Chapter 91: Newcomers to the Southeast Arena
Taizhou Prefecture, Qi's army camp.

Inside the central army tent, Qi Jiguang bowed and nodded, bending slightly.

"The general would like to hear the details."

On this side, Tan Lun had also opened the letter with a serious expression.

"I heard that although General Qi inherited his father's will and took over the post of Dengzhou, he did not have the extravagant style of generals. In July of the 34th year, the general was transferred to Zhejiang and stationed troops there.

With the strong recommendation of the Ministry of Defense, he was appointed as the Lieutenant General of Zhensan Prefecture. From then on, he won every battle without being arrogant or impatient. He was deeply aware of the military strength, and he explained the advantages and disadvantages to the military department.

In the 38th year, he finally recruited soldiers and trained them. He put his efforts on serving the country, enforced strict military discipline, and strictly enforced rewards and punishments. He adopted new training methods and compiled a book called "Jixiao Xinshu". He built a camp like a school. He created the wolf-whip, the mandarin duck formation, the mud-laying formation to chase away bandits, and the prismatic and three-talent formations.

I have seen the new generals of the dynasty, none of whom can be compared with the left and right. Looking around the north and south, only the general can be a great general of the dynasty in the future.

On that day, I heard the military report in the capital, which said that the army would be responsible for improving coastal defense, building seawalls, constructing cannons, supervising the construction of warships, and establishing a navy.

In the first battle at Xinhe, the enemy was five times larger and had hundreds of ships. None of the soldiers under the general were afraid of fighting, and they were eager to fight. The general led the soldiers, and his family and family fought together, causing the bandits to flee in panic.

A talented general is not one who can lead a force of tens of thousands of soldiers, but one who can lead an army of one million.

The current political situation is difficult, and there are frequent maritime threats in the southeast. I am determined to believe that this year Zhejiang can be cleared of the Japanese threat at the hands of the general, but several provinces in the southeast are also suffering from it.

Now we have increased the number of soldiers that the general can lead, and we have entrusted the southeastern half of the world to the general, with no shortage of money and food, and no danger to the court.

I hope that the southeast sea will be peaceful in the hands of the general. I am waiting for the day when I come to Beijing to report my victory. I will toast to the general with three cups of wine!"

Tan Lun is talented.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to be a staff member in Prince Yu’s Mansion.

In the letter written by Yan Shaoting to Hu Zongxian, the part concerning Qi Jiguang was read out by him in an excited tone.

The words are so inspiring and impressive, as if the author was there in person.

After reading the content about Qi Jiguang in the letter in his hand, Tan Lun fell silent.

A strange feeling quietly arose in his heart.

Is this the Yan Party?

Is this the Yan Party?

Is this the Yan Party?

The three people present had the same question in their minds at the same time.

Even if it was Tan Lun, if anyone said that Yan Shaoting was a member of the Yan Party at this time, he would scold that person to his face and force him to commit suicide to apologize.

The man from Zhejiang Commandery stared at Qi Jiguang with a look full of envy.

Not to mention anything else, just based on the content of this letter, Qi Jiguang would be promoted step by step in the court in the future.

Not to mention, the popular figure in the court in Beijing now directly entrusted the entire southeastern half of the country to Qi Jiguang's shoulders.

What kind of trust is this?

How important is this?
Sour!

The future duke sitting in the corner was also feeling jealous.

Xu Wenbi looked eagerly at Tan Lun who was reciting a letter in front of him, wondering how the three of them ended up in the Qi Family Army in Zhejiang.

Let me record the account between myself and Yan Runwu again!
Qi Jiguang, the person involved, was speechless for a long time.

Did I wrongly accuse Yan Shidu, whom I had never met before?

suddenly.

Qi Jiguang completely forgot what he had said before. He just felt as if a huge weight was on his shoulders.

He clasped his hands together and bowed deeply.

"I will live up to the trust of my superiors, recruit more soldiers, train them, fight the Japanese pirates, and clear the southeastern coastal defense with my determination to the death!"

At this moment, Qi Jiguang had no idea why he said this.

He just said this based on his own feelings.

