Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen

What Hu Zongxian was looking for was not a monk who could fight in battle. Martial arts masters were fine in gang fights, but on a battlefield with thousands of troops, they were just a piece of wood. Only a well-planned general could solve the fundamental problem for him. Fortunately, he found the first candidate without much effort. Before Hu Zongxian came, Yu Dayou had been fighting alone for a long time. Yu Dayou, a native of Jinjiang, Fujian, was born in the seventeenth year of Hongzhi (1504), and his family was relatively poor. But his luck is not bad. His ancestors belonged to hundreds of hereditary families. Although he was not a high-ranking official, he had something to eat after all.After the death of his father, he inherited the title of Hundred Households. In the 14th year of Jiajing (1535), Yu Dayou went a step further. He won the first place in the martial arts examination that year, became a Thousand Households, and was assigned to be stationed in Jinmen.

Comrade Yu Dayou's early experience was like this. It seems that there is nothing special about it, but this is just a superficial phenomenon. In fact, this man is a great and peerless expert. There are many historical materials used in this article, and the sources are complex, including more than a dozen Ming and Qing engraved editions. In order not to affect the reading, and I am lazy, the source of the historical materials and the original text of the historical books are not indicated in the article, but an exception must be made here, because the following The content to be described is too bizarre. If no evidence is provided, it is estimated that it is impossible to escape the suspicion of fooling around, so the article is as follows:

"In the past, I heard that Shaolin Temple in Henan Province had fencing skills passed down by the gods. Later, I came back to the temple from the clouds. More than a thousand monks boasted that they had mastered the skills, and they came out to present them. As far as the skills are concerned, the ancients' true formulas have been lost. It is clearly stated. All the monks said: 'I would like to be taught.' Yu said: 'This must be accumulated over the years and then obtained.'" It doesn't matter if you don't understand, let me explain. The meaning of this passage is that I heard that the Shaolin Temple in Henan is very skilled in martial arts, so I went to visit it. The monks in the temple told me arrogantly that the monks here are very skilled in martial arts, and there are a large number of them, and they even pulled out several performances. show me.

After I read it, I felt that this group of people really didn't live up to it, and that the true biography of the ancestors had been lost, so I told the monks clearly that your set is no longer good, and you can go cool off as soon as possible.The monks said to me very modestly: They are willing to accept my advice.And I told them very arrogantly: You still have to practice for a long time. Solemnly declare that this is not what I said. If you want to find someone to settle accounts, please go to Comrade Yu Dayou. It has nothing to do with me, because this article comes from the collection of Comrade Yu Dayou's self-reports.

Although I don't want to help Yu Dayou take the blame, I can prove one thing for him, that is, Mr. Yu is indeed a superb kung fu master. Since childhood, Yu Dayou has been a special character. Like many successful people, he likes to read books, but what he reads is not a list of examination books such as colleges and the mean, but a strange book - the Book of Changes. As far as this book is concerned, it can be regarded as a panacea. From alien creatures and visitors from space to world civilization and the future of mankind, everything can be deduced from this book. Anyway, you can read it as you like.

Yu Dayou is a loyal member of the School of Interpretation of the Book of Changes. He studied hard for many years and finally realized something. Fortunately, this brother did not go crazy, set up a fortune-telling stall, and read something famous-the Art of War. From the Book of Changes, Yu Dayou comprehended the so-called art of war of combining millions into one (although millions can be combined into one).Although it sounds absurd, judging from the actual effect later, this theory is not all deceit. In addition to the art of war, Yu Dayou's achievements in another type of work can be described as shocking, that is martial arts. He once learned swordsmanship from Li Liangqin, a famous swordsman at that time.His talent is extremely high, coupled with his hard work and hard work, his martial arts are very superb.

Especially swordsmanship, he is very good at using the "Jingchu Long Sword", and it is said that his swordsmanship has reached perfection.There were dozens of people who thought he was not pleasing to the eye, and planned to beat him up, but they were beaten to pieces by him and fled. Brother Yu is not only good at martial arts, but also good at summing up experience. He once wrote a monograph on martial arts "Sword Classic". Later, while eradicating Japanese pirates, he also wandered around the rivers and lakes, fighting people with swords and swords many times. To practice swordsmanship, in the 40th year of Jiajing (1561), it is estimated that everyone around him beat him up. This man felt bored, so he went outside to find someone to beat him.The aforementioned Shaolin Temple incident took place during this period.

