Chapter 1354 The Duke of Wei's Stealing
"As for luck, it's really not as good as that of your cheap niece and son-in-law. A mere boy from a poor family got the top prize in his studies and married a wife from your old Li family. The richest daughter has reached the fifth rank of officialdom before she even reaches the weak crown." Wei Guogong Xu Peng raised his wine glass, paid respect to Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu, and continued the topic just now.
"Luck? I thought so before, but I don't see it that way now." Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu and Wei Guogong Xu Peng raised their wine glasses. After drinking the wine in the glass, they shook their heads slightly and slowly said.
“Oh, why?” Wei Guogong Xu Pengju asked curiously.
“Let’s talk about studying first. You must be lucky to win the first prize, but can you win the first prize if you are lucky?! In addition to his intelligence, Zihou’s diligence is rare in my life. I studied diligently, and even if I won the first prize, I continued to study hard. It's unheard of to talk about dogs and horses. If the two brats in my family work harder, I can wake up laughing when I get married. As an elder, I can't deal with the life in the backyard of the younger generation. Making irresponsible remarks. Being an official is not a blessing. To explain it in one word, let me give two examples. First, it was not something ordinary people could do when Zi Hou inspected the Taicang Bank naked in the capital. Second, he relied on his solid military exploits to rise in Jingnan. More than 3,000 Japanese pirates attacked Jingnan County. Zihou was defeated by less than 100 government officials and The soldiers fought against more than 3,000 Japanese pirates, and not only successfully defended Jingnan County, but also captured 824 Japanese pirate heads. Eight hundred and twenty-four, Brother Dapeng, as the Yingtian garrison, you are also in charge of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion. , How many Japanese pirate heads have been captured in these years? ”
Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu put down his wine glass and praised Zhu Pingan profusely, emphasizing that Zhu Pingan's success was not due to luck.
Actually, the Marquis of Linhuai really looked down on Zhu Pingan at first, but later he changed his view little by little until now.
"Ahem, aren't the Japanese pirates not coming to Yingtian? I don't have a chance. As generals, we have the blood of our ancestors flowing in our bones. When we lead troops to fight, we are not weaker than others. If we are Japanese pirates, If you dare to offend us, come on Let us two brothers kill one, two of us will kill a pair of them, and a thousand of us will build them into a palace."
Wei Guogong Xu Pengju coughed, a little embarrassed, and drank by himself. After drinking a cup, he said proudly again.
"That's true." Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu nodded, but did not deny Wei Guogong's heroic words.
"When he comes to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to punish and punish, which branch is in charge of the inspection?" Wei Guogong Xu Pengju asked again, "Do you want to operate it and stay in Yingtian? Recently, the Japanese pirates seem to be crazy, repeatedly violating the border, and the local prefectures and counties have been harassed repeatedly. , it is quite risky to conduct separate patrols in Yingtian City. The pool is deep and there are many troops stationed there, so the Japanese pirate Xiaoxiao doesn't dare to come to seek death. He stays in Yingtian, where he is safe and can take care of him during special times."
"It's too late to pick him up. It is the responsibility of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to punish and inspect the military preparations." The Marquis of Linhuai sighed.
"Military Preparation?! This is a position that usually takes the blame and has no results. I took over Military Preparation as soon as I came here. You treat me like a brother. It's not me who said so. Regardless of whether I took over Military Preparation this time. The errand was the last time I interfered with Yang Jisheng's impeachment of Mr. Yan Ge in the capital. You, my niece-in-law, acted a little too hastily." Wei Guogong twitched his lips and commented.
"Who says otherwise? Zihou is capable, but he does things a little too hastily. However, it is normal for young people to be strong-blooded. For example, the emperor Zihou came to visit me at my house the other day and talked about the Japanese pirates. After learning about the current situation of the navy, Zi Hou then I suggest that I go to Shusheng and request that two hundred more warships be built and restore the old number on the grounds that the Japanese pirates have been causing trouble for many years and the warships are insufficient, so as to expel the Japanese pirates and give full play to the role of the naval force." Linhuai Marquis said and sent Zhu Ping'an the day before yesterday. The suggestions made when visiting him were informed to Wei Guogong.
"Huh?! Please build more warships and restore the old ones so that they can play the role of the navy." Hearing this, the Duke of Wei's eyes couldn't help but light up, as if he had been enlightened and someone had opened up the two channels of Ren and Governor.
"Yes, and based on the hydrological conditions, it was even mentioned that sand ships should be modified to facilitate naval operations."
The Marquis of Linhuai continued.
When Wei Guogong heard this, his eyes lit up even more, just like two bonfires under the dark night.
“Zihou’s suggestion is good, but it is too hasty. The Holy Father only approved the memorial of his predecessor Shi Caojiang to reduce the number of warships by half. At this time, I went to Shu to advise him to build more warships and restore the old number. , isn’t this contrary to the Holy Spirit? However, Zihou also said that the situation is different now and then. The Japanese invasion was controllable years ago, but now it is out of control and becoming increasingly rampant. But it is still a bit too hasty. "
Linhuai Hou Qingqing. He knocked on the table and concluded.
"Well, it is indeed a bit too hasty." Wei Guogong nodded slightly.
"Okay, let's not talk about the recent appointment and dismissal of officials." Linhuai Marquis poured a glass of wine for Wei Guogong and brought the topic to the recent appointment and dismissal of officials.
However, Wei Guogong was a little absent-minded next. The Marquis of Linhuai knew that Wei Guogong had been in chaos in his house recently. Wei Guogong's legitimate wife Zhang died early and left no heirs. According to the eldest son inheritance system, if there is no eldest son or legitimate son, then the eldest son of the concubine should inherit the title. However, Wei Guogong did not intend to appoint the eldest son of his concubine to inherit the title. Instead, he intended to appoint the son of his favorite concubine Zheng to inherit the title. Even, in order to achieve his goal, Wei Guogong also planned to make his beloved concubine Zheng the wife of Wei Guogong. For this reason, the back house of Wei Guogong's mansion was in a state of chaos and was in a state of chaos. The Marquis of Linhuai thought that Wei Guogong was thinking about the affairs of the rear house and did not think otherwise.
After having a drink, Wei Guogong hurriedly returned to his house. Looking at Wei Guogong's hurried back, the Marquis of Linhuai was even more sure that Wei Guogong was worried about matters in the rear house.
However, what the Marquis of Linhuai didn’t know was that when Wei Guogong returned to the house in a hurry, he didn’t go back to the back house to put out the fire. Instead, he immediately came to the study, put out pens, inks, paper and inkstones, and started drafting. Memorial.
"Xu Pengju, who is also in charge of the military governor's office and is responsible for the defense of Yingtian, starts the memorial."
If Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu were here, he would be shocked to find that the memorial written by Wei Guogong almost copied the advice given to him by Zhu Ping'an. From the reasons to the suggestions, it is almost word for word.
"I'm sorry for how you treat your brother. Since you don't adopt Zhu Zihou's suggestion, then I will use it shamelessly. You also know that my eldest son is useless, but my younger son is decent. I want my younger son to become a prince. I need this merit. If the Holy Spirit is right, If you have received my memorial, then it will be easier for me to operate. In fact, rather than saying that Zhu Zihou acted too hastily, it is better to say that you are too cautious in your treatment of brother."
After Wei Guogong finished writing the memorial, he checked whether it was there or not. I missed some words and started talking to myself. (End of this chapter)