Chapter 16 Chapter Sixteen War - The Final Choice

Hu Zongxian understood Xu Wei's intention, and prepared to send an envoy to invite Wang Zhi to come to negotiate, but he did not expect that Wang Zhi came without invitation. In October of the thirty-sixth year of Jiajing (1557), Wang Zhi led thousands of troops, carrying a large number of guns and artillery, and suddenly went to the coast of Zhejiang, and anchored in Cengang, Zhoushan. Hu Zongxian was taken aback. He must have malicious intentions when he led the troops to visit. He immediately ordered to strengthen the guard, build fortresses, implement martial law, and make preparations for war.

This time, however, his judgment was wrong. Hu Zongxian's actions greatly angered Wang Zhi, and he dispatched Mao Haifeng to express his anger: "The reason why I came here this time is because I am determined to fulfill the agreement and stop fighting. Your Excellency, you should send an envoy to welcome me, or at least treat me to a meal, but now you are mobilizing an army and banning ships. Are you fooling me?" Me (绐我啦)?!" Facts have proved that Boss Wang is indeed very sincere. Not only did he come in person, but he also brought a few Japanese princes, but he was turned away, which is really embarrassing.

Hu Zongxian made a miscalculation, he was always cheating, he did not expect that Wang Zhi would be so sincere, in a panic, he immediately sent another envoy to express his apology, and hoped that Wang Zhi would go ashore to negotiate. But Wang Zhi, who had his self-esteem hurt, refused to agree. He said that the two parties had lost trust and he would not go ashore. Hu Zongxian had a very headache, and after thinking for a long time, he finally came up with a trick. He found Wang Zhi's son (biological, non-adopted son, under house arrest in Jinhua) and asked him to write a letter to his father, urging him to go ashore to negotiate quickly, and hinted that , If you don't submit obediently, you will take your son under the knife.

It didn't take long for Hu Zongxian to receive the reply, and when he opened it, he was stunned. In the letter, Wang Zhi didn't even mention the negotiation, but only said something like this to his son: "Son, why are you so stupid? Your father is outside, so you can eat well and live well. If your father comes, the whole family will die (close the door)!" Hu Zongxian, fight with me?You are too young! The plan failed, and Hu Zongxian clearly realized that Wang Zhi's IQ was much higher than Xu Hai's, and he was by no means inferior to him. He was an extremely difficult opponent.

However, facing such a strong opponent, Hu Zongxian did not give up, but became more excited: this game is getting more and more interesting. Hu Zongxian believed that although Wang Zhi was very powerful, he was human after all, and as long as he was human, he had weaknesses and weaknesses that were easy to break through, and Wang Zhi's weakness was tribute to trade. After all, Wang Zhi is a businessman, and he came all the way here just to discuss this issue. At the same time, Hu Zongxian also discovered a very interesting phenomenon: Although Wang Zhi expressed his unwillingness to negotiate, he remained motionless. .

Therefore, he came to such a conclusion: Wang Zhi really wanted to negotiate, but because of face, he didn't trust himself, so he was in a dilemma.As long as he breaks through this barrier and lures him ashore, he will be able to control him within the palm of his hand. But how easy is it to gain Wang Zhi's trust? After serious thinking and careful planning, Hu Zongxian finally made up his mind. As before, he chose another person as a breakthrough, but the difference was that this time, he was sure of victory. Soon, Mao Haifeng on Wang Zhi's boat received a secret letter from Hu Zongxian, inviting him to go ashore for a visit.

Mao Haifeng had always had a strong affection for Hu Zongxian, but he was Wang Zhi's adopted son after all, so after receiving the letter, he immediately handed it over to Wang Zhi. After reading the letter, Wang Zhi pondered for a moment, and then gave instructions to Mao Haifeng: "You'd better go." So under Wang Zhi's instigation, Mao Haifeng drove the boat ashore, and saw Hu Zongxian who was smiling and warmly greeted him. Mao Haifeng was here to handle business, so he cut straight to the point and asked Hu Zongxian the purpose of inviting him here, as well as his sincerity to break the current deadlock.

But Hu Zongxian didn't seem to be here to do business. He took Mao Haifeng to participate in a wine reception, and said that we are all brothers, so let's not talk about these things first, let's talk about filling our stomachs. Talking about things at the wine table is a glorious tradition in our country, and Mao Haifeng went happily.But to his surprise, Hu Zongxian really only ate when he said that he ate, and didn't talk about anything. He wanted to speak a few times, but Hu Zongxian interrupted intentionally or unintentionally. It was getting late, drinking more and more wine, Hu Zongxian seemed to have been drunk, but Mao Haifeng was still restless, he would never forget that Wang Zhi personally entrusted him with the task - to find out the truth and find out the truth .

