Chapter 115: I am Shanyin Xu Wei
early morning.
The morning light shines in the backyard, the branches and leaves sway in the wind, and the autumn dew is crystal clear.
A teenage girl stood under the tree, tiptoeing and watching.
"What are you looking at?"
A man's voice came from behind her, and the girl was so scared that she covered her chest and turned around.
The man behind him was about eighteen or nineteen years old, with a stern face, "Why are you looking at the next door so early in the morning instead of going to greet your parents?"
The girl put her hands behind her back and walked around the man, "Brother, I heard that you followed them to the brothel last time?"
The man coughed dryly, "Nonsense. By the way, the owner next door is not at home, so stop being curious."
The girl looked curious, "Brother, that's Long Wilbur! I've heard a lot about him since I moved here. Brother, they say Long Wilbur is older than me?"
"Well! About fifteen or sixteen years old!" The man felt a little uncomfortable.
"Ha! Big brother, you are jealous." The girl clapped her hands. "Long Wilbur is several years younger than you, but he can lead the army in battle and write better poems than you... You are jealous."
The man frowned, "Don't expect me to speak well of you in front of my parents later."
"Good brother, I was wrong. At worst, I won't tell anyone about you going to the brothel." The girl pulled her brother's sleeve and acted coquettishly.
"Never mind." The man pushed her away. "They say that Chief Wilbur is coming back soon. Dad will have to come visit us then."
"Brother, you want to come with us?" The girl's eyes lit up.
"Most likely!" The man looked reluctant.
"Brother, how about I disguise myself as a servant and follow you?"
"Not so good." The man said coldly, "Once someone finds out, will the Xiao family still be able to live as human beings? Dad is a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, but my daughter doesn't know etiquette. Do you think Dad still has the face to serve as an official in the Ministry of Rites?"
"All right!"
This is the house next to Chang Wei Bo's mansion. The original owner lost the bet and disappeared overnight. This house was just bought by Xiao Zhuo, a doctor from the Ministry of Rites.
The man is Xiao Zhuo’s only son Xiao Mo, and the girl is Xiao Zhuo’s daughter Xiao Jin.
While eating breakfast, Xiao Zhuo said to his daughter: "You stay at home doing nothing all day..."
"Dad." Xiao Jin was not happy. "I have to accompany mom to handle household chores every day, and I also have to study and practice calligraphy. Mom also forces me to learn needlework..."
"You sound busier than me." Xiao Zhuo said with a straight face, "I am not such a pedantic person. Since you like reading, I have found a teacher for you. He will be here today."
"Sir? Dad, are you a great talent?" Xiao Jin asked.
"This person..." Xiao Zhuo stroked his beard, "My father drank with Shen Lian at the beginning of the year. Shen Lian knew what my father was thinking, so he mentioned this person. He said that this person was talented, but just unlucky, so he failed the provincial examination several times."
"Shen Lian, the one from the Imperial Guard?" Xiao Mo said dissatisfiedly, "Dad, that's Lu Bing's lackey."
Xiao Zhuo said unhappily, "Lu Bing wants him to join the Jinyiwei, how can he not go? If he doesn't go, disaster will come. Although I am a righteous father, if someone wants to threaten you, I will have no choice but to bow my head."
Xiao Mo muttered, "That gentleman, I'm afraid he's not a good person either."
"This person will arrive later, Madam, please receive him."
Xiao Zhuo went out, and his wife Wang stayed at home with their daughter.
Not long after, someone reported, "Madam, there is a man outside, who said he has an appointment with the master."
"That's the gentleman! Let's go to the front yard."
The feeling this gentleman gave Wang was... an air of arrogance.
"Yes, it's wild!" Xiao Jin hid behind the screen and took a peek, and felt that this gentleman's appearance was far from satisfactory.
"Too white and fat."
“The sound is not nice.”
Xiao Zhuo was able to hire a teacher for his daughter, which showed his open-mindedness.
Xiao Jin came out to meet the teacher. The two sides examined each other and Xiao Jin praised the teacher's knowledge.
In the afternoon, Xiao Zhuo and his son came back. After a conversation, they happily decided on a teacher.
"That long Wilbur is coming back." Xiao Zhuo said while eating.
"Dad, should we go visit?" Xiao Mo asked.
Xiao Zhuo nodded, not noticing the dissatisfaction in his son's eyes.
After dinner, Xiao Jin found his elder brother and begged him to remember to ask Chang Wei Bo about his war.
Two days later.
Jiang Qingzhi returned triumphantly with the Tiger Guards and Left Guards.
Prince Yu and Prince Jing volunteered to go and greet their uncle, and Emperor Jiajing nodded in agreement.
