Chapter 62
Li Siwen!
Li Mu couldn't believe his eyes. He was thinking about Li Siwen just now, but in a blink of an eye, Li Siwen appeared.
"Why are you back?"
Li Mu was happy and strode to Li Siwen, and looked up and down. The boy grew up, dark, and strong. The two brothers hugged each other heavily, and Li Siwen laughed and said, "Brother, do I have to call you Marquis now?"
"Don't mess around." Li Mu let go of Li Siwen and said, "When will he come back? Did Your Majesty summon you back?"
"I arrived at noon and just went to see the Marseille..."
Li Mu's face suddenly turned dark. This kid really did not change his nature. He returned to Chang'an, and did not go home or come to his own place, so he actually went to see the horse racing first.
The two walked into the yard, and Li Siwen said excitedly: "Brother, I heard that this transaction was done by you and Cheng Yaojin? What did you cooperate with him? That old man is the most unreasonable. When I was a child, I fought with Cheng Chumo and the others. When this old guy saw it, he actually kicked me. I couldn't beat them in advance, and he was disrespectful to the old..."
"How do you speak? No matter how you say it, it's an elder, be careful of your words."
"He can't listen..." Li Siwen suddenly caught a glimpse of Li Chongyi, and immediately widened his eyes and said, "I thought my sister-in-law was joking with me just now, but I didn't expect it to be true. There is really someone eight feet tall in this world. Oh my god, this axe must be 100 pounds, which is bigger than that of Cheng Yaojin..." Li Siwen pinched Li Chongyi's arm, smacked his lips with envy, and said, "Big man, I am your master's brother, my name is Li Siwen, what are your name?"
"My name is Li Chongyi." Li Chongyi followed Li Mu for a long time. When he had nothing to do, he also heard him mention Li Siwen, and knew that he and Li Mu had a life-and-death relationship.
"Wow..." Li Siwen exclaimed, looked at Li Mu, and said, "Brother, you really did what you said. With such talents, you must have unified Chang'an, right?"
"ah?"
"Those playboys, didn't they beat them?"
Li Mu laughed silently. He didn't expect Li Siwen to remember this. When the two were still in Dingxiang, Li Mu knew nothing about Chang'an, and they all heard Li Siwen. Li Siwen was originally a playboy. How high the things he knew were? Either the young master of this family beat him or he beat someone's young master. That's all. When Li Mu was fine, he told him stories. When he had no trouble, he would have to worry about a group of people beating them all. Li Siwen was excited to hear it, but that was just a time to repair the city walls and make fun of his hardships. How could he really do it?
"I didn't provoke me, why did I beat me up? But you asked you for so long, but you didn't say why you came back. Don't you come back secretly, right? If His Majesty knows, you'll be jailed?"
"Brother, you look down on me too much."
The two of them came to the lobby, found a chair and sat down. Li Siwen took out a note from his arms and threw it to Li Mu, and said, "Look at what this is?"
Li Mu opened the memorial and was very surprised. This was a decree for promotion. The court planned to set up the Zhechong Mansion in Dingxiang, and promoted Li Siwen from the seventh rank to the fifth rank of Zhechong, commanding 1,200 people, stationed locally and controlled the defense affairs of the surrounding four counties. At the same time, Li Siwen made contributions to defending the territory, comforting the people, and building the city. He was granted the title of the founding county and the fief of Dingxiang. From then on, he was also a person with titles from then on.
Logically speaking, the fiefdom and the awarding of the official will not be in the same place. Although there is no explicit regulation, it has always been done. Because if the fiefdom and the awarding of the official are in the same place, it is equivalent to handing over the military and political affairs to one person to deal with. If the military and political affairs are taken into account, it is easy to cultivate a local emperor, and his hidden worries are even greater than those of the clans. Now that Li Shimin has issued such an order, in addition to rewarding Li Siwen, it is also to show his trust in Li Ji. If Li Siwen is not Li Ji's son, he will definitely not be able to get such kindness.
"Brother, although I am not as good as you, I am not much worse. At my age, I don't rely on my father. How many people can I have? Cheng Chumo is so powerful, far inferior to him than I am in the bow and horse, but isn't he just a commander of Guoyi? Just a sixth rank, do I think he will still be arrogant when he sees me in the future? If you don't call me a general, I will rule him with law!"
Li Mu heard the headache and said, "You are also a person who has been named. Can't you be more mature? Cheng Chumo is not under your account, so you can't control him."
"That's right..." Li Siwen sighed, as if quite disappointed, and suddenly his eyes lit up again, and he said, "Can I tell my father, just send him to me?"
