Chapter 797: The East Wind Blows the War Drums (I)

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Jizhen is one hundred and fifty miles away from the capital, and early the next morning, Qi Jiguang received a hundred thousand urgent messages from the capital, and the letter ordered him to set off immediately. Qi Jiguang didn't dare to slack off, quickly explained his errand to the deputy general, and quickly went on the road, and the next morning, he came to the city of Beijing.

After bathing and changing clothes, and after a short rest, he came to the yamen of the military department to report. When ordinary generals arrive at the military department, they will be more or less troubled, this Qi Jiguang has already experienced it, and he is waiting to be slaughtered with a stack of tickets in his arms. Who knew that the people in the military department suddenly became honest, cordial and lovely, he took the initiative to give money to no one else, but fortunately the tea was kind and waiting, and let him wait in the living room.

Qi Jiguang couldn't help but wonder, is it because I give less? Wouldn't you just pass on a word? Twenty taels is a lot...... If not, double it?

While he was thinking wildly, he came from inside and asked, "General Qi, please come with me." ”

Qi Jiguang was sure that the sun really came out of the west, and the dog also had a time when he didn't eat anything vegetarian. But...... Why?

With doubts in his heart, he followed the scribe to the courtyard of Lord Shangshu, and saw a young man wearing a first-class crane official uniform, standing in the courtyard and smiling at him.

"The last general will meet Shen Xiang" Qi Jiguang hurriedly walked two steps quickly, came to Shen Mo and knelt down on one knee half a foot in front of him.

"Don't be polite" Shen Mo immediately reached out to help, but Brother Qi had practiced, and almost flashed his waist, but it didn't hinder people from kneeling.

"There you go." Shen Mo looked at the scribe and said, "I want to talk to General Qi, don't let people disturb you." ”

After the scribe retreated, Qi Jiguang stood up, squeezed his eyebrows at him silently, he also smiled, and whispered: "I thought that the elders were very majestic." ”

"Don't I have majesty?" Shen silently stroked his three-inch middle beard and said, "Could it be that the beard is white?" ”

Qi Jiguang almost laughed, and hurriedly lowered his voice and said: "Shandong people have a loud voice, let's talk about it in the house." ”

The two entered the house, and silently poured tea for Qi Jiguang in person: "It's been hard along the way, and you haven't rested, right?" ”

"It's fine, it's just a quick march." Qi Jiguang said with a smile: "Those who are in the army can afford it. ”

"Is Mrs. Sister-in-law okay?" Silently looked at Qi Jiguang Dao.

"Very good......" Qi Jiguang said with a smile.

"Didn't bully you anymore, did you?"

"......" Qi Jiguang said with a black line on his face: "My lord, let's get down to business." ”

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"Okay, let's get down to business." Enough silent laughter, took a sip of tea, and recalled: "Do you remember when you were in Longshanwei?" ”

"Unforgettable." Qi Jiguang nodded and said: "In that hut in the back mountain, half a month spent with adults day and night is really the best memory of this life." ”

Silent this evil cold, my heart said that you revenge me, right? Coughing dryly, he said, "I remember that I took a lot of unrealistic ideas off the wall at the time, and each one of them was like killing you." ”

"yes, that's the real cure." Qi Jiguang became excited and said, "Could it be that the time has come?" ”

"Doing things is not cooking, how can you wait for the ingredients to be ready before cooking." Shen Mo shook his head slightly and said: "But the conditions are still much better than twelve years ago, the whole court is aware of the necessity of reform, and the slogan of 'national defense first, north first' has also been shouted for a long time." You and I are not what we used to be, although we still can't do a good job, but I can always do more than before. ”

"Yes." Qi Jiguang rubbed his hands and said: "I remember that when the adults persuaded me to go north, I once said: 'My husband was born and wanted to compete with a generation of heroes, so I should be in the southeast. If you want to compete with the heroes of the ages, it is advisable to lie in the northwest' I have always remembered this. ”

"Hehe......" Shen Mo smiled a little embarrassedly: "While talking, two years have passed, but I haven't had a chance to let you show your ambitions, but it's like I scolded you." ”

"My lord laughed." Qi Jiguang shook his head and said: "In the past two years, Yuan Jing has learned a lot, accumulated a lot of experience, and fought a beautiful victory, which is precious. ”

"Yuan Jing comforts me......" Shen smiled silently, looked at him and said: "You Qi Jiguang is going to compete with the heroes of the ages, these are not worth mentioning at all." ”

Qi Jiguang wanted to be humble, but when he saw the seriousness of Shen Mo's face, he sat upright and listened to the instructions.

