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

After dealing with these things, Li Shen picked up the last confession, which was the conversation between Wang Hongfu and Wang Wencheng.

It seems that Wang Wencheng is jealous of Wang Hongfu, so he is so crazy.

"You can take a look too."

Li Shen read it once but couldn't figure out anything, so he handed the confession to Wang Xuance and Xue Rengui.

The two of them also watched it and superficially felt that Wang Wencheng was jealous and crazy.

"Your Majesty, judging from the confession, Wang Wencheng acted like this because he was jealous of Shopkeeper Wang.

But now that he was murdered to silence him, it means that there is someone behind him, and that person is quite powerful.

It can intimidate the leaders of those small tribes and prevent Guo Xiaoke from misunderstanding.

I boldly speculate that this person may be a person of high status and power, or he may not be just one person, but a member of a large family.

The most likely candidate is an aristocratic family."

Wang Xuance expressed his own views.

"Another point is that this person must have a grudge against our Ji Wang Mansion." Xue Rengui said bluntly.

“There are many people who have grudges against this king, and they are all powerful and influential.

And there are many people who have the ability to do this.

The old thief Changsun can do it, the noble family, and my lovely ninth brother."

Hearing that he had a grudge against him, Li Shen said with disdain.

The people I have offended are not just a few, they are all powerful and influential. Those who are powerless and influential are not worthy of having a grudge against me.

"Your Highness, look here. Wang Wencheng told Shopkeeper Wang that he wanted to be like Shopkeeper Wang. Do you think he has also found a relative of a prince?"

Wang Xuance pointed to the confession and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I also remember that Wang Wencheng stopped talking halfway and changed the subject.

I noticed it at that time."

After hearing Wang Xuance's words, Wang Hongfu also recalled.

At that time, Wang Wencheng seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Is there such a thing? That means he may have found a powerful backer, but there are also many princes in the Tang Dynasty.

There are more than twenty princes.

Although the Prince of Jin is the most suspicious, other princes are also possible, such as the four evil kings.

They are also likely to do this for money.

And the less suspicious a person is, the greater the chance is.”

This is the experience Li Shen summed up from watching various suspense movies and reading novels in his previous life.

The final murderer is always the most inconspicuous person, and the person with the greatest suspicion is often not the real murderer.

"But we can't possibly investigate so many princes. If His Majesty finds out, we'll be in trouble."

Wang Hongfu was somewhat helpless, because in addition to the sons of the current emperor, the princes of the Tang Dynasty also included the emperor's brothers.

Li Yuan had more than twenty sons. Even if some of them died, there were still a dozen or so. Adding Li Shen, who was a prince, there were more than twenty sons in total.

They are distributed all over the country, making it quite difficult to investigate.

"We need to investigate this matter secretly, but I do have some candidates in mind.

Xuan Ce, do you still remember that I told you that His Majesty would not let me disturb the local area?

The matter I have mentioned is a little strange, so please do not hesitate when you send people to investigate.

Investigate those leaders and Guo Xiaoke without alerting them.

This matter seems to be aimed at Prince Ji's Mansion, but I always feel that it is unusual, and I am always paying attention to the movements in the court.

See if anyone uses this incident to impeach the king, then he must be related to this matter. "

"Yes, I will keep an eye on it." Wang Xuance immediately accepted the order.

In fact, Li Shen had a suspected target in his mind, that was Li Zhi, but he just didn't say it out loud.

This is also Li Shen’s feeling.

It was Li Zhi who originally raised an army that specialized in robbing their caravans in the north.

It is not impossible to do this to yourself now.

If this thing is done well, there is a good chance of overthrowing me.

"Your Majesty, what should we do with Wang Wencheng's family?"

Wang Hongfu stood up and asked.

"What do you think."

“Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to show mercy and allow Wang Wencheng to have a bloodline.

As for the remaining people, the prince can do whatever he wants with them.

Wang Wencheng has a bastard son who was born not long ago. I beg Your Majesty to be merciful and leave this child to me to raise."

Wang Hongfu still cared about family affection. He told Wang Wencheng's body that he would try his best to leave Wang Wencheng's bloodline.

Hearing Wang Hongfu's plea, Li Shen sighed;

"Alas~~~~Forget it, forget about Wang Wencheng's family. Don't let his wife and children be spared from the disaster. Confiscate their property and send them back to their hometown.

I am not a murderer, let alone the old, young, women and children.

I will go over and ask them some questions later, and then you can take them away."

"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji, for your kindness." Wang Hongfu was grateful.

"Come on, all of you follow me to the guard camp to see if those people know anything else."

Li Shen sat up. Wu Meiniang put on shoes for Li Shen and went out to the guard camp with three of her men.

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The city of Chang'an is very lively today, and the reason is very simple, because of Prince Ji's Mansion.

The scene that crossed half of Chang'an City in the morning was repeated.

This time, the line stretched from Prince Ji’s mansion all the way to the gate of the imperial city.

The carriages were connected end to end, blocking the road completely.

If it were anyone else, not only the guards, but even the common people would not let you go.

But this was the carriage of Prince Ji's mansion, and no one dared to step forward and say anything.

Especially the gifts sent into the palace must be something Prince Ji presents to Your Majesty as a gift.

Such a big commotion even alarmed Li Chengqian who was working in Liangyi Hall.

He knew that his father was dealing with his brother again and doing something shameful in secret.

Li Chengqian was jealous and envious when he heard that there were thousands of carriages lined up all the way to Prince Ji's mansion.

Even if it was copper coins, it would cost hundreds of thousands.

Li Chengqian suddenly felt very wronged. He got up early and went to bed late every day, working so hard that he was exhausted.

The father and son spent their days enjoying romance, eating, drinking and having fun.

I am so poor and have difficulty in eating and drinking, but that father and son are showing off their wealth in front of me. What's the point of being an emperor?

Being a prince is such a miserable thing. If my father were rich, I could be more comfortable.

But my mother disagreed, saying that I couldn't punish myself too harshly for my extravagant nature.

Apart from the monthly salary, not a penny more is given.

"Sigh~~~" Li Chengqian sighed and continued to review memorials.

Li Shimin, on the contrary, was very excited.

When Li Shimin received the report from Wang De that the money had been delivered from Prince Ji's Mansion, he was extremely happy. He summoned his empress, four concubines and several favorite concubines to wait at the gate of the inner treasury.

Even though the weather was very cold after snowing, it could not dampen Li Shimin's passionate heart.

Empress Changsun opened the door to the inner treasury, and the eunuch sent by Wang De to drive the carriage arrived.

Li Shimin waved his hand and dozens of eunuchs began to transport money inside.