Li Longji leaned back and became sluggish after sitting upright.
It was obvious that the anger had dissipated.
Li Heng was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak out. There was so much danger.
Li Heng secretly praised Li Mu in his heart. He was really a good brother for clearing himself of suspicion at the critical moment. I wrongly blamed him earlier.
Li Mu, on the other hand, looked calm and calm.
After a while, Li Longji spoke: "The prince must behave like a prince. There are dozens of princes and princesses, and they should be disciplined and taken care of. If they are too thoughtful or have whims, they will definitely die."
Li Longji's meaning is very clear. The prince is just a baby now. He will take care of my children first. If he wants to stand out and covet my throne, he will kill you at any time.
Li Heng said: "Yes, if the child accepts the order, the child must fulfill his duties, cultivate his mind and virtue, and set an example for his brothers and sisters."
Li Longji stood up, snorted a few times, and turned to leave. Gao Lishi couldn't bear it and asked softly: "Your Majesty, are you going to give the prince a seat?"
Li Longji shouted: "Just kneel down like this. The prince is not like the prince, and the prince is not like the prince. Kneel down for two hours and calmly reflect. Xiao Gao, you are supervising. You are not allowed to eat, drink or talk."
After Li Longji finished speaking, he turned and left.
"My son, I send you my father the best." Li Heng and Li Mu bowed and saluted at the same time.
Gao Lishi gave Li Longji a ride, and soon came back with a kneeling mat for Li Heng.
Li Heng refused: "Eunuch Gao, since it is the father who punishes the child, just kneel down like this,"
Gao Lishi sighed and did not dare to persuade him. Li Heng was able to become the prince, and Gao Lishi also worked hard. The two of them were indifferent on the surface, but they had various connections in private.
Li Mu said: "Eunuch Gao, Your Highness the Crown Prince is strict with himself and is a role model for us princes and princesses. Look at me, I am weak. I can't hold my knees up even if I kneel for a while. How about I sit down for a while?"
Gao Lishi looked aggrieved and begged: "His Royal Highness, the twenty-first prince, please spare this old slave, kneel down and don't cause trouble, otherwise I will be killed by you again."
Li Mu smiled and said: "Is it so serious? It's normal for a father to scold his son. At most, he hates iron but not steel. It's not like he wants to beat or kill him. Why is he involved with you?"
Gao Lishi said: "It's not serious. Your words have made me kneel on durians several times in the past few days. My knees are all rotten. Your Highness, your Majesty just said that you can't speak. Please two poor old slaves."
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Li Mu was happy to hear this, and turned to Li Heng and said, "Third brother, two hours is too long. There are still things to do at home. We need to go back. How about we go and beg our father?"
Li Heng said nothing. He was not allowed to eat, drink or speak as he had agreed. Li Heng did not dare to disobey him again. He had already learned that the position of the prince was not easy to sit in.
For the distant day when the king will rule the world, I feel like I am sitting on pins and needles all day long, suffering and waiting for several years and decades, and I don’t know whether what is waiting is a huge surprise or a devastating misfortune.
Li Mu was very bored. After persisting for a while, he couldn't kneel anymore, so he sat cross-legged for a while, changing various positions at will.
Gao Lishi pretended not to see it and just complained in his heart. Li Longji obviously favored this twenty-one, so Gao Lishi naturally did not dare to provoke him.
Li Heng knelt upright, motionless. Soon after noon, the sun hid behind the clouds, and the sky turned pale. The cold wind blew wildly, and there was the sound of banging doors and windows all around.
Li Mu glanced outside the door. The weather was about to change. Not long after autumn began, there was lightning and thunder, which was about to kill someone.
Just as Li Muchang was thinking about it, he saw a bolt of lightning and a pale light sweeping outside the hall, followed by a thunder.
In the main hall, there were more than a dozen eunuchs standing inside and outside the doors, hurriedly shouting and closing the doors and windows.
Li Mu stood up and ran to the door. He saw lightning in the distance and near the field of vision, tearing the sky and the earth apart, and the thunder exploded one after another, making people tremble with fear.
There were loud exclamations and panicked running everywhere.
Then I saw a house not far away being struck by lightning, with the sound of explosions and flames shooting into the sky.
What Li Mu saw was thrilling. This was the wrath of God. No one is afraid of the wrath of God.