"I'll bring you back this time." Shen Mo finally got to the point: "Nominally, it is to re-take charge of the Shenji Battalion and deter the Jumping Beam, but this is an excuse, when this turmoil passes, you will be the prime minister of the Beijing Camp military training affairs, and I will do my best to cooperate with you and realize our dreams back then."

"Yes" Qi Jiguang, who had long since lost color before the collapse of Mount Tai, suddenly became excited and said: "I will definitely live up to the trust of adults"

"As for this period of time," Shen Mo said deeply: "In addition to regaining control of the Shenji Battalion in your hands, you also have to brew a notebook, write down your views on military reform, show it to me, and then help you hand it over." ”

Listening to the silent words, Qi Jiguang pondered for a moment, took out a book from his sleeve and said, "The last general has already written something, please take a look at it." ”

"Oh......" Shen Mo smiled, "It seems that you are always ready." Then he took Qi Jiguang's notebook, and saw that it was written: "Please Break the Four Things", but he didn't open it, and said: "You tell me about it first, when I look back, I can better understand the meaning of your words." ”

"Yes." Qi Jiguang nodded, cleared his throat and said: "In this note, I propose to use three years to train a team of 100,000 elite soldiers who can fight together, show off their military might, completely reverse the military situation of being passively beaten in the north, and then use this army as a demonstration regiment to go to the nine borders as the backbone to drive the training of the whole army, so that the entire border army along the Great Wall will become a strong force, so that the border defense in the north can be consolidated, and the dream of counterattacking the Tartars and sealing the wolf Juxu will be realized." ”

"Specifically." Shen Mo knew that a meticulous general like Qi Jiguang could not just use some empty words to dismiss himself.

"As for the source of soldiers, according to my experience in recruiting and training soldiers in the southeast, if the original soldiers are used for training, it is difficult to change the appearance of the army. Therefore, I request that the source of the soldiers be adjusted, first through the 'selection of fronts', from the original 100,000 officers and soldiers of the Beijing battalion, select 30,000 manufacturable materials as the basis, and then use the method of recruiting Yiwu soldiers in Zhejiang, and select 50,000 loyal, honest, and brave peasants and miners as supplements, and ...... addition" He looked at Shen Mo and knew that he could talk about everything here, so he boldly said: "In order to train the soldiers more quickly, I suggest that 20,000 well-trained and battle-tested soldiers from the southeast anti-Japanese war be transferred as the backbone, I don't know if I can ...... it."

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"Isn't that a little difficult with the last one?" Seeing that he was silent for a long time, Qi Jiguang asked in a low voice.

"None of them are easy," Shen Mo rolled his eyes angrily, "I can imagine that I will be drowned in the sky of saliva." ”

"Of course you can't embarrass adults...... Qi Jiguang said a little gloomily.

"It's not something you should worry about," before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Shen Mu: "You just need to care about specific things, and leave the matter of carrying the black pot to me." ”

"Yes." Qi Jiguang's heart warmed, and only under the command of Lord Shen could he be so relaxed and comfortable, and he didn't have to worry about things other than the military.

Then he said...... "Although he didn't talk much, his silent mouth was very dry, and he took the teacup and drank it."

While pouring him tea, Qi Jiguang talked about his opinions on the reform of military quartermasters, training, and establishment.

After listening to Qi Jiguang's words, Shen Mo gave a high evaluation: "Yuan Jing's suggestions, I think they are all from experience, the essence of army management, it is really eloquent, if it can be realized, the northern border defense will be completely changed."

After receiving the silent praise, Qi Jiguang had a faint look of joy on his face, but quickly changed to a melancholy color: "However, do you say that the imperial court will approve the proposal of the last general?" ”

"It's hard to tell." Shen Mo shook his head slightly and said: "The matter is big, there are too many involved, the court is complicated, and the public opinion is difficult to reconcile, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get all your wishes." ”

"It's okay, didn't the adults say, 'Do your best'?" Qi Jiguang saw it and said: "I am asking for a sky-high price, so I will wait for the court to sit on the ground and repay the money." ”

"It's a good mentality." Shen Mo couldn't help but say: "Yes, don't be in a hurry in everything, you have to believe that the situation will get better little by little." I'll help you fight for it as hard as you can, and if you can't get it, you can only simplify it first. Saying that, he looked at Qi Jiguang hopefully and said, "But I believe that no matter what the conditions, Yuan Jing will not disappoint." ”

"I understand what you mean." Qi Jiguang nodded.

