"After introducing the master here, I'll introduce myself."

Seeing that Li Mu brought the topic to him, everyone stopped talking and looked at him.

"My name is Li Mu. Some people recognize me, some people do not recognize me, and some people recognize me but deliberately pretend not to recognize me... But it doesn't matter. Now I will introduce myself again and let everyone get to know each other again."

"I have been granted the title of Marquis of Zhulu because I have recovered the jade seal of the kingdom. His Majesty has a keen eye and appointed me as the doctor of the Ministry of Works. Later, because of his merits, he was promoted to the Minister of Works. Because he was jealous of the Shandong gentry such as Wei Zheng, he died and impeached endlessly. I was disturbed by the troubles of the officials, so I resigned. Now I have no titles and no positions, and I am trusted by Your Majesty, and I am responsible for the treasury and called the treasury order. Because my family is in trouble, I work here and are responsible for business and management. Therefore, everyone can also call me Manager Li."

Everyone knew about the matter between Li Mu and Wei Zheng, and the resignation of his office had already spread throughout the court and the public, and they were not surprised. However, they did not expect that Li Mu would talk about this on such an occasion and could not help but talk about it.

Wei Yingluo was even more angry. In her heart, the example of being a minister was her father Wei Zheng. How could Li Mu have such virtue? Is her father worthy of jealousy?

Li Mu seemed to know what she was thinking, and actually smiled at her. When Wei Yingluo saw it, she suddenly thought of the candied fruit in her sleeve. Somehow she felt a little guilty and staggered her eyes.

"There is no way to serve the country! I feel depressed!" Li Mu sighed, it seemed like that. When Li Chengqian saw it, he asked Li Shimin and said, "Father, is it really what he said?"

"Things are very complicated." Li Shimin did not forget to take the opportunity to educate his son and said, "Chengqian, you are the prince, remember not to listen to him or believe him."

"Oh." Li Chengqian responded ignorantly, but listened to Li Yuan saying: "Don't listen to your father's words. Grandpa told you that the most important thing to be an emperor is to 'should I want you'. The world is yours, the country is yours. You can use whoever you like, and you don't like it. If your father falls into the pit of the 'wise king', you can't be like him in the future and lose the hearts of loyal ministers."

"Father..." Li Shimin smiled bitterly: "Father, Chengqian is still young, don't..."

"What's wrong? Did I say it wrong?"

"The father is right." Empress Changsun hurriedly stopped him, winked at Li Shimin, and said with a smile: "Let's listen to Li Mu."

"Hmph!" Li Yuan snorted, giving his daughter-in-law face and said nothing. Li Shimin didn't dare to speak. Li Chengqian and Li Tai looked at each other and stayed with Li Yuan honestly.

"...I believe everyone has heard of the bet between me and Wei Zheng. If you don't know the details, you can read the Tang Daily in the past two days. I won't say much. Just talk about my bet with Wei Zheng. We bet that if I can pass the Jinshi next year, he will be my teacher. If I can't, I will lose to him 1,000 taels of gold!"

Someone didn't know the bet and took a breath. Li Mu glanced at Wei Yingluo and continued, "This matter has been guaranteed by Your Majesty and the Six Ministers of the Ministry of Justice. It has been very changed. To say a word, I am very talented and can never forget it. Master Yuan Tiangang, the Imperial Heaven Superintendent, calculated for me, and he said that I am a person with Su Hui. Although I don't understand what Su Hui is, I heard that he is very powerful. A genius is called a genius for short."

"How could a genius fail to pass the Jinshi exam? I will definitely win this bet. Just now, I also met my granddaughter. The little girl is very naive and cute, which makes me very happy!"

Li Mu praised: "I didn't expect that, I really didn't expect that Wei Zheng would grow up like that and be able to give birth to such a beautiful daughter, which is really impressive."

Faced with Li Mu's joke, Wei Yingluo couldn't help it anymore. She stood up suddenly and said, "You haven't won yet. Don't take advantage of it, and you're so quick to speak!"

Li Mu immediately said, "See it. This is my disciple and granddaughter. Just like his father, there is no etiquette, so don't blame me."

After browsing the ground, everyone's eyes were staring at Wei Yingluo. When did Wei Yingluo be stared at by so many people? She felt that her whole body was hot, her face was blushing as if it was being cooked. What else would you say? Kong Yingda pulled her to sit down and whispered: "Li Mu is so sharp-tongued, how can you be his opponent? Say less, don't be defeated by him!"

Li Mu laughed twice, suddenly smiled and said, "But today, I want to make some additions to this bet. I have already said that as a man who stands tall, I must be responsible for what I say. At the beginning, I was talking about the top scorer, but Wei Zheng looked down on me. The bet made was only a Jinshi. I thought about it and felt very unhappy. Today, the guests were full of guests. I hereby announce that if I can't pass the top scorer, the bet would be considered as a loss! Only the top scorer can show my ability as a genius!"

