Everyone present knew that they were about to become His Majesty's personal guards, so to speak. How could they not be happy?
"His Majesty has arrived!" At this moment, Chen Hong shouted, and Zhu Youxiao walked in from the gate.
Seeing Zhu Youxiao come in, Qi Jin hurriedly led everyone to kowtow and pay their respects.
"No need to be polite."
Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and these people stood up.
He looked at the five hundred people with an expressionless face.
These men didn't look very tall, but their bodies were very solid. Although not as bulging as those of later generations who worked out, muscles were visible on each of them. Furthermore, their gazes were cold, and it was clear that they had all been on the battlefield and killed people.
Zhu Youxiao nodded in satisfaction, then turned to Qi Jin beside him and said, "My dear minister, you are thoughtful. These people are all good candidates. I am very satisfied. Let me think about what reward I will give you."
"By the way, regarding the leader of these people, does your Excellency have a choice?"
Hearing Zhu Youxiao's question, Qi Jin's heart moved, and then he quickly said: "Your Majesty, I don't have any suitable candidates. Please make the decision."
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Qi Jin, a playful smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Alas, it seems that you have not only learned the art of war from your uncle, but also your uncle's way of life. You have also learned it to the letter."
This was not a joke by Zhu Youxiao, but he really thought so.
Qi Jin's uncle is naturally Qi Jiguang, an official who is very good at dealing with people. Whether he is a civil servant or a military general, he is very good at dealing with people.
What happened to Yu Dayou during the same period?
Let’s look at Qi Jiguang again. There are very clear records in history that Qi Jiguang embezzled a lot of money.
However, Qi Jiguang did not embezzle money by withholding the salaries of his subordinates, but through another method, which was to expand his own staff.
In fact, the imperial court at that time never paid the full military salary, so it was normal for soldiers not to receive the full salary; if they could receive half the salary, it was already a very good treatment.
Part of these military salaries were withheld by court officials, and sometimes they were not paid in full at all.
Among so many armies, only Qi Jiguang's army could receive full pay, and a big reason for this was that Qi Jiguang would ask the court for a regular organization.
For example, he had a staff of 200,000 people, but he only maintained an army of 100,000.
The salary provided by the court for 200,000 people could be fully used to pay for these 100,000 people. At the same time, Qi Jiguang would ask the court for more rewards and give more gifts to the ministers who helped him.
There are even historical records of Qi Jiguang sending gifts to Zhang Juzheng and collecting beautiful women for him. It's just that because Zhang Juzheng died early, Qi Jiguang's end was more miserable.
As for Qi Jiguang's end, it seems extremely tragic. However, in Zhu Youxiao's view, there are many strange things about it.
For example, Qi Jiguang was afraid of his wife and was driven out of the house by her. He had to live alone and even had no one to take care of him after his death.
In Zhu Youxiao's opinion, it was very likely that Qi Jiguang was playing the victim and using the trick of inflicting pain on himself.
The reason is actually very simple. After Zhang Juzheng died, the court was settling accounts. Zhang Juzheng's death was so miserable that even his coffin was dug up.
The people of the Zhang family either died or escaped. It can be said that their lives were extremely miserable.
Under such circumstances, Qi Jiguang couldn't help but be afraid, so it was normal for him to adopt this approach. At least this way, he wouldn't have to implicate his family. As for himself, he had already been kicked out by his wife, and many people would make fun of him, thinking that he had suffered enough and didn't need to be targeted anymore.
In fact, Qi Jiguang's end was not so tragic. He was not killed and died of old age.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao always thought that Qi Jiguang was a person with very high emotional intelligence. Obviously, Qi Jin learned not only military tactics from Qi Jiguang, but also how to be a good person.
Under such circumstances, Qi Jin chose not to speak, that is, to avoid suspicion. That is why Zhu Youxiao said this about Qi Jin and said that he learned it from his uncle.
However, seeing Qi Jin's innocent smile, Zhu Youxiao knew that he would never speak, and no matter what he said, it would be useless. However, he could understand that this was probably Qi Jin's way of protecting himself.
In that case, there is no need to make things difficult for him.
After a brief pause, Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "Since you are unwilling to speak, then I will speak. In fact, I already have a suitable candidate in my mind, and that person is Qi Yuanfu."
When Qi Jin heard Zhu Youxiao's words, he was stunned.
It wasn't because he was particularly surprised by the choice, but because this person was his son.
Qi Jin gave birth to three sons in total.
The eldest son, Qi Yuangong, had been with him all these years, learning how to march and fight. He was the one his family was preparing to inherit his legacy, just as Qi Jiguang had trained him.
Qi Jin's other two sons were Qi Yuanfu and Qi Yuanbi.
Although these two sons also followed him in the army, they were not trained as well as the eldest son. However, the two sons were very hardworking and had done well in recent years.
Originally, Qi Jin thought that when he passed away, he would pass the position in the family to his eldest son, and then divide it among his second and third sons.
This was all arranged by Qi Jin, but he didn't expect His Majesty to say such a thing.
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