Chapter 414 Hu Zongxian, Governor-General of Zhejiang Province
“Brother Qi, we are going to be in danger, I hope you will take great care of me!”
Three years ago, he was recommended by Gao Gong to become the commander of the capital, and he managed the throne. There were twenty-five guard posts in the three battalions of Zhou, Wendeng, and Jimo. Qi Jiguang, who was defending against Japanese pirates along the coast of Shandong, once again received an order from the imperial court.
Shandong colleagues have also seen Qi Jiguang's abilities in the past three years and admire him very much.
Now that the Japanese rebellion is raging in the southeast, the court is at a critical moment when it is short of people and generals.
Therefore, under Zhu Zaijing's instruction, Gao Gong once again recommended Qi Jiguang, the flag commander he met during the battle to defend the capital.
Qi Jiguang failed to pass the martial arts examination after the battle to defend the capital in the 29th year of Jiajing.
So he returned to his hometown, inherited the position of his ancestors, and served as the commander of the Dengzhou Guard, responsible for managing the farm affairs of the Dengzhou Guard.
In the following years, due to the frequent appearance of Japanese pirates, Qi Jiguang also had new ideals and ambitions, and wrote the poem "It is not my intention to be a prince, but I hope the sea will be peaceful" to clarify his ambition.
Later, as his abilities gradually emerged, and he got help from Gao Gong during the battle to defend the capital.
In the 32nd year of Jiajing's reign, Qi Jiguang was appointed as the capital commander, responsible for 25 guard posts in the three battalions of Dengzhou, Wendeng and Jimo to defend against Japanese pirates along the coast of Shandong.
In the past few years, Qi Jiguang's tactical command ability has also been confirmed.
Nowadays, the situation in the southeast of the imperial court is in crisis and there is a shortage of talented people.
So at this time, Qi Jiguang was entrusted with an important task again. He was appointed as the chief minister of Zhejiang Province and served as a staff general to defend Ningbo, Shaoxing and Taizhou.
Shandong's colleagues knew the ferocity of Japanese pirates and the dangers of Zhejiang, so before Qi Jiguang left, they all came to see him off and told Qi Jiguang to be careful of the danger.
Qi Jiguang looked at these colleagues and comrades who had been with him for many years and felt very reluctant to leave.
But a real man should live thousands of miles away, how can he always live in a comfortable village?
Moreover, the letter written by Gao Gong to him also made it clear that His Highness King Yu looked at him differently.
Faced with such a great favor, Qi Jiguang must have been even more excited and willing to go to Zhejiang to make another great contribution and drive the Japanese pirates in Zhejiang into the sea!
Qi Jiguang looked at his colleagues who were seeing him off. He bowed to everyone, "Everyone, please stay. Jiguang went to Zhejiang to kill the Japanese and save the people. As a soldier, life and death have long been ignored. How can he be killed due to danger?" Afraid? ”
After Qi Jiguang said goodbye to everyone with extremely firm belief, he got on his horse, took his servants and others and went south to Zhejiang to take up his post.
While far away in the capital, Zhu Zaijing also read Hu Zongxian's letter of recommendation and had someone call him to his house.
Hu Zongxian's mood when he came to Prince Yu's palace was also excited and complicated.
Because Hu Zongxian knew that before him, Prince Yu had also met several officials who recommended themselves.
So, at this time, Hu Zongxian was actually worried about whether he could be valued by Prince Yu and be promoted as the governor of Zhejiang.
You must know that the position of governor is a triple jump for Hu Zongxian now.
If he can successfully serve as the governor of Zhejiang Province, it will not be long before the court will give him the title of "Minister of the Ministry of War". With the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, he will be a serious second-rank official. .
If things go well in Zhejiang, maybe in a few years we will be able to fill the vacancy of the Secretary of the Ministry of War and officially become a core high-level official in the central government of the imperial court.
When you retire and return to your hometown in the future, the court will give you an honorary official such as the Prince's Young Master or the Prince's Young Protector, and your life will be perfect.
So for the sake of his reputation and his own honor and ideals, Hu Zongxian was fully prepared and waited for King Yu to ask questions.
