"This Wei Zheng is extremely hateful!" Li Shimin pointed to Wei Zheng outside through the glass window and cursed: "I always go against me, I see that he is just looking for trouble! It turns out that when I followed Li Mu, he jumped out, and now he jumped out again, what does he mean!"

Eunuch Gao said carefully: "Your Majesty, I think this shows Mr. Wei's loyalty."

"Hmph!" Li Shimin was still angry. He glanced at Wei Zheng's controversy, hesitated for a moment, pointed, signaled Eunuch Gao to pick it up, and said, "Come on, are all Wei Zheng's words true?"

Eunuch Gao knew that Wei Zheng was all true, and Li Shimin knew that Wei Zheng was all true, but he picked it up and pretended to look at it, giving Li Shimin the way, and said, "Your Majesty, I think... Mr. Wei has gone through a detailed investigation, and the content of the minutes is consistent with his statement. It seems that the Duke of Luoyang County is really wronged."

"Don't I feel wronged? I feel wronged as I love and my nephew whom I value the most?"

"I don't dare."

"Forget it!" Li Shimin waved his hand, as if he drove away a fly, and said, "I don't care about personal affairs. A high-ranking official, I'll ask you, do you think Li Mu should be killed?"

"I think...inappropriate."

"reason?"

Eunuch Gao said righteously: "Your Majesty is the emperor, and his mind covers all over the world, he must have such a measure. Moreover, there are thousands of eyes staring at Your Majesty. If Your Majesty is punished by Luoyang County for personal gain, it may cause criticism. Your Majesty also knows that there are all kinds of people in this world. It is quite controversial to say that it is realistic. If you add more fuel to the fire, your Majesty's wisdom will be detrimental."

Li Shimin was silent for a while and murmured: "What he said makes sense."

When Eunuch Gao saw that there was a chance, he quickly said, "Why don't Your Majesty release Li Mu to show Your Majesty's fairness and open-mindedness?"

"I'm still so angry!"

Eunuch Gao observed his expression and said, "It would be better to give him some hard work and work hard. Your Majesty, Luoyang County Duke is a talented man. If Your Majesty doesn't use it, the loss will be too great."

Li Shimin thought for a moment and said, "I understand." He paused for a moment, and then said, "Let's do this, I will go to prison with you tomorrow. Please help me ask him, I will listen to you. If he has the intention to repent, I may spare his life if he sees the situation. If he does not have the intention to repent, then I will definitely not forgive him."

When Eunuch Gao heard this, he knew it. Your Majesty is making excuses for himself. This is easy to deal with, isn’t it just a step? Just give it to him. Eunuch Gao understood it and bowed and said, “No, I’ll make arrangements for you now, to ensure that Li Mu doesn’t know that Your Majesty is eavesdropping.”

"Um?"

"Interrogation, interrogation!"

"It's not appropriate to describe something without literary talent. If you don't have any business, go and do it!"

"Old slave." Eunuch Gao withdrew, found a little eunuch, and asked him to pass the news to Li Mu. He did not specifically ask Li Mu to say what he said, and he believed that Li Mu could understand it.

...

"Your Majesty is coming to visit the prison?" Li Mu spit out the chicken bones in his mouth and was stunned for a moment. Changsun Chong and others all showed joy on their faces and poured wine for Li Mu, "Mr., this is great good news. Eunuch Gao must have given this news. At that time, the master only needs to cooperate to admit his mistake. Once your Majesty has a step, his master can get out of the cage."

Xu Ji also said: "Tomorrow, we will celebrate with us in heaven and earth!"

"It's the extreme, let's get the part."

"What kind of part to get for a banquet? I'll do it!"

A group of people started fighting, but Li Mu narrowed his eyes, thought for a while, and said, "No, everything will be the same tomorrow. What kind of part should I get and what wine should I drink? Your salary is only more than ten cents, so where did you get the money?"

"My teacher doesn't know anything. Now every bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs..." Changsun Chong said halfway, and knew he had made a mistake, so he quickly closed his mouth. But it was too late. Li Mu scolded him seriously and said, "My evil, how did the master teach you? Don't move a penny if you shouldn't take money! As long as you get the word "money", even if you handle it impartially, you will cause trouble in the end. You really disappointed the master--" Suddenly, the topic changed, and Li Mu said bitterly: "There are many ways to make money. Why do you say it on the surface? Don't tell me if you make money? You are so talented. I'll teach you well."

