Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

Everyone looked at Li Shen, waiting for his decision.

Especially Wang Hongfu, with blood all over his face, he looked at Li Shen pitifully.

Li Shen's expression changed, and finally he sighed.

"Well, forget it. Since the princess is begging for you, I will spare you for now.

But the death penalty can be avoided, but the living punishment cannot be escaped.

Wang Wencheng is a member of your Wang family, and you were the one who recommended him to me, so you should handle this matter personally.

It’s up to you to decide how to deal with him. I don’t want to see him again.

The disaster will not affect his family, and I will not pursue the matter, but they must leave Chang'an City and be left to fend for themselves.

And! Bring back my money! ! "

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me. Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, Princess."

Hearing Li Shen's words, Wang Hongfu felt as if he had heard the sound of nature. He really had escaped a disaster.

He was ready to die. Over one million taels of silver, 10% of the tax revenue of the Tang Dynasty, was a huge case in his hands.

It's really not easy for him to survive.

"Wang Hongfu, although this matter has nothing to do with you, you are guilty of negligence. You should know better than anyone how serious this is.

This king fines you two years' salary and you have to make amends for your crime. Do you have any objection?"

It is impossible for Li Shen not to be punished for such a serious matter. This is also a lesson for him.

"I have no objection. I am willing to punish myself by not receiving any wages for three years and to make meritorious contributions while serving my sentence.

Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me a chance."

Wang Hongfu would be willing to be fined ten years, let alone two years.

More than one million strings of cash in ten years is nothing compared to life. Besides, the money he has now is enough to support three generations, and he has more than enough to spend.

"Humph, if I say two years, it means two years. I will be clear about rewards and punishments, but...

You must do what I ask you to do. You must recover all the money that Wang Wencheng stole from the palace.

If there is less....”

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will definitely make up for the loss for the palace. I will make up for whatever is missing myself."

Wang Hongfu quickly expressed his position.

Li Shen nodded.

"That's good, Wang Hongfu, this incident is a warning and a lesson for you.

There is no one in this world who can be trusted. People are all greedy.

You should handle the Wang Wencheng matter yourself. I will send a guard to go with you. After you come back, you can send an internal notice to all places.

Let them learn from this and not go down the wrong path.”

"Yes, I will manage it strictly in the future and will never let such a thing happen again.

If this happens again, I will die as a token of my guilt."

Wang Hongfu swore.

"You can leave now. You will set off tomorrow and resolve this matter as soon as possible."

Li Shen waved his hand. He would leave it to Wang Hongfu's attitude in handling the matter.

"I will definitely satisfy His Majesty. I will take my leave now."

Wang Hongfu kowtowed and then walked out.

"My dear, don't be angry. The Prince Ji's Mansion now covers the entire Tang Dynasty. Transportation is inconvenient and information cannot be transmitted in a timely manner.

It was purely an accident that this happened.

This is especially true in Western Continent, where there are barbarians. "

Lu Dingniang comforted her.

Alas, Li Shen sighed in his heart, it is true, the biggest drawback is the untimely transmission of information.

It would be great if there was a telephone internet, but unfortunately, he doesn’t know how to use it.

He can't even use the simplest telegram.

"Xuan Ce, immediately establish branches of the Tang Daily in all prefectures of Anxi Protectorate so that news can be delivered in a timely manner.

We have also set up branches wherever there are no branches yet.”

The channel through which Prince Ji’s palace transmits information is the newspaper’s branches in various places.

It’s just that they are not set up in places with a lot of people, such as the northwest.

“Your Majesty, if we set up so many newspapers, the money we would have to spend every year would not be a small amount.

It’s just that horses everywhere cost a lot of money.”

Wang Xuance reminded.

Moreover, delivering the newspapers to Anxi District, which is thousands of miles away, would definitely be a loss.

"I don't care about that. We should set up the business in the place where we have the industry. The incident in Anxi cannot happen again.

Do you know that if this matter is known to others first, they will accuse me of oppressing the barbarians.

This king can’t even explain it clearly.”

Li Shen suddenly realized that this matter was not that simple.

"Shitou, you must immediately ride a fast horse to the Shandong military camp and ask Xue Rengui to send a squad of guards to accompany Wang Hongfu to Xizhou tomorrow.

Ensure Wang Hongfu's safety on the road.

Once there, you must obey Wang Hongfu's arrangements and not disobey his orders.

Assist Wang Hongfu in dealing with Wang Wencheng and his gang.

If Wang Hongfu wants to release Wang Wencheng, then he should secretly capture Wang Wencheng..."

Li Shen made a gesture of wiping his neck.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Shitou took the order and was about to go out.

"Wait, let them record everything Wang Hongfu said and did for me.

And we need to find out how many small tribal leaders Wang Wencheng is connected to."

As Li Shen spoke, he got off the bed and walked to the desk. He picked up a pen and quickly wrote a few words, then stamped them with his own seal.

Fold the paper, put it in the envelope and seal it.

“Take this letter away and have them give it to Xizhou Governor Guo Xiaoke, and tell him that this was written by the prince himself.

Go for it. "

Li Shen handed the letter to Shitou, who took it, bowed and ran out.

"Ah~~~"

Li Shen returned to the bed tiredly and lay on Lu Dingniang's legs.

"It's your turn now. You have to tell this king some good news."

Li Shen looked at Wang Xuance.

"this......"

Wang Xuance was a little hesitant.

"Why, you brought bad news to me too?

Then stop talking and wait until tomorrow. One piece of bad news a day is enough, not two pieces of bad news a day."

Li Shen waved his hand.

"Your Majesty, what I'm telling you is neither bad news nor good news, but it may give you a headache."

"what's up?"

Li Shen asked.

"Your Highness, the Ministry of Rites has just issued an official letter stating that His Majesty has issued an order to hold a ceremony for you to come of age in half a month.

It seems that the prince is still in charge. "

"They are talking nonsense. Shouldn't the coming-of-age ceremony be presided over by the father? How can it be presided over by the eldest brother? Why?

Let the prince be my father? Do they want to die? I will kill them right now."

Li Shen immediately sat up, his hair standing on end with anger. The establishment of a person is presided over by his father, how can it be presided over by his elder brother?

This would only happen if my father died.

The prince is not my father, and now they start licking him?

Li Shen was so angry that he was ready to kill everyone in the Ministry of Rites.

"Your Majesty, this is what I heard from the Ministry of Rites, I don't know the details.

However, the Ministry of Rites sent an official letter, asking the prince to go to the Ministry of Rites to learn the etiquette procedures of the coming-of-age ceremony, including the ancestor worship ceremony.

The palace also informed us that some of the things used in the coming-of-age ceremony need to be purchased by our Ji Wangfu ourselves, including... including items for ancestor worship."

"What do you say?"

Hearing Wang Xuance's words, Li Shen was so angry that he stood up, put his hands on his hips and shouted towards the direction of the palace:

"You are too stingy, aren't you? You asked me to pay for the three animals for the ancestral sacrifice, and that's just a few dollars.

I pay for everything myself, why do I need you to perform the coming-of-age ceremony for me?

Is there any justice in this world? It was you who wanted to hold the coming-of-age ceremony for me, not me who asked for it.

You are really stingy."