After getting rid of Princess Meixi's entanglement, Li Mu returned to the backyard. When the six girls saw Li Mu, they shouted in unison, "Your Highness."
Then gather around them together.
Although the wine is good, don't be greedy. Although the beauty is good, don't be greedy. Li Mu's mind is not on women yet.
"There is no need to perform today. It's our first day here. Let's go around and get to know each other. Xiao Chunzi, give them food and accommodation." Li Mu issued the first order.
The girl agreed, but let out a sigh of regret, and went to the side yard with Xiao Chunzi. They both reluctantly looked back at Li Mu.
Li Mu saw Xiao Huzi standing next to him and asked casually: "What are you doing, sir? Are you reading in the study?"
Xiao Huzi said: "Go back to the master, my husband is not in the study. I saw him going to the bamboo forest to the east."
Li Mu was curious and said: "Why are you going to the bamboo forest? Do you want to eat bamboo shoots? This is not the right season? Let's go and have a look."
Li Mu walked straight to the east, and Xiao Huzi hurriedly followed. Li Mu's mansion was also the size of a prince, and it was a bit ridiculously big. After turning a few corridors, the bamboo forest was already in front of him.
Li Mu saw Li Bai's green and white figure rising and falling in the clearing in the forest. A bamboo stick in his hand was like a sharp sword, changing various moves and piercing strange sword flowers.
Occasionally, the slender body rises from the ground and passes through the bamboo forest. Sometimes it steps on the tips of bamboos, teetering on the ground and passing gracefully.
"What a Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon!" Li Mu was so moved that he praised it loudly.
Suddenly, Li Bai's figure flipped in the air, and the bamboo stick in his hand and his whole body became one, like a sharp sword shooting out, stabbing towards Li Mu.
"Master, be careful," the little tiger behind him screamed, and stepped forward to block Li Mu.
Li Bai's bamboo stick suddenly stopped about ten centimeters from Xiao Huzi's chest. Li Bai threw away the bamboo stick and called out coldly: "Your Highness."
Li Mu pushed the little tiger away and said with a smile: "Sir, you are good at writing poetry and dancing with swords? I heard that you used to be a ranger and killed people, right?"
Li Baigang's relaxed mood immediately lost interest when Li Mu disturbed him. Li Mu's question was even less interesting.
Li Bai said coldly: "Your Highness, please be careful. Li Bai only practices swordsmanship to stretch his muscles and bones. He has never killed anyone. He only writes poems to make a living and survive."
Li Mu chuckled and said, "Sir, you are being humble. That's fine. Since I am your teacher, have you thought about what you want to teach me? Where should I start?"
Li Bai glanced at Li Mu, then at Xiao Huzi, and sat down on a stone beside him without saying a word.
Li Mu understood and ordered the little tiger to get out of the way.
There were two people left. Li Mu sat next to Li Bai in amusement and looked at Li Bai expectantly.
Li Bai sneered and said: "Your Highness, even though I have been here for a long time, I can see that this courtyard is not clean. I don't think it's time to learn to write poetry?"
Li Mu was shocked and asked: "Sir, Xiaobai, what does unclean mean? Are you being alarmist and trying to fool me?"
Li Bai said: "Believe it or not, I can see it anyway. I can't teach you how to write poetry. If you insist on learning something, let me teach you how to practice swordsmanship. Save your life first, and then talk about other things."
Li Mu looked at Li Bai blankly and asked: "Xiao Bai, you mean there is a hidden murderous intention in my yard? How is it possible? The two young eunuchs don't know anything, and the remaining cooks and handymen are all
A bunch of old, weak, sick and disabled people, besides, what are they doing to me?"
Li Bai looked up at the sky and did not answer. Li Mu couldn't help but urged: "Xiao Bai, stop being so mysterious. Can you explain it to me?"
Li Bai suddenly stood up, waved his hands, and said irritably: "Twenty-one, I have tolerated you for a long time. With your brain, you still want to learn to write poetry. You are a prince. Do you think that various forces can really indulge you?
I'm not guarding you? I don't know what's good and what's good, and I'm boasting in the court, showing off my sharpness and ignorance."
Li Bai did not call His Majesty the Prince, but blurted out twenty-one, which felt as satisfying as swearing in response to Li Mu's shouting at his novice Xiaobai.
Huh? Li Mu was speechless and speechless.
Could it be that as a sick twenty-one prince, to whom would he pose a threat? He would not involve himself in a palace fight and end up as cannon fodder, would he?
Yes, Brother Li San will definitely monitor every prince at all times.
