Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 476

Xu Dongsheng shook his head and smiled wryly: "When my teacher was at home, Ding You, I occasionally came to the county school, and after reading my article, I accepted me as a student. How can I meet Xing Guogong?

However, I heard my teacher talk about Xing Guogong, he said that although Xing Guogong's appearance is not unusual, but it is unforgettable at a glance, especially Xing Guogong's eyes seem to be able to read people's hearts.

In addition, Xing Guogong is not very old, he is two years younger than his family teacher, and he is only 36 years old this year. "

Zheng Sen nodded slightly.

After thinking for a while, Zheng Sen then asked: "Brother Xu came out to study this time, but what does Huanzhong Gong mean?"

Xu Dongsheng nodded: "My teacher said that Duke Xingguo's administration is different from his predecessors, and he will not hire pedantic people who can only write stereotyped essays in the future. My teacher said that if you want to be elected in the future, you must have real talents and practical learning, so He told me not to study rote books in the school, and asked me to travel and gain knowledge.

I am ashamed to say that my family is poor, and this trip was sponsored by my teacher. "

Zheng Sen nodded and said with a smile, "It can be seen from this that Duke Huanzhong attaches great importance to Brother Xu."

Xu Dongsheng shook his head: "No matter how important my teacher is to me, Mr. Muzhai (Qian Qianyi's name) is not as important to Mr. Zheng. I heard that Mr. Muzhai chose the word "Damu" for Mr. Zheng, implying that Mr. Zheng is a pillar of the Ming Dynasty. It can be seen how Mr. Mu Zhai values ​​brother Zheng!"

Zheng Sen waved his hand: "Zheng is stupid, I can't afford to be praised by Mr. Xu. By the way, Brother Xu has been to Nanjing this time when he is on a study tour? I wonder if he has met Mr.?"

"I have been to Nanjing, but when I arrived in Nanjing, Mr. Mu Zhai was no longer in Nanjing. I heard that Duke Xingguo asked him to go to Beijing to compile the Chongzhen Dictionary, but Mr. Mu Zhai refused and returned to his hometown." Xu Dongsheng shook his head and said.

"Oh." Zheng Sen nodded slightly.

Looking at Zheng Sen, Xu Dongsheng suddenly said, "Brother Zheng is a student of Mr. Mu Zhai, don't you know Mr. Mu Zhai's recent situation?"

Zheng Sen shook his head: "I wrote a letter to my husband before, and my husband also responded to the letter, but in recent months, the correspondence has been cut off."

Xu Dongsheng nodded, Xu Dongsheng knew what Zheng Sen meant by asking these words.

Zheng Sen had never heard of Xu Dongsheng's name before, so naturally he would not easily believe that he was Yuan Shu's student, so of course he had to ask clearly to avoid being deceived.

Although Zheng Sen is rich, he doesn't care if he is cheated of a small amount of money, but he can't lose face.

But Zheng Sen was still young after all, and when he was talking to Xu Dongsheng, he didn't know that Xu Dongsheng was also talking to him.

Since Xu Dongsheng knew that Zheng Sen and Qian Qianyi hadn't had any correspondence for several months, he knew that it would not be so easy for Zheng Sen to ask Qian Qianyi for verification, so he was much more calm when dealing with it.

Gently sipping his tea, Zheng Sen suddenly said, "Brother Xu, who is your Geng this year?"

Xu Dongsheng smiled and said: "You can crown yourself next year (the ancients crowned at 20 years old, that is, wearing a hat, which means adulthood)."

Zheng Sen smiled: "I am three years older."

Then he asked again: "What is Brother Xu's character?"

"The next word is Dongsheng." Xu Dongsheng continued with a smile: "Actually, my original name was Xu Dongsheng, but Mr. Yuan said that my name was not suitable, so he changed my name to Xu Ting (sound whole, meaning sunrise) , the word Dongsheng."

"Only when the sun rises can the east rise, this name is well changed." Zheng Sen said with a smile.

"Hehe, a big tree in the forest is a pillar of talent." Xu Dongsheng laughed.

"Hahaha!" The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

After laughing for a while, Zheng Sen stretched out his hand and said, "Brother Dongsheng, please drink tea."

Xu Dongsheng smiled and said, "Brother Damu, please."

(Note: In ancient times, it was very impolite to call others by their first names, and they were generally called by characters, but most of the common people did not have characters, and those who had characters were basically scholars or people with status and status.

But the word is not something that anyone can call it. Only when the relationship between scholars is very close will they call each other's name, and in order to show closeness, they usually add the word "brother" after it to show respect.If the relationship is not in place, it is generally called by adding the word "brother" after the surname.

If there is no character, then adding brother after the surname is a respectful title.

In addition, the ancients usually took the characters during the crowning ceremony, but there are also some people who have the characters before the crowning ceremony. These people's characters are usually taken by the teacher in advance to prevent the teacher from being absent during the crowning ceremony.

When Zheng Sen called Xu Dongsheng, he expressed his closeness to Xu Dongsheng, and when Xu Dongsheng called Zheng Sen back, he recognized Zheng Sen's closeness. )
After taking a sip of tea, Zheng Sen said with a smile: "Brother Dongsheng has traveled a lot this time, hasn't he? Do you have anything interesting to tell me?"

Xu Dongsheng said with a smile: "Actually, the master asked me to travel this time to let me understand the pros and cons of the government orders implemented by Duke Xingguo in various places, and to prepare for the scientific examination in the coming year, because I have not traveled around."

"Oh?" Zheng Sen immediately became interested when he heard it, and moved his body forward and said, "Then brother Dongsheng thinks what are the pros and cons of Xing Guogong's decree, let's hear it."

Xu Dongsheng smiled: "I'm afraid I can't finish talking in a while."