Obviously, in this self-report, Yu Dayou deliberately ignored an important content. You must know that although Shaolin monks are vegetarians, they are not easy to be bullied. You Yu Dayou ran so far, and people showed you martial arts, but you still said that he was not good. In a word , you are here to mess things up. Although Yu Dayou didn't write it, we have reasons to believe that he made trouble in Shaolin Temple, even if he didn't use a knife or a gun, at least he showed his hands. Otherwise, why would people "say: willing to be taught". It is estimated that Comrade Yu Dayou is still a little enlightened and feels that what he is doing is not authentic, so he didn't mention it much, but judging from the way he asked others to practice for a few more years, he is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Yu Daxia has fought all over the world with his sword and crossed the rivers and lakes. It can be said that he has infinite scenery, but before he met Hu Zongxian, as a very gifted military genius, his experience can only be summed up in one word-crying and laughing. The first forty years of Yu Dayou's life were very depressed, because he liked to meddle in other people's business. When he was guarding the Golden Gate, he wrote to the Superintendent, requesting to crack down on pirates.As a result, I was beaten up and got a reply from my superior: "You little bratty official, why should you submit a letter?"

Why can't petty officials submit letters?Yu Dayou didn't understand. After this inexplicable beating, Yu Dayou still went his own way. Soon after, there was a rebellion in the Annan area, and Mao Bowen, Minister of the Ministry of War, was preparing to go to war. Normally, this matter had nothing to do with him, but Yu Dayou stepped forward again to meddle in his own business. He wrote to Mao Bowen, stating his military plan and requesting to join the army. Lord Shangshu saw his letter, appreciated it very much, praised him, but didn't use him. Praise me, why not use me?Yu Dayou still didn't understand.

This is another inexplicable thing, but Yu Dayou is still not discouraged. In the twenty-first year of Jiajing (1542), the opportunity came again. Alda attacked Shanxi, and the emperor ordered the selection of combat personnel across the country.Yu Dayou signed up, and luck seemed to be good this time. Mao Shangshu saw his name and recommended him to Zhai Peng, Governor of Xuanda. This is a no-nonsense recommendation. The so-called Governor Xuanda was one of the two highest officials in the border areas of the Ming Dynasty (the other was Governor Jiliao). Generally, they were ministerial-level officials. As the recommender of the Ministry of War, Yu Dayou had a bright future. shine. After all, it was the face of the leaders of the Ministry of War. Zhai Peng personally met Yu Dayou and asked him some military questions casually, but the result surprised him. Zhai Peng originally thought that this person was a related family member, not very capable, and planned to deal with it, but Yu Daxia turned his back on the customer and talked freely, and everyone in the hall was shocked. Just when everyone was stunned, something that surprised them even more happened. Governor Zhai actually left his seat, stepped down from the stage, and saluted Yu Dayou. This is absolutely breaking news, a rare sight in a hundred years. Zhai Peng is not a general, he is a civil servant, because according to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, except for a few cases, only civil servants can serve as senior military officers.In the eyes of many Wen Jinshi, military generals are a group of uneducated old men, and Wu Jinshi is no exception. However, Zhai Peng, the governor at the ministerial level, saluted the unknown junior Yu Dayou in front of him because of his talent and perseverance. Ordinarily, when things came to this point, Daxia Yu should turn around, but the most incredible thing happened here. Although the governor saluted him, even though the governor knew of his talents, the governor still didn't use him! It's all here, why don't you use me?Yu Dayou scratched his head and didn't understand (me too). The gloomy days have passed, the old superior Mao Bowen finally promoted him, first sent him to Fujian to fight pirates, this brother didn't say anything, he led his troops into battle as soon as he arrived there without changing his clothes, and killed more than 300 opponents , the superiors saw that he was so vigorous, and sent him to Guangdong to suppress the ethnic minority rebellion. In Guangdong, Yu Dayou showed his true qualities in all aspects for the first time.He did not mobilize a large army to attack, but only brought a few followers, found the lair of the rebels, and advised them to submit to the court. Of course, empty talk is useless, and