As he spoke, Qi Jin had already stepped into the pavilion.

He has reached the age of sixties, his beard and hair are all white, but his face is black and red, coupled with his height and long arms, burly as a mountain, he has the bearing of a general.

Zheng Haizhu looked at it, only to feel that the old general's gaze locked on him like two hooks in the previous naval battle.

"You are Miss Zheng," Qi Jin said with a smile, "The old man has to make amends with the girl, yesterday he drunk your nephew, cough, the boy drank flower wine for the first time, he was honest, the female envoys let him drink, and he was bored."

He turned to Gu Shouqian and Han Ximeng and said, "Don't worry, that Peng is in charge, and the old man has also ordered the Oiran to accompany him properly."

Belch......

Everyone was suddenly embarrassed.

This time to meet Qi Jin, Zheng Haizhu asked his nephew Zheng Shoukuan and the housekeeper of the Han Mansion Lao Peng to come to the outpost first, and at the same time as presenting the worship post, he also sent the silver as a meeting gift first. After all, it is inconvenient to give money during the official visit, otherwise it will be as if the singing hall will reward people, and it will not respect the old general.

Zheng Haizhu and a few people only arrived in Zhenjiang today. The ideal meeting scene is that the two sides will start from such a great and glorious historical theme as the anti-Japanese war, and talk about Han Ximeng's embroidery scroll, Lu Xiangsheng's firearms experience, and Fan Poyu's fist products.

Unexpectedly, General Qi's painting style was strange, and when he came up, he mentioned the matter of entertaining the housekeeper of the Han Mansion and Zheng Shoukuan to drink flower wine.

In the face of three women from good families, this is too inappropriate.

Fan Poyu, a fifteen-year-old girl, lowered her head in shame when she heard this.

Although Han Ximeng is already ***, he feels harsh and stunned, and even his husband Gu Shouqian's face is not very good-looking.

Lu Xiangsheng, a scholar of his age, is not unfamiliar with the Qin Mansion and the Chu Pavilion, but he doesn't know how to deal with the scene at this moment.

Only Zheng Haizhu, who was familiar with those venues or dinners in later generations, keenly felt in subtle proportions that Qi Jin's move was not rude, but in fact, there were some indescribable emotions in it.

How to put it, some are like those big brothers who have made great contributions in the group, because the political struggle is on the sidelines, and the treatment is not enough, so they often have strange performances on the table.

The court of the Ming Empire is getting colder and colder to the generals who guard the border gates and the bloody battlefields and seas. It is understandable that the samurai were angry with the civilian clique and could not be suppressed and sprinkled on the family members of the gentry or the scholars who were involved with the civilian clique.

Even if there is a letter of recommendation from Ma Xianglin, who is also a military general, even if the 1,000 taels of silver that have been sent to the backyard of the Qi Mansion, Qi Jin may not have changed from a proud general to a diligent businessman who nodded and bowed.

Or, is the old Qi just a sheep acting like a big boss, testing the reaction of the group of juniors in front of him?

Zheng Haizhu was in a moment, her thoughts fluctuated, but there was no disgust and disdain.

In this time and space, no matter what, she will not have disgust and contempt for an old general who took the lead in the battle against aggression and swore to serve the country to the death.

The old general should have the stubborn temper of the old general, if he gives some broken silver, people will rush to smooth the hair, and it is not the grandfather of the Qi family.

It's okay, old-timer, you're like a thorny rose, ah no, like a thorny cactus, and I won't be at a loss.

Zheng Haizhu also smiled and said, "Mr. Qi is polite, back then, Qi Shaobao gave the boss the pomp of a fairy girl, and the children of a small family like us can't afford it, we can't afford it. My family Ah Kuan is young, his grandmother is gone, he can only follow me, only two years of running, without any big scenes, if there was an embarrassment yesterday, please Qi Zongbing must take care of some."

"Boss" refers to Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the cabinet that year. Qi Jin's father-in-law, Qi Jiguang, has Zhang Juzheng's support in the court, so that he can fight everywhere with peace of mind. Qi Jiguang once sent more than ten stunning beauties to Zhang Juzheng, and after this matter came out, Zhang Juzheng was also impeached by the imperial history.

Qi Jin's white eyebrows raised slightly.

I opened a meat talk and mentioned the scandals of the year to the convenience.

On that face, there was no shame and crampedness, and there was no-for-tat confrontation with color.

But the meaning is here: old man, this round is really not very interesting, let's

Right?

Well, this girl is different from the sassy ruthlessness of those newborn calves in the army who are not afraid of tigers.

It's another kind of brain melon and heart guts.

Qi Jin then showed his face, and said heartily: "The old man's wine has just woken up, if he speaks, a few little friends will take on it."

After that, he patted the young man next to him on the shoulder and introduced to everyone, "This is the old man's righteous son, Wu Bangde. Ade's grandfather is also a well-known figure in our Qi family's army."

Wu Bangde was full of civility and bowed deeply: "Grandfather's name is secret, and he is loyal to his superiors."

