Looking at Qi Jiguang, who had stood up, Zhu Yijun smiled and gestured for him to sit down. He said, "Have a seat. Let's have a good chat today. Don't be so reserved."
Hearing Zhu Yijun's words, Qi Jiguang sat down. His expression had also softened. Of course, how much of it was Qi Jiguang's acting was unknown to Zhu Yijun.
Whoever treated Qi Jiguang as a boorish man who only knew how to fight was the real boorish man.
Qi Jiguang was not inferior to the civil officials. In his previous life, Qi Jiguang's tragic end was mainly because Zhang Juzheng died too early. It was too unexpected. Secondly, no one expected the Wanli Emperor to fall out with him so thoroughly. If not, Qi Jiguang's investment foresight was very accurate.
It was the same in this life. Although Qi Jiguang was trusted by Zhu Yijun, he did not lose his role as an official.
Putting the wine glass in front of Qi Jiguang, Zhu Yijun said with a smile, "We've known each other for ten years, right?"
Although Qi Jiguang had always worked for the Daming and fought for the Daming, he really got to know Zhu Yijun and was put in an important position by Zhu Yijun after Zhang Juzheng died.
In the blink of an eye, ten years had passed. Qi Jiguang had now grown into the number one person in the Daming military. Even Zhu Yijun had to sigh. How time flies!
After hearing Zhu Yijun's words, Qi Jiguang also said with a sigh, "Yes!
In the blink of an eye, I've also grown old. "
"Back then, this subject was also in high spirits!"
Qi Jiguang smiled and drank the wine that Zhu Yijun handed to him. Then he said, "When we were fighting against the Japanese pirates in the southeast, I thought that one day, we would destroy the Japanese Empire. Now that the Daming Navy is strong, we have really destroyed the Japanese Empire. This is all thanks to Your Majesty!"
Hearing Qi Jiguang's words, Zhu Yijun waved his hand. "Don't flatter me today. I know you're good at it."
If other officials had heard this, they might have felt embarrassed, but Qi Jiguang laughed. There was a hint of slyness in it, and also a hint of regret.
"Sometimes, I have no choice. Yan Song deceived Sheng Cong, and the court is ruled by treacherous officials. It's not easy for an official to do something.
But it's all good now. The wise Son of Heaven is in charge, and the atmosphere in the court is much better. I wish I could be a few decades younger and conquer a large territory for the Daming. "
"But it doesn't matter. There are countless younger generations in the army, and Your Majesty is a shining light. I, the Daming, will certainly shine through the ages."
Zhu Yijun looked at Qi Jiguang and found that when he said this, he was very sincere. The rims of his eyes were even a little red.
Zhu Yijun was silent. The Jiajing period was definitely a very difficult time for the Daming. There were Japanese pirates in the south, and the Tartars in the back. The capital was surrounded. For the people and the generals, it was a dark age.
But Zhu Yijun couldn't say anything. Could he say that it was all the fault of the Jiajing Emperor?
The emperor and the official talked for a long time and drank a lot of wine. It wasn't until the palace doors were locked that Qi Jiguang left the palace.
After Qi Jiguang left, Zhu Yijun stood on the steps of the Wenhua Palace, looking at the moon in the sky, his face expressionless.
The rewards for Qi Jiguang were very generous. Zhu Yijun had also arranged a position for Qi Jiguang. That was the chancellor of the Daming Imperial Martial Arts Lecture Hall. This position was very suitable for him.
The position of Minister of the Grand Council was also reserved for him. The only thing he needed to give up was the position of Admiral of the Capital Camp.
Zhang Weixian, who had just returned from Nihon, was the successor of the Admiral of the Capital Camp. Everything seemed to be going well and the arrangements were appropriate.
Although everything looked good and the arrangements were very appropriate, Zhu Yijun also felt an inexplicable sadness in his heart because this represented the end of an era.
The last time he felt this way was when Zhang Juzheng died. Looking at the bright moon, Zhu Yijun let out a sigh of relief and swept away the melancholy in his heart. Could it be that he was getting old?
The end of an old era, did it not mean the beginning of a new era?
He still had to continue what he had to do.
The winter of the 20th year of Wanli was very hot. The people of Daming were celebrating the New Year. There were also rapid changes in the court.
Qi Jiguang's retirement represented not only him, but an era. As Qi Jiguang went to the Imperial Martial Arts Lecture Hall, a group of old generals were also conferred titles of nobility. Basically, they were in a state of semi-retirement.
Except for a few who were good at strategy and entered the Grand Council, most of them were eliminated.
Replacing them were young people who graduated from the Imperial Martial Arts Lecture Hall. They were energetic and ambitious. At the same time, they had a more professional understanding of firearms.
This kind of replacement of the old and the new seemed a little calm because they had been given enough benefits and had been prepared for it.
However, when Zhang Weixian entered the Grand Council and became the Minister of the Grand Council, it still told everyone that a new era had arrived.
While everyone was celebrating, some people were still busy, and one of them was an old man.
This person's name was Li Shizhen!
As the first person in the Daming Medical System, Li Shizhen's status was really high to the point of being terrifying. He was someone who could enter the palace to meet the emperor without even changing his clothes.
There was a statue at the entrance of the Royal Hospital. More than half of the world's medical teachers were there. He was such a person. He was still busy, rushing around, while everyone was celebrating.
Li Shizhen was already 74 years old this year. Although his body was still considered healthy, Li Shizhen still had a feeling that time waited for no man.
He had devoted his whole life to medical skills. In his later years, he had achieved great success in medical skills, but it also opened up a new direction. Li Shizhen had a feeling that it was not a waste of time.
At this time, Li Shizhen was wearing a white coat. The expression on his face was very solemn. He had developed a medicine.
Since the last time he obtained medicine through dye, Li Shizhen had become interested in dyes.
After the new laboratory was built, Li Shizhen began to devote himself to the research of dyes.
In the end, Li Shizhen really discovered something.
This was a medicine made from red dyes. This dye had become popular in the past two years. It was used to dye leather.
Li Shizhen extracted something from it, and it had a very strong antibacterial effect.
Since he had a microscope, Li Shizhen also knew what bacteria were. In the past two years, he had written a lot of books on this subject, and some had been used as teaching materials.
After discovering bacteria, Li Shizhen quickly opened the door to antibacterial drugs. Finding an effective antibacterial drug became an urgent matter.
This time, Li Shizhen really found out. While they were celebrating outside, Li Shizhen was preparing to carry out an epoch-making experiment. He wanted to treat a person's injury. Once he succeeded, Li Shizhen would completely open the door to antimicrobial drugs.