Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

"Tell the truth to the tenth brother?" Li Shimin's face darkened when he heard Wang De's words.

"Do you think I haven't thought about it? I also thought about telling Old Ten.

But this matter was too big and too excessive.

Based on my understanding of the Tenth Master, he will definitely not give up.

He would even do the same thing again on the spot.

It's my fault. I shouldn't have kept him in Chang'an, which caused him to get into such trouble."

Li Shimin felt a little guilty when he thought of this.

“But if His Royal Highness Prince Ji knew about this, I’m afraid it would affect the father-son relationship between Your Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Ji.

Although His Royal Highness Prince Ji's actions were a bit reckless, he also understood the righteousness of the cause.

I don't think you would do anything to hurt your brothers, right?"

Wang De actually felt that what Li Shimin did was wrong, but perhaps it was not too late now to remedy the situation.

After all, Li Shen is still very reasonable.

But Li Shimin didn't think so. He knew Li Shen well and knew he would never let go of any grudge.

He doesn't know what forbearance is.

Li Shen never waits for revenge, and he will take revenge at any cost.

Sometimes, one would rather kill a thousand enemies and lose twelve thousand of his own men in order to avenge himself.

Over the past ten years, Li Shimin has grasped Li Shen's personality, which is a personality that cannot suffer any loss.

Even when his father punished him, he wrote a poem to scold himself.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin shook his head:

“Wang De, you don’t understand the second son. Li Shen is intelligent, but his wisdom is like that of a demon rather than a human.

You can't think of him as a playboy. Everything he does is to pave the way for the future.

Just think about it, if he was as dandy and naughty as he dressed outside, how could he have controlled so many families over the years.

Gao Ji Fu, Gao Shi Lian and Zhang Sun Wu Ji all suffered great losses at his hands.

Gao Shilian was angered to death by him.

He was such a monster when he was a teenager, let alone now that he is an adult.

If he holds a grudge against me, I am really afraid that Li Shen will do whatever it takes to take his life."

"It shouldn't be, right?" After hearing what Li Shimin said, Wang De became a little uncertain.

Your Majesty is right. If Prince Ji was just a dissolute prince, even if he could make some money, he would not be able to compete with so many powerful people in the Tang Dynasty and would not be at a disadvantage.

"Your Majesty, I think that since His Royal Highness Prince Ji is so smart, he should understand your Majesty's intentions and will not do such a bold thing."

"What if I die?" Li Shimin's tone became heavier.

"Don't we still have His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? I believe that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be able to control His Royal Highness Prince Ji just like Your Majesty does.

After all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the elder brother, and an elder brother is like a father, so His Royal Highness Prince Ji should be obedient."

"Obedience?" Li Shimin sneered, "Li Shen has never been obedient. Not now, and certainly not in the future.

The only one who can hold Li Shen back in the future is the crown prince, because he has a friendship with the crown prince and it was with his help that he was able to rise to the top.

But it is impossible for the prince to control Li Shen.

It took me ten years to tame this wild horse, let alone the prince.

But I am relieved. After so many years of observation, I found that Li Shen is not interested in power. He only wants status.

No one can control his status, or whether he still needs to work.

Therefore, if I am no longer around, Li Shen can do anything.

By then, Gao Ming might not be able to restrain him, or even Gao Ming might not know how to restrain him.

"Didn't you notice that Gao Ming has changed?"

"Did the prince order? This old servant doesn't know." Wang De shook his head.

"Gao Ming is becoming more and more like a king.

I am becoming more and more satisfied. He is getting closer and closer to what I want. It won’t be long before I can abdicate to him.”

Talking about the crown prince, Li Shimin finally showed a relieved expression. At least this crown prince was well trained.

There was nothing much to do with his other sons in their fiefdoms, but these three in Chang'an City gave him a lot of worries.

Wang De understood what Li Shimin meant. Li Shimin was afraid that Li Shen would kill him after his death.

Even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince won't be able to stop him by then. But it shouldn't be that serious, right?

The person killed was not an ordinary citizen, but a prince.

"Your Majesty, that shouldn't be the case. Isn't Prince Ji afraid of being punished?"

"Afraid? He's not even afraid of me, so what else is he afraid of?

Do you think I don't want to teach him? But his personality is innate.

Lady Wang had asked the Queen many times to get Wei Yuan an official position.

I have never agreed to it. Do you think I am narrow-minded?

I am afraid that Li Shen will kill Wei Yuanzheng, which will cause another disaster, and I don’t want to have a headache.”

When Li Shimin heard Wang De say that Li Shen was afraid, he almost laughed. That bastard was never afraid.

The lady from the Wang family he was referring to was Wang Wan, the niece of Empress Changsun. Wei Yuanzheng had participated in the assassination of Li Shen.

Li Shen was spared because of the empress, but was demoted to a commoner and never employed again.

Although so many years have passed, who knows if Li Shen has been keeping an eye on Wei Yuanzheng all the time?

If Wei Yuanzheng was allowed to become an official, Li Shen would kill him. Killing an official appointed by the imperial court was a serious crime.

In the end, he had to clean up Li Shen's mess.

"Forget it. The only plan for now is to take one step at a time. I will protect the Tenth Prince and get this matter over with as soon as possible.

Afterwards, I will immediately launch an expedition against Yanqi and other countries, and send a large army across the border to intimidate Xizhou."

Finally, Li Shimin sighed.

I hope Li Shen doesn't find out anything in the end, and I can help him vent his anger by targeting the aristocratic families. Li Shen probably won't investigate further.

Wang De stopped talking. This was all he could do now.

"I hope the Tenth Master still doesn't know anything." Li Shimin murmured.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is in Ganlu Palace asking to see Your Majesty, saying that he has something important to tell you."

Just then, an eunuch came in to report.

Li Shimin immediately had a bad feeling.

"Let the prince enter the palace and come here to see me." Li Shimin ordered immediately.

The eunuch took the order and went out. A quarter of an hour later, the prince came in.

"I have met Aye."

"Well, no need to be polite, come and sit down." Li Shimin nodded.

"Thank you, Aye." Li Chengqian bowed again and sat down next to Li Shimin.

"Father, Prince Ji's Mansion just sent in a memorial and a letter.

The memorial stated that he hoped to be able to hear the Xizhou case in the court in front of all officials the day after tomorrow.

Said it was to prove his innocence.

He also said that he would give this letter to Aye himself. "

As Li Chengqian spoke, he handed a memorial to Li Shimin. Li Shimin took it and opened it. The content was similar to what Li Chengqian said.

The handwriting is that of Wang Xuance, the chief secretary of Prince Ji's palace.

There was also a sealed letter inside.

Li Shimin tore open the envelope and found two pages of letter paper inside.

After unfolding it and taking a look, Li Shimin frowned.

Written crookedly on it were a few words: "Your son is a rebel."