Zhou Shaoqing couldn't help but said: "Aren't Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong in Huguang at this time? They have never been to Shandong! Moreover, the Tatars are in Liaodong, which is still thousands of miles away from our Shandong. There is the Great Wall, the capital is separated, and the imperial court is still there. With hundreds of thousands of troops guarding the border, how could the Tatars come to Shandong?"
Shang Yi smiled slightly and said: "Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were originally wandering bandits with no fixed residence. Today they are in Shaanxi and tomorrow they will be in the Central Plains. Who can guarantee that they will not come to Shandong. As for the Tatars, even in the second year of Chongzhen (1629) Not counting that time, in the seventh year (1634), the ninth year (1636), and the eleventh year (1638) of Chongzhen, the Tatars entered the pass three times to raid and plunder. At that time, the imperial army could withstand it .And the last time, didn’t the Tatars attack Shandong? If Shi Futai (Shi Kefa) of Anqing hadn’t defended Xuzhou at that time, I’m afraid the Tatars would have reached Jianghuai. Now more than three years have passed. , if I don’t count, the Tatars will definitely invade the country again before the end of this year.”
Zhou Shaoqing didn't expect that Shang Yi would be so clear about the time and frequency of the Qing army's invasion of the pass. He didn't know how to deal with it for a while, but Zhou Shiqi sighed. His eldest son may be a student, but he is very knowledgeable about world affairs. He is not very proficient. When the Qing Army entered Guan to attack the previous few times, he only studied the books of sages and paid no attention to them. When it comes to human nature, he is not as clear as his younger son. It seems that he will need more guidance from himself in the future. Otherwise, you will suffer big losses in the officialdom in the future.
However, since Shang Yi could say such words, he really underestimated him, so Zhou Shiqi asked: "Shang Xian's nephew, these Tatars entered the pass and attacked, and even the imperial army couldn't do anything to them. Let's train some villages." What's the use of being brave in military affairs?"
Shang Yi was relieved when he heard this question, indicating that Zhou Shiqi valued what he said. Because Shang Yi knew that in real history, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, two big bosses of the Peasant Army, were both I have never been to Shandong, but in October of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen (1642), the Qing army began its last invasion of the Pass before officially entering the Pass, sweeping through the North Zhili and Shandong areas. Although this invasion of the Pass , the Qing army will first start from the North Zhili area, but it is estimated that it will arrive in the Shandong area around the Chinese New Year, leaving little time for preparation. It must get Zhou Shiqi's full support.
Therefore, Shang Yi said: "No matter what, it is better to be prepared than not to be prepared. Of course, the soldiers in the village cannot fight against the Tatars, but if they are properly trained, they will not be able to protect the village and the people. Even if they escape from other places, there are still village soldiers." Soldiers and soldiers are brave enough to protect you, and you will be safer along the way. It is much better than being in exile as a refugee!"
Zhou Shiqi and Tang Zhen looked at each other, and they both confirmed in their hearts that Shang Yi was right. Now there are bandits everywhere in the Ming Dynasty, and wars are everywhere. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong each have hundreds of thousands of troops, and they are so powerful that even the general who suppressed the thieves, Zuo Liangyu is no longer his opponent. Although they are now operating in the Huguang area in the Central Plains, they can't guarantee that they will invade Shandong that day.
As for the Qing Army, Zhou Shiqi had a deep understanding of it. In the twelfth year of Chongzhen (1639), when the Qing army invaded Shandong, he was almost ready to die in the county town. Fortunately, the Qing army only focused on plundering He plundered Jinan Prefecture and managed to escape because he looked down upon his small county town. It was also at that time that Zhou Shiqi gave up any hope in the Ming Dynasty, so he simply resigned from his post.
Of course, he also knew what Shang Yi meant by what he said. If he wanted to resist giant bandits like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, or the Manqing cavalry, ordinary training would not work. Strict requirements must be met. At the same time, the assembly and treatment would be the same as ordinary village soldiers.
It's different. But what Shang Yi said makes sense. Even if the trained village soldiers cannot resist the Qing army, at least there will be an army that can protect the whole village when they flee. And what he said also shows his intention
Taking on the position of team training teacher is just a matter of whether I can support it.
Zhou Shiqi was about to speak when suddenly heavy and rapid footsteps came from outside. A family member outside asked: "Teachers, are you finished with today's practice?"
A man said in a loud voice: "Where is the Grand Duke? Is the Grand Duke here?"
Zhou Shiqi's face changed color slightly. At this time, two teachers came to look for him at home. What was going on? Did they think that he wanted to hire another Gao Ming? So he subconsciously glanced at Shang Yi and Tang Zhen.
Tang Zhen and Shang Yi also looked at each other and understood what the other meant. Tang Zhen said: "Brother-in-law, we always have to meet, let them come in!"
Zhou Shiqi nodded and signaled to a servant next to him, who immediately turned around and left.
Tang Zhen immediately said: "Brother-in-law, what are you going to do with the two teachers?"
Before Zhou Shiqi could speak, Zhou Shaoqing said: "The capable are superior to the mediocre, what else is there to say? Who goes and who stays will naturally depend on their abilities." He still has the loftiness of a scholar in his bones.
I had always looked down upon Shang Yi. I was robbed by Shang Yi just now, so I naturally felt a little uncomfortable. Seeing that Shang Yi was young, I thought that if he had any ability, it would be better to ask the two teachers to teach him a lesson.
In fact, Zhou Shiqi also thought so. Although he was very satisfied with Shang Yi's knowledge and conversation, after all, he had never seen Shang Yi's ability and wanted him to compete with the two teachers, but it was not easy to say it directly.
