"Good boy!"

Li Shimin has long been surprised by Li Mu's arrogance, and from a realistic point of view, Li Mu is also telling the truth, his ability to do business is indeed too powerful. What's even more rare is his mind, how can there be so many whimsical ideas, things that ordinary people can't think of, he can come up with, and he can do it, and do it well, looking at the world, this ability is also unique.

Li Shimin wondered: "I just can't figure it out, why can you succeed in any business...... I don't see any special means for you, I really can't figure it out. ”

Li Mu smiled and said, "Your Majesty wants to know?" ”

Li Shimin glanced at him and said, "I know that you won't tell the truth, so let's not ask, drink." ”

Li Mu diligently poured a full wine glass for Li Shimin, accompanied him with a glass, and said: "There is nothing that can't tell the truth, and the minister has never concealed it, but when the minister tells the truth very seriously, whether it is His Majesty or others, they don't listen to it as a truth." ”

"Just like what the minister said in the evening, do you remember your majesty?"

Li Shimin recalled for a moment and said, "You mean the matter of throwing money?" ”

Li Mu nodded and said, "Throwing money seems ridiculous, but it is very useful. It will give the minister a very good reputation."

Li Shimin smiled dumbly, interrupted Li Mu's words, and said, "Don't put gold on your face, this will be a good reputation?" ”

Li Mu said: "Your Majesty, the reputation of the good or bad should be divided into uses. For a person like Wei Gong, throwing money on the street will definitely not be a good reputation, but for the minister, or for the things the minister does, this is a good reputation. ”

"Your Majesty, do you remember that there was an impeachment of the imperial history for soliciting bribes from Ju Zhisheng, the prince of Gaochang?"

Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "I remember that Cheng Zhijie was still speaking for you at that time. Suddenly, Li Shimin had a little realization and said, "You asked for it?" ”

Li Mu smiled: "Of course! ”

"Hah!" Li Shimin was 'furious', slapped the table and said, "You dare to deceive even me? ”

"The minister is not deceiving His Majesty, but the minister wants to save his face." Li Mu said solemnly: "The position of the minister at that time, how many people in the court regard the minister as a thorn in the side? In the imperial history, King Jing Ze, at first glance, was sent by Wei Zheng to attack the minister, if the minister let him fall, there would be no place to stand in the court - the minister doesn't really care if there is a place to stand in the court, but His Majesty still needs the minister to be in the court, otherwise the minister will directly borrow the slope to get off the donkey and go home to farm. ”

Li Shimin said angrily: "You just want to farm so much? I see that this valley is not small, you like to plant, you will plant in the spring! ”

"Of course the minister wants to plant!" Li Mu said in a natural tone: "The minister really likes farming, if the minister doesn't like it, he won't ask for seeds from the prince of Gaochang and Prince Zhenla, the minister just wants to grow crops that the Tang Dynasty doesn't have, see what is good, and then promote it with all his might." Even if it is just to let the people of the Tang Dynasty eat one more dish and eat one more bowl of rice, the ministers feel that they are extremely successful, and they have a much greater sense of accomplishment than calculating the ministers of the court. ”

Li Shimin couldn't cry or laugh, and said, "Why can't I understand your idea?" For thousands of years, the people have eaten...... Don't talk about the people, let's just talk about me, don't these emperors throughout the ages eat all grains and wild vegetables in the mountains? What's new about this that is worth your effort? ”

"Your Majesty, how can this be a useless thing?" Li Mu said: "In the minister's heart, there is nothing more important than farming!" ”

"Why?"

"Your Majesty, in the eyes of the minister, it is a matter of the country's society, any of which can be replaced, but only agriculture cannot be replaced. If you miss the agricultural time, the grains will not bear fruit, the grains will not be harvested, and the people will starve to death if they have no food! The minister rummaged through the history books and saw the so-called prosperous era - what is the prosperous era? To put it bluntly, it is just to be able to feed the people, and if the people are fed, the population will grow, the population will grow, all industries will flourish, and the military power will be prosperous. On the other hand, the demise of every dynasty is accompanied by natural and man-made disasters. When the people can't eat, they will be forced to rebel. And in the harvest era, the era when the people can live, even if the emperor is mediocre, they will not rebel. The reason is that the emperor is too far away from them, even if the emperor is brutal, he can rarely be brutal to ordinary people, and agricultural affairs are related to their rations and livelihoods, which is what they really care about! ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he no longer laughed at Li Mu, frowned, and looked thoughtful.

