Mingshi

Chapter 646 Brothers Gathering
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"Understood!" Hu Zongxian was overjoyed in his heart. He liked such a person who only worked hard and didn't take credit for it.However, as a minister, I feel embarrassed to just take advantage of Luo Xin, so I thought for a while and said:

"No, I'm done talking about my affairs, we two brothers talk about Shibo Division."

Luo Xin's spirit was lifted, and he cupped his hands towards Hu Zongxian and said, "Brother, please give me some pointers."

Hu Zongxian waved his hands and said, "No weapon, don't be polite. It's just that you really fell into the muddy water!"

Luo Xin smiled wryly and said, "I know, I don't want to get into this muddy water either, but the sacred order must not be violated! And..."

Luo Xin looked at Hu Zongxian with a half-smile and said, "Your Majesty still needs to get military expenses for you, and now the Ming officials can't even pay their salaries, hehe..."

Hu Zongxian's face showed loyalty to the emperor, and he cupped his fists in the direction of the capital, and then said to Luo Dao:

"No, thank you. You don't know how much infamy my brother is carrying now. In order to build a team that can eliminate Japanese pirates, I had to apportion various taxes to Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Now there is no one in Jiangsu and Zhejiang who doesn't scold me. But in order to eliminate Japanese pirates, I , I have no choice but to bear these infamy..."

Luo Xinxin snorted coldly, he believed that most of the money fell into Hu Zongxian's pocket, and he was just relying on the righteousness of fighting against the Japanese to collect money.Of course, most of the money he collected should have been given to Yan Song at the time, and he went to curry favor with Yan Song, but he didn't expect Yan Song to fall so quickly, making him lose his backing, and then he thought of raising his own self-respect, and now he heard himself The analysis given to him made him suddenly alert.

It was precisely because he knew that he could no longer search for it, and that he had to wipe out the Japanese pirates in the shortest possible time, that's why he turned his idea to the Secretary of Shipbuilding.

However, Luo Xin naturally wouldn't expose Hu Zongxian's background, and wanted to make false claims with him, so sympathy appeared on his face and said:
"Brother, there is an old saying in my hometown."

"What old saying?" Hu Zongxian still had grief and indignation on his face.

"It's better to stand than to do things, to watch than to stand, and to make trouble than to watch."

"Crack!" Hu Zongxian slapped the table and said excitedly, "Well said!"

Luo Xin looked at Hu Zongxian sincerely and said, "Brother, I have wronged you."

Hu Zongxian's face became even more excited, and he even reached out to grab Luo Xin's hand and said, "No, you are the only one who understands me in this world. Don't worry, if there is anything about the Shibo Division, as long as my brother can help, I can do it." help you."

Luo Xin also properly stretched out his other hand and placed it on Hu Zongxian's, with excitement on his face and said:

"Brother, with your support, I will be courageous. Now I have a small matter to ask for your help."

Hu Zongxian's heart sank. He was so excited that he was only pretending, but he didn't expect Luo Xin to climb up after giving him a pole, so he had no choice but to say:
"you say!"

"It's about the garrison in Hangzhou. My elder brother has not been in the southeast for long. I'm afraid that my elder brother doesn't know much about the southeast, so I think besides my elder brother, I don't care if you want an army."

Hu Zongxian frowned slightly and said, "But the Holy Majesty's will is to give you an army."

"Then combine the two armies into one."

"Who do you want?"

"Qi Jiguang!" Luo Xin condensedly said: "My eldest brother is only in charge of the fifth grade, Qi Jiguang is now the third grade. Qi Jiguang is the main force in this army, and my elder brother is the assistant."

Hu Zongxian thought for a while, Qi Jiguang has just turned 40 years old now, and has already made his mark on the battlefield. Although he has not yet become Hu Zongxian's right-hand man, he has also shown his general talent. Hu Zongxian is very reluctant to hand Qi Jiguang to Luo Xin.However, he didn't want to save Luo Xin's face. After thinking about it, although Qi Jiguang was important, he was indispensable, so he nodded and said:

"Okay! No, you stay in Suzhou for two days, and then let your elder brother and Qi Jiguang accompany you to Hangzhou."

"No!" Luo Xin shook his head and said, "I'd better go to Hangzhou as soon as possible. There are many things waiting for me to start to deal with. At that time, bro, let my elder brother and Qi Jiguang go directly to Hangzhou to find me."

"Alright!"

