The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

Qin Xiaoting: "There's nothing wrong with not going to the battlefield. I didn't miss every battle, but I almost couldn't come back."

Lin Yun hurriedly asked, "Have you been injured?"

"I was hit by a few small bullets. Fortunately, you gave me the magic medicine before leaving. Otherwise, even if I didn't die, I would have to peel off my skin."

While talking, the three came to the inner house.Qin Keqing, who learned the news in advance, took Ping'er out to greet them, and invited the guests to sit in the living room, and asked the maid to serve tea and snacks to entertain the two.

When Qin Keqing left, Qin Xiaoting said enviously to Lin Yun: "Brother is very lucky, you can marry such a good-looking and good-looking woman as your younger brother and sister, and you will not waste your life."

Lin Yun smiled and said: "The two sisters-in-law are also very good, not worse than my wife."

Qin Xiaoting shook his head when he heard this. His wife was a fierce general, so fighting was okay, but as for other aspects, she didn't dare to compliment her.

After Ding Yuannan drank a few sips of tea, he asked Lin Yun, "Brother Yun, I heard that you work under Xiao Ting's father, is that right?"

Lin Yun smiled knowingly and asked: "Brother Yuan Nan wants to work in Zuo Wuwei?"

Ding Yuannan said seriously: "I want to work under your subordinates, is it possible?"

Lin Yun was taken aback when he heard the words, Ding Yuannan is now joining the army and is a fifth-rank official.If he serves under him, at least he is a guerrilla general, which is not easy to arrange.

Ding Yuannan said earnestly: "Brother Yun, I only want to lead the army, and it doesn't matter how high or low my position is."

Qin Xiaoting: "Brother Yun, if you agree, I will go to my old man and transfer Yuan Nan to work under your command."

Lin Yun thought for a while and said: "Brother Yuan Nan wants to be transferred to my army to serve in my army. Naturally, I want it. However, the amount of training in my army is very heavy, so you must be prepared to endure hardships."

Ding Yuannan said happily: "Don't worry, I am not idle in Siam, I often train with soldiers, and I can also use flintlock."

"Then I can rest assured, Brother Yuan Nan, you are welcome to join our Zuo Wuwei."

"Thank you!"

Qin Xiaoting took a sip of tea and said, "If my father hadn't been in charge of Zuo Wuwei, I would also like to work with you."

Lin Yun joked: "If you come here, I, the general, should give way."

Qin Xiaoting: "I'm just a guerrilla general of the fourth grade now. After entering the Beijing camp, I don't know if I can get rid of that character."

"It's definitely possible. Your father is the commander of Zuo Wuwei, so General Niu should give him some face."

"I hope so."

Lin Yun suddenly remembered and asked, "How many soldiers did you bring back from Siam this time?"

Qin Xiaoting: "One thousand five hundred, all of them are old soldiers sent by the first group."

"How many soldiers are there in Siam?"

"More than 7000. The first batch passed [-], and later another [-] soldiers were transferred. After excluding the battle damage and the [-] soldiers transferred back this time, there are about [-] left."

After a pause, Qin Xiaoting said again: "Do you still remember Feng Xiang who fought with you in the academy?"

"Remember, what happened to him?"

"His father, Feng Lang, also went to Siam to take over the position of Ning Shizi."

Ding Yuannan: "Do you think Ning Shizi will serve as the commander of Youwuwei when he returns to Beijing this time?"

Qin Xiaoting: "That's for sure. If it weren't for Ning Shizi's lack of qualifications, it is possible for him to be the commander of the Beijing camp."

When Lin Yun heard this, he suddenly felt something in his heart. When Emperor Zhide transferred Ning Cheng back, would he let Prince Xuan go to the northwest front to command operations?

At this time, Ping'er walked in and asked Lin Yun: "Third Master, the banquet is ready, can we start?"

Lin Yun hurriedly stood up and said, "Let's go, the three of us brothers won't go home until we're drunk."

Qin Xiaoting said happily: "It's the two of us who don't get drunk and don't go home. I've never seen you get drunk before."

"That's because I drink too much."

"Come on, brother Yuannan, do you believe what he says?"

Ding Yuannan smiled and said, "I don't believe it."

In order to prove that he tasted good wine, Lin Yun drank too much for the first time.

...

In the evening, Lin Yun woke up from a hangover and saw Xiang Ling sitting beside him reading a book.

He sat up and asked Xiangling, "What time is it?"

Xiangling was startled by his actions. She quickly put down the book in her hand and poured tea for Lin Yun while replying: "It's almost Shenshi time."

Lin Yun got dressed, got off the bed, took the tea cup Xiang Ling handed him, drank all the tea in one breath, then handed it to Xiang Ling and said, "Where are you, Qing?"

Xiangling: "Grandma went to the west to visit Miss Lin. Let Yingge and I take care of you."

While they were talking, Ping'er led Yingge in from the door. Seeing Lin Yun awake, Ping came over and asked with a smile: "Third Master rarely gets drunk, what's going on today?"

Lin Yun: "The guest here today is a good friend of mine. We met again after a long absence, so I had a few more drinks."

Brother Parrot: "Those two officials sent a lot of things, which are rare."

Ping'er handed the two gift slips to Lin Yundao: "It's not particularly unusual, I've seen many of them in the mansion over there."

