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

"Okay, we've finished talking about this. You can go back now. I'm tired."

After the discussion, Li Shimin did not keep Li Shen any longer.

Li Shen didn't want to stay any longer, so he dragged his aching body back to his residence.

I really didn't check the almanac before going out today. I got beaten up twice in one day.

Especially this time, because of his talkativeness, he was severely beaten by his father.

If I had known that earlier, I would have asked Li Chunfeng to tell my fortune.

"Your Majesty, this is..."

Seeing Li Shen being supported in by Shi Tou, Wang Xuance was stunned. What happened?

It was fine when I left, but became like this when I came back.

"Oh, let me lie down for a while."

Li Shen leaned on his waist with his hands and slowly lay down on the couch.

"Did your Majesty fall?"

Wang Xuance continued to ask.

"I didn't fall. I got beaten again. Ouch my butt. Ouch my waist."

"Got beaten again?"

Wang Xuance was a little surprised. Prince Ji behaved well today and did nothing wrong.

"My Lord, what is the reason this time?"

"Alright, stop asking, it's all my fault for saying things I shouldn't have said.

By the way, His Majesty saw through my acting with the Crown Prince, but he didn’t say anything.

Also, please cancel the appointments for those who are going to stay at the nursing home tomorrow and let Wang Hongfu deal with it after he returns.

Tomorrow the King will visit the palace and take on a big job."

Li Shen lay there motionless and briefly recounted what had just happened.

"Did your majesty ask the prince to do something again?"

“It’s not a big deal, just exchanging the gold obtained from the divine pearl for a batch of copper coins.

That money is dirty money, let me launder it."

Wang Xuance naturally knew about this matter, and he was also one of the participants.

"Laundered? Your Majesty, this is not easy to do. Although several years have passed, there are still some people who are still paying attention to the lost gold and the Indian merchant.

If a large amount of gold came out of the palace, it would definitely make those people suspicious.

Although there are many rumors outside, speculating that it was done by the prince and His Majesty, there is no real evidence and they have no way to do anything.

But if…”

Speaking of this, Wang Xuance was a little worried.

Li Shen waved his hand nonchalantly:

"It doesn't matter. There are many ways to launder money, but because of your Majesty's status, many methods cannot be used.

Didn’t we launder the dirty money of Prince Ji’s Mansion without any effort?

This matter I already have a solution in mind.

Now I need you to do something.”

"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."

"Send someone to find some famous scholars who specialize in painting, preferably those who have some achievements in a certain field.

It doesn't take too many people, just a dozen or so will do.

Find those poor and impoverished people and bring them to Prince Ji’s mansion.

By the way, you could send people to buy their previous paintings at a high price with great fanfare in the local area to create some hype.

Then send someone to make up some words of praise and the characteristics of these people's paintings.

What's so fascinating about it? It's a pioneering work in a certain field. It's just bragging.

Let them become more famous locally first.

After arriving at Prince Ji’s Mansion, I will explain the plan in detail.

This also requires the cooperation of Wang Hongfu’s business department.”

Now that the matter has been agreed upon, Li Shen will start preparing now, and he also wants to know how he can get a piece of the pie from this matter.

You can't just work in vain.

"Yes, I will do it tomorrow."

Wang Xuance wrote down Li Shen's words. King Ji gave him several tasks today. It would be a sin if he forgot them.

"Oh, there is one more thing. Send someone to spread the news among the people tomorrow. Tell them that I have recently fallen in love with famous people's calligraphy and paintings.

I also like to collect some antiques from a long time ago.

Just spread it slowly, don’t be too anxious.”

"Yes, I've remembered it." Wang Xuance wrote it down again.

"Well, go ahead. I need to rest now."

"Then I will be keeping watch for the prince outside."

Wang Xuance agreed and went to the outer room. Although he was protected by the Yulin Guards, Wang Xuance was still worried.

Without personal guards, Wang Xuance personally kept watch for Prince Ji.

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Niuji Mountain is where Li Shen sent Xue Rengui to rob the Tibetan delegation led by Lu Dongzan.

At the foot of Niuji Mountain, the team led by Wang Hongfu was stationed here.

They had a peaceful journey together, and nothing happened as Wang Hongfu had imagined.

"Manager Wang, if we go any further we will reach Chang'an."

In the big tent, Ashina Liang seemed a little disappointed.

"Yes, we can reach Chang'an in two days at most. We can reach Chang'an in another day."

Wang Hongfu nodded.

However, it seems that what the prince instructed was not done, or it did not happen.

“Manager Wang, there are a lot of caravans on the road now. You can imagine how prosperous Chang’an is now.

I haven't been back to Chang'an for a while, so this is a good opportunity for me to go back and see my Ata Ana."

Ashina Liang showed his longing, Chang'an City is a paradise on earth.

Much stronger than their Ashina tribe.

There were several small caravan camps not far from Wang Hongfu's camp. Seeing that Wang Hongfu and his men were officers and soldiers, they moved closer.

Generally, caravans seldom camp outside. They plan their itinerary in advance and stay overnight in the city.

However, some anxious teams would travel together and camp late at night.

Especially now that the New Year is approaching, it is a good time to make money. Whoever arrives in Chang'an first will be able to sell at a good price.

Wang Hongfu actually wanted to go back quickly, because his own prince’s coming-of-age ceremony was such a big event, but he, who was the first person to follow the prince, had no chance to participate.

The person Wang Hongfu hates the most now is Wang Wencheng.

If it weren't for him, how could I have missed this important event in Prince Ji's life.

The only way for him to comfort himself now was to protect this batch of money as a gift from King Ji.

"Young Master, the closer we get to Chang'an City, the more careful we should be. We wonder if there are thieves hiding in these caravans.

We must be more careful to prevent thieves from attacking us when we are least prepared."

Wang Hongfu warned,

"Don't worry, I know this.

I have already sent additional personnel to guard against a surprise attack by the enemy."

Ashina Liang patted his chest and promised.

Wang Hongfu nodded, as long as there were no mistakes, it would be fine.

After discussing other things for a while, the two went to bed and rest.

The winter nights are extremely quiet, with only the sounds of burning torches and bonfires.

Even the campfire felt cold at midnight in winter. Fortunately, there was Niuji Mountain to rely on, and there was no cold wind.

Otherwise the biting cold wind would be even more unbearable.

Patrolling soldiers went back and forth.

Suddenly a loud shout pierced the sky.

"Oh no, there's a fire!"

Then the north corner of the camp burst into flames.