Li Mu smiled and said, "If I say that, can I not pay the money?"

"This..." Li Shimin was about to be angry, but suddenly, Hou Junji became smarter and hurriedly grabbed Li Shimin's sleeve and said, "Your Majesty, there is a door!"

Li Shimin also reacted and said, "If I don't let you say it, will you bear the money?"

Li Mu did not answer happily, but said, "I dare not say I am responsible, but I will not let Your Majesty down. As long as the general is willing to cooperate, not to say 10% or 20%, even according to the original number, there is no problem. Moreover, the money does not need to be misappropriated from the Ministry of Works. The six ministries are not easy, so you can't bully people."

Li Shimin frowned and said, "Li Mu, if you don't embezzle the Ministry of Works and don't need to pay the treasury, you dare to boast 40%...Are you lying to me?"

Li Mu laughed and said, "Your Majesty, do you still need to boast about making money? Can anyone in the world compare with me? If anyone is dissatisfied and ask him to stand up, no matter what kind of industry it is, if I don't kill him in three months, what if I give him a fortune from Zhulu Hou Mansion to hand over it?"

"Arrogant!" Li Shimin couldn't help but curse, but he was helpless. Although Li Mu couldn't believe everything, he had proved his strength in making money, and he had at least eight points of credibility. If he could use any means, it would not be impossible to destroy a merchant or even a clan in three months.

Others heard it in their ears. Even if they were uncomfortable, they would not get into a feud with Li Mu for this quarrel. They are all wealthy families with great family and involve many people. In comparison, Li Mu is just barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes, so there is no comparison.

Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "Okay, I believe you once, when will I give the money?"

"In the second half of the year, I have to reiterate the premise that I can only agree with the cooperation of the general. If the general is unwilling to cooperate, then the money will be discounted!"

Hou Junji hurriedly said, "As long as you have money, everything is easy to say, I will definitely cooperate!"

Li Shimin heard something different and said, "No, you only said cooperation, but didn't say anything. If you rob a family and commit illegal activities, should you also cooperate? Let's explain what you do first!"

Li Mu's eyes were rolling around, but he still didn't say a word of pleasure, and said: "I haven't decided on the specific one yet, but I promise not to rob the family and not to break the law. Maybe I just work hard. Your Majesty, my conditions are already very simple. If I don't agree to this, then forget it. Anyway, I don't have much time after the year, and the imperial examination is about to be imminent, so I still have to review it."

"Review?" Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, remembering the bet between Li Mu and Wei Zheng, and was amused and laughed and said, "You haven't forgotten that thing yet? Is it so angry that Li Mu is just a temporary dispute. What's the use of taking the imperial examination? Even if you pass the top scorer, you can only be awarded the sixth rank at most. Do you think of it?"

"This is not a question of despisedness." Li Mu said solemnly: "In my opinion, this is a matter of loyalty. I bet with Wei Zheng that I must go to the appointment, otherwise how can I be called a word? Moreover, I have been clamored by the flies of the genius in Shandong recently. It seems that many so-called great scholars have criticized me for their talents and knowledge behind their backs! I think I am a side-minded and not a disciple of a saint. I only know how to write poems but not make decisions. For such people, I must let them see with my own eyes that genius means talents in heaven, which are unattainable to ordinary people like them. I must make a strategy that makes them bow down and make them dare not mention the word strategy again, so that they can block their dog's mouth!"

Seeing Li Mu say this, Li Shimin had to be serious. He glanced at Li Mu and asked, "Do you have confidence in saying this?"

Li Mudao: "I will definitely win the top scorer in both lists!"

Li Shimin said laughing and crying: "Li Mu, Li Mu, it's a good thing for you to be confident, but you can't go too far... Ordinary people have been studying hard for more than ten years, but they can't pass the exam. You can only learn to read for ten months, and you can't make a one-year calculation. What did you think? Is that easy?"

"Even if you are the top scorer in the regular subject, you can get it, but I will give you a question to the subject. Can you guess what question I have? Arrogant, arrogant!"