In fact, Mao Haifeng is not the only one who is worried in this drinking situation. The drunk (suspected) Hu Zongxian is also very nervous at this time, and judging from the subsequent development of the matter, he should have read the Three Kingdoms many times before that. Romance - especially a famous chapter in the book. Hu Zongxian was completely drunk, he pulled Mao Haifeng, and said that we are all brothers, you don't want to stay at the guest house tonight, you must stay at my place. Mao Haifeng resolutely declined, Hu Zongxian insisted, and Mao Haifeng agreed. Pulling the drunken Hu Zongxian, Mao Haifeng entered the governor's bedroom for the first time. He helped Mr. Hu, who was unconscious, onto the bed, and walked to the desk beside him.Because when he came in, he had already found that there were many official documents piled up on the desk, and he believed that some of them must be related to Wang Zhi.

Hu Zongxian, who was lying on the bed, was also very sure of this. Soon, Mao Haifeng found the pile of documents he wanted. After opening them one by one, he saw two completely different opinions. It was nothing more than hating the Japanese pirates and wanting to peel Wang straight for cramps, but when Mao Haifeng turned to the bottom of the pile of official documents, he found another document that was completely different. This is a memorandum written to the imperial court. The article repeatedly speaks for Wang Zhi, and expresses that peace should be the most important thing, and force should not be used. The author is Hu Zongxian.

