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Li Mu put his arm on his back and said, "Although I can do this, my brother-in-law, I promised my brother-in-law at the beginning. Now I'm going to let him come back with a stern heart. What's going on? My brother-in-law blames me at that time, and I can't say it."

Seeing Li Mu's aggrieved look, Bai Qiaoqiao pursed her lips and said, "When did you care about your brother-in-law? Just say whether you should."

Li Mu sighed and said, "It's not that it's not true, but" Li Mu paused, looked at Bai Qiaoqiao's eyes, and said, "Chang'an and Luoyang are not a place of stability, but Dingxiang, although remote, is still safe. Even if I fall one day, Gensheng can live, but if he comes back, it's not certain. My father-in-law is for Gensheng's safety, wouldn't this go against the will of the opposite direction?"

"Dad didn't expect this, but Dad said that the honor and disgrace of the Old Bai family depend on you. If something happens to you one day, then the Old Bai family will be over. It is better to be together than to be separated. If Gensheng can come back, call him back."

"Well," Li Mu thought about it and nodded in agreement. In fact, this matter was not a big deal at all. Where Bai Gen was born had no effect on him. Since his father-in-law and wife thought so, he had no reason to let him come back. Li Mu reached out to take Bai Qiaoqiao's neck, kissed him, and said, "Okay, it's time to reply to Siwen, and I'll tell you when the time comes."

After pausing, Li Mu remembered something again and said, "Gensheng is back, how is his father-in-law planning to arrange it?"

"Dad means to let him take over the matter of Jingdong Ji."

Li Mu laughed and said, "My father-in-law really wants to pass on Jingdong Gathering as an industry. Okay, just do it like this. If you are guarding a market, there is not much risk and you can't be hungry. I just don't know what Gensheng thinks, whether he is willing or not."

"Let's wait for him to come back and let my father tell him." Bai Qiaoqiao leaned down. Li Mu was worried that her stomach would be in a big trunk, so he quickly got up to support her and said angrily, "You are so heavy, be careful when you move."

Bai Qiaoqiao leaned against Li Mu's arms, hugged his waist, and said, "At least two months left, this child is about to be born. I am always uneasy, what if I have a girl?"

"Oh, what's wrong with the girl? Isn't it my child? I'm really a girl. We are so young, we'll just have to give birth again."

Bai Qiaoqiao felt relieved, and suddenly looked up at Li Mu and said, "Husband, Sister Ou is coming soon, are there any letters from her?"

Li Mu knew Bai Qiaoqiao's temperament. She was just worried, not jealous, and he had nothing to carry. He sighed and said, "I received the news that she should be in Luoyang. However, Luoyang City is so big, we have no power to rely on. If she deliberately hides, it will be difficult to find. However, when the matter is over and when I go back, I am confident that I can find her."

"If you find Sister Ou, you can have a good talk with her. After so many things, I feel more and more that it is the most rare thing for a family to live together." After that, Bai Qiaoqiao pouted and whispered, "I don't know if Sister Ou will give birth to a son."

Li Mu smiled, touched Bai Qiaoqiao's nose gently, and said, "So I'm waiting here. Didn't you tell you that our family has great business, even if there are ten or eight sons, I have a fortune for him, it's okay."

"The road of life is still your own path. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. You must understand this principle."

Bai Qiaoqiao nodded and explained, "Husband, I don't care about these things, I just want to give birth to a son for you."

"If it's my wish, it's better to have a daughter." Li Mu hugged Bai Qiaoqiao and looked at her with a burning look. Since Bai Qiaoqiao's pregnancy has passed May, they are afraid of touching their stomachs. The two of them have not had a sleep together for a long time. Although they can't do anything, it's a blessing for the couple to hug each other. Li Mu held Bai Qiaoqiao's hand and wanted to wear a loose dress for her. Bai Qiaoqiao grabbed the collar and looked at him angrily, saying, "Dad is still waiting outside. Besides, there are sisters Tianai and sister Chen, how can I always take over you?"

