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"The adoptive father, I don't know when I will meet again this time. Please take care of my health."

Today is the day when Li Ji returns to Bingzhou. Li Mu sent him ten miles outside the city gate. Li Ji refused to let him send him off again, so the father and son said goodbye here.

"I know what I know." Li Ji looked at Li Mu and suddenly sighed, "Last year, the army was still in charge, and the scene of bringing you to Chang'an was as if it was yesterday. When I went to Bingzhou, I was worried that you would be impulsive and no one would take care of you, and whether you would cause trouble. Unexpectedly, after a few months, you were already an important figure in the court. Your talent is really amazing. I want to help you now, but I can't help you. Instead, I have to rely on you to take care of your family. I feel ashamed."

"The adoptive father said these words, as if he regarded me as an outsider." Li Mu smiled and said, "I am as close as a brother to Siwen. My adoptive father did not dislike me as an ordinary citizen at that time. Now that I have a better life, can I not recognize my adoptive father? Brother Li Zhen is steady in his work and is now in the Secretariat, and I am quite well taken care of by Cen Xiang. I actually did nothing, so my adoptive father doesn't have to take it to my heart."

"You kid, always like this...well, I won't thank you anymore." He looked at Li Mu, and he was a little reluctant to say anything. Seeing this, Li Mu said, "What do you mean by adoptive father? Just say it."

"Oh," Li Ji sighed and said, "Li Mu, you are a child who knows the general. If I don't say some words, you understand in your heart. But since you call me an adopted father, I will be like your father. Some words that fathers must also say to you."

"This is natural, but it's okay to say it."

"What happened to you and Mrs. Peony..."

When Li Mu heard him mention this, he remained silent. Seeing him like this, Li Ji stopped, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I mentioned it to you once before, you didn't listen to me, but your adoptive father still has to tell you. Since ancient times, many beautiful women and heroes have suffered from beauty. But you are different. You have a beautiful wife and concubine in your family. No matter how beautiful Mrs. Peony is, she is just a woman. Why do you take such a big risk for a woman? This is not a wise move."

"Entertainment Father--"

Li Ji took action, interrupted Li Mu, and said, "I came here when I was young. I know that this relationship is always difficult to explain. There are many reasons. I am not telling you what to do. I just want to remind you to consider the risks. You have wives, concubines, mothers, children who have not been born, and there is a big stall now. If something happens to you, the new policy, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Ministry of Works will all be affected. These are not dozens, hundreds of people, and thousands of people. Last year to this year, although it was only a dozen months, you are no longer the brave man who risked his life to report news. It is good to have a motivation to do things, but it is not a single courage. No matter how many, I will not say that you are a smart child and can understand what I mean."

Li Mu nodded and said, "Please rest assured, adoptive father, I will definitely leave a way out."

"Yes." Li Ji patted Li Mu on the shoulder, turned around, and turned over to the horse. "Child, take care of yourself."

"Entertainment Father, you should take care of yourself too!"

The group of people slowly moved forward, and Li Ji waved the whip without looking back.

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The next day, Asunasmo also set off for Hetao. His specifications were relatively high, and Li Shimin personally implemented them. Li Shimin asked the young eunuch to pass the message, hoping that Li Mu would go with him. After all, the policy of supporting the Turks was facilitated by Li Mu. But Li Mu did not go, but asked Changsun Chong, Xu Ji and others who had been in contact with Asunasmo these days to replace him, which made Li Shimin very unhappy.

"Bastard! I'm still wondering how big ailment you have, and you can't even call you. Ha, isn't your stomach hurting? It hurts so much that you can only eat barbecue?"

After sending Ashinasmo there, Li Shimin asked the ceremonial guard to return to the palace, and he took Eunuch Gao to the valley to find Li Mu. Before he could enter the yard, he smelled a scent. He pushed the door open and confirmed his conjecture that he was eating this ball at home.

Li Mu quickly handed Li Shimin a skewer of meat, and smiled all over his face, "Your Majesty, look, this meat is not much, Uncle Cheng's house..."

"Another cow fell to death, right?" Li Shimin snatched the meat skewers, glared at Li Mu fiercely, and said, "No cow in his family has a good end. Look, he is not a general, but like a butcher!"

"Well, let alone, there are some similarities..."

"Stop interrupting!" Li Shimin looked at Li Mu and asked, "Why did I call you not? Do you dare to disobey my will now?"

Li Mu grabbed a handful of fine salt and sprinkled it on the uncooked meat skewers, saying, "Your Majesty is really unfair. You have promised me to give me a holiday and ask me to prepare for the exam. Isn't this preparing for the exam? I just let Changsun Chong, who had been in direct contact with General Simo, give me away on behalf of him. This makes sense and reasonable."

"Where are you preparing for the exam?" Li Shimin said angrily, "How are you preparing for the exam? You are just a scoundrel in Chang'an City, preparing for the exam like this? You barbecue at home, preparing for the exam like this? You sent Li Ji yesterday, do you think I don't know?"

"Your Majesty, preparing for the exam is to prepare for the exam. Are there any certain rules? I like to smell the fragrance of barbecue and recite the meaning of the scriptures-" Li Mu said, bent down to look on the ground, and found him. He saw him pulling out a book under the stool, shaking it in front of Li Shimin, and saying, "Your Majesty, look, isn't this? I'm reading a book."

Li Shimin reached out to snatch it. It was indeed a book called "The Great" with exquisite printing, which could be seen as the work of the Printing Bureau. But after flipping through it, the filling was leaked. I saw that a few pages were torn off in the middle of the book. When I looked at the fire in front of me, the fool understood what was going on.

Li Shimin was so angry that he threw the book on Li Mu's face and said, "You kid are lawless. If you get a book, how can you not treat it as a treasure? Do you think this book is an ordinary thing? You are so good, you can tear it up and cause trouble. This is a sage book! If you are like this, you will still be the top scorer? If you pass the exam, then God will be blind."

"Oh," Li Mu quickly stopped him, saying, "Your Majesty, why are you so arrogant? You are not an imperial examination, and you are not a scholar, so why do you look like a Confucius' tone? My thoughts are different from Your Majesty. I think books are for reading, not for offerings. After reading this book, it is useless. Use them to attract fire. This is called making the best use of things, and it is actually a frugal act." Li Mu handed over the newly roasted meat skewers and laughed and said, "Your Majesty, do you smell this meat that uses the fire to attract fire, does this ink fragrance have such a slight fragrance?"
Chapter completed!