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

"What? Shen'er got into trouble again?"

Empress Chang Sun originally wanted to tease Li Shimin, but when she heard Li Shimin talking about hanging, she immediately became anxious.

She had also heard about what happened in Xizhou, where the state was besieged by various noble families, and it was her eldest brother who finally came forward to rescue them.

But she didn't expect that within just a few days, Li Shen got into trouble again by mobilizing the army without permission. Even she knew that this was a serious crime.

No dynasty would allow its subjects to mobilize troops privately.

And there are already thousands of people, while at the beginning, the Qin Palace at Xuanwu Gate only dispatched 800 people.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. It is because I did not teach him well that he became so arrogant. I will definitely teach him a lesson."

At this time, Concubine Wei also walked in and bowed to Li Shimin and pleaded for mercy.

Her son, of whom she was so proud, was good in every way except that he loved to get into trouble, which made her, as an old mother, very worried.

I am always worried about it.

Sometimes she wondered if her son was her own, or if he was transformed from something else.

He fears no one, no matter what. He dares to offend anyone and do anything, and his courage is growing.

The first thing he did when he was a child was to use the Sizhifang to make profits for himself, and blatantly bribe the emperor.

When he grew up, he insulted the ministers and beat the court officials.

He kidnapped the crown prince, beat up royal relatives, and even Prince of Jin Li Zhi fell victim to his murderous hands.

When he grew a little older, the ministers no longer interested him, and he started to target the emperor, cheating and deceiving people, and was always on the verge of life and death.

Concubine Wei had been extremely worried about Li Shen many times.

He was the first person in history to defraud the emperor of more than four million strings of cash.

For this crime, it would not be an exaggeration to say that after being sliced ​​to pieces, the meat should be fed to dogs, or the bones should be ground into powder and scattered in the manure pit.

Over the years, Concubine Wei has always been worried about her son, and he has not changed at all by not listening to the teachings.

The Xizhou case had just been concluded, and now there was another case of unauthorized troop transfer. Her heart was almost broken.

"Don't worry, my beloved concubine. I have already sent someone to deliver a note to the Ministry of War tomorrow, and the matter will be settled.

But he always acts like this. Even if I can protect him for a while, I can't protect him forever.

Summon him into the palace tomorrow, and my beloved concubine will have to give him a good lesson. He must not be so lawless in the future.

Otherwise, he might cause a disaster someday, and I won’t be able to save him even if I want to.”

Seeing Concubine Wei's worried look, Li Shimin first said a word of comfort, then his eyes rolled and he looked heartbroken.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will summon him to the palace tomorrow and teach him a lesson so that he won't act like this again.

Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

When Concubine Wei heard that her son was fine, she quickly thanked him.

"Okay, sister, you don't have to worry. Erlang has already said that Shen'er won't do that again.

But I think since Shen Er did this, something must have happened, otherwise, with Shen Er's cautious character, he would not be so reckless. "

Empress Changsun pulled Concubine Wei to sit aside to comfort her.

Hearing Empress Changsun defending Li Shen again, Li Shimin's mouth twitched, but he ultimately did not refute.

Instead, he changed the subject and said:

"By the way, Guanyin maid, I heard that Wang came, I wonder what he wants to do?"

Li Shimin just wanted to see Empress Changsun’s reaction and whether she was in a bad mood because of Wang Wan.

Upon hearing this, Empress Changsun glanced at Concubine Wei and shook her head:

"Nothing, I just want her husband Wei Yuanzheng to be reinstated as an official, so I'll ask you, Erlang, for help."

She did not mention Wang Wan's complaint or the fact that Wang Wan was beaten by Li Shen.

"Oh, so that's the case. However, Wei Yuanzheng has been demoted, so it will be difficult for him to become an official." Li Shimin pretended to think about it.

"Erlang, Wan'er cried so pitifully in front of me today, why not give her husband a county magistrate position?"

Empress Changsun was also somewhat helpless when she heard Wang Wan crying.

"Guanyin maid, what Wei Yuanzheng did originally deserved the death penalty, but his demotion now is already a special grace.

I'm afraid what Wang is asking for is a bit excessive."

Li Shimin frowned and shook his head resolutely.

"Alas, I know this truth, but Wan'er is my eldest sister's orphan, so I should take care of her.

She came to me for help several times, and she cried bitterly every time. I really couldn't bear it.

In fact, I also feel that I shouldn’t agree. It’s just…”

The Queen hesitated when she said this. She didn't want to agree, but Wang Wan kept coming, and considering their family ties, the Queen would not always refuse.

Seeing Empress Changsun's distress, Li Shimin thought for a moment and came up with a plan:

"Guanyin, in fact, not allowing Wei Yuanzheng to enter the government is also for his own good."

"Why do you say that, Erlang?" Empress Changsun was slightly stunned.

"Guanyin, this has to do with your filial son.

Based on my understanding of him, this rebellious son will never stop seeking revenge. At the beginning, due to our relationship, he did not take action against Wei Yuanzheng.

But now if Wei Yuanzheng becomes an official, that rebellious son will not let it go and may very likely kill him.

You have to know that what happened back then was just a pardon outside the law.

If Wei Yuanzheng were allowed to enter officialdom, it would be equivalent to telling the outside world that the matter was over.

Think about it, would that rebellious son agree?

So I didn’t allow Wei Yuanzheng to enter the government, and it was also for Wei Yuanzheng’s sake. Wang is your niece, and I don’t want him to be a widow.”

Li Shimin explained the interests involved.

"So that's how it is." Empress Changsun suddenly realized. Thinking about what Li Shen had done, she really felt that what Li Shimin said made sense.

Because in the afternoon, it was also said that Li Shen didn't want to let Wei Yuan off the hook.

He also had a servant beat her.

The attitude of this trip will most likely be as Your Majesty said. After all, Wei Yuanzheng wanted to kill Li Shen back then.

Thinking of this, Empress Changsun was not troubled.

"In that case, let's forget it. I will tell Wang Wan that it is too dangerous for Wei Yuanzheng to enter the government.

What he did here is truly unforgivable. Let Wan'er and Wei Yuanzheng live in peace and stop thinking about becoming officials."

Empress Changsun was unwilling to do so in the first place, but when she heard Li Shimin say this, she naturally went along with it.

If Wei Yuanzheng had violated any law, she could still help plead for mercy, but this time it was different.

Wei Yuanzheng participated in the assassination of Li Shen. Even if Li Shen did not have such a deep relationship with her, he was still a prince after all.

Since she married into the royal family, she is naturally a member of the Li family. Wei Yuanzheng wants to kill Your Majesty and her son. This is intolerable.

Especially since Li Shen had to be killed, not killing Wei Yuanzheng was already a special favor.

"Guanyin, from now on, I will take care of these troublesome matters, and you just need to rest and recuperate.

The imperial physician also said that you are not prone to overwork. Now that you have finally gotten better, you must not get sick again.

Remember to drink the tonic medicine prescribed by the imperial physician. If the herbs are gone, I will send someone out to look for them.

Your body is more important than anything else."