Those Things in the Ming Dynasty Part 4 Whitewashing the Peace _ Chapter 16 War - The Final Choice
The birth of an idiot
Hu Zongxian understood Xu Wei's intention and prepared to send an envoy to invite Wang Zhi to come for negotiations. However, he did not expect that Wang Zhi would come uninvited.
In October of the thirty-sixth year of Jiajing's reign (1557), Wang Zhi led thousands of troops, carrying a large number of muskets and artillery, to the coast of Zhejiang and anchored in Cengang, Zhoushan.
Hu Zongxian was startled, thinking that such a visit with troops must have bad intentions, so he immediately ordered to strengthen the security, build forts, implement martial law, and prepare for war.
However, this time his judgment was wrong.
Hu Zongxian's actions greatly angered Wang Zhi, and he sent Mao Haifeng to express his anger:
"The reason why I came here this time is that I am determined to fulfill the agreement and stop fighting. Your Excellency, you should send an envoy to meet me from afar, and you should at least treat me to a meal. But now you have mobilized a large army and banned ships. Are you deceiving me?
Me (meaning me)?!"
Facts have proved that Boss Wang is indeed very sincere. Not only did he come in person, but he also brought several Japanese princes with him, but he was rejected, which was really a shame.
Hu Zongxian miscalculated. He, who was always cheating, did not expect that Wang Zhi would be so sincere. In panic, he immediately sent an envoy again to express his apology and hope that Wang Zhi would come ashore for negotiations.
But Wang Zhi, whose pride was hurt, refused to agree. He said that both parties had lost trust and he would not go ashore.
Hu Zongxian had a headache. After thinking for a long time, he finally came up with a trick. He found Wang Zhi's son (his biological son, not an adopted son, and was under house arrest in Jinhua), and asked him to write a letter to his father, asking him to come ashore quickly for negotiations, and hinted that
, if he doesn’t obey, his son will be operated on.
Not long after, Hu Zongxian received the reply. When he opened it and looked at it, he was stunned.
In the letter, Wang Zhi did not even mention the negotiation, and only said this to his son:
"Son, why are you so stupid? Your father is outside so that you can eat well and live well. If your father comes, the whole family will die (death with the door closed)!"
Hu Zongxian, fight with me? You are too young!
The plan failed. Hu Zongxian clearly realized that Wang Zhi's IQ was much higher than Xu Hai's and was by no means inferior to him. He was an extremely difficult opponent. However, facing such a strong opponent, Hu Zongxian did not give up, but became even more excited.
:This game is getting more and more interesting.
Hu Zongxian believed that although Wang Zhi was very powerful, he was still a human being. As long as he was a human being, he had weaknesses that could be easily broken, and Wang Zhi's weakness was paying tribute through trade.
Wang Zhi is a businessman after all. He came all the way here just to talk about this issue. At the same time, Hu Zongxian also discovered a very interesting phenomenon: Although Wang Zhi expressed his unwillingness to negotiate, he always stayed there.
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Therefore, he came to the conclusion that Wang Zhi wanted to negotiate, but because of his face, he did not trust himself, so he was in a dilemma. As long as he broke through this barrier and lured him ashore, he would be able to control him.
But how easy is it to gain Wang Zhi's trust?
After careful thinking and careful planning, Hu Zongxian finally made up his mind. Just like before, he chose another person as a breakthrough point, but the difference was that this time, he was sure of victory.
Soon, Mao Haifeng on Wang Zhi's ship received a secret letter from Hu Zongxian, inviting him to come ashore for a visit.
Mao Haifeng had always had a strong impression of Hu Zongxian, but he was Wang Zhi's adopted son after all, so after receiving the letter, he handed it over to Wang Zhi as soon as possible.
After Wang Zhi read the letter, he thought for a moment and gave instructions to Mao Haifeng:
"You'd better go."
So under Wang Zhi's instruction, Mao Haifeng sailed ashore and saw Hu Zongxian, who was smiling and welcoming him warmly.
