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After Lin Xuwen and other members of the Lin family came to Jinhai to wash their hands, Lin Mengde didn't even show up.
After the luncheon, Lin Fu stayed in the back house and continued to talk to Lin Xuwen about the private food entering the capital. He and Lin Xuwen only determined the general principles. Lin Mengde had to come over and explain the specific details to Lin Xuhong, but after waiting for a long time, they were all
Lin Mengde didn't appear, so he felt strange. When he came over, he saw Ma Chao dragging Lin Mengde away. What happened that made Lin Mengde never return?
He was thinking that Tang Haoxin might have summoned Lin Mengde to talk about something, and it was not convenient for Lin Fu to send someone to urge him, so he returned to camp on the south bank of the Wishui River.
Back at the garrison, Lin Fu saw that Lin Mengde had come back ahead of him and was discussing things with Cao Ziang in his tent.
Looking at Lin Mengde, Cao Ziang stood up. Lin Fu took off his cloak and asked Lin Mengde: "Didn't we agree to have a luncheon in the north for Lin Xuhong and the others to wash their hands of the dust? Why did you come back without saying a word?"
"...Hi!" Lin Mengde patted his forehead and said, "I suddenly remembered something that I wanted to discuss with Zi Ang. I was so busy thinking about it that I forgot about the matter of catching the wind and washing the dust."
"What can make you forget what's happening right under your nose?" Lin Fu looked at Lin Mengde's eyes hesitantly, and exchanged glances with Cao Zi'ang during the conversation, becoming increasingly confused.
"Tang Shaobao came to me and asked some questions. I couldn't figure out what he meant, so I rushed back to find Zi Ang to figure it out..." Lin Mengde said.
Tang Haoxin served as Crown Prince Shaobao, and Lin Mengde and others used to call him Tang Shaobao.
"Well, tell me." Lin Fu sat down behind the desk and moved the official documents to be processed from the corner of the table to his eyes. He was not in a hurry to read the official documents for the time being. He put his hands on the cool desk and waited for Lin Mengde to continue.
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"Tang Shaobao is very concerned about your unmarried status and asked you if you are particularly fond of a girl from a certain family that is why you have delayed marrying." Lin Mengde touched the tip of his nose and stared at the toes of his shoes and said, "Tang Shaobao
These words are really difficult to understand, so I thought of asking Zi Ang to help me analyze what these words mean when I come back..."
"Ah!" Lin Fu was slightly startled. He raised his hand in the air but did not put it down. He did not expect that Tang Haoxin called Lin Mengde over during dinner just to talk about this matter.
Lin Fu knew in his heart that Lin Mengde would never be able to figure out the meaning behind Tang Haoxin's words. Lin Mengde had long said that his marriage was a major event with wide implications and could not be done hastily.
Meng De came back in a hurry to analyze the pros and cons with Cao Ziang, and to discuss the pros and cons clearly before letting him make a decision!
"If what I expected is correct, what Tang Shaobao means is..." Lin Mengde said hesitantly.
"Okay," Lin Fu waved his hand and said decisively, "I have my own sense of responsibility for this matter. I will send someone to the north to tell him. I will go to see Mr. Tang immediately and ask Mr. Tang if he has time to see me."
"This..." Lin Mengde hesitated to speak. Seeing that Lin Fu looked determined, Cao Ziang gave him a wink to stop talking, and said, "Then I will go over first and tell Tang Shaobao personally.
Waiting for you to come in the north."
"Okay." Lin Fu nodded and said, "If you have nothing else to do, you should go out first. There are a lot of things to do at hand. If Mr. Tang is free, send someone back to let me know, and I will go over."
Lin Mengde and Cao Ziang retreated. Lin Fu pushed all the official documents on the table aside and looked at the sky outside through the raised curtain. He sighed for a moment and didn't know what to say.
Donglu left the pass and King Qin finished his work. Lin Mengde and Cao Ziang had already expected that his marriage would no longer be a trivial matter, but they did not expect that Tang Haoxin would bring it up at this time.
According to custom, Tang Haoxin should discuss Lin Fu's marriage directly. After all, Lin Xuwen's identity and status are much higher than Lin Mengde's, and his status in the Lin family is quite special. When discussing Lin Fu's marriage,
In this matter, Lin Xuwen was more qualified than Lin Meng. However, Tang Haoxin went to Lin Meng to test it first. The meaning of his words was very obvious, but he deliberately made them vague. In fact, he left enough room for both parties to step down.
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Even if they refuse, it will not break the relationship between the two parties. First, Tang and Gu need their support. To put it in a snobbish way, the matter of marrying a girl in Hekou is not spread in a day or two.
, the Gu family has remained silent until today, and this excuse is enough to make this person confidently and calmly refuse the marriage: Could it be that the Xu Gu family disliked Lin Fu's low status and was not worthy of Miss Gu family, so they did not allow Lin Fu to marry her.
Today I decided to reject this marriage in one breath.
As long as Lin Fu asked Lin Mengde to go back and follow Tang Haoxin's wishes and say that he already has someone he likes, the matter would be completely forgotten by both parties.
Lin Fu could guess what the opinions of Lin Mengde, Cao Ziang and the others were. Since Tang and Gu were also treating this matter with such caution, leaving enough buffer room for both parties. For the future and for the long term, it would be better to reject it outright.
This marriage.
"Alas!" Lin Fu sighed softly. He stood up with support on the table. Thinking of Jun Xun's shy and timid expression, he felt a little crazy for a moment. He also considered the reason why good things are hard to come by.
Speaking of which, Tang Gu's attitude was still ambiguous. Especially after the news of the marriage spread in Hekou, Tang Gu's attitude became obviously colder. In addition, Gu Siyuan had always had a bad impression of him, and he strongly opposed it.
