Wu Ling ran to the wall door and looked around, then came back and said, "Master, that Laifu is really on the move." He added, "Master, is he suspicious that he is a member of the Dong family of Huating, right?" Zhang Yuan said, "Look at his words and deeds.
It doesn't seem like he's cheating, but anyway, I don't know his details, so I can keep him in the house, and the house is not an almshouse." I used to employ Shi Shuang, and it was introduced by Yi Ting, and Shi Shuang brought his family with him.
Come, this Laifu is alone, no matter how honest and honest he looks, he can't accept his begging. If he can meet him when he comes to Huating in the future, he will definitely go to Huating -
Mu Zhenzhen came over from the well and said, "Master, the water is ready, can you take a bath?" Zhang Yuan said, "I'm going to see my mother first."
When he went to the south building to see his mother, Zhang Yuan asked Shang Danran when he returned to Kuaiji. Zhang's mother, Lu, laughed and said: "You went to the Academy to worship the saint, and Miss Danran went back to Kuaiji. My mother really likes her and wants to let her go."
She entered my Zhang family's door early, and now that my son has the reputation of being a scholar, shouldn't it be time to agree with the Shang family on a date for his marriage?"
Zhang Yuandao said: "Let's wait until the end of the year to decide. Things have become more complicated recently. I have to send my sister back to Qingpu and go to the Imperial College to study. My father will definitely come back by the end of the year." This is correct. Zhang's mother, Lu, nodded and said: "
Your sister is very happy that you have won the title of Scholar, but she is now a member of the Lu family in Qingpu. She has stayed in Shanyin for a long time and feels a little uneasy. Your brother-in-law originally said that he would come to take her, mother and son back this April.
But she hasn’t come yet, Ruoxi is very worried.”
Zhang Yuan said: "I will write to my brother-in-law tomorrow to ask about the situation. If my brother-in-law has no time to pick up my sister, then I will send her back." Zhang Ruoxi coaxed the two children to sleep. At this time, she came to her mother's room and happened to hear her brother Zhang Yuan
When he said he was sending her back, he pretended to be embarrassed and said: "Why, are you tired of my sister living here for a long time?" Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Moji, look at your sister, you are confusing right and wrong and framed me."
Zhang's mother, Lu Shi, smiled and said, "Ruoxi, my mother and your brother actually want you to live in Shanyin forever. It's you who is worried about Qingpu."
Zhang Ruoxi sat down next to her mother and cooled her mother with the fan in her hand. She sighed softly and said, "I wasn't worried if I stayed here for a little longer. It's just that Lu Lang sent a letter last time saying that the traitor Chen Ming was lightly sentenced and released.
, the old man at home is very angry, and now I don’t know what’s going on there.” Zhang Yuan returned to the small building in the back garden, and after taking a bath, he wrote a letter to his brother-in-law Lu Tao, and found the letter Yang Shixiang wrote to him at the beginning of the month.
Yang Shixiang asked him to review another collection of current affairs for his bookstore. This time, the remuneration had increased to three hundred taels. It seemed that last year's collection of current affairs had made Yang Shixiang a lot of money. Zhang Yuan wrote to Lu Tao and Yang Shixiang again.
At that time, Mu Zhenzhen was reading "Historical Records". She had read more than half of the 130-volume "Historical Records". This fallen girl read very slowly, staring at each word. She read books slowly.
, but her memory is good, and she can answer most of the questions asked by Zhang Yuan about the books she has read. Of course, books like "Historical Records" that are like storytelling are relatively easy to remember.
What Mu Zhenzhen is reading tonight is "The Forty-Nine Biography of General Li", which tells the story of the flying general Li Guang's bravery and wisdom. Li Guang's hundred cavalry outmaneuvered thousands of Huns' cavalry, and after being captured, he cleverly killed the enemy and escaped.
What Mu Zhenzhen saw was thrilling. Later, Li Guang committed suicide. Mu Zhenzhen burst into tears. She covered her head and looked at the young master who was writing a letter. She really wanted the young master to ask her about the flying general Li Guang.