Mao Haifeng was here for business. He got straight to the point and asked Hu Zongxian about the purpose of inviting him here and his sincerity to break the current deadlock.
But Hu Zongxian didn't seem to be here to do anything. He took Mao Haifeng to a Jiefeng Wine Party, and said that we were all brothers, so let's not talk about this first and fill our stomachs first.
Talking at the wine table is a glorious tradition in our country, and Mao Haifeng went happily. But to his surprise, what Hu Zongxian said about eating was really just eating and not talking about anything. Several times he tried to speak, but was blocked.
Hu Zongxian interrupted intentionally or unintentionally.
It was getting later and later, and he was drinking more and more. Hu Zongxian seemed to be not sober after drinking, but Mao Haifeng was always uneasy. He would not forget the task that Wang Zhi personally assigned to him - to find out the truth and find out the truth.
Details.
Facts have proved that Mao Haifeng was not the only worried person at the wine table. Hu Zongxian, who was drunk (suspected), was also very nervous. Judging from the subsequent development of the matter, he should have read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" many times before this
》——especially a famous chapter in the book.
Hu Zongxian was completely drunk. He pulled Mao Haifeng and said that we are all brothers. You don't want to stay in the guest house tonight and you must stay with me.
Mao Haifeng firmly declined, Hu Zongxian insisted, and Mao Haifeng agreed.
Pulling the drunken Hu Zongxian, Mao Haifeng entered the governor's bedroom for the first time. He helped the unconscious Mr. Hu onto the bed and walked directly to the desk beside him. Because when he came in, he had already discovered that on the desk
There were many official documents piled up on it, and he believed that some of them must be related to Wang Zhi.
Hu Zongxian, who was lying on the bed, was also convinced of this.
Soon, Mao Haifeng found the pile of documents he wanted, and after opening them one by one, he saw two completely different opinions. The first was a large pile of official documents asking for war. The main authors were Yu Dayou and Lu Boring.
It was nothing more than hating the Japanese pirates and wanting to peel off Wang Zhi's skin and give him cramps. But when Mao Haifeng turned to the bottom of the pile of official documents, he found another completely different document.
This is a memorial written to the imperial court. The article repeatedly speaks for Wang Zhi and expresses that peace should be the most important thing and not force. The author is Hu Zongxian.
After reading this letter, Mao Haifeng was completely relieved. He lay on the bed and quietly calmed down his extremely nervous emotions.
Of course, he didn't know that while he was flipping through the documents, a pair of eyes had been watching him. This was Mr. Hu Zongxian who should have been asleep. In fact, he was more nervous than Mao Haifeng - if you can't read it, brother
By then, my work would have been in vain.
Early the next morning, after taking the reassurance, Mao Haifeng happily went to say goodbye to Hu Zongxian. Hu Zongxian did not keep him because there was no need to talk about anything else between them.
You don't know why I'm so excited. Mao Haifeng left here with a little pride.
In fact, I know everything. Hu Zongxian seems to have more reasons to be proud.
Wang Zhi finally believed Hu Zongxian because he believed what his adopted son saw with his own eyes, so after hesitating for a moment, he put forward the final condition:
"Send someone here to be a hostage, and I will come ashore and surrender."
As a close confidant of Hu Zongxian, Xia Zheng shouldered this important task. He went to the enemy ship alone in exchange for Wang Zhi's trust. Unfortunately, this good friend never returned because of a stupid mistake.
In November of the thirty-sixth year of Jiajing (1557), after several years of dealing with each other, the two old rivals Hu Zongxian and Wang Zhi finally met and sat together. As Hu Zongxian promised, he treated Wang Zhi very politely.
, and never restricts his freedom. This is not because Mr. Hu insists on being a great country and based on integrity, but it is an inevitable criterion when facing the strong.
History tells us that the so-called morality and justice can only be discussed when the strengths are equal, so Xu Hai is dead, but Wang Zhi is still alive.
Wang Zhi himself had a very clear understanding of this, so he visited and traveled confidently and waited for the price offered by the court.
But he never expected that things would change unexpectedly.
