In the evening, Li Mingyu held a banquet at the back house of the government office to honor Zhao Lie.
At noon, he had already had a banquet at Fanji Restaurant, so the evening was in the nature of a family banquet.
Li Mingyu's wife, two sons, Li Ji and Li Hong, daughters-in-law Jiang and Lu, two grandsons, a granddaughter, and Li Lin all accompanied them.
There was a table for men and a table for women.
Because Zhao Lie was familiar with the Li family, There is no screen placed between the two tables.
Li Ji is already in his thirties, with a calm demeanor and gentle words, quite like a father.
Four years ago, he was elected in high school.
Li Hong was twenty-four or five years old.
His face was pale and his body was thin, but he still retained a bit of youthful vigor.
Zhao Lie was very curious about his overseas experience and asked many questions.
Of course, Li Mingyu did not discuss Zhao Lie's matters in detail with his sons.
He only said that the young man did not want to settle in a remote guardhouse, and preferred to go to sea to gain more experience.
Therefore, he had not been in office for a long time and most of the general affairs were entrusted to him.
Li Lin remained silent, just listening to everyone's gossip, feeling a little bored.
"How many days will Mr.
Li stay at Qianhu Residence when he comes back this time?"
Li Ji asked.
"In the past few years, I have been traveling on the sea, experiencing wind and rain, and I have been very tired.
I am afraid I need to take more rest this time."
Zhao Lie is indeed a little tired of the sea journey.
Li Lin's eyes flashed, but he didn't say much.
Mrs.
Li noticed this and became even more depressed.
In the past two years, she had talked about marriage many times, but Li Lin just refused and said that she had no intention of getting married and was willing to serve her parents at home.
Li Mingyu and his wife were very anxious, but they also knew her temper. , thin-skinned, too arrogant, if used too hard, the consequences will be disastrous.
That’s why it’s been delayed so far.
"The theory that most of the overseas fairy mountains are filled with strange powers and chaotic gods should not be believed easily.
On the contrary, the thousands of military households under your jurisdiction live a comfortable and prosperous life.
It is the first place in the Ming Dynasty.
This is your political achievement."
Li Ji said.
"What the elder brother said is absolutely true.
Everyone in the Thousand Households of Your Excellency praises your merits.
Compared with the neighboring Thousand Households, it is even more different.
Now the neighboring families are all military households who married into the Thousand Households of Your Majesty.
The family is proud."
Li Hong drank some rice wine.
His face turned slightly red and he felt much better.
"I have been away from home for many years, and Mr.
Li has taken care of most of the things in the office.
What we have today is all due to Mr.
Li."
Zhao Lie declined hastily.
"My lord, there is no need to be too modest.
I am just following your orders here.
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If I have any merit, it is only a small amount of merit."
Li Mingyu said with a smile.
"It's a pity that your Excellency has a military position."
Li Ji sighed.
Along the way, their brothers encountered many famines and starvation.
Thieves were rampant.
If my father hadn't sent someone to escort me, I might not have gotten here.
I just arrived at the paradise-like scene that Qianhu saw.
Comparing the two, he deeply admired Zhao Lie and sighed for him.
In the eyes of a nobleman like him, Zhao Lie had a crude military position and could not get the chance to rule the world.
"In today's world, I am fortunate to be a warrior.
I can protect the country internally, and I can kill enemy chieftains externally.
I am very lucky."
Zhao Lie laughed loudly and said loudly.
The two brothers looked at each other.
They were familiar with history books, and of course they understood that only military generals in the past dynasties could become famous in troubled times.
Zhao Lie's words hinted at the future of troubled times.
Li Mingyu looked at the tall and dark young man in front of him with complicated emotions.
The confusion and youthfulness were no longer in him.
Now in front of him was a feudal lord who was full of confidence, majesty and ambition.
Yes, Li Mingyu gave Zhao Lie As the lord of Zhao Fan, he has tens of thousands of water infantry and dozens of giant ships.
Facing the sea to the east, he sits and watches the Ming Dynasty, waiting for opportunities.
No one understands Zhao Lie's fear like him.
A few years ago, he predicted that the establishment of slaves outside the customs would be a big trouble and the Ming Dynasty would be unstable internally.
Now that the Jiannu have besieged Ningjin, the Ming Dynasty has only a few cities left in Liaodong.
