Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

"Xuance, let's build roads. Let's connect all the prefectures and counties in the Tang Dynasty. The roads will be easier to travel and the distances between them will be closer. Are you right?"

Li Shen suddenly said to Wang Xuance.

The relationship between people is never due to distance.

"Building roads?" Wang Xuance was surprised.

"Your Majesty, we have planned to build two roads this year. Shopkeeper Wang should have started construction by this time.

If the entire Tang Dynasty were to build it together, our palace would not have that much money. "

Li Shen thought for a while,

"We can ask the court to pay for it, but we can't let the court take advantage of us by building roads. These damn rotten scholars have no foresight at all.

Just know how to be content with the status quo, rush forward when there are benefits, and no one will agree when you have to pay.

No, I have to find a way to get these people to contribute some money. "

Li Shen now has great opinions on the civil servants in feudal society. Whenever national policies are promulgated, as long as they are beneficial to them, they will vigorously agree and promote them.

If it is not good for them or harms their interests, even if it is good for the people of the world, they will oppose it.

This is the reason why Li Shen hates them the most.

"Your Majesty, it may be difficult to get the court to pay. The court has been fighting against Goguryeo for more than a year now, and the money spent should be huge.

They probably won't pay to build the road.

Maybe someone will suggest that you, the prince, pay for it. "

Wang Xuance also knew a little about the affairs of the imperial court.

"Xuance, we need to come up with a plan for this. In fact, it's not impossible to let the palace build roads. We can also make money from it.

Just asking the palace to pay for the repairs makes me feel unbalanced.

And if the palace builds all the roads, the palace’s reputation among the people will be very high.

This goes against my original intention, which is to keep a low profile in everything. We can stir up trouble among the princes and nobles, but we cannot establish prestige among the common people. "

This is Li Shen's basic principle of life. If the public prestige is too high, it is dangerous.

After hearing this, Wang Xuance said nothing more and followed Li Shen to think of a solution.

Li Shen's team took the land route. In fact, in terms of speed, it would be much faster for Li Shen to take the boat along the coast than to go by land.

Although the land route is closer, the land route is really not easy to walk. There are many mountains in Lingnan, and many of them require a long walk around the mountains to get over.

It took Li Shen's team more than 20 days to leave the boundary of Lingnan Road and reach Jiangnan Road.

Jiangnan is a land of plenty, but Li Shen is no longer in the mood to appreciate it at the moment. He just wants to return to Chang'an as soon as possible.

After more than a month of traveling, Li Shen's team arrived in Chang'an.

It took two months of walking.

Looking at the tall city wall in front of Li Shen, it felt like a lifetime ago. Li Shen now wanted to kiss against the city wall.

In the past two months, Li Shen almost vomited while riding in a carriage, and his butt hurt when riding a horse. He was uncomfortable no matter what.

This made Li Shen more determined to build roads. Sometimes when it rained and the roads were muddy, the carriage would get stuck as soon as it said it would.

"Your Majesty, King Wei and King Jin are in front." Shitou whispered.

"The King of Wei and the King of Jin?" Li Shen wondered, even if there was a pavilion ten miles away to greet him, shouldn't Li Chengqian be the one to come?

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness may have gone to Goguryeo at this time." Wang Xuance reminded.

"Yes, eldest brother should go to Goguryeo. Alas, do you think Aye will let me go to Goguryeo too?

I am still the commander-in-chief of some bullshit Eastern Expedition, the military governor. "

At this time, Li Shen's mood, which he had just returned to Chang'an, began to get worse again.

Soon Li Shen's carriage stopped and Li Shen got off the carriage.

"I've met, fourth brother and ninth brother." Li Shen saluted.

"Tenth brother, Aye asked us to welcome you, the deposed envoy of the Tenth Path, and said that he would let you enter the palace directly."

Li Tai said, with a hint of jealousy in his tone.

He also wanted Li Shimin to give him greater rights, but he just refused to give him a chance.

As for his idle, uneducated younger brother, Aye entrusted him with important responsibilities. How could this not make him jealous?

"Tenth brother, you have made a great contribution this time. These two major cases you handled have served as a warning to all the states and counties in the Tang Dynasty."

Li Zhi said with a smile.

"How can my little brother handle any big cases? Even if he happens to run into me, it's just bad luck for them."

Li Shen replied humbly.

"Okay, Aye is still waiting in the palace. After the tenth brother drinks this glass of wine, he can follow us into the palace."

Li Tai obviously didn't want to talk to Li Shen here.

Li Shen also felt that there was nothing to talk about with the two brothers, so he took a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp.

After that, the three brothers got into their respective carriages and drove towards the palace.

"Your Majesty, King Wei and King Jin have brought King Ji back and are waiting outside the palace." Wang De came in to report.

"Let them come in." Li Shimin put down the memorial in his hand. After Li Chengqian left, he began to review the memorial again.

"My son met Aye. I have been away for a few months. I miss Aye all the time. I want to be filial in front of Aye and listen to Aye's teachings every moment.

I don’t know how many nights I have dreamed of Aye in my sleep and cried because of my longing for him. When I woke up, I didn’t think about anything.

Today I finally got to see Aye. Aye’s dragon-like appearance is still the same, he is full of power and vigor, and his whole body is filled with dragon energy and he is domineering.

It is indeed our great fortune, the Tang Dynasty, and the common people’s fortune.

The emperor's grace is so great that he blesses the people all over the country; the dragon's body is healthy and he can live for eternity. "

Li Shen's words made the two brothers next to him stunned, and they looked at Li Shen blankly.

Especially Li Tai, he always talks sweetly to Li Shimin every time he sees him, otherwise why would Li Shimin like him so much.

But he was not as disgusting as Li Shen said, and his flattery was so good that Li Tai even wanted to write it down in a notebook.

Little did he know that Li Shen started to think about it when he was about to arrive in Chang'an, and even asked Wang Xuance for some advice.

He had already said enough flattering words before, but this time he was really searching for words and used all the words he had known all his life.

He almost shouted, ‘Dad, I love you. ’

Li Shimin was also a little overwhelmed by what Li Shen said. Although it is a good thing that his son misses me, you don't have to say it so disgustingly.

Li Shimin suddenly forgot what he wanted to say just now. I can only nod and say

"Okay, how can a dignified man be in the form of a daughter? How is this inappropriate?"

Although he said this, Li Shimin still stood up and walked down, came to Li Shen, and looked up and down.

He is darker than in Chang'an, but he has grown a lot taller.

"Old Shi, you have worked hard on this trip. You did a good job, without losing my royal dignity, and you handled the matter fairly. I am very satisfied."

Li Shimin patted Li Shen on the shoulder as a compliment.

This made the two brothers next to him even more envious.