Didn’t you expect that the first person to come was Lu Jing, Minister of the Ministry of War?
Although the two of them had a holiday, the etiquette could not be lost. Xiao Chen hurriedly opened the middle door and went out to greet him personally.
"Master Xiao, long time no see, you look as good as ever!" Lu Jing bowed his hands in greeting, with a smile on his face, and it didn't look like he was pretending.
"Isn't that a blessing to Lord Tolu?" Xiao Chen hurriedly returned the gift, "How dare Lord Tolu come in person if you are just not talented? Isn't this just a shame?"
Invited him into the study room and ordered people to change the tea three times before he smelled it, "Master Lu is busy with official duties and took the time to come to my place. You must have learned something?"
"But I came here specifically to express my gratitude." Lu Jing said with a smile.
"Oh? Where did Master Lu start talking about this?" Xiao Chen asked knowingly.
"Brother Xiao, you really trust people! When you used my 3,500 military horses and said you wanted to repay them, I still didn't believe you. I didn't expect that, brother Xiao, you actually returned them, and you really paid back double the amount! Feng Feng
King Yang has sent troops to Minzhou and is in urgent need of a large number of war horses. Just when I was in a state of despair, brother Xiao, your horses were sent..." Lu Jing was still quite moved.
"I, Xiao Chen, have always been true to my word. If I said I was borrowing it, I must pay it back! Originally, I wanted to carefully select a good horse from a thousand miles to return it to you, but I heard that the war in Minzhou is serious.
, I think you, Mr. Lu, are also anxious to ask for it, so you hurriedly ordered them to send it as soon as possible." Xiao Chen said with emotion, "Fortunately, I didn't miss my business?"
"It came on time! It was extremely timely!" Lu Jing said loudly, "If Brother Xiao hadn't sent those 10,000 war horses in time, I, the Minister of the Ministry of War, would not have been able to do it! And those cattle you gave me to the Ministry of War
Sheep, the big problem has been solved, and King Fengyang even asked me to treat him specially to thank you."
Cattle and sheep can also be used as military rations, and can also be used to reward the three armies and improve morale. For Li Feng, who was in short supply of food, this was a timely help.
The main thing is war horses. Once the war started, the demand for war horses increased greatly.
Lu Jing transferred almost all the war horses from the racecourse outside Fengyang City to Li Feng, but it was still not enough. Every day, he received urgent messages from 800 miles away ordering him to urgently recruit war horses. Lu Jing was really worried and had nothing to do.
At this moment, the 10,000 war horses, 3,000 cattle, and 5,000 sheep that Xiao Chen transported from Shunfeng Port arrived at Haining Bay. The war horses were returned to him, Mr. Lu, but the cattle and sheep were given away for free...
Lu Jing was surprised and happy, with mixed emotions, and cried at that time.
No wonder everyone says Xiao Chen is good. Although this kid is not a big deal, he is so damn loyal!
You obviously have a problem with him, but how many times have you just argued with him?
But when something big happened, Xiao Chen ignored his personal grudges and resolutely stepped in to help him get through the difficulties!
This is a truly heroic move.
I, Lu Jing, ask myself, I am definitely not as good as that.
"Master Lu, I am not returning your war horse to help you, but to do my part for our court. The reason why I returned it to you directly, Master Lu, is because you are an upright official and dedicated to serving the people."
Sir, I will never cheat on Ka Na like those bastards, so as to miss the frontline military!" Xiao Chen said sternly.
"Master Xiao, what you said is really..." Lu Jing felt even more ashamed after hearing this. If he had known that he would not have scolded him at that time, he would not have scolded him so harshly... because he scolded Xiao Chen harder at that time, and now he is beating himself up.
The harder he gets hit in the face.
I am really using my villain's heart to save other people's gentlemen!
"Master Lu, the two of us didn't get along very well before, and we had many arguments. However, the disputes between the two of us were all business matters, but there was no personal grudge at all! I, Xiao Chen, have nothing to do with you, Master Lu.
, I have always respected him! Even in official matters, we share the same views, we just don’t work together." Xiao Chen said.
"Sigh... Putting aside these rights, I am really embarrassed to accept those leather goods that Mr. Xiao gave me." Lu Jing became more and more moved, and his face turned red.
"What are you embarrassed about, sir? It's clearly written on my gift list that it's for my wife and the son of the family, but it's not for you, sir. We don't have such a good relationship! I
I heard that you, Mr. Lu, are extremely incorruptible, and your wife, Mrs. Ru, doesn’t even have a decent leather coat, alas..."
"Then I won't hide it from you, Brother Xiao. I'm not easy to accept, but everyone in my family likes it very much... I'll thank you too!"
Lu Jing thought to himself that this Xiao Chen was not only fastidious in his work, but his words were also so heart-warming that he accepted his gifts with peace of mind and appropriateness.
"I came back this time with another five thousand war horses. Now they have landed in Haining Bay. I am wondering whether to hand them over to the Ministry of Revenue or to you, Mr. Lu..." Xiao Chen gave Lu Fei another surprise.
"Give it to me, give it to me, I am in charge of war horses in the Ministry of War, why should I give it to the Ministry of Household Affairs? It would be great if I can get half of these five thousand horses through Chen Wenqi's hands! Brother Xiao, please give me a message quickly, I
I'll send someone now... ah no, I'll pick it up myself right now, and then ship it directly to the south!" Lu Jing was overjoyed, stood up and extended his hand to Xiao Chen.
"Why are you, Brother Lu, so anxious? I've already ordered some wine to be prepared. Let's have a few drinks..." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"No, no, no, I have to go now! Hurry up and tell me. If others find out about this, they will have to run to grab it!" Lu Jing couldn't help but pulled Xiao Chen to the table and pulled it out of the pen holder.
A pen was forced into his hand, and he helped him spread paper and polish ink, urging him repeatedly!
"Oh, look at you, Brother Lu!" Xiao Chen had no choice but to write a note and hand it to him in person.
"Then I'll take my leave first, and I'll invite you to your house for a drink later!" Lu Fei took the note and ran away without looking back.
He is really here. If he comes a step later, these war horses may not be in his hands.
Just as a Minister of the Ministry of War left, a Minister of the Ministry of Industry came.
Ma Wuming also heard about the war horses. When he came in, he didn't even have time to say hello and asked for the horses. When he heard that Xiao Chen had given them to Lu Jing, he couldn't help but get very angry.
Is it the friendship between us brothers that is better, or the friendship between you and him, Lu Jing, I ask you?
When you asked him for a war horse, he even fought with you. But when you asked me for a craftsman, brother, I gave you all my belongings, but wasn't that a little bit unpleasant?
How come after a trip to Yanyun County, I can't even tell the difference between a relative and a stranger!
Eat? You’ve eaten so much that I’m already full of anger from you!
Xiao Chen said, what does your Ministry of Industry want war horses for?
Ma Wuming said there are no horses, so help me pull those big carts from the Ministry of Industry!
The war in Minzhou was intense, and our Ministry of Industry had just a few thousand bad horses, a few hundred mules, and even a thousand donkeys all raided and taken away.
Didn’t you see that there were no carriages, mules, or donkey carts all over the street?
We people from the Ministry of Industry have to walk when we go out of the city to do errands!
You can even leave 500 of the 5,000 horses for me. Is it fair to give them all to Lu Jing?
It can be seen that you don’t have me in your heart!
The friendship between us brothers has been severed forever.