1018, Wang Ba looks at mung beans (above)
The next day, Jingwen also took Wang Xuance to the palace to prepare for this debriefing and interview. And when Jingwen took Wang Xuance to report on his work, he actually saw an old man with a person in his forties also coming here, and the old man was probably seventy or eighty years old, obviously very unhappy when he looked at his son.
"Dad, don't be angry!" The son said.
But the old man scolded: "Can I not be angry? You were dismissed from office twice in three days, if it weren't for the emperor's view that you were the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty, I'm afraid you wouldn't have had any good results. You see that the generals who were with you back then were all in high positions, and now you are still doing nothing. Now that the servant has given you a chance, you must change your temper, or it will still be the case. ”
"Dad, that's how my temper is, can I still change it?" The middle-aged man said.
"Could it be that he is Qiu Xinggong?" Jingwen thought.
Jingwen has also heard a little about Qiu Xinggong, this guy can be said to be a veteran. He was actually a general of the Sui Dynasty back then, and later followed his boss to take refuge with Princess Pingyang and fought with Princess Pingyang. Later, after Princess Pingyang led the troops to join Li Yuan, he followed Li Shimin and became Li Shimin's subordinate. But the only pity is that he has a very bad temper and often has a history of abusing soldiers. If it was a time of war, you would have been guilty of mistreating the prisoners. After all, prisoners should not be mistreated lightly, otherwise it will cause great damage to the image of the army. And it is precisely because of these problems that Qiu Xinggong is often dismissed.
After that, there were even more problems, and after Li Shimin ascended the throne, the world gradually became peaceful. This Qiu Xinggong's stinky temper not only did not change at all, but became more and more strict. Those soldiers hated him, and this Qiu Xinggong often beat the soldiers when he was angry, which was not a good habit. Since ancient times, beating soldiers to get angry is not a good thing, and it is easy to provoke mutiny. And back then, Zhang Fei didn't just beat his generals. As a result, was his head cut off by those generals while he was drunk?
So because of this beating of the soldiers, he was removed from his post several times. And he hasn't changed in the slightest, and his temper is still so stinky that everyone can't stand it. This time I was just dismissed from my post, and now I'm back again. And Fang Xuanling threw him to the south to serve as the future protector of the capital of Annan, perhaps he also wanted to throw this scourge far away, so that everyone would not have to suffer. In addition, his father has also been an official in Jiaozhou for many years, and he was originally the governor of Jiaozhou, so it is normal for the son to inherit his father's business.
Many of the generals who were in the group of Qiu Xinggong back then are now high-ranking generals. And most of them are knighted. However, Qiu Xinggong often made mistakes, and as a result, he didn't even have a knighthood now, and even his position was often dismissed. So his stinky temper can be regarded as tormenting him. A good person who has a good future, but he was made like this by this stinky temper. If you want to love you, you may have to be sent to Annan, and then used for waste. After all, the word waste utilization is not a good word, and no one wants to be treated as waste and then waste utilization!
"Is it Qiu He's general?" Jingwen asked.
"It's my father, Tan Guogong." That Qiu Xinggong said.
Jingwen then asked, "What about Tan Guogong's longevity?" ”
Qiu He also continued: "The old man is eighty-three years old this year! ”
Jingwen was also very surprised. This guy is actually over eighty years old, you must know that the average life expectancy of ordinary people in the Tang Dynasty is only fifty or sixty years old, and if you can be fifty years old, you are claimed to know the destiny of heaven. Sixty years old is a very long life, and eighty years old is simply a miracle. Although it is not uncommon for later generations to be eighty years old, this is in ancient times. How many eighty-year-olds can there be in the country? I'm afraid it won't be more than two hundred. And eighty years old can be said to be a particularly old birthday star, and ancient people also liked longevity.
And the longevity in ancient times indicates that the living conditions are good. And if the living conditions are good, doesn't that represent the so-called prosperous era? If it weren't for the heyday. So where do so many people come from with good living conditions? Therefore, ancient kings were very fond of people who lived a long life, and the more people who lived long, the greater their merits. It's like the Qianlong Emperor of the later Manchu Dynasty. What kind of feast is it a so-called face project. It's really hard for those seventy or eighty-year-old people, and even those over a hundred years old, those old people who travel long distances from the local to the central government, and they really can't stand it!
"Tan Guogong really has a long life!" Jingwen said.
"Well, no! In the past two years, my health has been getting worse and worse, and I don't know when I will go. And what I can't worry about the most is this son Qiu Xinggong, who is obviously a good material, but it is really embarrassing to end up with such a result! Qiu He said.
Qiu Xinggong is indeed a good general, which many people do not deny. Temper is a hard wound, and if it is a wartime mistreatment of the enemy, everyone is barely acceptable, but in peacetime, no one can accept the abuse of their own side. So not too many people are willing to accept this boss, after all, who is willing to accept a brutal boss with a convulsion?
Therefore, Qiu Xinggong has always wanted to continue fighting, and only by continuing to fight can he release his feelings. And if you abuse the enemy, there won't be too many people saying anything, because only war can be enough to free him from love. But now that it's peacetime, it is obvious that he doesn't have this opportunity to release his feelings. But now there is an opportunity, that is, to form an Annan metropolitan protectorate, that is, there can naturally be a war. Although it was only a small-scale war, it was also very helpful for him to release his anger.
"Gong'er, don't go and see your future colleagues yet!" Qiu He said.
And Qiu He pointed at Wang Xuance, that is, he thought that Wang Xuance was Qiu Xinggong's future colleague. Therefore, Qiu He also wants his son to have a good relationship with his colleagues and not to make trouble. But that Qiu Xinggong looked like he was ignoring it, obviously not taking Wang Xuance in his eyes.
However, Qiu Xinggong also has his pride, that is, he is in his forties, and he still has to partner with a young colleague who is about twenty years old. Isn't this just a slap in the face? People in their twenties can have the same status as you, but they haven't been able to get out for decades, isn't it a slap in the face?
"Gong'er, if you can have one-tenth of the ability of someone's family, you may already be a national prince!" Qiu He also scolded.
However, Wang Xuance took the initiative to say: "Tan Guogong, since I have met with Ling Gongzi, then let's go and drink two cups, which can be regarded as preparing for our cooperation together in the future!" ”
Then, Wang Xuance also came to Qiu Xinggong's side, and then took the initiative to say, "General Qiu, let's go drink two cups!" (To be continued......)