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

Chapter 73 Liu Nayan and Wang Bo's Appointments
Li Xian was still puzzled.

Liu Jianjun then asked, "Do you remember when I told you about Pei Yan?"

Li Xian nodded blankly.

"Hmm... You're a bit simple-minded. This is hard to explain to you. Just know that all of this is aimed at him. If your mother can use Liu Rengui, then we can use Pei Yan in the same way."

“But he is not one of our people, and we cannot directly command him like your mother does, so it will be a bit troublesome to use him. We need some intermediaries, and Luo Binwang is that intermediary.”

Liu Jianjun's words are always so infuriating.

I still don't understand.

But then, Liu Jianjun suddenly stood up, clapped his hands, and called out, "Come on, ladies, that's all for today! The banquet is over for today. I'll trouble you ladies to perform a dance!"

Upon hearing Liu Jianjun's call, the dancers in the dance floor bowed gracefully to the crowd and then hurriedly walked down the steps.

Liu Jianjun was "drunk" again at this moment. He staggered over to Liu Neyan's side and said in a thick tongue, "Old Liu! You are Xianzi's teacher and also a relative of mine. This time you have returned to the Prince of Pei's mansion... I am very happy to welcome you... I want to entrust you with important responsibilities!"

Li Xian saw that Liu Neyan's eyes were shining.

Liu Jianjun continued, "As the Chief Secretary of the Prince of Pei's residence, my job is to arrange and manage the people within the residence. After much thought, I've come to realize that the most important task within the residence is... to teach the young gentlemen!"

At this point, Liu Jianjun tried to open his eyes, as if he was drunk, and put his arm around Liu Neyan's shoulder, leaning most of his weight on him.

Li Xian suddenly felt a pang of sympathy for the old man.

He is currently trying his best to keep his body from falling to the side.

"Think about it, what are these young gentlemen? They are the sons of a virtuous man! They are the future hope of the royal family! They are the successors! Don't they need a good teacher to guide them?"

Liu Neyan nodded blankly: "Liu Changshi wants this old man..."

"Teaching the three young masters to write!" Before Liu Nayan could ask a question, Liu Jianjun continued, "As you can see, our Prince Pei's Mansion is not like the Eastern Palace. We don't usually have that much to do. Even I, the Chief Secretary of Prince Pei's Mansion, have taken on the task of teaching the three young masters!"
"It can be said that teaching these three young masters is a matter of paramount importance to our Prince Pei's mansion! His Highness Prince Pei entrusted this matter to you entirely out of his trust in you!"

Liu Nayan stammered, "But..."

"You taught Xianzi before, and everyone can see how effective it was. Xianzi was so badly taught that he ended up hanging from a tree... Uh, think about it, if you take on this job, you'll be the teacher of two generations of Prince Pei! What an honor that is, and what a great trust His Highness has in you!"

At this point, Liu Jianjun said with great distress, "You cannot betray His Highness Prince Pei's trust in you!"

This time, Liu Nayan's expression turned solemn, and he clasped his hands in a fist and said, "This old minister... will certainly not fail Your Highness and Chief Secretary Liu's trust!"

Liu Jianjun then smiled and nodded: "By the way, His Highness Prince Pei, considering your advanced age and limited energy, specially arranged for Wang Bo to assist you, staying by your side for twelve hours a day! If you have any heavy work such as grinding ink or making paperweights, just let him do it!"

Liu Nayan opened her mouth slightly again, looking blankly at Wang Bo.

Wang Bo stood in awe, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Bo will obey Chief Clerk Liu's orders!"

The expression on his face suggested that these trivial tasks, which should have been done by pageboys, were some kind of sacred mission.

Liu Jianjun was relieved and clapped his hands: "Alright, from now on we'll be colleagues. I'm just a country bumpkin and I don't know the specific official titles for your jobs in the Prince of Pei's mansion. I'll have Xianzi assign them to you later."

"That's all for today. You two must be tired from your journey. Get some rest when you get back. Tomorrow morning, let's work together to build a prosperous and harmonious family in the Prince Pei's Mansion!"

As he spoke, Liu Jianjun raised his right arm in a gesture of encouragement, his voice filled with fervor and passion: "For the prosperity and harmony of the Prince of Pei's Mansion!"

Li Xian understood Liu Jianjun's action, but Liu Neyan and Wang Bo looked completely bewildered.

The situation was about to become extremely awkward.

But Li Xian knew that Liu Jianjun was never embarrassed.

Sure enough, Liu Jianjun walked directly to Liu Neyan and Wang Bo, helped them up with their right hands, made the same gesture as him, and said, "Come on, follow me, let's shout together! Make it more powerful!"
"For the prosperity and harmony of the Prince of Pei's Mansion!"

Liu Jianjun shouted passionately. Wang Bo and Liu Neyan, feeling embarrassed, muttered softly, "For... the prosperity and harmony of the Prince of Pei's Mansion..."

"Speak louder! For the prosperity and harmony of the Prince Pei's Mansion!"

Li Xian, watching from the side, wanted to laugh.

Then, Liu Jianjun looked over and urged, "Xianzi, what are you standing there for? Come on over!"

Li Xian: "Huh?"

Liu Jianjun shouted: "For the prosperity and harmony of the Prince of Pei's Mansion!"

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances: "For...for the prosperity and harmony of the Prince of Pei's residence..."

Liu Jianjun: "Loudly! For the prosperity and harmony of the Prince of Pei's Mansion!"

The crowd shouted in unison, their voices hoarse: "For the prosperity and harmony of the Prince of Pei's Mansion!"

"Great, let's do it again..."

"Liu Jianjun!"

Li Xian finally couldn't hold back any longer and angrily stopped Liu Jianjun's nonsense.

……

Silent all night.

The next day, early in the morning.

Li Xian was preoccupied with the matter of buying Kunlun slaves that Liu Jianjun had mentioned, so he arrived at the gate of Liu Jianjun's courtyard early in the morning.

Liu Jianjun was not there.

Li Xian asked the maid named Cui'er and learned that he had taken Wang Bo and Liu Neyan to the fields in the south courtyard.

So Li Xian went all the way to the South Campus and finally met Liu Jianjun.

Before Li Xian could speak, Liu Jianjun rushed over and said, "Alright, let's go. We finally managed to fool this old man!"

Li Xian turned his head briefly and saw Liu Neyan standing in front of a field. In front of him were Guangshun and the others, who were working hard to cultivate the land. Liu Neyan himself was holding a roll of paper in his left hand and a pen, ink and inkstone in his right hand, looking completely bewildered.

Wang Bo stood upright to the side, his hands folded in front of his abdomen, eyes downcast, seemingly lost in thought.

It seems like he's still holding back a laugh.

Li Xian felt that Liu Jianjun had gone too far. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Although Mr. Liu is a bit old-fashioned, he has always treated me very well."

"Oh, so you think others are old-fashioned?"

Liu Jianjun gave Li Xian an exaggerated look, then said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. If we find out in the end that we really wronged this old man, I'll go to his door to apologize. But for now, we still have to leave him out of the picture."

"Because these twenty-seven days are not only the most important twenty-seven days for your mother, but also one of the few twenty-seven days in which we can do whatever we want!"
"With this old man around, there are many things we can't do!"

Li Xian seemed to be thinking about something, and asked, "Then, buying Kunlun slaves is also part of the plan?"

"Definitely!" Liu Jianjun answered without hesitation.

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(End of this chapter)