Wu Weizhong...... It's so familiar.

Zheng Haizhu said with respect: "I would like to ask, but Wu Jinwu, who made great achievements in the battle of Pyongyang?"

Wu Bangde's eyes lit up: "Exactly! The girl is so knowledgeable, she knows the battle of Pyongyang?"

Zheng Haizhu said: "I didn't know, but I have a master named Mao Wenlong, who has been stationed in Liaoyang for many years. When he came to see me last year, he talked about his respect for Qi Shaobao's team, and said that when Toyotomi Hideyoshi of the Japanese invaded Korea, the imperial court ordered me to go to fight against the Japanese. General Wu was brave and courageous, and was wounded in the chest by the Japanese with a firearm, but he still shouted and led his troops to conquer the fortress."

No matter how Zheng Haizhu accumulates the knowledge of the traverser, it is impossible for him to memorize so many backbones in the Qi family's army like a ***.

Therefore, the deeds of "Wu Weizhong" were indeed told to her by Mao Wenlong on the boat that came back from Daishan Island last year.

Because it is completely derived from what has been heard in this world, the narrative and lyricism do not need to be arranged, and it is very natural.

Don't say Wu Bangde, even Qi Jin, when he heard this, he also threw away the old man and sold the old, recalled the scene of the past years, sighed softly, and looked up at the pale gray sky: "Old Wu, there are many people in the younger generations who remember you."

Then he said to Zheng Haizhu, "What did you just say, what is your uncle's name? What kind of dragon is it?"

"Mao Wenlong, he hasn't stayed in Jizhen, Liaoyang, who went directly from Jiangnan, is now the garrison of a nearby fortress, and has fought several battles with ***."

Qi Jin's eyes were shining: "Which side of the ***?" West or East?"

Zheng Haizhu said: "The *** in the east, Jianzhou Jurchen."

Qi Jin sneered: "Oh, it's those hunters in wild boar skins."

Han Ximeng, who was silent, spoke, "If the Jianzhou Jurchens were just ordinary hunters, they wouldn't be getting more powerful year by year."

Gu Shouqian nodded and said, "That's right, where is the problem of ringworm scabies."

Lu Xiangsheng also added: "I heard that the Jurchen chieftain Nurhachi, the ancestor was appointed by my Ming Dynasty to guard the border, and he will understand the tactics and training methods of our Ming army, which is indeed not to be underestimated."

Qi Jin was stunned for a moment, showing the young people's rebuttal to him.

The old general was not annoyed, but secretly applauded.

Little bunnies, yes, a little insightful.

Qi Jinzan said, "Well said", and then stared at Gu Shouqian and said, "It can be seen that Gu Gongzi is the only virtuous wife. Yes, very good, quite good, my father-in-law was an old man, and he was also a well-known fearful stepmother in the army. Further afield, Guo Ziyi, the king of Fenyang, the minister of the Tang Dynasty, returned to the inner house and obeyed his wife. That's what a man looks like."

Gu Shouqian was indeed angry that Qi Jin's opening words were offensive, but at this moment, listening to his words, he compared himself with Qi Jiguang and Guo Ziyi, and his anger died down.

Qi Jin then instructed his subordinates to put the prepared drinks and Zhenjiang specialties on the stone table.

"Come, a few little friends, talk while eating."

He had completely restored his dignified elder posture and sincere friendship with his master, toasted two glasses to the Gu couple and Zheng Haizhu first, thanked them for their gifts, and greeted the seemingly introverted Wu Bangde, and discussed with Lu Xiangsheng the firearms and imperial examination art in the army, and did not forget to give Fan Poyu a cake with a kind face, praising her name for being so good.

On the contrary, I didn't talk to Zheng Haizhu much.

Zheng Haizhu is not in a hurry, how can he come up to talk about business when he worships the first wine at the head of the mountain.

……

When he returned to the inn in the evening, Lao Peng cautiously greeted him and reported, "Miss Zheng, Shoukuan's wine will wake up in the afternoon."

Zheng Haizhu said with a pleasant face, "Lao Peng's trip is the hardest", and went to Shoukuan's house.

She bought the newly listed loquat on Zhenjiang Street, sat down and patiently peeled it and put it on a plate, and saved it into a full plate for her nephew to eat.

Zheng Shoukuan didn't dare to look at his aunt, and his face turned red as he ate.

Zheng Haizhu said in a calm tone, "Auntie didn't blame you. Do you remember your aunt's friend, Miss Ru Leek? She's also in the same line as the woman who poured you wine last night. If the guests don't drink it, the host will go to the mother to complain a few words, and the mother may beat them."

When Zheng Shoukuan heard this, he was stunned for a moment, chewing the loquat and not moving, then quickly swallowed the pulp, looked at his aunt and said, "Those military masters, they deliberately didn't drink, and then, and then a mother-in-law came up and twisted the arms of those sisters. The mother-in-law laughed and scolded, but I saw that there was a sister who wiped her tears when she turned around."