"Oh," Li Mu let go of his hand, Bai Qiaoqiao smiled with a pursed lips, kissed him at the corner of his mouth, tidied up his clothes and went out to talk to Bai Naoer. Li Mu turned over and was about to sniff for a while, suddenly a cool breeze flashed behind him. Li Mu stretched his waist and turned around, and saw Dugu Jiu holding a sword, leaning against the wall, wearing a mask, unable to see his face clearly. Just looking at his appearance, he was already so handsome.

"What kind of pose? Come and sit down." Li Mu pointed to the chair in front of the table and said, "I took off my mask and took a sip of tea."

Dugu Jiu sat down as he was, took off the mask on his face, poured a cup of herbal tea himself. Li Mu also asked for a cup, and the two brothers drank it, and then took the dried fruit and ate it.

There were dried fruit candied fruit on the table, which was still the habit that Li Zhien had when she was there. Although she was not here, this habit was preserved. Li Mu held a candied fruit in his hand, and remembered how Li Zhien was when he ate this thing. He felt a little uncomfortable. If he had known that he would have survived the disaster, he would not let Li Zhien go no matter what.

But this happened by chance. He promised to let Li Zhien go back, and the Silla delegation also handled the matter through the official channels of the Tang Dynasty. If he sent people to recover people now, it would not be possible to explain it at the national level.

Therefore, even when Li Mu went to Luoyang, he had time to recover Li Zhien, but he didn't do that. He just asked Dugu Jiu to send people to come over and protect him secretly, bring a few more pigeons, and put stones along the way.

Dugu Jiu was as careful as his hair. Seeing Li Mu staring at the candied fruit, he guessed what he was thinking and said, "Just about to tell you that the news was sent back yesterday that the Silla delegation had boarded the ship and they returned from the water."

"Oh." Li Mu responded and said, "Is the road peaceful?"

"There are no surprises except when a group of thieves were sent by a big man."

"That's fine." Li Mu threw the candied fruit into his mouth and chewed it, distracting the topic and saying, "How is the matter going?"

"It has been done. Except for a few people on the list who are unwilling to surrender, they have joined the Jinyiwei."

Li Mu looked at Dugu Jiu and asked, "What did you do if you don't want to surrender?"

"Kill."

When Li Mu heard Dugu Jiu say the word "kill" calmly, he suddenly felt a little regretful. He opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. He was worried that Dugu Jiu would become a cold-blooded and ruthless killer, but he did this for himself, and he couldn't say anything about complaining. Seeing his expression, Dugu Jiu said, "Brother, those are all damn people. If you weren't for your usefulness, I would kill them directly if I met them. Why, did I do something wrong?"

"No." Li Mu shook his head lightly and said, "I just hope you don't become a bloodthirsty person, but the person you should kill will be abandoned when necessary."

Dugu Jiu nodded and said, "Brother, I understand you, don't worry, I won't." After pausing, Dugu Jiu asked again, "Brother, what should I do next?"

"Next" Li Mu thought about it and said, "You go home first."

"Home" Dugu Jiu said in a daze, "What to do when you go home?"

"How many days have you not been home? Go to meet your parents and relatives." Li Mu spread his hands and said, "We will hang out in Luoyang City in the future. Although the two places are not very far away, they are not that convenient after all. It is also time to tell your parents, so as not to think that I have abducted you away."

"My dad knows my skills, so he doesn't have to."

"Stop being too lazy, just go if you want to go. Go home for two or three days, get these newcomers clean up, and rush back to Luoyang. The time is almost done. I'll wait for His Majesty's crowning ceremony to come back here. You're going to stand up. When I go back, if there are still people who are not convinced, we will start a big killing and never take action to deal with them. We really think that we are a thing."

"Yes." Dugu Jiu nodded, floated his body and was about to go out through the window. Li Mu reached out to grab him, pointed to the door, and said, "Go through the door."

Dugu Jiu did not move, but looked at Li Mu in shock. Seeing him looking at him, Li Mu said strangely, "What's wrong? What's going on?"

"Brother, how did you catch me?" Dugu Jiu looked at Li Mu holding his hand, unable to understand. He was quite confident in his body skills. He had never had a good match with a master of light skills before, and he did not have a clear understanding. But after comparing with Eunuch Gao and Wei Foo, he already knew that his light body skills were also ranked among the top ten in the world. Not to mention the top five, they were also the top ten.

