There were screams from women in the carriage. They were obviously frightened by the sudden jolt of the carriage. Fortunately, the frightened horse was quickly restrained by Mu Jingyan. Dusk was the busiest time in Dengshi Street. Most people walked or took sedan chairs.
There are many people, but there are very few carriages and horses. This is because there are so many pedestrians here that the livestock are easily frightened——
One of the two passers-by who was knocked down by the frightened horse quickly got up, grabbed the coachman and cursed him. It looked like this man in a square scarf and a sweatshirt was a student. He was about forty years old. He should not have been injured, but he screamed.
It was so fierce that the driver was asked to pay for the money. The other person who fell to the ground was a fat woman. Mu Zhenzhen stepped forward to help her, but the woman pushed her away. She sat on the ground and cried out in pain: "The slave's house was damaged."
I'm afraid my life won't last long, how can I make a living with the old and the young here?" He screamed while rubbing his chest, making the two breasts under his clothes sway uncontrollably——
Dengshi Street was crowded with businessmen and tourists. When they heard that there was a commotion here, a group of people immediately gathered around to watch the excitement——
When the driver saw Mu Jingyan's scabbard touching the horse's eye, he yelled, "This is none of my business. It's this soldier who frightened my horse. You go to him to argue." He pointed at Mu Jingyan.
The clerk turned his head and glanced at Mu Jingyan. The big man like an iron tower turned around and shouted angrily at the coachman: "It was your carriage that hit me. I only want to settle the score with you."
Someone in the carriage said, "Old Wang, what's going on?"
The coachman became more courageous and knocked off the soldier's hand that was holding his collar. He turned around and said, "Sir, a soldier frightened the villain's horse and knocked down two people. These two people didn't go to the soldier to settle the score."
, but you come here to pester a villain and ask him to compensate you. This is really unreasonable!"
Mu Jingyan frowned and thought to himself: "How can you blame me for this? It was an unintentional mistake." It was expected that the person in the carriage had a high status, and he was not someone who, as a fallen soldier, could argue with him. In this capital city
It's better to settle the matter in peace, and don't delay sending the ordnance back to Yulin. He still has more than twenty taels of silver in his waist, which is almost all his savings. He originally planned to buy some clothes and accessories for Zhenzhen.
. I accidentally got into such trouble. I'm afraid I'm going to lose some money now, but don't worry. Let's see what the people in the carriage say -
The clerk grabbed the coachman's chest again and shouted: "I didn't see anyone startle your horse, I only know that your horse collided with me."
The fat woman sitting on the ground shouted: "Ah, my whole body hurts -" she got up and sat on the shaft of the car. It seemed that she wanted to extort money.
There were two healthy servants following the carriage. The man in the carriage said something to one of the servants, and the servant came over and said to the servant: "My master asked you to follow me to the Dongcheng Military and Horse Department.
Deal with this matter." Then he pointed at Mu Jingyan and said, "Don't leave this soldier either."
This man was quite domineering in the neighborhood because of his fame. He said angrily: "Who has the patience to go to the Army and Horses Department with a slave like you? Who is in the carriage? Please show up and say something?" I thought: "Today's world style.
Under the sun, even a businessman dares to call me master——"
"Well, you go and talk to my master." The healthy servant couldn't help but drag the boy to the car window. Half of the car curtains were lifted from the inside. It was already dusk. Some of the shops on both sides had already turned on the lights, and the boy left.
He was close enough to see the people in the car clearly. Hearing a few words from the people in the car, he immediately bowed and bowed. He stopped pestering the driver and turned around and shouted at Mu Jingyan: "You soldier, you startled someone's horse and hit him."
You killed someone, but you didn’t even say a word of apology!”
Mu Jingyan knew that the man in the car must be a powerful official. He didn't dare to offend the officer so he came towards him. However, he had no choice but to hand over his hand and ask the officer: "Where is this husband injured?"
People are willing to pay for my husband’s medical treatment.”
The fat woman also got off the carriage and shouted: "There are still servants."
