With an army of 20,000, it does take time to go back and forth. The team going there includes not only cavalry but also infantry. In order to wait for the army to return triumphantly together, the team's marching rhythm must be adjusted from time to time.
General Xing won the battle, and the entire Huangmo Pass seemed to come alive. Everywhere he went was hung with the red flag of victory, making the area along the border of Huangmo Pass seem like a sea of red.
Triumphal banners were hung on the doors of every household, and this year's firecrackers were set off in full swing.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Rui, Xu Shaoxuan and others can finally take a break and spend a happy New Year with their families.
Qingqing is already five months old and can sit up. She sits on the chair very steadily like a little adult. Sister Lin is watching her lovingly from the side.
Lin Rui clapped his hands and wanted to hug her. The little girl laughed happily. It was not known whether she was sensible or not. Lin Rui held her upright in his arms and took out a few thick red envelopes.
He also called Lin Muniuniu over and gave each of them a thick red envelope.
Now that the family is not short of money, the children can be happy too.
He spent three or five days leisurely at home, but on the sixth day he could no longer stay there because he found that the matchmaker started coming to his house.
Now, because Lin Rui is working for Xing Lie in the military camp, he rarely goes home, which makes Feng Zhenniang very anxious. After the New Year, Lin Rui will be twenty-one years old. No matter which family he is in, he will have many children. But he is still single and has never mentioned his marriage.
A few years ago, Lin Changxi said that Lin Rui was not smart enough, but he is already 21 years old, how can he not be smart enough?
In addition, Lin Rui is now second only to Xing Lie and has an extraordinary status. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Lin Rui has a bright future. He wants to marry his unmarried daughter to the Lin family, so that he can walk around Huangmoguan with impunity from then on.
Lin Ruizhen had never thought about getting married. Not to mention that he would have to be responsible to his wife and children after getting married, take the issue of time travel for example. He can travel back now, and maybe he can travel back again in the future. If he marries a wife, wouldn't that make her a widow?
It would be better to nip the possibility in the bud from the beginning. It is good not to get married and not to have children.
So when there was a sign of marriage proposal again, he immediately packed up his bags and rushed back to the military camp.
It’s still better to be in the military camp. My parents can’t get involved.
Not to mention that the Lin family is not rich yet, even if they were rich, their parents would not have to worry about having no successors. After all, Lin Mu is the third-generation male, and he would be old enough to start his own family when he grows up. There is no need to force him to get married!
When Lin Rui arrived at the military camp, he found that only Han Wenjing was there, and everyone else was nowhere to be seen.
Oh, I almost forgot, they are still on leave from their official duties!
Because of the confrontation with Yishu Pass and Xiding Pass some time ago, Lin Rui and his men who were stationed in the rear had not had a good meal or a good sleep. Now that the army has successfully returned, of course they need to have a good rest.
Lin Rui originally planned to go home and have a good sleep, but it happened to be the New Year's Day. Every day, his parents and two sisters got up before dawn to clean up, and then there was a steady stream of guests coming to the house.
There are so many different kinds of relatives that even he doesn't know when he had so many relatives.
People say that if you are poor in a busy city, no one will care about you, but if you are rich in the mountains, you will have distant relatives. From the first day to the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Rui's home is never empty. Either relatives come to communicate and keep in touch, or dealers and promoted managers of cement, hot pot base and Liulichang from all over the place come to pay New Year's greetings.
They had come all the way here, so I couldn't just give them some face! I had to get out of bed and entertain them, saying they were going home to rest, but in fact, they hadn't rested at all.
In the end, Lin Rui was really annoyed and tired of dealing with such favors, so he simply hid in the military camp.
He had informed his parents that if they did not want to receive the guest, he would politely refuse the guest and use his job as an excuse to refuse the visitor.
The result may be that the flattery and compliments of the guests made Lin Changxi feel elated, and he treated people with extraordinary enthusiasm.
After the fifteenth day, Huangmo Pass began to celebrate the recovery of most of Yishu Pass and Xiding Pass, which injected a shot of adrenaline into the hearts of the people of Huangmo Pass.
Thanks to the major general, Lin Rui also became the center of attention at the banquet that day, and General Xing's title of think tank spread like wildfire.
"Now that Xiding Pass and Yishu Pass have finally returned to the hands of the Xing family, I feel so relieved!" Ever since the military power of Huangmo Pass was returned to Xing Lie alone, he has become more mature in his words and deeds.
Han Wenjing did not take any credit for the achievements, but instead attributed most of the achievements to Lin Rui: "Thankfully, the general has a talent like Lord Lin, so we can have no worries on the battlefield."
Lin Rui waved his hands repeatedly, "Master Han, please don't embarrass me. Our Xing Family Army is like a tightly-knit organization. Without any one person, it can't exert its full power. You and the general provide strategies during the battles outside, and I, Master Xu, Master Chen, and Master Lin work together to guard Huangmo Pass like an iron barrel. Master Lin's coordination is truly worry-free. Compared to him, I, Master Lin, only have the ability to make money."
Lin Pingyu hadn't expected Lin Rui to push him, who had always been the most low-key and easily overlooked of the five, into this favor. Filled with gratitude, he hurriedly said, "Master Lin, you are too self-deprecating. The glass, cement, and soap you've developed have now spread Huangmoguan's reputation to Linjing, and countless merchants are flocking here!"
Lin Rui waved his hand.
Xing Lie also praised: "You are all my right-hand men and left-hand men. Each of you is irreplaceable. I, Xing Lie, am very lucky to have you."
After some pleasantries, everyone got down to business.
Xing Lie said, "The news of Huangmo Pass's impressive strength, having captured three passes in a row, has reached Linjing. The Emperor has sent me an imperial decree appointing me as the General Zhenyuan, a second-rank official. I must return to the capital within half a month to report on my duties."
Lin Rui was amused. "Emperor? Which dynasty's emperor? If it's the Lin Dynasty, then the capital has been occupied by foreign races, some of whom are royal relatives of foreign races. What kind of emperor would be so brazen as to receive an imperial decree?"
Han Wenjing touched his chin and said, "I think this shameless Xuanfa is undoubtedly the emperor who will rule the country."
"No one knows where he is now. Could it be that he is a bait thrown by the foreigners? They only let the general return to the capital to report on his work, and then send an imperial envoy to control the troops at Huangmo Pass. It's like killing two birds with one stone. The general is suppressed, and the people at Huangmo Pass are also controlled." Lin Rui felt that the royal family and the foreigners were in cahoots, and this might be their plan.
He took advantage of the Xing family's loyalty and tried to bind them with the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects.
How could the nobles of ancient times empathize with the suffering of the common people? They were completely different species. In their eyes, the lives of the common people were like those of ants; their own interests were paramount.
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