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"Husband, sit down."

"Hey," Li Mu responded, responding carefully. Just as his butt was about to be next to the chair, Zhang Tianai also sat down. Li Mu quickly sat upright and looked at Jin Chen who was cautious opposite him, looking like 'I can't do anything'.

Jin Chen pursed his lips and smiled, served the rice and handed it to Qiaoqiao first, and handed it to Zhang Tianai the second bowl of rice.

"Do you have to give it to your husband, don't you understand the rules?"

Li Mu took the meal from Zhang Tianai and said, "Didn't this give you a chance to show off? Didn't you just say it? Rouge is yours and Jade hairpin is yours, why are you still angry?"

"The rouge was given to me by Qiaoqiao, and the jade hairpin was also given to me by Qiaoqiao. Husband, you didn't buy anything for me!"

"Don't I don't know if you're back?"

"When you threw me down, you didn't say that!"

"There was danger then!"

"Just Qiao Qiao can face danger with you, can't I do it?" Zhang Tianai's eyes were red. Seeing her like this, Li Mu didn't know what to say. Talking about right and wrong with women is a wrong thing. At this time, it's a good idea to say that it's better to distract the topic.

He winked at Qiaoqiao, Qiaoqiao took the words and said, "Sister Tianai, don't be angry anymore. You don't know, your husband is talking about you every day, thinking that he has settled here, so he will send you news. How could he not miss you?"

Zhang Tianai's expression was slightly cleared, and he still said, "I know martial arts. Even if I follow, it will be a helping hand, and it will not delay him."

"He will worry about your safety." Bai Qiaoqiao held Zhang Tianai's hand and said, "Sister Tianai, we met the first time. You should know what kind of husband is. If it weren't for my inconvenience, there would be no way. At that time, my husband wouldn't even stay with me-"

As he said that, Bai Qiaoqiao's eyes turned red and said, "My husband is such a person. I would rather suffer by myself than suffer a little. Sister Tianai, don't blame him, okay?"

"This..." Zhang Tianai thought to himself when he heard Qiaoqiao's words. It seemed that Li Mu was indeed like this. When he encountered something, he always wanted to take responsibility. He was unwilling to let his relatives and friends be involved. She looked at Li Mu, reached out to hold his hand and said, "Husband, I blamed you wrongly, but I also want to help you. I know martial arts and I can protect you."

"A real man, if something happens, let his woman protect him?" Li Mu refused sternly, saying: "No need to discuss this matter anymore. Eat, eat, eat!"

Zhang Tianai gave the rice to Li Mu, and Jin Chen served him another bowl of rice. In the subtle atmosphere, the family finally picked up the chopsticks.

Logically speaking, Li Mu should have accompanied Zhang Tianai. However, Zhang Tianai and Bai Qiaoqiao had not seen each other for many days, and there were many things to say between the sisters. So Li Mu was kicked out of the room. He pretended to wander around the shop in the front yard, and walked around the corner to Jin Chen's room.

"Husband." Jin Chen called out softly with a soft voice.

"how?"

"I want to help my husband, too." Jin Chen's eyes were burning, which made Li Mu dare not look directly at him. He was serious at first glance. Li Mu had a headache and muttered: "You said that you two want to help me, why do you want to help me? I don't want you to help me, can't you be your wife? What do you have to help me? I am your husband, and doing anything is my duty. If you can do anything, what else do you want me to do?"

"But--"

"I know you are angry with Tianai, but what's the need for this? Why are they all a family?"

Jin Chen pursed his lips and stopped talking. Li Mu kissed her and said, "It's not that I'm comparing. You really should learn from Qiaoqiao. What's the point of the family?"

Jin Chen didn't say anything for a while. Li Mu looked at her and said softly: "Are you scared? I blame me for being bad."

"No." Jin Chen shook his head and said, "I can understand my husband's thoughts, but I feel that Tianai and me, and Qiaoqiao, want to help you, not to distinguish between high and low. In fact, we just don't want you to face it alone, and you want to be with you no matter how good or bad luck you are."

"Everyone wants to be with me?"

"We are a family."

Li Mu laughed and said, "Did you think this?"

