Ming Zuo

Chapter 406 After the Loyalty
The knock on the door rang again, interrupting the conversation among the three.

The middle-aged man's expression changed suddenly, and he stamped his feet in anger.

"Sure enough, how can there be a Qiu Ba who is not greedy for money? Do you really think there is no one in my Qi family?"

The old man was awe-inspiring and shouted, "Don't be fooled."

Seeing that the middle-aged man was indignant, the old man sighed.

"This time is different from the past. It is a blessing to invite the heavens to keep the Qi family safe. Fortunately, your grandfather's reputation is still alive. Don't be impulsive and kill the lives of the whole family."

The middle-aged man naturally understood the bitterness of the old man, and he did not dare to act recklessly, and then went to open the door.

To his surprise, the person outside the door was not a soldier, but a scribe of his age.

Seeing the host coming out, the scribes did not dare to neglect and greeted him with greetings.

"Dare to ask Xianju is Qi Shaobao's hometown?"

The other party's humble temperament greatly increased the middle-aged man's goodwill, and he hurriedly said, "It's the ancestor of the family, where did you come from?"

The middle-aged scribe was busy arranging his clothes, clasping his fists in salute, and reporting his identity.

"Student Yuan Boying of Guide Mansion, and his father, Duke Huan, was the governor of Denglai, and he has an old relationship with the old man of your mansion, so he specially ordered the students to come to visit."

The middle-aged man squeaked, and the surprise was inexplicable.

"Come in, come in quickly."

In the future, people will be brought into the mansion, and the middle-aged people will speak loudly.

"Father, Mr. Yuan is here to visit you."

The old man who was nestled in the bamboo chair was utterly dejected in an instant, reappearing red light, and stood up neatly without the help of others.

Seeing the person coming from a distance, I don't know why, I dreamed back to the past in a trance.

"Like, it's so similar, it's exactly the same as the boss."

Without waiting for someone to express, he grabbed the other's hand.

"My dear nephew, talk about it, is the eldest man in good health?"

The middle-aged scribe filled his eyes with tears and sighed: "My father is already bad, but he still remembers the story of how he went to Lai. Now that he sees his uncle's prestige, he will go back and tell my father, which will surely make him feel relieved."

The old man laughed, even though his family might not have seen him so cheerful in a long time.

"In the beginning, when Zun was in charge of Denglai, all the comrades and lords worked together and helped each other, and the Liao affairs were stable for a while. I thought that the suppression of the chaos and the pacification of the prisoners was imminent, but I didn't want the state affairs to disturb the Tang Dynasty."

This middle-aged scribe who came from Guide Mansion was named Yuan Shu.His father was the famous Yuan Keli, one of the former Liaodong Iron Triangle.

Denglai has served as governor, and the most popular and most outstanding person is none other than Yuan Keli.

When Sun Chengzong, Yuan Keli and Li Banghua were present, the situation in Liaodong was the most stable.

Therefore, Denglai highly respects Yuan Keli, and even after many years, he still admires him.

It is with this foundation that Yuan Shu will come all the way.

"To be honest, my little nephew came so far this time because my father was entrusted by the Shen family to rescue Shen Chenshan. Does my uncle know about him?"

Hearing Yuan Shu's intention, the old man shook his head helplessly.

"Since the city of Dengzhou was broken, the old man has been behind closed doors. Fortunately, he was honored by his ancestors, and he never came to harass him when he was rebellious. However, he didn't know anything about the situation in the city. After he was loyal and good, he was afraid that he would not disgrace his ancestors' aspirations. already……"

Although the words can't go on, everyone understands the meaning.

But Yuan Shu came all the way, at least to find out the situation of the old man, and go back to communicate with his father.

"Uncle, do you know which general was the one who recaptured Dengzhou? When my nephew entered the city, he found that the general's command was very different. He didn't harass the people.

The middle-aged man next to him couldn't help but snorted, obviously dissatisfied with his comparison of the official army with his grandfather.

Yuan Shu didn't care, just because he knew very well that middle-aged people had the right to be so proud.

But the old man said: "The city head changes the king's flag, this Dengzhou city has three changes to its owner, and it is difficult to straighten out the success or failure. The old man is just a leisurely cloud and wild cranes, hiding in a small courtyard and enjoying himself. It's inappropriate. The officials in this city don't know who they are."

Hearing the old man's words, Yuan Shu was quite sad and angry.

"Qi Shaobao is the pinnacle of the Great Ming Dynasty, and his uncle is also a general. But this court can't tolerate people, which makes the villain succeed and the country is declining."

The old man is older, but he doesn't have so much anger.

"Since it is entrusted by the boss, although the old man is old, he can't stand idly by. Guangzong, go and prepare, and the old man will personally go out and meet the general who broke the enemy."

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"Who did you say came to visit?"

Zuo Menggeng was discussing the future development of Dengzhou with Li Banghua, Zhang Jimeng and others.

