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

About half an hour passed.

Li Mu felt the carriage stop and was about to check when he heard Eunuch Deng shouting outside the carriage:

"Your Highness, we have arrived at the palace. Please follow me inside."

However, when Li Mu and Eunuch Deng walked into the palace, it took nearly half an hour.

During this period, Li Mu suggested many times, why not run a few steps?

But Eunuch Deng just said, "Your Highness, don't be anxious. The palace has its own rules."

It was not until Eunuch Deng led Li Mu to a garden that he looked forward and said:

"Your Majesty is in the courtyard right now, so I can't get through."

Then he turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation to Li Mu.

Li Mu thanked him and walked straight into the courtyard.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped, looked forward, then looked to the right, and felt troubled for a moment.

Li Mu confirmed that there were two people in front and one person on the right.

Which side is the emperor?

Just as Li Mu was thinking about which direction to go, his ears moved slightly and he suddenly looked to the right.

Then he slapped the bottom of the wooden box behind him with his left hand, and while catching the water with his right hand, he held it horizontally above his head.

All I heard was the sound of metal colliding.

A man in a guard's uniform and holding a silver sword slashed at Li Mu.

The two are instantly separated.

There was obvious surprise in the eyes of the sword-wielding guard.

It was because he was holding the sword with both hands just now, while Li Mu only used one hand, and he was able to take his attack steadily.

Li Mu didn't look at the sword-wielding guard, but looked at the sword in his hand.

The sword is about two meters long and its shape is somewhat similar to the heavy sword that Li Mu had forged.

Only the blade near the hilt is slightly different.

There are three teeth on one side, three inches apart and two inches long.

Li Mu frowned and asked, "Who are you? Why did you attack me?"

The sword-wielding guard did not answer, but raised his sword and attacked Li Mu again.

In the distance, there was a man and a woman. The man was wearing a purple-black dragon robe, had a heroic appearance and a strong body.

The woman was not wearing any jewelry at all. She was wearing a golden palace dress. She had a dignified appearance. Although she could not be called beautiful, she had a unique affinity.

At this time, Eunuch Deng appeared quietly behind the two of them, bowed and said nothing.

"Hui Niang, who do you think will win?"

Emperor Hongwen asked the Queen beside him.

"How can I understand these things? What do you think, Your Majesty?"

"Of course my guard commander is better."

Li Mu had vaguely sensed the conversation on the emperor's side, but he couldn't hear it clearly.

I heard words like "Your Majesty" and "Your Majesty" intermittently.

He also saw that although the person in front of him attacked fiercely, he did not have the slightest intention to kill.

He simply shouted out loud: "Your Majesty, do you want this mute to live or die?"

After these words were spoken, Sun Hongyu held the heavy sword in his hand, frowned and looked at Li Mu, but did not attack again.

"Hahaha, you are just like your father, too violent. I was just joking with you, but you wanted to kill my guard commander."

However, when Emperor Hongwen came out with the Empress and Eunuch Deng, Li Mu was stunned.

He couldn't think of how to greet the emperor.

Because there were so many ways of greeting in the Xing Dynasty, Li Mu usually used the martial arts way of greeting.

Or it could be the Confucian bow, but now he should be meeting the emperor as the prince of Yan.

"Why don't you just kowtow to him? After all, it's not a loss if you harm someone's daughter."

As Li Mu was thinking this, he saw Sun Hongyu, who was standing beside him, bowing and saluting to the emperor:

"See Your Majesty."

Seeing this, Li Mu's face lit up with joy, thinking to himself, "It turns out you are not a mute."

Immediately, he imitated Sun Hongyu's movements, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I, Li Mu, greet you."

Then he turned slightly and said to the queen: "Greetings, um, your Majesty!"

Li Mu thought that whether it was the queen or the concubine, it would be right to call her "Empress".

Unexpectedly, at this time, Emperor Hongwen laughed and said, "You kid, I won't flatter you here, I'll flatter the queen first."

Li Mu looked up blankly, not understanding what he was saying.