the rebels are not idiots. In order to strengthen the effectiveness of persuasion and education, and to show the consequences of not surrendering, Yu Daxia took advantage of the excitement to perform his old profession on the spot - swordsmanship, a set of swordsmanship He was very powerful and powerful, and made the rebel brothers stunned. In the end, he called it "teaching fencing." The rebels were not frightened. They quickly launched their own spiritual leader, a man who was said to have killed a tiger, and continued to resist the Ming army. But Yu Daxia was obviously stronger than the tiger, and he killed the tiger-fighting hero without much effort, and finally put down the rebellion. After tossing and tossing, Yu Daxia finally turned around. In the 31st year of Jiajing (1542), Yu Dayou was transferred to Ningbo general, and soon he was promoted to Su Song's deputy commander (equivalent to the deputy commander of the military division). At this time, Zhang Jing had already taken office, and Yu Dayou was his subordinate. Then there were the things mentioned before, Zhao Wenhua made trouble and urged Zhang Jing to fight, but Zhang Jing was not prepared enough, unwilling to fight, and delayed again and again. However, behind this scene, there is another detail hidden: Zhang Jing refused to fight, but in order to save face for Zhao Wenhua, he ordered another general to attack the Japanese pirates, and this person was Yu Dayou. Unexpectedly, Yu Dayou, who has always been active and nosy, refused. The reason is very simple: there were 20,000 Japanese pirates at that time, and he had only 300 soldiers under him, and Yu Daxia had studied arithmetic. Although Yu Daxia was full of enthusiasm, he didn't want to disappear for no reason. Governor Zhang did not do it properly, and the incident became a series of tricks. Zhao Wenhua urged Zhang Jing, Zhang Jing urged Yu Dayou, and Yu Dayou quit. Yu Daxia persisted in this way, until the victory of Wang Jiangjing.In this battle, regardless of previous suspicions, he cooperated with Zhang Jing to defeat the Japanese pirates and made great achievements. But things went bad because of this disregard of past suspicions. Because he was too brave, Zhao Wenhua admitted that he was Zhang Jing's man, robbed him of his merits, and even looked for opportunities to punish him and demote him as an official.In desperation, Hu Zongxian could only remain silent. Yu Dayou's life was really not easy, he always encountered some inexplicable things, he was appreciated, but he was not promoted, and he was demoted after winning the battle. Don't worry, Yu Daxia, even more inexplicable things are yet to come. Yu Dayou, who was demoted, did not cry out for grievances, nor was he discouraged. Soon after Wang Jiangjing's victory, he, as a subordinate of Su Song Governor Cao Bangfu, participated in the Battle of Hushu and defeated the Japanese pirates again. But (this word often appears in Yu Dayou's life), soon after, Yu Dayou, who couldn't stay idle, participated in the pursuit of Hu Zongxian (that is, the one mentioned before). Although he was defeated in the end, Yu Dayou gave his best in the battle , was very heroic. In fact, sometimes, being very heroic is not a good thing. After the war, Zhao Wenhua repeated his old tricks and shifted the responsibility to Cao Bangfu. Governor Cao was so angry that he wanted to hit the wall and hated Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian. , aimed at Yu Dayou. Governor Cao scolded Yu Dayou in his letter, saying that he fled the enemy, and the reason why he did this was because Comrade Yu Dayou was too brave in fighting with Hu Zongxian. Based on this, Cao Bangfu concluded that Yu Daxia must be Hu Zongxian's person. This complaint was so dark that even the emperor became angry and furious. He removed Yu Dayou's hereditary hundred households and asked him to keep his own place, otherwise he would behead his head and show it to the public. Regardless of previous suspicions, it is Zhang Jing's people who are evil.Very heroic, even Hu Zongxian's people are still evil.Yu Dayou was completely depressed. After the emperor's decree came down, almost everyone agreed that Yu Dayou would no longer make trouble and meddle in other people's affairs. However, Yu Dayou put away the decree, called his deputy Wang Chonggu, and gave him an order: prepare to go to sea and chase down the Japanese pirates.Soon after, his fleet intercepted the Japanese pirates at Laoshuzui, and launched a general attack, burning eight enemy ships and killing more than a thousand enemies. This was an adventure in the true sense, and no one asked Yu Dayou to do so, but according to past experience, he may not have merit in winning the battle, but he must have had merit in losing.For him, there is no benefit to fighting this battle, only