Daming: From the end of Hongwu

Chapter 348 346 - Two Days in Jinan
night.

In the city of Jinan, the sound of soldiers still kept going. During the day, Cao Xiaoman and others ransacked the manor and the mansion. They followed the clues, and more and more evidence was searched, and more and more people were imprisoned.

After dinner, Zhen Wu sat in Cao Xiaoman's study, inexplicably remembering that many years ago, he had carried Zhu Di's order to ransack houses in Beiping city.

At that time, I was young, and I really felt extraordinarily majestic and carefree.

Armored soldiers, pawns, big horses, all imposing and defiant, as if the whole city surrendered under their feet.

Thinking about it now, apart from nostalgia for some of the passion of youth, it seems that there is no feeling left.

Perhaps when Zhu Di was in Yan Wang's mansion, he lamented Cao Xiaoman's youthful vigor and passion just as he lamented that his status was different. Although there are some things that he still likes to do in his heart, he can't let himself down. I did it, or even if I did it again, I couldn't find the mood I had when I was young.

Adults have learned to let go, and will no longer go all out to pursue things that make them happy.

Nowadays, Zhen Wu often thinks about the issues besides some private matters at home, how to make Liaodong a monolith, how to deal with the Tatars and Oirats, and whether he can insert the flag of Ming Dynasty into the Western Regions. Can Zheng He, who went to Nanyang, maximize his interests...

Northeast, True North, Northwest, Nanyang, and True South, as long as Daming can develop outward, all of them are under Zhen Wu's consideration.

He is not an expert on internal affairs. As a soldier, his goal in life is to take these things back home with as little side effect as possible.

……

Thinking of this, Zhen Wu shook his head and smiled, threw away these messy thoughts in his mind, picked up the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in his hand, and continued to read.

Reading "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in Daming is a wonderful experience, as if surrounded by time and space.

This novel is not very useful to people in the army like Zhen Wu. It is more practical to learn the speed and loss of grain transportation when they have this time. However, reading this novel will not do them any harm. , there may be some unexpected gains.

Although some of the strategies in this book are made up with a slap in the head, many of them are real and usable.

At least one thing Zhen Wu was touched by.

That is the personality of each person in the book, and Zhen Wu has been studying the personalities of these people in detail recently.

Whether they are leaders, generals, or counselors, the advantages of their characters have created the highlights of their lives, but the defects in their characters have also restricted their development, especially Lu Bu, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others. The ending all stems from the shortcomings in their characters.

At this time, Cheng Liang knocked on the door to report Shi Leng's arrival.

Zhen Wu put down the book and let Shi Leng come in to meet him.

After a while, Shi Leng walked in.

Shi Leng has already grown a beard, and he has lived a good life in recent years, and his body is slightly fatter. The image of the reckless boy in the early years has long since been discarded in which year.

Zhen Wu smiled, pointed to the wooden chair beside him and said, "Sit down and talk."

Shi Leng nodded yes.

Zhen Wu then smiled and said, "How are you doing recently? I heard Shi Nuan say a few years ago that your daughter-in-law is pregnant, and she should be giving birth soon, so remember to send someone to the mansion to announce the good news. My mother told me that she had already prepared gifts for the child and was just waiting for the child to be born."

After saying this, to Zhen Wu's surprise, Shi Leng smiled wryly and shook his head.

Zhen Wu wondered, "What's the matter?"

Shi Leng sighed for a long time, and said desolately: "The child has passed away."

amount.

Zhen Wu was slightly startled.

Then Shi Leng said in a low voice: "Speaking of which, it's my fault. Earlier, I fell in love with an oiran and spent money to redeem her home. I thought she had a pitiful background and loved her in every way, but I didn't expect the pain to go wrong. When I didn't know, I relied on my favor to give my daughter-in-law a bad face. My daughter-in-law is weak-tempered and never told me. As a result, a few months ago, because she was angry with my daughter-in-law's fetal movement, both mother and child were almost killed. in her hands."

Shi Leng gritted his teeth more and more after speaking, the hatred contained in it is self-evident.

Zhen Wu was completely surprised.

It's not that he hasn't heard some gossip about so-and-so's back house these years, but at this moment, he was a little shocked when he heard Shi Leng's words. Zhen Wu opened his mouth, and wanted to ask how the oiran was doing, but seeing Shi Leng's expression , I don't need to say much about the ending, I can't ask what he said.

this kind of thing...

There is no right or wrong, if you say something wrong, all adults are wrong, only children are innocent.

Zhen Wu had no choice but to sigh, and comforted: "Since it has already happened, it is useless to regret it any more. In the future, I will also focus on the house. As for the children... there will always be."

Shi Leng nodded, his mood still low.

