Lin Xuan thought that after rejecting Li Tai, he would definitely take revenge, but who knew that there was no movement for several days.
In the past few days, the Cui family has also sent over the last batch of money.
Lin Xuan didn't ask for a penny. Every time the money was delivered, he would immediately send someone to notify Li Junxian to take it away.
Getting five million from the Cui family this time should make the Cui family feel distressed for a while.
The New Year is approaching, and Lin Xuan doesn't have to go to court, so he is very leisurely.
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Imperial Palace, Risejeongjeon
After this period of recuperation, Queen Changsun's body has recovered.
After hearing the eunuch's announcement that Li Shimin was coming soon, Empress Changsun quickly ordered the maid to serve the food.
Not long after, Li Shimin walked in.
Empress Changsun stood up quickly and saluted: "I am here to see your majesty."
Li Shimin quickly stepped forward, helped Empress Changsun up, and scolded: "You are in good shape, didn't you say you don't need to salute?"
Queen Changsun smiled and said nothing.
Just then, the maid came in with food.
"Your Majesty, let's eat first." Empress Changsun said with a smile.
Li Shimin nodded, but when he saw the dishes on the table, he was stunned.
"Guanyin Maid, what is this?"
I saw more than a dozen dishes on the table.
However, this is not the most important thing. When the emperor and empress dine, a dozen dishes are already very economical.
To his surprise, most of the dishes on the table were vegetables.
Even though he was an emperor, he only had two or three kinds of vegetables for every meal.
In addition to the scarcity of numbers, the species are also very rare.
"Your Majesty, Li Zhi and Gao Ming sent people to bring a lot of green vegetables." Queen Changsun said.
Li Shimin didn't have to think twice to know that it was from Lin Xuan, and he was so angry.
That day he called Lin Xuan into the palace and planned to ask Lin Xuan for vegetables.
Later, it was delayed due to other things, but Lin Xuan was fine. He knew how to send Li Chengqian and Li Lizhi, but he didn't know how to send him.
The more Li Shimin thought about it, the angrier he became, and he cursed: "That bastard Lin Xuan has no king or father."
Queen Changsun naturally knew why Li Shimin was so angry. She pulled Li Shimin to sit down and said with a smile: "I think that Zichu's child is good. He gave Li Zhi several hundred kilograms of green vegetables. How could Li Zhi finish all the food?"
It is obviously given to His Majesty."
As the saying goes: The more a mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more satisfied she becomes.
Empress Changsun was not only very satisfied with Lin Xuan, but also Lin Xuan saved her life by offering her medicine, so she naturally wanted to speak for Lin Xuan.
"If he really wants to give it to me, he can just give it to me directly. Why bother beating around the bush? I think he just doesn't take me seriously." Li Shimin said unhappily.
"I think he did the right thing. Planting vegetables in winter was something that existed in the Han Dynasty. Those ministers said that it was unseasonable and that eating it would harm people. In the end, the planting method was destroyed. If Zichu himself was sent to the palace, those words would
The official will definitely impeach him, and His Majesty will also have a huge headache then." Empress Changsun said.
"You say that, he still has merit?" Li Shimin said angrily.
In fact, he knew that what Queen Changsun said was true. If Lin Xuan directly sent vegetables to the palace for him to eat, those officials would definitely come out to cause trouble.
For those officials, impeaching others will not only help them get promoted, but also bring them reputation. They will always look for trouble, not to mention that now that they have such a good opportunity, of course they will not let it go.
I can only blame him. In order to open up more channels for public opinion, he issued an order to persuade officials to report things, and he was not guilty.
In other words, no matter who the official impeaches or whether the matter is true or false, they are not guilty.
Therefore, the Yanguan of Zhenguan has very strong fighting ability.
Especially there is Wei Zheng taking the lead.
Not to mention the princes and nobles, even Li Shimin impeached them if they wanted to.
Empress Changsun knew Li Shimin's temper. She knew that the other party was right, but she refused to give in. She wanted to save face and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, why bother getting angry with him? Eat quickly, otherwise the dishes will get cold."