Even North Korea has been beaten to pieces by the Jiannu and has to kneel down to sue for peace.
Since last year, northern Shaanxi and Shanxi have suffered from drought and little rain, and crops have failed or failed.
The Ming Dynasty’s cabinet and the Ministry of Household Affairs have been unable to come up with money to help the victims.
They sit and watch starving people everywhere, civil unrest, wars everywhere, and the oppressive soldiers cannot even afford food and pay.
There is no talk of appeasement without complete distribution.
The civil unrest has not stopped, but military unrest has arisen again.
The southwest is in chaos, the southeast is unstable, and Shandong and other places have failed harvests.
The Ming Dynasty is really in chaos, and the predictions of this young and vulgar general are confirmed in every way.
It is really terrible.
If Zhao Lie is If you are a vulgar warrior, then the entire Ming court is full of blind people.
"It's nothing to talk nonsense after drinking.
Don't worry about it.
Drink, drink."
Zhao Lie couldn't help but smile when he saw the surprised expressions of the two brothers.
He still overestimated their ability to bear it.
"Sir, they have been studying classics and history since they were young.
They have never gone out to practice.
They talk a lot.
They are not as good as yourselves.
Although they are young, they have killed Jiannu in battle and dismounted to manage the garrison.
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They have been trained for a long time and cannot be based on lies.
"Li Mingyu said helplessly that although his son is older than Zhao Lie, he studies behind closed doors and is incompetent in general affairs, so he is not comparable to Zhao Lie.
"Father, although there is not much peace everywhere now, it may not be as critical as the adults said."
Li Ji said, which was also a tactful refutation of Zhao Lie's statement.
After all, Zhao Lie and his son are my father's proprietors, so it's not good Directly refute.
Li Hong glanced at Zhao Lie and was very unhappy.
He was just a charlatan who had more experience.
His father praised him too much.
"Today's family dinner, let's talk about this later."
Li Mingyu interrupted the topic.
He would make his son's questions clear in the future, so he wouldn't say more.
"Sir, I heard that most of the Western Yi people have red and curly hair.
I wonder if this is true."
Li Lin asked.
She was using this to change the subject so that the two brothers would not be too embarrassed.
Of course, she had her own thoughts about the Yi people mentioned. .
Li Mingyu and his wife looked at each other and knew exactly what Li Lin was thinking.
"The Western Barbarians are divided into dozens of countries.
Some have black hair and eyes, and their skin is slightly whiter than ours.
Some have yellow hair, red hair, blue eyes, or green eyes.
There are many kinds.
Most of the eye sockets are deep-set, and the cheekbones are His bones are bulging and he is taller than me."
Zhao Lie smiled and said, thinking that women care about such gossip.
"The beard, hair, and eyes have such a color, hiss, isn't that shocking?"
Li Hong said in shock.
Others, including Li Lin, also nodded in agreement.
Li Mingyu shook his head helplessly.
This was because Li Lin was dissatisfied and was secretly denouncing the barbarians and promoting Zhao Lie.
"There are many of them.
Some Westerners are very attractive, and some are really scary."
Zhao Lie thought to himself.
It depends on personal opinion.
There are handsome and beautiful people in both Eastern and Western races, and there are also ugly and terrifying ones.
He didn't understand Li Lin's meaning at all.
As a later generation, he didn't have much thoughts on the so-called Huayi distinction.
Zhao Lie then answered a number of questions from Westerners, including food, clothing, etiquette, etc.
Everyone has their own preferences.
Of course, women are more interested in clothing and etiquette, while the Li family and his son are more interested in Westerners.
People's parliaments, cabinets, etc. are more interested.
The family dinner ended with gossip.
Zhao Lie did a good job in popularizing it.
In a courtyard with four entrances and three floors on Dengzhou South Street.
We were also having a conversation, but the topic was not very light.
Yang Jingtang, the commander of the Denglai capital, was sitting in the study room, with a gray-haired general sitting under him.
The two were drinking tea and talking.
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"Master Chang is going to Jinghaiwei this time.
I have a lot of help from my family.
I think that Master Chang has deep qualifications and is well-respected by the public.
He is also the right choice."
Yang Jingtang, who was quite magnanimous, said with a smile.
Damn it.
You are the one who forced me to go, okay?
You are popular and highly qualified, but you are threatening me with the hereditary position of my eldest son.
