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

Chang'an City was hit by heavy rain.

"Boom~~"

"Click~~~"

There were constant lightning and thunder in the sky.

Every time lightning struck, it would illuminate Chang'an City as bright as day, but after the lightning, it would fall into darkness again.

The rumbling thunder prevented many people from sleeping.

Including Li Shen himself, everyone was sitting in the study, waiting anxiously.

"Click~~~~"

In Dayefang, the residence of Liu Yuan, the censor of the Censorate, Liu Yuan was awakened by a thunderous sound.

"Dalang, what's wrong?"

The concubine beside him was also awakened by Liu Yuan and asked softly.

"Nothing, it was raining heavily outside and a loud thunder woke me up.

Let’s go back to sleep.”

Liu Yuan lay down again, hugged his concubine and spoke softly.

Just at this moment, the voice of a servant was heard outside the door.

"Ah Lang, Ah Lang, something bad has happened."

When Liu Yuan heard the butler's voice, he quickly got off the bed and went to the door.

"What happened?"

Opening the door, Liu Yuan asked.

"Replying to Alang, something happened to my wife. Her pavilion was struck by lightning just now."

"What!!"

After hearing the report from the housekeeper, Liu Yuan's face changed drastically. He didn't even bother to put on his clothes and followed the housekeeper to his wife, who was also his legal wife.

Liu Yuan trotted to his wife's room and saw his wife with a frightened look on her face.

"Madam, are you hurt?"

Liu Yuan hurried forward to check.

"Don't worry, my dear, I'm not injured. I was just scared to death just now."

As he spoke, he shed tears, and he still felt scared when he thought about it.

After comforting his wife, Liu Yuan went up to the attic and saw that a big hole had been blown out in the roof.

There were signs of burning all around, and he estimated that if it hadn't been raining so heavily, there would have been a fire.

But what worried him was not this, but himself.

"It's over, God is going to kill me."

Looking at the hole in the roof, Liu Yuan said to himself worriedly.

It had only been a short while since he submitted the memorial, and just a few days later, their house was struck by lightning.

Since it is said that it is unlucky for the prince, then does it also mean that my house was struck by lightning today?

I have no respect for my emperor and this is against the will of heaven. Your Majesty will not let me go.

Thinking of this, Liu Yuan collapsed to the ground.

"My Lord, there is news."

Zhao Tiejun's voice rang out outside Li Shen's study.

"How many are there in total?"

Li Shen asked directly without opening the door.

"Three."

Zhao Tiejun's answer was very concise.

"Only three? That's not enough." Li Shen stood up, opened the door of the study, and asked directly when he saw Zhao Tiejun.

"Are you sure you installed it according to my king's request?"

"Your Majesty, we did it according to your request."

Zhao Tiejun nodded.

“That shouldn’t be the case. Since there are three of them, it proves that what I did was right. Could it be that the black outside is too thick?

Does this have any impact?”

Li Shen stroked his chin and thought for a long time, mainly because his knowledge in this area was limited.

"By the way, is there a family of Changsun Laozei?"

"No, sir."

Zhao Tiejun shook his head.

"What a pity. Go down and report to me if you have any news."

"Yes."

Li Shen returned to the study, lay on the couch, looked at the candlelight, and slowly closed his eyes.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

In a daze, Li Shen heard someone calling him.

"Well... let this prince sleep for a while."

"My Lord, it's getting light too soon."

"What? It's almost dawn?"

When Li Shen heard this, he turned over and sat up.

I took a look outside and saw that the sky was indeed turning pale.

When I look closely, I see that the thing calling me is a stone.

"Asshole, I fell asleep, why didn't you wake me up and tell me whether Zhao Tiejun came to report the news."

Li Shen looked at the stone and cursed.

I actually fell asleep. Were there any other families there last night, or were there just those three?

“Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I saw that Your Majesty had been working hard for a few days and finally fell asleep, so I couldn’t bear to wake you up.

Captain Zhao came to report four times last night, and I wrote down all the contents.

Your Majesty, please take a look."

Shitou said as he took a piece of paper from the desk.

He has been with Li Shen for many years and knows that Li Shen is a soft-hearted person and will be fine if he plays the emotional card.

Sure enough, Li Shen didn't delve into Shi Tou's explanation. He snatched the paper and snorted.

"Humph, I am young and strong, so what if I am tired for a few days? Next time, you are not allowed to make decisions on your own.

If you ruin my plans, I will kick you to death."

"It's the prince."

After Li Shen finished cursing, his eyes fell on the paper in his hand.

"Hahahaha, good, good, there are only three fish that slipped through the net, but they are just small fish and shrimps.

All that the king wants is on this piece of paper.

Someone, please help me bathe and change my clothes quickly. I need to go to court.

This time it's my turn to perform.

Ha ha ha ha. "

~~~~~~~~~

In Tai Chi Hall,

Li Shimin sat high up, and all the officials knelt below.

Originally, the grand court meeting was held once every ten days, but today, because Your Majesty was going to be in person, an impromptu decree was issued to hold a grand court meeting, and all officials gathered together.

However, it was no different from the usual grand court meetings. The only difference was the position of Crown Prince Li Chengqian.

Normally, the crown prince and the princes would stand below, ranking above the three dukes.

But today, after Li Shimin arrived, he ordered someone to bring a chair and let Li Chengqian sit next to his dragon table.

This made all the officials wonder what His Majesty meant.

Today was not a grand court meeting, so there was not much to do and the government affairs were quickly discussed.

At this time, Li Shimin glanced at the door inadvertently and frowned.

Then he said:

"My dear ministers, I have been away from home for a long time. In recent years, I have been ill and have been resting.

Thanks to all of you who assisted and taught the Crown Prince, with your help, the Crown Prince was able to manage the Tang Dynasty in an orderly manner without any mistakes.

I am very pleased. You are all loyal ministers and generals of the Tang Dynasty, and my trusted ministers."

"I dare not take credit for it."

All officials saluted together.

"But..." Li Shimin changed the subject.

"I recently heard that the East Palace was struck by lightning, and some people said it was a bad omen.

People even said that the prince had done something that brought punishment from God.

Do you think so too?"

Li Shimin's face also became serious.

He didn't say anything that was unworthy of his position, which was neither nice nor unpleasant.

"I don't dare!"

All officials knew that there must be something going on as the court was temporarily postponed today. It turned out to be because of something that happened a few days ago.

"Don't dare? Then why would someone submit a memorial saying that this is a bad omen?"

Li Shimin shouted.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty."

Liu Yuan was the first to stand up, walked to the middle and knelt down.

Li Shimin was stunned. Before he could react, another person stood up and knelt in the middle, shouting loudly.

"I am guilty."

"Your Majesty, I am guilty."

"I am guilty."

More than a dozen people ran out and knelt before Li Shimin to confess their crimes.

Li Shimin carefully identified them and confirmed that they were all the people who submitted the memorial that day.

Li Shimin was confused. What was going on? The rebellious son didn't say anything. What did he do to these people?

Is this a threat or intimidation?

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Ji is requesting an audience outside the palace."

Just then, a voice of reporting came from outside.

"Tell him to get in."