Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

Everyone watched as Li Shen nodded and bowed to let the two princes, Li Xiaogong and Li Daozon, in.

That posture, that temperament, that ugly face, are no different from those of a greedy businessman.

Even after Li Xiaogong and Li Daozon had walked away, Li Shen still bent over, extremely respectful.

Everyone thought that this was Li Shen's respect for his elders.

But after Li Xiaogong and Li Daozon walked away, Li Shen straightened up, and the flattering smile on his face disappeared.

His face was filled with a domineering look again.

He sat back in his chair, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and spit it out.

He poured the tea in the cup aside, and Shi Tou beside him quickly picked up the teapot on the stove and poured another cup.

Li Shen took a sip and instructed the stone:

“Tomorrow you will personally go and give the two uncles two nursing home signs and the rental contracts.

We are all family, so let’s not raise the price, let’s just keep it at two thousand strings of cash a year.

Remember to say this to the two uncles when the time comes. As long as I am still here, I will not raise their rent.

This prince is not the kind of person who would disregard family affection for the sake of money."

Shitou nodded quickly and said with respect:

"The prince is indeed kind-hearted, loyal and righteous, filial and moved, indifferent to fame and gain, and a man of great benevolence and righteousness."

"Ugh~~"

The group of people in front of them almost felt sick to death after hearing these words. How could they describe others in the future after using these words to describe Prince Ji?

Just now, this guy was so respectful to his elders. Look at his attitude and posture, he was totally showing the etiquette of a junior.

Now I feel that it is not etiquette, it is because of interests.

"Why are you still here? His Majesty will be here soon, and I will have to clear the place. Swords have no eyes, and it would be bad if you were to get hurt."

Li Shen felt elated by Shi Tou's praise and indulged himself for a while. Then he looked up at the crowd and said.

“Your Highness Prince Ji, I have followed Your Majesty for more than 20 years. Although I am not a military commander, I have also made contributions in assisting you.

I wonder if I, this old minister, have the qualifications to enter."

Li Shen heard the voice and looked over. He knew the person who was speaking.

"Your Highness, this man is the Inspector of the Ministry of Rites, the Imperial Court Assistant Minister, Xu Jingzong.

In his early years, he followed Your Majesty and was one of the eighteen scholars in the Qin Palace, and was granted the title of Gaoyang County Man. "

Wang Xuance behind him whispered a reminder in Li Shen's ear.

"Oh, Xu Jingzong, I know you. You also impeached me, right? You said all kinds of bad things about me, saying that I was excessively licentious. It was you who did that.

He also said that I was extravagant and wasteful.

Eh? That's not right. I heard that you married your daughter to the son of Feng Ang, the chief of the tribe in Lingnan last year.

He also collected a lot of gold, silver and treasures, but was reported and demoted to be the governor of Zhengzhou.

Why are you back? "

Li Shen spoke very loudly. This was Li Shen's usual style. He would hit people in the face and criticize others.

Xu Jingzong's face turned red and then white.

Xu Jingzong was greedy for money and vain. His home was luxurious and he kept dozens of geishas at home.

Although the Tang Dynasty had regulations on the number of wives and concubines that officials could have, there were always countermeasures to every policy, and a marriage was not considered a marriage if it was not registered.

Many noble families have many concubines, otherwise how could Zhangsun Wuji have so many sons.

Xu Jingzong did not expect that Prince Ji could be so mean and expose his ugly deeds in public, and he did not dare to get angry.

He was a man of low rank and insignificant influence. If he said anything offensive, King Ji would most likely shoot him on the spot.

He didn't dare to have an attack, but he felt very uncomfortable if he didn't have one. Xu Jingzong was so angry that he trembled.

"you......"

"What do you mean?" Li Shen dug his ears and changed the subject.

"However, you are qualified enough. After all, you have followed His Majesty for so many years and have made some achievements.

Today, His Majesty wants to gather with the old ministers to reminisce about the glory days of the past, and you should be among them."

"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji."

After hearing what Li Shen said, Xu Jingzong bowed to thank him and ran to walk in.

He didn't want to stay here any longer.

"Wait." Unexpectedly, Li Shen suddenly shouted.

"Why, didn't His Royal Highness Prince Ji say that this old minister is qualified to enter?"

Xu Jingzong looked at Li Shen, not knowing what he meant.

“You, I haven’t finished speaking yet, you are indeed qualified to attend His Majesty’s banquet, but you are not qualified to enter.

I have made it very clear just now, this is my territory, the nursing home in Prince Ji’s Mansion, only those with badges can enter.

Although you are qualified to attend His Majesty's banquet, you do not have a badge, so I cannot let you in.

Do you understand? "

After Li Shen finished speaking, he picked up the teacup and sipped the tea. Although he hated Xu Jingzong, he could not deny that this guy was one of the Eighteen Scholars in the Qin Palace.

They were the first people to follow his father to build the empire. Today, when his father is reminiscing about his childhood, these old people must be present.

In Li Shen's opinion, it was just like a class reunion, where everyone talked about interesting things that happened during their school days.

Brag about how awesome you were back then.

The most awesome person here is his father. As an emperor, he must have good audiences, especially people who are good at flattery to create the atmosphere.

So Xu Jingzong really cannot be missing.

"Then... then I will also rent for a year. Can I have a badge now?"

Xu Jingzong asked reluctantly.

"Of course. Come on, pour tea for Minister Xu." A smile immediately appeared on Li Shen's face.

"No need, Your Highness Prince Ji, just tell us how much it is."

Xu Jingzong refused with a sullen face, saying that the tea was not drinkable and he was afraid that it was too expensive.

"Hahaha, Minister Xu, you are an old man in the Qin Palace. You have followed His Majesty for many years and have made remarkable contributions.

This king respects all the meritorious officials, so I will give you a discount and only charge you 80% of the rent.

Eight thousand strings of cash per year, plus a free parking space for one year, free water and electricity, and three months of carriage cleaning.

How about it, isn’t it a good deal? "

Li Shen laughed, came in front of Xu Jingzong, and rubbed his hands together.

"Eight thousand swords?"

Xu Jingzong was dumbfounded. Just now, Li Xiaogong and his men only had 2,000 strings of cash, and Cheng Yaojin and his men also had 2,000 strings of cash.

"Your Highness Prince Ji, are you trying to blackmail me? Others are paid 2,000 strings of cash a year, but you're asking me for 8,000 strings of cash.

I am only the Imperial Court Minister, and my annual salary is less than 8,000 strings of cash."

If it were someone else, Xu Jingzong would have wanted to curse loudly, "Do you think eight thousand strings of cash is eight thousand coins?"

Unfortunately, the person in front of him was Prince Ji, so he could only endure it.

As everyone knows, Prince Ji's Mansion is rich enough to rival a country, and money is always weighed but never counted.

The Prince Ji's Mansion was the only place in the world that used guan to calculate money.

Apart from Prince Ji’s Mansion, even the Imperial Palace would use the unit of Wen to calculate purchases.

Over time, people came to the conclusion that King Ji might not know how to count, so the simpler the better.

Everyone present also gasped. Is Prince Ji taking advantage of someone's misfortune?

He actually asked for 8,000 strings of cash a year. Are you crazy?