Zhen Wu thought for a while, then changed the subject and said, "By the way, do you still remember our agreement back then?"

contract?

Shi Leng didn't react immediately.

And Zhen Wu has already continued: "I said back then that if you help me for ten years, I will give you a future. Now that I have this ability, do you want to become an official?"

Shi Leng finally thought of this, and the originally gloomy look on his face eased a little. He thought of what happened back then, and there was a bit of nostalgia in his eyes. At the end of the thought, he shook his head.

"If you say that I have helped the Duke all these years, it is better to say that the Duke has been taking care of me. Not only did he take care of me in the early years, but he also gave me a lot of members in the Chamber of Commerce, so that I have the family business I have today. I am already satisfied. Others don't want to ask for more, and they don't want to make any changes, mainly because they are used to doing things in the chamber of commerce, and they like this kind of life."

Hearing what Shi Leng said, Zhen Wu nodded and said, "If that's the case, then it's up to you. By the way, have you ever returned to your hometown in these years?"

Shi Leng shook his head.

Zhen Wu was a little puzzled: "Haven't you ever returned to your hometown? I remember that you were looking forward to being rich and honored, so that your old family could take a look."

Shi Leng was a little embarrassed, he felt inexplicably ashamed when he remembered his obsession when he was young.

He sighed and said: "Back when I was young and ignorant, I always thought that others looked down on us, so I targeted us everywhere, but now that I think about it, I didn't do anything to impress others. In fact, it doesn't matter whether you are rich or poor, your own life In the end, it’s self-knowledge of the weather, and it’s enough to live your own life, why look at the weather of other people, envy and despise, it’s extremely stupid, it’s a bit ridiculous to say that it takes half a lifetime to understand the names my mother gave my brothers and sisters.”

Listening to Shi Leng's words, Zhen Wu couldn't help sighing, people are growing up slowly, and slowly gaining a new understanding of the world and themselves.

Shi Leng and Shi Nuan's mother is a concubine of a rich family. She was sent out by the rich family before she married Shi Leng and their father. Presumably, that unfortunate woman also had a deep feeling for the words Leng Nuan and Zi Zhi. Feeling, that's why I named Shi Leng Shi Nuan.

She probably hopes that her children, even if they live in poverty, will not be greedy for vanity, and hope that Shi Leng and Shi Nuan will guard their own well-being and live their own lives well.

Inexplicably, Zhen Wu thought of the oiran that Shi Leng had mentioned.

This world is always confusing and unclear.

Zhen Wu shook his head, put aside these thoughts for the time being, and began to talk about business with Shi Leng: "Since you want to continue to manage the Chamber of Commerce, I want to adjust the focus, you choose someone from the north to replace you , I want you to go to the south. I asked Zhen Tu to go to the south to start tea, silk and other businesses. You contact Zhen Tu in the past and work together to set up a shipping company. The shipping company will also have a bright future in the future. It just so happens that the third child is in Fuzhou. What's the matter? If you have any questions, you can ask the third child for help, and you may be able to help the third child after you pass by."

After thinking for a while, Shi Leng nodded and said, "Okay, let me explain here, and I will leave for the south in a month."

"Don't worry, time doesn't need to be so tight, and it won't happen overnight. After everything has been dealt with, it won't be too late to leave without worrying about the future. But remember to stop by the capital and see my mother in the mansion."

"Okay, Duke." Shi Leng replied.

Afterwards, Zhen Wu and Shi Leng chatted for a while until late at night, when Cao Xiaoman came back.

After Shi Leng bid farewell and left, Zhen Wu looked at Cao Xiaoman, who was beaming with joy, and said to him angrily: "As soon as I come, I will find something for me to do, you are really good at it."

Cao Xiaoman grinned.

Zhen Wu asked: "Today, how is the matter going?"

"It's almost done. Tomorrow we plan to flatten the bandit village and see if we can find anything useful in the village." Cao Xiaoman said.

Zhen Wu nodded and said: "You can do what you see, that's all, go to sleep, let's talk tomorrow if you have something to do."

After saying that, Zhen Wu planned to go to the courtyard to rest.

At this time, Cao Xiaoman called Zhen Wu.

"Boss, there's something about that..." Cao Xiaoman looked troubled.

Zhen Wu looked back at him and raised his eyebrows.

Cao Xiaoman rubbed his hands like a fly, and said with a sarcastic smile, "That Yao Qing wants to treat you to dinner tomorrow."

Yao Qing?

Zhen Wu was stunned for a moment before realizing who it was.

Cao Xiaoman hurriedly explained: "Yao Qing is a good official, but there has been no one to help him, so the journey has been rough, so he wants...he wants to..."

Zhen Wu interrupted him by raising his hand.

