At the gate, Dahan and Tiancheng had already hitched the carriage. Seeing Li Mu coming out, Dahan hurriedly took out a pair of pedals and helped Li Mu get into the carriage.
"Go to the Prime Minister's Mansion." Li Mu indicated the destination, and Dahan responded without asking any questions.
Dahan and Tiancheng are the strongest men in Li Mu's house. They are both in their thirties and are steady in their work. They are usually responsible for the security of the house. Every time they go out, they are together.
This was a four-wheeled carriage. It was very spacious inside. It had huge wooden wheels. It made a clanging sound and had no shock absorption. The bumps made Li Mu's balls ache.
Li Mu stretched out his head and looked around at the wheel. The wheel axle was crudely designed and basically caused hard friction. Li Mu thought that if he had time, he could use his hands to improve it.
The car drove for more than a mile, and Li Mu saw a person following him from the rear window from a distance.
"Stop." Li Mu shouted, and the car stopped. Soon, Li Mu saw clearly that the person following him turned out to be Li Bai.
Li Bai was holding a bamboo flute in his hand, looking very relaxed and casual.
Li Mu jumped out of the car in a hurry. In front of the two coachmen, Li Mu couldn't be rude.
"Sir, why are you following me so far away? Where do you want to go? Get in the car and I will take you there."
Li Bai said calmly: "You don't drive fast, but I can keep up. After all, I am your teacher. If I don't accompany you, I won't feel at ease. Wherever you go, I will go."
Li Mu was stunned and asked: "Sir, do you mean you will follow me?"
Li Mu's eyes suddenly warmed up, and he was really moved. The two had been together for two days. It seemed that Li Bai was very cold, but he didn't expect that Li Bai was a cool and cool man on the outside and hot on the inside.
Li Bai said calmly: "If His Highness the Prince refuses, Li Bai will go back immediately."
Li Mu said: "Since you are here, sir, there is no reason to go back. Please get in the car and let's go together?"
Li Bai still said calmly: "Your Highness, please do as you please. Li Bai can keep up."
After saying that, he ignored Li Mu's advice and walked forward alone.
What a God.
Li Mu knew that Li Bai couldn't get into the car, so he couldn't bear it, so he ordered Dahan and Tiancheng to drive the car very slowly. Li Mu enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the capital along the way, which was considered a pleasure.
Li Bai followed him not far or near.
More than half an hour later, the carriage entered Chengtianmen Street. Li Linfu's prime minister's residence was at Chengtianmen Hengjie No. 2.
Li Mu's head stuck out of the window. The walls of the Prime Minister's Mansion were high and thick, like a prison with tight walls.
Suddenly, at the corner of the wall, a small door opened with a creak, and a little woman, her face covered with black gauze, came out of the door supported by two maids.
The little woman scanned her surroundings vigilantly and walked quickly toward a carriage not far away.
Li Mu saw clearly that there must be something mysterious about the fact that there was such a sneaky person in the Prime Minister's Mansion in broad daylight.
Li Mu whispered: "Dahan, if you see that woman, turn the car around and follow her."
Dahan agreed, immediately turned around and followed him all the way.
Li Bai was stunned for a moment, shook his head, and could only turn around and follow.
The little woman and the two maids got on the carriage, which immediately started and accelerated.
Li Mu shouted: "Dahan, Tiancheng, catch up with her."
The two carriages kept a distance of less than a hundred meters and ran wildly. Soon, they turned around the intersection in front and entered an alley.
Li Mu looked up and saw that the sign at the entrance of the alley was Jing'an Alley. The alley was not wide and there were very few vehicles and pedestrians.
Li Mu's carriage was about to go in. Suddenly, he found a carriage coming from the opposite side and stopped the carriage that Li Mu had been chasing.
Interesting, Li Mu became more interested and ordered the car to stop. He hid himself at the entrance of the alley and watched secretly.
Two young men got out of the two carriages. Without any explanation, they started arguing, pushing and then fisting.
Li Mu looked carefully and almost screamed. These two men were very familiar in Li Mu's memory. The one in his twenties was Li Tong, and the one in his eighteen or nineteen was Li Mo. They were both sons of Li Linfu.
Li Linfu's two sons were fighting in Jing'an Lane. Why? No need to think about it, Li Mu also knew that it was because of the woman in the car?
Two dudes robbing a woman?
Hey, there's something going on.
Who could this woman be?
She snuck out from the prime minister's house. She doesn't look like an ordinary maid. Could she be Li Linfu's concubine?
