hsntnovel Chapter 2189 Want to Share the Treasure
Chapter 2189 Want to Share the Treasure
These days, Xizhou City is very lively. Every day, officials from Xizhou are taken to the busiest streets and beheaded as a public display.
People at that time were not so afraid of this. Some people even came to the beheading site every day to wait and watch the excitement.
Although the people did not know the specific reasons, those living in Xizhou City had heard some rumors about these officials.
Generally speaking, people knew that these officials must have been exposed for their crimes, which led to their deaths.
While feeling gloating over his misfortune, the people of the whole city couldn't help but sigh that King Ji was getting rid of harm for the people.
This young prince, who is only twenty years old, was able to overpower local officials as soon as he arrived. This shows how clever his methods are.
"Report~~~~~"
Li Shen was sleeping soundly in the carriage when he heard a long report and immediately opened his eyes.
The long report proved that the report did not come from his team, but from outside.
Then the sound of stone was heard:
"Your Majesty, a messenger from Chang'an wants to see you. He said he brought a letter from Your Majesty."
"Quick pass!"
Li Shen got out of the carriage and stood on the shaft.
Soon a messenger was brought over by Shi Tou.
"See His Highness Prince Ji."
"Where's the letter?" Li Shen waved his hand.
The messenger took out a letter from his bosom and presented it to Shi Tou, who took it and handed it to Li Shen.
Li Shen checked it and found the seal was intact and there was his father's seal on it. After confirming that it was correct, he opened it immediately.
I took out the letter and read it carefully before I felt relieved.
When I am away from home, the thing I fear most is receiving letters from home, especially when my parents are old.
Fortunately, it was not what he thought, although it was also bad news.
The letter was not in his father's handwriting, but it was written in his father's tone, telling him that he already knew everything he had done here.
Especially the fact that so many spoils were seized, his father was also very aware of it.
And tell him that she will not ask him for it, so he can rest assured and just take out two or three of the most valuable treasures as a gift to him.
That tone of voice made Li Shen curl his lips and roll his eyes when it was written on paper.
The letter also told Li Shen about the Western Expedition Army's continued westward expedition and asked him to ensure the safety of food and fodder.
Finally, he warned Li Shen in a stern tone that he had killed too many people in Xizhou and had just arrived there, saying that this was not good for the image of the royal family, and asked him not to kill more people.
The content of the letter was very simple and did not contain many words, because Li Shimin knew Li Shen too well.
He is illiterate and has never been to school, so we can only talk to him in vernacular Chinese, otherwise he won't understand.
Even when reading a legend, the script had to be translated by the maid.
If it is written in a very official way, Li Shen will be able to understand a hundred and eighty meanings, and then who knows what he will be able to do.
But now this illiterate person is still nitpicking about the contents of the letter:
"Humph, you didn't even write "I'm glad to see you" or "Sincerely" at the end, or anything like that.
You can tell at a glance that he is uneducated.”
Li Shen snorted coldly and put the letter away.
"Stone, reward."
After hearing this, Shitou immediately took out a small gold bar and handed it over, "This is a reward from His Royal Highness Prince Ji."
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji, for the reward."
After receiving the gold bars, the messenger was immediately grateful. It turned out to be true. His Royal Highness Prince Ji was very generous and being able to deliver a letter for him was a lucrative job.
Everyone in the post station was almost racking their brains over this. If his brother-in-law hadn't been the head of the post station, it would not have been his turn.
This gold bar weighed about one ounce, worth at least ten strings of cash. He might not be able to earn ten strings of cash in a year.
"Okay, wait here for a while. I'll write you a reply letter to take back."
Li Shen said as he entered the carriage and took out a pen and paper. Li Shen thought about it, how can he reply in a way that is both sarcastic and polite, and also without getting beaten?
You're still asking me for money? No way. Do you really think you're in Chang'an? Don't you know that a general is not subject to the orders of the emperor when he is away from home?
He wanted to write on the paper, "Are you crazy because of poverty?" But he didn't dare to, because he was afraid that what he would receive was not a letter from his father scolding him, but a family discipline brought by his father himself.
After thinking for a long time and filtering out a lot of straightforward sentences, Li Shen finally started writing, and his writing flowed quickly.
Treat your children like mud swallows, and love money like blood flies.
After writing these two sentences, Li Shen blew the ink dry, put it into an envelope, and sealed it with his own seal.
Li Shen felt very happy when he imagined his father's expression after seeing these two sentences.
He only dared to talk to his father from a distance, which was equivalent to the verbal abuse in the chat room era 2000 years ago.
"Deliver the letter to His Majesty, and don't lose it on the way."
After getting out of the carriage, Li Shen handed the letter to the postman.
"Yes, I guarantee with my life that it will not be lost."
Are you kidding? If they really lost it, they would definitely lose their lives. This is their survival instinct.
After sending the messenger away, Li Shen looked at the sky and gave the order to continue moving forward.
It was not until the evening that Li Shen ordered the troops to set up camp and called Xue Rengui.
"Rengui, how long will it take us to reach the workshop?"
When Xue Rengui came in, Li Shen began to ask.
"Your Highness, it is estimated that there are still two days left. The team is moving a little slowly."
Xue Rengui replied that he had no other choice, mainly because the flatbed truck used by Prince Ji was relatively slow.
Although it was pulled by 18 horses, the weight of the carriage was there, and there were also road and safety issues to consider.
"Then how long will it take to get to Xizhou City?" Li Shen asked again.
"If we go to Xizhou, we will arrive tomorrow evening." Xue Rengui thought for a moment and continued to reply.
"One day to Xizhou, two days to the workshop."
Li Shennian said it once and began to feel a little confused about whether to go to Xizhou City or to the workshop.
When going to Xizhou City, he had to leave his treasures behind as it would be too inconvenient to follow the team.
But this will waste time.
"Xuan Ce, do you think we should go to Xizhou City first, or to the workshop first?"
Li Shen looked at Xue Rengui and asked.
"Your Majesty, we can split our forces into two groups. Your Majesty can take the jade to Xizhou City and then visit the workshop.
It takes less than half a day to ride a horse from Xizhou City to the workshop."
Xue Rengui suggested.
"But what about these craftsmen? I am not very confident if I let them go to the workshop by themselves. If they are attacked by the rebels, I will suffer heavy losses."
Li Shen has regarded these people as his own private property, a kind of cash cow, who can create wealth for himself.
No matter what, we can't let anything happen to these people.
"Your Highness, we can allocate 500 people to protect them. Even if we encounter a rebel force of 1,000, the 500 guards from our guard camp can handle it."
Xue Rengui was very confident in the guard camp of Prince Ji's Mansion.
(Summer is coming, it's great to get together with friends, eat some barbecue and drink some beer.
But I advise you to be more careful. The weather is hot, so there is a risk that some people might sell inferior products as good ones.
Anyone who consumes a lot of salt should be more careful.