Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 223 Meeting Qi Shuai for the First Time (Part [-])
Gao Wushi, out of the mentality of an amateur small army fan of later generations, imagined countless times the first meeting between himself and Qi Jiguang.Now Qi Jiguang's appearance and demeanor are basically in line with his expectations, but Gao Yushi never expected him to take the initiative to salute so humbly when he came up, so that he was at a loss for a while. Gao Yushi has been extremely rare since he entered politics in his previous life.

Fortunately, his astonishment was only for a moment after all, and he immediately reacted, and he saluted respectfully, and said: "The boy who is lucky, why dare to salute Qi Dudu? Qi Dudu has been in the north and south for decades. In the battle, there is no defeat, it is really my great Ming that holds up the sky and the golden beams, please do not do this, the boy is really ashamed."

Qi Jiguang was not yet "Qi Shaobao" at this time, but in the second year of Longqing, Qi Jiguang led [-] blunderbusses to raid Dong Huli's Yazhang, smashing Duoyan's [-] cavalry. it's here.

At this time Qi Jiguang just straightened up, and was slightly startled when he heard the words, but he immediately smiled and said: "Gao Shi has read too modestly, although Qi is only a martial artist, he has read a few books of sages, Gao Shi read the book of the famous man who moved the capital." The masterpiece "The Shadow of the Whip of the Dragon", Qi has recently asked someone to send it to read, and you are so talented, how can you call it a fluke?"

Before Gao Wushi could answer, Qi Jiguang continued: "However, Qi just made this ceremony, and the reason is not just that."

"Oh?" Gao Wushi vaguely guessed what Qi Jiguang was going to say, but he was not sure.

"Gao Shi read the manuscript and picture album sent last time. To my Ming Dynasty, ten thousand gold is not easy! Qi is not talented, although his rank is humble, on behalf of all the military officials and military households of the Ming Dynasty, I would like to thank Gao Shi for reading." Come on, this proud Shandong man bowed again.

"Qi Dudu is serious, too serious. It's just that the boy was thinking occasionally, and he didn't know if it was really possible, so he asked Qi Dudu to look at it from the height of an expert. Dudu is like this, the boy is really So ashamed."

Gao Wushi hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out his hand to help him. Qi Jiguang naturally couldn't let him, a child under ten years old, really help him - he definitely couldn't help him, so he stood up straight and said seriously: "Qi has a saying Speaking of which, I’m not afraid that Gao Shidu will be offended. Originally, when Qi learned that Gao Shidu made the “soap” product, he thought that Gao Shidu’s talent was amazing to the world, but some people felt that he used it in the wrong place. However , When Qi saw the manuscript and picture album sent by Gao Shidu, he realized that the sage is not deceiving me, "he who is born to know is the best"-Gao Shidu thinks he is such a genius."

Gao Wushi had a wry smile on his face, he was really ashamed now, but he couldn't explain that he actually came up with those things only relying on the vision of a traveler, but it was Qi Jiguang, as an "ancient man", who actually Seeing the value of those things at a glance, instead of treating himself as a psychopath, this is the real genius of Banban—no, he is a genius!

Gao Wushi's expression was different in Qi Jiguang's eyes. He thought that Gao Wushi's wry smile and silence was being praised as shy.Although there are different paths in civil and military affairs, and with a high-level practical background and knowledge, he will not escape the gold list in the future. Given time, it is not so strange to join the cabinet to assist the government, but Qi Jiguang has a feeling in his heart that he must take good care of his eyes. The man's thoughts came to him, so he smiled and said: "Gao Shi read a lot of thinking and sketching in those manuscripts and albums, and Qi felt very reasonable... Originally, if it was just the idea in those manuscripts, Qi could only say that Gao The thought of reading is like a powerful and unconstrained style. Although it is very reasonable, it is unpredictable after all. I am afraid that it is difficult to see the day of success. But after seeing those drawings and explanations, Qi was really surprised and happy. Qi really can't find another word to describe Gao Shidu."

Gao Wushi still had a wry smile on his face, and said awkwardly: "Qi Dudu, why don't we sit down and talk about something specific, if you continue to boast like this, the boy will have to find a crack on the ground and get in."

