In fact, Li Shimin and Li Mu both knew in their hearts that if some things change, they would not be able to be restored if they really change. This is not a matter of who is right or wrong, but that things have come to this point and cannot be fought against by human power. After all, no one can completely decide the matter in this world. Even the emperor cannot control everything, otherwise wouldn’t it be a god?

People say that the cunning rabbit has three holes. Naturally, Li Mu prepared more than one retreat for himself. He didn't know where he finally chose, maybe he chose a place, maybe three places, and five places. In the past, he narrowed his mind, as if he left the Tang Dynasty and was not home anywhere. This is right, but it is not right. The root of it is just a matter of belonging.

Li Mu, who was born in the land of China in his previous life, certainly had a sense of belonging to this land. He wanted to do something for this land, just like a child who was filial to his mother, without any reason.

But he had never figured out one thing, that is, the land, or the world, that world after he traveled through time, was it still the world of his subconscious? It was no longer the case. In fact, the so-called sense of belonging itself does not exist.

There is a saying that where my heart is at peace, I am home. Li Mu is now understanding this truth more and more. Wherever Li Mu is at peace, I am at peace, and my family is where my family is. As long as my family is around him, it doesn’t matter where he is.

Whether it is going to Jiaozhou or Liuqiu, as long as the family is together, he is already very content. The only thing he needs to consider is the feelings of his wives. If it were just each other, Li Mu believed that everyone would understand his choice. But now it is different. Now that there are children, in the mother's world, children are always in front. In Liuqiu and Jiaozhou, Li Mu doesn't care, but Qiaoqiao and Wang Ou may have some ideas.

What Li Mu is thinking now is not just about retreating. What he needs to consider is how to try his best to move forward and retreat freely. The difficulty lies in the word "free" and you must grasp the right measure.

The news that Li Shimin arrived in Yangzhou is still in a confidential state. This is necessary, because Li Shimin did not bring the imperial guards with him this time. He only brought more than 200 imperial guards, and this number of guards was not as good as the ceremonial guards for the patriarchs of the prominent tribes in Jiangnan.

This is a very dangerous thing. Don’t think that if the Li family won the world, the world will be truly stable. Especially in Jiangnan, a few decades ago, there were a country. The royal family and the Xiao family were destroyed by the Li family. How many national hatreds and family hatreds were still alive.

They cannot avenge their revenge, but they cannot do anything to Li Shimin in Chang'an City. If they knew that Li Shimin only brought 200 people to Jiangnan, perhaps no one would dare to take risks. How long did the Tang Dynasty last at this time? If Li Shimin died, the world would fall apart. The old things of the Southern and Northern Dynasties were close at hand.

This is obvious, and Li Shimin would definitely not be confused for a moment. This made Li Mu admire Li Shimin's courage. Thinking from the perspective of others, Li Mu didn't feel that he had the courage to do this. If the son of a daughter doesn't sit in the hukou hall, it's not just pretentious.

Li Shimin didn't care much. He pretended to be a wealthy businessman along the way, and while the canal was not completely frostbite, he encountered almost no obstacles when he went downstream. He had heard that there were water bandits in some river sections and wanted to loosen his bones, but he didn't even find any root hairs, which made him lack interest.

Li Mu thought to himself that even though there were water bandits in the past, the water freight between Luoyang and Yangzhou has been frequent in the past six months this year. In order to clear out the river, the prominent families in Jiangnan have long cleaned the water bandits. In fact, there is no need to clean up. These water bandits are more or less inseparable from these prominent families.

The reason is very simple. As for the water bandits, there must be a ship robbery, right? Can anyone build a ship these days? Can the rafts tied by the people themselves rob? The water bandits without the support of the forces behind them do not need the government to take action, and the ships of merchants who come and go can knock them into the river to feed fish.

Now all the prominent families in Jiangnan have been tied to a boat by Li Mu. Do these water bandits still have room for survival? If anyone dares to play this trick now, once they are discovered, they will immediately become the target of public criticism. No matter who it is, they will not be able to resist public anger.

