Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, Zhejiang, on the outskirts, the military camp where Qi Jiguang's department was stationed.

Early in the morning, Qi Jiguang walked out of the tent and inspected the situation in the barracks.

Not far away, you can see that there are many neatly arranged soldiers on the school field, who are conducting daily drills, and the shouting of killing is deafening.

After stopping to watch for a moment, Qi Jiguang nodded, then looked away, and walked towards the next place with his guards.

Since the plague in the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty was completely wiped out by Hu Zongxian, Qi Jiguang and the army under his command fell into a state of "doing nothing".

Despite this, Qi Jiguang did not slack off at all, and still trained the army as usual.

And with the tempering of several battles, now, the combat effectiveness of these soldiers under Qi Jiguang is not inferior to the nine-sided border army of the Ming Dynasty.

Coupled with the fact that the treasury is getting fuller, such a thing as arrears of military salaries has not happened for a long time.

After inspecting the army's drills, Qi Jiguang planned to return to the camp, but at this moment, he only heard the sound of hurried footsteps.

Then, I saw several armor soldiers with robes and belts coming to Qi Jiguang quickly, kneeling on one knee, and reporting in a deep voice: "General, the governor has sent someone, saying that there is something extremely important!" ”

When Qi Jiguang heard this, after a moment of silence, he commanded in a deep voice: "Well, General Ben knows, bring someone over!" ”

After Qi Jiguang finished speaking, he returned to the camp with a few personal guards.

Not long after, under the guidance of several armor soldiers, the people came into Qi Jiguang's camp.

After the visitor entered the camp tent, he looked at Qi Jiguang, who was sitting on the main seat, leaned down, and saluted respectfully: "The little one has seen General Qi!" ”

When Qi Jiguang heard this, he put down the book in his hand, turned his gaze to the person who came, and asked, "Did the governor send you over?" ”

Seeing this situation, the visitor didn't dare to hide it in the slightest, so he immediately lowered his head and replied in a deep voice: "Exactly!" ”

After the visitor finished speaking, he took out a token from his sleeve that could prove his identity.

Seeing this, the guards on the side immediately stepped forward, took the token from the hand, and respectfully handed it over to Qi Jiguang.

After Qi Jiguang carefully checked the token, he confirmed the identity of the person who came.

Subsequently, after Qi Jiguang looked the visitor up and down, he turned to ask: "Is there anything that the governor needs to do with General Ben?" ”

When the visitor heard this, he shook his head imperceptibly, and then said: "General Qi, I don't hide it, the specific situation, the governor did not explain, but just asked you and General Yu to go to the governor's palace as soon as possible!" ”

When Qi Jiguang heard this, he withdrew his gaze from the person who came, and after a moment of silence, he commanded: "Well, General Ben knows, and I am tired of telling the governor, and General Ben will go over immediately!" ”

When the visitor heard Qi Jiguang's words, he hurriedly arched his hand to Qi Jiguang, lowered his head, and said respectfully: "General Qi is polite, the little one must bring your words truthfully!" ”

After this, the arrivals did not stay in the tent for long, but were escorted by the soldiers.

After the people left, I saw Qi Jiguang call his personal guards and commanded: "Come here, prepare horses, go to the governor's mansion!" ”

When the guards on the side heard this, their expressions immediately turned grim, and they responded in a deep voice: "Yes, general!" ”

……

When Qi Jiguang came to the Governor's Palace, he happened to meet Yu Dayou, who had just arrived.

When the guards at the door went in to report, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou began to chat about this matter.

Yu Dayou looked at the Governor's Mansion in front of him and took the lead in provoking the topic: "Anyway, the Governor is in a hurry to ask us to come to the Governor's Palace, what is the reason, is it possible, is it the resurgence of the Japanese Invaders?" ”

When Qi Jiguang heard Yu Dayou's words, after thinking for a moment, he shook his head, and then said: "I can't see it, since the imperial court lifted the sea ban, I will never see the Japanese invaders again!" ”

Qi Jiguang paused for a moment when he said this, and then continued: "I think it's probably where bandits have appeared again, and the army needs to be used to suppress them!" ”

Yu Dayou agreed with Qi Jiguang's words, nodded, and said in response: "Well, it makes sense, there should be bandits again!" ”

At this moment, I saw that the guards who had entered the Governor's Mansion before came to Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, leaned down, and responded in a deep voice: "Two generals, the Governor is waiting for you in the council hall right now, you can go in!" ”

Hearing this, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou glanced at each other, and under the guidance of the guards, they walked towards the meeting hall of the Governor's Palace.

After Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou entered the meeting hall of the Governor's Palace, they looked at Zhao Zhenji, who was sitting at the top at the moment, and saluted him respectfully: "I have seen the governor!" ”

Zhao Zhenji seemed to be quite excited about the arrival of Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, waved his hand, and commanded: "Sit, sit down!" ”

"Yes, Governor!"

After responding, I saw Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou each sitting down on their seats, and after the two sat down one after another, a slave soon stepped forward and brought a cup of hot tea for Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou.

Then, I saw Zhao Zhenji, who was sitting at the top, glanced over Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou's bodies, and said unhurriedly: "The official called you over this time, because there is an extremely important matter to inform you!" ”

Zhao Zhenji paused for a moment when he said this, and then continued: "Not long ago, the order from the Ministry came down! ”

Before Zhao Zhenji's words were finished, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou's faces couldn't help but show a little doubt.

Immediately, I saw the two of them looking in the direction where Zhao Zhenji was, and asked, "Officials? ”

Zhao Zhenji took in the expressions on the faces of the two, nodded, and then explained: "The news that this official has received so far is that Elder Hu Ge personally recommended you to His Majesty as the first candidate for military training!" ”

"Next, you will leave Zhejiang and go to the capital to be responsible for military training full-time!"

……

The news brought by Zhao Zhenji was too shocking for Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, and it took them some time before they completely digested it.

Then, I saw Qi Jiguang take the lead in reacting, and looked at Zhao Zhenji with a look of disbelief, and said cautiously: "Lord Governor, what do you mean, Hu Ge Lao ...... him"

Before Qi Jiguang's words were finished, he saw Zhao Zhenji, who was sitting at the top, nodded, and said categorically: "Yes, you heard it right, it was Hu Ge Lao who recommended you to His Majesty!" ”

After this news was confirmed by Zhao Zhenji personally, I saw Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou looking at each other, and they both saw excitement in each other's eyes.

Since the imperial court let them train their troops, it means that there will be a big move next, that is, the opportunity to make contributions is coming!

Not long after this, I saw Zhao Zhenji withdraw his gaze from the two of them, and after a moment of conversation, he continued: "In short, you should do a good job of handover as soon as possible, and in addition, make a list of people you think are available!" ”

After Zhao Zhenji finished speaking, he waved his hand, and soon a Xu official stepped forward and prepared paper and pen for Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou.

Seeing this situation, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou thought about it for a long time before they used a brush full of ink to write down one name after another on the paper.

After a long time, I saw Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou put down the brush in their hands one after another, and handed over the finished list to Zhao Zhenji's hands.

"Lord Governor, here are the available people sorted out by the lower officials!"

After that, I saw Zhao Zhenji take over the list from Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou respectively, and began to browse carefully.

"Wang Rulong, Hu Shouren, Chen Ziluan, Wu Weizhong, ......"

Seeing this, Qi Jiguang on the side simply introduced these people on the list to Zhao Zhenji: "Lord Governor, this Wang Rulong, born on the 19th day of the first month of the second year of Jiajing, once beheaded two true widows in Huajie, Taizhou Mansion, one from the head of the thief, and twenty-one of his subordinates, very brave, and Hu Shouren ......"

In this process, Zhao Zhenji found that Qi Jiguang knew the information of his subordinates very well, and even remembered the trivial information such as the birthday, how many people in the family, and who the surname was.

Qi Jiguang's literacy has impressed Zhao Zhenji, with his previous outstanding military exploits, coupled with the recommendation of Hu Zongxian, the secretary of the ministry, Qi Jiguang's future will be limitless!

Zhao Zhenji's heart is very clear that right now, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou have been firmly branded by Hu Zongxian!

After all, Hu Zongxian, as the top boss of Qi Jiguang Yu Dayou, led the army with the two to exterminate the Japanese in the southeast coastal area.

For Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, the kindness of this promotion is not insignificant.

After all, not everyone can let Hu Zongxian, the official secretary, personally come forward and recommend the corresponding candidate to His Majesty, even if his teacher Yan Song comes!

Then, I saw Zhao Zhenji suppress all the chaotic thoughts in his heart, with a warm smile on his face, looked at the two, and turned to speak.

"Since the imperial court asked you to go to the capital to be in charge of training troops full-time, you must have a heavy responsibility, how can you do it if you don't have anyone available!"

After pondering for a moment, Zhao Zhenji waved his hand and commanded: "In this way, you can bring some subordinates over when the time comes!" ”

When Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou heard Zhao Zhenji's words, a look of gratitude suddenly appeared on their faces, and they hurriedly got up from their seats, bowed to him, and said, "Thank you, Lord Governor!" ”

After all, for a feudal official like Zhao Zhenji, the imperial court suddenly transferred two of his right-hand men from Zhejiang to the capital, which would inevitably lead to a decline in the combat effectiveness of the Zhejiang army.

