prosperous age

Chapter 201
"Da da da da."

The dense sound of horseshoes broke the quiet night sky in Beijing. The horse team galloped out from Xiyuan with torches. One team rushed to a mansion somewhere in the city, while the other team turned south at Chengtianmen, and soon arrived in Zhengyang. Door.

The capital city of the Ming Dynasty implemented a strict night ban system. Riding horses was not allowed during the day, let alone at night. However, this team of knights galloped on the official road in such a grand manner that the night watchmen could not see it from afar. Dare to stop.

The horse team did not continue to move forward in front of Zhengyang Gate, but went around to the left to the coupon gate downstairs of the West Gate. After placing a bronze medal in the hanging basket on the upper floor, the coupon gate creaked after a short while. was slowly opened.

"Dong dong dong."

There was a violent slap on the door panel, and it took a while for someone to come from the room, "Who is it?"

With the sound of footsteps, the people outside the door also shouted loudly: "Open the door quickly, there is an imperial decree."

"What imperial decree? We are here at the Jiujiang Guild Hall, the officials outside, I'm afraid you have made a mistake."

This time the sound came from behind the door panel, obviously people were already behind the door, but I don't know if it was because it was already midnight, or the knocking on the door just now was too fierce, but the people inside did not dare to open the door for a long time.

"Hurry up and open the door, the angel has arrived, and asked Wei Guangde, a concubine of the Imperial Academy, to come out and receive the order."

The man outside continued to speak viciously at the people in the room, but he finally called the door open.

As a door was opened, the people inside were still arranging their clothes, and the back door of the lobby was also opened, and someone had already ran into the courtyard to find someone.

"My lord, do you need to prepare an incense table to receive the order?"

It was a shop clerk who opened the door. Now that he saw clearly the clothes of the knocker, the Jinyiwei's feet trembled for no reason, but he still asked bravely.

It's just that the captain of Jinyiwei didn't pay attention to the shop assistant, but turned around and said respectfully, "My lord, please come inside."

While talking, an official in a blue official uniform had already walked into the Jiujiang Guild Hall.

"Go and make a report, and call Wei Guangde, a concubine of the Imperial Academy, to come quickly to receive the order."

The man entered the room and took a look. Although there were several people standing in the corner of the room, they were obviously not the people he was looking for, just a few shop assistants, and then urged him in a bad tone.

"My lord, I have called people in to report."

In the inner courtyard, the sound of the shop assistant calling the door naturally woke up the people in the courtyard.

It's June now, it's hot, and it's not easy to fall asleep, so the shop assistant's door call can easily wake up everyone else.

"What's the matter? Why are you making noise so late? Do you want someone to sleep?"

At this moment, Zhang Ke happened not to fall asleep. After the door was called, he got off the bed, went to the door and shouted loudly.

"sorry Sorry"

The shop clerk outside rushed to apologize.

The people living in this courtyard are Jinshi Jinshi, and he can't afford to mess with any of them.

"Squeak."

Zhang Ke had already opened the door and walked out. Seeing the store clerk standing in front of Wei Guangde's door, he asked curiously: "What's the matter? It's so late and you still call the door, so that no one can rest."

"Master Zhang, I can't help it. A senior official came up ahead and asked for Mr. Wei by name."

The shop assistant hurriedly explained.

He came running from the front, he only knew he was looking for Wei Guangde, but he didn't know what to do.

"What is the official, where is the official at such a late hour."

Zhang Ke was very displeased, and what was displeased was naturally not because he quarreled with people to rest in the middle of the night, but because of the official that the shop assistant said.

Not long after, the door on Wei Guangde's side also opened, and he stood at the door in his shirt and asked, "Who is looking for me?"

Wei Guangde was suspicious in his heart, he also heard Zhang Ke's questioning just now, but he couldn't figure out the situation.

"Master Wei, the little one doesn't know, I just know."

While talking about this, another guy ran into the courtyard, and the guy bowed in front of Wei Guangde and said: "Master Wei, the adults outside said that they are here to deliver the order, so you should go out quickly to receive the order."

"Accept the order?"

Wei Guangde was surprised, well, he definitely couldn't go out with his clothes now, so he had to say "wait a moment", and immediately turned around and went into the room to change clothes again.

Lao Kan also opened the door at this time, exchanged a glance with Zhang Ke, and chose to go back and change immediately.

Although the decree was not passed on to them, they also wanted to see, what decree was preached in the middle of the night?

In fact, all the people in the courtyard had already come out at this moment, Zhang Ji had already put on his clothes and waited outside Wei Guangde's door, as Wei Guangde's book boy and long follower, he would definitely follow Wei Guangde.

Not long after, Wei Guangde, Zhang Ke and Lao Kan had all put on their official uniforms and went out. At this time, Xia Kefan had also put on their clothes and walked out.

Xia Kefan was the oldest among them, so his movements were naturally slower.

Four Jinshi in Tsing Yi came out to the front hall in succession. When Zhang Ke went in, he saw the man inside. He was a little surprised and said, "Master Li, why are you here?"

"Master Zhang, I have to interrupt your rest because of my errands."

At this time, the official in Tsing Yi had seen four officials in Tsing Yi. Although none of them had a patch on their chests, they knew that they were all Jinshi.

Although he didn't know who Wei Guangde was, but when the four Jinshi came out, he knew that the person he was looking for must be among them. In fact, he should have seen it when he passed on Lulu before, but he had already forgotten it.

Faintly, the youngest of the four stood out because the other three were already standing behind him.

