Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

"You said that Old Ten secretly went to the Duke of Zhao's Mansion and the Prince of Jin's Mansion?"

In the study of the Shenlong Palace, Li Shimin was extremely surprised when he heard Li An's report.

He had just received a secret report from Wuhouwei saying that Prince Ji had secretly returned to the city.

This made Li Shimin a little curious. He had just heard that Li Shen had vomited blood and fainted again. He didn't know what tricks this rebellious son was playing.

I didn’t expect that this rebellious son would secretly run back from the hospital.

So he asked Li Anpeng to send the Hundred Cavalry Division to investigate.

As a result, after receiving such news, Li Shen did not return to Prince Ji's Mansion, but secretly went to the Mansion of Duke Zhao and the Mansion of Prince Jin.

“Reporting to Your Majesty, I have already asked the Marquis who is patrolling the city. Although His Royal Highness Prince Ji is riding in an ordinary carriage, he has thirty personal guards following him.

The Hundred Cavalry Division is easy to identify; ordinary people would not dare to bring thirty guards with them into Chang'an City.

After following secretly, I found that His Royal Highness Prince Ji's carriage stayed at Duke Zhao's Mansion for a long time.

I went straight to Prince Jin's Mansion from Duke Zhao's Mansion, but it didn't take long."

Li An reported the results of the Baiqisi investigation to Li Shimin in detail.

"What on earth does this rebellious son want to do?" Li Shimin sat there with a frown on his face, thinking.

In fact, Li Shimin’s biggest doubt was that Li Shen was pretending to be sick, which was the thing he couldn’t understand the most.

I wanted to ask him in detail at that time, but this rebellious son actually made me angry and left.

When I came back, I realized that I hadn't asked this rebellious son why he pretended to be sick.

Under the current circumstances, even if Li Shen pretended to be sick to delay time, it would not make much sense.

Could it be that Li Shen had some new clues? But Li Shimin immediately denied it.

If there are new clues, there is no way I wouldn’t know about them.

Now Li Shen pretended to be sick and secretly returned to Chang'an, and secretly met with Changsun Wuji and Li Zhi. This made Li Shimin even more confused about what Li Shen wanted.

"Your Majesty, after leaving Prince Jin's Mansion, I returned home and did not go anywhere else."

Li An continued.

"Okay, I understand. Let the Wuhou Guards keep an eye on Prince Ji's movements." Li Shimin gave the order.

"By the way, how are the things I arranged for you going?"

"Your Majesty, I have already arranged for the people from the Hundred Cavalry Division to go there. Everything is arranged properly. I believe they will be back in a few days."

Li An bowed and replied.

"That's good, it would be best if Old Ten could delay it for a while longer.

But it doesn’t matter, everything will be over as long as the evidence comes back.

It's time to give the aristocratic families a warning."

Li Shimin said with satisfaction.

However, he still couldn't figure out why Li Shen went to find Changsun Wuji and Li Zhi.

"Your Majesty, could it be that His Royal Highness Prince Ji is trying to make a deal by recruiting the Duke of Zhao?"

At this time, Wang De on the side spoke.

"You mean, Old Ten wants to use benefits to make Changsun Wuji show some leniency to him?

Well, it's very possible.

This is in line with Lao Shi's style of doing things, but it is not easy to impress the old thief Changsun Wuji.

The tenth brother may not know that Changsun Wuji also has a share in this.

If things go wrong, Changsun Wuji might bite back and accuse Old Shi'an of bribing an imperial official."

After hearing Wang De's analysis, Li Shimin felt that this was possible.

Li Shen is best at solving problems with money. His most common saying is that if something can be solved with money, it is not a problem.

Li Shimin also talked to Li Shen several times, but it was of no use. Li Shen was like this not only with himself, but also with others.

“I think that His Royal Highness Prince Ji will run into trouble with Duke Zhao, otherwise he would not have gone to Prince Jin again.

If you want Duke Zhao to compromise, Prince Ji will have to pay a huge price, and His Royal Highness Prince Ji will not be able to accept it."

Wang De knew Li Shen very well. He was a miser. Small amounts were fine, but if Changsun Wuji asked for a large sum,

Li Shen would definitely not agree.

“Not necessarily. Old Ten has many tricks up his sleeve, and sometimes they’re more effective than we think.

We must be cautious and consider the overall situation when doing things.

But Lao Shi only looks at the results when doing things, never has any scruples, and never considers the overall situation.

That's why I have to keep an eye on him, fearing that he might cause disaster."

Li Shimin was always worried about his trouble-making son, and was on guard against thieves every day.

This rebellious son does things to the end, and I always have to eliminate the influence for him.

"Your Majesty, could it be that His Royal Highness Prince Ji knows something?"

Wang De suddenly said this, which surprised Li Shimin.

Everything he did was based on the assumption that Li Shen knew nothing.

And Li Shen’s current performance also shows that he knows nothing.

"That shouldn't be the case, right? If he knew something, he wouldn't be like this now.

Given his personality, he would have pointed out the person behind the scenes long ago and vented his anger.”

In his impression, Li Shen is a person who cannot hide things, does things based on personal preferences, and is impulsive.

Otherwise, he would not have led his men to attack the Prince of Jin's Palace as soon as he learned that Li Zhi had robbed and killed his caravan.

He also used himself as bait to wipe out the power that Li Zhi had accumulated over the years.

“But your majesty, with the strength of Prince Ji’s Mansion, they should be able to find some clues. However, after so long, we only know that Prince Ji’s Mansion has sent a lot of people to Xizhou.

But Prince Ji didn’t seem to find out anything, so I find it a little strange.”

Wang De expressed his doubts.

Wang De thought this was abnormal. The Ji Palace was so powerful and had so many people, how could they not find anything?

Li Shimin smiled slightly when he heard this:

“This is actually very simple. Lao Shi’s sources of information mostly come from newspapers, and they also pass on information through newspapers.

The northwest is remote, and most of the people there are Gaochang immigrants. It is good enough for them to speak the Tang dialect, and not many of them can really recognize the Tang characters.

Therefore, the newspaper did not establish a branch in Anxi.

Otherwise, Wang Wencheng’s affairs would have been reported back long ago, so how could he have been allowed to do evil there for so many years?

However, I estimate that the Tenth Master will soon set up a newspaper there to facilitate the transmission of information.

The news from Lao Shi comes much faster than that from the imperial court."

Li Shimin also knew Li Shen, and knew him to the core.

“But I always feel that His Royal Highness Prince Ji should know something.

His Royal Highness Prince Ji has been intelligent since he was young, and he always has a purpose for everything he does.

Today's visit to the Duke of Zhao's Mansion and the Prince of Jin's Mansion must be for current matters.

Your Majesty, if His Royal Highness Prince Ji really knew the truth, I’m afraid he would…”

Wang De hesitated to speak here.

"I'm afraid you will have some resentment towards me, right?" Li Shimin said what Wang De dared not say.

"This..." Wang De didn't know how to answer, but his hesitation already showed his attitude.

Li Shimin had a complicated look on his face.

"Your Majesty, why don't you tell His Royal Highness Prince Ji the truth? I believe His Royal Highness Prince Ji will understand your Majesty's good intentions."

Seeing Li Shimin's sad look, Wang De whispered to persuade him.

(The good news is that the surgery is complete. Thank you for your concern. To show your sincerity, One-Eyed Dragon can also update.

The bad news is that the doctor said there was one in the other eye as well.

They said it would be best if we did it together, but I refused because if we did it together we couldn’t update.

Mine is called stye. The doctor said it is caused by staying up late, overusing my eyes and lack of sleep.

Everyone should take this as a warning.)