I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

After returning to Prince Ji's Mansion, Li Shen ordered as soon as he got off the carriage:

"Send someone to fetch Sima Xue immediately."

After saying that, he strode into the mansion.

Half an hour later, Xue Rengui hurried over from the guard camp.

"I see you, Your Majesty."

Arriving at Li Shen's study, Xue Rengui bowed.

"Well, come and sit down."

Li Shen waved his hand and poured another cup of tea for Xue Rengui.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I don't know what you want me to do."

Xue Rengui took the teacup and asked.

"How are things going recently? Is there anything happening in the Guards Camp?"

Li Shen took a sip of tea and asked,

He hadn't seen Xue Rengui for a long time, nor had he been to the Guard Camp.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Everything is fine in the Guard Camp. The training has not stopped for a single day."

Xue Rengui replied.

"Well, I feel very relieved with you here. When I have nothing to do, I can quietly pull them out, over a mountain or a ridge.

We can't let these people get too energetic.

Find out if there are any bandits or horse bandits nearby, and take them out for some practice."

Li Shen said to Xue Rengui with a smile.

His guard camp cannot leave the camp without permission and must obtain permission from His Majesty.

After all, this is Chang'an, and it is already a special favor for Li Shen to have 3,000 guards.

What’s more, Li Shen actually had more than three thousand guards, but they just turned a blind eye and didn’t care.

"Your Majesty, this is not a problem, but what if we are discovered?"

This was also the problem that Xue Rengui was worried about. Li Shen's three thousand guards were already feared by many people outside the city of Chang'an.

If someone were to discover that he was leaving the house without permission, they would most likely take the opportunity to attack King Ji.

"It's alright. I'll just say I was lost during training."

Li Shen said without caring at all.

"..."

This Prince Ji lies so fluently without blushing or beating his heart, and he even got lost. They are all elite troops.

"My Lord, this..."

Xue Rengui wanted to ask if this excuse was a bit far-fetched, but was interrupted by Li Shen.

“Okay, you don’t have to worry about these things, I will naturally solve them.

This king has called you here to prepare to use his sharp blade."

"Use the sharp blade? Is the prince in trouble?"

Xue Rengui was a little surprised. The sharp blade had always been used for security work and was rarely used to carry out missions.

Another purpose of the sharp blade is to do things that Li Shen is not convenient to do.

“It’s a little troublesome, but not a big one.

You quietly let the blade into the city, and I will tell you what happens next.

This still needs some preparation, I have to go to the palace tomorrow.

Alas, I really don’t want to enter the palace.

But there is no other way, I have to go see my Aye, what a miserable life. "

Li Shen had a bitter look on his face, and Xue Rengui was confused by what he said.

It was getting late, and after Li Shen had given Xue Rengui instructions, he returned to the back house.

The next day, Li Shen hurried into the palace.

"Old Ten, I just want you to give me a small punishment. You don't want to kill them, do you?"

Li Shimin was fishing by the Nanhai Pond. When he heard Li Shen's request, he turned around and looked at Li Shen in surprise.

"No, no, Aye, killing an official of the imperial court is a big deal, how could I not know the seriousness of this matter?

It's just a small punishment for them, just to scare them."

Li Shen quickly shook his head. He thought that he was not crazy if he killed an official appointed by the imperial court.

Li Shimin had always been brooding over the fact that Cui Dunli was killed by him, and had scolded himself several times.

"So what do you want to do? I'm telling you, don't make it too big.

This is Chang'an City, we can't cause chaos, you understand?"

Li Shimin said to Li Shen solemnly.

"I understand, I understand. Don't worry, Aye. I won't do anything rash. It's just a small punishment."

Li Shen quickly assured.

"Well, this is the best. Let's settle this matter as soon as possible. I don't want this matter to be known to the world."

After saying this, Li Shimin turned his head and looked into the water to continue fishing.

"Yes, I understand."

Li Shen saluted.

"Sit down and fish with me."

"No, there are still many things to arrange when I get back."

"Well, Li An, you go and take care of this matter. I inspected the left and right garrisons today. I was very dissatisfied with the lax discipline of the Yulin Guards.

Punish the Imperial Guards to patrol the city at night for three days to rectify military discipline. "

After saying this, Li Shimin threw his token to Li An.

"Sir, obey the order."

"I'll take my leave from there." Li Shen also bowed and followed Li An out.

Li Shimin looked at the water intently, with no expression on his face.

"Old Ten has grown up and knows how to be cautious when doing things."

Looking at the water, Li Shimin murmured to himself.

After Li Shen came out from the Queen's room, he went straight back to Prince Ji's Mansion. He still had a lot of things to prepare in advance.

He was looking forward to how much of a shock his plan would give these people.

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Li Chunfeng really has some ability. He said it will rain within three days.

As a result, by the evening of the next day, the sky was covered with dark clouds. There were occasional rumbling sounds in the sky, and lightning in the clouds appeared and disappeared.

Li Shen and Wang Xuance stood under the eaves of the front yard, looking up at the sky.

"Your Majesty, do you think our plan can succeed?"

"It should work."

After hearing what Wang Xuance said, Li Shen answered with some uncertainty.

"Unfortunately, time is running out and there is no time to verify what the prince said."

Wang Xuance said with some concern

"Well, don't worry, I think there will be no problem, and God will bless me to succeed."

Li Shen said with a solemn oath.

"Your Majesty, what we have to do now is to prove that this matter has nothing to do with heaven."

Wang Xuance reminded helplessly that the prince was indeed unreliable.

On the one hand, you want to prove that it has nothing to do with God, and on the other hand, you still have to ask for God's blessing. Isn't this a contradiction?

"Rumble~~~~"

Thunder began to rumble in the sky and the sound started to get louder. The sky was pitch black except for the occasional flash of lightning.

I don’t know if it was because it was dark or because dark clouds covered the sky.

"What time is it?"

Li Shen asked.

“This…” Wang Xuance looked up at the sky.

"I don't know what time it is."

"Whether we can succeed depends on our luck. We have done what we should do."

Li Shen really had no idea.

"Click~~~"

After the thunder, a flash of lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating Chang'an City, but it became dark again in an instant.

"My Lord, it's raining."

Raindrops fell, Wang Xuance reached out to catch some and said to Li Shen.

"Yes, it's good to have rain. There's been a severe drought in Longyou Pass, Hedong and Sandao. A little rain will make life easier for the people."

Li Shen also stretched out his hand and felt the drizzle.

"Your Majesty, it hasn't rained in the three provinces for months. I'm afraid this rain won't solve any problems, and the land has been dry for a long time.

I’m afraid the crop yields have already been reduced.”

Wang Xuance reported with regret that the rain came a little late.

"Wow~~~"

The rain got heavier and heavier, and finally turned into a downpour.

Li Shen looked at the heavy rain outside and said to himself:

"It's going to rain heavily. It's about to start."