blogombal Chapter 2256: What a Big Deal
Chapter 2256: What a Big Deal
"Your Majesty, I feel that there is no basis for this and you shouldn't jump to conclusions so arbitrarily.
Although His Royal Highness Prince Ji likes to make trouble, he is not lawless.
For such a big thing, Prince Ji would have thought twice before acting. I don’t think he has the courage to do so.
Maybe it really was the rebels who did it.”
When Wang De heard that Li Shimin suspected it was Li Shen, he spoke up to defend him very righteously.
"Hmph, you don't need to defend him. I know him better than you do. As for courage, he's even braver than you think.
Although there is no evidence at the moment, both the aristocratic families and the royal family will be the first to suspect him.
I’m afraid he won’t have an easy time this time.”
Li Shimin snorted coldly. Coincidence? How could there be so many coincidences in this world? When there are too many coincidences, they are no longer coincidences.
Seeing His Majesty so confident, Wang De didn't know what to say. In fact, he was also certain that this matter must be related to Prince Ji.
"Alas~ I just hope this time this rebellious son does things more cleanly and doesn't get caught by others. Otherwise, even I will have a hard time protecting him."
Suddenly Li Shimin sighed again, feeling a little disappointed. Playing and joking aside, this matter was a bit too much.
How can you do something like murder and robbery? This is against the rules.
“Your Majesty, I believe that even if it was His Royal Highness Prince Ji who did this, it must have been to take revenge on the noble family.
They have been planning Wang Wencheng's case for several years, and the Ji Palace has suffered a significant loss."
Wang De said.
Hearing this, Li Shimin nodded:
"You're right. I think that's the reason. Lao Shi is a vindictive person. He suffered such a huge loss in Wang Wencheng's case, he will never let it go.
Many people were waiting for the tenth brother to take action, but this rebellious son had not made any move.
I didn't expect his plan to be so big, and even implicate other nobles."
Li Shimin felt somewhat regretful. If he had known that Li Shen would get into trouble one after another, he would have rather not let him go.
Now, compared to this incident, the recent corruption incident in Xizhou is nothing.
“Your Majesty, I’m afraid that Prince Ji’s actions are not just revenge against the aristocratic families, he is taking revenge against all the powerful people in Xizhou.
Although Wang Wencheng kept his affairs secret, it is likely that some people would know about it, such as some official families who had married into aristocratic families.
But they all chose to turn a blind eye and remain silent.
In the eyes of His Royal Highness Prince Ji, these people are accomplices and collaborators. So..."
Wang De stopped talking and said, "So what? That's why we killed them."
After hearing this, Li Shimin remained silent. How could he not have thought of this? He just didn't say it.
Because it also includes his old friends, those old comrades who have been through life and death with him.
He picked up the secret letter again, read it carefully again, and put it down gently after a long time.
Wang De on the side was a little surprised that His Majesty did not get furious this time. He was not as angry as he was a few days ago when he learned that Prince Ji was corrupt.
Could it be that the matter is so serious that Your Majesty cannot bear the blow?
"Your Majesty, please calm down and take care of your body. Don't harm yourself." Thinking of this, Wang De hurried forward to comfort him.
"It doesn't matter. Has this matter spread throughout Chang'an City?" Li Shimin waved his hand.
“Your Majesty, news has indeed begun to spread that some of the stewards who managed to survive have already arrived in Chang’an City.
Many people are asking about the affairs of my own workshop, and some have even sent people to Xizhou to investigate the situation."
Wang De answered while observing the other person's expressions.
"Yeah." Li Shimin nodded calmly.
"Then wait and see what happens."
Just then, a guard ran in.
"Report~~~Your Majesty, an urgent letter has been sent by express horse from Prince Yuki."
"Present it." Li Shimin immediately gave the order after hearing the letter from Li Shen.
Wang De hurried to the door, took the letter and presented it to Li Shimin.
After opening the letter and unfolding it, Li Shimin looked at it for a while with a frown. Every time he saw Li Shen's handwriting, Li Shimin felt a headache.
Li Shen was not good at writing small seal characters, his characters were very large, and there were strokes and erasers in some places. With this handwriting, he would never be able to pass the imperial examination in his lifetime.
The letter recounted the incident of the rebels' attack on the workshop area that night, but of course it was a version that had nothing to do with him.
He heard shouting and screaming at midnight, and when he got up, he saw that someone was attacking the workshop. He had planned to go and rescue them.
However, the Chief Secretary Wang Xuance stopped him, saying that he was afraid of falling into the enemy's trap of luring the tiger away from the mountain, and that the target this time was him, King Ji.
He reiterated the troop deployment for that day: there were 8,000 people in his workshop area and 5,000 people in his villa area.
Only truth and falsehood can make people believe.
He even wrote down clearly the details of taking in the steward of Duke Zhao's mansion.
Two entire pages were filled with information about the rebel attack, and he repeatedly emphasized that he had nothing to do with it.
Seeing the end, Li Shimin couldn't help but said:
"It seems I'm going to be short."
Because at the end Li Shen added a message: My father's birthday is approaching. Out of filial piety to my cousin and to express my gratitude for his teachings over the years, I offer him 500,000 strings of cash to express my gratitude.
"Five hundred thousand strings of cash, what a generous sum."
Li Shimin put the letter down with disdain.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Ji is kind and filial. This is a gift to honor Your Majesty." Wang De was also surprised when he heard the five hundred thousand strings of cash.
Prince Ji was willing to take out 500,000 strings of cash, which seemed to indicate that he knew how difficult this matter was.
"Filial piety? How could I not know his little thoughts? He even said it was money for my birthday, but my birthday is still a few months away.
Why didn't he offer me 500,000 strings of cash for my birthday last year? He only sent me some medicinal herbs."
Li Shimin curled his lips and disdained the word "filial piety". He just did his job and spoke in such a high-sounding way.
"Your Majesty, it's better to have something than nothing, right?" Wang De said with a flattering smile.
When Li Shimin heard Wang De's words, he immediately frowned and said:
"What are you talking about? Should I help him for free? When have I ever asked him to do something without paying a price?
Just five hundred thousand, is that a lot? I say it's not enough, far from enough.
These 500,000 strings of cash were just the money he embezzled and abused his power. I think he had no choice but to pay this money after receiving the letter from the imperial concubine.
He wants to do two things with one price. What a foolish dream! "
At this point, Li Shimin became mighty and domineering. He could rule the world, but couldn't he rule your son?
He walked to the desk, picked up a pen, quickly wrote a few big words, then put it in an envelope and sealed it.
“Send someone to the newspaper office at Prince Ji’s mansion and have them deliver it to their master urgently.
Humph, the imperial post station costs money, it's not for sending letters for no reason."
As he said this, he handed the envelope to Wang De. Wang De immediately agreed and turned to go out. After a moment, he arranged for someone to deliver the letter and then returned.
(I'm sorry I'm back late. I sent my parents on a trip this morning and they cheated me out of two thousand coins.)