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

But Li Chengqian fell into deep thought. "Brother, don't think about it. Just remember one thing, as long as the interests of the vast majority of people are tied to the chariot of my Li family, we will not fall. The ministers of the court, the noble families, the princes and generals. They have a great influence on the Li family. In the Tang Dynasty, there were about 600 million households with a population of more than [-] million. They belong to a small group of people. If you let them lose a little, they will only strongly oppose it but will not rebel. But the people are different. If the people eat If you are not full, you will rebel. If you have read history books, the change of dynasties is because the people can no longer live. They will follow the rebellion. Otherwise, who will live a stable life and risk their lives. Just like Tubo and Turks. Xue Yantuo, why do you repeatedly invade the border? It’s because the poor herdsmen don’t have enough to eat. If we can solve the problem of food and clothing for the herdsmen, I don’t believe they are still following the Khan to die.”

Li Shimin also started thinking. The founding of the Tang Dynasty was due to the support of aristocratic families, so Li Shimin gave in to many things now. I'm afraid that the world will say that the Li family is ungrateful. But what Li Shen said today changed his perception.

"Shen'er is right. The small amount of money lost by these wealthy families can support many people. And it is not painful for the aristocratic family." Concubine Wei saw that her son was so highly regarded by Li Shimin. It doesn't matter that he comes from a noble family. Helped. At this time, her son was everything to her. The value of mother and son is deeply rooted in this era.

"Tenth brother, I suddenly feel that you are more suitable to be the prince than me." Li Chengqian said this for some unknown reason.

"You can pull me down, brother. Do you still remember what I said in the pavilion. Everyone has his own ambitions. This is not my ambition. It will be better to wait until you succeed to the throne and make me a happy king. My ambition is to be happy and happy. Brother Life is short, enjoy yourself while you can." Li Shen immediately refused. Concubine Wei's brows jumped when she heard Li Chengqian's words. It was impossible to say that she didn't want that.

"Okay, okay. Stop talking about this. Gao Ming. You have done a good job, I can see it. There is no need to belittle yourself, this country of Tang Dynasty will still be handed over to you in the future." Li Shimin quickly interrupted Li Shen. I was afraid that Li Shen would ruin this prince again.

"Yes, brother. Among the dozen or so of our brothers, you are the one I think most favorably. No one is more suitable than you. Let me tell you, when a man reaches his thirties, the best emperor should succeed to the throne after the age of 30. The rest. The time you have is to learn and grow. This is not being a county magistrate, this is being an emperor. There are so many things going on in the world every day, and you cannot master the world without learning. Aye was also 27 years old when he succeeded to the throne." Li Shen comforted Li Chengqian.

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The autumn wind blows and white clouds fly, the grass and trees turn yellow and the wild geese return south. Autumn is the harvest season that people yearn for. After the unremitting efforts of thousands of craftsmen, Li Shen's palace was finally completed before winter. On the day of completion, Li Shen and Yan Liben personally inspected and accepted some small details. Li Shen asked the craftsmen to modify them immediately. After the acceptance, Li Shen planned to dry and ventilate it for a few days before moving in. After all, there is no formaldehyde at this time.

Li Shen also specially asked Li Chunfeng, a general from the Taishi Bureau, to choose an auspicious day. This was the rule at the time, otherwise anything that happened would be related to his move. Li Shen even personally made invitation letters and sent them to ministers one by one during Li Shimin's reign. He doesn't care whether people want to talk to him or not. He sent an invitation letter made of gold and silk to Li Shimin, who was glaring at him. The last reward was nothing but 50 acres of fertile land. In Li Shimin's words, Li Shen is not short of money. Li Shen cried out for injustice. His palace has already emptied him out. The wages of thousands of people cost seven to eight hundred guan per month. A total of seven to eight thousand dollars in wages. The palace spent 20 yuan in construction costs. He also built a road more than ten miles long. Li Shen's current monthly income is only [-] yuan, but he still gives Li Shimin some money at every turn. Not much left.

But as long as you leave the palace. Li Shen let the bird fly as high as the sky. Do whatever you want. The day is approaching. Li Shen also started to pack his bags. Concubine Wei arranged a housekeeper, Wei Fugui, for Li Shen.

Wei Fugui's father, Wei Hongwen, was the housekeeper of Li Shen's grandfather, Wei Yuancheng. Moreover, he has served Yun Guo Gongfang for generations. Later, Wei Yuancheng died without any children, and the throne was inherited by his younger brother Wei Kuangbo. Wei Hongwen respected the old Duke Wei Yuancheng and made his last wish to take care of Concubine Wei. Later, Wei Hongwen died. Wei Fugui followed Concubine Wei to marry her first husband Li Min. Later, Li Min and his son were killed. Concubine Wei became a widow and returned to Luoyang to live as a widow. Later, Concubine Wei became a concubine after entering the Qin Palace. Wei Fugui could not enter the palace. Wei Fugui was loyal and did not want to stay in the Wei family. So he stayed in a village outside Chang'an, and Concubine Wei gave him money to marry him and have children. From time to time, people would also send him some money. Wei Fugui is now nearly fifty years old. Concubine Wei sent him a message a few years ago, asking Wei Fugui to serve Li Shen after he leaves the palace.

Zhaojiazhuang is now busy in farming and harvesting grain. Wei Fugui took his two sons to work in the fields. When he first settled in Zhaojiazhuang, he was often bullied because he was unfamiliar with the place. Most of the people in Zhaojiazhuang were surnamed Zhao. Later, occasionally some richly dressed people would come to Wei Fugui's house, and they found out they were the father-in-law in the palace. Few people dare to bully Wei Fugui. Everyone in the village knew that someone from Wei Fugui's family was in the palace. But no one would have thought it was a royal concubine. All she said was that she was a maid and eunuch working in the palace. The people in the village can't afford to offend him. Although it's not bullying, it's not that close. The Yongye field and the ration field allocated by Wei Fugui are at the far edge of the village and are the worst. Wei Fugui didn't care.

Once, a government official sent a family named Liu. I heard that he used to be a relative of a government official. Later, the officials had their property confiscated and were demoted to common people because of their crimes. They were also implicated, and the villagers were unwilling to associate with them for fear of causing trouble. The Tang Dynasty stipulated that men and women must get married before the age of 15. If there are fines for unmarried people, not to mention heavy taxes, Wei Fugui is fine. Although she is in her 30s, she is still the housekeeper of the Wei family, and Wei Guifei has already asked the eunuch to tell the county magistrate that she is her domestic slave. The county magistrate naturally gave this face. There is a lady in the Liu family who is not married. No one in the village dared to marry anyone, so they finally found Wei Fugui. They also heard that there was someone in Wei Fugui Palace and they didn't have to pay the fine. I feel that by relying on Wei Fugui now, I can somewhat avoid the revenge of my enemies. Although I don't know if it is useful. Mrs. Liu looked down on Wei Fugui and did not want to marry her, but her parents ordered a matchmaker and there was nothing they could do. Although Wei Fugui didn't want to see him after the marriage, he still gave birth to two sons and a daughter. Because eunuchs occasionally send money to Wei Fugui, his family background is quite good. Won't go hungry. You can also often use some money to support your parents' family. Slowly he accepted Wei Fugui.