Lin Xuan brought Lin Mo and Wang Yiding to Keyun Tower.
When Zhao Min saw Lin Xuan, he hurriedly came up to him and said with a smile: "I have seen the young master!"
Lin Xuan said: "Uncle Zhao, I will take people to the private room upstairs, and you can have some food and wine brought up."
"yes!"
Lin Xuan took the two of them to the private room upstairs and said with a smile: "Have a seat!"
"Brother Lin Xuan, do you open Keyun Tower?" Lin Mo asked.
Although he came to Chang'an not long ago, he also knew that Keyun Restaurant was the number one restaurant in Chang'an.
Not only are there delicious meals, but you can also get drunk.
Lin Xuan smiled and said, "It's just a place to eat. If you like it, you can come often in the future. I'll just say hello to Uncle Zhao later."
It no longer matters whether the restaurant makes money or not.
Lin Mo shook his head quickly and said, "No, no, no."
Lin Xuan smiled and said nothing. He would go and say hello. Whether he came or not was up to him.
Lin Mo was humiliated many times by Hou Yong and did not go to the Lin family to ask for help because he was worried about causing trouble to him, and he had already gained Lin Xuan's approval.
"You should know that the imperial court has reformed the imperial examination. What do you think of this reform?" Lin Xuan asked.
Before the reform of the imperial examination, there were not many people who relied on the imperial examination to become officials.
Most officials are recommended and selected from the Imperial College.
Lin Mo was stunned and said: "I think this is a good thing. There are so many people in the Imperial College. It will definitely not be our turn to select officials, but the imperial examination is our opportunity."
Wang Yiding nodded in agreement. They were not much different from the children from poor families. The only difference was that they had some connections in the family and were able to enter the Imperial College.
No matter how well they study in the Imperial College, they will still not be able to get recommended spots from the Imperial College.
Lin Xuan said approvingly: "It's good if you think so. I can't help you get into high school. But if you pass the exam, I can help you find a good place to go."
"Thank you so much, Brother Lin Xuan!"
"Thank you, Lord Marquis!"
The two quickly thanked him.
Don't underestimate Lin Xuan's promise. It doesn't matter if they pass the exam. It's very likely that they will go to some remote place in the countryside. In that kind of place, they can't achieve results at all, and it is very difficult to get promoted.
At this moment, the waiter brought the food and wine in.
Lin Xuan said: "Let's have a meal. This is the Immortal Drunk. If you are interested, you can try it. I have something to do in the afternoon, so I won't drink with you."
…
Hou Yong returned to the Duke of Lu's Mansion with his face covered, and asked the concierge: "Is my father at home?"
"Hui Erlang, I'm having dinner in the main hall!" the concierge said.
He was a little confused as to why Hou Yong was covering his face, but he didn't dare to ask more questions.
Hou Yong went straight to the main hall. As soon as he reached the door, he started howling: "Dad~"
When Hou Junji saw Hou Yong coming in, he put down his bowls and chopsticks and asked, "How is it appropriate to cry and cry? Aren't you in the Imperial College? Why are you back?"
Hou Yong put down his hand, showed the slap mark on his face, and said, "Dad, I was beaten, you have to avenge me."
Hou Yangshi saw the slap mark on her son's face and said distressedly: "Does it hurt, Yong'er?"
Hou Yong quickly cried out in pain: "Mom, it hurts."
Hou Junji said impatiently: "Okay, tell me, who hit you?"
Of course he understands Hou Yong's virtues, he is usually the only one who bullies others.
Not only was he beaten, but he still came to see him, which meant that Hou Yong couldn't deal with that person.
"Dad, it was Lin Xuan who beat me." Hou Yong said bitterly.
"Lin Xuan?" Hou Junji frowned and asked, "Who asked you to provoke him?"
It wasn't that he was afraid of Lin Xuan, he just didn't want to conflict with Lin Xuan.
Hou Yong said aggrievedly: "Dad, I didn't provoke him."
Hou Junji shouted: "If you didn't provoke him, he would beat you?"
Hou Yong explained: "Dad, I had some disagreements with a man named Lin Boyang from the Imperial College. Who knew he was Lin Xuan's clan brother. When I found out, I was already leaving. But Lin Xuan bullied people too much and even let him
I apologized. If I apologized, where would my father's face be? So I refused to apologize, so Lin Xuan slapped me."
He concealed the part where he said Lin Xuan was nothing.
