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Chapter 1213 Feasibility Study of Family Business Transmission

Although Li Zhi was not in Chang'an, there were always rumors in Chang'an about Li Zhi's mood swings.

Moody is definitely not a compliment, but it is very appropriate to apply it to Emperor Li Zhi.

Because he is a dragon, a giant golden dragon with five claws. He usually hides in the deep sea and never shows his face. When he travels occasionally, he is accompanied by clouds and fog, making it difficult to see his appearance.

Only occasionally can a huge claw peek out from the clouds to get a glimpse of the dragon's true color.

Every time the giant dragon stretched out its claws, it would cause a huge shock to the Tang Dynasty, making all the people living on this land live in constant fear.

This time, the dragon's claws fell on Luoyang, blood flowed, and corpses were everywhere.

When everyone in Chang'an was waiting to see whether the dragon's other claw would fall on Chang'an, Yun Chu told everyone that the dragon had put away its magical powers and hidden in Jiucheng Palace.

So, that night, the business in Pingkangfang exploded, and almost every brothel, every restaurant, and every dance hall was packed with people.

When passing by Pingkangfang, Yun Chu saw the lively scene and wanted to join in the fun. After all, once Li Shen opened a place, there would definitely be drinking competitions and revelry, and it was normal for a banquet to last all night long.

Yun Chu had not been in Chang'an for more than two years, almost three years. He really wanted to know whether Chang'an's entertainment industry had made any progress and whether it had surpassed Luoyang's entertainment venues in terms of scale and quality.

However, when passing by Xiliufang, even though he knew that this would be the home court of Prince Ji Li Shen tonight, he still did not stop, but resolutely walked through the gate of Pingkangfang and returned to Jinchangfang.

A fat man stood in the midst of the lights and wine, watching Yun Chu's receding figure, feeling very regretful.

Ji Wangshen, holding a glass of wine, patted the fat Cao Wangming and said, "He won't come, at least he won't drink with us."

Cao Wangming sighed and said, "It's a pity that such a good person can't become one of our own."

Ji Wangshen glanced at Yong Wangxian who was sitting at the top and said to Cao Wangming: "We are not the same kind of people."

Cao Wang Mingdao said: "The drought is still going on, but the emperor does not allow us to continue to provide relief to the victims. Why is that?"

Prince Ji said: "Don't talk about state affairs, and you and I will live forever."

Cao Wangming sighed. Even though he was surrounded by lights and wine, he could not feel the slightest joy from him.

With Yun Chu's return, business in Jinchangfang seemed to be much better. The narrow streets were filled with people, and the cafeteria was extremely crowded. It didn't seem like a restaurant but more like a lively place.

Official Liu Yi was standing at the gate of the town waiting for the prince to return. When he saw Yun Chu coming back, he took the reins of the warhorse and accompanied the prince home.

"Now that I am back, Jinchangfang has become lively again."

Liu Yi said softly, "It's not like that, my Lord. It's because Da Ci'en Temple stopped Jinchangfang from collecting tickets for Da Ci'en Temple. That's why so many people came here to burn incense and worship Buddha."

Yun Chu said with some embarrassment: "What kind of Buddha are you worshipping at a festival that is not a festival?"

Liu Yi chuckled and said, "We are worshipping the great Buddha, Master Xuanzang."

"Without ticket revenue, won't Jinchangfang's work be affected?"

"No, Lord, I have thought about it. If we don't charge admission, more people will come to Jinchangfang. With more people, Jinchangfang's business will be much better. All things considered, it is more cost-effective than charging admission."

Yun Chu stopped and looked at Liu Yi, who used to be skinny but is now obese, and said, "How can you talk like that?"

Liu Yi kept apologizing, still feeling very surprised. In the past, the prince liked to hear the truth the most, so what happened today?
Yun Chu, who was in a bad mood, walked home with a sullen face. Because of his sullen face, many neighbors immediately noticed that the prince was unhappy. This discovery made the old woman selling silk embroidered bellybands dare not shout loudly.

When she got home, Yu Xiurong saw her husband was furious, so she quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

Yun Chu said: "Nowhere is suitable."

Yu Xiurong's eyes rolled and she immediately understood why the person next to her was angry.

"My husband is a talented person. Chang'an can be what it is today because of the foundation laid by my husband over the years. Now, the foundation laid by my husband has borne fruit. My husband should be happy."

Yun Chu said unhappily, "I'm just afraid that the people of Chang'an will suddenly find out that this city is the same with or without me. By the way, Yun Jin, where are Li Si?"

Yu Xiurong said quickly, "Sisi has returned to her princess residence to get married. They can't be together every day before getting married. As for Ajin and Ahuan, they are out playing."

Yun Chu sneered and said, "When we were in Luoyang, we wanted to stick together every day, but now that we are in Chang'an, we know how to be polite."

Yu Xiurong was surprised and said, "How can it be the same? Luoyang, we are guests here, it doesn't matter if we are a little out of line, but our family is going to live in Chang'an, so we must be polite."

Yun Chu was speechless. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Early tomorrow morning, send someone to take the little bird to Prince Ji's mansion. The old immortal wants to accept the little bird as his disciple."

Hearing her husband say this, Yu Xiurong's eyes suddenly lit up frighteningly. She squeezed into a chair with Yun Chu and said happily, "I told you, with the little bird's qualifications, you are definitely qualified to be the sole successor of the old immortal."

