Since Tao Xin accepted Wu Shigong as his master, he trained with the soldiers every morning and went to the inner house to study in the afternoon.
Of course, when Tao Xin trains with the soldiers, the training intensity will definitely not be as intense as the soldiers. However, this little boy is quite ambitious and always tries his best to complete the best. Therefore, his progress in military training is also
Pretty big.
When Wu Shigong saw Tao Xin's excellent performance, he actually praised the little boy several times. Every time he was praised, the little boy always blushed with excitement. The relationship between him and Wu Shigong also became much closer.
On the contrary, in the afternoon reading, Tao Xin's performance was always not as good as that of Xiaojie who was studying with him. Every time Tao Xin made a mistake in reading a word, Xiaojie would always teach Tao Xin an old-fashioned lesson. But Tao Xin also listened stupidly.
Xiaojie's accusation. Therefore, in the inner house, the seven-year-old girl teaching the ten-year-old boy a lesson was regarded as an interesting thing.
When building the city wall of Qianhusuo Fortress, Wu Shigong just asked these laborers to build an earthen wall with earth before the New Year. After the new year, they would build stones outside the earthen wall.
After Shu Mo came back and saw this situation, he made a suggestion to Wu Shigong: Simply dig a trench outside the city wall. Wouldn't the soil dug out from the trench be just enough to build the city wall?
A word woke up the dreamer. Shu Mo's suggestion not only greatly saved labor, but also added an extra line of defense to the fortress of Qianhu. What a brilliant idea! Wu Shigong immediately rewarded Shu Mo's suggestion and gave it to him.
Li Xin's maid gave it to Shu Mo. After receiving this reward, Shu Mo smiled happily and habitually flattered Wu Shigong a lot.
A few days after Li Xin came back, Wu Shigong had another guest. He was Mr. Zhang Kehua, an aide to his father-in-law Xue Lian. After Wu Shigong saw Zhang Kehua, he was overjoyed.
After Xue Lian lost his job, Zhang Kehua was no longer useful. So, he bid farewell to Xue Lian and returned to his hometown in Shaoxing to retire. So Xue Lian asked Zhang Kehua to stop and take a look on the way back home.
He visited his son-in-law Wu Shigong and brought some items and troops to Wu Shigong.
Although Wu Shigong didn't have much contact with Zhang Kehua when he was in the capital. But now he could see an acquaintance in the capital, which made Wu Shigong particularly happy. Therefore, after meeting, Wu Shigong gave Zhang Kehua a bear hug.
, almost broke Zhang Kehua’s old bones.
Zhang Kehua did not come alone. Accompanying him to Qianhusuo were more than forty horse-riding guards of the Xue Mansion sent by his father-in-law Xue Lian. In the current Xue Mansion, only the most recent ones remain with his father-in-law Xue Lian.
Basic protection force.
Zhang Kehua also brought two letters from home to Wu Shigong. One was written by his father-in-law Xue Lian; the other was written by Wu Shigong's young wife Xue Yufei. Moreover, Zhang Kehua also brought one thousand taels of gold given to Wu Shigong by his father-in-law Xue Lian.
Zhang Kehua told Wu Shigong: These golds have almost emptied the foundation of Xue Mansion. Because in the capital now, the storm of impeachment of Wei Zhongxian and his party is getting stronger and stronger. Although Xue Lian was gently let go by Emperor Chongzhen
Although he passed, in order to save his life, Xue Lian still gave many heavy gifts to powerful ministers and eunuchs.
Although Emperor Chongzhen has not yet touched Wei Zhongxian, he has already begun to liquidate Wei Zhongxian's party members. Even Li Chengzuo, the Marquis of Fengcheng, was exiled from the capital.
Wu Shigong took Zhang Kehua and drank together in the evening, asking Xue Yongli to accompany him. When they talked about the past in the capital, the three of them sighed.
Zhang Kehua told Wu Shigong: Wu Shigong's decision to leave the capital was still correct. Now the leaders of the factory guards in Nancheng have been replaced. And not only Nancheng, but also officials in other key positions in the capital have been replaced by Emperor Chongzhen's people.
Zhang Kehua then asked Wu Shigong: What are your plans now?
Wu Shigong replied: Let's take it one step at a time. Let's run this Qianhu Office now.