Jin Chen shook his head gently and said honestly: "Joqiao always talks about it. I heard it and thinks it makes sense. She talked to me about Zhien, saying that she missed her and didn't know when she would pick her up."

When Li Zhien mentioned, Li Mu was stunned. When Li Zhien left, the situation was very unoptimistic. Li Mu did not feel that his decision was wrong, but then the crisis was resolved and Li Mu began to regret it. The matter in Silla was more complicated than expected.

There is too little information collected now and it is impossible to make a judgment. But his intuition told him that sooner or later, he would have a trip to Silla. If he didn't go, Lee Ji-eun would probably not be able to come back.

Li Mu held Jin Chen's hand and said, "Qiaoqiao is such a person. She always thinks about others first, but forgets herself. I also remember Zhien's side. When we calm down in Luoyang, Qiaoqiao also gave birth, I will find an opportunity to go to Silla and bring Zhien back. What kind of king and princess, Zhien won't care."

"Then me?"

"If you want to do whatever you want, you can let go. But I don't want you to take risks and ensure your safety, I will support you."

"Thank you, husband." Jin Chen was much happier after Li Mu's approval, buried his body in his arms, and hugged each other and fell asleep.

The next day, after breakfast, Zhang Xun came to the door. Li Mu only realized why Zhang Tianai came. It turned out that Li Shimin sent an order to summon Zhang Xun to attend the coronation ceremony of Tian Khan. As the newly promoted Gaochang King, Li Shimin's decree forced him to come. If he didn't come, he would break up with Gaochang and the Tang Dynasty. This might have hit Li Shimin's thoughts, but if he came, there would be risks. Who knows whether Li Shimin had set up a Hongmen Banquet?

Zhang Xun originally wanted to keep Zhang Tianai in Gaochang. If something happened to him, Zhang Tianai would have time to leave calmly according to the retreat he had prepared long ago, but Zhang Tianai was not willing to follow him and had to follow him. Zhang Xun could not persuade him, so he had to take her with him. He was nervous. If he couldn't go back this time, it would be a big deal.

On the way he came, he had received news about Li Mu. He was frightened all the way. It was not until a few days ago that Li Mu returned to Chang'an again and was granted the title of Marquis of Che, that his heart finally felt relieved. His son-in-law was still capable.

Zhang Tianai came one day early yesterday, and Zhang Xun's team of people arrived today. He did not live in the place prepared by the Ministry of Rites, but came to Jingdongji directly. Although there were many people accompanying him, it was easy to place him. After Bai Naoer became the market order, the greatest pleasure was to build a house. He almost had all the places in Jingdongji. He only rented the house but did not sell it. He planned to be a property for the descendants of the Bai family. His idea was very good, but perhaps it was a business problem. The pricing was a bit unreasonable and he shouted happily, but not many people actually rented it out.

These houses can be lived in, but it is not a problem to resettle. It makes Bai Naoer feel very distressed. He hired craftsmen to build a house, not to live in for free. It is fine to live in for free. For some relatives, but for so many people chew on horses, who will pay the bill? He did not dare to speak to Li Mu, and was worried that he would directly ask Zhang Xun to get angry, so he was depressed.

Fortunately, Zhang Xun had already investigated Bai Naoer's character and knew that he was very considerate of money. After all the staff were settled, he sent someone to give Bai Naoer a box of gold and silver. It was equivalent to copper coins, which was worth at least several hundred guan. Bai Naoer was happy now and shouted at the servants under his command and served them properly.

Li Mu naturally didn't care about these small episodes. His attention was attracted by a lawsuit led by the Office of the Internal Affairs.

This matter was caused by him. Earlier, Li Mu submitted a new policy, one of which was the re-division of the land in the world, exempting the capitation tax, and storing the stakes into the acres. This decree was supported by Li Shimin. After he went to the Western Regions, he was vigorously promoting it. However, the resistance was very great. Li Shimin considered the gains and losses, and finally decided to implement it in batches and adapt to local conditions. To put it bluntly, he was still worried that the court had weak control over the local area. If the order was forced to go to the local area, it was pushed by the local area and blocked it, and the court's face was not good.