"Good." Shen Mo smiled happily: "There is no need to be too pessimistic, now that the government is chaotic and Shilin is crazy, it is a good time to fish in troubled waters, if you are lucky, you may be able to pass it." ”

"Borrow the auspicious words of the adults." Qi Jiguang said with a smile, in fact, he didn't have much hope in his heart.

Shen Mo didn't say anything about it, and asked him a few more words, and when he saw Qi Jiguang's tired face, he said, "Go back and rest early, I can't invite you to my house, I'm really sorry." ”

"Where's the word, sir." After a tirade that took a lot of energy, coupled with a long journey, Qi Jiguang really couldn't hold it anymore, and said with a forced smile: "This is also a last resort." "It is very taboo for the cabinet ministers to make friends with generals, although Shen Mo is now in charge of the military and can meet Qi Jiguang in the name of justice, but it is only limited to official affairs in the government, and it is still necessary to avoid suspicion in private and in public.

"It's good if you understand." Shen Mo got up and said goodbye: "I usually stay in the afternoon, today is an exception, if there is something in the future, I will go to the military department every day." ”

"Yes." Qi Jiguang responded again.

After sending Qi Jiguang away, he looked at his pocket watch silently, it was only half past eight, which showed how early General Qi came.

"Are you ready for the gift?" Silently glanced at Hu Yongdao.

"Ready." Hu Yong nodded.

"Prepare the sedan chair," said in a deep voice: "Go to the Dongning Marquis Mansion"

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In the north of the east end of Dongzhimen Street, there is a Yaowangmiao Hutong, and further east from there is the 10,000 yuan Hutong where the Dongning Hou Mansion is located. Although it is located in the eastern city where the nobles live, the location is already very marginal, because Jiao Ying's hereditary title is just a small earl, and the address is the embodiment of his status in the old family.

Of course, it was the old Yellow Calendar, and in today's 10,000 Yuan Hutong, the Earl's Mansion has become the Marquis' Palace, whether Jiao Ying is capable or lucky, anyway, in the past 100 years, he is the only one who can do this. In addition to being promoted to the Marquis, Jiao Ying also became the most trusted old man of the first emperor, and was appointed as the commander of the forbidden army, in charge of the four guards of the forbidden army...... And this official position has always been passed down from the families of several dukes.

The current Dongning Marquis Mansion is faintly ranked with the three major duke's mansions in the capital, and is known as one of the four major families. Therefore, as soon as the news of Jiao Ying's illness came out, there was immediately a rush of traffic in front of the Hou Mansion, and the people who came to visit and condoled were like carp crossing the river, which overwhelmed the gatekeeper.

Halfway through the morning of this day, a large sedan chair carrying oil silk curtains stopped at the door of the mansion, and the eyes of the Hou Mansion were poisonous, and at a glance they saw that the clothes of those guards were on an errand in the imperial city, and they knew that the sedan chair must be sitting on a certain university scholar.

The doorman of the Hou Mansion hurriedly came up, hugged his fists for a long time, and sang: "The villain is the gatekeeper of the Hou Mansion, and he dares to ask the noble family name so that he can go to my Hou Ye." ”

Hu Yong handed over a simple blue-faced name post, and the porter took it and looked at it, and said with a sigh: "It turned out that the boss of Shen Pavilion was here." Then he turned around and said loudly: "Open the middle door quickly, there is a distinguished guest!" The main entrance of the Hou Mansion is usually not opened, unless there are distinguished guests or important ceremonies.