losses. But he still did it, and he was not afraid of losing money. This is not the first time. Since the 14th year of Jiajing (1535), this man has suffered countless losses in the officialdom, and has taken countless scapegoats, just because of his meddling, his loyalty to his duties, and because of He is dedicated to serving the country. Yu Dayou is such a persistent person, he is great because of his persistence. In fact, Yu Dayou, who has been treated unfairly all the time, is not alone, because there is one person who is always watching him, and this person is Hu Zongxian. After several years of observation, Hu Zongxian knew and understood this person, and he believed that this person was the ideal candidate he was looking for and would become his right-hand man.So in the thirty-fifth year of Jiajing (1556), after the governor Liu Yuan was dismissed due to unfavorable combat, Hu Zongxian obtained the support of the cabinet through Zhao Wenhua's relationship, and helped Yu Dayou to be the chief officer of Zhejiang (roughly equivalent to the commander of the Zhejiang Military Division) member) throne. This is the first key person Hu Zongxian found. However, as the anti-Japanese work continued to deepen, Hu Zongxian found that his energy and IQ could no longer adapt to the heavy and complicated affairs, so the extremely smart Hu Zongxian decided to recruit an aide, and the first condition for recruitment was that this person was better than him. smarter. Soon, he found the second key person: Four hundred years later, Qi Baishi, a master of traditional Chinese painting, sighed like this when looking up at an ancient work: I would like to be a lackey for Ivy! The popular meaning of this sentence is that if I can go to Ivy's door and be his dog, I will be satisfied. Ivy, Xu Wei also, Xu Wei, Xu Wenchang also. In the Ming Dynasty, they were known as the so-called three great talents. The conditions for being selected were very simple: being well-read and knowledgeable. However, due to fierce competition, the simpler the standard, the harder it was to achieve. Talent was not able to squeeze in in the end. So in the end, there are only three people who can win recognition and this honor: Xie Jin, Yang Shen, and Xu Wei. As the editor-in-chief of the Yongle Canon, Xie Jin was recognized as the number one erudite, but Yang Shen, who had trouble with the emperor and gathered crowds to make trouble, was said to have read all the books in the world because he stayed in the ravine all day and had nothing to do. Promoted as the first expo. The reason why Xu Wei is ranked third is not because he is poor in education, but because he was born late.In terms of erudition, he is not as good as Xie Jin, and in terms of expo, he is not as good as Yang Shen, but he has become the most famous and legendary figure among the three. This honor is well deserved. Xu Wei, born in the sixteenth year of Zhengde (1521), was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. One of his lifelong obsessions is to give himself nicknames. He has used countless names, such as Xu Wenqing, Taoist Qingteng, Tian Shuiyue, Old Man Shu, etc. , of course the most famous among them is Xu Wenchang. Zhang Ailing once said that it is necessary to be famous as early as possible, and Brother Xu Wei definitely fits what Ms. Zhang said, because he was only ten years old when he became famous. At the age when he was in the third grade of elementary school and had not yet recognized all Chinese characters, Xu Wei had already accomplished a feat. He read through the famous essay "Resolving Mocking" by the famous writer Yang Xiong. I rewrote this famous article (today's so-called spoof), and finally gave my masterpiece a more confrontational name - "Shide". Xu Wei is definitely a famous figure in Chinese history. The legendary stories of his youth are well-known. Before I knew that Brother Tang Bohu had eight wives, I had already heard about Xu Wenchang’s wise fight against landlords, Xu Wenchang’s wise punishment of corrupt officials, etc. s story. Although the legends are very beautiful, I can be sure that most of them are false.Because the real Mr. Xu Wei doesn't have the energy to do these nosy things. Before he was thirty, he was always busy with one thing - exams. Xu Wei's first 20 years were very smooth. At the age of 20, he passed the examination of a scholar. At this time, his reputation was not small. It happened that Xue Hui, a doctor of the official department at that time, went to Zhejiang and heard about his talent. When I called him to have a chat, I was immediately amazed and praised him as the most outstanding talent. With the praise of this cadre at the level of the central government office, Xu Wei's reputation has grown even greater. He is full of energy and is ready to make persistent efforts