Carefree Prince In Tang Dynasty

"Yes, no one else followed, only Xu Jingchen." Wang Gui replied.

Li Xin frowned and thought for a while, then thought to himself: "I guess it's a troublesome thing to ask for advice?" So he casually asked again: "You came empty-handed?"

Wang Gui was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, I came empty-handed."

"Get out."

Wang Gui's answer seemed to put a small but decisive weight on the balance of Li Xin's heart, which completely turned Li Xin's decision to one side-oh, every time you come to trouble me, even a little gift is not enough. No, I don't like such an impolite child!

"Yes, then I'll drive him away." Wang Gui replied without hesitation, turned and walked out. The long-term military career has deeply penetrated the words "obey orders" into his bone marrow. When the old prince Li Xuandao was around, he only listened to the old prince. The old prince is gone now, so he just listens to Li Xin.

Wang Gui came outside the gate, saluted Xu Jingchen who had been waiting for a long time, and said, "My lord doesn't want to see you, please go back."

Xu Jingchen was a little surprised, and asked, "Why? Did the lord say anything?" He had anticipated that Li Xin would not be willing to teach him, but he hadn't thought of the situation that Li Xin would not even let him in at the gate of the palace.

Wang Gui said with a serious face, expressionless: "My lord asked me if you came here empty-handed. I replied yes. Then, he asked me to drive you out."

Xu Jingchen: "." I always felt that the unpredictable image of Li Xin in his heart suddenly collapsed.

What does this mean? Hint to bring a present? Shouldn't a learned man like the King of Chu be indifferent to fame and wealth?

Seeing that Wang Gui's face was clearly intolerant, Xu Jingchen opened his mouth, and finally didn't know what to say, so he sighed, turned and left.

In the afternoon of the next day, Li Xin took a nap under the tree again, thinking about the plans for the future operation of the winery in his mind. During this period of time, the construction of the distillery in Lantian County has been on the right track, and it is expected to be completed in half a month. There is no such thing as formaldehyde-proof these days. They are all pure natural building materials, which can be put into use after they are built.

Li Xin had already figured it out. The main business of the distillery in the early stage was to buy low-alcohol wine from other wineries, then process it into high-alcohol wine, and resell it to earn dozens of times the difference. In the later period, it gradually turned to brewing fruit wine and grain wine by itself, and distilling them to form a complete wine industry chain. If it works well, it's a cornucopia.

While Li Xin was immersed in a sweet dream, Wang Gui appeared quietly again. However, before he could speak out, he coughed lightly from a little distance away, and then approached and said, "My lord."

"Huh?" Li Xin looked up at Wang Gui.

"That Xu Jingchen is here again." Wang Gui said.

Li Xin asked nonchalantly, "Did you bring a gift?"

Wang Gui nodded and said, "I brought it. Two pieces of dried meat."

Dried meat? That is Shu Xiu. Confucius said, I am not without instruction if I am self-cultivated. It means that as long as the tuition fee is paid, he will teach well. Xu Jingchen's choice of such a gift is enough to express his sincerity in asking for advice. He is indeed elegant and a wonderful person.

Li Xin couldn't think of any reason to reject Xu Jingchen, so he bid farewell to his comfortable afternoon nap with some regret in his heart, waved to Wang Gui and said, "Then let him in, I'll be there soon."

Wang Gui left.

Li Xin changed his clothes and came to the front hall, Xu Jingchen was waiting for him, Wang Gui stood beside him with his hands down.

"My lord!" Xu Jingchen bowed and said respectfully.

Li Xin waved his hand and said, "No courtesy, no courtesy. Tell me, what do you want to do this time?" Xu Jingchen's purpose for coming was already very clear, so Li Xin didn't bother to beat around the bush, and just cut straight to the point.

Xu Jingchen was not a procrastinator, on the contrary, he admired Li Xin's straightforwardness, so he immediately said, "Actually, I have something to ask the prince for advice."

Li Xin said with a smile: "I am notoriously ignorant throughout Chang'an City. You should think carefully about asking me for advice. If I make something wrong, I will not be responsible."

Xu Jingchen cupped his hands and said: "That's just spreading rumors. The prince is well-known and strong-minded. If even this is considered ignorant, then I really feel ashamed."

This wholehearted flattery made Li Xin feel a little giddy.

He said: "All right, all right, let's talk, what do you want to ask?"

Xu Jingchen told Li Xin about his idea of ​​using experimental methods to verify the efficacy of existing prescriptions, and Li Xin was dumbfounded.

Li Xin never imagined that Xu Jingchen would be able to comprehend this kind of empirical spirit just because he casually mentioned a controlled experiment when he was betting with Lu Liufang at that time, and now he even wants to carry out such a great drug testing project. Traditional Chinese medicine classics come to a big test to eliminate the false and preserve the true. What kind of monster is this? Don't be a genius!

"My lord? My lord?" Seeing that Li Xin was stunned, Xu Jingchen called out twice.

Li Xin came back to his senses, and said with a wry smile: "Sir Xu is indeed extremely intelligent, he can comprehend so many things from my words, and infer other things from one instance, I am amazed."

Xu Jingchen said hastily: "It's still the king of Chu who is knowledgeable and ashamed!"

As a result, the two started a round of business exchanging activities that lasted for several minutes. In the end, it was Xu Jingchen who brought the topic back to the right track and said, "I know this is a huge project, but even if it takes my whole life, I still want to do it. I hope His Royal Highness King Chu can enlighten me, I am very grateful ! Thousands of Tang people, and countless people in Xinglin in the future will be grateful!"

Li Xin rolled his eyes, and half-jokingly said: "You did it, and they will be grateful in the future, and you are the one who is grateful, how could it be me?"

Xu Jingchen hurriedly said: "I will definitely emphasize to others that this idea comes from the king of Chu, and I just did some stupid things that are not worth mentioning."

Li Xin raised his hand to stop Xu Jingchen from continuing.

He put away the smile on his face, put on a serious expression, and said: "The idea is not important, it is more important to do it. I know this knowledge, but I will never do such a thing, even if I know it It's a matter of success. Because I'm too lazy. This is the difference between me and you. People like me can only be regarded as a little clever at best, and can't become a great man."

He paused and continued: "But you are different. What you do is not worth mentioning, but you are really creating your own value. I admire your courage to move mountains. If you If this matter can really succeed in the end, you will definitely leave your mark in the annals of history in the future. You are great."