Of course, Lu Ding will never have any objection to this.

He is not a scholar, but he is not sure that Ye Fu will leave him with some affection. What's more, in his opinion, Ye Fu does not smoke, does not drink, does not gamble, does not greed for ink, and does not go to flower houses. If people are not allowed to have such a little adjustment of life, it will be too unkind.

Moreover, then again, as long as Ye Fu still has serious things in his heart and doesn't play any tricks of 'Beacon Opera Princes', then Ma Xiaoyue is a woman who can't be seen in the end, even if she is good at scheming, her existence or not is a harmless thing at all.

For such a trivial matter, it is not cost-effective to provoke Ye Fu unpleasantly.

Therefore, Lu Ding's eyes and nose looked at his heart, as if he didn't notice that there was a third person in this house besides himself and Ye Fu.

"Your Excellency praised it." Lu Ding bowed his hand and replied in a respectful manner, "The lowly position is a subordinate of the adult, so it is natural to share the worries of the adult." Overseeing the war is also the duty of the battalion office, and it does not dare to talk about merit. ”

"Huh? No! Ye Fu shook his head, sat up slightly straighter, and his eyes opened. Ma Xiaoyue took half a step back in understanding, standing respectfully beside him. I just heard him say, "Merit is merit, merit is merit, merit is reward!" I'm not yet confused, but this is still clear. Oh, by the way, there is no hurry in the matter of reward, what is yours is yours, but there is one thing now, I want to hear your opinion. ”

Lu Ding hurriedly said: "Yes, please command, my lord." ”

Ye Fu said: "I have read the battle report, this time the bandits, because of your careful arrangement, was able to capture the thief leader Geng Zhongming alive, it is not easy. I want to hear what you mean about this person and his subordinates. ”

That's not a good question to answer.

Lu Ding actually knew very well in his heart that just because they moved Ye Fu's things, if they really wanted to kill, then Geng Zhongming and the others would never survive now. They are still alive and well, which proves that Ye Fu does not intend to kill.

But if you want to let them go~~

Ye Fu said this, but Lu Ding was really not easy to answer.

After thinking for a moment, he considered the wording and said to Ye Fu: "My lord, according to what I have seen from my humble position, Geng Zhongming's rogue soldiers are hateful, but they are really too bold and cruel. But now, when Liaodong is employing people, the vast majority of our dangerous mountain army is infantry, and there are very few cavalry. Geng Zhongming's department is good at riding, and he is a scarce talent in dangerous mountains. Therefore, I thought that the adults might be able to open up to them and allow them to make meritorious deeds. With the generosity of His Majesty, presumably they should be very willing to serve His Majesty. ”

"Well, you have a point." Ye Fu nodded, but then, the conversation changed, and he said, "However, I heard that this group of stray soldiers is not a first-time offender, but a habitual offender!" In the early years, he defected to Houjin, which is a criminal record. What if they rebel at that time? ”

Ye Fu was obviously taking a test, but Lu Ding couldn't avoid answering.

He thought about it in his heart, weighed it slightly, and said: "My lord, I have fought with Geng Zhongming, and I have a general understanding of his experience, and I also have some understanding of his hardships. He thought that he must still be willing to serve the imperial court, and he was not born a rebel. In this battle, if the adults still think that the humble position has a large merit, then the humble position is willing to take this opportunity to vouch for Geng Zhongming, and I hope that the adult will give Geng Zhongming a chance. ”

"Hmm, that's it~~" Ye Fu nodded slowly, as if he was considering. After a while, he said, "Okay, since you can trust him, for your sake, then I'll give him a chance." Denglong! ”

Ma Denglong entered in response.

Ye Fu instructed: "Go and call Meng Shi and bring Geng Zhongming to see me." ”

"Yes, sir." Ma Denglong said yes and hurried away.

~~

Meng Shi is a person who is very good at figuring out the mind of his boss.

Lu Ding could see that Ye Fu wanted to use Geng Zhongming, and Meng Shi naturally couldn't be wrong about this.

Therefore, when Ye Fu saw Geng Zhongming, he looked at him at a glance and knew that he had not suffered much. The complexion is still rosy, and it should be that he has eaten well and slept well.

"You're Geng Zhongming?" Ye Fu asked.

Geng Zhongming had already had the consciousness of sending people under the fence, and immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Yes, sinner Geng Zhongming, please see the general." ”

"Sinners?" Ye Fu sneered when he heard this, "It's rare that you also know that you are a guilty person?" Tell me, then, where is your sin? ”

Geng Zhongming immediately replied: "If you go back to your lordship, there are three major sinners. ”

Ye Fu nodded and motioned for him to continue.

Geng Zhongming said: "First, sinners went astray in their early years. At that time, he was young, had no eyes, and followed the wrong boss, so that he finally betrayed Houjin, which is really a shame that sinners still can't forget. In the Ming Dynasty, sinners are traitors; To the Tartars, sinners are like pigs and dogs who cannot be trusted. In just a few years, sinners have also served the Tartars and slaughtered many soldiers and civilians of our Ming Dynasty. Holding the butcher's knife back, he is ashamed to be a soldier. Sinners think that if they suffer this great shame, they will never be washed away unless they are bathed in blood! I hope the general will see it! ”

"Oh, I already know about your betrayal of Houjin." Ye Fu scratched his head and said lightly: "You also said that it was the boss who rebelled at the beginning, and you had no choice but to rebel together." I've always believed that people can be allowed to do wrong things. After all, people are not sages, who can be without fault, and if they change it, it is very good! ”

Geng Zhongming knelt on the ground, bowed his hands and listened to Ye Fu's words quietly.

Ye Fu looked at him for a moment, and suddenly asked, "Do you know, what is wrong?" ”

"Uh~~This~~" Geng Zhongming hesitated for a moment before replying, "Sinners think that the wrong thing is probably ~~ incorrect thing~~"

Ye Fu laughed.

Geng Zhongming actually knew that even he couldn't be satisfied with such an answer, let alone Ye Fu?

But what relieved him a little was that Ye Fu didn't seem to intend to get along with him like this, but corrected himself: "What you said has a little truth, but it's not all right. In my opinion, the so-called wrong thing should refer to the first unintentional mistake. To put it simply, for example, if you do something for the first time, and you don't know that the consequences of doing it are wrong, you do it, it's wrong, it's called a wrong thing. But if you do it the second time, and you still don't know that the consequences are wrong, so you still do it wrong, then it's no longer doing something wrong, it's something stupid. Of course, no matter how many times you make a mistake, if you know it's wrong at the beginning, but you still have to do it, the nature is completely different, it's not doing something wrong, it's not doing something stupid, it's doing something bad. Got it? ”

When these words came out, not only Geng Zhongming pondered Ye Fu's meaning in his heart, but even Lu Ding and Meng Shi on the side, including Ma Denglong, all went over and over again in their minds.

This probably can fully represent the attitude of Ye Fu's royal family.

In short, take the incident of Geng Zhongming in front of him betraying Houjin, and then betraying again.

According to Ye Fu's meaning, the first time he betrayed Houjin, Geng Zhongming was ignorant and defected with his boss, let's just say that he didn't know it was wrong at first, so it can be regarded as doing something wrong. But if there is a next time for such a foolish thing, it will not be a wrong thing, but a stupid thing.

Of course, since he now knows that he is a sinner, this is a crime, it means that he now knows that it is wrong. Then if such a thing happens again in the future, it will no longer be a wrong or stupid thing, but a bad thing.