Li Shimin was persuaded, but he still did not make a decision. He asked Changsun Wuji and others to withdraw, and he wanted to think about it alone.

At night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, but there was a hint of chill. Eunuch Gao brought Li Shimin a cloak and put it on for Li Shimin. Li Shimin glanced at him and said, "I don't need this, I'm not old yet."

"Your Majesty's dragon body is important." Eunuch Gao helped Li Shimin to tie up and retreated silently. Li Shimin looked up at the sky, as if he was talking to himself, and as if he was saying to Eunuch Gao: "Actually, I understand in my heart that my country is not right. So I want to do something that can move far away from my predecessors to prove that I deserve this position. I am not a brave but unscheming person. I have calculated it before doing this. It can be as fast as one year, and it can be as slow as two years. This battle will definitely be completed, and I will definitely win."

Li Shimin looked up to the sky and said, "But why did such unexpected changes happen? Am I really angry with both humans and gods?"

Eunuch Gao took a step forward and seemed to want to say something, but he was not very sure whether Li Shimin was talking to him. It was obviously not very suitable to answer the conversation at this time. More importantly, he didn't know how to answer.

After thinking for a long time, Eunuch Gao whispered: "Your Majesty, maybe the situation is not that bad."

"No," Li Shimin turned around and said, "The situation must be worse than expected. The Western Turks have always hated our Tang Dynasty. The land of Hetao is their ancestral home. They don't want to get it back for a day. It would be fine if they didn't have that strength, but now they have this strength, and there is no reason not to advance east."

"Ni Shu is just an accident. When he is here, I can rest assured. He can win over the tribes that are interested in the Tang Dynasty and reach a balance within the Western Turks. This balance, coupled with my continuous promotion of the Silk Road, allows the Ministry of Internal Affairs to provide a large number of orders for their benefit, can satisfy their appetites. I know that this is not a long-term solution, but I think that as long as I can survive for three years, I will immediately turn to Xue Yantuo, and take advantage of the great victory. The Western Turks dare not act rashly. At that time, even if I tear my face apart, I will be fearless."

Li Shimin sighed and said, "Who could have thought that Nishu would die if he was good? It doesn't matter if he died, my overall plan would be disrupted."

Eunuch Gao thought for a moment, swallowed the words to his mouth back.

"I know what you want to say." Li Shimin's eyes turned to the distance, as if an elder with insight into the world: "You want to say it, or you will follow the advice of the auxiliary machine and return to the court... I tell you that this is the worst of the worst!"

"Changsun Wuji is a civil servant. He doesn't know how to fight and does not know how to fight. When he was young, he had a lot of ambition. Now that he is old, he has no ambition. When a large army goes to war, it is like a bow and pulling an arrow. If he draws a bow, how can he turn back? He is only concerned about the Changsun family's property. I have figured it out and I must not listen to him. If I return to the court at this time, the country will be in chaos. Moreover, even if I lead the army to fight against the Western Turks, I may not be able to win!"

"It may not be possible to win...this," Gao Gong obviously did not expect Li Shimin to say this, but he may not be able to win? How could the Tang Dynasty not win?

"I will be depressed by the morale of leading the army to return to the court. I will not rest along the way, and the generals will be exhausted. However, the Western Turks can wait for it, and the food and grass consumption along the way is not a small amount. After several years of preparation, not only will I take all my plans to rest and recuperate, but I will also be forced to stop."

Li Shimin sighed and said, "The people have just lived a good life for a few days. I really can't bear to let them return to the situation where they can eat!"

"Then..." Eunuch Gao didn't expect the situation to be so bad, and asked, "Your Majesty, what should I do now?"

Outside the Tai Chi Palace, Eunuch Gao was so anxious that he rubbed his hands. The sound of smashing things kept coming from the hall, which had been half an hour. Calculated that the porcelain in the hall should have almost all been killed. With Li Shimin's stingy personality, he was obviously very angry when he could smash so many things.

Li Shimin never expected that Li Mu would dare to resist the order. Didn’t he know that this is a great kindness? Look at the letter he replied, what is it? He might as well say he wouldn’t marry anymore!

"The Queen is here."

Eunuch Gao heard the fairy voice and hurried over: "Is the Queen in good health?"

