A few days later, when Li Shen was bored, Wang Xuance arrived.

When Li Shen came out and saw the dusty Wang Xuance standing in the hall, his face was filled with smiles.

"Oh, Xuance, you are finally here. You made me wait so hard."

Li Shen enthusiastically stepped forward and pulled Wang Xuance to sit down. Chunxiang also poured Wang Xuance a cup of tea.

Wang Xuance stood up and bowed to Li Shenshen.

"I see His Highness Prince Ji."

"No need to be polite, no need to be polite, come and sit down, sit down and have a cup of tea."

Wang Xuance sat down again and said:

"The gift cannot be neglected."

"Xuance, I have called you here urgently because I need you to advise me. I have encountered something.

Originally, I didn’t want to take care of this matter, but I had no choice but to let it happen to me.

If I don't care about it, I will always feel uncomfortable. "

Li Shen said to Wang Xuance,

Li Shen felt that although he was not a saint, he was still a good person and a responsible person.

For example, if he meets someone who falls down on the road, he will definitely help him or wait until he gets up and is fine before leaving.

Otherwise, he would spend the whole day thinking about how this person fell, whether he was injured, and whether he would die.

This makes him unable to concentrate and has many worries throughout the day.

Wang Xuance knew Li Shen well, and their prince actually had great righteousness in his heart.

He couldn't see the suffering of others, so he comforted him:

"Your Majesty, there are things a man should do and things he shouldn't do. If Your Majesty thinks this is for the sake of the world, then it is the right thing to do."

"Alas, Xuance, you still know how to speak. I asked you to come here to give me advice. I found out that Xi Bian, the governor of Cangzhou, was guilty of embezzlement. You violated the law, accepted bribes, and protected evil people like Li Dabian."

Then Li Shen introduced him to Wang Xuance in detail, starting from when he encountered the ship stranded, to what happened in Xiejia Village, and finally what happened in the Cangzhou court.

Moreover, he also showed Wang Xuance the excerpts recorded previously by Xiejiazhuang.

After listening, Wang Xuance pondered for a moment, raised his head and said to Li Shen:

"Your Majesty, this matter is actually not a difficult problem. First of all, we need to find out whether Xi Bian has anyone in the court. If he has no one in the court, then the prince has the final say whether he is guilty or not.

This is not as complicated as the prince imagined,

According to what the prince said, I dare to conclude that Xi Bian must have received a lot of money from Li Dabian. There is no way he is not guilty.

As for whether he was greedy for the money to clean up the river, we need to investigate. "

After hearing this, Li Shen was very surprised. He, an idle prince, could have such great power. He was the governor of a state, a high official, and the fourth rank in the dynasty.

Is it a crime for me to be able to influence him? Li Shen expressed doubts.

"Xuan Ce, are you talking in your sleep to this king? He is a fourth-rank official in the current dynasty. How can he be guilty even if he says he is guilty?"

Li Shen reminded.

"Haha, the prince can't do it now, but what about this?"

After Wang Xuance finished speaking with a smile, he took out a letter from his arms. The seal was intact and there was no writing on it.

But Li Shen recognized this sealing paint, it was Li Shimin's special sealing paint.

"Your Majesty, this is when I set out. His Highness the Crown Prince asked me to go to Luoyang. After Your Majesty read the letter you wrote to the Crown Prince, he asked me to personally hand over your secret letter to the Prince."

Seeing Li Shen's confusion, Wang Xuance explained.

Li Shen took the secret letter and took a look at the seal. Then he opened the letter and read it.

But this letter is a bit strange. The first two pages are actually written by Li Chengqian. Isn't it a letter from Luoyang's father?

Doubtful, Li Shen still read carefully.

In the letter, Li Chengqian first said that the imperial court had allocated funds for Cangzhou Prefecture to clean up the river, and then asked Li Shen to investigate the matter and mobilize the troops of Cangzhou Prefecture if necessary.

Li Shen was asked to investigate carefully and eliminate all corrupt officials in Cangzhou Prefecture. If he encountered any resistance, he could be killed.

