In front of Chu Qing, his father Chu Wensheng always "hides his clumsiness", or in other words, he doesn't want his eldest son to know his "fierce" side.
This was true for the Li family, the same was true for the capture of Bing Tao, and it was still the same when squatting outside the Sandao Hidden Gate Mountain Gate. He always wrote it lightly and smiled honestly.
Although Chu Qing was curious, he understood his father. If it were him, he wouldn't have exposed his murderous side in front of his son.
Without further questioning, the father just kept praising Tao Ruolin, not forgetting to be proud, saying that when Chu Qing was struck by lightning, he had "hit the mark" with the eldest daughter of the Tao family at a glance, and even asked Chu Qing to propose marriage. , how prescient.
Chu Qing was too lazy to complain. At that time, his father had no idea what Tao Ruolin looked like or how old she was. He followed everyone else's advice and thought that Tao Ruolin was an upright walking cannon, and it was also the kind of cannon that was about to expire.
"Get married, get married as soon as possible. Shibo, I will pick a good day when I get back. How about it? How about it?"
Old Chu looked as if he was afraid that Tao Ruolin would regret it. The latter smiled and said: "If Chu Qing and I get married before my uncle leaves Beijing, we will get married in the palace. But since we want to be in the palace, the emperor must We must let everyone in the world know Chu Qing’s identity.”
Chu Wensheng said nonchalantly: "Who cares about the emperor? Don't care about him."
"Uncle, can we wait until Chu Qing returns from the East China Sea before we get married?"
Chu Wensheng couldn't stop laughing and wondered if Tao Ruolin was planning to return the goods.
Tao Ruolin glanced at Chu Qing and said with a smile: "Marriage is only for this one time. I think...I want Chu Qing's mother and you to be here when we get married. We don't want Chu Qing to leave any regrets."
Chu Wensheng's eyes were red, and he was really satisfied with Tao Ruolin.
Chu Qing also felt warm in his heart.
Tao Ruolin has said so, and Chu Wensheng will not "press the marriage" anymore. In fact, he does not think that Chu Qing and Tao Ruolin have found the whereabouts of the eldest princess. He has been searching for so many years, but they have not found even a hair, let alone He told Chu Qing, but he didn't dare to say this for fear of hurting Chu Qing's heart.
"Okay, you two have the final say. If it's done, it can be done no matter what."
Chu Wensheng was greatly relieved and made an appointment to visit Tao's mansion tomorrow and meet the prince's young master Tao Yu.
"Qing'er, since you have returned to the government office, you are busy with your official duties. Dad is going to the Ministry of War to inquire whether there are any trustworthy troops for you in the East China Sea, especially this boat division. There are also many boat divisions. When the generals are transferred to the capital, I have to have a good chat with them."
Chu Qing nodded and personally sent his father out of the government office.
After Lao Chu left, Tao Ruolin couldn't help but ask: "Uncle has never been to the East China Sea, how can he get acquainted with the generals of the navy?"
"Um...my dad has very good social skills."
"social contact?"
"Yeah." Chu Qing said slightly embarrassed, "My father is a social cow... No, no, no, no, my father is a social gangster."
This is the truth. Chu Qing feels that social bully syndrome is no longer enough to describe his father, and social gangster is more appropriate.
"Always say some unintelligible words." Tao Ruolin slapped Chu Qing hard on the lower back, ran away with a smile, and went back to the house for a lunch break.
Chu Qing also stretched greatly, returned to the main hall, and began to handle official business.
Although he only stayed in the mansion for a few days, he did have a lot of things backlogged, and they were not considered serious matters. Tao Ruolin had arranged everything, and they were all matters that required Chu Qing's nod.
Jiang Yuesheng and a group of friends walked in and began to report their work one by one.
After everyone sat down, Ergou was the first to speak: "As expected, Liao Wenzhi, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, resigned from his official post and is now teaching at Hanmen Academy. Do you really want to take this person with you after you go to the East China Sea?"
"Take, a person who is not even willing to be the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, must be brought."
Although Chu Qing had met Liao Wenzhi once, he felt that this guy was different. He was different from all the great scholars and courtiers. He couldn't tell exactly what was different. Anyway, he was just different.
Jiang Yuesheng scribbled a few notes in his notebook, and then said: "Wang Wuji, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, has been looking for you for several days in a row, hoping to visit you."
"Why are you visiting me?"
Chu Qing was also deeply impressed by this doctor from the Ministry of Rites. When he was raising the salary of his military personnel in the court, this one courtier jumped out and ended up being an ally.
"I don't know, but I asked Tan Ma to find out some details. It should be related to his son Wang Tianyu. This Wang Tianyu once served in the boat division."
"ever?"
"Yes, but there are rumors in the Ministry of War that this Wang Tianyu is a traitor general who has taken refuge with the Japanese thieves and is collaborating with the Japanese thieves."