The queen fainted yesterday, thanks to Liu Shenwei who was helping her with needles, woke up. Unexpectedly, she was still worried about this matter today. Eunuch Gao felt a little sad. Empress Changsun was about to speak when she suddenly heard another loud noise in the hall and frowned and asked, "What's wrong? Is there a reply from Li Mu?"

"Yes, I'm back." Eunuch Gao opened his mouth, as if it was hard to say. Empress Changsun was such a smart person. She immediately guessed that Li Mu must have disagreed. Somehow, after learning about this result, Empress Changsun actually felt a long breath. No matter what, it was not a big mistake.

"What's the reply?"

"I don't know." Eunuch Gao didn't lie, he really didn't see it. The letter was handed over by his hand, and it was handed directly to Li Shimin by the eunuch. After Li Shimin finished reading it, he smashed it open, smashed it while scolding him, and he was driven out, and then sent someone to find Empress Changsun. What he knew was no more than Empress Changsun.

"Okay, go back." Empress Changsun waved her hand, and Eunuch Gao and the female officials she brought back took a few steps. Empress Changsun pushed open the hall door, and Li Shimin's scolding followed; "Gao Guan, I didn't say it--" When he saw Empress Changsun, he put down the inkstone in his hand and sat down angrily: "The queen is ill and doesn't have a good rest, why are she here?"

In his words, he was quite distant. Empress Changsun felt ache in her heart, but she didn't have the same knowledge as him, and said, "I heard that Li Mu has a letter, how do you say it?"

"This kid is ignorant!" Li Shimin gritted his teeth and cursed: "I should kill him!" He paused for a moment, as if he was ruthless: "I should kill him!"

Empress Changsun couldn't help but give him a blank look and said to her heart, "I want to kill you but I can't bear to say that, what are you doing?"

"Where is there, look at it yourself." Li Shimin pointed to the ground and stopped talking. Empress Changsun looked at him along his fingers and saw a ball of waste paper on the ground, with footprints on it, which was obviously Li Shimin's masterpiece in anger.

Empress Changsun walked over and picked up the paper ball and spread it. She saw her head writing in a beautiful flying white: "I am frightened by Your Majesty's reluctance. I dare not to trash Your Majesty's wishes, so I will respond. But there is one thing that must be discussed in front. For ordinary people's families, there is also a betrothal gift, and there is also a dowry. I boast that when my eldest daughter gets married, she must have a dowry worth millions, but when it matches it, I must also need a betrothal gift. I dare not take too many betrothal gifts, only ten. The list is as follows..."

There was nothing unusual when he saw this. Although it was strange to ask the royal family for a betrothal gift, it seemed that it would not be so strange if Li Mu had done it. Moreover, he also said that he would prepare a dowry worth millions. In this way, it was necessary to get a betrothal gift.

But when she saw the content of the list clearly, Empress Changsun understood why Li Shimin was so angry. She saw that it was written on it: "One or two stars, two or two months, three or two breeze, four or four white clouds, five or five or six flames, seven or seven or eight or two piano music, the hail burned by fire should be nine or one pound of dried snowflakes. The betrothal gifts I wanted were prepared, and my daughter delivered them to her door by herself, and the betrothal gifts I wanted were the same, and the girl would not get married if she was eighty."

Queen Changsun was stunned. It was not a pity for Li Shimin. Who wouldn’t be so angry when she saw this? If you don’t want to agree, you just say you don’t agree. If you agree well, the betrothal gift is difficult and it will be a great loss!

"Are you angry?" Li Shimin saw Empress Changsun's expression and knew that she felt similar to her. He said with great grievance: "Does this kid deserve to die? He should also beat him if he shouldn't die. I will issue an order to ask him to send his daughter to the palace and raise him with the King of Jin!"

As he said that, Li Shimin was going to pick up the pen, ink, paper and inkstone that he threw on the ground. Queen Changsun hurriedly stopped him: "Your Majesty, no!"

"And no?" Li Shimin said angrily. "You haven't seen what this bastard said? Where did I find the thing he wants? Isn't this a joke about me?"

