Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

Looking at Li Shen, Li Shimin said:

"Okay, go down. Didn't you come to give a gift to the imperial concubine? And remember to go back to the palace on the evening of the Zhengyuan Festival. Don't let me invite you."

"Yes"

Li Shen agreed and then left the Tai Chi Hall and took more than a dozen carts of things to the harem. Concubine Wei Guifei and Li Mengjiang were both there today. The two women are chatting.

Although Concubine Wei is now in her 40s, she still retains her charm. And Li Mengjiang has grown into a tall and graceful girl, inheriting the beauty and figure of Concubine Wei, and is more than a head taller than Li Shen.

Li Shen asked his servants to leave two carts of gifts for Empress Changsun. The rest were moved to the warehouse. Most of them were silks, satins, rouge, gouache, sachets, gold and silver utensils and the like. Leave it to Concubine Wei Guifei to give away on the Zhengyuan Festival or as a reward to the servants.

"Look, my concubine, this is the high-quality silk that I specially bought from Jiangnan Road. Because the output is low, it can hardly reach Chang'an.

They were afraid that using them as tribute would increase their production, so they were used by the local aristocratic families. I also asked people to go there and spent a lot of money to buy three of them, leaving them for you and your sister to make a few sets of clothes. "Li Shen asked someone to bring up the silk and show it to Concubine Wei.

Concubine Wei happily touched it with her hand, and then said to Li Shen: "Shen'er has a filial piety, but as long as you are safe, my concubine will be very happy. This year, there are always some bad rumors about you outside, and my concubine's heart is always Worry."

"Don't worry, Mother, Concubine. Don't I come here every month? They are jealous because I have the ability to ignore you. Concubine, I heard that someone from the Wei family came to see you last time, but you didn't see them, did you?" Li Shen asked himself Of course, if mother has anything to say, just ask

"Well, it's Wei Ting. He is now in charge of the affairs of Prince Wei's Mansion. Last time I heard you said that he participated in the family to deal with you. I have not seen him." said Concubine Wei.

"Concubine, if I want to teach the Wei family a lesson, would you disagree?" Li Shen looked at Concubine Wei and said

After hearing this, Concubine Wei also looked at Li Shen and suddenly smiled. : "Shen'er, although I am also from the Wei family, your maternal grandfather passed away a long time ago. The title was passed to your maternal grandfather's younger brother, but your second maternal grandfather also passed away. After I entered the palace, I also helped the Wei family a lot. That Wei Ting was able to join the court and be entrusted with important responsibilities was the result of my recommendation many times in front of you, Aye.

Now that they want to deal with my son, they are ungrateful. It's just that although the Wei family is not one of the five surnames and Qi Wang, it is still a wealthy family in the Jingzhao area, and it belongs to the second series of aristocratic families in the Tang Dynasty. How can you fight. "What can be more important than my son.

Li Shen felt relieved after hearing what Concubine Wei said. He had already thought that if his mother disagreed, he would just endure it for a while.

"Mother, I'm not fighting them. I'm just giving them a warning."

"Shen'er, if you have a plan, go ahead and do it. Now that I am this age, I will only have you and your sister in my heart." Concubine Wei touched Li Shen's face and said kindly.

Feeling the kindness of Concubine Wei, Li Shen felt a little moved. Not all royal families are ruthless. At least Concubine Wei really loved him. After chatting with the couple for a while, Li Shen returned to the palace.

In fact, Li Shen often went to the palace to see Concubine Wei, firstly because he was afraid that Concubine Wei would be lonely, and secondly because Li Shen could no longer go to the harem so unscrupulously after he turned 16.

Even if you want to go, you can't stay too long. After all, there are many beautiful girls and concubines in the harem, and it would be bad if there is a scandal.

The only person in Zhenguan who stayed in the harem for a long time was Li Zhi. Even Li Tai can't, the prince has to report every time he goes to the harem. So Li Shen wanted to spend more time with Concubine Wei while there were still a few years left.

Li Shen returned to the palace and summoned Wang Xuance.

"Xuan Ce, it's time to close the net. Follow the plan and increase the manpower at the printing factory. We will start after the Zhengyuan Festival. I want to make those who see our jokes cry."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, everything is ready, the carriage is ready. We have been preparing for three months, and everything will be perfect. I will go to Rengui soon and ask him to dispatch a thousand guards to help in the printing factory.

Coupled with what we have saved in the past few months, we should be able to teach the family a lesson this time. "Wang Xuance has been studying with Li Shen for a long time.

If the palace didn't have enough money, Li Shen would have printed tens of millions of copies for everyone in the Tang Dynasty. Anyway, his printing cost was very low. Even if you don't know how to read, you can still keep it as a family heirloom for the common people.

"Well, very good. Don't stop after Zhengyuan. Ship batches to our newspapers in various states. Don't let them have the opportunity. When we sell, our first choice is to give to businessmen, and those who are far away will be given priority. I If we want to saturate Datang in a short period of time, hum! Let them see our jokes." Li Shen added

Wang Xuance said with a smile: "Your Majesty, how did they know that we sold more than 70 books in total and made millions of dollars. Most of them were money from aristocratic families."

"Xuance, don't get carried away. Too much money is not a good thing. We have to find a way to spend the money next year. I estimate that I will earn several million this time. It's too ostentatious. After this incident, I have to think It's a matter of spending money. Now we are ready to close the Internet cafe." Having more money is not a good thing, wealth is attractive.

During the Zhengyuan Festival, Li Shen took Wu Mei and several personal maids and eunuchs into the palace. They spent the Zhengyuan Festival in a lively manner. Li Shimin looked at the hall filled with children and grandchildren, and was in a good mood to express his gratitude to the concubines, princes, and princesses who had not yet left the palace. They all rewarded many things.

Except for Li Shen, Li Shimin told Li Shen that these things were all delivered to Daji Hall by him this year. Concubine Wei couldn't use up all the money, so she had to use her money. So there was no part for Li Shen, and Li Shen didn't mind, so he spent this period in joy and laughter.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Li Tai, the king of Wei, presented "Kuo Di Zhi". Li Shimin was very happy. As if he had obtained a treasure, he not only kept the book in the royal library, but also generously rewarded Li Tai. First, he gave tens of thousands of pieces of silk, and he was promoted to Li Tai every month. The amount of his salary has exceeded the standards of a prince.

A group of veteran ministers strongly opposed this, and finally Li Shimin had no choice but to lift the restriction on the prince's use of treasury, and Li Shimin even let Li Tai live in Wude Palace. Not everyone could live in Wude Palace, known as the Second East Palace.

This decision aroused opposition from a group of ministers represented by Wei Zheng, and Tang Taizong, who finally came to his senses, asked Li Tai to move out of Wude Palace.

However, Li Shimin's move sent a bad signal to the outside world. Coupled with the influence of "Kuo Di Zhi", the outside world saw Li Shimin's love for Li Tai, and rumors spread a lot.

Just when everyone was wondering whether Li Shimin wanted to save money easily, a piece of news in the newspaper successfully diverted attention.