manynovel Chapter 1965 Is Li Shen a false accusation?
Chapter 1965 Is Li Shen a false accusation?
Li Shen's explanation was pale and powerless in front of Li Shimin. Li Shimin finally understood that everything Li Shen said revolved around himself.
To put it bluntly, because the prince reported him, he was unkind, unjust, disloyal and unfilial.
Li Shimin was both angry and amused at this bastard. Revenge never takes overnight. Even if there is no excuse, one has to be made up.
"Even if the prince filed a complaint, it was for serious matters, not what you said." Li Shimin said with a straight face.
"Father, as the crown prince, you have been the regent for so many years. How can you come to me to complain when you encounter a little trouble?
How can this be the behavior of an emperor?" Li Shen argued.
"Humph, that depends on who you meet and what's going on.
If it is a matter of the court, I will not intervene, but this person is you, do you think I should intervene?" Li Shimin snorted.
"I think this is a matter between me and my eldest brother, and Aye shouldn't interfere." Li Shen shook his head.
"Shouldn't I care? If I don't care about you, you might turn the entire Chang'an city upside down.
You can say such outrageous words without hesitation, is there anything else you dare not do?"
Li Shimin poked Li Shen with a ruler, and Li Shen stepped back in fear. The two hits were too painful. He wore little in the summer and each hit left a mark.
Who invented this thing called family rules? They beat me and no one says a word. It's so fucking sour.
"Speak." Seeing Li Shen silent, Li Shimin shouted loudly.
"Father, I'm not as bad as you say. I've always been very well-behaved." Li Shen didn't dare to say anything to irritate his father.
“Then let’s talk about bullying, tyranny, taking advantage of one’s favor, taking bribes, and perverting the law.
I just said that if you say anything false, I will beat you to death." Li Shimin slapped the ruler on his hand, making a snapping sound, which caused great psychological pressure on Li Shen.
I can only bite the bullet and force an explanation:
"That... Father, my elder brother sold the corn to me at the market price of twenty cents and threatened me to file a complaint. Does this count as bullying?"
Li Shen asked tentatively.
"Well, then what?" Li Shimin nodded expressionlessly.
"My eldest brother came to my Ji Wang Mansion for dinner but didn't pay. He also asked me to do something for him. If I didn't do it, he threatened me and told me to wait. This is indeed a bit overbearing and arrogant."
Li Shen explained in a low voice, he remembered that Li Chengqian came to dinner two days ago.
"What about corruption and bribery?" Li Shimin asked again.
"Aye, this is real." Li Shen became excited when he mentioned this, "Aye, you don't know, my elder brother accepted a necklace from me, a very valuable jade necklace.
It is made of the same material as Aye’s tea table, and is very expensive, worth at least tens of thousands of taels of silver.”
"Then why did you give her the necklace?" Li Shimin was a little curious.
"I asked him to do something for me. I asked Pei Mingli to come over, but my elder brother was a little reluctant. This time, I asked him to bring Wang Yuangan.
I was afraid that my brother would refuse, so I gave him a necklace as a gift. Sure enough, after he received the necklace, he agreed.
It's corruption and abuse of power."
Li Shen finally found a piece of evidence that was not so far-fetched, and there was also physical evidence.
After listening to this, Li Shimin looked at Li Shen calmly and asked:
"that's it?"
"Yes, that's all. I know these things may be trivial to Aye, but I hope Aye can see the drawbacks of this as soon as possible and let my brother correct his mistakes as soon as possible to avoid making big mistakes in the future."
Li Shen said earnestly.
"Rebellious son, do you know that deceiving the emperor is a serious crime?" Li Shimin asked gloomily.
"I know that deceiving the emperor is a serious crime, but every piece of evidence I just mentioned is well-founded and not false. You may think it is a small matter, but I think it is a big matter.
I didn't deceive Aye." Li Shen argued.
"Humph, all of what you said revolved around you. You were made into a wronged victim, but in the final analysis, you were the one who disobeyed first.
The Crown Prince asked you to go to Xizhou to take charge, but you refused to obey the Crown Prince's orders. Even today, you didn't listen to me.
Do you think I should punish you today?"
Li Shimin gave Li Shen a mocking smile and clenched the ruler in his hand.
Li Shen saw that the situation was not good, and saluted quickly:
"Aye, mother just said that I should go to her place after we finish discussing something. If there is nothing else to do here, I will take my leave first and go see if mother has any more instructions."
"Don't..."
Li Shimin wanted to say something else when he saw Li Shen turn around and run. When he came to his senses, Li Shen had already rushed out of Hanfeng Palace and went to the Queen.
"This bastard runs quite fast. Li An should send someone to capture this rebellious son." Li Shimin reacted furiously and immediately ordered people to capture Li Shen.
Seeing this, Wang De waved his hand at Li An, and then gently advised:
"Your Majesty, forget it, His Royal Highness Prince Ji is still young and likes to act foolishly.
However, it is still a bit far-fetched to say that he deceived the emperor, because His Royal Highness Prince Ji made every point very convincing.
Let’s find the next opportunity.
At this time, Prince Ji has already run to the Queen Mother. It may not be a good idea to arrest Prince Ji."
What he meant was that Queen Ji would not agree even if he arrested her. Li Shimin understood what Wang De meant. Although he was unwilling, he had just appeased the Queen, and now he was going to make her worry again.
By then, Li Shen's nonsense would not be worth the loss.
"Hmph, well, I'll find a chance to deal with him later. I'll go to the palace later and tell the Crown Prince that Li Shen agreed to take charge of Anxi.
And let him issue an order tomorrow to enthronize Li Shen."
Li Shimin snorted, but finally gave up. Business was more important.
"Yes, I'll go right away." Wang De bowed and walked out.
Only Li Shimin was left sitting back in his chair, thinking about what Li Shen had just said.
Li Shen ran all the way and arrived at the Queen's palace under the guidance of the guards. After being informed, Li Shen came to the front hall and saw his mother and Empress Changsun sitting together chatting.
"Greetings, mother. Greetings, mother." Li Shen saluted with a smile.
"What's wrong? Were you beaten by your Aye again?"
Seeing Li Shen rubbing his arm, Empress Changsun asked with a smile.
"Yes, Aye was too cruel." Li Shen admitted it directly.
"Hey, kid, you know your father will beat you, but you still make mistakes to anger him. Why do you do that?"
Queen Changsun sighed.
"Mother taught me that I should try not to anger Father in the future." Li Shen nodded obediently.
"Your father is doing this for your own good, so don't bear a grudge against him."
Seeing that Li Shen was so well-behaved, Empress Changsun nodded with satisfaction. She loved Li Shen very much because he was well-behaved and sensible.
"Don't worry, mother. I will not bear grudges against you after you have taught me well."
(I’m so sleepy. Let’s go to sleep.)