The Founding of the Red Chamber

In the past, Governor Kong and Prefect Xie were just a political dispute, and it was not a big deal to try to pick each other up in Quanzhou City and sow discord.Especially, as long as the Japanese bandits come, these two people can work together to fight against the Japanese bandits.

But it's different now.

The one surnamed Xie wanted to demolish the Optimus Pillar of the Kong family in the south of the Yangtze River!

Yes, since the Battle of Quanzhou, Tu Xiaosan defeated the Japanese bandits and wiped out tens of thousands of bandits.Moreover, in connection with Tu Xiaosan's anti-Japanese record in the past two years, Tu Xiaosan's talent to lead the army is beyond doubt. At the same time, with Tu Xiaosan's promotion to the position of the second-rank general, he has also become the number one general in the south of the Yangtze River.Regardless of Tu Xiaosan's current status or official position, he is already one of the most powerful figures in Jiangnan.

Although Duan Qin conveyed Xie Guogong's admiration for Tu Xiaosan to Tu Xiaosan in both inside and outside words, there is also a reason why Tu Xiaosan was promoted to the general because Xie Guogong and his old man helped Tu Xiaosan in front of the imperial court.Of course, Tu Xiaosan didn't believe a single word of these words.But Governor Kong didn't know, Governor Kong was so angry with the Xie family. An old third-rank imperial envoy who was about to lose his life was about to marry a yellow-flowered girl in her twenties. Face!There is also this bastard with the surname Duan, who yells at his governor's mansion all day and drinks four times, so don't mention it. You still talk about General Lin all day long, thinking that I don't know the sinister intentions of your Xie Guogong family. !

So, Governor Kong arrived at the General's Mansion the next day, and then... he actually said a set of words similar to those of Imperial Envoy Duan. The difference is that the subject of Imperial Envoy Duan's words was Xie Guogong. Kong Guogong.What Governor Kong said was that Lord Kong Guogong admired and valued Tu Xiaosan so much, and even with this military exploit, the Duke Guo also made great efforts.

To make a fuss about Tu Xiaosan, Tu Xiaosan said in his heart, if I didn't know that you are rivals, I would have come here after discussing things for you two.

Kong Guogong also said to Tu Xiaosan, "The reason why this imperial envoy came to Jiangnan is because of the strong recommendation of the court!" Envoy Duan was very upset.

The difference is that what Duan Qinchai said privately to Tu Xiaosan was, "At the beginning, the general asked me about Li Xiucai's military exploits under your command. Hey, Mr. Kong Guogong tried his best to say that Li Xiucai's character was cruel. Speaking of which, is it still possible to talk about benevolence and righteousness when facing fine works? But what can be done? After all, Kong Guogong is the father of the Queen Mother Kong, and he tried his best to move a lot of Qingliu to the book, and His Majesty can only allow him to play. Now Speaking of the Duke, it is quite worthless for Li Xiucai."

Well, Tu Xiaosan finally understood Lin Jing's military achievements.

Inspector Duan not only told Tu Xiaosan about this matter, he heard that Lin Jing was Tu Xiaosan's number one confidant, he even had a quarrel with Lin Jing in private.

If there is a fig leaf for Duan Xie's fight in the past, after all, everyone is still kind.Ever since Commissioner Duan asked to hire Ms. Mu, everyone has been tearing their faces apart.For example, Governor Kong once said in front of Imperial Commissioner Duan, "Ms. Mu is a heroine, a heroine, and a strange woman who has made great contributions to the country. Even if she marries, she should be an upright wife. What is the second wife?" I am a concubine! I really wronged Miss Mu!"

Envoy Duan Qin was very angry.

Commissioner Duan sneered, "I don't need Governor Kong to worry about Duan's personal affairs."

"If it's your business, please, I won't worry about it for you. Miss Mu is different. Miss Mu has made great contributions to the safety of our Quanzhou city. If things are not fair, I will complain. When I see injustice, I will naturally speak up." Kong The Governor was absolutely determined not to make this marriage a success.

Envoy Duan flicked his sleeves and left coldly.

As a result, Ms. Mu, the person involved, has not yet made any comments, and Governor Kong and Duan Qinchao have become black-eyed chickens.

As for Miss Mu, speaking, her marriage has not been smooth.In these years, there were many marriages that were talked about, but none of them came to fruition. However, among these marriages, the one with the highest status was the five-rank Jinling former acquaintance who drowned earlier.Now this imperial envoy Duan is a third-rank official.From the perspective of the world, this marriage is the concubine of imperial envoy Duan, and it's not that he can't match Miss Mu well.

Therefore, Lin Jingzong was very disgusted when Zheng Yun mentioned it to him, so he still had to let Murong know about it.

