In the next few days, the couple remained polite, as if nothing had happened, but even the children noticed that the atmosphere in the house was strange, and they stopped chattering and became much quieter.

Shen Mo wanted to say something to Ruohan several times, but she diverted from the conversation. And he himself was not very willing to keep his breath down, and after a few words, he swallowed them hard, and after four or five days, the will of the imperial court came down, and he really wanted to go to Jiangnan.

Generally speaking, the edict is done by the eunuch, and if it is replaced by an official, the situation is serious, because it means that there is likely to be a secret decree in addition to the explicit decree, and it needs to be decided according to the situation; And if it is a ministerial-level official who serves as a minister, the seriousness of the matter has risen to the height of the safety of the society.

The veteran Xu Ge Lao obviously didn't want Shen Mo's identity to bring too much uneasiness to the southeast, so he gave Shen Mo the name of 'Qin ordered to inspect the southeast, reward the army, reward meritorious service, and recommend merit and appeasement envoys-, Lao Junqin is a very important errand, and it is reasonable for him to go out as a servant of the Ministry of Rites.

Privately, Shen Mo also received several secret decrees, authorizing him to act cheaply. If necessary, he took over the armies of the six provinces, and even had the holy decree of removing all Hu Zongxian's positions and taking care of them in situ, but Xu Jie believed that he was silent, and he knew the priorities, and he would not show his killer skills until he had to.

The holy decree required that he leave on the same day, and Shen Mo also packed his bags early, came out of Xu Jie, said goodbye to his family, and rushed to Tongzhou Daying in the afternoon of the same day...... In addition to a few officials who served as deputies, there were more than 2,000 guards and honor guards who would meet him here.

When it was almost dark, he led his team to arrive at the Tongzhou camp, and the civil and military officials stationed in Tongzhou had already been waiting for the big driver, preparing a banquet to see off Lord Qincha.

To Shen Mo's surprise, the Tongzhou garrison told him that the guards and honor guards were ready to go, and they could leave with him tomorrow; He originally thought that it would be good if he had to wait for three or two days for the troops to set off, but when he saw the general who led the army, Shen Mo finally suddenly realized that the military department had sent Qi Jiguang.

"Yuan Jing, how could it be you?" Shen Mo was overjoyed, seeing Qi Jiguang at this moment, he felt very happy, and finally someone was more afraid of his wife than him.

"My lord," Qi Jiguang said with a smile, "This errand was asked for by Yuan Jing on his own initiative." ”

"Great." Shen Mo patted him on the shoulder and said, "With you, I have a lot of peace of mind."

Qi Jiguang nodded and smiled: "Don't let the adults down." ”

After attending the banquet, Shen Mo introduced the attaché to Qi Jiguang, in addition to a few civil officials, there was also a deputy commander of Jinyiwei, which made Qi Jiguang feel that this trip was not as simple as the labor army.

Then several leading figures began to discuss the itinerary.

This year, the north is extremely cold, the canals are frozen, and it is said that the land route should be taken, but Shen Mo does not intend to do so, because the guard of honor is too large for the target to be completely hidden, and there must be officials who greet and disturb the people everywhere they pass. He'd seen it once last year, and he hated it, and he certainly didn't want to do it again.

So he was going to take the sea route instead, which would not only take less time, but also save money...... If you take the land route, it will take more than a month to travel from Beijing to Hangzhou at the earliest, and even if you make careful calculations and supplies along the way, the 30,000 taels of travel fees allocated by the household department will have to be exhausted. But if it is changed to a sea route, more than 2,000 people and horses only need to hire six seas, and they can reach Hangzhou in half a month, plus people eat horses and chew, it will definitely not cost 20,000 taels. Of course, this is not the most important thing, so that those local officials have no excuse to disturb the people, I don't know how many tragedies can be avoided.

Of course, he is also well versed in the Taoism of officialdom, knowing that his officials are living a hard life, and they are all looking forward to this fat trip to subsidize the family, if he does not express it at all, he will definitely complain, so he said vaguely to Zhou Peijian, the young secretary of Honglu Temple, who served as the deputy envoy: "The money and grain allocated by the imperial court have been used for this trip." Bar. ”

Zhou Peijian naturally understood, but said a little uneasy: "What should I do when I come back?" Things work themselves out. Shen Mo said with a flat face: "You don't have to worry about this.

