I want to be innocent, but they don't allow me

Chapter 434 My brain seems to be getting smarter.

"Dad..." At this time, Sun Poju called out in a low voice with a look of shock on his face.

Hearing the word "Dad", Li Mu looked at Sun Poju in surprise, then he realized that the old man was the Grand Marshal Sun Jingfei, now the most prominent person in the capital.

Seeing that Sun Poju looked embarrassed but had no intention of changing sides, Li Mu ignored him and slowly looked towards Emperor Hongwen with an ambiguous smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, please!"

"How dare you! Li Mu, you..."

"Hey! Dong Qing, there's no need to make a fuss. I...I'm standing over here!"

Emperor Hongwen interrupted the Minister of Taichang Temple and strode to Li Mu's side.

Li Mu raised his hand and placed it on Emperor Hongwen's shoulder. He glanced at the ministers opposite him and asked with a smile:

"Everyone, aren't you going to change it?"

"Li Mu, if you can't come up with a reasonable explanation later, this will be a disrespect to the court and His Majesty!"

The Minister of Taichang Temple clamored again, but his meaning was to tell Li Mu to stop putting on a show and wait to receive their anger.

Li Mu looked at Emperor Hongwen with some pity. According to common sense, for Emperor Hongwen to express his attitude, at least one or two people would stand up to support him.

As a result, there is not a single one. This person is truly all alone.

At the entrance of the hall, Zuo Jing's eyes were filled with excitement, and he had just thought of taking Yin Huanping away.

But right now, his main purpose of coming to Jing'an City this time is to sow discord between the royal family and the vassal kings.

Now that Li Mu is going crazy here, his inference has been confirmed.

Otherwise, the Prince of Yan, who had already left, would never risk returning to the capital.

He even speculated that the young prince and his concubine had been having an affair for a long time.

The young man's vigor and hot-bloodedness are really ridiculous.

He looked at Cang He beside him with some complacency, only to find that Cang He was just like those women who had never seen the world, staring at Li Mu without blinking.

Zuo Jing suddenly became furious and took a step forward, blocking her view.

The look he gave Li Mu became more vicious.

"Li Mu! You are so bold!"

At this moment, an angry shout came from the hall.

Li Mu was seen walking towards the dragon throne in the main hall.

Emperor Hongwen's expression also became somewhat uncertain.

Only then did he realize that he did not understand Li Mu. All along, his attitude towards Li Mu was because he was the son of King Yan.

But he doesn't seem to be.

Does Li Mu really want to sit on the dragon throne?

Emperor Hongwen held the jade talisman in his sleeve. It was indeed King Jiang and King Yan who gave the throne to him.

But for the first time, he found that he seemed reluctant to give up this position.

He once thought that he would be very happy if King Jiang or King Yan wanted to take this position.

This position is not comfortable to sit in.

However, Li Mu's actions made him realize for the first time that he was reluctant to give up this position.

Li Mu's fingers brushed across the dragon throne, then he stepped aside and looked at Emperor Hongwen.

Seeing this scene, the ministers in the hall had different expressions. For a moment, everyone hoped that Li Mu would really sit on it.

In that case, not only him, but even the King of Yan would not be able to escape the connection.

"Your Majesty, please."

Li Mu made a gesture of invitation to Emperor Hongwen.

For a moment, the hall was silent, and everyone knew that now was not the time to denounce Li Mu.

Li Mu's current actions are like dancing on the edge of a knife. He will not get any good results today no matter what.

Emperor Hongwen looked at Li Mu deeply, then sat back on the dragon throne without saying a word.

Looking at the tall figure of the young man in front of him, he still asked:

"You want to sit in my seat?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Crown Prince Zhao Chuxi, who was standing behind everyone else, raised his head for the first time and looked towards the dragon throne.

However, Li Mu did not answer, but asked in a calm tone:

"Since Your Majesty does not agree to the marriage, why did you do this today?"

"I..." Emperor Hongwen paused. To be pitiful in private was a private matter, but in front of all the court officials, he could not say anything that seemed to be forced upon him.

In particular, he discovered that the Prince of Yan, whom he personally appointed, was not as simple as he thought.

Li Mu did not ask any more questions. He felt relieved when he knew that marriage was not Emperor Hongwen's original intention.

Not only because he is Zhao Chuyi's father, but also because he is indeed a good emperor, at least, an emperor who cares about the people.

This was not hearsay. Li Mu had lived through half of the Xing Dynasty, and the peace and prosperity he had witnessed with his own eyes could not be faked.

But, who should I choose to operate on now?

Li Mu's gaze fell on Zuo Jing and Cang He at the door of the hall, and his eyes suddenly lit up. Although this barbarian woman is quite pretty, I'm sorry, I already have a couple at home.

