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

With a scream from Li Shen, the door slowly closed.

Wang De looked at the gate of Daji Hall, and the smile on his face could no longer be concealed.

That's it? Prince Ji Li Shen, who had just spoken so arrogantly to him, had now fallen into such a state.

Wang De really wanted to laugh three times, and then say, "You have come to this day."

At this moment, Li Shen was grabbed by the collar and carried back to the hall by his mother.

Concubine Wei naturally knew that Li Shen had arrived.

While Li Shen and Wang Hongfu were arguing outside the gate, the eunuch at the door had already run in to report the news.

When Li Shen, unaware of the situation, swaggered into his mother's palace, he saw Concubine Wei sitting in front of the hall.

He looked at Li Shen seriously.

Li Shen didn't think much about it. He walked up to her with a smile and bowed. He also wanted to say a few nice words to make his mother happy.

But just as he bowed, Concubine Wei suddenly jumped up, took out the ruler she had prepared in advance, and spanked Li Shen hard on the butt.

Li Shen was caught off guard this time, and since it was spring and the flowers were blooming, he was wearing little, so he was hit hard.

Li Shen jumped up high from the beating, and screamed in agony.

Just this one time, Li Shen was in so much pain that tears came out. Concubine Wei was really hurt.

Li Shen turned around and was about to ask his mother why she hit him when he saw Concubine Wei was about to hit him a second time.

So Li Shen didn't have time to think, he just turned around and ran.

Concubine Wei hurriedly chased after him.

Li Shen’s idea was to run away first, and then come back to ask his mother why she hit him after she calmed down.

But just as he was about to run out of Daji Hall, he heard Wang De shout, "Close the door quickly."

He immediately realized that this was a trap and he had been tricked.

He asked why he had to pay his respects to his mother first. It turned out to be the Hongmen Banquet, and his mother was the legendary swordsman.

It’s just that the swordsmen were lying in ambush on both sides, and his mother appeared in front of him openly.

This is often the most dangerous place and the safest place.

So Li Shen was blocked at the door, trembling as he looked at the ruler in his mother's hand.

"Mother, mother, be gentle, I am sick."

Being held by his mother, Li Shen did not dare to struggle.

Fortunately, my mother is tall, otherwise she wouldn’t be able to carry me.

Arriving at the main hall, Concubine Wei let go of Li Shen and angrily shouted:

"Your Majesty!"

"Plop." Li Shen knelt down immediately without any hesitation. He who knows the times is a hero, and everyone is equal before the ruler.

"Mother, I was wrong." Li Shen was the first to admit that he was wrong.

Although he didn't know what he did wrong, admitting his mistake was a good start.

"Hmph, then tell me where you went wrong?" Concubine Wei snorted coldly.

"I...I...I spent money recklessly again?" Li Shen asked tentatively.

"Pa." Concubine Wei immediately hit Li Shen with a ruler.

"Hey, son, think about it again, think about it again." Li Shen covered his arm and tried hard to think about what mistakes he had made these days.

After thinking for a long time, Li Shen still couldn't figure it out. Apart from the affairs of Xizhou, he had done nothing these days.

Besides, the events in Xizhou had nothing to do with him. He was framed.

Disrupting the court? Cheating dad's money? Li Shen shook his head. He hadn't been out for a while.

Let alone being domineering.

He himself felt that it was becoming increasingly difficult to act tyrannically in Chang'an City.

With his current reputation, no one has dared to mess with him for a long time.

It was difficult for him to get rid of anyone who annoyed him, and his life became more and more boring.

What else is there?

"Mother... Mother, can you give me a hint?" Unable to think of anything, Li Shen could only pitifully fantasize about his mother.

Concubine Wei was indifferent to Li Shen's look. Li Shen had been using this little trick since he was a child.

As a mother, don't know your son too well.

"What did you do yesterday?" Concubine Wei asked coldly.

"Yesterday?" Li Shen was stunned. Could it be because he did not return home last night?

That can’t be possible. I’m already so old and have already established my own government.

You don't have to control yourself like a child, do you?

"Mother, I didn't do anything yesterday. I just went out yesterday and came back today."

"You still say no, but did you mobilize troops privately yesterday?" Concubine Wei glared at Li Shen and questioned.

"Mobilizing troops privately? How do you get this as an excuse? I didn't mobilize any troops." Li Shen was a little confused.

I am neither from the Ministry of War nor from the Sixteen Guards, so how could I mobilize troops?

But he immediately thought of a possibility and asked timidly.

"Isn't the guard camp you're talking about mother?"

"Huh, so you know that. Then do you know that you will be hanged if you mobilize a thousand soldiers without permission?"

Concubine Wei snorted coldly.

"What? Hanging? That's not necessary. The guards I mobilized are from the Royal Guard Battalion, not the Imperial Guards.

The Imperial Guard Battalion is under the jurisdiction of Prince Ji's Mansion. They are my private army. How can I ask them to mobilize them?"

When Li Shen heard about the hanging, he was almost scared to death. This was too serious.

"Private soldiers? Have you forgotten that this is Chang'an City? Where would private soldiers come from in Chang'an City?

Even the crown prince has no private army, and the six generals are all under the Ministry of War.

You dare to say that the guards of the Imperial Guard Battalion are your private soldiers. This is treasonous."

"Clap clap."

Concubine Wei angrily slapped Li Shen twice again, causing Li Shen to grimace in pain.

"Mother, I was wrong. I didn't think it through." It turned out to be because of this incident.

He was always dealt with by Xue Rengui before, and he didn't know the rules.

"Someone, bring a stool." Concubine Wei ordered when she saw Li Shen plead guilty.

"Mother, I've already been beaten so many times, there's no need to beat you anymore, right?"

The bench is something Li Shen is very familiar with. It is a long bench. It is called a bench, but in fact it is a torture instrument.

A bench where people are tortured by lying on it.

Li Shen dared to say without boasting that he had used it several times.

Concubine Wei remained silent, and soon the bench was placed in the center of the hall.

"Lie down." Concubine Wei scolded.

"Mother, please don't. I have to go see Father soon." Li Shen was ready to bring up his father.

But I never expected that my mother, who had always been very well-behaved, had no intention of stopping when she heard about meeting His Majesty.

Instead, repeat it again:

"Get down."

"Oh~~~" Li Shen sighed. It would be better if he didn't come back today. He would really have to think carefully before going out in the future to see if he would encounter bloody disasters or physical pain.

With a helpless look on his face, Li Shen lay on the bench.

"Shen'er, if you act a little eccentrically, mother will not blame you. If you act a little unruly, mother will not blame you either.

But you cannot rely on His Majesty's favor to become arrogant and deliberately break the rules.

You will make it very difficult for His Majesty by doing this.

With your current fame, countless eyes are staring at you.

As long as you make a mistake, people will attack you.

You should be more careful to avoid being caught by the troublemaker.

Your Majesty can scare you this time, but what about next time, and the next time? When you get into a terrible disaster,

I'm afraid even His Majesty can't protect you.

Mother doesn’t want the old to send the young away.”