The Founding of the Red Chamber

To be honest, Lin Jingtu Xiaosan really didn't know about the fact that "Governor Zhang's backer in the capital is Kong Yan Shenggong Mansion + Kong Chengen Gong Mansion".The main thing is that Governor Zhang didn't imply that "your second important person should be of one mind with Governor Kong", who knows.Furthermore, Governor Zhang is also a dignified official of the frontier, the head of the governors of the world, even if Governor Zhang is closer to the Kong family, it is a bit too much to say that the Kong family is the backer of Governor Zhang or something.

The key point is that the two of Tu Lin really didn't know about this matter, and then Governor Kong made a big fool of himself in front of Zhifu.Not to mention the embarrassment, as far as the process of his embarrassment is concerned, the always kind disciple Xiaosan has nothing to say, let alone Lin Jing who is always a bit mean.Let Lin Jing say that Governor Kong is completely out of IQ.Just a matter of asking for credit, you just follow the normal procedure in a serious manner, that is, you have to step on the prefect's department, and put the prefect's department at the end.As a result, Governor Kong had to use his wits to pull Tu Xiaosan out to be a spearman. Don't look at the books that Tu Xiaosan read. There is absolutely no such thing as Governor Kong. He has more heart and soul than Governor Kong.Governor Kong still wanted to use Tu Xiaosan as a spearman, so Tu Xiaosan was kind and didn't get close to Zhifu Xie because of Governor Kong's stupidity.Otherwise, it would be difficult for others to say that Governor Kong is such a stupid person who shows his IQ.

The two of Tu Lin talked about returning to the stupid governor in private, and they put down their hands. After all, there were 5000 newly recruited soldiers, and with the loss of manpower from the Japanese bandits on the road, there were more than 4000 people to train.Military training is not an easy job, so Lin Jing's disciple and junior got busy.

Governor Kong has a very ugly face, thinking in his heart, is Tu Xiaosan a member of Governor Zhang or a member of Xie's family?

When Zhifu Xie returned to the mansion, his face was full of spring breeze and refreshed. When he talked about this matter with his aide Zheng Yun, Zhifu Xie smiled happily and said, "General Lin is really a wonderful person. I was worried that he would be with this old Confucius. , it seems that we all misunderstood General Lin."

Zheng Yun said with a smile, "This General Lin is a rare smart man."

Xie Zhifu nodded, "Let me just say, he has such a strong momentum of rise, and he is so good at fighting, he should be very proficient in the art of war. If you are proficient in the art of war, you can't be stupid." He laughed again , Thinking of Governor Kong's exhaustion, Zhifu Xie felt at ease physically and mentally.Zheng Yun smiled, "Since this is the case, this General Lin, when he is wooing, he still has to woo one or two."

"Old Zheng, what you said is reasonable." Zhifu Xie thought for a while, and said, "We don't want to be as petty as old Kongtou, and use such low-level methods. You should ask someone first to see what General Lin likes. , and Li Xiucai under him, Old Zheng, why don't you get closer to this Li Xiucai, I think his behavior is quite good, and he has the trust of General Lin. General Lin always takes him with him wherever he goes. Furthermore, Fang Tong knew that when we were not here, the general affairs of Quanzhou City were handled by Li Xiucai and Fang Tongzhi together, this is not an ordinary scholar."

Zheng Yun quickly agreed.

Therefore, Lin Jing received posts from Zheng Yun offering wine and tea from time to time.

Tu Xiaosan said, "Thank you magistrate for your quick hands and feet."

"It must be because Governor Kong is selling himself a fool, and he thinks there is an opportunity to take advantage of it." Lin Jing ordered his servants to return to Zheng Yun and accepted the invitation.

Tu Xiaosan frowned, "Should we lean towards the prefect Xie?" He didn't like the Xie family, and Gao Fan, who sent the army from outside the pass to Savage Ridge, had an inexplicable relationship with the Xie family.

The corners of Lin Jing's lips curled up slightly, and he just said lightly, "As for the fourth-rank official Xie Zhifu, he is also worthy of our support, and he really treats himself as a dish. Let's muddy the water in Quanzhou City first." No Speaking of Xie Zhifu, it was Governor Kong, and Lin Jing didn't plan to join him.In this world, soldiers are king, and in the final analysis of Quanzhou City, they have the final say.Lin Jing and Tu Xiaosan said, "Taking advantage of this great victory, I will talk to Lao Zheng about recruiting soldiers in various counties and townships. Besides, we have spent more than half of our money recruiting soldiers this time, so we have to get a sum of money." Come."