Therefore, Zhao Zhenji can completely use the reason of guarding against the Japanese to preserve his strength, and let Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou go directly to the capital without bringing any of their subordinates.

But now, Zhao Zhenji did not choose to do this, but gave the two of them a convenience, allowing them to choose their subordinates at will and go to Beijing together.

In the final analysis, the whole thing is nothing more than Zhao Zhenji wanting to be a favor by the way.

After all, now, the Japanese in the southeast coastal area have been wiped out, and there is no need for so many elite soldiers and strong generals for the time being.

If you take into account the overall situation and let Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou choose capable subordinates at will and go to the capital to train together, when the news spreads, you will be able to add some impression points in Your Majesty's heart.

Seeing that the matter had settled, I saw Zhao Zhenji glance over Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou respectively, and commanded.

"Okay, that's it for the time being, you go down and prepare, and then send someone to send the list to the official!"

"Yes, Governor!"

When Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou heard this, they immediately leaned down and were grateful.

……

After watching Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou leave, Zhao Zhenji also got up from his seat and walked in the direction where the governor's mansion study was located.

After returning to the study, Zhao Zhenji methodically handled the official documents on the bookcase that were sent by the officials of the governor's mansion.

Then, only to hear a knock on the door, Zhao Zhenji saw this situation, put the brush in his hand aside, and commanded: "Come in!" ”

After getting Zhao Zhenji's permission, the visitor pushed the door straight in, and then, I saw him walk quickly in front of Zhao Zhenji, lean down, and respectfully report: "Your Excellency, this is a letter sent by your son from the capital to you!" ”

After the visitor finished speaking, he carefully took out the envelope from his arms and handed it to Zhao Zhenji.

After Zhao Zhenji learned the news, he couldn't help but 'chuckle' in his heart, and his face became extremely solemn, and he said secretly: "Is it possible, what happened?" ”

Zhao Zhenji thought so, and his heart became more and more uneasy, and then, I saw him snatch the envelope from the hand of the comer, and the signature on the envelope was Zhao Zhenji's eldest son Zhao Dingzhu.

Then, I saw Zhao Zhenji forcibly suppress the uneasiness in his heart, and couldn't wait to open the envelope and browse the contents on it.

"Father, I have been in good health lately, and the reason why my child has taken the liberty of writing to you is because I have an extremely important matter to tell you!"

"Not long ago, His Majesty personally sent people to offer condolences, and sent a reward of eight thousand taels of silver, as well as a gift that is said to have been specially selected by His Majesty from the inner treasury, among which is a blue and white porcelain vase......

After Zhao Zhenji finished reading the letter written by his eldest son Zhao Dingzhu to himself, the hanging heart in his heart finally fell.

"Whew, it's okay, nothing happened!"

After Zhao Zhenji finished sighing, he couldn't help but feel in a good mood, because according to what his son Zhao Dingzhu said in the letter, His Majesty sent someone to give his family in the capital a very heavy reward!

In Zhao Zhenji's view, the rewards given by His Majesty are secondary, and the most important thing is that His Majesty is taking this opportunity to express his attention to Zhao Zhenji, as well as to warn those who are secretly not to act rashly.

"It seems that the original choice to put the case of the Weaving Bureau on the truth is the right one, and this official should have officially entered His Majesty's field of vision now!"

"Zhao Zhenji, you must not slack off, work harder, and strive to one day, be able to enter the cabinet smoothly like Hu Zongxian!"

After Zhao Zhenji encouraged himself like this, he began to reprocess the official documents on the bookcase.

There is no impermeable wall in the world, and soon, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou were recommended by Hu Zongxian and were about to go to the capital to train troops, and the news reached the ears of Zheng Michang and He Maocai.

In the room, Zheng Michang and He Maocai gathered together, sipping tea in the cup and chatting gossip.

"The Governor became the secretary of the ministry, but he didn't even think of pulling us, alas, Lao He, it seems that the two of us have to stay in Zhejiang for the rest of our lives!"

I saw Zheng Michang put the teacup in his hand back in place, looked at He Maocai on the side, and complained.

When He Maocai heard this, he glanced at Zheng Michang, and then comforted him: "I said Lao Zheng, you must know that Yan Ge Lao still needs us to play a role in Zhejiang, and the Governor is Yan Ge's old student......

When He Maocai said this, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "When the Governor was still in Zhejiang, he treated us well, after all, it involved the appointment and removal of officials, even if the Governor was willing, Yan Ge Lao and they would not agree!" ”

"Besides, it's already very good that we can keep our current position in this big plan!"

