I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 517: The sunsets have turned red, but the mountains remain

Hu Zongmei and Pharmacist Song looked at each other and continued to introduce each other.

"I am a second-level staff officer of the Yanbei Command Headquarters' General Staff Office."

"I am the commander of the Jiayin Regiment of the Feixiong Army. Our regiment is now the vanguard regiment of the Luanhe Left Division under the jurisdiction of the Yanbei Dusi."

Hu Zongmei couldn't help but look up and down at Song Yaoshi. He had handsome features, but his skin was a little dark. There were two yellow horizontal lines on the red shoulder straps, with two four-pointed stars.

Xuanwu Colonel.

He is two ranks higher than his own Zhongwu deputy captain, who has a horizontal line with three triangular stars.

This Pharmacist Song was more handsome than himself, looked younger than himself, had a higher military rank than himself, and was the head of a regiment.

Are you showing off in front of me on purpose?

Thinking of what he said about belonging to the Flying Bear Army, Hu Zongmei knew what was going on.

"I studied at the Imperial College, and then I passed the recruitment examination in the third year of Longqing and was admitted to the Ministry of War. I was recommended to study at the Xishan Military Academy for three months and was assigned here."

After hearing Hu Zongmei's frank introduction of his origins, Pharmacist Song did not hide anything.

"I studied at Longhua Academy, which is now Longhua Public School. In the 45th year of Jiajing, I joined General Tang Kekuan's army and have been clearing out the remnants of bandits and pirates in the southeast.

In the first year of Longqing, he was recommended to study at the Infantry Department of Xishan Military Academy, and in the second year of Longqing, he returned to Feixiong Army.

Hu Zongmei said: "I heard that the Feixiong Army is one of the main forces organized by General Qi to fight against the Japanese. It is full of talented people and famous generals."

"Haha, Brother Ziqi is right. General Qi first trained new soldiers with miners from Yiwu. Later, Lord Hu led the suppression of Japanese pirates in the southeast and expanded the new army, recruiting young and strong men from the southeast, Huaibei and Shandong.

At that time, four or five hundred students from Longhua Academy and Xiangshan Academy successively joined the army. Later, General Qi and Mr. Hu were transferred north by the emperor to train the Nine Border Army in the Beijing Camp.

The main forces in the southeast to suppress the Japanese invasion were divided into three armies: Longxiang, Huben, and Feixiong. Longxiang and Huben were transferred north to serve in the Nine Frontiers. Feixiong was always in the southeast, fighting from Fujian to Jiangxi, and from Jiangxi to Guangdong.

In the second year of Longqing, the Baotao Army and Yingyang Army were expanded. The Yingyang Army and Feixiong Army were transferred to the north, while the Baotao Army followed General Tang to Huguang.

Hu Zongmei couldn't help but admire him and asked, "Brother Jie Di has been in the Feixiong Army for many years, and he must have made great achievements."

Pharmacist Song smiled cheerfully, "I am lucky. I first served as General Tang's personal adjutant for a year, and then led troops alone. When I was suppressing bandits in Fujian and Jiangxi, I killed more than a dozen bandit leaders, broke through four mountain strongholds, and made some modest military achievements.

After all, I took advantage of my education and was recommended all the way, and finally entered Xishan College. Brother Ziqi, I see that you are very knowledgeable about the military theories recorded in history books. "

Hu Zongmei also smiled heartily: "I have been fond of reading military books, history books and geography books since I was a child. My family asked me to study classics and prepare for the imperial examinations, but I worked hard for three days and rested for two days. In the end, I only passed the examination and became a juren. I was able to cope with it.

I could not take the imperial examination again, no matter how hard I tried, I would not pass it, so I had no choice but to study at the Imperial Academy."

Pharmacist Song felt the same way. "I have loved reading miscellaneous books and practicing martial arts since I was a child. The Four Books and Five Classics give me a headache when I read them. Fortunately, my two elder brothers, one passed the imperial examination and became an official, and the other passed the examination and became a scholar, and helps to manage the family business.

My father just didn't bother to care about me and let me do whatever I wanted."

At this point, Pharmacist Song said, "I am a merchant from Wu County."

Hu Zongmei said disapprovingly: "In Huizhou, all those who have some money are businessmen. In our large family, some study to take the imperial examinations; some do business to support the family.

My father happened to be a businessman, and he had been traveling around doing business to support his family and clansmen since he was young."

Pharmacist Song looked relieved, "No wonder we hit it off right away. Fortunately, the court is now open-minded, and we, the children of merchants, have more options. If it were the early days of the country, you and I would only be able to be merchants now."