So far, the people participating in this intellectual game are all first-class masters. Xu Hai, Wang Zhi, Xu Wei, Hu Zongxian, all of them are not ordinary people. They understand the rules and are willing to admit defeat. It is a pity that in this world
There is always no shortage of fools.
After eating, drinking and having fun, Wang Zhi felt bored. At this time, Hu Zongxian said to him, you go to Hangzhou.
This was a suggestion that he regretted his whole life.
Wang Zhi happily went to Hangzhou. Hu Zongxian and Xu Wei had been discussing for many years, and their painstaking plan to eliminate the Japanese was about to be completely ruined, and all this was just because of the emergence of an idiot.
This idiot's name is Wang Bengu.
Mr. Wang Bengu's position is Zhejiang's censorship. A few years ago, this was originally Hu Zongxian's job. But compared with his predecessor, this successor's intelligence level is enough to firmly set the standard of imbecility.
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As we have said before, the censor is only in the seventh rank, but he has great power. He can be responsible for supervising the governor and governor, and has the right to submit memorials. As his name suggests, Mr. Wang Bengu is a stubborn person and will not resist.
What achievements did the Japanese have? All they saw was saliva flying everywhere.
Hu Zongxian had a headache for this man, but he couldn't offend him. He always responded passively. This time Wang Zhi went to Hangzhou
In Zhouzhou, Hu Zongxian was afraid that this 250-year-old would cause trouble, so he greeted him in advance and asked him to receive him properly and arrange accommodation.
When Wang Zhi arrived in Hangzhou, Wang Bengu fulfilled his promise and prepared a residence - a cell - for this guest from afar.
Mr. Wang Bengu's logic is very simple. Wang Zhi is a Japanese pirate, so he should be arrested. Besides, he has made no contribution for so many years. Now that such a big fish is delivered to his door, why should he wait if he doesn't take credit for it?
Hu Zongxian was so angry that he immediately sent people to find Wang Bengu and asked him to release him. However, Wang Yushi was an idiot in fighting against the Japanese, but he was an expert in complaining. He immediately wrote to the court, saying that he had done the right thing. At the same time,
, he also made an extremely shameless speculation - did Hu Zongxian violate discipline and accept bribes by protecting Wang Zhi in this way?
Hu Zongxian repeatedly wrote to the court, hoping that the court would consider the actual situation and not kill Wang Zhi, but let him serve the court and restrain the Japanese pirates (due to Fan Yi's heart). However, countless "just and awe-inspiring" people in the court immediately made impassioned speeches, saying that Hu Zongxian had actually
Anyone who dares to openly indulge a criminal must have some inside story. In a short time, there is a strong possibility of putting Hu Zongxian in jail.
In order not to become neighbors with Wang Zhi, Hu Zongxian compromised with reality. He revised his opinion in a letter and expressed his attitude: he agreed to execute Wang Zhi.
Years of hard planning were all destroyed in one fell swoop.
After receiving the news, Mao Haifeng immediately executed Xia Zheng and brutally mutilated him. This was the only way for him to vent his anger.
A year later, Wang Zhi was taken to the execution ground and executed. Also killed with him was his son. Just like the letter that stunned Hu Zongxian, at this last moment, Wang Zhi faced his son again.
He made a judgment—the boldest judgment in his life:
"Killing me is fine, but it only hurts the people of Zhejiang and Zhejiang. After my death, this place will be in chaos for ten years!"
Facts have proved that this is a very reliable statement.
the coming of darkness
After Wang Zhi was captured, Hu Zongxian's mood reached its lowest point. He had never been so overwhelmed since the anti-Japanese war. Years of experience told him that Wang Zhi's death would become an important turning point, and countless Japanese pirates would board.
They went to the coast and acted arbitrarily, burning, killing, and looting. No one could restrain them. And with the current military strength, there was no way to stop their atrocities.
The darkest hour is coming.
At his wits' end, Hu Zongxian hurriedly went to find Xu Wei, but Master Xu was even more excited than him. As soon as they met, he cursed in Shaoxing dialect:
"Wang Bengu, this bastard, deserves to be killed! He deserves to be killed!"
