The Founding of the Red Chamber

Lin Jing was no stranger to Chen Qibao. Speaking of him, Chen Qibao, at first glance, out of a hundred people, 99 would say he was a good emperor.What a good man, he had been in prison for his own father at the beginning, and later became the emperor by chance, served the Queen Mother Kong with utmost filial piety, and was extremely tolerant to the Kong family.Moreover, he speaks widely in court, and is willing to listen to the words of loyal ministers.Even when Tu Xiaosan saw His Majesty the Emperor for the first time, he turned around and told Lin Jing that His Majesty the Emperor was very wise.

Of course, Tu Xiaosan would not say what Shengming said now.

Chen Qibao is such a person, he has done an excellent job of saving face.But Lin Jing was really an exception among a hundred people, he didn't like Chen Qibao from the first time he met him, and felt that this scheming was too much.If your own father was wronged by others, if there are any major grievances that cannot be redressed, you go to jail for your father.But he didn't even look at what kind of father he was, so he came all the way to serve as a prisoner for his father. If Lin Jing said it, he was really a hypocrite.

Lin Jing's aesthetics had always been that of Tu Xiaosan, who wanted to avenge his mother's blood if his two stepbrothers killed his mother.For example, when Tu Xiaosan killed his stepbrother's family, ordinary people would think that this was a murderous maniac, but Lin Jing was different. Lin Jing believed that a man should have such blood.If it weren't for the bloody idea of ​​Tu Xiaosan that caught Lin Jing's eyes, how could Lin Jing get mixed up with Tu Xiaosan.Lin Jingbo looked weak and weak, but he was definitely a kind-hearted person in his bones.

Looking at Chen Qibao from Lin Jing's point of view, he is definitely a person who has small cleverness but lacks great wisdom.Just looking at how they were tricked by others at the time, and Chen Qibao was only one person who issued a martyr commendation order to them, one can see what the real level of intelligence of this person is.

Now, this person actually let Governor Zhang to hold the power of Zhejiang and Fujian to preside over the matter of engaging in Japanese.

Lin Jing said, "Who gave His Majesty the idea of ​​this? This man is really talented."

Tu Xiaosan said, "That's a bad idea? I think it's a very good idea."

"Will you listen to me? Did I say that this idea is not good? The person who told me this idea is a talent." Lin Jing said, "It's just that although this idea is good, it is not perfect. .”

"How do you say that?" Tu Xiaosan said, "I think this idea is good enough. Anti-corruption is not a matter of one place. Didn't you see it a few years ago? As soon as our place was peaceful, Fujian was attacked. The Japanese invaded. If you want to talk about this war, I’m afraid that one person has his own idea. It’s enough to have a leader. If Fujian was asked to be managed by Mr. Zhang a few years ago, it will not be affected by the Japanese invaders.”

"You also said that fighting against the Japanese is not a matter of one place. Except for Fujian, which is easily invaded by Japanese pirates, there are also Japanese pirates who come ashore to plunder in Su." Lin Jing said, "If it were me, I would set up the three places of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian to unite The Governor-General is in charge of the anti-Japanese affairs. If you don’t believe me, just wait and see, if Governor-General Zhang can manage Zhejiang and Fujian well, the Japanese pirates will definitely go to the Soviet Union."

"Your words are very reasonable." Tu Xiaosan said, "It can be seen that the person who came up with this idea is still slightly inferior to you, Ah Jing."

"That's not necessarily true." Lin Jing said, "Don't look at Chen Qibao who has always been petty, the person who can come up with such an idea is definitely not such a narrow-minded person as Chen Qibao. I can see the shortcomings in it, third brother, don't worry. If you think about it, you can figure it out, not to mention the person who came up with this idea, his thinking will only be clearer than ours. If my thinking is correct, this person must have thought of the joint anti-Japanese war in the three places, but, Either he raised this opinion, but Chen Qibao didn't accept it, or to avoid suspicion, he didn't mention the union of the three regions, but first mentioned the alliance between Zhejiang and Fujian to fight against the Japanese."

