Ma Shaoyu, as the head of the Civil Affairs Department of the Ministry of War, was a subordinate of Zhang Ruoqi, a doctor in the Ministry of War, but both of them were appreciated by Chen Xinjia, the minister of the Ministry of War, and were cited as confidants.
Naturally, their relationship is relatively close. Now that they are both in the Liaodong Army, they are destined to help each other. They both hope to send troops as soon as possible to relieve the siege of Jinzhou.
In this way, after returning to the court victoriously, he would get a shortcut to promotion based on Liaodong's military achievements.
Ma Shaoyu, like Zhang Ruoqi, only knew a little about military affairs. The two of them came to Liaodong not to make suggestions for Hong Chengchou, but to monitor Hong Chengchou and send troops to Songjin as soon as possible.
Zhang Ruoqi asked himself to help Liao Fu Qiu Minyang and supervise the food and salary matters, while Ma Shaoyu assisted Zhang Ruoqi from the side, so that he could stay away from the Songjin front line, and once he won, he would supervise the transportation of grain>Thr And the current Liaodong generals all felt that they The gathering of nearly 200,000 border town elites was an unprecedented force. Since the war to aid the DPRK in the Wanli Year, it was the first time that the Ming court had assembled such a large force. With this, even if it could not defeat the army of slave thieves besieging the Jin Dynasty in one battle , at least the siege of Jinzhou has been solved, it is not a big problem. If this battle is won, everyone will naturally be rewarded.
Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu were officials in the Ministry of War, and they were appreciated by Chen Xinjia, the minister. If they return to the court with their merits, they must be promoted.
Although the generals of the towns in Liaodong are now completely obedient to the governor of Jiliao, Hong Chengchou, in private, most of them secretly fawn over the two of them, and some even express their loyalty privately.
A few powerful generals such as Zhang Cheng, Yang Guozhu, and Cao Bianjiao were able to treat them calmly, and they also made great efforts to make friends with the rising star Wu Sangui in western Liaoning.
However, he never hid the friendship between Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu from Governor Hong Chengchou. After all, he was still Hong Chengchou's student.
After Ma Shaoyu, who joined the army, entered the study room and exchanged a few words with everyone, the topic returned to the couplet just now.
Zhang Ruoqi praised the neatness and elegance of this couplet. Ma Shaoyu quickly echoed his words and praised them endlessly. Both of them were Jinshi scholars and civil servants in the DPRK. In the eyes of Wu Sangui and his admirers, Wu Sangui was the most arrogant. They praised him, and they were so happy that they couldn't help but laugh.
One of his staff said: "This pairing is a perfect portrayal of my family's commander. Wu Shuai is not only good at sword dancing, but also likes reading, so this pairing is very appropriate."
Wu San smiled and said: "It's a pity that it was not mounted well. Next time someone comes to Beijing, they should send it to the Tangjia Mounting Shop in Mount Jing Alley to have it mounted again.
So someone suggested that it would be better to send it to the Hu family's mounting shop. They said that although the Tang family's mounting shop is a craft inherited from ancestors, the recent reaction is that it is in vain and the mounting skills are actually not as good as that of the Hu family.
At this time, Wu Sangui suddenly discovered that Hong Chengchou's newly hired confidant Liu Zizheng had always smiled and said nothing, and had no words of praise. He felt strange and asked: "Zheng Weng was originally from the Fang family.
What do you think of the empty sound of this pair?
Many calligraphers in the Taoist world were influenced by Dong Wenmin's style, but they could not find their own way. Although this gentleman's calligraphy is also derived from the word "Dong", he has broken through the barriers and went straight to the Tang Dynasty for help. Li Beihai's style at that time was considered top-notch in terms of calligraphy.
