"Uncles, please come in quickly!" Lin Xuan greeted.
Cheng Yaojin laughed and said: "Your house is nice, I have never seen this style before."
"Uncle Cheng is so complimentary. The Suguo Duke's Mansion is much more impressive than this." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
He is not flattering, the architectural style of Jiangnan gardens is elegance and has nothing to do with style.
Su Guogong Mansion covers an area of nearly 200 acres, and there is really not much comparable to it in the entire Chang'an City.
"Haha, you are still good at talking." Cheng Yaojin patted Lin Xuan on the shoulder, very satisfied with Lin Xuan's words.
Yuchi Gong curled his lips and said, "My family is no worse than his family."
Although he, Yuchi Gong, did not meet Li Shimin as early as Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong.
But during the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he personally killed Li Yuanji.
He even forced Li Yuan to issue an edict and quickly put down the resisting troops.
After Li Shimin ascended the throne, his rewards were no worse than those of Cheng Yaojin and others.
However, he later took credit for his actions and offended Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others.
At that time, Li Shimin saw that they were at odds and transferred him away from Chang'an.
But after Lin Xuan got acquainted with Yuchi Gong, he found that he was not that arrogant person.
When Yu Chigong did that, he might have deliberately offended others and showed it to Li Shimin.
Judging from many things, Li Shimin did not alienate him because of what happened before.
These people have been struggling for so many years, and each one is better than the last.
If we had thought what the history books said, no matter how tolerant Li Shimin was, Yu Chigong would have died long ago.
Seeing that they were starting to quarrel, Qin Qiong quickly said: "Look at what day it is today, it's not embarrassing."
Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin knew each other since childhood, and although Yuchi Gong and Qin Qiong met on the battlefield, they both respected Qin Qiong very much.
Seeing that Qin Qiong had spoken, Cheng Yaojin and the two of them smiled and did not dare to quarrel anymore.
"My father is not very knowledgeable. I would like to ask the uncles inside to greet me more," Lin Xuan said, cupping his fists.
His family is very small, and Lin Dongyang was just a businessman before, so he must be a little worse in dealing with people and things.
Lin Xuan had no choice but to trouble Cheng Yaojin and the others.
"Zichu, just feel free to welcome guests here, we will look after you inside," Qin Qiong said.
Welcome guests?
Lin Xuan was a little speechless, why did these words sound a bit strange.
The servants led Cheng Yaojin and others in, while Cheng Chumo and others stayed behind.
"Congratulations!"
After the elders left, Cheng Chumo and the others could finally talk and quickly congratulated Lin Xuan.
"Forget congratulations. Please help me greet some guests." Lin Xuan said with a bitter smile.
This was the first time for his family to do something. Although he didn't know many people in the court, he couldn't help but invite him.
Lin Xuan tried his best to cut it down, but still sent out more than a hundred invitations.
Of course, it wasn't just that he sent the invitations and people were able to do it. He didn't know how many people would come in the end.
"Okay, our brothers will help you welcome guests today!" Cheng Chumo and the others did not refuse.
Lin Xuan rolled his eyes, you think you are the oiran.
Next, Lin Xuan was a little lucky that there were many people who came, but he didn't recognize them even though they looked familiar to him.
But Cheng Chumo and the others were different. As dandy boys from Chang'an, they could tell a story about everyone who came.
There were even some gossips about various families. Lin Xuan looked at them with admiration.
The rural women of later generations probably didn't know as much gossip as they did.
Near noon, Qin Huaidao asked, "Zichu, haven't everyone arrived yet?"
Lin Xuan smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know who will come at all."
He sent out more than a hundred invitations in total, and so far less than a hundred people have come.
Cheng Chumo said: "If you haven't come by this time, you probably won't come. Let's go in."
Generally, when other people are doing things, those who are close to you will arrive early, and those who are not particularly close will not delay until now.
Lin Xuan didn't care whether those people came or not, he was just afraid of losing etiquette.
Now hearing what Cheng Chumo said, he nodded and said, "Let's go in."
"Master, Master!"
Just as Lin Xuan was about to go in with Cheng Chumo and others, a servant guarding the intersection ran over in a hurry.
"What's the matter?" Lin Xuan asked with some displeasure.
Although he doesn't like class division, this kind of thing will be inevitable even in later generations.
