Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 194 Guizhou Chief Soldier (Part [-])
Zhaoji Tea House, with the word Yage.

Because Gao Yushi came earlier and it was not time for dinner, so Liu Xian, Liu Ting and his son came here to drink tea with Gao Yushi first as the hosts.

In fact, to be honest, drinking tea and talking about things is more in line with high-practical preferences than talking about things at the dinner table. After all, although he can stop drinking because of his young age, it is basically impossible for generals like Liu Xian and his son to go to the table without drinking. After drinking, Gao Yushi was afraid that even if he confessed some things, they might not be able to please them.

Gao Wushi said with a smile: "General Liu's matter is basically done. The imperial court has ordered the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate to investigate Xu Pengju's previous false accusation. I believe it will not be long before the truth comes out and General Liu will be innocent."

"Thank you, Mr. Gao." Liu Xian raised his teacup: "Liu has nothing to repay, and thanked Mr. Gao for his kindness with tea instead of wine." Liu Ting also raised his glass.

Gao Yushi was not modest, he raised his teacup and gestured to the two of them, took a sip, and said, "Besides, it's a waste of time to wait for the Nanjing side to go through the process, so after my third uncle discussed with Mr. I would like to invite the new governor of Huguang, Gu Daizong, to submit a recommendation to recommend General Liu to move to Guizhou."

"Gu Daizong? But Zhejiang Governor Gu Zhongxu and Gu Zisheng?" Liu Xian was stunned for a moment and asked.

Gao Wushi nodded.

Liu Xian laughed immediately: "It turned out to be Gu Zisheng. I had dealt with him in Zhejiang back then, and he was good at managing supplies and military equipment."

The corner of Gao Yushi's mouth twitched, thinking to himself: Gu Zhongxu's ability in this area should be more than a "not bad" evaluation?He and Qi Jiguang had a good partner back then.

Mentioning the tacit understanding with Qi Jiguang as a partner, readers can probably guess: Gu Zhongxu has a good relationship with Zhang Juzheng and Tan Lun, especially Tan Lun. Second-A, and Gu Zhongxu was almost unlucky, only getting the third-A.

However, readers, don’t underestimate this top three Jinshi—because when he got the top three Jinshi, he was only 19 years old!It can be seen that the Ming Dynasty's love for child prodigies was not just a joke.

Gu Zhongxu, courtesy name Zisheng, alias Daizong, was born in Nanmenli, Haifeng County.Gu Zhongxu was talented, diligent and studious when he was young, and he was able to write articles at the age of seven; he took the county examination at the age of 12 and won the top case;It is said that because of the poverty of his family, Gu Zhongxu cherished the opportunity of reading to change his destiny when he was young. He worked very hard and never let go of the book. He often read until midnight.

At that time, there was a rich man named Yang Tianchong in the county. He admired Gu Zhongxu's talent very much and was very optimistic about his future. Therefore, Yang Tianchong married his beloved daughter to Gu Zhongxu as his wife, and specially invited Gu Zhongxu to his family school. study.In every yearly and scientific examination for scholars, Hiroshi Tanaka is among the best.

As for his later relationship with Qi Jiguang, of course it must be related to Pingwo.

In the 34th year of Jiajing, Japanese pirates repeatedly invaded the southeast coast, burning, killing, and looting.The imperial court issued an imperial edict to transfer Qi Jiguang, who was then the commander of the capital of Shandong, to be the secretary of the capital of Zhejiang.At this time, Gu Zhongxu had been appointed as the inspector of Zhejiang Province, so the two Shandong fellows had the opportunity to work together.

Gu Zhongxu is different from some civil officials. He thinks that it is natural for civil officials to be responsible for food, pay and armaments, while military affairs should be dominated by military officials, and should not interfere unless it is absolutely necessary.