"When it's arrogance, I'll know if it's arrogant." Li Mu didn't want to argue, and said, "There's another thing, just talk about the imperial examination. I want to tell Your Majesty. This year, I want to recruit a group of talents with clear calculations. I hope Your Majesty can issue a decree. In addition to the number of Jinshi who passed the imperial examination, an additional one subject will be separately identified and enrolled 80 people, and will be specially used by the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"Eighty people?" Li Shimin frowned and said, "There are not so many people who have passed the imperial examination. You want eighty people. What are you doing?"

"When the Office of the Internal Affairs is making great efforts next year, there are too many accounts involved, and there are not enough 80 people, but the qualified talents are limited, so we can only deal with them first. Your Majesty, Mingsuo Department is very important to the Office of the Internal Affairs, which can be said to determine the development speed of the Office of the Internal Affairs. Please pay attention to it."

"Well, I will think about it carefully."

After the serious matter was finished, it was noon. Li Mu naturally could not let Li Shimin go and asked the kitchen to cook and entertain everyone. Li Shimin never knew what kind of politeness was when he was here. Last time he ate beef dumplings, he ordered the name. It happened that there were two bulls in the kitchen that died of fighting in the Chengfu due to heat, and they all came over, and the beef was enough. Li Mu asked the kitchen to make it according to Li Shimin's taste, and changed new tea to wait for the dishes to come. He lost his companion for a while and came to the city wall to give the tormented playboys holidays, and brought Changsun Chong back.

The longer Li Mu is around him, the more silent Changsun Chong becomes. Compared with the changes in Changsun Chong before and after, Li Mu feels a little sorry for him. But this is better. The former Changsun Chong has a very strong temper. It just so happens that Li Mu is also a person with a strong personality, so the two of them must not be able to get along. Changsun Chong is now very good, without any temper, or having a temper, but he endures it and doesn't show it. No matter what, it's still a pleasant time to get along.

The big table was placed in the yard and the guests sat down. Li Mu took out the wine he brewed and slapped the sealing mud at the jar. The fragrance of the wine spread out. Hou Junji tightly sniffed it and praised: "People say that the strong wine in Bashang wine shop is the best in the world. I think it is incomparable to Zhulu Hou's brewed by Zhulu Hou. The wine in Bashang wine shop is good, but it lacks a little taste. After drinking Zhulu Hou's wine, it seems that his strength has increased a little, and he is full of energy."

"Everywhere, there are all the same wine music." Li Mu said this, but he was thinking in his heart that Hou Junji was a person who knew the goods. The wine from Bashang wine shop was not produced in a system and had no buffs. The wine he brewed himself, as his [Brewing Technique] skills improved, the temporary attributes added became more and more. As long as he was unconscious and felt that his strength was improved, it was still obvious.

Li Shimin is also a member of the ranks and likes strong wine. He pours one cup of wine into his stomach and warms up all over. He agrees with Hou Junji's words and says, "It really seems to be energetic. He glanced at Li Mu and said, "You kid, don't be too lazy. When you have time, you can brew some and give everyone a share."

Li Mu rolled his eyes in his heart, why should I get one point? I don’t need time, energy, food, and money? My time is very precious, okay?

He was whispering in his heart, but he couldn't say that. Li Mu also took a sip of wine and said, "When I was fine, I really wanted to live a life of studying at night, but unfortunately, there were more and more things... That's why I worked hard to cultivate disciples to let them share some of the burden, but these disciples were more and more unsatisfied."

Changsun Chong and Li Tai, who were eating beef dumplings, heard Li Mu say this, quickly put down their chopsticks, stood up and bowed, "I disappointed my teacher, and the disciple knew that he was wrong."

Li Shimin felt sorry for his son and took Li Tai's hand to let him sit down, but Li Tai refused. Li Shimin looked at Li Mu reproachfully and said, "I can't bear to scold my son. You're okay, what do you mean by holding a gun and a stick?"

Li Mu sighed and said, "Okay, sit down, you two have done your best. Remember the teacher's words, if you are stupid, you have to study hard, and you will always have a day of enlightenment."

The two responded, looked at Li Mu again, and then sat down.

Li Chengqian laughed and said in his heart that it was fortunate that he was the prince and did not become a disciple, otherwise he would have been the one who was demoted today. But he did not expect that the smirking sound was a little louder, which made Li Shimin next to him hear. Li Shimin had already favored Li Tai, but when he saw that Li Chengqian was actually smirking his younger brother, he was immediately displeased. He was not good at talking directly, so he looked at Li Mu and said, "I heard recently that you have set up a city management brigade? I also asked Fang Xiang's second son Fang Yiai to recruit a lot of playboys. What are you doing?"

