This time Du Heng finally took this step for Princess Jing'an.
"I know you are not willing to join the officialdom, so naturally I will not make things difficult for you," Lu Zhishan patted Du Heng's hand and said slowly, "After Deng Jingfeng is imprisoned, I will temporarily hand over the imperial army to Ma Ruilin, and the position of commander of the imperial army will be handed over to him." I have kept it for you. You are a military general. You have been on the battlefield for more than ten years. You are brave and resourceful. You can also handle the position of commander of the Royal Forest Army. And it is rare that this place is relatively simple. You spend most of your time with me. It’s not much different now. It’s more suitable for you than other official positions. If you really don’t want to do it in the future, it doesn’t matter. You can just go back to the house and continue to be a guard by my side. But it’s not possible now. Princess Jing’an’s situation and situation are better than yours. I know better. I don’t need to tell you how difficult it is for her. You must not wrong her.”
"Thank you, General, for always planning for me," Du Heng, with tears in his eyes, knelt on his knees and kowtowed to Lu Zhishan, "My subordinates and princess, thank you, General and Princess, for your love."
"Get up quickly," Lu Zhishan helped Du Heng up. Seeing Du Heng cry, he suddenly felt a little sad and said softly, "You, Xie Lun, Zhou Chi, and Zheng Zuoyang have all followed me for many years, and I didn't say anything. I am very grateful to you in my heart, and I also think that when you get married, I will take care of everything for you, which can be regarded as a reward for your loyalty and sincerity over the years. But Xie Lun and Zheng Zuoyang don’t need me to worry about that brat Zhou Chi. I didn’t even believe it, but now you are finally getting married, I’m really happy.”
"I know the general is happy for me," Du Heng smiled and wiped away his tears and brought a new cup of tea to Lu Zhishan. "When the general and the princess got married, Xie Lun and I were also very happy. At that time, I was so anxious that Xie Lun would not come back, so I had people delivering things every few days.”
"Yes, cheese, melon seeds, beef jerky, everything he didn't send. I remember there was also a jar of kumiss. He said it was the best kumiss he had ever tasted. But when it was delivered to the capital, the jar of kumiss It leaked completely, leaving only an empty jar." Lu Zhishan recalled the scene at that time and couldn't help but curled his lips and smiled, "The boy later wrote to me asking if the kumiss was good. "
"He has a childlike character and has been a living treasure since he was a child." Du Heng also smiled and shook his head. He smiled and then suddenly stopped and sighed, "It's just that these years, traveling from Culun to Qinghai, have been really hard on him. Zhou Chi and I loved him the most."
Lu Zhishan smiled: "He was so happy with it."
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The next day.
After the early dynasty, the Ministry of Civil Affairs issued an edict that Du Heng, a sixth-grade knight of the Jinning County Prince's Palace, was appointed as the deputy commander of the third-grade Imperial Forest Army.
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Prince Ning's Mansion.
backyard.
When Lu Zhishan came back from the palace, he was in a hurry for dinner. After washing his hands, he and Mu Nanzhi had dinner in the Nuang Pavilion. After dinner, it was still early, so they went to the back garden to enjoy the cool air.
"Is Du Heng going to move out?" Mu Nanzhi asked quietly in Lu Zhishan's arms.
Mu Nanzhi also knew about Du Heng's promotion. Now that Du Heng was also in the third rank of official residence and was in a hurry to get married, he naturally wanted to move out. However, Mu Nanzhi felt a little reluctant to let go after getting along with him for so long. Years ago, Lu Zhishan thought Du Heng was a brother, and Mu Nanzhi was naturally very close to Du Heng. Du Heng suddenly wanted to move out, and Mu Nanzhi was really reluctant to let him go.