li Musheng is afraid of some accidents, so he doesn't dare to leave at night.

……

The news spread so quickly, Li Mu's draft recruitment was in full swing, and all parties on Chang'an's side also received the news. txt

First of all, the news about the Foreign Affairs Office, Li Shimin received a secret report from the bad people and Dongchang. Now the news of Luoyang, no more than a day and a half, can be transmitted back to Chang'an, in order to quickly deliver the news, inspired by Li Mu's flying pigeons, the bad people and the East Factory have also enabled their own flying pigeons, that is, the efficiency to be discounted. It is not uncommon for pigeons to be lost, but it doesn't matter, they all have their own ciphertext. Irrelevant people, even if they intercept their pigeons, will not be able to decipher a coherent sentence.

Two notes are placed on the desk, corroborating each other, and the news is true.

Li Shimin's brows are tightly locked, and the Sichuan between his eyebrows can kill flies. Father-in-law Gao watched from the side, didn't dare to pant loudly, and secretly said bitterly in his heart: "What kind of moth is this, I just handed over the Internal Affairs Office to the Prince, and I made another Foreign Affairs Office, is this because I am afraid that Your Majesty will not be afraid of you?" I'm afraid that Your Majesty won't misunderstand that you are a golden cicada? ”

"Gao Gan."

"The old slave is here." Gao Gonggong didn't dare to slack off, and was busy responding.

"Tell me two words."

Gonggong Gao hurriedly cheered up and responded: "Your Majesty, please speak, the old slave remembers." ”

"Tell the East Palace, tell him about the affairs of the Chengqian Foreign Affairs Office, and tell him that I don't care about this matter, he will make his own decisions, no matter what he does, I will not blame him, let him think it out for himself. It's decided, I'm done, I'm going to write an understanding for me, and I'm going to read it. ”

Gao Gonggong responded: "The old slave has written it down." ”

"Also, go to Honglu Temple and ask the Ministry of Rites to tell the envoys who have not left Chang'an. In the future, the Ministry of Rites only accepted tributary matters. The trade matter was handed over to Li Mu. They wanted to do business and went to Luoyang to find him. If there is any objection from the Ministry of Rites, ask them to write an excerpt. If anyone can guarantee that Li Mu does a good job, the court will not suffer. Whoever says this, to whom I give this authority, and no one dares to protect it, so I will not speak. I don't want to talk about it in the court. ”

Hearing this, Gonggong Gao's heart was put down, and he smiled and said: "The old slave pondered, no one dared to boast about this Haikou." Luoyang Hou does business, that is obvious to all. ”

"That's what he can do." Li Shimin glanced at Gonggong Gao, but didn't say anything. Gao Gonggong's preference for Li Mu matter, Li Shimin is vigilant. But he's thought about it, and that's normal. After all, Li Mu is not in Chang'an, and finding someone to say a few good words for him from time to time is also the proper meaning of the question, so it is strange not to do this.

Gao Gonggong was just about to turn around and leave, but another news came, but this news was not passed on by bad people and Dongchang. It was Li Tai's flying pigeon handbook, which was sent from the Lizheng Palace.

In order to greet his mother sooner or later, Li Tai specially asked Li Mu for a pair of pigeons. Every morning and dusk, he would write a short note telling the eldest grandson empress what he had done every day. This is a communication between mother and son, but it does not involve espionage. And Li Shimin didn't want his son to know that he was sending someone to secretly spy on Li Mu.

Today's invitation mentioned that Li Mu wanted to accept apprentices.

He also heard Li Siwen mention it, so his words were unknown. But Empress Changsun felt that she should tell Li Shimin about this, after all, her son, the dignified King of Wei, was also Li Mu's apprentice.

"What is this kid going to do......" Li Shimin read Li Tai's note, and his eyebrows twisted even more. The note also mentioned that Li Mu recruited craftsmen. This is not surprising to Li Shimin, after all, the eldest grandson Wuji has already returned, and he said the situation in Luoyang, because the locust plague has delayed the construction period of the gallop, and it is very normal to recruit craftsmen in order to rush the construction period.

The two things were pondered together, Li Shimin felt a little ridiculous, did Li Mu want to choose a few apprentices among these recruited craftsmen?

When did he become so diligent, didn't he say before that he didn't like his disciples? So far, there are only three apprentices he has recognized. The eldest grandson Wuji, Li Tai, and Qin Huaidao were all accepted by him when he had to accept them, and this time he took the initiative to accept apprentices, what did he plan to do?

Do you really want to start a sect?

Li Shimin suddenly felt so tired, when Li Mu was by his side, he could still grasp Li Mu's thoughts, meet and talk, and guess eight or nine. Now that Li Mu is no longer by his side, he has completely lost control of Li Mu's thoughts, and now the thoughts in his mind, Li Shimin can't guess it.

"At what age did you think about starting a sect? I'd like to see what kind of sect you can start. ”

Li Shimin muttered, waved his hand, and motioned for Gao Gonggong to hurry up and do something. I picked up a notebook and opened it to read it.

The eldest grandson Wuji has been busy taking exams recently, so he has no time to help him watch the folds. Li Shimin had to work overtime again, and he had to stay up late every day.

Li Shimin suddenly felt so tired, when Li Mu was by his side, he could still grasp Li Mu's thoughts, meet and talk, and guess eight or nine. Now that Li Mu is no longer by his side, he has completely lost control of Li Mu's thoughts, and now the thoughts in his mind, Li Shimin can't guess it.

"At what age did you think about starting a sect? I'd like to see what kind of sect you can start. ”

Li Shimin muttered, waved his hand, and motioned for Gao Gonggong to hurry up and do something. I picked up a notebook and opened it to read it.

The eldest grandson Wuji has been busy taking exams recently, so he has no time to help him watch the folds. Li Shimin had to work overtime again, and he had to stay up late every day. Li Shimin suddenly felt so tired, when Li Mu was by his side, he could still grasp Li Mu's thoughts, meet and talk, and guess eight or nine. Now that Li Mu is no longer by his side, he has completely lost control of Li Mu's thoughts, and now the thoughts in his mind, Li Shi