Chapter 72: Promotion to a higher position
Lu Zhongheng had never seen such a shameless person.

A little kid who thinks about Hu Ji and Hu Ji all day long, what will happen to him when he grows up?

But he smiled: "Brother Deng is such a straightforward person, no wonder I fell in love with you at first sight, I love your personality."

Fei Ju also echoed: "Yes, yes."

Deng Qianqiu raised his eyebrows and said, "I have been waiting for him to come back, even though he promised to do so."

Lawrence Lu glanced at Fei Ju.

His eyes seemed to be saying, now that this guy is asking for it, shouldn't you spend the money?

The two men had already selected the Hu girls, eight each, and brought them back to the mansion for training.

However, when Fei Ju saw Lawrence Lu winking at him, he became numb.

Why, didn't you pick eight of them and take them home? They came to ask for them, why did you come to me?
Those eight... have already had their fun, it might not be appropriate to send them away.

So he gave Lawrence Lu a meaningful look.

And Lu Zhongheng's body was shocked, thinking, no way, this beast-like thing, he is going to abuse everyone?
Ah...it seems that my eight Hu concubines have all been harmed by me.

That's okay. Heroes always have a common mind. Big brother, don't laugh at second brother.

Lawrence Lu smiled and said, "Don't worry about these two Hu Ji. How can I lie to you? Well... it will take some time. You know, this Hu Ji... has body odor. Brother Deng, do you love money?"

Deng Qianqiu felt that this guy was insulting his intelligence. Hu Ji hadn't been delivered yet, but he was writing him a blank check again. He said, "Love is love, but..."

Lawrence Lu said generously, "That's easy. I'll have someone send you three thousand taels in a few days. When you come to the capital, just treat this place as your home, and we are your relatives, a family. We can't have different opinions, haha... haha..."

Deng Qianqiu frowned and said: "But..."

Without waiting for Deng Qianqiu to continue, Lu Zhongheng patted his shoulder and said, "Oh, do you want to get promoted? Hey, you are in the Yiluansi, although you are a centurion, but what's the point of being on duty in this Xianliang Temple? It's better to transfer you to the Five Military Governor's Office. I have people in the Five Military Governor's Office. In the future, you can be promoted to a centurion, and even later, you can be a co-governor or even a commander. If you are not interested in the Five Military Governor's Office, I have another way. I can ask someone to teach you to be on duty in the Secretariat. Although you are still patrolling and garrisoning in the Yiluansi, the Secretariat is a central place, which is much more comfortable than the Xianliang Temple."

Deng Qianqiu became alert. Why do these people feel like scammers? Are you from northern Myanmar?

So Deng Qianqiu said: "I think this place is great, I..."

Lawrence Lu immediately put on a look of deep sorrow and said, "Brother Deng, where did you get that from? Don't you think about it? If you don't work hard today and strive for a better future, what will they do when you are old and have many children and grandchildren? Isn't the purpose of living in this world just for fame and fortune?"

Deng Qianqiu seemed to think about it seriously before saying, "I think what you said makes sense, brother."

Lu Zhongheng laughed and said immediately, "That's great. It seems that you have also come to your senses. Hahahaha... Let's do this. I will arrange everything for you in a few days. If you have any ideas, you can tell me. Do you want to garrison in the Secretariat or go to the Five Military Commandery? If you want to be free, you can also find a way to transfer you outside the capital. I see that you are not an ordinary person. Once you are outside, it will not be a problem to promote you to a thousand-household official. To be honest, I have friends in the Secretariat, the Ministry of War, and even your Yiluansi."

Deng Qianqiu looked at him with a forced smile and thought, wow, you have so many friends, no wonder you later got involved in a major treason case.

Deng Qianqiu paused and said, "But my father..."

Lawrence Lu narrowed his eyes, and he looked at Deng Qianqiu with a half-smile on his face: “Your father is the Jiangning County Magistrate Deng Jian, right?”

In fact, Deng Jian's matter made Hu Gong very unhappy. After all, the county magistrate Liu Ji was also from Huaixi.

However, after his anger subsided, Mr. Hu also realized the value of Deng Jian. He felt that this father and son were becoming more and more extraordinary.

It was for this reason that he asked Lu Zhongheng to work harder to win over Deng Qianqiu, which was actually the method that Hu Weiyong was best at.

For example, Li Shanchang. Although Li Shanchang promoted Hu Weiyong and regarded Hu Weiyong as his disciple, Li Shanchang was also very smooth. He would never do anything without a bottom line. Because of this, Li Shanchang was more like chicken ribs to Hu Weiyong, which was tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away.

But Hu Weiyong still had a way, which was to pull down Li Shanchang's brother Li Cunyi. Hu Weiyong even married Li Cunyi's wife. In this way, even if Li Shanchang wanted to get away, he couldn't.

That Deng Jian... is obviously not easy to deal with, so it's a good idea to start with the young man Deng Qianqiu.

Lu Zhongheng was making a wishful calculation in his heart, and said with a smile: "Hey, man, why do you rely on your father for everything? Your father has his future, and you have your future too! In any case, your matter is on me, and I will never let Brother Deng suffer any loss. Today, I, Lu, will make a statement here. Within three years, I will guarantee you a thousand households. You are still young now. When you are promoted to a thousand households, you will be the youngest thousand households official in my Ming Dynasty."