Mu Rong heard what Lin Jing said, and seeing Lin Jing's tone was cold, he couldn't help looking at him, "Young brother, do you think this marriage is not good? However, my girl was very happy when she heard about it."

Lin Jingxin said, you are such an ignorant girl.Lin Jing said, "I have to ask Brother Mu about this matter, what can I say."

Mu Rong smiled, "We are both at this age. If we were about fifteen or sixteen, we were still shy about getting married. What is there to be ashamed about now? Besides, although we haven't known each other for a long time, we have killed enemies and fought wars together. , If you don't say anything, you will be angry."

Lin Jing said, and Lin Jing said, "Sister Arong, don't listen to those ignorant people outside. This marriage can't all depend on family status. You are only 25 this year, and the imperial envoy is more than fifty. The concubine at home I don't know how much, besides, her character is very limited. When a girl gets married, she should not look at the beautiful flowers outside, but also at the benefits. This kind of person, let alone the second wife, even if the eldest wife comes to marry you, she can't marry."

Murong picked up the teacup and drank it slowly, and said, "Back then, before my marriage was consummated, I determined not to marry again. I didn't intend to do this with Duan Qin. It's just that people in the officialdom care about face. I'm only worried How to refuse, so as not to offend him."

Lin Jing let go of his heart and said, "Sister Arong, you don't have any intention of marrying him, and I will discuss the rest with Brother Mu."

Lin Jingyuan was not afraid of imperial envoy Duan, this Jiangnan was still Governor Zhang's domain after all.

Therefore, Lin Jing didn't take this matter to heart, and just waited for Mu Qiuting to return to Quanzhou to discuss it.

But who knows, Zheng Yun came over and mentioned the second happy event with Lin Jing. The magistrate has a beloved daughter who is twenty-eight years old and wants to be a gentleman.

Lin Jing was startled, and Lin Jing hurriedly said, "My fiancée died at the hands of Japanese bandits. Back then, I swore that I would never marry again in this life."

Zheng Yun was startled for a moment, and then laughed. After laughing for a while, Fang took Lin Jing's hand and patted it, and said with a smile, "Ah Qing, you misunderstood. It's not you, but General Lin. The magistrate sees General Lin like this." I heard that General Lin has no marriage in his family, so I would like to ask you to inquire about it."

Lin Jingxin said, this Xie family is really willing to spend money, it's a chain.

Lin Jing first said, "Miss Xie's appearance, I have also heard of it. I have heard that De Rong speaks well, she is a good girl with everything."

Zheng Yun smiled, "That's right, it's not that I'm exaggerating, even in the capital, it's rare for a girl to be as good as my girl."

"Although I have never been to a prosperous place like the capital city, I think that brother Zheng's words are correct." Lin Jing smiled, "I will convey this kind of happy event on my own behalf. It's just the same, hey, I don't dare to do this Paula."

"Looking at Brother Xian like this, there seems to be something unspeakable?"

"It's not that I have something to hide." Lin Jing said with a heart-to-heart look, "Brother Zheng also knows that our general, such a young talent, is in his prime. To be honest, in the past few years, there are not a few people who say goodbye to him. , but I don’t know why, but he just doesn’t like it. He’s not like me, he’s already a widower, and it’s not easy to delay other girls. I don’t know why he is.”

When Lin Jing said this, Zheng Yun couldn't help frowning, Zheng Yun said, "Could it be that the general's vision is so high that it's hard for ordinary ladies to catch him?"

Lin Jing shook his head, "I, even I, can't figure this out."

Zheng Yun was in a bit of a dilemma. Generally, for such a happy marriage event, both parties are interested in it, and it will be settled once they talk about it.If one party proposes it, especially if the woman proposes it first, it would be too embarrassing if it is rejected.

Zheng Yun is a prudent person, he immediately said, "Even so, let's think about it."

Lin Jing said, "I listen to Brother Zheng."

Lin Jing turned around and mentioned this to Tu Xiaosan, Tu Xiaosan glanced at Lin Jing depressedly, and asked him, "You don't know why I am alone and never married?"

Lin Jing said, "Don't say these things are useless. I think the one surnamed Xie has found you, and they won't give up so easily. You should find a way to deal with it yourself."

Tu Xiaosan said, "What should I do? I'll just say, I'm a Duanxiu, I like you, and I don't want to be with women, so it's fine."

Lin Jing went directly to stop him, might as well ask Tu Xiaosan to grab his hand and hold it tightly.For a person like Lin Jing who has cold hands and feet all year round, the strength in Tu Xiaosan's palms has a warmth that makes people covet.Lin Jing couldn't help lowering his eyes and said, "Your hands are really warm."