Gao Lishi had already run over, pulling Li Mu back to the kneeling mat.
Li Mu asked anxiously: "Eunuch Gao, there are houses in the city that have been struck by lightning, and it seems that there are also some in the palace. If you don't ask, what is the reaction of the Taishi Bureau? What are they doing now?"
Gao Lishi said bitterly: "Your Highness, please forgive me. I am just a eunuch. The Taishi Bureau is managed by six departments. How can I ask questions? I still want to keep my old life and serve the emperor."
Li Mu asked: "It is clear that there are buildings burning in the palace city, but you still pretend not to see it?"
Gao Lishi said: "How can I not see it? Everyone is performing their duties. Prince, please be silent."
How could Li Mu shut up? He turned around and said to Li Heng: "Third brother, you are the prince. Father punishes us. It is a family law, it is a trivial matter, natural disasters and man-made disasters. You should go in front. Father must be happy?"
Li Heng was stunned for a moment, looked at Li Mu, and quickly weighed in his mind, feeling that what Li Mu said made sense.
Li Heng stood up immediately and said: "Eunuch Gao, take me to see my father immediately to protect my father and the peace and stability of the harem."
Gao Lishi also reacted and said: "Yes, I have accepted the order. At this time, why should I kneel down? It is more important to protect the emperor."
Li Heng and Gao Lishi, with a group of young eunuchs, quickly went to the harem, but Li Mu did not move.
If necessary, he reminded him. As for any protection at this time, it was obviously unnecessary.
There is no need to use such crude methods to flatter and please, let Li Heng do the hard work.
Li Mu walked outside the hall and sat down at the door. He looked at the thunder and lightning in the sky that was gradually weakening and receding. He felt empty in his heart. What did the sudden arrival of the power of heaven mean? Could there really be an unexpected change?
"Rumble, click, click," two huge lightning bolts suddenly came back, followed by two huge thunders, exploding the sky.
Li Mu felt that the world was shaking violently.
Then, heavy rain poured down. The sky and the earth became confused, and the rain and fog swallowed up everything in an instant.
From the first flash of lightning to the torrential rain, it took only a cup of tea, and the whole world was completely changed.
Li Mu could only see things about a dozen meters in front of him. Farther away, the sky and the earth were connected, like a vast ocean.
This thunder and lightning storm came out of nowhere, and the damage must have been huge. Li Mu walked around in the corridor, feeling anxious, always wanting to do something immediately.
However, looking at the heavy rain, Li Mu was helpless.
The heavy rain had been falling for more than half an hour, and finally it gradually became lighter. Li Heng and Gao Lishi did not come back either. Li Mu took a few steps towards the harem, but turned back.
He wanted to go to the streets immediately to see the houses damaged by lightning and the streets flooded by heavy rains. If he could help, he would help.
Li Mu quickly went out, and after walking a hundred or so steps, he saw four or five officials, surrounded by an old man and a female official, hurried over.
When he saw Li Mu, the old man held up his hands and said, "I have met His Royal Highness. Is Your Majesty here?"
Li Mu recognized the old man. He was Li Congshan, the Taishi Ling of the Taishi Bureau.
Li Mu said: "Master Li, my father is not in the main hall. Are you here to report the damage? Is the loss tragic? Why is there no natural disaster forecast in advance?"
Li Congshan was stunned. A young prince actually questioned him. Li Congshan was very unhappy. He was a member of the royal family of the Li family and a well-deserved authority on astronomy and geography.
Li Congshan said: "His Royal Highness, you are still young. This astronomy and geography are relatively complicated and professional. I can't explain it to you in a while. I'd better wait for Your Majesty to come down and report it."
Li Mu heard Li Congshan's contempt and was not angry. He said: "Master Li, although astronomy and geography are complicated and professional, special celestial phenomena are completely foreseeable. If you take precautions in advance, you can avoid heavy losses."
Li Congshan heard this harshly and felt irritated. He said in a lecturing tone: "Your Highness, are you questioning my ability, or are you trying to say that I have neglected my duty?"
Li Mu was irritated. He was an old man, and things were not done well. He just asked a few questions casually, and he was so arrogant.
Li Mu said: "Master Li, you are the one who said you neglected your duties. Whether it is dereliction of duty or not, my father will decide for himself. I am an ignorant prince, but I also know that there is a way to learn the truth, and there is a way to practice.
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