The Soldier of the Red Mansion

Chapter 124 Got it, Uncle
Tongzhou City.

The headquarters of the right wing general of the Eastern Army in the west of the city.

Cheng Hong set the tone, and everyone had an idea in their minds, knowing that their general was going to take action. However, they didn't know how to establish the rules. After all, the right wing had been like this for many years since the reorganization of the Beijing Camp.

If it weren't for Wang Xin, who was really different from others, the right road would have remained the same, and no civil or military official in the hall would have thought of changing it.

The tall and thin general, having learned the attitude of his own general, immediately stepped forward and said, "There are some rules that everyone must abide by, and the same applies to military pay. It's not up to one person to decide. Even if this matter gets out of hand, not even the admiral would dare to speak up for him."

"This man is young and impulsive. If he disregards the rules," another official frowned, worried, "will it bring trouble to everyone?"

"He dares, he's just a guerrilla general, the worst that can happen is that we have to break up with him." The tall and thin general snorted coldly, not caring about the possible trouble, looking as if he was being reckless.
Zhu Zhen understood that Li Wei thought that Wang Xin's appearance had snatched away his position as guerrilla general, because the higher up you go, the more people are assigned to specific positions, and Wang Xin was young, so Li Wei might not have another chance.

Li Wei dared to make trouble, and the general did not stop him.

Zhu Zhen was worried.

Cheng Hong really didn't care and asked curiously, "How did they fall out?"

"Sir, our right wing has been a quiet force these past few years, and we've duly carried out the Admiral's orders. But as the saying goes, a kind horse is ridden by others, and a kind person is bullied by others. If the Admiral doesn't appreciate our kindness, we can't count on him." The tall and thin general Li Wei said sternly, "Liu Ding from the left wing even publicly insulted the Admiral, yet the Admiral dared not provoke him. So this time, we're going to use him as an example to warn the others, to show those outside that our right wing is no pushover."

Everyone was shocked. According to Li Wei, this was going to be a big deal.

Seeing no one speak up, Li Wei knew he had to step in now. He said, "Your Excellency, the Governor may not know this, but Wang Xin lives in the Jia Mansion and has deep connections. He's become a guerrilla. If we don't drive him out now, not only will the Right Route be unable to accommodate us, I'm afraid even the Governor will have to make room."

Cheng Hong looked unhappy.

Seeing this, Li Wei was actually happy inside.

Originally, everyone was like this, but Wang Xin wanted to be different. He raised so many elite soldiers. When the court gave an order, who wouldn't try to bargain and ask for more from the court?

He is fine.

He rushed forward without saying a word, and won four battles in a row, and all the glory was his.

Where to put everyone.

Li Wei had figured it out long ago. Even if he disliked him, his general must be wary of him. He was so powerful at such a young age. If he couldn't suppress him, wouldn't his general be worried?

really.

Seeing the expression of his general, Li Wei felt more confident.

It would be best to drive Wang Xin out of the right flank, so that there is still hope for our guerrilla general.

The official hesitated and said worriedly, "We can discuss the military pay, but if Brother Li says so, it won't be easy to drive this man out of the right flank."

The court turned a blind eye to the people below.

For example, generals privately keep servants.

The servants only have the generals in their eyes, not the court. This is inevitable, but the court cannot afford to pay due to the deficit. They can only turn a blind eye and acquiesce as long as the actions are not too excessive.

Everyone is doing this, so the court has no choice but to recognize it even if it doesn't want to.

The same is true.

Because of the deficit of the imperial court, the officials' salaries were reduced, silver itself became less and less valuable, and prices rose. Officials could only find ways to make money on their own and could not just sit and wait for death.

No matter how much you talk, you can't get around this truth.

Those in power have to support those below them, and those below them have to be filial to those in power. For many years, there has been only one set of rules, and even the emperor had to accept them.

This kind of thing cannot be brought to the surface, so he used the old rules of military pay to persuade Wang Xin. The official did not think it was a big problem, but Li Wei wanted to take the opportunity to make trouble and drive this person out of the right road.

The official shook his head, feeling that the situation was a bit risky and that neither side might end up well.

Li Wei, upon hearing the official's questioning, asked anxiously, "Zhou Zhubu, you've followed the governor for so many years. Don't you have any loyalty in your heart? Or do you think that if Wang Xin squeezes out the governor, you can still turn around and work for him?"

A gloomy look flashed across Zhou Yan's eyes, and a chill rose in his heart.

"Li Dusi, if you want to discuss something, just discuss it properly. Don't treat others like three-year-old children and assume that others can't see your intentions." Zhou Xin suppressed his inner dissatisfaction and said lightly.

Li Wei was furious.

"All right."

Cheng Hong interrupted the infighting among his men.

Prince Zhongshun asked him to keep a low profile. After listening to Prince Zhongshun's instructions, he did avoid many troubles, but it also made his subordinates lose their enterprising spirit, and they all just wanted to live a life of idleness and wait for death.

