Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

When Yang Shaowei said this, he glanced at Li Shen.

"What are you looking at me for? Did I ask you to rebel? This is really weird."

Li Shen said unhappily.

"It is true that it was not His Royal Highness Prince Ji who ordered me to rebel, but...but I heard that person say that he would report it to His Royal Highness Prince Ji.

I am afraid. I am thinking of Wang Qing. I don’t want to be beaten to death by His Royal Highness Prince Ji like Wang Qing.”

Yang Shaowei smiled bitterly.

"So, you compromise?" Li Shen glared.

"Yang Shaowei, do you think I am the reincarnation of the murderous devil? Whoever makes a mistake, I will beat him to death.

You know best why I beat Wang Qing to death with a stick. He actually disobeyed my military orders and beat my husband.

I beat him to death because he beat the prince consort and did not respect my royal family.

You are different. If you had explained the matter to me clearly at that time, I would have asked for the money you embezzled back.

If you are willing to cooperate, we might be able to trick Tubo.

But you chose the most wrong path, and you were coerced by others. You are so foolish. "

Li Shen said to Yang Shaowei with great sorrow,

It's not that he felt sorry for Yang Shaowei, but because Li Shimin was here, he wanted to explain what happened.

You can't mix your own affairs with rebellion.

"Alas, what Your Majesty said. I did not think it through at the time, so I got caught up in it."

Then Yang Shaowei started talking again.

The man threatened him and there was nothing he could do.

However, the other party knew that he did not have this ability, and asked him to help open a gap for the transport team at a place far away from the important city at the right time.

At that time, Chiling Pass was only patrolled and no checkpoint had been built yet.

This was not a difficult task for Wang Qing.

So every time the other party wanted to smuggle, they would send someone to notify him, and he would leave the camp in the evening in the name of patrol.

Taking advantage of the cover of night, the patrolling garrison was withdrawn.

It was at this time that he contacted the general Guan Gou in the third compartment.

Guan Gou also came from a noble family, and his main power was concentrated in Jiangnan Road.

Guan Gou was also from a side branch family. He was promoted to a general and led an army after he was thirty years old.

He was already successful and well-known, and his family was rich, with many wives and concubines.

He also had a clever son named Guan Qi, nicknamed Xiaoqi, who was well-educated, sensible, kind, and filial.

I heard that you will be taking the imperial examination in the next few years, and passing it will not be a problem.

It should have been a happy life, but he had a shrewish wife.

His wife was a daughter of the Wang family's side branch, named Wang Meng. Because of her background, she never looked down on Guan Gou.

He was spoiled since childhood and developed a domineering character. Every time Guan Gu came home, if he was not satisfied, he would speak badly to Guan Gu and even beat him.

Guan Gu could only swallow his anger and rarely went home.

The monthly salary is sent back by others.

This shrewish wife of his is not only fierce but also a spendthrift. She will buy silks, satins, pearls, jade, and agate jewelry as long as she has money.

They don't care at all whether life at home can be sustained.

Guan Gu received several letters from the government saying that they were out of money, so he had no choice but to borrow money from his colleagues.

This made him lose face in front of his colleagues.

Yang Shaowei had once lent money to Guan Gou, so after learning about Guan Gou's affairs, he thought it would be a good idea to get Guan Gou to join him.

With the attitude of cheating as many people as possible, he used money bribes to drag Yang Shaowei into the water little by little.

After hearing this, Li Shimin already had a rough idea of ​​how they had fallen, but he still had to slowly determine the truth.

Li Shimin was not a fool and believed everything the other party said.

"Someone, come and bring the Guan Gu up." Li Shimin thought for a moment and gave an order.

Then he said to Yang Shaowei:

"Yang Shaowei, I hope what you said is true. You should know what the crime of deceiving the emperor is. If you deceive me, it will be a crime upon crime."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Everything I said is true."

Li Shimin nodded.

Soon a big man was brought in. He didn't shout or scream, but remained silent.

"Are you Guan Gu?" Li Shen asked first.

"Yes." Guan Gu replied simply.

"Guan Gou, Yang Shaowei said that he bribed you..." Li Shen repeated what Yang Shaowei said.

Finally asked:

"Guan Gu, do you have any objection?"

“Grand Protector, Yang Shaowei is right, he bribed me.

I have violated the law, and my death is not a pity. I hope Your Majesty can show mercy and spare my son's life.

My son is kind and filial. He will definitely serve the court in the future. Please forgive me for my crime."

Guan Gou knelt on the ground with a thud and kowtowed to Li Shimin. This man was a man of iron and blood but also of tenderness. He was not afraid of death, but he was still thinking about his kind and filial son.

He knew that treason was a serious crime that would lead to the confiscation of property and the extermination of the entire clan.

Li Shen felt a little bit sorry for him. This man was indeed a kind and righteous man, but he was burdened by his fierce wife at home.

If he had more money, he wouldn't necessarily have taken this path.

People in this period were very concerned about their reputation. In order to support his family, he lowered his posture and borrowed money from his colleagues, which really made him feel ashamed.

It turns out that every era can bend a man's spine.

Although Li Shen sympathized, he didn't say anything. The old emperor was the one who made the decision here, and he couldn't plead for mercy.

Whatever the reason, it is not an excuse for treason.

Li Shimin didn't say anything, glanced at Guan Gou, and then waved his hand.

Wang De understood and immediately ordered someone to take Guan Gou away.

He looked at Yang Shaowei deeply, then turned to look at the three brothers Li Tai, Li Zhi and Li Shen.

"What do you think about this matter?"

"Replying to Aye, I think they must be severely punished. Treason is a crime as serious as the sky, not to mention that they want to assassinate Aye."

Li Tai replied first.

"What Fourth Brother said is correct. I agree with you. The crime of treason must be severely punished to serve as a warning to others."

Li Zhi followed suit.

"What about you? What do you think?" Li Shimin asked Li Shen again.

I can watch while standing or lying down, how else can I watch it? Li Shen complained in his heart.

Then he replied with a serious look on his face:

"Fourth brother is right. I agree with what you said. The crime of treason must be severely punished to serve as a warning to others."

"......." Li Zhi and Li Tai were speechless.

Li Shimin was stunned after hearing this, and then said angrily:

"Asshole, did I ask you to imitate me? I know it's useless to ask you."

Li Shen rolled his eyes and said, "Why are you asking me this for no reason?"

"Assist, what do you think?"

Zhang Sun Wuji stepped forward and saluted:

“Your Majesty, I think it won’t be too late to make a decision on this matter after we return to Chang’an for discussion.

Right now this is just Yang Shaowei's one-sided statement, let's check it out first."

"Once we return to Chang'an, it may be difficult to come to a conclusion on this matter, right?" Li Shen said sarcastically after hearing what Changsun Wuji said.

"What does your Highness Prince Ji mean by this? Yang Shaowei has already confessed. Can he change his statement in front of your Majesty?"

Changsun Wuji looked at Li Shen and retorted.