Does that mean they are poorly raised?
Maybe he got lost accidentally.
Only Zhao Jingzhou felt a stir in his heart, realizing that Fu Chengwang and Li Xingye knew the relationship between Zhao Lin and him, otherwise they would never say such words.
However, Zhao Jingzhou was not angry, but rather very relieved.
The fact that Zhao Lin could tell these two people about his relationship with Zhao Jingzhou shows that he still thinks this relationship is very important, and everything is just a gamble.
As his father, I will help him.
Thinking of this, Zhao Jingzhou said, "Since all the gentlemen have said so, this Marquis no longer objects. Congratulations to Lord Zhao on his promotion to General Xianwu and Commander-in-Chief."
Pang Zhuo looked at Zhao Jingzhou in surprise. He didn't expect him to rebel so quickly.
But Zhao Jingzhou had already made his statement, so it was difficult for others to object and they all congratulated Zhao Lin.
This time, not only did they fail to take away the Qingzhou Army, but even the general commander approved it.
The Crown Prince suddenly stood up and said with a smile, "Today is Father's sixtieth birthday. The appearance of a capable disciple like Zhao Lin is clearly a gift from heaven to Father."
Prince Yu glared at the Crown Prince angrily. Unexpectedly, he was beaten to the punch by this hypocritical fellow. He quickly stood up and said, "This will also be a story of master and disciple that will be passed down forever."
Emperor Chengping nodded with satisfaction: "Indeed. Zhao Lin stepped forward to receive the title."
Zhao Lin quickly came out and knelt down: "Your Majesty!"
Emperor Chengping said, "I appoint you as General Xianwu, Commander-in-Chief. Do your job well and don't let me lose face."
"I thank the Lord for His great grace. Long live the Lord!"
Zhao Lin kowtowed and said, "I will live up to your expectations and continue to work hard. Under your majesty's guidance, the titles of Xianwu General and Commander-in-Chief will definitely not be the end of my career."
"Hahahaha..." Emperor Chengping laughed and pointed at Zhao Lin, saying, "You kid, you dare to make a reservation in advance? Good! As long as you do well, the titles of General Xianwu and General Commander are nothing. You can even be given the title of Prince and Grand Marshal!"
The faces of all the ministers changed.
Zhao Lin shouted, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"
He kowtowed again and stood up to leave.
Almost everyone looked at Zhao Lin with jealousy.
This guy is so lucky that he is so loved by the emperor.
But for the officials' relatives, the picture was quite different.
"Zhao Lin is really amazing. He hasn't reached adulthood yet, right?" asked a noble lady.
"Just eighteen, nineteen in the new year, one year away from coming of age," another woman replied.
In the Daqi period, men reached adulthood at the age of 20, and women reached adulthood at the age of 18, which represented adulthood.
"An eighteen-year-old general, commander-in-chief, is capable of many things, even though he only leads 30,000 Qingzhou troops. Who in the whole court can compare to him?" A woman looked at Zhao Lin with admiration.
"That's nothing. The most important thing is that he is the governor of the river and has the title of minister. That's the first rank. If he is promoted again, he will enter the cabinet. In history, there has never been such a young cabinet minister, right?" The fourth woman exclaimed.
"Not only that, he is handsome, talented and capable. He is simply the best candidate for a son-in-law. It's a pity that you, Madam Fu, took advantage of him." Another noble lady sighed.
Fu Chengwang's wife, who was sitting there with Fu Liqing and her two sisters-in-law, smiled and said, "Qing'er has good taste."
"Yes, when Miss Fu fell in love with Lord Zhao, he was not even a scholar, and no one took him seriously. Who knew that in the blink of an eye, he would become the governor of the river, and one step further, he would be on par with Lord Fu." A lady nearby who was on good terms with Mrs. Fu said.
"Not only that, all the rivers in the world are under Zhao Lin's control. He is no less powerful than the Shangshu."
"Comparison is the thief of anger. My son is older than Lord Zhao, and now he only knows how to eat, drink and have fun."
"Yes, my children are the same."
"I don't know how Lord Zhao is so outstanding, Miss Fu, no, Mrs. Zhao, do you understand? Can you tell us about it so we can learn a thing or two?"
Someone asked Fu Liqing.
There are not many people with higher official positions than Zhao Lin now, so when these people see Fu Liqing, they have to politely call her Madam Zhao.
How much these people laughed at Fu Liqing before, how much they envy her now.
Upon hearing this, Fu Liqing said, "Please forgive me, Madam Guo. Everyone knows my husband's upbringing. As for how he became so outstanding, we can only say that he is an outstanding person. External conditions did not help much."
These Versailles-like words made the ladies around feel regretful.
"Zhao Lin is indeed very powerful. If he had a good family background, he would be even more powerful." said a woman.
Everyone laughed, some responded and some did not.
This is Yun Zhiyi's mother, Madam Yun. Yun Tianming was promoted thanks to Zhao Lin and was eligible to attend the birthday banquet, so he brought his wife and daughter.
The people who can sit here are at least relatives of third-rank officials. Madam Yun is only qualified to be here because of Madam Fu's relationship, so people around her naturally look down on her.
But it was a blessing in disguise that she found a good son-in-law.
Although he was a concubine and the son-in-law of the Yun family, everyone naturally did not want to lose face for Madam Yun, but they were not very enthusiastic.
"Hey, I remember Miss Han also liked Zhao Lin, why is there no sound from behind?" a lady suddenly asked.
Han Shiying sat there, just glanced at Zhao Lin without reacting.
Han Yuehua's sister-in-law, the Duke of England's wife, looked embarrassed and said, "That was just a joke."
"What a pity." said the lady.
The Duchess of England said, "It only means they are not destined to be together."
"Hmph! What fate is there to talk about? Zhao Lin is just lucky. Once the emperor's favor is gone, the higher you climb now, the harder you will fall later."
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