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

Wang De stopped talking halfway.

Li Shimin's brows were still furrowed, as he understood what Wang De meant.

However, he couldn't ignore Li Shen's suspicion.

“Li An, immediately send the Hundred Cavalry Division to Western Turkestan to gather information and see if there is anything unusual.

Although the rebellious son, Lao Shi, loves to make trouble, he is timid and cautious.

His greatest ability is to avoid danger and seek good fortune, and to be able to sense crisis.

Wang De, you can find out if you check whether the number of merchant caravans from Prince Ji's Mansion going to the Western Regions has decreased recently."

"Yes, I will arrange it right away." Li An performed his duties faithfully and immediately arranged for the spy.

After giving the order, Li Shimin stared at the tea in front of him in a daze.

The Western Turks have always been eyeing the Tang Dynasty covetously, and this year they even conspired with Tubo to capture important cities in Qinghai Road.

The important cities along the Qinghai Road were built by Li Shen and were as solid as a rock. If they were occupied by them, the Tang Dynasty would be harassed by them endlessly in the future.

Because they had the important city, they could attack or defend.

But they didn't succeed.

Now that the relationship has been torn apart, a war between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks will happen sooner or later.

"Your Majesty, I think it may be that His Royal Highness Prince Ji guessed wrong. What happened in the west may have nothing to do with the Western Turks."

Wang De suddenly spoke.

Wang De believed that Li Shen must have thought that what happened to the Prince Ji's Mansion in Anxi was done by the Western Turks.

"It is possible, but just in case, I will send someone to investigate. Next year, I plan to use military force against the Western Turks."

Li Shimin still thought it would be a good idea to send someone to take a look.

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing I need to report to Your Majesty."

"what's up?"

Li Shimin poured a cup of tea.

"Your Majesty, this is it." Wang De said and took out a box.

Li Shimin took it curiously and looked around. It was a very ordinary wooden box.

"What is this?" Li Shimin asked.

"Your Majesty, this was found by our men in a secret compartment of a carriage," Wang De reported.

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin opened the box and found several envelopes and a notebook inside.

Curiously, he took out an envelope, pulled out the letter inside and took a look. Then Li Shimin's pupils shrank.

The expression on his face changed drastically.

He suddenly raised his head and looked at Wang De:

"This is from..."

"Your Majesty, let's get down to business." Wang De nodded.

Li Shimin lowered his head and continued to read the letter, his hands shaking uncontrollably. After a moment, Li Shimin regained his composure.

He put the letter in the envelope, then took out the second envelope and continued reading.

During this period, Wang De just stood there blankly, not even daring to breathe loudly. He knew that His Majesty was suppressing his anger.

And the calmer it is, the more intense His Majesty's rage becomes.

After reading all the letters, Li Shimin looked up at Wang De:

“Who has seen these?”

"Your Majesty, I have seen it, and the person below should have seen it too. There is no one else."

Wang De replied carefully. He could already feel the kingly majesty brought by Li Shimin.

"Is it reliable? Let's just deal with it." Li Shimin said in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, this person is absolutely loyal to Your Majesty, and if he suddenly disappears, I'm afraid he will be noticed."

Wang De said quickly.

"Bang!!"

Li Shimin's most beloved set of official kiln teapots was thrown heavily to the ground by him, and the hot water inside splashed everywhere.

Wang De was scalded but didn't dare to say a word.

"No other person can know about this." Li Shimin stood up and walked to the stove, throwing the letters in the box into the stove one by one.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. No fourth person will ever know about it." Wang De saluted quickly.

Li Shimin picked up the book, opened it and looked at it. He wanted to throw it into the fire as well, but he stopped himself.

He put the book into the secret compartment of his study.

After finishing all this, Li Shimin seemed to have aged ten years. He lay on the couch and muttered to himself:

"Is this God's punishment for me?"

"Your Majesty, please calm down and don't harm yourself." Wang De hurried forward to comfort him.

"Wang De, you followed me in my campaigns and finally, for my sake, you were willing to serve me in the palace.

I have never treated you as an outsider.

Tell me, did I really do something wrong?

There are rumors outside that my succession to the throne was not legitimate, and that it was not justified and reasonable, and that this had angered God.

Is this God's punishment for me?"

Li Shimin looked at the ceiling of the hall. His posture was very similar to Li Shen's. It sounded like he was asking Wang De, but also like he was asking himself.

Wang De thought about it for a while before replying:

"Your Majesty, I do not believe in God, and what Your Majesty said is just a rumor from the outside world.

If there is a cycle of cause and effect, I have killed countless people with this cry. When I followed Your Majesty in Luoyang, my sword was so tired that it became blunt.

But now the old slave is still alive and well.

Your Majesty has treated me well, and I will be loyal to you all my life.

Your Majesty's words are orders, no matter whether it goes to heaven or not."

Hearing Wang De's words, Li Shimin turned his head and looked at Wang De:

"You old dog, you've learned bad things from that rebellious son over the years. You're glib and fawning. Can't you learn to be good?"

"Oh, Your Majesty, what I said is from the bottom of my heart. It has nothing to do with Your Majesty. I am only loyal to Your Majesty.

How can I learn from His Royal Highness Prince Ji? Besides, I can’t learn from His Royal Highness Prince Ji.”

Wang De said with a smile, he began to guide Li Shimin's attention to Li Shen.

This trick works every time. Whenever Li Shimin is extremely sad or angry, he can immediately change his mind by mentioning Li Shen.

As expected, when Li Shimin heard Li Shen, he immediately snorted coldly:

"Hmph, don't think I don't know. Last time you went to Prince Ji's mansion, you took money from Li Shen. What do you, an old dog, need so much money for?

Do you think I will ignore you?"

Most eunuchs save money in order to have a living after leaving the palace, but Wang De is not an ordinary eunuch.

Wang De knew too many secrets, so even if he died, he would have to die in the palace.

Wang De didn't care that Li Shimin knew that he had accepted Li Shen's money. He smiled and said:

"Hehe, Your Majesty is very observant. I did receive a small amount of money from His Royal Highness Prince Ji, and Your Majesty also knows His Royal Highness Prince Ji's personality.

If I don't accept it, His Royal Highness Prince Ji will feel embarrassed.

I know that Your Majesty loves me and will take care of me in the future, but I just don’t want to cause trouble for Your Majesty.

When I can no longer walk, I will build a yard in a corner of the palace. The money I save will be enough for my food and clothing."

He has received a lot of things from Li Shen over the years, and Li Shimin knows it all.

Because this was Li Shen's character, he even gave rewards to ministers in the court like they were his servants.

"You old dog, do you really think I am a heartless person? Even if I am gone, I will let the prince take care of you, or what about that rebellious son?"

Li Shimin was somewhat moved when he heard Wang De's words.

“Your Majesty, you don’t know that the day before yesterday, I joked with His Royal Highness Prince Ji that I needed his care when I left the palace.

His Highness Prince Ji was so frightened that he immediately turned against me and refused. "

"Ha ha ha ha!!"

(I thought of a different plot here. It's not that simple.)