Li Mu sat by the bamboo forest for a long time, and his thoughts gradually became clear. He was a modern man who was familiar with the history of the Tang Dynasty and had profound knowledge. In this prosperous age, he should be able to get along like a fish in water.
A few undercover agents, dozens of pairs of eyes, covertly and covertly, were staring at him, and what could be done?
If this is really the case, all princes, including every prince and minister, should be enjoying this kind of treatment.
Then it depends on who is more cunning.
Li Mu's eyes were fixed on the bamboo forest, and suddenly he had an idea and shouted to Xiao Huzi: "Little Huzi, go and call Xiao Chunzi, and get some axes by the way."
The little tiger was so frightened that he couldn't move his feet and fell to his knees again: "Master, please spare your life?"
Li Mu sneered and said: "You cowardly bastards, I am not going to chop you with an axe."
"Oh, thank you Master for not killing me." The little tiger rolled and crawled, quickly dodging people, for fear that Li Mu would change his mind.
After a while, two young eunuchs came over with two axes. Li Mu was in the bamboo forest, selecting bamboos that were two or three centimeters in diameter, slender and even up and down, and let the two chop down a dozen bamboos.
After removing the bamboo leaves and tidying them up, Li Mu circled the bamboo into a circle about one meter in diameter.
"Just like this, you two make a hundred and eighty. Pay attention to the joints and tie them tightly so that they don't pop open and hurt anyone." Li Mu said.
Little Huzi hurriedly said: "Master, don't worry, this is easy. The bamboo is hard and brittle. We roast it with firewood. It will become soft and not hurt. The joints will be sealed with wedges and they will be smooth."
Li Mu nodded, this guy is not stupid.
Xiaochunzi asked: "Master, what are you doing with these circles?"
Li Mu shouted: "Just do what you are asked to do. Don't ask me this or that."
Li Mu had thought of a trick in his mind. He could use it to get close to Brother Li San. It would definitely work.
After Li Mu made arrangements, he went back to the house and called Uncle Gui, the housekeeper.
Li Mu asked: "Uncle Gui, you are the chief steward. How many people are there in the house now? Do you have enough money, food and cloth? How much money do you still have?"
Li Mu knew that in the prosperous age of Kaiyuan, princes, princesses and princes were treated equally, belonging to the first class, with thirty-eight servants of various kinds, and a year's various incomes, which could be converted into banknotes of Li Mu's previous life, amounting to 16.7 million.
Uncle Gui respectfully handed Li Mu a thick account book and said in a low tone:
"Your Highness, it's rare that you are in the mood to ask about these trivial matters. The annual income, divided into seven or eight items such as salary, salary, job fields, servants, as well as rewards for the New Year and festivals, etc. were quite comfortable before, but now,
We have long been unable to make ends meet, and we are struggling to make ends meet.”
Li Mu frowned: "My mother passed away just a few years ago, and the family is already so poor?"
Even the prince is not immune to the bitter drama of tragedy.
In addition, Li Muyi has been ill for several years, and the additional expenses have also increased a lot.
Li Mu asked: "I want to give each of the new dancers two more unique costumes. Uncle Gui, don't you call me poor?"
What Li Mu wanted was a tight-fitting outfit like Princess Meixi.
Uncle Gui hurriedly explained: "Your Highness, it's not that I'm poor, it's that I really don't have any extra money. There are seven more people in the house today, and now there are forty-five people in the house. Autumn has just begun, and there is money.
, the government couldn’t even raise two hundred taels, and last month, dozens of cars were stolen.”
Li Mu was speechless. More than 40 people had to pay for food and drink, and they still had to praise him as a prince for more than one million a year. It was really not bad enough.
After thinking for a moment, he said: "The seven new people have different salary plans. You don't have to worry. We can't delay the clothing work. We don't have enough money. I will find a way."
Isn't it ridiculous that the prince is short of money?
Do you want me, Li Mu, to work hard from the bottom to run a small business and make money to support my family? What nonsense.
Uncle Gui closed his account book and left with a sigh. As soon as he walked out, Li Mu chased after Uncle Gui and stopped him.
Li Mu asked in a low voice: "Uncle Gui, tell me where the money is the most?"
Uncle Gui was stunned, looked at Li Mu, and said worriedly: "Your Highness, the place with the most money is of course the Treasury of the Household Department and the inner treasury of the palace. But Your Highness, please don't make any mistakes. Everyone will follow you.
He is your slave and depends on you for his life?"
Li Mu said depressedly: "I'm just asking, I don't steal or rob, so what are you afraid of? Uncle Gui, besides the treasury, who is the richest person?"
Uncle Gui was already dumbfounded and said: "Of course the richest ones are your majesty, prime minister, prince, and prince. How can you still make decisions from them?"
