Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

The eastern outskirts of Chang'an were blanketed in silver. The earth was covered in a thick blanket of snow, and the forests were dyed in a crystal clear color.

The dead trees were covered with white snowflakes, like works of art inlaid with silver edges. The cold wind howled across the frozen lake, leaving behind a series of ripples.

A team of a hundred men escorted a carriage slowly forward. All the guards were wearing snow-white cloaks, moving against the wind, with metallic light flashing under the cloaks.

A large flag was flying in the front with a big word "Ji" written on it.

"Am I sick? I have to brave the freezing cold, the raging wind and the snow to go see a man in his thirties.

Even if you give me a beauty from the Western Regions, I won't even look at her in this weather.

If I had known this earlier, I would have arranged a place for him in Chang'an City."

A complaining voice was heard from the carriage.

The person who spoke was Li Shen. He had rested at home for a day yesterday and was going to the nursing home to visit Songtsen Gampo early this morning.

It's not that he wants to go, but he has to go. Firstly, the prince will visit the Tubo Zamp on behalf of the Tang Dynasty today to visit his condition, which can be regarded as a condolence.

If Songtsen Gampo had not been ill, there would not have been a need for so many etiquettes. His father could have simply summoned him for a meal and been done with it.

Since the prince is going, I must accompany him.

Secondly, Songtsen Gampo was brought back by Li Shen. After bringing him back, shouldn't he go and see how he is settling in? He should ask him kindly about his living conditions, whether he is used to the food, and whether he is getting better.

These hypocritical things still have to be done.

So there was no choice, after Li Shen woke up, he took his guards out of the city.

"Your Highness, please be patient and have a cup of tea to warm yourself up." Wang Xuance sat cross-legged in the carriage and poured a cup of tea for Li Shen.

Fortunately, Li Shen’s carriage was big enough, unlike the two-wheeled carriages in the past, otherwise it would not be able to accommodate so many people.

In addition to Wang Xuance, there were Shitou and Li Shen's two maids Chunxiang and Dongmei in the carriage.

It took four horses to pull it.

"Why is there still so much snow on this road? Whose territory is this? Why don't you have anyone to clear it? Don't you take me seriously?"

Li Shen looked outside through the glass window and saw half a foot of snow on the road.

"Your Highness, this road should still be under the jurisdiction of Wannian County, but few people use it on weekdays, so it may not have been cleared yet."

Wang Xuance hurriedly explained that he knew that Prince Ji was a little upset because he got up too early and was on the road, and this was nothing strange.

"Hmph, there are quite a few farms on both sides of this road. If the common people have difficulty traveling, it's the officials' dereliction of duty. The New Year's Eve is almost here, don't the common people need to buy some things?

As someone who doesn't serve the people, he might as well go home and pick up the night incense. Who is the magistrate of Wannian County?"

Li Shen snorted and scolded.

"Your Highness, have you forgotten? The county magistrate of Wannian County is Di Langjun's father, Di Zhixun." Wang Xuance reminded helplessly.

"Dixon? Hmm... Even Dickson can't do that. Send someone to tell him to clear the snow."

When Li Shen heard that it was Di Renjie's father, his tone softened immediately. His son had been working for him for several years and had not returned home.

You can't punish someone on any pretext, that would be too inhumane.

"Yes." Wang Xuance nodded and poured another cup of tea for Li Shen.

"Iron Bull, Iron Bull!"

Li Shen opened the glass window again and shouted outside.

"Your Highness, Tie Niu is here." A tall horse walked over to the side of the carriage.

"Tie Niu, can the guards withstand this severe cold? Will they be cold?"

As soon as the window was opened, the cold wind from outside blew in. The biting wind made Li Shen shiver.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. We can handle it. I've already followed Your Highness's instructions and am wearing a leather coat underneath my armor, a set of cotton-padded jacket and trousers underneath, and a cotton hat and gloves. There will be no problem."

Tie Niu was afraid that Li Shen would not believe him, so he patted his chest, making a banging sound.

"That's good. You should also pay attention to the horses, okay?" Li Shen said with satisfaction.

"Yes, Your Highness." Tie Niu agreed.

Only then did Li Shen close the glass window.

This is the equipment he specially researched this year. Last year, he also prepared a set of cotton clothes and trousers, but found that the armor could not be put on because it was too small and did not fit.

For this purpose, Li Shen spent a lot of money to build a new set of equipment specifically for winter wear.

Moreover, it was tailor-made. No one in the entire Prince Ji’s Mansion had ever received such treatment.

The autumn clothes inside are all made of pure cotton, add a layer of sweater and trousers, cotton coat and trousers outside, and then put on a layer of leather jacket to avoid damage from friction with armor.

Even if he wasn't wearing armor, ordinary bows and arrows might not be able to penetrate him.

And the armor itself is wind-resistant.

Li Shen absolutely had nothing to say about this group of personal guards who protected him. He treated them like his own death squad.

Otherwise, how can I trust my life to this group of people?

"Your Highness, aren't the guards' uniforms too heavy? I see they're wearing such heavy clothing. If they encounter an enemy, I'm afraid it would be difficult for them to move."

Wang Xuance looked at the personal guards outside and reminded them. He had just seen the personal guards' equipment, which had three layers inside and three layers outside, and their movements were somewhat limited.

After all, Wang Xuance came from a family of generals, so he naturally understood the reason.

Li Shen took a sip of tea and said nonchalantly:

“It’s okay. They won’t be wearing too little if they attack me in this weather. If they were wearing too little, they would freeze to death.

Moreover, they don't need to move around, they will be killed by collisions.

Besides, what kind of hatred must someone have to kill me in such cold weather? What deep hatred must there be?"

In winter, even the battles between two armies usually stop. Li Shen didn't believe that someone would assassinate him in such a cold weather.

In this weather, archers have to tremble when shooting arrows. Aren’t they afraid of freezing to death?

Upon hearing this, Wang Xuance felt that what King Ji said was true. There was no chance to assassinate King Ji in Chang'an City. It could only be done if King Ji left the city.

But in this cold weather, if the ambushed King Ji didn't freeze to death, even if they had warm clothes, they wouldn't have much fighting power.

Prince Ji is indeed wise and appears foolish. He thinks about many things more thoroughly than these counselors.

"Your Majesty, is there anything going on when you visit Songtsen Gampo this time?"

Wang Xuance took a sip of tea and asked.

“Well, I do have some things I want to ask Songtsen Gampo, but I don’t know if he will tell me.

If we can ask this question, it will be very helpful to our tiger breeding plan.

Wang Hongfu gave me a note yesterday with a statistic from the Chamber of Commerce on it.

The income of Prince Jin’s Mansion this year is as high as 300,000 strings of cash, 300,000 strings of cash.

Do you know what 300,000 strings of cash means? Based on the current grain price of 20 wen per dou of rice, it could buy food for more than 100,000 people for a year.

Three hundred thousand strings of cash can support 20,000 frontier troops for a year."

(It’s going to snow soon)