Tu Xiaosan still wanted to go with Lin Jing, but Lin Jing pushed him away, "It's good to train your soldiers. If our staff members talk, go and pester them."

Tu Xiaosan repeatedly warned, "It's fine to drink tea, and you will come back after drinking." Lin Jing's status is not suitable for drinking too much.

"Got it, it's really long-winded." Lin Jing took the post and went to Zheng Yun's appointment.

Zheng Yun, who was in his forties, had the laid-back temperament of a literati, and was dressed in a faded blue shirt washed with Songjiang cloth, which was quite elegant.He is also good looking, with three long beards under his jaw, gentle and gentle.On the other hand, Lin Jing was dressed in strong attire, with an inch-wide black belt tied in the middle of his azure robe, his face was white and beardless, needless to say his appearance, even if he had made some changes, he still looked very good, his eyes were like cold stars .Lin Jing smiled first when he entered the door, "Mr. Zheng has been waiting for a long time."

Zheng Yun smiled and got up to greet him, "I just arrived too. Brother Lin, sit down." He said, "I recently got some good tea from the magistrate. This tea is not rare in the past. However, in recent years, there have been constant wars. It will be rare if it is broken." Zheng Yun said while the little boy beside him took out tea from a tea pot with silver on the outside and gold on the inside, and started to cook it.Although the tea has not yet been tasted, there is already an elegant fragrance diffused during cooking, Lin Jing couldn't help but said, "The aroma of this tea is really unique, it smells like orchid fragrance, could it be a good tea made from orchid grains?"

Zheng Yun said with a smile, "Sure enough, this tea is rare, brother Lin also guessed wrong." The boy divided the tea into two cups, Zheng Yun took one and handed it to Lin Jing, Lin Jing took it with both hands, smelled the fragrance again, and still wanted to drink it. Pretend to be surprised and ignorant, "It is indeed Lanxiang." Taking another look, he raised his long eyebrows, "The tea color is normal, but the bottom of the leaf is vermilion, and the belly is bright yellow. I haven't seen it before."

Zheng Yun laughed loudly, "It's no wonder I haven't seen this tea, I haven't seen this tea for several years." Fang explained Lin Jing's doubts, "This is a famous tea in the south, Fenghuang Dancong."

Lin Jingxin said, I didn't know it was Fenghuang Dancong, although he didn't drink much tea, since he was a child, all he saw was famous tea among the famous teas, this Fenghuang Dancong's tribute tea for many years.Lin Jing still had an eye-opening look on his face, fortunately he pretended to be so experienced like Zheng Yun, he didn't believe it, Lin Jing stared at his big eyes and said, "Oh, oh, so this is Fenghuang Dancong, although I have never seen it before, I have heard of it before, and it is said that this tea is worth a tael of gold."

Zheng Yunxin said, this Li Xiucai is also a scholar after all, the customs of Jiangnan people are different, and scholars talk about money in such a way that they are aboveboard.Zheng Yun smiled, "One tael of gold and one tael of tea, that's just the crude tea left over from the tea. Brother, try this, the taste must be different."

Lin Jing immediately took a sip and praised the tea repeatedly.Zheng Yun also ate a couple of mouthfuls, and felt that it was not a slack to entertain Lin Jing with such good tea.The two talked about tea and wine, and Lin Jing only took two sips of tea, Zheng Yun also said, "My brother likes it, so it's okay to eat more. You and I are both free and easy, so don't be cautious."

Lin Jing said, "I really want to eat it, but I've never been in good health, so I don't dare to eat too much tea. With such good tea, it's not a loss if you try it."

Zheng Yun looked at Lin Jing carefully, and said with concern, "I see that my brother is thinner than his peers, but he has a weak disease. Our adults know a few famous doctors in Beijing."

Lin Jing smiled, "It may have been many years, as long as you pay attention to your diet, it won't be a big problem."

Zheng Yun didn't mention this any more, the two talked about tea and wine, and Zheng Yun started from the point of view of health, "I see you have a lot of time, brother, and you are General Lin's right-hand man, but you have to take care of your health."