That’s right, the ancestral system of Emperor Taizu Hongwu solidified everything, including all classes. Those who farmed the land were farmers for generations; those who did business were merchants for generations.
Moreover, agriculture was emphasized and commerce was suppressed. The civilians were noble and the merchants were humble. They were not allowed to wear silk and satin in daily life, and their descendants were not allowed to take imperial examinations.

However, after the middle of the National Dynasty, especially after the Jiajing Dynasty, these ancestral rules and regulations were abolished. Even if there were no explicit regulations, there were many tacit loopholes for people to exploit.

The two of them chatted enthusiastically, from the early Han Dynasty to the early Tang Dynasty, to the short-lived armored cavalry equipment of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, to the black armored cavalry, to the Battle of Horace, and finally to infantry fighting cavalry, and they were completely led astray by the Song people.

The people around saw the two of them chatting animatedly and showing mutual admiration for each other, and they almost couldn't help themselves and consciously moved aside.

Qi Jiguang and his guards galloped past.

Because he did not raise the commander's flag and just rode in plain clothes, no one else knew about it and the troops along the way were not alerted.

Qi Jiguang glanced over inadvertently and was a little surprised to see Hu Zongmei and Song Yaoshi walking side by side and chatting excitedly.

How did these two get together?
With a lot of royal relatives and noble children under him, Qi Jiguang was not under much pressure. He was always flexible in dealing with these matters.

However, what made him very happy was that these royal relatives and sons of nobles really dared to take action when faced with difficulties.

that's enough!
They don't dare to really go, and they don't want to join in the fun.

It is not easy to get military merits now. Once the Imperial Stables and the Embroidered Uniform Guards report it to the Emperor, you will end up losing more than you gain.

A new dynasty brings a new atmosphere. The royal family and the children of nobles in the new dynasty are different from those in the previous ones.

Qi Jiguang and his guards walked away quietly. At the repeated urging of his adjutant, Song Yaoshi also bowed and said goodbye to Hu Zongmei.

He went to the division headquarters to attend a meeting and receive a task, and passed by here on his way back to the regiment headquarters. He overheard a few words and couldn't help but stop to chat, which lasted for more than half an hour.

Pharmacist Song, along with his adjutant and guards, rode back to the regiment headquarters, summoned the deputy commander, the regiment chief of staff, and the commanders of each battalion, and held a meeting on a moving carriage.

"Our regiment is located on the left side of the Xiliaohe Right Division's Left Guard Regiment, and on the right side is the Taining Division's Left Regiment. In front is the Luanhe Right Division's Rear Guard Regiment, and behind is the Luanhe Left Division's Left Guard Regiment.

Chief of Staff, tell the duty officer to send communications officers to contact the four friendly units three times a day to exchange passwords. Deputy Commander, the reconnaissance teams deployed day and night should pay attention to changing passwords in a timely manner to avoid misunderstandings with the four friendly units and prevent spies from infiltrating. "

A battalion commander couldn't help but ask: "Commander, aren't our current missions and goals clear yet?"

Pharmacist Song said: "We all know the mission of the army. We will go west to fight the rebellious alliance formed by Bodidala, Buyan and others. As for who to fight, only the gods know.

It could be the Bodidala tribe, or the Buyan tribe, or perhaps one of the Darhanlabu Taiji, Shaxing Taiji, and Wusili Taiji. Preliminary judgment is that we need more than five days before we can possibly engage the rebels. "

Bingtu was granted the title of Shunyi Marquis of the Ming Dynasty and became the Great Khan of the Right Wing of Mongolia recognized by the Ming Dynasty. Bodidala, Buyan and others raised their own banners and declared themselves Khans. Not only did they not recognize Bingtu, they also sent troops to attack him.

If you don't recognize the title of marquis of the Ming Dynasty and don't recognize the rules of the Ming Dynasty, that's rebellion. The coalition forces of Bodidala, Buyan and others are rebels, no problem!

"We have to wait five more days!"

Someone wailed.

"Everyone, don't let your guard down. The grassland is vast and boundless. Rebel spies and harassment teams may appear at any time. Everyone, be extremely alert. The more it is at this time, the easier it is for something to go wrong!"

Pharmacist Song glanced at his subordinates fiercely, "If anyone is careless and makes our Feixiong Jiayin Regiment a laughing stock of the entire army, I will strip him naked, tie him to a cannon cart, and make him show his face. All the soldiers will know how strong you are! You will be embarrassed in front of the entire army!"

Too vicious!

Everyone shuddered and responded in unison: "Please rest assured, Commander, we will definitely pay more attention."

Qi Jiguang returned to the headquarters and finished his business when his deputy general and old subordinate Chen Wu came to see him.

The two of them dined together.

"Jianfeng, guess who I saw just now."

