Wu Shigong was still thinking about how to control the little boy Tao Xin, but to his surprise, Tao gave the opportunity to Wu Shigong.
A few days later, Mrs. Tao came to see Wu Shigong again. And this time, she not only brought her son Tao Xin, but also a dozen other people. After Wu Shigong had his guards ready,
So they called all these people in.
After meeting Wu Shigong, Mrs. Tao was indeed acting mischievous again. Wu Shigong ignored her and asked Mr. Tao with a sneer: What is the purpose of coming to Wu Shigong again this time?
Mrs. Tao was unprepared and told her the purpose of her visit.
It turns out that the first thousand households also had more than a dozen soldiers. In the Ming Dynasty, it was a common practice for military attaches to have soldiers around them. Although it is unlikely that this thousand households will fight a war, one day, it is inevitable that
There was a need to fight. Therefore, the first thousand households maintained these soldiers.
Of course, it is impossible to fight with such a small number of soldiers. The main reason why Qian Qianhu prepared these soldiers is that if the battle is defeated, these soldiers can protect him and escape. In the spirit of trusting his own people,
In principle, these soldiers are all more or less related to the former thousand households.
But this time, after hearing about the military pay given to the soldiers recruited by Qianhu, especially through people in the small town, after knowing that the guards Wu Shigong brought from the capital were paid three taels of silver every month, these former Qianhu
The household's soldiers were all jealous.
So, these soldiers all found Tao and asked her to talk to Wu Shigong and ask Wu Shigong to recruit them. It would be better if they also have military pay like Beijing Guards.
And after Mr. Tao received some gifts from those soldiers, he agreed without any hesitation. What Mr. Tao had in mind was that he could deal with this new agent with his super fierceness with a combat effectiveness index of 250.
Qianhu, that's not a piece of cake.
So, she took her son Tao Xin and these dozen soldiers and happily came to Wu Shigong.
Sure enough, when Mrs. Tao made her request to Wu Shigong, Wu Shigong immediately agreed. He also agreed to pay the soldiers three taels of silver per month.
Seeing that Wu Shigong agreed, the soldiers quickly kowtowed to Wu Shigong and thanked him. Mrs. Tao also showed a proud smile at the side.
After the soldiers finished kowtowing, Mrs. Tao was about to say goodbye and leave. Wu Shigong stopped her.
Wu Shigong said to Mr. Tao: "Mr. Tao, do you know? In fact, I hate you very much now."
Wu Shigong's words suddenly shocked the Tao family and the soldiers of Qianqianhu next to them. The Tao family's face was even more blue and purple.
Wu Shigong ignored the faces of these people and continued: "You have repeatedly acted in front of me to get benefits. Although I am not happy, I can't argue with you, a woman who is a woman. However, I care about you too much.
My son is worried."
"Your son should take over the position of Qianhu in six years. But what can he learn from being with you now? Learn from your mothers-in-law? Learn from your little chicken belly?"
"I have decided to train your son to be an excellent successor of Qianhu. Therefore, I will now accept your son as my apprentice and take him with me to educate him personally. It has been decided.
Your son, come quickly and kowtow in front of me."
Wu Shigong's words left Tao and the soldiers dumbfounded. Tao still wanted to argue. However, just as her lips moved, Wu Shigong slapped the table and stood up, saying: "Don't toast."
Eat and drink as a penalty!"
Then, Wu Shigong put his hand on the handle of the samurai sword at his waist, and slightly pulled out the samurai sword. After hearing the movement in the house, Wu Shigong's guards were all fully armed and stood outside the house.
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That Tao Xin, who had never seen such a scene before? His face turned pale and he cried "Wow".
Mrs. Tao's face was also pale, and she was trembling with fear and speechless. Her playfulness was based on the fact that others did not dare to touch her, a female prostitute. When someone really wanted her life,
Then how could Mr. Tao not be afraid?
Seeing that Tao and Tao Xin, mother and son, looked dumbfounded, Wu Shigong's face became more and more ugly, and the samurai sword in his hand became longer and longer. A clever soldier quickly pulled Tao Xin and shouted:
"Kowtow to Master Qianhu!"
The other soldiers also reacted. They were also afraid. If the situation got out of control today, they and others would be in trouble. A good man will not suffer the loss in front of him. Some of them stopped Tao to persuade, and some were semi-forced.
Let Tao Xin kowtow to Wu Shigong three times and call Wu Shigong: "Master."
Hearing Tao Xin call him "Master", Wu Shigong put the samurai sword back into its scabbard. He walked up to Tao Xin and held the hand of the still sobbing little boy.
Seeing Mrs. Tao shedding tears and looking helpless, Wu Shigong then yelled and cursed: "Why are you crying? It's not like your son was taken away. You can still come and see him every day." After that,
Wu Shigong took Tao Xin and walked towards the inner room.