In the eyes of Tu Xiaosan, there is nothing difficult to understand about cooperating with Japanese.Moreover, Tu Xiaosan thinks that this is an excellent idea.However, Tu Xiaosan really didn't understand Lin Jing's words now, and Tu Xiaosan said, "Your words are puzzling, how come you can't bring them up when you think of them, and you are avoiding suspicion, why are you avoiding suspicion?"

"You don't understand how big the territory of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian is, and what kind of authority it is to have a governor in the three places. With Chen Qibao's narrow mind, he can safely control the three places. Hand over the military power to one person? To avoid suspicion is to avoid this suspicion!" Lin Jing said, "Although you think it is a good idea to unite to fight against the Japanese, but the position of governor of Zhejiang and Fujian is not so easy to take."

Tu Xiaosan frowned and thought about it for a while, then said, "I understand this. Although the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian has great authority, he also has great responsibilities. If the Japanese bandits can be dealt with, Governor Zhang will certainly see great success. The governor is afraid that he will be blamed."

"You know one, but you don't know the other." Lin Jing said, "Take your time."

Tu Xiaosan really wanted to ask, but Lin Jing refused to say any more.

However, Governor Zhang was promoted, and officials from Zhejiang Province naturally wanted to go over to greet him and congratulate him.Lin Jing started to prepare congratulatory gifts for Tu Xiaosan again. This time, he was going to Hangzhou with Tu Xiaosan. After all, as long as Governor Zhang sincerely wanted to fight against the Japanese, he would definitely not let Tu Xiaosan go to the Japanese. A star in the army who can win all is not needed.

When such an emergency happened, Lin Jing would naturally go with him.

Also, Lin Jing wanted to find out what was going on in the capital, and how Governor Zhang got into such a big opportunity and got into trouble.What Lin Jing was curious about was how the matter of the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian came about.

Youfu and Wang Dalang were collecting silk in the county, and Lin Jing followed Tu Xiaosan to Hangzhou with congratulatory gifts.

The Governor's Mansion is full of people.

For Tu Xiaosan's official rank, it would be nice to be able to send a gift in. As for whether the governor will have time to see him, it depends on God's will.However, according to Lin Jing's speculation, the chances are great.Sure enough, Tu Xiaosan handed over the post and went in, and the concierge came out quickly and said, "The Governor said, I don't have time to spare today, Vice General Lin might as well come back tomorrow afternoon, the Governor will be free then."

Tu Xiaosan smiled, "Thank you." He ordered the attendant to reward the porter with money, and went to General Xu with Lin Jing. They greeted each other in person, and the two quickly saluted, and Tuo Xiaosan said, "How can this make it so, the general will be dismissed from office?"

"This is outrageous. Our friendship on the battlefield is no different than anything else. Don't care about those common sense." General Xu smiled, and took the two of them to the study, waiting for the attendant to serve tea, General Xu said , "I think you will have to come to Hangzhou, how about it, can you go to the governor's mansion to ask for peace?"

Tu Xiaosan smiled, "I'm gone, but the governor is busy with his affairs, so I can't see you."

General Xu said, "The Governor-General is extremely busy these days, as you have probably heard, now that Your Excellency is in charge of the military affairs of both Zhejiang and Fujian, many officials from Fujian have come to pay their respects."

"There are also frequent Japanese troubles in Fujian, and now that the governor is taking care of this, they must be in a hurry." Tu Xiaosan said, "I came here this time because I was thinking that the imperial court is going to get serious about the Japanese bandits."

"Yeah, we've waited until this day." General Xu said, "The Japanese bandits have been rampant these years, and the people in Jiangnan have suffered a lot from them. We've finally caught up."

Tu Xiaosan hurriedly got up to express his ambition, "I would like to listen to the governor and the general's orders!"

General Xu waved his hands and smiled, "Sit down, let's talk by ourselves, why should we be so polite." Then he asked Tu Xiaosan, "What are your plans?"

Of course Tu Xiaosan had his own plans, but he was born with a reliable face, Tu Xiaosan said very honestly, "Seeing the imperial court's residence report, I just thought, isn't this anti-Japanese war just our warriors? I'm doing my job, so I hurried over here. I really didn't think about what I was planning." He scratched his head as he spoke.