So when Jiang Qingzhi saw the welcoming team outside the city, he couldn't help but smile.
"Cousin!"
Prince Yu and Prince Jing saluted.
"I have met your two highnesses."
Jiang Qingzhi ignored the sullen faces of the civil servants beside him and patted the two on the shoulders with a smile, "Have you been studying hard recently?"
"After reading it, you're just short of studying hard." Zhu Zaigui sighed.
King Jing focused his attention on the Tiger Guards. "It seems that there is something different. It seems... a lot colder and more solemn."
The left guard of the Tiger Guards was like a newly forged steel knife, shining brightly. But at this moment, the light was restrained, and it looked much more restrained.
"It is indeed a powerful force that has experienced many battles." Among those who came to greet them were people from the Five Military Commandery.
After greeting everyone, the old playboy Zhu Xizhong urged them to enter the palace quickly.
"What's the hurry?" Jiang Qingzhi had no wife or children at home, so he was not in a hurry.
"Brother has been following you for a long time this time. Hey! Qingzhi, don't look so disdainful. When you start to cry, you will naturally know the feeling of sleeping alone."
The two went to the palace to meet the emperor.
When Jiang Qingzhi met Emperor Jiajing in Wuyi Palace, he actually felt a sense of familiarity.
After the ceremony, Jiang Qingzhi reported on the trip.
Emperor Jiajing listened very carefully. When he heard that Jiang Qingzhi used himself as bait to lure the enemy to come to the rescue, the Taoist priest clenched the jade pendant in his hand.
When he heard that Jiang Qingzhi quietly ordered the Huben Zuowei to set up an ambush on the route that the enemy reinforcements had to take and defeated the enemy reinforcements, the Taoist's hand loosened and the jade pendant fell on the mat.
He was completely unaware.
"…Just as the enemy and I were entangled…"
Jiang Qingzhi said that he became more and more nervous during the second battle, especially when he heard that the enemy army was charging in full force and the enemy and us were entangled, and bloodshot appeared in Emperor Jiajing's eyes.
Master, is this... because you took too many pills?
Jiang Qingzhi felt that Emperor Jiajing was angry. "Duke Chengguo led his army to appear suddenly and dealt a fatal blow to the enemy. The enemy was defeated..."
Zhu Xizhong looked at Emperor Jiajing with hope.
I thought, Your Majesty should praise me, Zhu.
This was a moment of glory that he had never dreamed of.
The ancestors of the Chengguo family will be proud of Zhu Xizhong. "Thin." Emperor Jiajing looked at Jiang Qingzhi and coughed dryly, "It can be seen that it is inconvenient without a woman."
Jiang Qingzhi was speechless.
Zhu Xizhong sincerely wishes you would take a look at me!
Emperor Jiajing glanced at Zhu Xizhong and said, "Mr. Zhu... has made great progress."
Zhu Xizhong straightened his back, but Emperor Jiajing then turned his gaze to Jiang Qingzhi and said with a stern face: "Killing people as soon as you go there is fine, but if you attack rashly, aren't you afraid that the enemy will cheat?"
Jiang Qingzhi was stunned. "Your Majesty, before I left, I asked the grassland smugglers and learned that Altan Khan was busy with internal affairs recently and could not invade on a large scale. That's why I left the city to fight the enemy as soon as I arrived in Datong."
The two beef vendors provided information to Jiang Qingzhi, but they thought it was of little value. However, they did not know that Jiang Qingzhi used this information to make the most daring decision and defeated the enemy in one fell swoop.
"You are young and energetic, but you lack the ability to calm down. Go back home and practice hard." Emperor Jiajing looked at Jiang Qingzhi suspiciously, "I think you, a monkey, might not agree. Otherwise, practice with me!"
"Don't!" Jiang Qingzhi felt like he had no desire to live when he thought about practicing Taoism with the Taoist master. "I will definitely practice well at home."
Emperor Jiajing said with disdain, "If you, a monkey, were around, you would definitely disturb my mind. Go away!"
Jiang Qingzhi took his leave, walked outside the palace, slapped his forehead, turned around and said, "Your Majesty, where is my reward?"
Emperor Jiajing said sternly, "We'll talk about it later."
There was much controversy in the court about Jiang Qingzhi's battle. Some people said that although Jiang Qingzhi had made contributions, it was too absurd to force the Datong defenders to fight. If the envoys followed suit, would the border troops listen to the commander or the envoys in the future?
Some people also criticized Zhang Da, the general of Datong, saying that he was shameless and fawning on Jiang Qingzhi.
After Jiang Qingzhi and Zhu Xizhong left, Huang Jinsong and the others came back and saw Emperor Jiajing said coldly: "Qingzhi almost forgot his contribution. But someone is brazen enough to ask for a reward without any contribution. Shameless!"
