Throne room.

Li Mu came to the door of the hall with the tiger picture in his hand.

The chief eunuch Gao Li bowed his hand and said, "The slave sees the eldest prince." ”

"This prince wants to see his father, please pass it on." Li Mulang said.

At this time, he stood in the wind, his handsome facial features seemed to be carved out of marble, with angular lines and sharp and deep eyes, and he couldn't help but feel that he gave people a sense of oppression.

He stood, his skin was fair, his facial features were deep and distinct, as evil and sensual as a sculpture, but he was motionless, like a beautiful landscape, fascinated by thousands of people.

After a while, Gao Li came out of the hall and waved his hand: "The eldest prince, please, the emperor has just finished reading the recital, and the tea is genuine." ”

Li Mu walked into the hall and saw a coal stove on the ground, on which were placed several teapots of different sizes, humming and steaming.

The palace maid plucked the tea leaves in the pot, the buds and leaves were tightly wrapped, the beauty was full, and the water was slowly immersed in it, and the delicate swam around, just like the woman's eyebrows and eyes.

The emperor sat on the soft collapse next to him, quietly sipping tea, saw Li Mu, waved his hand and beckoned him to come over: "Mu'er, come and sit, accompany me to have a drink." ”

Li Mu sat opposite Li Cheng, quietly waiting for the tea to sink and float, the teacup was cold, the tea was slowly rolled up, Li Mu took it up and took a sip, sweet and long, bitter but not astringent.

Li Cheng smiled and asked, "How?" Compared to your tea in Longmutang, how much is the difference? ”

Li Mubin said politely: "Father's tea is naturally the best, no matter how sweet Long Mutang's tea is, it can't compare to my father's Jinluan Palace after all." ”

Li Cheng laughed: "I haven't seen you for many days, Mu'er has grown a lot!" Are you here at this time for the affairs of the General's Mansion? ”

A trace of stunned flashed in Li Mu's eyes, on weekdays, no matter how he faced the courtiers and concubines, or even the soldiers in the army, he could be calm and calm. It's just that his father is like a nemesis, as long as he meets him, there will be an inexplicable uneasiness and horror.

From childhood to adulthood, no matter how deeply his mind was hidden, it was always easily detected by his father.

"Father, my son drew a picture of a tiger a few days ago, and I'll show it to you today."

After that, Li Mu beckoned the slave Liang Zhong to come and opened the scroll, and the picture showed a tiger covered in black and yellow, protecting a tiger cub under its claws as sharp as a knife. The tiger's strong limbs and piercing eyes make it majestic and majestic.

Li Cheng looked at it carefully and praised: "Very good, Mu'er's painting is also getting better and better, according to me, this picture should be named 'Tiger Poison Does Not Eat Seeds' is very appropriate, what do you think?" ”

Li Cheng's eyes when he looked at Li Mu were full of inquiry, and the smile on his face was even more gloomy.

"Father is wise." Li Mu knew that no matter how much he explained, Li Cheng's accurate answer would not change, so he simply admitted it frankly.

Li Cheng narrowed his eyes dangerously, and said in a low but majestic voice: "Mu'er, the ancients, the father is kind and the son is filial. You can be kind to your father, but can you be filial? ”

Li Mu stood up, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and replied reverently: "If you return to your father's words, your sons will inevitably be loyal to your father, and they will have no two hearts." That's exactly what I came here today! ”

"Oh? Let's take a look. Li Cheng was curious.

He guessed that his son was afraid that he had noticed the abnormality of the General's Mansion and was bent on saving the Tang family. However, how can he rescue something that has already been set in stone?

Li Mu gasped, on the way here, he had been thinking about it, thinking carefully about the prime minister's conspiracy and the emperor's determination. In the end, he made a decision that surprised even himself, in order to protect the Tang family, and also to protect himself.

"Father, the son is now in the year of establishment, to choose the right Liangdi from the Chuxiu Palace, the son is willing to leave the imperial city, go to the northwest border city to set up his own door, and be named the prince of the northwest, without the emperor's summons, no longer enter the palace half a step!"

Li Cheng held the hand of the teacup, and suddenly shook, the teacup almost fell, he slowly placed the cup on the table, raised his eyelids, the slightly sunken eye sockets exuded an inquiring light, and his thick lips pursed: "Mu'er, my father has no intention of letting you go to the fiefdom." Do you know that once you leave the imperial city and go to the fiefdom, it means that you give up your intention to inherit the throne in the future? You won't have a chance to return to the Imperial City until you have to, have you really thought about it? ”

Li Mu nodded very firmly, his temples were like a knife, his eyebrows were like ink paintings, his jade voice, and he said in a straight and round voice: "Erchen has already thought very clearly, father, which prince will inherit your throne in the future, that is the decision of the father, as a courtier, Erchen is not allowed to interfere, so Erchen is willing to go to the fief to be a prince, manage a land, raise a people, and try to be clean and comfortable, and it will not be in vain in this world." ”

"It's a big ambition!" Li Cheng smiled lightly, he glanced at Li Mu's innocent look, and he really made up his mind!