Here is a little popularization of Shaoxing dialect. The so-called pinch is roughly equivalent to the idiot or fool in Mandarin.
So Governor Hu was not in a hurry. He looked at Xu Wei quietly and waited for him, because based on past experience, this man would always have an idea after spitting.
But this time seemed to be an exception. After Xu Wei finished scolding, he fell silent and didn't say a word.
Hu Zongxian finally couldn't sit still anymore and broke the silence by speaking:
"The matter has reached this point. It is useless to curse. The situation at hand is critical. How should we deal with it?"
Xu Wei thought for a long time and finally gave an answer:
"Now that we can't appease you, we can only fight."
This is an answer that Hu Zongxian doesn't want to hear and cannot accept. If he could fight, he would have fought long ago. Why wait until today to play so many tricks?
But now, he has no choice.
In fact, Hu Zongxian has been enduring humiliation all this time. No matter Wang Zhi, Xu Hai, pirates, or traitors, they are all Japanese pirates after all. They are not Hu Zongxian's guests, let alone his friends. They lead the Japanese
They burned, killed, raped and looted, and committed all kinds of evil. There was no need to be polite to them. The reason why they treated each other with courtesy and acted step by step was just because of their lack of strength.
But I endured it again and again, gave in again and again, but now the green hills remain the same and the blood is flowing.
Whether you are weak or unable to bear it, since you can't bear it anymore, there is no need to bear it anymore.
Hu Zongxian finally took action and vented all the anger in his heart:
"Start war! If you don't believe me, there is no one in China!"
An earth-shattering decisive battle began.
Hu Zongxian began to deploy troops, reserve grain and grass, and build fortifications. He knew very well that what awaited him ahead would be a long and arduous protracted war. Only those who persisted to the end could become the final winner.
But he never dreamed that what would kick off this war would be an unprecedented defeat.
It is said that everything is difficult at the beginning. In order to get a good start, Hu Zongxian sent his strongest subordinate Yu Dayou to lead the most elite troops to attack a target that seemed to be within easy reach.
This target was Wang Zhi's adopted son Mao Haifeng. After Wang Zhi was arrested, he killed Xia Zheng, but failed to escape. He was surrounded by the Ming army in Cengang. At this time, most of his men had escaped, leaving only
Less than a thousand people.
Hu Zongxian deployed several times his troops and famous generals, preparing to wipe out this desperate remnant in one fell swoop.
In the spring of the thirty-seventh year of Jiajing (1558), the fighting officially began.
At this time, Yu Dayou had been promoted to the governor of Qianshi, held military power, and had experienced hundreds of battles. Even he believed that defeating Mao Haifeng would be easy.
But the reason why this world is rich and colorful is that it can always bring surprises to people. Yu Dayou gathered a large army to attack, but encountered stubborn resistance and was repelled by the enemy.
Yu Dayou didn't take it seriously as the so-called victory or defeat was common among military strategists, but soon he discovered that something was a little wrong.
The offensive started in spring and lasted until summer. The scenery changed, the weather changed, but the daily battle reports never changed. Yu Dayou showed his special skills, land and sea battles, spears and artillery, digging holes and cheating, they all worked.
Although they had all been used, Cengang and Mao Haifeng remained motionless, repelling the Ming army's attacks time and time again.
Mao Haifeng fought hard, not only to survive, but also out of anger. In this high-level intellectual game, he once trusted Hu Zongxian, believed in his promise, and believed that the matter would eventually be resolved properly.
But when the news of Wang Zhi's arrest came, all his expectations turned into anger. He believed that he had been deceived. In his eyes, Hu Zongxian and Wang Bengu were both members of the imperial court, and there was no difference.
As the saying goes, those who are stunned are afraid of being stunned, and those who are stunned are afraid of losing their lives. If this person is not afraid of death, there is nothing to be afraid of. Even though Yu Daxia has great martial arts skills, he can't stop this life-threatening buddy. The so-called random punching to death
The master, with one powerful punch, swept across Shaolin's great hero Yu, there was nothing he could do.