Li Mu didn't say anything, just looked at him.
"No, no, dad can't listen to me."
Li Mu returned the memorial to Li Siwen and asked, "Have you returned home?"
"Uh..." Li Siwen looked upset when he heard the word "Go home". Seeing him like this, Li Mu knew something was wrong and asked, "What's going on? Don't you tell me the truth?"
"Oh... Actually, nothing is wrong. It's just... When I received the order, I also received a message from my father, saying that I had told me a marriage and made me get married..." Li Siwen drooped her head, pinched the corner of her clothes, and said shyly: "I don't want to get married yet."
"Oh? Is there any such thing?" Li Mu smiled and said, "I've been busy these days and haven't seen my adoptive father for many days. I don't know about this. I remember you said you wanted to marry Your Majesty's daughter. Why, why did you give up?"
"Oh, isn't this considered a title? My father meant that since he had already obtained the title, it would be hard to be more arrogant. I think so too. Being a princess is so boring. You have to serve the princess. It's better to lead troops outside and be free and easy. Moreover, I finally built Dingxiang City. If I give it to someone, I feel reluctant to let it go. But I'm so hurriedly..."
Li Mu looked at Li Siwen for a while and said, "What's wrong, there must be something else. You can come here with the truth."
"No..." Li Siwen wanted to deny it, but when Li Mu glared, he immediately softened and said with a bitter face: "Brother, you have to help me!"
"I knew you had a problem with your kid, so I'll tell you quickly. If you don't say it out, how can I help you?"
"Actually, it's nothing..." Li Siwen cleared his throat and tried to speak lightly, but he still didn't dare to look at Li Mu's eyes and said, "I, I am not a refugee, right?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
"There is a Turkic woman..."
When Li Mu heard this, he knew it and said, "You shouldn't..."
"Brother, Nazha is really pitiful!" Li Siwen rushed over and hugged Li Mu's thighs and said, "Her father died when she was very young. She relied on her mother for life. She suffered wars again. She had no more tribes. She walked out of the desert with her mother and starved to death. In order to ask for a bite, she sold herself as a slave on the road. When I found her, a wealthy family in Mayi wanted to take her home as a concubine. I couldn't bear it in my heart, so I asked her if she would like to follow me, so she followed me. At first she was just a maid, but later......... "
"Hey..." What can Li Mu say about such a thing? There are so many things to sell himself as a slave. Li Siwen is also a half-year-old boy. At the age of passionateness, it is normal for something to happen.
Seeing that Li Mu did not express his opinion, Li Siwen bit her teeth and said, "She has been pregnant for two months..."
"You!" Li Mu's head buzzed. This kid is too...a little more powerful. What should I do? If I just took a concubine and Li Mu helped me say a few words, I might be able to get away with it. But now Li Siwen is back to get married, and the families who can marry Duke Cao's mansion are definitely not idle people. Before I even passed the door, you got a pregnant concubine. After I passed the door, I would just coax the child directly. It was still a mixed race. It would be difficult for anyone to accept this.
Li Mu could imagine that if Li Siwen told Li Ji about this, let alone being beaten up, even the mother and son would not be able to survive. The wedding was right in front of him, and for the sake of face, Li Ji would never let this happen.
Li Siwen's voice became weaker and weaker: "I brought her back... I'm talking to my sister-in-law in the backyard."
“…”
Li Mudian pointed at Li Siwen, and he was really immersed in anger. This kid was too brave and even brought the person back. Isn’t this asking for death?
"elder brother……"
"Get up first!" Li Mu shouted in anger. Li Siwen let go of Li Mu's legs and stood up obediently. Li Mu glared at him, and then realized that it turned out that the boy had made jokes since the beginning of the meeting and hesitated. It turned out that it was because of this!
"Let's hide it first, I can't hide it anymore. But you must succeed in this kiss. If you escape marriage, it will not only harm you, but also harm the lives of their mother and son!"
"Brother, I have never met the person I mentioned to you..."
"No!" Li Mu said solemnly: "It's not okay to say it out loud. This is your fault. You know that you can't make the decision on your marriage. You must be prepared in your heart. Fortunately, it's not a princess to marry. If the princesses marry, you will be the crime of deceiving the king. Do you still have to tell you about the benefits and harms?"
"I understand, brother, you must help me."
"Help, who told me to knock on the ground with you?" Li Mu only felt his mind was muddy now and said, "Okay, prepare for dinner first, I'll think about it before talking about it."
"Brother, I'm sorry."
Li Mu glanced at him and said, "Stop talking nonsense, I really want to tear your mouth now."
Chapter completed!