Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

It was not uncommon for princes to be beaten in the harem. Prince Ji was often beaten, and the concubines were no longer surprised.

It’s just that a prince has been added today, so two people are being beaten.

Li Chengqian silently stood up and pulled up his pants, only Li Shen protested unconvinced.

However, his protest did not receive any response, and Li Shimin ignored him.

After the two brothers sat down, Li Shimin spoke to Li Shen:

"Don't forget to send the money."

"Giving money as well, then I got beaten for nothing?" Li Shen muttered.

"What did you say?" Li Shimin didn't hear clearly and asked.

"Of course I will, it's just 300,000 strings of cash, but Father, you need to send people to transport the money yourself.

This is what my elder brother and I agreed to at the beginning, because we had too many copper coins and didn’t have enough manpower.”

Li Shen nodded immediately, but stated his request. If it weren't for the troublesome transportation of copper coins, Li Shen would not have thought of giving it to Li Chengqian.

What happened next? I gave money but ended up getting beaten up. It was really not worth it.

"I don't care about your previous agreement. You must do as you agreed. I am confiscating the Crown Prince's Mansion, and it has nothing to do with your Ji Wang Mansion."

Li Shimin picked up the teacup, blew on it, and said calmly.

After hearing this, Li Shen looked at Li Chengqian, and Li Chengqian also looked at Li Shen. Their eyes met, and they both understood what their father meant.

Li Chengqian's eyes were full of helplessness.

He got beaten, he got punished, and he even had to send someone to bring money back to his father.

"Yes, I'll send someone to get the money back later." Li Chengqian agreed reluctantly.

"As for the weapons, equipment, horses, etc. that Old Ten has collected over there, please send someone to fetch them. I will not be responsible for them.

Especially the 1.3 million taels of stolen money, it must be safely returned to Chang'an, and it must be counted repeatedly to prevent it from being stolen or replaced."

Li Shimin nodded and gave orders again.

Li Shen found it funny. Originally, it was a task he had given to his father, but now it all fell on Li Chengqian's shoulders.

But, when you were counting and replacing things, why were you looking at me? Were you on guard against me?

"Tenth brother, you gained a lot from your trip to Xizhou this time!"

When Li Tai heard that there were so many things, he couldn't help but say enviously.

As expected, Li Shen and his father play differently from us. We are busy running around for ten thousand strings of cash, and we work hard for a hundred thousand strings of cash.

But look at them again, they talk about hundreds of thousands of strings of cash when they open their mouths, and millions of strings of cash when they close their mouths, as if you are not living in the same world as them.

It's ridiculous that their eldest brother still wants to get involved. If he doesn't have the ability, then we shouldn't force ourselves to join in. Now we have lost both our money and our lives. Why bother?

"Fourth brother, you're joking. This isn't any harvest at all. This is all the court's money.

Over one million strings of cash were stolen from officials in Xizhou. The remaining weapons, equipment, horses, and other items were left behind by the rebels and should be turned over to the court."

Li Shen replied. He couldn't let his father think that he had gained a lot this time, otherwise he would be remembered again.

"Really? Didn't you keep some for yourself, Old Ten?"

Li Tai asked with a smile. He probably already knew what was going on in the officialdom of Xizhou. The people from the aristocratic families had suffered a loss this time.

Many officials lost their fortunes after being severely blackmailed by Li Shen.

The family will only lend you money, it is impossible for them to pay you all the money, otherwise how can the entire family be maintained.

Every family has so many people to support, it is impossible for them to pay you to settle any problem, let alone such a large amount.

As a result, this incident left many officials penniless.

According to Li Tai's knowledge, the amount of money confiscated in the Xizhou case was more than 1.3 million strings of cash, of which more than 700,000 strings were used to bribe Li Shen.

Li Tai felt a little jealous when he thought of this. These families were not so generous when they supported him, but this time they actually took out more than 700,000 strings of cash to bribe Li Shen.

Li Shen ordered his servants to bring him a cushion, as his buttocks hurt and it was very uncomfortable for him to sit on.

"Fourth brother, that's all the court's money. A gentleman should earn money in a proper way. How could I embezzle the court's money?

That's against the law, I absolutely cannot do that." (Read Tomato Novels for free.)

Li Shen certainly could not admit it, since the court had already made the decision.

At this time Li Shimin spoke again:

"Tell me about your trip to the west. I heard you went to Yanqi and Kucha?"

"Yes, Aye. I was inspecting the border at the time and found nothing to do, so I went to Yanqi. Later, I received a request for help from Qiuci, so I led my troops to Qiuci."

Li Shen replied, and did not mention the property Wang Wencheng left in Yanqi.

"Then what about the Kucha rebellion and Guo Xiaoke's injury?" Li Shimin did not ask about this at the dinner table just now.

Because Li Shimin had not received this news, he guessed that it was Ashina She'er who wanted to report it in person.

"Replying to Aye, when I received the news of the rebellion in Kucha, I immediately went to Kucha.

When they got there, they learned that it was Nali, the prime minister of Kucha, who led the Western Turks into the country and joined forces with the old king Bushibi in the capital to recapture the capital.

Guo Xiaoke was stopped outside the city and was seriously injured.

"My son led the imperial guards to capture the capital of Kucha, capturing Bushipi and the great general Jieliedian alive. However, Nali escaped, along with some Western Turkic troops."

Li Shen briefly reported the situation at that time.

Li Shimin and Li Chengqian listened very carefully, as this news was not reported back by the Western Expedition Army.

After a long time, Li Shimin asked:

"Why is Guo Xiaoke outside the city? And he's being colluded with from both inside and outside?"

He was the emperor and immediately realized the problem. Since he had already occupied the capital, why was he still outside the city?

It was probably Ashina She'er's idea that Guo Xiaoke stayed behind to defend the capital of Kucha. Every important city needed someone to stay behind to prevent rebellion and the possibility of being cut off.

"After entering the city, I also asked Cao Jishu about this matter. It seems that this matter was caused by Guo Xiaoke's arrogance.

At that time, some people in Kucha had heard of Guo Xiaoke and said that Nali had brought the Western Turks, but Guo Xiaoke did not take it seriously and still stationed outside the city.

Nali suddenly launched a large army and Guo Xiaoke led more than a thousand of his own troops to try to enter the city. Nali's troops had already climbed the city wall. The surrendered Hu soldiers in the city joined forces with Nali to attack Guo Xiaoke from both inside and outside.

Guo Xiaoke was attacked from both sides and was seriously injured and fled. In the end...in the end, this is how it happened."

Li Shen spread his hands. He had no other choice. This was the way it was. If he spoke out now, Guo Xiaoke would probably not feel better.

My father doesn't tolerate any sand in his eyes.

Although my father has been idle at home for many years, a tiger is still a tiger, and his deterrent power is still unmatched.

(Something happened yesterday, so Lin took a break and went to the hospital. There were so many things going on that day, and I don’t know why.)