"Qi Shaobao's descendants? Are Qi Shaobao's descendants here in Dengzhou?"

Qi Jiguang!

You may not know who the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were, but you must know Qi Jiguang.

This is the idol of all Chinese men!
Even Zuo Menggeng was very regretful and regretted that he was born decades late and could not see Qi Shaobao's graceful appearance.

Unexpectedly, the descendants of Qi Shaobao actually took the initiative to visit.

Different from his surprise, Li Banghua was another joy.

"Yuan Boying, that stinky boy is here? Go and invite him."

Everyone here didn't dare to be neglectful, and greeted them one after another, bumping into each other in the yard.

I saw an old man walking nervously with two middle-aged people.

But when one of the middle-aged people saw Li Banghua, he screamed in surprise, and then hurried up.

"But Uncle Meng An face to face?"

Li Banghua laughed, helped the middle-aged man, laughed and scolded: "I heard that your boy's writing is famous all over the world, and he sang with the young scholars in the southeast. I thought I was indulging in fame. Dare to enter Denglai alone."

Yuan Shu smirked, standing beside Li Banghua, like a nephew.At the same time, he looked curiously at Zuo Menggeng, who was surrounded by him, wondering what the holiness of this young man, who was a round younger than himself, was.

Li Banghua greeted the old man and asked, "But what happened?"

The old man received Yuan Shu's notification, and he did not dare to neglect, and greeted him with a great gift.

"The humble Qi Zuoguo would like to greet Lord Zhongcheng."

Li Banghua didn't have a good face, but asked: "The traitor seizes the city, you are the commander of the Dengzhou guard, why don't you kill the thief to protect the city?"

Qi Zuoguo was even more humble.

"Zhongcheng is honorable. Although the humble post is a commander's job, the Dengzhou Guard has long existed in name only. All military power is in the governor's yamen, and there is no soldier in the humble post."

Zuo Menggeng watched from the side, both curious and disappointed.

I thought that I could not see Qi Jiguang, but I could see Qi Jiguang's son, but it was a long-cherished wish.But when I really saw it, I realized that Qi Jiguang's eldest son, Qi Zuoguo, was just dying.

Moreover, as a descendant of Qi Jiguang, who is famous all over the world, he was so servile, completely overturning his impression.

How did he know that in the Ming Dynasty, the civil and military were noble, not to mention the state of Qi Zuo, even when Qi Jiguang was alive, he could not raise his head in the face of civil servants.

In the letter from Qi Jiguang to Zhang Juzheng at the beginning, he claimed to be "Little Qi, a lackey under the door".

Qi Jiguang's achievements and prestige are mostly praised in later generations.

But at the moment, especially in the eyes of Daming's civil servants, they don't think Qi Jiguang is so great.

What's more, Qi Zuoguo was only a commander of Dengzhou guards before, and there was a big gap between him and the governor of Tianjin like Li Banghua.

If it weren't for Qi Jiguang's son, Qi Zuoguo would not even have the qualifications to get close.

Zuo Menggeng looked at Yuan Shu while looking at the Ming Dynasty's way of getting along with the civil and military.

This, like his father Yuan Keli, is also a historical celebrity.And what I like to do most is to use seals on various famous paintings, so that later generations can identify ancient paintings, just look at whether there is his seal.

If there is, it must be true.

Like Qianlong's words, it is very flooded, which makes people love and hate.

Yuan Shu is most famous for not weakening his father's reputation.After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he was determined to fight against the Qing Dynasty, and finally died of hunger and anger, and his integrity was famous for the ages.

After the deceased greeted each other, Li Banghua led Qi Zuoguo and Yuan Shu to Zuo Menggeng.

"This is the commander of our army, Zuo Menggeng Zuo Zhongheng, assistant general of the Dongchang Association. Now, he is in charge of the affairs of Dengzhou. If you have any requests, just find him."

Qi Zuoguo and Yuan Shu were both surprised and bowed their hands in salute.

"It's no wonder that Dengzhou came down so soon, it was General Zuo himself. With the ability of General Zuo, it is just around the corner to quell the rebellion."

Qi Zuoguo lived in Shandong, and he had a lot of contacts with Zhang Keda and others, and he was very famous for Zuo Menggeng's reputation.

Yuan Shu also kept looking at it, and kept muttering in his heart.

When the first battle of Qingshuiguan spread all over the world, Yuan Keli was very happy at home, and praised Zuo Menggeng so much that his ears could hear calluses.

Face to face today, seeing Zuo Menggeng in addition to being tall and burly, did not reach the crown, it is really strange.

In particular, he noticed that Li Banghua was actually standing at the back of Zuo Menggeng, and it was even more strange that Zuo Menggeng was the dominant player.

Li Banghua is a Jiangxi native, and it is quite strange that he did not return to his hometown after resigning from office. He even gave way to a mere general with the respect of the dignified minister. It seems that there is some secret hidden in it.

(End of this chapter)