But things are different now.

Prince Zhongshun has returned, and he saw an opportunity.

Now that he had a clue, Cheng Hong knew what to do next. He was indeed concerned about Wang Xin. If he was just a passer-by on the right side, he would just ignore him. But this person seemed to be taking root on the right side, so he would not tolerate him.

Cheng Hong said bluntly: "The sky on the right side cannot tolerate two suns. Either he obeys obediently or forget about staying on the right side. If he insists on going against me, then we should let him learn a lesson. Don't be so ignorant of the immensity of the world just because you can lead troops."

The general supported him, and Li Wei looked at Zhou Yan proudly.

Zhou Xin stopped talking and remembered Li Wei in his heart.

Zhu Zhen in the corner wanted to say something but stopped, and finally sighed.

General Wang Xin was a good general, but it was a pity that the right wing could not accommodate him. This was the way it was these days. The more practical the officials were, the more they were marginalized. It was a pity that this man had so much ability.

This was not surprising. Zhu Zhen did not want to displease the general, so he gave up the idea of ​​defending this person and chose to keep quiet.

"We must be careful about this matter. After all, that man is young. If he doesn't consider the consequences, it won't matter if he gets into trouble himself, but it won't be worth it if he gets us involved." Zhou Yan reminded.

Cheng Hong nodded, looked at Li Wei, and ordered, "Li Wei, go and do this. Can you do it well?"

If it were anything else, Li Wei might not want to cause trouble, but since it concerned his own interests, Li Wei quickly assured, "I will definitely get it done."

Li Wei also thought about it carefully.

If it was just his own general, this matter would require some consideration. But now that the old Prince Zhongshun has returned to the capital, Li Wei is not afraid even when facing the admiral, let alone a mere Wang Xin.

Cheng Hong glanced at everyone, taking in their expressions, and said, "Since I became the commander-in-chief, I have always been very kind to you all. This right flank is not only mine, but also yours. We should work together and deal with it together."

"Here!"

Everyone stood up immediately and clasped their fists in response.

The sunlight was as fine as gold foil, and the vermilion railings outside the hall were slightly warmed by the sun.

Wang Xin was practicing sword in the yard.

I have to go back to the camp tomorrow, so I should go to bed early tonight. Staying in a room with Qingwen is really tiring. I am not Liu Xiahui, so it is better to come out and practice sword. It feels good to practice sword.

"Women can only slow down the speed of drawing my sword."

There was a fire of evil in his heart. After all, he was a young man in his early twenties. He was young and full of vigor. He was so angry that he was crazy and crazy. He danced with a sword, and it seemed that even water could not penetrate it.

Have a look.

This energy is used to practice sword.

No wonder Liu Tong was amazed when he saw him practicing sword again.

Even Wang Xin himself couldn't believe it. It was as if a rocket was shooting out from under his butt.

"Shhhhh."

"Big brother is awesome."

Xue Baoqin came back at some point and clapped enthusiastically.

Hearing Xue Baoqin's voice, Wang Xin practiced for a while before slowing down. He prepared to pick up the towel next to him to wipe his sweat and then put on his clothes.

The temperature is getting warmer in spring.

After practicing sword, Wang Xin was covered in sweat and his clothes stuck to his body, making him uncomfortable, so he bare his arms. However, he didn't expect Xue Baoqin to come in. The maids outside must have been slacking off again.

Then he saw a thin figure standing beside Xue Baoqin, covering his face with a silk scarf in his hand, but his eyes were blinking and glancing at her.

Xue Baoqin has been traveling around the world with her father since she was a child, and the docks are a place filled with all kinds of people, so Xue Baoqin has the air of a girl of the world who doesn't care about the details. So when Wang Xin was spotted by Xue Baoqin, he didn't care too much.

Unexpectedly, Lin Daiyu came quietly.

Wang Xin was so frightened that the sword in his hand almost fell to the ground. He complained quickly, "Why are you here?" and hurriedly put on his shirt.

"That's strange." Lin Daiyu laughed and said, "It makes no sense. Why did she come here, or why did I come here? If it's me, then it was you who invited her and then invited me."

Wang Xin quickly put on his clothes and realized that he had said the wrong thing.

Xue Baoqin and Lin Daiyu are about the same age, but Lin Daiyu is a few months older. It is surprising to see them standing together.

What's surprising is nothing else.

Apart from anything else, although Lin Daiyu is young, her demeanor and appearance are really like a fairy from heaven. Last year, when we came to the capital together by boat, I took her to the shore halfway, and there were always times when her veil was blown up by the wind.

At that moment, everyone who saw it was stunned.

If it was an ordinary person who had not seen much of the world, it would be fine, but let’s just talk about Xue Pan.

Xue Pan must have seen a lot of the world.

