hsntnovel Chapter 2407 Let Him Come Back
Chapter 2407 Let Him Come Back
After hearing this, Wang De thought about it and said while counting on his fingers:
"Your Majesty, according to the intelligence we've received, when His Royal Highness Prince Ji first went to the remnant tribe and helped them suppress the rebels, he obtained a large amount of treasure.
The bribes paid by Xizhou officials were worth about 700,000 strings of cash.
There was also a lot of looted property from the rebels, but the value was unknown. In the end, tens of thousands of rebels were wiped out.
There are also many gains.”
Wang De reported that the looting he mentioned was actually only about the workshop area, but he couldn't say it out loud.
"Haha, so it seems that he gained a lot from his trip to Xizhou!" Li Shimin sneered twice.
Empress Changsun and the other woman were extremely surprised when they heard this. They looked at each other. They didn't expect that this little guy could make so much money by just going to Xizhou.
"I understand. He had too much stuff to transport back. He only brought 3,000 guards with him. The 10,000 palace soldiers were to return to their respective prefectures and counties after he left.
He got too much, so he said that and forced me to order someone to escort the money and horses and equipment.
These things were to be handed over to the imperial court and had nothing to do with him, so he was unwilling to escort them in vain.
This rebellious son is really full of tricks. Can't he just tell me the truth? Why does he have to use such methods? "
After figuring everything out, Li Shimin was not as angry as before.
He was just angry that Li Shen couldn't talk nicely when he had something to say, but had to use such a tone and demand 30% of the transportation fee to force the court.
"Your Majesty, I think Prince Ji is also afraid that Your Majesty will not agree, or..."
Wang De talked about this meal.
"Or what?" Li Shimin asked in a deep voice.
"Or maybe... he's afraid that Your Majesty will know that he has obtained a lot of treasures, so Your Majesty will ask him for it?"
Wang De said cautiously.
"Asshole, I am the emperor, how can I ask him for money and property? Even if he told me directly, I would send someone to meet him because I think he has served the court.
Those things originally belonged to the imperial court. Why would you covet his things?
This is outrageous, do you think I am him?"
Hearing Wang De's words, Li Shimin was immediately furious. How could he be that kind of person?
Even if I knew that Li Shen had obtained a large amount of treasure, I would definitely not try to ask Li Shen for it. Well... I shouldn't, right?
It is obvious that Li Shen is judging others by his own standards.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Shen'er did not mean that. He is your Majesty's son. Everything he has is given by your Majesty. His things are your Majesty's things.
When he comes back, I will definitely teach him well." Concubine Wei stood up and saluted.
However, Empress Zhangsun pulled her back and shook her head:
"Don't worry, sister. Just let them handle it themselves."
Empress Changsun had seen many things like this. For ten years, the relationship between Your Majesty and Li Shen was as if they had just met, and they were just fighting each other.
At first, Empress Changsun was involved in it, but later she found that the two of them were enjoying it and her worries were in vain.
Now Empress Changsun is too lazy to care. She just gives you a few words of advice and is done with it. If you want to mess with me, you two can go and have fun by yourselves.
Sure enough, Empress Changsun and Concubine Wei remained silent, and Li Shimin felt that it was meaningless.
But he was still a little angry, and after thinking about it, he said to Wang De:
"Wang De, write an urgent letter six hundred miles away, telling that rebellious son to return home and see how I deal with him."
Just now, Empress Changsun suggested that Li Shen come back, and Li Shimin said he would think about it. But now Li Shimin wants to let Li Shen come back.
And it has to be rushed for 600 miles.
"Didn't Erlang say that Shen'er had important business in Xizhou?" Empress Changsun asked with a deliberate smile.
I just asked His Majesty if he missed Li Shen, but he didn't admit it.
Li Shimin's face turned serious:
"Now that winter has arrived, the Western Expedition Army should have returned to Xizhou. Since Guo Xiaoke has returned, nothing should happen to him there.
And I asked him to come back to punish him."
Although he spoke seriously, Empress Changsun could still see a hint of embarrassment on Li Shimin's face.
"Yes, I'll go up right away." Wang De nodded and was about to retreat.
"Wait, go ask the gatekeepers, besides the letter to me, is there any letter to the prince?"
Li Shimin called Wang De.
He suddenly felt something was wrong. Li Shen could have told Li Chengqian directly about this matter. After all, it was the court's property, and it was natural for the court to send troops to take it over.
But why would this rebellious son write such a letter to himself instead of speaking directly to the prince?
Was it just to deliberately piss me off? That shouldn't be the case. That rebellious son would never do such a purposeless thing.
There must be a reason for this.
Wang De heard this and came to the door to arrange for Wang Xing to run a trip. After a while, Wang Xing came back panting and whispered a few words to Wang De.
Wang De came back quickly and saluted:
"Your Majesty, I just asked, and there is indeed a letter delivered to Liangyi Palace. It is a letter from His Royal Highness Prince Ji to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"Humph, as expected, I knew this matter wasn't that simple. Do you know the contents of that letter?"
Li Shimin snorted.
"I don't know about that." Wang De shook his head.
"Okay, I understand. You can go." Li Shimin waved his hand.
"Erlang, there's nothing wrong with Shen'er writing to Gao Ming. Perhaps it's something about the court.
Shen Er and Gao Ming have a deep brotherly bond and often help Gao Ming, so there shouldn't be anything else going on."
Empress Changsun reminded.
"Haha, don't worry, I know they won't do anything, I'm just curious about what outrageous things they are plotting.
He is wise and steady but not scheming, and can be easily deceived by the Tenth Master. Isn't the 200,000 strings of cash used to build the temple an example?"
Li Shimin smiled lightly, dispelling Empress Changsun's concerns.
He understood what the Queen meant and was worried that he would misunderstand that the two of them were planning a rebellion. After all, the prince was already thirty years old.
It was actually quite dangerous at this time. People were worried that the crown prince was anxious to succeed to the throne and could not stand the loneliness. Li Shen was rich enough to rival a country. If the two of them joined forces, there was still a great chance of usurping the throne.
Of course, this great opportunity is seen by others, but for Li Shimin, the chance of these two rebellious sons is almost zero.
You still want to compete with me? Don’t you know which path I should take to get ahead?
Even if he doesn't attend court for a few years, as long as he raises his arm and calls for action, everyone will respond. All the generals who hold military power in the court are his confidants.
All the three provinces and six ministries in charge of the overall situation are his loyal and trusted ministers.
These two little guys want to rebel against the sky, we can't kill them.
Moreover, Li Shimin knew Li Shen best. He was a smart child and would not do such a stupid thing.
What Li Shimin was most worried about was that Li Chengqian would be betrayed by Li Shen.
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