"Your Majesty, I have to retire first!" Lin Xuan said as he rode outside Li Shimin's car.
"When are you planning to leave for Lingnan?" Li Shimin asked in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, I plan to leave on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year." Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin pondered for a while and said: "Pay attention to safety."
"I know, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty," Lin Xuan said.
Lin Xuan watched Li Shimin's car drive away, turned his horse's head, and headed out of the city.
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"Mom and dad, if you encounter any danger on the road, please listen to Cao Junwei and Zhang Daoquan's arrangements." Lin Xuan explained.
Today is the day when Lin Dongyang and Zhang Qing set out to return to Luoyang to worship their ancestors.
For the safety of his parents, Lin Xuan asked Cao Junwei and Zhang Daoquan to lead a hundred soldiers to escort him throughout the journey.
Both Cao Junwei and Zhang Dao are veterans of the martial arts world. Their martial arts skills may not be particularly high, but their ability to survive the chaos in the world at the end of the Sui Dynasty should not be underestimated.
With them here, and a hundred well-trained soldiers, my parents' safety is still guaranteed.
As for whether Zhang Daoquan and Cao Junwei would be in danger and leave his parents behind to escape alone, Lin Xuan was not worried at all.
Their sons and apprentices all stayed with Lin Xuan. Unless they didn't care about the lives of their sons and apprentices, they would not be able to escape from the battle.
This is why the imperial court stipulates that the families of generals who guard the border and lead troops abroad must stay in Chang'an.
It is for the sake of moderation that these generals who hold the most power will surrender.
I don’t know if the imperial court uses this, or even the wealthy families employ people like this.
Don't be suspicious when you employ people, don't use people when you are suspicious.
It doesn't mean that you have to trust people completely, but you have to find a way to avoid doubting yourself.
Without restraint, how could Lin Xuan trust his parents' safety to two people who had just joined him?
"I understand, you must pay attention to safety when you go to Lingnan." Lin Dongyang said.
"Dad, don't worry. With my master here, there won't be any danger." Lin Xuan comforted him.
"Xuan'er, you must bring Caiyue with you." Zhang Qing said worriedly.
"Mom, I understand, you guys hurry up and get in the car." Lin Xuan said.
Lin Dongyang nodded and said: "It's getting late, let's get in the car and set off."
After his parents got on the bus, Lin Xuan came to Cao Junwei and Zhang Daoquan and said, "My parents' safety is in your hands. My parents' safety is the top priority in everything. We must ensure their safety."
Cao Junwei and Zhang Daoquan raised their hands and said, "Don't worry, Lord Marquis. As long as I and I don't die, I and my wife will be fine."
Lin Xuan patted the two of them on the shoulders and said, "I believe you, go ahead."
He knew the past of Cao Junwei and Zhang Daoquan. They had never escaped from battle on the battlefield in the late Sui Dynasty. They had to retreat only when they were defeated until the end of the battle.
If the two of them were the kind of people who would run away when something went wrong, even if their son and apprentice stayed with him, he would not dare to let them protect their parents.
Lin Wanxi didn't know that Lin Xuan would not go with them. When she saw the carriage starting to move, Lin Xuan was still standing there and said hurriedly: "Mom and dad, won't my brother come with us?"
"Your brother won't come with us because he has something to do." Zhang Qing said while holding his daughter.
"I want my brother. If my brother doesn't go, I won't go either." Lin Wanxi said as she tried to break away from her mother's arms and get out of the car.
"Doduo, be obedient. Your brother has business to do and doesn't have time to take care of you." Zhang Qing scolded him with a cold face.
Lin Wanxi was six years old, and after studying for nearly a year, she was already quite sensible. She did not act arrogant, but with tears in her eyes, she opened the curtains, stretched her head out of the window, and looked at Lin Xuan reluctantly.
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Lin Xuan could only pretend that he didn't see him. If he passed by, Lin Wanxi would be even more reluctant to leave.
