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

"Go on." Li Shen took a sip of juice and handed it to Lan Yuer.

"Your Highness, do you know why Princess Linchuan has such beautiful handwriting?" Lan Yu'er asked solemnly.

Li Shen was stunned. What other reason could there be? Isn't it normal for princes and princesses to read and write?

Don’t you have beautiful handwriting?

"Don't you like it, sister?"

Lan Yuer shook her head, feeling a little sad.

"Your Highness, you were still young at the time and didn't know this. The princess was not favored by His Majesty and had not been canonized until she was ten years old.

According to convention, the emperor's daughter should have been given a title when she was ten years old.

Princess Changle was conferred the title at the age of eight, Princess Qinghe, who was one year younger than Princess Linchuan, was conferred the title at the age of five, and Princess Lanling, who was even younger, was conferred the title at the age of nine.

Li Shen certainly knew this. In the past, Li Shen was very dissatisfied with his father because of this, and he deliberately spent money to ridicule his father in the court.

“The Imperial Concubine is sad and anxious.

Your Majesty loves calligraphy, especially the calligraphy of Wang Xizhi, so the imperial concubine asked the princess to copy Wang Xizhi's calligraphy since she was young.

The princess was asked to write a congratulatory letter to His Majesty, who praised it highly.

Because Wang Xizhi's daughter's name was Meng Jiang, he gave her the name Meng Jiang.

But the princess was not canonized until the prince presented a gift, and then she was canonized as a princess."

"So that's how it is." After listening to Lan Yuer's story, Li Shen looked a little silent.

My mother has worked so hard for her children. If I am not filial to her, it will be against the will of heaven.

"Shitou, take note. Of the 1.5 million copper coins that will be sent to the palace tomorrow, pack 100,000 less."

Li Shen gave an order to the stone not far away, saying that the money he had used to buy the cat and the parrot today, as well as the 500,000 strings of cash he had promised to give as a filial gift, had not yet been sent.

He was planning to send it tomorrow, but after hearing how difficult it was for his mother today, Li Shen felt that he should get some of the interest back.

Although Li Shimin was his biological father, father and son had to settle accounts clearly.

"Your Highness, this is not a good idea. What if His Majesty takes it to heart?" Shi Tou advised.

"Are you stupid? You can't deny it. One million and five hundred thousand strings of cash is a lot of money. It would be impossible to put less in each carriage.

You have followed me for so many years, but you have not learned anything from me, and instead learned some weird things."

Li Shen pointed at the stone and began to scold.

Shitou's mind was full of black lines, but he could only bow his head and admit his mistake.

“Well, it’s getting late, envoy, and I am in a bad mood today.

Comfort this king well."

Li Shen spoke confidently, without blushing or getting nervous.

They knew this was King Ji's excuse, and they also knew what was going to happen next.

Spring is in the air, and it is the season of xxx again. Only by picking up the gun and mounting the horse can Li Shen show his heroic qualities.

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The next morning, Li Shen slept until noon.

Only after getting out of bed did I feel my legs becoming weak, my back and waist aching, my eye sockets becoming sunken, my face becoming pale, and my limbs becoming weak.

In contrast, Lu Dingniang and others had rosy complexions, looked energetic, and were dressed beautifully.

Li Shen couldn't help but think of the saying again: There are only cows that die of exhaustion, but no land that is damaged by plowing.

After taking a few tonic pills given to him by Sun Simiao, Li Shen took a bath, changed his clothes, had breakfast, and went out with his people.

Before leaving, he specifically told Lu Dingniang to find a caravan to transport the money to the palace. After all, the money came from the palace and he was just transferring it.

Li Shen had already collected the gold.

Instruct the manager to put less in each car and squeeze out 100,000 strings of cash.

Afterwards, Li Shen got on the carriage and rushed all the way to Duke Xue’s mansion with his guards.

In fact, many people don’t know why Li Shen always rode his horse wildly in Chang’an City, because Li Shen didn’t want to cause so much trouble.

If you walk slowly, according to the rules, the people will give way.

Li Shen felt that he was not a star and there was no need to do this, so he just ran all the way and passed by without waiting for the people to avoid the carriage.

The people just need to avoid the carriages.

Arriving at the door of Duke Xue, Li Shen ordered Shitou to deliver the visiting card. After a while, he saw the door of Duke Xue's mansion wide open.

Ashina Zhong came out to greet them with his family and servants.

Li Shen got off the carriage, and everyone, led by Ashina Zhong, saluted Li Shen.

"See His Highness Prince Ji."

"Duke Xue, please don't be so polite. We are all family, there is no need to be so polite." Li Shen smiled and helped Duke Xue up.

Then Li Shen bowed to the Princess of Dingxiang County and said, "Hello, sister."

Ashina Zhong smiled and said, "Etiquette cannot be abolished. Your Highness Prince Ji, please enter the palace."

Under the guidance of Ashina Zhong, Li Shen entered the mansion of Duke Xue and was seated in the main seat in the living room.

After Li Shen sat down, Ashina Liang stepped forward and knelt down to pay his respects.

"Greetings, uncle. Long live uncle."

"Haha, please stand up quickly." Li Shen laughed, and Shi Tou immediately stepped forward to support him. This is the custom of New Year's greetings.

"Xiaojian, my uncle came in a hurry and didn't bring any gifts."

"Prince Ji, you are too polite. He is not a child. What gift is necessary?" Before Li Shen finished speaking, Ashina Zhong immediately took over.

Li Shen smiled and shook his head:

“I haven’t finished yet. Although I didn’t bring any gifts, I have prepared a good knife for you. This knife is made of special materials.

Knowing that you are good at using the Turkish sword, your uncle has made one specially for you in the style of the Turkish sword. It should be completed in no time.

I'll have someone deliver it to you then." Li Shen was talking about the alloy knife.

The kind used by the royal guards today is complicated in craftsmanship, mainly due to backward technology, so it is slow and troublesome to produce.

Even if Li Shimin wanted a hundred sets, he had to queue up.

Hearing Prince Ji's words, Ashina's eyes lit up, for he knew that all the things produced by Prince Ji's mansion were good things.

His armor and weapons were the envy of others in the Ashina tribe.

Ashina's sword and spear could not be broken at all.

"Thank you, uncle, for the reward." Ashina Liang hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji." Ashina Zhong and Princess Dingxiang also stood up to express their gratitude.

"However, you must keep this sword carefully and do not show it off. Not even the palace guards are equipped with it, not even your majesty."

Li Shen specifically warned him that if his jealous father knew about this, he would cause trouble for him again.

"This... isn't a good idea?" Princess Dingxiang hesitated.

"It doesn't matter, even if His Majesty knows, it's not a big deal, just rest assured, sister."

Li Shen waved his hand indifferently.

"Your Highness Prince Ji, I wonder if you have any instructions for my visit today." Ashina Zhong asked at this time.

"Yes, I almost forgot about the important matter." Li Shen then remembered the purpose of his visit.

"Sister, how long have you not seen mother?"

When Concubine Wei was mentioned, Princess Dingxiang looked a little sad.

"Alas, I am unfilial. I haven't seen my mother for more than three months." After saying this, Princess Dingxiang had tears in her eyes.

"Sister, don't be sad. It's inconvenient for you to enter the palace. Mother will naturally understand. However, Yuanzhengzhi and his family are reunited.

Mother misses my sister a little. I came here today to bring my sister to the palace to see Mother. What do you think?"

(It has been reported and has been edited. I am speechless if you say it is vulgar)