Three months later, the first snow fell on the grassland.

Li Shimin finally arrived in Dingxiang City. The rebellion of the Boling Cui clan was insignificant. When Li Shimin decided to return to the army, their demise was already destined. Now there is no Boling Cui clan in this world. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, the most cruel imperial edict was made. The Boling Cui clan destroyed the three tribes. The reason why there were no Yi Nine tribes was that the marriage between the clans was too complicated. If the Yi Nine tribes were not, I am afraid that none of the five surnames and seven sects would survive. Even Li Shimin's concubines were involved.

Moreover, the three tribes of Yi have already involved 100,000 people. If the nine tribes of Yi, it would be more than one million people, which would be a big murderous crime.

In the end, the matter was settled by destroying the relatives of the three relatives of the Cui clan of Boling. The Dongchang mantras were everywhere, and all the people related to rebellion, whether men, women, old or young, were executed. Li Shimin used the method of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys, which completely shocked the aristocratic forces. The aristocratic families who knew each other began to take the initiative to move closer to the court, and the situation of the aristocratic families being detached from the world began to collapse.

After learning that the Dingxiang crisis was lifted, Li Shimin ordered Li Jing to continue to conquer Goguryeo as the general of the East. However, he did not turn back, but led 30,000 troops all the way west. On the way, in order to solve the problem of the Boling Cui family, he rushed to Dingxiang City for a few days.

The battle report said that Li Mu was dead.

Li Shimin didn't believe it, so he issued twelve orders in a row to inquire, and Fei Ge didn't know how many of the letters he passed. But no matter what the information channel was, he got the same reply.

Li Mu died, and he died on the city wall of Dingxiang. The moment before Li Xiaogong's army entered the city, his head fell off the city wall with the Yunlong flag given by the imperial concubine.

At least 30,000 soldiers witnessed all this, and they really couldn't be true anymore!

After clarifying the credibility of the news, the last illusion in Li Shimin's heart was shattered. He cried with tears and cried for more than a month. He was inexplicably sad and even had a confusion in his mind. He was furious and ordered Li Xiaogong to not accept Amur's surrender, and killed more than 60,000 surrendered servants outside Dingxiang City on the spot.

He sent a decree to the literati throughout the world, ordering them to make an article to praise Li Mu's achievements. He asked to erect a monument outside Dingxiang City and remember the achievements of the Tiger Ben of the Tang Dynasty!

He sent an order to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to allocate funds to take care of the families of the Dingxiang defenders. The lucky ones who survived, regardless of their previous official positions and qualifications, were all granted the Viscount and the Duwei of Guoyi.

Anyone who dares to mention Li Mu's bad word will be executed immediately. Fang Xuanling was ordered to be dismissed from office by him. All officials who had conflicts with Li Mu and celebrated the festival will be driven out of the court and will never be used!

Li Mu passed Chang'an and went straight to Dingxiang City.

All of this can not alleviate the grief in Li Shimin's heart!

until……

He arrived in Dingxiang City.

The coffin was opened, and there was a broken-headed charred corpse inside, and nothing could be recognized. He held the Shangfang sword from Yucai in his right hand, and his little finger raised slightly in his left hand, which looked like he was burnt.

Li Shimin lay in front of the coffin and looked at him for a long time, turned his head to look at Li Xiaogong, and said, "Is this Li Mu?"

"Yeah!" Li Xiaogong said in a deep voice, "It's him, poor child... Your Majesty, you didn't see the scene at that time. The enemy was brutal and the city was burning with fire. Li Mu's face was disfigured at that time... I was one step late, one step late..." As he said that, Li Xiaogong actually started to cry.

Li Shimin looked at his performance coldly, and after a long time, he said, "Do you think I am a fool?"

Li Xiaogong raised his head and looked confused: "Is Your Majesty too sad? This is Li Mu, where did Your Majesty start?"

Li Shimin was too lazy to argue with him, so he looked at Li Siwen next to him and said, "Where did Li Mu go?"

Li Siwen burst into tears: "Your Majesty, your brother is here. I don't want to believe that your brother is dead, but your Majesty... 30,000 soldiers witnessed it, so I have to believe it!"

"Okay!" Li Shimin laughed furiously and pointed at everyone and said, "You can do it, really do it, join forces to deceive the king... It's better not to let me find out anything, otherwise I won't spare you!"

"High-ranking officials!"

