Li Mu was stunned and thought to himself, why did I have to go back to Chang'an for the New Year? My family is all in Luoyang, and Luoyang is my home. Before coming to Luoyang, everything in Chang'an City had basically been transferred, and only one Feng Qiuhuang was left. Do I want to go back for a store?

The thought flashed in his mind, and Li Mu immediately understood what Li Shimin meant. He wanted to see him, or showdown, or negotiate, but in short, he wanted to see him. Li Mu thought for a while and said, "I originally planned to return to Chang'an in the third year of junior high school, but since it was His Majesty who wanted to see me, I would prepare for it tomorrow, set off the day after tomorrow, and go back before the New Year."

Eunuch Gao was overjoyed and said, "Then we will bother you for a day and follow the marquis the day after tomorrow."

After saying that, he ignored whether Li Mu agreed or not, bowed to Qiuyan and said, "I have admired the giant hero for a long time." He paused for a moment, thinking that he wanted to invite Qiuyan and drink, but he also thought that he was a castrator and was afraid of being rejected, so he got stuck here.

The bearded guest smiled and said cheerfully: "Drink together and discuss with each other when you have time."

"Yes, yes, I'm free now!" Eunuch Gao smiled and the bearded guest was famous in the world. He can be said to be an idol of a generation of people in the world. Although Eunuch Gao is older than him, he is not immune to the vulgarity.

The bearded guest suddenly said to Li Mu, "I have something to tell you."

Li Mu threw a questioning look, and the bearded guest said, "I have wandered around this life, without descendants, and no disciples. I am over fifty years old, and I want to take over a successor to the robe and mantle-"

"Ah!" Li Muwei said: "I'm already eighteen, it's a bit late to practice martial arts now?"

The bearded guest froze his expression, smiled awkwardly, and said, "I don't want to accept you as his disciple, I want to accept him." As he said that, he pointed to Li Chongyi and said, "This kid's skeleton is very suitable for me. If he is willing to take me as his teacher, he will not be able to surpass me at my age."

"Uh--" Li Mu was also quite embarrassed, but it passed quickly. The bearded guest could appreciate his brother and rushed to accept him as his disciple. Li Mu was also happy for the big man. He pulled Li Chongyi over and said, "I didn't hear me, why don't you pay homage to Master?"

Li Chongyi did not move. Li Mu looked at him, and Li Chongyi said in an inverted voice: "Brother, I have never seen his skills and I don't want to be a disciple casually."

Eunuch Gao was shocked when he heard this and said, "Silly boy, do you know who he is? He is a bearded guest. Do you want to try his skills?"

Li Chongyi became so angry that he said proudly: "I have never tried it, how do I know he is powerful?"

The bearded guest laughed and said, "Well said, I admire you even more." He smiled and said, "It's okay, just take it as loosening your muscles and bones. Come on, let's compete with you. If I can beat you, you will be my apprentice. If I lose, I will be your apprentice, okay?"

Li Chongyi said: "I lost, I can be your apprentice. But if you lose, I don't want you to be my apprentice. I have nothing to teach, and you are a little too old."

The bearded guest smiled and said, "Yes, no matter what you say, what is it." After that, he waved and said, "Come on, let's start."

Li Chongyi swung his fist and rushed straight to the face of the bearded guest. The bearded guest did not dodge or avoid it. He raised his arm to catch Li Chongyi's fist. There was only a muffled sound. The stone bricks under the bearded guest's feet broke, and a trace of blood also spilled out of the corner of Li Chongyi's mouth. Looking at the bearded guest's expression, it was still calm, as if this heavy punch had no effect on him.

Li Chongyi then punched again, and the bearded guest took it lightly. When Li Chongyi wanted to attack again, the bearded guest fought back, but he didn't see how fast he was. However, his hand knife hit Li Chongyi's neck. Li Chongyi's eyes turned red, and his instinctive "crazy posture" fainted before he could even use it.

The bearded guest held him and said to Li Mu: "I took this kid away. He is now my apprentice."

Li Mu looked at the two big pits on the heels of the bearded guest and nodded blankly. Is this guy still a human? Li Chongyi was born with divine power. His fist was so easy that it was enough to show that the bearded guest was not inferior to Li Chongyi in terms of strength, and even surpassed him.