However, Li Cheng's fingers gently tapped the tea noodles, and his voice was as thick as the long cry of an eagle spreading its wings, and asked, "So, what are your plans for the General's Mansion?" According to my investigation, the Tang family has always intended to recommend you as the prince, are you really willing to give up the world? You are my son, and this great country must be fought for before you can be willing! ”

Li Mu didn't know this truth! If he hadn't realized the severity of the form, he would of course have chosen to stay in the imperial city and wait for the opportunity to obtain the throne. Dare to ask the whole world, who doesn't want to be the lord of the country?

It's a pity that in front of Li Cheng, he can only choose to endure this ambition and hide his inner thoughts.

"Father, the son is not a son-in-law, the son of the minister's mother, Concubine Shu, has always been a non-fighter, and she lives a stable life in the harem, and has never had the ambition to fight. In all fairness, I thought that my father might be interested in making me the prince. However, Erchen knows how many catties and taels he weighs, how can He De win this hard-won world? It is better to give it to the virtuous brothers, who are responsible for the country and the people! ”

Li Mu lowered his eyelids, his long eyelashes covered the emotions under his eyes, and he secretly promised in his heart: In the future, he will definitely create an opportunity to return to the imperial city, and he can only leave temporarily.

Li Cheng carefully looked at Li Mu's expression, and suddenly sneered: "It seems that Tang Zhentian's family is very important to you!" In order to protect them, you can even give up the position of prince! Once my decree is given, you will never have a chance to return! Have you really figured it out? To the Northwest Fiefdom? It's not a place of abundance! ”

"If you choose a rich place in the southeast, my father will definitely worry about the constant recruitment of soldiers and horses and training soldiers, in order to make my father feel at ease, my son is not afraid of hardship or tiredness, not afraid of long distances, the northwest is desolate, it is indeed a good place for leisure!"

Li Mujin explained with relish, as if he had arrived at the northwest fiefdom and saw the scene of the wind blowing the grass.

Li Cheng couldn't help laughing: "Okay! Now that my son has made up his mind, I am ready! Come on, get ready with pen and ink! ”

"Thank you for your father's decree!" Li Mu kowtowed gratefully.

Li Cheng took the brush, waved the pen like ink, and said on his lips: "The eldest prince Li Mu, benevolent and virtuous, is now named the king of the northwest, and he will be given ten thousand taels of gold, and he will immediately go to the northwest fiefdom to be competent!" ”

Li Mu took the fold handed over by Gao Li, and said respectfully: "Thank you, Emperor!" ”

Taking a few steps back, Li Mu began to intercede for the Tang family, with a sincere attitude, and said earnestly: "Father, the General's Mansion is loyal to you, and Tang Zhentian can be said to be a rare talent of the previous dynasty!" The Tang family has cultivated countless soldiers, brave and good at fighting, and heroic elites. After Erchen left, he hoped that the Tang family could replace Erchen, accompany his father, and become his father's help, so that he could confront the Prime Minister's Mansion and balance the forces of the previous dynasty. ”

Immediately afterwards, Li Mu raised his head and quietly glanced at Li Cheng's expression, he frowned, as if he was very dissatisfied with these words.

Li Mu hurriedly explained: "Father, the son and the minister have trespassed, and they don't dare to talk about the affairs of the previous dynasty!" As soon as the retainers left, they couldn't stay by their father's side to fulfill their duties, General Tang and his sons were on good terms, and his father knew about it, so let him become his father's dependence! ”

Li Cheng didn't answer immediately, his half-closed and half-open eyes seemed to be thinking about the affairs of the court, and it was naturally not child's play.

Li Mu didn't dare to say anything, but he stayed in place, just didn't leave.

He thought that he would have to wait until he had the answer he wanted.

After a while, Li Cheng said slowly: "I, I have already issued the secret decree to the prime minister, this is something that cannot be changed, I have a thousand words." However, now that you are willing to leave the imperial city and go to the fief as the king, then I will naturally let go of my vigilance, and the Tang family is willing to be loyal to my country, which is naturally a good thing, if they can escape tomorrow, it will be the blessing of you and the Tang family. If they can't escape, that's what they should do! ”

Li Mu didn't seem to understand it, and before he could fully understand the meaning of Li Cheng's words, he saw him instruct the servant: "Send the eldest prince back to Longmu Hall!" Set off tomorrow, Mu'er, go see your mother! ”

"Yes." Li Mu responded.

