I want to be a grandson

Chapter 525

The founding father Chang Sheng was treated politely in the palace, and after returning home, he went to the study,

After thinking about it for a while, he took a pen and dipped it in ink, took a white paper and started writing on it.

Geng Bingwen, the Marquis of Changxing, who was far away from the military training area in Shaanxi, was stunned for a moment when he received the letter, and then he was so excited that he almost jumped up!

Seeing his appearance, the general next to him couldn't help but look at each other, and asked him what good business he had, but Geng Bingwen didn't talk to them at all, showing a secretive look.

After sending away his subordinates, Geng Bingwen finally managed to stabilize his emotions. After receiving Chang Sheng's clearer words, he immediately sent a statement to the court, please go home to visit relatives.

After Zhu Yunxi saw his memorial, he asked him to arrange the defense of the Northwest before returning to Beijing to visit relatives and report on his work.

"Your Majesty, the Shenji Battalion is going to hold a big military exercise in August. General Sheng Yong wants the soldiers to go out, not only to test the endurance of the soldiers marching and fighting, but also to test their combat ability.
The initial plan was to set off from the capital, march [-] miles all the way, and plan to cover the entire distance in seven days..."

In Jinshen Hall, Geng Rui told about the exercise plan of Shenji Battalion.

The Shenji Battalion has been practicing here all the time, whether it is loyalty, lineup neatness, or momentum in battle, they are all outstanding, and they have long had the appearance of elite soldiers.

And this drill is not only an expansion of the usual drills, but also a good test of the endurance of the soldiers through forced marches.

Zhu Yunxie said: "Marching [-] miles in seven days, the time and distance are really not easy to achieve, but as you think, of course, the inspection of soldiers will be difficult.
If it is easy and easy, then what is the need for testing! "

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

In ancient times, soldiers marched and fought on two legs, and there were not so many horses and camels.
Even when the Japanese pirates were being fought in later generations, even the National Party did not have so many trucks to transport soldiers, and many people still relied on a pair of feet.

Guan Linzheng, who won the reputation of "thousand-mile horse" during the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, was because the troops he led were good at long-distance raids and had strong maneuverability.

At that time, the Guanbu marched [-] kilometers forcibly in seven days, and immediately launched a bloody battle with the Japanese pirates after arriving at Gubeikou of the Great Wall.

But when it comes to forced marching, he is still just a younger brother, and the ability to run was learned from his teacher when he was chasing him!

When it comes to forced marches, famous examples of forced marches such as Flying to Luqiao and Hurricane Qingfengdian are the masters!
Through these records of forced marches, it can be roughly calculated that the maximum marching speed in one day and one night is about 260 miles. It is estimated that this record will be difficult to break.

The weapons and muskets of the Shenji Battalion were heavier, and it was a seven-day march, which tested endurance, so marching 1000 or two hundred miles in seven days was also a great test.

Zhu Yunxie ordered: "Go back and tell the Shenji camp what to do. I will go to the Shenji camp to see you off in person during the practice in August! During this rehearsal, anyone who has achieved outstanding results will be rewarded!"

"The last general is on behalf of all the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion, thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!" Geng Rui saluted.

"Yeah." Zhu Yunxi thought for a while and asked again: "I haven't killed anyone in my hands, how can I do it if I have seen human blood! I will let the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of War prepare the place where the bandits gather in the Ming Dynasty.
After you come back to repair, you will send troops to destroy them. Only when you have seen blood can you hold your sword tightly on the battlefield! "

Geng Rui hurriedly said: "Your Majesty's words are very true. Although the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion have undergone rigorous training, they have not been conquered on the battlefield, and they have not killed anyone.
After all, he lacked a bit of energy, His Majesty's arrangement was exactly what the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion needed, thank you Your Majesty at the end! "

"Okay, let's talk about this after you guys finish the rehearsal..."

Zhu Yunxi took a sip from the teacup on the desk, and suddenly asked: "Geng Rui, how long have you been home? Letting you run between the Shenji Camp and the Lecture Hall is indeed busy enough, and it must be tiring." ..."

"Be loyal to His Majesty and dare not be tired!"

Zhu Yunxi nodded approvingly: "Your father said that he would go home to visit relatives, and after calculating the schedule, he will soon be home. Go back and rest for a few days, and take this opportunity to reunite with your family."

"Yes, the last will obey!"

When Geng Rui walked out of the palace gate, he was still very puzzled. His father was away for many years, either in battle, or in military training and preparation, and rarely went home.

