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Li Mu glanced at what Wang Gui pointed to and saw that it was a seal with a totem-like character engraved on it, which might be a few words. Anyway, he didn't recognize it. Li Mu did not hide his ignorance and said, "What is this?"

"This is a seal passed down from various families. It is like His Majesty's jade seal. If it is stamped with this seal, it will definitely not be denied."

Li Mu snorted and said, "You dare to compare with Your Majesty's jade seal. It seems that Your Majesty is right to doubt it. The clans do have the intention of being disobedient."

Wang Gui was defeated by Li Mu's ignorance and hurriedly defended, "Marquis, you can't say that, this seal is not exclusive to the royal family."

"Okay, I'll care so much." Li Mu interrupted Wang Gui's words, wrapped the memorial in a cloak, and said, "Look at your dark circles, you're going to drag your chin. Why don't you know how to maintain your health at such a young age? Find a place to sleep. I'll go for you. Whether it can be done depends on your majesty's meaning. I won't protect you."

"Thank you, the Marquis will definitely succeed. After the matter is completed, Wang Gui lowered his voice and said, "I will never let the Marquis' hard work be wasted."

Li Mu glanced at him and snorted, "What is most annoying is that you are like this, and judge a gentleman with a villain's heart. Could it be that yesterday, I said for the people and was it for your little bribe? It's really heartbreaking."

Li Mu snorted heavily, Wang Gui was frightened and hurriedly asked for explanation. Li Mu stopped listening, waved his hand and walked up the mountain with a big strode.

At this age, how could Wang Gui get to catch up with him? He sighed and felt more uneasy.

Dealing with Li Mu brought him too much pressure. I don’t know how to do this. If you give money, he said you are a villain, don’t give it, and he beat you up with words. Wang Gui really wanted to ask loudly, whether to give it or not, what is given, what is given, what is not given, can you give it a word? Don’t let people guess it like this, okay? I’m so old, I really can’t hold on.

Li Mu handed the memorial to Li Shimin. Taking advantage of the time when Li Shimin looked, he naturally served a bowl of porridge for himself and drank it. Li Shimin glanced at him and turned his gaze back to the congratulations. Li Mu was still unconscious and was still drinking it. Li Shimin couldn't help it and shouted in a low voice, "Can you open your mouth when you drink porridge? Isn't it uncomfortable for others to suck it?"

"Oh." Li Mu opened his mouth wide, drank the remaining porridge in one gulp, raised his hand and wiped it, then looked at Li Shimin, indicating that he had finished drinking it by obedience.

"It's really unteachable," Li Shimin murmured, ignored Li Mu, and carefully finished the congratulations from each family. The more I read, the more I felt good, the more I looked, the more I felt cheerful, and finally I couldn't help laughing out loud, throwing the memoir on the table, laughing and saying, "The five surnames and seven hopes are just like this, I surrender. I used to be very respectful to them and had many concerns. If I had known this, I would have taken action when I really should ascend the throne."

"Does Your Majesty really think so?"

The person who spoke was Empress Changsun. Li Shimin couldn't help but be stunned and said, "Why did the Empress say this and I and Li Mu won this game? Can't you be happy?"

Queen Changsun did not answer, looked at Li Mu and said, "Li Mu, have you thought of it?"

Li Mu nodded. Seeing this, Li Shimin became even more confused and said anxiously, "What are you fighting? You two are just keeping me in the dark. Li Mu, tell me quickly, what did you think of?"

"I think the queen's meaning should be that good fortune depends on the misfortune. The family members have the power to resist, but if they choose to compromise, they must have thought of a better way to fight back. I think they should be ready to smear His Majesty."

"Smear me" Li Shimin said angrily, "I spared their lives, and they still want to smear me, what reason do they have to smear me?"

"Your Majesty" was Empress Changsun who took the conversation and said, "The right or wrong of the three people becoming tigers is not the matter itself, but how to believe it, how to believe it now, with assassins supporting it, everyone knows that it is wrong first. But after the assassin was executed, the power of the court in the local area is not as good as that of the aristocratic family. They fanned the flames and passed on word of mouth, the black ones can turn white, and the white ones can turn black ones will not be assassins assassinating His Majesty, but they must concoct unjust cases. But the people do not know the truth, and they do not believe whatever they say."