to take part in the provincial examinations to obtain Juren until the final destination - Beijing. In the view of the proud Xu Wei, this is just a procedure. There is no doubt that Xu Wei is indeed a rare genius. He is versatile and famous all over the country at a young age. However, when it comes to his personal future, he has made a fatal misunderstanding. Because of the imperial examinations, only Jinshi is recognized, not geniuses. When it comes to the imperial examination system in the Ming Dynasty, it is always trampled by thousands of people and trampled by thousands of people. It is worse than the underworld, worse than the ten tortures, but history has proved that in those days, this It is the most scientific system. In the imperial examination room, there is no absolute fairness, but there is relative fairness. Whether you are a child of a family or a poor people, if you want to have a bright future, there is only one choice - pick up the pen in your hand and answer the exam paper. Finish.Then seal your name and wait for the fate to come. Facts have proved that studying hard and making progress every day is the best way to win the first place. If you want to play tricks and go through the back door, it is almost certainly a dead end. In the examination halls of the Ming Dynasty, cheating was not a joke. You had to search your body before entering. If you were caught, you would be disqualified from the exam and you would not be allowed to take the exam again for a few years. It is best to pack your luggage first and arrange funeral arrangements.Because it was extremely risky to do this business back then, once it was discovered, beheading or exile would be uncertain. Cheating is too difficult, friends who want to engage in crooked ways, probably can only rely on connections to get through the back door, but the cruel facts tell us that even if you are the son of the chief minister of the dynasty, it can only explain your sorrow, because in the entire Ming Dynasty, Gao Most of the sons and daughters of the gods do not have a good ranking in the imperial examination. If you are really lucky and get the top few in the exam, don't be too busy to be happy. On the contrary, it means that your father will soon suffer. Although Zhang Juzheng, Wang Xijue, etc., the chief assistants of the Ming Dynasty, were usually very powerful in the court, they would immediately wash their faces and prepare for the coming abuse as soon as they heard that their son had won the top few exams.Because according to the usual practice, the son's good news has just been delivered, and within a few hours at most, the official's scolding will arrive, such as what son is worthy of his father, suspicion of cheating, etc., overwhelming. The officials of the Ming Dynasty were very democratic, and almost all of them had the bearing of thousands of households in the dung, and the saliva system was very developed, and they had the paparazzi spirit of chasing and fighting. Of course, they would not let go of such things. However, if you catch it, you bite it, and if you bite it, you don't let it go. And it takes a lot of courage and shame to get up from the slobber. For example, the later chief assistant Wang Xijue, after his son won the first place in the provincial examination, couldn't help scolding him, and even drove his son home. It was not until thirteen years later, when he had long since resigned from office, that he let his son take part in the examination. Of course, Lao Tzu is a high-ranking cadre of the imperial court, and there are still some sons who are among the best in the exam but are not scolded, but they are unique. This pair of hero father and son is Yang Tinghe, and his son, Yang Shen, one of the three great talents. Brother Yang Shen won the first prize in the exam, but his father was not scolded. This is because brother Yang Shen is too famous and his level is too good. Everyone has reached a consensus. If Yang Shen fails the exam, it means that there is something wrong with the exam. The same fate seemed to befall Xu Wei again. He was well-known all over the world, he was very talented, and he went to take part in the small rural examination. Everyone thought that for him, Zhongju was just a matter of ranking. But God wanted to play with Xu Wei. It was his first time to take the provincial examination, but he failed.It's okay, wipe off your sweat, and take the exam in three years. The second time, Xu Wei failed the exam again, and God played him a second time. The same game happened three years later, and Xu Wei lost for the third time. Xu Wei, who was extremely depressed, encountered an unsolvable problem—why did he fail the exam? It was at this most difficult time in his life that he met the person who changed his life——Hu Zongxian. After the defeat in that pursuit