Tu Xiaosan took Lin Jing's hands into his palms to warm him, and saw that his drooping eyelashes were thick and thick, as if densely covering his thoughts.

Originally, Tu Xiaosan felt that Lin Jing was enlightened, but when he took advantage of the opportunity and proposed to resume bed-sharing relationship with Lin Jing and warm Lin Jing's bed that day, Lin Jing mercilessly rejected him.Lin Jing said, "Here we have to make it clear, what is the relationship between us, I can't lie to you no matter what, give you hope for nothing, otherwise, who am I?"

Tu Xiaosan said, "Tell me, besides pretending to have broken sleeves, is there any other suitable way to refuse the Xie family's marriage proposal?"

Therefore, Lin Jing arranged for Tu Xiaosan and Shi Silang to sleep together in the same room, and asked Tu Xiaosan and Shi Silang to pretend to have broken sleeves, and grabbed Lin Jing to clean up Tu Xiaosan when he was angry.Lin Jing was lying on the quilt panting, and said to Xiaosan righteously, "This is not allowed in the future." Although he felt that he was very upright, he did not know that his voice was full of the unique laziness after relief and tired.

Tu Xiaosan lay beside Lin Jing, turned around and held Lin Jing in his arms, "What's the matter, brothers in the army sometimes solve each other. They are all men, so what are you afraid of? I am a man, you don't feel at ease. Do you think Think, these years, did brother ever feel sorry for you? Don't worry, we are just like brothers, okay?"

Even at this time, Lin Jing was not confused at all, and said a little sleepily, "It's good that you can think so."

On the same day, the two of them played around for a while, but they didn't discuss the reason why Xie's family proposed marriage.As a result, Zhifu Xie's post was sent to the General's Mansion the next day, and Zhifu Xie invited apprentice Xiaosan to the mansion for a drink.Lin Jing said, "You have to think of a word to support you."

Tu Xiaosan snorted coldly, "These people are really smart. Whether I marry or not, what do they do!"

Anyway, Lin Jing just reminded him.Tu Xiaosan didn't like Xie Fu's idea of ​​hitting him, but when he was in the prefect's house, Tu Xiaosan still restrained his temper and said, "Back then, my whole family and village died at the hands of Japanese bandits, so I swore that I would not If you kill all the Japanese bandits, you will never get married again! How can you start a family now that the Japanese bandits have not settled down?"

Xie Zhifu is not easy to fool, Xie Zhifu said with a smile, "The ambition of a great general is like that of a champion. The champion has the words 'the Huns are not destroyed, why should they call themselves home'. The general is only about [-] now People, now it seems that it is not an exaggeration to say that the general is the champion of our court." After speaking, Xie Zhifu changed the subject, "It's just that revenge and blood hatred are naturally important when a man is alive, and blood can be passed on. Great filial piety."

Tu Xiaosan shook his head, his expression was very firm, "Give me another three to five years for the Japanese pirates, and I will be able to kill all the Japanese. It's not too late to talk about marriage."

No matter how prefect Xie tried to persuade him, Tu Xiaosan always looked like he had eaten bastards and weights.The prefect Xie discussed with his staff Zheng Yun at night, "Tell me, does General Lin really have no such intentions, or does he think that I, Xie's wife, can't match him?" Prefect Xie was quite displeased.He didn't have to recruit Tu Xiaosan to be his son-in-law, but Tu Xiaosan's attitude of life and death made Zhifu very angry.His daughter, Miss Qianjin, is she worthy of him as a martial artist?

Zheng Yun shook his head, "It's hard to say."

Miss Xie lifted the curtain lightly and entered the door, and said softly, "Instead of saying that, it's better to say that this general has no intention of switching to my Xie family."

Magistrate Xie couldn't help frowning when he heard this, "Does he still want to stay under Kong's sect as a lackey? Li Xiucai's military achievements are all confiscated by Kong Guogong?"

Miss Xie seemed to have a plan in mind, the corners of her lips twitched slightly, "Whether it is true or not, with this Miss Xie's marriage, you can find out once you try it!"

At the same time, twelve sticks of butter wax were lit in Lin Jing's room in the General's Mansion, and the lights were brightly lit.

Lin Jing stood, and Tu Xiaosan sat.

Lin Jing stood by the side, and Tu Xiaosan sat in the case.

Tu Xiaosan is writing a secret letter to Governor Zhang.While writing, Tu Xiaosan said, "Pass this letter over, Governor Zhang may feel at ease."

Lin Jing said softly, "This letter can secure Governor Duan's heart, but it's just a pity about Sister Mu's marriage. I'm afraid I can't just decline Imperial Envoy Duan casually."