Li Shimin was very angry. He was a wise king. If he was a foolish king, he could still go on a killing spree, but he didn't want to leave himself with eternal infamy.

Seeing that Li Shimin was losing his composure, Wang De quickly waved his hand to the eunuchs and maids in the Liangyi Palace, signaling them all to get out.

"Wang De, how dare you say they are so bold? That's the foundation of the country." Li Shimin's lips trembled with anger.

"Everyone, this old slave doesn't understand this. The old slave only knows to listen to His Majesty's orders. As long as His Majesty gives the order, the old slave will immediately lead his troops and kill them all." Wang De's tone was full of murderous intent. Wang De has been with Li Shimin for decades, and he is the most loyal to Li Shimin.

"Hey, now is not the time, not the time yet. Many things are not ready. You are an old thief, you have been there for more than ten years, and you still have such a murderous intention." Li Shimin also knew that it was not the time. Most of the officials below are from aristocratic families.

If we take action now, even if these officials do not rebel. I will resign for you. There will be no one to manage the people below, and there will still be chaos.

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After Li Shen sent Sun Simiao back to Dongshan, he asked Xue Rengui to send people to guard him outside. Li Shen also returned to the palace.

Li Shen sat in the study and began to think about today's events. Today's events sounded the alarm for Li Shen. He thought that the family had suffered heavy losses after assassinating him once, so he could calm down for a while.

But no one thought that they would attack Li Chengqian. Even the prince would dare to harm him, let alone him. He felt that he was the one the family hated the most right now.

He was thinking about how to develop in the future. To be honest, as a descendant, he was really not interested in the emperor's position. It was tiring enough to wake up early and work late in the previous life, but he found that being an emperor was even more tiring than him.

It would be better for him to be a rich prince now, free and happy. When the time comes, I will marry more beautiful wives and do whatever I want to do every day. Li Shen's mouth watered just thinking about it.

He rescued Queen Changsun and helped Li Chengqian many times. As long as he doesn't rebel, he can prosper in front of two generations of emperors, so why bother fighting for a throne that is not easy to thank for being burdened.

But now the only obstacle standing in the way of his good life is his aristocratic family. But even with his current wealth, there is still a big gap between him and the aristocratic family.

Even if he had a slight upper hand with the aristocratic family before, in the final analysis it was because the aristocratic family was afraid of Li Shimin. And judging from the last assassination incident, the family actually didn't take him as a prince seriously at all.

It seems that he is still not strong enough. In fact, Li Shen was just an ordinary person in his previous life. He didn't know anything about politics and military affairs. All his knowledge reserves were learned through the media. He only knew one thing: money can lead to spirituality.

Only by accumulating enough wealth can one be able to compete with aristocratic families. If you can't compete. That can only mean that your wealth is not enough.

Li Shenzheng was lost in thought. There was a knock on the door outside, and when Li Shen opened the door, it turned out to be several maids. Holding hot porridge in hand.

"Your Majesty must have had no meal. This servant has cooked almond porridge for you."

As she said this, Wu Meiniang poured out a bowl of almond porridge and fed it to Li Shen one by one with a spoon. Chunxiang Dongmei beat her legs and rubbed her shoulders. Li Shen, on the other hand, was half-lying on a chair, eating Wu Meiniang's porridge and enjoying the services of the two maids. Extremely comfortable.

"Yeah. This is what I want. What the hell to be an emperor." This is what Li Shen is thinking at this moment.

A few days after Li Chengqian was injured, some people in Chang'an City spread rumors that the prince lost his temper by playing with things, liked riding horses and accidentally broke his leg. Some people also said that the prince would be lame from now on.

Moreover, the rumors became more and more intense, and the rumors were also very mysterious, saying that the prince was not worthy of the throne, was punished by heaven, and wanted to change the Tang Dynasty to the crown prince.

It was also said that the prince had bad moral character, kept male pets, ignored government affairs, and only cared about sensuality.

Li Shen knew who spread it without even thinking, but public opinion was really hard to suppress. The same goes for Li Shimin. It is impossible to arrest everyone who said this, most of them are ordinary people. The source has long since disappeared.

The noble families in the court began to suggest that Li Tai help Li Shimin handle the memorial. The reason was that the prince was now unable to move and could only stay in bed. Li Shimin had many things to do every day, and Li Tai, as the prince, should share the emperor's worries.

Last time I wanted to get into Zhongshu, but this time I went even further and wanted to get a memorial.

They agreed, but the older generation disagreed. The first one to bear the brunt was Changsun Wuji. Although they were both nephews, he was close to Li Chengqian, and he had always supported Li Chengqian.

There are also many people who support Li Tai. Many officials have bribed him over the years. Together with the officials from the aristocratic families, a full [-]% of the officials agree.

In the end, Li Shimin could only come up with a delaying strategy and said he would think about it first.

Inside the Liangyi Hall

Li Shimin had no intention of reading the memorial. He was thinking about how to respond. He does like Li Tai, but how can he change the position of prince at a moment's notice?

This will bring turmoil to the court, but now most people are on Li Tai's side, which will also be a trouble for Li Chengqian in the future.

"Wang De, go and recruit Li Shen."

Li Shen had just returned from Huangzhuang and had not yet washed up. Wei Fugui came to inform him that Wang De was here. Li Shen hurried to the front hall

"Old Wang, are you recruiting me into the palace again?"

"Your Majesty is right. It was His Majesty who recruited you into the palace."

"Then tell me in advance whether it's a good thing or a bad thing. If it's bad, just tell me that I can't cure my diarrhea." Li Shen is still worried about his gold.

"Oh, my lord, please don't make me happy. Just pack up and follow me to the palace." Wang De didn't have the intention to joke with Li Shen. He knew that Li Shimin was in trouble.

After Li Shen finished packing, he went to the palace with Wang De. When they arrived at Liangyi Hall, Li Shimin was drinking tea.

"I've seen Aye."

"You went to the palace three times this month to see the imperial concubine, but you never came to see me once. Why is that?"

"Back to Aye, I'm busy with business. The palace has been spending a lot of money recently, and there are a lot of people to support, and my salary will not be paid out until three years later. So the palace is barely making ends meet these days."

Li Shenxin asked, "Why don't you have any idea?" More than a million gold have been robbed by you.

Li Shimin heard the meaning of Li Shen's words and said without criticizing, "Yes, such a huge palace does need a lot of people to support. If it is really difficult to survive, I can really help you."

"Really???" Li Shen immediately became energetic. "Aye, how much can you help me with?"

"In this case, since your family is barely making ends meet, you will definitely not have enough to eat. I promise that you can enter the palace to have meals in the future. How about it." Li Shimin still had a pitiful expression when he spoke.

"..." Li Shen died on the spot. The excitement disappeared instantly.

Seeing Li Shen's defeat, Li Shimin's mood immediately improved. "Okay, I have something to ask you."

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