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

Li Shen briefly told a few people what happened in court today.

Except for Wang Xuance who knew the reason why Li Shen went to court today, it was the first time for others to know it.

Pei Mingli doesn’t know many things about his official position.

I was also very surprised when I heard Li Shen’s story just now.

Prince Ji actually signed a business contract with the imperial court, which was something that merchants like them could not even imagine.

Furthermore, Prince Ji's Mansion had actually found evidence of twelve Liu family officials violating the law, the highest ranking of whom was a third-rank governor.

This is a big shot, a man with great power.

No wonder Prince Ji said that coming to Prince Ji’s Mansion would allow one to see a different world. It turns out to be true.

"Well, Your Highness Prince Ji, I have a question, but I don't know whether I should ask it or not?" Pei Mingli asked carefully.

"Tell me if you have any questions." Li Shen said after hearing this.

"What puzzles me is why all the officials are from Guanzhong Liu family?" Pei Mingli originally wanted to ask whether Prince Ji's Mansion had a grudge against the Liu family.

But I felt that the question was too direct, so I was a little more tactful.

However, Li Shen felt that there was nothing wrong in saying it out loud. There were some things that Pei Mingli should know.

So he opened his mouth and said:

"I'm sure you've heard about the Xizhou case?"

"I have heard a little about it." Pei Mingli nodded.

“The first people to impeach me were Liu Shi and his nephew Liu Heng. They cooperated with the noble families and almost put me to death.

So this time it was just an act of revenge against the Liu family.

This is just the beginning, this is what I was going to say.

For our products, the Liu family’s supply price for the entire Puzhou area will return to the original price, and like other merchants, their preferential policies will be cancelled.

Hum, let's kill this chicken and show it to the other monkeys."

Li Shen snorted coldly. If he was going to hit them, he should hit them hard to scare them. Otherwise, anyone could come and step on him in the future.

“But, Your Majesty, if Puzhou is opened up, there will be more merchants, and the price of our goods will probably drop.

This will have some impact on our goods." Wang Hongfu said.

The goods from Prince Ji’s Mansion have always been sold at very high prices, allowing merchants to make sufficient profits.

It is also to make the goods in Prince Ji's Mansion appear more noble.

But if more people sell it, there will naturally be price competition and a price war.

"It's fine as long as the number is controlled. There are so many counties in Puzhou, and not every county is a wealthy county. You can send someone to find out about this.

This prince wants to deal with the Liu family, and he doesn't care about anything else."

"Yes, I will ask someone to investigate." Seeing Prince Ji's excitement, Wang Hongfu nodded quickly.

Just then, a report came from outside that Lu Dingniang had arrived.

Li Shen immediately asked someone to open the door.

Lu Dingniang came in with Wu Meiniang.

"Your Highness the Princess." When Pei Mingli met Lu Dingniang for the first time, he stood up and bowed, saluting respectfully.

"Haha, no need to be polite. I guess you are the capable man that the prince mentioned, Pei Mingli, right?"

"Thank you, Princess. I am Pei Mingli." Pei Mingli nodded.

After saying hello, Lu Dingniang came to the bedside.

"My dear, the deer antler stewed chicken soup you requested is ready. Drink it while it's hot."

As he said this, he took the bowl from the maid and placed it in front of Li Shen.

Deer antler stewed with chicken soup can strengthen kidney yang, replenish essence, strengthen tendons and bones, and regulate Chong and Ren meridians. What Li Shen wants is to strengthen tendons and bones.

Li Shen picked up the bowl and took a sip. It tasted good and the temperature was just right, so Li Shen drank it all in one gulp.

"It tastes good. A few days ago, Lao Wang brought back some deer antlers, which are very nutritious.

When you go back later, each of you can take some with you and use them to replenish your body."

After drinking the soup, Li Shen felt refreshed and said to the four people.

"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji, for the reward."

"Alright, I'm injured. If there's nothing else to do, please follow Wang Hongfu first.

Xuan Ce stays here, and everyone else goes about their business."

After hearing this, the three of them quickly stood up, saluted, and left.

After Lu Dingniang also left with the bowl, Li Shen spoke:

“You need to send someone to monitor the Liu family case and see if Li Zhi will bend the law for personal gain.

However, based on my understanding of Li Zhi, he will definitely handle things impartially in order to avoid being criticized.

As long as he does this, you send people to spread the news and publicize Li Zhi's deeds of sacrificing his own relatives for the sake of justice.

How can the tiger-raising plan be without fame, and at the same time belittle the Liu family.

We want people to see Li Zhi's greatness, and at the same time, we want people to think that Li Zhi was a brave man who cut off his own arm and used the Liu family to fulfill his own wishes.

understand? "

Wang Xuance nodded after hearing this:

“I understand. It is to make the Liu family resent the King of Jin and stop supporting him in the future.

I can also go to Puzhou to spread the news, saying that the fundamental reason why Prince Ji’s Mansion dealt with the Liu family was to take revenge on Prince Jin.

Because you, my Lord, are afraid of the Prince of Jin, you came to the Liu family."

"Yes, that's what I mean. Hehe, Xuan Ce, you are indeed a teachable kid.

That being said, you can even say that this king is very wary of the King of Jin, because he is the legitimate son and the King of Jin has a higher status than this king.

So I can only vent my anger on the Liu family. As long as people believe me, I can say anything."

Li Shen nodded and praised repeatedly. As long as the job could be done, face was worth nothing, so Li Shen would not care about face or not.

“Your Highness, the Xizhou case has caused a rift between Prince Jin and the noble families. They completely ignore Prince Jin’s opinions and insist on doing what they want.

If the Liu family also cuts ties with King Jin, will that affect our tiger-raising plan?"

This is what Wang Xuance is worried about. If no one helps, wouldn't the King of Jin be alone and weak? What strength would he have?

However, Li Shen shook his head after hearing this:

“You still don’t understand human nature. Although Li Zhi and the aristocratic families are unhappy with each other, they will still work together.

At least they will be until this king falls.

The aristocratic families are now weak, and they know that only if Li Zhi comes to power will they have a chance to restore their former glory.

Otherwise, they are likely to decline little by little, just like the big clans in the past, and become the dust in history.

The situation of the Liu family is different. They are Li Zhi's wife's family, and they are helping Li Zhi sincerely.

This king allows Li Zhi to have dogs around him, but they cannot be loyal dogs, only a group of mad dogs that can never be tamed.

This way, the king can feel at ease."

"Yes, I understand. A mad dog will bite people, whether they are its owner or an outsider. They will bite."

Hearing Li Shen's words, Wang Xuance replied with a smile.

When it came to revenge, Prince Ji’s talent was unmatched, and the things he came up with were so comprehensive.

This is totally different from his usual foolish image.

"Your Highness, what if Prince Ji really abuses his power and bends the law? Should we impeach Prince Jin?" Wang Xuance thought of another question.

This is not a strange thing.

"Haha, don't worry, he doesn't dare, the Crown Prince is watching him in the court.

Do you really think that if you let him be the crown prince, you can let Li Zhi do whatever he wants?

No, if he did something wrong, the prince would remind him. "

(Chicken stewed with antlers is very nutritious.)