It was almost the twelfth lunar month that Xianghe County was in trouble for a whole day. The people inside and outside the city were confused and didn't know what was going on.

The well-informed ones found out that there were big thieves in Xianghe County, and the Jinyiwei and officers and soldiers of Tianjin Guards were all here.

Everyone didn't know whether they had received the thief. They only knew when it was dark, the Jinyi Guard soldiers from Tianjin Guard left the county town with several prison vans. No one knew what was inside the wooden cage van, because they were covered with black cloth and could not see it inside.

In November, someone moved into a house in Tianjin Acropolis. It is said that the male owner is a silk merchant who is doing business outside and is away all year round.

Meng Side of Tianjin Shipyard is busier now than usual. He wakes up early every day and must go to the port to take a look. Sometimes he gets up in the middle of the night and goes there once with a lantern.

The winter is cold, and the coastal areas of Tianjin Wei are frozen, and sea ice spreads thousands of miles. No matter how good the ship is, if squeezed by sea ice, it will collapse and destroy, so it is necessary to chisel ice to protect the ship.

More than a hundred boatmen in the shipyard were on duty, and the above also allocated money to hire civil servants to assist, which helped protect the ships.

In addition to this busyness, in the twelfth lunar month, a hundred boatmen suddenly moved from Shandong to join the shipyard and settle their home in Wei in Tianjin.

The masters and craftsmen of Tianjin Shipyard are mainly from Denglai Prefectures in Shandong. They have some relationships with each other, but Meng Side recognizes a few of these people. They are those who work for the Sanshui King Shen Jun. Not only does it take a lot of money, they have some backgrounds of pirates. Is this a conspiracy of the pirates at sea? After finally starting this career, they cannot take advantage of loopholes.

He hurried to Wang Tong to report, and Wang Tong just smiled and replied:

"Don't worry, I have known everything long ago."

Since Lord Wang said this, Meng Side would have to be busy setting up residences and arranging positions. It was originally a hard work to prevent sea ice, and this was even more laborious.

However, the number of skilled craftsmen has increased, and there are still big trees accumulated from Liao Town for a few years next year. Meng Side has estimated that the shipbuilding rate will be greatly accelerated next year.

In the twelfth lunar month, the imperial guards' exercises that have become rules in the past two years have to be implemented again, but the Imperial Horse Prison keeps silent from top to bottom.

From Chu Zhaoren to Lin Shulu, it seemed that he didn't remember this. It was said that a manager of the chief officer took the accounts to the eunuch Zhang Jing to inquire, but Zhang Jing picked up the accounts and threw them on his face and scolded him angrily.

All the eunuchs have this attitude, so naturally the people below will not be too much trouble. The Ministry of War also pinched their noses and pretended to be confused. The inner court and the outside dynasty all thought that this was not the case, so no one would mention it.

The Warriors Camp of the Imperial Horse Supervision, Longxiang Left and Left and Right Guards, Wuxiang Left and Right Guards, from the camp officials to the military supervisors, to the soldiers below, naturally they were unwilling to go to the bitter cold areas outside the border in the first month of the twelfth lunar month, which was a happy situation.

There were also jokes, saying that every time a martial arts outside the Great Wall was performed, it gave Tianjin Wei’s Huwei Camp the opportunity to show off his face and make meritorious contributions. Although Wang Tong was promoted over the past few years, even if Wang Tong was promoted step by step, he would probably have to give him a title and reward merit, which many people would not want to see.

Not to mention this, on the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month of the ninth year of Wanli, the emperor issued an order to promote Ma Dong, the former Datong Town, to be the deputy general of Datong Town.

The general Ma Dong is not an ordinary military general, but the eldest son of Ma Fang, the former general of Xuanfu. Ma Fang, the Xuanfu, is known as the first general in the world. His second son Ma Lin is the deputy general in Liao Town. The standard general is the promotion of Ma Dong. After all, Li Rusong, the eldest son of Liao Town General Li Chengliang, is now the general in Xuanfu. The power of the Li family's general is too great, so another family should be promoted to compete.

The Cabinet and the Ministry of War had no doubts about this decree. After the vote was drafted, the Chief Li Supervisor approved the reign and the Kuaima sent someone to pass on the decree.

As usual, some Qingliu scholars asked, saying that the Ma family and Li family were intertwined, and the two families controlled nearly half of the troops in the world. They hoped that the emperor would be careful, but there was no trouble. Now the whip technique has shown great use, and everyone was thinking about how to praise Zhang Ge Lao.

There were rumors that Ma Dong was promoted to deputy general of Datong Border Town and spread to the Ma family of Xuanfu. Ma Fang was also shocked and looked unaware of it.

This is really wrong. The emperor issued an order only to go through a final procedure. The deputy general was the deputy general of the border town. Such personnel changes would be confirmed in advance by the inner court, the outside dynasty, the capital and the local government, and the Ma family should have heard of it for a long time.

Not to mention that most people think that Ma Dong's promotion was the result of Ma Fang's long-standing and good at dancing and moving in the capital. How could he be "shocked"? It's really ridiculous.

The deputy generals of a town were appointed. According to the regular rules, the parties involved would go to the capital to receive a seal and bow to the emperor to thank the emperor for his kindness. The capital also made a fuss early, saying that Ma Dong was the son of the veteran general Ma Fang and had made contributions to the country for generations. In order to encourage his family's loyalty and wise men, the emperor also asked for a banquet in the palace.

