"Hahaha, brother, what are you anxious about, business is business, personal friendship is private relationship, besides, what are you good at, what can you achieve, this is all determined by heaven, not that you can do it if you get into that position, think about it, the world is not only about being an official.

Let others say go, you just do a good job in the position of the secretary of the military department, you control the military department, optimistic about the source of soldiers, that is our reserve army, is our source of confidence, in the future, the world will always be handed over to the civilian management, but this soldier must be in our hands, so that our foundation is not chaotic, understand?

The real reuse is here, not the ranking in the court, those who want to fight, just fight, it's just a matter of my words. ”

Gu Yuesheng blushed in embarrassment, and said with some guilt: "Dadudu, I'm a little superficial. ”

"It's good to know, remember, what is in our hands is the foundation, everything else is gone, as long as we still have these, we will definitely be able to make a comeback, or others can't shake our fundamental things,...... By the way, go and call the old student you said over, and I'll take a look. ”

"The Governor of the Metropolitan will send a guard to pass on my orders, and let him come to the Governor's Palace." Gu Yuesheng said.

"Is this appropriate?"

"Will it make him have other thoughts, he may have other thoughts when he approaches you, if he hears the call of the Grand Governor, is this person thinking about other things, is the person who takes the initiative to come like this, is it an official fan or an enemy, or other people with ulterior motives?"

Zhang Qiang expressed his worries to Gu Yuesheng.

He can't help but worry, Zhu Dadian is too active and powerful, so he will be imprisoned by Zhang Qiang angrily in Wuyishan, and there is still a trace of past feelings in his heart, so he is not killing him, but imprisoning him, otherwise helping the enemy country is a crime, which is a crime of treason, and a major crime punished by capital punishment.

Zhang Qiang is worried about such a person, such a person is not easy to control, with other purposes, although he is a traverser, but in his past life or now, he is not a good player who plays with his heart, let alone politics, like these old officials who have been immersed in the Ming officialdom for decades, he still feels uneasy and under great pressure.

"It's okay, didn't you just say that as long as we master the foundation of the Huaxia Army, those people can't make big waves? I think this person is good, although he is a little hot-blooded, reckless and impulsive, but he is so down, reborn, I think he is not to destroy, but to cherish the opportunity we give him. ”

"How did you meet him in the first place?" Zhang Qiang asked with great interest.

"I was still the prefect of Taizhou, it was during the second anti-piracy invasion operation, I led the guards to chase the pirate overnight, and met him in a temple, the pirates were guarded by the temple, the terrain was bumpy, and the militia and guards brought with me could not get close to the temple.

It rained heavily that day, and the arquebus was not used, so I could only forcibly send people to attack the pirates in the temple, and the casualties were quite large, so I sent people to mobilize manpower again, and then the pirates suddenly turned out of a small road, and I was shocked, at that time I only had two guards around me, and the others went to attack the temple. ”

There were five or six pirates, and it was this old student who led the way, and the pirates escaped from a small road to the temple and wanted to break through this intersection.

After all, there are many pirates, and the one who escapes must be the leader, and the leader's martial arts are better than mine, a poor talent and scholar.

The four of them pestered two of my guards, leaving the one to come towards me, trying to catch me.

Although I have also been trained by you and have fought battles, after all, we are fighting with a large number of troops, and we pay attention to team cooperation.

The quality of individual soldiers is really not as good as these pirates who are worried every day and go north and south.

After a few moves, I was forced into danger, and I slipped and fell to the ground by accident.

The pirate leader took the opportunity to wield a large pu knife and slashed it off on the head.

The rainy night, the cold light, the hideous face, scared my soul away, screamed, almost scared the bile out.

I thought I was going to say goodbye to you forever, but at the critical moment, a man rushed up from behind and slammed his head into the pirate's waist, and the pirate was caught off guard and fell to the ground.

At that time, the big pu knife was only a finger away from my head, and it slashed directly into the soil, cutting off a few of my green silks, and the Confucian scarf was also blown away by the strong wind, and the cloak was scattered.

But after all, I am a trained Confucian scholar, Xiucai, and I have led troops to fight, and I have guarded several county seats, and I did not bring my weapons at that time, because my official position at that time was civilian, and I did not have the opportunity to lead troops out.

In the midst of the lightning, he pulled out the dagger in his boots, rolled over and pressed it against the pirate leader, and stabbed him in the spinal cord under the back of his head, using all his strength until he died, and then dared to turn over and lie on his back in the muddy water and pant for breath in exhaustion.

After listening to Gu Yuesheng's story of meeting this old student, it is really legendary, Zhang Qiang asked with a smile, "What is the name of this person?" ”

"Fang Da, didn't I say it?" Gu Yuesheng said.

