Bang!
As soon as Li Mu finished speaking, Mr. Mei hit him on the head.
Mr. Mei glared at him and said, "Didn't I tell you not to criticize Her Majesty? If other internal guards heard you, you would be hung up and beaten …"
Li Mu rubbed his head and said, "Isn't it right in front of you …"
Mr. Mei snorted and said, "Not even in front of me."
Li Mu shook his head and said, "Okay, okay, I won't ask anymore …"
Gossiping was human nature. The higher a person's status was, the more people would gossip about them. Not only Li Mu, but many people in Luoyang were gossiping about this.
"Okay, I've delivered Her Majesty's reward. I'm going back to the palace." Mr. Mei looked at him angrily and said, "Her Majesty is as pure as ice and as pure as jade. Don't talk about her behind her back. Not only can you not talk about her, but you can't let others talk about her either!"
Li Mu stood up straight and said seriously, "Yes, Your Majesty!"
He called her Sister Mei all the time, and it was not in vain. In the end, she answered Li Mu indirectly to satisfy his gossiping.
A pure as ice and as pure as jade solved Li Mu's doubts.
The fire of gossip was extinguished. Li Mu saw Zhang Chun standing at the door of the side hall and asked, "Sir, do you want to eat a pear? This pear is very sweet. It's the tribute pear given by Her Majesty …"
Zhang Chun walked out and asked, "What did you do? Why did Her Majesty suddenly reward you?"
Li Mu said, "Nothing. Maybe there are too many tribute pears in Jiangyin County and Her Majesty can't finish them all …"
Hearing this, Zhang Chun looked at Li Mu and wanted to spit at him.
Even if Her Majesty could not finish the tribute pears and wanted to reward the officials, there was no reason for her to skip over him, the Magistrate of Luoyang, and reward the arrester of Luoyang.
Moreover, Her Majesty rewarding a house and a box of pears were two completely different things.
Because of their meritorious service, His Majesty had rewarded many people with residences.
Although the value of this box of pears was very low and could not be compared to the official residence, it represented the emperor's heart.
This meant that His Majesty still had Li Mu in his heart. Even if he did not make any contributions, His Majesty might still think of him when he woke up, slept, or ate …
What kind of heavenly grace was this?
Zhang Chun took a pear and took a bite. "What kind of tribute pear is this? It's so sour!"
He put the pear in his mouth, grabbed two more pears from the box with both hands, and left.
Xiao Bai chewed on the pear and said, "This pear is obviously very sweet. It's not sour at all …"
Li Mu: "Maybe he just happened to pick a sour one …"
He waved his hand at Wang Wu at the door and said, "These are the tribute pears bestowed by His Majesty. Take them and distribute them among your brothers..."
It was just a box of tribute pears, but it was a sharp weapon to win people's hearts. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he could win over a wave of people's hearts for himself and Her Majesty.
Mr. Mei was right. Many people criticized the process of the Empress seizing the throne. Even most of the officials in Great Zhou did not like to see a woman become the Empress.
Li Mu said to the people who had been summoned by Wang Wu, "After eating, go out and patrol. If you find any illegal behavior that you can't handle, come to me..."
The constables each took a pear and said to Li Mu, "Thank you, boss!"
Li Mu waved his hand. "This is a reward from Her Majesty. If you want to thank someone, thank Her Majesty..."
Imperial Palace.
Changle Hall.
In the void of the hall, there was a picture quietly flowing.
The young female official snorted and said, "This person is rude to Her Majesty again. Why don't we take him to the Internal Guards and teach him a good lesson?"
Mr. Mei came in from outside the hall. Seeing the scene of the Luoyang Government and hearing the young female official's words, he already realized what had happened. He said, "Your Majesty, although Li Mu's words are a bit presumptuous, he is absolutely loyal to Your Majesty. He always protects Your Majesty and thinks that Your Majesty..."
The young female official said with a cold face, "If we don't teach him a good lesson this time, who knows what other offensive words he will say to Your Majesty in the future."
The Empress looked calm, as if she was not angry at all. She just said, "Mei Wei, send him another box of tribute pears tomorrow."
Mr. Mei bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
The young female official said angrily, "Your Majesty..."
"Your Majesty, we'll leave first."
Mr. Mei took her hand and pulled her out of the hall. The young female official shook off his hand and said unhappily, "He was disrespectful to Your Majesty. Why are you always protecting him?"
Mr. Mei said to her, "If Your Majesty wants to punish him, she will. We don't have to do anything about it..."
The young female official said angrily, "What's so good about him? He was disrespectful to Your Majesty. You protect him, and Your Majesty is so tolerant of him. Not only did she give him the tribute pears that Your Majesty likes to eat, but she also used the Dark Light Technique to look at him..."
Her chest heaved up and down. Obviously, she was very angry. For someone like her who worshipped the Empress, it was hard for her to accept all this.
"Shh …" Mr. Mei made a shushing gesture and said, "It's because he was disrespectful to Your Majesty that Your Majesty treats him differently from others."