After listening to He Maocai's words, Zheng Michang couldn't help but be a little discouraged, and turned to speak: "Alas, Lao He, you have a point, but I am too greedy!" ”

He Maocai saw that his persuasion had worked, shook his head imperceptibly, and continued to add: "Okay, don't think about it so much, let's get drunk at night!" ”

……

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

At this moment, Jiajing was sitting on the dragon chair, browsing the list of deposed officials sent by the Ministry of Officials in this plan.

The name of each deposed official is followed by a specific reason.

"This group of damn moths, holding the court's money, only knows how to prevaricate all day long, don't do anything serious, and can even say this kind of bastard who doesn't seek merit, but asks for no fault!"

After Jiajing roughly skimmed through the above contents, he slammed the table and said in a deep voice.

Seeing this situation, Lu Fang, who was waiting beside Jiajing, immediately stepped forward and cautiously said comfortingly: "Please also ask Your Majesty to calm your anger, don't be angry because of this matter!" ”

"Wait, wait for a while, the imperial court will officially implement the examination law, and you will receive it!"

Then, I saw Jiajing take his eyes off the bookcase and look at the scenery outside the Qianqing Palace, thinking so.

At this moment, I saw several eunuchs, holding a stack of music sent from the celebrant and entering the Qianqing Palace.

The leading eunuch, after entering the Qianqing Palace, looked in the direction where Jiajing was, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, this is the music sent by the celebrant supervisor!" ”

When Jiajing heard this, after bowing his head slightly, he pointed to the bookcase on the side with his finger, and then ordered: "Okay, let's put it here for the time being, after we come down, I will read it!" ”

When the leading eunuch heard this, he immediately lowered his head and replied respectfully: "Obey, Your Majesty!" ”

After the eunuchs put the music in their arms on the bookcase on the side, they left one after another.

Before he had taken a few steps, the leading eunuch from before seemed to suddenly remember something, turned back again, pointed to the top letter with his finger, and reported respectfully.

"Your Majesty, this letter was sent to the imperial court by Zhao Zhenji, the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang, and the cabinet and the celebrant both think that it should be left to you to decide!"

"Well, I know, you go down!"

After listening to the eunuch's report, Jiajing showed an interested look on his face, waved his hand, and commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After the eunuch left the Qianqing Palace, he saw Jiajing pick up the letter sent by Zhao Zhenji from the bookcase on the side, and his face was full of interest.

"Since the cabinet and the celebrant both believe that this matter should be decided by me, then let me see what Zhao Zhenji wrote in it!"

When the words fell, I saw Jiajing open the music and browse the content on it, only to see that it was written.

"Your Majesty, the current price of silk has risen all the way, a high-quality silk can be sold for as much as fifteen taels of silver, the rise in the price of silk has also made the price of raw silk as a raw material soar, and now, the price of a pound of raw silk has reached three taels and five dollars!"

"The people see that this is profitable, will swarm to plant mulberry seedlings, Weichen is worried that in the future, Zhejiang's grain, I am afraid that there will be a shortage, all along, the imperial court has implemented the policy of heavy agriculture and suppression of business......

After Jiajing finished reading the last word on the song, he put it aside and commented: "Well, to be able to think of this layer, this Zhao Zhenji has a long-term view!" ”

"When the fleet led by Gu Yan finds sweet potatoes, corn and other crops in the Americas and spreads them, there is no need to worry about food shortages!"

Seeing this, Lu Fang, who was on the side, immediately stepped forward and asked cautiously, "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, dare to ask what Zhao Zhenji wrote in the song? ”

Hearing this, Jiajing glanced at Lu Fang, and explained unhurriedly: "Right now, the price of silk is rising all the way, and Zhao Zhenji is worried that the people will see that it is profitable, and they will definitely rush to plant mulberry seedlings, and when the time comes, there will be a food shortage in Zhejiang!" ”

When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, after thinking for a while, he expressed his agreement with this: "Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that Zhao Zhenji's words are true, right now, the market price of silk and raw silk is skyrocketing, and those people who previously obeyed the instructions of the government and planted mulberry seedlings must have made a lot of money!" ”

"The people who have tasted the sweetness will definitely expand the planting scale of mulberry seedlings in the coming year, so that the number of people who are willing to plant seedlings will be greatly reduced, and in the long run, it will definitely cause a food shortage!"

"If you unfortunately encounter natural and man-made disasters, then the people of Zhejiang will suffer!"

When Jiajing heard Lu Fang's words, after pondering for a while, he immediately ordered: "Well, Lu Fang, when the time comes, add this matter, along with the war with Altan Khan of the Tumut tribe in the spring of the next year, to the agenda of the cabinet, and I want to listen to their opinions!" ”

When Lu Fang heard this, his expression immediately turned grim, and he responded in a deep voice: "Obey, Your Majesty!" (End of chapter)