Chapter 318: A Gentleman's Friend
Chapter 318 (Xie Dancha Rumo, Lao Hua Xiong, and the monthly pass of the three brothers of Gen 087 class.) )
A few days later, Nanxunfang Feng came upstairs, and the new trilateral chief Yang Yiqing held a banquet here, although only a few people came, but all of them were not small figures; The Governor of the regimental battalion, the British Gong Zhang Mao, the deputy governor of the regimental battalion and the commander of the Fenwu battalion of the Shenji Battalion, Zhang Lun, the commander of the Ming Jinyi Guard Yamen, and the first-class brave crown Bo Song Nan, as well as several counts of Xun Qi who held the position of commander of the Beijing camp, were present.
The identity of everyone at this kind of banquet is very interesting, not to mention the veteran relatives of the British public, Yang Yiqing is an authentic civil official, and there are several military generals who are good friends with Yang Yiqing, and Song Nan is a close minister of the emperor and a martial minister.
It is not easy to pinch people of various identities together to form a small group, the Ming Dynasty and the inner and outer courts of the Ming Dynasty are clearly distinguished, each has its own insistence and small circle, needless to say, the estrangement and struggle between each other, even if there is a mutual refuge, but also dare to come secretly, in public it is still a tone that you support Lao Tzu will oppose.
It is also strange that people of all identities can gather together openly at today's banquet. In the final analysis, when the interests of these people are the same, the identity gap is not worth mentioning.
This time I pushed the cup and changed the lamp, until the second watch, the people on the seat were almost drunk, Yang Yi drank a lot of sake, and frequently toasted, and the most embarrassed old man Zhang Mao was too old to parry, and he was drunk on the spot; Zhang Lun hurriedly sent the old man back to his house in person, and a group of commanders and commanders also said goodbye when they saw the old man and the little grandfather leaving; Song Nan wanted to say goodbye and leave, but was left behind by Yang Yiqing.
The restaurant guy cleaned up the leftovers, cleaned the tables and chairs, and served a good pot of tea; Yang Yiqing invited Song Nan to sit down, and the two chatted while drinking tea.
Yang Yiqing said: "Commander Song, this matter really taught me an accident, you came to look for the old man that day, the old man actually had doubts in his heart, the old man didn't believe that the function of the trilateral general system fell on my head; To be honest, I also had doubts about Lord Song's ability, but I didn't expect Lord Song to do it, so I am really grateful. ”
Song Nan smiled: "Don't say you don't believe it, I don't believe it myself; Lord Yang has outstanding political achievements and innocence during his official tenure in the northwest, and can withstand the investigation of all parties, on this basis, I can recommend you to the British public, this is actually Lord Yang's own qualifications, and we just helped. ”
Yang Yiqing sighed: "I'm really ashamed, I didn't expect that I have been an official for more than 20 years, and the last person to recognize me is actually Lord Song." Although Lord Song is young, he is definitely a pillar of my Ming Dynasty, and I have specially inquired about Lord Song's resume in the past few days. Since ancient times, heroes have come out of youth, and the old man is ashamed of himself. ”
Song Nan smiled: "Lord Yang, don't say that, I can't sit still if you say that; To be honest, I can have today, in addition to the emperor's weight, there is also some luck, when it comes to real skills, it is still a person like Lord Yang who is several times better than me. This time the Lord served as the chief official of the three sides, the responsibility is heavy, I don't hide it from the Lord, in front of the emperor I have a package ticket, if Lord Yang can't govern the three sides, I'm afraid someone will impeach me in the court. ”
Yang Yiqing said: "Lord Song, I understand what you mean; However, the trilateral towns have accumulated a lot of disadvantages, and if I want to do it overnight, I am afraid that some people in the court will not allow me enough time to reform, and at the same time, I am also worried that my movements in the northwest will involve the interests of too many people, so that there will be many resistances. ”
Song Nan said: "The affairs of the court and the old man will deal with it, Lord Yang just cares about the shortcomings of the border towns, if there is anything, we will naturally deal with it." ”
Yang Yiqing said: "Then thank you Lord Song, but Lord Song, I have something to say, but I am afraid of colliding with you and the British duke, I, Yang Yiqing, am a straight person, but I am uncomfortable if I don't say it." ”
Song Nan smiled and said, "Let me guess what Lord Yang wants to say, okay?" ”
Yang Yiqing was stunned and said, "Can you guess?" ”
Song Nan said: "Try it, hmm...... I guess Lord Yang is going to say that although I and the British Lord have recommended you as the chief of the tripartite system, you don't want to be our tool, and you will stick to your own opinions in the future, right? ”
Yang Yiqing was stunned for a while, and smacked his lips: "Is Lord Song good at mind reading, can you guess this?" ”
Song Nan said with a smile: "Lord Yang, any mind-reading technique is all nonsense, I just make a judgment based on the character of the adult; You are an upright and cheerful person who would rather bend than bend, how can a person like you ignore the principle because of this little favor we recommend you, if so, you would not have offended all the inner and outer courts when you were the governor of Shaanxi, do you say yes or no? ”
Yang Yiqing shook his head and sighed: "I'm ashamed to be unobstructed by Lord Song, what I'm worried about is this, I'm afraid that I will make Lord Song and my husband unhappy, because I know my character, and my friends around me have reminded me many times, this can be regarded as my death hole." ”
