After listening to Li Shimin's words, Liu Mu scolded with a smile:

"It's really looking for death."

Liu Muxin said that whether Zhang Liang knew it or not, he was not wronged this time.

Liu Mu asked again: "But second brother, why don't you use a real reason to let him go to prison?" ”

"Because the Romans had quite a few in Chang'an, they were concerned about the railway. Any trace of technical knowledge of the railway belongs to the top secret of the Tang Dynasty, if he is imprisoned for the crime of the railway, according to the law of the Tang Dynasty, he needs to come up with evidence, then the selection of the railway route, the skills of road construction, etc. need to be announced to the public, so Shangshu Province proposed to use witch Gu. ”

Li Shimin was afraid that Liu Mu would not understand, so he said in particular: "There was such a case when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was in power, and this matter was originally a capital crime, and this alone was not a wrongful murder of him." ”

"Second brother, has there been a report from the Criminal Department on Gongsun Day?"

Li Shimin nodded: "Yes, it is a felony to form a party for personal gain, second brother I have already sent Du Fuwei to Luoyang with my saber, this time I will kill it, so that the state capitals also have a warning." ”

Kindness.

Liu Mu nodded indifferently.

Li Shimin asked at this time: "Did you go back to Chang'an because you haven't come back for a long time, or do you have something important?" ”

Liu Mu held his chin and thought for a while: "If I answer that it is an ordinary trivial matter, after I finish speaking, will you beat me, second brother?" ”

"It sees, how common is it?" Li Shimin heard it, and it is estimated that it is not a trivial matter.

Liu Mu opened the curtain of the carriage and made a gesture, and when he was about to give an order, Li Shimin said: "Don't worry, go back to the palace." There is no need to put up a tight guard posture on the street, this is not to let people know that there is something important to discuss. ”

"The second brother is right."

Yanagi instructed the guards to follow their original speed and degree of protection.

Since Li Shimin asked not to be in a hurry, Liu Mu went home first, stayed with Dugu Lanruo and his son for an afternoon, and only entered the palace in the evening.

Just next to the front hall of Taiji Palace, Li Shimin has a small conference room here to discuss work with important members of the cabinet. When Liu Mu arrived, the tables and chairs had been changed, a set of hot pot utensils had been placed, and all kinds of dishes had been prepared.

All the guards and attendants in the house withdrew.

After Li Shimin and Liu Mu sat down, Li Shimin said: "There will be no one outside this house. You are not in Chang'an during this time, we Datang have a big problem at the moment, which is a good thing, but it is also a bad thing. ”

Li Shimin took the initiative to mention it, which made Liu Mu have some surprises.

Without waiting for Liu Mu to ask Li Shimin, he said: "The dispute between the five major clans is already fighting for anger right now. Some time ago, someone actually made a fist move at a cabinet meeting, which made the second brother very embarrassed. ”

"The Five Great Clans?" Liu Mu originally thought it was the fifth surname, but it was wrong to think about it again.

Li Shimin thought that Liu Mu understood what he meant, and continued: "Turkic and Servant, Khitan and Turquoise, the Murwei people have a peaceful personality and are unwilling to fight for too much false fame, but they hope that the court will be a little different from ordinary small clans for the Murwei people. That's all, alas! ”

Hearing Li Shimin sigh, Liu Mu asked, "Is there anything more troublesome?" ”

"Yes."

"How much trouble?"

Li Shimin poured a glass of wine and swallowed it in one gulp: "Some people in the Tuoba clan identify themselves as Han Chinese, and they have been Sinicized into Han more than a hundred years ago. But the other part not only wanted to re-add the list of Xianbei people to the ethnography of the Tang Dynasty, but also demanded the return of the Tuoba clan. ”

"Feeling......

Without waiting for Liu Mu to say anything, Li Shimin continued: "Immediately after, they received the approval of the request to naturalize the Tuyuhun Murong clan, and the Murong clan is also a member of the Xianbei clan. Without waiting for the second brother to react, Murong Clan's post was posted to Wuji Mansion, and the eldest grandson clan was also a member of Xianbei, and then it was Dugu clan. ”

Liu Mu finally had a chance to speak: "Then it is estimated that there is still the Yuwen clan?" ”

"That's right."

Liu Mu was very calm: "What's this, the royal family of Xianbei began to rise up on a large scale, and the Tuoba clan considered themselves to be Han, so the Xianbei people actually merged into many ethnic groups that were not limited to the Han people." ”

Li Shimin with a hint of ridicule: "If it is as simple as you say, it will be easy." You may not know that the Turks are a single nation in the eyes of our Tang Dynasty, but I didn't expect that when we really wanted to establish an ethnography, the Turks would be divided into almost ten ethnic groups, and the farthest one could almost see the Black Sea. ”

"It sounds, it feels complicated."

Yanagi had no experience in this area at all, and he didn't know what to say when he heard such a complicated thing.

Liu Mu asked, "Do these tribes recognize Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddha?" ”

"Acknowledging, the Murwei people recognize Confucianism, Taoism, heaven and earth, and do not recognize Buddha. The Gaochang people recognize Confucianism, Buddhism, heaven and earth, but do not recognize Taoism. The tribes in the eastern part of the Turkic Republic recognized Confucianism and Taoism, and the tribes in the west recognized Confucianism, Buddha, and the wolf gods. The Gu people not only recognize Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, but also recognize the insect gods, snake gods, and sea gods. ”

Li Shimin said a few words simply, but he also understood the meaning of willow wood.

In any case, as long as all ethnic groups recognize the fundamental Central Plains culture, then they are part of the Tang Dynasty. As for the rest, let's discuss it slowly.

Datang's clan chronicles are a bit stuck at the moment.

In fact, the problem encountered is similar to that of ethnography, that is, to write about the family first, and then write about the problem of the family, and it is necessary to compete for a ranking.

Li Shimin poured a glass of wine for Liu Mu: "Tell me what is important when you go back to Chang'an?" ”

"I came back with gold."

Li Shimin nodded: "It's an important matter, this gold is enough for the Tang Dynasty to complete the plan to pacify the Tianshan Mountains." It is also possible to give a part of the subsidy for the construction of railways. ”

Liu Mu said again: "Another thing is that the railroad tracks that Datang is secretly storing at the moment are estimated to allow the second brother to build a five-hundred-mile double-track railway, and all that is saved is heavy rails. ”

Click, the cup in Li Shimin's hand fell straight to the ground.

Liu Mu didn't see it, and continued: "This plan started after I handed over the Xingzhou Steel Mill to the Sixth Ministry, at that time, the national strength of the Tang Dynasty was still weak, and the imperial sister-in-law was very worried that the second brother was impulsive to overhaul the railway, and finally did the same as Uncle Cousin's Grand Canal, which was too terrible, so the rails produced by the steel mill were secretly preserved." ”

Li Shimin walked to the window without saying a word and looked up at the moonlight.

At this time, Li Shimin was reflecting.

Reflecting on whether I would have impulsively overhauled the railway a few years ago, the answer is yes, I will.

Therefore, Xingzhou Steel Mill concealed the real output and turned part of the output into a secret sealing of the rails.

Liu Mu walked behind Li Shimin and said: "Second brother, if the steel mill in Fukuoka is fully operational, the output is quite amazing. ”

"Yes, how amazing?" Li Shimin tried his best to calm his tone, but Liu Mu could hear the excitement in the calm.