"Hei-tui, it turns out he is a traitor!"
"That's wrong." Xiao Yi frowned and asked, "Since he is a traitor general, why can Wang Wuji still be an official?"
"It's just a rumor, but there is no solid evidence."
Chu Qing nodded: "Okay, let's meet before we leave to see if there is anything hidden."
Ma Ang also spoke: "Sir, Mr. Zhongyu from the Ministry of Revenue came yesterday and said that some of the copied official fields have been sold for more than 7 million yuan. If they are not put into the national treasury but sent to Qianqi Camp , I need to think of a name to hide from others, Mr. Zhong said that Mr. Qiu Wanshan, the right servant, has a way, so you should not worry."
Chu Qing couldn't laugh or cry: "What am I worried about? If you don't mention it, I will forget about it."
"Young Master." Brother Dajun also spoke: "Would you like to send a letter to the border and transfer all the veterans of the Wolf Catching Army back to go to the East China Sea with you?"
"Okay, those new soldiers will stay, and the old soldiers will be transferred back. Don't force it. Those who are willing to disarm and return to the fields to retire will be raised by our Chu family. If they are still willing to fight again, come with me to the East China Sea."
"good."
Xiao Yi said: "Your Excellency, General Qin Gang of the Zhu Kingdom also came here the day before yesterday. He said that if according to the new law, more than 700 of the veterans of the border army need to remove their armor. General Qin asked if he wanted to take the risk. If you write some more names, or write more registers, you can bring the extra troops to the East China Sea."
Chu Qing looked thoughtful.
Not to mention, Qin Gang's method is quite good. There are many old soldiers in the frontier army who should have retired according to their age. The reason why they have not been disbanded and returned to their fields is precisely because they have no one to rely on. Now the imperial court has begun to issue various military laws and regulations to ensure and improve their treatment. , if more places can be filled, it will be beneficial and harmless to bring them to Donghai by myself. Although they are from other camps, at least they are familiar with them.
After going to the East China Sea, whether it is to destroy those aristocratic families or to revitalize military affairs, a large number of manpower, trustworthy "manpower" will be needed.
"You and Brother Dajun will make arrangements for this matter. We can't go together. We'll go in batches."
"good."
Chu Qing twisted his butt and moved his waist, thinking about it in his mind.
You definitely have to bring people with you, but you need to plan carefully how many people you bring.
Too much will irritate the sensitive nerves of the family.
Too little and your safety is not guaranteed.
"Write a letter to Hucheng and ask Lao Jiu what's going on in Hucheng and Cao Hu, and how many people are available in the Hunv tribe."
In other words, many things are just like this. As soon as Chu Qing finished explaining, a detective hurried in.
"Sir, something happened, Donghai is calling!"
Everyone looked at Tan Ma, who was obviously panicked: "Donghai said quickly, saying... it was Commander Chen... no, it was King Qi, who, together with the people of the Hunv tribe, committed treason and unethical things, raised the flag to stand on his own, and rebelled against... ”
"What?!"
Chu Qing suddenly stood up, and Jiang Yuesheng yelled: "It's impossible to fart your mother. If you keep talking nonsense, I will pull out your tongue. How can Shang Yu rebel?"
"I don't know what's going on. One wave of people who delivered the military report went to the Ministry of War, and another wave went to the Shangshu Mansion. Nangong Zaifu and General Qin have already entered the palace, and General Qin has sent a message."
A group of people were in chaos. The people who came back from the border did not understand Chen Yan, but everyone else knew the relationship between Chen Yan and Chu Qing. They were all confused and confused. They could not imagine that Chen Yan would rebel.
"Let's go into the palace first."
With a gloomy look on his face, Chu Qing led Fu San out of the main hall.
The noise woke up Tao Ruolin who was just about to take a rest next door. The eldest lady of the Tao family walked in through the moon door, rubbing her eyes.
"what happened again?"
"Military reports came from the East China Sea, saying that Chen Laojiu and the Fan tribe were raising their flags to stand on their own."
Tao Ruolin was stunned for a moment, then looked at the panicked people, burst out laughing.
Chu Qing didn't know why Tao Ruolin smiled.
"You're so stupid. How could that guy Chen Yan rebel?"
Chu Qing's pupils narrowed: "Donghai officialdom and aristocratic families... framed Lao Jiu?"
"No, Chen Yan has been granted the title of King of Qi. The family is not that courageous. If it is really a frame-up, it would be better to assassinate him."
"Can…"
Tao Ruolin stepped forward, knocked Chu Qing's head gently, and said with a smile: "If he is not chaotic, how can you lead the troops to the East China Sea."
Everyone was stunned, and then showed a look of sudden realization.
Chu Qing sighed heavily and looked at the friends around him with a look of disgust on his face. He remembered what Mr. Qiu said again in his mind. Do the people around him have any brains?
Everyone also looked at Chu Qing, unable to complain.
It seems like you have grown.
