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

In ancient times, reputation was very important.

With fame, you may become part of a prominent family, or you may be selected by the court to be an official because of your fame, thus rising to fame overnight.

Many businessmen repair bridges and roads in order to gain fame in the village. With fame, people will trust you.

By then, even if the county magistrate wants to frame you, he will have to think twice.

Since ancient times, many people have done things to cheat and improve their reputation.

For example, Li Shen knew Cheng Chuliang, Yuchi Baolin and that group of playboys.

They often buy poems by literati and say that they were written by themselves.

But everyone knows their character, they are not suitable for studying and they are always exposed.

For example, the county magistrate of a certain place would also come up with some false face projects and report them to his superiors in the hope of gaining their appreciation.

However, if discovered, the person would be dismissed from office and stripped of his title, and would never be employed again.

Empress Changsun was a kind person, and she was quite shocked when she heard Li Shen's method.

Although she had also heard of some people cheating to improve their reputation, including Li Shimin who had done similar things.

But none of them is as original as Li Shen, nor as bold as Li Shen.

This is simply a blatant fraud.

"Mother, how can this be called fraud? Every year, I invest hundreds of thousands of strings of cash in the orphanage and the hospital.

The orphanage that my elder brother and I opened together now houses more than a thousand orphans.

Hundreds of servants were hired just to take care of these children.

There are also the Jibingfang and Beitianyuan, which house thousands of helpless elderly people.

There are more servants to take care of them.

The tyranny of the Sui Dynasty ignored the suffering of the people, and many young and strong people died in the homes of the people.

It has been thirty years since then, and those middle-aged people are now old.

They have no one to rely on. If no one takes care of them, they will freeze to death or starve to death sooner or later.

I do all this for the people and for the Li family."

Li Shen stood up and passionately recounted his great achievements.

But Empress Chang Sun asked:

"What does this have to do with your fraud? Shen'er, you must first increase your father's reputation. Mother will be very pleased.

But if this kind of thing were to become known to others, the impact would be even greater.

If it is really as you said, mother might as well take out several hundred thousand strings of cash and do this directly."

Empress Chang Sun was well aware of the seriousness of this matter. If she failed to handle it properly, she would end up making things worse and become the laughing stock of the world.

Li Shen was deeply moved when he heard this. It would be great if he could get hundreds of thousands of coins. However, he was doing good deeds.

The purpose is to make yourself feel at ease and to accumulate good karma for your descendants. Making money from this is really going against one's conscience.

He couldn't do this.

"Mother, I didn't do this just to gain fame for you.

There are two other purposes.

The first is to pave the way for the one million copper coins.

Secondly, it is impossible to take care of all the orphans and elderly widows in the entire Tang Dynasty by relying on the strength of one person alone.

It takes a lot of people.”

"The many people you mentioned are those wealthy businessmen?"

Li Shimin interrupted and asked at this time.

“Not only merchants, but also nobles and aristocratic families.

No matter whether they are good or bad, no matter whether they are sincere or fake.

As long as they spend money doing good deeds.

They want fame, no problem.

As long as they really spend money to do good deeds and help the poor people, we can give them anything."

Li Shen answered Li Shimin's question, but Li Shimin frowned after hearing it.

"Li Shen, the reputation of the aristocratic families has finally begun to decline. If you do this, they will seize the opportunity.

Do you want them to come back to life?

And what about the princes and nobles? It’s not a good thing for them to have too much reputation.”

The question the emperor thought about was different from what Li Shen thought.

The first thing he thought about was whether it would be harmful to his own kingdom.

"Don't worry, Aye. This is why I asked Aye and mother to attend the first auction.

I will write in the newspaper:

His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Empress went deep into the people's midst, understood their sufferings, valued them, and paid attention to them.

Hundreds of thousands of strings of cash were donated from the imperial treasury to support charitable institutions such as hospitals, beitianyuan, and orphanages.

Under the leadership of His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Empress, nobles and merchants throughout the Tang Dynasty responded positively.

With His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Empress as their role models, a wave of charity was set off across the country.

In this way, even if someone below does good deeds and increases his reputation,

People would also think that it was done under the influence or leadership of Aye and mother.

It doesn't matter if we add a few more words in the newspaper to give them a boost in reputation, as long as they are willing to pay."

Li Shen spoke eloquently, leaving Li Shimin and others dumbfounded.

Li Shimin had never thought that he could govern the people in this way, even though he had been emperor for so many years.

The focus has always been on educating the people and ensuring that they have enough food and clothing.

"Li Shen, are you sure you don't know how to handle state affairs? Why do I feel like you are lying to me?

Tell me, are you hiding something?"

Li Shimin looked into Li Shen's eyes seriously.

"......." Li Shen was stunned. What does that mean?

"Um...Aye, what do you mean?"

"I want you to attend the imperial court and discuss government affairs. You are now the Junior Secretary of the Zongzheng Temple, so you can attend the grand court meetings.

As for the small court meeting... I can give you a title of Kaifu Yitong Sansi, and you can enter Liangyi Hall for hearings.

Well enough......"

"Aye, Aye, did I do something wrong to deserve such punishment?

If I have made any mistakes, please point them out to me and I promise to correct them."

Before Li Shimin could finish speaking, Li Shenteng stood up suddenly and pleaded to Li Shimin with a bitter face.

To go to court, you have to get up at three in the morning. Is this going to kill us?

Even the cattle and horses of later generations did not get up at three in the morning to go to work.

Not only does one have to attend the grand court meetings, but one also has to attend the small court meetings. Doesn't that mean one has to go to work every day?

"You bastard, with your lack of ability, do you really want to live a life of idleness and debauchery?"

The idea that Li Shen was a hidden talent just now disappeared after seeing Li Shen's bitter and pleading expression.

Judging from the look of this rebellious son, he doesn't seem like someone who has any hidden intentions.

Not everyone can be Gou Jian.

Li Shimin had seen countless people, so he could not tell at a glance whether what they said was true or false, but he could guess it almost accurately.

What's more, he and Li Shen have been close for more than ten years, and he doesn't believe that Li Shen could endure for more than ten years without being discovered by him.

Seeing Li Shen's lack of ambition, Li Shimin was so angry that his teeth were itching.

(I came back late today, only at midnight. I wanted to take a day off today, but then I thought of you guys, so I updated it anyway. November 2024, 11 17:04:13.)