However, it is another matter whether you can do it. I have used Li Mu’s money, but suddenly I didn’t use it. Li Shimin always felt that his own money was lost.

Li Shimin frowned and thought for a while, and couldn't help but say, "Empress, you are right, but I can earn so much money, so I can't afford to do anything? If I hadn't supported him, if I hadn't supported him..."

"Your Majesty!" Empress Changsun interrupted Li Shimin and said, "If you follow Your Majesty's idea, who will not have the grace of your Majesty? Could it be that Your Majesty will use this as a basis to rob their family wealth? Li Mu's ability to make money. Your Majesty gave him his kindness, and he also rewarded Your Majesty. Not to mention anything else, the cost of the palace this year is much better than last year. Isn't it Li Mu's credit? Your Majesty still remembers that at this time last year, in order to save money, Your Majesty even gave up the banquet."

Li Shimin remained silent, and Empress Changsun's words came to his heart.

During the Chinese New Year, it was a routine matter for the royal family to hold banquets. Last year, in order to prepare for the Turkic battle, hesitated as much as possible. Li Shimin hesitated and stopped the banquets.

Perhaps some people think how much money can they save after a few banquets? The actual situation is that the money is really a lot. But the joints do not appear on Li Shimin, but on his father Li Yuan.

When Li Yuan led his army to attack Chang'an and established the Tang Dynasty. At the beginning of the founding of the country, before the four sides were pacified, Li Yuan began to indulge in pleasure and handed over the major national affairs to his two sons, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin. This move also laid hidden dangers for the brothers' battles in the future. So when Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin ran to pacify the rebels of the four sides, what did Li Yuan do in Chang'an City?

The answer is very simple, create humans.

After Li Yuan established the country, he married countless concubines and gave birth to more than a dozen younger brothers and more than a dozen younger sisters for Li Shimin. Although Li Shimin killed two during the Xuanwu Gate Incident, there were still twenty or thirty left.

Li Yuan didn't care about these things. In his heart, only the children he really valued were the few. He couldn't even remember the names of the rest. Some of the unpopular concubines were not named by him, and they were left to the people of Zongzheng Temple to deal with them.

He is a father, so he can do this. But Li Shimin cannot do this. He became the emperor and had a bad origin. If he criticized his brothers and sisters more, he would be criticized. Therefore, every New Year Festival, Li Shimin would give him a banquet, gather his brothers and sisters together, and everyone would have a meal together. After the meal, he would give him another reward. All twenty or thirty brothers and sisters would be "given" them, which would cost at least tens of thousands of dollars.

Last year, in order to make up for the money from the war, not to mention tens of thousands of guan, even thousands of guan, Li Shimin's eyesight was quite large. In desperation, he could only waive the gift of the banquet. But he did not save the money. At that time, Li Yuan was still in a state of singing every night. He heard that he saved the money from the gift of the banquet, so he asked someone to come over to ask for it. The money saved by Li Shimin was basically ruined by Li Yuan.

Li Shimin still remembers that he really cried at that time. If it weren't for the emperor and his identity was exhausted, he would have to cry so that he could all the grievances in his heart. People say that a penny stumped the hero. Li Shimin, who had an outstanding background, had never felt this way, but in the first month of last year, he really experienced it.

Then, in order to make up for the deficit, Empress Changsun took the lead and took out all her gold and silver jewelry, melted it away, and gathered it into the military pay.

Thinking of the hardships he endured last year, looking at the table full of wine and meat. Li Shimin suddenly realized that Li Mu was so important. It can be said that Li Mu's arrival greatly improved the quality of life in the palace.

Now everyone in the palace can pay monthly salary on time, and the concubines use silver mirrors and perfumes. The palace maids cannot afford perfume, and they all use soap. Although Li Mu cried all day long, the cost in the palace has never been less. The food is better every day. In the past, even if he was the emperor, he could only eat meat every three or five days. But now, not to mention the meat every meal, the queen and the main concubines can eat meat, and their living standards are higher.

Where did this money come from?

Li Shimin didn't know, but what he knew was that if he had changed to another person, he would definitely not be able to do this. And the most rare thing was that Li Mu never took credit for it. It seemed that he should have done this. Even when he was attacked and criticized, he never talked about it.

As he thought about it, Li Shimin felt a little more guilty. He smiled bitterly and said, "What the queen said is, I was wrong. I actually coveted Li Mu's money. It's really ridiculous."