Wu Shigong thought as he walked: "The Japanese samurai sword is a panacea for dealing with women. No wonder those Japanese women are so cheap."
As the mother and son Tao and Tao Xin currently pose no threat to Wu Shigong, Wu Shigong is not prepared to do anything to them. Wu Shigong is not a beast either. Therefore, Wu Shigong still wants to educate Tao Xin well in order to avoid it.
Take the responsibility of being your own master.
Therefore, Wu Shigong planned to let Tao Xin train with Zhou Xun and others every day in the morning, and then bring him back in the afternoon for Zhao Ruya, Zhu Yun and others to teach Tao Xin how to read. In life, he would not treat this little boy badly.
As for those personal soldiers, Wu Shigong also felt that it was worth taking them because they had received some military training and were in good physical condition. After all, their original mission was to save the lives of the first thousand households.
And these days, after Yu Zilian arrived in the capital, he united a group of people to sue Wu Shigong. However, Yu Zilian's lawsuit did not go well.
Why? Because no yamen were willing to accept Yu Zilian's petition.
The reason for this is that although Yu Zilian felt that Wu Shigong's beating was very serious, in the entire court of the Ming Dynasty, such small things were simply ignored. Especially now, when Emperor Chongzhen came to power,
All the officials are busy protecting their official positions and grabbing their official positions. Who will take care of such a mess like Yu Zilian?
The second reason is: due to the nature of yamen bureaucracy, all officials adhere to the principle that doing more is worse than doing less, and are unwilling to accept this petition. Think about it: a thousand households beat an official, what is the consequences of this kind of thing? Which yamen should be asked to handle it? Therefore, various yamen are also kicking the ball on this matter.
Yu Zilian was finally forced to act cruelly, gathered a group of judicial officials, and simply submitted it to the highest department. After receiving the petition, those academicians, in order to give Yu Zilian and other judicial officials an explanation, considering that Wu Shigong now had a thousand households, they submitted this
The complaint was transferred to the Ministry of War for processing.
When the officials of the Ministry of War received this complaint, they also encountered difficulties. Because this complaint touched on a sensitive point in the current political situation, it was difficult to deal with it. This was also the reason why Yu Zilian did not know how to distinguish the direction of the political wind.
Because on the surface, this case seems very simple: a Juren scolded a Thousand Households as "eunuchs", and after being scolded, the Thousand Households beat the Juren.
As for today's officials, as long as they are not blind, they all know that Emperor Chongzhen is going to deal with Wei Zhongxian's group, so they just go along with the situation and remove the Qianhu from their posts. This can also calm the grievances of the people.
However, the problem is not that way. Now these officials are not worried about Emperor Chongzhen cleaning up Wei Zhongxian's party, but they are worried about Emperor Chongzhen's expansion of the movement in the process of cleaning up Wei Zhongxian's party.
When Wei Zhongxian was in power, which official did not flatter Wei Zhongxian? Which official did not call Wei Zhongxian "nine thousand years old"? If Yu Zilian's incident sets a precedent, then in the future, as long as a certain scholar scolds
If you kill an official, that official will fall, so why shouldn’t everyone be in danger?
Besides, some officials from the Ministry of War also recognized Wu Shigong and knew that Wu Shigong was the son-in-law of Xue Lian, the Marquis of Yangwu, and the son of Wu Weizhong, the Gongshun Marquis. Although Xue Lian, the Marquis of Yangwu, had lost power, Wu Weizhong, the Gongshun Marquis, was now proud.
Therefore, it is better not to offend casually.
Therefore, the officials of the Ministry of War stabilized Yu Zilian and others on the one hand, and reported the news to Xue Lian and Wu Weizhong on the other. After receiving the news, Xue Lian and Wu Weizhong both cursed Wu Shigong in their hearts: "This careless brat.
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However, the matter had to be resolved after scolding. After that, it was mainly Xue Lian who provided the money and Wu Weizhong who came forward to drag out the case. The reason they told Yu Zilian was this: You Yu Zilian is a civil servant, so although Wu Shigong is now
He is a military official, but he is also a scholar. Therefore, fights between scholars and scholars must be handled with caution. Therefore, the Ministry of War decided to temporarily suspend Wu Shigong from office and asked him to write a rebuttal memorial. After clearly distinguishing right from wrong, the Ministry of War
Process again.
This reason was also very sufficient, and Yu Zilian had nothing to say, so he could only wait. Therefore, under the control of the two princes, the Ministry of War deliberately delayed it. The official document requiring Wu Shigong to refute was not released until February of the next year.
It would be April before it was sent out in the city and in Wu Shigong's hands.
However, in the whole matter, Wu Shigong's status as a scholar played a big role. People can't help but sigh: diplomas are the most popular! No wonder the person who sells fake diplomas can survive until now.