During the period of the opening of the emperor and the great cause, the Son of Heaven was often given through the formal channels of the imperial court, and was awarded to those important ministers and feudal officials. Shang Fangjian, on the other hand, is often given to a close private person by the Son of Heaven.

A year ago, when the queen's car was attacked near the White Horse Temple, the queen borrowed a Shangfang sword in Xiao Yu's hand and gave it to Li Shimin to use. However, after the incident, the sword was taken back by the palace.

But now Li Shimin is a righteous child, and he got this thing from the hands of the Son of Heaven. In the future, unless you lose the trust of the Son of Heaven or commit a major crime, you will never be taken back.

But of the two things, the most valuable is actually the latter. That imperial sword, although it is not a rare treasure, is the sword that the Son of Heaven usually wears. Speaking of which, it is more precious than the Shang Fang Chopping Horse Sword in Li Shimin's hand now, which represents the authority of the Heavenly Family and has the privilege of cutting first and then playing.

There will never be more than 10 people in the DPRK and China who can receive this kind of treatment.

After meeting the Son of Heaven, Wang Chonggu, the embroidered ambassador, personally sent Li Shimin out of the palace.

"Since Lord Kaifu returned to the Eastern Capital, there has been no movement. This ambassador thought that Li Kaifu, who was extremely wise, was also helpless, but as soon as you made a move, it was such a big move, which is really jaw-dropping. Do you know what I thought when I heard about this? I was thinking, this is really worthy of you Li Kaifu. Your Majesty has indeed chosen the right person this time. ”

"You are too famous, Ambassador, and the last general is just doing his part. ”

Li Shimin said with a wry smile: "To be honest, before entering the palace today, the mood of the last general was still mostly worried. ”

This is also human nature, no matter who it is, after doing such a big thing, it is inevitable that they will be uneasy. If you have no fear, then this ambassador will be shocked. ”

Wang Chonggu laughed: "But you can rest assured now, although the Son of Heaven did not say anything this time, but I look at His Majesty's demeanor and tone, he should be extremely satisfied with you Li Kaifu, otherwise why would you give the imperial sword and Shang Fangjian? And I told you before that as long as Lord Kaifu can always maintain this loyalty, then in the future, even if he occasionally makes a mistake, the Son of Heaven will be able to tolerate it. ”

"The last general understands!"

Li Shimin's expression was cautious: "But next, I still have to ask Ambassador Wang to help the general." ”

"This is a matter of course, at least from the time we have been dispatched by the embroidery guards, they must be the most competent people, and they will never hold you back. ”

Wang Chonggu put his hands behind his back, and his voice was condensed: "It's just that the matter of the Demon Dragon Babu, what clues can you find out about Li Kaifu now? Today, Li Kaifu suddenly attacked the black market, presumably not without a reason?"

If this person only took action against many trading houses in the black market ship city in order to resolve the deadlock in the imperial court, it would be a crime of deception.

He expected that Li Shimin would not end up like this, and he must have had enough high-sounding reasons in advance to choose to make efforts to pry into the court situation at this time.

In fact, this one originally used the name of searching for prohibited machinery and equipment related to the Eight Divisions of the Demon Dragon, and the division was famous.

But this excuse is suitable for use on the head of Wharf, and it is not unjust to use it on Tianjiu Commercial Bank and Guangluocang, but after this, there are several commercial houses that have nothing to do with it, but they were also copied by Li Shimin's subordinates, arrested and imprisoned.

-- Those black market merchants are indeed engaged in smuggling business, and it is good to buy and sell prohibited things, but in terms of Li Shimin's current authority, it is actually very reluctant. Theoretically, that's not his business.

"We did find some clues today, and if nothing else, we will have a lot to gain next. But for now, please let the end sell a pass first and keep it secret for a while. ”

At this time, an inexplicable smile appeared on Li Shimin's face: "Speaking of this, I may have to ask Ambassador Wang for help." In the next few days, in the direction south of Xingyang and north of Yingchuan, I need at least 300 embroidered guards, elite soldiers of a department, and at least eight masters above the second grade, to listen to me at any time. Of course, it would be great if there was a strong person at the level of a good person to help the general, and the more the number, the better. However, there is a premise, it must be a reliable and trustworthy person, and I can't leak the news when I'm just about to do it, and I can't start it before. ”

"A forbidden army, three hundred embroidered clothes, south of Xingyang, north of Yingchuan, near the Funiu Mountains?"

Wang Chonggu couldn't help but look at Li Shimin again,

One of the forbidden armies is equivalent to the army of the first hall of the left and right reserve mansions, or one of the Yingyang mansions in the government army, and the number is about 3,000 people.

With so many soldiers and horses, plus 300 embroidered guards, and eight masters above the second grade, this is clearly a big move that is not inferior to today.

This request made him feel quite embarrassed.

