Li Jiuyuan also bowed and said hello.

"Haha, Lord Cao is polite. I just arrived. Mr. Jiuyuan, we meet again."

Lin Xu stood up and bowed to say hello to them.

"Let the store serve the dishes as soon as possible!"

Cao Shuduan gave the servant an instruction, and the servant took the order and left.

"Brother Jiuyuan, Mr. Lin, let's take our seats!"

Cao Shuduan reached out and signaled.

Although Lin Xu had met Cao Shuduan before, at this moment, since Cao Shuduan had changed his identity, Lin Xu couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

At the age of 45, he has a long and thin face, high and round cheekbones, a slightly black complexion, and a small eyes, but bright and bright, giving people a sense of being powerful without anger. He has a medium figure, neither fat nor thin, and has a certain black melon-skinned hat on his head and a very good-textured robe.

If nothing unexpected happens, the fabric on the robe he is on should be from the latest high-end silk fabric launched by Linshan Business - Yunwen.

This cloud-patterned fabric uses the best raw silk, and the process is very complicated, so it is particularly expensive!

The fabric and workmanship of the robe on Cao Shuduan's body are estimated to be less than fifty taels of silver.

Cao Shuduan's normal salary for a year was less than 500 taels of silver.

Although this is just a small matter, you can also get a glimpse of it. Cao Shuduan is definitely not a clean official.

In fact, it can be seen from Cao Shuduan donating tens of thousands of taels of silver to build Qinglin Academy that Cao Shuduan has absolutely nothing to do with the word "cleanness".

Because if this more than 10,000 taels of silver comes from Cao Shuduan’s private property, it is obviously inconsistent with his normal income. If it comes from public funds, it is suspected of embezzling public funds!

After the three of them sat down, Cao Shuduan said: "I didn't invite outsiders today, only the three of us, drinking and chatting. Since taking up their new jobs, I have been dealing with endless official duties every day. I'm so exhausted! Today, I can finally relax."

"Brother Shuduan is responsible for military affairs and government affairs in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, the important tasks of the court, and the safety of the people, all of them are carried by Brother Shuduan. How can you be less tired? However, I said it again. I wonder how many people want to be as tired as Brother Shuduan, but they don't have a chance yet!"

Li Jiuyuan quipped.

"Ha ha......"

Cao Shuduan laughed loudly: "Brother Jiuyuan, I can understand that you are comforting me?"

"Well, I can understand it so much, and I can even understand it as I envy you."

Li Jiuyuan said very calmly.

"Brother Jiuyuan will envy me? Just kidding! Now, Brother Jiuyuan is a master of mind and his reputation spread all over the world! Isn't this what we scholars yearn for? Besides, with Brother Jiuyuan's qualifications and reputation, it would be a matter of one sentence to become an official? If Brother Jiuyuan really has this heart and enters the cabinet and becomes the prime minister, it is no problem!"

Cao Shuduan said with a smile.

Li Jiuyuan felt that the two of them were always chatting here, and ignored Lin Xu, so he smiled and said, "If you want to talk about what we scholars yearn for, we must be the four sentences Mr. Lin said: Establish a mind for the heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, inherit the unique knowledge for the past sages, and open a scale for the ages!"

After hearing these four sentences, Cao Shuduan nodded repeatedly and praised: "Mr. Lin's four sentences can be said to have written the mission and responsibilities of our scholars! Moreover, unlike ordinary scholars, those scholars can only speak and will not take action at all!"

"And Mr. Lin, whether it is opening a warehouse to provide disaster relief or using reforms to provide relief, it is the best action to these four sentences!"

"In addition, Mr. Lin is also a great talent! As soon as the Peony Pavilion was published, it immediately became a phenomenal work. Other dramatic works were all over the face of "Peony Pavilion"!"

"Mr. Lin's actions are exactly the same as the "unity of knowledge and action" that our Xinxue sect most admires!"
Chapter completed!