Chapter Eighty-Three: Ordinary and Uninteresting Days
-- The official uniform of the Ming Dynasty is regular, and the high-grade is a red robe, and the status of several officials who braved the cold in this room to watch the teenagers practice is not low.
"Lord Tan, you are not in good health, there is a cold wind here, let's go back and rest first!"
Behind the white-haired official, an official whispered persuasion, and the white-haired official waved his hand, staring carefully for a while, until the cough became more and more severe, and then returned to the inner room with the support of the official behind him.
As soon as he sat down, the white-haired official waved his hand at the people around him, signaling everyone to stand down, only the official who persuaded him to rest, the door was closed, and the white-haired official drank saliva and pressed it down, before he said with a smile:
"When I was young, I ran around too much in Zhejiang and the north, and I fell ill in my early years, and now I can only raise it slowly, Lord Zhang, you are in the cabinet, and you are busy with affairs, how can you have the kung fu to accompany the old decay."
"Lord Tan laughed, the cabinet has Zhang Ge Lao to make decisions in everything, and Zhang can also take the time to come over, after all, the martial arts hall is a big event, and ordinary people don't feel at ease to participate, so they can only run this trip from the cabinet."
"Last night, I heard a few people sent by the Ministry of War talk about it, saying that if this method is used to train the township brave regiment, it will be of great use, and the person who came up with this method is a natural general.
The cabinet of the Zhang, in addition to the first assistant Zhang Juzheng, the other Zhang is Zhang Siwei, he is also in charge of the government affairs of the Ministry of War in the cabinet, has always been very low-key, listening to the other party's words, Zhang Siwei smiled and quipped:
"Zhang is idle in the cabinet, and recently the Ministry of Answers has been active quite frequently in Jizhen and Liaozhen, and Lord Tan is in charge of the Ministry of War, how can he have so much leisure."
"It's okay, there is Qi Jiguang in the western section, Li Chengliang in the eastern section, and I can't take advantage of any loopholes, what I'm really worried about is that there is no successor to the Ming generals..."
After saying a few words, he coughed again, Lord Tan, who is in charge of the military department, is naturally Tan Lun, the secretary of the military department, who is known as the most knowledgeable soldier in contemporary times.
When Tan Lun was at the height of the Japanese rebellion in the southeast, he served as a magistrate in Nanjing and Zhejiang, and once personally led his soldiers and horses to fight fiercely against the Japanese invaders, and won several great victories, making him famous all over the world.
And Tan Lun vigorously promoted Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, knew people well, cleared the sea frontier, and exterminated the Japanese invaders, he was also one of the great heroes, after the Longqing year, Tan Lun mainly presided over the defense in Jizhen Town, and he also made remarkable achievements.
At this time, people used to put Tan Lun and Qi Jiguang side by side, and called "Tan Qi", he was extremely old, and he was also a veteran of the three dynasties in the Jiajing Dynasty, and his status in the court was extremely high.
"Today, the old man has seen this martial arts hall, although it is all the fun of some teenagers and children, but if this method is extended, it will definitely be of great benefit to the Ming Dynasty."
Tan Lun, the secretary of the Ministry of War, knew about the Huwei Martial Arts Hall, but he was just laughing at the time, and even worried that the emperor would not be too happy to have fun and abandon the government.
After Tan Lun, who was aroused by curiosity, went to the court, he dragged Zhang Siwei here to watch, although he was a civil official, Tan Lun and Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou had a consensus, above the battle formation, the maintenance of this formation and discipline, the reaction to obey orders at any time, collective consciousness, etc., are much more important to help victory than martial arts training.
What the teenagers are taught to do is to maintain discipline and formation, and to react quickly to orders.
Thinking that these teenagers are all the children of the border town generals of the Ming Dynasty, these teenagers will spread them after learning this, Tan Lun is very excited.
"Even if the saint is busy with state affairs and doesn't learn in this martial arts hall, Lord Zhang, you have to keep this martial arts hall, so that more people can learn this skill and serve my Ming Dynasty."
Zhang Siwei smiled and nodded, thinking that this Tan Lun was a little fussed, why was it so, it was just a fun with the emperor, but he didn't expect Tan Lun to make a move that surprised him, and the white-haired military department Shangshu stood up from the chair tremblingly, solemnly clenched his fists and said:
"Lord Zhang, Tan is ill, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive this year, this martial arts hall is in one day, teach one more Ming disciple, it is my blessing of the Ming Dynasty, tonight Tan will write a letter to Master Zhang to explain, but, Lord Zhang, you and I have a personal friendship, this time please."
It is not an exaggeration to say that Zhang Siwei is confused, but Tan Lun's solemn please, he had to solemnly get up and agree.
In the evening, when the children ate in the delicious restaurant, they were still elated, and Emperor Wanli sat at a table with Wang Tong and Li Hutou, and they were also very excited.
In the afternoon, it was lined up and walking, which made the Wanli Emperor, who did not have too many activities, have a great appetite, and he and Li Hutou were simply grabbing the braised pork in the bowl.
Wang Tong's face did not change, but he was smiling bitterly in his heart, although he came up with this idea, but it seemed to be the kind of content in preschool elementary school, it was too boring, thinking that this kind of life would last for a long time, Wang Tong felt a headache.
The people in the store gradually dispersed, but Wanli, Wang Tong, and Li Hutou did not follow the team to the dormitory opposite the delicious restaurant, which made it even more difficult for them to integrate into the collective.
