bastard seizes tang

Chapter 689 Li Tai is Uneasy
As for Lin Mo, Li Ke was unwilling to touch him easily, not only because Lin Mo was a veteran of Li Shimin, but also because of the current situation in Luoyang and Datang.

Luoyang City has a total of [-] troops, which belong to Li Ke and Lin Mo. If Li Ke dismisses Lin Mo from his official position and orders someone to take over his army, then Luoyang City will be under Li Ke's command.But now that Li Shimin is raising troops in Liaodong and is conquering Goguryeo in the east, there is absolutely no chance of trouble in Luoyang. Once something goes wrong in Luoyang, it will cut off Li Shimin's way back to Chang'an in the west.

When Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo for the second time, it was because Yang Xuangan raised troops from Liyang and surrounded Luoyang. Yang Guang was worried that there would be no way back, so he returned to the army. Li Ke was not Yang Xuangan, nor did he have such thoughts. Naturally, there is no need to take full control of Luoyang's defense, so Lin Mo is just a little hit.

Lin Mo can't be regarded as a smart person, but fortunately he is not very courageous, which is why Li Shimin dared to put him in Luoyang. After Lin Mo was beaten by Li Ke, he also knew what Li Ke meant and did not dare Disobeying Li Ke, he did things according to Li Ke's wishes after returning to the mansion.

Lin Mo had been an official in Luoyang for some time, and his misbehavior was not a matter of one or two days, and the gifts he received were definitely not one or two, but Lin Mo also knew that Li Ke would never do this for ordinary one or two gifts Li Tai is the only one who can make Li Ke so caring about going to war.

So the first thing Lin Mo did after returning to the mansion was to order someone to count the property that Li Tai had given him in the past two years.

"Alang, this is a ritual gift from the mansion since the king of Wei came to Luoyang, please Alang have a look." Lin Mo was waiting in the mansion, and the steward of the mansion told Lin Mo with the list.

"How?" Lin Mo hurriedly asked the steward when he heard the words.

The steward handed the list of gifts sorted out to Lin Mo, and replied: "About 20 guan before and after."

When Lin Mo heard this, his face was full of surprise, and he said to the steward, "What, 20 guan, how come there are so many."

Li Tai would send some gifts to Lin Mo every year and festival. Once or twice might seem inconspicuous, but if the number of times added up, it would be horrifying. 20 guan, this is a salary that Lin Mo can't earn in his life, but It was Li Tai who gave it to him in just two years. If Li Shimin knew about it, what would Li Shimin think of him?
As Li Shimin's trusted local official, he colluded with the prince. Thinking of the consequences, Lin Mo couldn't help but feel a chill down his back and shuddered.Lin Mo was already like this, but what the steward said next made it even more difficult for him.

The steward said to Lin Mo: "This can still be measured in silver. There are also two Mrs. Ru sent by the king of Wei before, and this is not included."

When mentioning the two concubines that Li Tai gave to Lin Mo, Lin Mo couldn't help feeling a pang of pain in his heart. These two concubines were beauties that Li Tai had chosen for him from the south of the Yangtze River. As for the bed, I remember Lin Mo's love, and Lin Mo often rested in their room.

If it wasn't for the fact that Lin Mo was old and sometimes unable to do what he wanted, otherwise it would not be impossible for Lin Mo to have a child when they grow old with the hard work Lin Mo put into them.Now that Lin Mo was asked to hand over these two beauties, it was inevitable that Lin Mo would not give up.

The steward looked at Lin Mo's embarrassed look, and said to Lin Mo: "Otherwise, we will return these gold, silver and jade wares, and the prince may not know how to keep these two Mrs. Ru."

"Confused, is it these two women that are important, or the old man's official title and the wealth and honor of our mansion, who is the crown prince, and it is not easy to hide it from him. You will give the gift of the king of Wei intact today. Go back." As soon as Lin Mo heard the manager's words, he quickly scolded.

Lin Mo was not very courageous, especially as he got older, his courage became smaller and smaller. Lin Mo wanted to go against Li Ke for the sake of two women, but Lin Mo didn't want to, and he definitely didn't have the courage.

The manager hurriedly nodded and replied: "What A Lang said is that the old slave was confused, so the old slave arranged for someone to return the things intact."

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Lin Mo was able to get to where he is today with his talent, not only because of his obedience and luck, but also because of his thick and scary face.

Gold, silver, pearls and jade can be returned intact, but how can beauties? Li Tai sent the two beauties, who are still the eldest daughters of Huanghua, to Yang Guogong's mansion, and stayed with Lin Mo for more than a year, and Lin Mo said nothing. Backing away, I really can't say these words without any shame or shame.

Luoyang City, Wei Wangfu, inner courtyard.

Standing in the inner courtyard, Li Tai looked at the several boxes of treasures piled up in front of him, and the two beauties standing in front of him, with an ugly expression on his face.

"Haha, when the king brought jewelry and beauties to our door, I didn't see him half-refusing. Now that the crown prince has only been in Luoyang for a few days, he has returned all the things that the king gave him. What a clean and clean Lin Mo!" Li Tai stared at the thing in front of him, smiled angrily, and said to Shi Zhang Yuanyuan, the head of Wei Wangfu beside him.

Li Tai was so angry, it was not difficult for Zhang Yuanyuan to understand, if Lin Mo was said to be an upright and honest person like Wei Zheng who didn't take any money, Li Tai would recognize it.

But Lin Mo is clearly a greedy person. When Lin Mo accepted Li Tai's gift, he never hesitated for a moment, but Li Ke only came to Luoyang to supervise the country for a few days, and he quickly returned the gift. "Nothing moved", as if Li Tai was the only villain from the beginning to the end, how could Li Tai not be angry.

Zhang Elementu comforted: "Your Highness, calm down, Lin Mo is a villain, and dealing with villains is inevitable. Your Highness should have thought of this day when dealing with him."

Zhang Yuanyuan's words caught his ears, and Li Tai also sighed helplessly. In fact, as early as when he first came into contact with Lin Mo, Zhang Yuanyuan also persuaded Li Tai. He also had no choice, so he chose to befriend Lin Mo, but he didn't expect such an ending.

Li Tai sighed and said, "What does Chang Shi think this king should do?"

Zhang Yuanyuan said to Li Ke: "Lin Mo is a villain without courage. He can't accomplish great things, nor can he ruin big things. The matter has come to this point. The key to the matter is no longer Lin Mo. The key is how the crown prince treats this matter."

A mere Lin Mo really can't move Li Tai. What really endangers Li Tai is how Li Ke views this matter, and how he views the matter of the princes from other towns colluding with the local guards. Contrary, after all, the current Li Ke is the prince of the country with one hand covering the sky.

Li Ke asked: "How does Chang Shi think the crown prince will deal with this king?"

Zhang Elementu thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty is marching eastward. Right now, the crown prince is in charge of the country. For his own prestige, the crown prince probably won't do anything to His Highness in this matter, but His Highness must be humble."

(End of this chapter)