Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 135 Qi Jiguang’s Qi?
Li Qi was stunned after hearing this!

He couldn't imagine that his father actually let him bury his hatred in his heart for the rest of his life. Wouldn't this mean that there was no hatred anymore?Or, torturing yourself?
To be honest, Li Qi really couldn't figure it out.

His father was the most important figure in the founding of the Ming Dynasty. What kind of bloodshed had he not seen before?Now he is afraid of a country boy, to this extent?
Does this mean that the longer you live, the more you go back?
Thinking about this, he finally couldn't help but said: "Dad, are you afraid of being like this? Then I won't hold myself back to death?"

"What do you know?" When Li Shanchang heard this, his expression suddenly changed and he said: "Last year, your majesty knew exactly what the minister's family had for dinner. Do you think that your majesty would only care about other people's families?" Do you care about our house?"

He was afraid that his son would not realize the seriousness of the matter, so he explained in detail: "Your Majesty must have placed spies in various mansions, and our Li Mansion will definitely not be able to escape. If you reveal that you want the son-in-law to die, the son-in-law will really die in the end." , you can’t get rid of the suspicion. Is it possible that you want to die with that kid?”

"I don't want to!" Li Qi was a little frightened and said quickly, "Then I won't say anything anymore."

After he finished speaking, he hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but said to his father: "But if you just keep it in your heart, wouldn't it be very uncomfortable?"

"This is a kind of practice!" After hearing this, Li Shanchang took the opportunity to teach his son, "Keep your true thoughts in your heart and don't let others know. This is called Cheng Fu! People with shallow Cheng Fu who cannot hold back their true thoughts will definitely be punished. People make plans. Such people are often the easiest to die, and they can’t compete with people who are deep in the city!"

After hearing this, Li Qi thought for a while, and said viciously: "Father, I know, if you let me know who in our house will betray our Li family, I will definitely kill him!"

"..." Li Shanchang was speechless after hearing this.

This son really looks like he was not born, and he doesn't follow him at all.

Sighing secretly in his heart, Li Shanchang said: "Copy "Sun Tzu's Art of War" for me ten times, and carefully understand the principles inside. I will test you again later."

"..." When Li Qi heard this, he was stunned and said, "Dad, why? I'm not going to lead the troops to fight!"

Li Shanchang shouted with a cold face: "Sun Tzu's Art of War is also used between people. Before you understand it, go out to eat, drink and have fun with your friends. Be careful I break your legs!"

After finishing speaking, he stood up, took out an old copy of "The Art of War" from the bookshelf, threw it in front of Li Qi, and then closed the door and left.

Li Qi was obviously confused. He was holding the book "Sun Tzu's Art of War" in his hand with a miserable look on his face.

Didn't he come to find his father to kill that kid?Why did you end up copying "The Art of War" by yourself?

………………

Zhang Yifan, since receiving the order, has been busy packing his luggage and saying goodbye to acquaintances.

For example, if I have to go to Liujia Village and leave for three years, I won’t be able to build a separate courtyard, and I have to explain the affairs of the village community.

When he met Zheng Jingxue, he actually wanted to ask Zheng Jingxue if he would go south with him, but after thinking about it for a while, he finally felt that it would be better for Zheng Jingxue to teach here.

Then, Zhang Yifan's family also went to the East Palace and had a meal with their eldest brother and sister-in-law.

At the dinner table, Zhu Biao reminded Zhang Yifan: "There are three kinds of unfilial piety, and the worst is not having children. You know, don't worry about all this mess. If you should have children as soon as possible, just have children as soon as possible, you know?"

"..." After hearing this, Zhang Yifan didn't expect what he would say. He was a little speechless, so he had to explain, "Brother, Jing Jing and I are still growing, let's talk about it later. By the way..."

When he said this, he turned to look at the princess and said: "Sister-in-law, you are experienced, but you can't be careless. No matter what, giving birth to a child is a major event for you women. What I said before must be Do it strictly!”

He knew that in history, there was a high probability that the princess would die after giving birth this time, so he was a little worried, so he reminded her specially.

The concubine's heart felt warm when she heard that, Zhu Biao didn't care as much as her brother-in-law, so she nodded and said: "Wen Po is already very experienced, don't worry!"