After watching his parents' carriage drive away, Lin Xuan turned around and returned to the house.
Back in the yard, Chunyue and Yuhe were packing their things.
Lin Xuan saw that they had packed two large boxes and said somewhat speechlessly: "I am packing lightly this time. You have packed so many things for me. How will I bring them with me when the time comes?"
"But these are all the young master needs." Chunyue said.
Lin Xuan looked at a box full of clothes and a box of daily necessities, waved his hand, and said: "The weather in Lingnan is not as cold as Chang'an. These clothes are not needed at all. Just pack two sets for me. In addition,
If you need toothpaste, shampoo, shower gel, just load it up for me."
"Yes, sir." Seeing Lin Xuan's insistence, the two of them had no choice but to agree.
After Lin Xuan left, Yu He said with some worry: "Sister Chunyue, it's so far from Chang'an to Lingnan. The young master brought so few things, and he didn't bring us to serve him. I don't know how much hardship he will have to endure along the way."
"I think you are envious of Miss Caiyue for being able to follow and serve the young master." Chun Yue joked.
"Hate."
Yuhe was very embarrassed when his heart was revealed and he was so thin-skinned.
Chunyue said: "There is no way, who told us not to ride a horse? If the young master takes us with him, it will become a drag."
"Miss Caiyue's martial arts skills are incomparable to ours, but when it comes to serving people, she can't compare to us. Can she serve the Marquis well?" Yu He said.
When Chun Yue heard this, she thought it made sense, thought for a while, and said, "We definitely can't go with him. We can only bother Miss Caiyue to serve the Marquis. But Miss Caiyue has never served anyone before, and she doesn't know what the master is like."
Habits, why don't we tell her the young master's living habits and hobbies, so that she can serve him well?"
Yuhe's eyes lit up and he said, "Sister Chunyue is still smart. Let's go and teach her after we clean up."
Not to mention the little thoughts of the two maids, Lin Xuan was currently in the Lin family hall arranging things.
Businesses such as Mo Xuan Zhai, Liu Li Pavilion, Shen Xian Zui, and Furniture Shop are already on the right track. He doesn't need to worry too much. He can simply explain them.
Lin Xuan looked at Xu Guangfu and said: "Your task this year is to play Cuju and build the Keyun Building. I have given you the blueprints. When the weather warms up, you can just make arrangements."
"Don't worry, Mr. Hou, the people under my command are already very experienced." Xu Guangfu said confidently.
Lin Xuan nodded and said: "I have said everything that needs to be said. You did a good job last year, and you deserve the rewards you deserve. I don't want you to be complacent because of your achievements last year. If you make any omissions, otherwise
Don't blame me for turning your back on him."
The way to govern is to balance leniency with severity, and you should always beat when you should.
"Don't worry, Lord Marquis, I will definitely do what you ask."
Everyone stood up quickly to express their stance.
Lin Xuan waved his hand and said, "You go back first."
"Master Hou, I'll take my leave!"
After they left, Lin Xuan looked at Butler Lin and asked, "How are the people I brought back from Gaochang doing now?"
"Back to the young master, those people are now housed in the old house in Chang'an." Butler Lin said.
Lin Xuan nodded and said: "Those who can grow grapes and make wine, when Lin Ping goes to Jiangnan, let him take them all over, buy some land in Jiangnan, and let them grow grapes and make wine in Jiangnan, so Lin Ping doesn't have to come back.
Let him be the steward there, responsible for managing the tea gardens and growing grapes to make wine."
Lin Ping is the son of Butler Lin. He has good abilities and is relatively trustworthy. Lin Xuan thought about it for a long time and finally chose to go to Jiangnan exclusively to work as a steward.
"I would like to thank you for my kindness, sir." Butler Lin said excitedly.
Lin Ping is the head of one party at a young age. Although the Lin family does not have many properties in Jiangnan, it is very important.