Chapter 55

Yan Dufei was startled. It should be noted that after Ming Taizu killed Prime Minister Hu Weiyong, he abolished the prime minister system and replaced the authority that originally belonged to the left and right prime ministers with six ministries. Ming Chengzu also established a palace with great powers. In fact, It was the Prime Minister who had lost his title as Prime Minister. Yan Dufei did not expect that a bachelor would come to this small old Gu family shop.

I saw that Liu Kang, an old dragon, was still walking tremblingly with the support of two maids, as if he would fall down with every step he took. His eyes were slightly open, their eyes were cloudy, and there was dark yellow eye feces accumulated in the corners of his eyes. The maid held a silk handkerchief in her hand and kept wiping him. Every time she wiped him, she had to change the silk handkerchief.

Two maids helped Liu Kang to sit down on the Grand Master's chair. Two boys in green clothes brought tea and snacks. The man in black smiled and said: "Lord Pavilion, there is no good place to live in Yong'an City, so I have to grieve you. Let’s rest in this inn for a while, and then we can hit the road after noon.”

A maid picked up the tea cup, opened the lid, and lightly swept the surface of the tea twice. Suddenly the whole room was filled with the fragrance of tea. Tang He and Yu Changyuan were both rich men in the world. As soon as they smelled the fragrance of tea, they immediately Knowing that this is the finest tea produced in Fujian, this cup of tea is probably worth half a year's salary of a fifth-rank official.

Liu Kang took a shaky sip of tea, and another maid serving beside him hurriedly wiped the corners of his mouth twice with a silk handkerchief. Liu Kang then sighed comfortably and leaned back on the Taishi chair. He said slowly and softly: "Xiao Feng, you don't have to accompany me anymore. Go back as soon as possible. There are a lot of things in the military camp, so you have to be careful when doing errands. If you do your errands well, you will bring glory to this old man like me." Mr. Zhang is not an easy person to get along with. You must deal with it carefully and make sure nothing goes wrong."

General Feng took a step forward and nodded respectfully. Liu Kang gave a few more instructions, but after talking a little too much, he suddenly coughed. Two maids hurriedly stroked his chest and knocked on his back, and the man in black also grabbed it. Go forward and stay with me carefully.

Although Tang He and others were great martial arts figures, they were standing close to the wall timidly, not even daring to make a sound.

After a long time, Liu Kang finally stopped coughing. Then General Feng said: "Teacher, you can rest assured that although we are rough people, we also came from the imperial examination, and we will definitely not do anything disgraceful. What's more, we are rough people. Teacher, you always remind us, and we all keep it in mind. Mr. Zhang has Mr. Zhang’s difficulties, which we naturally understand. I just hope that the teacher will take care of your body and the students will have something to think about. Last time Zhang Gui came back from Liaodong, and The students talked about the past when they accompanied the teacher on inspections of various health centers in Monan, and recalled how graceful the teacher was back then. The students were happy and sad at the same time..."

Speaking of this, the dignified commander actually wiped away tears.

Liu Kang sighed and said: "It's rare that you have such a heart, and the old man can enjoy peace of mind and happiness for a few more years. Zhang Gui has a harder time than you. It's not easy for him to survive in such a place where birds don't shit." .His mother has written to me several times, secretly or openly wanting to transfer him back. But I can’t live without him outside the customs. Besides, if Zhang Gui’s temperament becomes a capital official, I’m afraid he will offend all the officials in a few days. , on the contrary, it is better to be his commander-in-chief outside the customs, and you can keep peace for the rest of your life."

Several military attachés claimed that he was the one, and the man in black laughed and said: "Lao Zhang just has a bad mouth. When he scolds the governor outside the customs, no one will pay attention to him. If he is sitting in the lobby of the Ministry of War and scolding, these pen holders will do it behind his back."

Aren’t you going to kill him?”

Feng Zongbing said: "Zhang Gui also knows the teacher's painstaking efforts. Last time, he asked the students to bring wild ginseng produced in Liaodong to the teacher. He asked the students to bring a message to the teacher. As long as he is in Liaoyang, he will not teach.

The Tatar soldiers are acting recklessly.”

Liu Kang shook his head and said: "Zhang Gui is now considered a border official. Remember not to act on impulse and think twice before doing anything. Fighting and killing are for defense, and it is the responsibility of the general. As a general, what you plan is the overall situation. You must also

When dealing with governors and ministers, we need to study hard."

Every time Liu Kang said something, the military attachés nodded in agreement. Finally, Liu Kang said: "Although the population outside the Pass is sparse, apart from the harassment by the Tatars from time to time, several barbarians should not be underestimated. The great government of the imperial court is based on pacification.

Lord, but be sure not to raise tigers and cause trouble. I heard that Zhang Gui also used barbarians as vanguard to attack the Tatars, but this is absolutely impossible!"

Feng Zongbing laughed and said: "Old Zhang has no choice. He only has more than 2,000 men at full strength, and he has to allocate some troops to defend the city. The field troops are insufficient, so he came up with the method of 'fighting the barbarians with the barbarians'...