When Li Mu left the Jinluan Palace, Gao Li pinched the emperor's shoulder and back, and said puzzledly: "Your Majesty, now that you have let down your guard against the eldest prince, why don't you directly issue a holy decree to exempt General Tang's family from being killed?" In this way, with generals and prime ministers to compete and restrain each other, the previous dynasty will be more stable, and your country can last for a long time! ”

Li Cheng closed his eyes tightly, he was very satisfied with Gao Li's method of pinching his back, turned his neck, twisted his shoulders, moved his muscles and bones with all his strength, and said in a low and calm voice: "Don't worry, Mu'er is willing to go to the northwest fiefdom for the sake of the Tang family." He will naturally try his best to save the General's Mansion, if he doesn't care about the life or death of the General's Mansion, he will never have a chance to return to the Imperial City! ”

Gao Li covered his mouth, and his shrill voice was surprised: "So...... Keeping the General's Mansion in order to return to the palace one day and fight it out? ”

Li Cheng nodded with a smile: "That's right!" They are all my sons, and I have experienced the battle for the succession of the Nine Dragons, how can I not understand their methods? But ah, I don't have many heirs, it doesn't matter how the three of them fight, if they dare to rebel against me and covet my throne, then the Tang family will end! ”

Gao Li smiled and exclaimed: "The emperor is sage! The emperor deserves to be the pride of the sky! O blessing to the people! It's all up to you! ”

Li Cheng smiled: "Of course, for me, as long as I don't fight my idea, it's a good thing that they restrain each other. Therefore, the matter of saving the General's Mansion cannot be done by me personally, it must be done by Mu'er, so that the prime minister will not be resentful of me.

Even if the prime minister suspects that I have acquiesced in this matter, he will not dare to speak out publicly, he will only admire my means, that is, to keep the peace of the throne of the country, and to solve Mu'er's ambitions, and to keep the general's mansion and their prime minister's mansion to contain each other, what can he do? I am the emperor, not something they can easily calculate! ”

"Yes, yes, the emperor is a saint, a minion, I admire it so much!" Gao Li said with a flattering smile, "Your Majesty, what do you say about the eldest prince, what can he find to save the Tang family?" The minions are stupid and can't think of it! ”

Li Cheng thought for a moment, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "There is only one person in the world who can help him, who else can it be, you will know tomorrow!" There are very few people in this world who dare to compete with the prime minister. ”

Gao Li heard that it was covered by clouds and mountains, and looked at Li Cheng's tired appearance, as if he was about to fall asleep, so he stopped talking.

Li Mu left the Jinluan Palace and came to Concubine Shu's Changle Palace first.

Concubine Shu wore a light-colored palace dress, wrapped in a delicate figure, dignified and virtuous, her hair was pulled up in a cloud bun, fixed with a purple hosta, the appearance of a captivating city, the posture of a closed moon, and her mouth was like Zhu Dan.

Seeing Li Mu coming, Concubine Shu smiled charmingly: "Mu'er, how can you have time to go to the concubine's Changle Palace today?" ”

Li Mu sat on the soft couch all of a sudden, drank all the tea on the table, changed the cautious appearance of the Jinluan Hall just now, and was heroic between his eyebrows, and said in a low voice: "Mother concubine, my father has a will, let me go to the northwest fiefdom tomorrow, and make me the king of the northwest, and I will not be allowed to step into the imperial city without a summons." ”

"What?" Concubine Shu was shocked, she raised her hand, put the hair on her sideburns behind her head, and said in astonishment, "The emperor is so dignified, why did he want to get rid of you?" ”

Li Mu frowned, and sighed helplessly: "It's just that I can't do anything to protect myself." Mother, the person I will talk to you about next, please remember that the prime minister, as well as Haozhe, Jing Guiren, and Matsuzawa, these people are all my enemies.

The Tang family will help me. When I go to the fiefdom, you can ask the Tang family for help if you have something, or find your grandfather Taifu! Be extra careful of my enemies, if they make any moves, you have to find a way to help me send the news to the fiefdom! ”

"I understand, Mu'er." Concubine Shu reluctantly held Li Mu's cold hand, her eyes were full of distress, "It's all because the mother concubine has no status in the harem, and she is not favored by the emperor." The mother concubine will not intrigue and can't help you, so you have to bear it alone! You can rest assured, the mother concubine will definitely help you, and you should be together in the palace, and the mother believes that one day, you can return to the palace and reunite with the mother concubine. ”

Li Mu got up and swore that he would definitely come back, now that the Tang family is in trouble, I still have important things to deal with, the mother concubine asks you to take care of the phoenix body, and the sons will retire first!" ”

"Okay, okay, don't worry about me." Concubine Shu said, tears streaming down her face.

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