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

In the Shenlong Palace, Li Shen looked like a bullied young wife, with a face full of resentment.

I just want to take a look at the treasury, is it that serious?

There is no such way to prevent rebellion. Even standing at the door is not allowed.

"Make tea for me." Li Shimin sat on the recliner, looked at Li Shen and gave instructions.

"Yes~~~" Li Shen came to the tea table reluctantly, picked up the hot water and started to make tea.

"What are you doing in the palace?" Li Shimin asked.

"Oh, I brought Princess Dingxiang to the palace to see my mother. Didn't my mother tell Aye?"

Li Shen seemed to be chatting about family matters, without any intention of being respectful at all, which was why Li Shimin felt comfortable chatting with Li Shen.

I don’t want my other sons to be timid and think before speaking. Chatting is too tiring.

"Well, it's time to meet her. It seems like she hasn't entered the palace for a long time." Li Shimin nodded.

However, there was no mention of granting permission for anyone to enter the palace.

Of course Li Shen could understand that rules are rules.

"These are some recent memorials. Would you like to take a look?" Li Shimin suddenly asked while lying there with the memorials in his hand.

"Forget about this, Aye. I know nothing about government affairs. Let my elder brother handle it.

Under the protection of my elder brother, my son is having a good time eating, drinking and having fun."

Li Shen shook his head vigorously. He didn't understand what Li Shimin meant by this sentence.

"Haha, you still have some self-awareness, it's not a big deal.

Wang De, please read it to him."

Li Shimin handed over the basic memorial, Wang De took it and came to Li Shen's side.

"Your Highness Prince Ji, the first one is that the Tumozhiman tribe in the southwest sent envoys to submit a petition, requesting to submit to the Tang Dynasty court."

"Will the barbarians in the southwest surrender?" Li Shen was stunned when he heard Wang De's words.

I have actually heard of Tumozhi Li Shen from the southwest, because his tea business is over there, I think it's somewhere around the Nanzhao Kingdom.

There were thirty-seven Wuman tribes in the Nanzhao Kingdom, and Tu Mozhi was one of them.

According to Li Shen's understanding, it should be a minority ethnic group.

But what does Tu Moji's submission have to do with me? I still have to ask my own opinion.

Li Shen didn't understand the reason, but still said:

"Aye, Tumoqi should live near Nanzhao State. It would be a good thing if he submits to the state."

"The court doesn't know much about the Nanzhao Kingdom. They only know that there are many mountains there, miasma all year round, and the people are uncivilized."

Li Shimin said at this time.

Li Shen nodded:

"That's true, but my Tang Dynasty should be open to all, so accepting Tu Moqi shouldn't be a big problem."

“You don’t know that this Tu Moqi actually belongs to Nanzhao, but he is not on good terms with some tribes in Nanzhao.

That's why they migrated to the border and set aside an area to rest and recuperate.

If the imperial court accepts Tumoqi, Nanzhao will certainly feel resentful. Not to mention Nanzhao, other vassal states will also think that the Tang Dynasty is bullying the weak."

It’s about the court’s face again. When Li Shen heard this, he knew what his father wanted to say.

"Aye, didn't Nanzhao also submit a letter of credence, wanting to submit?

If we accept them all, then no one will complain. " Li Shen thought for a moment and suggested.

“It’s not that easy. The King of Nanzhao surrendered but wanted to continue to be the King of Nanzhao and he also wanted us to provide them with food.

They are not good at farming, the terrain is rugged, the population is sparse, and they suffered disasters in the past few years, so they want to submit.

Otherwise, their food is still enough for the people. "Li Shimin shook his head.

Ah~~Li Shen just realized that the reason they said they would surrender was because they suffered from a disaster and the common people could not survive, so they forced the Nanzhao Kingdom to surrender.

Now that things are better again, I don’t want to submit to the Central Plains anymore. Why should I continue to be the King of Nanzhao if I don’t want to be allowed to do so?

"Aye, among the Yier people, Tumoji should be accepted. They don't have many people, but their place is the best place for us to capture Nanzhao in the future.

And with Tu Moqi's help, it will be easier for us to capture Nanzhao."

Li Shen would never give up on Nanzhao, such a good place.

"You will capture Nanzhao first?" Li Shimin was surprised that his son had such great ambitions.

It was easy to plan for various small countries at the beginning, but later he planned for Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla, and later it was Japan and Tibet, and now he even wants to plan for the southernmost Nanzhao Kingdom.

What a huge ambition this is.

Li Shen smiled slightly:

"Aye, Nanzhao is a small country in the southwest, behind it are Pyu, Zhenla, Shan, Suloti, Mon, Zhitong, and Champa.

There are more small countries further southwest.”

"You want to attack them all?" Li Shimin frowned.

"I do have this idea, and it is not difficult to attack them. It is a small place and we only need tens of thousands of soldiers." Li Shen was very confident.

"It's easy for you to say, but you know that our Great Tang is too vast. It's more than a thousand miles from Chang'an to Nanzhao.

Management is very inconvenient. If they rebel, even if we arrive in time, it will take more than a month.

Besides, what good would it do us to conquer them? How many resources are there in the barbarian lands and in our Tang Dynasty?"

Li Shimin thought long-term, after all, he was the emperor.

It is indeed not easy to manage because the distance is too far.

But Li Shen is different. Li Shen has been studying steam engines. If there is a train, wouldn’t it be much more convenient?

But the emperor still needs to be convinced. Thinking of this, Li Shen looked around mysteriously, and then whispered:

"Aye, there are jade mines in Biao Country, and gold mines in Siam. Very large gold mines."

"Oh?" Li Shimin sat up immediately after hearing this.

"Is that true?"

"Absolutely true!" Li Shen nodded vigorously.

"How did you know that?" Li Shimin looked at Li Shen with some suspicion.

He knew that Li Shen had never been there either.

Li Shen thought about it. In fact, Li Shen had never been to Siam, which is Thailand, but Li Shen heard that there was gold in Thailand and gold jewelry was also very popular there.

According to his estimation, there should be a gold mine.

"Father, my Ji Palace has a caravan doing business in a small country in the southwest. We know a little about the south. The products there are actually very rich, and you can grow three crops of grain.

Gold and silver are everywhere. "Li Shen began to deceive. Never mind, just take it down first.

How can I allow others to snore beside my bed? I should educate them first.

Li Shimin pondered for a long time before he looked at Li Shen and said:

"Old Ten, you have big ambitions!"

"Well... Father, this is all for the sake of our Li family's empire. The bigger the territory, the better.

My wish is for our Tang Dynasty to dominate the world."

Li Shen stretched out his hands and raised them high with a pious look on his face.

Li Shimin slapped his forehead, thinking that his son had gone crazy and his brain disease had recurred.

(Note: Tumozhi in the southwest is near Chuxiong County in Yunnan today. Biaoguo is the Burmese region, and Zhenla is the Cambodian region.)