Li Mu couldn't help but laugh. The Tang Dynasty was really open-minded. If the prime minister's son robbed my woman for fun, it was better for the two sons to rob it together.
What if this is a trend? Then if the emperor steals his son's wife for fun, that's top-notch.
Li Mu looked disgusted, turned around and got on the carriage, and cursed in a low voice: "Three bitches and men."
Then he ordered: "Quickly, go to the Prime Minister's Mansion."
In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Li Linfu sat on the spacious Taishi chair in the Moon Court as usual, squinting his eyes and looking at the scenery outside. He would think deeply here about who he wanted to plot against and who he wanted to torture to death.
Although he is nearly sixty years old, Li Linfu still looks rosy and energetic, without any signs of aging.
Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, was a person who controlled appearance. He chose to appoint senior cadres based on appearance first.
Just like Zhang Jiuling, he was deeply loved by Li Longji because he was over 1.85 meters tall, upright and decent-looking, and had extraordinary talents and knowledge.
Li Longji even lamented in front of Zhang Jiuling and all the courtiers that if all the courtiers were as powerful as Zhang Jiuling, the Tang Dynasty would have more face.
Zhang Jiuling later rose up the ranks and took the position of prime minister.
Li Linfu's height and appearance were not inferior to those of Zhang Jiuling. In addition, he was a relative of the emperor and was good at wooing various people around Li Longji. He knew Li Longji's actions and hobbies very well.
Every time he spoke or acted, he hit the mark and cleverly complied with Li Longji's will.
Before Zhang Jiuling stepped down, Li Linfu took over the scepter of the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty.
At this time, Li Linfu looked intently into the distance, and his dog mate Wang Fei beside him bowed and whispered, reporting to him the progress of several recent money-making plans.
Li Linfu nodded slightly and occasionally asked a simple question. When Wang Xian finished speaking, Li Linfu snorted and said: "You must be decisive in handling things, and you must not be sloppy."
Wang Fei flattered him and said, "Yes, my subordinates are stupid and it is the kindness to teach them."
Li Linfu asked: "What's going on in the East Palace recently?" Li Linfu came back from court these days and sat in the Yueting, thinking about how to bring down the East Palace.
Just as he was talking, the chief steward Li Wen came in, came close to Li Linfu's ear and said, "Sir, the twenty-first prince Li Mu wants to see you."
Li Linfu didn't even think about it and said, "No."
Li Wen agreed, and just as he turned around, Li Linfu suddenly remembered something and asked: "Li Wen, who do you think is asking to see you?"
Li Wen replied: "It's the twenty-first prince Li Mu who wants to see you."
Li Linfu waved his hand and asked Li Wen to wait. Then, Li Linfu said to himself: "Li Mu, twenty-one? What is a little brat doing to see me?"
Li Wen said: "He said that if there is something important, he must talk to the adults face to face."
Li Linfu sneered and said: "Of the dozens of princes, this twenty-one is the first one who dares to come to see me alone. It's interesting."
Wang Xian bowed and said: "Mr. En, I heard that the day before yesterday, His Royal Highness, the twenty-first prince, rose to prominence in the main hall. His poetry and knowledge defeated the princes and princesses from the two countries who paid tribute, and he became a blockbuster."
Li Linfu said disdainfully: "Bullshit, it's all those old dogs from the Hanlin Academy who pretended to be deaf and mute to make him shine."
Wang Fei said: "Despite this, your Majesty has been very fond of this twenty-one prince recently. His heart is as strong as the sea. There is no guarantee that he will not cause a shocking storm. It is better to meet him than to see him, so as to make progress and retreat."
Li Linfu pondered for a while and said: "Well, it's okay to meet him. You have the guts to do it to him. After all, he is the biological son of Concubine Wu Hui."
Li Wen agreed and turned around to go out.
After a while, Li Mushi walked in with a calm look on his face.
Li Linfu stood up symbolically and reluctantly gave a big gift to Li Mu. Instead of being polite, Li Mu leaned close to Li Linfu's ear and told a big news.
"What? Jing'an Lane? Two traitors fighting for their lives?" Li Linfu was shocked and looked at Li Mu in confusion.
Li Mu did not say that there was a little woman.
Li Linfu looked at Li Wen and said, "Quick, bring a few more people, take down these two bastards, and bring them back here quickly."
Li Mu said: "What Li Xiang said is very true, we need to be quick, otherwise we may really kill people, men and women, and it will become a big joke."
Li Wen went out quickly, and Li Linfu stood up, stared at Li Mu, and asked: "Your Highness, what do men and women mean?"