Lin Xuan laughed heartily when he saw Cheng Chumo being scolded, "You've tricked me."
Cheng Yaojin wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth, looked at Lin Xuan and said with a smile: "My dear nephew, you are very skilled in martial arts. It would be a pity not to join the army. Do you want me to introduce you to you?"
He truly loves talents, and he recommended Lin Xuan to join the army. If Lin Xuan becomes prosperous in the future, he will not forget his recommendation.
The princes and nobles are not eternally prosperous. If a family wants to remain prosperous, it must cultivate the family's children on the one hand, and introduce talents on the other hand.
The ancients attached great importance to the kindness of introduction. An ungrateful person is destined to not last long in the court.
Lin Xuan was stunned. He didn't expect that Cheng Yaojin would recommend him to join the army.
Cheng Yaojin's recommendation and joining the army yourself are two different things, with different starting points.
"Thank you Uncle Cheng for your kindness, but I am the only son in the family and need to serve my parents, so I have no choice but to live up to Uncle Cheng's kindness." Lin Xuan thought for a while and shook his head.
If your family is rich but you have no ambition, why should you become a soldier?
And he doesn't like the intrigues in the court either.
Cheng Yaojin was a little disappointed. He felt that it was a pity that Lin Xuan did not join the army, but Lin Xuan wanted to fulfill his filial piety and he could not force him.
"Well, if you want to go in the future, you can come to me at any time." Cheng Yaojin said.
"Thank you, Uncle Cheng!" Lin Xuan said gratefully.
When they first met, Cheng Yaojin treated him like a nephew, which really moved him.
Although Cheng Yaojin may have other ideas mixed in, Lin Xuan didn't mind.
Because he felt sincerity in Cheng Yaojin.
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royal palace
After Li Shimin finished reviewing the memorial in his hand, he stood up, stretched, and moved his legs, which were numb from sitting on his knees.
In fact, the Tang Dynasty already had stools, and most people were using them, but as the Yellow Emperor, he had to kneel and sit according to etiquette.
After moving his body for a while, Li Shimin felt much better. He looked at Li Mu who was standing aside and asked, "Nothing major has happened in Chang'an City recently, right?"
Li Mu is Li Shimin's confidant eunuch, in charge of the intelligence system, and is equivalent to Li Shimin's eyes.
His original name was not Li Mu, but after being given the surname Li by Li Shimin, he changed his name to Li Mu. As for his original name, few people know it anymore.
The surname Li is the national surname. Being given the surname Li by Li Shimin and being in charge of the intelligence system shows Li Shimin's favor towards him.
When Li Shimin asked, Li Mu said respectfully: "Your Majesty, nothing major has happened in Chang'an City recently."
Don't doubt Li Shimin's control over Chang'an City. Although he cannot be said to know everything that happens in Chang'an City, many things cannot be hidden from Li Shimin.
Li Shimin heard that nothing major had happened, and there were no accidents. Since the Eastern Turks were destroyed, Jieli Khan was captured alive, and the shame of the Weishui River was avenged, apart from some minor frictions, there were no more wars at the borders of the Tang Dynasty.
He just asked casually when he was taking a rest. If there was something serious, someone would have reported it long ago without him asking.
Li Mu smiled and said: "Your Majesty, although nothing major happened in Chang'an, there is a restaurant that is very popular in Chang'an recently. People say that the dishes prepared by the imperial chefs in the palace may not be comparable to it."
When Li Shimin was bored, he would often ask him about what happened in Chang'an City. On the one hand, it was to understand the trends among the people, and on the other hand, it was a boring pastime.
Whenever Li Shimin asked, Li Mu would pick some interesting things to tell Li Shimin.
"Oh? Is it really so delicious?" Li Shimin said curiously.
"I don't know how it tastes, but everyone who has tasted it says it is good," Li Mu said.
After hearing this, Li Shimin became more and more curious. Everyone has different tastes. Even the dishes prepared by the royal chef in the palace are not guaranteed to be good. How does a private restaurant do it?
"Li Mu, get ready, I want to leave the palace and go to that restaurant to try it." Li Shimin ordered.
"Yes!" Li Mu was not surprised that Li Shimin suddenly decided to leave the palace. It can be seen that this is not the first time.
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Lin Xuan, Cheng Yaojin and his son drank all afternoon. When they left Cheng's house, the sky was already getting dark.
Cheng Yaojin originally wanted to keep him to continue drinking at night, but Lin Xuan refused. When he came out, he did not tell his parents that if he did not return home at night, their parents should be worried.
After returning home and visiting his parents, Lin Xuan went back to sleep.
Although the alcohol content was not high, Cheng Yaojin couldn't stand it and kept urging him to drink, which made him feel dizzy now.
Zhang Qing felt a little distressed when he saw his son drinking so much. He couldn't help complaining and quickly told Chunyue and the others to take good care of Lin Xuan.
When Lin Xuan opened his eyes again, it was almost noon the next day.
Lin Xuan was served by Chunyue and Yuhe. After dressing and washing, he ordered them to prepare food.
After rubbing his still aching head, Lin Xuan started today's check-in.
"Ding~, the host signed in successfully and received a reward: a bottle of shampoo."
"Today's reward is not bad." Lin Xuan couldn't help laughing when he saw the shampoo in front of him.
Although he didn't get a rare reward, he was still very happy.
In ancient times, both men and women had long hair. Not only was it troublesome to wash their hair, but it was also impossible to wash it clean.
He had long been fed up with the faint smell in his hair, but in ancient times, people paid attention to the body, hair, and skin, and because of his parents, he couldn't cut his hair short.
Now that he has shampoo, it can be said to have solved his urgent need.
He planned to wash his hair after dinner and try this shampoo.
…
After finishing the meal, Lin Xuan was just about to tell Chun Yue to prepare hot water to wash his hair, but he didn't expect the concierge to come to report that someone was looking for him outside.
At first he thought it was Cheng Chumo, but through the concierge's description, he realized it was someone he had never seen before.
With questions in mind, Lin Xuan came to the gate and saw a carriage parked at the gate with two people standing beside it.
One looked like he was a follower by looking at his clothes, so Lin Xuan set his sights on the other.
The man was about eighteen or nineteen years old, with gorgeous clothes and an extraordinary temperament. He had a smile on his face and seemed to be quite elegant.
The concierge introduced: "This is my young master."
Lin Xuan found that there was no impression of this person in his mind, and couldn't help but ask: "This young master, we have never met, what do you want from me?"
"I, Wang Qingyun, have taken the liberty to come here because I have something to discuss with Mr. Lin." Wang Qingyun said with a faint smile.
Wang Qingyun gave Lin Xuan a good feeling. Although he didn't know what he wanted from him, Lin Xuan still smiled and said: "This is not the place to talk. If you have anything to do, go in and talk."
"Excuse me!" Wang Qingyun said politely.
Lin Xuan brought Wang Qingyun and his entourage to his small courtyard and said, "Sit down."
"Thank you!" Wang Qingyun smiled and sat down.
After ordering Chun Yue to serve tea, Lin Xuan asked, "I wonder what Mr. Wang wants from me?"