Chapter 878
Li Mu said that he would talk to Jin Chen about the storybook, but it was not actually a lie. Jin Chen's enthusiasm for acting has not diminished, but no matter how good the actor is, he can't do without a good script. So after Li Mu came back, Jin Chen begged him to write a script.
But Li Mu can only remember so many classics. He has used the Red Chamber, Dou E's injustice, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and it is also suitable for the heroine's play. I really can't remember anything. He just picked up "Peony Pavilion" and "Cui Yingying" and so on and told the story for half a night. When he got up the next day, his eyes were all dark.
Li Mu stopped washing and told the maid not to wake up Jin Chen. When he rushed to the front hall, the atmosphere in the flower hall was very different from yesterday.
At this moment, the hall was sitting in the directors of the Office of the Internal Affairs. They all had the title of master and apprentice with Li Mu. When they heard that Li Mu was back, they came to pay their respects together.
Li Mu was also very happy when he first saw his old friend. Nowadays, people who graduated from the Tang Dynasty Technical School can already stand alone, not as a rookie, especially Xu Ji, the nephew of Xu Jingzong, who was a little fatter than when Li Mu met him last time. He was a little bit like the one he had in the past. Li Mu didn't recognize him at first sight. He heard that he reported to his house and was able to get the chance. Li Mu patted his stomach and smiled and said, "Look at your fat look, you are a corrupt official! I should cut you with Shangfang's sword!"
Xu Ji was sweating coldly on his forehead. Although he knew that Li Mu was telling a joke, he still couldn't help but feel a cool breeze from the back of his neck: "The principal dared not forget the teachings, and he would never dare to do corruption."
Changsun Chong exposes: "My teacher, don't believe him. I heard that this kid built a mansion in his hometown, which cost a lot of money and he showed it off some time ago."
"Is that right?" Li Mu glanced at it and asked with a smile: "Is it true or false? I can't tell!"
Xu Ji glared at Changsun with resentment, knowing that he could not hide it from Li Mu, and bowed and said, "Principal, students dare not be greedy, but they have to give it to me - alas, please punish the principal."
"I'm so sorry." Li Mu waved his hand and said, "When did the principal say that I can't be greedy?"
"Can you be greedy?" Several directors all stared at each of them. Each of them was a person who held the real power alone. If greedy was allowed, it would be very good and could not be noticed without a person.
"You should pay attention to methods and methods when doing things. You can make more adjustments without touching the principles. As for the scale, you can grasp it yourself. If it is too much and you lose your life, don't blame the principal for not reminding me, but there is no need to learn from Wei Zheng. You all have real power in your hands. It is too shabby and unreasonable."
Li Mu's words are intriguing. He said that he could be greedy, but he would die if he was greedy. He grasped the standards himself, and to say that he didn't say anything. Most of the students in the Tang Dynasty Technical School were merchants. Greed was their nature. Who would think that they had too much money? It was just because during his time at the Tang Dynasty Technical School, he was afraid of "military training" by Li Mu and was afraid of his head and tail. Now he gave him a hole, but he didn't tell him how big it was. It was really itchy.
Li Mu didn't want to discuss these things too much, so he changed the topic and talked about the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He was not in Chang'an for almost a year, and he didn't know much about the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Today, these people came here, and wanted to give Li Mu a report before the New Year to see what he did not do, and to find out what should the Ministry of Internal Affairs do after the Ministry of Internal Affairs gets on track.
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Chang'an City, heaven and earth.
There were several people sitting in the largest private room. Except for the most mysterious Longxi Li family, the other six families are here.
There were guards at the door, standing like guns.
In the room, several people sat around in front of the table. Although there were wine and food on the table, they looked like they did not look like they said to the outside world, and they were a small party and banquet.
It snowed a day in Chang'an today, and the temperature dropped sharply, just like the business of the six families, entering a cold winter period.
The Wang family in Taiyuan was originally the best with Li Mu because of Wang Gui and Wang Pu, but later Wang Gui's butt was tilted and sent back to Taiyuan for retirement by Li Shimin. The Wang family and Li Mu gradually drifted a little further away. Although Wang Ou has become one of Li Mu's wives, Wang Ou is no longer the one who can control the Wang family in Taiyuan. Moreover, because of the forced marriage back then, it is still unknown how much resentment Wang Ou felt. With such a relationship, it is almost impossible. When Wang Ou just returned to Luoyang, the people of Wang family in Taiyuan wanted to see her, but she did not see her, which can be seen from now on.
Qinghe Cui family, because of the Cheng family, Qinghe Cui family also invested in Datang Mining. Although the coal mining business went smoothly this year, the coal mining expenses were also very large. They were still laying the foundation this year and the cost could not be recovered. And I don’t know whether Li Mu was intentional or unintentional. In nearly a year, he did not care about the affairs of Datang Mining and Datang Salt Industry. It was equivalent to saying that Li Mu had started but ignored the subsequent events, which led to them having no direction now.
As soon as Cui Yuzheng's affairs came out, the relationship fell to the bottom. The Cui family in Qinghe is now divided into two major factions. Some advocate avenging Cui Yuzheng, while others advocate suppressing the matter and repairing the relationship with Li Mu as soon as possible. The internal strife has not been completely resolved yet.