When Zhu Biao heard them mention safety matters, he said to Zhang Yifan: "You should also pay attention to safety when you go to Guangdong. It is not very peaceful there. But don't worry, my father has already made arrangements!"

When Zhang Yifan heard this, he quickly asked: "Why is it not safe over there?"

Of course he was very concerned about his own life.

Zhu Biao listened and replied: "They are nothing more than bandits and pirates. It has only been nine years since the founding of the country, and the north and west are still fighting. Even the south has only been pacified for a few years. Some places with nooks and crannies must be It hasn’t been cleaned yet.”

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan felt a little more relieved. As long as there were no particularly powerful thieves, it would be fine.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention as far away as Guangdong, including Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other places around Nanjing, there were still bandits and water bandits.

The Crown Princess was a little worried when she heard this, and she also reminded: "Even if they are small thieves, they should be on guard, and they still need to be. If it is not necessary, don't leave the county."

When Zhu Biao heard this, he immediately laughed and said: "That's not true. Let me tell you. Do you really know that He Zhen, who became an official not long ago? He is a local snake in Guangdong. He rose from a squire to become a leader in the Yuan Dynasty. The local officials in Guangdong were praised by his father, and he was very knowledgeable about current affairs. When the imperial officers and troops went south, he knew that the situation was over, so he simply surrendered to the court. His father had sent him a secret order to order He guarantees your safety in Guangdong, otherwise he is the only one to ask!"

This He Zhen was indeed a celebrity in the early Ming Dynasty, and he was a very influential person in Guangdong.Zhu Yuanzhang was also wary of him. After he surrendered, he immediately transferred him and not only took him as an official in a different place, but also asked him to go back several times to summon his old troops to serve in Shandong and other places to eliminate his strength in Guangdong.

However, compared to the early Ming Dynasty, He Zhen was also submerged among the founding celebrities. For future generations, if they don't pay attention to Guangdong, they may not know him.

Zhang Yifan didn't know everything about the early Ming Dynasty, so he didn't know the situation in Guangdong. This was the first time he heard about He Zhen.

However, Zhu Biao has introduced it in detail, and he can be considered to have an understanding.

After Zhu Biao finished speaking, he added with a smile: "Father still cares about you very much. At least I haven't seen him make similar arrangements for others!"

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan quickly expressed his gratitude to his father-in-law.In fact, he also knew that his role was recognized by Zhu Yuanzhang.Otherwise, as a son-in-law, he really wouldn't care so much.

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Zhu Biao suddenly become serious and told him: "After you arrive at the local level, although you will be directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, you must be upright as an official and must not violate the imperial laws and make things difficult for your father. You know What?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yifan immediately thought, couldn't it be that 60 taels of silver were peeled off and turned into grass?
Of course, that's what he thought. He was not short of money, so he would only embezzle if he was mentally ill!

At this time, Zhu Biao said to him again: "The Grand Master has newly compiled the "Da Ming Law", which is easy to understand. You should be familiar with it. After arriving in Xiangshan County, although the main purpose is to implement those suggestions, since it is Magistrate of Xiangshan County, things in the county must be dealt with, so we can’t be careless!”

As he said this, a maid brought a thick book on a tray.

Zhang Yifan took it and took a look. It was "Da Ming Law". Is it so thick?
To be honest, he had a headache.To the ancients, it was easy to understand, but it still hurt his brain.Maybe I still need to trouble my wife, so I asked Jing Jing to read it and tell myself.

In the end, what he didn't expect was that when he opened it, it turned out to be plain Chinese, as well as the punctuation marks he introduced to Jing Jing.

Suddenly, he was surprised.This must be plagiarism by classmate Zhu Yuanzhang, right?Not even paying yourself a royalties?

Seeing his expression, Zhu Biao smiled and said, "How about it? Is it easy to understand?"

"Indeed, easy to understand!" Zhang Yifan responded with a smile after hearing this, and handed the newly compiled "Da Ming Law" to his wife beside him.

Zhu Jingjing took it and looked at it, and also smiled.This shows that the husband's talents, even if he is just writing stories, are valued by the father.