Mu Jingyan estimated that one tael of silver per person would be enough, and he was not seriously injured, so he said: "Then let's go to a nearby medical shop for diagnosis and treatment to see where the injury is."
The student didn't dare to offend the people in the carriage, so he vented his anger on Mu Jingyan and sneered: "You stupid soldier, whoever has the patience to chat with you will pay ten taels of silver."
The fat woman also shouted: "I am also twelve." It's so easy to blackmail people by taking advantage of the scholar's influence.
Mu Jingyan was also annoyed and said in a deep voice: "You two have gone too far. In this market, people come and go, bumps and bumps are inevitable. I am willing to pay for the treatment of your injuries, but you ask for twenty taels of silver.
Is money so easy to earn?" Mu Jingyan had been in the army for two years and had experienced life-and-death fighting. He was no longer as timid and fearful as he was in Shaoxing.
Mu Zhenzhen said crisply: "Besides, you were also hit by a horse. How can you blame my father entirely?" He gently tugged on his father's sleeves and prepared to run away. As the young master said, a good man will not suffer the consequences of the moment -
The health worker and the fat woman were shouting, and the health worker wanted to call the soldiers and horsemen. The healthy servant following the carriage also sneered: "The one who was hit by the horse was not a stupid soldier like you who frightened the horse. How could the horse be frightened?"
He knows how to bump into people, but he dares to grab them."
Another servant came over and asked Mu Jingyan: "Your military accent sounds like you are from Shaoxing?"
Mu Jingyan also heard that this servant had a local accent from Shanyin, so he cupped his hands and said, "I am from Shanyin, Shaoxing."
The servant said with a smile on his face: "My master is also from Shanyin. I want you to go over and ask questions."
Just as Mu Jingyan was about to go over, Mu Zhenzhen hurriedly grabbed his father and asked the servant, "What is your father's name?"
The servant replied: "My surname is Yao, which is a common surname in Shanyin."
Mu Zhen was really surprised. Could her surname be Yao Zongwen, Yao Tiezui's cousin? Yao Zongwen was the young master's rival. If Yao Zongwen knew her identity, she would definitely embarrass her father. Then she would not have to pay twenty taels.
It was about the silver, so he immediately pulled his father's arm hard and said loudly: "Dad, you are going back to Jinshanwei tomorrow. You can't delay, so hurry up."
The father and daughter ran towards the intersection of Dengshi Street. The scholar yelled to stop him, but Mu Jingyan stretched out his hand and knocked him down on the roadside. The fat woman couldn't catch up and didn't dare to go any further.
Go and pester the carriage, cry and yell, scolding the soldiers for being unscrupulous——
The carriage started to drive slowly, and the servant who asked Mu Jingyan leaned towards the window and said to the people in the carriage: "Master, that soldier is from Shanyin, but he ran away suddenly for some unknown reason, otherwise Master
How dare that scholar dare to pester him if he speaks for him in front of his fellow countrymen? He is so ignorant that he dares not to come and pay homage to the master."
The person in the carriage said: "I don't know how to lift." He lowered the curtains and drove the carriage through Dengshi Street to Chongwenmen——
Some onlookers asked the student: "Hua Xiucai, that soldier is rude and it's fine that he can't catch up. But how could you let go of that carriage so easily? Who is in the carriage?"
The student surnamed Hua said: "That's because the officials are all involved in the matter, Mr. Yao. Who dares to provoke it?"
Li Kedu was the leader of the Kedao officials, and even the officials of the six departments and the cabinet ministers had to make friends by chance. Yao Zongwen thought that the seventh-rank official was obviously the leader of the Zhejiang Party. The reason is that the small officials can suppress
Senior officials. This is also a characteristic of the officialdom in the late Ming Dynasty. The more intense the party struggle, the more important the power of the official.——
…
Mu Jingyan and Mu Zhenzhen strode out of Dengshi Street and walked around Shuntian Mansion Gongyuan. When they saw no one chasing them, they slowed down. The father and daughter looked at each other. Mu Zhenzhen suddenly laughed and said, "Dad,
, that year, my daughter was collecting firewood in Mount Shan. When she saw the peach trees bearing peaches, she picked a few. Unexpectedly, the peach trees had an owner. The owner’s vicious dog chased me and bit me, and refused to let go when I reached the foot of the mountain.