Zheng Sen said with a smile: "Brother Dongsheng and I hit it off right away. I hope that Brother Dongsheng can stay with me for a while. You and I just have a chance to discuss poetry and discuss current affairs. Wouldn't it be nice?"

Xu Dongsheng smiled bitterly and said, "I'm penniless now, if brother Da Mu doesn't help me, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave even if I want to."

"Hehe, brother Dongsheng, don't worry too much. Brother Yu will take care of small things for you. But brother Dongsheng, don't worry, just stay with me for a while." Zheng Sen laughed.

Xu Dongsheng laughed and said, "I don't think it's okay if I don't agree!"

"Hahaha!" The two laughed at the same time.

……

The meeting hall of the Yamen of the cabinet in the capital.

Li Jing sat in the middle, Shen Zheng and Gao Qi sat on Li Jing's left and right sides, and in front of Shen Zheng's right sat Zhou Hengchen, Yang Liufeng, Fang Fang and other civil officials.In front of Gao Qi's left sat Ma Wu, Chen Guozhu, Sun Meng, Sun Chuanting and other generals.

Gao Qi, Chen Guozhu and their troops received Li Jing's order to enter Beijing half a month ago.

The reason for raising Qi to return to Beijing is that Li Jing has too many affairs during this period, and Li Jing feels that it is too much for him to handle so many affairs by himself.

Now that the situation in Shaanxi and Henan has basically stabilized, there is no need for Gao Qi to stay in Shanxi, so Li Jing asked Gao Qi to rush to Beijing to help him handle military affairs.

Similarly, after Huang Taiji agreed to surrender, the situation in Liaodong quickly stabilized. Now, except for the North Korean Dorgon tribe who refused to surrender, most of the Jurchens in Liaodong have already put down their weapons.At this time, it was no longer necessary for Chen Guozhu to stay in Liaodong, and Li Jing was going to make a big mobilization of the army next, so he would naturally transfer Chen Guozhu back to the capital.

After Gao Qi and Chen Guozhu returned to Beijing, Li Jing told the two of his thoughts that he had been brewing for a long time. Chen Guozhu naturally obeyed Li Jing's arrangement and had no objections. Some comments were made on the personnel arrangement of the army, and two of his direct descendants were dismissed.

Having known Gao Qi for so many years, Li Jing knew Gao Qi's thoughts very well.

Gao Qi is capable but not ambitious, or dare not be ambitious.Because Li Jing is three years younger than Gao Qi, Gao Qi will definitely not be Li Jing's successor. If Gao Qi wants to succeed, he can only win over the generals in the army and use force to take over.

But Gao Qi was well aware of Li Jing's powerful tactics and Li Jing's prestige in the army. As long as Li Jing survived, no one in the army would dare to act rashly.

But when Li Jing gets old, Gao Qi probably won't have a job for a few days, and it doesn't make any sense whether he takes over or not.

Moreover, if Gao Qi forms a clique in the army, it will definitely touch Li Jing's power. Of course, Li Jing will not allow Gao Qi to do this. Once Li Jing feels that his power is threatened, Gao Qi will not be able to keep his position as the second in command. .

Although Gao Qi has never read a book, he also knows the fate of those generals who threatened the emperor in the past dynasties. Gao Qi is unwilling to repeat the same mistakes.

And if you don't want to repeat the same mistakes, you can't control too much power, so Gao Qicai tried his best to dissuade Li Jing from using his direct subordinates.

Li Jing knew that Gao Qi didn't allow his direct descendants to occupy too many important positions because he was afraid of his doubts. He knew that Gao Qi did this to protect himself. Of course he couldn't force this, so he finally agreed to Gao Qi's suggestion.

Of course, Li Jing also knew that doing so would be unfair to Gao Qi's subordinates, so he could only compensate them in the future.

Fortunately, Gao Qi has been selected as the commander-in-chief to use troops against the southwestern Burma countries. Zhang Chu led his troops to Menghai, Yunnan a few months ago. Presumably, Gao Qi's direct descendants should know that Li Jing will definitely give them a place to play.

With Gao Qi's support, Li Jing's arrangements for the generals of each army were quickly finalized.

However, Li Jing's convening of generals and cabinet ministers this time is not just for the simple purpose of arranging generals.After all, there must be a purpose for such a big transfer. If there is no purpose, it will be a toss.

Li Jing's purpose is of course to deal with Zheng Zhilong, and at the same time take the opportunity to redeploy troops across the country to prepare for future foreign operations.

After giving the information sent by Luo Yangxing to everyone present to review, Li Jing smiled and said: "People from the Ministry of Security have already made preparations, it seems that we should hurry up and act. Brother Boya, Do you have any difficulties there?"

"Back to the Commander, the navy is ready and we just wait for the Commander's order." Sun Chuanting clasped his fists and said.

"Brother Sun, where are you?" Li Jing looked at Sun Meng and asked.

Sun Meng smiled and said, "Just wait for the Commander to give the order."

Li Jingjing nodded, then turned to look at Shen Zhengdao: "Father-in-law, the army is marching side by side, which is a test for the ability of logistics support. Are the food, grass and supplies ready?"

Shen Zheng nodded: "I have informed Chen Dahu and Liu Erleng to mobilize food and grass from Nanzhili and Jiangxi to ensure the supply of the army.

As for weapons and ammunition, since the military factory in the capital has not yet been fully completed, heavy artillery cannot be produced for the time being, and the production capacity of portable artillery is also very limited.Therefore, for this expedition, the weapons are mainly supplied by the military factory in Pingyang Prefecture.

This time Zhao Shuangxi provided the army with 150 heavy artillery pieces, [-] portable artillery pieces, and [-] rifles.

(End of this chapter)