"The military gate is coming, and the lower officials have missed the distance, please forgive me!" In Qi Jiguang's private house, I heard that Liang Menglong, the governor of Jiliao, actually came in person, and the chief soldier did not dare to slack off, so he personally greeted him, and paid a big salute from afar.

Liang Menglong is the old man in fancy clothes that Zhang You met on the road, seeing Qi Jiguang bowing down, walking a few steps, kindly picked him up, and complained: "You and I are officials in the same dynasty and have been friends for many years, but today we just meet in private, Yuan Jing, why do you need to be like this, get up quickly!" ”

Qi Jiguang bowed his head in the end, then got up and said with a smile: "Having said that, the ceremony cannot be abolished." After a pause, he said: "Didn't the military gate go back to Beijing to rest on sick leave a few days ago, why didn't you stay for two more days?" Isn't there something important about coming here to find me in person? ”

The Jiliao Governor's Mansion was stationed in Jizhou, and the Jizhou General Army was stationed in Santun Camp, and the two were not far apart, and the two actually met often. In addition, both of them are Zhang Juzheng's cronies, and their personal relationship is also good. The reason why he paid a big salute was Qi Jiguang's criterion for doing things for others, but as for ordinary speaking, he didn't have too many scruples.

"I can't come to see you if it's okay?" Liang Menglong joked, and then made a straight face: "Yuan Jing has always been a warm* person, and he doesn't even give a cup of tea, so he is pestle at the gate, I'm afraid it's not hospitality, right?" ”

Qi Jiguang's old face was hot, and while leading Liang Menglong in, he complained: "It's not that the military gate came too suddenly, I forgot to think about your intentions when I came here...... Don't say anything else, let Wan'er cook at noon, and I'll punish myself with three cups, it's all done, right? ”

Liang Menglong didn't answer, but said in surprise: "Isn't this just over the New Year, your righteous daughter is here again?" ”

Qi Jiguang said with a wry smile: "It's not, I know that I run crazy all day long, and I don't look like a girl at all." Not to mention that I am a father-in-law, even if her father is a scholar, she can't do it...... But then again, her cooking skills are not generally good, especially the skill of cooking pig's head, which is more authentic than the Hua family in the Hutong. ”

"I've heard of Shen Wan'er's cooking skills for a long time, the reason why you recognized this righteous daughter in the first place was because you fell in love with her cooking skills, right?"

This is naturally a joke, the two of them entered Qi Jiguang's study while talking and laughing, the servant finished serving tea, and talked about some trivial matters in Beijing, Liang Menglong suddenly sighed, Qi Jiguang knew that he was going to get to the point, and asked: "Okay, which one is the military door sighing?" ”

Liang Menglong said: "Why else, it's not Lord Yuanfu who feels sorry for us." Before leaving, I went to see him, and he was only two years older than me, but he looked like he had reached his old age. I heard him say that since the beginning of the year, he has felt that his body has become more and more useless, he has consciously reduced his diet, and his limbs are weak......"

"Oh? Is that important? ”

"It's not false at all, the saint also sent the imperial doctor, it is said that it is weak and overworked, internal injuries and blood, last summer Jingshi and special heat, so that the heat in the stomach and intestines, flow into the lower part of the fever, and take more cold medicine, but the spleen and stomach are injured. Listening to Yuanfu's meaning, he wanted to take this opportunity to pray for rest in the book again. ”

Qi Jiguang's face sank, since the second year of Longqing (1568), he replaced Guo Hu as the general soldier of Jizhou under the recommendation of Tan Lun, it has been fourteen years, this is a unique thing, and the biggest credit is because Zhang Juzheng attaches great importance to him.

He is a smart person, so he naturally understands the reason why Zhang Juzheng is praying for rest, it is nothing more than because the reforms in the past few years have offended too many people, and the age of the Divine Sect is getting older and older. He understands this kind of thinking very well, and he also hopes that this young master Yuansuke, who has the grace of knowing him, can spend his old age in peace. It's just that in that case, I'm afraid that my position as the general soldier of Jizhou will have to be moved, and I am afraid that the armament matters that I have painstakingly rectified for many years will also have to die halfway. There is no way, there are too many people who are jealous of his position as the general soldier of Jizhou, and there are too many people who hate Zhang Juzheng, he and Zhang Juzheng are grasshoppers on the same rope, without Zhang Juzheng to take care of him, he can't hold the position of the general soldier of Jizhou at all.

Liang Menglong's worries are similar to his, the two have worked together for many years, and some words don't have to be said at all to understand each other's intentions.

"Alas-" After a long silence, the two sighed at the same time, and Liang Menglong said: "It's just cheap Zhang Puzhou." ”

Zhang Puzhou is Zhang Siwei, the second assistant of the cabinet, and the Ming Dynasty called a person of status, and it was customary to call him his hometown. For example, Yan Song is called Yan Fenyi, Gao Gong is called Gao Xinzheng, and Zhang Juzheng is called Zhang Jiangling.

Zhang Siwei was recommended by Zhang Juzheng to enter the cabinet, however, since he entered the cabinet, he has won the respect of Emperor Shenzong, last year's first grade exam was completed, and now he is the young master of the Zhuguo State and the prince and the prince, on the emperor's grace * favor *, no less than Zhang Juzheng.

He is the second assistant of the cabinet, and Zhang Juzheng is retired, so it is logical that he will naturally become the first assistant.

It's a pity that if he becomes the first assistant, Liang Menglong and Qi Jiguang both know that Zhang Juzheng has worked hard for many years, and I am afraid that he will be burned. Knowing people and knowing faces but not knowing their hearts, introducing Zhang Siwei into the cabinet was a major political failure for Zhang Juzheng, just like when Xu Jie's introduction of Zhang Juzheng into the cabinet. Heaven is good, nothing more than this.

Qi Jiguang didn't answer, but sighed: "Time flies really fast, in the blink of an eye, the saint has reached the age of the weak crown (twenty), and the young master is the first assistant, and now it has been nine years." Every day and year, those of us who are subordinates, except for looking forward to his health, what else can we do? ”

Liang Menglong echoed: "Yes, it's a pity that time is easy to get old, it's just Hua Tuo who is alive, and it can't make people rejuvenate themselves." ”

Just when Liang Menglong and Qi Jiguang were worried about Zhang Juzheng's health, Zhang You and the others had already arrived in Xiagezhuang Town, and under the gaze of Yang Jiang, who was reluctant to go out and looked back from time to time, they merged into the flow of people rushing to the market.

The Ming Dynasty followed the Yuan Dynasty, and the administrative institutions below the county level implemented the Duli system, and the correct name of Xia Gezhuang should be Xia Gezhuang Du, which was similar to the level of townships in later generations. This place is located on the bank of the Lu River, five or six miles north is Pinggu County, it is the only place to go to Jizhou, the population mobility is very large, compared to the small dragon housework, naturally more prosperous.

Today's big gathering, there are more people than usual, but don't expect to imagine it with the kind of shoulder to shoulder situation in later generations, it is sparse and la, and there are not as many people as ordinary streets in ordinary counties in later generations.

Fortunately, there are many shops around, and the things sold are relatively complete, especially the three words "Xinglin Pavilion" written on the plaque, which is selling medicine at a glance, looking at the shop is not small, Zhang You can't help but secretly put his heart at ease.