, but the young master was obviously too preoccupied tonight to pay attention to the soft rustling on the roof of her building. It started to rain again. Mu Zhenzhen hurried to the back porch to collect the clothes to dry. When he came back, he saw the young master standing in the study.
From the corridor in front of the door, he looked downstairs at the sinking water of the river, and said, "Master, have you finished writing the letter? I'll go wash my pen."
Zhang Yuandao: "Wait a moment, I have something to tell you."
Mu Zhenzhen said "hmm" and stood beside the young master, holding his hands lightly on his waist, waiting for the young master to ask questions, his heart was pounding a little.
Zhang Yuan said: "I have entered school this time, and I can be exempted from serving as the second daughter of the family. Your father will be exempted from serving as a servant in the future." Seeing Mu Zhenzhen move, he knew that this fallen girl was going to kneel down and thank her, so he quickly grabbed her.
Said: "Wait until I finish speaking."
"Master——
"Mu Zhenzhen stood still, his blue eyes filled with tears.
Zhang Yuandao: "I still want to find a way out for your father, and that is to join the army. The road to joining the army is not that easy. You have to risk your life. Go and call your father. I want to ask him what he wants."
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Mu Zhenzhen agreed and hurried downstairs. Wu Ling came over. He heard what the young master said to Mu Zhenzhen and said in surprise: "Master, Xiao Wu is also sixteen years old this year."
How could Zhang Yuan not understand what Wu Ling meant? He smiled and said: "I know, you also want to be exempted from military service, right? There are two places, one is Uncle Mu, and the other is you." Wu Ling jumped up with joy and said repeatedly: "Thank you, Master.
Thank you, Master."
Zhang Yuandao: "In two years' time, I will marry you a wife and become a citizen of your country."
Wu Ling was even more happy when he heard the previous sentence. In two years' time, Young Mistress Danran would definitely get married, and Yunjin would also come. Then he would ask Young Mistress to betroth Yunjin to him, and good things would come of it. But when he heard the latter sentence about foreign citizenship, Wu Ling
His face changed, and he asked quickly: "Master, what do you mean? Xiao Wu has always been a member of the Zhang family?"
Zhang Yuan said: I, Zhang Yuan, do not keep slaves. You can stay in the Zhang family like Shi Shuang in the future, and I will hire you.
Wu Ling said: "The young master is so kind to his servants. Living as a slave in the Zhang family is better than ordinary people. There is no need to worry about natural disasters. 1 Xiao Wu does not want to leave his country, and it costs a lot of money to redeem himself. Xiao Wu also
I can’t afford it.”
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Since I let you become a citizen, of course I don't need any money from you——"
Wu Ling said: "I don't want to leave my country without paying money, so I am willing to serve the young master."
"He thought to himself, "It's very likely that I won't be able to marry Yun Jin if I leave my hometown."
Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Let's talk about it in two years." Slavery is a bad habit of the Jiangnan gentry. A big squire will have a large number of people who sell themselves to seek refuge. Once the squire is convicted and loses power, the slaves will leave arrogantly, and there may even be rebellion.
Occupying the master's land and defrauding the old owner's wealth and transferring it to the new wealthy, just like Chen Ming, the serf of the Lu family in Qingpu, caused endless trouble to the Lu family. As for large-scale slave rebellions, that is, domestic slave riots, they occurred after the Ding Revolution
, the social order is chaotic, and domestic slaves respond to the call of the master, go to the master's door to force the body to be deeded, beat the master, insult the master's wife, and even kill the master. This is quite similar to the landlord fight more than three hundred years later, the stairs ring.
Mu Zhenzhen and her father, Mu Jingyan, came up. Mu Jingyan knelt down and said, more than a foot away, "Young master has shown kindness to the villain father and daughter. As long as the young master gives orders, every villain will obey them."
When Mu Zhenzhen saw her father kneeling down, she quickly knelt down too.
Zhang Yuan took a few steps forward, helped Mu Jingyan and his daughter up, and said, "Go into the study to talk." Mu Jingyan followed Zhang Yuan into the study and stood respectfully with his hands lowered. He heard the young master say: "Uncle Mu, I
I once promised you to join the army and earn a career through meritorious service. Now I think the time has come. But I want to make it clear to you that joining the army is extremely cruel. You may be killed by the enemy in the first battle. Are you still willing to take this path?
