Doctors in the late Ming Dynasty

Zhang Jiebin rushed to the Dingxi Marquis Mansion that night and briefly discussed the matter with his father. Zhang Shoufeng was not at all flustered and only said:

"I understand. You can stay here with peace of mind. If King Lu really refuses to let you go, the worst that can happen is that you and my son will fly away. The world is so big, where can we not settle down?"

Zhang Jiebin felt relieved when he heard this. He took out his tooth tag and said to his father: "This is Uncle Xu's tooth tag. I will need it when I enter the palace tomorrow morning. I have to trouble my father to leave early."

Zhang Shoufeng took the tooth plaque and said: "Such a great kindness and virtue, even if it is returned to my father overnight, it is not an exaggeration. What's more, it is only early in the morning. If you just go to bed, the sky will not fall."

Zhang Jiebin was not sleepy. He looked at his father expectantly and said, "Father, I can't sleep. Can you talk to me?"

Zhang Shoufeng nodded, listening to Zhang Jiebin's words, and responded from time to time.

"Father, do you know? I discovered that Teacher Zhou is very powerful. I used the number of elephants to divine a divination for the little Taoist priest. At that time, I explained that his misfortunes and blessings were in my words. Only now did I understand that when I calculated the bad divination

At that moment, my fate and his fate were connected, and my good or bad fortune was also determined by my words." Zhang Jiebin said slowly.

Zhang Shoufeng frowned when he heard this and said with relief: "Don't think too much, it's just a coincidence!"

"It's not just a coincidence. At the beginning of last year, Teacher Zhou mentioned that our teacher-student relationship was about to end, but he didn't want it to come true six months later." Zhang Jiebin continued to give examples.

"Probably, it was probably because my father asked someone to find a teacher for you and to seek admission to the Marquis's residence that he heard this." Zhang Shoufeng thought for a while before giving a relatively convincing answer.

The answer.

"But, Teacher Zhou is really amazing. He knows everything." Zhang Jiebin didn't know how to speak for Zhou Shuxue.

"I know the teacher Zhou you are talking about, he is not as good as Xu Wei and Xu Wen." Zhang Shoufeng said.

"Oh? My father has seen it? But Teacher Zhou never let me tell my father about my appointment as my teacher." Zhang Jiebin was very surprised and continued.

Zhang Shoufeng nodded and said slowly: "You should know how many big families we have in Shanyin, the Confucian family represented by Xu Wei and Xu Wenchang, and the military general family represented by our Zhang family, right?"

Zhang Jiebin nodded and listened carefully. Zhang Shoufeng continued: "Our Zhang family has held the position of Shaoxing Guard Commander for generations, and the Confucian family has occupied most of the imperial examinations and annual tribute quotas, making it difficult for a poor family to get ahead. Zhou Shuxue

My grandfather came from a poor family and entered school at a young age, but he was no longer a student. In order to train his descendants, he sent his seven sons to become apprentices. One of them became a disciple of Mr. Yangming together with the Xu family, and several others also became apprentices.

Over the past few decades, a third family has formed in addition to our two Confucian and Wu families. Let’s call it the Miscellaneous family!”

When Zhang Jiebin heard this, he asked curiously: "This happened many, many years ago, so where is Teacher Zhou? Is there any grudge against our family?"

Zhang Shoufeng shook his head and said: "There is no personal grudge. Have you heard too many dramas?"

Zhang Jiebin smiled sheepishly, he really thought the two families were feuding!

"Three of the seven sons of the Zhou family died in infancy, and four were left. There was only one male, and these four taught him all they had learned throughout their lives. This male was none other than Zhou Shuxue. Zhou Shuxue lived up to expectations and entered the university in his early twenties.

However, Shanyin is a major imperial examination county. It is easy to get into school but difficult to pass the examination. Both Xu Wenchang and Zhou Shuxue failed several times and failed to gain the reputation of being talented men. When the imperial examination failed, Zhou Shuxue wanted to take a martial arts path.