Zhou Peijian was naturally happy to worry, and went down to think about how to divide the spoils.

After only Qi Jiguang and the high-ranking officials of the brocade guard were left in the big tent, his silent demeanor finally relaxed, and when he saw that the latter wanted to speak and stopped, he said: "Fifth master, General Qi is his own brother, there is nothing to hide from him." "

That person is one of the thirteen Taibao, and now Zhu Wu, the fourth in command of Jinyiwei, he was ordered to follow Shen Mo south this time, responsible for personal security, intelligence gathering, and some things that are inconvenient to do openly.

When Zhu Wu heard this, he smiled at Qi Jiguang and said, "I admired the prestige of the Qi family army in the morning, and I admired General Qi very much!" There are many people in the party, and when Shen Mo introduced Qi Jiguang, in order to maintain the mysterious image of Jinyiwei, he just nodded.

Qi Jiguang smiled and saluted: "The fifth master has won the award." For these spies, he instinctively didn't feel very cold, but fortunately, he had also experienced it over the years, and no matter how much he muttered in his heart, he looked very affectionate.

The two exchanged a few words, and silently interrupted their words and said, "Fifth Master, if you have anything to say, say it now." ”

Zhu Wu nodded, sorted out the wording, and said: "My lord, you said that taking the sea route must have a lot of benefits, but on the vast sea, we can't contact the brothers on land, so we won't be blind?" The second half of the sentence was still afraid of Qi Jiguang's presence and didn't say it, but he knew that Shen Mo must understand...... At that time, Zhejiang won't know what the situation is, so wouldn't it be too passive to bump into it head-on?" You are very worried. Shen Mo nodded and said: "But the ship will definitely be replenished along the way, and when the time comes, as soon as you arrive in Tianjin, you ask for the route, and let people wait at the docking place in advance." ”

・Hmm......" Zhu Wu thought about it, there was no problem, so he agreed to come down and quit.

At this time, there were finally only the two of them left in the house, and Qi Jiguang finally couldn't help but ask: "My lord, please forgive the last general for asking presumptuously, do you have a special mission when you go south this time?"

"What kind of special law?" Shen Mo picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Qi Jiguang's face changed for a while, and finally he said a little depressed: "The last general doesn't dare to say it......

"Hehe......" smiled silently, let him sit opposite him, and led the topic to another matter: "I heard that in the past six months in the capital, you have been very close to many officials?"

Qi Jiguang blushed and said, "It's just leisure, each eating by himself, chatting." Even Shen Mo didn't seem to see his embarrassment, and still said indifferently: "It costs a lot of money to worship the dock and set up a meal, right?" In the past, Qi Jiguang, who was silent, was a genius who led soldiers to fight and a husband full of patriotic enthusiasm...... Of course, she is still a strict wife who is afraid of the inside.

But through a long period of silent observation, Shen Mo found the other side of the invincible general and national hero - he is still a 'layman' who will entertain and give gifts, tie up with his boss, and be good at pulling relationships and going through the back door. It is no exaggeration to say that in the past six months, in addition to training, Qi Jiguang has spent the rest of his time entertaining and giving gifts. Identifying with the ancestors and making friends and brothers, everyone also thinks that he Qi Jiguang is a friend and generous enough...... If he wants to follow Shen Mo south, he can get his wish, and there will never be more than ten Ming generals who can do this.

Of course, it's not wrong to be a person all over the world, and it's a good habit to love making friends, but the question is, with his Qi Jiguang's meager income, how can he afford the expenses like a flowing boat? So it's not hard to draw a conclusion...... This great hero, admired by the world, must have a serious problem of embezzlement and misappropriation of military salaries.

This made it difficult for Shen Mo to accept, and he was very indignant, but then he asked himself, in this unofficial and non-corrupt society, why should Qi Jiguang be pure and immaculate? Or is it the hero complex in his heart that is at work...... It seems that the education I received since childhood is that heroes are all great and upright, and there is no trace of moral flaw.

