Chapter 6 Visiting
Zheng Guobao helped Wu Tiande up with both hands, let him sit aside, and then asked, "I heard that General Wu is not like a person from Hengzhou. You are probably not a local military guard."
Wu Tiande hurriedly said: "My uncle is very good at hearing. He is from Wukantou, Yiwu, Zhejiang. In the 37th year of Jiajing, Qi Shaobao recruited soldiers in Yiwu. Both my uncle and I were recruited to join the army to support the camp. In the 38th year of Jiajing, he was promoted to 100 households for his merits. Later, he was promoted to the title of deputy 1,000 households for ordinary work and was now the general position of Hengzhou."
Zheng Guobao knew that this was a guest soldier, so he asked, "I heard that there is a general Wu Rucheng and Wu among the Zhejiang soldiers. I wonder what you call him?"
吴天德道:“那正是末将的叔父.”
When Zheng Guobao heard this, he stood up and bowed: "It turned out that he was the former subordinate of the Qi family army who fought in Taizhou and defeated the Japanese pirates. Zheng had no idea about Mount Tai, so General Wu must forgive him."
Wu Tiande jumped up from the chair like a spring installed, and knelt down and said, "Uncle Guo, what are you doing? How can you give me the little credit? How can you give this big gift? Wouldn't you want to kill the younger one?"
When Qi Jiguang recruited soldiers in Yiwu and killed Japanese pirates, the Japanese pirates were so frightened that they fought. Later, he turned to Jimen, beat Tumen Khan so hard that he vomited blood, and made great achievements in military achievements. For the national dynasty, he was called a figure like a golden beam in the sea, and even earned the great reputation of Yu Long Qi Hu and Dong Li Xima. But he was not lucky and chose the wrong backer.
On that day, Zhang Juzheng was the chief minister, and Qi Jiguang wrote about the title of the top court Zhang Jiangling, who was the disciple of the Zhang family, You Qi and Yao Ba, who called him brothers and brothers. He also sent Zhang Xiangye's sea dog kidney and daughter Ji. He also transferred two teams of bird gun teams to protect Zhang Juzheng from entering and leaving, and served as a guard next to the thirty-two people.
Repaying his favor. Zhang Juzheng also strongly supported Qi Jiguang. He asked for money and food for training the new army. He responded to all expenses and left no difficulty. The governor, the censor, and even the eunuchs who were not working with Qi Jiguang were all replaced. One of the major principles for becoming an official in Jizhen was not to offend Qi Shaobao, which was also an important factor in Qi Jiguang's meritorious service.
However, once Zhang Jiangling died, the new policy was abolished, and Zhang Siwei and other old party figures counterattacked, Qi Jiguang was naturally affected. Moreover, unlike Li Chengliang, he did not manage Jimen as his basic base, and did not understand the principle of raising wolves. He broke the bones of the Mongols at once, making Tumen Khan dare not invade the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years. Li Chengliang fought wars every year and won every year, claiming to be the most powerful military achievements, and he never surpassed his 200 years. After Qi Jiguang had not fought for more than ten years, the imperial tycoons thought that there was a similar Qi Nantang in Ji Town, so he transferred him to the Guangdong General and his military power was cut off.
As for the vast number of Zhejiang soldiers, they became motherless children, and even had no guarantee of military pay. In the tenth year of Wanli, Hangzhou Zhejiang soldiers, Ma Wenying and Liu Tingyong led their troops to mutiny because the governor Wu Shanyan cut one-third of the military pay for no reason. As a result, they were brutally killed and more than 100 people were implicated. After this incident, the court became more and more cautious about Zhejiang soldiers, breaking them up and making them unable to respond to each other. Even if there are changes, they can suppress them in time.
Wu Tiande was sent to Hengzhou all the way, nominally, but in fact his life was very hard. The military pay had not been paid for two months, and the 500-year-old army was unstable. The prefect of Hengzhou also saw that this army was not favored. He submitted several times and requested the governor of Huguang His Majesty Shao to order the disbandment of the Zhejiang army. However, Governor Shao learned the lesson of Hangzhou mutiny and ignored this request. The military pay was also solved by Hengzhou on its own.
This time, Bai Siwen wrote an emergency and did not mention Zheng Guobao, but only said that the news was investigated. A large number of thieves intended to loot the wealthy Liu family in the county. The small soldiers in his county were weak and unable to resist, so he asked the prefect to send troops to help the suppression. The prefect of Hengzhou turned his eyes and threw the hot potato to Hengshan County. When these 100 people arrived in Hengshan County, they did not intend to let them go. At that time, they would eat in Hengshan, which could be regarded as eased the pressure on Hengzhou Prefecture.
