After Zhou Yu and Wu Weizhong and others led the army to the sea to suppress the bandits, Li Mi put all his energy on investigating Zhou Yu's identity, traveled to Jiading and other places, and finally came to Jinling.

In the past two months, Wu Weizhong and other anti-Japanese soldiers have finally achieved a great victory.

This long-lost victory will definitely trigger a carnival of the government and the opposition, after all, the Ming Dynasty has not had martial arts for a long time, and the Wanli Emperor has made a demon book case because of the dispute over the country, and now he is angry with the civil and military courtiers, and he is no longer willing to come to the court to listen to the government.

The officials wanted to follow the ancestral system, the young and the old were orderly, and the emperor's eldest son Zhu Changluo was appointed as the crown prince, but the Wanli Emperor favored Zheng Guifei and always wanted to make Zhu Changxun, the king of fortune, the crown prince.

The court is sluggish, but at this moment, there is such a huge good news, and its significance and the changes it has brought can be imagined.

However, Li Mi was not happy at all, because this victory was mixed with too many ingredients that worried Li Mi, and the biggest one was naturally the existence of Zhou Yu.

After all, through Jiang Bi and Lu Kun and others, plus the appearance of Cheng Yu and Zhen Mi and others, he has also grasped the evidence of the existence of the Qunying Society.

But it is precisely because of the existence of Zhou Yu that Li Mi is worried, and now Zhou Yu is going to enter Beijing to face the saint, Zhang Sunsheng got this opportunity, and relied on Li Mi's ability, Li Mi naturally can't be hasty, and he can't say that he has to think about it.

Li Mi broke through the sky with one sentence and solved Zhang Sunsheng's problem with a sharp shot, and this Lord Yin was also overjoyed.

was about to discuss this trip to Suzhou with Li Mi, but the porter outside came to communicate, saying that the Ministry of Rites was already waiting outside.

Li Mi said to Zhang Sunsheng: "The little one will retire first, and Lord Fu Yin will be busy and then let the ward speak." ”

After all, Li Mi is a small person, and Fu Yin wants to meet guests, so it is naturally not good for him to stay.

However, Zhang Sunsheng waved his hand and said to Li Mi: "It's okay, speaking of which, this Ministry of Rites Shangshu once told me that I would come to the door when I was free, and made a special trip to thank you. ”

"Thank you?" Li Mi couldn't help but be puzzled, because he didn't even know who the Nanjing Rite Department Shangshu was, so how could he say thank you?

Zhang Sunsheng didn't explain much, and said to Li Mi: "You will be clear when you see people." ”

As soon as he said this, he took the lead and walked out, Li Mi had no choice but to follow behind, and when he arrived at the teahouse, he was really not a faceless person, and this book of the Ministry of Rites turned out to be Wang Hongzhi!

Li Mi was in Wang Shizhen's mansion at the beginning, and asked Wang Shizhen to help Luo Ruwang match, isn't it this great civil official who hooked up, at that time he was only the right servant of the Ministry of Officials, how can he become the secretary of the Ministry of Rites now?

Li Mi thought so, but Zhang Sunsheng greeted Wang Hongzhi affectionately.

However, Li Mi can also see that this Wang Honghui is not very enthusiastic about Zhang Sunsheng, thinking that one is the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and the other is Ying Tianfu Yin, if it is about real power, Zhang Sunsheng is a little higher, but when it comes to prestige, Wang Hongzhi is a higher level.

Moreover, Wang Hongzhi, like Wang Shizhen, Lu Kun and others, exaggerated that being an official is just their sideline, and their real business is to engage in culture and learning.

And Zhang Sunsheng was promoted from the locality, in the officialdom, the pavilion bachelors and so on belong to the clear stream, and the decentralization of the local government is the turbid stream, the reason why the clear stream is the clear stream, because they have the high level of scholars, and they naturally have a sense of distance from Zhang Sunsheng who is crawling and rolling in the officialdom.

Xu was because of this estrangement, and their greetings, which did not have much nutrition, ended quickly, and Li Mi did not dare to slack off, and immediately saluted Wang Hongzhi.

"Wu County, Suzhou Prefecture, caught Li Mi quickly, and I have seen Uncle Wang."

To Li Mi's surprise, Wang Hongzhi was a little polite to himself, smiled kindly, and helped Li Mi a little.

"You and I have seen each other in Brother Fengzhou's mansion, how can you be so polite."

This Wang Shizhen is Yuanmei, the number is Fengzhou, Li Mi didn't know before, but listening to Wang Hongzhi say this, he can also guess that he is also confused at this time.

"Yes, it is also a blessing for the villain to have the honor to meet Uncle Wang Dazong that day."

Speaking like this, it may make Li Mi look more humble, not like a traverser at all, shouldn't the traverser be arrogant, and people block the killing of people and Buddhas*, why do you have to be so low-voiced?

However, Li Mi knows that he does not have high capital at the moment, even if he has such capital, Li Mi will choose to be a low-key person and make a fortune in a muffled voice, that is the most intelligent decision, and the battle of will can only make a big move, so why bother?

Zhang Sunsheng saw that Li Mi had no confidence, so he said to Li Mi: "To welcome Wang Shi's triumph today, it is Wang Zongbo who sits in the center, you are the tolerance of Suzhou Mansion, and you are the closed disciple of General Wu Weizhong, but you have to sell your strength well." ”

Wang Hongzhi was a little disappointed, he thought that Li Mi would have something surprising, after all, he could let Wang Shizhen comment a few words, whether it was good or bad, he should be some talented, but unfortunately Li Mi was like other fast arresters, full of philistine and humble.

