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Chen Yixin looked back and saw Chen Xiaotian standing behind her at some point. Chen Yixin's face turned red and she said, "Father, when did you come?"
Chen Xiaotian smiled and said: "I have just arrived. Yixin, you and Camp Commander Meng have already talked in great detail, but you just missed the most important point."
Chen Yixin nodded and said, "Understood." She turned to Meng Yong and said, "Battle Commander Meng, the general's office has prepared one thousand taels of silver as your solace. What do you think?"
Meng Yong's eyes widened and he said loudly: "How many... how many?! One... one thousand taels?"
Chen Yixin said: "If Battalion Commander Meng thinks it is not enough, we can discuss it again."
"Enough...enough! Enough!"
Chen Yixin smiled and continued: "Commander Meng, please go to the door of the house to register your address. I will send someone to deliver the silver to the house tomorrow."
Meng Yong nodded in agreement and walked quickly to the door. As he walked, he secretly rejoiced: "My annual salary is less than twenty taels. A thousand taels of silver is enough for me to live happily for most of my life. Just for this one." It's not a loss if we get the official title. Besides, the Chen family's original intention is not to make the matter a big deal. With Chen Xiaotian stepping in to deal with it, I think the superiors won't deal with us too harshly. In this way, we not only kept our official position, but also made a fortune. A windfall, it’s really a good thing that you can make sure you don’t lose anything.”
When Chen Yixin saw Meng Yong walking away, she came to Chen Xiaotian and briefly told what happened.
After hearing this, Chen Xiaotian nodded and said: "You handled it very well. I will go to Governor Kou and Mr. Li tomorrow morning and tell them what happened tonight. I will say that Old Man Tianqi sent someone to rescue his accomplices. All the sergeants and the guards in the mansion fought hard. If you are defeated, let them snatch the person away, and that will be the end of the matter."
Chen Yixin said: "Master Li, that's easy to say, but I'm afraid the Kou Governor won't believe it so easily."
Chen Xiaotian said: "It doesn't matter whether he believes it or not. Now the old man Tianqi is causing trouble in Jinling. If he can't catch them as soon as possible, the Holy Spirit will blame him, and Kou Huairen will have to live with him. Now he and I are tied together. A grasshopper on a rope can’t fly and he can’t run away from me.”
Chen Yixin frowned slightly and said: "Having said that, I always feel that King Qi and Kou Huairen have not always acted on their good intentions and always want to kill us. The explosion in the arena just happened. I heard that someone in the court immediately participated in your attack." Ben, I say that you have neglected your defense and hurt the people because of your own private affairs, and I ask the Holy One to punish you severely."
Chen Xiaotian twirled his beard and smiled slightly and said: "You said this is indeed the case. But I believe that the Holy Spirit will not only not punish me, but will also trust me more."
Chen Yixin was confused and said: "Father, I don't understand this. Even if the Holy One cares about your merits and does not pursue this matter, how can he trust you more because of this matter?"
Chen Xiaotian laughed loudly and said, "Yixin, although you are extremely smart, you still know very little about officialdom."
"I hope my father will give me some advice."
Chen Xiaotian nodded and asked, "After I submit this memorial, will anyone in the court refute it for me?"
Chen Yixin said: "It's strange to say. Mr. Sun, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Mr. Huang, the envoy of the Third Division, who have always been good friends with you, did not refute for you. Even Mr. Hai, who is always known for his outspokenness, did not say a word. , No one in the court argued for you, father."
Chen Xiaotian smiled and said: "This is not surprising, because I told them that no matter who impeaches me for various reasons, you should not argue on my behalf."
Chen Yixin wondered: "Why is this?!"
Chen Xiaotian did not answer, but asked: "Let me ask you, if you were the Holy Emperor, what would the ministers do that would cause you great disgust?"
Chen Yixin thought for a moment and said slowly: "Is it a clique?!"
Chen Xiaotian put his hands on his hands and laughed and said: "Yixin, you are really smart, you can tell the truth! Yes, it is cliques. What every monarch in the past dynasties hates most is that ministers form cliques and collude to intimidate the imperial power. Especially when the emperor has just ascended the throne. Soon, the imperial power was not stable, and what I was most afraid of was that the ministers under my command formed cliques and could not lose their power. Now that something happened to me, I am not afraid of someone joining me. The most terrifying thing is that someone just joined me, and someone immediately jumped out to defend me. This way In the heart of the Holy Spirit, I am a party member, and it is inevitable that he will be wary of me in the future."
When Chen Yixin heard this, she nodded and said: "Now no one in the court stands up for my father, which means that my father is alone and has no allies, so the Holy Father will trust you more."
Chen Xiaotian twirled his beard and said: "Yes, not to mention that the competition I held for you to find a bride was approved by the Holy Spirit. Otherwise, how could I dare to make it so grand?"
Chen Yixin said displeasedly: "Okay, so it turns out that my father held this contest to recruit a bride for his daughter in order to deal with the errands assigned by the Holy Father?"
When Chen Xiaotian heard this, he sighed and said: "As a father, you can't help yourself! Yixin, as a father, you are an important minister of the imperial court. Many small things in ordinary people's homes are major matters related to the structure of the court in our family, such as yours." marriage."
"How could my marriage be related to court affairs?"
Chen Xiaotian said: "Yixin, you are not the daughter of an ordinary family. You are the beloved daughter of our country-protecting general, Chen Xiaotian. Whoever marries you is married to the country-protecting general, and to me, Chen Xiaotian. Alliance, standing together with the 100,000 elite soldiers from the Jiangbei camp, do you think this is considered a matter for the court?"
"But...but my daughter wants to find a husband she really likes. Even if he is just a commoner or a weak scholar with no power, as long as her daughter is in love with him and is in love with him, even if he is in love every day, Coarse cloth and salt in the morning and evening are also happy."
Chen Xiaotian let out a long sigh, stroked Chen Yixin's black hair with his hand, and said slowly: "Yixin, how can I not know your thoughts as a father? I held this contest with great fanfare to select a talented person who stands out from the crowd. Be my good son-in-law. You don’t know how many people have crossed the threshold to marry you since you came of age. Whether they are dignitaries or relatives of the emperor, my father politely declined. Once my father knows your intentions, In your heart, you have always disdained being associated with these bureaucratic aristocrats. Secondly, as a father, you also hope that your mother can put on your wedding dress with her own hands and see you marry in a glorious manner. Although your father has been busy with official duties in the past few years, he has rarely been there. While walking around the rivers and lakes, I have been sending people to look for traces of your mother. Although nothing has been found so far, I believe that sooner or later, your mother will definitely come back to us."
Chen Yixin looked into her father's firm eyes with mixed feelings in her heart. She had complained more than once about why she was born in Jiangmen. While others were laughing and playing with their brothers and sisters, she could only live with swords, guns and sticks, and the Four Books and Five Classics. While others were playing coquettishly at the knees of their parents, all she faced was the scolding and scolding from her master...
Chen Yixin would feel sad every time she thought of these things, but today when she saw Chen Xiaotian's determined eyes, she felt a little happy in her heart, because she had such a great father, and no matter what kind of twists and turns she experienced with him, it was only temporary. , in the end he will definitely lead himself and everyone in the General Mansion out of the haze and welcome victory.