The war went on like this, day and night. Spring left, summer came, and it was late autumn again. Yu Dayou was anxious, and so was Hu Zongxian. If the war continued like this, everyone would have to celebrate the New Year in Cengang.
But they did not celebrate the New Year with Mao Haifeng after all, and this was attributed to one of their co-leaders - Jiajing.
Tens of thousands of people beat thousands of people, and the fighting lasted until spring and autumn, but there was still no result. Jiajing was so angry that his head was smoking: Are you all just losers?!
He gave the order directly:
Yu Dayou, the commander-in-chief of Zhejiang Province, is not going well in the battle. He has a one-month deadline to capture Cengang! If he fails to do so within the time limit, all officers from the commander-in-chief and below will be dismissed and investigated!
This time Yu Daxia was in trouble. He went to Hu Zongxian and asked the leader to help solve the problem.
However, Hu Zongxian waved his hands repeatedly and told him with a sad face: I can't fight in the war. This problem is only up to you, brother. I hope you will make great achievements as soon as possible, otherwise brother, I will follow you and step down sooner or later.
It was no longer possible to find an organization. Yu Dayou stamped his feet, gritted his teeth and returned to the front line, urging the army to attack day and night. However, Mao Haifeng was determined this time and vowed to fight to the end. After more than 20 days of attacking, it still had no effect.
Seeing that the date was approaching, Yu Dayou had no choice but to resort to the last resort - holding a meeting.
At the meeting, Yu Dayou once again encouraged his subordinates to fight bravely, and without any fear of embarrassment, he read out the emperor's edict scolding him in public, and then told everyone clearly that the emperor was angry and the consequences would be serious. What other skills do you have?
Come out, otherwise when I am finished, none of you will be able to escape, and you will all have to accompany me down!
There is a reason for this. Jiajing's decree states that if the enemy cannot be wiped out on time, all soldiers from the commander-in-chief down will be dismissed for questioning. The commander-in-chief is Yu Dayou, and there are several levels below him, namely deputy commander-in-chief, staff general, and guerrilla general.
What Yu Daxia means is that this is a collective scapegoat. If I want to take the blame, you must take the blame too!
Everyone panicked and went back to camp to prepare actively in order to save their jobs. At this moment, a general found Yu Dayou and volunteered to act as a vanguard to annihilate Mao Haifeng.
Looking at this self-recommended general, Yu Dayou asked:
"Are you sure?"
The general replied confidently:
"We must do our best to win the victory!"
Yu Dayou nodded, but he really didn't know what to do. Who could fight a battle that he couldn't fight? But when the time came, he had to make do.
But after the general received the order, he did not take immediate action.
Instead, they reduced the number of attacks. They only sent a few soldiers to the enemy's formation every day to call for formation, and did nothing else. Yu Dayou urged him many times, but he still remained the same and never moved troops.
The deadline was getting closer and closer, and the emperor couldn't wait any longer. Before a month had passed, he issued an order to remove Yu Dayou and others from their official positions. At the end, he also said that he would not be held accountable for the time being, and he would be punished and meritorious.
If you are dismissed from office, you are not being held accountable? According to this meaning, if the fight continues, everyone will go to the cell hand in hand. Just when Yu Daxia was anxious and ready to personally copy the guy and go out to fight, the good news came that Cengang was finally captured.
Already.
All this time, Yu Dayou's subordinate has not been passive in his work, because he uses an extremely clever psychological tactic. He first slows down the pace of the attack and numbs the opponent's tense nerves. At the same time, he carefully surveys the terrain and selects a suitable breakthrough.
When the time is right, launch a general offensive in one fell swoop to annihilate the enemy.
In this way, the battle of Cengang, which lasted for nearly half a year, came to an end. In this battle, the Ming army suffered nearly 3,000 casualties and wiped out less than 1,000 enemies. Some Japanese pirates successfully broke through and escaped. It can be said that they were in disgrace.
, so embarrassed.