Li Mu was not surprised at all that Li Shimin knew about this, and did not ask, and said directly: "Your Majesty, there is a folk proverb, "Your Majesty, you will not be straightforward when you don't repair a small tree, and you won't repair a joke." I found that these young men in Chang'an City were too idle, so I wanted to find something for them to do, which would be considered waste to use it, and it would be worthy of the glory of their parents. Otherwise, two or three generations later, the heroes of our Tang Dynasty who expanded their territory were all waste descendants. How could the Tang Dynasty have a ten thousand years of foundation? It would be a hundred years of hard."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "You think far away," he glanced at Li Chengqian and said, "The prince is also very idle every day, why would you take him one?"

"Cough cough cough..." Changsun Wuji was drinking. When he heard this, he almost choked himself to death. He quickly cleaned up and stood up and said, "Your Majesty, you must not! The crown prince is the crown prince, how can he be with a playboy? If he teaches the crown prince, what should he do in the future of the Tang Dynasty? Your Majesty think twice!"

"Uncle is gone!" Li Chengqian was so excited that his face turned red, and he said anxiously: "I just lack experience! Now that my father has given him a chance, how can I refuse?" After that, he looked at Li Shimin and said: "Don't worry, my father, I will lead the urban management team to make unparalleled contributions to the Tang Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty," Li Mu looked at the naughty child and smiled bitterly, saying, "You should think twice. The prince should do the prince's affairs. The urban management brigade is a yamen that deals with people from the city, and is not suitable for the prince's experience."

"Why is it not suitable! Big Brother!" Li Chengqian grabbed Li Mu's hand, and tears were in his eyes, saying, "Brother, it's not more suitable than this. The father often said that water can carry boats and can overturn the boats. The people are the foundation of the country. I am the prince. If I can't get close to the people, how can I be the king in the future? You said yes, big brother!"

"This..." Li Mu was choked by the desire in Li Chengqian's eyes and looked at Li Shimin, hoping that he could stop it, but Li Shimin clearly wanted to give Li Chengqian a punishment. How could it be compatible? Looking at this stupid son who could not even hear anything, Li Shimin was also feeling depressed and said, "Let the prince go and experience it, but he cannot lead him, he must be incognito, and cannot let people know that he is the prince."

Li Mu was stunned and said, "Your Majesty, how can you hide this? There is no ordinary citizen in the urban management brigade. They... should all recognize the prince, right?"

"No, no, no, no, no, no!" Li Chengqian said quickly: "I don't leave the palace often, so where do they recognize it? I have also heard that the people in this urban management brigade are mostly second sons and third sons of each family. They are all studying in Hongwenguan. Their elder brother is accompanying him in Chongwenguan, so the elder brother doesn't have to worry. They don't recognize me, but their elder brother recognizes me, and will not reveal the truth!"

"That's the case?"

Li Chengqian nodded vigorously and said, "If someone recognizes me, at worst I will go back to the East Palace, right? Brother, I beg you, let me experience it!"

"Oh..." Li Mu frowned and scared: "It's so hard!"

"Thank you for your hard work, eat!" Li Chengqian slapped his chest and said, "We martial artists, we don't have to work hard one day. Don't worry, brother, I have been practicing martial arts for ten years, and I will wait for today!"

Li Mu just wanted to laugh when he heard this. After the New Year, Li Chengqian was only thirteen years old, so why had he been practicing martial arts for ten years? However, Li Shimin had already made up, and he didn't want to be a bad person in vain. He said, "Okay, tomorrow's first day of the first day, and let Changsun take you there on the second day of the first day. Just pretend to be a distant relative of the Changsun family, change his name and exercise for a while. Speaking of which, if the identity is revealed, it will be terminated and return to the East Palace obediently."

"Okay! I must be careful!" After the matter was settled, Li Chengqian was so happy that he jumped and jumped. He forgot his original intention. If he didn't have a map, he would not be happy to leave the palace. Thinking of not having to squat in the palace as a canary, Li Chengqian's mouth couldn't stop raising the ground, and he wished he could see the first time he saw the second day of the first lunar month.
Chapter completed!