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

Li Shen was amused by Wei Renji's words. The Wei family has been weak in recent years mainly because of this Xiaoyao Gongfang.

They initially had a bad relationship with Li Shen, which led to Concubine Wei no longer taking care of the Wei family's affairs, and the Wei family themselves knew that they were in the wrong.

If King Ji comes out, there won't be any of these things. Maybe King Ji will still need some help from the Wei family in the capital.

They can also use the big tree of Wei Guifei to climb to a few higher positions.

But when they participated in the struggle between King Ji and the aristocratic family, Wei Ting even served as the chief historian of the Wei Palace to advise King Wei.

You gang up to bully other people's sons, how can you, as a mother, give you a good look?

The main reason is that the Wei family did not expect that Concubine Wei's youngest son would be so powerful. If they had known earlier, the Wei family would have used the whole family to support King Ji in ascending the throne.

Even if Prince Ji does not ascend to the throne, with his current status among the princes, he will definitely have a strong say in the court in the future.

When the time comes, the Wei family will definitely become famous because of King Ji, but it's a pity that they don't have the regret medicine.

In the past few years, they have been keeping to themselves and not participating in King Ji's struggle. As a result, they have been doing well and have preserved their strength.

The Du family, who is also a member of the Jingzhao family, was seriously injured and was worse than before. The Wei family is now the dominant one in Jingzhao.

This is all because they started showing favor to King Ji.

But Li Shen didn't expect that after just a few years of peace, the Wei family would start to expand again.

"King Ji has misunderstood. This Wei Siqian is a talented person with good conduct and uprightness. He is the county magistrate in Yingcheng and is highly praised by the contemporary people."

Seeing that Li Shen was angry, Wei Renji hurriedly explained.

"If that's what you said, why did he get the lowest ranking?" Li Shen didn't believe it.

"This..." Wei Renji didn't know how to explain.

Wei Siqi on the side said:

"It is precisely because of his uprightness that he must be fair and strict in everything he does. He even wrote several letters during his term that he felt were unfair, so he offended the people above him."

"Oh~~" Li Shen suddenly realized. To put it bluntly, he is just a tough guy. He can't get rid of the sand in his eyes and just does it regardless of who he is.

No wonder he is good at everything but cannot be promoted. Such people are not suitable for officialdom at all.

"Your Majesty, Wei Siqian is indeed a good person and treats the people well. He organizes people to build water conservancy projects and open up wasteland for farming.

His reputation in the local area is very good, but his upright temperament does not know how to adapt, and he often offends the governor or governor above him, otherwise he would not be ranked at the bottom. "

Wei Renji said helplessly, Wei Ting originally wanted to go further, but he made a mistake and almost killed everyone.

"Reporting to the prince, the clan originally wanted to ask Concubine Wei for help, but Siyan said that the prince did not like others to disturb the concubine's life.

So we came to ask the prince for help because we had no other choice.

This year, the imperial concubine also went back to Weiqu's old house when she was offering sacrifices to her parents. Back then, her cousin's ancestral house was always cleaned.

The imperial concubine was very happy to see that the Wei family was thriving, especially since the Wei family gave birth to more than a dozen grandchildren last year. The imperial concubine was very happy to see it and gave many gifts to the grandchildren.

When the imperial concubine left, she also told us to be safe and not to cause trouble.

Sigh~~~ It was our fault in the beginning, which made the imperial concubine angry, but now that I think about it, I really shouldn’t have. "

Wei Renji looked gloomy and began to play the emotional card with Li Shen. He had always heard that Li Shen would be soft but not tough.

He is particularly filial to Concubine Wei, to the point of obeying her every word. He attaches great importance to family ties, which can be seen from the care he takes for his two sisters.

The eldest half-sister Li Shen is extremely rich thanks to her help, not to mention Princess Linchuan.

The things given to me will last three lifetimes of prosperity and wealth, and I will never be able to spend them all.

So at this time, being submissive and playing the family card is the best choice. The current Prince Ji's Mansion is not comparable to their Wei family.

In terms of influence, Li Shen can influence His Majesty and the Prince. In terms of financial strength, it is even more incomparable.

The entire Wei family combined is not as rich as Prince Ji himself.

"Okay, for the sake of your concubine, I can help you with this. You and my mother and concubine have the same origin.

The mother-in-law also hopes to see the Wei family endure for a long time, but you must know the trade-offs.

Since you have to serve your Majesty wholeheartedly as an official in the court, there is no harm in helping the Wei family seek some small interests within the scope of your duties.

But remember, you cannot seek the interests of the Wei family at the expense of the country's interests, otherwise the Wei family will not last long.

No one in power is willing to share his flesh with others. You have to be careful that others take advantage of you. People are jealous. There are no allies in the face of interests. They are all enemies.

Only when you are free to stand on the side of those in power can you drink the soup.

Don't try to influence the court, it would be better to be a wealthy merchant, that way you will die faster. "

In the end, Li Shen agreed to help because of his mother, and he would not suffer any loss anyway.

"Thank you, King Ji, for your teaching. I, the Wei family, will remember it in my heart." Seeing Li Shen agree, Wei Renji looked happy.

"Well, as I said before, my mother and concubine can only report good news. If anyone has a child or something, I can write a letter and send it to the palace.

My mother-in-law will naturally be rewarded. This is nothing. As long as my mother-in-law is happy, everything else is not a problem.

Let's do this. You go back and tell the clan that the tea business will be divided into part of your Wei family, and the Qinghe County part will be yours. Remember not to suppress other merchants. "

"Thank you, Your Highness, Prince Ji." Wei Renji was even more ecstatic. He did not expect that there would be an unexpected surprise today.

The four juniors of Yun Gongfang now have a great family and a great business. Isn't it because of King Ji's support?

"No need to thank you very much. Just don't cause any trouble. The King will write to His Majesty about Wei Siqian's affairs. It should be fine for you to be a minor official."

Li Shen waved his hand.

"Yes, we won't cause trouble for King Ji, so we will resign." Wei Renji immediately agreed.

"You guys should leave first. My two uncles will stay here. I'll take some of the unwanted silk brocades back home and divide them among them."

I made some clothes for my aunt and younger siblings, and I hope my uncle won’t dislike them. "

Vault No. 2 is preparing to eliminate some cloth. Lu Dingniang is right, there are indeed too many messy things.

Li Shen decided to eliminate some low-grade items. Of course, these items must not be sent to the palace.

Otherwise, if his father-in-law knew that he was sending unwanted things to the palace, he wouldn't beat him to death.

It would be better to give it away to others, such as Wang Hongfu and others, and Wei Fugui, a researcher at the institute.

"Haha, where did the prince say it? It's not too late to thank you." Wei Siyan said with a smile. Regardless of whether it is worth it or not, this is a sign of intimacy and must be done.

Wei Renji looked at Wei Daijia with envy, stood up and left.