Huang Jin knew who he was talking about. He was talking about several officials from the Ministry of Revenue. After the victory report came in, the Ministry of Revenue rewarded several officials for their contributions in transporting grain and fodder.
But the emperor’s cousin hasn’t been rewarded yet, why are you so anxious?
Emperor Jiajing said quietly, "Those people wanted to trap me in the Western Garden, but they didn't expect that I would have Qingzhi's hand."
The hand of the emperor.
This is the highest evaluation of a minister.
Huang Jin felt a pang in his heart, but then he remembered that he was a member of the palace and it was Lu Bing who should be jealous.
……
Jiang Qingzhi hurried home.
After the second battle, Da Ding was slow to give out rewards, which made him feel a little uneasy.
What if it is wiped out?
What if I wear it back again?
At the entrance of the alley, Jiang Qing got off his horse and thought, wouldn’t it be nice to just wear it back?
He was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
"Congratulations, sir!"
Upon hearing the news, the neighbors came out to greet them.
Jiang Qingzhi smiled and bowed.
When he got outside his house, he saw someone in his neighbor's house, so he asked, "Did the house next door sell?"
"Sold it." Fu Cheng said, looking at Sun Chonglou, and seeing that the child was still alive and kicking, he felt relieved. "After Master left, everything in the house remained the same. I collected those flowers myself and hung them under the eaves according to Master's instructions. But they are a bit choking."
It would be better if you choke!
I don’t know what kind of pepper it is, but Jiang Qingzhi is eager to have a hotpot.
Little did they know that behind the crowd of people from the neighboring house who were watching the fun, a young girl dressed as a servant hurriedly ran back to the backyard.
"Ms. Miss!"
Xiao Jin, who was writing an article in the study, asked, "Have you seen it?"
The maid nodded vigorously.
"But does he look ferocious and evil?" Xiao Jin had already imagined what Jiang Qingzhi looked like.
"Miss, that man... is as handsome as Pan An."
"He's just talking nonsense. By the way, where is the gentleman?"
"The gentleman is drinking from his wine gourd!"
"Mr. is very talented, but he looks a little anxious and likes to drink..."
At the back door of the Xiao family, a fat white man was sitting on the steps, raising his wine gourd and taking a sip.
"Comfortable!"
……
The next day, Jiang Qingzhi slept in, got up, had breakfast, and prepared to go out for a walk.
Hu Zongxian also wanted to go out to visit friends, and Jiang Qingzhi warned him: "Be careful of people from the Yan Party."
The old man Hu Zongxian was only a peripheral member of the Yan Party at the moment, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry, sir."
After finishing his meal, Jiang Qingzhi went out through the back door, carrying Duoduo on his shoulders.
There's nothing I can do. Ever since I learned he was coming back yesterday, I've been constantly approached by matchmakers.
The young nobleman was as handsome as Pan An and Song Yu, and this great victory made people realize that the future of this cousin of the emperor was limitless.
If you act too late to marry a rich son-in-law like this, you will regret it forever.
Jiang Qingzhi quietly went out the back door.
Looking around, the left side is ok, there is no one.
A fat white man was standing outside the back door of the neighbor's house on the right, with his hands raised high. Two thugs were searching him, one holding a knife to his chest.
"He's a poor fellow, brother. There's someone next door who looks like a fat sheep!"
The thug who was searching him turned around and saw Jiang Qingzhi and was overjoyed.
The man was also very happy to see Jiang Qingzhi, "Hey! Have you heard of the Ten Sons of Yuezhong?"
Jiang Qingzhi shook his head and prepared to leave.
"I am Xu Wei." The man said, "If I die, the Ming Dynasty will be without a prime minister in ten years!"
Sun Chonglou couldn't help but laugh, "You are so shameless. You look so poor, and you still say you will be the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty in ten years. Hahahaha..."
But Jiang Qingzhi didn't laugh.
A thug came over with a knife, "Kneel down, don't wait for grandpa to do anything!"
Jiang Qingzhi ignored him and asked the man, "What did you say your name is?"
“Grandpa told you to kneel down…” Seeing that he ignored him, the gangster wanted to take action.
Bah!
Sun Chonglou kicked the gangster away and Jiang Qingzhi walked over.
The remaining thug suddenly trembled, "You are..."
He looked at the back door next door, thought of the young nobleman in the rumors, and suddenly knelt down, "Master, spare my life."
The man who escaped death sat down. Instead of feeling limp all over, or expressing gratitude to his savior, he took off the wine gourd from his waist and took a few gulps.
Then, bow.
He said with a proud look on his face: "I am Xu Wei from Shanyin, Xu Wenchang!"
(End of this chapter)