The young female official frowned. Obviously, she didn't understand what he meant.
Mr. Mei explained, "You're still young. There are some things that you don't understand. It's lonely at the top. When Your Majesty is in that position, everyone, including us, respects and fears her. After a long time, Your Majesty will get tired. Sometimes, what she needs is someone who disrespects her..."
The young female official said, "What kind of twisted logic is that?"
Mr. Mei shook his head and said, "Your Majesty didn't want to be in this position. She's much lonelier than we thought. In front of us, she only shows one side, but in fact, the side that she hides is the real her..."
…
Li Mu walked out of the government office. He looked up at the sky and scratched his head in confusion.
Since just now, he had a strange feeling that someone was spying on him in the dark.
This feeling came and went. Li Mu searched for a long time, but he couldn't find the source.
In this situation, either he had an illusion, or the spying person's cultivation was much higher than his and used a high-level magic like the Art of Mystic Light.
The latter was unlikely. Li Mu had the jade pendant given to him by the Empress. It could isolate heaven's secrets, block the calculations of Transcendent Cultivators, and also block the Art of Mystic Light.
After leaving the government office, this feeling disappeared completely.
He patrolled the government office with Xiao Bai. At night, when he was sitting cross-legged on the bed to cultivate, sleepiness suddenly attacked him.
Li Mu had experienced this feeling of sleepiness for no reason several times. He already knew what would happen next.
Sure enough, after a mist appeared in front of him, the woman's figure appeared in front of Li Mu.
She stretched out her hands, and a whip appeared in her hands. It was a whip that Li Mu hadn't seen for a long time.
Li Mu's eyelids twitched, and his expression changed greatly. He immediately said, "What do you want?"
The woman said indifferently, "Nothing, I just want to exchange pointers with you …"
What exchange? It was clearly a one-sided trampling. Li Mu quickly stretched out his hand and said, "Stop, even if you want to exchange pointers, you don't have to use force. We can exchange pointers …"
The woman glanced at him and asked, "What kind of grammar?"
Li Mu thought for a moment and asked, "Do you know how to play Go?"
The woman said, "I know a little about the rules."
Li Mu closed his eyes and meditated. A stone table and two stone chairs appeared in front of them. A chessboard was carved on the stone table, and next to the chessboard was a chessboard.
Li Mu picked up a black piece and placed it in the corner of the chessboard. He immediately said, "It's your turn."
In the dream, Li Mu couldn't beat her. He could only make a prompt decision and make the decision for her.
Although Li Mu's Go skills weren't high, it was still easy for him to beat a rookie who knew a little about the rules.
The woman glanced at Li Mu, picked up the white piece and placed it in another place.
Li Mu sighed in relief. He suspected that today was a special day for her every month. Fortunately, he was quick-witted and made a prompt decision to avoid being trampled on by her.
After a moment, the woman placed a single word and said to Li Mu, "You lost."
Li Mu stared blankly at the chessboard. Only then did he realize that what she said about knowing a little about the rules and what he understood were not the same at all.
The woman looked at him and shook her head. "It's boring to exchange pointers. Let's exchange pointers."
"Wait!"
Li Mu stretched out his hand again and said, "One game doesn't mean anything. We'll win two out of three games …"
He closed his eyes and concentrated. The chessboard on the table suddenly changed, and the boundary between Chu and Han appeared.
The woman looked at the strange chessboard and asked, "What is this?"
"Chinese chess." There was no such thing as Chinese chess in this world. Li Mu smiled and said, "If you don't know how, I can teach you …"
The woman learned very quickly. Li Mu only explained the rules of Chinese chess to her once, and she was already able to move.
Of course, after twenty moves, she lost to Li Mu.
Li Mu sighed in relief and clasped his fist. "Thank you for letting me win. I admit it …"
The woman didn't even raise her head. She rearranged the pieces and said, "Again."
Although it was a bit shameless to attack her weakness with his strength, Li Mu could only be shameless once in order to not be trampled on.
This time, the woman played very slowly. After thirty moves, Li Mu frowned.
He didn't expect her to learn so quickly. If this continued, he was afraid that he would lose this game …
He picked up a chess piece, thought for a moment, and ate one of her pieces.
The woman looked at him and asked, "Why can your pawn take two moves?"
Li Mu explained, "You don't know, right? This pawn is an elite. It can take two moves."
The woman didn't say anything and continued playing.
Li Mu picked up a chess piece and ate another one of her pieces.
The woman frowned. "Why does your horse move 'eye' but not 'sun'?"
Li Mu explained, "This is only a fine horse. It can move 'eye'."
The woman didn't say anything and moved the chess piece again.
Li Mu's carriage turned and ate her piece. She looked up at Li Mu and asked, "Why doesn't your carriage go in a straight line?"
Li Mu smiled and asked, "Isn't it common knowledge that a carriage can turn?"
The woman was silent for a moment. She stretched out her hand and the whip appeared again.
She stood up and looked at Li Mu. "Show your weapon …"
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