"Is it him?" Wang Pu said in shock: "How can he take on such a heavy responsibility! How could His Majesty be so ignorant of people!"

Wang Gui said seriously: "How can this be involved in Your Majesty? This idea was made by Li Mu. Is there anyone who knows how to do it better than him? So what if you don't have enough qualifications? Now the Ministry of Works has also appointed Li Daliang as the Minister of the Shangshu, but in fact, isn't Li Mu's final decision yet?"

Seeing Wang Pu's resentment expression, Wang Gui sighed: "My brother, whether you want to admit it or not, Li Mu is a talented person. Two days ago, I met Master Yuan, the Imperial Heaven Superintendent. When talking about Li Mu, Master Yuan told me that Li Mu is a man with wisdom and is unfathomable. You must not see him young and look down on him!"

Wang Pu said angrily: "How can you believe the words of Taoist priests? Brother, are you old and confused?"

"Wang Pu!" Wang Gui slapped the table and said, "You are still a little polite, I am your eldest brother!"

Wang Pu sighed and lowered his head: "I know I am wrong, but brother, I still think the Taoist priest's words are unreliable!"

"What do you know!" Wang Gui showed a reminiscence and said, "Other Taoists may not be trusted, but Taoist Yuan Tiangang and Taoist Yuan's physiognomy are absolutely credible."

"Twenty years ago, Yuan Tiangang was ordered to serve as a magistrate in Luoyang. At that time, his physiognomy was already famous. Du Yan and Wei Ting, and I came to see each other and asked him to see him. After informing him of his name, Master Yuan only looked at me and waited for a few glances and said that Du Yan would become famous all over the world for his articles. I was promoted to the fifth rank of the general in less than ten years, and Wei Ting would become a military officer. Finally, he said that we still have time to meet."

"At that time, I was like you and didn't believe what he said. But during the Wude period, Du Yan was selected as the Censor of the Tiance Censor, and Prince Jiancheng recommended me to be the fifth-rank prince Zhongyun, Wei Ting served as the military officer Zuowei, and all three of us were as he said. Just when our official career was prosperous, the Xuanwu Incident broke out, and we were implicated and demoted to Junzhou. Then Yuan Tiangang happened to be here again. Is it a coincidence?"

Wang Gui continued, "We could not help but sigh for a long time when we get together. However, Master Yuan advised us that we would have to make a comeback and at least the third rank. The next year, I was recalled by Your Majesty and appointed as the Minister of the Secretariat, and the third rank. The winter of the same year, Your Majesty ordered Du Yan to be the Censor and the third rank. The following year, Du Yan died of illness, Wei Ting was appointed as the Left Chief of the Shangshu, and the next year he was appointed as the Minister of Personnel. Although he had not reached the third rank, it was considered a matter of time. So, he would be criticized by the emperor. He would be like a god like a person, how could you criticize him?"

Wang Pu was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect that Yuan Tiangang had such ability.

In fact, these two brothers did not know the details. It is a three-point deception, it depends on the depth and shallowness of Taoism. Du Yan was smart and discerning when he was young, with extensive knowledge and a good reputation. Yuan Tiangang had long heard of Du Yan's reputation. He heard that he would become famous all over the world after hearing his own reports. Wang Gui was born in the Wang family in Taiyuan. As long as he wanted to be an official, he could not become a fifth rank? As for Wei Ting, it was easier. This man had a strong face. What else could he be a military officer?

When they met for the second time, Yuan Tiangang had already had a showdown with Li Shimin. It was Li Shimin's arrangement for the three of them to be demoted to Junzhou at the same time, and Li Shimin sent him to Junzhou. The purpose was to find out the details of the three of them and see if they were available. After Yuan Tiangang's investigation, the three of them were transferred back to Chang'an one after another. Is it true?

But Wang Gui has always been kept in the dark, so he highly praised Yuan Tiangang.

Wang Pu was obviously frightened, and unconsciously agreed with Wang Gui's point of view, believing that Yuan Tiangang's physiognomy is credible, and thus also acknowledged Li Mu's "Su Hui". Although he was angry, he thought that the other party might be the reincarnation of a great sage and had no chance of winning, so he couldn't help but feel very discouraged.

Wang Gui could understand Wang Pu's thoughts and said, "Don't be discouraged. This incident is a disaster, but it may also be a blessing in disguise. I think Li Mu is planning to you, not necessarily because he really treats you as a thorn in his eyes, or because of the young nature. Since he also said that your grudges have been written off, then it is better to admit the loss and take this opportunity to get along well with him. This is not necessarily a bad thing for us."

Although Wang Pu understood what Wang Gui meant, he was still dissatisfied and said, "Brother, I can't understand it. Even if he has Su Hui and has great talent, but his temper and nature are not harmonious, I just need to hide from him. I don't want to come to the door and be humiliated, and I will go back to my hometown tomorrow!"