After reading this document, Mao Haifeng was completely relieved, and he lay down on the bed, quietly calming down his extremely nervous emotions. Of course, he didn't know that when he was flipping through the documents, there were eyes watching him all the time. This was Mr. Hu Zongxian who should have fallen asleep. Come on, I'm wasting my time. Early the next morning, Mao Haifeng, who was reassured, went to say goodbye to Hu Zongxian happily, but Hu Zongxian didn't keep him, because there was no need to talk about anything between them. You have no idea why I'm so excited.Mao Haifeng left here a little proudly. Actually I know all about it.Hu Zongxian seems to have more reason to be proud. Wang Zhi finally believed in Hu Zongxian, because he believed what his adopted son saw with his own eyes, so after hesitating for a moment, he put forward the final condition: "Send someone over as a hostage, and I will go ashore and surrender." As Hu Zongxian's confidant, Xia Zheng took on this important task. He went to the enemy ship alone in exchange for Wang Zhi's trust. Unfortunately, this dear man never went back because of a stupid mistake. In November of the thirty-sixth year of Jiajing (1557), after dealing with each other for several years, the two old rivals Hu Zongxian and Wang Zhi finally met and sat together. As Hu Zongxian promised, he treated Wang Zhi very politely. , and never restricted his freedom, this is not because Mr. Hu insists on being a great country, honesty is the foundation, but it is an inevitable criterion when facing the strong. History tells us that the so-called morality and axioms can only be discussed when the strengths are equal, so Xu Hai is dead, but Wang Zhi is still alive. For this point, Wang Zhi himself has a very clear understanding, so he toured and traveled with confidence, waiting for the price offered by the court. But he never expected that things would change unexpectedly. So far, the people who participated in this intellectual game are all first-class masters, Xu Hai, Wang Zhi, Xu Wei, Hu Zongxian, all of them are not ordinary people.They know the rules and are willing to bet and admit defeat.It's a pity that there are always fools in this world. After eating, drinking and playing, Wang Zhi felt bored. At this time, Hu Zongxian said to him, go to Hangzhou for a walk. It was a suggestion he regretted for the rest of his life. Wang Zhi happily went to Hangzhou. Hu Zongxian and Xu Wei had been discussing for many years, and their painstaking plan to eradicate the Japanese would be completely ruined, and all of this was just because of the birth of an idiot. The name of this idiot is Wang Bengu. Mr. Wang Bengu's position is the censor of Zhejiang Province. A few years ago, this was originally the job of Hu Zongxian, but compared with his predecessor, the level of intelligence of this successor can be firmly fixed at the standard of incompetence on-line. We said before that the inspector censor is only the seventh rank, but he has a lot of power. He can be responsible for supervising the governor and the governor, and has the right to report. As the name suggests, this Mr. Wang Bengu is a stubborn person. What achievements have the Japanese made, but see the saliva splashing and flowing. Hu Zongxian was very troubled by this person, but he didn't want to offend him. He had always responded negatively. This time when Wang Zhi went to Hangzhou, Hu Zongxian was afraid that the two hundred and five would cause trouble, so he greeted him in advance and asked him to receive him properly and arrange accommodation. When Wang Zhi arrived in Hangzhou, Wang Bengu fulfilled his promise and prepared a residence for this guest from afar—a cell. Mr. Wang Bengu's logic is very simple. Wang Zhi is a Japanese pirate, so he should be arrested. Besides, he has not made any contribution for so many years. Now that such a big fish is delivered to his door, what are we waiting for if we don't take credit for it? Hu Zongxian was so angry that he immediately sent someone to find Wang Bengu and asked him to release him. However, Wang Yushi was an idiot in fighting against the Japanese, but he was an expert in suing. He immediately wrote to the court, saying that he had done the right thing. , He also made an extremely shameless guess——Did Hu Zongxian violate discipline and accept bribes in protecting Wang Zhi so much? Hu Zongxian repeatedly wrote letters, hoping that the court would consider the actual situation and not kill Wang Zhi, but let him work for the court and restrain the Japanese pirates (Fan Yixin).However, countless "just and awe-inspiring" people in the imperial court immediately made generous statements, saying that Hu Zongxian dared to openly condone criminals, there must be some inside story, etc., and there was a tendency to put Hu Zongxian in prison for a while. In order not to be neighbors with Wang Zhi, Hu Zongxian compromised with the reality. He revised his opinion in a letter and expressed his attitude: he agreed to execute Wang Zhi. Years of hard planning were all ruined. After receiving the news, Mao Haifeng immediately executed Xia Zheng and dismembered him cruelly. This was the only way for him to vent his anger. A year later, Wang Zhi was taken to the execution ground for execution, and his son was also killed with him.Just like the letter that stunned Hu Zongxian, Wang Zhi faced his son at the last moment and made another judgment—the most daring judgment in his life. "It's okay to kill me alone, it's just that the people in two Zhejiang provinces (Eastern Zhejiang and Western Zhejiang) have suffered. After my death, this place will be in chaos for ten years!" Facts have proved that this is a very reliable statement. After Wang Zhi was arrested, Hu Zongxian's emotions fell to the lowest point. Since he fought against the Japanese, he had never been so at a loss. Years of experience told him that Wang Zhi's death would be an important turning point, and countless Japanese pirates would be on the way. Go to the coast, act recklessly, burn, kill