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

No one knows a son better than his mother. Li Shen lived with Concubine Wei the longest, so Concubine Wei knew all about his problems and bad habits since childhood.

Especially some of Li Shen’s little movements, which made it clear at a glance what habits he had when lying.

When Li Shen talked about the painting, Concubine Wei could tell at a glance that her son was lying.

It’s not that Concubine Wei didn’t want to keep it secret, but she was afraid of getting into more trouble if the truth was discovered later.

Li Shen didn't expect that this matter would be exposed by his mother on the spot. He originally thought that it wouldn't matter even if she knew about it in the future.

That's why he brags so hard, but in fact he is just bragging about himself.

At this moment, everyone in the room was looking at Li Shen. Even if Li Shen was thick-skinned, he felt extremely embarrassed at this moment.

The main reason is that there are so many of his father's concubines here, if it were only Empress Changsun and Concubine Wei.

He didn't care.

Li Shen looked at his mother resentfully, his eyes like a wronged puppy.

Concubine Wei even wanted to laugh out loud when she saw this.

"Shen'er, this...painting, did you really draw it?"

Empress Changsun asked Li Shen with a smile.

"Mother, that...that...was indeed done by me."

Li Shen had no choice but to admit it.

"Humph, you dare to call it a painting? It's nonsense and laughable."

Li Shimin snorted.

I didn't expect that this unfilial son would now cheat people out of their money without even telling them otherwise.

It's such a blatant scam. They just take a piece of red cloth, give it a nice name and want to sell it at a high price.

In Li Shimin's opinion, any price above three cents for this piece of red cloth would be considered a fraud.

"Father, you can't say that. My son's paintings have created a new school of painting. It's enough to establish a new school of painting."

Li Shen was not convinced and argued immediately.

Li Shimin was full of disdain after hearing this:

"That's it? You're establishing a new school of thought? A three-year-old child can draw better than you. You just picked up a piece of red cloth and you dare to say it's a new school of thought.

Li Shen, I think you are becoming more and more lawless now. "

Li Shen never thought that this was a painting. It was clearly just a piece of red cloth.

"Aye, this is not red cloth, it was painted by me personally. I told you this painting technique is different from the previous ones.

My painting technique focuses on artistic conception rather than form.

This is a profound painting that only people with great wisdom can understand.”

Li Shencai was too lazy to argue with his father. In a word, if you can't understand it, you don't have great wisdom.

Li Shen's look and expression made Li Shimin so angry that he wanted to beat him up.

Isn't this just saying that you have no wisdom?

Seeing Li Shimin and Li Shen quarreling, the other concubines were very envious, but Empress Changsun and Concubine Wei were used to it.

Drinking tea and eating cakes and fruits, just like watching a play.

At this moment, Wang Hongfu below started bidding:

"Everyone, this painting is very meaningful. There is only one of its kind in the world. In order to distinguish the authenticity, there is a seal of Prince Ji's Mansion on the back of the painting.

All paintings without seals are fake.

Wang believes that this painting will go down in history and will naturally become a masterpiece of this school.

Okay, let's officially start now. The starting price of this painting is one hundred wen, and each bid must be an integer of one hundred wen.

The auction begins now.”

Wang Hongfu explained it and then announced the official start.

"Two hundred coins!"

Someone in the audience immediately started bidding.

"Okay, Shopkeeper Li, I'll offer you two hundred coins. Is there anyone who can offer a higher price?"

"Three hundred coins."

"Four hundred coins."

There was a lot of competition below, and the price was only a few hundred coins. Many people participated in the auction.

They are all worth a lot of money, and Li Shen would not invite them if they don’t have some strength.

For the first product, the more people participate, the hotter the factory becomes. This is all arranged by Li Shen.

Soon the price rose to three strings of coins and then began to slow down.

It is indeed expensive to spend several thousand strings of cash to buy a piece of red cloth.

"Five strings of cash."

"Fifty strings of cash."

"Wow!!"

Suddenly, someone increased his bet from five strings of coins to fifty strings, which immediately attracted everyone's amazement and attention.

The sound came from the ranks of merchants.

"Manager Lu offers fifty strings of cash. Fifty strings of cash. Is there anyone who can offer a higher price?

Shopkeeper Lu is indeed a kind and righteous man, fifty strings of cash, for the first time,

"One hundred strings!"

"Okay, Lord Wei is willing to pay a hundred strings of cash. It seems that Lord Wei also wants to do his best for the people."

Wang Hongfu spoke eloquently. He had been in contact for a long time according to King Ji's request.

Everyone should always remember that what is being auctioned is not the goods, but their virtues.

"Okay, Mr. Ashina is willing to pay 10,000 strings of cash. I never thought that the Turkic tribes would also be willing to contribute to the people of the Central Plains.

Let us thank Ashina Liang, the young master."

Wang Hongfu bowed, his face full of excitement.

Many officials looked unhappy after hearing this. They believed that the Central Plains was the orthodox one and they were satisfied with other places.

But now the people of the Central Plains actually need the help of the barbarians, which makes the high-ranking officials in the Central Plains embarrassed.

Wang Hongfu continued to shout with great joy:

"Ten thousand strings of cash. Young Master Ashina Liang offers ten thousand strings of cash. I wonder if anyone has a higher bid.

OK, 10,000 guan for the first time, 10,000 guan... for the second time... 10,000 guan..."

"One hundred thousand strings!"

"Wow~~~"

The words "100,000 strings of cash" caused an uproar among the people present, and everyone looked for the person who had made the offer.

Everyone was wondering which wealthy person had shouted this.

When did such a person appear in Chang'an City?

"Our Crown Prince said he liked this painting very much and he offered a price of 100,000 strings of cash."

Just then someone on the second floor shouted,

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was the young eunuch beside the prince.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your generosity and consideration for the people. Your Highness is kind and virtuous."

Wang Hongfu flattered him first, and then said loudly:

"One hundred thousand strings of cash, is there a higher amount? One hundred thousand strings of cash once, one hundred thousand strings of cash twice, one hundred thousand strings of cash three times.

Deal! Thank you, Your Highness, for the noble Crown Prince. I would like to thank Your Highness on behalf of those helpless old people and children."

This time Wang Hongfu counted quickly because Li Shen had instructed that this painting was prepared for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"The prince is indeed kind and benevolent."

"Yes, the prince has put in a lot of effort to help the people."

Many ministers began to discuss this. On the one hand, they were pleased that the prince had such a kind heart.

The other option is that the prince bought it, which is better than being bought by a barbarian.

The first painting was taken away, and the second painting was taken out.

This second picture is much better than the first one, at least it has graphics.

It was a framed painting that was about one meter square, with a few circles randomly drawn on it using a few colors.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the second painting by that artist, titled Confused Heart. This painting shows the artist's mood at the time."

Wang Hongfu pointed at the painting and explained.