Chapter 613: Master and Apprentice Yan Huan
Sun Yuerong also knew that he was doing it for his own good, and said: "I was originally a fool, how can I have so many eyes." It's a pity, no matter how hard you try, this brain is always not smart. If you say you are smart, Sister Qingyan is much smarter, and in the future, she will be your arm. ”
Yan Hong said: "It's so good, why do you talk about her, are you jealous?" Otherwise, I'll go back and find a mother-in-law for her, so that you don't have to worry too much. ”
Sun Yuerong asked rhetorically: "Are you willing?" This question immediately made Yan Hong's question speechless, and Sun Yuerong smiled and said, "I know that you are reluctant." Don't talk about you, even my daughter's family is reluctant. Qingyan is such a big girl, sticking to me every day, is it really inseparable from my sister? Although I haven't studied, I'm not stupid, and I know what she's drawing. Anyway, in your yard, sooner or later you have to enter people, rather than enter others, it is better to enter Qingyan, at least she and I have a sisterhood, and we can talk to each other. When I heard that something happened to you, I swore that as long as you came back safely, I would marry as many as I wanted, and I would never care, but when it came to the end, I still couldn't help but be pantothenic. ”
Sun Yuerong has no city in her chest, and if she has anything to say, she is jealous, and she can't help but say it in the open. The more this is the case, the more Yan Hong is pitied, and gently hugs her and says: "If you are really unhappy, I will send her away, in my heart, she Zhang Qingyan can't reach you." ”
Sun Yuerong said: "That's not going to happen." You drove her away, what am I to become? Besides, she has a good brain, many methods, and is much better than me. Just marry her, she's not much younger than me. Don't marry again. It's not easy to get married. In the past few days, she has been sick again. But he still insisted on accompanying me to the dock to meet you. You didn't notice, she coughed when she parted. In the past two days, you have to hurry up and take a look, and if you should ask for a doctor, you should ask for a doctor, and be careful not to delay her body. Also, Sister Wanniang's side, what are you going to arrange? My sister is actually quite pitiful, and she almost died for your sake. You are going to divorce your wife. It's better to give her a good home. You might as well ask Sister Qingyan about this, she was busy helping to invite Lang Zhong at the beginning, and she was very concerned about Sister Hu's affairs. Later, she said that the matter of my sister this night was very tricky, and no matter how I asked her, she refused to say, saying that she could only tell you. Go ask and see if there's anything else in there. ”
Yan Hong couldn't help but be quite moved when he saw that Sun Yuerong was jealous and was still seeking benefits for Zhang Qingyan and Hu Wanniang. He also knew that it was not so easy for Wanniang to handle this matter. If you want to be quick and messy. It's convenient, a letter of resignation can be done. But the temperament of the late mother. Most of the front feet received the book of resignation, and the back feet hung the beam to find the well, looking for a short view. And for some reason, when he thought of taking a break from his wife, he, the little king of Yama, couldn't help but feel dizzy, and his chest was tight. However, Zhang Qingyan is shrewd and can indeed be a staff officer.
Hua Geng's second daughter listened outside, on the one hand, she felt that Sun Yuerong was too stupid, and she actually helped the master recruit people in the room, and on the other hand, she felt that it was also luck to have such a good-hearted owner. At least you don't have to worry about losing your life because of the competition for favor.
