I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

Wang Xuance had never thought that there would be so many tricks to welcoming the emperor.

Although he had never welcomed the Holy Passage, he had heard of it.

It is also clearly written in "The Rites of Zhenguan".

The reception of the emperor by local authorities usually starts with His Majesty himself. Security comes first, and then the next step is to provide His Majesty with good food, drink, and entertainment.

There were also frauds during inspections, but none as exaggerated as Li Shen's. At most, they covered up things that they didn't want His Majesty to see.

But Prince Ji actually prepared all the details for Your Majesty along the way. This is a bit too exaggerated.

If this continues, what real things will Your Majesty be able to see in the future?

After Li Shen finished speaking for a long time, he took a sip of tea to moisten his throat. Seeing Wang Xuance's doubts, he said:

“I know that doing this is indeed a bit of an act of deceiving the emperor, but isn’t this also to allow Your Majesty to see the best side of our Qinghai Dao city?

Xuan Ce, you should know more about official affairs than I do.

Alas~~~~We can't let His Majesty down, right?"

"Yes, I understand. Your Majesty has come all the way to this important city, and we cannot let Your Majesty return in defeat. However, if you target merchants like this, they will surely be dissatisfied."

Wang Xuance nodded. He certainly understood what Li Shen meant.

“Haha, there is definitely dissatisfaction, but so what, unless he doesn’t want to do business here anymore.

I am a prince, representing the imperial court. In this important city of Qinghai Road, what I say is what goes.

Don't forget, we still have so many peripheral members, kill them.

Guilt, guilt. "

After Li Shen finished speaking, he cursed in his heart, "I am such a bad guy."

Seeing that Wang Xuance wanted to say something, Li Shen waved his hand:

"Alright, just do as I say. I have my reasons for doing this.

You also know what the purpose of His Majesty's coming here is.

If I could make His Majesty happier, I might suffer less.

Maybe I can get the one million back.

Tell the people below, if anyone embarrasses me, don’t blame me for being rude.”

Li Shen sighed secretly. He didn't want to do this, but he knew that his sins were grave. Now the victim had come a thousand miles to seek revenge.

If I don't behave better, I'm afraid I won't be able to bear the pain of cleansing my sins.

Wang Xuance left, leaving with admiration for Li Shen.

Li Shen stood up, looked at the front hall, and then returned to the back house.

"Your Majesty, it's time to eat."

Su Xiaoxiao came over and said to Li Shen.

"Okay." Li Shen washed his hands and went to the dining hall to eat.

"By the way, let the servants pack up and we will move to the small courtyard next door."

While eating, Li Shen gave instructions to Su Xiaoxiao.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Su Xiaoxiao and Liu Ruyan agreed, they knew that this place had to be cleaned up and given to His Majesty to live in.

After the meal, a group of eunuchs and maids from Prince Ji's mansion began to pack up, and Li Shen personally supervised and rearranged the place.

This is also because there are fears of hidden dangers.

After moving the things, the next step is cleaning. Li Shen's requirements are still the same: it must be spotless and even the beams have to be wiped.

The study and tea room are also highlights.

Moreover, Li Shen also had his own selfish motives. When he was cleaning up the sleeping quarters, he reserved the main hall for Empress Changsun and Li Shimin.

Li Shen planned to leave the second largest bedroom for his mother, and took out all the valuables inside to dry them out.

The furnishings displayed in the house were all rare treasures, and the house was fumigated with spices, and even the bead curtains were replaced.

Until Li Shen felt satisfied.

~~~~~~~~~

Ten miles away from the important town on the Qinghai Road, Li Shen, Li Tai, and Li Zhi were waiting again with three thousand left guards.

Li Shen had someone build a pavilion overnight yesterday, and dismantled a lot of things for it.

Fortunately, the Tubo army withdrew, otherwise we would not be able to welcome them from so far away.

They received a notification yesterday that His Majesty's troops were about to arrive.

The three brothers got up early in the morning and came here to install the pavilion in preparation for welcoming their father.

"Fourth brother, didn't you say that father would arrive early in the morning? Why hasn't he come yet?" Li Zhi looked up at the sky and asked.

"Aye's troops are marching slowly and should be here soon." Li Tai replied softly.

"Old Ten, Old Ten, don't sleep."

Seeing Li Shen sleeping soundly on the wooden bench in the pavilion, Li Zhi called Li Shen twice, thinking that if I don't sleep, you shouldn't sleep either.

"Huh? Huh? Aye is here?" Li Shen sat up suddenly after hearing this.

"Not yet, but it should be here soon. It would be embarrassing if your father saw you like this." Li Zhi pointed at Li Shen's clothes.

"Oh, what's there to be afraid of since we haven't arrived yet?" Li Shen stood up and straightened his royal robes.

“Ah~~Oh~~”

"Fourth brother, why hasn't Aye come yet?" Li Shen yawned.

"It should be soon."

"Do you think he will be assassinated again?"

"..."

Li Tai and Li Zhi glanced at Li Shen sideways, then turned their heads away at the same time.

"Fourth brother, do you want us to send Zuo Xiaowei to take a look?" Li Shen insisted.

"I don't want to talk to you."

"why?"

"Nineth brother, what happened to fourth brother?"

"No, I don't want to talk to you."

"Hey?"

"Your Majesty, your Majesty's troops have arrived." At this time, Qin Huaidao came over to report.

The three of them looked into the distance and saw a group of people appearing on the horizon.

In front were cavalry leading the way, and behind were the emperor's ceremonial guards, including all kinds of flags, umbrellas, and fans.

The sound of musical instruments can be heard faintly.

The team was getting closer and closer, and Li Shen couldn't help but sigh:

"Oh my god, that's so impressive."

Li Shen always felt that he was very impressive when he went out, at least he was the most impressive among all the people he had met.

The prince's ceremonial procession was complete with flags and other items, and most importantly, there were a lot of people, the carriages were luxurious, and the team was huge.

He has done his best to stay within the limits.

Although he had been out with Li Shimin and Li Chengqian before, they were not far away from each other.

The people who accompanied Li Shimin on his tours were mainly guards, and those dispatched were all of the junior rank.

The tent of Goguryeo that Li Chengqian accompanied could not be much more luxurious.

But this time he saw what an emperor's travel was like, with gongs and drums beating and dancing while walking, and there were wind and string instruments behind him, but no singing.

Hundreds of strong men holding broadswords are also considered part of the ceremonial procession.

"Fourth brother, are those people wearing animal skins?" Li Shen approached Li Tai curiously and pointed.

"That's called a white-haired raccoon with white hair. Old Ten, haven't you read the Zhenguan Rites?" Li Zhi glanced at Li Shen.

"Is this included in the Zhenguan Ceremony?" Li Shen was a little embarrassed. He indeed read very little.

Although his father had someone write a book on etiquette called "Zhenguan Li", he had never read it.

"Where is the Kaiyuan Ceremony?" Li Tai turned around and added.

"Well... His Majesty is coming soon, everyone move, stay alert, don't let the scoundrels disturb His Majesty,

Look around to see if there is any place where people can hide.

You guys go to the mountain over there and see if there are any dangerous people."

"Tenth brother, that mountain is at least five miles away from here."

Li Tai looked helplessly at the barren mountain that Li Shen pointed to.