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

The Ice and Snow City lasted until very late, and a group of old naughty kids ate meat and drank wine, eating for a while and playing for a while.

In the end, he got drunk and chased after this group of playboys and beat them up.

The playboys fled in all directions.

Li Shimin also got drunk in the end.

After it was over, Li Shen had no choice but to give up his small building.

Li Shimin did not come alone, he brought some concubines with him. Although the house was not full, no one dared to live there.

Li Shen and his family were assigned a room.

The prince and Li Tai were each assigned a room.

The other playboys could only huddle together, and the same went for the group of old ministers.

Originally, Li Shen wanted to send them to a nursing home, but then he thought what if something happened along the way.

Besides, the journey to the nursing home is quite far. It takes at least an hour to walk from the south of the city to the east, and it may even take two hours after dark.

It’s better to squeeze in here.

Li Shen could still remember clearly what Li Shimin had said to him in the ice house just now.

When Li Shimin said that, eighty strokes of the cane, Li Shen was very sad.

I am a filial child and I dare not disobey my parents' orders. This is filial piety.

Even if I didn't say this, I would still go, because I am a filial person.

He was very dissatisfied with his father, and with these words, it seemed like he was pretending to be filial.

Isn't it just going to court? It's not like I haven't done it before.

Li Shen was tired from playing that day and slept until dawn.

In a daze, I heard the sound of stones outside:

"Your Majesty, His Majesty is leaving."

"Well, let's go." Li Shen turned over and continued to sleep.

After a few breaths, Li Shen suddenly opened his eyes and sat up.

"What did you say? Your Majesty is leaving?"

"Yes, Your Highness." Shi Tou's reply came from outside.

"Oh, help me change my clothes quickly." Li Shen hurriedly asked someone to change his clothes.

My father is leaving, and I have to go and see him off. Otherwise, not only would it be impolite, but Li Shimin might also be unhappy with me and make things difficult for me.

Li Shen hurriedly put on his clothes and ran out of the bedroom.

Thousands of Yulin Guards were ready at the gate, and a group of veteran generals were also ready.

"Oh, please forgive me, I drank too much yesterday and kept you waiting for a long time."

It was obvious that these people were waiting for him.

Li Shen hurried forward to apologize.

"Hmph, even if you weren't hungover you'd never gotten up so early." Li Shimin snorted coldly.

"What are you talking about, Father? I get up very early on weekdays, and after getting up, I have to practice martial arts, and also..."

"Okay, it's time to go. Don't forget what I told you yesterday. Also... you are still under house arrest.

You go in and out all day long. Don’t you take my words seriously?

Go back home and reflect on your mistakes. Have you really forgotten all the ridiculous things you have done?"

Li Shimin interrupted Li Shen and scolded him.

This rebellious son seemed to be fine. The three-month house arrest was like nothing to him, as he went back and forth all the time.

"What Aye said is true, but aren't Fourth Brother and Ninth Brother also under house arrest? Why are they allowed to come out and hang out?"

Li Shen asked somewhat unconvinced.

Aren’t your two sons out too?

"How dare you talk back?" Li Shimin's eyes widened.

Li Shen shrank his neck in fear and shook his head quickly:

"No, no, I will go back home immediately, reflect on my mistakes, cultivate my body and mind, and reform myself."

"Hmph, then I'm leaving. Remember not to cause any more trouble." Li Shimin snorted, turned around and got on the carriage.

"Tenth brother, I am leaving too. Let's go back to Chang'an City this morning." Li Chengqian said and got on his carriage.

"Farewell, Aye, Mother!"

"Farewell, Your Majesty, Queen."

A group of playboys followed Li Shenyi in the ceremony. Li Shimin's ceremonial procession began to move forward slowly, with the carriage following behind.

After a long time, Li Shen finally breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Li Shimin's troops getting farther and farther away.

"Huh~~~Finally left."

"Yes, this group of old ministers have finally left." Cheng Chuliang also sighed.

"Your Highness Prince Ji, I have to leave too. I have a turn on duty tonight." Cheng Chusi walked over.

"I have to be on duty too." Yuchi Baolin did the same.

"Same to you, my Lord."

"I am leaving too."

In a blink of an eye, more than twenty people stood up. They were all officials and most of them were the eldest sons or legitimate sons in the family.

They all entered the government through family connections and gained experience in the court. Although they do not hold important positions now, they will all be important officials in the future.

Li Shen nodded after hearing this:

“Well, then you guys go on duty first, and leave what we talked about yesterday to the rest of you.

When the time comes, you will be required to present a memorial to the court."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. This is a great thing that benefits the country and the people. We have no choice but to do it." Tang Songling immediately expressed his opinion.

Li Shen was very satisfied. Children from civil servant families are different. Everything they say makes sense.

If it were the children of the Cheng family, they would definitely say that they would work for them for money!

"That's right. For the sake of the people of the Tang Dynasty and the people of the world, we must shoulder the heavy responsibility and move forward to create a bright and peaceful world for this world."

Li Shen made another bold statement.

"Support a bright and clear world!"

Everyone immediately agreed.

This couldn't help but make Li Shen sigh that the ancients were so easy to fool.

After the group of people who went to work left, the rest of the people followed Li Shen back to the manor.

Li Shen ordered people to start preparing breakfast, as he didn't have enough to eat yesterday.

While eating, Tang Shanshi asked:

"Your Majesty, are we going back to Chang'an City today?"

"Woo~Why?" Li Shen asked in confusion while biting a steamed bun and drinking mutton soup.

"Didn't the prince just tell His Majesty that he would return to Prince Ji's Mansion immediately?" Tang Shanshi was a little confused. What did you just say?

"Oh, that was my lie to Your Majesty." Li Shen took a big bite of the steamed bun and replied.

"Pfft~~~"

"Danglang~~"

After hearing what Li Shen said, some people burst into tears and some people dropped their spoons to the ground.

Everyone looked at Li Shen, stunned.

"Why are you all looking at me?" Li Shen raised his head and found everyone looking at him with a frown and asked.

"Your Highness, this is deceiving the emperor." Even if there were no outsiders around, Cheng Chuliang couldn't help but lower his voice.

I was afraid that there might be ears on the other side of the wall and someone outside might hear me.

“I didn’t lie to you. I didn’t say I would go back today. Besides, this ice and snow city has just been built, and I haven’t had enough fun yet.

If I go back like this, wouldn't my money be wasted?"

Li Shen spoke with such confidence that everyone was speechless, and even more admired.

Prince Ji is still Prince Ji. He actually did not take the crime of deceiving the emperor seriously and found so many excuses.

He is worthy of being a role model of our generation.

(There is one thing I forgot to mention.

According to the information I have looked up, from the pre-Qin period to the present day, the laws of all dynasties have clearly stated that gambling is prohibited.

I have also been deceived by movies and TV series for many years.

The Tang Dynasty law stipulated caning according to the amount of gambling money, while in the Song Dynasty, large amounts would result in beheading.

So as the year draws to a close, fellow book lovers, please stay away from gambling and drugs.)