With a flick of his wrist, two threads of true energy shot out and Canghe and the other man were immediately pulled in front of him.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince..." Li Mu was about to speak, but he happened to meet Cang He's eyes that were full of autumn water, and his coquettish voice reached his ears.

'Tick. '

Li Mu was in a trance for a moment, as if a drop of water fell in the lake of his heart, splashing ripples.

He frowned slightly and when he looked at Cang He again, he just felt that this woman was... so beautiful.

"Hi~ What the hell am I doing with this plane!"

Li Mu suddenly came back to his senses and found that many things that had given him a headache and that he could not understand before now became clear in his mind.

However, there is no time to organize these thoughts now. Looking at the current situation, I want to slap myself twice. I am really "both inexperienced and playful".

If you want to establish your authority, just show your strength directly. The throne of Xing Dynasty was originally seized.

As soon as he came up, he displayed a cultivation level comparable to that of a celestial being, so naturally no one wanted to provoke him easily from then on.

It is really stupid to create so much trouble now, not only making people look down upon me, but also arousing the suspicion of the emperor.

Li Mu's mind raced, he sighed softly, and asked in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty, you haven't told me why you did this."

"I will discuss the affairs of the court with my ministers... That's all. The marriage is over. Qingyi... come with me to the back hall."

There was no emotion in Emperor Hongwen's tone, and he prepared to get up and leave.

"Your Majesty!" However, Li Mu could not let this matter go unsolved, otherwise he would become a laughing stock.

"You mean you were forced to do this?"

"I never said that!" Emperor Hongwen paused and looked at Li Mu.

All the ministers could see that His Majesty was on the verge of a fit.

After a long while, Emperor Hongwen exhaled lightly and said:

"That's all for today. I don't blame you for being young and hot-tempered."

"Your Majesty! All land under heaven belongs to the king, and all people in the land are his subjects. Who in this world can threaten you?"

Li Mu took a step forward and stood in front of Emperor Hongwen, then looked at His Highness and his ministers.

Emperor Hongwen was stunned for a moment, and looked at Li Mu again.

"You are worthy of being the disciple of the great scholar Mu Zhen, but didn't your teacher teach you that martial arts can only convince people, while reason can convince the heart. Don't you know how I sat on this throne?"

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"Are you sure you know how the teacher convinces people with reason?"

Li Mu was complaining in his heart, pointing his finger at the ministers on one side of the hall and said,

"Your Majesty is wholeheartedly concerned about the people, but there are always people standing against Your Majesty. Your Majesty, do you still remember what you did back then?"

"Back then?" Emperor Hongwen's eyebrows suddenly twisted together, as if he had grabbed something.

"Your Majesty, the old man said that you are a good emperor. No one is more worthy of this throne than you. Don't forget your original intention."

Li Mu bent down and put his head close to Emperor Hongwen's ear, but his voice was clearly heard by everyone in the hall.

Emperor Hongwen clenched his fists tightly, and a hint of openness flashed in his eyes, "But..."

"Your Majesty, do you know that Donglai Pass just experienced a war?" Li Mu asked.

"Of course I know."

"But does Your Majesty know how many soldiers and civilians were killed or injured, and how much damage was done to the pass?"

"This……"

Li Mu smiled and said, "Your Majesty doesn't know, not because Your Majesty doesn't want to know, but because someone doesn't want Your Majesty to know."

Emperor Hongwen's face changed, and he looked at the ministers in the palace. Yes, why don't they stand on my side? I am doing this for the common people.

At this time, an angry shout came from the hall:

"Bastard! You spread lies to confuse the people and deceive the king. You deserve to die!"

The next moment, the figure of the Imperial Censor appeared in front of Li Mu, and his fist filled with true energy hit him in the face.

"You can't help it?"

A cunning look flashed in Li Mu's eyes, and he bent his fingers as if holding a sword. At the same time, a green peak wrapped in thunder fell into his hand.

If you don't look carefully, you can't tell that the sword is made of water vapor.

What was even more undetectable was that the hall was filled with Qi threads like a spider web, and Li Mu had even added hidden Qi on top of it.

If you want to establish your authority, you have to defeat the enemy with one strike. Any second move will not achieve the same effect.

Li Mu's body was seen shaking slightly, as if nothing had happened, but it had actually ended.

The astonishment in the eyes of the Imperial Censor had not yet disappeared when his head fell down and rolled at the feet of the crowd.

Li Mu put away the long sword in his hand and turned to look at Emperor Hongwen. "Your Majesty, this man assassinated me in the hall, which is a crime of treason. According to the law, his entire clan should be executed."

"But your majesty is a benevolent monarch and will consider the situation."

In the hall, only Li Mu's voice was heard, which was as gentle as the warm sun, but to everyone else it sounded like a nightmare.

Many court officials were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground.

Everyone couldn't believe it. Imperial Censor Wei Yan, a martial artist at the Heavenly Man Realm and the senior brother of the current Confucian teacher, died just like that?