Just now, he said that being good friends with Feng Sheng is like a brother. In the blink of an eye, these people are gathering together to have fun. How can they look sad?
"What?" Cao Zhen said sideways, "Isn't it appropriate?"
"You two were crying inside just now..."
"Can I not cry when he dies?" Cao Zhen said, "But if I don't live after crying, why don't I go with him?"
"It's a time of joy and mourning when you're over seventy!" Cao Zhen continued, "It's a folk custom to set up a stage and sing an opera. We cried a few times and we won, so what do you want?"
"You don't understand!" Guo Ying also said, "Do you think our brothers don't feel uncomfortable? The more uncomfortable we are at this time, the more we have to join in the fun!" After saying that, he turned around and left, "Damn it, it can't be fun.
A few days!"
Watching them walk away, Li Jinglong could only think to himself, "A bunch of killers!"
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At this time, the voice of King An Zhu Ying came from the mourning hall.
"My father specially gave me a python suit for my father-in-law, and also asked people from the Hanlin Academy to write a monument for my father-in-law..."
Hearing this, Li Jinglong quickly turned around and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the old killers walking away.
Python suits were not a new thing in the Ming Dynasty, and all princes and princes had them. But they could only be worn while alive, and what the emperor gave after death was another kind of gift. But the most important thing is the merit monument, which will be remembered forever.
.
For people like Cao Zhen and others, don't expect monuments of merit and deeds. It would be nice to have an epitaph.
If those old killers hadn't left and heard about this kind of reward, what would happen if they didn't keep it all?
"Python robe?"
Li Jinglong thought about it in his mind and shook his head slightly.
Still a little behind!
Among the six founding fathers of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and his father, Li Wenzhong, were both buried wearing four-clawed dragon robes. Including the portraits in the Temple of Meritorious Officers, they were all dressed in red gold dragon robes.
Just as he was thinking, another voice suddenly came from outside.
When I walked outside the door, I was shocked.
With the support of his family, veteran Ling Han got out of the car tremblingly. After not seeing each other for a few days, the old man seemed even older.
"Why are you here?" Li Jinglong hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
Ling Han stood there, glanced at the white door of the Feng family, and said with a wry smile, "What's going on? The first elder in the Ming Dynasty comes to see off the second elder, isn't it okay?"
"You are joking! Please come inside, His Highness Prince An is inside!" Li Jinglong said with a smile.
"What kind of grace is there?" Ling Han stopped and asked.
Li Jinglong whispered and repeated what he just heard.
"Although they have different paths in civil and military affairs, the Feng family brothers are different from other brave warriors." Ling Han nodded and sighed, "They are not bloodthirsty, they do not kill indiscriminately, and they also know how to read and write and know etiquette!" As he said that, he went inside.
He walked away and said with a smile, "One year, because of military supplies, Chang Yuchun wanted to beat me up, but Feng Sheng persuaded me to put in a good word!"
Li Jinglong supported him, "It's not easy for people of your generation!"
Suddenly, Ling Han stopped and said, "Your generation is not easy either!"
Li Jinglong paused, not knowing what he meant.
Ling Han pulled him to the side and said with a smile, "Did you know that after the New Year, I will resign soon?"
"Ah? This..."
"When you get old, the leaves will return to their roots!" Ling Han casually sat down on a stone bench in the middle of the yard. "Besides, when you get old, you need to be aware of your interests. You can't always occupy the manhole without shitting and block the way for others to make progress!"
"Where is this from?" Li Jinglong became more and more confused.
Ling Han looked at him and continued, "I have a good relationship with your grandfather, you know that, right?"
"Junior has heard a little bit about it!"
"When we were running military supplies, your grandfather was the chief and I was the deputy. At first, I thought that your grandfather was the lord's brother-in-law, so he must be a difficult person to get along with. But I didn't want him to be kind to others, knowing that he was a farmer and didn't know anything.
, so we, the scholars, have the final say on all matters big and small. If we have merit, we will never hide it. We will tell the Lord everything and ask for rewards for us!"
With that said, Ling Han's crutch touched the ground and said, "Good man, good man!"
These words made Li Jinglong even more puzzled as to what the other party meant.
