Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 234 Returning to Beijing Pragmatically (Part [-])
That night, Commander Xue even arranged for the next reception of Gao Yushi, and planned to invite Gao Shidu to visit Yuqingguan early tomorrow morning.

This Yuqing temple is actually a famous card in the small town of Kaiping, it is the holy place of Quanzhen sect, and the first Taoist temple in Jingdong.According to legend, Boyi and Shuqi, the sons of the ancient Guzhu Kingdom in the late Yin and Shang Dynasties, left the country and walked through Shicheng (that is, Kaiping). It was midsummer, and the two were hungry and thirsty. Drinking up the spring, I suddenly feel clear and refreshing, and my hunger and thirst are all gone. This spring water is later known as the "Yuqing Ancient Well" in Yuqing Temple in Tangshan.The two brothers wandered around the spring and were very satisfied, so they decided to live in a hut here, practicing Taoism and seeking immortality.A few years later, the two left and went to Shouyang Mountain, where they did not know where they ended up.

In the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong passed Shicheng on his way to the east. There was a soldier who accompanied the army and was good at watching qi. He saw that the purple qi here was as ethereal as a flying phoenix, and the celestial qi condensed like a danding, so he left the army and lived in seclusion here to practice Taoism.At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the next disciple of Changchun Master Qiu Chuji built a hut here, which was named "Clarification View".Later, during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Sanfeng, a slovenly Taoist, traveled here with several disciples, and left for a few days, leaving a disciple to live and practice in the temple, so it was renamed "Yuqing Temple".During the Jiajing period, Yuqing Temple underwent large-scale repairs and expansions, and gradually became the largest magnificent Taoist temple in ancient Kaiping Town, and it is eagerly awaiting Jingdong.

Historically, among literati, there are those who worship Buddhism, and those who follow Taoism, and more people respect both religions. In short, they would rather pretend to believe in it than offend them openly. What if there are gods?So Commander Xue felt that he could act as a guest tour guide tomorrow to further win Gao Shidu's favor—although he knew that Gao Shidu's pragmatism was not easy, but he still felt that children were easier to coax than adults.

It was only early in the morning of the second day that Gao Wushi had just woken up, and Gao Mo recently reported that Gao Guoyan, the Second Young Master of the Second Household, and the people whom Gao Wushi wrote to invite last time had already arrived in the capital together, and they are now waiting for Gao Wushi to go back and make arrangements. .

This matter is of course much more important to Gao Yushi than playing games, but Commander Xue is inevitably a little disappointed after hearing the news. Gao Yushi comforted him by saying that he still has business here in the future, and he will definitely come again. He reluctantly agreed.

Commander Xue was not discouraged, and he was busy arranging for people to send Gao Yushi out of the city until he reached the border of his jurisdiction - he dared not send him if he was too far away, after all, the guards could not leave the country without orders, not to mention that this was near Gyeonggi , if you deploy troops at will, you will lose your head.

Qi Jiguang's visit here was only to meet Gao Yushi, since Gao Yushi was going to return to Beijing ahead of schedule, it happened to be with him.We had nothing to say all the way, so we set off early in the morning and arrived in Jizhou to rest in the evening.

I want to add one more thing here. Although there is a Zongbing Yamen in Jizhou, the Zongbing of Jizhou actually does not stay in Jizhou more often, but in Zunhua County in the northeast of Jizhou - that direction is the most frequently attacked Areas invaded by Mongols.

However, besides being the chief soldier of Jizhou, Qi Jiguang also served as the prime minister of military training. Zunhua couldn't accommodate such a large army, so he was regarded as the chief soldier of Jizhou who stayed in Jizhou city for a long time.

But there is also a downside to this, that is, he, the chief soldier in Jizhou, is not the big boss who keeps his promises.

Who has the final say in Jizhou?Shuntian governor Liu Yingjie.

What?You ask where Governor Ji Liao is?Hmm... the current governor of Jiliao is based in Miyun County, directly on the first line of defense behind Gubeikou, the northern gate of the capital—Daming is so magical, and it is a bit familiar to Gao Pragmatism, "In the face of a catastrophe, "Party members and cadres go first" means that it is not like some dynasties where the frontline troops were all wiped out, and the commanders were still in the capital and did not move.

Of course, the governors, governors, and generals of the Ming Dynasty were not theoretically permanent officials in jurisprudence, and their residences often changed, and the current situation was not normal.For example, as mentioned above, there is a yamen for the general army of Jizhou in Jizhou, but in recent years the general army of Jizhou has mainly stayed in Zunhua County, but in fact the spring station of the governor of Shuntian should be Zunhua (the autumn station is Changping) and so on...there were too many changes, and there were no traces. Basically, it can be understood that a certain big man in the court felt that a change should be made, and the emperor said yes, so these border officials were ordered to change their residences.

The reason why this kind of "instability" is far more obvious than that in the Qing Dynasty is largely because the Ming court always insisted on treating the governor, governor, capital censor, and chief soldier as temporary dispatched officials in order to show that they did not forget their roots in the system.

Anyway, the number one boss in Jizhou is currently Shuntian Governor Liu Yingjie. Gao Wushi was thinking about visiting Liu Junmen when he was still on the road. The governor of Ming Dynasty was often called Junmen because he Not only administrative power, but also military power is in hand. For example, the full title of the governor of Shuntian is "Governor of Shuntian and other prefectures and rectification of Jizhou and other places."

But when he asked Qi Jiguang how to deal with Liu Yingjie, Qi Jiguang told him that Liu Junmen is not in Jizhou right now.Gao Wushi hurriedly asked why, and Qi Jiguang replied that the hollow enemy tower built with the full support of Tan Lun and Liu Yingjie proposed by him has basically been completed. It was Liu Yingjie who went on a field trip, so he might be at Zhongyi Zhongwei east of Zunhua now.

After Gao Wushi heard this, he was a little disappointed at first, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was okay.After all, I'm still too young now, and I don't have any fame. Although relying on the status of the prince's companion and the "fake waiter's bachelor", he is still tough in front of nobles and military officials, but Liu Yingjie, who is called by later generations In front of the boss who is a "military civil servant", it is completely worthless.

You know, he was the same year as Zhang Juzheng, and he was one of the few bigwigs in the Zhang Party. "Someone" poor military official.

Well, if you don't see him, you won't see him. Anyway, Sanbo and the others are wooing Liu Yingjie. I met Qi Jiguang inexplicably at this time, and it may not make Zhang Juzheng alert, but if I still go to visit Liu Yingjie, maybe Zhang Juzheng will do something. Yes, that would be very unbeautiful.

So Gao Pragmatist, who rested in Jizhou for a night at will, just called the servant who left him at Qi Jiguang's place to participate in the training on the second day to show his care, and everyone gave an extra reward of five taels of silver, and continued. Surrounded by a group of family guards, he embarked on the road back to the capital.

　Thank you "fengjiyue" book friend for your reward, thank you.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)