and loot, no one can restrain them anymore.With the current military strength, it is impossible to stop their atrocities. The darkest hour is coming. Having nothing to do, Hu Zongxian hurried to find Xu Wei, but Master Xu was even more excited than him. He cursed in Shaoxing dialect as soon as they met: "Wang Bengu is a dead man, he deserves to be killed! He deserves to be killed!" Here is a little popularization of Shaoxing dialect. The so-called pinch is roughly equivalent to the idiot and idiot in Mandarin. So Governor Hu was not in a hurry, he looked at Xu Wei quietly, waiting for him, because according to past experience, this man will always have an idea after spit. But this time seemed to be an exception. After Xu Wei finished scolding, he fell into silence without saying a word. Hu Zongxian finally couldn't sit still, he broke the silence with a speech: "The matter has come to this point, it is useless to scold, the situation is critical, how should we deal with it?" Xu Wei thought for a long time, and finally came up with an answer: "Now it's impossible to appease, the only thing left is a war." But this answer is something that Hu Zongxian doesn't want to hear, and he can't accept it. If he could fight, he would have already fought. Why play so many tricks and wait until today? But now, he has no choice. In fact, Hu Zongxian has always endured humiliation. Whether it is Wang Zhi, Xu Hai, pirates, or traitors, they are all Japanese pirates after all, not Hu Zongxian's guests, let alone his friends. They lead the Japanese Burning, killing, prostitution, and looting are all kinds of evil, so there is no need to be polite to them. The reason why they treat each other with courtesy and make every step of the way is just because of lack of strength. But he endured again and again, yielding again and again, but now the green hills are still there, and the blood is flowing forever. It doesn't matter if your strength is weak or you can't support it, since you can't bear it, you don't need to bear it anymore. Hu Zongxian finally took the case and vented all the anger in his heart: "Go to war! Believe me, there is no one in China!" An earth-shattering decisive battle kicked off. Hu Zongxian began to dispatch troops, stockpile food and grass, and build fortifications. He knew very well that what awaited him ahead would be a long and arduous and protracted war. Only those who persevere to the end can become the final victors. But he never dreamed that the prelude to this war would be an unprecedented fiasco. The so-called all things are difficult at the beginning, in order to get off to a good start, Hu Zongxian sent Yu Dayou, his strongest subordinate, to lead the most elite troops to attack a target that seemed to be within easy reach. This target was Mao Haifeng, Wang Zhi's adopted son. After Wang Zhi was arrested, he killed Xia Zheng, but he was unable to escape. He was surrounded by the Ming army in Cengang. Less than a thousand people. Hu Zongxian dispatched several times his troops and famous generals, preparing to wipe out this desperate remnant in one fell swoop. In the spring of the thirty-seventh year of Jiajing (1558), the battle officially began. At this time, Yu Dayou has been promoted to the post of governor, with military power in his hands and experienced in hundreds of battles. Even he thinks that defeating Mao Haifeng is easy. But the reason why this world is rich and colorful is that it can always bring people surprises. Yu Dayou assembled a large army to attack, but was stubbornly resisted and repelled by the enemy. Yu Dayou didn't care about the so-called victory or defeat, but soon after, he realized that something was wrong. The offensive started in spring and lasted until summer. The scenery changed, the weather changed, but the daily battle report never changed. Yu Dayou showed his housekeeping skills, land and sea battles, spear artillery, digging pits and cheating, what can be used After using them all, Cen Gang and Mao Haifeng remained motionless, repelling the Ming army's attacks time and time again. Mao Haifeng worked desperately, not only for survival, but also out of anger. In this high-level intellectual game, he once trusted Hu Zongxian, believed in his promise, and believed that the matter would eventually be resolved properly. But when the news of Wang Zhi's arrest came, all his expectations turned into anger. He thought he had been deceived. In his eyes, Hu Zongxian and Wang Bengu were both members of the court, and there was no difference. As the saying goes, those who are arrogant are afraid of being stunned, and those who are stupefied are afraid of dying. If this person is not afraid of death, he has nothing to be afraid of. Master, with one bang and eight punches, Daxia Yu who swept Shaolin can't do anything. The battle continued like this, day and night, spring was gone, summer was here, and it was another late autumn.Yu Dayou was in a hurry, and Hu Zongxian was also in a hurry. If the fight continued like this, everyone would have to spend the New Year in Cengang. But after all, they did not celebrate the New Year with Mao Haifeng. Speaking of which, it is also due to their joint leader-Jiajing. Tens of thousands of people beat thousands of people, and the fight lasted for years and years, but there was still no result. Jiajing was so angry that his head was smoking: you are all idiots? ! He issued the order directly: Yu Dayou, the chief soldier of Zhejiang, is at a disadvantage in the battle. The deadline is one month, and Cen Gang must be taken!If you don't take it when it expires, all the soldiers below the general will be dismissed and investigated! This time Yu Daxia was in trouble, he went to Hu Zongxian, and wanted to ask the leader to help solve the problem. However, Hu Zongxian waved his hands again and again, and told him with a sad face: I can't do it in war. This problem is only up to you, brother. I hope you will make meritorious deeds as soon as possible, otherwise, brother, I will step down with you sooner