Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

Li Shen was telling the truth. He really didn't get any useful information from those rebels.

“Your Highness Prince Ji, if you don’t have it, forget it. Let His Majesty personally supervise it.

My advice to you is to stop investigating privately. Your Majesty doesn't like this.

Although His Majesty dotes on you, Prince Ji, there must be limits. Don't let this favor wear away.

Then, Your Highness Prince Ji will have no one to protect you."

Changsun Wuji gave kind advice.

Li Shen smiled slightly. He understood what Changsun Wuji meant. He wanted him to stop interfering in this matter.

So as not to make my dad unhappy.

There is a limit to how much you can pamper yourself. If you stop pampering yourself one day, you will die miserably.

Li Shen was not angry. One of his life mottos

At any time, no matter what the conflict is, don't get into a fight and never be the one who turns the table.

"Uncle, I did overstep my authority a little bit. Thank you for your advice.

Otherwise, if Aye finds out, he won’t know how to punish me.”

"Haha, it's good that Your Highness Prince Ji understands. What's the point of mentioning it? Although you and I have had conflicts in the past,

But it has been so long, and I have long since let it go.

I hope His Royal Highness Prince Ji will not bear grudges, and we can coexist peacefully in the future."

Changsun Wuji chuckled and made friendly gestures to Li Shen.

"Hahahaha, look at what my uncle said. I have a bad memory and I tend to forget things after a while.

I hope you don't take the trouble I caused you before to heart.

I am still young, so don't bother with me. If you need me in the future, just let me know, uncle, and I will do my best to help you."

Li Shen also laughed out loud, looking as if he could forget all grudges with a smile.

"Okay, let's use tea instead of wine and put the past behind us."

"Okay, I respect my uncle."

After the two of them greeted each other from a distance, they drank the tea in the cup.

"Uncle, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now."

"I'll take His Royal Highness Prince Ji."

At the gate, Changsun Wuji looked at Li Shen who was being escorted away, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Close the door."

"Duke, could it be that Prince Ji has been monitoring us?"

In the garden, the confidant brought by Changsun Wuji asked in a low voice.

“Haha, whether they are specifically monitoring us or not, it doesn’t matter.

We didn't do anything wrong, and we have nothing to fear." Changsun Wuji chuckled.

“But it always makes me feel uncomfortable knowing that someone is watching us.

The Duke really wants to reconcile with Prince Ji?" the confidant said angrily.

"Why? Humph, he won't do that."

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"Why? Bullshit, that old thief wouldn't do that."

In Li Shen's study, Li Shen was telling Wang Xuance what had just happened.

"Why do you think Duke Zhao is pretending?"

Wang Xuance was a little puzzled. Since a duke said so, it shouldn’t be false.

Moreover, it would be most beneficial for Changsun Wuji to explain the situation to Prince Ji.

“Xuan Ce, you have to remember to be careful when fighting these old thieves.

They are all shrewd people who have lived for decades and have their own purposes for doing things.

Remember, you must be patient in the open and ruthless in the dark. When masters fight, they don’t fight openly but secretly.”

Li Shen sat in a rocking chair, drinking juice, and began to teach Wang Xuance, looking like a hermit.

Wang Xuance carefully savored what Li Shen said. Indeed, this was how Prince Ji had always acted.

He always plays dirty tricks behind others' backs and never confronts others head-on, even if the other party is not as high-ranking or powerful as himself.

"Thank you for your advice, Your Highness, but what exactly is the purpose of Duke Zhao's move?"

Wang Xuance bowed and asked.

“It’s nothing more than trying to make this king let down his guard, and don’t forget that he has been persuading this king not to investigate the rebellion.

It seems like he is doing this for the king’s own good, as he is afraid of being punished by Your Majesty, but I always feel like he is hiding something?

Do you think this old thief is behind this matter?"

Li Shen stroked his chin and thought.

"I don't think so. Duke Zhao is a relative by marriage, and assassinating Your Majesty would do him no good.

With the relationship with the Queen, his Changsun family is already invincible.

Even if the crown prince succeeds to the throne in the future, their Changsun Wuji is still the crown prince's maternal relative, and they will continue to support the Changsun family for whatever purpose.

Therefore, I don’t think this matter has anything to do with Duke Zhao.”

Wang Xuance thought for a while and replied, who would dig up their own roots?

“Well, what you said makes sense, but do you think it is necessary for us to continue investigating this matter?

In fact, it has nothing to do with our Ji Wang Mansion. I am just a little curious.

Who sent the secrets to Tubo, and who provided supplies to Tubo?

I always feel that what Yang Shaowei said is a little strange. After all, he is a member of the Hongnong Yang family. He shouldn't fall into the trap so easily."

Li Shen drank juice and thought about things. He was indeed very curious. This incident revealed a lot of unusual things.

He felt that it would be difficult for his father to find out the truth, and Yang Shaowei and Guan Gou would be used as scapegoats.

These two guys don't look like the number one villain at all.

"Huh?" Li Shen suddenly sat up.

"Xuan Ce, do you think that the noble families are behind this? They were the ones who smuggled the goods and also sent the siege equipment.

Even the intelligence was provided by them, and Yang Shaowei was just following orders.

The aristocratic family has also engaged in smuggling before, and they smuggled to Tubo. "

"Your Majesty, this is indeed possible. The aristocratic family is now weak. If they want to make a comeback, changing the dynasty is the best way.

If it is them, then it makes sense.

Using the excuse of assassinating His Majesty, they launched a war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo to deplete the country's national strength.

If Tubo wins, they can also benefit from it. If both sides suffer losses, they will follow the example of the former Sui Dynasty, overthrow the Tang Dynasty, and establish a new dynasty.

By then, the things in my Prince Ji’s Mansion will also fall into their hands.

For them, it doesn’t matter who owns the world; what matters is the continuation of their family line.”

After hearing Li Shen's words, Wang Xuance nodded, thinking that what King Ji said made sense.

If it was a noble family behind the scenes controlling everything, then everything would make sense.

"Alas~~ Unfortunately, there is no evidence, only a scapegoat, Yang Shaowei."

Li Shen lay back on the recliner.

"Oh, by the way, write a letter back to Wang Hongfu and ask him to lift the commercial restrictions on the noble families.

Including the Chamber of Commerce and the money houses, just send someone to keep an eye on their movements and don’t worry about anything else for now.”

"Your Majesty, don't you want to put too much pressure on the aristocratic families?" Wang Xuance asked after hearing this.

"That's not the case, it's just that I want to build a road, but the money in the palace may not be enough." Li Shen shook his head.

“Build roads, Your Majesty, the palace is currently building over 2,000 miles of roads.

According to Manager Wang, the money spent will exceed our previous budget.

There are hundreds of thousands of people working on the repairs now, and the annual wages are several million strings of cash.

Shopkeeper Wang said that the construction period might be one to two years longer than expected, and the palace no longer has money to repair the road.

After hearing Li Shen's words, Wang Xuance hurriedly tried to persuade him.

“That’s why I will relax the sanctions on the aristocratic families.

Xuan Ce, I will teach you two more words.

If you want to eat meat, you must first feed the pigs; if you want to become an official, you must first study. "