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

Looking at Li Shimin again, he didn't even open his eyes. He just said "um" from his nose and that was it.

"Your Highness, everyone knows the money that old slave receives. You can't punish old slave for this." Wang De said to Li Shen with a smile. Li Shen felt that Wang De's smile was full of ridicule.

So I ignored him, took a sip of tea, closed my eyes and enjoyed the foot massage.

Half an hour passed, and Li Shimin was almost enjoying it. Chunxiang helped Li Shimin put on his boots. Li Shimin moved his legs and feet.

"Well, it does feel much more comfortable. You should still enjoy it."

"Aye, if you are usually tired, you go to Daji Hall. I call this foot massage a pedicure. I have already passed it on to the maid in Daji Hall. If you want, you can go to Daji Hall."

Li Shen's words made Li Shimin extremely depressed. This scene had happened many times. He suddenly began to hate his other sons with a passion.

Why can't they think of something to honor his father, so that he can be so passive?

Li Shimin walked out of the box, and the ministers were already waiting here. They did not have pedicures.

Li Shimin and the ministers were led to the wine club.

The decoration style here is not that elegant and quiet style. This is a place prepared for literati and poets to dance and write.

The style tends to be grand and eclectic, and every private room here is on the first floor of the lobby. There is also a circle on the second floor.

Here we have pens, inks, paper and inkstones for the literati, which of course costs money. There will also be a poetry competition and a couplet competition. If the poem is good, you will have the opportunity to hang your work on the wall for everyone to enjoy.

There is actually nothing special about it on the whole. The thing that attracts the most attention is a poem on the wall.

At this moment, everyone is gathering around here to watch.

"This is Meng Jiang's handwriting," Li Shimin recognized it at a glance

Li Mengjiang, whose original name was Li Yi and whose courtesy name was Mengjiang, was titled Princess Linchuan. He was intelligent since he was a child and was good at calligraphy. He specialized in seal script and official script and had outstanding literary talent.

Historically, Li Mengjiang wrote a petition to Li Shimin when he was young. His good calligraphy made Li Shimin brag to Changsun Wuji about how powerful his daughter was.

Meng Jiang is the nickname of Princess Linchuan. Li Shimin personally gave the name Meng Jiang in front of Changsun Wuji, because Wang Xizhi's daughter also had the nickname Meng Jiang. Li Shimin liked Wang Xizhi's calligraphy very much and hoped that Li Mengjiang could follow Wang Xizhi's footsteps.

And for this reason, Li Shimin also specially found someone to teach Li Mengjiang. Historical data records that Li Mengjiang was good at writing. Li Shimin praised Li Mengjiang's calligraphy more than once. (The above are all records and can be checked. There is no trace of the word water.)

That's why Li Shimin could recognize it as written by Li Mengjiang at a glance.

"Aye's Wisdom Eye is indeed written by my sister."

"Your Highness, your Highness's name is written on the last paragraph. Could it be that this was done by His Highness?" asked Fang Xuanling next to him.

"That's right." Doesn't it count as his copying?

"King Ji is really talented. This poem about entering the wine is a work handed down from generation to generation. His Highness's name will follow this poem and be famous throughout the ages."

Kong Yingda was extremely excited. This poem reflected the literati's free and easy mood, enjoying themselves in time, not wasting time, and being open-minded and optimistic.

The first two lines of the poem don't show you the heroic spirit, but if you are proud of life, you must have all the joy you can, and don't let the golden bottle stand empty against the moon. It also echoes Li Shen's character of only knowing pleasure, and the following are poems that explain pleasure.

Of course, Kong Yingda automatically filtered out the idea of ​​drinking to soothe one's worries. In his opinion, Li Shen couldn't have anything to worry about.

"It's a small way, it's just a small way. Master Kong, don't ask for any praise." Li Shen blushed a little when Kong Yingda said it. He is a shameless person.

"Your Highness, please don't be self-effacing. If Your Highness can concentrate on his studies and abandon these businessman's petty ways, he will definitely become a great scholar in our literary world in the future."

Li Shen saw that Kong Yingda was getting louder and louder, so he hurriedly said: "Master Kong is serious, I still prefer to enjoy. This businessman's way is the cornerstone to support my enjoyment. As for studying, I am not interested."

"Hey, what a pity." Kong Yingda expressed regret that Li Shen said he was not interested in studying.

Li Shen didn't want to get entangled in this matter, so he said to Li Shimin: "Aye, everyone is hungry, why don't we eat here?"

"Okay." Li Shimin nodded in agreement, and Li Shen ordered Lan Yu'er to go to the kitchen and keep an eye on it. Wang De also followed.

Half an hour later, the food was served, and Li Shen took out eight-year Zhenguan wine for everyone to enjoy. Li Shimin was already familiar with this kind of situation. He raised his glass and said to everyone: "I will use this fine wine to drink with you all today. I wish the Tang Dynasty will prosper."

"Prosperous national destiny"

All the ministers raised their glasses in agreement. Li Shimin was in a very happy mood today and frequently drank with Cheng Yaojin and others. The king and his ministers are in harmony and happy.

Many ministers admired Li Shen after enjoying it, and asked when the place would open for business.

Li Shen was very cooperative and told me that it would be opening the day after tomorrow and that there would be discounts. Of course Li Shen knew how to use such a mundane method as discounts and promotions.

In this way, after three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the ministers all ate and drank happily. Li Shimin also specially approved a half-day break today so that everyone could go home and sober up.

After the meal, Li Shen personally took Li Shimin back to the palace. Li Shimin did not go to rest in the Manlu Palace, but drank tea with Li Shen in the side hall.

"Old Shi, how do you think I compare to the people before me?" Li Shimin took a sip of tea and suddenly asked Li Shen.

"Aye, this cannot be compared. Let's not talk about the Sui Dynasty first. Let's talk about the Han Dynasty first. In terms of military, we can't compare it at the moment. The Han Dynasty has been in civil strife in the early stage. In order to quell the chaos, there will definitely be heavy military deployment, but it is also a problem for the people. burden.

But in terms of economy, the Han Dynasty was definitely not as good as ours. After the founding of our country, the people recuperated and recuperated. Now all nations come to the dynasty, and envoys from all over the world come to our Tang Dynasty to buy and sell goods.

As for the territory, it is about the same now, but it is uncertain in the future.

If compared with the Qin Dynasty, the comprehensive strength of our Tang Dynasty is much stronger in terms of military, economy, territory and culture.

Er feels that Aye is now much more powerful than Emperor Qin and Han Wu, and they are beyond their reach. "Actually, what Li Shen wants to say is that even so, he is not necessarily better than the First Emperor, but if he says this, isn't he seeking death?

Anyway, this isn't the first time I've been flattered. As long as Li Shimin is happy to boast.

"Old Shi, don't say that. There are still many places where I am not as good as my predecessors." Li Shimin might have been drunk, so he was a little complacent.

In fact, in Li Shen's opinion, Li Shimin was indeed a wise king, and the people of Zhenguan were the happiest people in the Tang Dynasty. From the next generation onwards, all prices rise, the population increases, and land annexation begins. Although many dignitaries were killed, many new dignitaries also appeared, such as the rise of the Wu family.

It didn't take long for Li Shimin to become more and more drunk. Li Shen asked Wang De to send Li Shimin to rest, and he also returned to the palace. He also drank a lot.

He has to go back and preside over the preparations for tomorrow's opening ceremony. Although he is not needed, it is better not to make any omissions.