or later. It was useless to find an organization. Yu Dayou stomped his feet, gritted his teeth and returned to the front line, urging the army to attack day and night, but this time Mao Haifeng was determined by the weight and vowed to fight to the end. The attack for more than 20 days still had no effect. Seeing that the date was approaching, Yu Dayou had no choice but to resort to the last resort - hold a meeting. At the meeting, Yu Dayou once again encouraged his subordinates to fight bravely, and he was not afraid of losing face at all. He read out the imperial decree scolding him in public, and then told everyone clearly that the emperor was angry and the consequences would be very serious. Come out, or when I am finished, none of you will be able to escape!You have to go down with me! There is a reason for this. Jiajing's decree stated that if the enemy cannot be wiped out on time, all the soldiers from the commander in chief will be dismissed and questioned. .What Yu Daxia means is that this is a collective scapegoat. If I want to bear it, you have to bear it too! Everyone panicked. In order to keep their jobs, they returned to the camp and actively prepared.At this moment, a general found Yu Dayou and volunteered to act as a pioneer to destroy Mao Haifeng. Looking at this general who had volunteered to recommend himself, Yu Dayou asked a question: "Are you sure?" The general replied confidently: "Do your best to win!" Yu Dayou nodded, but he really didn't know what to do, who could fight a battle that he couldn't even fight?But when the fire is imminent, it can only make do. But after the general took the order, he didn't act immediately. Instead, he reduced the number of attacks. He just sent a few soldiers to the enemy's formation every day to call for formation, and did nothing else.Yu Dayou urged him many times, but he remained the same and never sent troops. The deadline was getting closer and closer, and the emperor couldn't wait any longer. Before a month had passed, he ordered the removal of Yu Dayou and others from their official posts. Is it called not to pursue dismissal?According to this meaning, if we can't fight again, everyone will go into the cell hand in hand. Just when Yu Daxia was burning with anxiety and was about to copy the guy himself and go out desperately, the good news came that Cen Gang was finally conquered. For a long time, Yu Dayou's subordinate has not been passive and sabotage, because he used an extremely clever psychological tactic, first slowing down the rhythm of the attack, paralyzing the opponent's tight nerves, and at the same time carefully surveying the terrain, choosing a suitable breakthrough, When the time is right, launch a general offensive in one fell swoop to wipe out the enemy. In this way, the battle of Cengang, which lasted nearly half a year, came to an end. In this battle, the Ming army suffered nearly 3,000 casualties, and wiped out less than 1,000 enemies, and some Japanese pirates successfully broke through and escaped. , lost all face. But Comrade Jiajing is very interesting. He fulfilled his promise, did not punish Yu Dayou and others, and restored them to their original posts. Yu Dayou, who had escaped the catastrophe, was filled with emotions. He made a special trip to find his capable subordinate, and sighed sincerely: "Ashamed, ashamed, I am not as good as you." This statement is actually not new, because Yu Daxia has always been a modest person, but people in later generations almost unanimously believe that his statement is not modest, but a fact. The great Yu Dayou finally met a general who was greater than him, because the name of this general was Qi Jiguang. In the fourteenth year of Hongwu (1381), the famous generals Fu Youde and Lan Yu led an expedition to Yunnan. After the war ended, Fu Youde sent the list of dead officers to the imperial court for ratification according to the usual practice. But when Zhu Yuanzhang flipped through the list, his eyes stayed on one name——Qi Xiang. This is a name he is familiar with. Twenty-eight years ago (1353, the thirteenth year of the Yuan Dynasty), when he had just broken with Guo Zixing and marched into Dingyuan, this man came to join him and followed him as his personal soldier. He conquered all over the world and made many contributions. So he issued a far-reaching order: "Give Qi Bin, Qi Xiang's son, General Mingwei, and serve as the commander of the Dengzhou Guard. It will not be hereditary!" The so-called hereditary non-replacement means that from now on, as long as this family is not extinct and can have a son, the position of general will belong to their Qi family until the collapse of Daming Company. So since then, the Qi family has been holding this long-term meal ticket and living a life without worrying about food and clothing. However, the talents of the descendants of the past generations are really limited. Eighteen years later that late night. On the first day of October in the seventh year of Jiajing (1528), Qi Jingtong, the general manager of Jiangnan Water Transport, waited for the birth of his son in anxiety. Although the birth time was in Zishi, it was already dawn when Father Qi finished his obstetrics and gynecology work. Dawn breaks in the east, the sun rises, the sun shines through the clouds, and the dazzling brilliance reflects everything in the world. Qi Jingtong put down the diaper in his hand, watched the scene outside the window where the haze disappeared and the light illuminated thousands of miles, and named his son: "Just call him Jiguang." In Japanese war history books, there is a word used to describe the outcome of the war that is used very frequently, and that is jade broken. But the so-called Yu Sui here is not as heroic as we think, because according to the habits of the Japanese, as long as you die on the battlefield, whether you die in battle, sickness, starvation, or unfortunately fell to death while escaping, all of them are called Yu Sui. . For example, when Sun Liren defeated the Japanese army in Burma and buried