Lin Yun took the gift list and glanced at it quickly, and saw that it was all kinds of spices, tea, and silk agate produced in Siam, as well as a few baskets of tuckahoe cream.

Lin Yun handed back the gift list to Ping'er, and said: "You will prepare a copy for sister Xiangyun later, and ask her to take it home. Then ask someone to send a copy to Aunt Li."

Ping'er hurriedly asked: "Do you want to send some to the Rongguo Mansion as well?"

Lin Yun shook his head and said: "No need, there is no shortage of this in the mansion over there."

Ping'er: "Third Master, Prince Xuan's Mansion sent someone to send you a post just now, please come and visit us tomorrow."

"Oh!"

Lin Yun thought to himself, "Could it be that Ning Cheng wanted to talk to him?"

Chapter 235: Loyal ministers are used to take the blame

At midnight, Lin Yun led Zhong Yi and Xiao Mo on horseback to the outside of Prince Xuan's Mansion. They saw a group of generals standing in front of the Dongjiao Gate, as if waiting for Prince Xuan to summon them.

Seeing Lin Yun and the others coming on horseback, the servant guarding the gate hurriedly came up to greet him, smiled at him and said, "General Lin, the young prince has told you to go in directly after you arrive."

"Thank you!"

Lin Yun got off his horse, handed the reins to the servants of the palace, and walked into the palace under the envious eyes of all the generals.

Not far away, I saw Ning Heng running over quickly, and said with a smile: "Brother Lin, you came early enough today."

"I'll send you a message to summon you. Can I come earlier?"

Lin Yun continued: "Do you know why your old man is looking for me?"

"It's my ancestors who want to see you."

"Oh!"

Lin Yun thought to himself, could it be that he got [-] shi of grain from the household department and the old prince found out about it.

...

The two walked through the courtyard and corridor, and came to the gate of the inner house of the palace.Across the courtyard wall, the sound of weapons clashing could be heard from inside.

Ning Heng laughed and said, "Father must be fighting with the ancestor again."

After hearing this, Lin Yun silently mourned for Prince Ning for three minutes in his heart. He competed with the old prince in martial arts. It was not appropriate for him to strike, whether it was light or heavy. This was even harder than fighting on the battlefield.

After walking into the courtyard gate, passing through a bluestone path, and then going around several rockeries, Lin Yun saw the old prince holding a long horse spear in the empty martial arts field in front of him, competing with Ning Cheng.

What Ning Cheng was holding was a long spear. Facing the ferocious attack of the old man, he waved the long spear in his hand, pushed it left and right to block it, and stepped back step by step.

Lin Yun and Ning Cheng stood by and watched for a long time, until the old prince picked up the spear in Ning Cheng's hand, and then stopped laughing.

Ning Heng hurried over and flattered him: "The old ancestor is mighty and mighty, three points more powerful than the Overlord of Western Chu."

The old prince stroked his beard and smiled: "What is the overlord of Western Chu? Back then, I led three thousand cavalry, and killed seven in and seven out of the enemy's formation, killing the enemy until they cried like ghosts and howled like wolves. My heart was full of fear."

Ning Heng hurriedly changed his words: "Yes, yes, the ancestor is Changshan Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong."

The old prince handed over the horse spear in his hand to Ning Heng, then glanced at Lin Yunmin, and asked, "Boy Yun, do you think I can still go to the battlefield with my skills?"

Lin Yun asked with a smile: "My lord, do you want to hear the truth or lies?"

"Of course you have to listen to the truth."

Lin Yun: "The younger generation thinks that in today's war, firearms should be the main thing, and personal bravery is also very important, but it is not the most important thing."

"fallacy!"

The old prince glared at Lin Yun, then turned and walked towards the living room.

Ning Cheng put the spear back on the weapon rack, walked over and told Lin Yun: "The old man doesn't like hearing this the most, so try not to mention it in the future."

Lin Yun nodded, followed Ning Cheng and Ning Heng into the living room.

...

After the servant girl brought tea and cakes, the old prince changed into a robe, walked out from the side door, and sat down in the upper seat.

The old prince picked up the teacup, and while drinking tea, he asked Lin Yun, "Do you know the progress of the battle on the northwest front?"

Lin Yun: "The junior has been busy training soldiers for the past few days, so he didn't pay attention to this matter."

Prince Xuan said to Ning Cheng, "Please explain to Boy Yun."

"Yes,"

Ning Cheng introduced to Lin Yun: "The military report jointly sent by Wang Ziteng and Yue Wangye said that the court army had won three battles and three victories in the battle against the Mongols, beheading thousands of people."

Lin Yunxi said: "This is a great victory. My army from the west will return triumphantly soon."

Prince Xuan said with a dark face: "Da Jie, what a fart, your uncle used the secret book to report to the emperor, saying that Prince Yue and Wang Ziteng lied about the results of the battle, and they are guilty of deceiving the emperor."

"Uh,"

Lin Yun was stunned immediately when he heard this, no matter what the final result of this matter is, someone must be unlucky for Wang Ziteng and Lin Ruhai.

Prince Xuan asked Lin Yun: "Boy Yun, whose words among them do you think is more trustworthy?"

Lin Yun said with a bitter face: "The younger generation naturally trusts my uncle more. But the military and state affairs, the court should send someone to investigate carefully."

The old prince said: "Only a few people know about this matter at present. Once word spreads, your uncle will definitely be impeached by the courtiers collectively. You must be mentally prepared."