Chapter 30 Chapter Twenty-Six

Years of generous gifts were finally not given away in vain. Under the protection of Shen Shixing and other important officials in the court, Li Chengliang did not end up being transferred like Qi Jiguang. It is "meaning" that he was transferred from Shanxi General Soldier to Qianshu Youfu, and then changed to the admiral's patrol in the capital - he was already satisfied with such an "end". Next, the political situation in the court changed again, but it was great news for him: Zhang Siwei, who succeeded Zhang Juzheng and served as Zaifu Ding's father, of course, this time the Emperor Wanli would not make another "trap love". "Decree, Zhang Siwei must leave his post and return to his hometown as usual, and stay at home for three years; and the candidate for the successor is Shen Shixing...

Shenshi Xingzi Rumo, from Changzhou, was the No. 1 scholar in the 41st year of Jiajing. Of course, it is not a problem to write a good stereotyped essay. People are also like a stereotyped essay. Virtue, in essence, has no content, no ideals, no principles, and no ethics. He is best at playing the role of "good old man". He handles everything with "harmony" as the standard, and never offends others. He can get along with each other regardless of gentleman or villain. In the bureaucratic system of this dynasty, he is the best choice for "being an official". Since he won the number one scholar, he has been awarded the imperial academy to compile and write according to the routine, and he has made his way to the sky with his good "soft work"; he was known by "Mr. Zhang" because he has no independent opinions and obeys his boss's orders, " "Mr. Zhang" is very assertive, and he just needs such a "soft as water" and "silent" obedient card to obey orders.

Jinshi is divided into three lists in the system. The first list is called Yijia, and only three are selected. It is commonly known as No. 1, No. 2, and Tanhua. Tanhua is awarded editing.The second list is called Erjia, and the fame is "given a Jinshi background".The third list is called the top three, and the fame is "given the same Jinshi background".Jinshi on these two lists has another chance to be selected. Those who are selected can enter the Hanlin Academy as a trainee. Or distributed to the Metropolitan Procuratorate or the Six Divisions as censors or givers.Jinshi who were not selected as Shujishi were assigned to work in other places (such as county officials, etc.).

Of course, there is still a distance between his heart and the superficial "gentle, courteous, courteous and frugal"—"gentle, courteous, courteous and frugal" is just a mask he wore when he was an official. But he understands very well that the so-called "gentle, courteous, courteous and frugal" virtues can only be used as a show. If someone is "gentle, courteous, courteous and frugal" in the same way, he must be a fool if he is not an idiot. Therefore, the philosophy of life he believes in is completely It's another set. Ten years of hard work, rushing for exams several times, traveling thousands of miles to be an official, so why did you come here?

Only a fool like "Mr. Zhang" would devote himself to the country and die!Having followed "Mr. Zhang" for many years, he has seen with his own eyes how "Mr. Zhang" is a hard worker who devotes all his wisdom and loyalty, and takes the world as his own responsibility. However, what will happen?I didn't get any benefit at all, and I attracted the resentment of so many people, and when the talent died, the emperor he was loyal to immediately denied all his contributions-from the example of "Mr. Zhang", he is more sure of his own life Philosophy is correct: "If people do not serve themselves, heaven and earth will destroy them" - with this level of determination, his mask of "gentleness, courtesy and thrift" is more comfortable to wear.

As for Shen Shihang, Li Chengliang knows best - 30% of the generous gifts he sent to Beijing went to Shen Shihang's purse - Shen Shihang has never had the sentiment of serving the country and the people, and has never been treacherous Evil thoughts, traveling thousands of miles to be an official, is only for his own fame and fortune; therefore, this time as the chief assistant, he must uphold his usual "soft work" to rule the world; he will never hope for it like Mr. Zhang Emperor Wanli worked hard to govern, which brought extremely heavy mental pressure to Emperor Wanli; he would never strictly rectify history and governance like Mr. Zhang, requiring all officials in the country to be clean and self-sufficient, improve efficiency, and make life easier for the people However, it is difficult to be an official - he believes that with Shen Shixing's "official" ability, this appointment as the chief assistant will definitely bring about a new situation of "harmony" and make everyone like this "gentle, courteous and thrifty" old man The first assistant, so that his first assistant seat is stable and long.

In this way, I can sit in my seat for a long time... Thinking of this, Li Chengliang showed a proud and joyful smile that hadn't been seen for a long time on his face, and immediately after that, his spirit also came. So, he loudly ordered his subordinates: "Send the order, three days later, the commander-in-chief will personally review the army in Shenyang City..." This is of course an exciting event, and the people from the left and right were unconsciously lifted up when they heard it. The "yes" should be short and powerful, full of energy, and then they ran out to pass the order even more vigorously.

Li Chengliang began to plan in his heart. The reason why he was able to keep the position of Liaodong General Soldier this time was due to Shen Shixing's preservation, but "the troubles in Liaodong" may not have been a key consideration in Emperor Wanli's mind; If you keep it, you should show yourself... "Choose a bigger place, fight him well, and take off a thousand heads, so that you can show the majesty of the commander; and let everyone in the world know that Liaodong must be the commander in chief..." His mind turned quickly, and several names passed by one by one: Haixi Jurchen has Hulun four, Hada, Yehe, Huifa, Ula, Jianzhou Jurchen has three guards-he is familiar with these names, this one Which tribe is unlucky in the round depends on their qualifications and conditions.

