General Constitution of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 58 Veteran Zhou Shangwen

The little old man also walked towards Zhu Xizhong with a smile on his face.

"Hey, Xiao Zhu, I haven't seen you for a few days, have you grown taller?"

Hearing Zhu Xizhong's movement in the distance, he subconsciously brushed his hair twice, and only then saw Zhu Xizhong kneeling in front of him crying with snot and tears through the hair gap.

"Old Immortal, I believe it, I believe it, you should hurry up and accept your supernatural powers!"

It wasn't until this time that Gao Zhong, who was standing not far away, came back to his senses.

"Zhou, Old General Zhou?"

The little old man looked for his reputation.

"Oh, Eunuch Gao? Isn't it a coincidence that you are here too."

Gao Zhong hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Old General Meng still remembers this junior."

"Hahaha, you also say we are old?"

Gao Zhong hurriedly opened his mouth gently.

"Look at the mouth of this junior, the general is 75 this year, and he will be 74 after the new year. The general is still young."

The little old man roughly stroked his already white beard and waved his hands.

"Okay, we are old when we are old, and we are not such rotten scholars, so you don't have to be so polite."

After saying that, the little old man flew up and kicked Zhu Xizhong's ass.

"Why are you howling, kid? Don't you think it's embarrassing?"

Zhu Xizhong actually stood aside covering his buttocks and didn't dare to make a sound anymore.

Ning Jue looked at the scene before him in disbelief.

Good guy, besides the old Taoist priest, can Zhu Xizhong be restrained? !
Ning Jue bowed subconsciously.

"The younger generation, Ning Jue, the supervisory censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, expresses his word as Kezhong, and pays his respects to the old general."

Hearing Ning Jue's title, the little old man was obviously stunned, and looked at Ning Jue again in disbelief.

"You...you are the censor of the Imperial Academy?"

Zhu Xizhong reminded in a low voice
"That's the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

The little old man glared at Zhu Xizhong, Zhu Xizhong immediately lost his temper, and then the little old man cupped his hands at Ning Jue.

"Old man Zhou Shangwen, nicknamed Yanzhang, what is the matter with the general army of Datong leading the rear army, and there is a babysitter."

Only then did Gao Zhong hasten to introduce: "Ning Bingxian, this is Datong's commander-in-chief Zhou Shangwen, who is in charge of the post-military governor's mansion and the prince and Taibao."

Zhou Shangwen looked at Ning Jue with a smile.

"You are an interesting young man."

This is also the first time Zhou Shangwen has seen such an unassuming civil servant.

"The old hero is full of praise."

Ning Jue thanked him with a smile. Ning Jue had also seen the name Zhou Shangwen in history books, and he could be said to be a classic representative of Jiajing's army.

Aside from the temple, the Jiajing border guards are also skilled, and they only pick veterans, and they only pick the kind who are fierce in battles but whose sons are not up to date.

Zhou Shangwen, Wang Xiao, Ma Yong, Liang Zhen, and Shen Xiyi from Megatron Southwest were all picked out by Jiajing in this way.

Especially the first four, who fought all the way from Ningxia to Liaodong, supported the stability of the Jiajing Dynasty for 20 years. Zhou Shangwen hacked to death, and then I Da became the sweat of all the grassland ministries.

It's just that Jiajing's method is good, but it has a shortcoming.

It’s just that this gang of veterans is really too old. Since the 13th year of Jiajing, they have been withering one after another. Zhou Shangwen is already the only remaining veteran in the Nine Sides. The same is true for Shen Xiyi in the south. The 70-year-old is still the first to climb the ranks in every battle. .

Zhou Shangwen's eyes widened and he let out angrily.

"Where are you hiding? Don't know how to say hello to the elders?!"

Zhu Xizhong came out from behind Ning Jue with downcast eyebrows.

"Old man, what, my family has something to do. It's not the end of the year. I have to go back to my hometown in Huaiyuan to worship the ancestors. This is because the old gods are delayed for a day."

Zhou Shangwen was old and strong, he stepped forward and pulled Zhu Xizhong out from behind Ning Jue.

