paranoianovel Chapter 1641 Opening Ceremony
Chapter 1641 Opening Ceremony
People really can't be too idle. If they are too idle, they will easily get sick and their mental state will be bad.
Li Shen now firmly believes this in his heart.
Ever since his father handed over the government to Li Chengqian, he has been at odds with him.
Li Shen was making fun of him for no reason. He felt a little regretful now. He should have not suggested letting his father retire early.
Now, I'm causing trouble for him every day.
Li Shen guessed that his father must have suffered from retirement syndrome.
In addition, there was a group of semi-retired old hooligans and old rogues waving flags, shouting and beating drums to cheer.
My dad had even more fun.
This is what is happening now. I built an amusement park and was ready to play with my friends, but then my dad came with a group of people to disrupt the situation.
Now that the person is here, even if I am unwilling, I dare not say no.
"What are you talking about, Aye? How could I not welcome you? I am honored that Aye can come to the City of Ice and Snow."
Li Shen had a fawning look on his face, and his image as a bootlicker made Li Shimin quite satisfied.
"That's good, in that case, take me to have a look.
I heard that your city of ice and snow cost a lot of money, and thousands of civilians alone came here. I want to see what's so special about it.
By the way, your mother and others are here too."
"Mother...they?" It seems that quite a few people have come. Are they planning to eat up my wealth?
"Shitou, go and call the princess and the others over, and tell them that mother is here and needs her to accompany her."
Li Shen turned around and gave an order to Shitou.
Then turn around:
"Aye, this way please. The Ice and Snow City is over there. It's cold so don't let mother and the others get off the bus. We'll talk about it when we get there."
Li Shimin nodded and walked towards the city of ice and snow under the guidance of Li Shen.
A group of old ministers followed behind him, and the playboys followed timidly behind. Many of them were kicked by their fathers.
It is really unfilial of them not to inform their father when they said there was something fun going on.
The playboys could only swallow their anger and dare not get angry.
The City of Ice and Snow was not far away, and when Li Shen was about to get there, he suddenly remembered something.
"Someone, go inform Sima Xue to withdraw all the men and set up camp two miles away."
Li Shen suddenly remembered that his troops were still there. It would not matter if Li Shimin was not there, but Li Shimin came.
You have to avoid suspicion, this is the rule.
"No need, let them defend together with the Yulin Guards."
After hearing this, Li Shimin waved his hand at Li Shen. He didn't care.
With so many veterans coming with him today, there should be no problem in protecting him.
The key point is that there is still Li Shen. With Li Shen's physique, Li Shimin felt that even if he was fifty years old, it would not be a problem for him to beat five people of Li Shen.
Li Shen wouldn't be so stupid as to carry out the assassination while he was still around.
“Yes, Aye.
Come, tell Sima Xue to cooperate with the Yulin Guards, and confiscate all the bows and crossbows of the guards in the Imperial Guard Battalion."
No matter what, Li Shen had to put on an act, not only for Li Shimin's safety, but also to prove his loyalty.
After hearing Li Shen's words, Li Shimin said no more, but looked at the ice and snow city in front of him.
The city wall is more than ten feet high, and many buildings inside can be seen from a distance.
There is an arched doorway above the wide gate.
There seemed to be a few words above the gate, but at this moment they were covered by a large piece of red cloth.
The city wall is more than a mile long and does look quite majestic.
"Wow~ It's so big!"
“Is this all made of ice and snow?”
"Your Highness Prince Ji is indeed very wealthy. How much manpower would be needed to build such a large city?"
The old ministers behind him were all amazed when they saw the city of ice and snow not far away.
They all marveled at Li Shen's strong strength.
At this time, the female relatives brought by Li Shimin also got off the car and came to Li Shimin's side accompanied by Lu Dingniang and Li Shen's family.
"Shen'er, you built this city in half a month?"
Looking at the ice and snow city in the distance, Empress Changsun asked in shock.
"Mother, that's true." Li Shen replied with a salute.
"How much manpower is needed to achieve this, Shen'er, you are making trouble again."
Li Shen's biological mother, Concubine Wei, couldn't help but be shocked.
As expected, his son was not at peace and his spendthriftness increased again. Even small items could no longer satisfy his desires.
"Don't worry, mother. There aren't that many people. Only one or two thousand."
Li Shen could only tell a white lie. He couldn't say that there were more than 2,000 people in the fiefdom alone, and there were another 1,000 or 2,000 people living nearby, not to mention the people who hired the caravan to transport snow to other places.
The entire construction team involved nearly five thousand people.
Without so many people, how could it be completed in just half a month?
Li Shimin curled his lips in disdain when he heard Li Shen's words. He had received the news that Li Shen had mobilized at least 3,000 people to build the Ice and Snow City for him.
Fortunately, Wei Zheng is no longer around, otherwise Li Shen would have been impeached and executed. Such a waste of time and money is not advisable.
"Let's go in and take a look." Li Shimin said to Li Shen.
"Aye, there is still an opening ceremony to be held." Li Shen said hurriedly.
"Opening ceremony? Then let's hold it."
Arriving at the gate, everyone could feel even more deeply the enormity of the ice and snow city before them.
If it’s a county town, you might not think so, but this is a city made of ice and snow, and its essence is a place for fun.
This seems a bit huge.
The opening ceremony was ready, and Li Shen personally came to the gate to face everyone.
For this purpose, Li Shen specially had someone build a small podium, which only lacked a microphone, giving it a full sense of ceremony.
"Cough... cough..." Li Shen coughed twice, then showed everyone a very professional smile and said loudly:
"His Majesty, the Emperor, the Empress, the Dukes, and all the guests, hello!"
"Clap, clap, clap." Applause broke out immediately. The playboys were already used to it.
"Today is the grand opening day of the Jiwang Mansion's Ice and Snow City. On behalf of the Jiwang Mansion, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone for coming. Thank you all for coming to support us."
Li Shen bowed to everyone and continued:
“Although the Ice and Snow City consumed a huge amount of manpower and material resources, it will also bring happiness to everyone.
Although the winter is cold, people’s hearts are warm.
This city is the result of the hard work of countless craftsmen. Every ice sculpture and every ice lantern is the result of meticulous craftsmanship.
Today, our Great Tang can be called the Zhenguan Era of Prosperity, with a country that is prosperous and the people strong, the common people living and working in peace and contentment, and peace reigning throughout the world.
I just had the leisure to create this scene and enjoy the fun of winter."
At this point, Li Shimin nodded slightly. Li Shen's words were quite appropriate, his reasons were sufficient, and his flattery was very appropriate.
"There are many places to play in the park, ice tracks for sliding, and ice caves that hold surprises. And the city has prepared delicious food and hot wine to warm you up."
When everyone heard this, anticipation showed on their faces.
"Well, now please invite His Majesty the Emperor to unveil to us the joyous journey of this city of ice and snow."