The immortal of the Tang Dynasty, but the game starts at Xuanwu Gate?

When Cheng Chumo spoke, Cheng Yaojin was nearly scared to death: "Your Highness, my son has had mental problems since he was a child. You should have seen it all before. He has hysteria. Please don't take it to heart."

"I'll take him away right now."

Cheng Chumo opened his mouth, wanting to argue and say he wouldn't leave, but faced with Cheng Yaojin's threatening gaze, he didn't dare to speak and was on the verge of tears.

"I...I...I'm capable of doing anything, even the master said I've done a great service, how can we just let it go?"

"Alright, alright, I know you're hopeless, I won't forget you all, okay?"

Li Shimin was somewhat speechless, and given his excellent mood, he didn't want to argue with Cheng Chumo and the others.

Besides, they're just a few teenagers who don't understand anything. What's the point of arguing with them?

That would make me seem petty and narrow-minded.

"That's good, thank you Your Highness. Your Highness is the best. Unlike my old Cheng, who clearly has hysteria but insists that I have it." Cheng Chumo laughed, overjoyed.

Hahahaha.

Li Shimin was genuinely amused, and Chen Huai'an laughed along with him.

They're still just kids.

Cheng Yaojin was speechless, but this time he didn't say anything.

"Alright." Li Shimin waved his hand. "Take inventory of all these things. I want to see how much money is in here."

He couldn't help but get excited when he talked about it.

Initially, when faced with Chen Huai'an's claim that the Turks would take advantage of their internal turmoil to invade, and that Luo Yi was unreliable, Li Shimin was still uncertain even though he was starting to prepare now.

Now that he had this windfall, Li Shimin was suddenly confident.

What is the most direct way to get soldiers to obey?

First, give them money!

Secondly, they offer money!

Thirdly, they still have to pay me!

Li Shimin now seems to have control over the military forces of the entire country, but just as Wei Zheng and others said, many local military and political forces, including the garrison forces of Chang'an, are still observing and waiting, and he has not been able to completely subdue them.

The effect of making empty promises is ultimately limited; only by offering tangible benefits will people be willing to work hard for you.

This is an eternal truth.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin's gaze towards Pei Ji softened somewhat.

Wei Zheng?

Chen Huai'an?

Yuchi Gong?

Changsun Wuji?

These people are no good; none of them have achieved as much as Pei Ji!

"..."

"Where is He Ming?" Li Shimin turned his head and asked.

Chen Huai'an looked at Cheng Chumo.

"Your Highness, sir, He Ming is still being watched by our men. Shall we bring him over?" Li Zhen replied.

"Bring him over," Li Shimin said immediately. Without Li Yuan present, he had fewer reservations.

He really wanted to see how Pei Ji managed to get so much money!

"Okay!" Li Zhen agreed and excitedly went with his two friends to bring the people.

"Let's go out first and let them take their time to count."

Li Shimin led his men out, and after sitting down, he stared at Pei Ji with a half-smile: "Lord Duke of Wei, is there anything else you wish to say?"

Pei Ji still held a sliver of hope, and feigned anger, saying, "It's simply outrageous, Your Highness! That He Ming actually dared to use my name to amass wealth on a massive scale, the amount of which is unheard of."

"I hope Your Highness will not hold it against me and will deal with this seriously! I, Pei Ji, do not have such a person."

"Huh?" Chen Huai'an raised an eyebrow. "Why don't you have someone like that anymore?"

"But didn't you say before that everyone in Chang'an knows He Ming is one of your men?"

"How strange, how could your attitude change so quickly?"

Pei Ji's face turned pale and then red. Just as he was about to retort, Li Shimin said expressionlessly, "Alright, Pei Ji, you don't need to try to pin all this on He Ming."

"Everyone knows who's behind He Ming's ability to amass such a fortune; pretending to be ignorant won't help."

"The only thing you can hope for now is that He Ming won't betray you when faced with endless interrogation."

"otherwise......"

Li Shimin's face suddenly turned cold. He chuckled a few times but said nothing, which sent chills down Pei Ji's spine.

"Hmph!" Li Shimin sat in his chair, slowly waiting for his men to count the money and for Li Zhen and his men to come and take people away.

Pei Ji kept wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, not daring to say a word.

The scene fell silent for a moment, the atmosphere somewhat oppressive.

Cheng Yaojin coughed lightly and quietly started a conversation: "Mr. Chen, a few days ago, my little brat said he wanted 100 strings of cash to do business with you."

"How is the situation now?"

In fact, the reason he was willing to take out that hundred strings of cash was not entirely because of Chen Huai'an, but more importantly because of Li Chengqian.

From the beginning, they never intended for these children to be good at any business. The reason they were willing to spend money was simply to help the children build good relationships with Li Chengqian and Chen Huai'an.

Money is lost, but feelings remain.

Cheng Yaojin didn't actually expect anything from bringing this up; he just wanted to find a topic to talk about.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened his mouth, Chen Huai'an and even Li Shimin looked at him in surprise.

Li Shimin quickly averted his gaze, but Chen Huai'an couldn't help but ask, "No, you don't know?"

Cheng Yaojin asked in confusion, "Should I know?"

ha?

Chen Huai'an was confused: "I already had Cheng Chumo and the others take the wine we wanted to sell back to you to show you. Didn't they give it to you?"

Tang Songling, who hadn't spoken until now, asked in confusion, "What wine? I didn't see it!"

Cheng Yaojin nodded: "I don't have any either."

Chen Huai'an: "..."

Well, these three are really unreliable.

He said helplessly, "It's the Beauty Pass, haven't you heard about it these days?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yaojin's body trembled, and he said incredulously, "You mean... that Beauty Pass, you sold it?"

"Otherwise what?" Chen Huai'an scoffed. "If it weren't for this wine, would our pure and noble Duke of Wei be so persistent, sending people to our door time and time again to demand the wine's recipe?"

"If it weren't for this incident, we wouldn't have discovered this windfall."

Cheng Yaojin and Tang Songling gasped in shock.

They've heard that name so many times these days, they're sick of it.

They had all tasted the wine and seen what it was like.

Even a fool could see that this was an extremely profitable business; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a hen that lays golden eggs.

So it turns out this was their own business after all?

"...Sir, I was right to have chosen you. Entrusting Chumo to you was the best decision I've ever made in my life." Cheng Yaojin's face was beaming with joy, and this big man spoke in a gentle voice.

"From now on, my little rascal will have to continue to trouble you, sir. If he does anything wrong, please feel free to discipline him."

Chen Huai'an: "..."

He remained silent for a moment before saying, "That's not what you said just now."

"You said it's because they listened to my lectures that they became increasingly lawless and defied the heavens."

"Nonsense!" Cheng Yaojin said sternly, "What do you mean by lawless and rebellious against the Heavenly Spirits?"

"Clearly, they are fearless in the face of power and would rather break than bend!"

"He'll definitely grow up to be a strong and courageous man!"

"..."