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

Chapter 70, "Ode to Liu Jianjun"

Li Guangren cried so bitterly that even Li Xian felt a little sorry for him.

But he remembered Liu Jianjun's instructions and, amidst the astonished gazes of the servants, loudly rebuked them: "Didn't I tell you! You are not allowed to disturb the servants when they are working!"

After saying that, he pulled out another bamboo stick.

At this moment, Li Guangshun and Li Guangyi also ran over. Li Guangyi looked somewhat timid, but Li Guangshun immediately knelt down in front of Li Xian and begged for forgiveness: "Grandpa! Second brother knows he was wrong!"

Then, he turned to Li Guangren and winked, "You'd better apologize to your grandfather right now!"

Li Guangren realized his mistake at this moment and hurriedly admitted it, promising, "Grandpa! I was wrong! I won't do it again!"

Li Xian looked around and saw that the working slaves had all witnessed the scene. He glanced at Liu Jianjun in the distance and saw that Liu Jianjun nodded to him. Only then did he angrily throw down the bamboo stick.

"If you do this again, I will not forgive you!"

After thinking for a moment, he added, "And this servant, if you ever dare to take revenge on him in the future, I will beat your buttocks to a pulp!"

Li Guangren shuddered in fright and nodded repeatedly.

“But…Grandpa, how long are we going to stay here?” Li Guangshun hurriedly interjected.

"Stay here!"

Li Xian thought that although Liu Jianjun only said that he could see results in a month, he definitely couldn't tell these kids about this.

"From now on, you will live and work alongside these slaves! They will work, eat, and rest at the same times as you do!"

The three sons' faces visibly paled.

Li Xian felt he had done enough, so he angrily turned and walked towards Liu Jianjun.

He saw Liu Jianjun give him a thumbs up.

Then I heard Guangshun mutter again: "Oh no! Guangren, Grandpa seems to be really angry this time."

"Is your butt okay?"
"I was having a great chat with Guangyi and didn't see Grandpa coming over, otherwise I would have definitely reminded you!"
"Don't blame Guangyi, he was also engrossed in listening."

"Do you think we'll be digging here for the rest of our lives?"
"Then aren't we no different from slaves?"

"No wonder he ignored me when I asked him last time if we had the title of Duke. Could he really be planning to demote us to slaves?"
"Let your brother see your butt."

"Why don't we just dig the ground properly for a while? Maybe Grandpa will soften his heart..."

Li Xian suddenly realized that his eldest son was indeed a bit of a chatterbox.

……

As Li Xian walked up to Liu Jianjun, he still looked puzzled.

"Is that all right?"

“That’s fine!” Liu Jianjun explained, which was rare for him. “You have to understand, humans are social animals. When these three kids first came, they were a little excited, but after a while, they definitely won’t be able to sit still. At that point, they will want to communicate with someone, whether it’s talking or doing chores.”

"However, I also gave these servants a strict order: if they did not complete their daily work, they would not get any food that day."

"You know your sons. It's good enough if they don't cause trouble. Who would bother with these servants just to have food to eat?"

"For a day or two, they might flatter them out of respect for their status, but after a few days of hunger, they realize that ignoring them won't get them punished, so they just want to finish their own work."

"At this time, you kids don't know what to do. People are most afraid of loneliness. The servants don't pay attention to them, and the three brothers chatting with each other is not interesting."

"Especially since there's a chatterbox named Li Guangshun here."

"Look, Li Guangren was the first to give up, and Li Guangyi will probably be next."

"After the two brothers left, Li Guangshun couldn't continue talking to himself."

Li Xian nodded thoughtfully and asked, "And then?"

Li Xian didn't believe Liu Jianjun was just trying to torture the children. "Then it's simple. I gave you a strict order not to use your status to bully or order these servants around. So how do they relieve their boredom?"

"They can only speak politely to those servants. Learning to speak politely is the beginning of their understanding of human relationships!"

Li Xian suddenly realized.

But then he hesitated and said, "What if the servants ignore them?"

"After all, talking to Guangshun and the others will delay our work..."

Liu Jianjun interrupted, "Have you forgotten what I told you before? The more work these servants do, the more extra money they get. Your three sons are obviously a source of labor. Whoever trains them well will get a reward every day!"
"Driven by profit, and given that your three sons are of noble status, as long as you speak to them politely, how could these servants dare to ignore them?"

"Do they still want to work for the Prince's mansion?"

This time, Li Xian was completely convinced.

Liu Jianjun is indeed a little devil.

Although his methods of education were unbelievable and unheard of, it must be said that his control over human nature was simply unparalleled.

He turned to look at his three sons in the field, who were hanging their heads and clumsily imitating the actions of servants. Especially Li Guangren, who was sticking out his sore buttocks and holding the hoe with a wronged expression. A little bit of pity welled up in his heart again.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, I'm going back to my yard." Liu Jianjun yawned, put his hands on his back, and lazily walked towards his yard.

Li Xian turned his head and asked with a smile, "Half an hour has passed and you still haven't recovered?"

At this, Liu Jianjun jumped up as if he'd been stepped on: "What do you mean I haven't recovered! I was just itchy! I wanted to scratch!"

As he spoke, he even pretended to grab his waist.

Just as Li Xian was about to tease him, a maid ran over and reported, "My lord, Mr. Liu and Mr. Zi'an have arrived at the gate of the Prince's mansion!"

Li Xian was stunned.

Liu Jianjun was also taken aback, then his face lit up with surprise and delight: "Quick! Quick! I've wanted to meet Wang Bo for so long!"

As he spoke, he grabbed Li Xian and ran towards the entrance of the Prince's Mansion.

Although Li Xian was a little puzzled as to why Liu Neyan had come with Wang Bo, he couldn't resist Liu Jianjun's excitement and dragged him toward the gate of the Wang Mansion.

When Li Xian arrived at the gate of the Prince's Mansion, he immediately saw two figures standing at the entrance.

One figure was old and thin, while another figure was about the same age but also somewhat thin.

Li Xian was filled with mixed emotions.

Both of them were demoted to remote areas because of their own actions, and just by looking at their physiques, you could tell they were not doing well.

Li Xian stepped forward, intending to welcome the two into the palace.

But at this moment, Liu Jianjun rushed forward and, to Wang Bo's astonishment, grabbed his hand: "Wang Bo, right! I am Liu Jianjun, the Chief Secretary of the Prince of Pei's Mansion. Just call me Liu Jianjun, like Xianzi does!"

Wang Bo seemed not to have reacted yet, and after a moment of stunned silence, he tried to bow with his hands clasped, but Liu Jianjun grabbed his hand, so he could only stammer, "Liu... Chief Secretary Liu."

"I've heard you're a very talented writer?"

“Uh, Chief Secretary Liu is too kind…” Wang Bo turned his bewildered gaze to Li Xian.

Li Xian wanted to laugh.

Sure enough, anyone would be at a loss when they see someone like Liu Jianjun.

He looked at Liu Jianjun and Wang Bo with a leisurely air.

"Could you write a poem for me?" Liu Jianjun asked excitedly. "Let's call it 'Ode to Liu Jianjun'!"

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(End of this chapter)