When Li Mu heard these words, he was shocked and thought in his heart that he really should not underestimate the ancients. As a "native" of the Tang Dynasty, Empress Changsun was so deeply impressed by him.

The smile on Li Shimin's face disappeared and he murmured, "How could this happen?"

"This is what I said when I was running the Tang Daily, the power of public opinion." Li Mu showed a confident smile and said, "Your Majesty, don't panic. I have already considered it and there is a way to solve it. Now I only think that those families are ridiculous and consciously smart, but I don't know that they have fallen into my Li Kongming's plan."

Li Shimin glanced at him with a glance at "Li Kongming"

Li Mu nodded, raised his hand and slapped his chest, saying, "Your Majesty, don't you look like the rebirth of Kong Ming of the Three Kingdoms?"

Li Shimin sneered and reached out to touch the Longquan Sword. Li Mu quickly hugged the scabbard and smiled with a smile on his face, "Your Majesty, I'm just kidding, it won't be, it won't be,"

"Hurry up and talk about the way to deal with it"

"Okay, okay," Li Mu hurriedly responded, "Is this a way to deal with it? It's very simple." Li Mu touched his nose and said, "I had already found my step brother Tang Guan in the middle of the night before yesterday. He is the number one writer in the Tang Daily. He is good at narration and is even more loyal to Your Majesty. When I told him about Your Majesty's experience, he was immediately filled with righteous indignation. That night, he wrote an article. How did Your Majesty assassin be assassin be so vicious, his origin, family, and eight ancestors wrote clearly."

"You plan to publish it in the newspaper," Li Shimin frowned and said, "This is indeed a good idea, but strangely, if there is news in the newspaper, why would those clans still do this?"

Li Mu smiled honestly and said, "I just asked the Seal Bureau to work overtime, and I haven't started selling it yet. However, in order to care about the safety of Your Majesty, the people who care about His Majesty's safety can know the news earlier, after the first batch of newspapers were printed, I have sent someone to send it to the Prince of Jiangxia and General Niu who set out yesterday. They will send it to the literate people along the way. Those who are illiterate and some people will read newspapers. It is estimated that many people have already learned the news at this time, but those families don't know it."

"What a preconceived idea." Li Shimin slapped the table excitedly and said, "If they say anything else, the people will not believe it."

"Your Majesty, you are not so optimistic." Empress Changsun splashed cold water and said, "It's just preconceived, and it's not enough. After all, the Prince of Jiangxia and General Niu Jinda only walked by one by one, and the power of the clans in the local area is always there. Even if they have preconceived ideas, they will be persuaded and changed their views."

"The queen is very worried." Li Mu admired Empress Changsun more and more. These analysis is enough to prove that this "hidden figure in the palace" is definitely not a false reputation. "So I thought of a second way." He looked at Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty should issue a self-criticism."

"Self-blame edict" Li Shimin frowned and said, "What does this mean that I am stabbed, and I will also blame myself. If I do this, wouldn't it be equivalent to surrendering to the clans? How will the people think of me? I can't listen to you?"

Li Mu did not persuade him anymore, but looked at Empress Changsun and waited for her reaction.

Queen Changsun thought for a while, her frown gradually stretched out and said with a smile, "Your Majesty should issue this edict for guilt."

Li Shimin was shocked, "Queen, are you messing around with this kid?"

Empress Changsun shook her head and said, "Your Majesty, this is definitely not a nonsense. I just realized that this trick of the self-criticism is the essence of this situation that Li Mu did."

"What's the essence of this is nonsense"

"Your Majesty, please listen to me and let Li Mu supplement the incompleteness of what he said." Empress Changsun looked at Li Mu, Li Mu nodded and gave her an encouraging look. Seeing this, Li Shimin became even more angry. He felt that he seemed to have insufficient intelligence and could not understand what these two people were saying.

"Li Mu first let someone spread the news, and the people discussed it, but they would have doubts in their hearts and didn't know whether this matter was true or false. At the same time, Li Mu also left a gap for the clan. They would think this was an opportunity and there was no need to rush to jump over the wall, so they chose to compromise. Once they put on the congratulations, they were doomed to fail."

Li Mu nodded in agreement, it seemed that Empress Changsun had really seen through his situation.