The person who spoke immediately looked happy. It was so rare that Li Mu could praise him. He was always scolded these days, including Changsun Chong and others.

"Help me get back to Eunuch Gao, I've written it down, thank you." Li Mu said, and reached out to Changsun Chong. Changsun Chong was stunned. Xu Ji had already taken out the wallet and put it in Li Mu's hand. Changsun Chong suddenly realized and quickly took out the wallet, but it was too late. Li Mu took out a ingot from Xu Ji's wallet and rewarded it to the little eunuch. The little eunuch went happily. Xu Ji was also very happy. Li Mu spent one of his ingots, which was really awesome.

There is no airtight wall in the world, especially the palace where airtightness is everywhere, there is no secret. Before the eunuch who helped Eunuch Gao pass the message back to the palace, the news that Li Shimin intended to release Li Mu was already spread.

After Wang Gui received the news, he was trembling. He recalled Changsun Wuji's words, and finally made a decision!

...

The next day.

After Li Shimin got off the morning court, he left the palace in a slight manner and came to Dali Temple. It was still early, but the entrance of Dali Temple was already lively. The carriage was parked all the way, and there was no parking space. Li Shimin frowned and said, "Who are these people? Why did they block the entrance of Dali Temple? It's so outrageous."

"Your Majesty, you're probably a merchant."

"Shangjia?" Li Shimin said unhappily: "How can merchants enter and exit Dali Temple?"

"Your Majesty doesn't know anything." Eunuch Gao explained: "Your Majesty, most of the current internal affairs office are merchants. This was assigned by Li Mu before he left. The main position is appointed and removed by the court, and the secondary position is for talented merchants to be rotated. According to the set rules, merchants who serve on the same position cannot be directly involved in interests, and they can only be rotated once within three years."

"once?"

"Yes." Eunuch Gao explained: "If you use it too much, you will inevitably form a clique for personal gain. This is the only way to use it. The Luoyang County Public explained that this will allow merchants to understand the Ministry of Internal Affairs better and do not have to worry when dealing with the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"I really think of the root of the problem." Li Shimin said without comment, got off the carriage, and said, "Well, there are not a few steps left, just take two steps."

"Your Majesty is wise."

Eunuch Gao was walking ahead and led the way. Li Shimin got out of the car and walked. As soon as he reached the door, he heard a hustle and bustle in the yard. It turned out that two merchants were arguing, and each of them was holding a memorial-like thing in their hands, and they were quarreling.

When Li Shimin heard the words of the two people, such as "bidding" and "bidding", he didn't understand what it meant at all, so he looked at Eunuch Gao inquiredly. Eunuch Gao also smiled bitterly. He stayed in the palace all day long and knew very little about the outside. Unless Li Shimin ordered an investigation, he was really not so curious.

Seeing that Li Shimin was curious, Eunuch Gao had to ask, merchants were the most humble. Although their status is now high, Eunuch Gao's voice sounded like a eunuch. Those who can afford eunuchs these days are undoubtedly people in the palace. How dare merchants offend? They had to explain in detail.

It turned out that the two of them were bidding for the "renovation of the old city of Chang'an City". They took out the money to renovate the dilapidated buildings of 108 yards in Chang'an City. Because the two of them fell in love with a place at the same time, they argued endlessly.

After hearing this, Li Shimin wondered: "High officials, I heard it right. They used the money to help the imperial court repair it themselves? They still had to fight for it? What's going on?"

"Your Majesty, I've inquired. I heard that this is the case. The project to repair the alley that was originally stranded was almost stranded because Li Mu left Chang'an. But this time when Li Mu came back, this matter was brought up again, and it became a hot project. As for the money he paid for, most of the projects in the Ministry of Internal Affairs were all paid for money. The alleys he took out for auction were the main locations of each shop, and they were good places to build shops. The alleys they used for repairing with money, and they could get the right to use this area."

"Build your own shop and use it yourself. If you don't spend too much money, you can still choose a place, so you will naturally have to compete for it."

"But for the court, it saved expenses - Li Mu, the only kid, was able to think of such a way." Li Shimin shook his head and smiled, signaling Eunuch Gao to lead the way.

When he walked to the door of the cell, the prison chief saw Eunuch Gao and Li Shimin coming, and was so scared that he almost pissed his pants. He didn't know Li Shimin, but he knew Eunuch Gao. Those who could make Mr. Gao respectfully serve him would know who it was without guessing.

