Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 194 Wei Guogong’s respect

Lin Cunde and Qi Yan arrived at Wang Ying's house and saw Wang Ying and Wang Zhi already welcoming guests. Lin Cunde also got off his horse and congratulated Wang Ying.

Then he stood behind Wang Ying, ready to help welcome the guests.

"My dear nephew, go to the living room quickly. Marquis Cheng'an, Marquis Wu'an, Marquis Taining and other distinguished nobles are already waiting for you in the living room. You go to the living room and help me entertain them. I can handle it here. As for the servants in the mansion, you can do whatever you want. Call! Besides, there are distinguished guests in the house!" Wang Ying said to Lin Cunde.

"Hey, okay, I'll go in first!" Lin Cunde smiled and nodded when he heard what Wang Ying said.

Soon, Lin Cunde followed the servants into the living room. Who among the servants in Wang Ying's mansion knew Lin Cunde? Everyone knows that this is the future son-in-law that the master and his wife value most.

Lin Cunde followed a steward in the mansion to the living room. At this moment, Mrs. Qin was also standing, directing the servants to serve tea and pour water.

Lin Cunde quickly came to Qin's side, saluted to Qin and said, "My nephew has met my aunt!"

"Cunde is here, good boy, go in and have a rest!" Mrs. Qin was so happy when she saw Lin Cunde coming, she took Lin Cunde's hand and said happily.

"Well, Shibo asked me to go in to entertain the guests. I'll leave this to my nephew, while my aunt is busy with the rest!" Lin Cunde said to Qin again.

"Okay, you people who obey Cunde and dare to be disobedient will be kicked out!" Ms. Qin said happily to the servants next to her.

Lin Cunde raised his hands to Mrs. Qin again, and then entered the living room.

As soon as Lin Cunde entered, he knew Guo Sheng, Gu Jing, Xiangcheng Bo Li Jin, Xu Xianyong, Zhang Min and several others. He didn't know the others at all.

When Lin Cunde entered, he first raised his hands to everyone and said, "Young man Lin Cunde, I have met you all!"

"Hey, you are Lin Cunde, haha, come on, come on, come and sit down here!" At this moment, an old man heard what Lin Cunde said and said to Lin Cunde happily.

Lin Cunde didn't recognize him at all. At this moment, Shi Heng smiled and said to Lin Cunde: "This is Wei Guogong, he just rushed to the capital a few days ago!"

"Ah! The general has met the Duke of Wei!" Lin Cunde was shocked when he heard this. This is the only adult Duke of the Ming Dynasty.

The five Dukes of the Ming Dynasty and Duke Ding have not yet ascended the throne because the son of the previous Duke Ding was not yet a child. The same is true for the lineage of Duke Cheng, and the same is true for the lineage of British Dukes. The future Duke Mu is now only two or three years old. Only one of the five great Dukes of the Ming Dynasty can do the job, which shows the difficulty of today's generals.

In the battle of Tumubao, the British Duke and Cheng Guogong died on the battlefield.

"Haha, come here, come here, sit down next to me. I have been in the capital for a few days and I have heard about you all the time. Your Majesty also praised you very much!" Wei Guogong Xu Chengzong greeted Lin Cunde with a smile.

"I don't dare, thank you, Lord Guo!" Lin Cunde said in return with his hands raised.

"Come on, just sit here. Do you have any objections?" Xu Chengzong said while looking at everyone with a smile.

"No!" Those generals all smiled and shook their heads and said, no one dares to have an opinion. Now Wei Guogong serves as the governor of both the former army and the left army. Guarding Nanjing is actually guarding the south and ensuring the safety of the south.

Xu Chengzong pulled Lin Cunde to sit next to him, and immediately a maid came over with a teacup.

"Cunde, this time you can be made a count. Those civil servants did not dare to object. It is because Wei Guogong came back. His Majesty specially called him back. On the day when Wei Guogong came back, he met six ministers and said directly, who dares to object to Lin Cunde being made a count? Go to his house with a knife in hand at night!" Guo Sheng, the Marquis of Cheng'an, said to Lin Cunde with a smile.

"Ah?" Lin Cunde was surprised. He quickly stood up and thanked Xu Chengzong. Before he could say anything, Xu Chengzong pulled him to sit down and said, "Don't thank me. If you want to thank me, it's me who wants to thank you. They also want to thank you." I have to thank you. Without you, the Battle of Hequ would have been defeated, and it would be impossible to reorganize the Central Military Governor's Mansion, and it would be impossible to rebuild the Third Battalion of the Capital!"

"Don't dare, don't dare!" Lin Cunde waved his hands quickly and said.

Xu Chengzong continued: "I knew about you when I was still in Nanjing. This time Wang Ying led the army in the battle, my first thought was that it was over. This time there was probably going to be a big mess. They fell into the treacherous trick of the civil servants. They just wanted to be disbanded again. If Wang Yingruo, the third battalion of the capital, is defeated at Hequ or Yanmen Pass, our generals' life will be even more difficult!'

After I got the content of the good news, I got very drunk, complained to my ancestors, and even went to Xiaoling Mausoleum to cry for a while!

It's so difficult for the generals now, especially after the Battle of Tumubao. I can't sleep all night when I think about things in the army every day!

When the good news came, I knew that there were many things in the capital that I probably didn't know. At this time, His Majesty ordered me to return to the capital, so I hurried to the capital.

