"Niu Lu, what's with that face of yours?"
This servant has been with Cheng Chumo for quite some time. Whether he is fighting outside or in Chang'an City, he serves him closely and has the power to make decisions on many matters. If Cheng Chumo had a mansion outside, this guy would definitely be at the level of a butler, but now he is still a little follower.
"Master, we're about to leave the government office. Where are we going to eat tonight? You need to have an idea."
Niu Lu pointed to the sky outside. It was about to get dark. According to the rules of the court, after dark, most people should go home except for the necessary personnel on duty. Of course, if some officials wanted to drink and eat with each other, that was their own business.
"Of course, we have to go home for dinner. We have been away from home for so many years, haven't we been missing the food at home? Do we still have to go out to eat? Although Chang'an City is prosperous, it is not as good as the few small dishes at home. Hurry up and pack up, this young master is going back home."
Cheng Chumo didn't understand what was going on yet, so he stood up and stretched his body. To be honest, sitting here for a whole day was more tiring than fighting on the battlefield. He had to look closely at every word in the memorials. If he made a mistake, it might affect tens of thousands of troops.
"Master, that's not what I meant. Look at these invitations. I don't know how many people have given me invitations and money all day. I just wanted to treat you to dinner tonight. It's almost dark, so I have to reply to them. They are all waiting at the door. I wanted to come in just now, but since you didn't look up, I didn't dare to come in, for fear of disturbing you from reading the memorials."
The steward said somewhat depressedly, "Who doesn't want to go home for dinner? He has been with Cheng Chumo in the Western Regions for so long, but the problem is that there are so many invitations. Should he reply to all of them? If he does, wouldn't he offend everyone?"
The invitation from Chang'an City is not given to you casually. There must be a reason why it reaches your hands. When Cheng Chumo came back from the war before, no one invited him to dinner so enthusiastically except some childhood brothers.
But now the situation is different. This guy has become the sitting general of the Tiance General's Mansion. In the court, he is almost second only to a few adults. If there is really a ranking, he can be in the top ten, so of course there are more people inviting him to dinner.
There are of course special reasons for being acquaintances, and those strangers also try their best to make friends. As long as they can sit together and have a meal, they can become familiar with each other. If something happens in the future, it will be easier for everyone to talk.
Cheng Chumo casually opened several of the invitations above. Because they all looked quite exquisite and most of them were from royal family members, he really didn't know why these people invited him.
He even has several uncles below him, and his life is really good now. Even the elders in the family take the initiative to invite him to dinner. If it were really a dinner among relatives, Cheng Chumo would just bring a gift and go, but now if he sends the invitation to the General Tiance's Mansion, some things may not be possible.
"Tell all the servants in the General's Mansion that I'll treat them all tonight. Tell them not to leave and go make an appointment with General Niu."
Cheng Chumo hasn't been around for nothing all these years, how could he be manipulated by you guys? This guy rolled his eyes and immediately knew how to reject these people. Don't you want me to choose one? I just won't choose. I came here to work and I haven't treated the people below to a meal. This reason is reasonable after all.
"Master, that's right. I'll do it right away. But you have to remember, Master, you can only invite your subordinates to dinner for one day. If you receive so many invitations tomorrow, it will be difficult to handle some things."
The steward had been with Cheng Chumo for a long time, and all matters had to be considered by Cheng Chumo. You can get away with it today, but can you still get away with it tomorrow? Chang'an City is a relationship-based society. If you don't handle it properly, there is a high probability that there will be bigger problems in the future. Even if you find someone to blame, they may not do anything for you.
"Isn't this easy? Starting tomorrow, none of you should follow me. Except for the guards outside, no one should follow me. If they send an invitation, they should either send it to the yamen of the general's mansion or directly to our mansion. If they send it to our mansion, they should deliver it directly to the master."
Cheng Chumo thought of what Zhang Jiuli said. Some things must be asked to Cheng Yaojin, but if you ask about something like eating, Cheng Yaojin will probably beat you up immediately. Now let someone send these invitations to his home. Even if Cheng Yaojin doesn't want to know, he can't avoid it. According to Cheng Yaojin's character, he will definitely find him for questioning. Even if he scolds him, he will give him some advice in the end.
Of course, those people didn't have the guts to send it directly to the General's Mansion. Didn't they see that these invitations were all for the servants at home? If they had the guts, wouldn't it be better to send it directly to the General's Mansion?
After hearing what Cheng Chumo said, Niu Lu was very impressed in his heart. After our young master had been on the battlefield for a while, his brain made more sense than most people. From now on, if anyone says that our young master is strong in body but simple in mind, he will give him a slap in the face.
Niu Jinda was watching coldly at this moment. He thought Cheng Chumo would go over to ask for advice, but he didn't expect that this guy handled it so calmly and pushed all the things to Cheng Yaojin. The old guy Cheng Yaojin was an unshakable figure in the court. Because of Li Xiang's marriage, he pushed his own daughter over, and there was already a gap between him and Li Shimin, but he was still able to work steadily in the court. This has to be said to be a skill. If it were someone else, he would probably have claimed to be sick and not go out.
At the same time, Li Shimin also knew about this matter in the palace. The old guy also smiled. It seems that following Li Xiang to fight outside will indeed change his mind. Originally, Cheng Chumo was just a military man, but now he knows how to deal with such things. It seems that the outside society can really teach people.
But the question was, what was wrong with his own son? After a tour of duty on the battlefield, he hadn't improved at all, and had even regressed...
