Chapter 141: I can't help but choose a side
Just a few days after the Dragon Boat Festival, the teenagers of the Tiger Mighty Martial Arts Hall were still immersed in the atmosphere of the festival, the teachers organized these teenagers to go to the field outside the city to pull mugwort, and the cooks of the delicious restaurant made them a meal of the festival with vigor, and on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, although they were not allowed to go elsewhere, they were still allowed to walk around the South Street a few times.
Since entering this martial arts hall, it is a non-stop training, the Dragon Boat Festival is a day of rest, full of food, and a short time out, which is really a big surprise.
As a result, it was May 11, and the teenagers were still talking about the fun of the day in between training.
However, to the surprise of the instructors, these teenagers in the martial arts hall did not slack off because of that outing and rest, and their training momentum has obviously improved a lot.
Several teachers and Wang Tong discussed with Zou Yi whether it would be better to arrange for these teenagers to walk around in the Beijing Division for a month to relax their minds.
Wang Tong has nothing to do with this, and now the affairs of the martial arts hall are more and more in charge of the palace, and the hall that was originally intended for the teenagers to practice indoors on a rainy day is now being rebuilt.
In addition to the indoor martial arts training space, there is also a lecture place similar to a private school, and there is a special hall with a large sand table in the middle, which is quite straight, and there are wooden castles and dolls placed on it.
The old prison soldier who has been on errands outside the palace for many years, and Yu Dayou, a famous general who has been idle in Fujian, want to come to this martial arts hall to give lectures to the teenagers, this is the news that Wang announced.
After hearing this, Wang Tong was also very emotional, the original purpose of setting up this Tiger Mighty Martial Arts Hall was to give Emperor Wanli a place to exercise, and then it turned into a primary military training class by mistake.
It's really exciting to see what kind of future the teenagers who train and study with the emperor will have in the future.
But on the afternoon of May 11, the emotion should be put aside first, because Emperor Wanli came over with a gloomy face, and Wang Tong also had to be cautious.
The relationship in the martial arts hall became united and harmonious after Chen Sibao and they compromised and found the right way, Chen Sibao's family was also born in the martial arts, and he fought in the north and southeast, and these teenagers shared a lot of language.
Tang Sihai's family is a generation of imperial businessmen, and he is also well-informed, telling everyone about the scenery of the Ming Dynasty and the fun scenery of the Beijing Division, and the teenagers are also listening to it with relish.
However, Chen Sibao and others also knew that looking at the eyes of "Huang Yijun", everything could not steal the limelight of this scheming little fat man, otherwise they would cause trouble for themselves.
Today, as soon as Emperor Wanli arrived at the recess, he dragged Wang Tong to the side, Chen Sibao and his gang were relieved and bold to blow, Li Hutou hesitated, or stayed on Chen Sibao's side, the stories told by these newcomers are too attractive.
"Wang Tong, it is estimated that tomorrow the top of the Jinyi pro-army will give you the following, and you will be promoted to be a hundred households! ”
Emperor Wanli said sullenly, hearing this, Wang Tong leaned closer and whispered:
"It's inconvenient now, thank Your Majesty for your kindness first, and then bow down in private!"
Although he knew that this day would come sooner or later, Wang Tong was still a little excited in his heart, among the Jinyi pro-army, the positions below 100 households could be decided by 1000 households, but these 100 households must be decided by the commander of Jinyi Weidu, and they must be filed with the Ministry of War.
In other words, the hundred households in brocade clothes and pro-army are the official military attaches of the Ming Dynasty, to paraphrase modern words, this is a public servant with a formal establishment.
Seeing Wang Tong's thanks, Emperor Wanli became even more depressed, waved his hand and said:
"Originally, I wanted to promote you to be a commander and a fellow knowledger, but I didn't expect that the elder of the pavilion would not agree, and Du Yu Shi Lu Guangming even took out the matter of you going to save Ma Sanbiao, which caused me not to be able to do so."
Wang Tong and others masked to rescue Ma Sanbiao, naturally they did not hide it from Emperor Wanli, and even told the story from beginning to end in private, which made Wanli quite excited.
"Command Tongzhi" is a military attache from the third grade, and he is a high-ranking military general with real power and oil, although he knows that this position has nothing to do with him, Wang Tong is still in a trance.
If you can't get it, you can't get it, Wang Tong laughed in a low voice:
"Your Majesty's great kindness and virtue, the minister is unforgettable, but the sudden promotion, maybe the elder and the adults feel that it is not in order, and Your Majesty should not be angry."
Emperor Wanli looked at the jade ring in his hand at the sun again, and said with annoyance:
"In the past seven or eight days, a large number of officials have been removed from all provinces of Beijing every day, and a large number of them have been promoted, all arranged by Daban and Mr. Zhang, I want to promote you, but I can't get my wish, it's really annoying......"
"Your Majesty is cautious!"