"

Liu Kang's face changed, and his whole appearance suddenly changed. He said in a deep voice: "There is no precedent in the previous dynasties to use the power of the barbarians to quell the chaos. Back then, the Marquis of Shen contacted the Rong tribe to kill the King of Zhou, and the Western Zhou Dynasty was therefore

The Song Dynasty was destroyed. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty relied on the help of the Hu people to defend the border fortress, which led to the Anshi Rebellion. The Song Dynasty united with the Jin Dynasty to attack the Liao Dynasty and the Mongolian Dynasty to attack the Jin Dynasty, but the result was the destruction of the two Song Dynasties. Aren't these lessons tragic enough?!"

When Liu Kang said this, he slapped his right hand hard on the table. Everyone in the hall was startled, and the expressions of the military attachés changed drastically. Chief Feng knelt down on one knee and said, "Teacher taught me a lesson."

Yes, the student wrote a letter to Zhang Gui after he returned, telling him to be careful. The teacher must not be angry."

Liu Kang sighed and said: "I am old, and the important affairs of the court still have to rely on you. Outsiders look at being an official as a glamorous one, but they don't know that every step must be done with great care. You have to take more care of Zhang Gui, both inside and outside the customs.

As one body. If there are changes outside the customs, the troops and horses on the front line of Shanhaiguan must not act rashly."

Feng Zongbing said: "The Tatar soldiers have suffered several heavy losses, and they are rarely seen on the line from Shanhaiguan to Liaoyang. Although Zhang Gui's troops are not large, they are enough to protect themselves. As long as Liaoyang lights up the beacon fire, Shanhaiguan's cavalry will not be able to survive for a day."

You can cross the Daling River in one night..."

Liu Kangdao: "Not only do we have to guard against the Tatars causing trouble, but we also need to be careful about the Japanese pirates. At present, the Japanese pirates are rampant along the coasts of Fujian and Zhejiang. The imperial court issued an order to the Japanese leader to strictly control it. I just heard that the Japanese leader has become a puppet and a few powerful officials are in power.

, the fight was very fierce, and they had no intention of destroying the Japanese pirates. A few days ago, two groups of Japanese tribute envoys were cajoling in Ningbo. One of the Japanese tribute envoys named Zongshe killed the other tribute envoy. The Japanese troops present commanded Liu Jin and Qian

Hu Zhangbo and others were also killed. Zongshe and a dozen Japanese soldiers actually broke out of the city's shipping envoy's office and plundered the counties along the coast of Ningbo. The court's more than 100,000 troops were helpless. It was heard that Zongshe had fled to Liaodong and wanted to enter the sea from Liaodong.

Flee back to Japan. You have to tell Zhang Gui that he must be careful and not be careless."

At this point, Liu Kang took a sip of tea and turned into the dying old man again. He said lazily: "I'm just a bad old man. It would be best if you can listen to these words."

, otherwise it would just be an old man’s fart.”

Several military attachés said they didn't dare. Liu Kang turned around and looked at Tang He and others, and said, "Isn't that Mr. Tang from the Xingyuan Escort Bureau?"

Tang He took a few steps forward, knelt on his knees and said, "Elder Ge still remembers me, it's really the smoke coming out of my ancestral grave."

Liu Kang laughed a few times and said: "The water transportation has been safe these years, and Mr. Tang has also worked hard. The Ministry of Revenue has said a lot of good things for Mr. Tang, and it is hard for other yamen to say anything.

"

Tang He's heart was shocked and he said: "I still rely on Pavilion Lao Zhouxuan, I should remember this."

Liu Kangdao: "Mr. Tang has contributed to the imperial court, and he deserves to be praised. It's just that this reputation is not easy to earn. I hope that Mr. Tang will start well and end well, leaving a blessing to his children and grandchildren."

Tang He was sweating from behind, and said: "The lesson learned by Mr. Ge is right, I should keep it in mind."

Liu Kangdao: "Fan Zhongyan of the Song Dynasty once said: 'If you live high in a temple, you worry about its people; if you live far away from the rivers and lakes, you worry about your king.' There is no difference between temples and rivers and lakes, as long as there is the word 'worry' in your heart,

You will be able to make ends meet and turn misfortunes into good fortunes. If you try your best to do something extraneous, you will inevitably violate the laws of nature and end up being angry and resentful, which will bring disaster to your descendants."

Tang He didn't dare to speak, so he had to lower his head and remain silent. Liu Kang said: "The old man was just talking casually. Mr. Tang, don't worry, just get up quickly."

Tang He kowtowed and then got up. He didn't even dare to raise his head and slowly returned to his original position. Liu Kang squinted his eyes and said: "The rest of you must be heroes in the world, and it is fate that we meet here today. Old man

I might as well send you a message: in the whole world, is it the land of the king, and on the shore of the land, is it the minister of the king? It’s up to you to know for yourself.”

At this moment, someone outside the door said: "Ding Yu, a small citizen of Tai'an Prefecture, Shandong Province, and others want to see Mr. Liu Ge."

Yu Yuanyuan and others were shocked, and thought to themselves: "Why are the Five Taishan Elders here too? I'm afraid something is not right!"
Chapter completed!