Qi Jingtong was just straight and honest in his life, and the four walls of his home were quiet.
Some people privately argue: What is the use of incorruptibility? See what he can leave behind for his children and grandchildren in the future.
Qi Jingtong listened to such a discussion and deliberately talked to Qi Jiguang, saying: "Will you resent me for not being able to create a huge material wealth for you?" Tell you, what your father can give you, can only be the spiritual wealth that motivates you to work hard, and if you can really inherit this wealth, I will be satisfied. ”
Qi Jiguang threw himself on his knees and replied earnestly, "What my father taught me is a wealth that I can't enjoy all my life, so how can there be resentment?" ”
Qi Jingtong listened and smiled with satisfaction.
Because Daming's Jiangshan was obtained by Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang's expulsion of Meng yuan, the descendants of Mengyuan who were expelled from the Guanwai have always been unwilling, and have made enemies of Daming from generation to generation, and from time to time sent troops to commit internal crimes.
As a soldier, although Qi Jingtong has retired, he has not given up his career, and while educating his son at home, he has also devoted himself to studying the strategy of resisting the enemy, and has written hundreds of military strategies for preparing the border, but he has never had the opportunity to play it.
In June of the twenty-third year of Jiajing (1544), the seventy-two-year-old Qi Jingtong fell seriously ill and felt that he was about to die, so he called Qi Jiguang and asked him to go to the Beijing Division to handle the raid procedures on the same day, and also brought the military strategy he had prepared to the court of Shangquan.
Because his family was poor, in order to make up for Qi Jiguang's travel expenses to Beijing, Qi Jingtong made up his mind to sell a large house in the family.
Before leaving, the whole family set up sacrifices in the suburbs to pay homage to the ancestors.
Old Master Qi shook Qi Jiguang's hand and said meaningfully, "Don't use the things I left for you." ”
Qi Jiguang replied with a sharp heart, "I will only try to increase my efforts, how dare I use it easily?" ”
The conversation between the father and son is inexplicable.
In fact, what the father and son are talking about is not money, but the hereditary glory of the qi family.
Qi Jiguang's answer to his father was not perfunctory, but an effort to practice it - his later achievements and glory far exceeded that of any generation of ancestors of the Qi family.
However, what Qi Jiguang did not expect at that time was that this sentence of the old father was actually the last words.
In the winter of October of that year, he completed the formalities of the raid and returned home, where his father was already buried underground.
Qi Jiguang was infinitely sad and cried out day and night.
In order for a person to become a talented person, in addition to family education, the education of teachers and friends, and the influence of the environment in which they live, are also very important.
On the road of growth, Qi Jiguang has a good father and a good teacher.
After Qi Jiguang went to the Beijing Division in the twenty-third year of Jiajing (1544) to go through the formalities for raiding his post, he became the commander of Dengzhou Wei, of course, he still had a false title, and he had not yet arranged actual work.
In the days of waiting for the actual work arrangement, Qi Jiguang felt that he had not learned enough, and he had the heart to go out to study to enrich himself.
However, before the raid, Qi Jiguang could go out at will, and after the raid, there were conditions and restrictions.
The reason is very simple, Dengzhou Wei commanded the affairs belonged to the four pin officials, according to the regulations of the imperial court, the four pin officials travel, must be a car, car pick-up, otherwise it is illegal.
Qi Jiguang's family is poor, which can afford to configure a palanquin and a car?
Without cars and cars, it means that you can't go out to study.
Qi Jiguang's good teacher, named Liang Jie, was a well-known local Confucian, who knew Qi Jiguang's difficulties and took the initiative to go to Qi Jiguang: "Your family is a general of generations, and now that you have inherited the official position, you have not forgotten to study, it is too rare, what reason do I have not to help you fulfill your ambitions?" ”
After that, Liang Jiu came to teach Qi Jiguang every day, did not accept a penny from Qi Jiguang, and did not eat a meal at Qi's house.
One day, Qi Jiguang did not want to go, borrowed some money, prepared a simple table of wine and dishes, and left the teacher to eat at home once.
Liang Jie said angrily, "What are you doing here?" What are you doing?! Your father was honest and innocent all his life, and he didn't leave you any property, so where did you get the money to buy wine and food? I came to teach you because I value that you must be a talent in the future, am I here to eat your food? ”
That night, Liang Jiu was stunned that he did not eat a mouthful of food and whisked his sleeves away.
The teacher's words and deeds greatly shocked Qi Jiguang's inner world, and he realized more deeply that there is one thing in the human world, which is far more important than people's food, clothing, shelter and transportation, and more precious than gold. Such a thing is – morality.
That night, he wrote an apology letter for his brother to send over, sincerely apologizing to the teacher and admitting his mistake.
In fact, the teacher was not really angry, he just wanted to educate his most beloved student in this way.
After receiving Qi Jiguang's apology, the teacher still came to teach as usual the next day.
Qi Jiguang sat in the library and read diligently, determined to live up to the expectations of his father and teachers and become a useful person.
In addition to reading, Qi Jiguang titled a poem "Tao Zhao Deep" to encourage himself:
Xiao Zhu is ashamed to sit high, and there are old alliances when there is worry.
Hu Zun came to invite guests, waving dust and sitting and talking about soldiers.
The cloud guard toothpick is full, and the star contains a sword.
The title is not my intention, but I hope that Hai Boping.
In addition, he also carved Yu Yu, making "the name of the merit is black, and the sword is light".