"Then let him come to your house later. When we have a drink or two, there will be more than one person, but you tell him that there is no need to seek relationships like this in the future. As long as he is a good official, everyone will help him, Daming It's not that dark, and you need someone to help you realize your ambitions."

Cao Xiaoman was a little embarrassed, he wanted to explain to Zhen Wu that Yao Qing was not such a person, and he never sought out relationships before, Zhen Wu saw Cao Xiaoman's thoughts, and said with a smile: "I didn't deny his past, I just gave him Just a reminder later."

Cao Xiaoman nodded, and then accompanied Zhen Wu to the Kuanyuan.

across the courtyard.

Jin'er was accompanied by Cao Xiaoman's daughter-in-law, and the two were chatting.

Cao Xiaoman's daughter-in-law had met Zhu Yuying many times before, so she was no stranger to Jin'er, so the two chatted very happily at the moment.

When Zhen Wu and Cao Xiaoman came over, they quickly got up from the bed and both greeted Zhen Wu by themselves.

Zhen Wu waved his hand to save the two of them from being polite, and then waved to Cao Xiaoman's son, who ran over on his heels.

"Master." The little guy called out crisply.

Zhen Wu was happy, bent down and hugged the little guy in his arms, Zhen Wu shook his head, turned his head to Cao Xiaoman and said: "Good guy, your son is too heavy, he is younger than Sanyue by a year, and he is actually heavier than Sanyue." The moon is still heavy."

Cao Xiaoman laughed proudly.

Zhen Wu rolled his eyes, teased the little guy and said: "Good boy, how about being a guard for the uncle when he grows up? Then the uncle will find you a good-looking wife."

The little guy asked in a daze: "What is a daughter-in-law, is it fun?"

Zhen Wu and Cao Xiaoman were taken aback for a moment, while Jin'er and Cao Lishi couldn't help covering their mouths and laughing.

The little guy didn't know if he had misunderstood something, and immediately made a noise.

"I want to play with my wife, I want to play."

hiss.

Zhen Wu didn't know what to say.

With a dark face, Cao Xiaoman slapped the little guy on the back of the head: "Just kidding, come here and I'll carry you back to sleep, don't delay your uncle's rest."

With that said, Cao Xiaoman took the little guy from Zhen Wu's arms, and then bid farewell to Zhen Wu with his wife, and slowly retreated out of the house.

So, only Zhen Wu and Jin Er were left in the room.

Zhen Wu glanced at Jin'er, his eyes moved down involuntarily, and Jin'er's snow-white and slender legs also involuntarily appeared in his mind.

Jin'er blushed slightly, and then she said timidly: "I...I...go make the bed first, and then wash the uncle's feet."

Zhen Wu nodded.

Jin'er ran to the side of the bed as if fleeing, bent over, stretched out her plain hands and began to make the bed. She had a good figure, but when she bent over, because the clothes suddenly tightened, her seductive curves were exposed.

Zhen Wu looked away with difficulty and looked out the window.

Outside, the moon is very round and bright.

The weather is good, suitable for eating meat.

After a while, Zhen Wu finished washing his feet and undressing under Jin'er's service, put out the stick, and went to bed.

Tonight, the silver spear pierces the stamen of the peach blossom, and the beauty dare not raise her voice and frown secretly.

……

On the second day, because Zhen Wu had to rest in Jinan City and Zhen Wu had nothing to do, he stayed in bed until noon before getting up.

This woman is vulnerable.

After eating and Jin'er regained some energy, Mrs. Cao Li took her son to talk with Jin'er again.

And Zhen Wu stayed in the study and read the novel again, but he didn't read it for long today, and gradually, officials from Jinan City began to come to Zhen Wu to confess his guilt.

Zhen Wu did not refuse anyone who came, and Zhen Wu with a high official position personally received them, and Zhen Wu asked Cheng Liang to receive those with low official positions.

After a busy afternoon, Zhen Wu recorded all the things that everyone voluntarily confessed to, and waited for the verification with Cao Xiaoman and others to find out at that time, and then convicted him.

On this day, Cao Xiaoman and others did not come back because they went to destroy the bandits' village.

It was not until the afternoon of the third day that Cao Xiaoman and others came back. This time they smashed the bandit stronghold, killed hundreds of people on the spot, and captured hundreds of people. They completely wiped out this group of bandits in Jinan.

All of these were within Zhen Wu's expectations.

However, one thing was beyond Zhen Wu's expectations.

This time, when Cao Xiaoman came back, he brought back a four-year-old girl who happened to be called Tang Sai'er.

……

　Thanks to the 'sauce wine manufacturer' for the reward, thanks to the boss
　　
　
(End of this chapter)