Chen Houyun was a little surprised, and then looked at Deng Changnian with a warm smile, and said, "Of course." ”

Chen Houyun did not miss the bloody aura exposed around Deng Changnian when he first opened the door. It was the aura that only iron-blooded soldiers who had crawled out on the battlefield would have, full of a sense of danger. It's just that the moment he saw Shen Rouning, he immediately hid those evil qi.

It seems that the investigation is not wrong, he really cares about Shen Rouning.

Deng Changnian's smile became brighter and brighter, and he turned sideways again and greeted Chen Houyun into the door. Then there is Chaoyan. Finally, there was the red tassel he didn't recognize. Because he didn't know him, he immediately discovered that Hongying was not like an ordinary maidservant, so he took a few more glances at Hongying before closing the door quietly.

There was a small tandoor in the private room, on which a pot of water was gurgling.

Seeing this, Chao Yan immediately took out the tea leaves he brought, boiled tea with Hongying on the side, and gave the space to a few masters.

"I haven't seen you for a few years, Ah Ning's sister has grown up." Deng Changnian looked at Shen Rouning with a smile and said, "Well, it's not thin, and it's better-looking, it seems that life is very good." ”

Shen Rou smiled and nodded without hesitation: "Thanks to your blessings, we people can live comfortably." ”

Deng Changnian was very embarrassed by this sentence. He scratched his head and said uncomfortably: "That, we people are actually looking for opportunities to make meritorious contributions...... Didn't think about it that much. ”

Shen Rouning just looked at him with a smile, making him feel more and more uncomfortable, as if he couldn't sit there anymore. If Chen Houyun is not there. He can naturally make Shen Rouning helpless with his slightly frivolous words and deeds as before, but now that Chen Houyun is sitting here, he is very pressured, not to mention, Shen Rouning is no longer the immature little girl she was back then, but has grown into a beautiful little girl, and the beauty makes him a little timid...... Deng Changnian suddenly didn't know what to do.

After Chen Houyun secretly observed the relationship between the two, he opened his mouth and relieved Deng Changnian: "I heard that you have made a lot of contributions on the front line...... But now the level improvement is a little slow, and he is still a hundred people? Let me be blunt. Follow this lifting rate. I'm afraid that when the battle is over, it will be difficult for you to get ahead for many years. ”

Deng Changnian was immediately solemn when he heard this, his expression was slightly gloomy, and there was some implication of fierceness. He lowered his head slightly, and his eyes did not face anyone again. He whispered: "The military exploits of ordinary soldiers." That's how it's calculated. I was able to become the captain of a hundred people, because many people died on my turn. ”

Commoners and the children of the powerful have different judgments on merit.

And even many times. The same credit for promoting the children of the powerful to the next level falls on the children of the common people, but it is just a reward of some gold and silver money. It's still good. In many cases, most of the credit of the children of the common people is calculated on the heads of others...... He's been there himself.

Those people in the Deng family expelled their brothers from the genealogy, not to mention, and even greeted them like in the army, in order to suppress him. Even if there are people in the army who are not ashamed of the Deng clan and refuse to respond, there are a few who should be ordered for money. As for the injustice...... Who is upset with him?

These dirty things, he actually didn't want to talk about them in front of Shen Rouning. But Chen Houyun ...... He is the grandson of the Chen family, if the Chen family is willing to say a word in the army, there is no need to say much, just to remove those injustices for him, he can find a way.

Deng Changnian exhaled a breath of turbidity, his voice was a little muffled, and said, "The Zheng family is looking for me." ”

If you need to choose between the Chen family, which Shen Rouning represents, and the Zheng family, who had no connection before...... Deng Changnian is actually inclined to the Zheng family in his heart. The Zheng family is the maiden family of his maternal grandmother. But for so many years, he didn't care about the daughter who married into the Deng family and the bloodline left by his daughter, and let them be bullied and insulted, which made him feel more chilling than treating strangers.

Now, he has some fame in the army, and the Zheng family sent someone to contact him...... And it was a high-minded attitude of mercy and charity, which made him very depressed.

It seems that it is easier to find the help of the Chen family through Shen Rouning.

But Deng Changnian was unwilling to let Shen Rouning see his struggles and embarrassment. He only hoped that in her impression, that Deng Changnian would always be the young man with a bright smile who seemed to be unable to be stumped by any troubles and sorrows. He didn't want her to see the weight and hardship of his struggle in reality. It made him feel very ashamed.

And if it is replaced by the Zheng family, it has nothing to do with feelings in Deng Changnian's heart - the Zheng family values his potential and wants to buy and win him, and he also uses the influence of the Zheng family to get rid of the current predicament and go higher...... This is a cooperation of interests. He has a clear conscience.

But Chen Houyun pointed out his predicament at this time.

He couldn't deny it.

Deng Changnian lowered his head slightly. He could feel that Shen Rouning's gaze was falling on him, like a soldering iron, and it was very difficult for him to bear it. It's like, he's shorter than her.

"Mingyi Hou Zheng family?" Chen Houyun was a little puzzled.

Shen Rouning opened her mouth to explain: "Brother Deng's grandmother is the ghost-faced general from the Deng family back then. ”

Chen Houyun knew about the short-lived ghost-faced general. After thinking for a while, he understood the connection, nodded and said: "The Zheng family is a martial arts heirloom, and it is quite influential in the army......" Speaking of this, he paused slightly, looked at Deng Changnian, and said slowly: "As far as I know, your hundred people were promoted not long after they arrived in the army. And now the remaining people in the Deng Mansion, they simply do not have the strength to reach out to the front line. Your so-called bribery, some of the status background, will not be bought by the Deng family at all, and those more grass-roots officers, how can they have a way to contact Beijing at will? ”

Running so far to suppress the front-line military people...... With the ability of these people in the Deng Mansion now, they can't do it at all. Even if it's a bribe...... I can't buy it.

"So, I'm afraid the bribery you are talking about does not exist." Chen Houyun asked Deng Changnian, "What do you think?" ”

Deng Changnian's brows gradually twisted into a pimple.

He always thought that the Deng family did it. In his mind, the Deng family was still very influential in the capital. But he didn't know that after the death of Deng Gong, Deng was in Beijing...... There's no influence anymore.

If it weren't for the Tang ...... And who is it against him?

"You mean, it's always been the Zheng family?" Deng Changnian asked, and his voice was slightly cold.

"It's just my personal opinion." Chen Houyun took the tea from Chaoyan's mouth, and said calmly: "It is not difficult to see from your resume that the targets you have received are all after you have emerged and become the head of a hundred people. (To be continued......)

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