Meeting Cai Yong (1/5)
The name of the courtyard was Qingshui Courtyard.
Although it wasn't as grand as those rich families, the location was good and the environment was quiet.
According to Zhang Peng, the previous owner of this place was a son of a scholarly family who had fallen from grace. He had to sell this property because he was forced by life.
Therefore, the furnishings here were quite elegant, and the feng shui was quite good.
Although Liu Xuan didn't know much about it, he looked very comfortable.
Moreover, the most important thing was that this place was very close to the Cai Residence. It was only two streets away and could be reached in fifteen minutes on foot. There were also many scholars and scholars in the vicinity. It was a very stable place.
Liu Xuan and the others entered the courtyard to cultivate. Not only were there guards, but there were also servants who followed him. These were all carefully selected by him. The more shrewd ones had 100% loyalty, so he felt at ease using them.
Liu Xuan's data panel had such an intuitive advantage. Once the data rose, it would not fall.
Of course, before they reached 100% loyalty, their loyalty would not drop, but if there was a conflict between what you did and their persistence, they would have scruples and slack off.
For example, Chen Gong had a loyalty level of 93%. With this level of loyalty, Liu Xuan could entrust many things to him.
However, if Liu Xuan told Chen Gong that he wanted to rebel, Chen Gong might not expose him because of his loyalty, but he might not do his best.
In fact, Liu Xuan suspected that if he couldn't resolve his inner stubbornness at this moment and still couldn't take it anymore, he might just commit suicide to preserve his loyalty.
The more loyal they were, the more they would be on the same side as Liu Xuan. Only those who were 100% loyal would be able to follow Liu Xuan's orders completely.
Of course, loyalty was one thing, and ability was another.
Chen Gong's 93% loyalty and ability to get things done were much more practical than 1,000 100% refugee soldiers.
Therefore, the convenience provided by the data panel only allowed Liu Xuan to use people without worry. How he used them would depend on Liu Xuan.
After Liu Xuan organized the group of people he brought, he asked Zhang Peng, who was familiar with Luoyang, to buy a gift for his first visit. Then, he took a bath and changed his clothes to wash away the dust. After resting for a night, he went to the Cai Residence the next day.
The whole process was very smooth, and it just so happened that Cai Yong was at home today. After revealing his identity, Liu Xuan was quickly led to Cai Yong's study by his servant.
"Are you the talented Liu Qingshan that my old friend sent to school a few days ago?”
"A talent is just a praise and encouragement from teacher. I don't deserve it. Liu Xuan of Qingzhou has admired Duke Cai for a long time and hopes to study under him.”
As he spoke, Liu Xuan handed Cai Yong the recommendation letter that his teacher had given him before he left.
Cai Yong took the letter and slowly opened it.
This letter was different from the letters that Cai Yong and Liu Xuan used to write. It was a recommendation letter that was specially written for Liu Xuan. It was written for Liu Xuan's personal impression and evaluation of Liu Xuan, as well as his own signature and expectations.
After Cai Yong saw this recommendation letter, his eyes had a strange look as he curiously sized up the thin youth who was almost 1.8 meters tall.
"You're only 13 years old?"
"Uh, yes!"
"The land of Qingzhou really supports people.”
"Uh, thank you for your praise, Duke Cai."
Facing Cai Yi's doubts, Liu Xuan replied helplessly.
13 years old, almost 1.8 meters. Before transmigration, it was actually not much. Some children grew up when they were 12 or 13 years old.
But in ancient times, this was a little exaggerated.
Coupled with Liu Xuan's mature mental age, if one didn't look closely, one would really think that Liu Xuan was a young talent of 17 or 18 years old.
All of this could only be attributed to Liu Xuan paying attention to the combination of diet and nutrition. Coupled with long-term exercise and health, he could grow like this.
Cai Yong looked at the slightly embarrassed Liu Xuan and didn't linger on this question.
Looking at Liu Xuan's other matters, he couldn't help but frown.
Marquises were obtained by selling official positions. However, they were not earned by themselves. They were bought by Liu Xuan's grandfather. Although it was not glorious, at least it was not what Liu Xuan said, so he did not care.
As for the Han clan, he was a descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan. Although King Jing of Zhongshan had many children, he was still considered to be of pure Han bloodline. This made Cai Yong have a good impression of him, and his influence on Liu Xuan increased by a level.
Then, when he saw what Liu Xuan had done in Qingzhou and his reputation, his eyes lit up.
He had quite a lot of property, but he was kind and charitable. He helped tens of thousands of displaced refugees settle down and was widely praised by the people.
This made Cai Yong very appreciative.
As a person with high academic and moral character, although this kind of person often did things with high standards but low abilities, their mentality was still very positive. At least, there was nothing to say about their thoughts.
This type of person did not like power and wealth. The only thing they could not give up was fame.
As for a Confucian master like Cai Yong, perhaps he didn't need to care about fame, but it didn't mean that he didn't shine light on the famous younger generation.
"Your actions in helping the refugees in Qingzhou were very good.”Cai Yong looked at Liu Xuan and gave his evaluation and approval.
Seeing Cai Yong like this, Liu Xuan knew that their relationship was stable.
However, before Liu Xuan could humbly say anything, Cai Yong suddenly said with a stern face,""However, the letter said that you have a photographic memory, but I don't believe it.”
"Uh, this, this is the teacher's high hopes for me. I just have a slightly better memory than others. My understanding of the meaning of the scriptures can only be considered mediocre.”
Liu Xuan didn't refute Cai Yong's question. He simply took a step back. He didn't mention his photographic memory, but instead talked about his shortcomings.
Cai Yong was stunned when he saw Liu Xuan's reaction. He had thought that Liu Xuan would confront him in the hall and prove himself. He didn't expect Liu Xuan to be so cunning.
"When a young man should be sharp, he should be sharp. Your performance makes me feel that you don't have the backbone of a scholar at all. Even if you succeed in your studies in the future, you will still be a weak and fawning person.”Cai Yong spoke with a disappointed expression.
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