Eunuch Gao flashed out and bowed, "Your Majesty, I'm here!"

"Check! No matter whether you go to heaven and earth, find Li Mu for me! I want to ask him in person. In his heart, I am a narrow-minded person who can't tolerate him?! Find him for me!"

After saying that, Li Shimin turned around and left, Dingxiang City was not waiting for a day.

It's meaningless. When he saw this burnt corpse, he knew that Li Mu must not have died. He believed in the tragic days, but Li Xiaogong and Li Siwen's acting skills were too poor, so bad that if he believed it, it would be an insult to his IQ!

Although he was angry, Li Shimin was happier.

Li Mu is not dead!

Just don't die!

...

"The evening breeze gently blows over Penghu Bay, the white waves chase the beach, there is no coconut forest adorning the setting sun~ it is just a blue sea..."

In the sun, a young man with sunglasses was lying on the beach, crossing his legs and singing untuned songs.

Li Mu came to Penghu five days ago, and he and Li Shimin happened to be in a match. Even when Li Shimin passed by Luoyang, he took a look from afar, and then the two of them went east and the other west.

That day, he was indeed dying. At the critical moment, an axe flew over, with the sound of wind breaking through the air, and in an instant, the heads of dozens of enemy troops around Li Mu fell down. The one that fell under the city wall accidentally rolled down.

Who else can have such great lethality besides Li Chongyi?

When Li Mu pursued Tong'e missing, Li Siwen sent a letter to Li Chongyi and told Li Chongyi about the news. At that time, Li Chongyi had just resolved his hatred and unified the Martin, intending to go south to help Li Shimin according to Li Mu's plan. After learning the news, he immediately headed straight for Dingxiang.

By chance, the most critical moment finally arrived and rescued Li Mu.

Seeing Li Mu's appearance, Li Chongyi was instantly "furious". He took his ten thousand warriors and headed straight for Amur. Before the drums were finished, Amur was dead. Thanks to Li Shimin's order to kill him, otherwise he would have to find the enemy leader and he would not be able to submit a job.

After the matter was settled, Li Mu made the decision to "fake death".

In fact, it was Cui Wang who reminded him. Although Li Mu believed that Li Shimin might not attack him, it is always possible to be with the king like a tiger.

Li Mu didn't want to live so stressful, so he pretended to die and disappear, which was the best choice for him.

Originally, he wanted to do something for the Tang Dynasty and this era.

But after so many things happened, Li Mu suddenly had a glimmer of enlightenment. History has its own trajectory, how much can a person change?

Simply put, no one will rotate without the earth, so don’t take yourself too seriously.

Moreover, in this battle, the Tang Dynasty had actually wiped out the Western Regions and even solved the problem of Xueyantuo in the north. Tuyuhun had long been destroyed. Although Tubo might have recovered, it was impossible to cause any storm in the current situation.

In Goguryeo, there are gunpowder, flying balls, tiger cannons, and victory is only a matter of time.

Is there anything else?

Just like a game, it has passed the level, and Li Mu couldn't imagine what else he could do.

It's time for AFK.

Li Mu proposed his own ideas, and both Li Xiaogong and Li Siwen agreed. Confidential work is also easy. People who know that Li Mu is still alive are only a few. As long as they insist that Li Mu has died in battle and there is no evidence of death, Li Shimin can do nothing.

Even if any clues are found, it doesn't matter. Fake death means an attitude. Whether it is true or fake death, it doesn't matter. As long as everyone thinks that this person is dead, he is dead.

Li Mu wrote a long letter to Li Shimin. The content in his heart was the memorial he had left with Bai Qiaoqiao. He added some more words, which was his farewell to Li Shimin.

He instructed Li Siwen to wait until Li Shimin finds out the clues and then hand over the letter. If nothing is found, he will take it as if it is not true.

Then he left. He went to Chang'an first, met Bai Nao, and explained some things. He gave Bashang winery to Bai Naoer and asked him to treat it as a family heirloom industry. After several generations, the wine in Bashang winery had already represented the highest level of winemaking in the Tang Dynasty, and people have forgotten who invented this high-level wine. Because the Bai family has been operating for generations, it is called "white wine". This is a later story.