?"
Mu Jingyan felt the blood in his body heat up, and his martial nature that had been suppressed for many years suddenly became enthusiastic. He said in a deep voice: "Although I am from a humble background, I am not willing to die of old age. The young master is willing to show me a way to join the army."
,1 Even if a villain dies, he will have no regrets.”
Mu Zhenzhen quickly called out: "Daddy"
Mu Jingyan smiled and said: "It's true that you are by Master Jiezi's side, and Daddy can rest assured. Daddy is thirty-six years old this year, and he wants to give it a try. He never had a chance before. If Master can give him this opportunity, I will never do it."
I will let him go." Zhang Yuan said: "Okay, next month you come with me to Kunshan to look for a general named Du Song.
Song was born as a general, and he is brave and good at fighting. I predict that the imperial court will re-appoint him, and I will try to get you to join him."
Du Song was a key figure in the Saar Hu War five years later. It was precisely because the 60,000 Ming troops led by Du Song underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly that led to the disastrous defeat of Saar Hu. Mr. Huang Renyu, an expert on Ming history, wrote a special article "1619"
The paper "Battle of Liaodong" discusses the inevitability of the Proving Army's disastrous defeat, but Zhang originally thought that this inevitability contained many accidents, and changing some of these accidents should be able to affect the entire war situation. The Battle of Saarhu was the result of the rise and fall of the power of the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty.
At the turning point, Zhang Yuan must exert his prophetic influence in this battle, otherwise Liaodong will be difficult to deal with. Both Yuan Chonghuan and Sun Chengzong can only tinker and passively defend, and are unable to counterattack Hou Jin. Of course, Hou Jin has strong military strength
After Nurhachi destroyed the four tribes of the Haixi Jurchens and Hulun tribes, his military strength was already higher than that of the Ming Dynasty. However, Zhang Yuan is still just a scholar from the south of the Yangtze River. Time waits for no time and he cannot be allowed to make plans. However, as long as he grasps the key, he can influence the main forces.
General Juniper, even if it is not enough to completely reverse the situation of the war, is it possible to avoid a disastrous defeat like historical facts?
Now, in the forty-second year of Wanli, Du Song is living leisurely in Kunshan County, Suzhou Prefecture. Maybe next year, the imperial court will appoint Du Song as the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan. Mu Jingyan will definitely be a capable general if he can stay with Du Song.
Scholars don't go out and care about world affairs.
The Shaoxing Prefecture Taoist Examination lasted twenty days. Wang Tixue immediately rushed to Ningbo Prefecture to preside over the Taoist Examination. It would take five months for all eleven prefectures in Zhejiang to complete the exam. On the morning of April 26, all new members headed by Zhang Yuan
The students went to Naokou Pier in Sanjiang to send the great master to Ningbo Mansion. Wang Tixue encouraged all the students to study vigorously and explore the principles of sages, and to achieve success in their studies as soon as possible and serve the court. He specially called Zhang Yuan to come forward." Ding asked: "You
You are No. 1 in the Shaoxing Prefecture Daoist Examination. You will be admitted to the Imperial College as a tribute. The admission period will be at the end of July. You have to behave yourself. As a teacher, I have the highest expectations for you. I hope you can pass the high school in the provincial examination next year."
Zhang Yuan bowed his head and said: "The responsibility of learning is to cultivate your mind and character, study hard, and serve the country with what you have learned in the future, living up to the expectations of your teacher."
After sending off the great master, everyone returned to their hometowns. At the end of the year, Zhang Yuan returned to Dongzhang Mansion. Zhang E came to invite him to the Divine Mirror Workshop to see the telescope newly developed by the mirror maker. Zhang Yuan said happily: "Has the telescope been completed?
." Just as he was about to go out with Zhang E, he saw a letter from the porter. It was written by Lu Tao of Qingpu. Before Zhang Yuan's letter was sent, Lu Tao's letter arrived first.