Song Nan said with a straight face: "I'm afraid that Lord Yang left me down to say this, I hope to say it in my head, so as not to make everyone unhappy; In this case, I might as well talk to Lord Yang, it is hateful that traitors are rampant in the court now, but in my opinion, the most worrying thing now is not this matter, but the defense of the border town. The problems exposed by the battle of Xinpingbao are really shocking, the Tartar soldiers are pressing the border, and our border town is reacting quickly, which is the current problem of the Ming Dynasty. No matter how chaotic the court is, the border town must not be chaotic, otherwise there will be a worry of destroying the country, so I promised my husband to recommend you as the chief official of the three sides, not to help myself to form a gang, but to let Lord Yang do a good job of rectifying the trilateral defense, so that my Daming border town is impregnable, and the soldiers and horses are like arms and horses, which is my original intention. ”
Yang Yiqing got up from his seat, bowed to the ground and said: "The old man is really ashamed, he is ashamed to spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain; Lord Song is young, his mind is vast, and his vision is so lofty that the old man looks at him, and Lord Song does not blame the old man for being foolish, forgive his sins. ”
Song Nan's face was slightly feverish, although his words came from the heart, he said that he did not mean to win over Yang Yiqing, it was pure nonsense; Although Yang Yiqing has the ability, there are thousands of people who have the ability, why did this good thing fall on Yang Yiqing's head? Isn't it because Yang Yiqing does not belong to any party and has a clean net worth, and his recommendation of him not only disgusts the inner and outer courts, but also hopes that he will become one of his own fierce generals.
"Lord Yang, the shortcomings of the three sides are like stubborn diseases, so that the orders are inconsistent, the information is not effective, the troops are self-respecting, each takes care of itself, and the governor's lieutenant and general soldiers hinder each other, so that the war is sluggish, and there are many defeats; The re-establishment of the trilateral general system by the imperial court also hopes to get rid of these drawbacks, and hopes that the adults will have no distractions and concentrate on rectification; Your Excellency don't have to worry about the reaction of me and the British duke, you only do what you have to do and do your best, and it is enough for us not to be attacked in front of the emperor. ”
Yang Yiqing said excitedly: "With Lord Song's words, Yang will be relieved and bold, you can rest assured, Yang will do things with public intentions first, and will never let the British Duke and Lord Song attack others in terms of justice." ”
Song Nan stroked his palm and said, "Okay, that's it." ”
Yang Yiqing arched his hand and said, "But I still have something I want to ask for help." ”
Song Nan said: "But to say, as long as I can do it." ”
Yang Yiqing said: "Since I have made up my mind to rectify the three sides, I must let go of my hands and feet without scruples, but the complexity of the affairs of the three sides is difficult to describe to adults, once the rectification is carried out, it will definitely offend a large number of people, or even worry about their lives." ”
Song Nan frowned and said, "This ...... Is Lord Yang worried about his life? ”
Yang Yiqing said: "How can the old man spare his life? I'm just worried that my wife and daughter will go with me to take up the post, if there is an incident, wouldn't there be an extra layer of scruples out of thin air, Yang doesn't have many friends in Beijing, I want to leave my wife and daughter in the capital, so that I have nothing to worry about, I hope that Lord Song can take care of it, Lord Song is in charge of the brocade guard, under the protection of Lord Song, Yang has nothing to worry about. ”
Song Nan flashed in his mind the appearance of the girl wearing a small wildflower and a sweet smile, Yang Yiqing was going to take office in the northwest without any scruples, and he was definitely going to be ruthless to the northwest; Taking care of Yang Yiqing's wife and daughter is naturally nothing to Song Nan, so it is enough to send a team of Jinyi Guard patrols to protect them left and right.
"Although the responsibility of protecting Mrs. and Ling Qian's daughter is not small, I agreed, Lord Yang, but please rest assured, when you rectify the situation in the northwest, I will definitely send Mrs. Zun and Miss to the northwest unscathed."
Yang Yiqing bowed again and thanked him repeatedly.
Coming out of Fenglai Tower, although the early winter night is cold, it makes people feel uplifted; Since returning to Beijing in the First World War of Xinpingbao, Song Nan has rarely had such a good mood today; Under the shadow of Liu Jin's increasingly oppressive style, he was able to successfully jump out of the trap of recruiting horses, and launched a counterattack to seize the trilateral general system, showing that he could still maneuver in the increasingly positive battle with Liu Jin and his party.
It has been more than three years since he crossed here, every step is extremely difficult, crises are often accompanied, and he has also fought with his life several times, several times Song Nan himself has been a little desperate, but it has been proved that his more than five hundred years of experience and the thinking of later generations have given him a lot of advantages and opportunities. Up to now, he is already the No. 1 person who speaks in the court, and he also has the power to support him, and more importantly, the family and friends gathered around him give him the strength to move forward, and Song Nan is full of confidence in the future.
Song Nan took a deep breath, lifted the reins of the horse, and slowly galloped into the streets of the capital under the stars with all the guards.