Even if I come back once, it is because I have official duties, and I have to go back to the capital to report on my work, and it is just "by the way" to go home.

This time, he actually took the initiative to write a letter and go home to visit relatives?

It's really a strange thing...

Could it be that what father did in the northwest caused His Majesty's dissatisfaction, so that he was allowed to come back?
But it's not like

Today, the palace sent an order for him to have an audience, and he didn't say anything. His Majesty just asked about the Shenji Camp as usual, and there was nothing special about it.

Furthermore, even if my father really caused something to happen, as long as he wasn't heinous, basically he wouldn't be involved.

The reason why Geng Rui has such self-confidence is because he knows how much His Majesty attaches importance to the Shenji Camp and the Martial Arts Hall. His Majesty appoints himself as Sheng Yong and himself, that is trust!

It is no exaggeration to say that I am His Majesty's confidant in the army!

So if something happened, His Majesty would not let him come to see him in order to protect himself, but would ignore it, so as not to attract the attention of others and impeach him.

Since I can't figure it out, I simply don't want to.

When Geng Rui returned home, his mother and younger brother already knew the news of his father's return, but because they didn't know the reason for his return, they felt a little uneasy...

Geng Rui had no choice but to comfort his family, and then waited for the door to greet his father.

But when the sun was about to hang in the middle of the sky, and there were no people, Geng Rui sent someone to check.
After a long time, the housekeeper ran over out of breath and reported: "Young master, I found out clearly. As soon as the master entered the city, he went to the Founding Duke's Mansion. He said he would come back later and let the young master and madam eat by themselves."

"Oh, I see……"

Geng Rui frowned, the founding mansion...Chang Sheng?
Shaking his head, he went back to tell his mother, and then waited with peace of mind.

The founding mansion, the living room.

Chang Sheng and Geng Bingwen, Marquis of Changxing, exchanged greetings and talked while drinking tea.

Geng Bingwen couldn't bear it, and asked: "Mr. Founder, in your opinion, can Her Highness the Eldest Princess like my son? After all, the Eldest Princess has a noble status, this..."

The two of them had almost clarified this matter in their letters, otherwise Geng Bingwen wouldn't have traveled all the way back.

Chang Sheng sipped his tea and said with a smile: "The eldest princess is indeed honorable, the chosen consort must be a good talent, your son...

The deputy general of the Shenji Battalion, he is indeed a talented person when he talks about martial arts exercises, as for whether the eldest princess can be liked, hehehe... I can't say..."

Geng Bingwen humbly belittled his son a few words, and said: "Mr. Founder, it's about the princess's marriage. I don't really have any confidence in my heart.

The big deal is that I have a dull old face, and it doesn’t matter if I am pointed at my forehead and laughed at by civil and military officials, but the last time the Japanese envoy mission was completely wiped out, I still remember it..."

"This is to make decisions for the eldest princess, venting anger for the eldest princess! Everyone can see His Majesty's love for the eldest princess. I am afraid that it will affect the reputation of the eldest princess and arouse your majesty's hatred..."

Chang Sheng understood his worry, and said, "Since I mentioned this matter to you, I'm sure, so maybe I'll still make fun of you?
Don't forget, I am the eldest princess's uncle, how can I just talk about it!Of course I can speak Chinese in this marriage! "

Geng Bingwen looked at him, eyes full of doubt and uncertainty...

"Uh……"

Chang Sheng was very depressed by his eyes, but there was no way, in terms of seniority, Geng Bingwen really couldn't refute him looking at him like this!

Because Geng Bingwen is a veteran, although he is a marquis, his qualifications are much stronger than his own, the Duke of the country!
"Duke Founder, give me a word of truth, your Majesty's side..."

Chang Sheng knew that if he didn't give him a reassurance, he wouldn't feel at ease. After all, his nephew's record was too strong!
So he said: "This matter... Marquis Changxing, was your son Geng Rui outstanding among the many generals back then? Could he be able to overwhelm all the heroes? Can he be regarded as famous?"

Geng Bingwen blushed, "That's not true, how can a bastard be so good, he burned incense before he pissed me off!"

Chang Sheng continued, "But His Majesty formed the Shenji Battalion but appointed him as the deputy general. This is of course because the Shenji Battalion had a small number of people at the beginning, and everyone didn't care too much.
But now you see, the Shenji Camp has become a climate!Do you know how many people are greedy for the position of lieutenant general at this time?Even those marquises want to be in charge!

But this matter fell on your son, His Majesty's trust in him is far beyond ordinary people..."