General Xu is an open-minded person, but he is not stupid. He couldn't help but glanced at Lin Jing with a smile. Lin Jing said, "I didn't have time to plan. The news is too sudden. I originally thought that the three-year term of the Governor-General has expired, and there will be another The merits of suppressing the Japanese should be promoted. Unexpectedly, the governor-general has now become the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, and he is also in charge of the anti-Japanese affairs. General, we are not outsiders, and we have trusted each other back then. I also want to discuss it with the general. We are not jealous of the virtuous and capable. I think the governor has plans for the fight against the Japanese. We are all generals in Zhejiang. What will happen in the future? We are far away in Haiyan, so we don’t know much about it. General, you need to take care of us more." Lin Jing clearly wanted to form an alliance with General Xu.

General Xu has always believed that Lin Jing, the apprentice, is a hero among men. Hearing Lin Jing's words, there is no way he would be unwilling.In officialdom, many friends are better than many enemies.What's more, it's a friend like Lin Jing, the apprentice.General Xu said, "What you said, we are all courtiers of the court, so naturally we obey the orders of the governor. Our friendship is unusual. If you don't say this, if there is anything in Hangzhou, I don't know meeting you?"

Lin Jing bent his lips and smiled, "I can't speak. However, I have put my heart to my stomach for the general's words."

General Xu made a point to the two of them, "If you go to the governor's place tomorrow, the governor will definitely ask about the anti-Japanese war. You should have a charter in mind."

Tu Xiaosan said, "A war is nothing more than a general. If the top and bottom are united, this battle will be easy to fight."

"That's right." General Xu sighed, "It's just that it's easier said than done."

General Xu only said half of what he said, but he didn't mention the difficulty.Instead, he sent someone to the mansion of his father-in-law, General Ji. At noon, General Xu hosted a banquet and set up wine. At night, General Xu took Tu Lin and two to Ji's mansion. General Ji treated Tu Xiaosan very close.The imperial court was able to allow Governor Zhang to take control of the Zhejiang and Fujian military power, just to fight against the Japanese. It can be seen that the imperial court's determination to fight against the Japanese this time is great.A military general like Tu Xiaosan who has been promoted rapidly since his victory in the war against the Japanese is naturally more likely to be recruited by others.Tu Xiaosan had discussed with Lin Jing that they had a shallow foundation and would definitely rely on a senior official.They are currently in Zhejiang Province, and General Xu is a good person, if they form an alliance with General Xu, at least they can have a place among the military officers in Zhejiang Province.

Therefore, these two banquets were full of joy for both the guests and the host.

On the second day, when Tu Xiaosan went to the Governor's Mansion to say hello, Tu Xiaosan naturally went to see Governor Zhang. As for Lin Jing, his low-level clerk could only wait in the small reception hall .Those who should be sitting in the reception hall are all like Lin Jing, the confidants of the officials.However, after Lin Jing didn't sit for long, Mr. He, Governor Zhang's confidant, invited Lin Jing to talk.

Mr. He said softly, "I wanted to talk to you yesterday, but too many things happened, and I couldn't leave for a while, so I dragged it until today."

Lin Jing smiled and said, "It's really a blessing for Qing to meet Mr. Qing when I come to Hangzhou this time. I think Mr. has something to tell Qing."

Mr. He liked Lin Jing's knowledge and interest. Mr. He said, "I don't have something to tell you. You are a smart person, and you are different from those people outside. You should know that the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian is really a hot potato. Ah Qing, you are the one who assisted Deputy General Lin (Tu Xiaosan) to win two victories over the Japanese pirates. I heard that the small three talent formation that Xu Xie led his soldiers to practice now was learned from you. I have seen it After this battle, I really have no eyesight, and I almost missed a great talent like you." Speaking of getting up, he saluted Lin Jing, Lin Jing hurried to help Mr. He, and said repeatedly, "Mr. .”

"Although you are young, your talent is far superior to mine. The one who has mastered it is a teacher, so how can you break evil." Mr. He said these few words quite solemnly.