When he was brought to Zhu Zaijing's study and saw Prince Yu who was waiting for him, Hu Zongxian immediately saluted and said: "Hu Zongxian, the governor of Shun Tianfu, pays homage to the prince." Zhu Zaijing looked at the thick eyebrows and big square eyes. Hu Zongxian also feels great.
This was not the first time for him to meet Hu Zongxian, so when talking to Hu Zongxian, Zhu Zaijing was not so polite.
Zhu Zaijing said: "If I recommend you to be the governor-general of Zhejiang Province and in charge of the military affairs in the southeast, how confident are you to defeat the Japanese pirates?"
Hu Zongxian replied: "If I win the favor of the prince, I will do it." If I can control Zhejiang, I will not return to Beijing unless I capture Wang Zhi and Xu Hai and stabilize the southeast!”
When Zhu Zaijing heard Hu Zongxian's oath, he immediately laughed.
Zhu Zaijing said: "You have good spirit, and I appreciate talents like you. After reading your letter of recommendation and Zhao Zhenji's reply, I have already tacitly approved of you. Now you I am very pleased to be able to firmly say such an oath in front of me!"
"I hope that after arriving in Zhejiang, you can eliminate the Japanese pirates in the southeast as soon as possible according to your own methods. This is worthy of my trust in you."
Hu Zongxian never expected it to be so simple.
Originally, he had thought about King Yu’s speech on how to govern the southeast.
Unexpectedly, he didn't use a word, he just said an impassioned oath, and was favored by King Yu.
It can be seen that in Prince Yu's mind, he may have been noticed for a long time.
So at this moment, Hu Zongxian also bowed excitedly: "I am determined to live up to the prince's expectations. I will definitely wipe out the troubles in the southeast and wipe out the Japanese pirates as soon as possible!"
Zhu Zaijing snorted. , "Very good, I still have a letter here. When you really get the appointment from the court and go to Zhejiang, you can open it and read it."
Zhu Zaijing picked up an envelope from the desk. As soon as he reached out to hand over the good letter, Meng Chong next to him respectfully took the letter and handed it to Hu Zongxian's hands.
After Hu Zongxian got the letter, Zhu Zaijing said again: "If the court does not appoint you as the governor of Zhejiang Province, you should burn this letter, because it is useless for you to read it."
Hu Zongxian held Zhu Zaijing's secret letter tightly and bowed again: "I obey my order!"
After Hu Zongxian paid his respects, Zhu Zaijing let Hu Zongxian go.
At the same time, Zhu Zaijing also asked Meng Chong to send to Xiyuan a memorial he wrote recommending Hu Zongxian as the governor of Zhejiang Province.
Emperor Jiajing looked at the recommendation memorial sent by Zhu Zaijing and looked at Hu Zongxian's name.
Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but smile, "These three are quite good at selecting people, and Hu Zongxian can be used."
Emperor Jiajing put Zhu Zaijing's recommendation aside and looked at the person on the side. Huang Jin said: "Let the Supervisor of Ceremonies prepare an edict and inform the cabinet. He will promote Hu Zongxian to the rank of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War and Zuo Qiandu Censor of the Metropolitan Inspectorate. He will also be appointed Governor of Zhejiang and Zhili and Governor of Military Affairs in Zhejiang, Southern Zhili and Fujian. . Let the cabinet complete the appointment as soon as possible and let Hu Zongxian set off as soon as possible. "
After Huang Jin heard Emperor Jiajing's order, he immediately responded to the order, and then went to draft the order and send it to the cabinet, and asked Yan Song to order it. They completed Hu Zongxian's personnel appointment process as soon as possible.
The candidate for the governor of Zhejiang Province, which had been delayed for some time, was finally settled, and it was Hu Zongxian.
When Hu Zongxian received the imperial decree, he was so excited. He never expected that Emperor Jiajing would give him so many promotions and powers, giving him the ability to dispatch Jiangnan, Jiangbei, and other places. The power of heavy troops in Zhejiang and other places.
This is more powerful than the average feudal official!
So when Hu Zongxian received the order to thank him, he also thanked Zhu Zaijing for his recommendation with great emotion.
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