The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1085

The General of the State refused to let Prince Shen go no matter what.

We must do everything we can to bring him before the Emperor.

Prince Shen had no choice but to go to the palace with him to meet the emperor.

The General of the Nation now possesses irrefutable evidence.

He wasn't afraid at all that Prince Shen would reveal those things in front of the Emperor.

After all, His Majesty already knows everything about him.

Prince Shen and General Zhenguo met with the Emperor together in the Imperial Study.

When Li Zhi met Prince Shen in person, he was even more furious because of the fact that Prince Shen had opened a brothel.

"Prince Shen, the evidence is now irrefutable. What explanation do you have for this?"

Prince Shen knelt down on the ground.

He didn't care at all.

What good is the so-called evidence? He may have already come up with a backup plan.

The main point is to tell the Emperor about this matter after we meet him, and then we will be able to exonerate ourselves from our crimes.

Looking at Prince Shen, Li Zhi's anger flared even more.

Unexpectedly, this guy, for his own selfish reasons, shifted all the blame onto General Zheng.

In terms of crimes, they were utterly unforgivable.

Li Zhi reprimanded him directly, "Prince Shen, your actions are utterly immoral. You must give me a reasonable explanation for this matter."

"You should know that court officials are not allowed to run brothels. As a prince, you not only fail to set an example, but you also knowingly break the law, which is an even greater crime."

Prince Shen sensed something was wrong; with these multiple offenses combined, he would be in deep trouble when the time came.

To avoid punishment, he lied to Li Zhi, saying:

"Your Majesty, in fact, I have my reasons."

Li Zhi never expected this guy to be so shameless, actually claiming that he had his reasons for opening brothels. This was truly laughable.

Prince Shen reiterated this point next.

"Your Majesty, I am indeed innocent."

"In fact, I opened the brothel only to gather information from all directions."

"Moreover, I have recently come to the fore of a fact."

Li Zhi narrowed his eyes, wanting to know how this guy was going to exonerate himself.

He had always known that Prince Shen was cunning.

It's not something an ordinary person can handle.

Especially his mouth; he's eloquent and persuasive, a well-known smiling tiger among the court officials.

"Oh, then tell me, what exactly did you suffer from?"

Li Zhi didn't mince words, thinking, "Why not just ask? There's no harm in it anyway."

When Prince Shen heard Li Zhi ask this question, he immediately felt that he had a chance.

They went straight to the point and revealed that foreign countries were secretly manufacturing gunpowder.

"gunpowder......"

Upon hearing this news, Li Zhi was filled with worry about future invasions by foreign powers, and his heart was heavy with gloom.

When exactly did this happen?

Even his personal guards didn't spread such news.

Even one of Prince Shen's waiters knew about it.

Although Li Zhi found it very unbelievable, he hoped that the matter could be investigated more thoroughly.

If this is true, then he felt there would be clues to what those people were thinking.

As soon as Prince Shen left, Li Zhi ordered Xu Tian to investigate the matter.

"If what Prince Shen said is true, then what are these people up to? Do they really intend to attack our Great Tang?"