The knock on the door rang again, interrupting the three people talking.
The middle-aged man's face suddenly changed, and he stamped his feet in anger.
"Sure enough, how can there be a Qiu Ba in the world who is not greedy for money? Do you really think that there is no one in my Qi family?"
The old man was solemn and shouted: "Don't act recklessly."
Seeing the middle-aged man's anger, the old man sighed.
"Today is different from the past. It is a blessing from heaven that the Qi family can be safe. Fortunately, your grandfather's reputation still exists. Don't be impulsive and harm the lives of the whole family."
The middle-aged man naturally understood the old man's bitterness and did not dare to act recklessly before opening the door.
To his surprise, the person outside the door was not a soldier, but a scribe of similar age to him.
When seeing the host coming out, the scribes did not dare to neglect and saluted him.
"Dare I ask if Xianju is Qi Shaobao's hometown?"
The other party's humble temperament greatly increased the middle-aged man's favorable impression, and he hurriedly said: "He is the ancestor of our family. I wonder where he comes from?"
The middle-aged scribe was busy arranging his clothes, cupping his fists and saluting, and announcing his identity.
"The student is returning to Yuan Boying of De Mansion. My father-in-law, Huan Gong, was once the governor of Denglai. He has an old relationship with the elders of your mansion, so he specially ordered the student to come and pay a visit."
The middle-aged man ouched, inexplicably surprised.
"Come in quickly, come in quickly."
When people from the future are introduced into the house, the middle-aged people speak loudly.
"Father, Master Yuan is here to visit you."
The old man nestled in the bamboo chair lost his slump in an instant, regained his red light, and stood up neatly without the help of others.
I saw the person coming from a distance, and for some reason, I dreamed back to the past in a trance.
"The resemblance, it's so similar, exactly the same as Mr. Boss."
Without waiting for the visitor to express anything, he grabbed the other person's hand.
"My dear nephew, please tell me carefully. Are you in good health, sir?"
The middle-aged scribe, with tears in his eyes, lamented: "My father is no longer good at what he does, but the story of Denglai is still vivid in his mind. Now that I see that my uncle is still as powerful as before, I will go back and tell my father, which will definitely make him feel relieved."
The old man laughed loudly, even his family members may not have seen him so happy for a long time.
"At the beginning, when your Majesty was in power, all the monarchs and comrades worked together and worked hard to help each other, and the affairs of Liao Dynasty were stable for a while. I thought that the end of the rebellion was just around the corner, but I didn't expect that the affairs of the country would be so miserable in the Tang Dynasty."
This middle-aged scribe who came from Guide Mansion was named Yuan Shu. His father was the famous Yuan Keli, one of the former Liaodong Iron Triangle.
Denglai served successively as governor, and the one who gained the most popularity and made the most outstanding achievements was none other than Yuan Keli.
When Sun Chengzong, Yuan Keli, and Li Banghua were there, the situation in Liaodong was the most stable.
Therefore, Denglai highly regarded Yuan Keli, and even after many years, he still admired him endlessly.
It is precisely with this foundation that Yuan Shu came all the way here.
"To be honest, my nephew came this far because my father was entrusted by the Shen family to rescue Shen Chenshan. Does my uncle know any news about him?"
Hearing Yuan Shu's intention, the old man shook his head helplessly.
"Ever since the city of Dengzhou was destroyed, I have stayed behind closed doors. Fortunately for my ancestors' glory, I have never been harassed by rebels. However, I don't know anything about the situation in the city. He is a loyal and good man, so he is afraid of not disgracing the aspirations of his ancestors. already……"
Although I couldn't speak anymore, everyone understood the meaning.
But Yuan Shu came all the way here, at least to find out about his old friend, so that he could communicate with his father when he returned.
"Uncle, does he know which general was the one who recaptured Dengzhou? When my nephew entered the city, he found that this general's subordinates were very different. He did not harass the people, which is quite the legacy of Shaobao."
The middle-aged man next to him couldn't help but snorted, obviously dissatisfied with him comparing the officers and soldiers to his grandfather.
Yuan Shu didn't care, because he knew very well that middle-aged people had the right to be so proud.
The old man said: "The king's flag changes at the top of the city. This Dengzhou city has changed its owner three times, and it is difficult to sort out the success or failure. I am just a wandering cloud and wild crane. It's okay to hide in the small courtyard and enjoy myself. If I go out, I will hinder others and myself. It’s inappropriate. There are officers and soldiers in this city, but I don’t know who they are subordinate to.”
After hearing what the old man said, Yuan Shu was very sad and angry.
"Qi Shaobao is the Dinghai Shenzhen of the Ming Dynasty, and his uncle is also a talented general. But this court cannot tolerate people, which makes villains succeed and the country declines."
As the old man is older, he doesn't have so much anger.
"Since it is entrusted by the old master, although I am old, I cannot sit idly by. Guangzong, go and make preparations. I will personally go out and meet this general who defeated the enemy."
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"Who did you say came to visit?"
