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

Li Shimin finally spoke. When he heard Li Shen's rogue words, he was furious on the spot.

The guards rushed in immediately upon hearing Li Shimin's call, and they were about to drag Li Shen out, one on the left and the other on the right.

"Aye, Aye, have mercy on me. Is the court going to cheat and bully others? If they don't pay back the money they owe, they'll even beat the owner.

There is no more royal law, no more heavenly principles. "

Li Shen shouted while struggling.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. The tenth brother is just joking. He is weak and cannot withstand the punishment of twenty sticks. Please forgive the tenth brother."

Seeing this situation, Li Chengqian quickly stood up and begged for mercy.

"Yes, Aye, let's spare Old Eleven once. What if there is a bad fight?" Li Tai also agreed.

Li Shimin's face improved after hearing his son's words.

"Your Majesty, I feel that His Highness Prince Ji is not guilty of much, and he is just seeking truth from facts.

What King Ji just said is also true. Qinghai Road is a special place and is very important to the court.

It is also an important front for our Tang Dynasty to deal with Tubo in the future.

In order to prevent destruction, it is necessary for the military to maintain combat capabilities at all times.

Prince Ji simply did not repay His Majesty, but since he is the Chief Protector of Qinghai Dao Protectorate,

It has the right to make some appropriate adjustments based on the situation at the time. The veteran believes that the money should be returned to King Ji. "

Those who can speak at this time are all important people, and Fang Xuanling is one of them.

Fang Xuanling is old and will soon retire from office, so he thinks about things differently from others.

He knew that Prince Ji had a great influence on the court and the entire Tang Dynasty.

King Ji is still young, and in the next few decades, King Ji will be able to contribute to the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, helping him at the appropriate time will also be beneficial to his Fang family, and it can be regarded as forming a good relationship.

Li Shimin looked at Fang Xuanling and snorted at the end.

"Hmph, forget it, since even your father-in-law has begged for mercy for you, I will spare you this time. You are the prince.

You must always think of the court and do not slander the court at every turn.

Since you want money, I'll give it to you. You can go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to get it later. "

"Your Majesty."

As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Tang Jian stood up immediately. Li Shen knew with his buttocks what this Tang Jian wanted to say.

Pointing at Tang Jian,

"Tang Shangshu, don't tell me that the Ministry of Civil Affairs has no money, otherwise I will ask for an order to check the accounts of the Ministry of Civil Affairs."

"Uh..." Tang Jian was stunned.

"His Royal Highness King Ji, the account books are almost missing. The Ministry of Civil Affairs does not have that much money now. The Ministry of Civil Affairs only has three or four hundred thousand yuan now.

In the past two years, we have built water conservancy projects, repaired roads, spent money on the army, and paid officials’ salaries, which is not particularly large. "

"Asshole, I used to do this when I had ten million guan a year, and now I do this when I have more than 20 million guan.

Why have I never had any money? "Li Shen was a little angry.

"This..." Tang Jian was about to say something but was interrupted by Li Shen waving his hand.

"It doesn't matter. If you don't have money, you don't have to pay it from the treasury. The money sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce will be sent to the Ministry of Civil Affairs in the past few days.

I will deduct it myself, but I will not pay less. The amount will still be the amount before the deduction. This money will be returned to me. "

Can it still be like this? Tang Jian didn't react for a moment. Others can't transfer it. It's a bit messy if you give the money for free, then take out your own money in it, and then count it as money given by the court.

"Aye, if nothing happens, I have to resign. In a few days, the First Chamber of Commerce of the Tang Dynasty will send this year's donation to the Ministry of Civil Affairs."

Li Shen saluted Li Shimin. After receiving permission, Li Shen turned around and left, but before leaving, he took a deep look at Changsun Wuji.

"Retreat from the court~!~~~"

As the ministers walked out of the Tai Chi Hall, Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling walked side by side.

"Mr. Zhao, you should not stop Prince Ji today."

"Fang Gong, I'm just telling the truth. I have no personal grudges. It's more than 800,000 yuan. The court can do a lot of things."

Changsun Wuji replied seriously.

"Alas, King Ji is someone we have seen since we were young, and we must retaliate. Duke Zhao had better be careful and not fall into King Ji's ways."

Fang Xuanling reminded him that he did not delve into Changsun Wuji's purpose and it had nothing to do with him.

"Don't worry, he is just a cheater. I, the Duke of Zhao, are upright and don't covet wealth, so I won't be fooled by him."

Changsun Wuji looked indifferent on the surface, but in his heart he felt that what Fang Xuanling said was reasonable, and it seemed that he really needed to take precautions.

Li Shimin and Li Chengqian returned to Liangyi Hall. As soon as they sat down, Li Shimin asked:

"Wang De, is there any news about Prince Ji in the court, especially about Qinghai Road?"

"Your Majesty, some lower-level officials did discuss it, but the upper-level officials didn't respond, so they didn't pay much attention to it."

Sure enough, Wang De's report confirmed Li Shimin's guess.

"As expected, Lao Shi must have gotten the news that someone in the court was talking about his Qinghai Road affairs. He was afraid that others would make a fuss about this, so he did what he did today."

"But Aye, who spread the news about this? It's thousands of miles away from Chang'an, and the soldiers can't leave the camp, and even the generals can't go home to visit relatives.

Who can know what is going on in the military camp? The 100,000 workers there are ordinary people. It is impossible to know these officials.

And they don't know what's going on in the military camp. "Li Chengqian asked.

"The last possibility is the aristocratic family. They have many generals in the army, so it is not difficult to deliver the news.

However, this incident did reveal some shortcomings. How can we just reveal the things in the military camp?

If we fight in the future, the enemy will guess our army's purpose, weaknesses, etc. from some clues.

Wang De, send someone to investigate this matter. Don't make a big fuss, don't be discovered, take your time and don't rush. "

Li Shimin knew military affairs very well, and even a small move could lead to defeat. Of course, leaks like this must be investigated.

"Aye, Lao Shi's performance today is different from usual. He was able to confront Zhao Guogong face to face. He didn't lose at all."

Li Chengqian sighed.

"Well, if you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten. Wang De immediately sent someone to keep an eye on Prince Ji's Mansion. If there is any major incident, report it immediately."

Li Shimin continued to give Wang De instructions.

"Aye, what big move does Lao Shi have?" Li Chengqian was puzzled.

"In fact, Lao Shi did not have the upper hand in today's matter. Zhao Guogong came out to obstruct him. Lao Shi must have resentment in his heart. I am afraid that this traitor will take revenge on the auxiliary machine.

At that time, Chang'an will be disturbed again. Whenever he takes revenge on others, it will bring disaster to Chiyu, and I am scared.

This auxiliary machine, tell me why you want to cause this trouble.

Sigh~~~~~ I hope Lao Shi can take care of your mother and Chang Le and not go too far. "

Li Shimin sighed and felt a little headache. He couldn't directly tell Li Shen not to retaliate, which would break the relationship between Li Shen and him. He could only rely on Li Shen not to be too harsh.

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