Sheng Tang: What is Liu Jianjun going to do today?

Chapter 79 I’m happy

Liu Nayan's expression immediately changed: "How can these be compared? Emperor Taizong set an example for the world..."

"What a fine example for the world!"

Liu Jianjun immediately interrupted, his voice becoming even sterner.

"Do you know how Emperor Taizong taught his crown prince in the 'Imperial Model'? 'Food is the most important thing for people, and agriculture is the foundation of governance!' Emperor Taizong ordered all officials to study the 'Essential Techniques for the Common People,' opened up imperial fields in the palace, and personally taught his princes to identify the five grains."

"According to you, could it be that Emperor Taizong was instructing his princes to engage in 'foolish deeds'?"

Beads of sweat had already formed on Liu Nayan's forehead: "That's not what I meant..."

"Then what do you mean?" Liu Jianjun pressed on relentlessly.

"Emperor Taizong once said to his courtiers: 'The nation is based on its people, and people depend on food for survival. If the harvest is poor, then the people will not belong to the nation.' Now, the three princes have personally experienced the hardships of farming and know the suffering of the people. They are following Emperor Taizong's teachings! Not only do you not praise them, but you also call them 'shallow.' Aren't you implying that Emperor Taizong's teachings were wrong?"

This time, Liu Neyan turned pale and knelt down in front of Li Xian with a thud.

"Your Highness! This old minister would never dare! Never! This old minister has only reverence for Emperor Taizong, and has absolutely no intention of disrespect!"

His voice trembled as he pointed at Liu Jianjun: "He...he slandered me!"

Li Xian looked at Liu Jianjun, whose eyebrows twitched up slightly.

Li Xian instantly understood, helped Liu Nayan up, and gently comforted him: "Mr. Liu, don't panic. I know who you are best. It's getting late, so why don't you go back and rest first, and come back tomorrow to teach Guangshun and the others how to write."

Liu Nayan opened his mouth, as if to say something, but after looking at Liu Jianjun, he could only bow his head and sigh, "This old minister obeys!"

At this moment, Wang Bo also came over.

Liu Jianjun smiled and gestured in the direction Liu Neyan had left. Wang Bo immediately clasped his hands in a fist salute and hurried after him.

After the two left, Li Xiancai said with a smile, somewhat annoyed, "Why were you so angry with Mr. Liu?"

"This is called fabricated charges, and it's the most effective way to deal with this kind of person... Never mind, you wouldn't understand anyway."

“We’ve pretty much taken care of things outside, so I was planning to find out more about this old man. But so far, he doesn’t seem like someone your mother sent.” Liu Jianjun paused, then added, “If your mother’s subordinates are all like this, then I’ll be burning incense in gratitude.”

Li Xian's eyes lit up: "So Mr. Liu can be trusted?"

"It's not certain yet, let's leave it for now. I'll add fuel to the fire in the next few days and see how he reacts." Liu Jianjun waved his hand, his eyes lighting up as he looked at the Kunlun slaves. "Let's focus on that first."

Then, Liu Jianjun walked up to the Kunlun slaves and shouted, "You can all speak the Tang language, right?"

The Kunlun slaves recognized Liu Jianjun as the one who had chosen them yesterday, and they all nodded. One of the Kunlun slaves said in broken Tang language, "Master, I can speak Tang language. They... they can speak a little bit and understand!"

As he spoke, the Kunlun slave pointed at the other Kunlun slaves, his voice slightly slurred due to the missing two front teeth.

Liu Jianjun nodded and said, "Okay, from today onwards, you'll be called Prison Master, Prison Second, ... Prison Twenty!"

Liu Jianjun gave them names rather casually.

Then, pointing at Li Xian, he said, "Also, I am not your master, this is! You can call me Chief Secretary Liu. From now on, your job is to follow the other servants in the manor to cultivate the land here. For specific details, ask Sandezi!"

"Here!"

A lean slave from a short distance away answered loudly, and the Kunlun slaves all turned their heads and nodded to indicate that they had remembered.

So Liu Jianjun continued to give instructions to the Kunlun slaves, such as the feeding time, their interactions with Guangshun and the others, their work tasks, and so on...

Li Xian felt that Liu Jianjun seemed to be enjoying this feeling.

Seeing Liu Jianjun like this, Li Xian felt a sudden panic, but he quickly concealed it and acted as if nothing had happened.

After Liu Jianjun finished giving his instructions, Li Xian leaned over and asked with a smile, "How did it go?"

"What do you mean, how?" Liu Jianjun asked, puzzled.

"Power, that feeling of being bossy."

Liu Jianjun rolled his eyes in annoyance: "You think you have power just because you command a few black bastards? Xianzi, you need to broaden your horizons. True power is about commanding and directing, about giving orders and guiding the nation!" Li Xian glared at him and said, "It's not like I haven't tried even greater power before. Back in the Eastern Palace, my entourage was many times larger than this!"

But then, Liu Jianjun suddenly nudged him with his shoulder and asked, "Worried?"

Li Xian was stunned.

Then came the embarrassment of having one's thoughts exposed.

Liu Jianjun continued, "Don't worry, I just think it's fun. You know, I came to Chang'an to have fun... and I still do, except that I'm also trying to help you while having fun."

Li Xian understood the meaning behind Liu Jianjun's words.

He really is a little devil; he's already sensed my unease.

Li Xian smiled sheepishly: "I'm not worried about that. I'm just worried... worried that you'll become addicted to the taste of power. You know, I'm just the Prince of Pei, and the power I can give you is far less than that of the Empress Dowager, given your abilities..."

"Stupid."

Liu Jianjun suddenly said something that Li Xian couldn't understand, interrupting Li Xian.

Li Xian stared at Liu Jianjun in astonishment.

“I said before that I couldn’t understand your concept of loyalty and righteousness, right?” Liu Jianjun asked.

"Mm." Li Xian nodded.

"how to say……"

Liu Jianjun paused for a moment, then said, "The environment I grew up in determined my values. I think it's foolish to risk my life for some rules and regulations, so I don't believe in loyalty and righteousness, I only believe in interests."

"But... there is one thing above interests in my heart, and only one thing."

Li Xian asked, "What is it?"

"My pleasure."

Liu Jianjun looked at Li Xian and said solemnly, "You know, in your eyes I have many flaws. I don't follow etiquette, I don't kneel before Heaven, Earth, the Emperor, or my parents, and I even call you, a prince, by your full name. Plus, I stare at young girls' butts every day..."

"It all depends on whether I'm willing or not."

"But you once said that no one would force me if I didn't want to, and you did just that."

"So, I'm only following you because I want to. This is something that loyalty and righteousness can't buy, nor can it be bought with profit. So, put your mind at ease. I won't leave; I'll stay with you."

As Liu Jianjun spoke, he stared earnestly at Li Xian, reminding Li Xian of their first meeting in Liujiazhuang.

He suddenly felt relieved, nodded, and nodded emphatically: "I believe you!"

Liu Jianjun grinned and suddenly said, "My dear son, how about I write you a poem?"

Li Xian was taken aback, but nodded gently.

"Life is precious, love is more precious, but freedom is the most precious of all!" Liu Jianjun exclaimed passionately, then leaned closer as if showing off a treasure, asking, "What do you think of this poem?"

"Vulgar!"

Li Xian paused for a moment, then said, "But it's very lucky."

"That's enough! Let's go back!"

"go back?"

"Go to sleep, our game of chess is over."

"Your mother needs twenty-seven days to plan her next move, but we only took about ten days. We're more impressive than her! Now we just have to wait for her next move!"

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(End of this chapter)