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

Li Shen was really angry, very angry.

Although he has acted arrogantly, domineeringly and unscrupulously over the years, these are what a playboy should do.

Most of them are beneficial to the royal family, so his father indulges him so much.

Li Shen knew very well that as long as he didn't cross the bottom line, he could do whatever he wanted.

My father turned a blind eye to all the frauds and deceptions, and the Tang Dynasty nobles were defrauded and lost their fortunes.

His father was just asking.

After all, it was because what Li Shen did did not threaten the interests of the royal family, nor did it threaten the throne and its inheritance.

Instead, it helped Li Shimin stabilize the situation, so even if Li Shen acted a little crazy, Li Shimin didn't care too much.

If it were any other prince, even if he wasn't killed, he would definitely be stripped of his title and exiled.

Li Shen's sixth brother, Li Yin, was scolded by his father as worse than an animal just because he had a bad temper and trampled on crops.

He was also demoted and sent to serve as a governor in a poor county.

But the mistake Li Shen made was a hundred, a thousand times bigger than that of Li Yin, but in the end, he is still enjoying a good life in Chang'an City.

Even so, Li Shen has been walking on thin ice over the years, doing things very carefully and trying his best not to cross that line.

What is the bottom line? Making Li Shimin feel threatened is the bottom line.

Even though Li Shen had cheated Li Shimin so many times and the huge sum of several million strings of cash was not his bottom line.

But this time it was different. The private expansion of the army, even though it only had a few dozen people, had a different meaning.

Sharp blades are extremely powerful and are inherently frightening. They can kill people without anyone noticing. The lightning strike incident not long ago has already explained everything.

Expanding the army privately is a serious crime in itself, let alone elite troops like the Blade.

Li Shen didn't care about the impeachment of ministers in the court after they knew about it, nor did he care about all kinds of rumors from the outside world.

What Li Shen cares about most is his father's attitude.

It seems that I have to go to the palace again.

"Come here, gather all the members of the Blade Team to the training ground."

As soon as Li Shen gave an order, someone went to gather the members of the Blade Team.

In a short while, all the members of the Blade Team had gathered.

Li Shen brought a few people to the parade ground. When everyone saw Prince Ji, their eyes were filled with passion.

This is the result of Li Shen’s request for ideological education.

Walking up to the reviewing stand, Li Shen looked down at Zhao Tiejun and others.

"Zhao Tiejun, you disobeyed orders, acted on your own, and expanded the army privately. I will punish you with twenty strokes of the cane, remove your official position, and demote you to captain.

Zhao Tiejun, do you have any objections? "

"I have no objection. Thank you, Your Highness, for your leniency."

Zhao Tiejun kowtowed to express his gratitude.

Li Shen had no choice. Zhao Tiejun had followed him for more than ten years and was loyal to him. Li Shen was unwilling to use Zhao Tiejun as a scapegoat.

Bao Tiejun's life must be saved at all costs.

"Execution!"

Li Shen waved his hand and Shi Tou immediately shouted.

Two bodyguards came forward, and Zhao Tiejun was tough enough not to lie on the stool, but just kneel upright.

"Bang~bang~"

After two hits from the left and the right, Zhao Tiejun just groaned.

"bang bang~~"

The guards did not stop and struck Zhao Tiejun one blow after another. They did not use any harsh force. Since Prince Ji said that he should be caned twenty times, it was just a lesson for Zhao Tiejun.

But you can't hit too lightly, otherwise it won't have a deterrent effect. You have to at least injure the person.

There were continuous banging sounds, and all the team members were watching it all.

Zhao Tiejun is their deputy captain and also the sixth-rank military commander of the Prince Ji's Mansion.

Today, they were also caned by King Ji. It seems that the strict military discipline is not meant for them.

At the end of the fight, blood was oozing from the corners of Zhao Tiejun's mouth, probably because of internal injuries.

But even so, Zhao Tiejun didn't make a sound.

After completing the last move, Zhao Tiejun finally couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground.

"Your Highness Prince Ji, the execution is complete."

The guards came forward to report.

"Take him down to see the doctor."

Li Shen waved his hand, and several personal guards came out and lifted up Zhao Tiejun.

"Prince Ji... Your Highness Prince Ji, I... I... I know I was wrong."

Zhao Tiejun said weakly to Li Shen.

"It's good that you know you're wrong. Go down."

Li Shen waved his hand and had Zhao Tiejun taken away.

Then he looked up at all the Blade players in the arena and said loudly:

“You have all seen that Zhao Tiejun disobeyed orders, which is why he ended up like this.

I hope you will take this as a warning. Military orders are as strong as mountains, not spoken but done.

Although you are guards recruited by Prince Ji's Palace, you are registered in the Ministry of War.

In other words, you are already soldiers of my Tang Dynasty.

I have told you before what a soldier is. A soldier's duty is to obey orders.

In this military camp, military discipline not only applies to you, but also to everyone.

Although you don't need to guard the border, you don't need to go out to fight the enemy on the battlefield.

But as a soldier, you should behave like a soldier and obey orders.

When you are needed, you can eliminate all enemies for the Tang Dynasty and His Majesty.

Do you remember your mission?"

"The sharp sword is unsheathed, invincible, defending the Tang Dynasty, loyal to His Majesty!"

"Very good, remember these sixteen words and don't let me down."

Listening to the deafening shouts below, Li Shen nodded with satisfaction.

"Xue Rengui, the Sima of Prince Ji's Mansion, was lax in controlling his subordinates and failed to report what he knew. He will be fined one year's salary and kept on duty for observation. If he does it again, he will be severely punished."

"I feel ashamed of the grace bestowed upon me by His Royal Highness Prince Ji, and I am willing to be punished."

Xue Rengui immediately saluted Li Shen.

"Disband."

At Li Shen's command, all team members dispersed on the spot.

"Where is the list of extra players?"

Li Shen walked off the stage and came to Xue Rengui and asked.

"It's in my office. Please come this way, Your Majesty."

Following Xue Rengui to his office, Li Shen sat down at the guest seat beside him.

Xue Rengui found the list and handed it to Li Shen.

"Your Majesty, these are the extra team members' names."

"Xuan Ce, please write another memorial saying that I am not smart enough, I hired too many people, and I forgot too many things.

I suddenly remembered it today, and I want to apologize, so just write it down."

"Your Majesty, this is my fault. I cannot let you convict me. I hope you will report the truth to me. I am willing to take full responsibility."

Hearing that Li Shen was going to take responsibility for the matter, Xue Rengui knelt on one knee and begged.

"You're going to take responsibility? What are you going to take responsibility for? Are you going to take responsibility for it with your life?

This matter can be big or small, what matters is your Majesty's attitude.

Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. You cannot afford it.

Don't worry, the worst that can happen to me is that I'll just get beaten up again, it won't be a big deal.

It’s not like I haven’t been beaten before.”

Li Shen waved his hands and sighed in his heart. Forget it. After all, he is a good person.

Just get beaten up if you want.