Gao Pragmatic came out of the mentality of an amateur military fan in later generations, and imagined his first meeting with Qi Jiguang countless times. Now Qi Jiguang's appearance and bearing are basically in line with his expectations, but as soon as he came up, he took the initiative to take the initiative to salute him so humbly, but Gao Pragmatic never expected it, so that he was a little overwhelmed for a while, which is extremely rare in Gao Pragmatic since he entered politics in his previous life.

Fortunately, his stunned was only for a moment after all, and he reacted immediately, and returned a salute respectfully, and said: "The boy is a lucky person, how dare he be the governor of Qidu?" Qi Dudu has been crisscrossing the north and south for decades, fighting a hundred battles on land and water, without a single defeat, it is really my Ming Dynasty Optimus Jade Pillar, erecting the sea golden beam, please don't do this, the kid is really ashamed. ”

Qi Jiguang was not "Qi Shaobao" at this time, but in the second year of Longqing, Qi Jiguang led 8,000 cavalry to raid Dong Fox's tooth tent and broke 30,000 iron cavalry in Duoyan.

At this time, Qi Jiguang just straightened up, and he was slightly stunned when he heard the words, but he immediately smiled and said: "Gao Shi has read Qian, although Qi is only a martial artist, he has read a few books of sages, Gao Shi read the masterpiece "Longwen Whip Shadow" by the famous Jingshi, Qi has recently asked someone to send it to read it, what is a fluke?" ”

Gao Pragmatic didn't answer, but Qi Jiguang continued: "But Qi Moufang just gave this gift, but the reason is not only that. ”

"Oh?" Gao Pragmatic vaguely guessed what Qi Jiguang was going to say, but he was not sure.

"Gao Shi read the manuscript album sent last time, for my Ming Dynasty, it is not easy! Qi is not talented, although he is despicable, he is willing to represent all the military ministers and military households of the Ming Dynasty, and worship Xie Gao. After that, this high-spirited Shandong man bowed again.

"Qi Dudu's words are heavy, and his words are heavy. That's just the kid's occasional thought, and I don't know if it's really like this, so I asked Qi Dudu to stand at the height of a big expert to take a look, and the kid is really ashamed. ”

Gao Pragmatic hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out his hand to help him, Qi Jiguang naturally didn't want him to let a child less than ten years old really help him - he definitely couldn't help him, so he stood up straight and said: "Qi has a saying, I am not afraid of Gao Shi reading strange things." Originally, when Qi learned that Gao Shiyu had made a 'soap' thing, he thought that Gao Shiyu's talent was amazing to the world, but it inevitably made people feel that it was used in the wrong place. However, when Qi saw the manuscript and picture album sent by Gao Shiyu, he knew that the sage was honest and did not deceive me, and that 'those who were born to know were also on the top' - Gao Shiyu thought that he was such a genius. ”

Gao Shishi smiled bitterly, he was really ashamed at this moment, but he couldn't explain that he actually only relied on the vision of the traverser to get those things ahead, but it was Qi Jiguang, as an "ancient", who actually saw the value of those things at a glance, instead of treating himself as a neurotic, this is the real genius - no, it's the genius of the sky!

Gao Pragmatic's expression was a different scene in Qi Jiguang's eyes, and he thought that Gao Pragmatic was praised for being shy and shy by smiling bitterly and not speaking. Although he has a different path in literature and martial arts, and with a high pragmatic background and knowledge, he will basically not run on the gold list in the future, and it is not a strange thing to enter the cabinet and auxiliary government in time, but Qi Jiguang has a kind of thought in his heart that he must take care of the person in front of him, so he smiled and said: "Gao Shi read a lot of thinking and sketching in those manuscripts and albums, and Qi Mou felt that it was very reasonable...... Originally, if it was just the idea in those manuscripts, Qi could only say that Gao Shi's thoughts were like imagination, although it was very reasonable, but after all, it was elusive, and I am afraid it would be difficult to see the day of success. But after Qi Mou saw those drawings and instructions, he was really surprised and delighted, except for Tianzong talent, Qi really couldn't find a second word to describe Gao Shi's reading. ”

Gao Pragmatic still smiled bitterly, and said embarrassedly: "Qi Dudu, otherwise, let's sit down and talk about something specific, if you continue to boast like this, the kid has to find a crack on the ground and get in." ”

Qi Jiguang laughed, and looked at it, it turned out that a bookcase and two Taishi chairs had been placed on the platform of the city tower, and even fragrant tea was placed on the bookcase, knowing that it must be prepared by Gao Shishi, so he stretched out his hand and said, "Gao Shi, please." ”

"Qi Dudu is an elder, please."

