"So, don't think that you can't completely deal with them now, just...if I gave you the same amount of time, I believe you would have destroyed the Beidou Society long ago!"
"So, don't be anxious, take your time, we have plenty of time."
Shen Lian knew that Li Shimin was specifically trying to comfort him.
He chuckled and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I won't get into a dead end."
"Then the Beidou Club won't be able to be free for long."
Li Shimin smiled and nodded. He admired Shen Lian's confidence.
Li Shimin looked at Shen Lian and said, "It seems that all the goals of your trip to Nanzhao have been successfully completed."
Shen Lian nodded slightly.
He said: "I can't say it's complete. Although it was said that the Beidou Society's stronghold was destroyed, it did not cause real heavy damage to the Beidou Society."
Li Shimin said: "For the Beidou Society, a well-run stronghold is far more important than some subordinates. After all, without this stronghold, what he will lose will be money, power and a steady stream of intelligence."
"So, you said you didn't cause serious damage to the Beidou Society, but I feel that the Beidou Society must be very distressed now."
Shen Lian smiled and said, "Your Majesty is very good at comforting people."
Li Shimin rolled his eyes at Shen Lian: "I am telling the truth."
Shen Lian felt warm in his heart.
He felt that he was lucky to be born in Li Shimin's era.
Because there is no emperor more enlightened than Li Shimin in this world.
Tolerant and broad, embracing all rivers, the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty was the most comfortable for him, a traveler.
Because of the openness and tolerance here, some places are even more outstanding than those of later generations.
Li Shimin looked at Shen Lian and said: "Don't be too busy after you come back. There is Chu Suiliang in Dali Temple. I think he is really capable. With him here, he can take some of the pressure off of you."
"You should rest first and relieve your fatigue."
Shen Lian smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you are still advising your ministers to be lazy. Is this appropriate?"
Li Shimin said calmly: "Of course I won't say this to other ministers. I give them salaries. If they dare to be lazy and eat without food, I will never spare them."
"But you are different. You are my son-in-law, we are a family, and I have watched you grow up. Naturally, I treat you differently from others."
Li Shiming made no secret of his special feelings for Shen Lian.
Shen Lian deserves special treatment from him.
Shen Lian took a deep breath, and then said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for doting on me."
Li Shimin smiled and said: "I am also a human being, so naturally I can differentiate between close friends and distant friends."
He looked at Shen Lian and said, "I heard that you met the most mysterious Tianquan of the Beidou Society in Nanzhao?"
Shen Lian's eyes flashed.
He said: "Your Majesty also has spies in Nanzhao?"
Li Shimin didn't hide anything. He said: "I can't leave Chang'an easily, but I have to control the general situation of the world and not be blinded by others. Naturally, I need some special methods."
Although this did not clearly answer Shen Lian's question.
But it can be regarded as a direct reply to Shen Lian.
He does have an insider in Nanzhao.
Moreover, there was a complete intelligence network, which allowed Li Shimin to know some things about Nanzhao.
Shen Lian's eyes flickered, and he said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty asked Tian Quan specifically. Does this mean that... Your Majesty also knows Tian Quan's identity?"
When Li Shimin saw Shen Lian looking at him with questioning eyes, he suddenly laughed.
He said: "If I told you that I really thought your father was dead at first and was still sad for a long time, would you believe it?"
"I believe."
Shen Lian nodded.
Li Shimin was startled for a moment: "Do you really believe in me?"
Of course Shen Lian didn't believe in Li Shimin that much.
Li Shimin obviously knew that Tianquan was his father, but he kept it secret from him.
He didn't tell himself until he met his father.
This was clearly an appointment with his father, but he deliberately kept it from himself. How could he trust Li Shimin?
However, Shen Lian came to the conclusion based on reasonable inference.
When his father faked his death, Beidou would definitely pay special attention to it, and even used various methods to investigate.
If Li Shimin knew that his father was not dead and revealed the details in a wrong way, he might be discovered by Beidou!
Shen Lian had no doubt that Beichen had this ability.