The Cui family of Boling is definitely the main force among the six families who oppose Li Mu. The heir of the single birth was killed by Li Mu. The Cui family faced the need to hand over the family business to the other branches to inherit, and was full of resentment, and was a faction that refused to reconcile with Li Mu.
The Zheng family of Xingyang and the Lu family of Fanyang, who used to regard him as enemies, changed drastically. The Zheng family of Xingyang had already planned to make peace with Li Mu because of Zheng Guanyin. Moreover, in Luoyang some time ago, the great scholar Zheng Jing almost fell into Li Mu's hands. At the last moment, Li Mu spared him, and the Zheng family of Xingyang also wanted to record this favor.
Needless to say, the Lu family of Fanyang, after learning that Li Mu was Mrs. Lu's son, the Lu family almost jumped up. He used to treat Li Mu as an enemy because Li Mu was an outsider. Now he has this relationship. To be disrespectful, if Li Mu wants to rebel, the Lu family of Fanyang will be the first to raise the flag and is Li Mu's most determined supporter.
The Li family of Zhao County was also very respectful to Li Mu. The reason was no different, and the interests were the most important. The Li family of Zhao County was mainly about carriages and transportation. Li Mu invented the four-wheeled carriage, repaired the roadway, and repaired the roadway in Chang'an City. The road renovation plan for Luoyang City is also underway. At present, it seems that the biggest profit is the Li family of Zhao County. Although it is not said that they would starve to death without Li Mu, it is an indisputable fact that without Li Mu, at least one-third of the investment will be lost.
But they did not stand up clearly to support Li Mu, because Li Mu recently proposed tax collection and bridge fees. The one that was hit hard was also the Li family of Zhao County. They now want to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight, so it is best to force Li Mu to make concessions and not charge bridge fees and taxes. This is the maximum benefit for Li family of Zhao County.
Li Mu returned from Qizhou and had to be full of his tail, without any injuries. Although he had not returned to Chang'an yet, if he wanted to come back, wouldn't it be anytime and anywhere? The more everyone thought about it, the more uneasy, and today's meeting was achieved.
The head of Cui clan of Qinghe looked at the nervous expressions of everyone and said, "You don't have to be too nervous. I have found out that Li Mu stayed well in Luoyang City and didn't seem to be coming back. At least he won't have the money after the New Year. Everyone should keep their heart in their stomachs first."
When everyone heard this, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but the person in charge of the Cui family in Boling immediately poured cold water and said: "Now that there is a Chidao, I don't want to travel between Chang'an and Luoyang for a day. He wants to go back to Chang'an, but it's not a matter of anytime and anywhere. Who can stop it? According to the rules and etiquette, Li Mu will definitely come back to the Emperor around the New Year and greet His Majesty. If he has a whim-"
When everyone heard this, they became worried again.
The person in charge of Li's family in Zhao County changed the topic and said, "What are you doing? Didn't Li Mu have not come back yet? Even if he comes back, what can we do? Are we still afraid that he will not succeed? What are we doing wrong? Today, we are all in full force, so let's talk about Li Ji's army going north. What do you think His Majesty wants to do? Are you going to use force against Goguryeo?"
The man from the Wang family in Taiyuan said: "Who can guess Your Majesty's thoughts? To be honest, I have never inquired about Goguryeo before, but now I have asked someone to explore it."
For a moment, several bigwigs suddenly began to care about state affairs and expressed their opinions on the situation in Goguryeo. Finally, they came to a conclusion that at most next spring, things would have to be a result. Everyone was concerned about this because the war would affect all aspects. Some businesses would be difficult to do, while others would soar. If you can predict the opportunity and get the benefits, it would be unimaginable.
Who doesn’t want to pay for money in war? But after talking, one person can’t be avoided, that is Li Mu. Although he is not here, he is obviously one of the core of the conversation.
The popularity of the Boling Cui family was only a few times, and he said, "I don't understand. What are you afraid of? Li Mu doesn't have three heads and six arms, so what's so scary? Why are you so afraid of him? I want me to say that our families will send some people to take action together and kill this kid, which is not a matter of hope!"
After hearing this, the people from the Lu family in Fanyang slapped the table and said, "What are you fart! Li Mu is the son of my eldest daughter of the Lu family and a member of my Lu family. Whoever dares to touch Li Mu is to be an enemy of my Lu family!"
"How about being an enemy? Are you still afraid that you will not succeed?!" The Cui family of Boling had no heir and had already made a sacrifice. If they hadn't been afraid of the fact that there were those who supported Li Mu in the six families, they would have wanted to assassinate them long ago.
But at this moment, I'm afraid no one dares to take on this job. The bearded guest is now in Luoyang, and the despair in the world, who dares to provoke the ancestor? That's the one who can even enter and exit the palace!
Everyone persuaded each other, but finally they didn't start fighting. The people from Zheng's family in Xingyang said, "Li Mu is so scary because he can't see his trump card, but he can always do something that scares people, so he is afraid!"
Chapter completed!