He arrived in Luoyang again and asked Ergou to bring all the industries in Luoyang to Li Tai. He asked him to supervise, and to establish a foundation for all the money he earned, and to keep it for the people who have paid for the guards of Dingxiang and to take care of their families. He also specifically instructed that there was a small village outside Chang'an City, which he specially arranged to resettle Usman's brothers, and asked Li Tai to find a way to give them the identity of a good man, give them land, and let them live a good life. This was Usman's last wish, and Li Mu had to do it.

He met Tang Guan again and asked him to tell Sun that there was no need to be sad. He was not dead and that he would come back to visit her or pick her up when he had the chance.

Afterwards, he came to Yangzhou, met the people of the eight prominent clans, and finally formulated the "Haizhang", and then went out from Yangzhou to Liuqiu (TW) to meet with his family.

In fact, he met many people along the way. He did not deliberately hide his tracks. He knew that hiding was useless. Dongchang's manga had become a climate. If you can't find this, you might as well die.

But he believed that Eunuch Gao was not a righteous person. Although he was loyal to Li Shimin, he could help him without disobeying his loyalty. After all, he owed his favors, so how could he owe him? He had to pay them back when he should.

"Husband, what are you doing?" Li Zhien jumped over in the 'swimsuit' cut by Li Mu himself. Li Mu's eyes widened and he opened his arms and said, "Come on, let your husband hug..."

"Oh, it's a mess again," Li Zhien snorted, saying no, but came over obediently and snuggled in Li Mu's arms: "Sister Qiaoqiao has prepared the meal, and I'll ask you to go back and eat?"

"Well...what are the others?"

"Sister Chen is choosing fabrics and saying that she wants to make some new clothes. Sister Tianai is discussing with the foreman and saying that she will build a martial arts performance venue. Sister Ou is coaxing the child, and Xiao Libai is bullying Xiao Lingyue again. She is still beautiful. She has been sleeping all the time after eating, and she can't wake up even if she is not afraid..."

"Where is Yingluo?"

"She!" Li Zhien and Wei Yingluo's relationship has been inconsistent, and he deliberately did not mention her: "It seems that he is calculating some accounts. It's true that I clearly take charge of the family!"

Li Mu knew that Wei Yingluo was calculating the share of maritime trade. She told Li Zhien that she couldn't understand these things, so she just vaguely passed by, kissed her mouth, patted the sand on her body and crawled up.

"Husband, didn't you promise me to take revenge? When will we go to Silla?"

"Oh, are you still thinking about being the Queen of Silla?" Li Mu thought for a while and said, "Don't worry about this, someone will do it for us."

"Who?"

"Your Majesty, I'm 'dead', I still have this kind of affection."

"Don't talk nonsense, what's the matter? We won't die!" Li Zhien thought for a while and said, "Let's live a hundred years old! Let's be together all the time!"

"It's less!" Li Mu pinched her nose and said, "We will never be separated for generations!"

"Um!"

...

When Li Shimin returned to Chang'an, the Dongchang manuscript was also investigated.

Just as Li Mu thought, it was impossible to be without clues. Although everyone in Dingxiang said that Li Mu was dead, they all saw it.

However, there are many people who are not allowed to omit it. After careful investigation, I learned a lot of news that Li Xiaogong and others deliberately did not say.

For example, Li Chongyi brought 10,000 troops to help, and Amur also died at the hands of Li Chongyi.

For example, when Li Siwen restrained the bones of "Li Mu", Li Siwen did not shed tears.

Although there is no evidence to investigate, all the news shows that the person in the coffin is not Li Mu at all.

After reading all the investigation details, Li Shimin threw it on the table and said angrily: "Great Man, what do you think of this kid? What are he afraid of? I am really so sloppy?"

"Oh... Your Majesty, what do you mean by the old minister?" Eunuch Gao thought for a while and said: "The Marquis did this for the sake of the whole grace of the king and the minister. Your Majesty is in full swing in the spring and autumn, and the Marquis is only twenty years old. In the future, the old minister doesn't believe it. Can he not appear for the rest of his life? Maybe he is just tired and wants to take a break. Don't be serious, don't be serious..."

"You are just mixed with the dirt!" Li Shimin sighed and said, "What else have you found? Present it together. Don't think about hiding it for him. I'm not a fool! You can't fool me!"

"Uh, Your Majesty is wise." Eunuch Gao took out the letter from his sleeve and submitted it, saying, "Your Majesty, this is a letter left by Li Mu at Li Siwen's place. It points out that if Your Majesty is anxious, then give it to Your Majesty. Look, this fire paint is intact, and no one has seen it."
To be continued...