"Haha, with such courage, so alert, and not afraid of danger, how can a person who can stay by your side be just a little Fang Da can explain? I decided that he could also be a bandit, or an old pirate from the pirate's original time, or a powerful man who colluded with pirates, and he was certainly not such a simple monk. ”

"It's true that it's not a simple monk, the law name is Hongzhi, the word is dense, this person is an all-rounder, I feel that he is very knowledgeable, can be my teacher, Wen, can be a great Confucian talent, but also good at medicine, many times, even Lang Zhong in the city can not argue with him, proficient in pharmacology, many officials in the military department sometimes do not invite Lang Zhong, but invite him to see a doctor."

"Oh, isn't that amazing?"

"Well, especially thoughts, many thoughts, unheard of, but people think deeply, can talk about Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Taoist classics also come by the way, familiar with the geographical environment of many places, where there is, what the terrain is, can be said."

"Oh, by the way, now your arsenal and artillery factory are under the management of the Ministry of War, he often stays in those places, communicates with Wan Siyuan, communicates, often sighs at our technology, laments the cleverness of the Tessie people, often asks the Francis François question, the two of them have become close friends, often the two of them drink a little wine or something in François's small building, and he actually learned the language of François's hometown."

Speaking of this, he sighed: "This is a capable person, when I came to you today, I heard that Zhu Dadian was going to the throne, and you were eager for talents, so I couldn't help but say it." ”

"Okay, good, brother, I'll give you a credit," Zhang Qiang patted Gu Yuesheng's shoulder and said with a smile.

"It's a pity that if you push him out, I'm going to fall behind, and let him press on my head." Gu Yuesheng is still worried about the ranking of the cabinet.

"Go, everyone else's knowledge can be your master, can you be better than your master? You petty official fan. ”

Gu Yuesheng looked out of the door with a melancholy expression, "Thousands of miles of study is only for officials, only reading is high, you say, how can I escape the fate of this kind of scholar and get rid of this obsession." ”

"Although I can't reach the literary level of the master, I still yearn for myself to be promoted step by step, and the official is getting bigger and bigger, but now in troubled times, this idea is impossible to realize, if you want to realize it, you can only go to the Qing army where to be an official, and now the Qing army occupies most of the land in the Ming Dynasty, and many students have already turned to the Qing Dynasty where to take the exam."

"They want to go, I don't need that kind of official here, I need an official who learns practically, a talented official who can do things, and can grasp the strength of the Chinese army, but I don't want some officials who are talented in poetry and books, but can't do things, poetry and books are catchy, sentimental, and describe the scenery, but what's the use?

After that, it's still that person, it's still that mountain, it's still that water, you can't change anything, only by letting go and doing it, can you really change something, such as us, now I dare to say that this is the strongest army, the strongest, the richest, and the most prosperous place in the land of China. ”

"What I saw and felt, Fang Da also often praised the political communication and harmony in our territory, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, rich and prosperous, and often asked for leave to travel around when they had nothing to do, and after they came back, they often stood in the patio overnight, feeling the heavens and the earth."

Gu Yuesheng stood up with a smile, learning from Fang Da, in the lobby where Zhang Qiang was, looking up and learning, Zhang Qiang's stomach hurt when he was laughing, and he stretched out his hand and pointed at him: "You are also a good person, I have never heard a student tease Master like this." ”

Gu Yuesheng put her hands behind her back, looking like an old Confucian student, and recited in her mouth:

"The companions all broke up, and the bastard shoes went into the forest alone."

"Three surnames in a year, nine hearts of crosses"

"I'm used to hearing dry letters, but I'm worried because of the wind and rain."

"Death and life are easy things, and the pain is a bosom friend." ”

As soon as this poem came out, Zhang Qiang trembled, what a familiar poem, what a painful feeling.

Zhang Qiang, who was disdainful of poetry just now, can deeply feel the old man's feelings of family and country, the powerlessness and helplessness of wanting to change the times.

There is also the pain of being depressed and unable to find someone to talk to.

Just when he was talking and laughing with Gu Yuesheng for Fang Da, the attendant came in to report, "Metropolitan Governor, Fang Da brought it." ”

Gu Yuesheng slipped back to his seat from standing, looking like a good student, holding a teacup and bowing his head silently.

"Bring him in," Zhang Qiang looked back at Gu Yuesheng's appearance, and then said to the attendant with a straight face.

A middle-aged man who didn't look like an old Confucian at all came in, with a white Confucian robe, a square scarf wrapped around his head in the Ming Dynasty, and bowed to Zhang Qiang and said, "Old student Fangda, meet the Metropolitan Governor." ”

Zhang Qiang stood up, looked around him carefully for a long time, and then suddenly asked, "Are you Fang Yizhi who died on the panicked beachhead?" ”

Zhang Qiang's question was endless, and he was a little unlucky, and the people in the room were looking at him in surprise.

(End of chapter)