Messy.
All chaos.
Because Li Jinglong knelt down and licked him for a while,
Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor Zhu Di was very happy.
So in the whole handsome tent, a group of rough men started drinking and bragging.
Even Li Jinglong joined in. It was rare for him to straighten his back and officially join the honorable circle.
After all, His Majesty the Emperor personally commented that Li Jinglong had real abilities and was not some useless idiot. The generals naturally chose to accept him and regarded him as a member of the noble circle.
After listening to Li Jinglong's heartfelt words, it's really hard for you to accuse others.
If you want to blame it, you can only blame the strange wind, and you can only blame His Majesty the Emperor for his extraordinary courage. Otherwise, the person who won the battle at Baigouhe back then was probably Li Jinglong!
Therefore, all the generals took a high look at Li Jinglong. They were so ostracized and discriminatory before, but now they are so enthusiastic.
The martial artist Qiu Ba has such a temperament, he goes straight and has no scruples.
If you have real skills, you can win their recognition.
If you don't have the ability, let alone the Duke, he won't even look at you.
Moreover, Li Hongbi performed very well today, directly tied with General Zhang Fu for first place in the martial arts competition. Even a fool can see that His Majesty attaches great importance to these two bastards, so it is not a bad thing to make good friends in advance.
As a result, Li Jinglong, his son, and Zhang Fu became the protagonists of the banquet, and were drunk by the generals.
Li Jinglong was at a time when he was feeling proud and proud, so he naturally accepted everyone who came.
But Li Hongbi and Zhang Fu couldn't bear it. After all, there was an essay test waiting for them tomorrow.
The two looked at each other, and then put down the wine bowl in tacit agreement.
"Your Majesty, I am too drunk to drink, so I will take my leave first!"
"Your Majesty, that... minister was in urgent need of urination, so he left!"
The two asked to resign one after another. The generals were still a little unhappy, but Zhu Di made the decision.
"Okay, okay, they have a literary test tomorrow, so it's not advisable to drink too much."
"Go back and prepare well. I hope you will do well in the literary test tomorrow!"
Zhang Fu nodded with a smile, but Li Hongbi didn't take it seriously.
After the two walked out of the handsome tent, they didn't speak for a while.
Li Hongbi was the first to speak and break the silence.
"Brother Wenbi, you believe in Amber, why do you want to participate in this review?"
In fact, according to common sense, Zhang Fu already has a knighthood and is not suitable to participate in this review competition.
But the problem is that Zhang Fu is in an embarrassing situation now. Because of his status as a relative, he has been suppressed by the emperor and seems to have no future.
Li Hongbi naturally knows the fishiness here.
He deliberately spoke like this just to elicit Zhang Fu's words.
Under the influence of alcohol, Zhang Fu didn't think much and spoke bitterly.
"Hongbi, you are still young, so you can afford to wait!"
"But my brother is approaching his thirtieth year today, but he has not been able to make any achievements."
"Even this Earl of Xin'an is a reward given by His Majesty for the sake of my father's face!"
"I, Zhang Fu, don't want to be ridiculed by the world, and I don't want to be regarded as a nepotistic minister!"
When Li Hongbi heard this, he immediately fell silent.
Success is also a relative, failure is also a relative.
The Dog Emperor accepted Zhang Fu's sister as his concubine just to show favor.
The result is now better, but Zhang Fu's situation has become embarrassing.
But gold always shines, and soon Zhang Fu will become famous and achieve great military exploits!
"Brother Wenbi is very eager to make contributions and wants to shine on the family tree. This is understandable."
"But if you pursue success blindly, it would be a bit unsightly. Why not just listen to His Majesty's will for the time being and practice for a few years first?"
Hearing this, Zhang Fu smiled bitterly and nodded, noncommittal.
He could also see that His Majesty really valued him.
However, because of this importance, it is impossible for him, Zhang Fu, to perform meritorious service in a short period of time. At most, he can only go to various places to review and train troops and inspect border defenses, nothing more.
But who knows when we will have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds?
When will this experience and polishing come to an end?
"Brother Wenbi, don't worry, there will be a good opportunity in less than three years!"
Li Hongbi said confidently: "Brother Wenbi's battlefield is not in the north, but in the south!"