After a pause, he said, "Later, I drank so much that I vomited twice, and a sister kindly taught me to sprinkle the wine in the cup on her handkerchief and not to drink it."

Zheng Haizhu felt a pain in her heart. Most of the women of this era are too pathetic.

It's always easy to watch the mouth of the guest, you are a modern person who wears back to ancient times, why don't you go to the brothel in the golden three chapters, go to crusade against the man with three wives and four concubines, and go to the Jinluan Palace to point at the emperor's nose and read the text to the Three People's Doctrine.

How can it be so easy, Qi Jiguang and Hai Rui still take concubines. can only be rescued from a little doll like Songjiang Liu's daughter.

Zheng Haizhu patted Zheng Shoukuan's head and said softly, "Auntie is not angry, aunt just feels sorry for you. You're not a doll now, but it's better to drink less wine, which not only makes a mistake, but also hurts your body. The gentlemen in the army are not bad, but they are really straightforward, it is my aunt who does not think about it, and the next time this kind of errand is done, I can't let you run errands first."

Zheng Haizhu waited for Zheng Shoukuan to moisten his throat with loquat, and brought him the stomach-nourishing porridge sent by the post station, and watched him finish eating, and did not shout that his stomach was uncomfortable, so he returned to his house with confidence.

……

In the next two days, Qi Jin sent Wu Bangde and two scribes in the general army's palace to accompany a few people to visit the famous places in Zhenjiang.

On the third day, the staff led the Gu couple and others to watch the play, and Wu Bangde invited Zheng Haizhu to go to the General Military Mansion to talk.

The General Military Mansion in Zhenjiang uses a corner of the original Confucian Temple, with a small courtyard and even smaller rooms, which is completely different from the magnificent commander's mansion in Zheng Haizhu's imagination.

As soon as I entered Qi Jin's hall, I saw that at the east end of Gong Eucalyptus, there were already six screens embroidered by Han Ximeng in the "Anti-Japanese Chronicle".

Qi Jin ordered Wu Bangde to watch the tea in person, then stared at Zheng Haizhu, and said straight to the point: "Girl, in these years, the easiest thing is to make money, and the most difficult thing is to make money. I heard that the 1,000 taels of silver you sent were earned by you and your fellow countrymen who worked hard to run a sea boat. Say, why give it to the old man for nothing?"

"In order to make friends with General Qi, wouldn't it be a joke to come empty-handed."

"Hehe, what are you doing to make friends with me, an old man who is in his old age?"

"Old man, you are not in the last years of the wind and candles, you are the year of fighting. General Ma is a friend who has shared hardships with me, and he is also a military general, and he is very proud, but after he returned to Songjiang after training cavalry for the imperial court from Zhenjiang, when he talked to me about you, he admired you very much. Of course, I don't have to take the liberty of coming here. After my fellow countryman Brother Yan received the canonization of the imperial court and landed on the mainland openly, I will accompany him to see you. Shouldn't like-minded people be twisted into a rope?"

Qi Jin sneered: "Di Bao saw it, it's called Yan Siqi, that pirate, if it is placed in the time of Jiajing Ye, it will be a widow."

Zheng Haizhu said, "Brother Yan is not a pirate, let alone a widow. He was a maritime merchant, kind and chivalrous, in order to save the lives of the Han people, his life was almost lost in the hands of the Franky people, if Qi Shaobao was still alive, would he call such a person a wolf?"

Qi Jin's face sank, but he caught a glimpse of his son Wu Bangde nodding, so he put away the displeasure, took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "Girl, even if your fellow brother is a face-to-face Wang Zhi

The Yangguan Road that you want to go, what can you twist into a rope with the old man? He makes his Taiwanese toast, and I sit on my Zhenjiang cold bench."

"Old man, old-timer, Mr. Qi, you can't sit on the cold bench for a few years, even a pavilion lady like my eldest lady knows that Nurhachi will be a big disaster, and it will repeat the disaster of the Jin army going south five hundred years ago, isn't there any worry in the heart of a general like the old man? In addition to these Jianzhou Jurchens, there are also Frankies and Hongyi people, who are also eyeing each other. By the way, the old man just mentioned the Japanese Kou, so let's go back to the Japanese country. At that time, those real Japanese sailors in the Japanese were successively absorbed by the Japanese state. They were no longer private soldiers, but an army raised by the shogunate. Originally, the Japanese Kingdom did not know how to make firearms, but after mixing with the Frankians and the Hongyi people, arquebuses, large and small artillery, all were made, and they were willing to raise flowers and feed fish in that projectile land, and fasted and chanted scriptures?"

Zheng Haizhu said this, and turned to Wu Bangde: "What is the ambition of those generals and daimyo of the Japanese Kingdom, Wu Gongzi's grandfather participated in the bloody battle of Pyongyang, and knows best."

Wu Bangde frowned, and said to Qi Jin, "Father-in-law, my son also thinks that the imperial court will soon use us again."