Moreover, the quality of the servants and maids represents the face of the master's family. If people see him in such a panic, they will only laugh at the Lin family for not being well-disciplined.
"Sir, your Majesty is here!" the servant said with heavy breath.
"Hurry up and inform all the adults." Lin Xuan quickly ordered.
He couldn't think about it now, why he didn't notify Li Shimin that Li Shimin would come.
"Let's go, let's go meet His Majesty." Lin Xuan said.
Lin Xuan and others didn't go far when they saw Li Shimin's bicycle frame.
"I will see you, Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Follow me."
Lin Xuan and others accompanied Li Shimin's bicycle to the door of Lin's house.
This is Lin Dongyang and a group of guests, already waiting at the door.
"I will see you, Your Majesty!"
"No courtesy, today I am a guest just like you, so you don't have to worry about those false gifts." Li Shimin got off the carriage and said with a smile.
"Huh? Why isn't there even a lion at this door?" Li Shimin looked a little strange at the empty door.
According to etiquette, a pair of stone lions can be placed at the gate of a prince.
"Your Majesty, I haven't come yet." Lin Xuan said.
In fact, even though he was an earl when the house was built, he could not place it yet.
However, after he became a marquis, he had someone carve it.
Originally, according to the time, it would be almost ready before he moved.
But Lin Xuan was later demoted, and he informed people to stop carving.
Although the title was later restored, it was not completed yet due to the delay.
Li Shimin knew what was going on after hearing what Lin Xuan said, so he took the lead and walked in without saying much on this topic.
Usually when you move into a new house and have a banquet, you will take people around the house.
Of course, you can't visit the inner house.
Li Shimin dismissed the ministers, went to the hall first, and asked Lin Xuan to take him around.
"Not bad, not bad. Although this is the first time I have seen this style, the contrast between water and stone is very unique." Li Shimin praised.
"Your Majesty is so complimentary!" Lin Xuan said with a smile.
The main roads in the house are all made of cement. Li Shimin was a little curious before and couldn't help but ask: "What is the road under my feet made of? Why does it look like it is one piece?"
The roads in the palace were all paved with bricks and stones, and in some places they were paved with white marble. The Lin family's road was not unusual, but it was so connected to the entire city that he was a little surprised.
"Your Majesty, this is the cement invented by me. Not only does the glutinous rice slurry have better viscosity, but it is also stronger. The most important thing is that it is very cheap." Lin Xuan explained.
Li Shimin's heart moved and he asked: "Is it really so magical?"
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "Your Majesty has already seen it, hasn't he?"
"Before that, the Ministry of War asked for funds to repair the frontier cities and fortresses. Why didn't you donate it?" Li Shimin stared at Lin Xuan and asked.
If there really was such a magical thing, then he wouldn't have needed to allocate so much money in the first place.
"Your Majesty, firstly, the current production is not enough, and secondly, if cement is to be used, those cities and fortresses will need to be rebuilt, and the cost will be even greater, so I did not mention it to Your Majesty." Lin Xuan said.
He had thought about it at the beginning, but there might be war at some point in the border fortress city.
And if we want to use cement, we need to push it to reconstruction. What if someone calls us during this process?
Of course, we can build slowly, but the weather in the north is getting cold early, so I don’t know how long it will take until everything is rebuilt.
Therefore, Lin Xuan thought about it for a long time and did not mention it.
Li Shimin nodded and did not continue to ask.
All the windows in the entire house are made of glass, and the sunlight shines on them, making them look particularly bright.
When Li Shimin walked through the corridor and saw the glass on the window, he was surprised.
After a long time, Li Shimin came back to his senses, pointed at the windows and asked, "Are they all filled with colored glaze?"
Lin Xuan nodded and said: "That's right, but I paid for these colored glazes and did not misappropriate them privately."
He did pay for it, but he only paid for the cost, and the cost was not much.
Of course, Lin Xuan would definitely not tell Li Shimin these things.
Li Shimin glared at Lin Xuan, did he want to say this?
"I don't even have such luxury, but you actually use colored glaze to decorate the windows?" Li Shimin said angrily.
"Your Majesty, colored glaze is just some sand." Lin Xuan said innocently.
It's obviously something I made myself, and I paid it back, so what's so strange about it?