kvmb Chapter 516 Discussion
Chapter 516 Discussion
The shopkeeper took direct action, and Li Cunxi naturally knew that it was the official uniform he was wearing that intimidated the other party.
"Since you come from a big family, guess who I am."
"I'm afraid I may have offended you, my Lord, by making a wrong guess."
"Just say it." Li Cunxi waved his hand.
The middle-aged man looked at Li Cunxi cautiously, and with just a few glances, he had seen everything he should see.
"Your Excellency is wearing a purple official uniform, with a golden tortoise bag tied around his waist and a gold and jade belt. I think he is a third-rank official or above."
"good."
"The lord is wearing a webbed head, so he must be a civil servant."
"Ah."
"The brocade pheasant pattern embroidered on your official uniform is an embroidery for being upright and honest, and for being a second-rank official."
The shopkeeper has begun to tremble.
There was only one such young second-rank official in the Wu Zhou Dynasty.
He seemed to have welcomed a great man.
"I, Zhang He, pay my respects to Lord Li!"
He fell to his knees, not daring to look up.
"Stand up, you are a relative of Lord Zhang, you are indeed quite knowledgeable. If it were any other commoner, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to recognize my identity anyway."
What Li Cunxi said was true. Only those who are truly officials know what his current status is.
People who are not officials probably cannot tell what official position the embroidery on their chest represents.
"Mr. Li, your presence here is truly a great honor to my humble abode."
Zhang He kowtowed again and again, his voice filled with excitement.
Most businessmen pursue profits. He knew how much profit Li Cunxi would make once the news of him coming to Shili Xiang for dinner spread, so he dared not neglect it.
"Get up now, and stop kneeling."
"Thank you, sir." Zhang He quickly stood up and stood aside, ready to serve at any time.
Wu Yanhao was in a playful mood at the moment, and asked with a smile: "Then guess who I am?"
Zhang He bowed quickly and said:
"I have often heard from the people that Lord Li has two capable civil servants around him. One is the son of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei. He is talented and handsome, extremely intelligent, and has a fortune of five carts. He follows Lord Li around and helps him solve problems."
"He was later rewarded for his merits and was given the title of Fourth Rank Shao Yin of Henan Prefecture and the title of Silver and Green Guanglu Dafu."
"Seeing that the young man is talented, radiant, and handsome, I think he is Shao Yin."
Wu Yanhao's identity was immediately exposed and a big smile appeared on his face.
"That's a good compliment. Keep it up next time."
Zhang He smiled and turned to Lu Dayou who had been holding the Analects.
"I guess this must be Doctor Lu. Doctor Lu is known to everyone for his love of learning."
Lu Dayou closed the book and nodded.
He was not surprised that his identity was recognized.
The three of them were inseparable, and this was a fact known to all officials in the court.
From the moment Wu Yanhao was recognized, his identity was confirmed.
"It is my great honor to serve you three adults at dinner today."
Zhang He stood by and licked the three men with all his might.
"Well, there is no need to serve."
"Just go and do your thing. We have something important to discuss."
Seeing the waiter carrying dishes appear at the door, Li Cunxi ordered them to leave.
Zhang He took a look and immediately bowed.
"Then I will not disturb you all here. I hope you all enjoy your meal."
In just a quarter of an hour, all the dishes were served. Li Cunxi invited Ma Rong and Qiao Tai to the table, and then he picked up his chopsticks.
"Yanhao, Dayou, Arong, Atai, eat!"
The five of them stretched out their chopsticks and, just like in the past, stirred things up in a plate like autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves.
After eating and chatting for a full quarter of an hour, Li Cunxi put down his chopsticks and became serious.
"I need to tell you two something."
Upon hearing this, Ma Rong and Qiao Tai quickly put down their chopsticks and prepared to listen to Li Cunxi's arrangements.
Li Cunxi looked at his good brothers on both sides who were eating without any tension and said:
"It's the two of them, not you two. A-Rong, A-Tai, you two continue."
Wu Yanhao, who was halfway through drinking, was stunned and immediately had a bad feeling.
“Cunxi, aren’t you going to study in Luoyang next time? What can happen between Yanhao and me?” Lu Dayou was a little embarrassed.
"Um, Cunxi, tell me what you want to do." Wu Yanhao put down the exquisite wine glass.
"That's right. For the next quite a long time, we will be hanging out in Luoyang."
"That's true."
"I mean, it's time for you two to go to the Luozhou Governor's Mansion to gain some experience." Li Cunxi crossed his fingers and smiled gently, "What do you two think?"
"No, Cunxi, we travel in the same car and eat at the same table. Without you, even if I enter the governor's mansion, I will still be ostracized." Wu Yanhao immediately complained and refused to go through the training.
"It doesn't matter. You are learning from the Prince of Henei anyway." Li Cunxi said calmly.
"Ah? My cousin?" Wu Yanhao touched his chin, thought about it, and no longer refused.
Wu Yizong, the Prince of Henei, the Chief Clerk of Luozhou, the Minister of Rites, and the Minister of Imperial Clan Affairs, had a close personal relationship with his father Wu Chengsi, and would probably not lower himself to make things difficult for his nephew.
If he really wanted to follow Emperor Wu Yizong for training, then it would not be a bad idea for him to go to the Luozhou Governor's Mansion to play for a few months.
Thinking of this, Wu Yanhao laughed and looked at Lu Dayou who was sitting restlessly beside him.
"Dayou, Cunxi, this is for my own good, I have to go."
"I just don't know where you should go to gain experience?"
Lu Dayou was very nervous and had to look at Li Cunxi for help.
"Cunxi, Yanhao is going to the Luozhou Governor's Mansion, what about me?"
Li Cunxi ate a piece of goose meat cooked with unknown spices, and said while chewing:
"You are a counselor, affiliated with Zhang Gelao's Ministry of Personnel, responsible for advising His Majesty, or discussing state affairs, so naturally you follow me."
The smile on Wu Yanhao's face suddenly disappeared. He pointed at Li Cunxi and was speechless for a long time.
"Why are you so partial to one and to the other?"
"We are all brothers, but I am the only one who has to go to the Luozhou Governor's Mansion, right?"
His face was filled with grief and indignation, and he gritted his teeth at the thought that he would be the only one left in the threesome during the day from now on.
Without my brothers Li Cunxi and Lu Dayou around me, I would have less fun!
"Calm down. You arrived at the Luozhou Governor's Mansion at 4:40 this morning. You can pack up and go home before noon."
"In the afternoon, it's even longer from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., so it's only two and a half hours a day."
"This is much more leisurely than what Dayou and I have, and you are still not satisfied." Li Cunxi said righteously.
Wu Yanhao pointed at Li Cunxi's hand and gradually let it go.
He was persuaded by Li Cunxi.
This seems to be the case now.
He only goes there for two and a half hours a day, so what's there to be unhappy about?
"What about you?" he asked quickly.
"We will also go to the Luozhou Governor's Mansion during the day. I am the governor of Henan Prefecture and I am responsible for the safety of the people in Luozhou. You must follow me and study hard."