Chen Wu was from Fuliang, Jiangxi Province. He was a military scholar and an expert in swordsmanship. When Qi Jiguang was training the new Yiwu army, he invited Chen Wu to be the chief instructor and specialize in teaching the art of sword fighting.

Later, Qi Jiguang was transferred north to train the new army of the Nine Frontiers in the Beijing Camp, and Chen Wu also followed him north to serve as the chief instructor.

"Who? I can't guess. Half of the infantry were trained by you and me, how can I guess?" Chen Wu ate the bread, drank the hot broth, and shook his head.

Qi Jiguang bit off one third of the pancake in one bite and continued chewing it without keeping anyone in suspense.

"Hu Zongmei's beard."

Chen Wu was stunned for a moment, "The cousin of Lord Meilin?"

"That's him. There's another one, and you'll be surprised."

"I'll eat a big bite!" Chen Wu took a big bite and bit all the remaining bread into his mouth. "Tell me, who is the Marquis of Fengning?"

"Song Medicine Master Song Jie Di."

Chen Wu opened his mouth and forgot to chew.

"The young scholar who followed Tang Kekuan to kill the enemy at the age of sixteen and was very good at using firearms?"

"it's him."

"He is the third brother of the imperial concubine, the uncle of the emperor! And he is the commander of the regiment now?"

"It's still the regiment commander. Old Chen, the fact that Pharmacist Song is the third brother of Concubine Song is known only to you and me. Don't tell anyone."

"Haha, I don't need to tell you, most people in the military division already know about it. This kind of news spreads the fastest. Tsk tsk, what a big deal. There are so many hidden talents in our army heading west!"

"I think it's a good thing. At least they dare to come, which means they know there are dangers and are willing to take responsibility. Those who are afraid of danger and dare not take responsibility will not come, which saves us trouble."

"It's not that they are smart, it's that our emperor can't tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes. If he really knew that the royal relatives and the sons of nobles ran to the front line and took the lives of soldiers to gain military merit, you can see how the emperor would deal with them.

There are many opportunities to compete for credit now, why bother hanging on our tree? "

Chen Wu held the wooden bowl with both hands and gulped down the full bowl of broth. He wiped his mouth with his sleeve and burped. He couldn't help muttering, "How do you think Song Guozhang named his children? Song Bodhi, Song Jingang, Song Yaoshi. If he has another boy, won't he be named Song Rulai?"

Qi Jiguang smiled and said, "You have a big mouth. I heard Jie Di say that his grandmother and mother were very devout Buddhists, so the names of the four brothers and sisters are all related to Buddhism."

Chen Wu said: "When you mentioned that, I remembered this boy. He was fair-faced and handsome at first, like Pan An and Song Yu. But he was really brave and fierce in battle.

I remember that you were transferred to Jiliao Town, and I stayed in Fujian to wipe out the remnants of the Japanese pirates. Jiazhou Village, Zhao'an, Zhangzhou. He was naked and only wore a calf nose. In order not to be discovered in the moonlight, he rolled several times in the mud.

Then, holding the scimitar in his mouth, he used his hands and feet to climb up the wall of Jiazhou Village, killed five or six Japanese pirates, opened the village gate, and made the first contribution.

Yu Dayou, Li Chao, Chen Lin and others who were nearby couldn't help but run over after hearing about it to see what this white-faced ruthless man looked like.

He is educated, brave, and now he has become the uncle of the emperor, Marquis Fengning. This kid has a bright future ahead of him."

Qi Jiguang put down the wooden bowl and looked at the grassland dyed orange by the setting sun. Smoke from cooking fires rose up and he could faintly hear the sound of someone singing.

"Old Chen, the emperor has ascended the throne, and the situation is turbulent. The future of the Ming Dynasty is bright, but we are getting older and older."

Chen Wu stood up and threw the wooden bowl in his hand, "Are you old? I won't admit it!"

He pulled out the long sword beside him with his backhand.

"I read the sword while I was drunk, and I dreamed of the horn-blowing company!"

The man walked like a dragon, and the sword danced like lightning. Sometimes it was fierce and majestic, like a tiger falling to the ground; sometimes it was swift and unrestrained, like an eagle soaring into the sky. The sword tip was exposed, the blade was flying, and it flashed red in the sunset. This red light swept across thousands of miles of territory with the wind, accompanied by the increasingly loud poetry recitation of the onlookers.

"Eight hundred miles of roast meat is distributed to the subordinates, fifty strings play the music from beyond the Great Wall, and the soldiers are inspected on the battlefield in autumn!"

Pharmacist Song also saw the bright red sunset.

The sunset turns red several times, but the green mountains remain.

Pharmacist Song couldn't help but think of his hometown Wu County. The sunset over Taihu Lake was also so beautiful.

I haven't been back for several years. Is everything in my hometown still the same?
(End of this chapter)