Li Jinglong continued, "I am a subject of Lord Long Live and the Duke of the Ming Dynasty. I have been rich and prosperous since birth. I am supposed to share the worries of Lord Long Live, but I secretly use my power for personal gain and make you lose face, Lord Long Live!"
"I am punishing you and I am not worthy of being a minister. I have received great kindness from Lord Long Live, but I don't know how to repay the kindness. I don't think about the Ming Dynasty but only my own family. As a minister, I don't think about protecting the country. I only think about fighting like flies and dogs!"
"Now I have learned from it and regretted it! The property of my family has been released and sold to companies! From now on, I will definitely change my mind and repay the emperor's great kindness with perfect ambition!"
"I have actually figured it out. This illness is a punishment from God, but it is also the last chance God gives me. Let me realize my lost path and wake up..."
"You...I, Cao..."
Deng Ping was like an outsider and had no chance to speak.
He looked at Li Jinglong's profile and thought to himself, "Where did you get all these things?" Thinking about this, he quietly raised his head and looked at Zhu Yunxi's profile, and said in his heart, "Hey, your Majesty is still here.
Eat this!"
"Yeah!" Zhu Yunxi smiled, "Since you think so, I'm relieved!" He said, "But I still can't be careless about my body. After I go back, I still have to follow Xi Laodao's method and take good care of it."
With that said, Zhu Yunxi finally turned his eyes to Deng Ping.
"How are you?"
Upon hearing this, Deng Ping immediately stood up and said, "I'm fine!"
In fact, he really wanted to imitate Li Jinglong, tearing his neck and crying that his leg was useless, but he really couldn't do it!
"How many injuries did you have?" Zhu Yunxi asked again.
"Well...back to the emperor, seven places!" Deng Ping hesitated for a moment, then told the truth, "Two places on the left leg, injured muscles and bones. Two places under the ribs, one on the shoulder, one on the back. That...buttocks
Return to the same place."
Zhu Yunxi looked heavy. In fact, looking back on the scene that day, it was really dangerous.
At that time, Deng Ping, who was as bloody as a man, ignored his own life and protected him while fighting and retreating.
"I heard that your leg was seriously injured and your muscles and bones cannot recover as before. I was also told that you lost too much blood, which may lead to disease in the future!"
"I..." Suddenly, Deng Ping's nose became sore, "I'm afraid that I won't be able to... protect Long Live Lord anymore!"
"Hold it back, you have no ambition!" Zhu Yunxi scolded, "Who said you can't protect me? It's just that your legs and feet are not working, and it's not your person!"
"I am on duty in front of the emperor, and my body is an eyesore..."
"Who dares to think it is an eyesore? Let him tell me!" Zhu Yunxi said again.
"Your Majesty!" Deng Ping burst into tears.
Seeing him like this, Zhu Yunxi was also heartbroken.
A young man full of vigor, at the age when he was full of ambition and thought of making great achievements. But in his golden years, he became disabled.
"A good man is not in his body but in his heart!" Zhu Yunxi said, "How many people with physical disabilities and strong wills have left their names in history books throughout the ages? It is not a man's behavior to feel sorry for himself every now and then. Cheer up, it's just a broken leg, but you are a peaceful slave.
My heart is still there!"
Hearing this, Li Jinglong thought to himself, "Huh? Your Majesty, is he going to give importance to the Taiping slaves?"
Zhu Yunxi's words have gone beyond the ordinary dialogue between monarch and minister. They contain encouragement and expectations, and the tone is more like speaking to his own family.
"My heart is still there!" Deng Ping said loudly.
"This is what a man looks like!" Zhu Yunxi smiled.
Then he thought for a moment and said, "Come here, deliver the message!"
"Deng Ping, the commander of the pro-army army, is my closest minister after the meritorious officials. He has been diligent, loyal, and devoted to his duties since he was on duty. He has contributed to my rescue. In particular, I would like to confer Deng Ping as the uncle of Rongcheng!"
"Your Majesty!" Deng Ping was shocked.
He... is a count?
There have been no knighthoods in the Ming Dynasty for many years. You must know that even many nobles of the older generation will be nothing more than earls after being born like this in their lives!
Li Jinglong's eyes rolled rapidly, and he thought to himself, "Damn it, from now on... the Deng family is going to tremble! From now on, we can't openly take advantage of my father-in-law's family! Hey, can he, as an earl, be hereditary?
Granted?"
