Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

Li Shen was reminded by Wang De that Li Shimin had just sent Wang De to punish Li Zhi in the harem.

He seemed to remember that it was forty strokes of the cane, three months' house arrest, and three years of forced labor.

"Why, are you done?"

When Li Shen heard that Li Zhi was beaten, he immediately became alert.

"Haha, that's right, and it was done by me personally." Wang De laughed.

"Then how severe was the beating? Did you reward my ninth brother?"

There was a hint of worry in what Li Shen said, but it was not visible on his face.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Jin didn't suffer any injuries, it's just a superficial wound.

But I'm afraid I'll have to stay in bed for a while.

Your Majesty is furious this time, so I can only punish him. I was a little harsh, so I hope Prince Ji will forgive me."

Wang De held the tea and narrated calmly.

"Eh? That's not right. It's not your fault. After all, it's His Majesty's order, so we have to carry it out. It's fine."

Li Shen waved his hand indifferently, then thought for a moment and waved to Shi Tou.

Shi Tou leaned over, and Li Shen whispered a few words in his ear. Shi Tou nodded and walked out. After a moment, he came back and put a red cloth bag on the table in front of Wang De.

"Old Wang, this is a reward for you. Share it with the messenger outside."

Li Shen pointed at the red cloth bag and said to Wang De.

"Oh, this is absolutely impossible. This old servant can only accept such a precious reward from the prince."

Wang De took a look at the cloth bag. It was not big and was square. It should contain gold bars.

He estimated there were at least a dozen.

In the past, King Ji gave out rewards of one or two sticks, but this time he gave out more than ten sticks, totaling one hundred strings, which was a rather large amount.

"Okay, take it if I tell you to. Go back and tell His Majesty that this is a reward from the king.

You can divide these ten gold bars however you wish when you get back.

Why should I be polite to you and me?"

Li Shen said indifferently.

After hearing this, Wang De stood up with a smile, picked up the red cloth bag and bowed to Li Shen.

Indeed, one hundred strings of cash was a huge sum of money for servants like them, but it was nothing to Prince Ji.

"Then I, this old servant, would like to thank His Royal Highness Prince Ji for his reward on behalf of the boys outside.

Your Highness Prince Ji, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave. "

"Well, Shitou, send Manager Wang off." Li Shen nodded and ordered.

Shitou responded and sent Wang De away, while Li Shen put away his smile.

"Someone, go and summon Wang Xuance and Wang Hongfu to my study to call me."

In fact, he had just returned not long ago when Wang De came to change his clothes.

He hasn't told his people what happened today.

In the study, Li Shen made tea for himself and drank it while waiting. In his mind, he was constantly thinking about what the Ji Wangfu should do next.

After a long time, Wang Hongfu and Wang Xuance finally arrived.

"Greetings, Your Majesty." The two bowed after entering.

"Well, come and sit down." Li Shen nodded.

"Your Highness, how is the case going?" After sitting down, Wang Xuance asked first.

Although His Royal Highness Prince Ji said with certainty that there would be no problem, Wang Xuance was still a little worried.

If Changsun Wuji does it regardless of the cost, Prince Ji will probably be wronged.

In the entire plan, the most important link is Changsun Wuji, and the others are not that important.

When they first discussed it, they had already analyzed that the aristocratic families might not necessarily listen to Li Zhi.

But this should not be carried out according to plan. As long as Zhangsun Wuji changes sides, everything will be solved.

Changsun Wuji was the presiding judge this time, and his role was directly related to Li Shen's production of the fake letter from Guo Xiaoke.

Although Ma Zhou was also the chief judge, he was a neutral person and was somewhat inclined towards Prince Ji.

The false testimony must be done by Zhangsun Wuji, so that it will be more credible.

Because Changsun Wuji had a grudge against Prince Ji.

Now that he saw that Prince Ji was safe and sound, Wang Xuance had already guessed that Prince Ji had succeeded, but he still asked.

Li Shen poured a cup of tea for them and pushed it over.

"The case has been closed. It didn't go too far in accordance with our plan. The only flaw was that we didn't remove the imperial censor from the Wang family.

The old thief Changsun actually spoke for the Wang family at the last moment, and His Majesty did not pursue the matter in order to understand the case as quickly as possible.

This makes the King somewhat dissatisfied."

Speaking of this, Li Shen became a little angry. He specifically mentioned at the beginning that this was a complaint, not impeachment.

If the complaint is unsuccessful, it would be a false accusation, and falsely accusing the prince is a serious crime.

At least he should be dismissed from office.

Li Shen's intention was to remove the Wang family's censor and teach the Wang family a lesson.

Although a fifth-rank censor is not a high-ranking official, his role is not insignificant.

It’s a pity that it didn’t succeed, and Li Shen was a little disappointed.

"Your Majesty, you are lucky to be safe and sound. The family was well prepared this time, and it was really dangerous."

Wang Hongfu spoke to comfort him.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this matter is finally over." Wang Xuance also sighed.

“This king also did not expect that after such a long period of peace, the aristocratic family actually dug such a big pit for this king.

It seems that we really can't take it lightly in the future.

Be careful of calculations from all walks of life.

Although this matter has been settled, I cannot swallow this anger. I must teach them a lesson."

Li Shen certainly couldn't swallow this humiliation. The peace in recent years made Li Shen lower his guard against the aristocratic families.

He never expected that the noble family would have planned for several years just to put him to death.

If the crime is really determined this time, Li Shen will be stripped of his title even if he doesn't die.

"What does Your Majesty plan to do?" Wang Xuance asked.

Li Shen thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, let's take our time and start with the Liu family. Didn't I ask you to investigate the evidence of illegal crimes of the officials of the Liu family?

Is there any reward?"

"Your Majesty, I have not received a reply yet. There are more than 40 officials of the Liu family, scattered all over the place.

It will take time to investigate." Wang Xuance replied.

"It has to be done as quickly as possible, without giving them a chance to react.

Since we didn't gain the upper hand in the court this time, we will fight them outside the court.

Didn’t they impeach me for violating the law?

Then we will retaliate by investigating their violations of the law and making them public.

I want to see whether their face is greater or the people's face is greater."

In the Tang Dynasty, Li Shen finally understood that the law was made for the people below.

Whether there is evidence or not depends entirely on the wishes of the people above.

If some provincial governors or county magistrates were caught in corruption, if they had connections, someone above them would plead for them and protect them.

In the end, he was given a lenient sentence.

But if there is no background, then we should act according to the law.

Li Shimin knew that several officials of the Changsun family were corrupt, but he still continued to do as he pleased.

In the end, if Li Shen had not gone to extremes and reported them, Li Shimin still would not have punished them.

Take Changsun Shunde for example. There was irrefutable evidence of corruption, and the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice had investigated thoroughly, but Li Shimin refused to allow the case to be brought.

In order to prevent him from corruption, he was given many rewards.

However, the amount of corruption committed by Xi Bian and Li Dabian was not as much as that committed by Changsun Shunde, so he immediately ordered their execution in order to restore order in the court.

This is feudal society.

(This was really the case in ancient times. Fang Yiai's rebellion case implicated Li You, and Zhangsun Wuji was in charge of the investigation.

If he said it was treason, he was killed directly.

Emperor Gaozong of Tang did not conduct a detailed investigation. Many people died unjustly during that wave.

Later, Changsun Wuji was also unjustly killed in this way.)