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

"Too... woo~~"

Li Shen almost screamed out, but fortunately Li Tai covered his mouth.

"Tenth Brother, what are you yelling for? Big Brother is the king, and it is taboo to make irresponsible remarks about the king."

Li Shen broke free from Li Tai's greasy hand, walked back to his seat with a frown, picked up the teacup and drank it all.

I kept thinking about what Li Tai said.

Indeed, in Chang'an City, there are only four people who have this ability and can control the local officials.

Guo Xiaoke was a founding hero and a duke. Even if he was an ordinary prince, Guo Xiaoke would not give him face.

It is common for princes to do bad things in local areas and be impeached and reported by local officials.

Seeing Li Shen in deep thought, Li Tai comforted him:

"Tenth Brother, don't think too much about it. It was definitely not Big Brother who did this. You have the best relationship with Big Brother, and there is no reason for Big Brother to harm you.

Although Aye’s love for you is unmatched now, it is still the love between father and son and has nothing to do with anything else.

My eldest brother is kind-hearted and will take good care of us younger siblings when he succeeds to the throne.

Especially you, your family is big and your business is all over the Tang Dynasty, and you have given a lot of money to your eldest brother, so he will definitely be extra caring towards you."

After a while.

"Fourth brother is right, I was overthinking it. Big brother and I have a bond stronger than gold, and we would never do such a thing.

It seems that it was done by the noble family. I will do my best to investigate it."

Li Shen did not continue the topic, but instead pushed the responsibility onto the aristocratic family.

"Yes, I think so too. After all, we are brothers. Zhinu and Big Brother will never harm you.

I will also help you keep an eye on the family, and I will notify you as soon as there is any news."

Li Tai nodded.

"Thank you, fourth brother." Li Shen stood up and bowed.

"Hey~~ You and I don't have to be so distant. I came here just to tell you this. Now that you already know,

Then the fourth brother will go back. He is still under house arrest. If he stays out for too long, he will be punished by Aye."

Li Tai stood up and prepared to say goodbye.

"I'm sending my fourth brother off."

Li Shen and Li Tai walked out of the front hall side by side.

"Tenth Brother, your mansion is much more luxurious than Fourth Brother's. It's already deep winter, but it's still so green."

Li Tai said as he walked and pointed at the various green pines nearby.

"Haha, Fourth Brother, you are overpraising me. They are just some trees."

Li Shen replied with a smile.

The two brothers walked side by side, talking to each other in a casual manner, and came to the gate.

"Take care, Fourth Brother. Come and sit often in the future."

At the gate, Li Shen bowed and saluted with full gesture.

Li Tai came to Li Shen and said in a low voice:

"Oh, there's one more thing I forgot to ask you. I heard from some caravans that your team was set on fire and robbed on the way.

What did you gain? "

"No, there were only about ten people on the other side, and they were all deadly warriors. They were all killed on the spot."

Li Shen shook his head. This matter was no secret. There were several caravans nearby that night.

"Is that so? Then have you ever wondered why there are so few people?"

"Fourth brother, do you mean that the other party knows that I am lying in ambush in secret?" Li Shen was stunned. He had never thought about this question before.

"I think it must be so. Aye must have issued a secret order. Not many people know about it. Think about it carefully."

Li Tai said, then turned and got on his carriage.

Just when Li Shen thought Li Tai was about to leave, Li Tai poked his head out:

"Tenth Brother, I have another piece of advice for you. After all, the eldest brother is the king. Although you are favored by Aye and have a close relationship with the eldest brother,

But after all, you are still a subject. You must observe the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects, and you must have awe for the monarch and not be too casual.

Your heart is hard to predict! I am leaving now."

After saying this, Li Tai's carriage slowly drove away, followed by several guards.

"Thank you, fourth brother." Li Shen bowed to the carriage, and after watching the carriage disappear, his originally calm face turned gloomy.

"Come here, call Wang Changshi, Xue Sima, and Wang Hongfu, and have them come to the palace to see me immediately."

After saying this, Li Shen turned around and entered the palace.

The first to arrive was Wang Xuance, who worked in Prince Ji's mansion.

When I arrived at Li Shen’s study, I saw that Li Shen had a gloomy face.

"I greet His Royal Highness Prince Ji."

"Well, sit down for a while and wait until everyone arrives."

Li Shen lay on the couch, looking at the ceiling, his mind constantly recalling every word he had just said.

He didn't think Li Tai came with any good intentions, but if he thought about it carefully, what Li Tai said seemed to make some sense.

Li Shen didn't know whether what Li Tai said was true or false, because Li Shen felt that what Li Tai said seemed to be true.

After a while, Wang Hongfu ran in, sweating profusely. After paying his respects, he saw Li Shen in a daze, so he consciously found a seat and sat down.

After a while, Xue Rengui finally arrived.

"Your Highness, everyone is here." Shitou reminded from the side.

"Oh, everyone, sit down."

Li Shen came back to his senses, sat up, and went to sit in front of the desk.

The three knew that something big must be happening today, otherwise King Ji would not be sitting down and talking.

"The King of Wei came just now. He told me that he had heard the news from Xizhou Prefecture and told me that there must be someone behind it."

At that moment, Li Shen recounted in detail what Li Tai had said to him after he came, as well as how he had responded.

If you can't figure it out yourself, then let more people figure it out. Everyone has their own expertise, and you are not suited to conspiracies and intrigues.

After Li Shen finished speaking, he looked at the three people:

"What do you think about this matter?"

Wang Xuance, the chief secretary, should have spoken first, but he did not say anything. Instead, he looked at Wang Hongfu.

Wang Hongfu stood up consciously;

“Your Highness, we were attacked in Qizhou Prefecture and several caravans did see it.

It’s not surprising that the King of Wei knew about this.”

"Your Majesty, I led the guards to ambush two miles away and sent out a large number of scouts.

It is certain that there are no large numbers of enemies within ten miles."

Xue Rengui also stood up and said.

"Maybe you have been discovered."

Li Shen raised his head.

"Your Highness, when we set out, we were disguised as a merchant caravan heading to the Western Regions and we did not wear armor."

Xue Rengui also couldn't say it.

At this time, Wang Xuance stood up.

"Your Highness, are you thinking about what the King of Wei said?"

“That’s right, what the King of Wei said is not without reason. I am wondering whether the problem will arise in the Ministry of War and the three provinces.

Your Majesty's decree was a secret one and not many people knew about this. As Rengui just said, they were disguised as a merchant caravan and the chances of being discovered were not high.

The other party already knows that there are 2,000 soldiers from the Ashina tribe escorting them, and they would not guess that I would also send people from the Guard Battalion.

unless......"

"Your Highness, do you mean that the problem lies with the Ministry of War and the three provinces, and someone tipped off the other side?"

Wang Xuance understood what Li Shen meant.

"Yes, that's what I meant. Maybe he wasn't tipping off someone, but he knew it himself." Li Shen nodded.

Wang Xuance frowned after hearing this. The words of King Wei had a huge impact on King Ji, and it gave the prince a terrible idea.

"Your Majesty, what the King of Wei has learned may not be true."