I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

Now everyone in the court knew that King Ji Li Shen supported the prince, but no one classified King Ji as the prince's direct lineage.

This is a very interesting thing.

Prince Ji was not in the court, nor in the East Palace, and sometimes he did not even see the prince for a long time.

King Ji will only appear when something happens.

But in recent years, after the prince came to power, he performed very well in various ways, and no one competed with him for the throne.

The seat was very stable, which meant that he basically had little contact with Li Shen.

If we had to say which faction King Ji Li Shen belonged to, it would be the royalist faction. King Ji was only loyal to His Majesty.

The love and hatred between His Majesty and Prince Ji and his son are everywhere in the streets and alleys of Chang'an.

Du Chuke saw that his prince was a little depressed and felt a little uncomfortable.

The king of Wei was talented, thoughtful and ambitious.

It's just that I was born at the wrong time, a few years late. Because of His Majesty's favor, I was a little arrogant back then.

It is written that King Wei has matured and stabilized over the years, and his thinking is not so one-sided.

Unfortunately, now that the overall situation has been decided, it is not easy to turn around.

"Your Majesty, time is your destiny. Even if your Majesty goes to the fiefdom, my old minister is willing to go with your Majesty and serve you all your life."

Du Chuke enlightened.

"Haha, that's not necessary. If I really return to my fiefdom, I will recommend you to the prince before I leave.

Your talents are not inferior to those of Duke Du back then, but following this king has somewhat buried you. "

Li Tai looked at Du Chuke with a smile and said.

"Your Majesty, Sir..."

"Okay, don't think too much, I just want to express my feelings. I actually want to find a chance to stay in Chang'an.

The colorful world here is more than a thousand times better than the fiefdom.

It depends on what His Majesty will do before the Crown Prince ascends the throne.

Li Fu and Li Ming are young, Aye may have to wait a few more years, but Pheasant Nu and I will most likely be returned to the fiefdom.

As for Lao Shi, even if the prince succeeds to the throne, Lao Shi will not be allowed to leave Chang'an. It is too dangerous. "

Li Tai saw clearly that Li Shen could never leave Chang'an.

If Li Shen had any evil intentions while staying in Chang'an, he could easily be captured or even beheaded.

But if he goes to the fiefdom, it won't be that easy.

With Li Shen's financial resources, it is not a problem to feed an army of hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands.

Even Li You could easily raise an army of 100,000 for his rebellion, let alone Li Shen.

"Your Majesty, are you ready to give up?" Du Chuke suddenly asked.

"Haha, it doesn't matter whether you give up or not. By the way, how's the contact over there going?" Li Tai chuckled and did not answer directly.

"Back to the prince, they contacted us again, and the condition given this time was 20% of the profit each time.

I think it’s almost done, and they won’t agree to any more. After all, several of their companies have joined forces, and their share is similar to ours. "

Du Chuke replied.

"Well, 20% is okay, but it's hard to get this voucher." Li Tai was quite satisfied with the share.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have found a candidate, an official from the exchange."

"Aren't all exchanges from Lao Shi?" Li Tai was a little confused.

"Haha, Your Majesty, His Highness Prince Ji is doing everything right. If the exchange is all his people, will anyone say that Prince Ji has enriched himself?

Although the city was built at the expense of Prince Ji's Mansion, it was originally agreed that Prince Ji's Mansion and the imperial court would each share 50% of the revenue.

For the sake of the tribe's reputation, King Ji asked the Ministry of Personnel to send officials to manage and supervise the affairs together.

Otherwise, there would be no chance for us. "

Du Chuke smiled slightly,

"Oh? And this matter, it seems that what I said is right, Lao Shi is also cautious. Is this person reliable?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this person's family ministers have sent people to investigate. He doesn't have a big background, and he probably comes from a poor family.

The minister has already sent someone to make preliminary contact with him, promising a huge profit, and considering his wife and children, he will not object. "

Li Tai nodded, using coercion and inducement, such an old-fashioned method, but it has been tried and tested for thousands of years.

"Okay, then you go ahead and make arrangements, but let them do it faster. It's not a problem on our side.

That side of the level is the most important. "

"My lord, don't worry. Although the aristocratic family is weakened, the family's wealth is still there. Which army does not have members of the aristocratic family?

I believe that the Qinghai Protectorate will be no exception. Du Chuke said with certainty.

After all, the aristocratic family has a strong foundation and has penetration into various fields.

"That's good. Alas!~~I don't have the ability to make money like Lao Shi. If I want to make a lot of money, I can only do this illegal activity.

It’s so easy to see Lao Shi make money, just wave his hand and get tens of thousands of coins.

But look at me, it’s not easy to make some money. "Li Tai shook his head,

There is a kind of difficulty called watching others make money.

"Your Majesty, everyone has his or her own merits. I'll go take care of things first." Du Chuke bowed and then left.

Li Tai looked at the sky and thought for a while. He hadn't eaten yet.

"Let's go with me to have dinner with Prince Ji." Li Tai shouted.

Li Shen is currently roasting a whole lamb in the courtyard. The guard on the side is turning the grill, and Li Shen is brushing honey on it bit by bit.

"Hahahaha, I smelled the fragrance from afar, so I thought who knows how to eat it, and it turns out it's my tenth brother."

Li Tai's sudden voice startled Li Shen.

Turning around suddenly, I found it was Li Tai.

"Why is fourth brother here? Has fourth brother had dinner?"

"..." Li Tai was speechless, did you ask that?

"Old Shi, if you ask me this, can I still have the nerve to say that I haven't eaten? You don't even want to let Fourth Brother eat."

"Fourth brother, I am doing this for your own good. Look how fat you have become. If you get fatter, it will be difficult to walk.

Better eat less meat. "Li Shen looked like I was doing good for you.

This roasted whole lamb may be a bit small, but Li Shen estimated that Li Tai could eat a third of it by himself.

"Don't come here, let me tell you, I'm just here to have a meal with you." As he said this, Li Tai ignored Li Shen and quickly came to the shelf and sat down.

Li Shen was also helpless and yelled at the guard:

"You bastard, don't stop anyone when they come. This is the Grand Protector's Mansion, how come anyone can enter?"

The guard quickly admitted his mistake, but he had no choice. King Wei was the prince and the prince's brother, so how could he stop him.

"Look at how stingy your master is. He claims to be as rich as anyone in the country, but he is still so stingy. It's really hard for you."

Li Tai complained to the stone beside him.

Shitou didn't dare to answer, so he could only pretend not to hear and poured a cup of tea for Li Tai.

"Am I stingy? Fourth brother, you still owe me 40,000 yuan and you haven't paid it back. If you want me to stop being stingy, you should return the money to me first."

When Li Shen heard Li Tai complaining about him, he immediately turned around and started shouting for debt.