Li Mu touched his head and said: "My father has too much money, so I don't dare to ask for it, and the prince has no one close to him. The prime minister, the prince, okay, I can consider it."
Uncle Gui was shocked. He pulled Li Mu and said nervously: "Your Highness, I am an official assigned to you by Concubine Hui personally. You must not do anything stupid. Haven't you heard that the prime minister is cunning and ruthless?
, the prince and you have been grudges for a long time, so don’t provoke them."
Li Mu patted the back of Uncle Gui's hand and said with a smile, "I'm not going to rob it. I'm asking them if they can borrow it? Okay, Uncle Gui, you can go and have a rest."
"I'm a bitch, why are you talking to them?" Uncle Gui smacked his mouth and left tremblingly.
Uncle Gui was frightened out of his mind by Li Mu's thoughts. This twenty-one prince wanted to cause trouble. Dozens of people in the future would die without knowing how. With such a prince, life would be miserable.
On the contrary, Li Mu felt that his thoughts were becoming more active and his prospects were bright. Tomorrow he would go meet the two evil men, Li Linfu and Li Heng. I wanted to see what you could do to me.
He was in a good mood and slept soundly at night. Before midnight, Li Mu woke up.
The two young eunuchs had some secrets in their minds. They had been chopping bamboo for a long time and their backs and backs were sore from exhaustion. However, they had been waiting at the door all night and were more diligent and diligent than before.
I hurriedly washed Li Mu and followed Li Mu to the bamboo forest to the east of the yard.
Unexpectedly, Li Bai was already practicing his sword. Li Mu scolded the two young eunuchs for waiting in the distance, and he hurriedly saw Li Bai.
Li Mu said with a smile: "Xiaobai, are you dancing after hearing the chicken? A poet, a great talent, doesn't go out to drink and pick up girls at night, but he likes to practice swordsmanship. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it."
Li Bai has become accustomed to Li Mu calling him Xiaobai, and he knows that Li Mu has no ill intentions, but is just being narrow-minded and mischievous, a child's vulgarity, so let him be happy.
But when Li Mu said this to him, Li Bai still felt uncomfortable. Drinking and picking up girls?
I, Li Bai, am not inferior to either of these two, but now I am tied to you, a little prince, and my future is uncertain. How can I be in the mood to spend the day and night?
Li Bai snorted coldly: "Twenty-one, everyone has his own ambitions. Needless to say, from today on, I will teach you a set of swordsmanship. You can learn it or not."
Li Bai picked up two bamboo sticks and threw one to Li Mu.
Li Mu said: "It's too weird to practice swordsmanship without a sword, isn't it?"
Li Bai said: "There is no sword in the hand, but there is a sword in the heart. The body and sword are one. Branches, bamboo sticks, fallen leaves, and flying flowers are all sharp weapons. Do you want to learn how to use them?"
Li Mu muttered: "I promised to study poetry with you, but now it's better. I'm playing with bamboo sticks in the middle of the night, just like the disciples of the Beggar Clan. Why don't I study? It's so idle anyway."
Li Bai sighed angrily and couldn't rebuke him, so he could only swallow his anger and practice a set of sword skills with a bamboo stick.
Li Bai said: "This set of swordsmanship, named Nineteen Styles of Immortal Sword, comes from Shushan. Please look carefully."
The bamboo forest, the night, the sword energy, the body shape, Li Bai's combination is exquisite and magical.
Li Mu originally wanted to deal with it, but after hearing Li Bai talk so fantastically, he felt that Li Bai was an expert from the world of immortals. Li Mu became fascinated as he watched.
Li Mu followed Li Bai's steps and moves and immediately threw himself into it. Suddenly, he also fell into the exquisite realm of man and sword. Not only did he practice seriously, he also forgot about it.
From the Mao hour, one practiced to the Chen hour. Li Mu sheathed his sword, held his breath and concentrated, his whole body was clear. When he looked at Li Bai again, he had already disappeared and went back to sleep in his cage.
Li Mu came back and after breakfast, he ordered Xiao Huzi: "Go and notify Dahan and Tiancheng immediately and ask them to prepare their carriages and horses. This prince is going out."
Xiao Chunzi asked: "Master, where are you going today? Why don't you take Xiao Huzi and me with you to serve the master at any time?"
Li Mu shouted in annoyance: "You are a bitch, you are sneaky and evil, but you still want to go out with me and just cut bamboos and work for me. I will take care of you when I am free."
Xiao Chunzi was so frightened that he was paralyzed. He already knew that Xiao Huzi had betrayed him, so he knelt down and begged for mercy: "Master, I know that I deserve death. I am not as good as a pig or a dog. I am a thief. I will confess everything."
Li Mu had already stood up, kicked Xiao Chunzi, and turned around to go out. These dog slaves were pitiful and hateful. They didn't know who was the spy. Anyway, they would not be spared lightly in the future.