(The first update, ask for a red ticket)

"There's a sentence I don't know if I should say it, I don't know if I should say it......" Lin Mengde hesitated for a long time and said in a low voice.

"When did Uncle Mengde get into such a relationship with me?" Lin Jian said with a smile.

It was raining outside, and the light in the camp was dim, Lin Jian looked at Lin Mengde's solemn face, knowing that what he said was not trivial, otherwise with the relationship between them, there was no need to use these words as a bottom, and waved his hand to let the guards in the camp retreat.

"Then I'll say it, if you don't like it in your heart, then I'll talk nonsense and talk nonsense......" Lin Mengde took a fire sickle and lit the oil lamp, put the oil lamp on the table, squinted his eyes, as if he was brewing something to say.

Lin Mengde has been in charge of the Lin clan in Jiangning for many years, and he has developed the bad habit of being thoughtful when speaking and doing things, and seems to be a little slow, Lin Jian didn't care about him, took an official letter, and waited for him to speak while watching.

"In your opinion, the Chu Party is not enough to rely on?" Lin Mengde asked.

"In the past few months, the Chu Party has been in the government and the opposition, how to act, you have also seen it, I will send everyone back to discuss with you in the secret room, and ask me what this sentence is for?" Lin Jian asked rhetorically, "However, although the Jiangdong Left Army has accumulated military merits, its foundation is floating, and it always has to be refuted by Zhang Xiang, Tang Gong and Gu for ......the time being."

"Then I'll be blunt," Lin Mengde said, "When the Dongyu retreats, it is a matter of course for the imperial court to summon you to Beijing to report your work, and your marriage will be a public discussion, and you can't make your own decisions." Do you want to marry the daughter of a clan or the daughter of a minister? ”

Lin Lian's shy and beautiful appearance appeared in his mind, and then he thought of Su Mei again.

If you only consider it from a personal point of view, Xun Niang is of course a good match, talent, appearance, temperament and the most important factor in the marriage of the world: family background, none of which is bad.

It's just that it's not that simple.

Before King Qin went north, and even before the Battle of Jiyang, there were rumors of talking about his marriage to Xun Niang in the estuary, and the Gu family remained silent, and they knew what was on their minds at a glance.

Although it has only been more than half a year, the situation has developed to the point where it is today, and it has probably fallen below everyone's eyeballs.

The meaning of Lin Mengde's words is very clear, this time in Beijing, the fact that he is not married will become a public discussion. Whether it is Zhang Xie, Tang Haoxin or Gu Wuchen, they will suppress the contradiction between him and Yue Lengqiu, tie him and the Jiangdong Left Army firmly to the chariot of the Chu Party, and charge forward for the Chu Party. Whether it is a promotion or reward, it is far less reliable and intimate than that of in-laws.

Whether it is Gu Junxun or the daughters of other important ministers of the Chu Party, Zhang Xie and Tang Haoxin have enough ability to decide Lin Lian's marriage through the mouth of Emperor Chongguan, what excuse does Lin Jian have to refuse?

I am afraid that when I open my mouth to refuse, it is when I break with the Chu Party.

If he agrees to the marriage, whether it is the Jiangdong Left Army, the Jiyun Society, or the public opinion of the government and the opposition, they will more firmly regard him as the backbone of the Chu Party.

Lin Tie was in Jinan at the beginning, and tried every possible way to contact Lu Jingyan, until Lu Jingyan died on the battlefield, he didn't say a word to him head-on.

After the war, the power of the Chu Party in the court was further consolidated, but could a truly learned person recognize what the Chu Party did during this time?

The foundation of the Jiangdong Left Army is still shallow, but the prestige won by the north into Yannan will not be weak, although it is not yet possible to break away from the Chu Party at this time, but it is also necessary to maintain the relationship between the two and the other.

Even if you can't be distant, you can't be more intimate.