The combat effectiveness of the bearded guest is finally underestimated.

Eunuch Gao was also stunned. He had competed with Li Chongyi. He knew how strong Li Chongyi was. At least he didn't dare to take it head-on, and the bearded guest not only followed, but also made Li Chongyi vomit blood. This strength was so strong that Eunuch Gao dared not think about.

"I am worthy of being a bearded guest, and it is indeed a famous scholar!" Eunuch Gao said in admiration, and Li Mu nodded and agreed. He also thought so. Seeing that Eunuch Gao was so concerned, Li Mu was happy to give him a favor and said, "I will arrange for my father-in-law to stay in the yard next to the bearded guest tonight."

"Thank you, Marquis," Eunuch Gao thanked repeatedly. Li Mu asked someone to take Eunuch Gao to settle down, and he also returned to the house.

...

In a mansion in Luoyang City, representatives of various sects gathered together and began to discuss the candidates they were looking for.

Those who are being looked for are unaware of this, just like the emperor's death, the culprit has not been established, and the ministers have discussed who will succeed the throne. They are already the dragon among people. Once selected and have a huge force secretly supported them, they will immediately be able to fly to the sky. So no one thought that they might refuse this. They did not tell them that if they were not selected, ups and downs, and overjoyed, it might affect what they are doing now, or cause some fluctuations in their psychology. The safest way to prevent this unnecessary risk is to prevent it from happening.

"I think the candidate for the hall master should not be confined to the eldest sons of each family. I should be appointed as the wise and capable. I have a son-in-law named Shen Yifan. His talents, appearance, ability, poetry and prose are all the best candidates." One person said: "It's just that he has a bad background. His ancestral home is from Yangzhou, and he made a living by doing business. His family was originally a small businessman, but because his father died early, he inherited the family business at a young age. After ten years, he made his family business the best choice. Scheming, means, and vision?"

"The merchant is slick and profit-oriented."

"Haha, this is a bad statement, it's just a choice to make a living. Why should Elder Wang be so narrow-minded?"

"I have seen this person, and his abilities are remarkable. But he has been doing business for a long time and has lost all the edges. And the master of my "Ji Si Hall" is a person who needs great courage. Shen Yifan is afraid that he will not be able to control such a huge resource, and his background cannot convince the eldest sons of each family."

"How about Xu Wenyi, Jinyang? This person is mature and steadfast. He has nothing to do when he delivers what he does. I believe everyone knows him..."

"No! What Jisitang needs now is young blood, and he looks at the future. Xu Wenyi is nearly fifty years old, right? He is only a little younger than you and me. In another three to five years, he will be inadequate. How can he create a situation? If he chooses him, he will have to choose again in a few years. As long as the personnel change, it will affect the overall situation. No one can afford to do anything. No, no!"

"That's up to Cui Yusheng, my Cui family. Everyone knows how complex the distribution of the forces on the Tubo border is, but he can always be at ease and create a big situation..."

"Haha, don't joke. Some time ago, Li Mu went to Miaojiang. Both of your chiefs of the Cui family died of life, and the smuggling passage was cut in half. How could he be shameless?"

"You fart! Which eye was cut in half?"

"I saw it all the left and right eyes. Why can't I dare to argue?"

Seeing that the two of them were about to fight, someone advised, "Okay, I'll say less, and now I need to solve the problem. In my opinion, Chen Yifan is similar to Cui Yusheng, and he may not lack scheming, means, and ability. However, this hall master will lead the people in the future, and his subordinates will not lack such talents. What he needs most is to be able to control the courage of heroes and have the realm of layout in the world. These two people are engaged in business affairs all day long, and their realm is still weak."

"How about Li Yin?"

"Haha, he is a member of the Li family of Shandong gentry and Zhaojun?"

"Yes! But he is very talented. He participated in the imperial examination last year and won the seventh place..."

"You also know that it is the seventh place. Li Mu is the two top pick. If you let the seventh place compete with the two top picks, you can think of it!"

Everyone felt discouraged. Why did the talents in the world seem to be as good as Li Mu alone? He was like the moon at night, and the light of a person occupied half of the night sky. Although the other stars were shining brightly, no one could compete with him.

