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

Li Shen was pinned down on Chang'an and immediately started shouting.

Li Shimin approached.

"My words are of course law, but as I just said, of the one hundred family rules, only ninety have been completed so far."

You are also a son, shouldn't you be punished in place of your father?

Pull his pants down.

At Li Shimin's command, the same scene unfolded before Li Shen:

"Father, spare me! I've already spent money. Even if you don't want to think about the child, you should at least think about the money, right?"

Seeing that torture was about to begin, Li Shen quickly began to remind them that there was a deal between them.

"This won't affect our deal. Don't worry, I'll only hit you ten times," Li Shimin said calmly.

Ten blows? Li Shen groaned inwardly. His father, the emperor, was a veteran of countless battles. Let alone ten blows, one blow would be enough to cripple him.

Compared to his emperor father, he was simply not in the same league.

"Father, calm down, your son is still useful." Li Shen had no choice but to point out his value.

"Alright, enough nonsense." Li Shimin rolled up his sleeves, focused his energy, and raised the family law high.

"I'll hit you~~~"

The family law tablet he held fell heavily to the ground, and Li Shimin even imitated Li Shen's tone from earlier.

With a crisp snap,

"Awoo~~~~~~~"

Before Li Sheng could utter a sound, Wang De swiftly stuffed a handkerchief into Li Sheng's mouth.

At that moment, Li Shen burst into tears; he was beaten and cried.

If you were to ask Li Shen about the recipe now, he would definitely confess.

After Li Shimin shouted this, he felt extremely comfortable. These two words seemed to have a magical power, making him full of energy.

Without pausing, Li Shimin struck nine more times, making it exactly ten, not one more and not one less.

"Phew~~~" He let out a breath of stale air, finished and called it a day.

Wang De put the family rules into a wooden box and kept them safe.

Li Shimin sat down and took a sip of tea.

"Get up. If this happens again, I will not let you off easily," Li Shimin said to Li Shen.

It took Li Shen a while to recover. He took the handkerchief out of his mouth, silently put on his pants, and wiped away his tears.

This beating was so unfair! Why was I so foul-mouthed? No wonder they say villains die from talking too much; too much talk leads to mistakes.

Hiss... Li Shen gasped for breath and limped to the side. It was clear that he had learned his lesson and was no longer talking nonsense.

"Hmph, he brought it on himself." Li Zhi snorted as he looked at Li Shen standing beside him.

"Get out of here." Li Shenzhen was annoyed and immediately cursed.

"You..." Li Zhi was about to explode upon hearing this.

"Hehe, Old Ten, you got punished too, didn't you?" Li Tai laughed gleefully from the side.

"That's all thanks to you. If you hadn't kicked us when we were down, how would we have ended up like this?"

Fourth Brother, you're quite the schemer.

Li Shen glared at Li Tai and said irritably.

“What does this have to do with me?” Li Tai immediately retorted, sensing the gazes of the other two.

"If you hadn't exaggerated, this matter would have been over. There wouldn't have been so many twists and turns. My main purpose in taking action was to hit you."

Eldest brother and Ninth brother were just collateral damage because of you; you're the worst one.

Li Shen said viciously.

Sure enough, Li Chengqian and Li Zhi's gazes towards Li Tai changed after hearing this. Upon reflection, it was indeed true that so many things had started because of Li Tai.

If he hadn't taken advantage of Li Shen's misfortune, none of these subsequent events would have occurred.

"Brother, Zhinu, don't listen to his attempts to sow discord. I think he's just telling the truth."

This old man is shifting the blame, deliberately beating the three of us brothers, and now he's saying this; he's truly insidious.

Li Tai immediately retorted.

"Shut up, you lot! None of you are easy to deal with, you're all unfilial sons!" Li Shimin angrily rebuked them.

The four brothers immediately shut up and dared not say another word.

"Alright, the four of you, along with Li Fu and Li Ming, will follow me to the sacrificial ceremony later."

"The four of you will accompany me to the banquet at Chengtian Gate." Li Shimin looked at the four men.

"Um... Father, could I not go to Chengtian Gate? I suspect I just suffered internal injuries and need to see the imperial physician."

Moreover, if the ministers saw the child limping, it would damage the royal family's reputation.

Li Shen weakly raised his hand and said.

He never intended to attend the banquet; over the years, he has basically made excuses not to go.

“This time it won’t do. You’ve returned from guarding Xizhou, and the banquet can’t be without you.”

"You still know that this damages the royal family's reputation? Haven't you done enough already?" Li Shimin shook his head in refusal.

“Tenth Brother, aren’t we going too? Why don’t you come along?” Li Chengqian said. They were all injured; it was better for them all to share the shame.

At least it will attract more attention.

“That’s right, everyone’s injured, it’s not just you, let’s go together.” Li Tai also had the same idea.

Li Shen, who had been hoping to try again, was speechless after hearing what the two brothers beside him said, and could only glare at them.

"Tenth Brother, how much did you lose this time? Let your elder brother learn his lesson." Li Chengqian suddenly asked in a low voice.

"Alas, this time my brother has suffered a great loss, a serious injury." Li Shen said sadly upon hearing this.

"Brother, what do you mean by that?" Li Zhi asked, somewhat confused, looking at Li Chengqian.

Li Tai was also somewhat thoughtful.

"that is......"

"Ahem!!" Just as Li Chengqian was about to speak, he heard his emperor father cough twice. Li Chengqian looked up and saw his father's warning look, so he immediately shut up.

"Yay~~~"

Empress Zhangsun put Li Xu on the ground. Upon seeing his father, Li Xu immediately stumbled and walked towards Li Shen.

It was making "ah ah ya ya" noises.

Li Shenyi reached out and lifted Li Xu up.

"My son, do you know how much your father has sacrificed for you? When you grow up, you must live up to my expectations."

With his son placed in front of him, Li Shen felt as if he had found someone to confide in.

"Ya ya~" Li Xu, who was being held in mid-air, seemed to understand and kicked his legs in response.

"Your Majesty, the auspicious time is almost here," Wang Xing reported as he entered.

Li Shimin stood up, and Empress Zhangsun and Consort Wei hurriedly stepped forward to straighten his dragon robe.

"Let's go."

After tidying up, Li Shimin pulled Empress Zhangsun out, with all the men in the room following behind.

Li Chengqian and his group were in the second tier, while Li Xiang, Li Jue, Li Xin, and Li Zhong were in the third tier, representing the grandchildren.

They represent Li Shimin's branch of the family.

The procession marched out of the inner palace in a grand procession, with ceremonial guards leading the way, creating a magnificent spectacle.

"Welcome, Your Majesty and Your Majesty the Empress." Officials waited respectfully at Chengtian Gate, ready to join the Emperor and Empress in offering sacrifices to Heaven.