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

In the Daji Hall, Li Shimin's study, Li Shen was having tea with several of his brothers.

Just now, the brothers were scolded by their mother, Empress Zhangsun, in the Lizheng Hall for not standing up for their father and drinking.

Li Chengqian, the eldest son, was scolded for quite a while. Judging from the way he was scolded, if there were no outsiders present, they would probably have beaten him up.

In the end, having no other choice, Li Shen could only lead Li Chengqian and the others to flee in disarray, letting their father sober up.

The study in Lizheng Hall was Li Shimin's usual study, so no one knew what secrets it held, and Empress Zhangsun wouldn't allow more than a few people to enter.

The study in Daji Hall was actually a luxurious study specially built by Li Shen to encourage Li Shimin to visit Daji Hall more often.

There was nothing inside except for its luxuriousness.

"Come, brother, have a taste. This is this year's new tea, and it's been improved so that it's even more fragrant than before."

Li Shen poured a cup of tea for everyone.

"Hmm. Not bad, this is much richer and more mellow than last year's, with a sweet aftertaste."

Li Tai took a bite and couldn't help but nod.

Li Shen also took a sip and was quite satisfied. This black tea was a fully fermented tea, and Li Shen had been experimenting for a long time but had never been able to get the fermentation time right.

In previous years, none of the tea could be called black tea; some were yellow tea, and some were white tea.

This year's drink really satisfied Li Shen; it tasted almost the same as the one he drank in his previous life.

"I must say, my tenth brother's talent in this area is unparalleled and unprecedented." Li Chengqian nodded in approval after taking a sip.

"Haha, you two brothers are too kind. I just enjoy it, so I put some effort into it."

Unlike my two elder brothers who are devoted to the affairs of state, especially my eldest brother who has been regent for so long and is constantly busy with countless matters, I hope you will take care of your health.

Li Shen laughed heartily after hearing this, speaking modestly, but his expression was one of great pride.

"Hey, tenth brother, let me take a few cans of this tribute tea. After drinking your tea, I won't be able to drink anything else when I go back."

Li Tai poured himself another cup. Most of the tea he drank was first-class tea from the Prince Ji's residence, and he only occasionally received some tribute tea from Empress Zhangsun.

Li Shimin himself didn't even have enough to drink, so how could he give it to him?

"Fourth Brother, this tribute tea is produced in very limited quantities. Otherwise, it would be fine to give you a few jars."

To be honest, this tribute tea is carefully selected from the tea leaves produced each year.

What you may not know is that the production process of this tribute tea is almost identical to that of the tea sold by Prince Ji's mansion. In the end, the tea is sorted by craftsmen to distinguish between good and bad.

The finest tea leaves undergo multiple processing steps. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they are one in a million.

Li Shen started spouting nonsense with a straight face, and he even made perfect sense, as if it made a lot of sense.

This convinced the group completely.

In fact, most of what Li Shen said was true; his goal was to produce tribute tea. However, manual production would certainly not be as meticulous.

The workshop will then sort the products according to their quality.

The craftsmen who possessed the experimental manual were all from the fiefdom of Prince Ji's residence, and their population was thriving, with absolute loyalty to Li Shen.

Li Shen raised them as his personal guards; otherwise, the secret would have been leaked long ago.

"I see, no wonder this tribute tea is so precious." Li Chengqian didn't seem to care and just sighed.

Li Tai indeed smiled and said:

"Tenth Brother, although they are precious, there should be quite a few of them. A few more jars from your brother won't make a difference."

Li Shen rolled his eyes upon hearing this. This fatso, he had already so clearly rejected him, but this guy was still shamelessly asking for it.

So he simply shook his head:

"No, if Fourth Brother wants it, he can just ask Father directly."

"Tsk tsk, Tenth Brother, you're really hurting our brotherhood. I saw it just now, there's still a lot of tribute tea in your cabinet."

Li Tai gestured with his eyes to the cabinet under the tea table.

When Li Shen took the tea leaves earlier, he glanced at them and saw a large pile of tea canisters, all of them tribute tea.

That tenth brother is too dishonest.

"They're all empty." Li Shen ignored him and said directly, "These tea leaves are bait to lure my father, the emperor, here."

Seventy percent of the tribute tea that Li Shen sent to the palace is here, but Li Shen has no intention of giving it to Li Tai.

"Tenth Brother, you're too stingy. How about I pay for it?"

Li Tai was still somewhat unwilling to give up. This was tribute tea, and scholars and literati were now accustomed to drinking tea in an elegant manner. Having good tea was also a symbol of status and position.

"Alright, Qingque, all the tribute tea here belongs to Father. I can't sell it to you privately. You can ask Father for it another day."

I'm sure Aye will give it to you.

Just as Li Shen was about to retort, Li Chengqian spoke up to smooth things over, realizing that Li Shen was about to lose his temper.

Li Tai glanced at Li Chengqian, then stopped and changed the subject.

"Hehe, what you say is true, elder brother. But you, tenth brother, are indeed amazing. I wonder how many people have tried to make this tea."

But after so many years, they have gained nothing. Some people make things that look the same, but taste extremely bitter and unpleasant.

"I'm truly curious, where did you get these recipes from?"

He looked at Li Shen with a smile. He was indeed very curious. This tenth prince was unknown when he was young, but he didn't expect him to suddenly become so bright when he was nine years old.

They invented many wonderful things that had never appeared in the world before.

Countless forces are investigating this matter, trying to figure out where Prince Ji obtained his method from.

However, there has been no result for many years.

If anyone can find out where Li Shen obtained the recipes for these things, they will be able to control the wealth of the world.

Li Shen took a sip of tea.

"Fourth Brother, would you believe me if I said I brought it from the Celestial Realm?"

The three brothers were stunned for a moment upon hearing this.

"The Immortal Realm? Haha, Tenth Brother, you must be joking. How could you have been to the Immortal Realm? We don't even know if the Immortal Realm even exists."

Li Tai burst into laughter, believing this to be Li Shen's excuse to brush him off.

There are indeed rumors of people ascending to immortality, but these are just rumors. Their worship of heaven and earth is merely a way to pray for protection.

No one has ever truly seen heaven and earth, nor has anyone ever seen an immortal.

Moreover, Li Shen himself said last time that there were no immortals, yet he still managed to swindle four million strings of cash from the emperor.

"Fourth Brother, just because you haven't seen something doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Have you ever heard of my soap? And what about my wine and tea?"

Everyone says that I am the reincarnation of the God of Wealth. Today, I will not pretend anymore. That's right, I am the reincarnation of the God of Wealth.

Hearing that the Li family, the imperial clan, has inherited the mandate of heaven and earth, this deity has come to assist them, solely for the sake of bringing blessings to all people and saving all sentient beings.

(My computer broke down, and after reinstalling the system, everything was gone, including my notes.)