"Aren't we coming to the capital? You don't have to go back. Go back to the Houfu with us and have a good chat. Today we will test your martial arts, and tomorrow we will test your tactics. We will try to finish your business before the end of the year. Where are those two idiots from the Zhang family and the Xu family?"

On the eve of Guo Xun being thrown into the Imperial Prison by Xia Yan, Zhou Shangwen was transferred to the capital to serve as the governor of the army. Jiajing’s original intention was to let Zhou Shangwen come to the capital to provide for the elderly, and teach these honorable children how to fight. In [-], Guo Xun died, the Renyin Palace was changed, and the northern captives invaded the south. Zhou Shangwen was transferred back to Datong.

But the memory of this year still became a nightmare that Zhu Xizhong and others could never erase in their lifetime.

Hearing Zhou Shangwen mention Zhang Rong and Xu Yande, Zhu Xizhong immediately became excited.

"No, old man, you can't let them run away. I can't enjoy this blessing alone. Just wait, I'll go and capture them back."

Zhou Shangwen was not in a hurry, he stood aside with a click of his tongue.

"Go, we are worried that we can't find errand runners, if you run with them, hehe."

Zhu Xizhong's body trembled, and he straightened instantly.

"Here!"

Gao Zhong looked at Zhou Shangwen with some embarrassment.

"Old general, why did you come to Beijing in person this time?"

Hearing Gao Zhong asked about this matter, Zhou Shangwen became more and more angry, kicked Zhu Xizhong's ass suddenly, and urged Zhu Xizhong to arrest him quickly.

"Isn't that the one-eyed thief of the Yan family?! In August of this year, when I invaded the South, we had thousands of households under our command and two of our commanders died in battle. His surname is Yan, and he still doesn't give credit. My old man doesn't care. Those, but the soldiers who died in battle are waiting for money to be used at home, and he is still able to handle it, can we get used to his stinky problem? Let's just come to the Ministry of War to have a look."

Mentioning the Yan family father and son, Zhou Shangwen is still not angry.

Only Gao Zhong looked at Zhou Shangwen with a little embarrassment.

It's not that Zhou Shangwen discriminated against the father and son of the Yan family. Zhou Shangwen was an old subordinate brought out by Wang Qiong, the well-known violent minister of the Zhengde Dynasty. Since Wang Qiong's death, Zhou Shangwen looked down on all civil servants almost equally.

Since the first year of Jiajing, Zhou Shangwen fought all the way from Ningxia to Liaodong, beating people with his hands, and his mouth was never idle.

It doesn't matter what Cheng Zhu Lixue or Yangming Xinxue you are, as long as you give Zhou Shangwen a face, Zhou Shangwen never keeps an overnight grudge, and usually scolds back on the spot.

Over the years, every time Zhou Shangwen took office, from the governor to the inspector, he must participate in it jointly, while Jiajing was an undisguised protector.

Governor Jia Qi, who is from Hunan, affectionately called him "Old Paradox." Judging from the fact that the two have worked together for ten years, and every day they wrote letters to impeach each other, they had to start from the first side. Transliterated words, translated in Hunan dialect, should not be very likely to be included in history books.

The more you think about it for a while, the more you lose, and the more you think about it when you take a step back, the more angry you are, Zhou Shangwen is indeed the same.

"No, Eunuch Gao, are the two of you surnamed Yan in the cabinet?"

"Hmm..." Before he finished speaking, Gao Zhong realized that something was wrong: "Old general, there are only old father and son Yan Ge in the cabinet, and there is no one to fight."

Zhou Shangwen was overjoyed when he heard the words.

"What are you afraid of? The two of them go up together, and I will let them half up again."

"Hey." Gao Zhong looked at Ning Jue and cupped his hands and hurriedly said, "Ning Bingxian, don't disturb our family, old general, wait for me!"

Looking at Zhou Shangwen's back, Ning Jue finally breathed a sigh of relief, Zhu Xizhong didn't have time to come and harass him at least before the Chinese New Year.

(End of this chapter)