At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

Renfu.

As soon as Shi Huan left, old man Li Jin started drinking alone.

Seeing Li Jin's unhappy face, Ren Hao advised: "Mr. Li, if you catch up now, you can still say goodbye to Shi Huan, but if it's too late..."

Li Jin interrupted Ren Hao's persuasion and said in a tougher tone: "Who said I was thinking about that boy? I just wanted to drink."

"Haha, in that case, look who's back?" Ren Hao deliberately pointed towards the mansion gate, trying to tease the old man.

Unexpectedly, the next second, Shi Huan actually appeared at the gate of the mansion.

"Grandson..." Li Jin immediately put down the wine bag in his hand and ran over.

"Grandpa!!!" Shi Huan also ran towards Li Jin. Li Jin picked Shi Huan up and asked excitedly, "Didn't you go back to Anyang to reunite with your father? Why did you turn back for no reason?"

"Although Huan'er can be reunited with his father, who can his lonely grandfather be reunited with?" Shi Huan sighed.

His father was still alive a few years later, but it was still unknown whether Li Jin would still be alive when he came of age a few years later.

Li Jin treated him like his own grandson, and he was afraid that he would regret it this time, so he was willing to stay and serve Li Jin, and be his real grandson who would take care of him in his old age and see him to the end of his life.

"Okay, okay, grandpa's love for you is not in vain." Li Jin burst into tears and nodded excitedly.

Ren Hao who was standing next to them did not disturb the grandfather and grandson, but left tactfully.

Ren Hao originally planned to go back to his room to have a good rest, but when he passed by Liu Min's guest room, he heard talking and laughing in the room.

Out of curiosity, Ren Hao pushed open Liu Min's door.

I saw a man sitting opposite Liu Min, drinking and eating meat with him.

The man was about the same age as Liu Min, but he was not dressed like a man from the Central Plains. Instead, he wore a feather crown and clothes, looking like a southern barbarian.

Seeing Ren Hao coming uninvited, Liu Min immediately stood up to greet him and said, "Master, you've come at the right time. Let me introduce you. This is a good friend I met when I was exiled. He is from the Linnan Shen family and his name is He."

Linnan, Shen family?

Ren Hao couldn't help but be stunned.

Isn't Linnan an undeveloped barbarian land?

Seeing that Ren Hao was very confused, Liu Min explained to Ren Hao that he had committed a crime in his early years because he was young and ignorant, so he was exiled to the south by the Supreme Court in the capital and was not allowed to return to the capital for three years.

There are very few civilized people in Linnan, and he almost died at the hands of the natives. He was lucky enough to survive thanks to Shen He's rescue.

During the three years of exile, he taught calligraphy and spread the Central Plains culture in the Shen family's village.

"I see." Ren Hao nodded in sudden realization.

"Shen He, this is the Ren Hao I mentioned to you, Mr. Ren." Liu Min turned around and introduced Ren Hao to Shen He.

"I have long admired my name."

"Cousin Liu Min often mentioned you in his letters before. Seeing you tonight is like seeing you for the first time in three lifetimes." Shen He stood up and smiled, speaking in the Central Plains dialect with an accent.

"It's not that I've long admired you. It's just that Mr. Liu is exaggerating about me." Ren Hao waved his hand and invited the two to sit down.

He looked at the little wine and meat left on the table, and then called Cai Lun over to prepare more wine and meat to show his hospitality so that the two of them could feast on the food.

Liu Min responded with a grateful look.

Originally, Ren Hao wanted to have a drink with the two of them, but Cai Lun suddenly came in and reported, "Master, Master Wen Yan is here to see you."

Wen Yan?

She arrived at the right time.

Ren Hao didn't think much about it and asked Cai Lun to bring Wen Yan here so that they could eat meat and drink together.

However, what surprised Ren Hao was that Wen Yan started to complain as soon as she entered the room: "Ren Hao, you have failed my brother's high hopes. My brother has entrusted you with an important task despite all the difficulties, but you don't go to the Ministry of Revenue to take up the post, but instead you are drinking and feasting here."

Ren Hao curled his lips and said without taking it seriously: "I don't even have anyone, how can you tell me how to be competent?"

"It doesn't matter if it's a few days earlier or later."

"You arrived at such a good time, why don't you sit down and have a few drinks with us." Ren Hao pulled the somewhat angry Wen Yan to sit down together and added a glass of Maozi for Wen Yan.

The reason why Wen Yan came to find Ren Hao was that she heard that after Ren Hao retired from court, he did not go to the Ministry of Revenue to take up the post, but went straight back to the mansion by car.

She thought it was ridiculous that Ren Hao didn't even go to the Ministry of Revenue on his first day in the palace, so she wanted to come over to see what was going on.

But when I got over to see, I saw that he was drinking with others so early in the morning.

How can I not be angry?

Although Ren Hao repeatedly raised his glass to invite Wen Yan, Wen Yan declined without even taking a sip. Finally, she was annoyed by Ren Hao's invitations to drink, so she simply refused on the grounds of feeling unwell.

Ren Hao immediately seemed to understand and asked Cai Lun to make a pot of good tea for Wen Yan.

I know.

After all, women have periods every month.

……

After they had a good chat over wine, meat and tea, Liu Min stood up and said to Ren Hao, "Master, although Shen He is from Linnan, he has been well-read since he was a child. He knows astronomy and geography, and he knows farming and commerce. He has a broad mind and is capable of judging things. I am not even half as good as him."

"If the master does not mind, can I be recruited into the mansion?" Liu Min continued to recommend.

Shen He next to him also looked at Ren Hao.

"Didn't he come to Beijing to visit you?" Ren Hao was suddenly surprised and looked at Shen He opposite him.

"Shen is ashamed to say this." Shen He sighed.

The Shen family was originally an old clan from the previous dynasty, and they went into seclusion in Linnan to avoid the conflicts in the world.

After several generations of development, they have interacted with and intermarried with the local people and have become a large village in Linnan.

He originally didn't want to return to the Central Plains, but his brother took advantage of the opportunity to seize his position in the village, leaving him with nowhere to go.

He originally wanted to ask for help from King Linnan Liu Hao, but his brother had already pledged allegiance to King Linnan Liu Hao, cutting off his way to seek help.

As a last resort, he had to come to the capital to seek refuge with Liu Min.

"If Mr. Ren doesn't mind, the Shen family is willing to do our best to serve you." Shen He continued.

But Ren Hao did not agree, but looked at Wen Yan next to him.

Now he is no longer a master in the mansion, but has become an official in the court.

Although the emperor has allowed him to continue recruiting retainers, Wen Yan, the eldest princess, is now by his side, so he still has to respect her and ask for her permission.

"It's up to you." Wen Yan waved her hand. Since she had already promised Ren Hao, she might as well let him do whatever he wants.

Ren Hao nodded and looked at Shen He again.

Although he is eager to recruit talented people now, he cannot just listen to Liu Min's one-sided words.

What if Shen He's claim to be a man of great talent is just an exaggeration?

"Since you are such a talented person, I wonder if you know the current situation in the world?" Ren Hao thought for a moment and asked, then poured Shen He a glass of wine.