Li Mu sighed and said, "The minister has been thinking about this matter for more than a day or two, and he has never been able to think of a solution. Because, even if man-made disasters are controllable, but natural disasters are uncontrollable, who can know which day the ground will collapse and which day will the water be released? Therefore, even if the monarch has always been virtuous, if the heavens want to destroy this dynasty, he will not be able to avoid it. ”

Li Shimin couldn't help but say: "Then what you do, isn't it useless?" ”

"It's better to be useless than not to be good." Li Mu said seriously: "The minister has searched through the history books, but he can't find any way. Only in the historical records, the Five Emperors, I got a trace of inspiration. It records a legend that in ancient times, the common people drank blood, and when they were sick, they could only resign themselves to fate. There is Shennong's family, who tasted all the herbs, found edible grass, grass that can cure diseases, let the people plant, fill their stomachs, and cure diseases. ”

So the minister thought, Shennong's taste of a hundred herbs, and he tasted all the things he didn't see. Now the minister collects the seeds, and then plants the seeds, maybe there will be a windfall, but maybe not. But what if you don't? Even if it doesn't, it's just a matter of planting land, but if you find one, let the five grains become six grains, the people will have more choices, and the Tang Dynasty's country will be more stable, isn't it a good thing? ”

As he spoke, Li Mu laughed, his eyes shining so brightly against the backdrop of the night. Li Shimin saw the crescent moon reflected in his pupils, and suddenly sighed, he wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say, and finally raised his hand and patted Li Mu's shoulder, picked up the wine glass and touched it with him, and drank it all.

Li Mu also drank the wine, Li Shimin exhaled a breath, and said: "The play has been played for two days, and there will be a decision tomorrow, are you confident?" ”

"Originally, the minister was only 30% sure, but now, the minister is 10% sure. Your Majesty can sleep peacefully tonight, and when you wake up, your Majesty will be assured that you will see six congratulatory watches. ”

"Greetings?" Li Shimin is too unfamiliar with this thing, last year he broke through the Turks, and he didn't see five surnames and seven wang on a congratulatory watch, he really didn't have hope at all, sighed: "Don't say six, I can have two, I am satisfied." ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, there must be six copies."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and said, "Five surnames and seven wangs, who is missing?" ”

"Naturally, it's the Li family in Longxi, and they didn't participate."

"Longxi Li's ......" Li Shimin paused when he heard these four words, and seemed to be a little distracted. Li Mu looked at his expression carefully, trying to see a clue, but he didn't see anything.

After a while, Li Shimin returned to normal and said, "The Li clan in Longxi is the same clan as the imperial family, so of course they won't do this kind of thing. I was really drunk to ask such a thing. ”

Li Mu smiled and agreed, but he was more and more sure in his heart that there must be a gap between the Li family and the royal family in Longxi.

After three rounds of drinking, on the branches of the moon, Li Mu was also a little drunk, and said goodbye to the emperor and queen with his wife and concubine. This feeling is a bit like a family gathering between neighbors. Li Shimin went from Li Mu to the back door, and chatted a few more words about tomorrow before going back to rest.

Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien hugged Li Mu and helped him back home. When the wine came up, Li Mu fell asleep, and when he woke up again, it was already dawn. Looking at himself again, he has changed his clothes, and I don't know who helped change them.

Look at the side, Li Zhien and Bai Qiaoqiao are still sleeping, Li Mu didn't disturb the two, tiptoed out of bed, put on a bear coat, and came to the yard.

Li Mu glanced at the sky, and about an hour, pushed open the door and walked out. As soon as he took a step, suddenly there was a dark shadow in front of him.

Li Mu was startled, almost fell to the ground, stood up against the door frame, and complained: "Lao Wang, what are you doing, how old are you, the scholar is blocking the door?" ”

"Master Hou!" Wang Jue was full of smiles on his face, trying his best to flatter, holding a stack of folded things in both hands, and handed them to Li Mu: "Look, what is this?" ”

Li Mu counted it, seven, and wondered in his heart, why was there one more, and he didn't know: "Wang Shizhong, at this time, don't block Your Majesty, what kind of folds to write, take it back." ”

"It's not a recital!" Wang Jue hurriedly said: "This is a congratulatory watch, which is a table of praise for the five surnames and seven wang and the wang clans in Shandong, expressing their hearts and praising His Majesty's great achievements." Bothered Hou Ye, present it to His Majesty? ”

"Oh!" Li Mu took the congratulatory watch, flipped it over, glanced at Wang Jue, and said, "Wang Shizhong, you guys got this after a sleepless night, staring at such a big black circle?" What's the use of that? Your Majesty will feel better when you see this? ”

"How can this be useless? How could this be useless? The ode shows the people's support for Your Majesty! In all dynasties, there are very few emperors who can get the praise of the family, and Your Majesty ......"

"Huh!" Li Mu said angrily: "So, Your Majesty still has to be happy?" Thank you? ”

Wang Qi saw that Li Mu's expression was wrong, and said, "This is ...... Your Majesty hasn't looked at it yet, how do you know, I'm tired of the Hou Ye-"

"Alas......" Mu Li sighed, weighed the congratulatory watch in his hand, and said, "Wang Shizhong, it's not that I can't go." Just, don't put me in it. Does this thing you wrote represent the gates? Don't show it to Your Majesty today, Ming'er stood up and said alone, this thing was not written by us, it was a fake made by the emperor, if this kind of thing happens, Your Majesty's face will be lost, and no one can guarantee what will happen at that time! ”

When Wang Jue heard this, he immediately said, "Don't worry, Master Hou, this kind of thing will never happen!" He opened a congratulatory watch, and at the end of the day, he pointed to a stamp on it and said, "No one can deny this thing!" ”