When wine enters the heart of sorrow, sorrow becomes even more sorrowful.
Du Huaigong's drinking power was not very good, and he had been pretending to be timid when they were drinking together. Now he was poked in a sad place, but he drank one glass after another and couldn't stop at all...
Gao Zhenxing looked unhappy and sneered: "You are so lucky, but you have to sigh here and let us live?"
Du Huaigong smiled bitterly and said, "Am I lucky? Haha, okay, everyone in the world thinks so."
As a descendant of the Du family in Jingzhao, he is one of the best in the family in appearance and knowledge. He is young and promising and has a bright future. He also married the daughter of the British Duke Li Ji, the chief minister of the dynasty and the first man in the army, as his wife. Everything is solid, and given time, it seems inevitable to be ranked in the court.
However……
Du Huaigong was filled with bitterness and felt uncomfortable. He was also drunk, and his heart strings came down. He narrowed his eyes and said, "But who among you knows how much pressure I am carrying and how much torture I have suffered?"
Fang Jun was indifferent and silent, drinking slowly, but thinking in his heart, looking at this boy's true feelings, he really looked like he was living a difficult life and everything was not going well. Could it be that the pressure from his father-in-law's family was too much?
He had known Li Ji's daughter Li Yulong since childhood. Before she married Du Huaigong, Li Yulong had been playing with him all day long, so he knew very well that the little girl looked weak and pretty, but was actually hard-hearted. Also, he was born in a British royal family, and only the world's heroes can be seen in his eyes. It is unusual for him to have some obsession with "hoping for his husband to succeed".
Li Ji seemed aloof and did not care about anything, but in fact he was arrogant and arrogant. There were only a few civil and military officials in the court who did not take him seriously, and he maintained that he was superior to others.
Under such circumstances, the requirements for Du Huaigong's son-in-law must be very high.
And Du Huaigong is just a dandy with no ambition...
When a person does not have any huge ambitions, but has to face the huge resource support of his family and in-laws, and has difficulty in officialdom, the confusion and boredom he feels are simply indescribable.
If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.
A person who has never thought about the crown, but insists on having the crown on his head, letting that heavy responsibility be imposed on him, the feeling of wanting to hold on but not being able to hold on, wanting to escape but not daring to escape... …
Fang Jun expressed his sympathy.
Everyone has his or her own unique personality. Some are ambitious, some are ambitious, and some are willing to be mediocre and go with the flow.
You can't say who is right or wrong.
If a person is lucky enough to choose his favorite way to live, that is the greatest happiness; but if he imposes other people's will on others and hopes that others will live according to their own expectations, that is the greatest tragedy.
Obviously, Du Huaigong is in this situation right now...
He just wants to be a salted fish, eat and drink without worrying about the mountains and rivers, and have no big ambitions. However, the family does not allow him to be so mediocre. He needs to grow up to protect the family from wind and rain; the Yue family also does not allow him. To sink like this is simply "self-destruction"...
Du Huaigong was a little excited. He knocked on the table, his eyes were red, and he whispered: "They want me to become the prime minister, and they want me to be a wolf, but I know how much I weigh, and I can't do it." Come on! What about commanding thousands of troops and opening up territories? It was just a dream I had when I was a child. I can't bear it! But now my family is forcing me, my in-laws are forcing me, and my wife is forcing me too! Have you ever You know? My wife said that if I can’t make a contribution and stand out, I won’t even be allowed to step into the bedroom..."
Having said this, he threw the wine cup in his hand hard, fell to the ground with a bang, and gasped: "But even if I have no ambition, I am still a man! Guanzhong Erlang's face has been stained I'm so lost..."
As he spoke, his grievances turned into tears, and this guy actually started sobbing...
Fang Jun: "..."
Gao Zhenxing: "..."
Mother!
Gao Zhenxing said angrily: "Can you still have some potential? A man, standing tall with his head seven feet high, crying and crying!"
Although Fang Jun looked down on such wimps the most, he still had some sympathy in his heart. He also advised: "There is no need to force yourself, just take it one step at a time. I heard a few days ago that the British Lord wanted to recruit you into the army." , why do you disagree? All the troops in the army are British public servants. Every army has someone to take care of it. The Eastern Expedition will be an unstoppable victory. If you hang around in the army, isn't it just to get a share of credit? Why? Are you happy but not doing it?"