"Okay!" Tan Lun shouted, put away the letter and put it back into his sleeve, walked up to Qi Jiguang and pressed his hands down, and said solemnly: "As Yan Shidu said, I will wait for General Qi to win the victory in the capital and drink with him!"

……

"My dear, you must be present today and not argue with the ministers. People in the streets are saying that you are Minister Xiao Yan, who is above the Deputy Minister. I think people are saying too much and it's not good for you."

In the room, Lu Wenyan carefully put on the official robe for Yan Shaoting, muttering something to herself.

Yan Shaoting pinched the eldest sister's cheek and said, "Your husband is such a good man. He respects the elderly and loves the young. He is a role model in the country. How could he argue with the elderly?"

Lu Wenyan hung a piece of soft jade on Yan Shaoting's belt, raised her head and rolled her eyes at the man: "Just keep deceiving me! It's all ready, my dear, go early and come back early. Today I will go to the kitchen and cook a few dishes for you to drink with when you come back."

Another round of chattering.

Yan Shaoting finally left his yard, and then helped Old Yan get on the carriage. The grandfather and grandson then let the coachman drive them to the West Garden.

Old Yantou did not go to Wenyuan Pavilion to work today.

Yesterday, I submitted a memorial to Yuxi Palace requesting to have a meeting in front of His Majesty, and Xiyuan approved it. I can arrive in front of His Majesty later today.

In the carriage, Yan Song closed his eyes and rested.

After walking a long way, Yan Song closed his eyes and said, "It's okay to fight in the court. But when it comes to military and national affairs, we must be very careful about who to use and what methods to use.

Qi Jiguang was a very good person. Hu Zongxian had strongly recommended him to take charge of the anti-Japanese resistance in Zhejiang. I knew this and I had agreed.

If you hire more people now, give them more responsibilities, recruit more soldiers and train more soldiers, this means there is a connection. I think Qi Jiguang is not someone who is ignorant of the ways of the world.

In the future, he will be your helper outside the court. If he can succeed in suppressing the Japanese invaders in Zhejiang this time, all future affairs concerning the Japanese invaders in the southeast can be entrusted to Qi Jiguang, and he will be another helper to you in the court and before the emperor."

Yan Shaoting said nothing, but nodded silently.

As for what Old Yan said, it was still his inherent thinking that was at work.

In Old Yan's opinion, he used Qi Jiguang because he was recommended by Hu Zongxian and was therefore a member of Yan's party.

But the reason why I used him was Qi Jiguang.

Because he is Qi Jiguang!

The grandfather and grandson swayed with the carriage like this, and finally arrived outside Yuxi Palace.

Yan Shaoting got off the car first, and saw that the sedan chairs of Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Yuan Wei were following behind. In addition, the Minister of Revenue Gao Yao seemed to have been pulled over by them.

At this time, Yan Song had also walked out of the carriage.

Yan Shaoting stepped forward to support him and whispered, "It seems that Lord Xu and his men also submitted a memorial yesterday and want to discuss matters before the Emperor."

If there were only Xu Jie, Gao Gong and Yuan Wei, it was only because of the memorial from the Yan family that the Taoist priest convened the cabinet to discuss the matter together.

But since the Minister of Revenue Gao Yao was present, it meant that Xu Jie and his colleagues had also submitted memorials to discuss other matters.

Unexpectedly, the two things happened to coincide with each other.

Yan Song nodded, stepped down from the carriage with a smile, and stood there looking at Xu Jie and others who were coming over.

Xu Jie is still always the first.

He stepped forward, bowed and nodded: "Lord Yan, you are more energetic now."

Say it.

Xu Jie glanced at Yan Shaoting who was supporting Old Yan.

Yan Song also always smiled and replied: "I am old, old, now my eyes are blurry, my ears are deaf, my hands are shaking, my legs are numb, and I can't walk three steps."

As he spoke, Old Yan also glanced at the Minister of Revenue Gao Yao, who obviously shouldn't be here.

Xu Jie smiled and said nothing, but walked to the other side. Together with Yan Shaoting, they supported Yan Song and walked towards the Yuxi Palace in front.

all.

It's all in it.

But the confrontation has already begun.

(End of this chapter)