Since the emperor said it was a private matter, Li Ji did not follow him into the study, but guarded the door himself to prevent anyone from eavesdropping. At first, he was fine, but after about a stick of incense, he suddenly heard a loud shout from the study, which scared Li Ji to break in quickly.

Li Mu knelt down on the ground, and Li Shimin's face turned pale. Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Ji quickly scolded Li Mu and said, "Li Mu, how can he collide with His Majesty? Don't apologize?"

Li Mu pressed his anger and said, "I apologize for your crime and hit Your Majesty. Don't redeem it if you die. But I will ask me to agree to Your Majesty's request, and I will not obey you!"

Li Ji was still about to speak, but Li Shimin waved his hand to stop him and said, "Li Mu, I miss you for your youth and have made many contributions. I cannot bear to punish you easily. I ask you again, have you agreed to this?"

"I can't agree!" Li Mu replied resolutely, with no room for negotiation in his tone.

"So brave!" Li Shimin was really angry and said, "Do you know what the consequences will be if you go against my will? Are you not afraid that I will cut your title and take back your official position?"

Li Mu leaned down and said, "Your Majesty is the emperor and rich in all the worlds. All under the sky is the king's land. The shores of the land are the king's ministers. I am a citizen of the Tang Dynasty and naturally under the control of Your Majesty. But there are things that can be done, but there are things that cannot be done. Filial piety is the first to be born as a son of man. How can you be fame and fortune and humiliate your mother? This is absolutely impossible for me to do. Your Majesty can take titles, official positions, and even the lives of me, but if you want me to exchange my mother for wealth, I would rather die!"

Li Ji was stunned by the side. What is this? Did Your Majesty fall in love with Li Mu's mother? No! After Li Mu took Sun over, Li Ji also visited him once. He had seen Sun's appearance, just an ordinary woman, but he was not very handsome. Besides, Your Majesty had never seen Li Mu's mother, how could he fall in love with her?

Li Shimin was so angry that his orifices were smoked. Li Mu's attitude, especially Li Ji, was still present, as if his dignified emperor had turned into a murderer who forced the robbers of the people. Even if he was the emperor, he could not bear the burden. If such a conclusion was recorded in history in the future, his reputation for a lifetime would be destroyed. Li Shimin suppressed his anger and said, "How come you can't understand? Duke Ju, as a first-class duke of the dynasty, came from a wealthy family and a marquis of the generations, is a great man in the world. This time, Duke Ju took on your mother and did not want to take a concubine, but to marry a matchmaker and reunited as the Duke's wife. What a glory to ask me to be a matchmaker. You are not grateful, but to put on such a gesture, as if I were forcing you. Do you really think I am not angry?!"

Li Ji now understood. It turned out that the one who liked Li Mu's mother was Tang Jian, Duke of Ju. This was interesting. Li Mu asked Tang Jian to take care of his mother, and took care of her, and even took care of her feelings. Li Ji held back his laughter, did not make a sound, and quietly became a spectator.

"Report to Your Majesty, I dare not agree with what Your Majesty said. In the eyes of Your Majesty and Lord Tang, I am a remote and remote village. If I can be favored by Lord Tang, I should be grateful to you. But in the eyes of me, although my mother is a humble family, I am both a people with backbone in the Tang Dynasty and are not inferior to anyone. Today, Lord Tang fell in love with my mother, and I will agree to his request. Then tomorrow there will be another wife who is more powerful than Lord Tang, and I will give up my wife? A real man is born in the world. Be careful of the bottom line. The bottom line of my only words are loyal, filial, benevolence and righteousness. If you can keep the bottom line, you will be a man and cannot be guarded by others and be a ghost. I will never compromise. If Your Majesty insists on pressing me, I have nothing to say, please give your Majesty the death."

"Who is you so mean, who is forcing you?" Li Shimin almost cursed, and finally endured it, saying, "Is I such a foolish emperor? If I really want to force you, I have to come here in person and tell you so much?"

Li Mu closed his lips tightly and did not say a word, but judging from his expression, he still had no intention of changing his mind.

Li Shimin sighed and said, "You should also think about your mother. I have heard about you. Your father passed away early. It was your mother who brought you up and suffered a lot. She is still young now and can't be a widow for the rest of her life. If you have this idea, it's not filial."

Li Mu said, "I do not oppose my mother's remarriage. What I object is to marry Tang Jian and Lord Tang. I would rather my mother find a good man of similar age and similar interests. Even if this person is a homeless refugee, as long as his mother likes him, he will be kind to his mother. I don't care about it, and I even willing to contribute money to support him. But if I ask my mother to marry him because of the high position and power of Lord Tang Jian, I will never do such a thing as offering my mother to honor. Your Majesty should not persuade him again, and I will never agree!"

"You kid, you..."

Seeing that Li Shimin's anger had reached its peak, it was really possible that Li Mu would be dragged down and chopped down, Li Ji had to speak up and said, "Your Majesty, don't get angry. Li Mu, don't be stubborn, listen to my words."

Li Mu looked up at Li Ji and said, "The adoptive father doesn't need to persuade me. I'm determined to die at all. I will never agree!"

"Oh! You guys have a little stubborn temper." Li Ji said: "I understand this. Lord Tang likes your mother Sun and wants to marry him. But you think Lord Tang is not a good match, so you don't agree - Li Mu, let me ask you, how do you know Lord Tang is not a good match?"

"Mr. Tang's beard is all white. How old is my mother? How could she be a good match?"

Li Ji smiled and said, "This matter is really unsure. If you can't slap it, Lord Tang is not a person who is rude. If he is just unrequited, he will definitely not go to find His Majesty to be a matchmaker. I think you have asked your mother, if your mother is willing, what will you do?"

Li Mu was stunned and said, "This..."

Li Shimin also reacted, yes, you have to ask the person involved in this kind of thing! When asked what the kid was doing, he snorted and said, "Don't you ask?"

"I'm sorry for being rude, I'll go back." Li Mu quickly got up and went straight to the cross-yard where he lived, running all the way, and was already panting when he entered the house. Seeing Sun talking to Bai Qiaoqiao, he rushed up and asked, "Mom, do you have feelings for Lord Tang Jian and Tang?"

A sentence made Sun's question confused, his face turned red to the base of his neck, and he was stammering and couldn't speak. Seeing this, Li Mu was even more confused and murmured: "Mom, can it be true?"

Sun thought Li Mu was disagreeing and said cruelly: "Without this, there is nothing between Mom and Lord Tang!"

"I just said, Mom, you are not blind, how could you fall in love with that old guy?" Li Mu jumped and cursed: "This shameless man, I actually asked Your Majesty to speak to the matchmaker and try to suppress others with power. Don't worry, my son will never compromise. Even if he angers Your Majesty, he will no longer die. He will never let his mother be humiliated!"
Chapter completed!