This made Hu Yong a little strange, and said that this kid was too reckless, so he opened the middle door without asking for instructions

The porter didn't want to be regarded as a second pole, so he explained in a low voice: "My Hou often says that without Shen Ge Lao, he can't become a Hou, let us treat Ge Lao as the number one guest, and if you don't open the middle door, you will eat the board." ”

I see, Hu Yong said suddenly. At this time, the door creaked open, and the sedan chair was carried straight into the house. The mansion of ordinary officials and wealthy families is probably the sedan hall at the entrance, the sedan chair hall is the wall, and the guest hall is the guest hall after the wall, which is probably this system, but the mansion where the Marquis of Dongning lives is not like this...... As soon as you enter the sedan hall, the oncoming wall has become the side wall of the guest hall, sticking to the root of the left wall, is a long corridor, more than ten zhang away from this, the horizon is suddenly wide, and a garden of about five or six acres in size is displayed in front of you.

The gate to the road is east-west, but this garden is north-south, a few square ponds of different sizes are in full bloom, and the pine and bamboo are covered with pine and bamboo on the gentle slope; The red pavilion and white tower, the jade carved railing, the Ip Man warbler, the flower at the bottom of the curtain, the end is 'near the mountain Dai to cover the fairy cave, across the hookah wealth and wealth'

The sedan chair passed through the corridor, fell in front of the gate of the Wuying guest hall facing the garden, the sedan curtain was raised, and the sedan chair was silently asked, and under the guidance of the servants in the house, they entered the hall and sat down. As soon as he sat down, he realized the true purpose of the garden...... The guest hall is facing the garden and opens, the host and guest sit in it, the ears are full of nature, the eyes are full of splendor, as if entering the fairyland, the heart is drunk before the mouth is opened, and the words are unconscious and soft-spoken, so there is no need to worry about quarreling if you can't talk about it.

Rao is well-informed, and has been an official in Suzhou, which is famous for its gardens, and Shen Mo couldn't help but applaud the scene in front of him, and sighed in his heart: "I usually hear people say that it takes three generations to produce a nobleman, and this is true." Although Suzhou is blessed with unique gardens, there are water in the south of the Yangtze River and stone ...... Taihu Lake It can bring together the essence of the world in one place. However, it is this greed that exposes the nouveau riche nature of the owner of the garden. Far inferior to the taste of these aristocratic families......"

While he was thinking about it, he heard a hearty laugh from the back hall: "Hahaha, what kind of wind blew Lord Shen here." ”

Standing up silently, facing the direction of the visitor with a smile, he saw a bearded man in a light silk python robe appear at the back door of the guest hall, it was Dongning Hou Jiaoying

The two greeted each other with a smile, and then pushed and conceded, and finally sat down, and after talking about tea, they looked at Jiao Ying silently and said, "Even if it's pretending to be sick...... Can you be dedicated? ”

Although Jiao Ying was wearing the marquis's gold-threaded python robe, she was very stylish, with Erlang's legs crossed, her upper body leaning on the back of the chair, and grinning: "Don't make an illusion in front of real people, pretend to be anything." ”

Looking at his hanging appearance, he said helplessly in his heart: "I will take back Fang Cai's words." I couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It's really difficult to connect you with the master here." ”

Seeing his gaze fall on the garden, Jiao Ying grinned and said: "You said this garden, I have long seen it unpleasant, and I want to flatten it and build a martial arts arena, but my mother will not let it ......live or die."

"Fortunately, there is a lady ......" Shen Mo was ten thousand disdainful of the act of burning the qin and cooking the crane.

"Hehe......" Jiao Ying smiled twice and said: "Your time is precious, let's not be idle, what's the matter with me?" ”

"Ahem...... "Ahem" Shen Mo coughed lightly twice, sorted out his confused nerves, and said, "Since you are well, let's take office quickly, Master Hou." ”

"Is this ......" Jiao Ying looked embarrassed: "I'm not hypocritical with you, and I won't be hypocritical, you let me be in charge of the four guards of the forbidden army, it's no problem...... To be honest, in the half year since I was dismissed by Yang Bo, I have been holding back my hair. ”

"Wouldn't it be nice to go further?" Silent and said lightly: "The 100,000 soldiers of the Beijing camp are all under your control." ”

"Not good." Jiao Ying shook his head vigorously and said: "I have taken over the commander of the forbidden army, and I have offended the British Duke, and now if I go to be the commander of the capital camp, the Duke of Rongguo will hate me to death." Saying that, he spread his hands and said with a bitter face: "Brother, it's not that my brother doesn't help, but I offended the two big princes, how will my family mix in the future?" ”――

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Well, thank you for your concern, writing is lonely, and writing is even more painful now, and I need my dear ones to encourage me from time to time......