Pass me. Dad came over, kicked the vicious dog away, and ran away with his daughter on his back. You can still see a few canine marks on her left calf - by the way, dad, how old was your daughter that year?"
Mu Jingyan looked sideways at his daughter, who was tall and beautiful, strong and vigorous, and said with a smile: "You were eight years old that year, so fast. In a blink of an eye, you are eighteen years old, but our father and daughter are still being chased by others.
."
Mu Zhenzhen said: "Dad is now the chief flag officer. He is much stronger than before in Shanyin. It is not uncommon to be chased by others. The young master was also chased by others in the Nanjing Imperial College the year before last. The young master and I were still hiding in
Under the bridge." Thinking of that, Mu Zhenzhen laughed again.
Mu Jingyan hurriedly asked what happened, and Mu Zhenzhen was relieved. Mu Jingyan laughed and said: "Happy, happy, Master Jiezi is good at it." He also said: "I will work hard in the guard house for a few more years and I will be promoted to a hundred households.
That's good, Baihu is no longer a brave soldier, but a low-level general. Master Jiezi gave me a way, giving me something to look forward to, and life is no longer as hopeless as it was in Shanyin." said
When he said this, the big man with a yellow beard looked up to the sky and let out a long breath.
Mu Zhenzhen also felt that the days were promising, but said: "Dad, you must take care of yourself as a fullback——"
"The border guard is not a place to take care of yourself." Mu Jingyan interrupted his daughter with a smile, "I joined the army to fight for my life. How can I get promoted if I don't fight for my life? Young Master Jiezi can't tell you that there will be a big war in Liaodong in three years.
I am looking forward to that day. General Du Shen was originally the commander-in-chief of Liaodong and he is familiar with Liao affairs. As long as the war in Liaodong begins, the court will definitely reuse General Du Shen, and then I will have a place to use it. Don't worry, your father is now bowing and riding.
I am very skilled. There are not many Yan'an guards who are better than me in martial arts. Last year when I was chasing the bandits, I shot two enemies and stabbed one to death. I took three heads as my first achievement and gave up one head to General Du Shen.
A close confidant of—"
In the twilight, the father and daughter returned to the Shang Family Courtyard in Dongsi Archway. Mu Zhenzhen told Zhang Yuan what happened on Dengshi Street, and said, "Master, isn't it good that my maid and father ran away like this?"
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Of course I want to run, are you still waiting to be blackmailed?" He then said: "Will it be Yao Zongwen in the carriage? That is a coincidence."
This was just a small matter, Zhang Yuan didn't pay attention to it. His mind was now in the East Palace, waiting for the huge waves caused by the huge stone falling into the water——
…
On the first day of May, Zhang Yuan went to the Hanlin Academy to drink tea, read Di newspapers and take notes as usual. The person who gave the lecture to Shujishi that day was Xu Guangqi, Zuo Zanshan of Zuochunfang, Zhanshi Mansion. The lecture was "Sweet Potato Shu". Xu Guangqi hoped that
Shujishi can have pragmatic learning. Shujishi's studies in the Hanlin Academy are very easy. In addition to practicing calligraphy, he only needs to submit three essays and three poems according to the proposition every month. Of course, he has to attend class every day.
If you go to school, the subjects taught are not limited to the Four Books and Five Classics, as long as they are related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, you can teach——
The Shujishi system was designed to train senior officials of the Pingzhang military state, so it attached great importance to practical government affairs. However, in the past, few people talked about practical studies because the instructors responsible for the education of Shujishi were Hanlin Academy scholars with no practical experience in governance.