Therefore, in order to really hide it from Beichen, my father would not let Li Shimin know immediately.
Therefore, there is a high probability... that Beichen almost believed that his father had really had an accident, so his father secretly contacted Li Shimin and told Li Shimin the truth.
Then this pair of monarchs and ministers deceived the world and have kept it secret to this day.
Shen Lian looked at Li Shimin and asked, "Your Majesty, does he know what my father is doing now?"
Li Shimin shook his head and said: "At that time, I really thought your father was really dead. I was very sad for a while. After all, my foundation was still shallow at that time. There were not many people I could trust, and even fewer were willing to die for me."
"Therefore, I personally ordered people to bury your father's body in a rich burial, and also began to take care of you, hoping to raise you on your father's behalf."
"Originally there was no problem with all this."
"But suddenly one day, your father showed up. At that time, I almost thought that your father had committed suicide."
"Later, your father explained it to me. He told me that he had an enemy, and he was a very powerful enemy. That time I was attacked, it was his enemy who did it."
"If he doesn't cheat his death, there will be a lot of things going on in the future. Not only will I be in danger, but you, as his only heir and relative, will be even more in danger."
"So he had to fake his death."
Shen Lian nodded.
These things are consistent with what dad said.
Shen Lian can also understand.
Indeed, with the power of Beichen and Beidou Society, there would really be some dangers when Li Shimin had not yet secured his throne.
Li Shimin continued: "I understand you and trust your father. After all, your father has been protecting me since he was very young. For this reason, I agreed to your father's fake death."
"Your father said that his enemy is very cunning and powerful. He cannot appear easily and must hide for a period of time."
"So, your father entrusted you to me, but he didn't let me take you to the palace to take care of you. He asked me to send someone secretly to protect you. As long as you don't get hurt, the rest, he said, let you let nature take its course.
growth."
"I thought you were too young at the time. It would be too cruel to have you as the only child in that empty house."
"But your father said that is the best result. If I let everyone know that I am too good to you, then your father's enemies will think that you have the opportunity to threaten him in the future because of me. By then, you may have
Greater danger!"
"Only when you stand alone, as if no one cares about you, will you be safe, making him feel that you are not a big threat, and based on your situation, he can determine whether your father is really dead or fake.
"
"I thought about it again and again, and finally accepted your father's request. I feel that your father knows you best and cares about you more than I do. But since he said so, there must be a reason why he must do this."
Shen Lian finally understood.
How come a five or six year old child has never been adopted and taken care of?
Logically speaking, my father was a shadow guard at the time, and he had many brothers who lived and died with him.
There won't be anyone to help him take care of the orphans.
Now it seems that it is all dad’s decision!
But he doesn't blame his father either.
If Li Shimin really took him to the palace, the environment in the palace would be so depressing and dull, just like entering a cage, and Shen Lian wouldn't be able to stand it.
Li Shimin said: "After that, I never saw your father again, but we did have contact occasionally."
"His codename is Tianquan. In fact, your father secretly passed on some information about the Beidou Society to me. However, at that time, your father did not explicitly name the Beidou Society. He just called it 'that force'.
So until you solved the Beidou Society and the Beidou Society showed up with a code name, I didn't know that the force you were talking about was the Beidou Society."
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Li Shimin no longer has anything to hide from Shen Lian.
He told the whole story of the future.
After finishing speaking, he looked at Shen Lian and said: "Before you set off to Nanzhao, I was a little worried. After all, Nanzhao is not the Tang Dynasty. What if you encounter danger there, so I went through secret channels
, contacted your father."
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"Then your father told me that he would also go to Nanzhao and would help you if necessary, so I was completely relieved and allowed you to go."
Shen Lian took a gentle breath.
He looked at Li Shimin and said, "Isn't your Majesty angry? My father faked his death without consulting Your Majesty in advance. Later, although my father passed on some news, some dangerous news was still not delivered in time, causing Your Majesty to Almost in danger."
Li Shimin smiled and shook his head: "I can force your father to fake death to escape. How can I still understand your father's situation?"