When he got up the next day, Yan Hong told his grandfather and father about the summons of the heavenly family. For the next two days, everything was pretty much the same. Yan Hong first took Yan Er to Guozijian and went to meet his mentor Zhang Juzheng. Now Gao Gong has been promoted to the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and the post of Guozi supervising the sacrificial wine has been taken over by Zhang Juzheng. When Yan Hong saw the gift, he ordered Yan Er to send the Western things he brought and sent him out. Zhang Juzheng accepted the gift and asked Yan Hongdao: "Chunchen, you came just in time, quickly tell me about the overseas situation and the teacher." Nowadays, there are different opinions in the court, some say that gold is everywhere overseas, and it can be obtained by bowing your head; Some say that people abroad are poor and barren, and people are not allowed to eat. In the end, you can tell which is true and which is false. ”
Yan Hong was not polite, so he introduced everything he saw and heard, such as the wealth of the big and small francs, the contradictions with the Netherlands, etc., and did not hide it, but told it all. He also said that he brought the Yi ship, how advanced it was, how good the Yi cannon was, and so on. Zhang Juzheng nodded while listening: "Western Yiwu, and the armament of our dynasty, each has its own strengths, and it is difficult to distinguish between them. In terms of artillery alone, we are indeed at a disadvantage. In the long run, I am afraid that in the future, our ordnance and combat equipment will fall behind compared with the Yiren. You can rest assured, you will have to go to the capital when you turn back for the teacher, and ask the court to reuse the officials, cast new cannons, and imitate new ships. It's just that you have to be cautious about opening the sea, everything has pros and cons, and there is never anything pros and cons. Speaking of one thing alone, if all the people are addicted to businessmen and the land is uncultivated, there will be a shortage of food and the court will be shaken, and this case must be investigated. ”
Later, when he talked about Yan Hong's forcing the six families in Hangzhou to take the lead in paying business taxes, Zhang Ju's face changed: "Chunchen, you can do this thing with Meng Lang." When the dynasty was at the end of the dynasty, it was said that he was sympathetic to the scholars and doctors, and the scholars did not pay commercial taxes, which had long been a convention and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. I am afraid that you will be charged with the big hat of competing with the people for profit, poisoning the place, and exploiting the people. Speaking of which, compared with the imposition of a salt tax, the turmoil is not much smaller. ”
Yan Hong smiled: "Teacher." It's just that there is no such thing, just because I saved Wang Zhi, they regard me as a revenge, and that's the case, why don't I do more for the court. Besides, those scholars and gentry have 10,000 acres of fertile land, and they also sit on the land to do business, and they have a lot of surplus wealth. The imperial court was short of money and did not collect their taxes, so could it be to squeeze those flat-headed farmers who had eaten the last meal but did not have the next meal? Isn't this stealing from the poor and giving to the rich? Although the students are not talented, it is not like seeing this injustice. What he said was really a point of view brought by his own family from the 21st century, but he only dared to say it to Zhang Juzheng, and he was afraid that he would not be able to say it in front of his grandfather Yan Song, not to mention his father Yan Shifan.
When Zhang Juzheng heard this, he couldn't help but think: If one day, I can be an auxiliary minister and implement the new law, but Yan Hong is a good arm. He is not afraid of slander, he does not care about his reputation, and he is not afraid of getting into trouble. It seems absurd and reckless to act, but there is still a wisp of loyalty to the country and the people in my heart. If we cooperate with each other in the future, we will definitely make those moths in the Ming Dynasty frightened.
Thinking of this, Zhang Juzheng nodded Yan Hong's forehead with the driver: "You, you, you are really an outlier." Now that you have the support of the Son of Heaven, you are not afraid of those gentry, but you must also remember that you must not get carried away, and you must know the story of Jiang Bin and Qian Ning in the previous dynasty. Your little concubine Sun, you also have to control a lot, now there are a lot of people in Yuezhou in the court, it is my teacher, and I am also the Daxiang Party of the Duke of Tong'an, if they have the heart to find trouble with the Sun family, I am afraid that she will not have a good time. ”
Yan Hong nodded and said, "The disciple remembers the teachings of the teacher, and does not dare to get carried away. ”
The master and apprentice talked a lot about what they had seen and heard. Listening to Yan Hong talk about the majesty of the Zhejiang soldiers, Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but be moved, and recited the name Qi Jiguang several times and remembered it in his heart.