Due to the convenience of official duties, Gu Zhongxu visited Qi Jiguang's barracks many times, and discussed with Qi Jiguang about some military deployments and extermination strategies.At that time, Gu Zhongxu was more familiar with the customs and customs of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. When Qi Jiguang was troubled by the shortage of troops, Gu Zhongxu brilliantly pointed out that the people in Yiwu and other places had strong customs and might form a powerful army.

In the 38th year of Jiajing, with the full support of Gu Zhongxu, Qi Jiguang recruited nearly 4000 people from Jinhua, Yiwu and other places in Zhejiang Province, and formed a new type of army using the four-level organization method of battalion, officer, sentry, and team.The team is the basic combat unit. The team members are equipped with different weapons according to their age and physical fitness. Mandarin Duck Formation".After Qi Jiguang's rigorous training, this new army team quickly became a powerful military force, known as "Qi's Army".

So in this way, Gu Zhongxu can almost be regarded as one of the builders of this army, and Qi Jiguang is also quite grateful for Gu Zhongxu's support back then.

Of course, there is a very important figure here, that is Tan Lun.At that time, Tan Lun's status had always been slightly higher than that of Gu Zhongxu. Therefore, Gu Zhongxu had always been regarded as Tan Lun's faction, but in fact they could only be regarded as allies.

In the first year of Longqing, Gu Zhongxu was appointed governor of Zhejiang.In Zhenhai, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, the pond controls Haimen and shields East Zhejiang, and its geographical location is even more dangerous.Gu Zhongxu called it "the guarantee of the east of Si and Zhejiang, and the tiger prison of Xiling in Gaiyu...", and later generations also called it "the unparalleled place in Pinghan in the southeast, the first pass in the thousands of miles of sea and territory".Therefore, Gu Zhongxu garrisoned strict soldiers here and built a strong fortress to resist Japanese pirates.

In order to prevent Japanese pirates from invading Zhenhai, Gu Zhongxu found out the law of Japanese pirates' activities in advance, strictly trained soldiers, rectified defenses, and personally went to the sea area, rectified weapons and equipment, created foreign sailors, and sent additional warships to patrol the sea area, so that Japanese pirates had no chance to take advantage of it, and coastal people lived in peace. , Gu Zhongxu really made great contributions to this matter.

Gu Zhongxu has been in Zhejiang for a long time, and has passed the three-year examination as the governor of Zhejiang. This time, he happened to be transferred to Huguang. Therefore, Gao Yushi quietly gave Gao Gong an idea before asking Zhang Juzheng to come forward and ask Tan Lun to tell Gu Zhongxu on his behalf, hoping that Gu Zhongxu Shangshu recommended Liu Xian to go to Guizhou—well, this relationship seems a bit messy, but Daming's system and faction relations are so complicated.It is absolutely unnecessary for Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng to directly recommend Liu Xian—a mere commander-in-chief, and the commander-in-chief of the interior, it is really not the turn of these two big men to jump out in person. As the governor of Jiliao, Tan Lun recommends a commander-in-chief of the interior He didn't have a name either, so he went round and round to find Hiroshi Tanaka.

But at this time, Liu Ting asked a question with some incomprehension: "Master Gao, you just said that this Gu Zhongcheng was just transferred from the governor of Zhejiang to the governor of Huguang... Since he is the governor of Huguang, how did he cross the border to recommend the general soldier of Guizhou?" Are you not afraid of overstepping your authority?"

Before Gao Wushi could answer, Liu Xian had already glared at him: "I told you not to just know how to practice martial arts, but you just refused to listen, and now you are making a fool of yourself for your father! Fortunately, Mr. Gao is not an outsider, otherwise you can see whether I will beat you or not!" you!"

　It seems that the fever is gone, but because the nose is always blocked, my head is still a little dizzy.In addition, the end of the new year is approaching, and everything is complicated. Although it will not be discontinued, the specific update time of each day may not be stable. It is estimated that this situation will not be restored until after the new year. Readers, please understand.

　　
　
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