"Fortunately, I'm a clerical worker."

"You can't neglect being a civil servant. Let alone others, you met Japanese bandits on the way back to Quanzhou City with General Lin. General Lin is a world-class hero. You have nothing to worry about. If you are a frail scholar, my brother, wouldn't it make your family angry?" Concern." Zheng Yun's words were quite sincere.

Lin Jing smiled, "I have no family and no business. My family business has long been ruined by the Japanese bandits. I joined the army. I only hate that I am weak and can't practice martial arts. Otherwise, I will go to battle and kill the enemy to avenge my parents. .”

Zheng Yun really didn't expect Lin Jing to be such a lone star of the devil, who has no parents.The main reason is that the situation of Tu Xiaosan is easy to investigate, and Zheng Yun has really paid attention to Lin Jing's low-quality civil servants in the past.Hearing what Lin Jing said, Zheng Yun thought that what he said was really wrong. Seeing that Lin Jing smiled with a little sadness and a little resentment, Zheng Yun said quickly, "Don't worry, brother, now that there is General Lin, he is still afraid of the Japanese. Can't the bandits be Jingping!"

"Yes." Lin Jing said, "It's just that it's not that easy for a while."

"I'm not as good as my brother when it comes to leading troops to fight. However, our lordship came to Quanzhou this time to assist General Lin in suppressing the Japanese bandits. If there is anything that can help, brother, just say so."

Lin Jing said, "Brother, are you being polite?"

"Oh, how did you say that? Not to mention that this is the responsibility of our lord prefect, even we Chinese people, as long as we have a conscience and blood, who would not want to wipe out the Japanese bandits! "Zheng Yundao, "Brother, just speak straight."

"There is really something important. Before I came here, I was thinking about how to tell my brother." Lin Jing was not polite at all, and said that he had not finished recruiting soldiers in Fujian Province. Worried about something happening in the city, he hurried back with the big guys. Fortunately, the pace was not too slow, and the crisis in Quanzhou was finally resolved, but there were still 3000 people left. Now that the Japanese bandits have just been defeated, General Lin I'm worried that the Japanese bandits will go ashore again. After all, they failed to grab anything this time, and killed most of their staff. You don't have much dealings with these Japanese bandits, man. They will fight with them. These bastards are the most vengeful. If you lose today, you will be rewarded with several times the bandit army in the future. Therefore, it is impossible not to recruit this soldier. But, go to other places to recruit It's not realistic, I thought, I still have to come to Quanzhou to recruit. In the past, everyone was worried that we would lose the battle, and if Japanese bandits entered the city, they would lose their lives in vain. But now, everyone has seen the achievements of General Lin Yes. Those brothers with military exploits will be rewarded by the imperial court. I thought, taking advantage of the momentum of this great victory, one is to spread the word to Xiatou counties and townships to reassure the people, and the other is to take advantage of this to raise money Soldiers and horses, in case the Japanese bandits invade again!"

Lin Jing said eloquently that the Japanese bandits would definitely come again, and Zheng Yun became serious for a while.He didn't think too much, he agreed to this matter, and said seriously, "Don't worry, my brother, this is a serious matter, if you don't, I will go with me to report to the magistrate, let's discuss and see how to formulate the regulations!"

Lin Jing got up immediately, "That would be great."

So, Lin Jing followed Zheng Yun to the magistrate's yamen.

Although Lin Jing has not dealt directly with the prefect Xie, Zheng Yun is indeed a hundred times better than Governor Kong.Seeing a group of people from a distance on the road, Zheng Yun led Lin Jing slightly to avoid them. Zheng Yun was a little embarrassed, "The driver in front is the official driver of Governor Kong. I will tell you my brother. The governor has always misunderstood us adults. I It's nothing, brother, you are with me like this, let's avoid it."

Although there was a hint of provocation in his words, he did not bring Lin Jing to meet Governor Kong at all, so that Governor Kong could see Lin Jing and Zheng Yun together with his own eyes.

Lin Jing smiled, "Your Excellency Governor..." There was something unfinished in the words, but he shook his head and did not continue.

Although Lin Jing only spoke half of what he said, Zheng Yun couldn't help but feel happy.