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When Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were having a meal, Lin Xuan's family was also having a meal.
And the dishes are richer than those served by Li Shimin and others.
Lin Mo came to say goodbye today. He is about to leave for Luoyang to celebrate the New Year.
Lin Dongyang was very enthusiastic towards his nephew and had a sumptuous banquet prepared for him.
"Thank you for taking care of me during this time, my nephew, I would like to give you a drink." Lin Mo stood up and picked up the wine glass and said.
Lin Dongyang waved his hand and said: "We are all a family, why are you so polite? I asked you to come home more often when you have nothing to do. You have been in Chang'an for so long and have not been here a few times. I have no shame to see your father when I go home to worship my ancestors.
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"My nephew knows how much my uncle has taken care of me. My father is not grateful enough, so how can he be blamed?" Lin Mo said.
This is not a polite statement.
He was afraid of disturbing Lin Dongyang's family and did not want to come to the door, but Lin Dongyang often sent people to bring him things, and he was very grateful.
After Lin Mo toasted Lin Dongyang, he didn't sit down. He picked up the jug and filled it with wine. He picked up the wine glass and said to Lin Xuan, "Brother, let me toast you."
Lin Xuan stood up quickly, picked up the wine glass, and said: "Brother, you are too polite, I should respect you."
Lin Dongyang said: "What are you doing here as a family? Let's quickly drink and sit down to eat."
Lin Xuan and Lin Mo smiled at each other, drank the wine in their glasses, and sat down.
"Bo Nian, I have prepared some things for the elders of the family. When you go back, you will go back with the convoy." Lin Dongyang said.
In fact, he was worried that Lin Mo would be unsafe on the way back alone, so he made such arrangements so that he would have someone to take care of him on the way.
Lin Mo didn't know Lin Dongyang's plan, so he thought it was true and agreed.
"Brother, how was your study at the Imperial College? Did you participate in this year's imperial examination?" Lin Xuan suddenly asked.
Lin Mo smiled and said: "There are many great scholars in the Imperial College, which have benefited me a lot. My native place is not in Chang'an, and because I feel that I am not talented enough, I did not go back to take the imperial examination this year."
"In this case, you still have to wait three years. Do you want me to help you find an official position?" Lin Xuan said.
Although the imperial court has stipulated that in the future, officials must pass the imperial examination.
But now the imperial examination has just been reformed, and it will take another three years before the examination can be held. Before that, the selection of officials remains the same as before.
With Lin Xuan's recommendation, it would not be difficult for Lin Mo to become an official.
But the most he can do is decentralize his position as a county magistrate.
After all, Lin Mo is too young.
Lin Dongyang put down his chopsticks and said: "Xuan'er, if you can help Bonian find an official position, help him."
The ancients valued clans very much. Their lineage was very thin. If Lin Mo could become an official, he and Lin Xuan could help each other.
Lin Mo hesitated for a moment and said, "No need, I want to enter an official career through the imperial examination."
Although Lin Xuan's recommendation can help him enter officialdom faster.
But he felt that since the imperial court stipulated that in the future, officials would be selected through the imperial examination.
So it is very important whether you are from the imperial examination.
Compared with becoming an official early, taking the high school imperial examination can help him go further.
Of course, the premise is that he can pass the exam, and Lin Mo is very confident in himself.
Lin Xuan nodded. He could guess a little bit of Lin Mo's thoughts.
Now that he is helping to talk, it will not be difficult to find an official position for Lin Mo, but it will be difficult after the examination.
However, everyone has their own opinions. Since Lin Mo made this choice, he did not persuade him.
Lin Dongyang felt that Lin Mo was a little confused. The sooner he became an official, the better.
But he didn't understand officialdom, so when Lin Xuan didn't try to persuade him, he didn't say anything.
After eating, Lin Mo stayed at Lin's house.
Early tomorrow morning, he will return to Luoyang with the convoy prepared by Lin Dongyang.