As the capital of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an must be the first batch of "demonstration points". If the new policy cannot be implemented in Chang'an, it will definitely not be implemented anywhere. Therefore, the implementation of the new policy in Chang'an City has become the focus of the new policy. Li Shimin had to ask about it every few days, and Changsun Chong, who was in charge of this matter, also worked hard and did not dare to neglect the slightest.

However, even though Changsun Chong was very serious and responsible, there was still something that could not be solved. Today's case is the most difficult one.

Ci'en Temple.

Ci'en Temple is the largest temple near Chang'an City. Its history can be traced back hundreds of years. All dynasties have been incense. The Daci'en Temple, which had the "Big Wild Goose Pagoda" in later generations, started with this. Throughout the dynasties, the royal family rewarded Ci'en Temple. Not to mention the wealth, just this land. When Changsun Chong was building the book, he discovered that there were tens of thousands of hectares of fertile fields near Chang'an City, all hanging under the name of Ci'en Temple.

This is tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land! According to the number of monks in Ci'en Temple, Ci'en Temple is not qualified to own so much land. Changsun Chong also investigated the origin of these lands. There were rewards from royal families in history, donations from nobles, and contributions from believers, but more of them were bought by these monks with their own money.

Land has not been cheap in all dynasties, so why can monks buy so much land with so much money? When Changsun Chong first learned the news, he was full of doubts. However, with his in-depth understanding, his doubts were resolved, and he replaced them with shock, and he was shocked.

It turns out that the most profitable business in the world is actually opening a temple!

In all dynasties, temples have been exempted from labor service, taxes, and no need to pay public grain. This is already a treatment that transcends the people. There are always believers who donate, and people provide food, clothing and expenses, and there is almost no place to spend money. Money is only in and out, so it is naturally accumulated. Monks are also ordinary people. After accumulating a certain amount of wealth, they naturally become active.

At first, these monks were doing a pawn business. People who needed money took valuable items from their homes, converted them to pawn at a low price, used them for emergency response, and then redeem them at a high price. Such interest rates were considered interest. In fact, this was already a very generous deal, but people were not satisfied with it. Soon, they found a faster way to make money.

This method is usury. When Li Mu started a bank, he had already investigated the interest on usury on the market. Although the interest is high, it is at most 100% at the end, that is, how much to borrow and twice as much as you pay. No matter how many you have, there are very few.

But in the temple area, the 100% interest rate is the basic base and is usually higher. Monks have developed a promising career of usury in full swing and almost everything is borrowed. The varieties that can be borrowed include gold, silver, cloth, grain, oil, and even living things. Some temples lend oxen to farmers and collect interest.

There is another characteristic of usury in temples, and the interest is usually higher than that of secular lenders. Monks often use the power of Buddha to intimidate lenders. If they do not repay, they will go to hell and will never be reborn in order to obtain higher interest.

According to common sense, temples are places of practice, and they should have nothing to do with this kind of stinky thing. The masters are all monks who are good to others. However, the monks in Ci'en Temple have completely refreshed Changsun Chong's three views. Their hired tenants and gave the least wages. The less part was considered as the protection of Buddhism, which was equivalent to paying protection fees. The land they rented was the highest rent, no matter whether it was drought or flood, no matter how much money they were, they could not collect. They took the contract to sue the officials, or even robbed them directly, and they had committed countless evils. However, in the eyes of secular people, these people are still noble, talked about and saved all sentient beings, which made Changsun Chong feel disgusted.

Changsun Chong had always felt that the most arrogant and domineering person in this world was his mentor Li Mu, but after seeing many methods of the temple, he found that his mentor was as pure as a child.

The young man was passionate and Changsun Chong could not take it lightly. He wanted to move Ci'en Temple several times, but every time he was about to launch, he would be persuaded by various forces. This made Changsun Chong deeply feel that there seemed to be a huge force behind him, and he could not face it alone. If he wanted to solve this, he still had to rely on his old mentor.

This time, taking advantage of the opportunity of Li Shimin's appointment as Li Muche, Changsun Chong felt that the time had come. He asked Li Mu for instructions, and after receiving permission, he suddenly attacked.
Chapter completed!