The prime ministers, princes and ministers have to stand in line and keep an eye on every prince at all times.
What is even more frightening is that the prince, Li Heng, was at odds with Concubine Wu Hui in the early years. Now that Concubine Wu Hui is dead, Li Heng will definitely not let go of the sons left by Concubine Wu Hui.
Li Hao is already the longevity king and can't even keep his wife. This must be the prince's evil idea.
Who do you think you are?
Li Mu lowered his head, wiped cold sweat, and asked: "Xiao Bai, I am just a salted fish, who can I offend? Are they going to be wary of me?"
Li Bai was stunned for a moment and asked: "What does salted fish mean?"
Li Mu said: "Salted fish is salted fish. It is usually left out to dry. Then I remembered to take a bite and got tired of feeding the cats and dogs."
Li Bai shook his head and said: "Xianyu has this explanation, Xiao Chongming, Twenty-one, you are Xiao Cangming. Do you think that no one really got the couplet right yesterday?"
Li Mu asked in surprise: "Xiaobai, are you saying that everyone is pretending to be stupid?"
Li Bai sneered and said: "There are many talented people in the Hanlin Academy. There is no one who has not been enlightened by reading the Book of Songs. You are the only one who can."
Li Mu suddenly realized it and said in surprise: "Xiaobai, it turns out you are an old fox? Is it interesting for you to do this? Is this crime called bullying the emperor?"
Li Bai stopped explaining and looked up to the sky with a sigh.
Then, Li Bai rolled up his sleeves and left, saying as he walked: "If you want to learn swordsmanship, come here and wait for me at nine o'clock tomorrow. If you don't want to learn, you can just sleep in the sun and dry your butt like you did today."
Li Mu looked at Li Bai's back with various feelings in his heart. Yesterday, he was still immersed in the complacency of being a cool person in ancient times.
At this moment, I suddenly felt that this ancient time, this court, and this prince were all like a big dye vat and a big trap.
It seems that I am harmless because I have been sick and because I am young.
However, the ghost touched my head yesterday, so coquettish and arrogant, and now I am filled with hatred for myself.
Li Mu thought about it, and suddenly felt that everyone in the yard might be an undercover agent of a certain force?
Xiao Huzi came over with a flattering look on his face and pulled Li Mu up. Li Mu stood up and kicked Xiao Huzi in the stomach.
I am surrounded by undercover agents. Sooner or later I will pull out the fox tails of each of you and chop them into pieces with a knife.
The little tiger shouted aggrievedly: "Master, the little tiger has been wronged, why do you reward me for cheating?"
Li Mu shouted: "It's unfair. You little bastards are cheating and refusing to confess. Let's see how I deal with you."
Xiao Huzi suddenly shut up, looked at Li Mu in shock, and then knelt on the ground with a plop.
Li Mu thought that Xiao Huzi was scared by him and wanted to confess everything immediately. Unexpectedly, Xiao Huzi said: "Master, please forgive me. When you were sick, I did something worse than a pig or a dog."
Li Mu was startled, hey, unexpected gain.
Li Mu shouted: "Speak quickly."
Xiao Huzi said: "I stole twenty taels of silver from my master. Master, I didn't steal it all by myself. Xiao Chunzi shared half of it. We, we deserve death."
Li Mu was speechless. He just wanted to vent his anger. Unexpectedly, he kicked out two thieves. It was a surprise.
Li Mu asked: "You are not short of food and clothing, so why are you stealing money? Do you think I will die if I get sick? Share my family wealth in advance?"
Little Huzi kowtowed and said, "Master, please calm down. This is not the case. We entered the palace and became eunuchs, but we were forced to do nothing. We have parents, brothers and sisters at home, and we are all going to starve to death."
Li Mu felt uncomfortable hearing that Xiao Huzi and Xiao Chunzi were only fourteen or fifteen years old. In order to survive for their family, they even cut off the men's lifeblood. It was extremely pitiful and pathetic to think about it.
I originally wanted to find an undercover agent, but I wasn't in the mood right now.
Li Mu understood very well that under the cloak of prosperity in the so-called Kaiyuan era, hidden were the blood and tears of countless people.
Throughout the court, Li Linfu controlled the government, tried his best to flatter Li Longji, and unscrupulously annexed land from outside the country, embezzled and accepted bribes, displaced the people, and countless people died of starvation and freezing.
Outside the court, public dissatisfaction had long been spreading, but Li Longji was kept secret.
Li Mu sighed and said: "Forget it, little tiger, I won't pursue the matter of stealing money for the time being. Work hard in the future. If you don't behave honestly, the old and new accounts will be settled together."