hsntnovel Chapter 2257 He ran away
Chapter 2257 He ran away
When Wang De came back, he saw Li Shimin holding Li Shen's letter.
"Wang De, Lao Shi said in his letter that he was going to the border, but he didn't explain why.
Is there any news?"
In addition to writing about the workshop area, Li Shen's letter also mentioned that he was going to visit the border.
He was the acting governor of Xizhou, and his mission was to stay in Xizhou. If he left without permission, he had to report it.
"Your Majesty, there is some news, but it's not very specific. It seems to be related to a rebel army.
Prince Ji heard that a rebel army has the same equipment as the border troops. I think His Highness Prince Ji wants to investigate."
Wang De heard the words and reported them.
"The same as the border troops? Are they the group that attacked the prince consort?" Li Shimin asked immediately after hearing this.
The fact that Zhou Daowu was attacked could not be concealed, nor was there any need to conceal it. Li Shen would of course report it to his father, at least to gain some sympathy points and prepare for future promotion.
When reporting this matter, Li Shen mentioned that the arrows that attacked Zhou Daowu came from the army.
"I don't know about this, but I guess it should be about the same." Wang De thought for a while and guessed.
"This is outrageous! What does Guo Xiaoke do for a living?"
Li Shimin was furious. Guo Xiaoke was the Grand Protector of Anxi Protectorate and the border troops were under his command.
Guo Xiaoke has an unshirkable responsibility for the sale of that equipment.
"Your Majesty, please calm down." Wang De hurriedly comforted.
"Wang De, do you know who those rebels are? They were able to buy weapons from the border troops, so they must have had help from someone.
Either someone from the Anxi Protectorate was behind the scenes, or there was an insider in the border army."
Li Shimin calmed down and began to ask questions.
Wang De shook his head:
"Your Majesty, we don't know who it is, and we have no news about it. If we hadn't heard from Prince Ji, we wouldn't have known about it.
I think they are very secretive, unlike other rebels."
"I don't know who it is?" Li Shimin frowned, and after a long while he suddenly asked:
"What has Chi Nu been doing lately?"
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin hasn't done anything recently. He's just been doing the usual things, attending court on time and leaving court on time.
On weekdays, I read books in the palace."
"Where is Qingque?" Hearing that Li Zhi was normal, Li Shimin asked about Li Tai again.
"His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei is also as usual. He likes to go to Furong Garden to hold poetry gatherings on weekdays, taking a group of scholars to cruise on Qujiang River, reciting poems and composing couplets.
There’s nothing unusual about it.”
Wang De recounted Li Tai's daily life again and found nothing wrong with it.
Wang De knew that His Majesty was suspicious of these two princes. With the lessons learned from the previous incident, it was normal to suspect them.
Upon hearing that neither of his two sons had made any unusual moves, Li Shimin fell into deep thought again. There was an unusual and mysterious rebel army active in Anxi, which made him, as a superior, very uncomfortable.
Whose people are they after all? Are they really just the remnants of Gaochang?
"Immediately send the Hundred Cavalry Division to investigate this matter. Also, go to the border to find out who sold the weapons."
Raising his head, Li Shimin gave an order to Wang De.
"Your Majesty, isn't His Royal Highness Prince Ji going to the border? He must be trying to find out who sold the equipment."
Wang De reminded.
"No, he's not qualified yet. He's only the Governor of Xizhou, or an acting Governor at that. He can mobilize the Xizhou Army only with the Fish Token and the Imperial Edict.
But the border troops are different. They are not under his control. Even if they have the fish token, it will be useless unless there is my order.
I'm afraid he'll be in danger at the border."
Li Shimin shook his head. The border army and the Zhechoufu were not in the same system. He was just a governor and had no control over the border army.
"Your Majesty, what you mean is that if Prince Ji finds out something, someone will take action against His Highness?"
Wang De immediately realized the meaning of Li Shimin's words and asked in shock.
"It's hard to say, but I'm not worried. Based on my understanding of Lao Shi, he will definitely bring the 10,000 palace soldiers with him when he goes to the border.
Add to that his three thousand guards, and unless the entire border army rebels, there's no way to keep him here."
Li Shimin was actually more relieved about Li Shen's safety, because his son was as timid as a mouse and was extremely afraid of death.
While other people's guards were practicing battle formations, his guards were practicing defensive formations.
The fastest-updated item in the Guard Battalion is not weapons, but shields and armor.
The entire guard camp was built to be as solid as a tortoise shell.
He had witnessed the power of that portable shield with his own eyes when he was in Qinghai Road last time. It could even protect against a crossbow.
Thirteen thousand men were more than enough to protect him alone. What Li Shimin was worried about was assassination.
"Alright, send someone to investigate this matter. I hope Old Ten can be smart enough to send someone to inform him and ask him to be more careful."
In the end, Li Shimin could only remind Li Shen.
"Your Majesty, since it is so dangerous, why don't you let Prince Ji not go to the border?" Wang De was a little confused.
Li Shimin smiled disdainfully:
"Haha, do you think he went to the border to investigate this matter? That was just his excuse.
This rebellious son has caused such a great disaster, and he is running away because he is afraid that I will order him to be brought back and punished.
He's afraid that I'll snatch the spoils from him.
He is even more afraid that I will go to Xizhou in person like I did in Qinghai Province..."
When Li Shimin said this, his eyes suddenly lit up, but he quickly continued:
"Don't worry about him. Because of this rebellious son, I will shorten my life by twenty years."
He knew Li Shen too well. Li Shen didn't go to investigate the sale of equipment at all. He just ran away.
Li Shen has done this more than once or twice. Every time he gets into big trouble, he chooses to run away.
This time is no exception. Having offended so many powerful people, he must stay out of the spotlight for a while.
He won't come back until this matter is resolved.
"Your Majesty, should we inform the Crown Prince?"
After hearing what Li Shimin had just said, Wang De knew that His Majesty had taken over the matter, or that he had no choice but to accept it.
Father and son fight together in the battlefield. After all, they are father and son, and they cannot deny their identities.
"What should I tell him? I already know about this matter. How could he, as the regent prince, not know about it?" Li Shimin was angry and immediately scolded.
He felt aggrieved, but he couldn't just ignore it, right?
"What I mean is, Your Majesty, do you want to tell the Crown Prince how to deal with this?" Wang De smiled awkwardly until his master became unhappy.
"Humph, he's the crown prince, he's been the eunuch for so long, do I have to teach him everything?
If he can't even handle this, what's the point of being a crown prince? How can I really hand over the country to him with peace of mind?
I'm tired enough teaching this one, how can I teach a second one?"
Li Shimin's nameless anger suddenly ignited, but this time it burned the head of Crown Prince Li Chengqian.
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty is wise." Wang De didn't dare to speak and nodded repeatedly.
Li Shimin no longer paid attention to Wang De, shook the letter from Li Shen in his hand and said reluctantly:
"Two days from now should be my day off, right? Spread the word that I'm going to a nursing home to recuperate in two days.
Alas, five hundred thousand strings of cash is a little short.
(These three chapters are not well written. They are not what I had in mind. I was too anxious.
The one I have in mind is better than this one. I'll see if I can modify it.
Three chapters today, I'll go get my injection after finishing them, see you)