hsntnovel Chapter 1684 Li Shen is in a passive situation
Chapter 1684 Li Shen is in a passive situation
At this moment, Li Shen was holding a teacup, crossing his legs, scraping the tea bowl with the lid of the teacup, raising his eyelids slightly, and looking at Li Shen with sidelong eyes.
Both his expression and actions looked like a wealthy landlord.
Looking at Li Shimin and Li Shen again, their actions are exactly the same.
Li Chengqian looked around at the two people, as if he was looking in a mirror.
What's with that look on your face? Why can't I have it?
"Tenth brother, what do you mean?" Li Chengqian asked in confusion.
Li Shen put down his teacup and looked at Li Chengqian seriously and said:
"Brother, as a crown prince, you should follow Aye's example, work hard to govern the country, and strive to take our Tang Dynasty to a higher level.
Instead of being obsessed with material things, pursuing luxury, being dissolute, being arrogant and extravagant, being extravagant, being lazy, being ignorant, being obsessed with money and gaining something without working, and... yes, not doing your job properly."
Li Shen tried very hard to use all the words he knew.
To express his expectations and attitude towards Crown Prince Li Chengqian at this moment.
"Yeah, the Tenth Master is right." Li Shimin nodded in agreement after Li Shen finished speaking.
Li Chengqian wanted to die, and suddenly felt that life had lost its fun.
Looking at the two people in front of him, one was his father and the other was his younger brother, he suddenly wondered if he should rebel himself.
If for no other reason than to save face, these two people are so infuriating.
My father used to be such a serious and informal person, but now he has been led astray by his younger brother.
He turned into an old man who also likes to show off.
He wondered if he would become a different person like his father.
"Brother, you are now the regent of the country. It is time for you to realize your ambitions. You can't..."
"Alright, alright, stop talking. I don't want it anymore."
Li Chengqian hurriedly interrupted Li Shen, saying that if he continued, he would be a sinner for all eternity. Li Shen's words were more unpleasant than the impeachment of the censor.
"Okay, let's get down to business." Li Shimin also interrupted the two people's quarrel.
"Old Ten, this matter is indeed difficult to handle. Now there is no way to verify the confessions of both of you.
As long as the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple go to Xizhou to investigate, everything that happened to your Ji Palace in Xizhou will be discovered.
In the end, you can't get rid of it even if you want to.
What happened in Xizhou is true. You said it was done by Wang Wencheng, but you have no evidence and cannot convince people.
So, what else do you have in mind?”
Li Shen had also thought about what Li Shimin said. He was in a very passive situation now.
He said that the events in Xizhou were Wang Wencheng's personal behavior and had nothing to do with the Prince Ji's Mansion, but no one believed him.
After all, Wang Wencheng is the chief treasurer of Ji Wang Mansion in Xizhou, and everything he does represents Ji Wang Mansion.
It would be fine if Wang Wencheng was alive. As long as he pleaded guilty, he would only be suspected of negligence.
But now Wang Wencheng is dead, there is no evidence, and the aristocratic family will not let go, and there is nothing he can do.
This is not something that can be solved by simply hiring non-staff personnel.
"What? You haven't figured out a solution yet?" Li Shimin asked when he saw Li Shen's expression.
"Father, I don't have any good solution at the moment." Li Shen nodded.
"Father, I wonder if the Hundred Cavalry Division that was sent to Xizhou to investigate this matter has returned?" Li Chengqian asked from the side.
He knew that his father had sent people to Xizhou to investigate.
“The Hundred Cavalry Division returned yesterday, and according to their investigation, there is indeed a group of people active in Xizhou.
And I also sent someone to inquire about Guo Xiaoke,
It turned out that the events in Xizhou were not unreported, but that they were reported but did not reach Chang'an.
Guo Xiaoke said that he had submitted three memorials but received no response, and thought the court was discussing the matter.
Li Shimin had a gloomy face.
"Someone actually dared to intercept the urgent memorial from the court? Who is so bold?" Li Chengqian was surprised.
He originally thought that Guo Xiaoke did not report it, but he did not expect that it was intercepted by someone.
"It is still uncertain whether someone intercepted the memorial or deliberately did not deliver it.
I have already sent additional personnel to investigate the matter secretly.
Xizhou must not be in chaos, otherwise it will affect this year's plan for Western Turkestan."
After hearing this, Li Shen fell into deep thought. This was somewhat different from what he had initially guessed. Judging from Li Shimin's expression, it didn't seem like he was pretending.
Moreover, Xizhou must not be in chaos. For the sake of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shen believed that Li Shimin would never allow such a thing to happen.
So who is it?
"Tenth brother, what do you think?"
Li Chengqian asked.
"Well...I don't have any idea." Li Shen shook his head.
There are too many people involved here, and Li Shen can't decide who it is.
“It’s obvious that the other party is plotting against my tenth brother, and it’s a conspiracy that has been carefully planned for several years.
They used the Prince Ji's Mansion to make money and put the blame on the tenth brother, killing Wang Wencheng so that there would be no evidence.
Killing those tribal leaders and officials would not only remove the evidence of their crimes, but also allow me to blame my tenth brother for murdering them, killing two birds with one stone."
Li Chengqian began to analyze the situation based on what he had already learned.
Such an elaborate layout is hard to guard against and is definitely not something that an ordinary person could do.
"Actually, I don't understand why Guo Xiaoke would help them. Is it just for money?"
Li Shen asked his doubts.
How could Guo Xiaoke dare to hide such a big thing?
"I don't know about this, so I can only ask Guo Xiaoke. Father, I suggest that Guo Xiaoke be summoned back to Chang'an.
He must know something, maybe he knows who is behind this.”
Li Chengqian suggested.
Li Shimin shook his head after hearing this:
"I have sent people to inquire about it. Guo Xiaoke said that Wang Wencheng sent him a letter pretending to be from Prince Ji's Mansion, intimidating and threatening him and his family.
The Tenth Master was notorious in Chang'an City, and even though Guo Xiaoke was a Duke, he was afraid of him.
In addition, Wang Wencheng gave him a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, so he acted like this.
At present, the Western Province is unstable, so it is not appropriate to transfer Guo Xiaoke back. We should wait until the Western Turkic issue is stabilized."
"But the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple will investigate and question Guo Xiaoke as well," said Li Chengqian.
"No, Guo Xiaoke has already gone to the border and won't be back for a while.
You don't need to worry too much, Old Ten. If it really doesn't work, I will issue an order to personally confirm that this matter has nothing to do with you."
Li Shimin comforted Li Shen.
"Aye, that would have a huge impact on your reputation, and the people would accuse you of bending the law for personal gain.
Moreover, the civil and military officials in the court would not agree with it, which would affect the stability of the court. This is not appropriate. "After hearing what Li Shimin said, Li Shen refused.
However, he was still very touched that his father could do such a thing, and he felt that the money he had spent over the years was not wasted.
It is possible that he could save his life at the critical moment, but he has not yet reached the end of his rope.
He did have the means, but he just had to wait a little longer.
(Some people say that Li Shimin tricked Li Shen. Actually, this is not true. Isn’t it normal to ask for things from your own son?
It's the end of the year, and my dad wants to buy an electric tricycle for 5,000 yuan. He asked me for the money. Can you say this is a rip-off?
I didn’t cry, so it’s not a bummer.)