Qi Jiguang glanced at Gao Pragmatic with a little surprise, his eyes showed a trace of gratitude, and he didn't say much, nodded and went over first, Gao Pragmatic knew that although he often read and wrote poetry, he must have rarely been respected by civil officials like this, so he showed that grateful look.

Here I want to talk about a magical atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty since the Jiajing period when the Japanese invaders were ravaged. At present, there is a very popular trend of celebrities, that is, those who think they are real celebrities and celebrities, all pursue "elegance". So, what is Cause? Chen Jiru in the late Ming Dynasty once made an explanation, saying, "Famous prostitutes turn the scriptures, old monks make wine, the house of general Xiang's articles, and the field of scholars practicing horses, although they lack their true colors, they have their own." ”

In other words, the so-called chivalence is no longer the pursuit of true colors, but a kind of hypocrisy, even pretending to be Peugeot. The "Field of Scholars Practising Horses" and "The House of General Xiang's Articles" listed among them can be regarded as showing that the relationship between civil and military affairs and social customs have undergone two major changes in the late Jiajing period: one is that the literati are still martial, and the other is that the military generals are good at writing.

The literati Shangwu will not talk about it here, let's just say that Qi Jiguang likes to read and write poetry, and even later "Zhizhitang Collection" came out, which is very likely to be related to the good literature of military generals.

Probably from the beginning of the Hongzhi and Zhengde periods, a major change occurred in the military ministers of the Ming Dynasty, that is, they became "people think about affairs and literature". In layman's terms, it is due to the long promotion of peace, coupled with the unusually heavy civil and military weight, that the main general "can be manipulated, but not skilled in bow and horse".

Why is the military general so good? The root cause of this is probably the following three aspects:

First, it is to reverse the overall image of military generals without culture. Martial arts are not civilized, it belongs to the overall phenomenon, it has been the case in all dynasties, and the generals of the Ming Dynasty are no exception. Second, good writing can improve the reputation of military generals. In the Ming Dynasty, if you want to become a generation of famous generals, not just "fierce generals", it is not just by virtue of your outstanding military exploits, you must rely on "good literature" to become a reality. Through the act of "good writing", you can "have something beautiful and complementary". For example, Qi Jiguang was good at writing, and had contacts with famous literati at the time such as Wang Daokun, Wang Shizhen, Wang Shimao, Shen Xiyi, and Tang Shunzhi, so "his military exploits began". Third, due to the influence of the trend of emphasizing literature over military force, military generals had to be good at writing. Originally, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the generals were facing the enemy, and the generals' actions were quite free. After that, the generals began to be subject to the eunuchs who went out of the town, and also to the governors and governors who were used to restrain the eunuchs. Civil officials and important ministers held military power, and with the help of patrols, they corrected the generals, so that the generals were gradually subject to the patrol. As a result, the generals faced the embarrassing dilemma of "being constrained", and in desperation, they "had no choice but to write and thought it was a self-defense plan".

However, a military general is a military general, even if he is as "good as Qi Jiguang", he is often praised by civil officials, but in the final analysis, he will not participate in the civil official imperial examination, and he will not get the fame of Confucian scholars, so in his interactions with civil officials, he is still inevitably despised by civil officials on some inadvertent occasions.

And Gao Pragmatic admires Qi Jiguang very much, whether it is his unparalleled military talent in this era, or his pragmatic attitude towards being an official and being a person, regardless of face in order to do things, so his respect for Qi Jiguang is from the heart. Qi Jiguang has been in the sea for a long time, how can he not see this little thing? So the perception of high pragmatism is better.