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

"Duke Lu, when will your Dalang pay me back the 100,000 strings of cash you owe me?"

Hearing that Cheng Yaojin dared to boss him around, Li Shen finally couldn't help but explode.

He stood up suddenly and shouted at Cheng Yaojin.

The whole audience fell silent immediately. After a few breaths,

"What! One hundred thousand strings of cash?"

"This old man Cheng's family owes King Ji 100,000 strings of cash? Can he pay it back?"

"Why are you still raising your voice? Even if you sell Duke Lu's mansion, it's not worth 100,000 strings of cash."

"Is Duke Lu crazy? He dares to borrow money from Prince Ji. He will never be able to pay it back in this lifetime."

The whole audience started a heated discussion. One hundred thousand strings of cash, that's not a small amount.

"Your Highness Prince Ji...Prince Ji, you said a few days ago that it was only 30,000 strings of cash, how come it's 100,000 strings of cash today?"

Cheng Yaojin was also stunned. It had only been a few days and thirty thousand strings of cash was already too much for him to accept. He didn't expect that it would become thirty thousand strings of cash today.

"You said it yourself, that happened some time ago, don't you know you have to pay interest?

The rule of Prince Ji’s mansion is nine in and thirteen out.

Your family has owed money for more than ten years. You should calculate how much you should pay back."

Li Shen put his hands on his waist and pointed at Cheng Yaojin, looking very domineering.

But it was soon broken by a word from Cheng Yaojin.

"Your Highness Prince Ji, isn't it the rule of a brothel to enter nine times and exit thirteen times?"

"Uh...the rules of the brothel?" Li Shen was stunned. Did he remember it wrong?

He thought for a long time before looking up.

"Nine out and thirteen back, nine out and thirteen back. When will the hundred thousand be returned?"

"this....."

This time it was Cheng Yaojin's turn to be embarrassed. He couldn't afford to offend Prince Ji, as this kid was very bad.

Why were you so rude to provoke him just now?

"Li Shen, there's no meat. Cut it up quickly."

Just at this moment Li Shimin said something that resolved Cheng Yaojin's embarrassment.

"Hey, I'll be right there."

Li Shen immediately lost his temper and bent down to continue cutting.

Soon the singing and dancing performance began. The geishas in Tianshang Renjian were all professionals, bought by Li Shen from major brothels across the Tang Dynasty.

These people are also miserable people, and most of them need to entertain customers.

Li Shen was impressed by their talents and was only responsible for their performances after buying them.

When these geishas came to Tianshang Renjian, they felt that it was just like its name, a paradise.

As long as they perform well, they don't have to accompany the guests, not even to drink.

You will not be harassed or bullied by guests because they will be beaten out by the security guards, no matter what your background is.

Under such circumstances, these people performed even harder and more seriously.

But Li Shen was in no mood to watch as his arms felt a little weak.

"come on."

With Li Shimin's gentle voice, Li Shen was finally able to eat his meal.

"Thank you Aye."

Li Shen went over, bowed, and poured all the meat in.

"Go, make another pot, add some charcoal, it's almost gone, bring me a bowl of that sauce."

Li Shen was extremely hungry and gave orders to the servants behind him.

Li Shen didn't even watch the performance before, he just stared at the meat in the pot to see if it was cooked.

"Have you sent anyone to investigate the Northwest incident?"

Li Shimin was watching the singing and dancing performance, but asked Li Shen.

"Well, I sent someone there, but there's no report yet."

Li Shen hummed and stuffed the meat into his mouth.

“I’m afraid this matter is not easy to investigate. When you investigate, remember not to make too much noise and not to alarm the local authorities.

Now Tubo is eyeing Qinghai covetously, the situation in the northwest is unstable, and there are still many barbarian rebels alive.

Guo Xiaoke has been operating in the northwest for many years and has made some achievements. I still need him to suppress the northwest.

As for the leaders of those tribes, they cannot be moved for now. Most of them are the remnants of Gaochang, and some of them came from the grassland.

Although there are not many individuals, their combined number is huge, so it is not appropriate to start a war at this time.

Do you understand? "

Li Shimin turned his head and looked at Li Shen.

"Yeah, I understand. I understand." Li Shen kept nodding his head with a piece of meat in his mouth, looking particularly innocent.

"Aye, do you mean to stop me from investigating?"

Li Shen didn't look at Li Shimin, but continued to use his chopsticks to pick up meat from the pot, seemingly asking casually.

“Of course not, this matter still needs to be investigated. It seems to be a matter of Prince Ji’s Mansion, but it involves a lot of people.

It concerns the stability and safety of the Anxi Protectorate.

I just asked you to check quietly and not make too much noise when you investigate, and to investigate privately so as not to alarm the local authorities."

Li Shimin glanced at Li Shen calmly and said seriously:

"Well, don't worry, Aye, it won't alarm the locals, and I don't think they'll be able to find out anything.

Wang Wencheng and his main followers have been silenced.

All the clues were lost, and the people below thought they were from Prince Ji’s Mansion, and they knew nothing.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s better or not.”

After Li Shen finished speaking, he took a big bite of a piece of meat.

"What you said makes sense. I will send someone to investigate, but Guo Xiaoke cannot be touched for now.

He is still of great use to the court.

Do you have any guesses in your mind?"

Li Shimin picked up a large piece of meat from the hot pot with chopsticks and put it into Li Shen's bowl.

"Guess?" Li Shen wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and took a sip of wine.

"I have a bold guess in my mind, but I don't know whether I should say it or not."

"Oh? You can tell me, who do you think it is?"

Li Shimin showed curiosity.

"Hmm... the person I guessed is not an ordinary person. He has a very high title and Aye is very familiar with him.

That is...Guo Xiaoke."

Li Shen stretched out the sound at the end to make it more mysterious.

"Guo Xiaoke?" Li Shimin was stunned after hearing this, and then responded immediately.

“This is very possible, but the Anxi Protectorate still needs him right now, so we can’t touch him yet. We can only collect evidence in secret.

After resolving the northwestern border issues and defeating several small states in Yanqi, we will make plans. "

Li Shimin expressed his agreement with Li Shen's conjecture.

"It's all up to Aye." Li Shen drank another glass and continued to eat meat.

The banquet lasted until very late, and the emperor and his ministers enjoyed themselves and danced together.

The laughter and playfulness fully revealed the comradeship of those days.

Dancing, jumping and singing, Li Shimin also followed suit, drinking and eating meat with big gulps.

Li Shenke was unwilling to watch a group of old men perform. He ate meat while thinking, and no one knew what he was thinking.

The group of old men struggled for two hours before finally it was over.

Those who have houses will go back directly, and those who don’t have houses will go back with those who have houses.

Li Shen also found a house nearby and had it cleaned up.

Li Shen did not stay long and took his leave at the same time as Li Shimin. He pretended to be drunk and was supported by Shitou and Wang Xuance to go back.

"Your Highness, this is the hangover soup I asked the kitchen to make. Your Highness, drink it while it's hot."