Empress Changsun smiled and said, "Your Majesty doesn't have to be too heart-to-heart. Just judge me by me. Although Li Mu is a little ridiculous from time to time, he is never confused about major matters. He is not a matter of false preaching imperial edicts for his own selfishness. He just has differences with Your Majesty in judgment. He wants to do what he wants. I think that if you don't involve principles, you should give more convenience to talents like Li Mu. Even if you are wrong, don't blame him too much. What are your Majesty's talents? You must be someone that Your Majesty cannot. Only such a person can be called a talent."

"If what Li Mu thought was as expected by His Majesty, would His Majesty look down on him? And if what he thought was not expected, His Majesty could not judge right or wrong. Then you might as well trust him and don't care too much."

Li Shimin laughed in silence and said, "My queen, have you been bribed by that kid? How do you talk to him everywhere? I was angry and wanted to deal with him. When you said this, it seemed like I wanted to apologize to him."

Empress Changsun smiled and said, "I am just talking about the matter. I don't advise Your Majesty to treat Li Mu a lot of preferential treatment. I just hope that when Your Majesty criticizes Li Mu, you can think about it. If this matter is put on others, will Your Majesty still make such a decision? For example, if your Majesty's brother, Wang Shizhong, Wei Gong and others, the same thing happened to them. Will Your Majesty still be harsh?"

Li Shimin frowned and said, "You actually compare Li Mu with my prime minister?"

"Your Majesty, don't you regard Li Mu as the prime minister?" Empress Changsun said seriously: "Your Majesty, don't forget that Li Mu is now a marquis, and is only one line away from the six ministers! In the spring exam next year, if he is really the top scorer in high school, Your Majesty will at least be promoted to him first level, but he will be the third-rank, a real prime minister."

Li Shimin was shocked.

This matter was not something he had never imagined, but he had always ignored it. In his heart, Li Mu's official rank, whether it was the fourth or third rank, had some jokes. The reason why he gave Li Mu the third rank was largely to facilitate the use of Li Mu as a chess piece to compete with the aristocrats represented by Wei Zheng, balance the aristocrats represented by Wang Gui and the nobles represented by Changsun Wuji.

It was not until Empress Changsun mentioned that Li Shimin realized that he had put Li Mu at such a high position. Including civil and military officials in the court, there were about a hundred people. From the third rank or above, less than thirty people. Half of them were nominal idle positions. In other words, Li Mu's current status has quietly entered the top twenty in the court.

He is only seventeen years old!

Li Shimin's face changed slightly and said, "Empress, have I promoted Li Mu too high? Mu Xiu is sure to destroy him. Will I harm him!"

"If it were someone else, I would have reminded Your Majesty long ago. But Li Mu is different. Your Majesty, Li Mu has been the Minister of the Interior Office for so long, but there is one thing that will not make Your Majesty worry-free?"

Li Shimin suddenly became angry and said, "You should say that there is something that makes me worry-free. It's okay in three days, but early in five days, when will I worry-free about him?"

"No, Your Majesty is wrong again." Empress Changsun corrected: "It is because Your Majesty is concerned about Li Mu that she knows what happened and hinders her thoughts. But if Your Majesty does not pay attention to Li Mu, Your Majesty will not know anything."

"Then am I blind? Deaf?"

"If something really happened, how could Your Majesty not know? It was just because the matter was not enough to ask Your Majesty to accuse him, so Your Majesty did not know. Did Your Majesty not realize that although Li Mu was impulsive and arrogant in his work, he knew how to advance and retreat. He would not offend anyone who could not afford to offend him. Just like the matter with the Prince of Hejian a few days ago, wouldn't he bent down?"

"That's true." Thinking of the things between Li Mu and Li Xiaogong, Li Shimin laughed. Li Xiaogong is the only one who has defeated Li Mu. Even Changsun Wuji, who is the national uncle, did not take it seriously after Changsun Chong became Li Mu as his master.

"Okay, just pretend that I don't know about this and don't care." Li Shimin waved his hand and signaled Eunuch Gao to retreat. A palace maid came over to wipe the soup on the table and replaced Li Shimin with a new soup bowl. The couple continued to eat. Eunuch Gao breathed a sigh of relief, covered his heart and came out of the Lizheng Hall, called a little eunuch and gave a few instructions. The little eunuch ran away and left the palace to deliver a letter.

