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

(“Please add bookshelves and promote it.”)

The mirror given by Li Shen was hailed as a divine object and opened everyone's eyes. After that, Lu Dingniang led a group of female guests to the bathing department.

These women have never bathed outside. If the Queen hadn't been there, they would never have come here.

After entering, Wu Mei was in charge of serving the other female guests. Lu Dingniang shyly brought Empress Changsun, Concubine Wei and the Crown Princess to the private room.

Several wooden barrels have been prepared inside.

"Queen, let's soak first and then take a bath." Lu Dingniang said.

Now that she is here, Empress Changsun just lets it go, first soaking, then rubbing, and finally steaming in the sauna (the scene is too young to skip Chapter [-]).

This set makes several people feel relaxed all over, which is something that people who have never had a bath cannot experience.

After that, Lu Dingniang arranged a milk bath and then had a massage.

Lu Dingniang explained that this is good for the skin and can make the skin more tender and smooth.

The unprecedented experience made them extremely comfortable.

And the last item is beauty. Disperse aloe vera and milk and apply on face.

Aloe vera should not have been available during this period. It was discovered by Li Shen on the tea picking team in Nanzhao and was used locally to treat diseases.

He brought it back to Li Shen and presented it to Li Shen. Of course Li Shen knew aloe vera, so he sent many people to transplant it from there.

When the queen heard that aloe vera was good for the skin, she was very moved. Concubine Wei even asked Li Shen to send some to the palace.

These people were lying on the bed, chatting while applying facial masks.

In fact, Lu Dingniang was the most embarrassed. She was still young, so she only let Li Shen look at her when they were taking a bath.

Now being so honest with her mother-in-law, the queen and others is a huge test for the little girl.

She was completely pink, but Lu Dingniang always reminded herself that she was the princess, the mistress of Prince Ji's Mansion.

More than an hour later, everyone had finished bathing, feeling refreshed and having endless aftertaste.

Back at the teahouse, Lu Dingniang began to teach these female guests how to play mahjong. This was specially arranged by Li Shen, who was preparing to sell mahjong to others.

After the female guests finish their work, it’s the male guests’ turn.

Li Shimin was lying in the barrel, soaking comfortably. He knew that Li Tai and Li Zhi had left, but he didn't say much.

"Old Shi, am I a good father?" Li Shimin suddenly asked.

Li Shen was stunned, why should he ask? Of course he is a good father. Who dares to say otherwise?

"Aye, of course, Aye cares about us all." After Li Shen said it, he didn't believe it.

"Okay, I'm duplicitous. I know I'm not a good father."

Seeing Li Shimin's emotion, Li Shen thought for a while and glanced at Li Chengqian next to him.

"Aye, for Er, Aye is indeed a good father. Er's current status and wealth are all derived from the emperor's son.

Without his status as a prince, his wealth would have been deprived of him by his family long ago. Although Aye didn’t give much love to his son,

But this identity was given by Aye, and I am grateful for it. "

Li Shen watched it very quickly, and it was not like the TV series of later generations where a rich second generation was against his father all day long, shouting that he had no father's love.

He clamored to be independent all day long.

Without his father, Li Shen might be begging for food now.

Li Shimin was very happy with what Li Shen said,

"It's good that you think so, but I really don't care enough for you."

"Aye, there are so many things to deal with every day. A country has so many things to deal with every day. It is normal that there is no time to pay attention to us. I have no complaints." Li Shen answered seriously

"Gao Ming, don't imitate me in the future," Li Shimin was indeed hesitant in dealing with his children.

Li Chengqian nodded in agreement, unable to express his own opinion.

Because he is both the beneficiary and the victim. He is the eldest son and has been cared for since childhood. However, he is the prince, and Li Shimin's requirements for him are too strict.

"By the way, a secret report came from Goguryeo yesterday. Now Goguryeo is full of war, and the King of Treasures and Yeon Gae Suwen are facing each other across the river.

There are many rebellions among the people to snatch food. Now it can be said that the people of Goguryeo are in dire straits. This is all your arrangement, Lao Shi. Li Shimin asked after taking a sip of tea.

"I really don't know this. This was all arranged by Wang Xuance. He only said that the more chaos in Goguryeo, the better." Li Shen didn't pay attention to these at all.

"As expected, your house is full of talented people. The secret report said that during the harvest, the King of Treasures sent troops to rob the people of their food, and fires broke out inexplicably in many places, destroying a lot of farmland. Even Yeongae Suwen started to rob the people of their food. ." These were all reported by Chen Dade when he came back.

"That's great. After another month, we will sell the grain we purchased to the two of them at ten times the price.

They will certainly not be distributed to the people, but used as military rations. At that time, more people will revolt among the people.

If all goes well we can harvest them next year. Li Shen said happily after hearing this.

Li Shimin nodded. Opening up new territories and expanding territory was an honor for every emperor. Your predecessors in the Sui Dynasty were so powerful that millions of people conquered Goguryeo three times and failed to defeat it.

Let my son conquer the Three Kingdoms with a little plan. This is a great achievement for Li Shimin.

"This year our food supply in the Tang Dynasty has more than doubled, all thanks to your Quyuan plow. The Ministry of Civil Affairs estimates that some places did not have time to use the Quyuan plow this year, and next year it may triple.

I, the people of the Tang Dynasty, will no longer have to worry about eating. This is all due to you. "Li Shimin is quite satisfied with Li Shen's contributions over the years.

"This is all due to the promotion of the imperial court. With the increase in grain production, the population will increase. Our Datang has a vast land, rich resources, and abundant talents." Li Shen also hopes that Datang will become better.

The third person chatted about other things, while Li Shen kept replying. What he was thinking about was how to deal with Goguryeo next and how to make a lot of money in Goguryeo.

After an hour, all the guests want to finish enjoying it, and those who are willing to continue playing can stay. All the expenses today will still be paid by our Mr. Li.

After seeing off Li Shimin, Li Shen took Lu Dingniang back to the palace and asked Lu Dingniang to rest first. Li Shen himself came to the study.

"Xuan Ce, I just received news from the court that Goguryeo is in chaos. Our news should arrive soon."

"Your Majesty, do we want to sell food?"

"No, wait a little longer. When they are at the end of their rope, when they are in war everywhere, we will appear as the savior again.

Let the people of Goguryeo always pay attention. The more chaotic our grains are, the better prices they can sell. It would be better if they could burn or rob the granaries of King Treasure King or Yeon Gaesumun.

You can earn more by selling to them than selling to the common people. "

Li Shen will not be soft-hearted towards foreigners.

"It's your lord, I'll do it now."

"Wait a minute, you are writing a memorial and sending it to Zhongshu. The content is to advise several border towns to pay attention to the refugees who have escaped.

Don't drive them away and just accept them. In the future, they will all be my people of the Tang Dynasty and they will be the labor force. No one wants me. By the way, there is also the suggestion in the memorial to eat Xue Yantuo's troops in Goguryeo, that's all. "