The prisoner wanted to report, so he asked Eunuch Gao to stop him. After whispering, the prisoner quickly took Li Shimin to the "single room" separated by Li Mu. At this time, he shouted loudly, saying that Eunuch Gao was coming to ask questions on behalf of the emperor.

The momentum was so great that everyone in the room was alarmed. Changsun Chong, Xu Ji and others winked at Li Mu and retreated one by one. The prison cell suddenly became quiet. Li Mu signaled Eunuch Gao to sit down in front of him and said, "Is Eunuch Gao here to deliver the order?"

"No, it's still a question."

Li Mu chuckled and said, "What else does Your Majesty have to ask?"

"Your Majesty asked: Let's not talk about the matter of Gaochang's massacre. Why did you want your father-in-law to be the King of Gaochang? Why didn't you allocate Gaochang to the territory of the Tang Dynasty?"

“There are two reasons.”

"speak."

"This one is because my wife is going to propose marriage, so I must give some gifts that I can give. Secondly, the plan is needed."

“What plan?”

"The plan to let the Tang Dynasty control the Silk Road and unobstructed."

The next cell coughed, and Eunuch Gao hurriedly continued: "It is to abolish the public because of personal gain. Do you dare to do it but not act like it?"

Li Muqi said: "How can this be called abolishing the public for personal gain? I asked my father-in-law to do King Gaochang, but this is not the root of the problem? In this position of King Gaochang, there must be someone to do it. The wealth will not flow from outsiders to the land. Good things are worthy of your own people. I don't think there is anything wrong with it. Since you want to hire people, you have to choose someone to rest assured, right?"

"Ask you why you didn't allocate the Tang Dynasty's territory!"

"It's not that I didn't think about it, but later I felt it was not possible." Li Mu calmly said: "If the Tang Dynasty was allocated, I would not have the right to take over the righteousness. But I didn't think that the Tang Dynasty needed to capture many cities in the Western Regions to have influence. I asked the merchants who came and went, and there were many people who had a life-threatening trip to the Western Regions. And if all the small countries in the Western Regions were managed by the Tang Dynasty, the cost would be very high. After all, the Tang Dynasty needed the Silk Road, not a desolate desert."

"If you occupy Gaochang, everyone will be in danger. If you don't occupy Gaochang, you will have a reputation for benevolence. This is what I understand. The reputation of a country is more of a cultural and moral recognition. It makes Gaochang, as the spokesperson of the 36 countries in the Western Regions, far better than occupying Gaochang."

Li Mu made a gesture to make money and said, "And I have emptied Gaochang's treasury, and the money I have obtained is enough for the military expenditure this time. This way, it will not affect this year's rest plan."

"Yeah, I've written it down."

Eunuch Gao responded, not knowing who it was for. He paused for a moment, handed Li Mu a look and said, "Your Majesty has another thing to ask you? That... do you know your mistake?"

Eunuch Gao said while winking Li Mu, but Li Mu said seriously: "Don't think there is anything wrong."

Eunuch Gao was so anxious that he stomped his feet and hinted that Li Mu would quickly find a repair, but on the other side, Li Shimin was already angry. At this time, there was no one in the prison, and Li Shimin didn't have to hide it. He stood outside the prison door and pointed at Li Mu and said, "You boy dare to say it? I trust you so much, you dare to hide it from me..."

"Your Majesty." Li Mu looked at Li Shimin without any surprise and said, "Your Majesty, please recall carefully. I have admitted my feelings with Ou in person, but Your Majesty did not believe it at that time."

"When will you admit it..." Li Shimin suddenly remembered that it was in heaven and earth. Empress Changsun was also there at that time. Li Mu said that he had an affair with Wang Ou, but he just thought it was Li Mu who rescued him, but he didn't expect it to be true.

"You-" Li Shimin was so angry that he wanted to scream, but he really couldn't refute it. Li Mu had indeed admitted it. He gritted his teeth and said, "How could I do that at that time - why don't you say it later?"

"Your Majesty, do you still have to talk about such a thing?"

"You!" Li Shimin gritted his teeth: "Then why do you and Ou, how can she like you?"

"Please face my excellence-" Li Mu pretended to be a little bit, then smiled bitterly: "I really don't like you. Didn't you see that, your Majesty, you have seen it? She has left me now."

"Avoiding disaster means avoiding disaster."
Chapter completed!