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

Li Xiyu frowned even more after hearing Li Shen's words. He stared at Li Shen for a while and then asked:

"Your Highness Prince Ji, I wonder what you mean by this?"

"Okay, I will tell you the truth, you should have heard that I am quite famous in Chang'an.

But there are also many enemies. For the sake of my Li family's dynasty, I have made enemies with many people.

This king has been assassinated not once or twice.

It's just that I have guards to protect me, and I can always escape danger. But now they use the excuse that I have military power to want your Majesty to cancel the king's guard camp.

There is no need for me to tell you what they want to do by then.

This time they were attacked here. The king's guard battalion once again withstood the enemy attack, but this time there were a lot of enemies.

A total of 5,000 cavalrymen. If it is reported back to Chang'an, my king's 2,500 bodyguards will defeat 5,000 cavalrymen.

I am afraid that when the time comes, they will put pressure on His Majesty because of the excessive power in my hands, and my bodyguards may not be able to be saved.

This king may die at some point. "Li Shen told Li Xiyu the reason, half truthfully and half falsely.

After hearing this, Li Xiyu's mind suddenly changed. This was a game between the upper management, and he did not fully trust Li Shen.

He had also heard that this young prince was thoughtful, cunning, and liked to deceive people.

And if Li Shen really does something evil in the future, he will also be implicated.

"His Royal Highness Prince Ji, although it is a good thing that Your Highness wants to give me part of the credit for Liangzhou, it is not in line with the rules."

Li Xiyu refused, he didn't want to get involved.

"Rules? Li Shishi, I have heard a little bit about you. You are indeed upright and kind-hearted.

Give all your salary and salary to your clan relatives.

But have you ever thought about whether you are harming them by doing this? Not only does it harm them, it also harms your wife and children. "

"Your Highness Prince Ji, what do you mean by this? If I give them money, I can only harm them. They are living in poverty, shouldn't I help them?"

Li Xiyu retorted after hearing Li Shen's words.

"Li Qishi, do you know what it means to help the urgent but not the poor? They are all healthy people. Ordinary people can live a good life, why can't they.

You use your own money to let them live a better life than ordinary people, and make them develop a lazy character, only waiting for your relief.

Have you ever thought about what would happen if you died one day? Who will rescue them? By then they will all starve to death.

And your wife and children, what kind of life do you live with a county official like you? They live a simple life and are penniless.

After all, you are also a prince of the state, and your annual salary is quite large. Not to mention rich and powerful, but it is not a problem to keep your wife and children well clothed and well fed.

But now? When you are gone, what can you leave to your children and grandchildren? I estimate that the grass in front of your grave will be as tall as a person and no one will be able to clean it for you.

How do you let your son live? Rely on your thousand acres of fertile land in the capital? Or rely on the thousand mulberry trees in your hometown? "

Li Shen's words made Li Xiyu fall into deep thought. No one had said these words to him. He always thought that he was doing the right thing and that he did not love money and be honest.

Seeing Li Xiyu thinking, Li Shen struck while the iron was hot and continued:

"Li Cishi, you and I are both members of the clan. I am not telling you these things to ask you to take bribes.

It just makes you understand what you should do. You don’t love money, but you should also think about your family.

Your married wife has been in poverty with you for so many years, and your son has also been poor for so many years. It’s not that they don’t want to live a good life.

Look at the princes, princes, and even county princes in Chang'an City.

No one has a better life than you, and they have not taken bribes or corruption. They are still loyal to His Majesty and serve the Tang Dynasty.

Governor Li, you should think about these things. "

After Li Shen finished speaking, he picked up the teacup and started drinking tea.

After a while, Li Xiyu raised his head, with deep guilt on his face. He carefully savored what Li Shen said to him.

It is true that he owed his wife and children too much. He had never thought about this before. He thought that he did not love money and could just live a simple life.

Therefore, he also ignored the feelings of his wife and children at home. Now that Li Shen mentioned it, he finally realized,

His son has always been in his hometown and is unwilling to visit him, and he has always had opinions on his actions.

It's just that he is the father and he is the son, so he never cares.

Although the first wife at home had no complaints, she would cry in the middle of the night every time she thought of her son.

"Alas~~ What His Highness Prince Ji said is that I have indeed been unworthy of my wife and children at home these past years.

It's just that the people in Chen's clan also live in poverty, and I can't bear to see them so poor. "

This sigh was mixed with a lot of helplessness.

"Li Shishi, there are many poor people in the world. How many can you help?

You should be very aware of my family wealth. People in Chang'an say that I live a luxurious life and live in debauchery.

I have never refuted it, why is this? Because they only saw the rarity of this king.

These words are not enough to describe my life.

The tea you just drank is a tribute tea specially made by Nanzhao Kingdom. It is said that the king's tea leaves cost one tael of tea and one tael of gold.

Those are all rumors. One tael of gold only costs ten guan. You know, not counting the cost of the tea, the speedy delivery alone will cost more than that.

You are looking at this tea set. The Yue kiln celadon given by His Majesty himself is the best in the world.

My life is much more than the rumors from the outside world. Even so, my money for giving out porridge and helping poor people every year is no less than 500,000 guan.

Mr. Li, do you think that your hard-earned money should be used to help others? In my opinion, you all need relief. "

Li Shen looked at Li Xiyu and said disdainfully,

"Five hundred thousand guan?" Li Xiyu was surprised. His total relief money over the years did not amount to 100,000 guan.

King Ji eats, drinks and has fun every year, enjoying endless enjoyment, and he can also spend 500,000 yuan to help the poor people.

This made him lose all his dignity.

"Your Majesty, I'm ashamed." Li Xiyu finally lowered his proud head.

"You don't have to be like this. Sit down and talk. I will give this credit to you this time. It's better than giving it to others, isn't it?

You also know who the governors of the two neighboring states are, and I am unwilling to give credit to them.

Li Shishi, if you have the chance, write a letter and ask your son to come to Chang'an. There will always be more opportunities than in your hometown.

I have a bookstore in Chang'an. After he comes, he will study regularly and help me manage the bookstore in his spare time.

I will give him a 20% bonus and let him buy a house in Chang'an in one year. Then I will bring his family over. What do you think? "

"Your Majesty, this is impossible. How can I ask for your 20% bonus? This is against the rules." Li Xiyu quickly waved his hand and declined.

"Rules? Li Shishi, there are only three kinds of people in this world, one is the incompetent people, they have to abide by the rules.

The second type is capable people, who use rules.

The third type is the person who makes the rules. Which one do you think this king is? "