Chapter 753 The Covenant (Part 2)
The wine was already cold and the food was already cold. The two people sitting opposite each other had no intention of scattering the table.
"Zhejiang seems calm, but in fact it has hidden murderous intent. Although the Japanese pirates dare not invade, they still wander on the sea." Qian Yuan explained: "A large number of merchant ships went to sea, some went west to Japan, some went north to Korea, and some went south to Southeast Asia. If there is no protection from the navy or the capable general, I am afraid there will be repeated in the future."
Speaking of this, Qian Yuan bowed his hand, and this intention was self-evident.
Zhang Siwei breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Qi Yuanjing, Qi Jimei's two heroes, Yu Zhifu's famous generals for a while, Lu Tong, Hou Jigao's rising star, Ge Hao, and Zhang Yuanxun's tiger generals in Taizhou, all of them have made contributions in suppressing Japanese and killing thieves..."
Seeing Qian Yuan opposite was still frowning, Zhang Siwei also frowned and asked tentatively: "Zhejiang?"
"It's not necessarily Zhejiang. Maybe it will choose Susong in the future, and Fujian will launch a ban on trade in the sea."
Zhang Siwei nodded slowly, "Zhang didn't dare to respond to this matter, and he was waiting for his uncle to return to the court..."
The civil servants’ natural vigilance towards military generals… Qian Yuan smiled bitterly, “Brother Ziwei is willing to help, Qian is already grateful.”
Qian Yuan’s bottom line is to keep Qi Jimei, and Yang Wen must not be transferred. However, now that Dong Bangzheng is transferred to the General of Zhejiang, Qian Yuan feels much more at ease.
After a pause, Qian Yuan suddenly smiled and said, "It's not because Mr. Beishan doesn't need Brother Ziwei to speak."
"Haha, Mr. Beishan sang a poem with his uncle, and he was the ultimate friendship." Zhang Siwei smiled, but his expression was quite strange.
Dong Bangzheng was the general of Wusong. Wang Chonggu has now been promoted to the prefect of Suzhou. The two of them have been side by side for many years and have a deep friendship. Zhang Siwei received a letter from Wang Chonggu. It may be because of his deep friendship with Wang Chonggu that Dong Bangzheng was transferred to the general of Zhejiang and completely became a military general.
After everything was decided, Qian Yuan no longer talked about the serious matters, but only smiled and talked about the interesting things in the southeast. He forgots and corn cobs from overseas, as well as various spices, fruits, exquisite blankets, powerful bird guns and iron cannons.
Zhang Siwei's focus on the Southeast was on trade and on suppressing the Japanese. He carefully asked about the details of the Shangyu victory and the Shanyin Kuaiji victory.
"My uncle once mentioned in the letter that Japanese pirates have excellent martial arts skills, no need for life and death, and are also violent in nature. They will not allow the Tatar cavalry to achieve great achievements."
"I'm not afraid of being upright, but there are few wars in the southeast."
After chatting for a while, Zhang Siwei keenly noticed the problem, asked for a while and said in surprise: "70% of the injured will survive, and 50% will return? There are frequent wars in the northwest. If you get this skill, how many soldiers can survive!"
"Not hindrance." Qian Yuan waved his hand, "When he returned to Beijing, there will be many people coming to the clinic. Then Brother Ziwei will choose some to teach."
"Zhancai made the decision?" Zhang Siwei asked tentatively.
Qian Yuan immediately turned black, "The so-called "those who are close to the vermilion are red and the ones who are close to the ink are black. Who is the piece of ink next to Brother Ziwei?!"
Zhang Siwei laughed and said, "My uncle wrote to Suzhou... Zhan Cai and his uncle have met him. He should know that he is good at jokingly. The letter said that the southeastern master is not paid for money. Zhan Cai is not as good as Qi Yuanjing, and he is very proud of all the female tiger."
"It is not a gentleman to talk about other people's strengths behind their backs!" Qian Yuan sneered: "I will ask Brother Xuefu for advice in the future!"
Zhang Siwei's laughter suddenly stopped. This guy is really a master who refuses to suffer losses. Just make a few jokes and want to be his elder?
However, Zhang Siwei is not a bully, and said softly: "Zhancai returns to Beijing and always goes to visit His Highness, but he sees how Zhancai calls each other with his uncle."
Qian Yuan squinted his eyes and looked at Zhang Siwei. Hey, talking to this guy is even more tiring than talking to Zhang Juzheng and Xu Jie!