However, when Zhang Sunsheng said this at this time, Wang Hongzhi was inevitably a little surprised, he didn't expect Li Mi to be Wu Weizhong's disciple, no wonder he was carrying the Qi family knife!

"You are a disciple of Wu Rucheng? That old puppet has always been arrogant, and it is really not easy to accept you as an apprentice......"

It doesn't hurt for Li Mi to pretend to be humble, after all, he is just a fast catcher, and he will not be suspected if he is humble, but Wu Weizhong is the only remaining famous general of the Qi family's army, how can he let Wang Hongzhi scold him as an old horseman!

Maybe there are some past grievances between Wang Hongzhi and Wu Weizhong, or it is just a joke between friends, but as a disciple, Li Mi should not sit idly by, let alone swallow his anger, he must stand up and defend the teacher!

"Uncle Zong's words, the kid doesn't dare to compliment, although the master is a military general, but he is familiar with the scriptures and history, obsessed with the art of war, has a strategic mind, and also reads thousands of volumes, and the name of the puppet is really a little disrespectful."

Wang Hongzhi thought that Li Mi was a soft bone, but this time he got the official title of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites because he brought up the matter of Luo Ruwang's entry into Beijing, and he wanted to thank Li Mi well, but it can be seen that Li Mi is full of vulgarity, and this idea is dispelled.

At present, seeing that Li Mi did not hesitate to confront him in front of him in order to maintain his master's respect, Wang Hongzhi not only felt annoyed, but became happy!

Catching fast can be said to be the lowest level of officialdom, not even sesame mung beans that have not entered the stream, and he is a dignified scholar, there is a gap between heaven and earth, many people can't think about it, Li Mi even dares to contradict him!

If Li Mi knew Wang Hongzhi's thoughts, he couldn't cry or laugh, and obeyed you, you think that I have no backbone and no bones in my low voice, and I will refute you, and I think that I am ashamed to speak disrespectfully, and it is difficult to be a man.

Fortunately, Wang Hongzhi was not annoyed next, but said to Li Mi: "It's the official who lost his words, General Wu is loyal and patriotic, skilled in swords, has great military achievements, and has some old friendship with this official, so he ridiculed, not deliberately insulting, you don't have to take it to heart." ”

Hearing Wang Hongzhi say this, Li Mi no longer cared, and said to Wang Hongzhi: "It's the villain who is abrupt." ”

Wang Hongzhi waved his hand, signaling that it was okay, his eyes rolled, and then he said to Li Mi: "Since you are Wu Rucheng's disciple, why should you be a fast catcher, next year is the period of martial arts selection, it is better to read and write the art of war, practice bow and horse, although it is said to grind the gun in battle, but it is not fast and light, Wu Weizhong is an upright person who will not turn, but the old man can say a few words for you, and Wu Zhuangyuan does not have to fight, but it is also safe to seek a serious background, it is better than being a fast catcher, and it is better to waste this half of your life and waste a huge body of talent, what do you think?" ”

When Zhang Sunsheng said that Wang Hongzhi wanted to thank him, Li Mi was still a little surprised, but he didn't expect his reward to come so soon.

Wang Hongzhi is also well-known for his uprightness, and he never dared to use his power for personal gain, but now he is willing to give Li Mi a personal connection, and let Li Mi take the road of martial arts, which shows that he really wants to pull Li Mi along.

Maybe he didn't value Li Mi's talent, but just because Li Mi was Wu Weizhong's disciple, this reason was enough.

Now that Wu Weizhong has achieved a great victory, he will definitely go to a higher level in the future, and the promotion of Li Mi will also be able to stabilize his friendship with Wu Weizhong, which is also a good thing.

Moreover, he is a civil official in the end, and he doesn't dare to do anything in the imperial examination, but although the Ming martial arts system has been established for a long time, the selected talents are very few, because the military is all grace or hereditary, and the children of the family occupy the vast majority of positions, and it is really very difficult to become an officer through the martial arts system.

In the history of the Ming Dynasty, especially in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, there was a famous general who had to be mentioned in passing, and that was Xiong Tingbi.

This old man is a famous general at the end of the Ming Dynasty, with great achievements, although the end is not very good, but he first took the martial arts test, and took the first place in the Huguang Township test during the Wanli period, and then abandoned the martial arts, and when Wanli was twenty-five years old, he took the first place in the Huguang Township test of liberal arts, and the following year he won the Jinshi, which can be described as a civil and military all-rounder.

Therefore, some people say that he "has three elements in the world, and there are no two solutions in the world", which means that there are many geniuses in the three elements, but he can solve the yuan in the liberal arts and martial arts, and he is the only one Xiong Tingbi, which is indeed very rare in history, and it can even be said to be a unique thing.

Li Mi was not familiar with the Ming martial arts system, but from Wang Hongzhi's point of view, he did provide Li Mi with a shortcut to enter the officialdom.

However, Li Mi has strengthened his determination, and his dream of becoming the first detective of the Ming Dynasty has not wavered, let alone changed easily.

Not only does he have to be a detective, but he also has to actively participate in those big cases in the late Ming Dynasty, especially those big cases that are enough to change the fate of the Ming Dynasty, which must be taken charge by him Li Mi, how can he give up halfway and go to the martial arts test?

Li Mi was not good at refusing, so he secretly glanced at Zhang Sunsheng, and Zhang Sunsheng also understood, so he grabbed the words and said to Wang Hong.

"Wang Zongbo should save his worries, this kid is bent on taking the path of being a prisoner, otherwise this official would have already found a position for him in Yingtianfu......"

Zhang Sunsheng also hinted very obviously, but Wang Hongzhi shook his head and said to Li Mi: "No, you must take the martial arts test, this is your only way out!" ”

As soon as Wang Hongzhi said this, even Li Mi was also a little puzzled.