When Li Shimin heard the names Shi Jingtang and Shi Dakai, his face was filled with utter bewilderment.
After all, he wasn't a time traveler and had no idea how powerful those two names were, especially since one of them was the terminator of the Tang Dynasty.
When Li Shimin was questioning the little boy, his eyes were fixed on him.
However, when the little boy answered his question, there was not a trace of hesitation or evasion in his eyes.
Could it be that I've mistaken him for someone else, and this child just looks like my eldest grandson?
"In that case, I won't bother you any longer..."
Li Shimin said this, but then he turned around and called over Yuchi Fan, the leader of the Hundred Cavalry Division.
"check!"
"You must find out everything about this person!"
"Send someone to Qianzhou to check whether my grandson is dead or not. If necessary, exhume the body for examination!"
"promise!"
Seeing that the strange old man in front of him had finally stopped bothering him, Li Jue immediately led Uncle Fatty Tiger all the way back to his residence in Qinglongfang, Chang'an.
As soon as the two returned to their residence, Pan Hu closed the courtyard gate and the room door tightly, and then nervously spoke to Li Jue.
"Young Master, did you know those two people just now?"
Pan Hu was originally from Qianzhou, where his family had been farmers for generations. After Li Chengqian's family was exiled to Qianzhou, he became the cook responsible for tending the fire and preparing meals.
Of course, he is also the only one who knows Li Jue's true identity.
Li Jue was unwilling to die of old age in Qianzhou, and Pan Hu was not a peaceful man either, always harboring a desire to make his way in Chang'an.
Therefore, the two hit it off and staged a scene of burning the imperial grandson.
Li Jue pondered this seriously for a moment after hearing it.
"They probably don't know him..."
"You know, my previous status was that of a prince, and those in the court below the third rank didn't even have the right to see me!"
"We can't just randomly bump into someone on the street and expect them to be the prime minister, can we?"
"Besides, even if that person is a high-ranking official, I'm not afraid. In my current appearance, not only would outsiders not recognize me, but even my own parents might not recognize me if they came back to life!"
Pan Hu was immediately relieved upon hearing this. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that his young master had grown from a skinny child like a bean sprout into such a tall and strong young man in just over a year.
"Does the young master know these two people?"
"Uncle Fat Tiger, as you know, I suffered a brain injury and don't remember anything from before..."
"this……"
Pan Hu was also troubled by these words. He was both tempted by the prosperity of Chang'an and worried that the government would find out about Li Jue's identity and implicate him in the court's punishment.
However, just as he hesitated, Li Jue dragged out a huge box from the inner room.
"Uncle Tiger, this is the money we've earned these past few days. If you're worried about me getting you into trouble, then take this money and run!"
Upon hearing this, Pan Hu immediately knelt on the ground and swore an oath to the heavens.
"Young Master, what do you mean by this?"
"I, Pan Hu, will only ever recognize you as my master in this lifetime. Even if it means going through fire and water with you, I, Pan Hu, will not flinch!"
Seeing this, Li Jue quickly helped Pan Hu up.
"Uncle Tiger, I won't say much more. As long as I have something to eat, I promise you won't go hungry!"
"From this day forward, you will be my dearest person!"
"I will help you settle down and build a career in Chang'an, so that your descendants will never suffer from poverty again!"
"Young Master..."
Upon hearing this, Pan Hu's eyes immediately reddened. His bond with Li Jue had long been inextricably intertwined. If it weren't for Li Jue's financial assistance, he wouldn't even have been able to bury his mother properly, let alone escape slavery and become a free man.
Therefore, his loyalty to Li Jue was completely genuine; he would only ever acknowledge the young master in his life!
"Don't worry, young master!"
"If anyone ever tries to harm you, I, Pan Hu, will risk my life to protect you!"
"Yes, yes, with Uncle Tiger around, I dare to break into even the Turkic camp, let alone Chang'an!"
The two resolved their differences and immediately sat happily around the table counting their small change.
"Including today's twenty strings of cash, we must have earned two hundred strings of cash, right?"
"Got it!"
"I wonder how the young master plans to use this money?"
"We're being watched today, and the frosting sugar business is probably off. But if we buy houses and land, this amount of money probably won't be enough in Chang'an..."
"How about we start some other small business, like selling fried dough sticks or steamed buns?"
Pan Hu was overjoyed to hear this, for he was a cook and loved cooking more than anything else in his life. In addition, he had made steamed buns and fried dough sticks for Li Jue back when he was in the prefecture of Qianzhou, so he was already very skilled at it and could set up a stall to start business at any time.
"OK!"
"I love frying dough sticks and making steamed buns the most. It's just a pity about the young master's frosting business. It's really a very profitable business. If it can continue for a long time, the young master will become the richest man in Chang'an in just a few years!"
Li Jue was also very disappointed. After all, he was used to making money by robbing others, so he had no interest in earning small amounts of silver penny by penny.
However, the profit margin for frosting sugar is too high. Without a strong backer, it's easy to be devoured whole, leaving not even a trace.
"well!"
"I also think it's a pity, but what can we do when we have an identity that we can't use?"
"If I were to actually raise the banner of the imperial grandson, I reckon within half a day, both of our heads would be chopped off and hung on the city gate tower..."
"I'm sorry, young master, you've been wronged..."
"What's wronged about this?"
"Being able to stay in Chang'an, even if it's just selling fried dough sticks, is still better than being in the middle of nowhere like Qianzhou, right?"
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