Luo Xin bid farewell to Hu Zongxian and returned to the post station. He left Suzhou the next day and went straight to Hangzhou.Before noon, the group entered Hangzhou.Luo Xin went directly to the Hangzhou Yamen to meet the prefect of Hangzhou, Song Danian.The prefect of Hangzhou also knew what Luo Xin was here for, so he was polite to Luo Xin, and personally brought Luo Xin to an independent yamen, which occupied a large area, and told Luo Xin that this area was assigned to the Shibo Secretary. .

Luo Xin looked around, and although it was a bit worn out, it was still usable.This is a three-entry layout, so Luo Xin used the third entry as his living place, the second entry as his office, and the first entry as the office of the City Shipping Department.Then he summoned the officials of the Shipbuilding Department.

Luo Xin just met those officials briefly, he didn't know the background of these people, so naturally he couldn't reuse them, so he sent them to someone to clean up the Shibo Department.

On the second day after Luo Xin arrived in Hangzhou, Luo Qing hurried over.Seeing Luo Xin, he came up excitedly and hugged Luo Xin fiercely.Luo Xin was also very excited, the two brothers finally fought together again.After embracing his eldest brother, Luo Xin looked at his cousin Luo Sheng who was standing aside.Luo Sheng's expression was full of respect. He knew in his heart that he, Luo Xin, and Luo Qing brothers were not as close as other cousins. Luo Ye not only did not dissuade, but also supported the result, and finally kicked out his cousin's family.

Since that day, there has been a gap between the two families, especially Luo Xin is very alienated from Luo Sheng's family.It was nothing at first, but no one thought that after Luo Xin's family was kicked out, life would become more and more prosperous, and Luo Xin was even more amazing, he became the number one scholar, and even became the military god of the Ming Dynasty. You are a first-class Marquis.This made Luo Sheng fear Luo Xin from the bottom of his heart.

Seeing Luo Sheng's awe-inspiring expression, Luo Xin showed an affectionate smile on his face.Luo Xin at this time is no longer the Luo Xin of the past, standing tall, he can see far, and he has already let go of some things in the past.

not to mention……

He knew very well in his heart that a hero has three gangs.In this feudal society, it is a society with many families. If the family cannot be carried forward, it is just a lonely struggle, and it will eventually disappear in the long river of history.Therefore, Luo Xin also went up and gave Luo Sheng a big hug.

Luo Sheng's heart was agitated, until the three brothers were seated as guest and host, Luo Sheng's heart was still agitated.He knew that Luo Xin's embrace meant that Luo Xin no longer remembered what happened back then, and the estrangement between the two families had dissipated, which made him respect Luo Xin even more from the bottom of his heart.

Luo Xin immediately wanted to order a banquet to cleanse Luo Qing and Luo Sheng, but Luo Qing stopped him and said:

"Little brother, go to big brother's house."

"Home?" Luo Xin was stunned: "You don't live in the barracks?"

Luo Qing's face became a little embarrassed, and Luo Sheng looked at each other, and Luo Sheng's face was also a little embarrassed.Seeing the expressions of the two people, Luo Xin asked curiously:
"what happened?"

"Well... the two of us live in Suzhou, so naturally we don't live in the barracks. And..."

Seeing Luo Qing's hesitant appearance, and thinking of the "home" he said just now, Luo Xin's heart moved, looked at Luo Qing and said:
"Brother, are you taking a concubine?"

Luo Qing nodded in embarrassment, and Luo Xin looked at Luo Sheng again and said, "Cousin, are you taking a concubine too?"

Luo Sheng also nodded in embarrassment, Luo Xin was stunned again, thinking that Luo Qing and Luo Sheng were both honest children at the beginning, how come they are like this after going out for a few years?
However, Luo Xin didn't take it too seriously. He has now integrated into this society and knows that in this social environment, it is not a big deal for a man to take a concubine.Especially Luo Qing and Luo Sheng are far away from home, and their wives are not around, so they laughed and said:

"Can't hold it anymore?"

Luo Qing and Luo Sheng's faces turned red with a bang, they lowered their heads and said nothing.Luo Xin stood up and said:
"It's nothing to take a concubine, go, take me to see the two sisters-in-law."

Luo Qing and Luo Sheng were overjoyed, they stood up hastily, and the three of them walked out of the gate and walked down the street.Luo Qing still asked worriedly:

"Little brother, father..."

Luo Xin waved his hand and said, "Father wishes you could take in more concubines, give him more grandchildren, and spread his branches and leaves." Then he glanced at Luo Sheng and said, "Uncle, too."

The two brothers let out a long sigh of relief, but Luo Sheng still had some worries on his face.Luo Xin said:
"Worried about sister-in-law?"

