Since things had already reached this stage, there was nothing else to say. Everyone naturally exchanged some polite words with each other, and the big matter became small and small.
"Sixth Prince, it's all this lowly official's fault for not disciplining her properly, allowing my daughter to offend Your Highness.”"Yingying, come over and apologize to His Highness!"”
"He humiliated me first," Cui Yingying muttered softly.”Seeing Cui Shao's stern eyes, he still walked up to Li Yin unwillingly and said with his nose,""Your Highness, Yingying apologizes to you!”
"What?" Li Yin put his hand beside his ear and deliberately said,""I can't hear you!"
Cui Yingying gritted her teeth in hatred. She wanted to pounce on him and bite him again." Your Highness, Yingying was wrong!”
Cui Shao was by his side, so Li Yin couldn't go too far. He nodded and accepted Cui Yingying's apology. When he left with Cui Yingying, Cui Shao looked at Li Yin with a complicated expression. That kind of meaningful expression gave Li Yin goosebumps, and at the same time, a bad feeling spread in his heart.
"Milord, what about my horse? Thirty strings of copper coins for a horse? You have to uphold justice for this commoner!" When Li Yin and Cui Yingying were arrested, the Hu merchant who sold the horses was also brought to the government office as a tainted witness.
Xu Shiji stared at Hu Shang, and the grievance he felt just now suddenly surged into his heart. He flew up and kicked Hu Shang's butt."Profiteer, after making a deal, you actually only care about profit and go back on your word. Men, take this profiteer to the Trade Bureau and punish him severely!”
"Yes, sir!" Two bailiffs stepped forward and escorted the Hu merchant who was shouting injustice away.
After dealing with the Hu merchants, Xu Shiji walked forward." Your Highness, are you satisfied with my handling?”
"Lord Xu handles cases impartially and does not fear power. He is truly a pillar of our Great Tang. I will definitely praise such a good official in front of my father!”Li Yin started firing empty shots.
"Your Highness, you praise me too much. This is my duty!”Xu Shiji laughed very slyly.
Drawing a big cake for Xu Shiji, Li Yin said," Lord Xu, I still have something important to do, so I won't delay your work. I wonder if my horse…" Li Yin dragged out his voice.
With Xu Shiji's cunning, he naturally understood Li Yin's meaning and said,"Don't worry, Your Highness. I'll send someone to deliver those horses to the Liang Residence!”
"Thank you, Lord Xu!"
"This is the punishment that the profiteer deserves. Your Highness, please take care of your steps…"
Watching Li Yin leave, Xu Shiji heaved a sigh of relief. He called over a bailiff and said,"Go to Lord Zhangsun's residence and tell him about this in detail!”，Yesterday, when he was chatting in Zhangsun Mansion, he was talking about the Emperor being troubled by the Sixth Prince and the Cui family's young lady. Today, such a situation actually happened.
Xu Shiji's efficiency was not bad. Not long after Li Yin returned to the palace, thirty-six batches of strong grassland horses were sent to the palace.
"Your Highness, why did you buy so many horses? Even the stables in the wangfu can't hold it!" Jin Daqian said this, but his face was full of smiles. Which butler didn't want to have a herd of healthy horses in the stable? After all, this was a symbol of wealth and status. When he went out, he would also be proud.
Li Yin examined the grassland horses one by one and said,"I picked it up for free. It's a waste not to take it. By the way, where's Sima Tu?”
"He's training the new guards in the rear hall!”
The conflict with Li You in the Lichun Courtyard reminded Li Yin of something he had always neglected, which was his own private soldiers. However, private soldiers were forbidden after all. Therefore, the private soldiers were called guards in the residences of various nobles. For example, in Li Shimin's previous King Qin's residence, there were 2,000 guards. During the change of Xuanwu Gate, these guards quickly turned into soldiers.
Of course, Li Yin did not have the courage to make such a large team. That would be considered a rebellion, but a small team still had to be established. Therefore, Li Yin asked Sima Tu to expand the guard team to 30 people, giving priority to the veterans from the battlefield.
From a lone commander to a thirty man squad leader, Sima Tu immediately became spirited and focused on his own troops.
Between the back and front halls, there was a large open space. Now, this open space had been turned into the training field of the Liang residence. This was a modern training field. Li Yin had built horizontal bars, obstacle walls, logs, and other facilities according to the modern military training field.
At this moment, Sima Tu was leading these guards to do push-ups.
Li Yin walked in and Sima Tu shouted," Stop! Your Highness!"”Sima Tu cupped his fists.
Many of these guards were veterans who had killed people. When they first came to the Prince's mansion, they were all arrogant and unruly. However, Sima Tu was not just for show. After a round of cleaning, these people were all obedient. At this time, Li Yin suddenly felt how wise it was to take Sima Tu in, even though he still had a big appetite.
"The prince's mansion has added a batch of warhorses. Take them to the stables to choose your own warhorses. In the future, horse riding training will also be included in the training program!”Li Yin looked at the eyes of these guards. When they heard that Li Yin had given them a batch of horses, their eyes immediately lit up. This was like going to work in the company and the boss gave you a car. How could they not be excited?
Sima Tu also grinned and said,""Let's go pick a horse!" Amidst the voices of gratitude, these guards rushed towards the stable.
"Hahaha…"
In Taiji Palace, Zhangsun Wuji entered the Dew Hall as if he was in his own residence. The assistant minister standing outside the Dew Hall did not stop him. After Li Shimin succeeded the throne, he gave Zhangsun Wuji special permission to enter the Dew Hall without reporting his achievements. It was also a way to show Zhangsun Wuji's trust in him.
"Hahaha…"
Not long after Zhangsun Wuji entered, Li Shimin's hearty laughter came from inside. After Xu Shiji sent someone to tell him about Li Yin and Cui Yingying, he rushed to Taiji Palace without stopping and told Li Shimin, who was reading the memorial in the Dew Hall, about this matter.
"Hmph, Cui Shao, let's see what you're going to do this time.”After laughing, Li Shiming pulled Zhangsun Wuji over and whispered something into his ear. Zhangsun Wuji was stunned at first, then his laughter became more and more obscene. It's petty.
After leaving Taiji Palace, Zhangsun Wuji called his trusted butler, Zhangsun Ning. Zhangsun Ning was a distant relative of his. Ever since he followed him, he had accompanied him through life and death. He had also participated in the change of Xuanwu Sect. At that time, Zhangsun Ning and Zhangsun Wuji's uncle, Gao Shilian, went to the prison to organize prisoners to serve the King of Qin. Zhangsun Wuji trusted them very much.
After hearing Zhangsun Wuji's words, Zhangsun Ning asked in confusion,"Milord, but isn't this helping the sixth prince? From now on, he would be even more like a fish in water with the support of the Cui family!”
Zhangsun Wuji sighed and said,"How could I not know this? However, suppressing the Five Families and Seven Wangs is the Emperor's will and for the sake of the Tang Empire's future generations. As officials, how could we ignore the interests of the Tang Empire? Moreover, the brothers Li Yin and Li Ke are born of concubines, so the position of Crown Prince will not be theirs. Moreover, the Emperor is in his prime and is only thirty-six years old this year. Who knows how long it will take for the throne to change? At the very least, he still has me, his uncle. Therefore, it will be fine to occasionally beat this brother. Don't take it to heart!"
"Yes, sir!" Zhangsun Ning replied.
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