, your grandfather was worried that he would take root in Shaoxing Wei, so he used a trick to trick him into going to the capital. For decades, Zhou Shuxue traveled among the officials in commoner clothes. But at that time, the court was not as good as it is now, full of crises and dangers.

Chao Wenwu was confused, and Zhou Shuxue had a chance to get ahead, but he was just acting like an actor. You said that my grandfather had deceived him for decades, how could he look good on me?"

Zhang Jiebin was very interested in the atmosphere and gritted his teeth and said: "What happened later? Didn't Teacher Zhou find out?"

Zhang Shoufeng hesitated for a moment before continuing: "Perhaps he has discovered it a long time ago. Well, later on, the Japanese rebellion in the southeast and the war spread to Sangzi, and countless heroes emerged. How could I, the son of Shanyin, be willing to follow others and join the army one after another, among whom

In addition, Xu Wenchang and Zhou Shuxue were the most outstanding. Both of them devoted themselves to the southeast pillar, Hu Gongzong's constitutional shogunate. They offered suggestions and advice, and in just a few years they helped Hu Gongping pacify the Japanese rebellion. At that time, there was a saying in the army that major matters were not decided but Xu Sheng was asked, and trivial matters were not decided.

Bu Jie asked Zhou Sheng. From this we can know which one of them is stronger and which one is weaker."

Zhang Jiebin said unconvinced: "How can this mean that Teacher Zhou is inferior to others? It's just that Xu Wen is smart and only solves big things. Who doesn't know that it is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs? I, Teacher Zhou, can handle trivial matters in an orderly manner, how can I not handle big things badly?"

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"Others don't know, don't I know? Zhou Shuxue was first tricked by your grandfather, then manipulated by the nobles in the capital, and even suppressed by Xu Wenchang in Hu Gong's shogunate. If he really has the ability

, how could he be so cowardly? I don’t believe that Zhou Shuxue has no temper at all and is willing to be a foil."

Zhang Shoufeng became excited as he talked. He was also a member of Hu Zongxian's shogunate back then. Xu Wenchang was favored, so he naturally sided with Xu Wenchang. At that time, 60% of the shogunate was from Zhejiang, and there were also many people from Shanyin.

Xu, Tuesday is the leader. Of course, Zhang Shoufeng also wants to take the lead and become the third person, but he is young and lacks strength. Several suggestions have been refuted by Zhou Shuxue, and he even has objections to him.

Seeing that his father was so excited, Zhang Jiebin calmed down, thought about it seriously, and then said slowly: "Father, please listen to me. In the shogunate at that time, besides Xu Wenchang and Teacher Zhou, who else was more powerful?"

Outstanding?

"Zheng Ruozeng, I still learned medicine from him. Seriously, he is still your master. Well, Gui Youguang is his brother-in-law, and "Cao Hai Tu Bian" was also compiled by him. Xu Wenchang told me privately

, there are only four people in the world who know how to fight, he, Qi Jiguang, Tang Shunzhi, and Zheng Ruozeng." Speaking of Zheng Ruozeng, Zhang Shoufeng seemed to have changed into a different person, just like Zhang Jiebin who defended Zhou Shuxue.

"Oh? So Tang Shunzhi is also very powerful?" Zhang Jiebin suddenly said with a thought in his heart.

"Of course, he ranked first in the examination that year, ranked first among the Eight Talents of Jiajing, and was the leader of the Tang and Song dynasties. In terms of martial arts, he was a hero who defeated the Japanese and was a powerful figure." Zhang Shoufeng said.

"Then when you met him, was he considered successful?" Zhang Jiebin asked again.

"Naturally, he is already the leader of the literary world and a veteran in the army. Such people who are both civil and military are rare in the past." Zhang Shoufeng said, unable to help but feel envious.

Zhang Jiebin suddenly laughed when he heard this.