"It stands to reason that you are the son of the Sixth Duke of the founding of the country. Your father made you a county king. With your role in protecting the emperor, you are worthy of a marquis!" Zhu Yunxi said seriously, "But I think you are still young. In the future,
There is still a long way to go.”
"To suddenly give you a marquis, I'm afraid that you will lose your ambition to make progress and become complacent when you are happy. Taiping slave, as long as you make progress on your own, the earl is just the beginning, do you understand?"
"I am so confused that I cannot repay the Emperor's kindness by any chance!" Deng Ping stood up and kowtowed devoutly, "Kowtow to thank the Emperor for His grace!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!" Li Jinglong suddenly said with a smile.
"Where does joy come from?" Zhu Yunxi asked with a smile.
"The emperor has gained another tiger general, and the Ming Dynasty has gained another good minister!" Li Jinglong said with a smile.
"Tiger general? He is still far away!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "Still needs experience!"
"In my opinion, today's emperor's reward will be a good story for eternity!" Li Jinglong laughed again, "In our Ming Dynasty, we have ministers like Taipingnu who are loyal and protective of the Lord, and we also have emperors who love their ministers and are wise and will reward them for their merits. For example, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Meeting Huo Qiaoqi... is a wonderful story for all ages!"
Suddenly, Deng Ping's skin felt hot and he felt embarrassed.
Li Jinglong said again, "Your Majesty, Taiping strives to achieve success, and I, my brother-in-law, are also happy." After saying that, he paused and said, "You Jinkou calls him uncle, so he should not live in the former Deng family's mansion.
Just for fun, I have a courtyard on Gulou Xiejie, which can be used as the count's residence..."
"My Earl, will you use your house?" Zhu Yunxi smiled sideways.
"I was so happy that I forgot all about it!" Li Jinglong quickly lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, forgive me!"
"It will take some time to wait for the elixir book and the iron coupon..." Zhu Yunxi said to Deng Ping, "But there are still people, carriages and horses in the Earl's Mansion, so I will have someone do it tomorrow!"
After hearing this, Deng Ping could no longer sit still, choked with sobs and kowtowed, "How can I be so virtuous as to win the favor of the emperor!" As he said this, he could no longer hold back and tears came to his eyes.
The Deng family had been silent for so many years, and finally saw the light of day with him...
Deng Ping did not disgrace his family, let alone his father's reputation.
"Hereditary?" Li Jinglong suddenly felt very happy besides being very happy.
Give the elixir book and the iron coupon to the population's mansion, that is, the earl who is ennobled for his military merits can pass it on to his son and grandson in the future!
"He will be an earl when he is twenty years old this year. After a few years of training in the army, he will become a marquis! Damn it, there is no hope for the Duke in another twenty years..."
Thinking about it, he secretly gritted his teeth and continued thinking, "If I hadn't been sick that day, and I had escorted the emperor on his trip with the assassins, I would have fought one against ten and fought the thieves with all my strength... Is it... my father in the future?"
Can I enjoy the prince's hat?"
But then, he shook his head in his mind, "It's better not to have too much fun. The hat of the county prince was given to my father after he died. Let alone a county prince, even if it was given to a prince, I wouldn't be able to enjoy it even if I died! I still can't enjoy it if I die.
Live! It’s better to die than to live!”
At this time, I heard Zhu Yunxi laugh and say, "It's rare that you two enter the palace together today, stay and have dinner with me at noon!"
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Seeing that the emperor had to meet with other ministers, Li Jinglong and Deng Ping retired first.
Li Jinglong was trembling all over, like a little chicken in the cold wind.
Just as he was about to cross the threshold with difficulty, a hand stretched out from beside him, smiling and supporting him.
"Master, slow down, Zajia is supporting you!"
Li Jinglong took a look and saw that the person helping him was none other than the bastard.
"How can this happen!" Li Jinglong said hurriedly, "You are the chief manager, I..."
"You're just saying that, aren't you?" The tortoise said with a smile, "Slow down and watch your step!"
"Didn't this guy have a grudge and fall out with me before? Why can't he be so attentive when he has nothing to do?" Li Jinglong thought secretly in his heart.
After leaving Qianqing Palace, Wang Bashi went to pass on the news.
Li Jinglong walked to the south study room, still thinking about the shameful behavior of the bastard just now.
With a casual glance from the corner of my eye, I suddenly felt that there were many new faces among the eunuchs around Qianqing Palace.