battle, the defeated Hu Zongxian was no longer the governor of Zhejiang, but unexpectedly, instead of being demoted, this man was promoted to governor. Because his backer, Zhao Wenhua, made full use of his expertise in framing, not only demoted the meritorious Cao Bangfu, but also incidentally brought along the then governor Yang Yi, forcing him to bear a leadership responsibility. So Cao Bangfu and Yang Yi left, Hu Zongxian became the new governor, and he could finally go all out to start his great cause. Not long after that, he heard all kinds of legends about Xu Wei. After actual investigation, he decided to recruit this talented man as his staff. Hu Zongxian was extremely smart by nature, and he was a very conceited person. Although he flattered Zhao Wenhua and Yan Song, he looked down on these two people at all in his heart. At this time, he was even more majestic, with Yan Song backing him and his confidants below him. Minions, in addition to Fujian and Zhejiang, even Nanzhili and Guangdong provinces want to sell his face. That's all, but this Governor Hu is quite a terrifying person. According to historical records, Hu Zongxian was born with extraordinary appearance, and he had a compelling aura, which is roughly equivalent to the official authority mentioned today. People are daunting. For example, Yu Dayou, this comrade is famous for his toughness, he dares to stick to his principles, he is not afraid of losing his job, and he also has martial arts that can rule the world. Someone once joked that even if he died, Black and White would not dare to take him away. But it was such a well-known hero, the commander of the Zhejiang Military Division, who was cautious every time he met Hu Zongxian, not even daring to lift his head, and sometimes trembling. Relatively speaking, Xu Wei's level is too low, he can't even pass the exam. Although he is famous, he is just a famous poor man. Now the governor has taken a fancy to the poor man and plans to ask him to be his aide (teacher).In the area of ​​Shaoxing, it is common to be a teacher, but it is rare to meet a big customer like Hu Zongxian, not to mention that he took the initiative to invite him. In the eyes of many people, this is a pie that fell from the sky. Xu Wei was quite straightforward. Facing the governor's envoy, he quickly responded in fluent Shaoxing dialect, but after he finished speaking, the envoy remained motionless—he couldn't understand. In desperation, the envoy invited a translator, and only then did he understand what Xu Wei meant. It can be described as concise and concise—where did he come from, and where did he go back!Whoever asked you to come, you let him come! Facing this super talented person, the emissary had nothing to say, so he had to go back obediently, and tremblingly conveyed the original words of this poor scholar. However, to everyone's surprise, Hu Zongxian, who has always been arrogant and unruly, did not lose his temper. After thinking for a moment, he said to his subordinates: I will go find him. It is an unbelievable strange thing that the arrogant Governor Hu actually gave in to a poor scholar. However, the facts have proved that Governor Hu did not make a loss-making business. Compared with the contribution made by this poor scholar later, let alone a concession, it is worth it for him to kowtow. Since ancient times, romantic talents have been the targets of many high-ranking officials, but in fact, these so-called talents have no role other than reciting poems and being arty.For example, the famous father and son Wang Xizhi and Wang Huizhi wrote very well, and their poems are also very good, but in their daily work, they should be directly classified as low-energy. Not to mention Wang Xizhi, an official who has done a lot, but has been receiving wages for decades and dawdling around. His son Wang Huizhi is even more outrageous. Just wandering here and there all day, doing nothing, like sleepwalking.One day, someone asked him this question: "What the hell are you doing?" Comrade Wang Huizhi thought carefully about this question and gave an answer: "I often see someone leading a horse in front of me. I may be in charge of the horse." In history, there are countless such geniuses and idiots, and Xu Wei seems to be included in this category. Because Xu Wei's situation is very similar to the above two, he is well-known and versatile, very good at calligraphy, painting, poetry and prose. After seeing his paintings, Mr. Qi Baishi was willing to become a dog under his family, although it was his personal wish It is not easy to promote, but it also fully reflects Xu Wei's painting level. However, Brother Xu Wei is very low-key and extremely modest about the great love of the public, as can be seen from his self-evaluation: My books come first, followed by poems, essays, and