Chapter 19 The Selection
Xu Guangqi was even more surprised after hearing this: "It's still from Nanzhili, which is even more strange. Today, the lieutenants, especially the scholars in Jiangnan, love red makeup, apply makeup, pretend to be like a woman, and are extremely feminine. I didn't expect that there are such an anomalies among the scholars in the south."
"Aren't you an abnormality yourself? You deal with Westerners all day long, such as geometry, guns, and heliocentric theory. I don't understand that these Western studies are really more beneficial to our China than those discussed by the Donglin masters?"
As Sun Chengzong said this, he questioned Xu Guangqi.
Xu Guangqi waved his hand and said, "I won't be quarrel with you. You all said it yourself. It's okay for me, Xu Guangqi, to listen to some foreign voices."
Seeing this, Sun Chengzong had to stop: "Okay, let's not fight for these things. Let's take a look at the military preparations of these Jing camps. The current Minister of War is Zhang Heming. This person is devoted to the Liao affairs and often urges the Liaodong governor Xiong Tingbi to resolve the Dongguan as soon as possible. I'm afraid he has never taken care of the Jing camp. Now these military officers in the Jing camp are becoming more and more lazy. This is going to be sun-dry and there is no one to practice."
Xu Guangqi, like Sun Chengzong, looked towards the direction of the Jingying Schoolyard and said, "The affairs in Liaodong are very complicated. On the surface, they are just suppressing the Eastern Captains. In fact, many Liao military towns have their own thoughts. Xiong Tingbi is just a civil servant, and he can't command anyone, and what to use to suppress. Zhang Heming, like Shi Xing, only knows how to save money for the court, but he does not know that there are difficulties ahead."
As he said that, Xu Guangqi showed disappointment: "Come on, today is in vain, there is no military officer who is diligent in practicing!"
But just as Xu Guangqi finished speaking, there were neat shouts of killing from the hills and forests in front of him.
Xu Guangqi stood up quickly.
Sun Chengzong also stood up quickly.
The two of them saw only a row of Ming soldiers running neatly under the golden sun.
This made the two of them smile at each other.
"This time I didn't come in vain!"
Sun Chengzong said with a smile.
And Xu Guangqi suddenly slapped the table: "Come!"
At this time, Xu Guangqi's personal guard hurriedly walked up: "What are the instructions of the master?"
Xu Guangqi said: "Hold my master's letter and go to invite the chief officer who trained soldiers in the camp to come! I said that I have invited me!"
Half an hour later.
The general, as strong as an iron tower, followed the guards to the tavern where Xu Guangqi and Sun Chengzong were.
Nowadays, the phenomenon of civil and military nobles is very serious.
Even the second-rank military officers can only kneel down and kowtow in front of the seventh-rank civil servants.
What's more, Xu Guangqi and Sun Chengzong were both lecturers of the imperial court around the emperor and were noble officials of the Qing dynasty among civil servants. Moreover, Xu Guangqi also served as the Henan Dao Censor, which was equivalent to the power of impeachment by censors. Sun Chengzong was the Imperial College Priest and was one of the little nine ministers of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, even general-level military officers were very nervous when they wanted to meet Xu Guangqi and Sun Chengzong, let alone an ordinary military officer in the Beijing camp.
Because of this, the military officer knelt down as soon as he came to Xu Guangqi and Sun Chengzong: "The chief of the Beijing Camp Zhou Yuji has met two Shangguans!"
Sun Chengzong hurriedly supported Zhou Yuji: "Don't do this, this general, you are the minister of the Emperor Xuanli, how can you kneel in front of us!"
Xu Guangqi glanced at Sun Chengzong, surprised that Sun Chengzong's attitude towards military generals was not like most civil officials.
Surprised, Xu Guangqi also became a little kinder because of Sun Chengzong's influence and hurriedly said, "You said your name is Zhou Yuji?"
"The last one will be exactly!"
Zhou Yuji replied.