But on second thought, this theory is ridiculous. In fact, the reason why a hero is a hero is because he has done heroic deeds; is called a national hero, but also because he has done things that have contributed to the nation, what does it have to do with his own immorality?

Moreover, Shen Mo also understood Qi Jiguang's behavior...... Although in everyone's youth, our fathers and teachers will tell us that we must be clean, not to engage in crooked ways, to be an upright person, an honest person, and a person who is free from low-level interests, I believe that everyone has believed in it and taken it as a creed, and sneers at those who can't do it.

However, when we step into the society and begin to face the cruel real world, we will find that we are wrong, although we can rely on our own ability, towards our own ideals and ambitions, and even reach a very high height, but if there is no backer, no relationship, no one to shelter, everything we have obtained is so fragile, it may be taken away by others at any time, and we will be knocked into the dust.

I believe that seeing Hu Zongxian's predicament, Qi Jiguang will definitely have such feelings, and from Hu Zongxian, he has drawn many precious lessons, such as not offending people casually, uniting people as much as possible, and uniting people, you can't be different. And in this filthy officialdom, honesty and honesty are the outliers.

Qi Jiguang's father was an incorruptible man who had been an officer all his life, and after his death, Qi Jiguang couldn't even afford to pay for the passage to Beijing. Qi Jiguang respects his own pods very much, and his father's only hope before his death is to let him be an upright, selfless, and clear-conscience person. So he gradually changed, and he didn't even know himself, and he didn't even dare to dream of his father......

Now under the silent and burning gaze, he finally couldn't avoid his slightly ugly, ashamed self-esteem, and finally in self-blame and pain, he bit his lower lip, and his eye circles turned red.

The two have been friends for many years, and of course Shen Mo knows the mood of this iron man, he sighed and said: "Brother Yuan Jing, you don't have to be like this, I completely understand you." ”

"Adults don't have to comfort me," Qi Jiguang took a deep breath and said: "The last general, the last general......" He wanted to confess a few words, but he was not used to boasting about himself, and he felt embarrassed.

But I heard Shen Mo chant in a deep voice: "Xiaozhu is gradually getting high, and there is an old alliance when I am worried." Calling the bottle to greet the guests, waving the bow to sit and talk. The cloud guard toothpick is full, and the star contains a sword. I don't want to be a marquis, but I hope the sea; - A flat!"

Qi Jiguang was stunned, this was what he did in the past, and he didn't think that Shen Mo still remembered. I heard him repeat slowly: "I don't want to be a marquis, but I don't want to be peaceful...... Am I right, Brother Yuan Jing?

Qi Jiguang's tears almost fell, he raised his head vigorously, so that he didn't make a fool, took a deep breath, and said in a loud voice: "The parents of those who gave birth to me, and the adults who know me." Since childhood, Yuan Jing has been determined to pacify the north and south for the Ming Dynasty and return the people to a bright future. Now that the south is gone, the north is still there, I can't finish at this time, I want to go to the north, I want to fulfill my wish!"

"So you're a big hero!" Shen Mo pointed at Qi Jiguang and laughed loudly: "Heroes of the world!"

Qi Jiguang sighed and said: "After a hundred years, I will be content to get a mixed reputation." ”

"I know that my reputation will be damaged," said the silent approving chin of approval, "but still do this, this is the true husband, those who do nothing, only care about their own reputation, and then stand on the moral height, proudly duty others, are all cowards, selfish ghosts, hypocrites!" Qi Jiguang was really comfortable listening to this, and finally smiled, looking like he was fine, who knew that he sighed silently, and changed his words: "But the standards of good and bad in this world are in the hands of these cowards and hypocrites. Saying that, he looked at Qi Jiguang and said, "So you can't be like this, you have to change it, otherwise there will be trouble in the future." ”

"I'll change it, I'll change it, I'll change it, I'll change ”

Get out of the entanglement, write a book in the future, try to avoid this kind of painful plot, ***, a writer who sells essays will write it, and try to portray what human nature, don't you know how Wen Qing died? They all starved to death.

So this writer understands, and it's the right thing to do in the future to find a way to please everyone. In addition, it's not that I can't write emotional dramas, but I always hope to be in the era, so I make men afraid of it, and women are angry when they see it. This book can't be changed, and the next book must be written openly.