Then Emperor Hongwen smiled at the Queen beside him and said:

"It's strange. The girl from the Li family is fine, but as soon as this boy saw you, he compared you to a fairy in the sky. Why do all these guys in the Li family like you? Hahahaha."

Li Mu then realized that Xingchao currently did not address her as "Empress".

Fortunately, it is not a taboo word, at best it can be considered flattery.

Li Mu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then he heard Emperor Hongwen change the subject and said:

"But your flattery is useless. I allow you to bring weapons into the palace just to see how well you can finish this fight."

Li Mu finally understood. He was previously puzzled as to why there was not even an inspection person at the gate of the palace.

He thought that Prince Yan had a lot of face, and it turned out that Emperor Hongwen did it on purpose.

He immediately turned his head to look at Emperor Hongwen and said:

"Your Majesty, I am not well-trained in martial arts, and I didn't know how to control my strength. If I hurt this person, you can't blame me, brother."

"You are so arrogant, kid. Hongyu was giving in to you before."

However, when Sun Hongyu heard what Emperor Hongwen said, his expression changed.

At this time, the queen beside him said:

"Your Majesty, I now feel that the young man from the Li family should win."

Emperor Hongwen was amused when he heard this. He suddenly became interested and turned to look at Eunuch Deng behind him and asked:

"Otomo, you should also speak and tell the truth."

Eunuch Deng hesitated for a moment and replied, "I also think that His Royal Highness is better."

"Okay! I'll make a bet with you guys."

Then he waved his sleeves and said,

"Come on, quick! Quick! Hongyu, don't hold back, if you get hurt, the Imperial Master is here."

However, just as he said this, Li Mu saw the Queen's hand quietly pinching Emperor Hongwen's waist, and then he heard Emperor Hongwen immediately change his words:

"That's enough, that's enough."

Li Mu found it funny. He didn't expect that the emperor was also afraid of his wife.

Then he glanced at the heavy sword in Sun Hongyu's hand, and said with an idea:

"Your Majesty, can I also bet on myself to win?"

"You want to gamble too? What do you want, kid?"

Emperor Hongwen was slightly stunned and asked.

"I dare not. I am betting with this brother Hongyu."

"Hahaha, okay, let's bet! I agree. If Hongyu loses, I'll pay for him. You tell me what to do."

Li Mu weighed the still water in his hand and said:

"If I win, I will take the sword in Brother Hongyu's hand. If I lose..."

He paused and patted his arm with his hands.

"Leave this arm behind!"

"No!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the queen, who had been silent all this time, frowned and spoke.

Emperor Hongwen waved his hand, signaling the Queen to stay calm, then looked at Li Mu and asked:

"What kind of bet is this? Shouldn't you use the weapon in your hand to bet on the weapon in his hand?"

"Since it is I who proposed the bet, the stakes should naturally be higher."

Li Mu bowed and said seriously.

"Okay, I'll make a bet with you! But I don't want your arm. It's not worth the price."

Without waiting for Li Mu to speak, he pointed at the heavy sword in Sun Hongyu's hand and asked:

"Do you know the name of this sword?"

Li Mu shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

"Do you know that the two or three sacred weapons can stop the war with one?"

Li Mu still shook his head.

Emperor Hongwen chuckled and said sarcastically:

"You know nothing, kid, and you still want my crescent moon? Even if I chop off your four legs, it won't be as good as mine."

Li Mu finally realized that after all this time it was his arm and was not worth the price.

"Your Majesty, please explain!"

Li Mu had a vague impression of having heard the name Canyue, and he said with a bow.

"Sacred Artifacts Two and Three refers to the eight sacred artifacts in this world. My Broken Moon is one of them."

"What about using one thing to stop the war?"

The corner of Emperor Hongwen's eye twitched. Not seeing the expression he wanted on Li Mu's face, he pretended to be angry and said:

"Do you want to fight or not? If you lose, I won't want your arm. From now on, you will live in Pandu City. I have already sent people to clean up the exquisite waterside pavilion for you."

Hearing Emperor Hongwen's words, two words emerged in Li Mu's mind.

Proton?