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

An ordinary horse-drawn carriage was traveling on the official road, and behind it were several cargo carriages. It looked like an ordinary caravan.

However, the number of guards seemed to be quite large, at least 20 to 30 people, all guarding the carriage.

"Where?"

A questioning voice came from the carriage in front.

"Your Highness, we are already halfway there." A burly man heard the question and replied in a muffled voice.

This man was Li Shen’s personal guard commander Li Tieniu, and in the carriage was Li Shen who was returning to the city in a low-key manner.

"Hurry up, don't miss the chance to enter the city."

Li Shen opened the carriage curtain, looked at the sky, and gave an order.

"Speed ​​up." Tie Niu shouted immediately.

The carriage began to slowly accelerate, and the guards also trotted along.

That's right, they ran, not on horseback. In order to enter the city secretly, the guards were all in plain clothes and only carried knives.

In order to avoid being discovered.

Li Shen had to arrive in Chang'an before the city gates were closed, otherwise he would have to wait outside all night.

He calculated the time before setting off.

Officials have to go to work during the day, so it is not convenient to meet. Li Shen can only go after get off work.

When the team arrived at the east gate, the city gate was about to be closed.

There was a small incident when entering the city. Li Shen had thought of various disguises, but he forgot about the city entry inspection.

The main reason is that he was not checked when entering and leaving the city before.

The purpose of the city entry inspection is to prevent anyone from bringing in prohibited items, such as large quantities of weapons and equipment.

Just when Li Shen was about to show his ID card, for some reason, the gatekeeper Wu Hou let him in.

This puzzled Li Shen, who wondered if the security system in Chang'an City was so lax now? Could people enter the city without being checked?

Out of curiosity, Li Shen secretly looked outside and saw a captain saluting the carriage.

Oh shit, he recognized me, how could this happen?

Where did I go wrong?

Just when Li Shen was wondering, a tall figure appeared in front of him. Li Shen immediately slapped his forehead and understood what was going on.

He took out two gold bars and threw them out through the window of the carriage.

And he said in a low voice:

"This is a reward for you. Don't let anyone know except your majesty and the prince."

The carriage then passed through the gate and entered Chang'an City.

"Captain, why don't you investigate? If the general finds out, we will be punished."

An ordinary Wu Hou saw the two gold bars thrown out and asked the captain.

The first thing he thought of was that his superiors accepted bribes and gave convenience to merchants, which was a serious crime.

The punishment is caning, and if things go wrong, you may even be beaten to death.

They are the imperial guards, and they have strict military discipline. This kind of thing is equivalent to a death penalty.

The captain did not answer. Instead, he walked over, picked up the two gold bars, blew on them, then put them in his mouth and took a bite.

"Really lick it." The captain said with a smile, and licked it with his tongue.

"Captain..."

Wu Hou wanted to remind him, but the captain immediately stopped smiling.

"Erwa, remember, don't tell anyone about what happened today."

"But....."

"No buts." Seeing that his soldier was a stubborn one, the captain waved to a few military marquises.

Several people gathered together.

"Didn't you recognize that it was Prince Ji's carriage?" In order to keep it secret, the captain was ready to tell them the truth.

"Ji...King Ji's carriage?" Several military marquises were stunned.

"Didn't you pick up the big man next to the carriage? Have you forgotten the commander of the personal guards beside Prince Ji?"

The captain pointed out the key.

"Ah! That's right, I was just thinking that this merchant's guards are too tall, even taller and more majestic than Kunlun slaves.

Now that I think about it, his figure is indeed similar to that of the personal guard commander of Prince Ji’s mansion.”

When the captain said this, someone immediately remembered it.

They had never seen the true faces of the guards of Prince Ji's mansion, and they always wore masks when they went out.

But just now I saw that their figures are indeed somewhat similar.

“Come to think of it this way, they are somewhat similar.”

"The captain really has a keen eye. He recognized it at the first sight."

Several people started praising him one after another.

The captain smiled at this moment and said proudly:

“Haha, otherwise why would this lieutenant be at ease? You should know the consequences of offending King Ji.

Don't think that we can do whatever we want just because we are the imperial guards. It also depends on who we are dealing with.

You have just changed guard and don’t know many things.

When King Ji came back late, the city gate was already closed, but King Ji dared to shout openly that he wanted to attack the city gate.

Finally, His Majesty made an exception and opened the city gate to let Prince Ji in.

We are just small Wu Hou, we can't afford to offend anyone, so remember, you are not allowed to reveal a word of what happened today to anyone.

I will report this to the General right away.

Don't worry, you will definitely get your share of the benefits."

After giving the warning, the captain turned around and went to find the general. The two gold bars were worth twenty strings of cash, and one of them was to be given to the general.

He kept half of the remaining one for himself and distributed the remaining five strings to his subordinates.

Not knowing what happened at the city gate, Li Shen sat in the carriage and began to reflect on himself.

There is a slight mistake, he didn't even put the signboard away. Everyone has seen Li Tieniu, a tall and strong man.

His body was stronger than that of Kunlun slaves, and it was fresh in the memory of everyone who saw him.

If I bring Li Tieniu out with me, wouldn't that be telling others that I'm there too?

But if he didn't bring Li Tieniu with him, Li Shen was still worried about his own safety. He had been assassinated outside the city before, and he believed that Li Tieniu's fighting ability could help him escape.

Oh, so tangled. Li Shen grabbed his hair, thinking about the Duke of Zhao's mansion tangledly.

At this time, Changsun Wuji had already left the court and was having dinner.

Originally, people did not eat after noon, but all officials would prepare some snacks at home and actually eat them.

But because King Ji proposed three meals a day, many nobles followed suit. They were hungry at night, but because of one sentence, they did not dare to eat openly even if they had eaten.

Even His Majesty does not dare to say that he eats at night, for fear of being accused of forgetting his ancestors.

Now, with Prince Ji taking the lead, even if he is impeached, Prince Ji will be at the forefront.

"Report to the Duke, someone has brought in a visiting card."

At this time, a servant came in to report.

"Whose visiting card is this?" Changsun Wuji asked, but there was some displeasure in his tone. Someone still came so late, so he must be trying to establish a relationship with him.

"This... the person who came said that the Duke must see it in person and no outsiders can see it."

As he said this, he presented the visiting card with both hands.

"Hmm? You want me to see it in person? Then I want to see who this person is."

Hearing this, Changsun Wuji became a little curious.

He took the visiting card, opened it and took a look at it. This glance made his pupils shrink. The words "King Ji" were clearly written on it.

The handwriting is crooked and the two words are not the same size. It seems that it was written with great effort.

I have always heard that Ji Wang's calligraphy has its own style, which is euphemistically called the cursive style.

Even His Majesty lamented that Prince Ji's handwriting was as obscure and difficult to understand as the Book of Heaven, and today I see that it is indeed true.