But Comrade Jiajing was still very interesting. He fulfilled his promise, did not punish Yu Dayou and others, and reinstated them to their posts.
Yu Dayou, who had escaped the disaster, was filled with emotion. He made a special trip to find his capable subordinate and sighed sincerely:
"Ashamed, ashamed, I'm not as good as you."
This statement is actually not new, because Yu Daxia has always been a modest person. However, later generations almost unanimously believe that his statement is not modesty, but a fact.
The great Yu Dayou finally met a general who was greater than him, because the name of this general was Qi Jiguang.
Born to be a general
In the fourteenth year of Hongwu (1381), the famous generals Fu Youde and Lan Yu led an expedition to Yunnan. They were invincible along the way and the battle went very smoothly. Soon after, the Yuan Dynasty guard Liang Wang committed suicide and the whole of Yunnan was pacified.
After the war, Fu Youde followed the usual practice and submitted a list of fallen officers to the court for posthumous recognition.
But when Zhu Yuanzhang flipped through the list, his eyes stopped on one name - Qi Xiang.
This is a name he is familiar with. Twenty-eight years ago (1353, the 13th year of Yuan Zhizheng), when he had just broken with Guo Zixing and marched into Dingyuan, this man came to him and followed him as his personal soldier.
He conquered east and west and made many achievements.
So he issued a far-reaching order:
"Anoint Qi Xiang's son Qi Bin as General Mingwei, and serve as the Dengzhou Guard to command Qianshi. It is hereditary and will not be replaced!"
The so-called hereditary succession means that from now on, as long as this family survives and has a son, the position of the general will belong to their Qi family until the Ming Dynasty Company collapses.
So since then, the Qi family has been carrying this long-term meal ticket and living a life without worries about food and clothing. However, the talents of successive generations are really limited. Although they are diligent, they have not produced any remarkable people. Until the 14th
That night eighteen years later.
On the first day of October in the seventh year of Jiajing's reign (1528), Qi Jingtong, the general manager of the Jiangnan Water Transport Bureau, waited uneasily for the birth of his son. Although the birth time was at the time of his birth, it was already dawn by the time Qi finished his obstetrics and gynecology work.
At dawn in the east, the sun first rose. The sunlight penetrated the clouds and illuminated everything in the world with its dazzling light. Qi Jingtong put down the diaper in his hand and looked at the scene outside the window where the haze disappeared and the light shone thousands of miles away. He named his son:
"Just call him Jiguang."
In Japanese war history books, there is a word used to describe the outcome of the war that is used very frequently, and that is jade broken.
But the so-called jade chips here are not as heroic as we think, because according to the Japanese custom, as long as you die on the battlefield, whether you die in battle, die of illness, starvation, or unfortunately fall to death while escaping, they are all called jade chips.
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For example, when Sun Liren defeated the Japanese army in Burma and buried thousands of Japanese soldiers alive, the relevant headline in Japan was that the Burmese Imperial Army of the Empire of Japan was heroic and shattered - although it was not heroic at all.
If this concept is applied to Qi Jiguang, then his nickname should be called Crusher, because according to statistics, in those years, the rate of jade fragmentation among Japanese pirates who encountered him was generally over 80%.
From the thirty-eighth year of Jiajing (1559) to the forty-fifth year of Jiajing (1566), Qi Jiguang fought 13 battles. In each battle, he swept the enemy troops and almost completely wiped them out. The maximum casualties were only 69, and the average casualty ratio between the enemy and ourselves was 30.
:1, unprecedented and shining in the annals of history.
Qi Jiguang, this name will become the Japanese pirates' most terrifying nightmare.
Since ancient times, titles can be hereditary, but geniuses are never born. As the father of a genius, Qi Jingtong is actually a man of average ability, but he also has two rare advantages: honesty and willingness to work.
Therefore, although he did not have any special talents, his official career was good. He was promoted from the commander of Dengzhou to the commander of Daningdu. Finally, he was transferred to Beijing and served as the deputy general of the Shenji Camp, becoming a senior general in the Ming army.
