Besides, on the way to the high-arched mansion, I felt very guilty.

Since he came to the capital, Gao Gong not only did not suppress him, but also has been courting him, and this time he spoke for him in front of the emperor. For a young official, this is tantamount to hitting the big luck.

Gao Gong is the number one person at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and he is willing to open the golden mouth for a person in front of the emperor, which is not a treatment that ordinary people can enjoy.

In fact, he didn't have any friendship with Gao Gong, but when he was in Suzhou, he had a very close relationship with Gao Gong's disciple Wei Gao, the prefect of Suzhou, and called him a brother, but that's just it.

Gao Gong has always appreciated his talent, and he didn't care that he was a person in the shogunate of Zhang Juzheng, and he was suspected of being a member of the Zhang Party, and people praised him before and after. The problem is, he hasn't visited Gao Gong once, let alone given gifts.

When he came to the door, he pondered for a moment, and sealed a silver ticket of 10,000 taels with a gift envelope, which was regarded as a thank you for Gao Gong's love.

On the front of the envelope, he only wrote the words "Rite of Worship".

Besides, after walking in, Gao Gong was standing under the eaves of the porch waiting for him, and when he saw him coming over, he laughed and said, "Yunming, it's difficult to invite you as a distinguished guest." ”

Besides, he stepped forward to bow and say goodbye, and said ashamedly: "Adult, forgive me, I am lazy in my late life, and I don't like to greet guests." Adults have always been busy, and they dare not come to disturb if they have nothing to do. ”

"Others come to disturb, you don't come, in fact, I know your thoughts, I heard that you have a good relationship with the British government, and the Marquis of Wuding is your in-law, you are absolutely unwilling to visit, you are afraid, afraid that it will affect relatives and friends, do you also have this mind if you don't come to me? Don't you want to think that these people will be afraid of you? Gao Gong smiled.

"Yes, what the adults said is that it is unfounded to worry about late life." Besides.

"Well, indeed, let's talk in the house, I put on the entertainment and guests in the morning, and specially entertained you, the upstart." Gao Gong smiled.

Gao Gong invited him in, and he was humble and humble, but he still followed him step by step behind Gao Gong, and after the two sat down, Si Bin of Gao Mansion came over, handed Gao Gong a gift envelope, and whispered two words.

"This can't be done, Yunming, I treat you like a nephew, you are too foreign. In addition, the gift money is too heavy, and I dare not accept it. "Gao Gong returned the gift envelope.

Besides, he gave his hand: "My lord, this is what I see, a little silver is nothing, I can't take it, keep it for my lord." ”

Gao Gong smiled and said, "Take 10,000 taels of silver to reward people?" You can do this kind of crazy thing, I know you have this hobby. After speaking, he waved his hand to let Si Bin withdraw, and accepted the gift money.

Gao Gong really doesn't want to be an outsider, and he is really short of money now.

Besides, I thought about it on the way here, Zhang Juzheng told him that Gao Gong was very honest, and in the past two years, he has been in a high position, and his life has become luxurious, and his waist bag is naturally empty.

The mansion where Gao Gong lives now is the palace of King Qianning in the capital, which is much more luxurious than Zhang Juzheng's mansion, and it is certainly not difficult to imagine the life he lived.

"This silver is not the emperor's, right? Don't spend the silver that the emperor gave you. "High archway.

Besides, he smiled: "Of course, every tael of silver will be accounted." ”

As he spoke, he took out an envelope from his boots and took out a silver ticket from it, which was the 40,000 taels of silver that Zhang Whale gave him for his start-up funds.

"I haven't touched the emperor's silver yet, and I won't embezzle a penny in the future, it will be spent on the real thing, and I will make up for the rest of the expenses myself."

"You're rich, but you're still a little abused. Yunming, to the subordinate to be gracious and powerful, and to remember, Wei must be more than grace, people are afraid of Wei, few people are loyal to you because of kindness. Gao Gong taught.

"What adults teach is that late students remember."

"In addition, I heard that on the first day of your tenure, you feasted all your colleagues in Jinyiwei, but you are really generous, you threw out 15,000 taels of silver for a meal, are you going to use the silver to pull down all the civil and military officials of this dynasty and win us over?" Gao Gong smiled.

Besides, he didn't answer, just laughed.

"Forget it, I don't bother to ask about these idle things, anyway, your Wucheng Marquis Mansion is rich, let you toss, I came to you today to see what difficulties you have, what can I do for you." Gao Gong lay on his back on the Taishi's chair and said.

"My lord, there is so much you can do, first of all, can you discuss with the emperor and dismiss my errand?" Besides, he grabbed the high-arched chair like a savior.

"No, the emperor said that only you can do this." A board with a high arched face.

"Why, useless is a scholar, I am a useless example of a scholar, the emperor wants me to write and paint, I will never dare to refuse." Besides, he said with a sad face.

"Yes, I think so too, Taiyue thinks so too, although we don't think you are useless, but leading troops, especially in charge of a brocade guard, is indeed a bit reluctant. I asked the emperor why he had to use you, and the emperor said that only you can do it, and the emperor refused to say what the specific reason was. Since the emperor has made a decision, he can only listen to him. "High archway.

Besides, he was deflated all of a sudden, and the emperor said to Gao Gong that this is the point, even the gods and immortals can't change the status quo.

