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

Li Shen was not actually drunk. He had been eating meat and did not drink much.

But he still took the sobering soup and drank it.

"Shi Tou, see if there's anyone outside."

After drinking the sobering soup, Li Shen handed the bowl to Shi Tou and gave an instruction.

"Yes."

Shitou nodded, took the opportunity to go out and deliver the bowl, turned around, shook his head at Li Shen, and then stood guard outside the door.

He knew that Prince Ji had something to say.

"Xuan Ce, come and sit down."

Li Shen pointed to the chair next to him.

"My Lord, is there something wrong?"

Wang Xuance came here with Li Shen today just to see the world.

Today was also calm and nothing happened.

"Just now at the banquet, His Majesty told me not to make too much noise when investigating the affairs of Xizhou.

We must not alarm the locals and the leaders of those tribes."

Li Shen told Wang Xuance about his conversation with Li Shimin, and then said:

"For some reason, this king feels something is strange."

Wang Xuance thought about it after hearing this:

“Your Majesty, what His Majesty said is not surprising. This matter involves too many people. If we investigate all of them, there are more than a dozen tribes and dozens of officials involved.

Just as Your Majesty said, if it is not handled properly, it is very likely to cause unrest in the Anxi Protectorate.

I have also heard about some things about Guo Xiaoke. He has been doing a good job in pacifying the people in Anxi, guarding the border, and fighting rebellion.

If Guo Xiaoke were suddenly removed, the people of Anxi would most likely become unstable.

Over the years, there are still many rebellious organizations in Anxi area, all of which are the survivors of that time."

"Do you think His Majesty is right? But why do I feel that His Majesty has other intentions?"

After hearing Wan Xuance's words, Li Shen frowned. Could it be his own illusion?

“Your Majesty, I have already arranged for someone to investigate this matter, and the prefecture and county in Anxi will also arrange for the newspaper office to move in next year.

Any clues will be found out.

Now let's wait for Manager Wang to come back and find out the specific situation over there."

Wang Xuance suggested.

Now they only have a vague understanding of Anxi, and their understanding is all based on what Wang Hongfu wrote in the letter.

Li Shen certainly knew this, but he still said:

"I still feel something is wrong. Send someone to keep an eye on the people in the Prince of Wei's and Prince of Jin's mansions, especially their stewards and confidants."

"Your Highness, do you think this matter has something to do with them?" Wang Xuance was extremely surprised.

If this is the case, then this matter is not simple.

"This is just my guess, it can't be relied upon, anyway, just send someone to keep an eye on it.

Also, write a letter to Guo Xiaoke in Xizhou, telling him to manage his subordinates well and tell him what to say and what not to say without me telling him.

Tell him that things may not be that simple now. If things go wrong, Guo Xiaoke's family will be destroyed.

So let him clean his ass.”

Li Shen felt that this matter would not be resolved so soon, and the other party might very well be selling him the opportunity by colluding with local officials.

Although this incident will not affect him in any way, it will have an impact on his reputation, especially in the letters from some neutral officials in the court.

Although he had told Li Shimin about this matter, the people below did not know about it.

Guo Xiaoke was a Duke and also the Protector General of the Anxi Protectorate. He held a high position of power and was also in charge of guarding the border.

If there is a problem at the border at this time, I won’t be able to explain it.

Thinking of the border, Li Shen's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Fuck, the border!"

"My Lord, have you thought of something?"

Hearing Li Shen's words, Wang Xuance asked quickly.

"Xuan Ce, it's been almost a month since the Tubo delegation returned, right?" Li Shen looked at Wang Xuance.

"It should be more than a month. They have been in the Honglu Temple the whole time."

Wang Xuance replied.

"Have you sent someone to keep an eye on them?"

"We sent two people, not too many." Wang Xuance nodded.

“Send more people tomorrow, not only to keep an eye on the Tibetans, but also to keep a close eye on all the Tibetans coming in and out, even if they are just delivering food.

Well, I hope I can gain something.”

Li Shen sighed.

"Does your Highness suspect that the Tibetans are going to make some move?"

“I suspect it has something to do with the border, and it has something to do with this king, and it has something to do with the northwest.

But it has not been confirmed yet. You should send people to the northwest border to investigate the situation and go to the Western Turkic side to see if there are any movements from Tubo.

Someone was also sent to inform Li Zhiming, the Protector General of Qinghai Province, to be on guard and beware of sneak attacks, especially the Tang people.

Li Shen did what he could, which was to find out information.

He hoped that he had guessed wrong, otherwise the other party's move would be quite big.

Many birds for one stone.

Wang Xuance quickly understood what Li Shen meant, but he just couldn't believe that the other party would have such a big plan.

"Your Majesty, I will send someone tomorrow.

only....."

"I understand what you mean. This is just my guess, and I hope I am wrong.

But since I have guessed it, I have to be on guard.

Not only these people, but also the movements of the families in various places must be reported in a timely manner. They are also on the suspect list. "

Li Shen interrupted Wang Hongfu.

"Yes, I will do it tomorrow."

Wang Xuance accepted the order.

Li Shen took a sip of tea, raised his head and looked at the ceiling, muttering to himself:

"Alas~~ Chang'an City has been peaceful for too long, and some people have forgotten my name.

It seems that it is time for me to leave seclusion."

"Your Highness, your confinement should end in January."

Just when Li Shen was thinking about how he could act cool and handsome, Wang Xuance poured cold water on him and said something.

"Xuan Ce, I think you are tired, you should go back and rest."

"I am not sleepy. I am here to accompany you, Your Majesty."

"You are not sleepy, but I am sleepy. I want to sleep."

"I will be on guard for the prince tonight."

"This king doesn't need it!!!"

"Report to the prince."

Just then, Shi Tou's report was heard from outside.

"Come in!!"

Li Shen was filled with anger and shouted towards the door.

The door opened, and Shitou walked in with a eunuch:

"Your servant pays respect to His Royal Highness Prince Ji."

The eunuch stepped forward and saluted Li Shen.

"What's the matter?" Li Shen's face was expressionless. He was almost pissed off by Wang Xuance just now.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty has summoned you."

The eunuch bowed and reported back.

"Your Majesty summoned me? It's so late, Your Majesty hasn't gone to bed yet? Why did you summon me?"

Li Shen was a little confused.

"I don't know about this, but the prince will know when he sees His Majesty."

The young eunuch shook his head.

"Let's go, lead the way." Li Shen stood up. No matter what, your father is looking for you, so you have to go.

Li Shen went out, taking Shitou with him alone, and followed the young eunuch to Li Shimin's residence.

The entire yard has been surrounded by the Hundred Cavalry Division, and people are standing on the walls.

When Li Shen entered, he was asked to disband his soldiers and be searched.

Wang De was already waiting at the door and took Li Shen to Li Shimin's bedroom.

"Son, meet Aye. Aye is still awake. How about I tell you a story?"