Xu Guangqi smiled and reached out and said, "Please sit down!"
Zhou Yuji sat down on Xu Guangqi's head and sat only halfway.
Seeing this, Xu Guangqi said, "The general is a member of the army, how can he sit like a daughter?"
After hearing Xu Guangqi say this, Zhou Yuji sat down again with a golden sword, and then smiled embarrassedly and said, "I will be rude!"
Sun Chengzong sat down at this time: "General, there is no need to be restrained, there is no one else here."
As Sun Chengzong said, he pointed at Xu Guangqi: "His name is Xu Guangqi. He was the young secretary and the lecturer of the Henan Dao Censorship and the lecturer of the imperial censorship, and was ordered to select generals and soldiers for the emperor to train them. If I have just ascended the throne today, I intend to revive my Ming Dynasty military preparations. The Iron Army is the emperor's army, to strengthen the prestige of the country, and to stop fighting in all directions. Therefore, he wants to see you coming for the emperor!"
After Sun Chengzong finished speaking, Zhou Yuji immediately looked north and knocked: "Long live my emperor!"
Xu Guangqi smiled slightly, and he had to admit that the man in front of him was always a good person. After hearing what Sun Chengzong said, he actually knew who he should be loyal to.
Xu Guangqi hurriedly said at this time: "The military preparations of the Beijing camp are loose, and the officers and soldiers are mostly side jobs, building walls for the powerful and powerful, and not practicing riding and shooting. We all know that even military officers like generals will often run around the door of prominent people in order to be promoted. Why can the generals persist in practicing? Can you tell me?"
Zhou Yuji hurriedly stood up and replied, "The general dared not deceive the two Shangguans. The general was from Liao. His father died at the hands of the Eastern Captains. Therefore, the general knew from a young age that the corruption of our official army and his aspirations to fight on the battlefield in the future to avenge his father's revenge!"
Xu Guangqi and Sun Chengzong nodded.
Xu Guangqi also said, "General, you can often come to my mansion to talk to you in the future! In the future, I will recommend the general for the court!"
Zhou Yuji was quite moved after hearing this: "Thank you Shangguan!"
Sun Chengzong just smiled, and he did not express his opinion to win over Zhou Yuji. After all, Xu Guangqi was allowed to win over military generals, and if he wins over again, he will easily be questioned.
So, Sun Chengzong just pointed at Xu Guangqi and smiled at Zhou Yuji: "His family is a wealthy family in Songjiang and does not collect land! So, you just need to remember that he is doing things for the emperor, and you don't have to thank him too much!"
Everyone laughed after hearing this.
At this time, a Jinyiwei rode his horse and suddenly stopped downstairs and shouted: "Is it that Sun Jijiu and Xu Zhan upstairs?"
Sun Chengzong and Xu Guangqi hurriedly stood up: "It's us."
The Jinyiwei hurriedly said, "Your Majesty will see you two, and you will enter the palace immediately!"
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The next day.
Wenhua Palace.
Zhu Youxiao met Xu Guangqi and Sun Chengzong.
Zhu Youxiao first asked Xu Guangqi: "How are you preparing for recommending veterans to serve as teaching positions in Beijing?"
Xu Guangqi hurriedly took out a list of veterans: "Your Majesty, I have already prepared a list of veterans to be recommended. Please check it out."
Zhu Youxiao asked Wei Zhongxian to pick up the roster in Xu Guangqi's hand.
When Zhu Youxiao opened the roster, he saw that the names written on it were:
The left governor, Guanglu, Guo Hu
Luo Shangzhi, deputy governor of the Left Army Governor's Office
Niu Bingzhong, the assistant general of the Right Army Governor's Office
Chen Ce, deputy general of Zunyi
Qin Liangyu, the Shifu Xuanfu Office
Except for Qin Liangyu, Zhu You proofread the other four people were not very familiar with them, so he asked Xu Guangqi to explain it to him.
Chapter completed!