For the sake of Li Shimin's safety, Li Mu freed half of Gu Yuan. At the same time, allocated all the Jinyiwei from several nearby states, and all came to Gu Yuan to protect Li Shimin's safety. Li Shimin didn't speak out and let Li Mu go to make a move. In fact, Li Mu didn't realize that for Li Shimin's current situation, the most threatening thing was actually Li Mu. The Jinyiwei in Li Mu's hands and the crossbows on each Jinyiwei were enough to easily destroy Li Shimin's accompanying guards.

Li Shimin putting himself in danger was actually a test of Li Mu. If Li Mu had rebelled again, Li Shimin would have a chance to do so. Li Mu didn't expect this at all, but instead saved his own life and the lives of his whole family.

Li Mu hoped that Li Shimin would go back quickly, but Li Shimin said that he would not go back and would have to spend the New Year in Yangzhou before leaving. All the big and small things in the court had been entrusted to the East Palace. That's right, but Li Mu knew in his heart that Li Shimin would have to nod his head in major events. Let Li Chengqian supervise the country more of his attitude.

He stayed with Li Shimin for two days, but Li Mu couldn't accompany him anymore. He was not like Li Shimin, and this trip came with a vacation mentality. Although he returned from Japan, there were still a lot of things waiting for him to deal with.

So on the third morning, after using breakfast, Li Mu proposed to arrange someone to accompany him. Li Shimin was annoyed when he heard this and frowned and said, "You are just a busy person? You can't take a few days off? Where did so many things come from?"

"Oh, Your Majesty, I am really having something to do." Li Mu pulled Tang Guan over and pushed him in front of Li Shimin, and said, "My brother Tang Guan, I can't understand Yangzhou very much. Your Majesty wants to eat, drink, play and have fun. You must be right to find him. He can find any good places."

"Tang Guan?" Li Shimin frowned and said, "Tang Jian's youngest son? What are you doing in Yangzhou?"

Tang Guan hurriedly bowed and said, "When you say to your Majesty, help me prepare a monthly magazine for the market."

"Marinade Monthly?" Li Shimin cast an inquiring look at Li Mu. Li Mu explained: "Your Majesty, Marinade Monthly is equivalent to Datang Daily, but there is a slight difference in content. Datang Daily is a daily issue, while Maritime Monthly is a monthly issue, which mainly serves as public announcement and investment promotion. All goods entering and leaving the port will be announced in the Maritime Monthly, so that both the supplier and the demanding party can clearly find the information they want, so as to facilitate rapid delivery and avoid occupying the port's precious warehousing resources."

"So that's how it is." Li Shimin pointed to Tang Guan and said, "You are a good newspaper operator. The Tang Daily and Luoyang Daily are all made by you, right? I still remember that at the beginning, you were a gossiper journalist."

Tang Guan said embarrassedly: "Young and ignorant, you will make Your Majesty laugh."

"You have followed Li Mu'an in front of you and horses, and you have made a lot of contributions." Li Shimin looked at Tang Guan and asked, "Do you have a title?"

Tang looked at Li Mu and replied: "Report to Your Majesty, I have a nominal official in the Office of the Internal Affairs and there is no title."

"I will give you one," Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "Your ancestral home is Jinchang, so I will grant you a Jinchang county. When you make any contributions in the future, I will give you a reward at your discretion."

Li Mu said, "Are you not thanking me?"

Tang Guan hurriedly bowed to the ground: "I thank Your Majesty for your grace."

Li Shimin raised his hand and looked at Li Mu again: "Although Tang Guan is a talented person, it doesn't match my temper. I came to Yangzhou for you, and I must be with you."

Li Mu said with a bitter face: "But Your Majesty, I really have something to do."

"I'm not going to let you do things, so just do it. Wouldn't I just follow you?"

Li Mu smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, I am not asking you to follow me, isn't this necessary to do things?" As he said that, Li Muyi spoke up and said seriously: "Your Majesty, you are such a foolish monarch."

Li Shimin looks like I have decided what you like.

Li Mu had no choice but to think about it and said, "Since Your Majesty has made up his mind, I can only obey the order. However, Your Majesty has to agree to me with two conditions so that I can take Your Majesty out with me. Otherwise, I have to do nothing and be a slander with Your Majesty."

"Don't talk to me." Li Shimin would certainly not be provoked by Li Mu's words and said, "After you say it, what are the conditions."