It's a pity that this pair lacks sustenance and some vitality. Chang Bo is a tiger general outside the pass and the capital of the country. Although this couplet is slightly better than the work of Yin Feng Nong Yue, it is a pity that it is still literary but not martial, elegant but not heroic! ,
Wu Sangui felt a little unhappy when he heard this, but he still laughed. Whenever he met a civil servant before, he would always be artful and follow his fancy. Please write a couplet on the screen or leave a message at home.
Paper and ink had been prepared for Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu today. Now seeing that Liu Zizheng thought highly of himself and wanted to recruit him as an army, he ordered people to lay out pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and asked him to write a couplet first.
Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu couldn't stand Liu Zizheng, so they urged him from the side. Zhang Ruoqi secretly said in his heart: "An old man from the army, who was only a scholar before joining the army, is still acting like a good boy here. He is so respected by the governor, I don't know. To restrain yourself is to overestimate your capabilities!
How could Liu Zizheng not see everyone's contempt for him, especially Zhang Ruoqi's expression that made him extremely disgusted.
Although he was confident, he pretended to shake his head and declined. He said that he joined the army as a young man and had not studied much. He really didn't dare to show his ugly face. It was easy to laugh. But Wu Sangui had an arrow on the string, so how could he let him go? So he urged: " Please ask Mr. Zheng to write something casually, and it is my duty to leave the calligraphy treasure in order to make the humble room shine and live up to the good fortune in this life."
Zhang Ruoqi even said with a sarcastic tone: "The old politician is rich in strategy and leisurely notes on military art, which shows that he has profound knowledge and training, so why should he be so humble!"
Zhang Cheng has not said a word since he entered Wu Sangui's study. In fact, although he has some knowledge about calligraphy, poetry and couplets, he really can't use it. In order not to expose the theft, he has to hide it. Seeing Liu Zizheng smile and say: "Since I can't say goodbye, I have to show my embarrassment reluctantly."
He pondered for a while, then wrote a couplet with a pen. The characters were as big as a bowl, with iron hooks and silver hooks. They were strong and powerful, and they were very elegant and not tacky at all.
One of Wu Sangui's subordinates shook his head and muttered: "I often think of the wind and waves in the Liaohai Sea, eager to repay the king's sacred scrolls."
As soon as this couplet came out, not only Wu Sangui applauded loudly, but also all the staff members applauded.
Commander-in-Chief Zhang Ruoqi was secretly surprised in his heart, and from now on he did not dare to look down upon Liu Zizheng, who was not from the first class.
Fu Xingqi and Ma Shaoyu also wrote a couplet about the ancient couplets. Zhang Ruoyu knew that he could not come up with such a natural, appropriate, neat and meaningful couplet at the moment, so he had to write a couplet praising the military commander's meritorious service. Ma Shaoyu was indeed a perseverant. Wu Sangui didn't even bother to say goodbye.
At this time, Xie Sixin, a close aide of Hong Chengchou, said: "Uncle, the governor has something to say to you!"
Wu Sangui was shocked and didn't know what Hong Chengchou had ordered, so he hurriedly asked: "Director Hong, what is your message?"
"It's about military aircraft."
As soon as everyone in the study heard this, they all retreated automatically.
Zhang Cheng, Zhang Ruoqi and others looked at each other and were about to exit, but were stopped by Xie Sixin, who only heard him say: "Zhang Jianjun is the minister appointed by the imperial government to supervise the army. Ma Canjun also has the responsibility of admiring military affairs, and General Zhang is even more responsible." Naturally, there is no need to avoid the generals who aid the Liao Dynasty!
He turned his eyes to look at Wu Sangui and said to him: "The governor ordered the students to tell the eldest brother two things: first, he must keep a prudent and capable general to protect the army's food and grass; second, please ask Brother Chang Bo, please advise Mrs. Zuo not to go with the army to rescue the siege of Jinzhou." Sangui, the father, took a breath and said, "My mother must go, and I can't do it. Because of the many reasons. After saying a few words, she scolded me, saying that I didn't care about the country's urgent needs, nor did I care about