paintings. According to this statement, it is really sensational that Mr. Xu Wei's (relatively speaking) most careless profession is the superb painting skills admired by future generations. Fortunately, Mr. Xu Wei is not alone, because as far as I know, there is another person who is widely praised by the people and has the same level of painting. He is the famous magic brush Comrade Ma Liang. To this extent, it is quite good. However, Mr. Xu Wei, who is so good, has failed in real life. After studying for more than 20 years, he even failed the exam, and his basic life cannot be guaranteed. , seems to be not much better than that Wang Huizhi. But Hu Zongxian still went to visit him in person, speaking Huizhou dialect, talking and making gestures, fooling around for a long time, and finally brought him back. Hu Zongxian is a person who likes to do things and hates empty words. The reason why he values ​​Xu Wei so much, like a treasure, is just based on his own intuitive judgment-in addition to poetry, calligraphy and painting, this person has more outstanding talents. ability. His judgment was correct. In fact, Xu Wei's ranking of his abilities is wrong, because his most outstanding ability is neither painting, calligraphy, nor poetry, but art of war. Xu Wei is a man who is proficient in the art of war, and he is definitely not just talking about war on paper. This is also a strange thing. Hu Zongxian understands the art of war. He only realized it after a few years of drinking in the border and seeing countless dead people. Xu Xiucai sits at home every day and has no chance to go to the battlefield to observe. He is familiar with the art of war with just a few military books. It can only be said that he is too talented. Just like that, Xu Wei, dressed in tattered clothes, swaggered into the Governor's Mansion. He really didn't regard himself as an outsider. He didn't talk about food and clothes, and he took whatever he saw. Except for Hu Zongxian's wife, there was no one without him. Dare to ask for it. What's even more funny is that this man likes to wander around after eating a full meal, regardless of the occasion or location. Once Hu Zongxian held an important military meeting in the Chamber of Commerce. The participants included senior generals such as Yu Dayou and Lu Tong. Everyone was listening to Governor Hu's lecture with bated breath when Xu Wei broke in suddenly. Seeing the master rushing in without knocking on the door, Hu Zongxian thought there was some urgent matter, so he shut up immediately and waited for Mr. Xu's instruction. Everyone looked at this alien visitor intently. Mr. Xu was really extraordinary. Under the gaze of everyone, he walked around the field with ease without saying a word, and then walked away. All the people were dumbfounded, and it took a long time to come back to their senses: Is this person a psychopath? Hu Zongxian is a very serious person, and he also lacks patience with his subordinates. He often questioned and abused him. It would not be surprising for anyone who dared to do such a thing when he was in a meeting to be beaten to death and dragged out to feed the dogs. However, Hu Zongxian showed great tolerance for this poor scholar who made fun of him, never mentioned it at all, and let it go. Hu Zongxian's modesty and prudence were rewarded. After the initial running-in period, Xu Wei began to shine brightly. His writing style was excellent and hit the point. He arranged it, and even Yan Song, a veteran official document expert, wrote several times to praise Hu Zongxian's official document writing. However, it was not these correspondence that had a profound impact on Hu Zongxian, but a casual conversation. Hu Zongxian, who became the governor, originally thought that under his brilliant leadership, the Japanese pirate rebellion could be quelled quickly, but since the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing (1555), the disaster has become more serious, and the robbers have become more and more diligent. I have to visit dozens of times.Hu Zongxian refused to show weakness, so he divided his troops and attacked with all his strength, but the result was more defeats and fewer victories, making ends meet. Just when Hu Zongxian was scratching his head and thinking hard about the defeat again, Xu Wei came to his side, and the burnt-out Governor-General said this sentence: first decide the overall situation, and then act. In this way, Hu Zongxian found his way to victory. He finally realized that he had been desperately fighting for the gains and losses of a city and a pool all along, but he had never grasped the key to victory. After clearing away the heavy fog ahead, Hu Zongxian finally discovered that behind those messy fishermen, pirates, Japanese, Spaniards, and Portuguese, there were two real opponents hidden.