Qi Jiguang laughed. Looking around, it turned out that a desk and two chairs had been set up on the platform of the city tower. There was even tea on the desk. He knew that it must be prepared by Gao Yushi, so he stretched out his hand and said: "Master Gao, please."

"Qi Dudu is the elder, please."

Qi Jiguang glanced at Gao Yushi in a little surprise, with a hint of gratitude in his eyes, and he didn't say much. He nodded and went first. Gao Yushi knew that although he often read and wrote poems, he was bound to be rarely respected by civil servants. , That's why he showed that grateful look.

Here I want to talk about a magical atmosphere in Ming Dynasty since the Japanese pirates plundered during the Jiajing period.At present, there is a popular trend of celebrities, that is, those who think they are real celebrities all pursue "excellence".So, what is a cause?Chen Jiru in the late Ming Dynasty once made an explanation, saying, "Famous prostitutes turn scriptures, old monks make wine, generals fly in the mansion of articles, and scholars practice soldiers and horses. Although they are lacking in character, they have their own charm."

That is to say, the so-called beauty is no longer pursuing true colors, but a kind of hypocrisy, even pretending to be beautiful.The "Scholar's Field of Soldiers" and "General Xiang's Articles" listed in it can be regarded as revealing that there have been two major changes in the relationship between civil and military affairs and social customs in the late Jiajing period: one is that literati favor martial arts, and the other is that generals are good at writing.

Let's not talk about the literati Shangwu here, just say that Qi Jiguang likes to read and write poems, and even later published "Zhizhitang Collection", which is very likely to be related to the general's good writing.

Probably starting from the Hongzhi and Zhengde years, the military officials of the Ming Dynasty underwent a major change, that is, they became "human beings, thinking and writing".In layman's terms, it is due to the long period of peace, coupled with the abnormal emphasis on civil and military affairs, that the chief general "is capable of manipulating goblets, but not skilled in bowing horses and fighting."

Why are generals good at writing?The root cause may be the following three aspects:

One is to reverse the overall image of generals being uneducated.The lack of literature in martial arts belongs to the overall phenomenon, and it has been like this in all dynasties, and the generals of the Ming Dynasty are no exception.The second is that good writing can improve the reputation of generals.In the Ming Dynasty, if one wanted to become a generation of famous generals, not just "Titan Generals", it was not enough to rely solely on one's own outstanding military exploits, but to rely on "good writing" to become a reality.Through the act of "good writing", you can "beautiful and beneficial".For example, because Qi Jiguang was good at writing and had contacts with well-known literati at that time, such as Wang Daokun, Wang Shizhen, Wang Shimao, Shen Xiyi, Tang Shunzhi, etc., "his military exploits began."The third is that under the influence of the style of emphasizing literature over military affairs, generals have to be good at literature.Originally, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, generals fought against the enemy, and the actions of generals were considered free.After that, the generals began to be controlled by the eunuchs who left the town, and then by the governors and governors who were used to restrict the guarding eunuchs.The civil servants hold the military power, and they use the patrol to correct the military generals, so that the military generals are gradually controlled by the patrol.In this way, the military generals, faced with the embarrassing situation of being "constrained by others", had no choice but to "have to write, thinking of self-defense".

However, military generals are military generals. Even if Qi Jiguang is as "good at writing", he is often praised by civil officials. It is still unavoidable to be despised by civil servants on some casual occasions.

And Gao Yushi admires Qi Jiguang, whether it is his unparalleled military talent in this era, or his pragmatic attitude in being an official and a person, regardless of face in doing things, so his respect for Qi Jiguang comes from the heart of.Qi Jiguang has been in office for a long time, how can he not see this?So the perception of high pragmatism is even better.

　The views in this chapter on the good writing of military generals in the late Ming Dynasty come from Mr. Chen Baoliang’s article "The Relationship between Civil and Military Affairs in the Ming Dynasty and Its Evolution——A Study Based on the Institutional, Social and Intellectual History Levels", which is hereby explained.

　　
　
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