, seeing that his son had spoken first, he said: "Nephew Shang Xian, it's not that I can't trust you. This is such a big village, with four to five hundred households. If you want to change teachers, you must give an explanation to others."
Shang Yi smiled slightly and was about to speak when the servant came in with two teachers. Zhou Shiqi immediately stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Teachers Ma, you are here, please take a seat."
The family members were very knowledgeable and had already added two sets of bowls, chopsticks and chairs. The two of them were not polite and sat down as soon as they could. Shang Yi saw that these two people were about thirty-five or sixteen years old, and they were not small in height, almost a year old.
He was about seventy-five meters tall and had big shoulders and a thick waist. Although Shang Yi was not much taller than them, he was slightly thinner, so he seemed to be much taller than them.
Zhou Shiqi introduced to everyone: "These are the two martial arts teachers hired by our village, Ma Baiqi and Ma Baoshi."
Shang Yi nodded slightly to the two of them, but felt a little funny in his heart. The two brothers were not named after numbers, because in the Ming Dynasty, it was very common for ordinary people to use numbers as their names. For example, the real name of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was Zhu Chong.
Eight, Zhu Yuanzhang’s father was named Zhu Wusi, and Zhu Yuanzhang’s great rival Chen Youliang’s real name was Chen Sijiu. It’s just that the two brothers’ names added up, aren’t they two hundred and five?
Zhou Shiqi introduced Shang Yi to the Ma brothers again: "This is the martial arts master Shang I recently hired. I plan to make him a martial arts teacher in the village."
The Ma brothers looked Shang Yi up and down. It turned out that they had been in this village for almost two years and had been responsible for teaching the villagers martial arts. They also had a few close disciples. Someone inquired that Zhou Shiqi was going to hire another martial artist. Today
Yi Jing took the person back to the village and told them. The two brothers naturally felt uncomfortable. The monthly reward for the two of them was twelve taels of silver. In addition to the filial piety of the disciples, every new year, the village also paid another
There was a reward, and it could be said that it was a very lucrative position, and of course he didn't want to give it to anyone else. So the brothers rushed to Zhou Shiqi's home.
Among the three people present, Zhou Shaohuan and the others knew each other well, so they regarded Tang Zhen as a newly hired martial artist, and seeing that Shang Yi was young, they only regarded him as a disciple of Tang Zhen. However, when he saw Tang Zhen, he seemed a little confused.
They didn't dare to act rashly at the moment, and wanted to test it out first. But after hearing Zhou Shiqi's introduction that this young man was the real protagonist, the two brothers immediately felt confident.
Ma Baiqi said: "Grandpa, you are too talkative. As long as you are a human being, you will think you are a martial artist. Please come home with good food, drink and hospitality. But you know that those people are just freeloaders because they see that you are kind and easy to cheat."
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Ma Bashi also said: "That's right, that's right. You are also a martial artist, and I am also a martial artist. This martial artist is too worthless! You know there are so many martial arts masters in the world. Grandpa, you have to be careful, don't do it again
Got cheated by freeloaders.”
Zhou Shiqi glanced at Shang Yi and saw that he remained calm and smiling. Tang Zhen wanted to get angry, but Shang Yi stopped him. He couldn't help but feel certain in his heart, and deliberately smiled and said: "Two Teachers Ma
, this martial arts master Shang is different from others, despite his young age, he has real abilities!"
When the Ma brothers saw that they had just mocked Shang Yi and refused to answer, they thought that Shang Yi was afraid of them. So after hearing Zhou Shiqi's words, they all stood up. Ma Baiqi said: "What ability does he have? How dare he fight with me?"
Bibi?"
Ma Ba Shi pointed at Shang Yi and said: "If you have the surname Shang, go out and compete with our brothers. If you don't have the talent, get out of the village as soon as possible."
Shang Yi didn't react at all, but Tang Zhen couldn't help it and stood up and said: "Let's compete, what are we afraid of? Whoever loses will get out of the village. Shang Yi, what do you say?"
Shang Yi smiled slightly and said, "Uncle Tang, why are you doing this? Sit down and talk slowly."
Zhou Shaoqing's knowledge was much worse than that of his father, and he thought that Shang Yi was really timid, so he said: "Brother Shang Shi, the two teachers Ma want to compete with you on their skills. Do you agree?"
Shang Yi nodded and said: "That's easy to say. I don't know if the two Teachers Ma have had lunch. If not, I'd better eat first to avoid having to say something else if I lose later."
Tang Zhen laughed and patted Shang Yi, saying: "This is like a sentence."
The Ma brothers were also angry. Ma Baiqi said: "Do I need to eat to deal with you? Let's compete now. If we two brothers lose, we will leave this village immediately."
Ma Bashi also said: "Let's go, go to the playground immediately, call the villagers, and let everyone come together to bear witness."
Shang Yi then stood up and said, "Okay, let's go now."
The Ma brothers turned around and walked out angrily, followed by Shang Yi and Tang Zhen. Zhou Shiqi also got up and followed him out. Zhou Shaoqing rushed to his father's side and whispered: "Dad, look at this guy named Shang.
How embarrassing will it be for you to wait a while?"
Zhou Shiqi glared at him and said: "Idiot, one is frivolous, arrogant, and arrogant, and the other is confident but doesn't show it. If you can't even see this, how can you get along in the officialdom in the future."
Zhou Shaohuan also came over and said: "Brother, you are wrong. Even if these two teachers are tied together, they are no match for Brother Shang."