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Chapter 274 Rescue
Since the Spring and Autumn Period, there has been a term for the shogunate. In the Han Dynasty, under the condition that the chief had the power to recruit and inspect, the staff of the shogunate formed a custom. It was not until the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty abolished the shogunate that the staff reluctantly disappeared in the long river of history.

This made all the shogunate staff in the Ariming generation different from the previous generations. The relationship between the staff and the shogunate was not like the retainers and staff who were completely attached to each other in ancient times, but more of a superior-subordinate relationship.

However, this is not to say that the master and the staff do not have the friendship of the guest and the host in the past. Sometimes the staff and the master still have the appearance of advancing and retreating together in the officialdom, but it is much less.

From the Han Dynasty to the Zhao Song Dynasty, there was only one kind of staff. They all had official status, and they were also recruited by the curtain master, and they used their wisdom and strength to plan for the curtain master.

However, in the Ming Dynasty, there were two types of aides and staff. One had official identities, but they were actually just subordinates. relation.

The second is privately hired by the curtain master, who advances and retreats together, is a real curtain guest but has no official status, so it is also called a scholar tour curtain, such as Qi Jiguang's Chen Wenzhi, Hu Zongxian's Xu Wei.

In any case, inviting staff is a big deal for both the host and the guest, and there is even a set of custom-made etiquette.

The most important thing in an appointment is the courtesy. For this reason, Chen Mu made a special trip to write a letter of engagement, prepared the dowry gifts of four exteriors and interiors, and a pair of glazed walls. meet.

It was easier for Zhao Shizhen to arrange the matter well, so he got on his horse and knocked on the door that day, begging to see Chen Mu.

Zhao Shizhen is less than [-] years old and has the status of a scholar. He did not participate in Qiu Wei last year. He is currently studying in the Imperial College and studying in the capital. He is famous in the market for his good calligraphy. Many dignitaries ask him to improve his calligraphy. He is very young and talented. For, but not a child prodigy.

After some normal appointment etiquette, when Chen Mu wanted to place him in Xuanfu's residence, Zhao Shizhen refused to accept it, and said to Chen Mu: "Ming Gong values ​​Xiaosheng, and I am grateful, but there is no need for a house, just hire I am the secretary of the general, why bother so much?"

Chen Mu couldn't help laughing, and asked, "Do you think Chen hired you to write letters for you?"

Zhao Shizhen pursed his lips and didn't answer the words, but his expression already expressed the meaning very clearly - what else can you do if you don't ask me to write?

General Chen's letter of appointment was written in such a horrible way that Zhao Shizhen wouldn't be able to read it if he didn't know that Chen Mu wrote the letter.In addition, Chen Mu is the most talked-about person in Beijing today, and there are countless rumors about him. Among those rumors, the most fresh in Zhao Shizhen's memory is undoubtedly Chen Mu's memorial.

There are rumors in the market that General Chen wrote a manuscript for the emperor, and it had to be polished by the military officials before it could be submitted to the emperor, otherwise the emperor would not be able to read it.

Of course, in this story, people thought that it was about the prosperity of General Chen’s family, but Zhao Shizhen realized that all fairy tales are deceitful after seeing Chen Mu’s handwritten letter. .

It's hard for Tan Butang.

"I really thought Chen Mu invited you to write a letter?" Chen Mu smiled and shook his head, rummaged through the desk for a while, found the engraved mansion newspaper, and said: "I just read this, you are smart and wise, And you will collect coal prices that others don’t care about, and you may even burn the coal stove yourself. This kind of pragmatic disposition is extremely rare in today’s era, so I want you to help me, not the small things like writing, I think you can do big things. "

Chen Mu talked about the matter, but he said that Zhao Shizhen's face was flushed with excitement, and even his breath was a little heavy, but he didn't generously say that a soldier should die for his confidant, but nodded heavily: "In this case, I understand, I don't know the general What kind of colleagues do you need under the curtain?"

"There are still a few people, there is Guan Jiang who is good at making birds and cannons; there is a veteran who is good at sailing, this is Junxiong, and there is another one who has disappeared at sea; Qi Shuai went to school to lead soldiers; there are also scholars named Xie Ming and monks named Tianshi, both of whom are in Nanyang."

These people can be counted as aides or not, but their nature is the same. They were hired by Chen Mu privately and belonged to him.

"Under Minggong's account, there is no one who plans?"

Zhao Shizhen was startled. Reasonably speaking, if the commander-in-chief of a town doesn't open, it's fine, but whoever leads troops to fight at the opening, how can there be few ideas around him?Like Chen Mu, he is a bare-bones commander!

Chen Mu felt that it didn't matter, and raised his hand and turned his palm to signal Zhao Shizhen: "You are wise and can plan. Now Chen has a planner."

"I'm afraid it's difficult for me to take on this important task, but if Minggong needs it, I have a good candidate for the world's first-class planner." Zhao Shizhen nodded heavily, and said: "After this time, there will be no future He took advantage of the opportunity under the veil."

Chen Mu was moved by Zhao Shizhen's words, and asked, "Who is the number one planner in the world you mentioned?"

Are there such people in the world?Chen Mu didn't want to recruit Qi Jiguang into his shogunate.

"Xu Wei!"

"Xu Wei..." Chen Mu leaned his head on the seat, the name is too old, it seems to be as old as an era, dragging Chen Mu back to the years of fighting Japanese pirates in the south, "Where is he now?"

Who calmed down the Japanese plague?This is not the credit of one person, it is Tan Lun, Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, and then Governor Hu Zongxian.Of course, at the end of the Japanese Rebellion in the South, Chen Mu killed Zeng Yiben and Lin Afeng with a pistol, marking an end to the Japanese Rebellion in the Southeast.

But in this big event that has lasted for decades, Chen Mu played very little role. It can only be said that this is a trend, and others can do it without him. The most important person is Hu Zongxian.

So who is Xu Wei?He is one of the three talents of the Ming Dynasty, and his painting skills are unparalleled in the world. His military talent can be compared with his painting skills. He was Hu Zongxian's staff and played a vital role in the Southeast Pingwa incident.

For Chen Mu, that was a person from the previous era, and that was the era of Yan Song. Because of the struggle, Hu Zongxian, as a close friend of the strict party, was imprisoned under continuous impeachment and eventually committed suicide.His staff members were also persecuted frequently. Xu Wei became mentally disturbed in fear of the persecution, and committed suicide nine times but failed.

"He has been imprisoned in Shaoxing Prison for six years." Zhao Shizhen was still cautious when he first arrived at the mansion, especially when he mentioned that such a big matter was not decisive enough, he said: "Minggong can save him and use him, but there are advantages and disadvantages. "

"What are the advantages and what are the disadvantages?"

"There are two benefits, you have to use Xu Wei, that is one benefit; second, in the Ming Dynasty, there were few close friends, but Xu Wei had many close friends, and his survival was due to his friends Zhu Dashou, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Yuanxuan of the Imperial Academy, and Jing Zhong. It is two benefits for Shaoxing officials to rescue them."

Although Zhao Shizhen was young, he was not afraid of others when he talked eloquently. He was far better than a wild child like Xiao Hachiro.

Chen Mu took a sip of tea and put down the tea bowl.

"Tell me, how to save it."

(End of this chapter)