Zhang Siwei's words clearly revealed this meaning. You, Qian Zhancai, invited you today. Is there nothing else?
You should know that Gao Xinzheng, who was respected by King Yu as his teacher, was very dissatisfied with you... Otherwise, you had obtained your Majesty's permission to enter and exit the Prince Yu's Mansion at will. On the first day of entering the capital, you should visit His Highness on the second day.
Those who can tell Gao Xinzheng that the Qing Dynasty cannot be the people in Suiyuan, or ordinary officials, but only the lecturer of Prince Yu's mansion. Zhang Juzheng will not come forward, and Chen Yiqin and Gao Gong have a gap. Lin Xuan was not suitable for appearance because his younger brother Lin Feng was not suitable for appearance. The most suitable candidate was Zhang Siwei, backed by Yang Bo.
Indeed, Qian Yuan chose Zhang Siwei.
Qian Yuan looked at Zhang Siwei calmly, "Brother Ziwei is willing to help, just bring a word for Qian."
Zhang Siwei didn't say he was willing to do so, and just asked: "What do you mean?"
"Qian is back to Beijing this time, and will not return to Hanlin."
Zhang Siwei's pupils shrank slightly, "Zhancai, do you know what you are talking about?"
Although Shujishi was barely considered a member of Hanlin, he had not been admitted to the library or was appointed as a Hanlin editor, and his journey to the cabinet was almost cut off.
Li Mo, who has recovered, is an example. He was a Jinshi in the 15th year of Zhengde and was elected as a Shujishi, but later became the head of the Ministry of Revenue and did not stay in the Hanlin Academy. Therefore, before the 35th year of Jiajing, Xu Jie did not regard him as an enemy.
Until the 35th year of Jiajing, Emperor Jiajing ordered Li Mo to be a Hanlin bachelor... Generally speaking, officials who were not from the Hanlin Academy were unlikely to be a Hanlin bachelor. This position, like the Minister of Rites, was a precursor to entering the cabinet... It was also from this time that Xu Jie began to plan to overthrow Li.
The situation in the Jiajing Dynasty was very special. Emperor Jiajing did not follow the rules as he pleased. Several cabinet chiefs such as Zhang Cong, Xia Yan, Fang Xianfu, and Gui E were not from Hanlin, but what about?
Will the next emperor still do this?
It is a strange thing for an emperor like Emperor Jiajing who is not following rules for hundreds of years. He still hopes that King Yu will not follow rules after ascending the throne?
In other words, Qian Yuan's promise means that he made a choice that Zhang Siwei could not understand and could completely relieve Gao Gong.
Zhang Siwei couldn't help but whisper: "Zhan Cai is only thirty years old, why is this?"
From Zhang Siwei's perspective, Qian Yuan was his best alliance target in Prince Yu's mansion. He admired Gao Gong quite much, but he also knew that his opponent was Zhang Juzheng.
He also knew that King Yu attached great importance to Qian Yuan. Judging from the age stratification, he also hoped to join forces with Qian Yuan.
From the constant letters from his uncle Wang Chonggu, a vague figure out in Zhang Siwei's mind, to what he saw with his own eyes today, Zhang Siwei couldn't help but sigh in his heart... Regrettably, Gao Xin and Zheng Zheng's narrow dimensionality.
There is no point that Qian Yuan proposed today for himself... How can Zhang Siwei not see this?
Qian Yuan looked bleak, raised his glass and drank it all, got up, and walked: "Others talked about Qian Zhan's words and were cunning and resourceful, others talked about Qian Zhan's words and regarded money as their life, others talked about Qian Zhan's words and did not avoid strict party, and others talked about Qian Zhan's words and killed prisoners..."
"But Qian knows what he wants and what he wants to do..."
"I am not thinking of kings, princes, generals and ministers. I only wish to be proud of myself in this life."
I have never eaten pork and seen pigs running. Although Qian Yuan had never learned the course of acting in his previous life, I have watched a lot of film and television dramas, at least... in this era without TV and movies, my acting skills are outstanding!
"Those who know me say I am worried, and those who don't know me say I want..."
Zhang Siwei is about thirty this year, and before she was twenty-four, she was busy writing. Although she was quite scheming, she was obviously still too young. She was completely convinced by such realistic acting skills!
Zhang Siwei bowed a long time, "I hope to go this trip for the sake of the exhibition."
Qian Yuan received this gift calmly, helped Zhang Siwei up, held his hands together, and said softly: "Guarding each other."
"We must protect each other."
Chapter completed!