Military households in the Ming Dynasty were all hereditary.
Take the famous Qi Jiguang, for example.
He succeeded his father who died of illness at the age of seventeen and took up the post of commander of the Dengzhou Guards.
However, hereditary status only guarantees a military position.
Whether he will occupy an actual position is another matter.
Nowadays, there are too many military generals with actual duties, and most of the hereditary military households have nothing more than a false position, receiving a small salary.
There are countless examples of silence between two generations, and Chang Runing also fought hard for his eldest son.
"My promotion from the Commander of the Dengzhou Guard to the Commander of the Jinghai Guard is all due to Mr.
Yang's promotion.
I would like to thank you here.
I will do my best to handle the affairs of Xiaoshi Island."
Although he complained in his heart, Chang Da's words are indeed full of compliments.
"Mr.
Chang, in this case of Shidao, all we need to do is find Zhao Lie's shortcomings and demote him.
What we need is the position of Qianhu of Zuoqianhu, including Shidao."
Yang Jingtang at this time Tell everything on your mind.
Chang Runing didn't know why Shi Dao was so favored by Yang Jingtang, but he just knew that he had to fulfill this wish for Yang Jingtang, as it was related to the survival of the family.
"Sir Yang, I heard that this man is the second son of Zhao Haiming, the commander of the Weihai Navy who has just been promoted to Denglai Commander.
If he is demoted, how can his father be willing to let it go?"
Chang Runing expressed his doubts.
"Mr.
Chang doesn't know.
My brother has already found out in the capital.
Zhao Haiming is in the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War.
They all have connections with money.
There is no big help.
Besides, this time it is not a matter of life and death.
They are just transferred to other places.
"Zhao Haiming should not make a big move over this.
Even if Zhao Haiming takes a step back, we will not be afraid of him."
Yang Jingtang said proudly.
You are just relying on your cousin in the capital to act.
Chang Runing complained in his heart, but said in his mouth, "Master Yang's family has a deep foundation, and of course it is not comparable to the Zhao family.
I think Zhao Haiming will have to stay away."
"Master Chang has given you too much praise.
All we need to do this time is to demote Zhao Lie and transfer him away.
In this way, I will definitely let Master Chang get what he wants."
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Yang Jingtang made the promise.
After all, to make a horse run fast, you have to keep doing it.
Feed clear grass.
From the bottom of his heart, Yang Jingtang was reluctant to use Chang Runing.
He was a bit indecisive and not a very good follower.
He couldn't fight wherever he was directed.
However, there were not many senior generals who could be promoted to commanders.
He had Those who have control are even rarer.
Chang Runing was already over fifty, and he had been busy with the hereditary duties of his eldest son for more than a day or two.
From then on, Yang Jingtang started to induce Chang Runing to obey orders.
Of course, it took a lot of effort to promote him to the commander.
Yang Jingtang himself Now that Chang Runing is right, the next step depends on what Chang Runing does.
After going through all the trouble to drive Zhao Lie away, Yang Jingtang was very optimistic about Zhao Lie's business.
Once in his hands, these goods would be even more prosperous with the Yang family's popularity in Denglai.
The most important thing is that Yang Jingtang has taken a fancy to the port of Shidao.
He has long been interested in this port.
The fleets from his family to Korea and Japan are all private ships.
They are currently docking at the private ports of other wealthy families and are controlled by others.
However, Shidaowan dredged the port from scratch, built the Jianqiao wharf, and built warehouses and residences.
It was very expensive and had to be given up.
This time Zhao Lie built Shidao.
Yang Jingtang was salivating.
As long as Zhao Lie was demoted, this piece of land would be destroyed.
Even the fat meat goes into your mouth.
Of course, it would be nice to also avenge the Zhao family's slap in the face years ago.
Zhao Haiming is not easy to make moves, so Zhao Lie, who is in Dusi, is not easy to make moves.
Of course Chang Runing knew that after Zhao Lie was demoted and transferred, Yang Jingtang would definitely place his confidants in the position of Zuo Qianhu Suo Qianhu, but this had nothing to do with him.
The meeting between the two did not escape the prying eyes of the Military Intelligence Department.
Within two days, Zhao Lie got the news that Chang Runing was promoted to the commander of Jinghai Guard.
At the same time, the Military Intelligence Department also handed over Chang Runing's information, including his past positions and family.
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