Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 685 It Wasn't Murderous

The nanny also came over with Liu Mu's son, Liu Zongcheng.

Li Shimin stretched out his hand: "Come on, come here and give uncle a hug."

Li Shimin had just touched the baby with one hand, and the little guy, who was still half asleep, suddenly cried out with a wow, and the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin stretched out his hands and was stunned.

Changsun Wuji reached out to take the little guy, and the crying stopped instantly.

Li Shimin didn't believe this evil, and was about to try to hug again, but just as he touched it, the little guy cried again.After the eldest grandson Wugou hugged him back, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

Li Shimin was embarrassed.

Dugu Lanruo took the child away and placed it in front of Liu Mu, who turned her head away.

"Hold me." Dugu Lanruo signaled Liu Mu to hug her.

Liu Mu reached out and just touched the swaddling baby, and the little guy also cried out with a wow.

Dugu Lanruo put the child back into Changsun Wuji's arms with a smile and said, "Don't talk about hugging Yijun King, he will cry when he comes five steps closer, and Mrs. Li will cry when he is about five steps away. Father So does the emperor."

"Because of us people, killing is too heavy. Zhang Zhongjian was ten steps away, and the little guy cried."

Liu Mu looked up at the sky and sighed heavily: "They are all wicked people."

"Nonsense, there must be other reasons." Li Shimin didn't quite believe it.

At this time, Dugu Lanruo's personal maid, Yueming, came over, these children's toys, such as snare drums, were placed by the eldest grandson Wugou, and she stretched out her hand to tease the little guy.

"I didn't cry." Li Shimin kept staring at him.

"Yeah, why didn't you cry?" Liu Mu didn't understand either.

Baoqin hasn't killed anyone yet, but Yueming is a real killer.In terms of murderous intent, Yueming is definitely no weaker than Liumu.

Dugu Lanruo then said: "Lin'er doesn't like strong scents, and she will cry when she smells them. Mu Zaiwadao is afraid of the bugs in the woods of Wadao, and the sachet he wears is insect-repelling, and the smell is quite strong."

In the era of the Tang Dynasty, men used more fragrance powder than women.

Li Shimin is the emperor, he doesn't leave, but he uses the best spices to make a sachet and wear it on his body.

If Dugu Lan doesn't use incense, Changsun Wugou uses it, but it is very weak.

"As I said, it has nothing to do with murderous intent, good or bad people." Li Shimin took off his sachet as he spoke, then went outside and shook his coat in the wind and snow. for a moment.

Then, Li Shimin stretched out his hand with a smile: "Let uncle give you a hug."

I really didn't cry this time.

Liu Mu asked Dugu Lanruo: "Why didn't you tell me before?"

"It was only found out in the past few days. Master found out. You were too busy so I didn't bother to talk to you." Dugu Lanruo gave an explanation.

Li Shimin handed the child back to his eldest grandson Wugou, and sat beside Liu Mu: "The Liu clan, the second elder brother has already agreed with the officials that there will be three people in the six ranks, three in the four ranks, and one in the two ranks. , Accumulate merit and tune."

If Liu Mu had just arrived in Datang, Li Shimin's words would not be understood.

The meaning of these words is that the official department gave Liumu a special face, which made one person gain the Tao and ascend to heaven.A sixth-rank official can enter the third rank, a total of three people.There is one fourth-rank official who advances to two ranks.

However, it still depends on the usual evaluation of officials, and advances in terms of ability.And it must follow the rules of the Tang Dynasty, such as the transfer of officials from Beijing, officials from Shangzhou to Xiazhou, and so on.

"Mu, you need some trusted officials." Li Shimin's tone sounded earnest to Liu Mu.

Liu Mu asked: "Second brother, forming a clique is evil."

"No, it's called helping each other. Do you think Shubao can help you with some things? Yes, big things, but small things?"

Seeing that Liu Mu still didn't understand, Li Shimin continued: "Li Bi can help you, do you dare to let him leave Huayuan?"

"Don't dare."

"That's the reason. Think about it, take this opportunity to go home to visit relatives and pick a few people in the Liu family. The second brother checked the documents of the Ministry of Officials, and there are 37 officials in the current Liu family in the east of the river. Fifth rank There are nine of them above, and two of them are from the third grade or above. Among them, there are a few governors of Xiazhou who have a good reputation, and there are eleven county magistrates."

Liu Mu seemed to understand, and nodded silently.

Li Shimin continued: "You don't need it. The Liu family thought you didn't treat them as a family. You use it for a Liu character. They don't dare to oppose you. Sometimes family laws and family rules are more effective than the laws of the Tang Dynasty. There is no light charge."

"understood."

"Just understand. Don't be in a hurry to go home, as long as you arrive during the daytime on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. You can talk about the matter of Huating or Cixi before you go back. Brother Xin is right." Li Shimin patted Liu Mu on the shoulder after finishing speaking. Twice.

Liu Mu also nodded heavily, expressing that he understood.

Three days later, when Qin Qiong and others returned from Huayuan, Liu Mu visited Xiao Yu's house, and invited Yao Silian, Cui Junsu and others to go with him.After all, he and Xiao Yu are considered relatives, and some things still require the presence of other people.

When Cui Junsu came in, his face was dark.

Xiao Yu said to Liu Mu: "You didn't go to Huayuan on purpose."

"Really?" Liu Mu pretended to be very puzzled.

Cui Junsu immediately interjected: "That Li Bi is more hateful than you. He is talented, very talented, especially in arithmetic, even without an abacus, he can calculate faster than ordinary people. However, we are not easy to be I was fooled, although the negotiation did not go well, but it was finally within expectations."

"Ha, haha." Liu Mu laughed, and glanced sideways at Du Ruhui who had a slight smile on his face.Liu Mu understood that the price must be negotiated by the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of War got what he wanted.

just the price...

Liu Mu didn't want to ask.

Cui Junsu didn't plan to say any more, this time the price was a little higher than he expected, but it was still within an acceptable range.The only thing that made him feel uncomfortable was that he didn't expect that he had been an official for many times, and as the secretary of the household department, he would be on par with a junior in the negotiation process.

Cui Junsu said to Liu Mu: "What do you want to do, you won't invite us if you have nothing to do, and you didn't go to your house."

"It's not convenient to go to my house, so I'll just ask a small question."

After everyone was seated, the chef of Xiao Yu's family prepared a simple banquet.

Xiao Yu said: "He came, it must be for Huating's business."

"That's right, I don't want Huating very much. You are all my seniors and elders. I'm just telling the truth. Huating will become the most important port of Datang in the future, and the benefits there will be countless. Just say one thing Numbers, in three years, after the full completion of Huating Port, the daily cargo throughput will reach [-] shi."

"It's a wise move to be afraid of too much profit. The throughput of Guangzhou Port is currently about [-] shi per day."

As Zuo Pushe, Xiao Yu knew these details.

(End of this chapter)