Zuo Menggeng was discussing the future development of Dengzhou with Li Banghua, Zhang Jimeng and others. When he received the report from the guard, he was confused for a moment.
"The descendants of Qi Shaobao? Are the descendants of Qi Shaobao here in Dengzhou?"
Qi Jiguang!
You may not know who the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were, but you must know Qi Jiguang.
This is the idol of all Chinese men!
Even Zuo Mengeng regretted that he was born decades later and could not catch a glimpse of Qi Shaobao's grace.
Unexpectedly, Qi Shaobao's descendants actually came to visit him.
Different from his surprise, Li Banghua was happy in another way.
"Is that brat Yuan Boying here? Go and invite him."
Everyone here did not dare to neglect, and rushed out to welcome him, meeting each other in the yard.
I saw an old man and two middle-aged men walking very nervously.
But when one of the middle-aged men saw Li Banghua, he screamed and hurried up.
"But in front of Uncle Meng An?"
Li Banghua laughed loudly, helped the middle-aged man up, and scolded him with a smile: "I heard that your literary reputation is famous all over the world, and you sang with young scholars in the southeast. I thought you were just satisfied with your fame. It seems that you are actually quite charming. Dare to enter Denglai alone."
Yuan Shu giggled and stood next to Li Banghua like a nephew. At the same time, he looked curiously at Zuo Mengeng, who was surrounded by people. He couldn't figure out who this boy, who was one round younger than himself, was.
Li Banghua greeted the old man and asked, "Is it about Qi Qian?"
The old man received Yuan Shu's notification and did not dare to be negligent, so he greeted him with great courtesy.
"Qi Zuoguo, who is of humble rank, pays his respects to Lord Zhongcheng."
Li Banghua did not have a good expression, but shouted: "The rebels captured the city. As the Dengzhou Guard commander, why didn't you kill the rebels to protect the city?"
Qi Zuoguo showed even more humility.
"Zhongcheng Rongzhen. Although the humble position is to command the general affairs, the Dengzhou Guard has long existed in name only. All military power is in the governor's Yamen, and there is no soldier available for the humble position."
Zuo Mengeng watched from the side, feeling both curious and disappointed.
I thought I wouldn't be able to see Qi Jiguang, but meeting Qi Jiguang's son would fulfill my long-cherished wish. But when I really saw him, I realized that Qi Jiguang's eldest son, Qi Zuoguo, was just an old man.
And as a descendant of Qi Jiguang, who is famous all over the world, to be so groveling completely overturned his impression.
How did he know that the Ming Dynasty was noble and military, let alone Qi Zuo? Even when Qi Jiguang was alive, he still couldn't hold his head up when facing civil servants.
In Qi Jiguang's letter to Zhang Juzheng, he called himself "Qi, the lackey of the family".
Qi Jiguang's achievements and reputation are mostly praised by later generations.
But now, especially in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty's civil servants, they don't think Qi Jiguang is so great.
What's more, Qi Zuoguo was only the commander of the Dengzhou Guard before, which was very different from the governor of Tianjin like Li Banghua.
If it weren't for being Qi Jiguang's son, Qi Zuoguo wouldn't even be qualified to get close.
Zuo Mengeng looked at the way of getting along between civil and military officials in the Ming Dynasty with curiosity, while sizing up Yuan Shu.
Like his father Yuan Keli, this man is also a historical celebrity. And his favorite thing to do is to use seals on various famous paintings, so that later generations can identify ancient paintings by just looking for his seal.
As long as there is, it must be true.
Like Qianlong's words, they are very common and make people love and hate them.
What Yuan Shu is most praised for is that he has not weakened his father's reputation. After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he was determined to resist the Qing Dynasty, and eventually died of grief and anger on a hunger strike. His integrity has been famous throughout the ages.
After exchanging pleasantries with their old friends, Li Banghua introduced Qi Zuoguo and Yuan Shu to Zuo Mengeng.
"This is the commander-in-chief of our army, Dongchang Assistant General Zuo Menggeng and Zuo Zhongheng. Now it is up to him to decide on all matters in Dengzhou. If you two have any requests, just ask him."
Qi Zuoguo and Yuan Shu were both surprised and raised their hands in salute.
"No wonder it was General Zuo who came to Dengzhou overnight. With General Zuo's ability, it will be easy to put down the rebellion."
Qi Zuoguo lived in Shandong and had frequent contacts with Zhang Keda and others. He was very familiar with Zuo Menggeng's reputation.
Yuan Shu also kept looking at it, muttering in his heart.
When the news of the Battle of Qingshui Pass spread all over the world, Yuan Keli was also very happy at home and praised Zuo Menggeng so much that his ears felt like cocoons.
Today, in person, I saw Zuo Mengeng, apart from being tall and burly, did not even reach the crown. He was really a strange person with different appearance.
In particular, he noticed that Li Banghua was standing behind Zuo Mengeng, with Zuo Mengeng being the main figure, which was even more strange.
It was quite strange that Li Banghua, a native of Jiangxi, did not return home after resigning from office, and even gave way to a mere general with the dignity of a minister. There seemed to be some secret hidden in this.
