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

Li Shimin has not returned to the harem to rest for a few days. Because it is the end of the year and there are many things to do these days, he has been resting in the Manlu Hall.

I have finished everything today and am ready to go back to the harem. The first stop is of course the Li Zheng Palace. I want to see Empress Changsun and her two precious daughters.

Li Shimin usually did not announce when he entered the main hall. Before he entered the main hall, Li Shimin realized that something was wrong. It was too quiet, so he asked the maid of the Lizheng Hall.

"Isn't the queen in the palace?"

"Back to the saint, the queen and the two princesses are now in the side hall."

"Partial Palace?"

Li Shimin was puzzled, how cold it was in the side hall at this time. The reason why he didn't go back to the harem was also because there was a warm pavilion in the Manlu Hall.

Li Shimin followed the maid to the side hall and heard the playfulness of the two princesses inside. Li Shimin pushed the door open and felt a wave of heat coming towards him.

I saw two little princesses wearing fur clothes playing in the house.

"Erlang, come in quickly." Queen Changsun saw Li Shimin and pulled her in quickly. Close the door and help Li Shimin change clothes.

Li Shimin felt that the room was surprisingly hot. So he asked:

"Mr. Guanyin, why is it so warm in this room?"

"Erlang, this is all due to Shen'er. The day before yesterday, Shen'er took the craftsmen to renovate the side hall. He said that it was a temporary way to survive the winter and wait for next year's spring to fully renovate it."

As he spoke, he pulled Li Shimin to sit on the kang.

"This..." Li Shimin just sat down and found that it was hot down there.

"This Shen'er is called Kang. It lights a fire outside, which is similar to Nuan Pavilion." Empress Changsun explained to Li Shimin.

"The one over there is called Earth Dragon, and it's the same thing." Queen Changsun said again.

"Is this the case in Lao Shi's house?" Li Shimin asked.

"Shen'er said it's almost the same, but it's too cold in winter now and needs to be done again next year. Shen'er Renxiao went to the Daji Hall the day before yesterday and saw the imperial concubine and Meng Jiang warming themselves over the fire.

So I immediately called in craftsmen to transform it, and I also borrowed the help of the imperial concubine. "

"Well, that's good. Lao Shi is indeed stronger in terms of filial piety. It would be better if he causes me less trouble."

"Your Majesty, there is news from Baiqisi." Li An's voice sounded outside.

Li Shimin's first thought was that it must be related to his son, and he couldn't help but think about it.

Li Shimin opened the door and asked

"what's up?"

"Your Majesty, the news came back from the Northwest Baiqi Division. The caravan from Prince Ji's Mansion brought back six to seven hundred carts of grain and salt. It is said that they were exchanged for it from Tibet.

Our people found many corpses a hundred miles away from the checkpoint, all buried by snow. There were an estimated two to three thousand people. "Li An reported in a low voice, fearing that Queen Changsun would hear it.

"Humph, he was summoned from Tubo. Tubo is now short of someone to exchange for him. It must have been smuggled in by a noble family and robbed by his guards. Let Baiqi always pay attention to the movements of the pass."

Li Shimin sneered at this excuse, but he didn't care, since he was dealing with aristocratic families anyway.

Li An took the order and went down, and Li Shimin closed the door.

"Humph, what you just said got me into trouble again."

"Erlang, what did Shen'er do to make you angry?" Empress Changsun comforted her.

"Robbing other people's things, Guanyin maid, don't ask, I'm hungry, prepare to eat."

"Ah? Oh okay, I will make arrangements right now."

After Empress Changsun went out, Li Shimin said to himself

"Six to seven hundred carts, at most five thousand stones of grain, which is a bit too little."

At this moment, Li Shen was taking Lu Dingniang to skate in the manor beside the Pian River. His fish pond has been frozen.

A natural skating rink was formed. Li Shen made several ice carts and took several people to run around in the fish pond, followed by four puppies.

Li Shen named these four puppies Lao Da Lao Er Lao San Lao Si, which is convenient and easy to remember. This made several women complain quite a bit.

He grew up a lot when Li Shen was fed meat every day, and chased after Li Shen's ice truck.

"Langjun, Langjun, please slow down, don't fall me."

Lu Dingniang said fearfully.

"Don't worry, it won't happen for sure." Li Shen said while pushing from behind.

"Your Majesty, there is urgent news from the northwest."

"What news?" Li Shen turned around and glanced at Wang Xuance on the shore.

"Langjun, Langjun," "Bang" Lu Dingniang crashed into the snowdrift.

"Uh..." Li Shen was speechless

"Your Majesty, urgent news just came from the northwest. It seems that a third force is sending food to Tibet."

Li Shen came to the shore and Wang Xuance took out the note.

"The third force?" Li Shen took the note and read it.

The simple thing is that after they intercepted a family's team and several small caravans, they recently intercepted a group of large caravans.

But after the battle, it was discovered that he was not a noble family or a businessman. Who specifically has no identification.

Their equipment is better than that of the aristocratic family, but their number is smaller than that of the aristocratic family.

"This is strange. Is it possible that there are forces in the Tang Dynasty that we don't know about? Xuance, send someone to check immediately. I think these goods must not come from border cities. If we check their origin, we should be able to find out. Which force are they?"

"It's the prince, do we still want to rob them?" Without knowing the details of the other party, Wang Xuance felt that it was best not to act rashly.

"Why not? Is what I said just bullshit? I said that if we sanction Tibet, we won't allow anyone to transport it. I will investigate the names of the caravans that transport supplies. If they are from the Chamber of Commerce, they will be expelled immediately."

If members of the Chamber of Commerce dare to go against their own wishes, then what's the point of keeping you?

"Yes, my lord."

Wang Xuance took the order and left.

When Li Shen walked back, he saw Lu Dingniang looking at him angrily. Li Shen pretended to be innocent,

"Hey, what's going on? Who has offended my princess?" Li Shen was good at coaxing children.

That day, Li Shen also had someone dig a hole in the ice and catch a few fish. Take it back to the palace and have a good fish feast.

"Your Majesty, the Tibetan envoy, Sangyang Dunni wishes to see you."

"You didn't see me eating, why are you asking him to wait?" Li Shen was very unhappy.

Li Shen had dinner and drank tea before coming to the front hall.

Sangyang Dunye knew that Li Shen was deliberately trying to keep him indifferent, but today he came to ask for help, so he had to bow his head when he should.

"I have met His Highness Prince Ji." Sangyang Dunie stood up and saluted when he saw Li Shen coming.

"Well, I wonder what the reason is for your envoy to come to this king. You should know that you should talk to Honglu Temple about anything. It is against the rules to come to this king."

Li Shen said expressionlessly after sitting down.

"This matter can only be discussed with His Highness Prince Ji,"

"Then tell me what you have to say, my time is precious."

"I hope His Highness Prince Ji can open trade with Tibet and release Gar Chizheng Tsandra."

"Why?" Li Shen's tone was equally emotionless.

"We Tubo and the Tang Dynasty have been on good terms for generations. What Prince Ji did was hurt the relationship between the two countries. If this matter leads to a war between the two countries, I'm afraid the prince cannot bear it." Sangyang Dunie's tone was serious.

"Don't worry, there is someone above me who can handle it."