Yun Chu looked at Yu Xiurong's profile and said, "You wish. There are still seventeen young Taoist boys. I heard from Li Shen that they are seventeen young boys with excellent qualifications that the Taoist sect has searched all over the Tang Dynasty. Little Bird is just one of them."

Yu Xiurong smiled and said, "The only lay disciple is Little Bird, right?"

Yun Chu nodded.

Yu Xiurong touched her belly with regret and said to Yun Chu, "We have too few children. If we have another child, we can send him to Master Xuanzang to be a young monk.

My husband, tell me, what's the reason? We just came back and the Cheng family has already sent us an invitation. They have three full-moon babies today, that's a whole bunch of babies. We haven't had any good news since the little bird was born. God is so unfair!"

Yun Chu gritted his teeth and said, "Old man Cheng has one wife, two concubines, and more than a dozen concubines. He has three legitimate sons, and who knows how many illegitimate sons he has. His three sons also have numerous wives and concubines. Their jobs have been turned into idle ones, and they have nothing to do but stay at home all day thinking about having children.

If they don’t have many descendants, who can have many descendants?”

When Yunchu said this, Yu Xiurong became unhappy. She stretched out her hand and scratched Yunchu's face and said, "My husband, are you envious of others who have so many wives and concubines? Do you want me to arrange one for you right now? I just don't know if you like young women or old women?"

Yu Xiurong would not argue with Yun Chu on other matters, as he wanted to protect the dignity of the head of the family. However, when it came to taking a concubine, Yu Xiurong dared to carry a copper hammer and fight with Yun Chu in the Golden Palace.

It's not like she hasn't given birth to a legitimate son for him. It would be against the will of heaven for her to take a concubine at this time.

Seeing their parents noisily going to the backyard, Yun Jin and Yun Luan, who were hiding behind the screen and eavesdropping, came out on tiptoe. They looked at each other, and Yun Luan suddenly knelt on the ground, hugged Yun Jin's legs and cried, "Sister, save me. I don't want to be a Taoist child for the old immortal."

Yun Jin was surprised and said, "Why are you rejecting something that others would beg for?"

Yun Luan said with a terrified look on her face: "I know the old immortal wants to teach me medical skills."

"Hey, this is the unique skill of the old immortal, why don't you learn it?"

Yun Luan burst into tears and banged her head against Yun Jin's stomach, crying, "Those who study medicine are all crazy, and the old immortal is the biggest lunatic. There is a medicine boy who can be used to test the medicine, but the old immortal insisted on trying the medicine himself. The last time I went to pay my respects to the old immortal, he didn't use a medicine boy, but asked me to test the medicine. I tried it once, and came back with diarrhea for two days.

They also pierced themselves with needles, not just one or two, but made themselves look like hedgehogs. The old immortal even used a foot-long iron stick to poke his own head...

There was also Lao He, the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau, who would often cut a hole in his arm and bury pus extracts from smallpox patients inside the hole, saying that he was absolutely immune to smallpox.

They are all crazy.

Sister, please save me. I don’t want to be used by the old immortal to test medicine, and I don’t want to have smallpox buried in my arm. I won’t live long if I keep doing this.”

Yun Jin said doubtfully: "You are of noble status, the old immortal will not treat you like this."

Yun Luan shook her head like a rattle and said, "I think the old immortal must hate people of noble status. When he treats people who are so poor that they can't even wear a neat piece of clothing, he only charges a very small amount of money. Sometimes he doesn't charge any money and even gives me money. When he treated my diarrhea, he asked for 15 strings of money. Even so, my diarrhea was caused by helping him taste the medicine.

Sister, if you don’t believe me, just wait and see. When I become the old immortal’s disciple, my life will be even worse than those seventeen Taoist disciples.”

Yun Jin held his brother's head with pity and said, "The old immortal has spoken, and Aye has agreed. Do you think you can refuse?"

Yunluan cried, "Aye is about to lose his beloved little son."

Yun Jin felt uneasy when she heard her brother's miserable crying. It was not that she did not believe the old immortal, but that although her brother was young, he could often see through the essence of things at a glance.

In addition, the old immortal was famous for his equality for all beings in the Tang Dynasty. Now, his younger brother was going to study medicine with the seventeen elite young men collected by the Taoist sect from all over the Tang Dynasty, and he might not be able to come out on top.

Just think about it and you will know that if those seventeen young men did not have any special skills, they would never catch the attention of the old immortal.

It would be fine if the little bird came out on top among the children, but if it fell behind, the little bird would inevitably face the old immortal's violent teaching.

In the backyard, Yu Xiurong escaped from Yun Chu's arms after a long while, panting and saying to Yun Chu: "How can you betray your son like this?"

Yun Chu pressed his crotch and said, "The little bird is like a walnut. It can't be oiled without being smashed. It has a top-notch character and talent, but it likes to just mess around.

It would be better to send it to the old immortal. He dare not fool the old immortal. "

Yu Xiurong leaned into Yun Chu's arms again and said, "The Yun family is indeed not prosperous."

Yun Chu smiled and said, "Aren't you worried about the little bird?"

Yu Xiurong sighed and said, "To be honest, the little bird's suffering is nothing compared to the Yun family's inheritance that will last for thousands of years."

Yun Chu smiled and said, "I never expected the Yun family to last for thousands of years. If it really lasts that long and becomes a noble family, it will not be of any benefit to this nation.

If you have talent, pass it down to others; if you don’t have talent, just forget about it. This is the truth.”

(End of this chapter)