As soon as this statement was made, everyone was talking about it on one and two levels. Everyone, including Li Shimin, Li Ji, and even Wang Ou, thought Li Mu was a little arrogant. The top scorer, how many people studied hard for ten years and didn't dare to think about it. You have only been studying for a few days, and you dare to say that you won the top scorer?

But when he thought about it, everyone thought that Li Mu was bad enough. Maybe he had planned to admit defeat. It was just a matter of 1,000 taels of gold, and he couldn't take it out. Today, this huge show of popularity and took advantage of Wei Zheng's daughter. It was all in vain. It was really a plan to be in the bones.

Just when most of the people thought so, Eunuch Chen brought a tray to the stage and came to Li Mu. The people on the first floor could not see the things on the tray, but the people on the second floor could see very clearly that there was a pair of scissors on the tray.

Li Mu held the scissors in his hand, untied the crown on his head, and cut off his hair with a scissor in front of everyone.

This time, everyone was shocked.

Li Mu put his hair and scissors on the tray and said to everyone, "The Book of Filial Piety says that the body, hair and skin, and the parents are not afraid to be hurt. It is the beginning of filial piety. Being a good person and practicing the way, making a name for future generations, to show their parents, and to the end of filial piety. The bet between me and Wei Zheng is traced back to the roots of the origin, and it is also because of filial piety. Now I have a weak ambition. If I cannot be the top scorer in high school, I will fall to my head and call me a teacher. I will not keep my hair for a day to remember the shame. If I cannot go to high school next year, I will lose 1,000 taels of gold to Wei Zheng. If I fail to win the next class, I will give him another 1,000 taels of gold. As long as I am still alive, the bet will be valid until the day of high school. This statement is said from my Li Mu, and everyone will witness it."

Everyone was shocked by Li Mu's actions, and Li Shimin was the same. He did not expect that Li Mu would hold such a grudge when he usually laughed and laughed. He thought the matter had passed, but now it seems that the grudge between him and Wei Zheng could not be resolved.

The third private room on the west side of the second floor is the location of the Duke of Ju State's Mansion. Tang Jian, Sun, and Tang Guan were all there. Sun was already in tears and cried, "Why is this child so stubborn? There was no news when he came to pay his respects. How could this be so? This child...has taken my life."

"Madam, you don't know his personality. You'd rather betray than bend. Don't cry. It's not a bad thing to take the top scorer in the exam. Why are you crying?"

Tang Guan also wanted to persuade him, but he didn't know what to say. He stared at Li Mu on the stage and secretly envied him. This is what a real man does!

After finishing his own affairs, Li Mu waved to Eunuch Chen, and Eunuch Chen stepped back. Li Mu changed into a smile and continued, "I'm sorry, it took everyone's time. After talking about the master here and the manager who works, I will talk about the rules here."

"Please look, there is a recipe on every table. It records the prices of wine and dishes in detail. Today's table is all about this recipe. You can taste every dish."

Everyone opened the recipe to watch it. As soon as they looked at the first page, they all took a breath of air conditioning. It was only the first page, but there were no dishes less than the usual amount of money. This was too expensive!

"Everyone should have seen it, the price is a bit expensive. But I dare say it is definitely worth the money. Firstly, many of the wine and food here are not available in other places. Secondly, the chefs who cook these dishes are all comparable to the imperial chefs in the palace. In other words, when you come here to eat, it is like enjoying an imperial banquet, and it is reasonable to be more expensive."

"This price is already the cost price. You can see this on the wine. All the wines in the Heavenly World are exclusively customized from Bashang Wine Floor. The wines that cannot be bought in Bashang Wine Floor can be drunk here. Especially the 'Zhuangyuanhong' is exclusive to the Heavenly World. The price is 100 yuan per jar. Today, you will be welcomed. There will be one jar on each table, and you can also try it. What is the difference between the wines that cost ten yuan per jar and the wine you have drunk before?"

"This is too expensive! Who can afford it!" Suddenly someone muttered, because he was very close to Li Mu, his words also came out through a loudspeaker. It immediately aroused resonance. Li Mu looked at the man and was happy. He was still an old acquaintance. Wang Pu, a professor in the Imperial College, and happened to be sitting at the same table with Kong Yingda and others. He had just gone downstairs in Wang Gui's private room, so Li Mu saw him.

Li Mu smiled and said, "Young Master Wang said this to the point. Who can afford such expensive food and drinks?"

"This has to talk about the way of Jiacheng Gong's business."

"Kun Jiacheng is not interested in making money. What he admires is a talented person. But since it is a business, it is not possible to have no money. Therefore, only the customers in heaven and earth can be both 'talent' and 'financial'. Those with outstanding literary talent can enjoy free orders. However, those without literary talent can only make up for it with 'money'. Using wealth to support talents is the way of Jiacheng Gong's business."

Kong Yingda suddenly took over the conversation and said loudly: "Who is a talented person? Who determines the standards?"

"A talented person..." Li Mu seemed a little embarrassed. Kong Yingda felt a little nervous when he saw his expression like this, and secretly scolded him for owing a mouth. He was too familiar with this expression. Li Mu was going to show off again!
Chapter completed!