"If I hadn't resigned, I wouldn't have said this!" Ling Han sighed and continued, "I was planning to visit you in a few days, but since we met today, I am too talkative to say a few more words to you!
"
"Sir, please speak, Jinglong is all ears!"
"Nothing to talk about, it's just a few gossips!" Ling Han saw no one around and said with a smile, "The older generation has died, and now it's time for you, the younger generation, to take the lead. Cao Guogong, you are hereditary
Your honorable minister is also one of the most famous people on the Emperor's side in recent years, what are your plans?"
"My lord, you are ridiculous. The younger generation is not a celebrity. He is just loyal to the emperor and patriotic and fulfills his duties as a minister!" No one was around. Li Jinglong sat down next to Ling Han, and the old and the young spoke quietly.
"That's not entirely true!" Ling Han smiled, "When you get older, you talk too much, so I'll be cautious all my life. When I see you juniors in my old age, I can't help but want to talk more. Don't worry, I don't mean to harm you.
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"Junior dare not..."
"You are different from your grandfather and your father!" Ling Han continued, "One of them is a honest and mature man, and the other is talented and brilliant in war. But they both have one thing in common, that is...
Stay on your own!"
"Think about it, who did your grandfather have a particularly close relationship with during his whole life, besides the Crown Prince? Who else did your father have a close relationship with during his life, besides the Crown Prince?"
These words immediately made Li Jinglong's heart sink and he began to think.
"In your generation, you are good with everyone, right? You, Mr. Cao Guogong, are famous for being very popular, easy to talk to, and easy to do things!" Ling Han said with a smile, "But I ask you again, where did your popularity come from?
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"Did you deliberately make friends over the years? Or are you already a gentleman?" Ling Han smiled and shook his head, "I'm afraid it's neither of these, right?"
Having said this, the old man paused and continued to smile, "First of all, your family background, royal relatives. There are not many royal relatives, and your Li family is the most important one. Furthermore, the most important thing is that you are a member of the royal family.
superior!"
"Both the Supreme Emperor and the current emperor have deliberately promoted and cultivated you and entrusted you with important responsibilities, so that you can rise smoothly in the court and be like a fish in water!"
Ling Han sighed, "You are so famous that even all the provinces know that when you go to Beijing to do business, it's better to go to the capital to find someone else than to go to you, Mr. Cao Guogong, right?"
"What you said...junior..."
Ling Han waved his hand, "I'm in charge of the civil service department. What don't you know? Over the years, you've recommended eighty if not one hundred people, right?"
Li Jinglong stopped talking for a moment and looked embarrassed.
"Grace comes from above!" Ling Han emphasized, "You lost your father when you were young, and your merits are far inferior to others but you are still in a high position. You rely on the emperor's favor. The emperor's favor is given to everyone, why should it be given to you?"
"I thought you were a relative of the royal family? That's not necessarily true, right?"
"I will tell you a few words. Since the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu, Jinshang has begun to ask questions about politics, and the power of the country has begun to change between old and new. Although Jinshang is the legitimate grandson of the emperor, he is a just and obedient king. But there is no one in his hands.
Too many people available?"
"If you use old ministers, the disadvantages cannot be eliminated. If you use new ministers, it will take time to train! There are not many people who can employ people, so you, Cao Guogong, stood out and became a confidant!"
"Is this true?"
Li Jinglong was dripping with cold sweat on his forehead, as if he was waking up from a dream.
The amount of information in these words was too great, and it suddenly awakened him.
"Now that those who deserve to die are gone, and those who are waiting for death have withdrawn, they will be the emperor and the courtiers." Ling Han continued, "If you continue to follow the old path, will there still be a place for you in this court?"
"As the same saying goes, kindness comes from the highest place! What can be given to you can also be taken back. Small cleverness is always small cleverness, and it is not enough to stand up in the world!"
After saying that, Ling Han stood up again, "I'm not afraid of outsiders knowing what I said. Even if the emperor finds out, he will praise me for waking you up, praise me for what I said, and say that I cherish my descendants."
Then, he slowly walked towards the mourning hall and said, "Mr. Cao Guo, you still have to remember one thing, if the wall falls, everyone will push it!"