thousands of Japanese soldiers alive, the related headline in Japan was the bravery of the Burmese Imperial Army of the Great Japanese Empire—although it was not heroic at all. If this concept is applied to Qi Jiguang, then his nickname should be Shredder, because according to statistics, in those years, the jade fragmentation rate of all the Japanese pirates who encountered him was generally above 80%. From the thirty-eighth year of Jiajing (1559) to the forty-fifth year of Jiajing (1566), Qi Jiguang experienced thirteen battles, sweeping the enemy in each battle, almost wiped out, the maximum casualty was only 69 people, and the average casualty ratio between the enemy and ourselves was 30. : 1. Unprecedented and unprecedented, shining in the annals of history. Qi Jiguang, this name will become the worst nightmare of Japanese pirates. Since ancient times, titles can be hereditary, but geniuses are not born. As the father of a genius, Qi Jingtong is really a man of average ability, but he also has two rare advantages: honesty and hard work. So although he didn't have any special talents, his official luck was good. He was promoted from the commander of Dengzhou to the commander of Daningdu, and finally he was transferred to Beijing as the deputy general of the Shenji battalion, becoming a senior general in the Ming army. Generally speaking, if the father is a high-ranking cadre, the family is naturally not bad, but Qi Jiguang is an exception. His living conditions have been very ordinary since he was a child, all thanks to his father. Qi Jingtong is an honest and upright person. He never engages in gray income. He has voluntarily handed in the red envelopes from his work partners several times, and has been praised by his superiors many times. For decades, he lives only on salary. The only result of behavior is poverty. But Qi Jingtong didn't take it seriously. On the contrary, he repeatedly taught his son to learn from his own good example, to be an honest official, and to make contributions. Facts have proved that Qi Jiguang successfully met his father's request-only the second point. Like many scholars, Qi Jiguang studied hard in a private school since he was a child. Because of his average family background and plain clothes, many children from rich families looked down on him. However, when he was ten years old, suddenly one day, the teacher walked into the school without giving a lecture, but solemnly told all the students that from now on, when playing with Qi Jiguang, he must be careful not to be in danger. If there are any mistakes in the action, there will be big troubles, because Qi is already a fourth-rank general. When Qi Jiguang was born, Qi Jingtong was already in his fifties. In the seventeenth year of Jiajing (1538), he reckoned that he was getting old, so he retired and returned home. According to court regulations and personal wishes, his position will be replaced by ten-year-old Qi Jiguang inherited, although the formalities have not been completed, but Qi Jiguang is already a general in name. Ordinary people who have studied for decades and passed the Jinshi exam will at most be an official of the sixth or seventh rank, and have to work hard for qualifications. Qi Jiguang is only ten years old, and he is already an official of the fourth rank.The so-called children of high-ranking cadres are trained in this way. But this is not a good thing for Qi Jiguang, and soon, a difficult problem will be placed in front of him. Because according to the court regulations, middle and high-level cadres like Qi Jiguang must take a carriage when they go out. However, Qi Jiguang's family has limited conditions and cannot afford a car. Taking the No. 11 car is too embarrassing. So ten-year-old General Qi was forced to drop out of school and stay at home to study hard.At this time, a teacher heard about this and offered to come to teach Qi Jiguang to read. Qi Jiguang was naturally very happy, but worried about the fees. In those days, hiring a tutor was not much cheaper than buying a car. But after a long time, the teacher never mentioned money, went to and fro at his own expense every day, left after teaching, and didn't even eat. Qi Jiguang was very puzzled and felt very guilty. One day, he spent some money and prepared a very rich meal, and wanted to treat the teacher to a meal. However, what he didn't expect was that when the teacher saw the table full of food, he was furious. Not only did he not eat, but he also reprimanded loudly: "Your family is poor, but you spend so extravagantly. Could it be that I came to you to eat?" Without saying a word, Qi Jiguang immediately removed the food, and the teacher's face looked better. He said to Qi Jiguang earnestly: "Although you are a hereditary general, you are so diligent and studious. It is really rare. I will come to teach you. I only hope that you will persevere in the future, become a talent as soon as possible, and serve the country. You have lived up to my expectations." In the face of this selfless mentor, Qi Jiguang was speechless and could only salute the teacher solemnly with tears in his eyes. The days still go on, the family is still poor, the teacher still visits, still does not receive a penny, and Qi Jiguang still studies hard, but changes are happening unconsciously. He is poor but insists on integrity, rigorous and regardless of gains and losses. From his father and teacher, Qi Jiguang established the principles of his life-taking the world as his own responsibility, regardless of personal honor and disgrace! So, one night not long after, while studying hard by candlelight, the young Qi Jiguang wrote down an eternal masterpiece and his lifelong ideal: Xiaozhu sits back and sleeps for a while, worrying about the old alliance. Hu Zun come to bow to guests, wave a stag to sit and talk about soldiers. The cloud protects the toothpick full, and the star contains the sword. I don't want to be named Marquis, but I hope Hai Bo is at peace. For the next forty years, he has faithfully adhered to this great belief.