It's okay not to mention this. As soon as he mentioned it, Du Huaigong immediately beat his chest and cried loudly. He looked as if his biological father had died...
Fang Jun was speechless. Isn't this person too cowardly?
You don’t have the patience to make contributions yourself, but your father-in-law has paved the way for you. All you need to do is walk on it honestly. When the Eastern Expedition is won, you will be rewarded based on your merits. As the son-in-law of the British Duke Li Ji, what do you think of Your Majesty? They all have to take a high look, and if they have achieved a meritorious deed, they will be enough to become their wife and their daughter-in-law.
However, this person regarded it as a poisonous water beast and avoided it for fear of not being able to catch it...
There is no future.
Gao Zhenxing Qi said: "Good boy, you are stained with blood on the battlefield, and your body is wrapped in horse leather without changing your expression. You are a shame to our generation!"
He has always been a very "reckless" person, and it is most deplorable to see someone so spineless.
Du Huaigong was really drunk and wanted to pour out all his grievances at once. But Gao Zhenxing's words aroused his temper. He sobbed and cried, and said loudly: "You know nothing! You just saw My father-in-law paved the way for me when I arrived in England, and it seems that I can gain meritorious service as long as I join the army, but you have never thought that if I get to the army, wouldn't I become a chicken and duck on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered?"
Gao Zhenxing laughed angrily and scolded: "Keep your voice down! If these words are spread, the British Lord will not beat you to death? It is really a strange thing in the world. Why would the British Lord take your life for good? What's more? , even if this is true, how could he kill his son-in-law alive without caring about his reputation? This is nonsense! "
Du Huaigong wiped his tears and retorted: "When I join the army, I must abide by military discipline. Once I make a mistake, I will be punished by military discipline! As you just said, the British Lord is a member of the army, and his subordinates are all over the place. Is it difficult for the army, no matter where it is, to plant a charge on me at will? Military law is ruthless, and then after looking at my head, others will not say that the British Lord is cruel and tyrannical, but will praise him for being just and strict, and for exterminating relatives..."
Gao Zhenxing: "..."
Fang Jun: "..."
This sounds like pure nonsense, but after thinking about it carefully, I feel that it is reasonable and reasonable...
But the premise is that Li Ji really wants to kill this son-in-law!
Would Li Ji have that thought?
Fang Jun thinks it’s really hard to say...
During the Tang Dynasty, Li Ji enjoyed high honors both before and after his death. Three generations of emperors revered him and trusted him. Suzong of the Tang Dynasty even named him, together with Li Jing, one of the top ten famous generals in history. He believed that he and Li Jing established His achievements can only be compared with those of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing of the Han Dynasty.
Outstanding talents, assessing situations, and knowing people well are Li Ji's greatest characteristics. It is precisely because of these characteristics that he can achieve great success in his life.
What is particularly important is that this person is extremely rigorous in running the army and will never indulge in personal affairs in vain.
How could Li Ji not know what kind of character and abilities Du Huaigong was? Even if he is his own son-in-law, based on Fang Jun's understanding of him, he would not easily recruit Du Huaigong into the army, pave the way for him personally, and wait to reap the rewards.
If it is true that Du Huaigong was recruited into the army, there might be another plan...
But would Li Ji treat his son-in-law like this?
If you don't like it, just kill it and replace it with another one?
It doesn't seem to be Li Ji's style...
Then there may be only one truth left.
Fang Jun secretly sighed. Although Du Huaigong was not an outstanding person, with a lazy temperament and a lack of talent, he still had some brains. He might not be able to create a future, but he was more than adequate to maintain success. However, his life was precarious, which was really a pity...
It's just that this is a family matter of the British government. Even though the Fang family and the Li family are close friends, they can't interfere in it.
But it is not his character to sit back and watch Du Huaigong die...
After thinking about it, he said: "Although joining the army is good and you can easily gain meritorious service, it is risky. You can win on the battlefield without a sword or a gun, and no one can tell what the outcome will be. Brother Du, why don't you just go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and ask for an official position and ask for a release? What about the state capital? Serve as an official, benefit the country, and make some achievements, and maybe you can make the British public look at you differently."
Du Huaigong kept drinking, crying while drinking, with runny nose and tears. His eyes suddenly opened, he threw away the cup, squatted down and hugged Fang Jun's thigh: "Erlang, save me!"
