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

The higher his position, the more Li Shen believed in cause and effect. He would not kill anyone if he could avoid it. He was not a king, nor did he want to be a tyrant, so there was no need.

There were more than a thousand people involved in making and transporting the armor, and killing them all would be against the will of heaven.

"Yes, I understand. I will tell Liaodong about this.

However, Your Majesty, I am afraid that this matter will be known to others in the future, and the truth cannot be concealed.

If a war breaks out against Japan in the future, the imperial court will have to send troops, and then the prince will be considered to have made great contributions to the expansion of the Tang Dynasty's territory.

I am also afraid that someone will seize on this point.

Your Majesty, the prince will be the emperor in the future."

Wang Xuance couldn't help but remind him that although he, the Chief Secretary, was nominally a member of the imperial court, he was the official in charge of His Majesty's supervision of the prince.

But Wang Xuance was invited by Li Shen himself, who was very kind to him, and his family now had both power and money.

These were given to him by King Ji.

He must be thinking about Prince Ji.

Hearing Wang Xuance's words, Li Shen said with a serious face:

"Xuan Ce, even if the crown prince ascends to the throne, he will never touch me. I believe this very much.

Maybe his son will attack my Ji Palace in the future, but the current prince will not.

The prince is kind and righteous, and we have a deep relationship. It will be fine if I don’t disrupt the government.”

There was one thing he didn't say, which was that the prince would need him in the future. This was a move left by Li Shimin.

Moreover, Li Shen has already made preparations for the future, and studying steam engines is one of them.

But now, even if the prince succeeds to the throne, Li Shen will be fine.

"I am sorry for being rude. Your Highness the Crown Prince and the Prince are brothers. The Crown Prince is kind-hearted and will definitely not do anything to the Prince.

I am just afraid that the people below will spread rumors and hold on to this matter, and then His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not be able to bend the law for personal gain."

Li Shen frowned after hearing this. It was indeed possible. There have always been treacherous ministers in every dynasty.

It is easy to deal with the King of Hell, but it is difficult to deal with the little ghosts. If someone says bad things about him every day, there is no guarantee that Li Chengqian will believe it.

Privately manufacturing weapons and armor is no trivial matter.

"What should I do? This matter was originally kept secret. The 3,000 guards of the palace are already full. If people knew that I still have 5,000 soldiers,

Even if I am not rebelling, I will become one."

Li Shen thought it was okay to do it secretly, but now he realizes how naive he was.

"Your Majesty, the solution for now is still the old way."

Wang Xuance reminded.

"The old way?" Li Shen was stunned. After thinking for a while, his face turned a little bitter.

"No way, you let me get beaten again. I just came back from the medical school today. Doctor Sun said that I am very weak now and can't stand being beaten."

"But Your Majesty, this is indeed the only way. When the time comes, as long as Your Majesty helps, these five thousand people will no longer be Your Majesty's people."

"Huh? That's not right." Li Shen suddenly thought of something.

"Xuan Ce, I seem to have told His Majesty about these five thousand men, right? I seem to have told him so."

Li Shen patted his head and kept thinking.

"Your Majesty, if I remember correctly, Your Majesty originally told Your Majesty that you would send troops.

But later the prince came back and said that His Majesty would not agree, saying that it was inappropriate for the court to send troops as it was afraid of arousing the vigilance of the Japanese court.

Later, the prince secretly asked General Xue to go to the north to buy slaves. "

Wang Xuance reminded.

"Hmm...it seems to be the case. At that time, His Majesty said that we should wait until the Great Tang Never Sleeps City of Prince Ji's Mansion is completed before we talk about it."

Li Shen touched his chin and felt that this was the case. Memory loss was really a manifestation of kidney deficiency.

"Yes, it seems that the prince has not told Your Majesty, and even if the prince has told you, the private manufacture of weapons and armor was kept secret from Your Majesty.

Therefore, I still think that Your Majesty should use the old method and directly acknowledge His Majesty. This is also for the expansion of the Tang Dynasty.

It's not a crime. Only when Your Majesty knows about it, this matter can be resolved.

I believe that Your Majesty will definitely recognize the prince."

Wang Xuance tried his best to persuade him, as he did not want Prince Ji to be accused of treason in the end.

"If I don't go, there will definitely be a solution."

Li Shen shook his head violently. His butt hurt just thinking about it now.

Who can bear being beaten so often? Others practice iron head kung fu, do you practice iron butt kung fu?

"Your Majesty, this is the best way, and you may not be punished."

Wang Xuance wanted to persuade him, but Li Shen interrupted him:

“Okay, let’s talk about this later, after my coronation ceremony.

Let’s talk about Hizen’s power first.”

Wang Xuance had no choice but to sigh in his heart and continue to report:

"Your Highness, there are only those two daimyo families in Hizen. Their courts are weak and not to be feared."

"Well, that's good. If they are sensible and submit to the court, I can let them go.

If they persist, they will be killed.”

Li Shen suddenly felt that he was speaking like a villain, with a tone that meant those who obey me will prosper, and those who disobey me will perish.

"Are there any powerful forces around Hizen?" Li Shen continued to ask.

"Your Majesty, in addition to Hizen, there is also Higo, Chikuzen in the east, and Chikugo.

There are no powerful daimyo among these surrounding forces, but I heard that there are royal family members who have established fiefdoms in Chikugo."

Wang Xuance had never been to Japan, he just made his own judgment based on some information he had obtained.

"That won't work. Let our people draw a map, even if it's an inaccurate one.

This way at least we know what forces are around us, otherwise we would know nothing."

Li Shen shook his head. This was too general and didn't give any clear picture.

"Your Majesty, yes, I have asked someone to draw a map, but it will take a long time because the locals don't know how to draw a map.

And our people couldn’t find a place, so it was quite troublesome.”

Wang Xuance nodded.

"Okay, that's good, otherwise I would be really confused, look at the names they came up with.

Hizen and Higo, what the hell is this?"

This group of Japanese people had just begun to learn Tang culture, so some of the names they gave were unacceptable to Li Shen.

"Your Majesty, the Tsukushi Island we are on has nine places in total.

Chikuzen, Chikugo, Bunzen, Bungo, Hizen, Higo, Hinata, Satsuma, Ohsumi.

In fact, they are called small countries, but in reality they are similar to our states and counties, and their population is even smaller than our states and counties.

The Hizen and Higo where we are were formerly called the Land of Fire, but later on......"

"The Fire Nation?"

Li Shen sat up immediately.

“From time to time there is a village called the Hokage Village, and the leader of it is called the Hokage.

There won’t be a water country or a sand country.”

Shit, there is actually a Land of Fire. Could it be that Naruto is not a fantasy film but a documentary?

This surprised Li Shen very much.

Li Shen was extremely excited:

"Come on, tell us about this Fire Nation."

(The Fire Nation does exist, but the exact time has not been found, but it should be before the seventh century.

The history of Japan is too fragmented. The Tang Dynasty belongs to their ancient period.

The author could only find relevant information, but no specific time or year.

So many things may not be at the right time, but they are true.

The place name is correct, and this is also the origin of the name of Kyushu Island.

As for the map, I will draw one for you in the next two days. I originally wanted to stop writing, but you guys asked me to do so.

Satisfy you. You’re welcome.)