"Let's look at the Martial Arts Hall of the Eastern Palace. Oh, yes, it's called the Da Ming Lecture Hall now. Who knows how important Da Ming is to the Lecture Hall. Your son... His Majesty's importance isn't obvious enough!"

Geng Bingwen took a deep breath, and now Chang Sheng said, Your Majesty, the meaning behind the words is obvious to you...

"I understand, thank you, Duke Founder!"

Chang Sheng didn't leave Geng Bingwen to eat in the mansion, he represents the royal family now, if he took the initiative to keep him to eat and drink, after the marriage between Geng Rui and the eldest princess is over,
When others talk about it, they may say that the royal family is eager to get married, which is not in line with the nobility of the royal family!

At this time, you have to put on airs!

Even if it's for outsiders to see, you have to do this!

After Geng Bingwen left the founding mansion, he looked back at the master's plaque again, and couldn't help but smile knowingly, all worries and doubts were swept away!

Back home, Geng Rui and his younger brothers visited their father. Geng Bingwen looked at his own son and kept looking at him all over his body.
Turned round and round Geng Rui, observing carefully, as if the son didn't understand at all,
"Father, why don't you sit down?"

Geng Rui couldn't stand being watched by him, he felt that there were tens of thousands of ants crawling on his body, it was really sore and unbearable.

Mrs. Geng looked at her husband's appearance, frowned and said: "What are you looking at, you circled around your son, and you don't know anyone when you go to the northwest?
If you have anything to say, just say it, what are you doing watching around like this!Could it be that the melon seeds on the head are broken! "

Geng Rui also hurriedly said: "Father, if the child does something wrong, please teach me..."

Facing his wife's words, Geng Bingwen was not angry. He stopped with a smile and waved to her: "You don't understand, you don't understand... Hahaha, you don't understand..."

"Clouds and mountains and fog!" Mrs. Geng gave him a supercilious look.

Geng Bingwen stared at his son again, and said with a little excitement in his voice: "Boy, I really don't know what blessings our old Geng family has accumulated, that such a great thing can happen to you today!
Find a good day to go back to your hometown to worship your ancestors, you have to tell your ancestors! "

When he said this, Mrs. Geng also became serious, took his arm and asked, "What good thing are you talking about! Don't hide it!"

Geng Rui was also confused,
Under the expectant eyes of his wife and son, Geng Bingwen told about the eldest princess's marriage, and also said what Chang Sheng had revealed to him.

Generally speaking, the royal family has already selected Geng Rui as the son-in-law of the eldest princess, but it is not easy to directly order a marriage for fear of being regarded as a "forced marriage", so it is not stated explicitly.

It is not uncommon for the royal family to force marriages. During the Tang Dynasty, Princess Wanshou was at the age of marriage. She had seen many young talents, but she couldn't get into the eyes of Princess Wanshou.

Tang Xuanzong was worried about the marriage of Princess Wanshou. At this time, a minister named Bai Minzhong recommended Zheng Hao to the emperor.

Tang Xuanzong was very satisfied after hearing this, and immediately handed over the full power of Princess Wanshou's marriage to Bai Minzhong.

But he already has a marriage contract, but he hasn't married yet. Before Bai Minzhong could tell Zheng Hao the news, Zheng Hao was already on his way to propose a marriage.

When Bai Minzhong learned about it, he hurriedly stopped Zheng Hao, told Zheng Hao that he had something important to discuss, and used his official authority to make Zheng Hao return home.

After returning home, Zheng Hao realized that he had been deceived by Bai Minzhong. When he learned that he was going to marry the princess, Zheng Hao was very reluctant.

But the emperor's order is hard to violate, who dares to offend the royal family?

Coupled with Bai Minzhong's coercion and temptation, even if Zheng Hao is reluctant, he can only obey, bite the bullet and break off the previous engagement, and marry Princess Wanshou.

And Zheng Hao also became the first in history, and the only one who is both the number one scholar and the son-in-law.

So being the No. [-] Scholar can be a son-in-law, that is a fiction, it is just a deduction of a movie and TV show.

"Eldest princess, are you right? Is it really the eldest princess?" Mrs. Geng asked in disbelief, dumbfounded.

Geng Bingwen said: "Do I dare to make a mistake on such a big matter? Not only did Duke Kai and I talk about it in a letter, but I just came back from his house just now. If no one can figure it out... really think that I am a marquis." It's for nothing!"

When Mrs. Geng got the exact news, she became excited instantly, "Good! That's great! But the eldest princess!..."

But Geng Rui had a complicated face, hesitantly said: "Father, I...don't I want to be a son-in-law?"

(End of this chapter)