Seeing them like this, the Crown Princess wanted to go over and take a look. When she suddenly realized something, she remembered something and asked Zhu Jingjing: "Is there any follow-up to "The Legend of Sword and Fairy"?"

After finishing speaking, she paused and added: "My mother also mentioned this matter a few days ago. At least there is an ending, right?"

This story spread throughout the palace.Many people are very concerned about the follow-up story.

Zhu Jingjing listened and said with a smile: "Anyway, I have finished listening to it. How about I write out the rest of the story in these two days? If it's too late, how about I finish writing and send it over later?"

When the princess heard this, she smiled and said, "That's it, it would be great if there is a follow-up. It would be uncomfortable if there is no follow-up!"

Zhu Jingjing did not feel any discomfort before going on a long trip, and was even very excited. She said to the Crown Princess and Zhu Biao: "Brother, sister-in-law, I will see some delicious food in Guangdong later, so I will send it to you. Eat well." How good is it to eat and read your favorite stories?" Then he said to the little man sitting next to the princess: "Little Xiongying, can my aunt bring you something delicious to eat later?"

Zhu Xiongying is already two years old, but he still doesn’t understand the meaning of the conversation between adults. However, he does know about eating this. He asked in a sweet voice: "Auntie, I want a lot of delicious food." of."

Hearing this, everyone laughed.

That's it, the atmosphere of the farewell banquet was not sad.

Zhu Di was not in Nanjing, so Zhang Yifan wrote him a letter explaining the situation.As for Zhu Yuanzhang's other sons, he is not very familiar with them. Only King Wu, who was later renamed King of Zhou, was ordered by Zhu Yuanzhang to be the son of Zhu Jingjing's mother to fulfill his filial piety, so he went to visit him. The others are slightly better.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and just when Zhang Yifan was about to set off, another group of people, a group of soldiers, arrived.

The man at the head saluted Zhang Yifan, and then said: "The last general, Qi Xiang, was ordered to go to Xiangshan County to establish a new Thousand Households Regiment for Thousand Households. He went with the Prince Consort and invited the Prince Consort..."

Zhang Yifan was stunned when he heard this, and asked quickly: "Which surname do you have? Are you a descendant of Qi Jiguang?"

As soon as he said it, he knew something was wrong, so he quickly changed his words and asked: "A relative?"

This surname is rare, and Zhang Yifan has read the information about Qi Jiguang and knows that his ancestor is also named Qi Xiang, who was a personal guard of Zhu Yuanzhang. Later, Fu Youde and Lan Yu were killed in the expedition to Yunnan, and were given the hereditary military rank of General Mingwei. During the Jiajing period, Qi Jiguang was born.

Today, although the God of War Qi Jiguang has not been born, the Mandarin Duck Formation from Qi Jiguang has just been plagiarized and used by Zhang Yifan. Therefore, when he heard that the person in front of him might be Qi Jiguang's ancestor, he was naturally excited.

However, others do not understand.

To the prince-in-law, Qi Xiang is just a small Qianhu, so why does the prince-in-law seem to know him?
No, Qi Xiang himself was confused. He nodded quickly and replied: "The last name of the last general is the relative's surname. Have you ever heard of the last general?"

"No, no!" Zhang Yifan came to his senses after hearing this. He collected his thoughts and said, "As soon as I heard this name, I thought it sounded good and I felt destined!"

"..." Qi Xiang was speechless after hearing this.

Does your name sound good to you?Why don't you know?
But knowing that the prince-in-law had a good impression of him was enough. He didn't think much about it. He quickly turned sideways, let out a box behind him, and said to Zhang Yifan: "This is the money your majesty gave to the prince-in-law. It's [-] yuan in total. From I will escort you to Xiangshan County at the end."

After saying that, he opened the big box.

Zhang Yifan looked down and found that the box was filled with Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes.The face value this time is nothing wrong, it is always the face value.

He understood that this was the start-up capital for himself to set up that specialized yamen.

It can be seen from this that Zhu Yuanzhang really attaches great importance to the establishment of the special zone.

Qi Xiang and his ten men did not go early or late. They happened to go to Xiangshan County with him to build a new thousand-household office. Needless to say, this was also to protect himself!

