Chapter 147
In a blink of an eye, Li Mu had been squatting in the prison of Dali Temple for three days.
At first, Li Shimin pretended not to care and did whatever he should do, and adopted a ignorant attitude. However, as time passed, Li Mu had no intention of begging for mercy on the other side, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
This is not right, it is different from imagination!
Did the queen make a mistake?
No, no! Li Shimin denied this idea. Everyone is a man, and they all came from the newlyweds. He had experienced that feeling, but he didn't believe Li Mu could hold it back.
Could it be that time is still short?
I'm afraid this is the only explanation.
Boy, please waste your money, right? Then I will spend money with you to see who can survive whoever can!
Li Shimin made up his mind and his thoughts stabilized again. But he couldn't ignore it. He was curious about what Li Mu was doing these days. Li Shimin glanced at Eunuch Gao who was standing next to him with his hands and said in his heart that this old thing was getting less and less eyebrow. If I don't ask, don't you say it? I'm getting more and more unable to know my intentions!
Of course, it is impossible to replace people. Eunuch Gao has been with him for many years, and he has worked hard without any credit. Most of the time it is easy to use. This person needs to be knocked when he doesn't know anything. Li Shimin's eyes rolled and cleared his throat.
Eunuch Gao noticed Li Shimin's gaze, but he didn't guess what was going on? Why did Your Majesty look over? Hungry? No, I just used lunch? Is he thirsty? Nor can I, Your Majesty has a teapot at hand, and the flower tea from heaven and earth is brewing. The fragrance can be smelled from a distance, and it is still steaming? It's not that he is hungry or thirsty. Could he be summoned to anyone?
When Eunuch Gao was thinking about something, he heard Li Shimin's throat clearing, and quickly stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, do you have anything to tell me?"
Li Shimin picked up a memorial and shook it in front of Eunuch Gao's eyes with no trace. Eunuch Gao was stunned and did not understand its intention, and said, "Your Majesty, are you tired of reading the memorial?"
Li Shimin cursed in his heart, but did not say anything directly, and said, "Oh! Yuan Tiangang will go to Huining for a few days."
It turned out to be for this matter! Eunuch Gao thought he understood what Li Shimin meant, so he hurriedly replied: "It will take a few days to reply to Your Majesty. But Huining is far away from Chang'an, so I guess he has just arrived. I think if Master Yuan's memorial was sent back, it will be three or four days later. Your Majesty should not be anxious."
Why doesn't this dog slave understand what I mean?
Li Shimin was so angry that he gritted his teeth, and pointed it out again, saying, "When Yuan Tiangang was there, I didn't think he was so important. But when he left, I suddenly felt like he had become a deaf and blind man. I didn't know anything. Is there something happening in Chang'an City recently?"
Eunuch Gao blinked his eyes and thought to himself, Your Majesty has something to say! When Yuan Tiangang was there and Yuan Tiangang was not there, what is the difference? Suddenly, Eunuch Gao's head flashed with a flash of inspiration and quickly said with a smile: "Your Majesty's meaning, I understand. Your Majesty, when Master Yuan left, he arranged for someone to send a message to the palace every two days. Everything on Mrs. Mudan's side is as usual, Your Majesty can rest assured. If there are idle people waiting to approach, I will definitely tell Your Majesty. In the past few days, Mrs. Mudan has not only taken care of the business, but also went to the prison to see the Marquis of Zhulu..."
When Eunuch Gao said this, he paused, slapped his head, and quickly lay on the ground, saying, "Oh, Your Majesty, please forgive me for being stupid and unable to understand Your Majesty's holy intention. Your Majesty wants to know the news about Zhulu Marquis. Old I know, Old I know! I have been paying attention to it all the time, but when he saw that Your Majesty didn't ask, he thought Your Majesty had not yet calmed down and did not dare to tell Your Majesty. Oh, I was stupid and asked Your Majesty to punish him!"
Li Shimin glared at Eunuch Gao with annoyed, why is this old guy getting less and less eye-catching? You say this, it seems like I pay more attention to that boy! But when it comes to this point, it will be a little stingy. Li Shimin sighed and said, "Great Care, are you old and confused? You are so slow to do things recently. How can I rely on you with confidence? If you can't bear the heavy responsibility, I promise you to return to your hometown to retire and find someone to take care of you."
"Oh, Your Majesty, I'm not confused, I'm not confused! I just didn't react for a while!" Eunuch Gao knelt down and cried at Li Shimin's feet. He burst into tears and cried, "Your Majesty also knows the situation of my slave. There is no one in my slave's house. It's all dead! Please leave my slave by my server, I'm still there, I'm not here."
"Okay, okay! Get up!" Li Shimin felt his head hurt when he heard it, and said, "Tell me quickly, Mrs. Mudan went to visit Li Mu? When did it happen?"
When Eunuch Gao heard this, tears shrank back and got up and said, "It was the morning event. Mrs. Mudan went to visit Mrs. Zhulu. He brought a lot of food to Mrs. Zhulu, and in addition, it was also for business. The news that Mrs. Lao Nu received was that Mrs. Zhulu and Mrs. Mudan jointly opened a ready-to-wear shop. I don't know what happened."