The Ci Linguan of Zhanshi Mansion is very knowledgeable and has a good character, but he can't talk about the knowledge of managing the world and applying it. Even if he talks about it, it is very vague and empty. It doesn't matter when there is peace, but when the disaster is everywhere,
At a time of crisis, a thin volume of "Sweet Potato Book" is useless when talking about morals. However, these sage scholars in the Hanlin Academy obviously disapproved of Xu Zanshan's "Sweet Potato Book", so some shuji scholars borrowed Confucius's "I
"I am not as good as an old farmer, I am not as good as an old farmer" to protest against Xu Zanshan telling them these farming books. Xu Guangqi said: "You are all talented people in the world, but you think this is meaningless? National regulations and systems must be carefully studied to prevent chaos and safety.
You must seek reasons, be safe and orderly, and be flexible and achieve power. These are all things you need to learn. How can poetry and prose summarize the political process? In this imperial examination, isn’t it because the emperor selected the number one scholar in the imperial examination precisely because he cares about current affairs and has creative talents?
Does it stand out?”
"Sweet Potato Shu" can continue -
Officials and scholars of the Hanlin Academy ate in the dining room of the courtyard at noon. The food was provided by Guanglu Temple. During the lunch break, Xu Guangqi talked to Zhang Yuan about the lecture hall. Zhang Yuan said: "Select poetry and teach it.
Poetry and essays have nothing to do with actual government affairs. Is this how to cultivate talents? I think that in addition to senior officials from the Hanlin Academy and Zhanshi Mansion, we should also invite officials from the six departments and governors of each province to talk about their familiarity.
Government affairs and people's livelihood and sentiments, and arranging at least two such courses every month is the way to cultivate talents."
Xu Guangqi praised: "What my dear brother said is absolutely true, and I think so too, but it is extremely difficult to implement it, and most officials are content with the status quo. Moreover, party strife makes people suspicious. If someone proposes any reform measures, others will not think about it first.
"Whether this measure is beneficial to the country and the people, but to speculate on which party will benefit and which party will be harmed by this reform, they will attack each other whenever something happens, making it difficult to issue reform policies."
Zhang Yuandao: "I will write a proposal to Dean Liu on this matter, and then let several concubines also make requests."
Xu Guangqi knew that Zhang Yuan was very influential among Xinke Jinshi and Shujishi, so he said: "I also made this suggestion as an official of Zhan Shi's Mansion. Dean Liu is also in charge of Zhan Shi's Mansion."
Just as we were talking about Dean Liu, we suddenly saw a civil servant hurriedly come in and reported to the bachelor Guo Hui: "Dean Liu suddenly fainted and fell into a coma at the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites. The medical officer of the Tai Hospital has been sent to the hospital for treatment, and the medical officer said that he was in a coma.
Stroke."
Zhang Yuan and Xu Guangqi looked at each other. Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "Dean Liu Chuxian looked fat and rosy, but it turned out to be high blood pressure. There was no brain surgery in the Ming Dynasty. Cerebral hemorrhage was very dangerous. It seems that there are fewer officials in the Six Departments.
One person."
Two days later, news came out that Liu Chuxian, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, had died of illness. The Ministry of Rites invited him with a posthumous title. Emperor Wanli issued an edict and gave Liu Chuxian the posthumous title of Prince Shaobao, with the posthumous title Wen Dun. At this point, among the six ministries, the ministers of the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry
All were vacant. After the death of Mr. Liu Chu, the right minister He Zongyan took charge of the Ministry of Rites on his behalf——
Liu Chuxian was Zhang Yuan's deputy examiner during the joint examination. He supported Mr. Wu Ge to win Zhang Yuan and was kind to Zhang Yuan. Liu Chuxian died suddenly. Zhang Yuan was quite sad and thought that Mr. Wu Ge was also very sick.
Although Mr. Fang Ge seems to be in good health, this prospect is really not good.
…
Mu Jingyan spent the Dragon Boat Festival in the capital and set off back to Yulin on the seventh day of May. This time he received 500 newly cast blunderbuss, 1,000 javelins, 1,000 shields, as well as Ningbo bows, iron arrows, waist knives, and two hands.
