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

Today is a sunny day. The cloudy weather has turned sunny. Li Shen got on the carriage to the Prince of Wei's Palace with great excitement.

Just now Li Shen received the report from Wang Xuance.

Yesterday, His Majesty ordered a severe beating for Li Tai. I heard that he will need to rest for at least half a month, and it will take more than a month to fully recover.

When Li Shen first heard the news, his heart was filled with joy, and he almost asked people to go out and set off firecrackers to celebrate.

Li Shen waved his hand and everyone in Prince Ji's mansion had an extra meal in the evening.

After being happy at home for a while, Li Shen still felt unsatisfied, so he took some medicine and got on a carriage to Li Tai's Prince of Wei's Mansion.

He wanted to see with his own eyes how miserable Li Tai was now.

The carriage stopped in front of the gate of Prince Wei's mansion, and Shitou stepped forward and handed over the visiting card.

Knowing that it was Prince Ji who came, the gatekeeper did not dare to neglect him and ran in quickly to report.

Li Tai was lying on the bed at the moment. He was badly beaten yesterday. If he wasn't fat, he would have been injured.

The imperial physician from the palace came to see him that same day and prescribed medicine for the wound.

But the beating was indeed quite serious. Even after applying the wound medicine, Li Tai could still feel the excruciating pain.

"Your Highness, I have inquired and found out that Prince Ji did enter the palace yesterday, not long after you came out of Prince Ji's mansion.

And I heard that he also went to Liangyi Palace, probably to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Beside the bed, Du Chuke reported respectfully.

“Damn it, this bastard actually stabbed me in the back and went to Aye to complain.

It seems that I really underestimated this bastard."

Hearing Du Chuke's words, Li Tai, who was lying there, pounded the bed hard.

He really didn't expect that Li Shen would turn around and betray him.

Stirring up conflict between brothers was what his father hated the most.

Especially since the crown prince was involved, it was a disguised accusation against him.

It's normal for his father to be furious.

"Your Majesty, we all underestimated Prince Ji. I did not expect Prince Ji to tell Your Majesty about this directly.

Is he really not afraid of death? Wouldn't he and the prince have a falling out by then?"

Du Chuke was also extremely surprised. Prince Ji's actions were really unpredictable.

Why does it look like a child complaining?

"How would I know? This bastard is acting strangely, just like a child. How could an adult do such a thing?"

Li Tai was so angry that his teeth were itching.

"Your Highness, His Royal Highness Prince Ji has sent in a visiting card and is requesting an audience outside the palace."

At this time, the butler came in to report.

"What is he doing here? Is he here to see me make fun of myself? Just say that I am recuperating and cannot see guests."

Guessing that Li Shen came to laugh at the joke, Li Tai decided not to meet Li Shen.

"Wait a minute, Your Majesty. I think it would be better to meet him and find out what he is thinking now.

Although he went to the palace to tell His Majesty about the matter, if he really has concerns in his heart, we can still carry out the plan.

If Prince Ji and the Crown Prince still have a close relationship as brothers, we can put the plan on hold for a while."

Du Chuke was very thoughtful and his main point was to see Li Shen’s attitude.

Li Tai pondered for a moment and nodded, then you go to greet him on my behalf.

I want to see why he came here.

Du Chuke agreed and walked out. When he arrived at the gate, he saw Prince Ji's carriage parked in front of the palace.

"Your Highness Prince Ji is welcome."

Coming to the carriage, Du Chuke put on a show.

Li Shen heard someone talking, opened the door and jumped out of the carriage.

"You are... the counselor beside the fourth brother. Your name is...what is it?"

"Your Highness Prince Ji."

Du Chuke bowed and accepted himself.

Li Shen suddenly realized;

"Yes, Du Chuke, you are Lord Du's younger brother. I heard that you are a talented person. Are you interested in coming to my Prince Ji's mansion to be a counselor?

This king guarantees that your salary will be ten times what it is now.

how about it? "

Li Shen was not at all shy and started poaching people right in front of the gate of Prince Wei's mansion.

He doesn't have many people he can use, and sometimes he is really stretched to the limit.

Du Chuke had ten talents, and Li Shen developed a love for money.

"Haha, Your Majesty, you are joking. I was personally appointed by Your Majesty. As the Chief Clerk of the Prince of Wei's Palace, how dare I disobey your order?"

Du Chuke laughed and politely declined.

However, he secretly thought in his heart that His Royal Highness Prince Ji was indeed a wonderful person, as he was trying to win him over so openly.

"Hahahaha, since you don't want to, forget it. But if one day you change your mind, you can come to Prince Ji's Mansion to find me.

As for His Majesty's will, you can rest assured that I have a way to make His Majesty replace you.

Then you can come and work for me openly.

This king will naturally not treat you unfairly, with thousands of acres of fertile land, a fortune, many wives and concubines, and many children and grandchildren.

It is enough to make you rich for three generations and prosperous for a lifetime."

Li Shen laughed a few times and made his own promise.

"Thank you, Your Highness. Please come in. My prince is not feeling well, so I asked you to welcome Your Highness on his behalf."

Du Chuke said something polite and then invited Li Shen into the mansion.

Li Shen didn't say much. He strode into the Prince of Wei's Mansion and went straight to Li Tai's bedroom in the back house.

Du Chuke reported outside, and then Li Shen went in.

As soon as Li Shen entered, he smelled a strong smell of medicine. Based on his years of experience of being beaten, he knew it must be the medicine for wounds in the palace.

Entering the inner room, Li Shen was stunned. He saw Li Tai lying on the bed with a young woman sitting beside him.

Li Shen hurriedly stepped forward and saluted:

"Meet sister-in-law."

The beautiful young woman was none other than Princess Yan Wan of Wei.

"The tenth brother is here?"

Princess Wei also stood up to return the greeting, then bowed her head and called out to Li Tai softly:

"My dear, my dear, my tenth brother is here to see you."

"Hmm? Hmm..." Li Tai woke up slowly and followed the guidance of Princess Wei to see Li Shen.

"Old Ten, you're here." His tone was very weak, and he looked as if he might die at any time.

Li Shen looked at you with contempt in his heart. You just reported to me, but you sent someone out to answer the call. It’s only been a short while since I last heard about it, and you’ve fallen asleep.

Why do you think it's so big?

But his face was full of concern.

"I have met Fourth Brother."

Then he walked a few steps forward to the bed, took Li Tai's hand, and asked anxiously:

"Brother, how do you feel now? I just received news that Brother Four was severely beaten by Aye yesterday.

I was worried, so I came to take a look.

How could Aye be so cruel? Why did he do that? "

There was a hint of tears in Li Shen's tone, as well as his reproach to Li Shimin. If an outsider heard this, they would definitely be quite moved.

This is what we call brotherly love, a bond as close as brothers.

This was the case with Princess Yan Wan of Wei. She stood aside with red eyes and was moved by Li Shen.

(Recently, I’ve been watching other people’s writing live broadcasts every day. The key point is that most of them are young ladies. Discussing some writing experiences and techniques with them has benefited me a lot.)