"Why are you crying with a sad face, this is a good thing, let me tell you, from the beginning of the country to the present, you are the only one who has been promoted to the commander of the Jinyi Guard. What's more, the conditions given to you by the emperor are so generous, even I can't imagine it, do you know how tight the treasury is now? The treasury is tight, and the emperor doesn't have much money, so he supports you at all costs, and even doesn't limit you, are you still not satisfied? ”

Besides, he said distressedly: "It's not that I'm dissatisfied, I also know that the emperor's favor is deep, but the deadline is too tight, build a new brocade guard in half a year and a year, and also be able to go deep into the desert and go overseas." The key is that if you go to the outside of the fortress to defeat the Mongol tribes, and if you go to the sea, you must be able to drive away the pirates. ”

"How can this be, the emperor really gave you such a will?" The high arch was shocked.

He just knew that the emperor was reused, and besides, the emperor didn't say anything about specific affairs, so he didn't dare to ask.

"That's not it, or I'll call it bitter. This is what Liu Shou and Lord Liu, as well as Master Zhang Whale, the master of ceremonies, told me personally, and the first batch of goods has arrived. ”

"Train your own team? That's really too difficult, I thought the emperor would allow you to choose people in the brocade guard. ”

Gao Gong didn't expect things to be like this, he has always been an expert in solving all kinds of problems, when he was in the Yuwang Mansion, all the problems were made by him Zhang Luo, meritorious service, became the backbone of King Yu, he is now the first person in the emperor's heart, and it is also the result of many years of credit.

Besides, he smiled bitterly: "If there are ready-made candidates, what do I call it bitter, now the personnel have to be re-recruited, and they have to be trained into the army, and the emperor also requires this brocade guard to be responsible for intelligence reconnaissance and collection." Your Excellency, you also know that Qi Shuai is a master of military training, but it will take three or two years for Qi Shuai to train into a new army. "Besides, I finally found someone to vomit bitterness, and I almost vomited all the bile.

Moreover, showing weakness in front of the high arch is on the one hand to reveal true feelings, on the other hand, it is also to win sympathy, and only by putting one's heart into one's heart can the relationship be closer.

Gao Gong felt that this matter was quite tricky, and he didn't understand why the emperor asked for it. It's really too hard, and no one can do it. Gao Gong has been in charge of the military and political affairs of the imperial court for several years, in the late Jiajing Dynasty, Xu Jie took the initiative to recommend him to the cabinet to participate in politics, which is also Xu Jie's well-behaved, and wants to make friends with Gao Gong in advance, so Gao Gong knows more about military and political affairs than Zhang Juzheng, and can be described as an important minister of military aircraft in the DPRK.

Of course Qi Jiguang knew that this was Zhang Juzheng's recommendation, and he agreed.

Qi Jiguang is a good hand in military training, and everyone in the Manchu Dynasty knows about civil and military affairs, but Qi Jiguang's military training is not limited by the number of years. Even so, the Qi family army did not meet the emperor's requirements, and for the new Jinyi Guard, the emperor clearly required an all-rounder, not a sergeant who could only go into battle to kill the enemy.

"What did Taiyue say?" Gao Gong asked with a frown.

"I haven't told Master Zhang yet, it's enough for me to worry about these troubles, and I don't want to bother Lord Zhang anymore." Besides, he said in frustration.

"Yunming, don't be discouraged, the emperor must have a reason to ask you like this, think about it carefully? I know the emperor, he never embarrasses his courtiers, and he will not make things difficult for others. Do you have any special strengths that you didn't tell me? Gao Gong asked, staring into his eyes.

Besides, when I heard this, my heart suddenly shone: it seems that the emperor is the one who forced him to use the Qinwang faction. Only by doing so can the brocade guard required by the emperor be created within the time limit required by the emperor.

Could it be that Murong Yanran said that the emperor used a strategy to drive the tiger and devour the wolf, guessed right? It's just that the target is not the Protector faction, but the desert nomadic tribes and coastal pirates.

"My strengths are writing, drawing, and reading, and I have a handle on this." He still smiled wryly.

"Did Liu Shou come up with an idea for you? He is a trustworthy person of the emperor, and he has extraordinary abilities and flexible brains. "High archway.

"Help, too much, Lord Liu never left his mouth, always reminding me that there are eighteen kinds of torture there, just waiting to welcome me in and be used." Besides, there is no good airway.

Gao Gong laughed: "This guy, he is scaring you, you don't have to be afraid, without the emperor's will, he doesn't dare to touch a single hair of you." ”

"People said, this is the emperor's will, my neck is on the board now." Besides.

"No, no, the emperor is merciful and will never abuse torture. I'm very clear about that. ”

"But if I mess things up, I'm a sinner, and then torture against me won't be abuse."

"This ...... That's right. ”

Gao Gong fell into doubt, how to think about this matter, but he didn't know what was wrong, if there was something else, he could help and bear it, but the emperor's meaning in this matter was very clear, and no one was allowed to interfere.

"Yunming, I don't dare to say anything to you for the time being, I'll inquire carefully and see if the eunuchs in the celebrant can get some breath, and then find a way to help you when I understand the general situation." High archway.

"Thank you, sir." Besides, he stood up and bowed.

"No need to be polite, it's not too late to thank you when I help you."

Besides, Gao Gong wanted to leave him for lunch, but he refused, saying that he had to do things non-stop and didn't dare to slack off.

Gao Gong sent him out, and when he walked out of the gate, the old fox Gao Gong fell into deep thought again.