"Brother, why don't you understand my painstaking efforts?" Wang Gui said with great thoughts: "Our Taiyuan Wang family is different from other families. The elders are in charge of the major affairs in the family. Although I am the minister of the army, I can't talk about anything about the family affairs. Now that the coal mines are booming, the court cannot avoid our Wang family, but who can tell the truth about how much our branch can occupy? You and I are all in Chang'an, Taiyuan, who will plan for you and me? I don't care. I am already at this age, but if you are only thirty years old, how can I be worthy of my father's instructions when he died?"

"Then I can't ask Li Mu!"

"I think it's probably really up to him." As a servant, Wang Gui knew earlier about the major events in the court than others. Today, when he heard Li Shimin talk to all the important officials, he mentioned Li Mu in a few sentences. Li Mu said that it was like this, and Li Mu thought it was like this, so he knew it. Your Majesty wanted to use Zhulu Marquis, and he had to participate in this major event.

Most of the princes in the court cherish their feathers. Even though they knew that Li Muhui was an important figure, who could put down their faces like Cheng Yaojin? Wang Gui asked himself that he could not do it, but Wang Pu was different. The two of them would not know each other without fighting. If Wang Pu was willing to put down his face and ask for help, there might be unexpected gains.

"This matter is set aside first, and then we will talk about it after a few days. You will think that you don't know anything in the past few days. Don't take the initiative to contact Li Mu. If he comes to you, you can just pretend that nothing has happened and be a good person to entertain him."

"But……"

"Nothing is there!" Wang Gui said sternly: "Brother, you are already thirty. At thirty, you must not be a child anymore. Although the courage of a common man is refreshing, can you achieve great things? Now you have children, how can you not plan for your descendants? Are you worthy of your father's instructions?"

Wang Pu was very depressed. Wang Gui always talked about his father whenever he was arguing. But for Wang Pu, his memory of his father was just a white-bearded old man. When he was very young, his father died. To him, Wang Gui was his father...

But these words cannot be said, otherwise they would be a traitor. Wang Pu sighed depressedly, and did not leave him to eat, and went home with an air bag.

...

On the day of the second Marseille race, the whole world was completed, and the carpenters retreated, but Li Mu asked Yuwengui to call a group of bricklayers to come over. He dug all the ground on one floor, dug two feet down, and then paved the "ground dragon" with bricks.

The so-called ground dragon is similar to a plate kang, which is a little troublesome. Under the surface bricks, a curved flue is set up to connect the large stove under the outdoor eaves. The stove is burned with fire, and the heat air passes through the flue to spread the ground, which is enough to drive away the cold. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the technology of building kangs was very developed. There were "warm pavilions" in the palaces, and the warm pavilions were laid with "ground dragons".

At the beginning of the construction of the heaven and earth, Li Mu had not yet remembered the matter of putting on the kang. Therefore, he did not prepare early, but fortunately, the work department workshop was basically completed, and all the bricklayers called over, with hundreds of people, and the project progress was still very fast.

Old Man Chen originally trained palace maids on the first floor, but now the first floor has been dug up and the second floor is a patio. They had to go to the courtyard. Seeing the building working in full swing, Old Man Chen couldn't help but say, "Marty, isn't it our family? You said that this is done, so how good is it to explain the errands as soon as possible. When it's cold, there are charcoal basins. We can't burn charcoal in this place, why are we doing this?"

"My father-in-law doesn't understand." Li Mu threw a date into his mouth and said, "What we want in heaven and earth is to be innovative, what I want is I have but you don't, it's to be enviable. This earth dragon is my latest invention, and there is not even the palace, but only in heaven and earth. My father-in-law think about it, when the snow was heavy, everyone was cold and their hands were cold, but when we arrived in our heaven and earth, it was as warm as spring, and even flowers were blooming in the lobby. How would they feel?"

The little Eunuch Chen's eyes lit up, thinking that the Marquis Zhulu could really understand the Supreme Emperor's thoughts. Doesn't the Supreme Emperor like this kind of tune? He hurriedly asked, "Can there really be flowers in the middle of winter?"

"Don't worry, it's almost the same."

This is a certainty of some of the people. Don’t worry, it’s almost the same. Is there any or not? Just as Eunuch Chen was about to ask in detail, he suddenly laughed from far to near. When Eunuch Chen heard this, he quickly stood up and said, “Mr. Marquis will do it first, let’s see how they practice.”

After saying that, the wind blew under his feet and left.

Li Mu shook his head and thought to himself that Cheng Yaojin's deterrence was no longer the same. Even the young father-in-law around the Supreme Emperor retreated to him.
Chapter completed!