Long knives, big sticks, armors, etc., were loaded into ten carts, and the Ministry of War sent ten additional sergeants to escort them to Yulin——
Zhang Yuan sent Mu Jingyan and his entourage out of the west gate of the outer city. He wrote a reply to Du Song and gave some gifts from the capital. When leaving, he said: "General Du Shen will probably send Uncle Mu to Beijing on business next year. By then, he should be able to replace him."
A new flintlock gun."
After the efforts of Qi Chengshun and Zhang Heming, two men from the Ministry of War, and after discussions and experiments between the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry, they decided to gradually replace the matchlock with flintlock muskets. However, making flintlock muskets is not an easy task.
The processes of drilling the blunderbuss core, filing and grinding, making the spark door, grinding and drilling the fire door, etc., will take two months. The first batch of fifty pieces will be made for testing and improvement. The flintlock gun must be truly put into use.
The actual battle will take a year, and Zhang Yuan is already very satisfied with this. This is the first step that will affect the Battle of Sarhu two years later. We must avoid the disastrous defeat of the four-pronged advance and the three-pronged annihilation. Only the change of Sal
Only with the war situation in Hu, he could gain time to carry out other reforms. Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty's finances would be dragged down by the war in Liaodong, Liao's salaries would be increased, and people's resentment would boil. By then, no one would be able to save it——
Mu Jingyan told his daughter Mu Zhenzhen some words, bid farewell to Zhang Yuan, and rode his horse to escort the ordnance westward.
The sun was blazing in May in the western suburbs of the capital. Mu Zhenzhen looked eagerly at his father Mu Jingyan walking away, and suddenly asked Zhang Yuan: "Master, does the Ming Dynasty not allow women to go to the battlefield?"
Zhang Yuandao: "Of course women are not allowed in the army. Why, do you really want to go out with your father to become a Huā Mulan?"
Mu Zhenzhen said: "My maid wants the young master to lead the army on an expedition. What if I can't follow you?"
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Yes, without Zhenzhen's protection, I can't move even an inch."
Mu Zhen was really embarrassed and said: "Master, this is not what I mean -"
Zhang Yuan asked with a smile: "Then why do you really think that a scholar like me can lead the army in the future?"
"My father said that." Mu Zhenzhen said: "Dad said that civilian officials lead the army. The young master is familiar with local affairs and will definitely be able to command the army in the future."
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "One day, I will try to get you to follow me. Doesn't my Ming Dynasty still have a female propaganda envoy?"
Mu Zhenzhen asked hurriedly: "Who is it?"
Zhang Yuandao: "Qin Liangyu, Mrs. Ma, the chieftain of Shizhu."
…
On the evening of May 13th, as usual, Mu Zhenzhen went to the bank of the North Bridge of the Yuhe River with Wu Ling, Wang Dachui, and Laifu to wait for Zhang Yuan to leave the Hanlin Academy. At this time, there was an endless stream of officials who had retired from various ministries and returned home, or took advantage of them.
There were also many people in cars, sedans and on foot. Yao Zongwen also took a car and passed the Yuhe North Bridge during the incident. The tall, fair and exotic Mu Zhenzhen standing at the head of the bridge was quite eye-catching. Yao Zongwen was accompanying the car.
Jian Pu hurriedly said to Yao Zongwen in the car: "Sir, I saw the soldier's daughter who surprised our carriage on Dengshi Street that day. She is at the end of the bridge."
Yao Zongwen looked at Mu Zhenzhen from the car window at the bridge and said: "Since we are waiting here, she must be the maid of a certain official. Go and find out whose maid it is?" He stopped the carriage at the bridge.
that end of.
The servant quickly found out and came back to report: "Sir, that is Zhang Yuan's maid. No wonder that day I said my master's surname was Yao, and her father and daughter turned around and ran away, but it turned out that they had a guilty conscience."
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I coded 5,000, but I couldn't make up for yesterday's broken update. I will continue to update 5,000 tomorrow. I must make up for it, and the plot will be smooth tomorrow. (To be continued)
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