"Well..." Li Shimin nodded and said to Eunuch Gao: "This kid is okay, but he can clearly distinguish the truth. One thing is one thing. It is annoying to be angry with me, but he is still willing to do what I have told me."
Eunuch Gao quickly said, "Yes, the matter that Your Majesty has told you, Mr. Zhulu has never made any mistakes." As he said, he seemed to remember something, and said, "Your Majesty, there is another thing, I have to tell Your Majesty. Yesterday afternoon, a sandalwood box was sent from Dali Temple. The old lady opened it and looked at it. What did you guess it was? It turned out to be mahjong, and said that it was carved by Mr. Zhulu in the past two days. Do you want to see it?"
"Oh, I really do whatever I say!" Li Shimin chuckled and said, "Okay, I'm tired of reading the memorial, so I'll take a break. Give me the jade mahjong he presented to me."
"I'll go and get it now."
As Eunuch Gao said, he turned around and left. After a while, he came back with a sandalwood box and gently placed it on the desk in front of Li Shimin.
Li Shimin only took a look and fell in love with it. Not to mention the color of the jade, just this sandalwood box can be regarded as the four words "Quickly and Fate". The entire sandalwood box, without a mortise and tenon, was actually chiseled out of a whole piece of sandalwood. Four dragons are embossed with cloud patterns on the four corners. The most amazing thing is that the eyes of the four dragons can be moved. Li Shimin had never seen such a carving technique before.
"Okay, okay!" Li Shimin looked at the box for a long time, and was amazed, saying, "If you want to talk about Li Mu, you have a little stubborn temper, but your ability is real. There is no one in the world who can do this hand in craftsmanship!"
"Your Majesty has such a good eye. When I held it in my hand, I watched it for a long time." Eunuch Gao reached out to help Li Shimin open the copper button in the sandalwood box and said, "Look at this mahjong again. The mahjong carved by Zhuluhou himself is countless times more exquisite than the one presented to the queen. It is really different!"
"Is that true?" Li Shimin aroused curiosity when he heard this, and reached out to pick up a mahjong. The mahjong was originally placed in a box with a code upside down. It was nothing strange just to look at the back, but when he picked it up and saw the front, Li Shimin was so surprised that he couldn't stop talking. This mahjong was actually made of the same carving technique as the dragon in the four corners of the sandalwood box. Each mahjong was carved in hollow, which was breathtaking.
"This..." Li Shimin saw it one by one, and it was all the same skill. Even as an emperor, he had never seen such a treasure. After seeing it, he sighed and said, "I just said it casually, but I didn't expect this kid to take it as real. This set of jade mahjong was taken out alone, and it was worth more than ordinary jade pendants. How much is this hundred pieces, plus this carving work, worth it? It seems that boy Li Mu is right. I really bullying the child!"
When Eunuch Gao heard Li Shimin say this, he opened his mouth and closed it again, as if he wanted to speak but stopped. Li Shimin noticed it and asked, "If you have anything, say it, what's wrong?"
"Your Majesty." Eunuch Gao laughed dryly and said, "Your Majesty, I am definitely not the platform to destroy the Marquis of Zhulu. But there is something that I think I have to let His Majesty know. Is this carving really carved by Marquis of Zhulu, but this jade was not bought by Marquis of Zhulu himself."
"Didn't he buy it? That's it?"
"Uh..." Eunuch Gao stumbled for a moment and whispered: "It was blackmailed by Zhulu Hou!"
"Radical extortion?" Li Shimin widened his eyes and said, "How can he blackmail him in prison?"
"That's the case." Eunuch Gao explained: "Didn't Zhulu Hou tell His Majesty that he wanted to work in prison? He really did that. Didn't he ask him for a bribe? He asked someone to ask for a bribe. The jade used in this set of mahjong was sent from the uncle's mansion."
"He dares to blackmail the auxiliary machine?" As soon as he said that, Li Shimin wanted to give himself a mouth. This question is so stupid. Li Mu's kid even dares to challenge the emperor. What is the uncle? Not to mention that he has something to ask for, he will definitely dare to ask for it!
Suddenly, Li Shimin remembered another thing. When he first talked about mining profits, it seemed that this kid mentioned the fact that he wanted to accept bribes. At that time, Li Shimin also felt that the money of the aristocratic family was not in vain, and he also settled a 28-cent account. Li Mu took 20% of the money, and the treasury was 80% of the treasury. However, he remembered that he was talking about doing things by others. Unexpectedly, Li Mu didn't even cover up the cover now, so he directly asked for it. This is really... a bit too much for facial expression.
What made Li Shimin even more depressed was that the first one to ask for money from a clan was to attack his brother-in-law? And most importantly, what about 80% of the promised one? This doesn’t look at the money?
Suddenly, Li Shimin lowered his head and saw jade mahjong, and thought to himself, no, this kid should have used this mahjong for 80% of the time, and he would put the rest into his pocket?
No! You must not be cheaper!
Li Shimin suddenly stood up and said, "How can a third-rank military marquis accept bribes? No, I don't allow such a thing to happen. A high-ranking official, let me arrange for me to go to Dali Temple and ask this bastard!"
Chapter completed!