"I didn't even expect him to deliver any news to me, but he delivered it many times and skillfully helped me resolve several dangers. This is already very good."
"Not to mention……"
Li Shimin looked at Shen Lian with gentleness and said, "In the past fifteen years, your father risked his life to save me at least five times. For this reason, I will never blame your father."
"Not to mention, you are here as my son-in-law."
"We will be a family from now on, and I won't blame him."
Li Shimin is an emotional person.
You can see some of it in history books.
Except for the Xuanwu Gate incident that he had to take action, Li Shimin treated other relatives with great affection.
For example, his son Li Chengqian, in the history books, Li Chengqian rebelled and rebelled.
If it were other emperors, they would have killed their relatives long ago and killed them directly.
But what about Li Shimin?
He just exiled Li Chengqian.
It just broke off the relationship between father and son.
But he did not kill Li Chengqian.
You know, this is the era of imperial power, and rebellion is the most serious crime in the world.
Not to mention, this treasonous person is also Li Shimin's close relative.
Li Shimin had ten thousand reasons to kill Li Chengqian.
But in the end, Li Shimin only used one reason to save Li Chengqian.
The child does not teach, the father too.
He is also responsible for Li Chengqian's fault.
Therefore, Li Chengqian was able to live a long life.
Li Shimin is such a person. At many times, he is a majestic and indifferent king who understands righteousness, but at other times, he is such a person who values love and justice.
Therefore, if anyone else tells what Li Shimin said, Shen Lian may not believe it.
But when Li Shimin said it, Shen Lian believed him.
Shen Lian looked at Li Shimin and said, "Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty."
Li Shimin chuckled and waved his hand: "You, father and son, are both heroes of our Tang Dynasty. Even if you do similar things in the future, I will not blame you."
"I will never kill the donkey and hide the bird after all."
Shen Lian smiled and said: "I will never do anything like this, because in this world..."
Shen Lian raised his chin slightly and said calmly: "No one will have the chance to push me to that level."
His words were full of confidence and even arrogance.
But Li Shimin didn't think Shen Lian was conceited.
Just as he was thinking about it, he felt that Shen Lian's words were too modest.
With Shen Lian's ability to be as intelligent as a demon, he can only force others. Who can force him?
Li Shimin smiled and said: "Next, do you want to return to the position of Lord Tang Dynasty and continue to solve cases?"
Shen Lian said: "This is natural. Lord Tang Dynasty is my main identity. Your Majesty trusts me and the people trust me. I will do this job well."
"But I also found something in Nanzhao."
"I need to verify these things one by one, so I will also investigate some matters about the Beidou Society and Beidou Temple in my free time."
Li Shimin nodded slightly: "Just do whatever you want, I will always support you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Li Shimin's face smiled even more. He looked at Shen Lian and asked, "Boy, do you still remember what you promised me before you left?"
Shen Lian was so smart. As soon as Li Shimin mentioned this, he understood what Li Shimin meant.
He nodded and said: "Of course, I said that when I return from Nanzhao, I will officially marry Her Highness the Princess."
Ever since he arrived in Chang'an, Changle has been the only one. No matter how dangerous the things Shen Lian asked her to do, she never hesitated or questioned at all.
Shen Lian could not let down Li Shimin with this feeling.
Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction: "You are still a human being and you are not pretending to be stupid with me."
Shen Lian smiled bitterly and said, "Am I such a bad image in His Majesty's heart?"
Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "Yes, okay, if you don't talk about this, when are you going to welcome my daughter?"
Shen Lian said: "I will obey your Majesty's orders."
Dad is not here, and Mom, he hasn't found any clues yet.
Li Shimin is the only elder, so it is reasonable and reasonable to let Li Shimin make the decision.
Li Shimin naturally thought of this.
He said: "I will let the Ministry of Rites calculate good times and auspicious days. Just concentrate on your own affairs. Leave the wedding to me."
Shen Lian felt warm in his heart, and he smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
He said: "I will let the Ministry of Rites calculate good times and auspicious days. Just concentrate on your own affairs. Leave the wedding to me."
Shen Lian felt warm in his heart, and he smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."