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

"Is this...Is this all right?"

Wang Hongfu asked in amazement. At least King Ji went crazy for a while just now. This was too simple.

If that's the case, I can do it too.

"Of course, change to the next one."

Li Shen urged.

Li Shen thought about it and threw the next piece of cotton cloth directly into the red dye. He took it out after it was soaked thoroughly.

It turned into a piece of red cloth.

"This is it. After it dries, frame all three and use them as the opening items for the auction."

"Your Majesty, aren't these three the most expensive?

Why do we have to sell them right at the beginning? Wouldn’t the prices of the things later on be much lower? Wouldn’t that make people laugh at us?”

Even though Wang Hongfu was ignorant, he knew that the good things would have to wait until the finale.

Li Shen cursed with disgust:

"You know nothing, these three things are just to drive up the price of the whole show.

Your Majesty and the Queen must take pictures first, so that those people will know that both Your Majesty and the Queen attach great importance to it.

They won’t give too little for the rest, because His Majesty and the Queen have already paid, so how can they not pay?"

"Your Highness is wise, truly wise. The difference between me and you is like heaven and earth. I will never be able to catch up with you in even a fraction of your ability in my lifetime."

Wang Hongfu immediately followed suit.

Li Shen nodded with satisfaction:

“Very good, read more in the future. Although you are a businessman, you should not let those scholars think you are uneducated.

By the way, have you found the person that the king asked you to find?"

"Your Highness, I've found everyone. People have come from the Jibing Hospital, Beitianyuan, and the orphanage.

They were all found according to your request, Your Majesty."

Wang Hongfu nodded in reply.

"I am talking about the people below."

Li Shen meant something.

"Oh, oh, Your Majesty, I have also made arrangements."

Wang Hongfu immediately understood what Li Shen meant and quickly replied.

"Ah That's good.

All right, you guys go and do your work, I have to go take a shower and change my clothes."

After Li Shen finished speaking, he walked towards the back house with his hands behind his back, and Lu Dingniang and the other women immediately followed him.

"Farewell, Your Highness." Wang Xuance and Wang Hongfu saluted.

"Master Wang, I am just a businessman and I am not very familiar with calligraphy and painting.

I wonder if Wang Changshi can see something?"

After Li Shen left, Wang Hongfu looked at the three paintings for a long time before he frowned and asked Wang Xuance.

"I don't understand it either." Wang Xuance shook his head directly.

“However, the prince’s actions have always been mysterious and unfathomable, and it is not something that others can figure out.

Wang has followed the prince for so many years, but he only knows a few things about him.

Your Majesty is extremely talented, which is rare in this world."

Wang Xuance was truly sincere, and his current understanding of Prince Ji was just superficial.

Many times he couldn't understand what Prince Ji did, for example, why did Prince Ji cheat His Majesty of millions of strings of cash?

Wang Xuance could understand why Prince Ji cheated the nobles and the aristocratic families because he did it for money and to weaken them.

But Prince Ji actually dared to deceive the emperor.

In Wang Xuance's view, this was like poking a hole in the sky and violating the laws of heaven.

He also beat up court officials, the Prince of Jin, and even the Crown Prince. He almost fought with His Majesty.

Wang Xuance didn't understand all this.

Wang Hongfu also agreed with Wang Xuance's words and nodded:

"What Wang Changshi said is correct. The prince is very talented, but it's a pity that he is a bastard..."

"Shut up!" Before Wang Hongfu could finish his words, Wang Xuance shouted angrily.

The originally kind face turned stern:

"Manager Wang, don't ever say this to anyone again.

You also know the prince's temper. If he finds out, I'm afraid you'll be killed without a burial place.

This is the thing that Prince Ji hates the most, you must remember this in the future."

"Yes, yes, look at my mouth. Thank you, Mr. Wang, for reminding me that I am wrong.

I will never have such thoughts again.”

Wang Hongfu also knew that he had spoken out of turn. This was Prince Ji's biggest taboo.

Over the past ten years, Prince Ji had spoken to the three of them several times, stating his position and telling them all.

If they want to serve as officials in the court, Prince Ji will recommend them and even ask His Majesty for the official position.

If they don't want to, then they must never have any thoughts in the future. Prince Ji can guarantee them wealth and glory.

"That's good. You can take care of yourself. Wang has something important to do. Bye."

After saying this, Wang Xuance left alone, leaving Wang Hongfu feeling upset.

I really wasn't thinking about anything else just now. I just said it carelessly and almost caused disaster.

Wang Xuance left, and Wang Hongfu also left in regret.

Li Shen was playing in the water with a group of women in the big bathing pool.

"My Lord, wash yourself first before you move."

"My Lord, come and catch me."

"Haha, beauty, I'm here to catch you."

In the mist, the sound of a woman's screams and Li Shen's joking voice could be heard continuously.

Several white figures can be vaguely seen from the mist, performing a scene of a group of female drama queens.

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In recent times, Chang'an City has become extremely lively because of the approaching New Year's Day. With more people here, all kinds of news are coming in one after another.

Merchants from all over the country brought not only local specialties but also interesting stories from all over the place.

In Chang'an City, the most talked about topic these days is the punishment of the three kings.

I don't know who leaked it, but it spread very quickly among the people.

His Majesty the Emperor punished three princes, and three sons, twice in three days.

Li Tai, Prince of Wei, Li Zhi, Prince of Jin, and Li Shen, Prince of Ji. The first two were legitimate sons, born to the queen.

People on the streets were speculating about what these three princes had done to deserve His Majesty's punishment twice in three days.

In the eyes of the people, it was inevitable that King Ji Li Shen would be the one to come out, and everyone could accept and understand that.

After all, Prince Ji has a bad reputation outside, but he can stop the child from crying.

But the King of Wei and the King of Jin had good reputations and had not done anything bad.

In addition to this topic, there is another topic that has made it to the hot list in Chang'an City.

It's about Prince Ji's love for antiques, calligraphy and paintings.

It is said that Prince Ji has recently become interested in antiques with a long history, as well as calligraphy and paintings by famous masters.

The Fine Arts Pavilion of Prince Ji's Mansion began to purchase old items and famous paintings and calligraphy. The family was so wealthy that it was said that it bought a horse from the pre-Qin period for 100,000 strings of cash.

The Prince Ji's Mansion even released the news that it was willing to pay 500,000 strings of cash to buy Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Lanting Poems.

But many people know that Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Lanting Poems is in the hands of His Majesty the Emperor.

Is Prince Ji going to buy it from His Majesty? His Majesty treasures Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, so how could he possibly sell it to Prince Ji?

The news was true and false. At this moment, a piece of news suddenly broke out and spread throughout the streets and alleys of Chang'an City in just half a day.

Prince Ji’s Mansion is going to hold a charity auction!

(I drank too much and wanted to take a rest, but then I suddenly saw that today is Thanksgiving.

于是又爬了起来，继续更新。2024年11月28日02:56:39

I want to thank you for your company along the way, which has enabled a newbie like me to get to where I am today.

Thank you for your continued support, and I also thank those who scolded me.

Thank you, and I wish you a happy life, a successful career, and a lot of money.