Zhang Juzheng also talked about the recent events in the DPRK and China. It turned out that after Yu Dayou protected the silver and entered Beijing, he offered an excerpt for the preparation of the car camp. Originally, the military department was dismissive of this kind of excerpt. You are honest and hardworking, and this kind of thing is also what you should think about innovating tactics? But Lu Bingken came out to back Yu Dayou, and the people in the military department had to think carefully, and finally handed over the fold. The celebrant approved the stay and did not send it, and there was no news. But Yu Dayou was born with a strong temper, and he went to the book one after another, and Lu Bing simply handed this chapter into Jiajing's hands through his own hands. Now there is nothing to do about this matter, but Jingli has spread the name of Yu Dayou.
If this matter is done by a civilian official, everyone will praise it for being iron-clad and unyielding, and it is indeed worthy of the literati style. But the same thing was changed to the head of the general, and the direction of public opinion completely changed. Most officials think that Yu Dayou is an arrogant soldier who is proud of his achievements, and he even relies on Lu Bing as his backing, and he is not a superior official, and he is afraid that he will be embarrassed and useful. Xiaoge Lao Yan Shifan is said to have a bad impression of this person, and is ready to mobilize a group of speech officials to pick on Yu Dayou's faults.
When Yan Hong heard this, he interjected: "Don't hide it from the teacher, when this Yu Dayou was fighting against the Japanese in Jiangnan, the students had seen it a few times. His temperament does stink, but that's his nature, not that he doesn't want to go with anyone. It's really brave to fight. ”
Zhang Juzheng said: "That's it." Such talents, in fact, lie in use. If you use it well, why not be a pillar of the country? I'm thinking that since this Yu Dayou is loved by Lu Wenfu, most of them are also capable, Xiaoge Lao is said to have a good relationship with Lu Wenfu, but why should he be like Yu Dayou? ”
Yan Hong thanked his teacher for mentioning it, and pondered that after returning home, he would ask for a favor from the one-eyed dragon father, although Yu Dayou has a bad temper and bad popularity, he is a rare general in the Ming Dynasty, such a talent, can he try his best to protect it. As for saying that the father did not give Lu Bing face to Yu Dayou, did he make up his mind to kiss Xu Jiepan?
When he said goodbye to Zhang Juzheng and left the country, Yan Hong thought about Zhang Qingyan's illness and took Yan Er straight to the inn where Zhang Qingyan lived. Since Yan Hong returned to Beijing, Sun Yuerong had no entertainment, and Zhang Qingyan also lived in the inn. She lives in a first-class room, tall and spacious, bright and breathable, and the cabinet knows that this lady has a good background, and it is said that she has many friends with the ladies of the noble families of the Jingshi, and even the legend is that Yan Dashao is good, so it is particularly flattering.
The shopkeeper led Yan Hong all the way to the back of the courtyard, and pushed it with his hand, and the door was latched. When he was about to knock with his hand, he only heard a staggering footstep inside, and the door opened, which startled Yan Hong. I saw that Zhang Qingyan's face was pale, his eyes were blank, and his legs and feet seemed to be a little inflexible, how could he be a woman with superior martial arts? I was on the dock two days ago, and I didn't see her like this?
When I entered the room, I only smelled the smell of medicine in the room. Zhang Qingyan saw Yan Hong coming, and saw that behind him was just an old entourage with large and small packages, his face was slightly red, and he invited people into the house. How obedient is Yan Er? He put down the gifts, and took the shopkeeper out, and commanded that no one should come here again.
Zhang Qingyan bolted the door and sat down with Yan Hong. Yan Hong divided the gifts prepared for her in those packages one by one, including the flower dew and rose essential oil of the Franc machine, as well as the special rouge gouache bought from the south, the high-quality embroidery from Suzhou, the satin from Hangzhou, and even more than a dozen kinds of gold and silver jewelry.
Zhang Qingyan saw these many gifts, bowed his head and said: "I didn't expect the little minister to be so attentive and spend so much money, which really flattered the concubine." Receiving no merit, restless sleep, such a generous gift, how dare I be it? Between the words, there was another rapid cough, choking on the straight cough, and the face was flushed. (To be continued......)