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

"Thank you for your teachings, Brother Four. I am now enlightened.

Li Shen does have his own unique qualities, but it's a pity that he is not from our side.

Since they are against us, they are our enemies."

After a long time, Li Zhi looked up and saluted Li Tai.

"Chi Nu, Fourth Brother wants to remind you that Li Shen is not that easy to deal with.

The aristocratic families should have made careful preparations for this incident in Xizhou.

I guess our good uncle may have helped here.

What was the result? It was still easily resolved by Li Shen.

You have seen the situation today. It is obvious that our uncle is helping the tenth brother.

Ma Zhou was neutral, he knew that Lao Shi would not do such a stupid thing.

If the Duke of Zhao insists today that Li Shen is guilty, then the Tenth Master can be convicted today.

But why did Duke Zhao suddenly turn against us? There must be something unknown here.

Old Ten was able to turn defeat into victory even when he was at a disadvantage.

This is enough to prove how clever Lao Shi's methods are.

Fourth brother advises you not to take it lightly, and especially not to underestimate Li Shen.

Ordinary things could not bring down Li Shen, not even if he committed murder and arson.

You have to be more careful. "

Although Li Tai's words were intended to boost Li Shen's morale and destroy Li Zhi's prestige, they were realistic and very pertinent.

Li Zhi was unable to refute it.

Yes, Li Shen was indeed powerful, and his plan this time was almost flawless, but he failed in the end.

Not only did Li Shen turn the tables, but his reputation also had some influence among the aristocratic families.

I actually broke my promise to the ally I had worked with for several years and gave up the agreed plan halfway.

He could imagine that the news of his going back on his word had already spread widely among the aristocratic families.

This time I have really embarrassed myself.

Thinking of this, Li Zhi's hatred for Li Shen deepened.

"Don't worry, Fourth Brother. I will be more careful in the future. But Fourth Brother, isn't it a bit too much to praise Li Shen so much?"

Hearing Li Zhi's words, Li Tai shook his head.

"Not at all, Chi Nu, I have been observing Li Shen's style of doing things over the years.

He behaves eccentrically and unruly, never confronts others head-on, and prefers to scheme behind the scenes.

But such a person with bad character is extremely lenient in treating ordinary people.

The laborers in the workshop of Prince Ji's mansion and the clerks in the shops received monthly wages several times that of ordinary people.

It’s very confusing.”

Li Tai saw that Li Zhi was still a little unconvinced, but he had said all he wanted to say, and it would not do any more to Ah Hong.

"Okay, don't think too much, just don't be his enemy in the future.

That’s all I have to say. I still have some things to do at your house, so I’ll leave first.”

Li Zhi bowed and Li Tai turned and left.

Li Zhi looked back at the Taiji Hall and turned back to his residence.

.................

Li Shen didn't know that his two brothers were talking about him behind his back.

He has now arrived at the Liangyi Palace.

Li Shen knew without guessing that if someone came to Liangyi Palace, the prince must be there too.

"Greetings, Aye, and greetings, big brother."

Li Shen bowed politely.

"Tenth brother, congratulations, this time you have finally been vindicated and no longer have to suffer unjust accusations.

congratulations. "

As soon as he came up, Li Chengqian started by congratulating him.

"Haha, no, no, big brother, thank you for the compliment.

I have to thank Aye for his punishment. Without Aye's help, I would not have been able to escape.

So here, I want to express my sincere gratitude to Aye for his help."

Li Shen bowed deeply to Li Shimin.

However, Li Shimin's face was expressionless, which made Li Shen's heart skip a beat.

I didn't think I had offended my father in any way.

"Prince Ji is too modest. Even without me, you, Prince Ji, can still make things happen.

What does this little thing matter?"

Sure enough, when Li Shen heard his father's sarcastic words, he knew that he might be doomed.

It would be a big deal if my father just handed over my title.

Li Shen hurriedly explained.

"What are you talking about, Daye? If it weren't for Daye's help, I would have been punished long ago."

"Tell me, how did you get the Duke of Zhao to help you? Did you make some tempting conditions known to the State of Zhao?"

This is what Li Shimin is most curious about.

"How does Aye know that the Duke of Zhao is helping me? It is only natural for the Duke of Zhao to enforce the law impartially."

Li Shen asked curiously.

"Humph, do you even need to guess? Don't you know what your letter was about?

Changsun Wuji is not blind, how could he not see that this was written by you?

Since he didn't expose you on the spot, he must have reached some kind of agreement with you.

Otherwise, with Duke Zhao's personality, how could he do something that goes against his own will?"

Li Shimin snorted.

Why ask this question when even a fool can see it?

Oh, so that's how it is. Li Shen then remembered the last letter.

"Hey, I didn't make any deal with Duke Zhao."

Li Shen shook his head.

"What? You secretly returned to the city, first went to the Duke of Zhao's mansion, and then went to the Prince of Jin's mansion. Do you think I don't know?

Or do you and Duke Zhao have a secret that cannot be revealed?"

Li Shimin frowned and looked at Li Shen seriously.

"Tenth brother, just tell the truth."

Li Chengqian watched the fun from the sidelines without seeming to be afraid of any trouble.

Li Shen thought about it and realized that he actually didn’t want his father to know that he had a lot of iron.

Li Shimin had long known that he had a lot of salt, but as for steel, he didn't know the specific situation.

Li Shimin had reminded himself of this at the beginning, and he said that he only used it for his own use and did not sell it on the market.

What he discovered was a natural, super-large iron ore vein.

And there's more.

But after thinking about it, Li Shen finally figured it out. His father still had to know about it in the future, so it was better to tell him now.

"Father, it's nothing. I just told Duke Zhao that if he doesn't help me, I will fight him to the death.

The most important business for his family was the steel business, and his son happened to have some steel.

If he didn't agree, my son would sell the steel to the court at a low price, making the steel he added unsalable.

Judging from the situation today, my son's threat must have worked, and Changsun Wuji is scared."

Li Shen said truthfully.

"You have a lot of steel in your hands?"

Li Shimin grasped the crux of the problem.

"There are some things that Aye should know."

Li Shen nodded.

"I know a little bit, you have occupied several iron mines in Liaodong, and you have secretly transported the refined iron to the warehouse by the sea.

But didn’t you ship it to Japan?

I really thought you were using it to build the Tang Dynasty City That Never Sleeps."

Li Shimin did know about this matter at the time, and he was afraid that Li Shenyun would come to the Tang Dynasty to impact the steel market.

At that time, Li Shen had just returned from Liaodong and did not have as much power as he does now.

Although this happened several years ago, Li Shimin still remembers it.