The more Emperor Wanli spoke, Wang Tong couldn't help but shout, and Emperor Wanli stopped talking stupidly, Wang Tong thought about it, stepped forward and whispered:
"Your Majesty, there are some things that you can't do now, it doesn't mean that you can't do them in the future, and Your Majesty doesn't have to be in a hurry in the next few years, but the minister said something rebellious, Your Majesty can't say some things now, if you say it, I'm afraid I won't even have a chance to do it in the future."
After listening to Wang Tong, Emperor Wanli's face turned gloomy, and he picked up a stone and threw it into the distance.
At the end of a day's training, when Wang Tong returned to his residence, he thought of one thing, if he became a hundred households, what should Tian Ronghao do, the relationship between Tian Baihu and himself is average, but he is taken care of a lot by Tian Bo, don't let the old man be angry and have a heart.
The next morning, Wang Tong did not go to the point again, and the fatigue brought back from the battle outside the city had not subsided, so the surname Suo slept for a while.
When he got up and washed up and had breakfast, Zou Yi had already come to the door, and as soon as Zou Yi entered the door, he smiled and clenched his fists and said:
"Brother Wang, congratulations to Gao Sheng, congratulations to Gao Sheng, are you going to set up a banquet in the revitalization building, let everyone come and congratulate."
Wang Tong almost squirted out a mouthful of soup in his mouth, swallowed it hard, and pointed at Zou Yi with a smile and said:
"Brother Zou, you also joke with me, the younger brother is only a six-grade family, which can be regarded as a high promotion in your eyes......"
Zou Yi smiled, picked up a pickle and threw it into his mouth, chewed it a few times, and then straightened his expression and said:
"With this position of 100 households, you will have a start in your career in the future, and like the official of the imperial examination, you are on the right path, besides, brother, you will soar in the future, is there any doubt."
After laughing twice, Zhang Shiqiang, who rushed over, took the teapot and teacup, made tea for the two of them, and then retreated, Zou Yi took a sip of tea and said with a smile:
"As long as someone in the court takes care of it, and makes a great contribution to killing the thief chief in the Mixed Yuan Temple, it is possible to be promoted from the position of the general banner to a thousand generals, and even the garrison is possible, and the position in the Jinyi Guard is small, so you can also be released to be a majestic hundred households, but you have taken a small step forward in the Jingshi, do you know why?"
Seeing Wang Tong shaking his head, Zou Yi knocked on the table and said:
"You went to smash Liu Shouyou's Zhuangzi, Liu Shouyou knew the news that day, and he sued Zhang Ge Lao at night, Liu Shouyou is Zhang Ge Lao's intimate person, how can he let you be promoted."
When I heard this, I suddenly realized that someone was behind it, otherwise the emperor's will would be to promote the Son of Heaven and close ministers, and no one would stop it.
Wang Tong's face was gloomy, Liu Shouyou had that Zhuangzi deducted the three marks of the horse and was seriously injured, he didn't want to make a big fuss, he snatched people out with his hidden identity, and there was no damage, it just made everyone tacit, who would have thought that something would have happened.
That Liu Shouyou is the boss who is in charge of himself, although there is an emperor who will not openly find trouble for himself, but if he is in private, it will be difficult to say.
Wang Tong groaned and said in a low voice:
"It's good to teach Liu Dutang a lesson, does he really think he can be my top boss?"
Hearing Wang Tong say this, Zou Yi was stunned and laughed, and teased: "It's not like Brother Wang can say this, a character like Liu Dutang, Brother Wang still can't see it, and he can't teach a lesson?" ”
"The younger brother is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, representing the face of long live, of course he can teach a lesson, Brother Zou, do you say yes!"
Wang Tong asked leisurely, Zou Yi was stunned, smiled and nodded, Wang Tong finished eating two bites, looked at Zou Yi suspiciously, and asked:
"Brother Zou, today is full of laughter and liveliness, isn't this Brother Zou's steady style, is there any happy event?"
Zou Yi's performance today is indeed abnormal, Wang Tong was also confused, it was inevitable that there were some thorns when he spoke, Zou Yi smiled and patted Wang Tong's shoulder, and said warmly:
"In the past, you and I stood aside, but now you and I are my own family, and I am inevitably happier for my brother."
Having said this, Wang Tong was surprised, and asked out loud:
"Brother Zou doesn't understand this, I don't understand it, could it be that you and I weren't in the past, why have you become yes now?"
"In the past, the inner court enveloped you, and the outer court also enveloped you, after yesterday's court meeting, you were already opposite the civil servants and scholars, and there was nowhere to go if you were not in the inner court, and in the future, you and I would be a party, how unhappy for my brother."
Wang Tong smiled and said solemnly:
"Father-in-law Feng, father-in-law Zhang and Brother Zou take such good care of the younger brother, they should stand over there, who is the intimate person of the younger brother, doesn't this little brother know how to choose?"
"It's different, it's not the same......"
Zou Yi muttered two sentences, sighed at the end, reached out and patted Wang Tong's shoulder, and said with emotion:
"But Brother Wang, you are a young hero, standing here, I'm afraid you will be labeled as a eunuch in the future." On the morning of May 15, Liu Shouyou, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, suddenly received an edict announcing that he had entered the palace, and the Son of Heaven had something to inquire about in person.
(To be continued)