When Lin Jian thought of this, he felt a headache, rubbed the Sun Hall, and asked Lin Mengde: "It's probably not that you want to say this to me alone, right?" ”

"Ziang, they all think that I am closer to you, and they rush the ducks to the shelves, let me tell you about this," Lin Mengde said, "This matter can't be delayed until after entering Beijing to think about how to solve it!" ”

"What can I do," Lin Jian sighed in his heart, he had Liu Yue'er and Xiaoman in his heart, and his sleeves couldn't be exposed, and he didn't care much about whether he got married or not, but he didn't expect his marriage to drag on to this day, and it would be dragged out to a matter that was not his alone, it seems that Cao Ziang and others don't want to have too close a relationship with the Chu Party here, yes, each team has its own core interests, and asked Lin Mengde, "Can't let me grab a girl at the vortex to get married, right?" ”

"When I was in Jinan, the girl of the Sun family was also in the army, do you know?" Lin Mengde asked.

"The Sun family made it clear that they didn't want to wade into this pool of troubled waters, and besides, what is Wan Niang's impression of me, you can't let me get married, and the backyard will catch fire every day, right?" Lin Jian said helplessly.

"The situation is different before and after, when you were in Jiangning, the Gu family didn't want to marry Xunniang to you, do you still have this confidence at this time?" Lin Mengde asked rhetorically, "The girl of the Sun family is a girl who knows the general situation, maybe she misunderstood you before...... Whether it succeeds or not, you have to try it to know. ”

Whether it is Lin Mengde, or Cao Ziang, Zhou Pu, Ao Canghai, Ning Zechen and others, or even Sun Shangwang outside the camp tent, as well as the backbone members of the Jiangdong Left Army and the Jiyun Society and Jiyun Wuwei, they all only identify with Lin Tie, and they all regard the Jiangdong Left Army, Jiyun Society, and Xisha Island as an independent force group, they do not agree with the Chu Party, nor with the government, nor with today's imperial court, their ideal housewife is not the kind of virtuous and virtuous lady, hiding in the deep house compound, not going out of the gate, and not stepping out of the second door. They hope that the woman standing next to Lin Jian is the kind of woman who is courageous, knowledgeable, and able to stabilize the rear at critical moments.

Taking the standard of being a doctor in the world, Sun Wenwan really can't be considered a good match, her background is low, the girl dances with knives and sticks, has a wild temperament, and also meddles in the affairs of the River Gang, but for Lin Mengde, Cao Ziang, Zhou Pu, Ao Canghai and others, these are not shortcomings.

Lin Meng saw that Lin Jian was silent, and asked tentatively: "If you think it is feasible, I will take a break from illness and recuperate for a few days?" ”

Lin Jian sighed softly and said, "You should be careful on the road, I will let Ma Po Monkey lead a team of cavalry to escort you, but don't force this matter......"

Lin Mengde breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "If this thing doesn't work out, my mother-in-law also has a niece who looks good......"

Lin Lian smiled bitterly and waved his hand to let Lin Mengde leave, and called Sun Shangwang in to discuss the matter.

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Outside the city of Jizhou, the barracks were undulating, the night rain, the raindrops hit the cold gray branches and the camp tent, crackling, dozens of fast horses galloped into the barracks quickly.

Hao Zongcheng's eyes are narrow, his slightly pointed chin is sticky with three strands of fake beard, he actually controls the command of the Jibei Army in the name of the supervising army, wearing cyan armor, red helmet resting on the bookcase, holding an official document to read under the lamp, he looks a little majestic in the camp and is quite self-disciplined.

Listening to the sound of horses' hooves entering the camp, it seemed that he didn't stop until the front of the Chinese military tent, Hao Zongcheng couldn't help frowning, and was about to send guards to see who was so unruly, when the guards on duty outside the camp tent came in and said, "Lord Liu has come from Jinhai......"

Hearing Liu Zhi coming, Hao Zongcheng knew that there was hope for the secret discussion last time, and he did not blame Liu Zhi for his mistake in riding a horse into his military tent, and asked the guards to invite Liu Zhi in.

"Little Liu Zhi kowtowed to see Lord Chang ...... Zuo, "Liu Zhi came into the camp tent and kowtowed to Hao Zongcheng to say goodbye."

