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

The news that Prince Ji's Mansion used top-quality Western blankets to treat children's excrement and urination spread quickly.

But it was soon overshadowed by another incident.

The lightning incident not long ago finally came to an end. His Majesty personally issued an order, and those who had made false comments about the Crown Prince were ordered to

But considering that they are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, they are sent to local areas for training. After the training, the court will surely use them and make them the pillars of the Tang Dynasty.

The second thing is that Gao Jifu, the Minister of the Imperial Court, is ill, and His Majesty has granted him special permission to rest at home and to appoint him as the Minister of the Imperial Court.

The post of Menxia Shizhong was temporarily taken over by Yu Zhining.

The last thing, Prince Ji, you expanded the army without permission and neglected your duties. You will be fined three years and confined to your home for three months. If you do this again, you will be severely punished.

None of the three matters announced by the court were trivial.

The first thing to do was to drive out of Chang'an City all those who submitted memorials, that is, those who spoke ill of the prince.

No matter what the future holds, they may not be able to enter Chang'an in this lifetime.

The second incident was even bigger. The Prime Minister, the Minister of the Imperial Household, was taken down just like that.

Gao Ji Fu is also considered an old minister. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Gao Ji Fu must have offended His Majesty.

The most sensational thing was the third incident. Prince Ji never disappointed anyone. He was indeed a man who could accomplish great things.

No mistake was too small.

Expanding the military without permission is a serious crime.

Where is this? Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Li Shen is actually expanding his army within the sphere of influence of Chang'an City. Does he have some intention?

Moreover, for such a serious crime, His Majesty only imposed a light punishment of three years of imprisonment and three months of house arrest.

This made many people feel uncomfortable.

At this moment, Li Chengqian came to the Shenlong Palace with a pile of memorials.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is requesting an audience outside the palace."

An eunuch came in to report.

"Well let him in."

Li Shimin was painting on paper with his skillful brush.

"Sir, see Aye."

Li Chengqian bowed first after coming in.

"Well, what are you doing here?"

Li Shimin didn't even raise his head, still writing and drawing seriously.

Li Chengqian stepped forward and placed the memorial in his hand on a corner of the desk.

"Father, this is the memorial submitted by the censor and some officials today to impeach Prince Ji."

"Well, what did you write?"

Li Shimin asked.

"Replying to Aye, it's all about impeaching Tenth Brother for privately recruiting soldiers."

"When did Lao Shi recruit soldiers privately? The imperial edict clearly states that he expanded the army privately, and hasn't he been punished?

What do they have to impeach?"

Li Shimin finally finished, put down the pen in his hand and waved to Li Chengqian.

When Li Chengqian came up to him, he heard Li Shimin ask:

"Come on, Gao Ming, take a look at this horse I painted. What do you think?"

As he said this, he picked up the drawing paper and showed it to Li Chengqian.

Li Shimin painted a horse with strong limbs, as if it was running.

"It is indeed a magnificent horse. Aye's words have captured the essence of this horse."

After reading it, Li Chengqian kept nodding and praising it.

Li Shimin smiled.

"What do you mean by divine horse? You are exaggerating. If you want to paint a fine horse, you should ask Qingque for it.

His paintings are the real thing.”

"Aye, then this matter..."

Li Chengqian continued to ask.

"Don't worry about this matter. It's not their turn to point fingers at my son.

Just say that I was unwell and the imperial physician said I needed to rest, but he had not read the memorial.

Ignore them.”

Li Shimin said nonchalantly.

"Yes, Aye, I understand.

Oh, by the way, Aye, here are some memorials impeaching my tenth brother for his extravagant lifestyle.

It was said that Prince Ji’s mansion spread blankets from the Western Regions outside and replaced them when they got dirty, just for the children in the mansion to play with.

He also said that if it got dirty, he would throw it away immediately and never wash it, saying that it was not worth washing.

They impeached the tenth brother for violating moral principles."

Li Chengqian was about to leave when he suddenly remembered this matter.

"Oh? Is the censor talking about this prodigal son of his again?

Lay it outside and change it when it gets dirty. It’s not worth washing. What does this mean?

Old Ten does like to show off, could this be true?"

Li Shimin was a little uncertain.

"Your Highness, I have had someone check it out and it is indeed true.

I also heard that it was changed at least once a day. If it was soiled by the Tenth Brother’s children, it would be changed immediately.”

"Humph, what on earth is this bastard trying to do?"

Li Shimin frowned after hearing this. He felt that Li Shen would not be so boring.

There must be some reason.

"I don't know that either."

Li Chengqian shook his head.

"Wang De, pay attention to the movements outside and in Prince Ji's mansion."

"If it's the old slave's crack, go and do it."

"Wait, send someone to give him a message, telling him that I said that he should stay at home and reflect on his mistakes honestly, and not leave the palace."

After thinking for a while, Li Shimin added another sentence.

I wonder if his son is going to do something big again? As an old father, I’m afraid I can’t bear it.

~~~~~~~~~

When Li Shen received the imperial edict, although he already knew the result, he was still heartbroken.

His three years' salary was gone just like that.

Not only Li Shen felt distressed, but Li Shen's young wife Lu Dingniang also felt distressed. She had been in Prince Ji's Mansion for several years.

She had never received Li Shen's salary, and she didn't care at first, but when she heard that he made over 10,000 guan a year,

Lu Dingniang almost hugged Li Shen and burst into tears.

On this day, when Li Shen was feeling sad about losing three years of salary, Shitou came running in:

"Your Highness, there are a few people coming to the front yard. They say they are our retired guards and they are here to file a complaint."

"Oh? The guards who left? Let's go and take a look."

Li Shen stood up immediately upon hearing this. Their guards retired every five years, and now two groups have retired.

Of course, it is not to persuade people to quit, but to quit part of the way.

Li Shen organized them to start a carriage business and escort goods for merchants, which also provided them with a way to make a living.

I usually take good care of them, after all, they have protected me for so many years.

Arriving at the living room in the front yard, Li Shen ordered someone to call them in.

After a while, five or six people came in carrying a stretcher with a person lying on it.

Several people came to Li Shen, put down the stretcher, and then all knelt down.

"Your Highness Prince Ji, please make the decision for us."

"what happened?"

Li Shen stood up and walked to the stretcher. He saw a man about thirty years old with a bruised face and nose lying on the stretcher.

"Greetings, Your Majesty... cough... cough..."

"No need to be polite, what's going on?"

Li Shen sat back in his seat, but his face was indeed cold as ice. Although his guards had retired, they would still have to follow him to the battlefield if something happened in the future.

Can anyone move it?

"Your Highness Prince Ji, Heizi was severely injured, and we just came from the medical school.

Your Highness Prince Ji, please make the decision for us."

One person kowtowed to Li Shen.

"Who hit me?"

Li Shen was furious.

"My Lord, she is the legitimate daughter of Wang Clan of Langya County."