Zheng Guobao had great feelings for this group of people. After hearing Wu Tiande's narration of the Zhejiang soldiers' hardships, he was very dissatisfied. He said, "Is this true? The court has always been kind to the ministers who have made great contributions. Zhejiang soldiers have military achievements. They should enjoy the grace of the court. How can they be so careless? When I look back, I will seek justice for you! Bai Daling, how much fine grain in our county still exists? Take it out and give the Zhejiang soldiers a good meal tomorrow so that they can follow me to get the thief."
Bai Siwen hurriedly said, "My people in Hengshan County are poor and powerful, and the treasury is very empty. Even the official is also a mixed meal of coarse grains and fine grains. But since the uncle spoke, no matter how difficult it is, I will collect a meal of fine grains and keep the Zhejiang soldiers and a full meal."
Zheng Guobao took out the money again and asked the Jinyiwei to go out to buy pigs and dogs, and tomorrow they would kill pigs and dogs to serve as Zhejiang soldiers for meals. Wu Tiande was in a state of excitement and said, "Don't worry, uncle, the young people are old soldiers who are fighting old wars. No matter how fierce the bandits are, they are not afraid."
Zheng Guobao said: "General Wu, I will tell you a secret. These strong men are from Songshan Sect. Behind them are Dongchang and Zhensong Army. If you are afraid, I will tell you, and I will not force you."
Wu Tiande glared at Bai Siwen. It was the first time Bai Siwen heard the truth and complained in his heart: If I had known that these two great gods were fighting, I would definitely not have been involved.
Wu Tiande originally wanted to refuse, but he also knew that this was his last chance to turn over. If he rejected his uncle, his troops might be ruined in Hengzhou. In the end, the scattered clouds were dispersed because of the lack of salary and food, which fulfilled the wish of the imperial chief.
Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and said, "Uncle, Grandpa, don't worry, I, Old Wu, have reached this point, what else is there to be scary? As long as you say, you will kill whoever I want me to kill, and you will chop whoever I want me to chop! We 100 brothers only recognize whoever pays us, and who cares about our food, and don't care about other things."
Zheng Guobao nodded and said, "That's good! Go ahead, this errand is done, I guarantee you a bright future. Your military pay is nine cents a month, and I will give you four months of military pay first."
Under the dual role of Baiyin and official hats, Wu Tiande and his troops naturally defected to Zheng Guobao's side. Although the Dongchang is not easy to mess with, is it easy to deal with the uncle? Furthermore, the uncle clearly understood that the person who came from the Dongchang was not the Dongchang man, but the Songshan faction. In other words, they were not allowed to fight directly with the Dongchang, but just to fight a group of Dongchang's subordinates. At that time, they would pretend to be stupid and only talk about fighting the bandits in the martial arts world. With the support of the uncle, they might not cause any major disaster.
Liu Zhengfeng's handwashing conference was indeed a show. Even Bai Siwen was a magistrate, and he could not hire a qualified chef to prepare a table for his uncle. This is not counting. Even the local small flag station and a group of brocaded clothes were used as welcomers for the Liu family. Lying on the bed, Zheng Guobao thought in his mind that Liu Zhengfeng was obviously a local tyrant, and even the local government was afraid of him. If he was well prepared, he might not have the ability to fight Songshan. It would be better if he didn't take action or not. Anyway, he had sent someone to pass on the letter. If he could teach the Songshan sect a lesson, he would not have to use his own force.
The next day, Zheng Guobao arranged for a while, changed into casual clothes and guarded by eight brocade clothes to go to the Liu family's mansion. At this time, it was almost the same time. Outside the Liu family, there were 5 or 600 heroes from the rivers and lakes. When the three mountains and five mountains came, there were actually five or six hundred people. Sun Dayong said: "It seems that Liu Sanye seems to have a vast friendship. It is really Mengchang today. There are so many people and there are hundreds of people on the Songshan Sect. I don't think he dares to take action."
Zheng Guobao shook his head and said, "What's the use of a group of people who eat and drink? The soldiers sent from Songshan are all warriors who can fight, and these people can't count on them. To fight, they have to rely on the tenants of the Liu family."
The disciples guarding the gate saw that Zheng Guobao was very dignified and followed him, and were all powerful people from Kong Wu, so they just thought that they were the young leader of the gang. According to the chivalrous story and the story of the commentary, the biggest hobby of this second generation is to find trouble and slap people in the face. Today is a happy day, and no one wants to cause trouble because they are troubled, so they are particularly polite to such a person and dare not even check the invitations, so they invite him in.