Lin Jing shook his head and smiled wryly, "At my age, how can I come up with such a battle formation. Don't be afraid to make fun of me, as a teacher. I read military books when I was young and felt that the formation of three talents is a great battle formation." It is inconvenient to use the formation, although I have my idea and the teacher's guidance, there is today's Xiaosancai formation."

Mr. He's heart moved, and he couldn't help asking, "I don't know where your teacher is, Ah Qing? I'm willing to go over and ask for advice in person."

Naturally, Lin Jing couldn't name Mr. Shu, so he said, "He has no wife, children or relatives. Never seen him."

Once such nonsense comes out, whether Mr. He believes it or not, it is difficult to ask further questions.

Mr. He asked Lin Jing to come over, mainly because he wanted to ask Lin Jing about his plans for fighting the Japanese.Lin Jing said with a smile, "Waguo is only a small country. In Qing's view, there is nothing to fear. But in the past, dozens of Japanese people could attack a village and plunder a county. Why? Is it just that the people are timid? What’s more, the most difficult thing to fight is never the time when swords and swords are confronted. What determines the outcome of a war is often before the battle.”

"It's interesting, but you have to elaborate."

Lin Jingdao, "I can't say enough about the general trend of Zhejiang and Fujian. However, I have some feelings about the two wars against the Japanese in Haiyan. The first time I fought against Japanese pirates, there were three hundred guards in the city, and the city wall was strong. There were only a hundred Japanese pirates who came, and the soldiers were still trembling with fear. However, this kind of timidity was much lighter on the second day of defending the city. The common people also helped the battle one after another. When they went out of the city to face the Japanese pirates, at the beginning it was only the officers and soldiers who participated in the battle. In the end, the whole city people rushed out and trampled the hundred and ten Japanese pirates into mud. It can be seen that the cowardice of the common people is not incapable Victory. The reason why I was able to win the second war against the Japanese was because I had received news in advance that the Japanese pirates were coming, so I made preparations. It was as simple as that.”

Mr. He is not easy to be fooled, and said, "How did you know the news? And you know it so accurately?"

Lin Jing smiled, "I also learned this from the Japanese pirates. After I went to Haiyan, I asked about the tricks the Japanese pirates used. Speaking of which, many wars were not lost to the Japanese pirates, but to the inner ghosts who delivered letters to the Japanese pirates in the city. The Japanese pirates can use the room, and I can also use the room."

What Lin Jing said was simple, but Mr. He understood that Lin Jing was able to inquire about the news of the Japanese pirates' invasion, and he did not know how many tricks he used during this process.Mr. He said with emotion, "It really is the waves behind the Yangtze River pushing the waves ahead."

Lin Jingqian said, "I'm only a junior, but if I don't have the protection of the governor, how can I have the big victory later."

Mr. He's heart moved, and he said, "A talent like you, Ah Qing, is in demand now. The governor likes you very much when he hears about your talent. I wonder if you are willing to work in the governor's mansion?" Mr. He dug for Governor Zhang. talent.

Lin Jing really convinced Mr. He's heart, colleagues are enemies, and it would not be surprising if Governor Zhang wooed him. What is rare is that Mr. He proposed this on his own initiative.Lin Jing didn't even think about it, and said directly, "The governor and your husband love each other. Qing is not a person who doesn't know good and bad. It's just that the lord and his subjects should be like brothers and sisters, like husband and wife. They should accompany each other in life and death. If Qing comes to the governor Taking up a position in the government, on the one hand, he is under the righteousness of Brother Lin, and on the other hand, he is also under the vision of Mister."

As for Lin Jing's outstanding talent, Mr. He has known about it for a long time, but he just didn't know that he is so outstanding.Listening to Lin Jing's words now, Mr. He is not only optimistic about Lin Jing's talent, but Mr. He also somewhat approves of Lin Jing's character.

Mr. He liked Lin Jing more and more, but Lin Jing felt a little regretful, not because he regretted not staying in the governor's mansion as an official. It's a joke. Lin Jing used to be a king and hegemony outside the customs, and he also looked down on the small officials in the governor's mansion.Lin Jing regretted that he came to the Governor's Mansion for nothing, and he didn't find out who proposed the Governor of Zhejiang and Fujian at all!