Faced with everyone's good intentions, Guo Ying remained motionless.
After waving his hands and the surroundings became quiet, he smiled faintly and said, "Wine, our brothers' wine, I will drink it for a long time. But before drinking, there are some things I want to say!"
"Say it!" everyone said.
Guo Ying looked at everyone and said with a smile, "Are your families really poor? Are they really unable to survive?"
The atmosphere was a bit cold and no one spoke.
"I won't talk about what happened after the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Let's just talk about the previous decades. We people followed the old man to fight in the north and south. The money we just robbed is enough to spend several lifetimes, right?"
Then he looked at Cao Zhen and said, "Take you as an example. The eighteen warehouses in your home are all full. Even if the others are close, they are not far behind, right? Not to mention the money at home, there is still money outside.
There are so many fields and shops. There is really endless money to spend and endless food to eat."
"No matter how you spend this money, there is no taboo. We brothers paid for it with our lives. No one can find fault with it. Whoever suffers from mother-in-law dares to talk too much, I, Guo Laosi, will be the first to fall out with him!"
"But what about after the founding of the country? We are the Ming Dynasty, and we are all ministers of the Ming Dynasty. He can no longer transfer all the money to the family, and he can't do the same tricks as before, because once he does that, the principles and righteousness will be lost.
It’s not on our side anymore. To put it bluntly, it’s his damn fault!”
"Don't think I don't know. In the past few years, you have relied on your seniority to help others twist their mouths, pave the way for people to be promoted, and receive filial piety from others. Even at the local level, because some commanders, commanders, and generals have
The generals are all your old subordinates, you have promoted them, and every year they eat free pay and drink soldiers' blood, but they also keep it for you as a filial piety."
"There are also some military supplies that come from your connections, so I will give you a commission every year!"
Everyone lowered their heads, and many were laughing.
"I know everything, but those two gentlemen in the palace don't know?"
"Why didn't you mention this before? It was to show our age and save our face? Then why did you mention it now? It's because we don't know how to advance or retreat!"
"Hey, yes, it's about advancing and retreating. We are all people who are dying in our old age. To put it bluntly, we are all tough enough to be used. What do we need so much money for?
"
"It's time to enjoy the blessings of fighting for a lifetime, so why are you still flirting with an old soldier? Isn't it good to drink and gamble at home, find a concubine, hug your grandson and beat your son?"
"It's our face that's hindered by the higher ups. There are some things that we can't delve into for a while. Note, it's only for a while. But if we dig into it, where do we put our faces?"
"To put it bluntly, brothers, have you forgotten all the lessons learned by so many old brothers?"
Hearing this, all the old military leaders bowed their heads in silence and pondered secretly.
"You have to cherish the good days!" Guo Ying sighed.
Cao Zhen also sighed and said to everyone, "Fourth brother is right. Since the old emperor said he knew about the past, it has been wiped out. From now on, we old immortals should not be shameless. What?
Everything is mixed up!"
As he spoke, he took a deep breath and said, "Actually, these things we have have nothing to do with Fourth Brother. Fourth Brother can't bear it and is afraid that we will embarrass ourselves and take it upon ourselves."
"Thank you, fourth brother!"
"Thank you, Mr. Fourth!"
"Friendship that crawled out of the dead!" Guo Ying waved her hand, "Big brothers are all dead, but I am still useful now. If I don't speak, who will speak? I can't just watch you suffer misfortune, right?"
As he spoke, Guo Ying held the wine glass and said to the old brothers, "Stay back, as if you are stepping back, you will look like you are stepping back!"
Immediately, his face became solemn, "You all know the emperor's temper, and you can only do one favor with him."
"Brothers know it!" All the veteran military leaders said in unison, "Let's do it!"
"Do it!" Guo Ying laughed.
But he turned around and said to the second-generation nobles behind him, "You little bastards, put your glasses down first, this wine is not for you!"
The second generation of Xungui laughed nervously, and many people exchanged glances.
"Zi!" Guo Ying drank a glass of wine and turned around and said, "These uncles and uncles have taken good care of you all these years, right?"
Therefore, Kang Jian, the son of Duke Kang Maocai of Qi State, said, "What you are saying, Fourth Master, is that, take me as an example, my father and eldest brother died early in the war..."
His father was a duke who died in the war, and his eldest brother was the accompaniment of the crown prince Zhu Biao, and later died in the army.
"Don't make a fuss about this." Guo Ying glared, "It's just because I looked at you and we were all brothers who licked blood with their swords, so I treated you as my nephews."