This father-in-law can have it!
Time passed quickly, and the day of departure arrived.

At this time, Zhang Yifan did not have the face of those famous generals, and there were no civil or military officials to see him off.Some, the villagers from Liujia Village, led by Zheng Jingxue and Liu Wu, rushed over.

Social studies in Liujiacun are self-study, but the cement workshop is closed for one day.

Tian Dazhuang and Niu Dad, who were in charge of the cement workshop, were also in the send-off team.

According to Liu Wu, if it wasn't for his persuasion, the whole village would probably come to see him off.

Without Zhang Yifan, Liujia Village would not have what it is today and would not be full of longing for the future.

It can be said that Zhang Yifan is Liujiacun's greatest hope and support.

Three years apart is really a long time.

Tian Dazhuang said that if his wife hadn't just given birth, he would have followed Zhang Yifan.

On the other side, Niu Dae repeatedly urged his two sons to listen to the son-in-law and do things well.

Zhang Yifan understood their feelings of parting and gave them enough time to talk.

After all, in these ancient times, there were no telephones. If you were homesick, you could just make a phone call, and you could also make a video call.Although there is a letter, who knows if it can really be delivered!

Due to the inconvenience of transportation, we really couldn’t see each other after we left.Three years is really a long time.

After inking for nearly half an hour, the group finally hit the road.

In this team, there are Zhang Yifan, Zhu Jingjing and his wife, Qiu Ju, a maid, four guards including Zhu Wu and others, and two big Niu Erniu, making a total of nine people.

There are a total of eleven sergeants on Qi Xiang's side, including himself.They didn't have any family accompanying them, they were all in Nanjing.

A group of people are all on horseback, but there is a carriage to carry luggage.

Although there are not many of them, with the presence of Qi Xiang and others, it is clear at a glance that they are not easy to mess with.

Two people went forward to explore the road, and two people guarded the rear. It was exactly the way of marching and fighting.Even when we stay overnight in an inn, there will be someone on duty at midnight.

Of course, Zhang Yifan doesn't need to worry about these, they are all arranged by Qi Xiang himself.

Both Zhang Yifan and Zhu Jingjing found it quite new to ride south.

Especially at this time, green mountains and green waters can be seen everywhere, and the air is particularly good.

This allowed Zhang Yifan and Zhu Jingjing to leisurely inquire about the delicious food along the way while walking along the official road.

But another bad thing is that favors are used.

Because we were staying at the inn at the beginning, we needed to make our identity clear, especially since there was a group of sergeants accompanying us, which was very conspicuous.The post station officials would also report the news of the son-in-law's arrival. When the local officials knew that their party had gone south and passed through the area under their jurisdiction, they led the local gentry one after another, and had to grandly receive the princess son-in-law and her party.

If you like to show off, then you will do this.Even if the local government refuses to accept you, you may still have objections and hold grudges in your heart.

But Zhang Yifan is not this kind of person, the husband and wife are enjoying themselves along the way, enjoying the scenery, isn't it good?

Therefore, after an experience, he asked Qi Xiang and others to change into casual clothes, and instead of staying at the inn to disturb the place, he paid for the inn himself.Anyway, his father-in-law gave him a salary increase equal to that of two Lin'an princesses, so he could still afford this little money.

He didn't know that Zhu Yuanzhang had actually been paying attention to him. When he heard that his daughter and son-in-law quietly went south without disturbing the local officials, he was very satisfied.

Even if this son-in-law becomes an official, he will be a good official, so he won't be in trouble!
Zhang Yifan's side is quite pleasant to walk around and play.

When the autumn air is crisp, the scenery is also good.Taking advantage of the coolness in the morning, we drove quickly; when the autumn tiger went wild at noon, we rested in the inn. When we had nothing to do, we told stories at Zhu Jingjing's request, ate some local delicacies, etc.It can be regarded as a trip, money is not an issue, and it is quite comfortable.

About a month later, we finally entered Guangdong.This is mainly due to the drag of the horse-drawn carriage, which can only cover about [-] miles a day. Otherwise, we can reach Guangdong earlier.

Seeing that they were almost reaching their destination, what Zhang Yifan didn't expect was that their good days of traveling freely would come to an end.

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