Generally speaking, if the father is a high-ranking official, the family will naturally be in good shape. However, Qi Jiguang is an exception. His living conditions have been very ordinary since he was a child, all thanks to his father.
Qi Jingtong is an honest man, and he is upright. He never engages in gray income. He has taken the initiative to hand over red envelopes from his work partners several times, and has been praised by his superiors many times. For decades, he has lived only on salary. In the Ming Dynasty, this kind of
The only result of behavior is poverty.
But Qi Jingtong didn't take it seriously. On the contrary, he repeatedly taught his son to learn from his good example, to be an honest official and to make contributions.
Facts have proved that Qi Jiguang successfully met his father's requirements-only on the second point.
Like many scholars, Qi Jiguang studied poetry and books since he was a child. Because of his average family background and simple clothes, many children from rich families looked down upon him.
However, when he was ten years old, suddenly one day, the teacher walked into the school. Without giving a lecture, he solemnly told all the students that from now on, they must be careful when playing with Qi Jiguang to avoid danger.
If there are three long and two short movements, there will be big trouble, because Qi is already a fourth-grade general.
When Qi Jiguang was born, Qi Jingtong was already in his fifties. In the seventeenth year of Jiajing (1538), he estimated that he was too old, so he retired back home. According to the court regulations and personal wishes, his position would be replaced by that of a ten-year-old.
Qi Jiguang succeeded, although the formalities had not yet been completed, Qi Jiguang was already a nominal general.
Most people study for decades and get a Jinshi. At most, they can only be a sixth- or seventh-rank official, and they have to work hard to get qualifications. Qi Jiguang is only ten years old, and he is already a fourth-rank official. This is how the so-called high-ranking disciples train.
Made.
But this is not a good thing for Qi Jiguang. Soon, a difficult problem will be placed in front of him.
Because according to the regulations of the imperial court, middle- and high-level cadres like Qi Jiguang had to take a carriage when going out. However, Qi Jiguang's family had limited financial resources and could not afford a car. Taking the No. 11 bus was too embarrassing, so he had no choice but to squat at home.
So the ten-year-old General Qi was forced to drop out of school and study hard at home. At this time, a teacher heard about this and offered to teach Qi Jiguang how to study.
Qi Jiguang was naturally very happy, but he was worried about the fee. In those days, hiring a tutor was not much cheaper than buying a car.
But after a long time, the teacher never mentioned money. He came and went at his own expense every day. After teaching, he left without even eating.
Qi Jiguang was very puzzled and felt very guilty. One day, he spent some money to prepare a very sumptuous meal and wanted to treat the teacher to a meal.
However, what he didn't expect was that when the teacher saw the table full of food, he became furious. Not only did he not eat, he even scolded loudly:
"You come from a poor family, but you spend so much money. Am I coming to you just to eat?"
Qi Jiguang said nothing and immediately removed the food. The teacher's face looked better. He said to Qi Jiguang in a serious and sincere voice:
"Although you are a hereditary general, it is really rare that you are so diligent and studious. I am here to teach you. I only hope that you will persevere in the future, become talented as soon as possible, and serve the country. Then you will live up to my expectations."
Facing this selfless mentor, Qi Jiguang was speechless and could only salute the teacher solemnly with tears in his eyes.
The days still went on, the family was still poor, the teacher still came to visit and still refused to accept any money, and Qi Jiguang still studied hard, but changes were happening unconsciously.
He was poor but insisted on ethics and was rigorous without considering gains and losses. From his father and teachers, Qi Jiguang established the principles of his life - taking the world as his own responsibility and not caring about personal honor or disgrace!
So, one night not long after, while studying hard by candlelight, the young Qi Jiguang wrote an eternal masterpiece and his life's ideal:
The small building rests peacefully for now, worrying about the old alliance.
He calls for wine bottles to greet guests, waves his bows and sits down to talk about war.
The clouds protect toothpicks, and the stars contain swords.
It is not my intention to be granted the title of Marquis, but I hope the sea will be peaceful.
For the next forty years, he devoutly adhered to this great belief.