Li Mu said helplessly: "This condition is that Your Majesty must not indicate his identity. No matter what he does or says, even if he is disrespectful to Your Majesty in his words, Your Majesty cannot be angry about it. If you hear others disrespect your Majesty, Your Majesty can only be regarded as not hearing it. Because Your Majesty shouldn't have appeared there, and you should not be convicted for your words. Can Your Majesty do it?"

Li Shimin snorted and said, "As you say that, even if you scold me in front of me, I can only pretend that I didn't hear it?"

"Yes," Li Mu said seriously: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, no one is talking behind the scenes, and no one is talking behind the scenes? If Your Majesty does not express his identity and does not punish him, he may still hear a word of truth or two. If the Tang Dynasty is really convicted for his words one day, then what Your Majesty hears will definitely be gone."

"Is it so exaggerated?"

Li Mu said seriously, "Your Majesty, this is reality."

Li Shimin responded and said, "Okay, who told me to go with you? This answer is true. I will just be a mute, just not listen, look, ask or speak."

Li Mu laughed and said, "Of course, Your Majesty can still listen, just without saying a word."

"I agree, what is the next condition?" Li Shimin was a little impatient.

"The second condition is that your Majesty can only say it if you have to be innocent." Li Mu did not say it directly, but kept it a secret. Li Shimin said irritably: "Didn't I respond to you? You said it!"

"Then I'll just say it." Li Mu smiled and said, "Your Majesty and I have to have an identity when you go out with me, right? What is your Majesty's identity?"

"This..." Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "I have been all the way here as a wealthy businessman. Why not be a wealthy businessman."

Li Mu laughed and said, "That's a shame Your Majesty. No matter how big a wealthy businessman is, I have no face. If you are a wealthy businessman, you are not worthy of sitting in the same car as me."

"Hey, I'm going to be arrogant!" Li Shimin cursed, but he also knew that although Li Mu helped the business, he never regarded the businessman as an exaggerated person. He really had no face in front of him. The biggest businessman in the world is the five surnames and seven sects. Isn't he covered in dust in front of him?

Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "Then I am the relative of your hometown..." Halfway through, before Li Mu could speak, Li Shimin realized the problem. Who doesn't know about Li Mu's background? He has no relatives from his hometown. Moreover, he has already recognized his ancestors and returned to his hometown. His biological father is Li Jiancheng and Li Jiancheng's relatives. Isn't he still a royal relative?

Li Shimin couldn't think of his identity and said to Li Mu: "Then you arrange an identity for me!"

"I can think about you all the time around me, but I'll be the groom..." Li Mu dragged his tone and saw Li Shimin's reaction. Li Shimin's eyebrows stood up, and Li Mu quickly changed his words, "Of course there are fewer accounts, there are some grooms, and there are some!"

"The groom should be replaced, too." Li Shimin pulled Eunuch Gao over and said, "He is your groom, I am your accountant. Li Mu, you can catch up with the Supreme Emperor!"

"I have died."

"Okay, please stop talking. What is your itinerary today? Tell your groom so that you won't delay any trouble in a while."

"The place we are going to today is the resettlement village of Mingzhou Port. Let's see what the situation there is and it has not met the standards set by my ministers. Then we will go to Mingzhou Port to check the progress of the project. If everything goes well, we can come back in the evening. If it is delayed, we may have to spend a night in Mingzhou Port today."

"What else can I delay? Let's go!" Li Shimin got up and left. Li Mu hurriedly chased after him: "Your Majesty, it's not right for the three of us, so I'd better bring one or two hundred guards with me-"

"Isn't the goal bigger with so many guards? Are you fools in the world?"

"No, Your Majesty, I am very afraid of death. I always go out like this. Also, Your Majesty has not yet finished lunch, so I plan to bring a chef. I have a chef named Liu Sanshao, and the dishes are so delicious. Let him follow him and have another car with a charcoal stove or something. You can't treat yourself badly when you go out, Your Majesty..."

"Are you going out to do something?" Li Shimin was so angry: "Li Mu, Li Mu, you really hurt me. Why are you more playful than that young master!"

"Your Majesty, I have worked hard for the Tang Dynasty. Can I be like those playboys? I have made so much money and become such a high-ranking official. I have been sleeping in the open all year round. I finally came back without enjoying it. Do you deserve me? Your Majesty, I am all right!"

"you!"
Chapter completed!