This person who was involved in the marriage, coupled with the fact that private rumors also mentioned his identity as the son of a servant, eventually made Gu Wuchen become hesitant, which is not surprising.
In the past, the resistance to this marriage was from the Gu family, and Lin Fu had nothing to do. But now, even if there are ten thousand reasons, and even if there will be many unfavorable factors due to this marriage in the future, there is no reason, no factor that is enough to make him cruel.
She was determined to hurt a girl, especially since Yingxiu had secretly hinted this matter to Jun Xun a long time ago. It was him who made her have expectations in her heart. This was a promise.
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Lin Mengde sent someone back to tell Tang Haoxin that he was waiting for him in a temporary apartment in the north. Lin Fu changed into a plain robe and took his guards to the north bank of the Wishui River.
Although Lin Mengde didn't say anything, Tang Hao was confident that the matter would happen. Lin Fu intended to refuse the marriage, and he would never come to refuse the marriage in person. However, things went so smoothly, and he was still a little surprised, thinking to himself:
Did Lin Fuzhen not complain at all about the Gu family's hesitation?
Lin Fu walked into the bright hall, bowed to Nobunaga Tang Hao who was sitting on a high-backed chair, and said: "I have met Mr. Tang and listened to Uncle Mengde's message in the afternoon. I have some expectations in my heart, but I am afraid that it is a fool's dream, and I feel uneasy.
Quite, if you think of extending your head and cutting your head with a sword, it will be a sword if you shrink your head. I am not afraid of Donglu's sword at the top of Yangxin City. Don't I have the courage to ask Mr. Tang for confirmation? Please Mr. Tang, don't blame me for being presumptuous."
"Hahaha," Tang Haoxin laughed, "Although speaking of it, why do you and I worry about being presumptuous when talking to each other?"
"Then I'll tell you boldly," Lin Fu said, "I've had a crush on Sister Junxun for a long time. But before, I was of low status and had infatuation but didn't dare to have delusions. Today, I have achieved a little success, so I shamelessly come to invite you to the soup.
Your Majesty, please let me be the master!" After saying that, he knelt on his knees and gave Tang Haoxin a grand ceremony.
Lin Mengde was slightly startled, thinking that even if Lin Fu agreed to the marriage, there would be no need to humiliate him like this.
Tang Hao
I will write a letter to Jiangning to mention this matter." He stretched out his hand and lifted Lin Fu up from the ground. Previously, he was the prince's young protector, and he was a first-class official. Now he is a famous person, and Lin Fu treats him with the greatest courtesy.
He just bowed and bowed; now as Jun Xun's grandfather, the marriage was done, and he was also Lin Fu's elder, so he could naturally bear such a great gift.
Lin Fu stood up immediately, and kept bowing to Tang Haoxin, expressing that he was flattered. Even for Jun Xun, he did not feel that he was being compromised in this way.
Seeing that the matter was settled in this way, Lin Mengde also said with a smile on his face: "With the help of the boss, it can be considered a success. Should I tell the eldest son about this happy event first, so as not to worry about it later?"
Complaining that we hid it from him?" He told Lin Xuwen that he was not afraid of any further twists and turns in this matter, but that he was just passing on the news secretly to block the mouths of other relatives. The Gu family was not the only one thinking of marrying off their daughter.
Lin Fu.
"Okay, okay, I'm also a glutton for wine, so why don't we talk to Xuwen about drinking together at night," Tang Haoxin said with a smile, "From now on, we are all a family..."
At this time, the guards waiting outside the house hurriedly walked in and reported to Lin Fu: "Sun Wenbing came back covered in blood and asked to see you for something important. Before he finished speaking, he fainted. Commander Cao asked you to go back first...
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Sun Wenbing was the second son of Sun Jingtang. Lin Fu led his army north to King Qin. Sun Jingxuan, the leader of the Xihe Congregation, sent Sun Wenbing to lead dozens of Xihe Congregation members to support the logistics supply of the Jiangdong Left Army.
After the Jiangdong Left Army arrived in Jinan, because the rivers in the north were frozen, the Xihe Association could no longer provide strong support in terms of logistical supplies to the Jiangdong Left Army. According to the previous agreement, Sun Wenbing should lead this part of the Xihe Assembly back south to Jiangning.
After Lin Fu made the decision to lead his army into Yannan alone in Jinan, many people thought it was an extremely bold decision to risk his own life. However, Sun Wenbing asked other Xihe congregants to return to Xihe County temporarily, and he resolutely followed Lin Fu
Go north.
As Lin Mengde's deputy, Sun Wenbing assisted Lin Mengde in taking charge of the logistics supply for the northward march to Yannan, and made great contributions to the great victory in Cangnan.
After the great victory in Cangnan, Lin Fu ordered Sun Wenbing to lead some of the labor camp troops and the villagers of Cangnan to pretend that the army was retreating south, thus inducing Nahe Xiongqi, who was counterattacking in Cangnan, to divide his troops and pursue them southward, paving the way for the great victory of Xiaobotou Village.
Credit.
After that, Sun Wenbing first resettled the Cangnan villagers in Jimo with Sun Fengyi and others. Later, Sun Wenbing rushed over on behalf of the Jiangdong Zuo Army to facilitate the transactions between the materials seized by the Jiangdong Zuo Army and merchants in Denglai and other places.
He has done a lot of work and contributions in transporting materials to the Tianjin Sea, including the opening of the sea canal. He is worthy of being an important figure in Jiangdong Zuoying who stayed in the Denglai area to coordinate many matters.
At this time, the guards broke in and said that Sun Wenbing came back covered in blood and was seriously injured. How could Lin Fu, Lin Mengde and others not be shocked?