"boom!"
Hou Junji slapped his hand on the table and said angrily: "Lin Xuan is really bullying others!"
Usually in situations like this, only the party with a lower status will apologize.
In Hou Junji's view, he was the Duke of the Tang Dynasty and his status was much higher than Lin Xuan, so why should he ask his son to apologize?
Fortunately, he worked hard and made great contributions to be granted the title of Duke. Lin Xuan was granted the title of Marquis without any merit, and now he is not even looked down upon.
Hou Yong quickly added insult to injury and said, "Dad, not only did he beat me, he also said that you didn't dare to do anything to him!"
"That's unreasonable! Come on, I'll take you to my door right now to ask for an explanation!" Hou Junji stood up and said.
"Master, I also know Marquis Jingyang. He should not be such a person. There must be some misunderstanding here. If you come to the door like this, it will only make the matter worse. Why not ask him out and talk alone." Hou Yang quickly advised him.
road.
Historically, Hou Junji enriched himself in Gaochang. After the incident, Hou Yang advised Hou Junji to take the initiative to admit his mistake to Li Shimin and hand over all the money.
But Hou Junji, who believed that Li Shimin had outstanding achievements, felt that Li Shimin would not punish him, so he did not listen to her.
After Li Shimin saw Hou Junji's incident, he was still unwilling to admit his mistake and directly threw him into prison.
Later, Hou Junji and Li Chengqian conspired to rebel. Hou Yang also tried to persuade them, but in the end they failed to dissuade them.
Hou Yang's perspective on things is much higher than that of Hou Junji.
Most people would be more powerful if they had such a virtuous wife, but Hou Junji never listened to her.
"It won't take long for this matter to spread throughout Chang'an. If I don't do anything, people will think that I am afraid of Lin Xuan. Who will take me seriously in the future?" Hou Junji said.
He was the first to suggest that Li Shimin launch a mutiny. During the Xuanwu Gate mutiny, he took the lead. However, when it came time to reward merit, his status was lower than that of Cheng Yaojin and others, so he was very unconvinced.
Lin Xuan and Cheng Yaojin were very close. In Hou Junji's view, Lin Xuan didn't take him seriously just because he had the support of Cheng Yaojin and others.
Hou Junji ignored Hou Yang's persuasion, took Hou Yong, gathered his soldiers, and went to the Lin family.
…
After drinking and eating, Lin Xuan sent Lin Mo and Wang Yiding away from Keyun Tower.
Just as he was about to go home, Zhao Min ran over and said, "Master, wait a moment."
"What's wrong with Uncle Zhao?" Lin Xuan asked.
"Young Master, we are almost finished talking about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Zhang Du asked me to ask the young master if he has any other novels." Zhao Min said.
Ever since Ke Yunlou started talking about "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", business has been full every day, and he has already tasted the benefits.
He was worried that if there were no new novels, his business would plummet again after "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was finished.
Of course Lin Xuan has the new novel, but he also has "Journey to the West" and "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" at home.
But he was afraid that "The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" would violate some taboos.
After thinking about it, there is only "Journey to the West", but "Journey to the West" is adapted from the story of Xuanzang's search for Buddhist scriptures.
Lin Xuan hesitated for a while whether to take out "Journey to the West".
His hesitation was not because of the background of the story, it just needed to be slightly adapted.
The Li family conquered the world. In order to show that they were orthodox, they respected Laozi Li Er as the ancestor of the Li family.
Laozi was revered as the ancestor of Taoism, and Taoism naturally became the state religion of the Tang Dynasty.
The great rise of Taoism naturally caused the decline of Buddhism, so Buddhism came up with the idea of traveling to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures.
Historically, Xuanzang's return from studying Buddhist scriptures indeed led to the great prosperity of Buddhism.
Lin Xuan feels that once "Journey to the West" is published, it will definitely make Buddhism popular.
Historically, Xuanzang proposed to Li Shimin to travel west to learn Buddhist scriptures, but Li Shimin initially did not agree.
Lin Xuan was a little worried about Li Shimin's attitude towards Buddhism, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that there was nothing to worry about. Li Shimin finally agreed with Xuanzang to go get Buddhist scriptures.
"Uncle Zhao, I have almost prepared the new novel. I will ask someone to deliver it after a while," Lin Xuan said.
Whether he takes out "Journey to the West" or not, Buddhism will flourish. In that case, why is he thinking so much about it?