Garrison at night.
Qiao Ding was awakened by the sound of the guard knocking on the door. he
He came out to open the door in a daze, and heard the guard report to him, "General, Marshal Gu is here." Qiao
I was stunned for a moment, and looked at the moon in the sky belatedly, "What time is it?""
Fourth watch, ugly hour. "Joe
Certainly"… "
While putting on his clothes, Qiao Ding asked again, "Is the barbarian army moving again? What did Marshal Gu say?"
The guard said with a complicated expression, "Marshal Gu said that he came to drink with you." Joe
Certainly"… "
Qiao Ding got dressed and went to the front hall. From a distance, he saw Gu Chao sitting on a stone bench, leaning on a cane beside him, holding a jug and drinking alone.
Qiao Ding walked over, and first saw Gu Chao's splinted leg, "What's wrong with your leg?""
nothing. "Gu Chao said something casually, and handed another flagon to Qiao Ding.
Qiao Ding took the pot and sat opposite Gu Chao, "You really came to ask me to drink? I thought it was some kind of secret code." Gu Chao
Chao touched Qiao Ding's with his hip flask, and said, "Cheers."
Certainly"… "
Qiao Ding has a good temper, or else he would have beaten Gu Chao in the middle of the night.
Qiao Ding didn't drink, so he asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Chao didn't make a sound, he drank the flagon with a sullen head, then turned around and called the guard, "Bring another jar."
Wei glanced at his general, and Qiao Ding was not sure if Gu Chao was bewitched, so he nodded and said, "Go and get it." They were old acquaintances, and he knew that Gu Chao could drink. Not good, but men in the army don't care about that.
"Gu Chao, what's the matter with you?" After a while, the new wine came again, Qiao Ding watched Gu Chao drink endlessly, and finally interrupted him.
Gu Chao wiped the wine stains from his mouth, patted the table, and suddenly asked, "Qiao Ding, do you have a sweetheart?"
He was stunned for a moment before replying "No."
Gu Chao asked, "Have you ever liked anyone?"
Ding waved his hand, "The family has given relatives, but I'm in Kunzhou, I haven't seen anyone, but my parents say it's suitable, so let's do it."
Gu Chao frowned, "You want to marry her?"
marry. ""
You don't like her. "
Qiao Ding doesn't care. "Whoever marries a daughter-in-law is not like this. I don't like it first. After getting married, I will gradually have feelings. After having another child, the family will be harmonious and beautiful."
Chao didn't speak.
Qiao Ding guessed where Gu Chao's problem was.
"You have a sweetheart?"
Gu Chao didn't reply, and was silent for a while, but instead asked, "That kid Rong, do you remember? He was in your barracks before." Qiao
Thinking of that girl will definitely make my tooth hurt, "I remember, what's wrong?"
"Let me tell you a secret." Gu Chao said mysteriously, "Boy Rong, it's a woman." Qiao
Ding first had a meal, and after that, the sweat came down. That
Back when he went to the Northern Xinjiang Army for a meeting, he saw Rong Xiaozi, a girl, who was ordered to carry corpses and string people's heads. He felt it was inappropriate, so he made a fuss and wanted to bring that girl back, but the Northern Xinjiang Army refused to let her go. , he was angry at the time, and wanted to explain to Gu Chao that this brat Rong was a woman, and she couldn't be allowed to do the dirty work, but in the end he didn't have time to say it, and was stunned by Gu Chao again, how could Qiao Ding be convinced, and turned his head Just left and never mentioned the matter again.
Now that Gu Chao said it suddenly, Qiao Ding was afraid that he would blame him for not reporting it, and deliberately punished him, so he felt guilty all of a sudden.
"Female, female, I, I don't know, I don't know at all!" Gu
But Chao didn't doubt Qiao Ding, he drank another sip of wine, and muttered to himself, "It's fine if I'm an ordinary woman, but she's the princess... she's the princess..." Qiao
I must have heard the sign, "You, don't tell me, you like her?"
Gu Chao put the jug down heavily, not knowing whether he was drunk or angry, he shouted, "So what!"
Qiao Ding immediately widened his eyes, "Gu Chao, don't be impulsive. Such a charming daughter came to our border to play when she was free. She has to go back sooner or later. The marriage is also with a famous family in the court. You If you fall in love with her, you will be the one to suffer."
Gu Chao lowered his head dejectedly, "I know."