Empress Changsun continued, "Your Majesty accepted their congratulations. If there is no reaction, they will argue and not admit this congratulations. But if Your Majesty issues an edict to the world, it will be announced to the world. In the edict, you first mention Your Majesty's achievements over the past few years, and then reflect on yourself, saying that it was because Your Majesty did not do well enough that it attracted the assassin's assassination. Therefore, you will point out the congratulations of the clan and accept them honestly. In this way, you can have an association among the people in the world."

"The opposition between the aristocratic families and the court is well known. The aristocratic families have never presented congratulatory forms to Your Majesty, so why do people in the world think about it only at this time? There must be some reasons in it. What is the reason? Naturally, it is related to the assassin. In this way, the aristocratic families want to deny that the assassin has nothing to do with them, and they cannot deny it. And Your Majesty will gain a good reputation because of their own attitude." Empress Changsun looked at Li Mu and praised, "Li Mu's plan to stone two birds is really a great achievement. The five surnames and seven hopes were not wronged."

"So that's it." Li Shimin finally got happy, patted Li Mu on the shoulder and said, "Boy, do you think so, you are really smart, I admit you, you are my little Kongming."

Li Mu let out a long sigh, but fortunately, he was not completely seen through. After Queen Changsun finished speaking, she kept paying attention to Li Mu's expression. Seeing that he was not surprised, she couldn't help but wonder. Usually, a person's thoughts were seen through, so it shouldn't be like this expression, right? He had some tricks.

"Li Mu, isn't my guess complete enough?"

Li Shimin confused, "This is a killing of two birds with one stone, there are other things."

Li Mu laughed, obviously admitting Queen Changsun’s doubts, but he was very modest in his words, saying, “The Queen has basically seen through the situation of the minister, but there is still a little bit that the Queen may have ignored.”

What a smart person can't stand the most is this kind of provocation. Empress Changsun also became serious and said, "I want to ask for advice, what else?"

"In fact, my real purpose is still the land." Li Mu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't forget why this happened."

Li Shimin frowned and said, "I haven't forgotten it, but the matter has developed to this point. Is there any connection with the fields? If I use the fields as a threat, I'm afraid they will be anxious to jump over the wall."

"Of course, you can't threaten it. If you use the same trick twice in one thing, it won't work. Although those clans are not smart, they are not fools." Li Mu cleared his throat and said, "My real killing move is to wait for this matter to pass. Your Majesty's edict of guilt is the introduction of this killing move."

Li Shimin was already impatient and said, "I admit that I am not as smart as you, so hurry up and stop going around."

Li Mu no longer kept his guard and said, "What the Empress said just now is written in the edict of guilt, but not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Your Majesty must write this article. In order to make up for the mistakes, Your Majesty must be more diligent and work hard to govern. Then, the key point is. The first step to work hard to govern is to punish severe punishments and laws. Most of the codes of this dynasty follow the previous dynasty. The laws of the previous dynasty are often discomfortable to this dynasty. Therefore, Your Majesty must revise the laws of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin was confused and said, "Why do I need to re-enact the Tang Dynasty Law? Li Mu? This is not a trivial matter. Even if I want to re-enact, I have to recruit bachelors first and carefully consider it. It will take at least ten years to do it. How can I do it hastily?"

"Of course you can do it slowly." Li Mu said seriously. "I want Your Majesty to point out the importance of the Tang Dynasty law to the people of the world. Anyone, whether a noble or an ordinary person, must abide by the Tang Dynasty law."

“Isn’t this nonsense?”

"Of course it's not nonsense." Li Mu stared at Li Shimin's eyes and said, "Your Majesty recalled the words of me in the hall. The Tang Dynasty law stipulates that each person has a hundred acres of permanent land, but now the clans are far more than this number. If Your Majesty points out that everyone should abide by the Tang Dynasty law, then the land of the clan is illegal. Your Majesty now issues a self-criticism. Under the current circumstances, they will definitely support it and praise Your Majesty. Then, I will attack again and ask the Imperial Property Bureau to thoroughly investigate the fields. Except for the 100 acres of each person, all illegal fields are collected into the imperial property. This is the only way to see the brink of the imperial property. At that time, they will never dare to object, because they just praised Your Majesty. Opposition is to slap themselves in the face and fool Your Majesty. They cannot bear the charge."

Regardless of the horror of Li Shimin and Empress Changsun, Li Mu sneered and added quietly, "In order to better disgust them, please ask Your Majesty to order Wei Zheng to preside over this matter."
Chapter completed!