"Your Majesty is confused first, no wonder he is the other person." Empress Changsun pulled Li Shimin down and advised: "Li Mu did not directly reject Your Majesty, but also gave him face. Otherwise, the general would not look good on both sides. I have said that this matter is inappropriate. Now Li Mu has expressed his attitude. If Your Majesty insists on doing his own thing, not to mention that Li Mu's stubbornness, he will definitely not hand over his daughter. Even if he handed over, how will the historians in future comment on Your Majesty? Is there any forced marriage?"

The four words "historian of the future generations" hit Li Shimin's thoughts. This matter is really hard to say, it was not done by a wise monarch. Li Shimin couldn't have thought of these things, he couldn't have thought that Li Mu would actually refuse. Someone would have rejected the honor of giving marriage? Li Mu really doesn't look down on the royal family!

Li Shimin became even more angry. But then he thought, if this person was Li Mu, it would be normal for him to think like this. He is Li Mu, the five surnames and seven sects are like a cow and a horse in his eyes. When did he care about it? The so-called royal family is just a branch of the Li family in Longxi. Moreover, he has already been a clan and is considered a member of the royal family. There is indeed no need to be too high.

But this feeling is really unhappy. Moreover, Li Shimin is in a difficult situation now, and his will has been issued, and everyone in the world knows about his marriage. Now that Li Mu refuses, he can't tell the people of the world that Li Mu has not taken a fancy to my King of Jin and refuses to marry his daughter, right?

If you say this, are you still faced?

Li Shimin expressed his worries, and Empress Changsun thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, don't you worry. Didn't Li Mu say it when he replied to the letter? This is a family letter, not a memorial. This gives His Majesty room. Your Majesty only needs to think of an excuse to get himself over. Li Mu will definitely cooperate with Your Majesty and will not expose it."

When Li Shimin heard this, he also understood what Li Mu meant. According to the rules, family letters can be private, but later historians are qualified to check the memorials. Just like daily notes, the emperor could not order them.

"Then--" Li Shimin frowned and said, "What do I say? The order I just issued yesterday."

"The answer lies in this betrothal gift." Empress Changsun pointed at the letter and said, "Your Majesty can say that Li Mu agreed to the marriage, but the betrothal gift he asked for will be difficult to get it all for a while. The two children are still young, so there is no hurry to do this, so let's put it aside for the time being."

Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "If someone mentions it in the future, how can I explain it?"

"Since Li Mu doesn't want to marry his daughter, let him worry about this matter." Empress Changsun said this, but said in her heart: "There are almost no people in the court who support the marriage. It is so vague and it matches everyone's wishes. Who would be so ignorant about it?"

"The queen is right." Li Shimin said angrily: "If Li Mu didn't want to marry his daughter, he would definitely use his means. I'm really angry and I can't do anything to him!"

Li Shimin could say this, but admitted that he had given up. Empress Changsun is not a rural woman, so she had to let her man admit his mistake. The matter was resolved successfully, and Empress Changsun was in a good mood, saying, "Your Majesty, don't be sad about this. Li Mu is already stupid. If you are angry with him, he will not change. What's the need?"

"What the queen said is," Li Shimin sighed, "I feel more and more that sending him to Luoyang is the right decision. If I stay in Chang'an, I will be pissed to death sooner or later."

Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly raised his head and saw the mess all over the ground, and immediately felt distressed: "Why... this is like this? How come high-ranking officials are, why don't they stop me! They are all broken, how much money does this cost? I'm afraid it will cost a hundred cents?"

In fact, there were not so many. When I moved from the Eastern Palace, there was no Ministry of Internal Affairs. The amount in the palace was "basic money" and was not worth much. Later, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was richer, but Empress Changsun felt that it was not easy to open the harem to be extravagant, so there was no improvement. The cost of equipment on Li Shimin was only a little more, which was far from worth a hundred cents.

But in order to make Li Shimin change his bad habit of smashing things in the future, Empress Changsun decided to deliberately say: "More than one hundred guan, Your Majesty, look at the two bottles, are all tributes from Jiangnan, and one of them costs thirty guan. The crushed one is probably more than two hundred guan. Two hundred guan is enough for the family to eat rice for several years, but Your Majesty smashed it in anger. Is this behavior a wise king doing?"
Chapter completed!