Since he is a concubine, he has no possibility of ascending to the nobility and is not qualified to become an official under the influence, so he will not have much potential in the future.
It is impossible for Zhou Luohu to send his legitimate son to him.
Fortunately, this Zhou Zhongmo is also familiar with the navy and is good at boats and ships. After all, he comes from a family background.
Moreover, he is old now and has nothing serious to do. I heard from Chen Shuyi that Zhou Luohu intended to let his son join the left guard and right guard and become a guard patrolling the streets, but no one gave him this face.
He is from the south, and the imperial guards of the capital are in the hands of the Guanlong Group. Who would take Zhou Luohu seriously?
Of the twelve guards of the Sui Dynasty, only the left and right guards, the left and right military guards, and the left and right auxiliary guards were responsible for guarding the imperial city. These six guards were also the most elite. Among them, those who could stay in Daxing as patrol guards were all related households. I think
It is not easy to force one person in.
The first time he met Zhou Zhongmou, Yang Ming just asked him some knowledge about ships, but the other party's answers were very clear and reasonable, which satisfied Yang Ming.
But other than that, Yang Ming didn't say much and just asked the other party to go back.
After the others left, Chen Shuyi asked curiously: "What? Are you not satisfied?"
Yang Ming shook his head: "I'm very satisfied, but I don't trust it."
Chen Shuyi thought for a while and said: "Zhou Luohu is a loyal person. When he surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, it was after the King of Jin invaded Jiankang that he made him surrender with my father's handwritten letter. When I saw Zhou Luohu, he still treated me as a minister.
The courtesy is extremely respectful."
Is there such a thing? That is more coincidental than the story in the novel.
"That's right, and you didn't spend any money, why don't you want it for free?" Yang Ming also followed suit.
I don’t know if Li Jiancheng understood or not, but he kept nodding.
Yang Ming didn't interfere in the specifics of what he would do. After all, he was a layman.
At this time, Yang Ming mentioned the matter of the five-toothed ship again, and it was a matter of course.
The Five-Tooth Ship is in Jiujiang, and Zhou Luohu’s hometown is also in Jiujiang.
One named Zhou Fashang was originally an official in the Chen Dynasty. He offended Chen Shubao's younger brother, Chen Shujian, the king of Changsha, and directly led his subordinates to defect to the Northern Zhou Dynasty. After the founding of the Sui Dynasty, he participated in the Sui Dynasty's war to destroy Chen and pacified the Lingnan area for a long time. He returned to Beijing last year and was captured.
Granted the post of General Zuo Wuwei.
Yang Ming said: "How old are Zhou Zhongmo's two sons?"
After thinking for a long time, Yang Ming asked: "Is this Zhou Zhongmo married?"
Yang Ming was thinking that if Zhou Zhongmou was asked to go to Jiujiang to help him maintain the Five-Tooth Ship, and he wanted the other party to work for him loyally and pragmatically, he would either have to suffer some pain or give him some sweetness.
The boss, Yang Zhao, is the Zuowuwei general. Not to mention arranging a few marquis guards, but also arranging a few captains and brigade commanders. After all, he is in charge of personnel appointments.
"You actually bought a boat?" Yang Zhao wondered.
Yang Zhao shook his head helplessly: "If you don't stop thinking, can my eldest aunt help you come? You actually got Jinyang Tower? It's nothing."
So Yang Ming went directly to his elder brother Yang Zhao for help.
In fact, he told Yang Zhao everything about the whole process. Yang Ming's behavior has always been like this, exchange trust with sincerity, and don't always make up lies to fool him. Few people are fools.
Yang Jian ordered that the curfew in Daxing City be suspended for three days, and the whole city celebrated.
So when Yang Ming was free, he would take Jiancheng around the palace, and he would often tell Jiancheng: The boss is stupid, the second is treacherous, the third and fourth are flying into the sky, are you willing to be the stupid big brother? No.