Although I have never met Xue Baochai, I know that according to the description in the book, Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu are both very beautiful and neither of them would give in. But even so, Xue Baochai is Xue Pan's sister. I have heard Qingwen say that when Xue Pan saw Miss Lin for the first time, he collapsed to the ground and was so embarrassed that he never dared to meet her again.

So when Wang Xin saw the two women standing side by side, each with their own charm, he was amazed.

"Yu'er, I was practicing sword just now and didn't expect you two to break in. But you, Baoqin, even remembered to praise me. What do you think?" Wang Xin changed the subject.

I did go too far the first time.

He pressed her all the way and made the girl very angry. It was really bullying.

Wang Xin had no intention of arguing with Lin Daiyu anymore. He just spoke to her nicely, fulfilled his responsibilities as an elder, and felt relieved.

“Even though I don’t understand, I can see the good in it.”

Wang Xin was surprised to find that Lin Daiyu would praise him. He couldn't help asking, "What's so good about it?"

"When this sword is in uncle's hand, it is like a dragon playing with water, and the sword flowers it wields are three times clearer than the shadows of bamboo in the wind and rain."

While gently gathering the broken jade on her temples, Lin Daiyu covered her lips with her handkerchief as her eyes moved. Suddenly, she smiled and said, "It was said that those of us who grew up in a world of women didn't know martial arts. Since you asked, I'll allow me to say a few nonsense. If I'm not right, please don't laugh at me."

Wang Xin looked strange.

Xue Baoqin looked at him amused and said, "You are really like an idiot. How come you don't understand what the person you are asking is saying?"

Wang Xin came back to his senses and said with emotion, "Daiyu has grown up and no longer argues with others."

Lin Daiyu opened her eyes wide and said speechlessly, "Is it my uncle who deliberately used me to make fun of me first, making me angry first, or is it me who was ignorant and argued with my elders first? I really don't know."

Yes.

I was still influenced by it and thought that Lin Daiyu was stingy.

Now that I think about it, whether it was on the previous journey or when I met her today, Lin Daiyu actually never got angry with others. Instead, she often went along with others.

If you can often have pleasant conversations with others, there is a high probability that they will talk.

Wang Xin said honestly, "I was indeed wrong."

"Uncle is right, I was wrong."

"You are both right, I was wrong." Xue Baoqin interrupted, "I shouldn't have asked Sister Lin to come. This way, you are both right."

Done.

The three of them couldn't help but laugh.

Seeing that Lin Daiyu looked well, Wang Xin was relieved and said with a smile, "Mr. Lin wrote me a letter to bring it to you. I want to give it to you personally and have something to tell you. Will you two follow me into the house, or I will bring it to you."

"Sister Lin and I will wait here."

Xue Baoqin proposed first, and Lin Daiyu nodded.

Wang Xin turned around and went back to get the letter.

Seeing Wang Xin enter the room, Xue Baoqin laughed out loud and said, "Big brother has a really good temper, a rare man in the world."

"If we only talk about temperament, there is someone who is not inferior to my uncle."

"Jia Baoyu is no match for his elder brother."

"I didn't say Jia Baoyu could compare to his uncle, I was just talking about temperament."

"That's right, Jia Baoyu is your brother." Xue Baoqin said deliberately.

Lin Daiyu stopped talking.

Seeing that Lin Daiyu ignored her, Xue Baoqin was not the type to bully others, so she stopped talking. Until Wang Xin came out, he saw that the two of them were not getting along, and he felt funny in his heart.

Plastic sisterhood.

I was fine with you just now.

"Please keep Mr. Lin's letter and read it slowly when you get home. I have nothing else to tell you." After handing the letter to Lin Daiyu, Wang Xin explained seriously, "Although I was recognized as your uncle later, it was Mr. Lin who made the decision. He is a legitimate uncle and there is nothing false about him. So don't worry. Just know that I am your uncle and I will definitely help you."

"Uncle is uncle, big brother, why do you have to keep repeating it?" Xue Baoqin tilted her head and chuckled, the coral hairpin in her temples swaying slightly. When she glanced at Daiyu, she saw that she lowered her delicate head, and her slender fingertips were unconsciously twisting the handkerchief.

Wang Xin said truthfully, "There are many gossipers in the Jia Mansion, and servants often bully their masters. Daiyu is a meticulous person, hiding many things in her heart, but she is depressed and has nowhere to go. That's why I specifically told Daiyu this to let her know this."

Before Xue Baoqin could speak, Lin Daiyu suddenly smiled and said, "I've remembered what my uncle said. From now on, I will never worry about what others say. I am like the bamboo. I have my own heart and don't care about rumors."

Instead, Xue Baoqin was left speechless.

Wang Xin gave a thumbs-up and said, "That's right. Don't worry, no matter how big the problem is, I will stand up for you."

Xue Baoqin's eyes narrowed when she heard this.

Lin Daiyu said softly, "I understand, uncle."

(End of this chapter)