Qiao Ding patted him on the shoulder, "It's good that you know, you have a bright future, you can't be confused about this kind of thing, I think you're not too young, why don't you ask Lord Fuyin to tell you a relationship, hurry up Once you become a family, you won't have these messy thoughts anymore." Gu
Chao didn't say a word, he raised his head and poured wine again.
Qiao Ding also advised him, "It may be uncomfortable now, but it will be fine after a long time. Throughout the ages, marriages have been about being in the right family. If the family is not in the right family, there must be big problems after getting married. Don't say anything else. When the time comes, you are willing to go back to Beijing." Do you want to stay in the county horse mansion and be an idler who eats the emperor's food and lets his wife support him?" Gu
Chao himself had these worries in his heart, but when Qiao Ding let it go, he lost his temper again, "Am I so useless? Even if I move to Beijing, I can't do anything more?" Qiao said
Ding shook his head, "If you want to make a difference, you have to have a position to use. The personnel affairs in Beijing are complicated and intrigues. I'm afraid that you will be sent to a idle job before you can gain a firm foothold. You will never get ahead in your life."
The barriers to becoming an official are high, not only depends on family background, succession, meritorious deeds, but also your character, whether you can get along with your superiors, whether you can unite with your subordinates, if you stand in a team, who will you stand with, if you become the third prince The son-in-law has automatically become a party of three kings, so whether the emperor is willing, don't look at the emperor's deep love with the third prince's uncle and nephew, if the third prince really reaches out to the Ministry of War, you can see if the emperor is in a hurry. when
Of course, you can also go to Zhengemen, but to put it bluntly, although Zhengemen is powerful and manages many aspects, hard work is equal. If you do logistics, you just do odd jobs and run errands. It's an idle job.
If you were a pioneer, you would travel in all directions throughout the year. You have to take care of things in the capital, and you still have to take care of things in other places. You spend less time with your wife and leave more. How is that different from being on the border now? To put it bluntly, working at Zhengemen is easier to die than fighting barbarians in Kunzhou. There are always rules for fighting in wars, but working at Zhengemen, you don’t know when you will be attacked and dismembered. Joe
Ding has been working hard for Beijing for seven or eight years. Of course, he also knows some shortcuts, that is, Kaozhengemen. When a child is a son, it is as if he has never been born in this life. Joe
It is impossible for him to go to Zhengemen even if he dies, and the personnel affairs in Beijing are changing so rapidly. Qiao Ding has something to do with his family, and he has been tossing around for so long. If you think with your toes, you can guess his ending.
When the time comes, Gu Chao will not regret that he ate himself raw.
What Qiao Ding said, Gu Chao himself knew very well, and it was precisely because of this that he refused Military Doctor Rong so firmly. Right now
Even if he is really capable, he can make a fortune in the capital. That will be ten or twenty years later. He joined the army as a young man, fought many battles, and suffered many injuries. Some injuries still have sequelae. If he were to go to Beijing to survive for twenty years, it was hard to say whether he would live for twenty years.
Qiao Ding asked Gu Chao again, "Does that girl like you?"
Chao was silent for a while, and said, "I like it." If I don't like it, I won't kiss him three times. Joe
Ask "What does she like about you?"
Gu Chao shook his head, he himself didn't know.
"I guess, I like you for being brave, upright, reliable and brave. If you go to the capital, will these qualities of yours be wiped out by the tedious court battles? Then you think, when the time comes, she will still Do you continue to like you? If you don't, what are you in her eyes?"
Gu Chao clenched his fists.
"If she really likes you, she will definitely prefer you to stay in a place that is suitable for you and can display your talents. If she forces you to go back to Beijing with her, then I really doubt whether she really likes you."
Gu Chao immediately said, "She never forced me." It was only her brother who made the request.
Qiao Ding nodded, "My words may be cruel, but they are all facts. I am your friend. I don't know that girl well. I must think about you, not her. I just hope you don't suffer. .”
Gu Chao fell silent, and started drinking again. and
At the same time, Rong Leng and Liu Wei, who had finally finished their tossing, were finally able to talk properly.
Liu Wei looked at the veil above her head, and slowly asked Rong Leng a question, "If we are in a long-distance relationship, do you want me to follow you to the state capital where you are, or do you want you to follow me to the state where I am?" House?"
Rong Leng turned his head to look at her, pinched her chin and asked, "It looks like you're not tired yet?" He was still thinking wildly. willow
Wei immediately turned over, turned her back to him, and said, "I'm tired."
But when Rong Leng closed his eyes, after a while, he heard what his wife said again.
"So, when it comes to dating, you can stay in the same city if you can. Long-distance love is really too difficult."