This rumor made everyone admire Ma Fang even more. A general who retired and retired at home could have such a skill in the court, and even gave his two sons such a wealthy future. Even though there was news that Ma Fang was shocked and at a loss, everyone no longer believed it and just thought it was false.

At the end of the twelfth lunar month, the year ended. Mr. Zhang Ge was a master of great merits and praised each other. He also had a reputation as a direct minister who forced the order. Even the Empress Dowager asked for an official position for her brothers, but Zhang Ge Lao Tie selflessly refuted it. However, on the twelfth lunar month, six cabinet ministries jointly submitted a memorial saying that Li Wenquan, the eldest son of the Marquis of Wuqing, Li Wei, was loyal and diligent, and had great achievements in the world and deserved to be awarded the title.

Since it was jointly signed by the six departments of the cabinet, then Zhang Ge Lao must be among them. Empress Dowager Cisheng Li did not consider or refuse. Emperor Wanli would naturally issue an order to grant titles with the Empress Dowager's attitude, and the people below would not talk too much, and no one had any questions about Zhang Ge Lao's repeated repetitions.

As for the hard battles between Jizhen and Xuanfu, only after the annihilation of nearly 10,000 Tartars, Qi Jiguang and Li Rusong were awarded such titles, and the government and the people were still talking nonstop, so no one mentioned this.

Wang Tong led the Huwei Army to hold most of the Tartars, which was the key to victory. They also killed 3,000, but were only promoted to one level, and no one mentioned this.

Even if the cabinet secretary copied such political affairs, no one outside would pay for a penny, and no one cared about them. This was taken for granted.

As the end of the year approaches, the most talked about by the wealthy and idle people in the capital is the two Siamese beauties given to Zhang Ge Lao by Guangdong governor Wang Haiquan.

It is said that this Siamese beauty has a slightly dark skin, but she is as soft as boneless and charming as she is born with charm. She has practiced the skill of serving men since she was a child. All kinds of secret techniques are really wonderful.

Everyone was curious, and some people even spent money to bribe the servants of the Zhang family and asked about the appearance of these two Siamese women. The news that came out was even more fascinating, saying that these two girls were not black at all, but wheat-colored, and their skin was like curd, which made everyone talk nonstop.

The inner house of Mr. Zhang has always been considered a place where all the beauties gather. The high-ranking officials and powerful people in the capital are close enough to Mr. Zhang, and they have the habit of giving away beauty.

It is said that there are everything in Zhang Ge Lao’s mansion, and there are also a Thai woman. This is really fascinating. Unfortunately, the inner house is like a sea and I have no chance to see it.

When discussing this matter, he started talking about the romantic affairs, but later he was inevitably distracted from the point of being speechless and involved in obsceneness. It is said that Zhang Ge Lao was in charge of the political affairs of the world and was worried about labor. How could he care about such a large-scale back house?

Some people also understand that those who are powerful must have great desires, let alone Mr. Zhang Ge, who has a famous doctor and priest in the palace and outside the palace to prepare medicine for him. It is said that after taking this medicine, it will not only make people show their strength, but also be of great benefit to the body. As for what kind of medicine is used, this is a unique secret recipe.

News circulated everywhere. It is said that the medicine that Zhang Ge Lao took requires drying sea dogs. What is the sea dog? Many people even heard of the name for the first time, but they don’t know what it is. People went to the pharmacy to inquire. The people in the pharmacy said that this medicine is indeed a great replenishment, but it takes hundreds or thousands of miles to find it. The chaos of Japanese pirates on the sea is abnormal. Who would have traveled across the ocean for a medicine? Now, it is hard to find this medicine in a wealthy and powerful family today.

From Siamese women to fucking sea dogs, people are talking about the people who are frosty and listening to the people are flirting. No one has seen it with his own eyes, but the secret affairs of such high-ranking officials are really interested in everyone, and it is inevitable that this is ancient and modern times.

As the first month approaches, various yamen in the capital are sealed, but news comes from the Ministry of Personnel that Guangdong governor Wang Haiquan has performed well and may be transferred to Jiangxi governor by the first month of the tenth year of Wanli.

Guangdong is a remote place, while Jiangxi is a first-class province in the Ming Dynasty. From Guangdong to Jiangxi, it was transferred at the same level, but in fact it was equivalent to being promoted to two levels. The next step is probably to go to the capital to be an official.

There are causes and effects, which makes the rumor even more flying all over the sky. Everyone knows that even the Public Security Department has a lot of such content. There are rumors in the palace that Emperor Wanli is very interested in this. It is not whether Wang Haiquan sent a Siamese woman to a Siamese woman, but the appearance of this Siamese woman and the effectiveness of a furry dog...

Lin Shulu, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Horse Supervision, took a few days off during the twelfth lunar month, saying that he was in poor health and wanted to rest for a few days before he came to do the job. This was the first time that eunuch Lin had to take leave. There were endless condolences to visit people. Except for the empress dowager, the emperor, the envoy sent by Feng Bao, and the eunuchs like Zhang Cheng and Zhang Jing, the rest were blocked by Wanyan and went back.
Chapter completed!