"Get out of here, and sit next to me." Hao Zongcheng saw a smile between Liu Zhi's eyebrows, and also smiled and asked him to sit beside him, and sent the guards in the camp away, "How are things going?" ”

The province of the inner service set up two people, from the three products, the right servant is often vacant all the year round, as the Chongguan Emperor is still the prince's personal eunuch born Hao Zongcheng won the trust of the Chongguan Emperor, one person alone in charge of the power of the Inner Servant Province, at this time is directly in charge of the military power of the Jibei Army, the director of the northern line of the Zhulu Qin Wang Division, and the southern line of the governor of Eastern Fujian Yue Lengqiu to fight against the court.

In addition to the left and right attendants, there are also two young eunuchs and four internal attendants, all of whom are from the four products, and the subordinates are from the four products, and the subordinate courts, palaces, Xi officials, internal servants, inner houses, and six divisions of the inner fang.

There were no outsiders in the tent, so Liu Zhi naturally called Hao Zongcheng the name of the provincial official.

"Lin Tie's turtle son, when it comes to talking about it, he wants to die of popularity, it's not that he refuses to sell the head, one two hundred taels of silver, and a thousand pieces are sold for a whole ......" Liu Zhi observed Hao Zongcheng's expression, and said what he had agreed with Lin Mengde in private, for fear that Hao Zongcheng would not be satisfied with this price, he didn't dare to boast extraly, "The military department rewards merit, and a head is only twenty taels of silver, and Lord Zuo Chang did not press his price, he was already giving him face, Lin Tie's turtle son really didn't know what to do." ”

"If he promised twenty taels of silver for a head, it would be better to hand over the heads to the Ministry of War," Hao Zongcheng looked at the shaky campfire, inhaled cold air and said, "Two hundred taels of silver is also a bit exaggerated......

"That's right, this turtle son is not afraid that the Jiangdong Left Army will be too conspicuous and make all the armies jealous and hateful? The kindness of Lord Zuo Chang, he just can't understand it, I can't wait to roll up my sleeves and fight with him! Liu Zhi said exaggeratedly, he saw that the look on Hao Zongcheng's face was not particularly resentful, and said carefully, "Lin Jian also said that two hundred of them were taken out by the Jin Zhongjun for sale......

"......" Hao Zongcheng looked at the candle flame silently for a while, and couldn't help but ask Liu Zhi, "Does Lin Jian really think that he can eat the remnants of the Jinzhong army even with flesh and bones?" ”

"According to what I saw in Hejian Mansion, Lin Xuwen is quite entrenched by those remnants of the defeated generals, but those remnants of the defeated generals have different opinions on the Chu Party, and there are still some differences," Liu Zhi said, "The remnants of Jinzhong have indeed made a lot of achievements in Jinhai and Yangxin, according to Xiao's humble opinion: Lord Zuo Shichang is holding them accountable at this time, for fear that he will leave an unfavorable handle for others?" ”

"Lin Tie is greedy for money and power, it's better to deal with it than not being greedy for anything, is it possible that he is afraid that they will turn against the sky?" Hao Zongcheng said, "You go and reply to them, I accept this price!" Rest in the camp for a day, and I will give you the money to take to Jinhai......"

"Do you want to talk about silver when you see the head?" Liu Zhi asked.

"I don't believe that a little eunuch would dare to hack my money!" Hao Zongcheng said coldly, "If he is a good dealer, you are not afraid to have a good relationship with him in the Jiangdong Left Army, presumably he has a lot of things to ask me for!" ”

asked Liu Zhi to go to the side tent to rest, and called his deputy in the Jibei Army: "The Jibei Army has only won forty grades until now, and it is a shame to be thrown home." Tell those turtle grandchildren that a raw barbarian head is four hundred taels of silver. Don't wait for the old man to hold him accountable for avoiding war and fearing the enemy, and then cry for his father and mother in the old man's tent. The old man is not their father, nor is he their mother, the old man only recognizes the first level of merit! Do this thing more secretly, so as not to let the people of the military department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate notice it, and don't you have to go through another lot of words! ”