Well, then you should teach your younger brother a lesson since childhood, especially the second child. You must be careful and don't be soft when you beat him.
Of course, this also depends on the person's choice. Some people are not worthy of his sincerity.
"Let me remind you," Yang Ming frowned and said, "I don't care about it here, but in the future, don't mention your father in front of outsiders, let alone the courtesy of a courtier. This is a taboo."
"Not yet," Chen Shuyi replied.
This is called Enwei.
After all, the cost of maintaining a large ship with five teeth is definitely not small, and five thousand guan will not last long.
After Yang Zhao met Yang Ming, he directly sent his servants to Zuowu Wei Mansion to say hello and arrange for the two boys to be patrolling the city.
Half a month later, the bride entered the house.
In ancient times, a parent's greatest wish was for their children to have a good place.
The general of the Wei Mansion was a remote leader and did not have real wartime command authority. In wartime, the emperor personally appointed the general in charge of the march, plus the commanders of various ministries as vanguards.
These days, there was an endless stream of guests coming to the palace to congratulate him, and many local officials also sent congratulatory gifts. Yang Jian was a member of the clan, so his wedding was naturally hosted by Zongzheng Temple.
Before leaving, Yang Ming asked Xu Jing to prepare 5,000 guan of money and 200 pieces of cloth. Zhou Zhongmo said he wanted nothing, but after being scolded sternly by Yang Ming, he reluctantly accepted it.
Chen Shuyi pouted and said, "Of course I know, I would only say this to you."
Therefore, the daily affairs of Zuowu Wei Mansion are handled by two generals.
That night, the Jin Palace was brightly lit. Yang Guang was entertaining dozens of court officials, while Concubine Xiao had a separate table with some nobles from the south of the Yangtze River, drinking and talking.
As soon as he saw Yang Ming, he knelt down and knelt down to thank him. He learned from Chen Shuyi that Yang Ming had arranged the arrangement for his two sons.
One was named Li Hun, who was Yu Wenshu's brother-in-law. Later, this boy unknowingly took the blame for Li Yuan and was executed by Yang Guang. This was the famous "Yang family will perish and Li family will rise" incident in history.
On the other hand, my enemy Chen Shujian changed his name to Chen Shuxian to avoid taboo, and now he is in a miserable state.
A few days later, Zhou Zhongmo came,
After saying that, Yang Zhao chuckled and said: "Jinyang Tower is pretty good, it's a good place to meet friends."
Zhou Zhongmou was born in Jiujiang, and he has many relatives and friends in his hometown. He can recruit hundreds of people to maintain the five-tooth ship for Yang Ming.
Don't they, the old Zhou family, really want to enter the Wei Mansion? Then make arrangements for his two sons so that Zhou Zhongmo will be grateful to him and then he will do things sincerely.
For example, Shi Wansui, the general of the Zuolingjunfu, does not have the power to mobilize troops. In addition, other affairs of the Zuolingjunfu are under his control.
However, after Yang Zhao became General Zuowuwei, he only visited the military mansion a few times. After he roughly knew who the important generals under his command were, he never went there again.
The statement nodded and said: "Yes, my wife is from Jiangnan and has two sons. By the way, I forgot to tell you that Zhou Luohu's ancestral home is in Jiujiang. The Zhou family is also considered a wealthy family in the Jiujiang area and is quite influential.
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The next step is to wait for Yang Xian to get married.
Yang Ming corrected him: "I didn't buy it, my aunt gave it to me."
Yang Ming asked again: "Are you married?"
Yang Zhao can't go out these days. Concubine Xiao is looking at her hard, and Yang Ming is the same.
"One is sixteen and the other is fifteen, both are adults," Chen Shuyi said.
The boss, Yang Zhao, was not idle either. Those who were not qualified to drink at Yang Guang's place all gathered here.
As for the second child, Yang Jian, he should be playing poker.
In comparison, Yang Ming's place is the most deserted, with only one guest: Yang Yinjiang.