Grandma Zong also came over with Liu Mu's son Liu Zongcheng in her arms.

Li Shimin stretched out his hand: "Come, come over and let my uncle hug me." ”

The swaddling baby had just been touched by Li Shimin's hand, and the little guy who was still half-asleep suddenly cried out with a wow, and the Tang Emperor Li Shimin stretched out his hands and froze.

The eldest grandson Wuji reached out and took the little guy, and the crying stopped instantly.

Li Shimin didn't believe in this evil, and was about to try to hug it again, but just after encountering it, the little guy cried again. After the eldest grandson Wujian hugged him back, he immediately smiled on his face.

Li Shimin was embarrassed.

Dugu Lanruo took the child away, and then put it in front of Liu Mu, who turned his head and ignored it.

"Hug it." Dugu Lanruo motioned for Liu Mu to hug him.

Liu Mu stretched out his hand and just touched the swaddling clothes, and the little guy also cried out with a wow.

Dugu Lanruo smiled and put the child back in the arms of the eldest grandson Wuji and said: "Don't talk about hugging King Yijun, he will cry when he approaches here five steps, and Mrs. Li will cry when she takes about five steps." The same goes for my father. ”

"Because of us people, the killing is too heavy. Zhang Zhongjian was ten steps away, and the little guy cried. ”

Liu Mu looked up at the sky and sighed heavily: "They are all wicked. ”

", there must be another reason." Li Shimin didn't believe it much.

At this time, Dugu Lanruo's personal maid Yue Ming came over, and these children's toys, such as small drums, were placed in the hands of the eldest grandson Wujian, and he also reached out to tease the little guy.

"Didn't cry." Li Shimin has been staring at it.

"yes, why didn't you cry?" Yanagi didn't understand either.

Baoqin hasn't killed anyone yet, but Yueming is a real killer. In terms of murderous aura, Yueming is definitely not weaker than Liu Mu.

Dugu Lanruo said at this time: "Lin Er doesn't like the smell of heavy fragrance, and she will cry when she smells it." Wood is afraid of insects in the woods of Wajima, and the sachet he wears is insect repellent, and the smell is quite strong. ”

In this era of the Tang Dynasty, there are more men than women who have loose incense powder.

Li Shimin is the emperor, he does not disperse, but he uses high-quality spices to make sachets and wear them on his body.

If Dugu Lan does not use incense, the eldest grandson uses it, but it is very light.

"As I said, it has nothing to do with murderous spirits, good people and bad people." Li Shimin said as he took off his sachet, then walked outside the house and shook his coat in the wind and snow, and then stood by the stove for a moment after coming back.

Then, Li Shimin stretched out his hand with a smile: "Let my uncle hug me." ”

I really didn't cry this time.

Liu Mu asked Dugu Lanruo: "Why didn't you tell me before." ”

"I only found out in the past few days. It was discovered by the master, and you were too busy to talk to you. Dugu Lanruo gave an explanation.

Li Shimin handed the child back to the eldest grandson Wujian and sat next to Liu Mu: "On the side of the Liu family, the second brother has already agreed with the officials that there will be three people in six and three, and one person in four and two. But it must be downward, and the merit must be adjusted. ”

Li Shimin's words, if Liu Mu had just arrived in Datang, he would definitely not understand.

The meaning of these words is that the officials especially give face to Liu Mu, which is to make a person ascend to heaven. The six-rank official can advance to the third rank, a total of three people. The fourth-rank official advanced to two levels, with a total of one person.

However, it is still necessary to look at the evaluation of officials in ordinary times, and advance in terms of ability. And it is necessary to follow the rules of the Tang Dynasty, such as the transfer of Beijing officials, the officials of Shangzhou to Xiazhou, and so on.

"Wood, you need a few cronies." Li Shimin's tone sounded like a serious feeling to Liu Mu.

Liu Mu asked, "Second brother, forming a party is evil. ”

"No, it's called mutual support. Do you think there are some things that Uncle Bao can help you with? Yes, big things are okay, but what about small things? ”

Li Shimin saw that Liu Mu still didn't understand, and continued: "Li Bi can help you, do you dare to let him leave Huayuan?" ”

"Don't dare."

"That's the reason. Think about it, take this opportunity to go home and save your relatives, and pick a few people in the Liu family. The second brother checked the documents of the Ministry of Officials, and there are a total of thirty-seven people in the Hedong Liu clan who are officials in the court. Nine people above the fifth grade, two people from the third grade or above. Among them, there are a few good reviews in Xiazhou, and there are eleven county orders. ”

Liu Mu seemed to understand, and nodded silently.

Li Shimin continued: "You don't need it, the Liu family thinks that you don't treat them as a family, and if you use it, you will rush at a willow character." They don't dare to oppose you, sometimes the family law and family rules are more effective than the Tang law, and the crime of calculating the same clan is not light. ”

"Understood."

"It's good to understand. Don't be in a hurry to go home, just arrive at daytime on the 28th day of the lunar month, and you can talk about Huating or Cixi before you go back. Second Brother Xin is right. After Li Shimin finished speaking, he patted Liu Mu on the shoulder twice.

Liu Mu also nodded heavily, indicating that he understood.

Three days later, Qin Qiong and others came back from Huayuan, and Liu Mu went to visit Xiao Yu's house, and at the same time invited Yao Silian, Cui Junsu and several others to go with him. After all, he and Xiao Yu are relatives, and some things still need other people to be there.

When Cui Junsu came in, his face was dark.

Xiao Yu said to Liu Mu: "You deliberately didn't go to Huayuan. ”

"Really?" Yanagi pretended to be very puzzled.

Cui Junsu immediately said: "That Li Bi is more hateful than you. He is talented, very talented, especially in arithmetic, even if he doesn't use an abacus, he can calculate faster than ordinary people. However, we are not easily fooled, and although the negotiations did not go well, they were expected. ”

"Ha, haha." Liu Mu snorted and glanced sideways at Du Ruhui, who had a slight smile on his face. Yanagi understood, the price must have been negotiated by the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of War got what he wanted.

It's just the price......

Yanagi didn't want to ask.

Cui Junsu didn't plan to say it again, this time the price was a little higher than he expected, but it was still within an acceptable range. What made him feel uncomfortable was just that he didn't expect that he was an official in many places, and as a household secretary, he was on par with a junior in the negotiation process.

Cui Junsu said to Liu Mu: "What do you want to do, I won't invite us here if I have nothing to do, and I didn't go to your house." ”

"It's inconvenient to go to my house, so I'll ask a little thing."

Everyone sat down, and the chef of Xiao Yu's family prepared a simple small banquet.

Xiao Yu said: "He must have come for Huating's business." ”

"That's right, I don't want Huating much, you are all my seniors, elders. I'm telling the truth, Huating will become the most important port in Datang in the future, and the interests there are too many to count. Just one number, in three years, after the full completion of Huating Port, the daily cargo throughput will reach 100,000 stones. ”

"It's wise to be afraid that the profits will be too great. The throughput of Guangzhou Port is currently about 8,000 stone per day. ”

Xiao Yu, as a left servant, knows these details and numbers.