Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

At this moment, Li Chengqian was stunned and felt a little embarrassed.

It turns out that things that I thought were very important had already been resolved in front of my father.

My father actually has the household registration list of the three spies in Prince Ji's Mansion. No wonder I am so calm and composed at my old age.

But think about it, if not for this, how could his father tolerate Li Shen so much.

Now it seems that Old Ten is really very careful in his work and has made arrangements long ago.

What shocked him was that the Prince Ji's Mansion actually had three spy teams, each with its own duties: one for the newspaper, one for the Chamber of Commerce, and one for the Prince Ji's Mansion itself.

How much money and food would be needed to feed them this year?

"Gao Ming, you came here today just to discuss the matter of the spies in Prince Ji's mansion, right?"

Li Shimin saw through Li Chengqian's intention. His eldest son had finally made some progress. It was already very good that he could detect the second spy team in Prince Ji's Mansion.

As for the third team, even Li Shen himself didn't know where it was.

"Father, please forgive me. I was overthinking it." Li Chengqian bowed and felt that he was indeed a bit redundant.

If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have come. For six or seven years, I didn't even know anything about it.

They are the real father and son, and I was brought here later.

"That's fine. You should be like this. As an emperor, you must never relax and must be vigilant.

Our Li Dynasty was hard-earned, how could it be coveted by villains?

You can rest assured about Li Shen for now. The tenth prince is timid and likes to enjoy glory and wealth. He has no intention of taking the throne.

The reason I didn't tell you is that I didn't want to cause any trouble. When you succeed to the throne in the future, I will naturally hand over these household registration lists to you.

The same is true of some of the secrets that have been kept over the years, so don't rush things and just focus on governing the country."

Li Shimin finally reminded Li Chengqian. At this time, he was afraid that Li Chengqian would do something wrong, which would put him in a dilemma.

It's not that he doesn't want to pass on the throne, but there are still some things that have not been resolved. Just as Li Shen said, he wants to leave a stable empire to Li Chengqian and solve his worries for him.

Li Shimin is now influenced by Li Shen and has figured out many things. Reputation is not important, the country and the people are important.

"I will follow my father's teachings and work hard to govern the country with peace of mind."

Li Chengqian understood what his father meant. He was afraid that he would rush to succeed to the throne and do something unwise.

But Li Chengqian had never thought so. Now that he had established the country for several years, he was no different from the emperor except that he did not have the title of emperor.

I have the final say on personnel transfers in the court, and my father doesn't care at all. His father will only help me when I encounter difficulties.

Even if I am the emperor now, what difference does it make? If I encounter difficulties in the future, I still have to ask the emperor for help, right?

It's just a title.

“Wisdom and diligence are necessary, but they must also be applied flexibly. The ministers in the court are all governed by the old rituals and have no new ideas for governing the country.

If this is the case, wouldn't it be the same as the previous dynasty? You must understand the principle that everything that rises must fall.

As an emperor, you must judge the situation and adapt to the circumstances. You can reform the law when necessary to satisfy the majority of people.

And the majority of people in the world are the common people."

Li Shimin taught earnestly that one should keep pace with the times. As the situation changes, policies must also change. This is what Li Shimin thought of after calming down over the years.

In recent years, when he has nothing to do, he will learn about the current situation of the entire Tang Dynasty.

Li Chengqian pondered for a long time after hearing this. His father meant that appropriate reforms were needed. However, every change would encounter huge obstacles.

This concerns the interests of all major forces.

"Okay, go back and think about these things yourself." Li Shimin waved his hand.

"Aye, I'm very curious. Tenth Brother handed over the entire intelligence list to you. Did you check every single one of them?"

This time, Li Chengqian was not so serious, but asked in a very relaxed tone, with a hint of intentional provocation.

It was obviously a retaliation for Li Shen's concealment.

"Haha, brilliant, I naturally have a way to deal with Old Ten.

There are so many people in the three teams, how can I possibly check them all? But I will send people to check a few of them randomly.

If there is a person whose household registration is incorrect, I will fine him 10,000 strings of cash. If I find out that there is a person who is not on the household registration list, I will fine him 100,000 strings of cash.

In this way, he will check more carefully than I do."

Li Shimin laughed when he thought of this, and he laughed very happily. He had a lot of experience in governing Li Shen. To Li Shen, money was more important than life.

Ten thousand per person, one hundred people is one million, and the total number of intelligence personnel in Prince Ji’s Mansion is nearly ten thousand.

There is a newspaper office in every state and county, and even if there are two people in each state and county, there are already several thousand people.

There may be more than two people in larger state capitals, otherwise where did Li Shen’s money go?

"I see. Father is indeed very capable. He manages Tenth Brother perfectly."

Li Chengqian smiled after hearing this. It really was Dad. He was indeed very skilled.

"Haha, you don't know, there is actually a fourth team in Prince Ji's Mansion." Li Shimin said happily, and actually spoke again about the affairs of Prince Ji's Mansion.

"There's a fourth team of spies?" Li Chengqian's smile turned into astonishment. What on earth was Old Ten planning to do?

Li Shimin shook his head:

"It's not a spy team, but it's almost the same. They are active in the streets of Chang'an City. The people who formed the city are all hooligans in Chang'an City.

Their main task is to spread news, and they only occasionally inquire about news.

The rumors about you in the Great Wall were quelled by Old Ten using these people to confuse the public."

"I see. So, was it Tenth Brother who spread the news about the Jinzhou earthquake in the city?"

Li Chengqian suddenly realized and asked immediately.

"This... is indeed the case." Li Shimin finally nodded helplessly. The earthquake in Jinzhou and the rumors in Chang'an City were related to Jin Wang Li Zhi.

People said all kinds of things about him, saying that he was immoral and promiscuous. It caused a huge uproar in the city and everyone knew about it.

He felt a little headache at that time. It was obvious that this was Li Shen's deliberate revenge against Li Zhi.

Li Shimin had no choice but to find someone to calm the situation, fearing that it would affect the royal reputation, but the situation was still very heated.

"Haha, this is indeed the style of the tenth brother. He and Zhinu always feel sorry for each other for some reason. I remember that they had a pretty good relationship when they were young.

Nowadays, Qingque and the tenth brother have a relatively harmonious relationship."

Li Chengqian chuckled.

Li Shen used to have a bad relationship with Li Tai, but he still had some dealings with Li Zhi. But now the situation is reversed. Li Shen and Li Zhi are incompatible, but Li Tai no longer has any grudge against Li Shen.

"Alas, when you ascend the throne, I will take your mother and Qingque Zhinu to Luoyang Palace. If I were not worried about your mother's health, I would have sent Zhinu back to his fiefdom long ago."