I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

This road cost Li Shen a lot of money, manpower and material resources, and almost made Li Shen physically and mentally exhausted.

If Li Shen doesn't finish the repairs, he will have to beg for food.

"Has anything happened in Chang'an City in the past six months since I left?"

Li Shen began to ask for other information.

"Your Highness, there is no special news. It's just that His Majesty has ordered Jiannan Dao to build ships."

Pei Mingli saluted and replied.

"Build a ship? Why?" Li Shen was stunned. He didn't understand why his father wanted to build a ship.

"Your Highness, the news I've received seems to indicate preparations for an attack on Goguryeo, and it's not just Jiannan Road; many other places have received the same order."

Pei Mingli reported.

Li Shen couldn't help but frown after hearing this. He had not received this news, and his father had not told him about this.

Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla were already at the end of their rope. Hadn't they agreed to adopt a conciliatory policy? Why did they continue to fight?

With the national strength of the Tang Dynasty, they can be defeated slowly.

Besides, even if we want to fight, we don’t need to build ships. Can’t we just sail across the Yalu River? Can they stop us?

"Your Highness, this may be related to the fact that Goguryeo demolished all the bridges on the Yalu River."

Seeing Li Shen frowning in thought, Pei Mingli explained.

"So that's how it is. It seems that Goguryeo is afraid that we will suddenly attack them." Li Shen suddenly realized.

"But this has nothing to do with us. We don't have to pay for it anyway, right? Is there any other news?"

"Your Highness, there are no more." Pei Mingli shook his head.

"Well, I know everything. You two can go ahead and get busy. Wang Hongfu, send this year's accounts to Prince Ji's Mansion as soon as possible. I want to review them personally.

Also, I told you that we must inspect the shopkeepers in all places, and this will be implemented starting next year.

The investigators only belong to Prince Ji's Mansion and report to the princess, and will not go through the Boutique Pavilion.

This king has already given them a chance."

Li Shen would not allow what happened to Wang Wencheng to happen again. The loss he suffered this time was enough for Li Shen to bear, not to mention that it was not good for his reputation.

Li Shen has trained so many talented mathematicians in recent years and taught them simple mathematical knowledge in order to avoid being deceived by them.

"Yes, I will obey your command. By the way, Your Highness, there is a letter from Japan. It is from Mr. Di." Wang Hongfu stood up and saluted.

"What about the letter?"

Wang Hongfu took out a letter from his sleeve pocket and presented it to Li Shen.

Li Shen opened it and read it carefully, then handed it to Wang Xuance.

It contained the news that the Tang Dynasty City That Never Sleeps was about to be completed, as well as the attitudes of various forces in his area.

There is also the story of Di Renjie recruiting 50,000 Japanese women to work because he was short of manpower.

"Your Highness truly has a keen eye for talent. This Di Langjun is truly exceptionally capable. He recruited 50,000 women to work and sow discord between local daimyo, nobles, and the imperial court.

They also captured the Right Prime Minister Soga no Ishikawamaro."

Wang Xuance was filled with admiration after reading the letter. At first, he did not understand why Li Shen was so fond of this teenage boy.

Now it seems that although Prince Ji may not be good at other things, his ability to judge people is one in a million. Wang Hongfu, Xue Rengui, Di Renjie, and Pei Mingli are all talented.

"Silla actually sent a hostage to Japan? Humph, it seems that the Queen of Silla is not that honest."

Li Shen noticed something in the letter.

The letter said that Silla had close relations with Wa.

"By the way, Your Majesty, when the Silla envoys came to pay tribute this year, Your Majesty reprimanded them, saying that they had privately named the reign title Taihe without permission.

The Queen of Silla submitted a petition to apologize and changed the reign title to Zhenguan."

Pei Mingli only then remembered this matter and hurriedly reported it.

"You are just such a small country, yet you dare to please everyone. Remember this and I will report it to the Crown Prince tomorrow." Li Shen looked disdainful.

Silla is seeking death. As soon as the Tang Dynasty gave him a little sweetness, he was about to fly away.

"Your Highness, Mr. Di is still thinking about giving instructions. Why not report this to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Wang Xuance added after reading the letter.

"Well, write it down. I will report it to you and notify the Straw Hat Pirates to fully cooperate with Di Renjie's operation.

Those two outer islands can serve as important springboards and must be obtained.

If the Hatano family doesn't appreciate this, they can let the pirates land on the island, keep the women to reproduce, and take the men as slaves."

Li Shen felt inexplicably excited when he mentioned this surname, as it reminded him of the teachers who taught him knowledge.

"Yes, I obey your command." Wang Xuance wrote it down.

After Wang Hongfu and Pei Mingli finished their discussion, they bowed and left, leaving only Wang Xuance.

"Xuan Ce, send someone to check if there have been any changes to the officials in the Eastern Palace and who the Crown Prince has been close to recently."

Only after Wang Hongfu left did Li Shen give orders to Wang Xuance.

"Your Highness, is there something wrong? Why are you investigating His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? If the Crown Prince knew about this, I'm afraid he would think too much."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xuance hurriedly asked, fearing that Prince Ji had fallen ill and was doing something wrong.

"Nothing's wrong, I just feel something's not right with the prince. You don't need to investigate in detail, just ask a few people and you should be able to find out."

Li Shen shook his head.

"Your Highness, what do you think is wrong?" Wang Xuance continued to ask.

“I can’t explain it, but I just felt that the Crown Prince was different today. He knew that Prince Ji’s Mansion had several spy teams, and he asked directly about it.

This definitely wasn't something His Majesty told him on his own initiative. It must have been one of our people who revealed his true identity and he discovered it.

And I have a feeling the Crown Prince is anxious." Li Shen thought about it carefully, but there was no big change, except that the feeling he had was a little different.

"Too anxious? Your Highness, this is not a good thing. Your Highness should persuade the Crown Prince."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xuance showed a look of worry. All the treasures of Prince Ji's Mansion were placed on Li Chengqian. If Li Chengqian failed in the end, Prince Ji would have to take charge himself.

Otherwise, Prince Ji's Mansion would be in trouble, but Prince Ji obviously did not want that position.

"I know this. I have already talked to the prince today. I will have a good chat with him tomorrow when I have time.

Perhaps the Crown Prince has been overworked and under too much pressure in recent years. I hope my guess is wrong.

It wouldn't be a big deal if you sent someone to check it out.

If anyone tries to deceive the Crown Prince this time, I will show no mercy and will chop him into pieces and feed him to the dogs."

This is what Li Shen was most worried about. Every time Li Chengqian changed, it was related to the people around him. Zhao Jie was an example.

Now that the task is finally completed, Li Shen will not allow anyone to ruin it.

If there really is such a person, Li Shen is prepared to take drastic measures and show no mercy.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will send someone to the hall immediately, and the news should be back soon."

Feeling Li Shen's murderous intent, Wang Xuance immediately obeyed the order.

(The wind is rising and the clouds are flying.,,, ready for the Japan chapter.)