"Yes!" Luo Sheng nodded honestly, and Luo Qing who was beside him also said, "Little brother, I'm also worried that your sister-in-law will make trouble with me, so you can find a way for me."

Luo Xin rolled his eyes and said, "That's about you two, don't come looking for me."

After saying that, I saw a gouache shop next to the street, went in and bought two rouge gouaches.When Luo Qing and Luo Sheng saw it, they knew that Luo Xin bought it for their concubine, and said:

"Little brother, I'm just a concubine, don't be so polite."

Luo Xin shook his head and said, "Let's go, it's not easy to be empty-handed when we meet for the first time."

Coming to a door, looking at the small courtyard in front of him, Luo said, "Whose house is this?"

"The two of us, this yard is not small. Xiuzhi and Xiuyun live together and are also companions." Luo Qing stepped forward to call the door, and Luo Sheng said:
"Xiuzhi and Xiuyun are sisters."

Luo Xin was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "They have been living here?"

"Yes!" Luo Sheng said, "The two of them are originally from Hangzhou, and Hangzhou and Suzhou are not far away, so we put them here."

At this time, there was a rush of footsteps coming from inside, and then the courtyard door opened, and two women appeared in the door, Luo Xin looked over, and saw two women of average appearance, but delicate and soft, that The eyes of the two women fell on Luo Xin at once, and then they squatted down and saluted:
"This is the uncle, I've seen my uncle before."

Luo Xin handed the presents to the two women, and after the two women thanked them, they led the way and walked inside.

The three of them quickly entered the lobby, and after the two women saluted again, they went into the kitchen to cook.Luo Xin looked at the somewhat embarrassed elder brother and cousin and said:

"Why didn't you buy two maids?"

Luo Qing said: "They don't like it!"

Luo Xin nodded, it seemed that the two women were diligent and thrifty housekeepers.Not a man of vanity and enjoyment.

At this time, the two women came in again in turn, first brought tea to the three of them, then fruit and pastries, and then retreated.

Hearing the sound of pots and pans coming from the kitchen, Luo Xin said with a smile: "The two sisters-in-law are virtuous people."

Luo Qing and Luo Sheng nodded with smiles on their faces.Luo Xin doesn't care about things like elder brother and cousin taking concubines, these are trivial matters.Putting this matter aside, looking at Luo Qing and Luo Sheng, he said:

"How many soldiers did you two bring?"

"Two thousand!" Luo Qing raised two fingers.

"Not five thousand?" Luo Xin was stunned for a moment. He remembered that Hu Zongxian said it was five thousand soldiers when he was in the governor's mansion.Luo Qing laughed and said:

"General Qi still has [-] soldiers. He is stationed far away for defense. It is estimated that he will not be able to come to Hangzhou until tomorrow."

Luo Xin nodded, he wasn't worried about Qi Jiguang's soldiers, it must be a strong army, but he was worried about the soldiers under his elder brother, so he asked seriously:
"Brother, how about your two thousand soldiers?"

"Strong army!" Luo Qing raised his chest.

Luo Xin's spirit was lifted: "How does it compare with Qi Jiguang's soldiers?"

"Not weaker than them."

"it is good!"

Luo Xin was overjoyed, he believed what the elder brother said, because the elder brother had never lied in front of Luo Xin.Thinking about the big brother's ability, it shouldn't be too bad.And in fact, in Luo Xin's opinion, the level of leading troops of the eldest brother is not weaker than that of Qi Jiguang at all, and should even surpass Qi Jiguang.Because a long time ago, Luo Xin handed over Qi Jiguang's set to his elder brother.With the eldest brother, Luo Sheng, and Qi Jiguang, plus five thousand elite soldiers, Luo Xin felt that he could sit back and relax.

"Little brother, tomorrow I will send two hundred elite soldiers to protect you." Luo Qing said seriously.

Luo Xin nodded without refusing.Ever since he experienced two assassinations, Luo Xin didn't dare to be careless anymore.It is impossible for a person to be vigilant all the time, so guards are needed.Luo Xin didn't want to die yet.

The three Luo Xin brothers talked about it, Luo Xin told his eldest brother and cousin about the family affairs, while Luo Qing and Luo Sheng introduced the situation in Southeast to Luo Xin in detail.

Footsteps sounded outside the door, and two women were seen carrying a tray with dishes on it, which soon filled the table, and the two women bowed and left.The three brothers began to drink and talk.

"Little brother, now that you have brought Dai'er home, do you want to take a concubine?" Luo Qing looked at Luo Dao.

Luo Xin laughed and said, "Do you two think that if I take a concubine too, you two can go home confidently?"

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