In the study room of Qianqing Palace, His Majesty held me and chatted with me for two hours. Only then did I realize how difficult it was for Your Majesty and how much Luling Bo had done to enable me, the general of the Ming Dynasty, to be where he is today.

Therefore, after I came out of Qianqing Palace, I happened to see those civil servants. I just said, I will attack anyone who dares to oppose Cunde's ennomination. I am not afraid of them, and your Majesty can't kill me. What a big deal. I will bear a lifetime of infamy!

After coming out of the palace, I went to the school field outside the city to check the training situation of the Third Battalion of the Capital. After seeing it, I was very satisfied and knew that everyone in the capital had worked hard. I was pleased!

All of this has a lot to do with you. Some of you may not know this, but your Majesty has told me everything. Everyone, you all owe Cunde a big favor. I’m telling you this today. In the future, if you have difficulty in maintaining virtue, you must do your best to help. Helping Cunde means helping ourselves.

What virtues do you have, what virtues do I have? I know it in my heart. A warrior still praises us. We all rely on our ancestors to have our current status. Some of them have brute strength, and some of them are simple-minded. If you want to fight with civil servants, you Neither can, not even me.

But be virtuous!

Whether you can make great achievements in the future, whether you can lead thousands of troops, gallop on the battlefield, and drive out the Tatars all depends on your virtue!

Everyone, I am permanently stationed in Nanjing. I cannot return to Beijing without an order. I will leave it to you after I have been virtuous. I hope you can unite as one and protect the people of Ming Dynasty during this difficult period! "

After Xu Chengzong finished speaking, he stood up and held his hands in front of the generals.

All those nobles stood up and hurriedly said that they did not dare and would definitely unite as one. ’

Lin Cunde was also very moved at this moment. It was his first time meeting Wei Guogong. Wei Guogong actually valued him so much, which he did not expect.

"Well, sit down. Sit down. Cunde and Qi Yan have been granted the title of Earl. I'm very happy. Cunde, I'll leave the capital to you. They are all warriors. If they don't listen to you, tell me. Just look for an opportunity to impeach them and deal with them!" Xu Chengzong said to Lin Cunde with a smile.

"Don't dare. I am a junior, and you guys have actually been of great help to me!" Lin Cunde quickly stood up and said to Xu Chengzong.

"Well, we were supposed to help each other! We generals just wanted to help each other. What has happened now? If His Majesty hadn't been sober and kept thinking of ways to elevate everyone's status, everyone would bow to those civil servants when they saw them in the future. Bow down first!

We are military generals, people who fight in battle without frowning, but we have to grovel to them. Can you bear it? "Xu Chengzong asked as he looked at the nobles.

"That won't work!" Shi Heng also immediately shook his head and said.

"Well, it's much better now!" Guo Sheng also said with a smile.

"Shi Heng, please listen more to Cunde. What I'm most worried about is you and Wang Ying. You have just been knighted. You don't have a deep understanding of the power of the civil servants in the court. As long as the civil servants catch you, If there is a problem, I will find a way to kill you, so you and your family should keep a low profile, otherwise, you will regret it!" Xu Chengzong pointed at Shi Heng and said.

"Yes, I did ignore it a bit before. After listening to Cunde's words, now I am also cautious and don't dare to act recklessly. I also strictly control my family!" Shi Heng immediately stood up and said with a smile to Xu Chengzong.

"That's good, listen more to Cunde. If it weren't for Cunde this time, Wang Ying might be beheaded, not to mention relying on military merit. Those generals would attack fiercely and discuss strategies when they caught a point. We are really not as good as them, but unfortunately, they only know how to fight for power!" Xu Chengzong sighed.

Others also nodded.

"Cunde, keep an eye on them. If you find any problems, remind them in time. They are very simple-minded. They won't be able to find their own problems until death is imminent!" Xu Chengzong said to Lin Cunde again.

"I don't dare. If the boy discovers anything, he will tell you!" Lin Cunde immediately said with his hands in hand.

"Well, I know you. His Majesty said that you are a kid who doesn't talk much, but has a warm heart. Wang Ying is a reckless man. To make a reckless man like you so much means that you really have something like this. What a person is capable of!" Xu Chengzong said while stroking his beard with a smile.

"Wang Ying took advantage of him and decided on the marriage to Cunde early!" Xu Xianyong said with a smile.

"Really? Who doesn't have a daughter yet? But if you can't resist Wang Ying, you should start early!" Guo Sheng also said with a smile.

The other generals also smiled bitterly and shook their heads. Lin Cunde is so young and is an earl. It can be said that his future is limitless. The key is your Majesty's trust! Not ordinary trust!

Otherwise, it would be impossible for the five military camps to be handed over to Lin Cunde to command just after being made an earl.

After a while, Wang Ying led Wang Zhi in. After Wang Zhi came in, he first bowed to the nobles.

"Has Xiaozhi's marriage been decided?" Xu Chengzong looked at Wang Ying and asked with a smile.

"No, I'm still looking for it!" Wang Ying replied without thinking.

Shi Heng, Guo Sheng, Gu Jing and others all stood up. Among them, Shi Heng said directly: "Master Guo, you don't have a daughter of the right age. You can't mess with the mandarin duck book. We still have a daughter in our family. !”

"Yes, Mr. Guo, you can't act recklessly. My daughter and Wang Zhi are similar in age, and they will be in the same horoscope by then!" Guo Sheng also said anxiously, Wang Zhi will be the prince's future, such a good son-in-law. , why don’t you hurry up?

(End of this chapter)