After reading it, Li Shen understood what Li Chengqian meant, and then checked the last page.

The last page is an imperial edict written by Li Shimin himself. It is very concise, but the content is explosive.

Feng: Li Shen, King of Ji, is the deposed envoy of the Ten Dao, patrolling the ten Dao. Wherever he goes, he is under the control of King Ji. As if I were here in person, I will teach King Ji to do things expediently.

After reading it, Li Shen looked at the seal carefully, and there were four characters "Emperor's Seal" on it.

Li Shen's head exploded instantly.

"Emperor's seal?" Li Shen called out.

"What?" Wang Xuance was also surprised after hearing this.

You must know that the signature of the imperial edict in the Tang Dynasty was not completed by stamping the emperor's jade seal.

Instead, there are a lot of signatures, from the prime minister, deputy prime minister, to Zhongshu Sheren, to Shizhong, to the officials of Shangshu Province who accepted the imperial edict, and the staff who made the imperial edict, etc. Everyone has to sign.

Li Shen had received imperial edicts for awards before, and half of them were signed.

The seal was not the emperor's official seal, but the words "Emperor's Seal".

This imperial edict was an imperial edict issued by Li Shimin alone without going through the three provinces.

Even Li Shen felt that his father might be impeached after he returned to Chang'an.

The Tang Dynasty was different from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Ming and Qing Dynasties were already imperial autocracies. The post of prime minister was abolished, and imperial edicts were only stamped with the emperor's jade seal.

The Tang Dynasty needed to go through three provinces, and if it was unreasonable, you would have to refute it.

Li Shen handed the imperial edict to Wang Xuance for him to read. After reading it for a while, Wang Xuance said:

"Your Majesty, this official is a bit too big, isn't it a bit..."

In fact, Li Shen was also puzzled. He had already said that he was going to Guangzhou to attend to Dang Renhong's business, and he would come back after finishing the business. If it hadn't been for the river incident, Li Shen would not have stayed here.

What is his father trying to do by giving him such a high official position and giving him such great power?

"My lord, do you think it has something to do with the trip to Guangzhou?" Wang Xuance suddenly asked.

"Why did you say that?" Li Shen looked at him puzzled.

"No matter how you say it, Dang Renhong is a meritorious official, and he is also an old minister. Your Majesty may be afraid that Dang Renhong will not obey you, so he made you a high official to intimidate Dang Renhong."

Wang Xuance's words made sense. Li Shen nodded.

"Well, it is indeed possible. Now that Dang Renhong has happened, Aye hates corruption and perverting the law.

Do you think it's possible for Aye to ask me to run around the country in a while? "

Li Shen suddenly thought of a problem. His father was usually very reliable, but he was unreliable only with them.

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

"My lord, don't think so much now. This identity should be more than enough to deal with Xi Bian." Wang Xuance said.

It was inconvenient for him to comment on the father-son relationship between the prince and his majesty.

At this moment, a guard outside who was responsible for registering Li Dabian's charges at the Governor's Mansion ran back.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something big happened. Li Dabian hanged himself in prison."

(Attend class:

Jade Seal Since the Qin Dynasty, the emperor's seal has been specifically named "Xi", and it is also called "Jade Seal" because of its jade quality.

There are six directions in total, namely "Emperor's Seal", "Emperor's Travel Seal", "Emperor's Letter Seal", "Emperor's Seal", "Emperor's Travel Seal" and "Emperor's Letter Seal".

Among the emperor's seals, there is one jade seal that is not among the six directions. This is the "Jade Seal of the Kingdom".

The usage of the Six Seals of the Emperor: The Emperor's Seal - used by all those who have been granted orders (princes, kings and officials);

The emperor's seal - used to give letters to princes and kings;

The Emperor's Seal - used whenever sending troops;

The Emperor's Seal - used to recruit ministers;

The Emperor's Seal - used for worshiping foreign affairs;

The Emperor's Seal - serves the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth.

Normally, the Imperial Seal will not be used.

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