Ganlu Hall is an inner palace. Shen An did not expect that Li Shimin would choose to receive him here. Perhaps he wanted to show his people-friendly side.

Eunuch Liang went to sing the newspaper, while Shen An and Li Zhi stood outside the hall. In mid-April, everything sprouted, and the area near the Manlu Hall was also full of spring scenery.

As his name suggests, Li Shimin has taken managing the world and benefiting the people as his own responsibility, and it is his duty to open up new territories and expand the territory.

He was also very concerned about agricultural development and introduced many new plant varieties from outside the region, many of which were planted in the palace.

Shen An looked at the trees on both sides of the hall and guessed their varieties. They seemed to be fruit trees. Li Zhi jumped in front of the fruit trees, patted the tree trunks, and said with a smile: "Father said these are orange trees, which are transported from the south of the Yangtze River." Come."

"Mr. Shen, tell me, can it bear fruit?"

During the Tang Dynasty, orange trees were only planted along the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, but Shen An remembered that there were indeed examples of successful transplantation from south to north.

There are also large areas of wasteland in Shanhefang. If they are cultivated into fruit orchards, they can make a lot of profits. Shen An feels that he has found another way to make money.

"As long as you do it the right way, there should be no problem." He replied.

The two stood under the tree, chatting aimlessly. Shen An suddenly remembered: "Why does Your Highness want to call Mr. Shen? Shen is too young to bear such a title."

Li Zhi was carving on the bark of the tree with a knife. Shen An saw that half of the word "zhi" had been carved. He was carving carefully, stroke by stroke, horizontally and vertically.

"You are my benefactor, so naturally you are Mr. Shen."

This answer made Shen An dumbfounded. Later, when he was in front of Li Shimin, calling him such a dignified prince, the scene must be very embarrassing.

When he got closer, he realized that Li Zhi's face was getting redder and redder, and while the two were talking, he had already sneezed several times in a row.

At this moment, Eunuch Liang came out and took the two of them into the main hall.

The interior of Ganlu Hall is very empty, with not many furnishings and not very gorgeous decorations. It can be seen that Li Shimin is a person who strives to maintain good taste.

This may be inseparable from Empress Changsun.

Those who are close to vermilion are red, those who are close to ink are black.

Empress Changsun lived a simple and cautious life. Under her leadership, the atmosphere in the harem was very upright and never showed signs of sluggishness and glitz.

The moment Shen An stepped into the palace gate, his mood immediately became excited. He tried his best to suppress it, but he couldn't succeed.

The heartbeat speeds up, the breathing speeds up, and the blood in the whole body is boiling.

This is a historic moment, he is about to meet Tian Khan Li Shimin!

Li Shimin's era was a popular time travel novel. Things were changing, and it was finally his turn to settle down!

Li Shimin did not sit in the middle of the hall. They were led behind an ink flower and bird screen. There was a long case on the screen. Li Shimin was leaning on the case, correcting memorials in his signature Fei Bai style.

"Father, Duke Shen is here!"

Li Zhi rushed to the case. When he saw his son, Li Shimin's expression softened instantly. He also saw Shen An.

At this time, Shen An had the opportunity to take a closer look at Li Shimin's appearance. He had slightly longer cheeks and a straight nose. He had a handsome appearance, which was very different from traditional military generals.

He is neither a fierce Zhang Fei nor a black Li Kui. He only has a pair of bright eyes, showing his strong control and willpower. Perhaps this is the difference between a lord and a general.

"I heard that your father passed away, why didn't you report it in time?"

Li Shimin's scrutinizing eyes made Shen An feel like a light on his back.

He actually mentioned Shen Quan!

Shen An was panicking. It seemed that this meeting was not as simple as he imagined. Shen An tensed his nerves, temporarily put aside his thoughts of extortion, and dealt with it cautiously.

"Your Majesty, my father passed away half a month ago. I am weak and almost in critical condition. I failed to report to the court in time. It is my dereliction of duty."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

Don't worry about anything else, just admit your mistakes. Shen An bowed down honestly and admitted the sins that were not his own.

But the questions in his mind became more and more serious. Why did Li Shimin care about his father's life and death?

In his opinion, the reason why Shimin was able to receive him was entirely because of his righteous deed yesterday and had nothing to do with his father.

Now it seems that he has put the cart before the horse. Perhaps it was because of his father Shen Quan that he was lucky enough to get this opportunity.

"Father, please don't blame Mr. Shen. Mr. Shen is unwell and can't even get up. Even if he wants to report it, he can't do it." Li Zhi begged from the side.

Shen An raised his eyes and saw the little baby blinking at him, and immediately cast a grateful look.

"What disease did you have and are you feeling better now?"

Thanks to Li Zhi speaking up, the atmosphere at the scene became much more relaxed.

"Much better. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

"Shen An, your father is a loyal and loyal man. I am relieved to leave the management of the well to you. I hope you can act loyally like your father."

"Besides, you saved the pheasant slave, I want to reward you well."

"Liang Ying, you go." Eunuch Liang received the order and immediately ran to the inner hall. Shen An followed his steps, wondering what Li Shimin would reward him.

In fact, it's not anything special, it's just gold and silver. With Li Shimin's status, he can't bring in several large boxes of copper coins.

In this world, money means everything, promotion is fake, only getting rich is real.

Sure enough, not long after, Liang Ying came over with a plate covered with a red cloth.

He walked up to Shen An and uncovered the red cloth, only to see two gold collars shining brightly there, welcoming their new owner.

OMG!

Brother Shimin is Brother Shimin, and his actions are indeed extraordinary.

Shen An originally thought that it would be good to have a few silver ingots. However, the use of silver ingots was not popular in the Tang Dynasty, and it was a common practice to give away gold.

Don't believe those who talk about spending huge sums of money. If Li Shimin really gave so many rewards, Shen An wouldn't be able to take them away. He would have to use a carriage to pull him, and there would be more than one.

"I would like to thank Your Majesty for His grace."

He leaned down, and the little abacus in his mind clicked. The gold ingots of the Tang Dynasty had various weights, one tael, two taels, ten taels...

Looking at the size of this gold ingot, it is about two taels.

According to the exchange rate of the Tang Dynasty, one ingot of gold is equivalent to ten taels of silver, and one tael of silver can be exchanged for four copper coins.

In other words, with a wave of his hand, Li Shimin rewarded him with eighty copper coins at once!

Get rich!

It’s gotten bigger!

He tried his best to control his facial muscles and accepted the reward with a serious expression.

"With this money, I can give Aye a grand burial!" He squeezed out a few tears, his expression could be described as extremely painful.

This emotion also infected Li Shimin, who recalled the smoke-like past. Scenes of the past flashed before his eyes. Li Zhi found that his father, who did not easily show his emotions or anger, actually had tears in his eyes.

He is really a filial child. Li Shimin already admired Shen An quite a lot after meeting him for the first time.

"I heard that Shen Quan owed a lot of foreign debts during his lifetime. Let's use this money to pay off the debts."

"Yes, I will obey your orders."
Chapter completed!