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The team that proposed marriage has returned, of course, can't run errands in vain. As soon as the team set off, the chef hired by Bai Naoer started to catch fire. When the team came back, the flowing mat had been set up, winding for dozens of meters, and there was no end to see at first sight, and the entire market was filled.

Not only the people in the marriage proposal team can eat, but passers-by who are watching the fun can find an empty seat after the marriage proposal team sits down, and they can also eat, just say auspicious words. Li Mu has already spoken. It is a big joy for his brother to get married, so he eats openly. He takes all the consumption alone.

Li Mu was drinking and his face was flushed when a little eunuch suddenly came. Li Mu asked the others to wait for a while and went to a secluded place with the little eunuch.

"... Marquis, the adoptive father gave these instructions, and there was nothing else to beside him." The little eunuch said the words of Eunuch Gao's words, without moving, and looked at Li Mu with anticipation. He was also one of Eunuch Gao's godsons, but because he had been serving in the Lizheng Hall, he was much less oily than those godsons who served in the Tai Chi Hall. However, he heard from the brothers in the Tai Chi Hall that nothing was more oily than running errands for Marquis Zhulu. Today it was his turn, and his heart was so excited that he was about to pop out.

Li Mu did not disappoint him, and retracted his hand back into his sleeve, exchanged a silver ingot from the system, and threw it to the eunuch, saying, "When I go back, tell Eunuch Gao, I have already recorded the favors, I have prepared a gift for him, and when he has time to leave the palace, come to find me, and I will give it to him."

"I've written it down." The eunuch took the silver ingot and didn't look at it. He already knew the heavy feeling and he was immediately overjoyed. Stop saying a word, even if he asked him to call him grandpa, he could call him out immediately.

The little eunuch returned to the palace, but Li Mu was a little worried.

When he just redeemed silver ingots, he glanced at the balance and found that there were only more than fifty taels in the system. Except in Mayi and Dingxiang, now is the time when he has the least money in his hands.

The rumors in the market were spread by him, but they were not lies. On the contrary, every sentence was true. In order to make up the gold, Li Mu basically cleaned up his own family.

Now the whole family lives by relying on Feng Qiuhuang’s little money to live.

When he discussed this matter with his wives and concubines last night, Li Zhien firmly opposed it. Even though Li Siwen helped him to cause good things, Li Zien was still not so generous when he "spends all over the bank" to propose marriage to Li Siwen. However, Bai Qiaoqiao, as Li Mu's wife, did not say a word of objection. She just said that it would be fine if Li Mu decided, and she had no objection.

This made Li Mu confused and had no objection. Is he opposed or agreed? Is he really had no objection or was he angry and said slander?

"Brother!!"

"Here you come!"

Li Siwen's voice came, Li Mu had no time to think carefully, roared, and returned to the table.

Li Siwen's face turned red like a monkey's butt, and it was obvious that she had drunk too much. Seeing Li Mu coming over, she held up the wine glass and threw it on Li Mu, and her eyes and nose were filled with tears and snot, and she cried: "Brother, brother, why are you so kind to me? How can you be worthy of my brother's affection...Brother, I just heard someone say that in order to raise this 10,000 taels of gold for me, your family has no money to buy rice. Woo woo... My brother, I must not let my brother have no food to eat!"

Li Siwen said, put his hand in his arms and took it out, took out a piece of money, stuffed it into Li Mu's hand, and said, "Brother, take it all!"

After saying that, he was stunned for another moment and suddenly slapped himself: "Look at me so confused, how can I do this? My elder brother has no way to repay his kindness, but I can only look at him..."

"Stop!" Li Mu supported Li Siwen's chin with his hand and refused to let him approach, saying, "Stop being self-indulgent! I'll collect this betrothal gift for you just because you are my brother. Not only you, Xiaojiu, the big guy, I'm the same when they got married."

When Dugu Jiu heard this, he couldn't help but glance at him. He thought that Li Mu was just doing this to Li Siwen, and he felt at ease when he heard this. As the only heir to Dugu family, Dugu Jiu was actually not worth the gold, but if Li Mu only gave it to Li Siwen and not him, he would still feel uncomfortable.

"I told you a long time ago that my brother regards money as dirt, and now he believes it? Come on, drink!"
Chapter completed!