In the evening, Ma Sanbiao and Zhang Shiqiang turned around from outside the city, and as soon as Ma Sanbiao entered the door, he said with a big grin:
"Lord Wang, all of our people have been found, the stick guys of Yishui are all children of military families, according to what you said."
"Under what name?"
Wang Tong is also very interested, why is Zhang Shiqiang not believed by anyone, Ma Sanbiao is not a good character at first glance, but so many people come?
"To put it simply, my owner is a capable Jinyiwei, opened a restaurant in the city, and often has some bastards who are not long-eyed to make trouble, looking for dozens of helpers, taking care of food and housing, doing a good job, and giving money for a holiday at the end of the year, tsk, adults, you haven't seen it, you broke your head to rob it, and you want to recruit me as a son-in-law."
This condition is much cheaper than Zhang Shiqiang, but there is a completely different reaction, people's psychology is really interesting, Wang Tong nodded approvingly, Zhang Shiqiang said on the side:
"However, some people's fathers and mothers are still not at ease, they have been in Beijing for a long time, and the military families are also very careful, and they all say that they want to come to see the martial arts hall and see our restaurant."
After a little hesitation, Wang Tong changed his words:
"Go and talk to the shopkeeper Xia of Zhenxing Building, let him help spread the panic, those young and strong parents have taken them to Zhenxing Building to have a look, here in the martial arts hall, Brother Zhang, you will go out to find land tonight and put it down at a high price."
Nowadays, there are all kinds of inconveniences in the delicious restaurant, and letting these people come over to see it will definitely make Yuji feel annoyed, so it's better not to cause this kind of trouble.
There is enough money in his hand, and things are really simple, although Ma Sanbiao is reckless, he has been in the market for a long time, and Zhang Shiqiang is also a local snake.
When they returned, they had already chosen the place, and they took the silver and went straight to their destination, a warehouse and mansion that had been abandoned for months.
This side was originally put the oil cylinder, and then the business fell, but the place has not been out of the plate, the owner of the house watched someone take the cash to buy, and did not bargain, happy overnight invited the Chinese to make a contract, the cash to pay the house, the whole family moved to the inn to live.
Don't look at the ground of the house is not small, there is no bargaining, in fact, it costs three hundred taels of silver, here in the south of the city, the house can never be sold at a price, not to mention that the total price of such a mansion can not be too cheap, who will buy it for ordinary people to live in, and the businessman is not so easy to meet, the two sides hit it off.
Just signed the contract and sent people away, Wang Tong didn't take a breath, but someone came to the door again.
"My lord, he is a civil official, he said that he is the head of a certain department of the Ministry of War, and he has something important to ask to see his lord, and he is accompanied by the teacher Zhao Da."
The people in the shop and Wang Tong's subordinates all knew that their master was learning skills in the martial arts hall, and they thought that the teaching of adults should always be treated politely.
But a civil official is confusing, Wang Tong pondered that the eunuchs in the palace and the generals of the Praetorian Guard are familiar with a lot, civil officials, civil officials seem to be the first assistant of the cabinet Zhang Juzheng has come once, this seems to be the only close contact.
"My lord, my lord, this cold day, don't let the people outside wait too long......"
Seeing Wang Tong pondering in a daze, Zhang Shiqiang couldn't help but remind him that there was no reason not to see it anyway, Wang Tong stood up and groaned, or got up and went out to greet him.
The principal was not at the side door of the house, but at the door of the delicious restaurant, when he saw Wang Tong coming out to greet him, he found Wang Tong's puzzled look on the lamplight, and said loudly with his fists:
"Shang Lei, the head of the lower military department, has met Lord Wang."
"What's the matter with Lord Shang?"
"Lord Tan Shangshu Tan of the Ministry of War is quite interested in the training of the Tiger Mighty Martial Arts Hall, and he sent a record of it, and he will have to work hard for Lord Wang later."
"It's not hard work, let's go into the back room and talk!"
Shang Lei is in his thirties, thin and thin, with a slight beard under his chin, and his bookish atmosphere is quite heavy, but when he heard Wang Tong's words, he bent down to give a salute, and said loudly:
"This restaurant is spacious, there is a refreshing breeze by the door, right in this restaurant!"
The restaurant is very cold at night, how can there be so many benefits, and this Shang Lei speaks in a loud voice, standing at the door for fear that others will not hear, the Zhao Da on the side is also not squinting, at this time, there is a slight movement in the opposite house door and wall, Wang Tong finally understands why the other party is so loud, there must be someone watching here, and every move will be reported to the top, so it is better to do it above and beyond.
Wang Tong couldn't think of any reason to refuse, but he couldn't understand why he wanted to record his training code.
Confused, he still turned sideways and invited people in.
The next day was very ordinary, and the excitement of the teenagers at the beginning gradually faded away, and every day was to keep standing in line, constantly walking in circles, which was extremely boring.
Wang Tong's life is also very boring, every morning he gets up to go to the mao, comes back to inspect a circle, arranges the work of the people below, and follows Li Wenyuan with Ma Sanbiao and Li Hutou to learn the art of fighting the battle array, and in the afternoon he goes to the Huwei Martial Arts Hall.
On February 15, when Zhao Da finished the training, he said to the trainees with a blank face:
"Tomorrow, we're going to practice something new......"
(To be continued)