"If you want to slaughter a sheep, of course you should choose the fat one..." After thinking about it, he had come to a conclusion, so he ordered someone: "Take the book of the Jurchen tribe and look it up. Now, there are many strong people in that book..." And at this moment, Nurhachi's shadow suddenly swept over his heart, which made him startled involuntarily, and just as he was about to think about it, a voice came from outside the door: "Boys Ru Nan and Ru Zi come in! " His thoughts were interrupted, but just because he was in a good mood, he didn't feel any displeasure, so he said, "Come in."

After Li Runan and Ruzi brothers entered the door, they knelt down on their knees and saluted him: "My son sees the father..." After Li Chengliang answered "Get up", Li Runan began to tell him: "My child has sent an order to all the troops, get ready immediately, and wait for the father to review on the battlefield in three days-but I don't know if the father will adjust the twenty Wan Dajun?" "Well," Li Chengliang pondered for a while, and answered him: "All are in order, and the commander-in-chief will inspect them one by one!" "yes!"

Li Runan sent out a resounding response, and then, Li Ruzi reported the matter: "To my father, Nikan Wailan sent someone to call for help?" This sentence did not arouse Li Chengliang's interest, so he just asked casually: "What's the matter?" Li Ruzi said: "It's because of the fact that Nurhachi wanted to find him to seek revenge—according to people who came, Nurhachi has gathered people from Jiamuhu Village, Zhanhe Village and Saerhu City to attack his Tulun City! " Li Chengliang asked: "How many troops did Nurhachi get?" Li Ruzi said: "I heard that there are about a hundred people." Li Chengliang asked again: "How many people are there in Tulun City now?" "About a thousand." "Then what are you afraid of?" Li Chengliang sneered and said, "It's really worthless. The strength of the army is ten times that of others. How afraid of this!" This made Li Ruzi's face turn red, and it took a while before he said in a low voice, "Nikan Wailan is afraid—Nurhachi and Ha Sihu are all very good at martial arts!" "Nothing!" Li Chengliang snorted and scolded again: "Others are good at martial arts, why didn't he practice it earlier? Only wagging his tail in a hurry when something is imminent?" However, scolding is cursing, contempt is contempt, he still ordered Li Ruzi: "You bring three thousand people to help him, and bring Nurhachi's head to see me!" "yes!" Li Ruzi's task of "being entrusted by others" was finally completed, as if she had let go of a big stone in her heart, she immediately responded respectfully, and then she and Li Runan resigned and walked out of the door. Who knew, the two brothers had just crossed the threshold when they suddenly heard Li Chengliang shout: "Come back!" The two brothers looked at each other suspiciously, but they returned to Li Chengliang together without saying a word. In just a blink of an eye, Li Chengliang's expression changed a lot, as if he was lost in thought, and he was a little lost in thought, but when he saw their brothers, he immediately returned to normal, only the speed of speaking was slower than usual, he said to Li Ruzi : "Don't worry about Nikan Wailan's affairs. This man has a bad stomach. He can't defeat Nurhachi in the open, but there are also tricks in the dark. Let them catch their opponents and fight. Let's not send troops!" Li Chengliang seldom changed the orders that had been issued, but this time he immediately retracted what he just said, which made Li Runan and Li Ruzi stunned on the spot, almost unable to believe it was true. After a while, Li Ruzi looked at Li Chengliang with no expression of displeasure, and then mustered up his courage, and asked in a low voice, "Isn't the commander-in-chief always thinking of Nurhachi as a problem, and he wants to get rid of it quickly? Why don't you just take advantage of this moment?" Come back, not only helped Nikan Wailan, but also got rid of the troubles in his heart in one fell swoop?" When he was talking, Li Chengliang's eyes had already stopped on him, and when he finished speaking, Li Chengliang looked him up and down for a long time, his eyes made him uncomfortable, but Li Chengliang suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed . "Good question, good question!" He laughed and said loudly, "You want to know why Weifu changed his mind?" "yes." Li Ruzi didn't know what he really meant. Seeing him laughing up to the sky like this, he became nervous and stuttered when he spoke. Li Chengliang seemed to speak earnestly: "It's okay, you are not too young, there are some truths that you should understand..." As he said that, his eyes turned twice on his brothers, so that they didn't dare to move, and then he asked suddenly: "Ru Nan, do you know that the 'cunning rabbit is dead, the lackey is cooking'?" , Flying birds are gone, good bows are hidden', what does this sentence mean?" Li Runan hesitated to answer him: "Yes - if a person loses his use value, he will be kicked away!" "Well, do you understand this truth?" "yes." Li Chengliang looked at him, nodded and said: "Then will you still catch the cunning rabbit?" "Oh……" The two brothers couldn't help admiring in unison. Firstly, they understood Li Chengliang's intentions, and secondly, they were in admiration—the two brothers had a new understanding of how powerful their father was, and they couldn't help but cast their eyes in admiration. "Nurhachi's current strength is only one hundred people, and it's not worth the trouble. Keep him and deal with them later..." Li Chengliang's tone returned to understatement again, but he still had a firm attitude: "It's not Jianzhou that I decided to send troops to, but Haixi—you two need to make more 'first contributions'!" "yes." "Okay, you two go down?" "Yes. My boy, leave!" After his brother withdrew, Li Chengliang sat quietly alone, and his mind fell into meditation again; he believed that his calculation was correct, and made meritorious deeds by attacking powerful opponents; leaving weak opponents behind, and then eliminated them when he became stronger ... "Nurhachi, you are not worthy of my action now..." He said to himself in his heart: "You are still useful to me, if you want revenge, go, go to Tulun City and kill Nikanwailan ——Hehehe, this makes Liaodong even more troublesome, and I have to be the commander-in-chief—now, the 'first merit' is only one hundred, can it help my son's future? Hehe, wait until you have at least three thousand heads When you take it, I will take care of you again..."

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