Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

Guo Xiaoke, whose real name was Guo Jing and whose courtesy name was Xiaoke, was from Xuzhou.

He first joined the Wagang Army, and after surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, he followed Li Shimin in his campaigns.

He once offered advice to Li Shimin and won the Battle of Hulao Pass.

Later he was appointed as the governor of Liangzhou, and was transferred to be the protector of Anxi and the governor of Xizhou.

Guo Xiaoke was considered a famous general, but he was rather aloof, greedy and lustful.

Many people commented that Guo Xiaoke was extravagant by nature. His servants, concubines and toys were all extremely luxurious. Even when he was in the army, his bed curtains and other utensils were decorated with gold and jade.

His residence was filled with gold, jade ornaments and utensils.

"Report~~~"

In the governor's mansion, Guo Xiaoke was admiring his collection.

He would personally dust these collections every few days.

"what's up?"

Guo Xiaoke took a jade bottle, breathed on it, and wiped it carefully.

“Reporting to the Grand Protector, a team has arrived outside the city gate, saying that the chief treasurer of Prince Ji’s Mansion has come to Xizhou for business.

We are escorting a batch of important goods, so we hope to send some guards into the city to guard the finances."

"Snapped!"

The jade bottle in Guo Xiaoke's hand fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

He turned around blankly.

"Who did you just say?"

"Your Highness, this is the chief treasurer of Prince Ji's mansion. Here are their travel permits and tokens."

The guards were shocked by Guo Xiaoke's actions and didn't understand why the Grand Protector reacted so strongly.

Guo Xiaoke didn't care about the jade bottle that fell on the ground, and hurried over to check the pass first.

There are official seals of Chang'an County and official seals of Prince Ji's Mansion.

He looked at the guard's token again, and finally picked up Li Shen's prince token.

His hands were shaking a little.

It’s over. Prince Ji’s mansion has sent people here, and what he has done is likely to be exposed.

He was not afraid of Prince Ji, as he was a hero in the founding of the country after all. However, he was afraid that Prince Ji would hand over the evidence he had found to His Majesty.

It's not certain whether he will be alive by then.

Although he was not in the court, he knew everything that happened there. Dang Renhong was stripped of his title, demoted and exiled.

Li Shimin is not a kind-hearted person. He wanted to kill Tang Jian even though he lost the game of chess. How could he be a kind-hearted person?

Tang Jian, Liu Li, Zhang Liang, Li Junxian, these people were all saved by Prince Ji, otherwise they would have been killed by Your Majesty.

Was he saved by Prince Ji? Yes, Prince Ji is now in the limelight in front of His Majesty. If he makes friends with Prince Ji, he might save his life.

"Since there are valuables in Prince Ji's Mansion, someone must be looking after them. The Northwest is not like Chang'an. There are all kinds of people here.

It is better to be more careful. Go back to the palace, and 500 people can enter the city."

If you want to make friends, you have to give them convenience. This is a gesture of goodwill, and then you can visit them again.

"Reporting to the Grand Protector, the enemy has six or seven hundred carriages alone. Five hundred people may not be enough."

"So many? Then excluding the drivers, let's say 500 people. Also, the Ji Palace's station in the city definitely can't accommodate so many carriages.

You go and arrange an open space for them."

Guo Xiaoke returned the token to the general who reported the news and prepared to arrange a station for him.

"Yes!"

The soldiers guarding the gate took the order and retreated.

Guo Xiaoke was not so calm in his heart.

Why did the chief treasurer of Prince Ji’s Mansion come here?

Has Wang Wencheng's affair been exposed?

He did not get involved in Wang Wencheng's affairs, but he accepted the benefits and turned a blind eye.

He didn't protect the other person, nor did he provide any convenience to the other person. He just didn't care.

This was enough for Wang Wencheng.

"Aye."

At this time, a young man walked in.

"Dai Zhao, you've come at the right time. Your father has something to discuss with you."

The person who came in was called Guo Daizhao, the eldest son of Guo Xiaoke.

Guo Xiaoke did a very good job in the northwest. He appeased the local people with sincerity and led the army to quell the rebellion, quickly securing his position as the Protector General of the Western Regions.

Under his management, the Tang Dynasty's influence in the Western Regions began to grow.

Later, he transferred his son Guo Daizhao to the northwest, and the father and son managed the Western Regions together and did very well.

"Oh? What does Aye want to talk to me about?"

After hearing this, Guo Daizhao asked curiously.

"Come and do nonsense."

Guo Xiaoke took Guo Daizhao to sit down, and Guo Daizhao personally made tea for his father.

"Waiting, the guard at the city gate just reported that the chief treasurer of Prince Ji's mansion has arrived. He has brought a lot of valuable supplies, so he needs some guards to enter the city."

Looking at his son, Guo Xiaoke told him about Wang Hongfu's arrival.

"The head treasurer of Prince Ji's mansion? Is he the businessman named Wang Hongfu?"

Guo Daizhao asked as he poured tea for his father.

"Do you know this person?"

Guo Daizhao shook his head:

"I don't know him, but I have heard of him a little bit. I met this Wang Hongfu in Chang'an.

He was very famous among businessmen. Many people said that Wang Hongfu was lucky and had the blessing of his ancestors, which allowed him to meet King Ji.

Some people also say that Wang Hongfu picked up the cornucopia when he was in dire straits and presented it to King Ji, who saved him from the water.

Prince Ji has his current family business only because of this treasure pot.

Anyway, it is very mysterious. "

"Humph, how can you believe folk rumours? There are no such miraculous things in this world."

Guo Xiaoke took a sip of tea and snorted disdainfully.

Although he came from a poor family, he would not believe in such folk legends.

What about the cornucopia? If there really is a cornucopia, it would have been taken away by His Majesty long ago. How could it still be in Prince Ji's hands?

Guo Daizhao also nodded, he thought so too.

"Aye, I think so too, but it is true that Wang Hongfu is lucky.

I heard that he was forced by Du He of the Du family and his family was almost destroyed.

Just when Wang Hongfu was at his wit's end, he met Prince Ji, who was only nine years old at the time.

Prince Ji bought his house, which is now half of the Boutique Pavilion.

In addition, His Royal Highness Prince Ji went to the East Palace in person and asked the Crown Prince to mediate the matter, which saved Wang Hongfu's life.

From then on, Prince Ji took Wang Hongfu under his wing, and all of Prince Ji's businesses were managed by this man.

Today, Wang Hongfu is a powerful businessman in the entire Tang Dynasty.

It is enviable.”

Guo Daizhao told Guo Xiaoke the story of Wang Hongfu in detail.

Guo Xiaoke couldn't help but sigh after hearing this:

"According to what you said, the chief treasurer of Prince Ji's Mansion is indeed lucky.

I heard that Prince Ji left the palace at the age of nine, and that was when he met Wang Hongfu."

"It should be so."

"Wai Zhao, what your father wants to discuss with you is the matter of Wang Hongfu coming here.

I don’t know whether he came for business or for Wang Wencheng.

Or maybe they already know about Wang Wencheng’s affairs.”

Guo Xiaoke put down the empty teacup and said solemnly.

"Aye, do you suspect that Wang Hongfu came here to investigate Wang Wencheng?"

Guo Daizhao immediately understood what his father meant.

"Yes, that's what I'm worried about. If this is true, our relationship with Wang Wencheng will also be known."