Chapter 1344 - 329: A Father’s Love Is Like a Mountain (2)

Chapter 1344: Chapter 329: A Father’s Love Is Like a Mountain (2)

The blind man laughed and said, "Perhaps, in Prince Jingnan’s view, my lord, you don’t need to take that path of forging relationships. Take Prince Jingnan and Prince Zhenbei, for instance; do they need to establish connections with anyone?

Their own strength is strong enough, their positions are high enough, below them, it’s all about relationships."

"There’s no mistake in saying that, but it’s still not my habit. Playing dumb to outsmart is more my taste, haha."

"Haha."

"Alright then, go and bring them in. I’ll wait for them in the command tent."

Lord Zheng immediately turned back,

and the blind man found a guard to fetch He Chunlai for cooking,

while he leisurely peeled an orange and entered a tent, where A Ming was leaning against it, drinking wine.

"You say, how could our lord have such good fortune?"

A Ming was somewhat surprised, "You call this good fortune? On that day, you wouldn’t believe it, our lord was riding, and the stones from the trebuchets were aiming right to hit him."

"But wasn’t he ultimately not killed by them?"

"Heh."

"What I mean is, perhaps our lord really possesses some kind of personal charm. You know, it’s quite normal for a woman to have a few godfathers; it’s all consensual, one seeks money or power, and the other seeks her body.

But our lord is a man, and for a man to find a godfather who genuinely cares about you, that’s really challenging."

"Did the hometown send news that Shatuo Queshi has awakened?"

The blind man shook his head, "It’s not that godfather."

A Ming understood, "This one over here is a godbrother."

The blind man chuckled while eating the orange,

and said:

"It’s still the same thing."

Then,

the blind man added, "You’re effectively making Prince Jingnan appear a generation younger in front of the Left Valley King. If he finds out, you’ll really become a dead bat."

"I say, what’s the point of your remark?"

"The point is, I didn’t think about it before, but now I did. Just next door, there were two neighbors, one Gong Wang, the other Gongsun Zhi, and they both came to pay respects to our lord.

Earlier on, I hadn’t the chance to think, but just now, I gave it a thought and realized four words."

A Ming tilted his head back and drank.

Silence,

Silence;

The blind man couldn’t help but cough lightly.

A Ming lowered the wine pouch with a curious look at the blind man and eagerly asked:

"Quickly say, what are the four words?"

The blind man smiled,

and said:

"A father’s love is like a mountain."

......

Gong Wang and Gongsun Zhi entered the command tent of Lord Zheng together,

Lord Zheng was seated, just getting up,

The two generals immediately knelt down:

"The inferior generals congratulate Lord Zheng on opening the victory banner!"

"The inferior generals congratulate Lord Zheng on opening the victory banner!"

Both generals were actually chief commanders, and of equal rank with Lord Zheng, although Lord Zheng held titles and was a consort as well as a grand general of Cheng State, in the military, these are not heavily regarded.

Moreover, military personnel, especially generals, often embody the spirit and morale of a troop, so their temperament is generally straightforward, and they are reluctant to kneel easily.

Currently, kneeling so promptly was actually because they had already thought through how to handle the relationships between the three before coming; this put their stance below him, nominally positing that Lord Zheng was overseeing their two divisions in collaborative combat, though Lord Zheng was only half a rank above them. In actuality, they had already raised Lord Zheng completely to the position of their superior.

Seeing this, Lord Zheng didn’t hurriedly step forward to assist them but rather sat back down and said with a smile:

"Please rise, Generals."

"Thank you, Lord Zheng!"

"Thank you, Lord Zheng!"

Gong Wang and Gongsun Zhi stood up.

Lord Zheng looked at them and said, "We are people of the military, and we do not truly enjoy the pretentiousness of civil officials; you two kneel, I rush to help you up, then you mustkneel again, I must help again, ultimately, we might even end up kneeling together and bowing to one another.

This is too troublesome, I’ll just sit here, and we can skip this step.

I am a straightforward person, whether speaking or acting, I do not enjoy beating around the bush.

In this manner,

you two follow me; henceforth, we’ll share the glory of meritorious deeds, promotions, and titles as brothers."

"Thank you, Lord Zheng, for your support!"

Gong Wang knelt on one knee again and paid a salute.

Though being of Jin origin, his actions were indeed astute and measured, but he couldn’t avoid a touch of formality.

As for Gongsun Zhi, upon hearing this, he laughed heartily and sat directly on the seat below the right of Lord Zheng, saying:

"Hahaha, Lord Zheng, then I won’t be polite; back in the day, you gifted my father-in-law with wine, which he treasured exceedingly and wouldn’t allow me a sip. In fact, I’ve longed for your wine, Lord.

The day the military council assigned me to your command, Lord Zheng, I couldn’t have been happier, even my desire for drink was stirred, hahaha."

"Hahaha."

Lord Zheng laughed, pointing at Gongsun Zhi.

This fellow didn’t appear overly robust, but his speech and actions carried a semblance of Li Bao; moreover, what vastly differed from Gong Wang was the fact he was of Yan origin.

"That wine wasn’t because Li was miserly and unwilling to let you drink, but was reserved for treating soldiers’ wounds to prevent festering, a lifesaving substance.

Here’s what: I’ve already prepared two large carts for you; when you depart, each of you may take one cart back. Prince is strict in military governance, prohibiting alcohol, so hearing of your visit today, I didn’t prepare wine; let’s toast with tea instead.

Moreover, upon returning with the wine, you must manage the gluttony among the soldiers;