After listening to Wu Shigong's words, Zhang Kehua nodded in agreement and said: In the current situation, it is better for Wu Shigong to avoid the limelight at the local level.
After drinking, he returned to the room. Wu Shigong took out the two letters from home, turned them over and chewed them carefully.
When his father-in-law Xue Lian wrote that letter, he still scolded Wu Shigong so much. However, Wu Shigong felt quite warm when he saw these words scolding him.
Needless to say, there are tender words in the letter written by Xue Yufei. What pleased Wu Shigong the most was that on the last piece of paper in the letter, there was an ink-stained footprint of his son Xue Chenglin.
Wu Shigong never tires of seeing his son's footprints. Is there anything in this world that is more painful than the separation of flesh and blood?
While Wu Shigong and Zhang Kehua were drinking and sighing, Wei Zhongxian was also having the last drink of his life with his confidant Li Chaoqin in the Youshi Hotel in Nanguan, Fucheng.
After suffering a violent impeachment, Wei Zhongxian was finally ordered by Emperor Chongzhen to be exiled to Fengyang. However, as soon as Wei Zhongxian left the capital, he knew that he would never reach his destination of Fengyang. Like him, people who once had high power and positions
Once the great eunuchs were exiled, none of them could reach their destination. This was just like when Wei Zhongxian exiled Wang An.
However, Wei Zhongxian still had some luck in his heart. He hoped that Emperor Chongzhen would be able to take advantage of his years of hard work and the fact that Emperor Chongzhen's father, Mingguangzong, would serve them and his son at this time.
Spare your life.
But the hope was soon dashed. Wei Zhongxian had received a message from his cronies. Emperor Chongzhen had sent the Jinyi Guards to arrest him and take him back to the capital for trial. And those Jinyi Guards would catch up with Wei Zhongxian and his party tomorrow morning.
After receiving the news, Wei Zhongxian knew that he would inevitably die, so why should he return to Beijing and be humiliated during the interrogation? So Wei Zhongxian drank heavily with Li Chaoqin in the hotel until the fourth watch. After that, he went back to his room and hanged himself.
The death of Wei Zhongxian was a landmark event in the entire history of China. Because his death marked the end of the political life of the eunuch group. From then on, no eunuchs had any influence in politics.
And what did the death of Wei Zhongxian mean to the Ming Dynasty and Emperor Chongzhen? Emperor Chongzhen received nothing but the title of "Saint King" from the mouths of civil servants, which satisfied his vanity.
On the contrary, due to Emperor Chongzhen's move, the entire eunuch group was frightened into silence. From then on, no eunuch dared to make any suggestions on state affairs and government affairs in front of Emperor Chongzhen. Emperor Chongzhen regarded himself as the most important
One of his arms was severed.
Zhang Kehua was so eager to return home that he stayed with Wu Shigong for one night and then left for his hometown. When they were about to break up, Wu Shigong not only gave Zhang Kehua a generous gift, but also asked Zhang Kehua to bring a gift to Zhang Kequan. Wu Shigong also asked Zhang Kehua to bring Zhang Kequan a gift.
Zhang Kehua asked him to find an aide for himself after returning to his hometown.
When Wu Shigong was in the Military and Horse Division, he was quite satisfied with Zhang Kequan as his staff. Zhang Kequan not only helped Wu Shigong handle many official affairs, but also helped Wu Shigong with suggestions and solved many problems for Wu Shigong.
Wu Shigong is now in Qianhusuo. Although he has Xue Yongli to help with military affairs, and Yuan Xingshan and Zheng Zhen to help with business and financial management. However, he still feels that he needs someone who can give him advice in the officialdom.
Role.
After Zhang Kehua knew Wu Shigong's thoughts, he told Wu Shigong: Because Zhang Kehua and Zhang Kequan are too old, they will basically not come out again after returning to their hometown. However, after Zhang Kehua returns to his hometown, he will be with his children.
We are looking for a capable person in the middle, and when the time comes, let him come directly to Wu Shigong.
During Zhang Kehua's visit this time, he did not tell Wu Shigong that Yu Zilian had sued Wu Shigong. Because when Zhang Kehua left Beijing, Yu Zilian had just arrived in the capital and had not yet sued Wu Shigong.