But just as the figure moved, Li Mu grabbed his wrist. How could this be possible? He knew that although Li Mu had practiced unknown internal skills, he didn't understand the body skills.

He didn't know that Li Mu had practiced the light skills of the Holy Fire Order above the other side of the fire. Although he was ruined later, he had practiced it after all, and he had muscle memory in his body. This matter was long, and Li Mu was too lazy to explain it from beginning to end. He let go of Dugu Jiu's hand and said, "It just happened that you don't know about it these two tricks."

"Is that right?" Dugu Jiu glanced at Li Mu suspiciously, but he was not serious. If Li Mu could really know a little skill, he would be happier. At least when he encountered danger, he could run away first.

"If my brother is interested in body skills and I can teach you another day."

"Then forget it, I can't learn your trick." Li Mu waved his hand and fell on the bed again. Seeing him like this, Dugu Jiu shrugged, and did not force him to leave the window.

Why didn't Li Mu want to learn Dugu Jiu's trick? It's not that Dugu Jiu's body skills are not good, but that he really can't learn it. Dugu Jiu is the most bizarre masters Li Mu met. He has not practiced internal skills, and he has never learned his body skills from anyone. His art of fighting against enemies is nothing more than a fast sword. Body skills are not so much a kind of exercise, but rather a stress reaction or conditioned reflex.

This is all learned from fighting against others since childhood, and there is no routine at all. Li Mu doesn't want to learn it, and if someone can accidentally reveal two holes.

Honglu Temple.

Late at night, most of the missions in Honglu Temple had already rested. But in the middle of the night, some people still did not sleep and sneaked to the wall. One of them bent down on the ground, and the other stepped on his back, climbed onto the wall, rode down on the wall, then jumped out carefully.

This guy who jumped over the wall was Goguryeo's prince Gao Bin of the Goguryeo mission.

The person he was going to meet was Shopkeeper Xiao of Lanling Xiao.

Unlike most people's inherent concepts, the Tang Dynasty, or a little further before, during the Former Sui Dynasty, although the Central Plains and Goguryeo had always been in harmony, the two countries had not been in contact with each other.

It is said that the world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit. The two countries are tense, and trade or smuggling between the two countries cannot be prohibited. At the upper level of the two countries, there are many people who have private contact, and Lanling Xiao family is one of them.

Even the warships used when Goguryeo invaded Baekje were built by the craftsmen of the Lanling Xiao family in Goguryeo. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo's products were also sold by the Lanling Xiao family.

This does not involve treason. In fact, these things are basically obvious. Goguryeo has many products that were not found in the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty needed them, but it cannot be purchased on the surface, so there is only a way to smuggle.

For example, ginseng and other medicinal materials were not available in the Tang Dynasty. For example, the Silla maids that the powerful people in Chang'an City liked, naturally the Silla people would not sell their daughters themselves. Most of the Silla maids on the market were plunders plundered by the Goguryeo people, and they were sold to the Tang Dynasty, making a lot of money.

It seemed like he was investing in the enemy, but it was also a helpless move. One of the purposes of Gaobin came to the Tang Dynasty this time was to see if the newly established Interior Ministry of the Tang Dynasty would interfere with the smuggling of Goguryeo and the existing forces in the Tang Dynasty. What should I do if I don’t interfere? If this involves the money pockets of many powerful people in Goguryeo, he must be careful.

When Li Mu summoned representatives from various clans to go to heaven and earth, Gao Bin was discussing things with Manager Xiao. After learning the news, he followed him. He heard that Li Mu was going to build a giant ship of ten thousand stones, but he felt it was nonsense, but he was worried about what if Li Mu could really do it. If he really made a giant ship of ten thousand stones, the Tang Dynasty would definitely be used for war. At that time, the transport of troops landed from Baekje or Silla, and the sea and land were attacking Goguryeo, and the life of Goguryeo would be very sad.

As an envoy of Goguryeo, he could not let this happen. If Li Mu could build a giant ship of ten thousand stones, he would also have to take this technology into his own hands. Let Goguryeo also have a giant ship of ten thousand stones and not be passive. Therefore, he asked someone to tell Manager Xiao that he would pay for money to ensure that the Xiao family could win this opportunity. But the condition was that he would also share the technology of building the giant ship.
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