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

When Li Shen heard Xie Zhi'an's words, he knew what he meant. Xie Zhi'an wanted to climb a big tree like his.

I want to climb up every chance I get.

"I appreciate Patriarch Xie's kindness, but Patriarch Xie's granddaughter doesn't need it.

I am a relative of the royal family. Your Majesty has taught me since I was a child to serve the Tang Dynasty and the people of the Tang Dynasty wholeheartedly.

Therefore, I have never indulged in female sex, nor am I willing to enjoy it, and I only serve the court.

Living in seclusion and simplicity is what I pursue.

Every penny saved will be a contribution to our Datang. "

Li Shen refused with a serious face,

He is a good man, a simple man, and a man who has escaped from vulgar taste.

Li Shen's words stunned both the Xie family and his son. Isn't it said that King Ji was extravagant and only knew how to enjoy himself?

Isn’t it said that King Ji lived a luxurious life, and even the floor tiles in his home were made of gold?

Why is this so different from the rumors?

"It's a villain who is rude. His Highness Prince Ji has such noble moral character and has the world in mind. He is truly a role model for us.

If businessmen like us can have a simple heart like His Highness Prince Ji and help the people, then the Tang Dynasty will surely become more prosperous. "

Xie Zhi'an came out immediately to express his approval and admiration for Li Shen.

"Haha, what Patriarch Xie said is right. As businessmen, we should serve the country. When the country becomes prosperous, our business will grow bigger and bigger.

This year, the Chamber of Commerce plans to build two cement roads and two hundred colleges. If Patriarch Xie is unprepared, he can donate some money. At that time, Patriarch Xie's name will be engraved on the merit monument. "

Li Shen laughed loudly and never forgot to solicit help.

Xie Zhi'an quickly nodded in agreement, saying that he would definitely donate more.

Afterwards, Xie Zhi'an also said goodbye and set off back to Xiejiazhuang tomorrow.

After Xie Zhi'an left, Li Shen wrote two letters and called Xue Rengui to say:

"Rengui, here are two letters. You have them sent to our newspaper office in Cangzhou and ask them to send them six hundred miles expedited without changing the person.

He said that since the king has urgent matters, he cannot delay.

This letter is for Wang Xuance, asking him to hurry up and come to Cangzhou.

The other letter is for my eldest brother. If I, Aye, come back, then give it to me, Aye.

Do it quickly. "

Li Shen handed the two letters to Xue Rengui and took out a jade tablet, which was the King's Order specially used to convey news.

Except for intelligence personnel, no one knew there was such a token.

This was designed by Wang Xuance himself and carved by the craftsmen of the palace.

Xue Rengui took the two letters and the jade plaque and immediately went out to make arrangements.

Li Shen wrote to Wang Xuance without any important information. He just asked him to come over quickly. He needs Wang Xuance by his side now.

He believed that apart from some previous life experience, he could not compare with these ancients in terms of intelligence and political consciousness.

He needs Wang Xuance, a think tank, to give him advice. Wang Xuance can take advantage of the situation to destroy a country. Needless to say, Wang Xuance is smart and talented.

Moreover, Wang Xuance's ancestor was a military general. He had been familiar with military books since he was a child, and was proficient in all kinds of literary, Taoist and military strategies.

What Li Shen wanted to rely on was Wang Xuance's political acumen. In recent years, Wang Xuance had been the chief historian in Prince Ji's Mansion and often dealt with court officials.

The main thing is that Li Shen would use various excuses to ask Wang Xuance to do things that Li Shen should do. Therefore, Wang Xuance has trained very well in these years and can be said to be able to do it with ease.

After the letter was sent, everything went as usual with Li Shen. The next day, he went to the governor's office in person.

Since the notice was posted and it stated that King Ji was here, some businessmen actually came to report Li Dabian's evil deeds and provided evidence, including how much money they had extorted or plundered.

Li Shen asked people to write it down one by one, no matter how much money it was, as long as there was a number.

Li Shen also went to see Li Dabian once, but according to regulations, Li Shen could not meet Li Dabian alone and needed to be accompanied by Xi Bian, who was the governor.

This is the law. Li Shen is not a supervisory censor, nor is he a deposed envoy sent by the imperial court. He does not even have an official position.

As expected, Li Shen didn't ask anything during this meeting.

Li Shen was not disappointed either. He had not planned to ask anything.

On the third day, Li Shen didn't even go to the government office. Instead, he took people to wander around Cangzhou, buying some supplies and equipment.

There are many things that are worthless but are needed by Lingnan.

For example, Li Shen bought farm tools, cloth, etc. in large quantities, as if he didn't need any money.

In the end, the price of farm tools and cloth increased by more than [-]%.

Li Shen bought all the farm tools in Cangzhou City.

~~~Long time no see~~~~

In the governor's house, one of Xi Bian's cronies was reporting to Xi Bian.

"Your Majesty, King Ji has been wandering around Cangzhou City these days, buying. He has bought up all the farm tools on the market.

The villain has been following him personally for the past few days and has not noticed anything strange. "

"Were you not discovered?" Xi Bian asked, sitting upright and drinking tea.

"Don't worry, Commander. The villain will follow you far away and won't be discovered by them." The confidant said confidently.

"Well, no matter what this young prince does, you have to keep a close eye on me. I have a feeling that this young prince is here for us."

Xi Bian nodded.

"Yes, envoy."

Xi Bian waved his hand and asked the cronies to go down, and then began to think alone.

Listening to what Li Shen said to Li Dabian, Xi Bian guessed that Li Shen must have meant something, and it was very likely that he was referring to him.

Otherwise, Li Shen would say it in front of him.

What he didn't know now was whether Li Shenlai came for him, or whether he happened to be passing by as he said.

"Envoy, envoy, I have something important to report." A report came from outside.

"Come in."

I saw a servant push open the door and come to Xi Bian.

"How's the investigation going?" Xi Bian asked.

"Replying to the envoy, I went to Xiejiazhuang. The people in Xiejiazhuang didn't know where King Ji came from. Xiejiazhuang is not the main road. I guess he came from a small road.

So I kept searching along the path,

Sure enough, the villain found many horseshoe marks, and he followed the horseshoe marks to the Yellow River.

The villain found five large ships parked by the Yellow River, and the flags hanging on them were also the prince's flags. "

The servants came to this table to debate and asked:

"Five big ships? Why do they stop here instead of at the dock?"

"Returning to the envoy, I checked and found out that a merchant ship was blocked in the middle of the river and ran aground.

The villain inquired about it and heard that it had been stranded for several days. Because the merchant ship tilted too seriously, it was very difficult to pull it out.

It is easy to overturn the boat. Now we are using a small boat to unload the cargo. We hope to reduce the weight of the boat and make it float a little more.

When I left, I heard that it would take a day or two to finish unloading. "

"Stranded? Occupied the river?" Xi Bian was horrified after hearing what the servant said. His whole body began to tremble and sweat began to form on his forehead.