After a while of silence, someone spoke slowly and said, "Now we are arguing, but we can't argue, but in my opinion, we still have to compare."

The leaders of the clan nodded one after another, but they could not tell the rules of how to compare. Because some of these candidates were good at poetry, some were good at making money, and some were good at force, and each had their own strengths, so they could not be compared with one standard.

At this time, they remembered Li Mu again. Why are these people only good at one place, but Li Mu is good at everything? There is nothing he can't do if he can't do.

Seeing that morale was about to fall into decline again, someone suggested that you pick up the most important comparison first.

What does Jisitang do? Contact various companies and do business. No matter what kind of person is good at being a hall master, the most important thing is to make money, so the hall master who cannot make money must not be asked. For example, the two things that cannot be avoided when making money today are the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There are also the Luoyang Trading Center, which has been rumored that it has not officially launched, each company agreed to give all candidates a fixed amount of money to see how much they can make within half a year. Whoever earns more is the stronger ability and will naturally get the position of the hall master.

After some discussion, each company quickly selected the candidates. Everything was only half a year before the results were revealed.

...

Li Mu governs Ji County, which is quite characteristic of online novelists writing novels. After a fierce climax drama, there is always a small bridge and flowing water, and then gurgling again and again. Only in this way can one win with tension and relaxation be achieved.

Although the crisis of the locust plague has passed, Li Mu used a clever plan to control the loss range to a very small range. However, compared with the holes left by the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the situation was not much better, so what the people in Luoyang City need now is still to rest and recuperate.

Luoyang is the fief of Li Mu, and Li Mu is equivalent to the emperor here, so there can be said that there is no resistance.

Some little gentry and small landlords saw that Li Mu, a person from the five surnames and seven sects, did not care about it, and they did not dare to disobey Li Mu's decrees. Therefore, tax policies were formulated and promulgated first, and only no one dared to resist taxes.

However, while promulgating the tax laws, Li Mu also exempted many of the previous harsh taxes. The overall burden did not increase, but instead decreased to a certain extent, which won the hearts of the people.

Li Mu also promoted animal husbandry, focused on agriculture and sericulture, vigorously developed commerce, encouraged the reclaiming of wasteland, and used the taxes and other policies that had been formulated to be beneficial to the people. Li Mu governed Ji County, which was quite characteristic of online novelists writing novels. After a fierce climax, there was always a small bridge and flowing water, and then gurgling again. Only in this way can one win if it is stretched and relaxed.

Although the crisis of the locust plague has passed, Li Mu used a clever plan to control the loss range to a very small range. However, compared with the holes left by the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the situation was not much better, so what the people in Luoyang City need now is still to rest and recuperate.

Luoyang is the fief of Li Mu, and Li Mu is equivalent to the emperor here, so there can be said that there is no resistance.

Some little gentry and small landlords saw that Li Mu, a person from the five surnames and seven sects, did not care about it, and they did not dare to disobey Li Mu's decrees. Therefore, tax policies were formulated and promulgated first, and only no one dared to resist taxes.

However, while promulgating the tax laws, Li Mu also exempted many of the previous harsh taxes. The overall burden did not increase, but instead decreased to a certain extent, which won the hearts of the people.

Li Mu also promoted animal husbandry, focused on agriculture and sericulture, vigorously developed commerce, encouraged the reclaiming of wasteland, and used the tax and other policies that had been formulated to be beneficial to the people.

Li Mu governs Ji County, which is quite characteristic of online novelists writing novels. After a fierce climax drama, there is always a small bridge and flowing water, and then gurgling again and again. Only in this way can one win with tension and relaxation be achieved.

Although the crisis of the locust plague has passed, Li Mu used a clever plan to control the loss range to a very small range. However, compared with the holes left by the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the situation was not much better, so what the people in Luoyang City need now is still to rest and recuperate.

Luoyang is the fief of Li Mu, and Li Mu is equivalent to the emperor here, so there can be said that there is no resistance.

Some little gentry and small landlords saw that Li Mu, a person from the five surnames and seven sects, did not care about it, and they did not dare to disobey Li Mu's decrees. Therefore, tax policies were formulated and promulgated first, and only no one dared to resist taxes.
Chapter completed!