"I know that you have lost your father, and it is very difficult to live with the large population and expenses in your family. I also know that most of you are concubines without titles, so when you beg us, as long as you can help us, there is nothing wrong!" Guo Ying sighed, "But human beings
Do you have to live up to your expectations?"
"If you are really ambitious, go to the border town and serve as a soldier to make a name for yourself. You have to do something real with real swords and guns, and these uncles and uncles are paving the way and building bridges for you. You are so damn right!"
All the nobles and nobles bowed their heads in shame and remained silent.
"From now on, ah!" Guo Ying said again, "If the family is really unable to uncover the truth, my uncles and uncles will look at your long-dead father and help you with real money. But... quick money is easy to make.
Son, if you go out with your left hand and go into the money channel with your right hand, you won’t have to talk."
At this point, his tone suddenly became stern, "Especially no more contact is allowed in the local area. If I am listening, if any of you helps some local general to run around Beijing, I will give him my leg directly."
Discount, do you listen?”
"I heard it!" the second generation whispered.
"Don't just hear it, remember it!" Guo Ying said again, "Brothers, don't worry about losing face in the future!" After saying that, he glared at Cao Zhen, "Especially you!"
At this moment, the voice of the young widow of Cao Zhen's house suddenly came from outside, "Old man, Duke Cao Guo is here!"
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Li Jinglong walked into the house from the outside with square steps, "Everyone is here!"
After saying that, he glanced at the second-generation nobles and greeted them affectionately, "Brothers, I haven't seen you for a while."
"Sit!" Guo Ying patted the stool next to him and squinted at the second-generation people, "You should leave! Remember, wipe your butt clean immediately when you get back. Don't let me wipe your butt again!"
Afterwards, these old military leaders and Li Jinglong were the only ones left in the room.
"You just came?" Cao Zhen said dissatisfied.
Li Jinglong smiled and said, "I accompanied Lord Long Live out of the palace a little later, and when I was about to come, I was stopped by Duke Wei and had another drink!"
"Humph!" Several of the veteran soldiers grunted in dissatisfaction.
"Look, they're just drinking with the prince, and old guys like us can't even invite them!" Zhang Wen, the Marquis of Huining, said strangely, "I didn't think he was as big as him at the beginning, what a shame!" M.caset
Guo Ying poured wine for Li Jinglong himself, "It's rare for him to invite you to drink. What did you say?"
Li Jinglong clasped his hands around the wine glass, "What can I say? It's just that I'm embarrassed and say he can't help!"
"Beat your sex!" Dongguan Bo He Rong scolded, "Does he still know that he is embarrassed? He can't help? Does he not want to come forward? Humph, he knows that the fourth brother has taken over this matter, so he used your mouth to tell him
Let’s grind our teeth!”
In fact, the person who should come forward most in this matter is Wei Guogong Xu Huizu.
Begging the Supreme Emperor carries risks, so it would be best for me to go and beg the Emperor.
"Don't say that!" Guo Ying glared, "Hasn't Xiao Xuzi done enough for you in these years? When did you ask him for help and he didn't give you face? Where is his identity now? He can't
Because our affairs affect other people’s futures.”
"Oh, do you still think that a few decades ago, we all rebelled together? Besides, what has little Xu Zi got from you all these years? When you spent a lot of money on the property, you didn't think about him!"
"I gave it to him and he didn't want it!" Cao Zhen said, spreading his hands.
"Don't fucking say anything!" Guo Ying scolded, "Does he dare to ask for it? If he wants to ask for it, how can he sit in that position?"
Cao Zhen grinned and cursed silently.
"The reason why he came to me alone is because he has a clear mind!" Li Jinglong laughed softly, "I ordered him today!"
"What did you order?" Cao Zhen stretched his head over and asked, smelling of alcohol.
"Hehe!" Li Jinglong smiled, "Let him, he will suffer a big blow! It can be considered as a relief for everyone!"
"What's the matter? Tell me quickly!" Cao Zhen couldn't bear it anymore and asked.
"Then let's stop talking!" Li Jinglong waved his hand and said with a smile.
Today, Zhu Gaosui made a fool of himself in front of the emperor, and he, Xu Huizu, was ashamed. It was Li Jinglong's little trick.
Even though he usually lets these old killers shout around, he doesn't like to see these old immortals in his heart.
But if something really happened, he would still side with the Huaixi warriors.
Because he knows in his heart where his roots are. He knows who is one of his own and who is not.
This chapter has been completed!