Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

"Huh? Is there such a thing?"

Hearing what Du Chuke said, Li Tai frowned and thought.

Is there someone who wants to harm me?

Or is someone investigating me?

"Your Highness, do you think someone is targeting us?" Du Chuke guessed.

"What are you targeting me? I am cultivating myself and have no real power. I may be driven out of Chang'an by Your Majesty at any time.

Who would be interested in this king?"

Li Tai glanced at Du Chuke.

I am nothing now, so there is no point in fighting for anything. There is no point in targeting myself.

"Then, Your Majesty, could it be that someone has discovered something?"

Du Chuke continued to guess.

Li Tai thought about it and shook his head.

"It shouldn't happen. We did it very covertly, and no one should notice anything.

We have always been hiding behind, and even if they find us, they won’t find us first.

Tell the servants to be on the lookout. If anyone suspicious approaches the palace, arrest them as thieves. You can then quietly interrogate them and we’ll know for sure.”

"Yes, I will follow the prince's orders." Although Du Chuke felt a little uneasy, he thought carefully and felt that he had not given away any clues.

They have always been doing things in the dark, behind the scenes, and no one knows about them.

"Next, we..."

"Report to the prince."

Li Tai wanted to say something when suddenly the palace's steward came to report outside the door.

"what's up?"

"Your Majesty, someone has come from the palace and said that Your Majesty should go and receive the imperial edict."

"Receive the imperial edict?" Li Tai was stunned, then quickly stood up to receive the imperial edict.

Li Tai was a little puzzled. Why did the imperial edict come for no reason?

But he was not worried about anything, after all, Li Shimin loved him very much.

Li Tai specially brought his queen, Yan, to the front hall.

Then he saw Wang De waiting with two eunuchs.

"This old servant greets His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei and the Princess of Wei."

"Haha, there's no need to be so polite, Mr. Wang." Li Tai said with a smile.

"Your Highness the Prince of Wei accepts the order."

Wang De didn't say anything and just read out the decree.

"The decree said: .....King Li Tai of Wei is a son, but he has failed to live up to his parents' moral code. He has lived in Chang'an for a long time but has not visited his parents. This is unfilial.

"The punishment is to serve for half a year, be confined for a month, copy the rules of filial piety and etiquette, and reflect on your mistakes at home."

When Wang De finished reading the imperial edict, Li Tai's reaction was the same as Li Shen's, both of them were completely stunned.

What is going on? You are sitting at home when disaster strikes.

Just because he did not go to the palace to visit his parents, he was confined for a month and fined for half a year. He was also required to copy some filial piety etiquette.

"Um....Manager Wang, can I ask why this is happening?"

No matter how good Li Tai's Qi-cultivation skills have been over the years, he couldn't withstand such a sudden attack.

"Your Highness Prince Wei has to think about this yourself. Didn't the imperial edict say that Your Highness should reflect on your mistakes at home?"

Wang De said with a smile.

"But...but, there has to be a reason, right?"

Li Tai really couldn't figure out where he had made the mistake.

“I don’t know about this, how dare I guess the emperor’s intentions.

But I can reveal a little to you, Your Highness.

Not only was you punished, Your Highness, but also His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin and His Royal Highness the Prince of Ji were punished."

Wang De whispered to Li Tai, saying the same thing as what Prince Ji said.

"What? They were all punished, for no reason?"

Li Tai was stunned and asked in confusion.

"I don't know, Your Highness the Prince of Wei needs to figure it out for yourself.

However, His Royal Highness Prince Ji said that it is better for children to do nothing on a snowy day. "

Wang De suddenly remembered what Li Shen had said to him. It was so vivid.

"What do you mean? He's still idle anyway. The Tenth Master's family is big and his half-year salary is not enough for him to have a meal.

But it is not a small amount for this king."

Tens of thousands of strings of cash is not a small amount, and he is not the King Ji who is as rich as a country.

"Your Highness can rest assured about this. You and His Royal Highness Prince Jin will serve for half a year, while His Royal Highness Prince Ji will serve for three years, which is more than the other two princes."

Wang De also made a small joke.

But Li Tai was speechless.

"Your Highness, Prince of Wei, since the decree has been delivered, I will take my leave now."

After saying this, Wang De bowed and left.

Li Tai held the imperial edict in a daze, not knowing why he was punished.

The same scene was played out in the Prince of Jin's Mansion. Li Zhi was puzzled as he watched Wang De leave with the imperial edict in his hand.

Just now Wang De said the same thing to Li Zhi. The three princes were punished at the same time, and the reason was also unknown.

"Your Majesty, did His Majesty discover something?"

Returning to the study, Li Yifu asked uncertainly.

Li Zhi frowned and thought for a moment before shaking his head:

"It shouldn't be. Didn't you say there were no survivors?"

"I am sure that there are no survivors. The last people sent out to die were not left alive.

Although none of our people survived, many of them who knew the truth are still alive.

I am worried that they will be exposed.”

Li Yifu looked worried.

“There shouldn’t be many people who know this king, and they are not fools. If they tell the truth, they will die.

Besides, they are not sure who is behind it, they are just guessing, and the people who really know us are dead."

Li Zhi said confidently.

“I am afraid that besides these people, there are others who know about us.

I have already sent people there, and I heard that they have also sent a lot of people to investigate.

If they find out, I’m afraid they won’t let it go.”

As an adviser to King Jin, Li Yifu's thoughts were naturally more far-reaching.

Li Zhi picked up the teacup and took a sip. After thinking for a moment, he put the teacup down:

“In that case, let’s finish the job and send someone over there to make those cooperating people shut up forever.

Do it naturally, and it’s best not to be discovered by others.”

"Yes, Your Majesty, but what should we do on the road?" Li Yifu asked again.

"There is no way on the road,

Fortunately, we got the news in time, otherwise we would have fallen into his trap.

If it wasn't for the purpose of protecting that place, I wouldn't have let those people die. I trained them with great difficulty."

There was a look of annoyance on Li Zhi's face.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. We have gained a lot this time and can continue to cultivate.

What I am most worried about now is that people on the road will know about our situation."

"Probably not, otherwise he would have said it long ago, and that bastard would have taken action to retaliate against me long ago."

Li Zhi said with certainty.

"Okay, no matter what the reason is, let's not do anything for now and wait until after Yuanzheng.

Besides, I feel that the group in the west has other intentions, you go and investigate. "

"Yes, I will retire."

Li Yifu agreed and walked out.

Li Zhi sat in the study, looked at the imperial edict in his hand, thought for a while, then stood up and went to the back house.

When he saw his wife, Wang, he told her about the imperial edict and said:

"My dear, tomorrow you should go to the harem with some gifts and tell your mother that you miss her very much.

It's just that I've been unwell recently and had a splitting headache, and I've just felt a little better.

I haven't visited my mother for such a long time, I hope she won't blame me."

(Wang was the deposed Queen Wang, who was born in the Taiyuan Wang family and was the niece of Li Shimin's aunt, Princess Tong'an.

The daughter of Princess Tongan was the concubine of Emperor Yang of Sui.

Emperor Yang of Sui was the cousin of Princess Tongan.

It is said that Empress Xiao outlived six emperors and that her life was so wonderful.

But this Princess Tong'an was also extraordinary. She outlived eight emperors, seven of whom were her relatives.

He grew up in luxury and lived to be over eighty years old.

If you are interested, you can check it out. The history is really interesting and even more legendary than the TV series.)