Li Zhi found the best midwife in Tianjin and asked her to wait in the main room. Li Zhi stood outside the door, waiting anxiously.
After a while, after hearing the news, the second grandfather Li Yousheng, the second uncle Li Dao, the uncle Zheng Yuan, the younger brother Li Xing, the cousin Zheng Kaicheng, the clan brother Li Laosi and others all came. These people are Li Zhi's subordinates.
They are also relatives of Li Zhi. Now an important new member is about to be added to the family, and they have to stand in the front row to witness it.
If it is a boy, then this boy will be Li Zhi's heir. Li Zhi's career is booming, and no one doubts that Li Zhi will continue to lead everyone forward. But the heir is equally important. Only with an heir can the family's interests be guaranteed to last for decades.
It will be passed down year after year.
Without a good successor, the team will fall apart due to a lack of authority.
Everyone was waiting in the yard. Second uncle Li Dao took out a pipe from his sleeve, lit the tobacco and started smoking.
Tobacco was introduced to the Ming Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty and was grown in many places in the Ming Dynasty. In some places, because growing tobacco was so profitable, no one could grow food and there was a shortage of food. The government repeatedly issued orders not to grow tobacco. However, this ban had no effect.
, the cultivation of tobacco became more and more widespread. During the Chongzhen Dynasty, smokers spread all over the country. Smoking was said to be a beneficial behavior for the body and mind and was very popular.
However, among the management of Fanjiazhuang, the second uncle Li Dao was the first to smoke, and everyone couldn't help but look at the pipe a few more times.
When Li Dao saw everyone looking at him, he took out his pipe and gave it to Li Zhi and said, "I'll give you a try!"
Of course Li Zhi smoked cigarettes in later generations, but a few years after time travel, he had not smoked dry cigarettes of this era. He took a puff of dry cigarettes, swallowed the smoke into his lungs and spit it out. He felt a little calmer.
So nervous.
Other relatives gathered around and took turns smoking Li Dao's dry cigarettes. Li Laosi took a puff and said, "Second uncle, you are so good at enjoying yourself, why don't you quickly find a wife to get married to?"
Li Dao said: "We have found the lady from the tailor shop in the north of the city. I will treat you to wine in a few months!"
Everyone was stunned and laughed.
Everyone was chatting in the yard when they suddenly heard a loud cry, and then heard Ju'er's cry from the main room: "The baby is born! The lady is born!"
Ju'er is the maid who followed Cui He into the Li family's house, and she always used to call Cui He "Miss."
Li Zhi was overjoyed when he heard Ju'er's cry. Just as he was enjoying himself, he saw Ju'er opening the door and walking out. He said loudly with surprise on his face: "Master! It's a boy!"
The heir of Fanjiazhuang was born.
Li Zhi clapped his hands excitedly, laughed, and asked: "How is Madam?"
"Miss, everything is safe!"
Li Zhi nodded and turned around to accept the congratulations from his relatives.
Li Zhi and several relatives were excited in the yard. Before he could enter the room to see his son, he saw the governor Cha Dengbei walking in.
When the Ministry of War's draft letter to recruit Li Zhi arrived in Tianjin, the governor Zha Dengbei led a large group of troops and personally delivered the letter to Fanjiazhuang. He personally went to Fanjiazhuang to urge Li Zhi to leave as soon as possible. The servants saw the governor coming and did not dare to let him outside the official hall.
Waiting, he was introduced directly into the official hall.
Cha Dengbei walked into the official hall and saw so many people gathered in the courtyard. He asked curiously: "What is this?"
Li Zhi smiled and stepped forward to salute Chaden and said: "Today the dog was born, and all the relatives came to see it!"
Chadenbei said repeatedly: "Congratulations, this is your eldest son, right? I didn't know there was such a thing, I didn't bring a gift!"
"The governor is too polite. If you are free, I will serve wine and invite the governor over when the child is one month old."
Chadenbei shook his head and said, "The guerrilla general can't handle the full moon wine."
After a pause, Zha Dengbei said: "The Ministry of War hastily drafted a document and asked the guerrilla generals to go to Nanyang to assist in the suppression. The guerrilla generals have to prepare quickly and set out within a month. Don't miss the deadline."
When Li Zhi heard the order from the Ministry of War to recruit him, he was speechless for a moment. It seemed that he had become famous, and the Ministry of War began to call him by name. He couldn't even serve his son's full moon wine. There were so many internal and external troubles in the Ming Dynasty, and wars were fought everywhere.
, I am afraid that I will never have a quiet day in the future.
However, as a military attaché of the Ming Dynasty, there was nothing he could do about being ordered to go on an expedition.
Li Zhi handed over his hands and said to Cha Dengbei: "I will definitely start the transfer within a month. Don't worry, Governor!"
Chadenbei touched the beard on his lips and said, "If you say that, I feel relieved! I'm leaving. You can take good care of mother and son."
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Xiong Wencan, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, did not want to leave the GD. Originally, he was far away from the emperor in Guangdong and Guangxi and made a lot of money. He used the money to bribe various officials in the court. Everyone in the court said that he was a wise minister and that he knew the military and civil affairs. He was in
As the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, he was very comfortable with both fame and fortune, so why would he want to do the hard work of suppressing bandits? If he failed to suppress bandits well, he would lose his head. So when he heard about the imperial conscription, his first thought was
The response was to write a letter to shirk the blame.
He wrote a memorial that aroused the ridicule of the courtiers, called "Five Difficulties and Four Impossibles".
However, his shameless excuses had no effect, and the emperor responded by urging him to take office as soon as possible.
Xiong Wencan had no choice but to bite the bullet and go. He recruited two thousand Cantonese soldiers who were familiar with firearms as personal soldiers and went to Nanyang.
In June, when passing by Mount Lu0, Xiong Wencan paid a visit to the great monk Kongyin whom he knew well.
The first thing Monk Kongyin said when he saw Xiong Wencan was: "It's a mistake!"
Xiong Wencan's eyelids twitched at what he said, and he stepped back. He walked into the inner room with the great monk and asked, "Why did the great monk say this?"
Monk Kongyin said: "Mr. Xiong, do you think your ability to lead troops in battle can kill bandits?"
Xiong Wencan said in a deep voice: "No!"
Monk Kongyin continued: "Do you think you have generals under your command who are good at fighting, who can act alone, and can destroy the bandits without your command?"
Xiong Wencan sighed and said, "No!"
Monk Kongyin said: "If Mr. Xiong cannot do these two things, he will not be able to stop the thieves. But now, because of his reputation, I have given him an official position. He has high hopes and is very eager. After several months of waiting,
If things don't develop as expected, I'm afraid the Bear Guild will be in trouble because of this."
When Xiong Wencan heard this, he stood there for a long time without answering.
After a long time, he said: "I want to recruit the bandits, how about that?"
Monk Kongyin said: "I knew that Mr. Xiong would definitely want to recruit the bandits in the end. Although recruiting is good, the bandits are not comparable to those like Liu Xiang. Lord Xiong, be careful!"
Xiong Wencan didn't speak for a while, and finally let out a long sigh.
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