——Judging from the surface only, Li Shimin's request does not seem to be a difficult thing to do.

At this time, although the winter hunt on the Xingyang side has ended, there are still more than 80,000 Xiaoguo troops stationed there, using the venue of the Imperial Garden for training. As for the embroidered guards, Xingyang can casually dispatch about seven or eight hundred people.

But the difficulty lies in not leaking the news, not startling the snake - even he, the ambassador of the embroidered clothes, is quite difficult.

As for the second-grade or above masters that Li Shimin needs, it is also a difficult problem.

The entire embroidered guard, not to mention eight second-grade products, thirty first-grade ones can be taken out. The point is that the goals of these top powerhouses are too big, and they may complete the transfer without alarming others. Especially in today's embroidered clothes, there are still many remnants of the commonplace, and they have not been completely purged.

It's also a shame that Li Shimin is still a little wise and didn't make too many demands, otherwise, he really can't do anything.

So after thinking about it for a while, Wang Chonggu bowed slightly: "Yes, I will try my best to prepare for you." But for the final transfer paperwork, you have to figure it out yourself. The old slave is looking forward to it, you can surprise me again this time. ”

When it came to the word 'as much as possible', Wang Chonggu deliberately accentuated his tone,

"This is natural, and before the last general makes a move, he will naturally ask the Son of Heaven. ”

Li Shimin's face suddenly turned slightly happy, and his eyes showed gratitude. He didn't care about the paperwork for the transfer of troops, but was worried that Wang Chonggu would not be able to help him mobilize manpower.

In fact, the clues he has now in his hands are enough for him to directly ask for an edict from the Son of Heaven.

Although he has no substantive evidence in his hands, Xiuyiwei has always handled cases, and when did he pay attention to evidence?

On the surface, the embroidered guards do not have the right to investigate and handle cases, and usually only obey the orders of the Yushitai, the Si Litai, and the Confessor, and are responsible for patrolling and arresting, etc., which can be regarded as the public servants of these three government agencies.

But the only exception is related to rebellion, for the Son of Heaven to 'visit rebellion, evil words, great evil, etc.) - this is the top priority of the duty of the embroidered guard.

And everything that is involved in the reverse case, just one suspicion is enough to make these minions of heaven move.

It's just that Li Shimin, after all, is not a real embroidered guard, so he can't act so recklessly.

This time, the object of his action is not trivial, and before he gets the real evidence, Li Shimin is not ready to rashly attack. That's why today, it will be contained in front of the Son of Heaven.

Although Wang Chonggu said it well, as long as he can maintain the so-called loyalty, then even if he occasionally makes mistakes in the future, the Son of Heaven will be able to tolerate it.

But if he really made a big mistake on another day, would the Son of Heaven really protect him? Li Shimin guessed that this may not be the case -- just look at the fate of the former imperial historian Zhang Heng, is it rare for this person to be unfaithful to the Son of Heaven? The fact is that this person has always been loyal to the Son of Heaven. It is said that this person is still the mastermind of the Son of Heaven when he was in the palace in the past, and the love between the two is unmatched in the court.

But in the end, Zhang Heng still fell into the fate of dismissal and seizure of his family, and not long ago, he was killed for defaming the government.

On the one hand, this is because of the suspicion of the Son of Heaven, but on the other hand, the Son of Heaven intends to throw this person out to calm the resentment of the government and the opposition. When Zhang Heng was the imperial historian, he exterminated dissidents for the Son of Heaven, and his methods were cruel, and there were too many people who offended. In addition, inside and outside the government and the opposition, there are rumors that Zhang Heng killed the first emperor on behalf of the Son of Heaven, which makes the Son of Heaven even more restless.

Such a character is good at plotting things, but not good at plotting himself, and the final outcome is actually predictable.

Therefore, Li Shimin still has to follow the rules on the surface, which is also to leave a way out for himself.

There are some things he can do now, but the consequences of his reckless actions now will be in the future. But Li Shimin is no longer alone, and he is never willing to do this kind of thing that may bring disaster to his family in the future.

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After Li Shimin returned from the palace that day, his follow-up work became easier. Whether it is the embroidered clothes guard, the Yushitai, or the Henan County, they are all very refreshing, and within an hour, they each sent a large number of people. Among them, there are not only a large number of poor people with detective experience, but also a knife and pen officer who is proficient in clerical and accounting.

So next, although Li Shimin is still busy, he no longer needs to be responsible for the most important interrogation matters. Li Shimin only needs to wait for the results, and then compare the account books they have searched with the confessions of the various shopkeepers.

It must be mentioned that the people in charge of the business house were very cooperative in the following inquiries, and there were some things that knew everything and said everything. Even Xu Dashan, who had resisted Li Shimin before, was honest this time, and all what should be said and what should not be said was fully revealed.

So in just one day, the table case in front of Li Shimin accumulated a bunch of small mountains of confessions.