Li Chengqian's words made Li Shen extremely contemptuous, and he found that Li Chengqian was becoming more and more like his father.

"Big brother, you have a big business in the Donggong family, and you still need me to do this? Your ability to pretend to be poor is getting more and more perfect. Li Shen retorted.

"Do you think they are as rich as your Ji Wangfu? Let's go, go in and talk and it's cold outside, so let's eat here at noon today. ”

As he spoke, he pulled Li Shen and walked inside, and the matter of the gift was naturally handled by the next person.

Li Chengqian took Li Shen to the living room and just sat down, the crown princess Su, who knew the news, walked out with Li Ju.

"I've seen my sister-in-law." Li Shen stood up and saluted.

"The tenth brother is here, your eldest brother is still talking about it these days, saying that you will definitely come in the next few days." Su said with a smile.

"Big brother is thinking about my gift?" Li Shen also joked.

"Hahaha, that's of course, who doesn't know that Ji Wangfu's gifts are extraordinary every time, and the gifts you give in a year are comparable to my year's worth of money, how can I not worry about it."

Li Chengqian laughed.

The prince's profession is not good, countless people are staring at it, it is not good to be a businessman, saying that you compete with the people for profit, it is not good to spend a lot of money, and that you are extravagant and live a luxurious life.

It's only when the gift is received every year, and other people can't say anything, after all, this is given by others, and every official gives gifts to each other.

If you only forbid the crown prince, then it would be a bit too much.

And Li Shen sends a lot every year, including some money.

"Big brother laughed, it's just some ordinary gifts." Li Shen said modestly.

Su Shi pulled Li Ju and said,

"Ju'er, I've come to see Uncle Ten."

"I've seen Uncle Ten~~" Li Ju is five years old this year, and it is the time to be cute, and his milky voice makes Li Shen like it very much.

"Oh, my good nephew, let my uncle hug." Li Shen hugged Li Ju.

Took a box from the stone's hand.

"Let's see what Uncle Ten has brought you."

Saying that, Li Shen opened the box, and inside was a golden pen.

Li Shen took out the golden pen and put it in Li Ju's hand.

"Uncle Ten hopes that Ji'er will be the one who writes in the future."

Seeing this, the crown princess said:

"Tenth brother, you always send such valuable things, how much money you spend."

Gold is not worth a few dollars, but the workmanship is worth something, this pen is engraved with auspicious clouds.

This requires the old craftsman, very subtle little by little carving.

"Yes, tenth brother, you are so heavy, you don't need it." Li Chengqian is not outside.

Li Shen pursed his lips after hearing this, and said to Li Chengqian with a look of you have never seen the world:

"Big brother, this is my Zihao pen, and it is a high-grade Zihao pen, do you know how many rabbits I killed for this pen?

The old craftsman carefully selected to make such a pen, this pen is made of fine ivory, and is covered with a thin layer of gold flakes.

The master carved little by little with a needle for six days before the carving was completed.

This pen is worth at least 500 quintals. ”

"So expensive?" Li Chengqian's mouth opened wide in surprise, and even the crown princess was dumbfounded.

I thought it was a brush made of gold, and Li Chengqian was going to use it as an ornament in the future, and put it in Li Ju's small study as a decoration.

A gold pen is too heavy, and writing must be laborious, but I didn't expect Li Shen's pen to be worth much more than a gold pen.

The Zihao pen itself is a top grade, but the price is a little better, and there are hundreds of texts.

Li Shen's this is the best, the ivory pen is too luxurious.

"Oh, quick, concubine, put it away quickly, this is a good thing." Li Chengqian hurriedly asked Su Shi to put the pen away.

"Haha, sure enough, King Ji made a move, and it was really not ordinary."

Li Shen looked at Li Chengqian with disdain and said:

"Big brother, you are also a prince, why are you so ignorant. Originally, I wanted to get a wolf pen, but then I didn't get it because I was afraid that Aya would get angry. ”

Li Chengqian nodded and said:

"Yes, yes, you don't want to get a pen, even if it's me, it's Aya reward. This is too taboo.

If you come up with a golden wolf pen, you can't be impeached. ”

Wolf pen and purple pen are the best pen, other famous such as rat whisker pen, bamboo silk pen, chicken distance pen, heartless Sanzhuo pen, bamboo shoot tip pen, white sand maolong.

These are actually famous because of the literati they use, and they are all some folk pens.

How could a real upper-class person make a pen out of a mouse's whiskers?

It can be said that the wolf's pen is for the emperor's use, and it is made of weasel tail hair, and the quality of Goguryeo is the best.

The surface of the wolf pen is tender yellow or yellow with a slight reddish color, shiny, and each hair is firm and erect if you look closely. The waist is stout and the base is slightly thinner. Moisten the nib and pinch it into a flat shape, you can see that its hair is translucent and light yellow.

Coupled with the golden barrel of the pen, it became the exclusive use of the emperor.

However, some ministers also use it, but the barrel is not golden.

Su took Li Ju from Li Shen's arms, took the child to the back house, and left space for the two brothers to chat.

Li Chengqian stood up and said:

"Let's go, go to my study, I have a tea set."

After Li Shen got up and followed Li Chengqian to the study, Li Chengqian began to make tea.

"Big brother, have you heard about Dang Renhong?" Li Shen asked.

"Dang Renhong? What's up? Li Chengqian looked up and asked puzzled.

"Didn't Aya tell you? The fifth brother wrote to me some time ago, but it was actually a report letter, reporting that Dang Renhong was corrupt and perverted the law....." Then Li Shen told Li Chengqian the content of Li You's letter.

Then he also told the results of his discussion with Li Shimin.

"Alas, Dang Renhong is the hero of the founding of the country, why is it that he has fallen into such a field now." Li Chengqian sighed.

He has seen this Dang Renhong a few times, and Emperor Gaozu is full of praise for Dang Renhong, saying that he is both civil and military.

"Since Aya didn't tell you, it means that Aya is preparing to deal with this matter secretly. Aya really wanted to let him go, for fear that others would bite him to death. ”

Li Shen analyzed.

"Tenth brother, that Dang Renhong committed such a crime, do you know why Aya still wants to save him?" Li Chengqian asked suddenly.

Li Shen was stunned, this is not simple? So he replied:

"Dang Renhong is the founder of the country, and he has made great contributions to my Li Tang, and Aya is a person who misses the old feelings, so it is also common sense to let Dang Renhong go."

"Tenth brother, you are wrong, the state has a national law and a family rule, although Aya misses the old, but he will not ignore the national law in vain. Aya wants to keep Dang Renhong's life because Dang Renhong's eldest son and second son died for me, Li Tang. ”

Li Shen was moved after hearing this, there is still such a loyal person? So he asked:

"And what? Why didn't Aya say it a few days ago? ”