Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

The glass room was completely silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Even Li Shen's hand remained motionless on Empress Changsun's shoulder.

Everyone looked at Li Chengqian, waiting for his answer.

Li Shen looked at Li Chengqian as if he were a fool, thinking to himself that something was wrong.

Is Li Chengqian brainless? How could he bring up the matter of the 350,000 strings of cash? Did he think he'd made too much money, or was he just too tough?

Even if you want to die, don't drag me into it.

Li Shen now feels a little regretful. He shouldn't have given Li Chengqian so much money. At that time, he only considered that copper coins were difficult to transport, so it would have been better to give it to Li Chengqian and let him transport it himself.

This way, he could save time and effort, and also do Li Chengqian a favor. But now it seems that this guy is such a rip-off.

He quickly winked at Li Chengqian, asking him to find a better excuse.

But his little trick was seen by Li Shimin.

"What? Do you two have some secrets that cannot be revealed?"

Li Shimin asked without hesitation.

"No, no, absolutely not." Li Shen shook his head vigorously. His mind raced, thinking about how to distance himself from this scoundrel Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian also realized at this moment that he had said the wrong thing. He was just angry with Li Shen and blurted out what he said without paying attention. Now it is impossible to take it back.

He could only think about how to get away with it, but Li Chengqian was not good at deceiving others, especially deceiving his father. Only Li Shen would dare to do that.

"Great! Do you have anything to say to me?" Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian who was standing uncomfortably, and his face darkened.

"Reply... Reply Father, I have nothing to say." Li Chengqian glanced at Li Shen and shook his head.

"Then what about the 350,000 strings of cash you just mentioned? Could it be that you and Old Ten have engaged in some kind of power-for-money transaction?"

Seeing Li Chengqian's expression, Li Shimin knew that this matter was not simple and there must be some hidden secret.

"Your Highness, there is absolutely no rightful transaction between me and my tenth brother. Please be clear about this."

Li Chengqian hurriedly explained, so as not to let his father have any misunderstandings.

"Really? Old Ten, then you tell me about it." Li Shimin looked at Li Shen.

Li Shen showed a bewildered look on his face, continued to massage Empress Changsun's shoulders, and said innocently:

"Father, I'm not very familiar with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and don't know about this matter. We don't have any contact with each other on a daily basis. I don't know why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would say that."

Li Shen drew a line between himself and Li Chengqian without any guilt, as if he would never have anything to do with him again.

Li Tai rolled his eyes. Li Shen was really cunning and dared to say anything. If people didn't know, they would really believe him.

If you had no relationship with the prince, why would you have failed miserably in the first place?

If it weren't for you, I might be the regent now.

Li Shimin was so angry that he laughed at Li Shen's words. This evildoer was quick to distance himself from the matter and sold out the prince at the critical moment.

But do you really think you are so easy to fool?

"Really? If you're not familiar with him, then why did the Crown Prince say you gave him 350,000 strings of cash? Could it be that the Crown Prince is framing you?"

"That must be the case, Your Highness, you are wrong. We have no grudges in the past or in the present, so why are you framing me like this?

No matter what, you and I are brothers. Although we seldom see each other, blood is thicker than water. We are of the same bloodline and share the same abilities. Why are we so eager to fight each other? "

Li Shen continued to perform, looking heartbroken, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

People present, such as Li Fu and Li Ming, who did not know the inside story, were all wondering in their hearts whether Li Shen was really wronged.

He doesn't look fake.

The key point is 350,000 strings of cash. How could you give 350,000 strings of cash to someone else for no reason? Even if it was a gift to the prince, you wouldn't give 350,000 strings of cash, right?

Three hundred and fifty thousand strings of cash was enough to cover their salary for more than thirty years, and that was only on the premise of good weather and good harvests.

If there is a disaster year, they will probably receive forty years of salary.

Even if Li Shen was rich, he shouldn't be so generous.

When Li Chengqian heard what Li Shen said, he was so angry that he trembled all over. "You are so good, Li Shen, you threw me out at the critical moment. You really have no brotherhood at all."

Among the people present, only three people remained indifferent. One of them was Li Shimin, who was the one who distrusted Li Shen the most.

No matter what Li Shen said, Li Shimin would not believe it.

The second one was Empress Changsun. She knew that Li Shen had given Li Chengqian money many times, and each time it was a lot, hundreds of thousands.

So it is not impossible that Li Chengqian said that Li Shen gave him 350,000 strings of cash. The key point is that Empress Changsun believed that her eldest son would not lie.

The third person must be Li Shen’s biological mother, Concubine Wei, who has watched Li Shen grow up since he was a child and knows him better than anyone else.

As soon as Li Shen opened his mouth, Concubine Wei could tell whether it was true or false. It could be said that as soon as Li Shen stuck out his butt, Concubine Wei could tell how much shit he was going to poop.

The harder Li Shen tried to act, the more it showed that he was guilty and that what he said was often false.

Just when Li Shen was about to squeeze out a few tears to enhance his acting skills, Li Shimin had already spoken:

"Alright, put away your clumsy performance. Do you really think I know nothing? Have you forgotten that you wrote a letter to Gao Ming a few months ago?"

"Letter? What letter?" Li Shen pretended to be dumbfounded, but when he saw Li Shimin's eyes, he suddenly realized:

"Oh, now I remember that I did write a letter to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. As the Governor of Xizhou, it's normal for me to report on the official business of Xizhou.

The Western Expedition Army has returned and is stationed in Xizhou. I have to report this to the court, right?"

Li Shen would never admit this, because his original intention was to deduct the 150,000 strings of cash he had promised his father and give Li Chengqian 300,000 strings of cash instead, so that he could save 200,000 strings of cash.

The 50,000 strings of cash were just a bribe to Li Chengqian to help escort the more than 10,000 prisoners.

If my father knew about this, I would definitely not be able to escape being beaten up. He could beat me up for any reason.

Li Shimin actually didn't know the content of the letter. He just guessed that these two rebellious sons must have been engaging in power-for-money transactions behind his back.

Seeing that he could not get any results from Li Shen, Li Shimin turned to look at Li Chengqian. The eldest son is good because he does not have so many cunning ideas.

"Gao Ming, is what Lao Shi said true?"

"This... is true." When had Li Chengqian ever deceived the emperor? Seeing Li Shen winking at him, he could only bite the bullet and answer.

"Humph!" Li Shimin snorted coldly, "So you're framing Old Ten? A dignified prince is framing his brothers. I've been negligent in disciplining you over the years.

Come, bring the family rules!"

(I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival, a happy family reunion, harmonious family, happiness, all your wishes come true, a fortune, many wives and concubines, and many children and grandchildren.)