A disciple of the Liu family led everyone to the table. Although no one knew Zheng Guobao, he knew that he must be a wealthy person, so he led him to the table close to the chief and prepared to sit with several seniors in the martial arts world. At this moment, Liu Zhengfeng hurried out from the inner hall in a brand new and mature robe and greeted all the friends. Suddenly, he glanced at Zheng Guobao and his face changed. He picked up his long gown and started a gala.
The mountain school has a high-quality kung fu. Take two steps at three steps, and take two steps as one step. In three or two steps, we came to Zheng Guobao in front of Zheng Guobao. Without waiting for Zheng Guobao to speak, his hands had already locked Zheng Guobao's wrist, "Nephew, why don't you say anything when you come? Your father has always been good? Come on, let's talk in the back hall." As he spoke, he pulled Zheng Guobao away. The few guards wanted to stop him, but Zheng Guobao used his eyes to keep him in the same place and remained unmoved.
Zheng Guobao felt that he had two iron pliers on his hand, and he couldn't help but be taken through the patio and came to the study room in the backyard. The maid and servant along the way were so scared that he hurried to the side and did not dare to speak much. When he pulled the person to the study room, Liu Zhengfeng threw Zheng Guobao into it, kicked the door, and then said viciously: "Beast! Do you dare to come to see me? Do you really think I dare not chop you?"
Zheng Guobao was like flying in the clouds and was thrown away by this. He secretly admired that Master Liu San was not old and his skills were indeed great. Seeing that Master Liu San was angry, Zheng Guobao was not anxious or annoyed. He first bowed respectfully and said, "My younger brother Zheng Guobao, I have seen Master Liu. The former is so kind that you can be helped by your righteousness and great kindness, and I will never forget it. I will come here this time to repay my kindness."
Liu Zhengfeng snorted, "Stop talking nonsense. I said at the beginning that my girl from the Liu family will not marry and settle down. Unless you are a senior juren, you will not be my son-in-law. Could it be that you are already a high school juren now?"
Zheng Guobao shook his head and said, "No, not only the juren, I can't even participate in the imperial examination."
Liu Zhengfeng heard this and pointed with his hand angrily, "Zheng Guobao! I have long seen that you are a prodigal son who is not a good job. He keeps books and goes to learn personal salt. Sure enough, even the reputation of a scholar has been ruined now? Then why are you going to my house to do? But since you are here, I will let Jing'er see you later. You have to make it clear, break the relationship between you and let her find a husband's house as soon as possible. I will not make things difficult for you for your uncle. I will take care of your future in the future."
Zheng Guobao still said respectfully: "I'm not sure about it. I'm here this time to ask Sister Jing to be a concubine."
When Liu Zhengfeng heard the word "我妇" and his eyes scattered, he grabbed the collar of his jacket, held his right palm high: "Junior, how dare you bully me like this? I'll chop you!"
At this moment, the study door opened, a woman who was about twenty years old, who was thin waist and long legs, with picturesque eyebrows and eyes, stepped in, greeted Liu Zhengfeng first, and then said, "Dad, why are you still here? Lord Zhang is here outside, and no one is here. Why don't you let Uncle Fang receive it?"
When Liu Zhengfeng heard Lord Zhang, he seemed to have been hit by some curse and threw Zheng Guobao away, saying, "Jing'er, don't pay attention to this beast! Go back and take care of him, I'll go to welcome Lord Zhang first." He said that, and he lifted his robe.
When Liu Jing saw his father go out, he closed the door twice and looked at Zheng Guobao resentfully, "You are here, don't come to see me, just go see my father directly. Is it okay that you don't know his temper?"
When Zheng Guobao saw the jade man again, he remembered the beautiful past in his heart. He felt his heart beating wildly. He hurriedly sorted out his clothes, came to Liu Jing, and said affectionately: "Sister Jing, have you been doing well in the past few years?"
Liu Jing's pair of wonderful eyes flowed, full of infinite affection, gently raised her slender wrist and put it on Zheng Guobao's shoulder, and whispered: "National Treasure, I'll be fine when I see you. But I'm just outside, I didn't hear clearly, what's going on with that concubine?" When she said the last word, she used her arms and Zheng Guobao leaned forward. Liu Jing took advantage of the situation and raised her knees and hit Zheng Guobao's lower abdomen. A scream rang out in the study.
Chapter completed!