Deng Qianqiu had to admire these sugar-coated bullets. They were really powerful. Hu Weiyong had his reasons for winning over so many people. He was willing to spend money on gold, silver, beauties, and future. Although... people were always reluctant to see the real things, these promises were enough to make people excited.

If he had not lived two lives and knew what might happen next, Deng Qianqiu felt that he would not be able to control himself with his own character.

He smiled awkwardly and was about to respond.

Suddenly there was a lot of noise outside.

Lu Zhongheng thought that Deng Qianqiu was already moved and was secretly happy, but when he heard the noise outside, he couldn't help but frowned.

He was only one breath away from making this kid surrender, so how could something go wrong?
At this moment, a soldier who came with Lu Zhongheng came in hurriedly and said hurriedly: "My two lords, someone from the palace is coming, someone from the palace is coming, and it seems that they are coming this way."

Lawrence Lu and Fei Ju looked at each other and frowned at the same time, both of them feeling nervous.

They felt that they had committed some sin, but whenever a kid named Deng came, he would always have some connection with the palace.

So Lu Zhongheng looked at his personal soldiers and asked, "Who is coming?"

The guard said: "It seems to be a eunuch..."

call……

Lu Zhongheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The last time it was Empress Ma who came, and he and Fei Ju had to carefully accompany her for half a day. Fortunately, the one who came this time was just a eunuch.

Then don't be afraid.

Lawrence Lu felt much better.

So he smiled and said, "Brother Deng, you don't have to worry about the two of us, just go and serve the guests."

Deng Qianqiu was also curious about why the eunuch came at this time. He said "oh" and hurried to the courtyard.

As soon as Deng Qianqiu left, Fei Ju came up to him, winked, and whispered, "Brother Lu, why did you promise to give him three thousand taels of silver..."

Lawrence Lu glanced around cautiously, and then said in a low voice: “You, if you don’t promise to give him the silver, what will you say to Mr. Hu later?”

After hearing this, Fei Ju became anxious and frowned, saying, "If we offer Mr. Hu 5,000 or 10,000 taels, he will definitely be reluctant to part with it. Then...how much money will we have? Isn't this a waste of effort? All the money will go to Deng Qianqiu."

Lawrence Lu said confidently: "Don't worry, I have an idea. When I get to Hu Gong, I will offer three thousand taels. As for Deng Qianqiu... we'll talk about it later."

Fei Ju understood immediately, and his eyes brightened up. However, after thinking about it, he couldn't help but ask, "If that's the case, why should we brothers go to such lengths to come and tell Deng Qianqiu about the three thousand taels? We shouldn't tell him about this. We can just go to Mr. Hu and tell him that Deng Qianqiu asked for the three thousand taels. Why bother with all this?"

After hearing this, Lu Zhongheng was immediately furious. He looked at Fei Ju with contempt and said angrily, "What are you talking about? We told Deng Qianqiu, and then we turned around and went to find Hu Gong, took the silver from Hu Gong and put it in our own arms. This is called cheating, taking advantage of others, and taking advantage of others. But if you make something out of nothing and go to Hu Gong to ask for money for no reason, then you lack virtue. This is not treating Hu Gong as a friend, and it is called swindling..."

Lu Zhongheng was so angry that he was shaking. "Think about it. Lord Hu treats us as his confidants. If we cheat like this, are we still human beings? You and I are at least legitimate marquises and upright officials of the imperial court. Can we feel at ease doing such things? I, Lu, hate cheaters the most in my life. Such things make me sick just thinking about them. Ugh!"

After hearing this, Fei Ju felt timid and nodded unconfidently: "Brother Lu is right, I am Meng Lang. But...how much should we give Deng Qianqiu then?"

Lawrence Lu’s face was calm, his eyelids lifted, and he squeezed out a word from between his teeth: “Give him one or two hundred taels, we can’t take advantage of him too much!”

Fei Ju: “…”

But soon, the two were attracted by the noise in the courtyard, so they hurried out of the house, only to see a eunuch accompanied by several guards coming down. When he saw Deng Qianqiu, he smiled and shouted, "I, the centurion of Yiluansi, Deng Qianqiu, accept the imperial decree."

Lawrence Lu and Fei Ju couldn't help but look at each other, they were a little confused.

The eunuch said in a clear voice: "The Emperor, in accordance with the Mandate of Heaven, hereby informs Deng Qianqiu, the centurion official of the Yiluansi: Throughout the dynasties, the greatest honor and grace is military merit. Before the troops move, food and grass must be sent first. The key to a conquest is food and pay. The centurion official of the Yiluansi offers advice and suggestions, which are of great importance to the victory report of the northern expedition. I will clearly distinguish between rewards and punishments, and I will specially decree that Deng Qianqiu will inherit the title of centurion, so that his descendants can enjoy the grace and glory of the Ming Dynasty forever, be supported by the grace for generations, and prosper with the country. I will also grant Deng Qianqiu a pair of red-lettered iron certificates..."

Red Book of Iron Certificate...

A pair!
(End of this chapter)