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Fu's face was at a loss, and most of his drinking energy had disappeared.
south?
What enemies are there in the south?
Could it be those barbarian chiefs in Yunnan and Guizhou?
But with Mu Sheng guarding Yunnan and Gu Cheng guarding Guizhou, even if there was a rebellion by the barbarian chiefs, the two of them would be enough to suppress it, and they would not be able to ask the court to dispatch troops and generals!
"What does Hongbi mean by this?"
Zhang Fu looked at Li Hongbi with hope.
Li Hongbi smiled helplessly when he saw this, thinking about how to speak.
"I wonder, Brother Wenbi, have you ever known Annan, a small country like this?"
"Annan?" Zhang Fu was stunned, "I don't know much about it."
"After His Majesty came to the throne, Annan also sent an envoy to express his honour, and Your Majesty granted him generous rewards."
Zhang Fu doesn't understand Annan Kingdom, which is normal.
In other words, the entire Yongle court paid little attention to Annan.
After all, the foreign enemies of the Ming Dynasty, from the Hongwu period to the present, have always been the barbarian Tatars from the Mobei grassland!
The Ming Dynasty's border defense focus has always been on the north, and it has never paid much attention to the small countries in the south.
But Li Hongbi knew that something big would happen soon, something that would bring shame to the entire Yongle Dynasty!
Li Hongbi said solemnly: "If Brother Wenbi trusts Hongbi, you can first understand the situation in Annan. If one day in the future, the imperial court will dispatch troops to conquer Annan, this will be an excellent opportunity for Brother Wenbi." !”
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Hongbi turned around and left, leaving Zhang Fu alone in a daze.
There was no way he could continue the conversation, otherwise he wouldn't be able to explain clearly!
Historically, the imperial court sent troops to Annan, with Zhang Fu as commander, and finally defeated Annan.
Zhang Fu was also awarded the title of British Duke for his merits after the war because of his contribution to the destruction of the country, which brought the old Zhang family to its peak period.
But Li Hongbi said this halfway and didn't explain clearly, which really made Zhang Fu extremely distressed.
He couldn't understand why the imperial court would send troops to conquer Annan?
After all, the Annan Kingdom belongs to the fifteen unconquered countries set by Emperor Taizu Gao!
Could it be that the Annan barbarians went crazy and took the initiative to raise troops to attack the Ming Dynasty?
This is simply impossible!
Zhang Fu was puzzled and finally had no choice but to return to the tent and fall asleep.
The next morning, while Li Hongbi was still sleeping, someone pulled his ears and woke him up.
There is no doubt that this person is definitely not Li Jinglong, because he does not have the courage, and he is still sleeping because of his hangover from last night!
The visitor turned out to be the Duke of Qi, Qiu Fu, and Li Hongbi was so frightened that he swallowed back his anger!
"You're such a big-hearted kid!"
"The literary test is about to start, and you're still sleeping here!"
Li Hongbi smiled bitterly and complained: "Brother, please spare me!"
"The title of No. 1 is very important to Brother Wenbi, so I won't mess with it. If I get the first place in the literary test again, what will Brother Wenbi do?"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Fu laughed angrily at him.
"Bastard thing!"
"The exam hasn't even started yet. Are you so confident?"
"Get out of here, be honest and refer to it, don't force someone to take action!"
Due to Qiu Fu's personal strength, Li Hongbi finally gave up the resistance and followed him to the school grounds helplessly.
At this moment, all the distinguished disciples had already taken their seats, and Zhang Fu had also taken his seat.
Only the seat at the front of the queue was still empty, as if waiting for someone.
Well, that's for Li Hongbi.
"ah?"
"What do you mean?"
Li Hongbi looked at Qiu Fu with a confused face.
The latter grinned and said: "This is His Majesty's intention, to put you in the front as a show of favor!"
I favor you, uncle!
Who is the Dog Emperor disgusting with?
That position is right at the front. Whoever passes by can take a few glances?
Li Hongbi originally thought of handing in a blank paper, but now it's better, the road is blocked!
"Ahem, brother, I don't even have a pen with me!"
"It's okay, we have everything, even toilet paper is prepared for you, just take the exam honestly!"
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