"Wei Guangde accepts the order."

Without hesitation, he turned around and took a shaft of blue and yellow imperial decree from a captain in Jinyi behind him, and said in a serious voice.

"Chen Wei Guangde accepts the order."

At this time, Wei Guangde could only take the lead and kneel down, there was no room for incense sticks, obviously he was in a hurry, and Master Li, who delivered the decree, didn't ask anyone to prepare anything else.

"Imperial decree: In accordance with the heavenly acceptance of the emperor, the imperial edict said that Wei Guangde, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, possesses both political integrity and ability, is gentle, courteous and thrifty, and was promoted to be a reviewer of the Imperial Academy. Xuanda pass along the line."

Just when Wei Guangde was about to kneel down to accept the decree, he heard the voice of Mr. Li again in his ears, "I respect you."

After reading the imperial decree, Wei Guangde knelt down and took the imperial decree with both hands. Now he is an official, becoming the fourth Jinshi in this department to be awarded an official.

The Hanlin Academy's review, although it is only from the seventh rank, the rank is considered to be low among Jinshi, and the seventh rank is relatively normal, but this is the seventh rank of the Imperial Academy, which is considered precious.

But these are what Lao Kan, Zhang Ke and the others thought, but Wei Guangde was inexplicably astonished at the moment. He didn't know why Emperor Jiajing made such a decision, and directly appointed himself an official, seriously breaking the hundreds of years of officialdom rules what.

The Shujishi are given official positions even if they don't leave the hall?

The final statement of the imperial decree shows that this imperial decree was drawn up by the order of Emperor Jiajing, and it was not a normal promotion procedure for officials.

When did I become so familiar with the emperor?I do not know how?
Also, what about that last appointment?
Patrol?

The Anda Department is about to call in, and there will be another Gengxu change, why would you arrange yourself to patrol the border at this time?

Isn't this a death sentence?
No wonder he was so kind to appoint himself an official. It turned out that he arranged an errand to send him to death.

While Wei Guangde was thinking wildly, Lord Li who announced the decree had already smiled and said: "Congratulations to Lord Wei, this holy family is really enviable to others."

"Same joy, same joy, I haven't thanked Mr. Li for his hard work, and still going on a business trip at such a late hour."

Wei Guangde hastily withdrew his thoughts and replied.

"Master Li, you are tonight."

Zhang Ke behind him has calmed down from the previous shock. Although he was surprised that Wei Guangde's promotion did not take an unusual path, he was even more surprised that the imperial decree was issued so late.

"On duty tonight, the imperial decree is sent to the military department, I will send it right away."

Master Li smiled.

"Master Li, the imperial decree says that I am the deputy patrol envoy, but where is the envoy?"

Wei Guangde has to seize the time to ask the question in his heart at this moment. It is estimated that Mr. Li will go back to reply to the decree soon, but he will not stay here for too long.

"This time the border patrol minister is Mr. Weng Puweng, the right servant of the Ministry of War, and Mr. Wei is the deputy envoy. I still have some things to explain to Mr. Wei."

Speaking of this, Master Li glanced at Wei Guangde who was frowning slightly before continuing: "This patrol is very hasty. Tomorrow morning, you and Master Weng will go to the three major battalions of the capital to select accompanying guards. Set off.

I must have known the news from the Xuanfu in the north. This border patrol is of great importance and concerns the safety of millions of people in the capital. Before I came, Xu Ge and Nie Shangshu both explained that you must be careful. "

Wei Guangde felt quite aggrieved at this moment. He hadn't even passed his internship as an official, and if he was asked to take up the post, he should still do the most dangerous job of patrolling the border. He had to ask someone to reason.

Still holding the imperial decree in my hand, it is impossible to say nothing at this time. If I want to give up the pick, only Master Li's voice can be heard in my ears.

"Tomorrow at the middle of the day, you have to rush to the Beijing camp."

Speaking of this, Master Li glanced at Zhang Ke who was behind Wei Guangde before continuing: "Master Weng's residence should have received the order by this time, you go to Jingying to meet with Master Weng at mid-morning, gather the guards and set off immediately.

The specific strategy, he will tell you after you meet up with Mr. Weng, I don't know about these either. "

After finishing speaking, he bowed his hands to Wei Guangde and said, "Master Wei, please rest early, the journey will be very hard tomorrow, so don't miss the hour."

Before Wei Guangde could react, he turned and left. Zhang Ke behind him also quickly passed him at this time, catching up with Master Li who delivered the decree.

The two of them went out and muttered something, and when Zhang Ke came back, they murmured at him. Wei Guangde understood what he meant, and the four quickly left the lobby and returned to the back yard.

All four of them went into Wei Guangde's room, and all the attendants were left outside.

"Just now I asked about the situation. It was Xiyuan's decision. During the discussion in the imperial meeting, the emperor was dissatisfied with the proposal of the Ministry of War and chose the opinion of the cabinet. Before the Ministry of Defense broke into the Great Wall, the guards in various places temporarily stood still and only strengthened The strength of patrols along the passes along the Great Wall.”

When he got here, Zhang Ke didn't keep his secrets anymore, and directly told everyone the news he had just inquired about. After saying this, he looked at Wei Guangde with sympathy, "According to him, this border patrol may be very dangerous. The imperial decree to dispatch troops to Xuanfu and Datong was issued, but it was still too far away to quench the near thirst.”

"It's almost a foregone conclusion that the Mongolian Tartars will break through the customs. Why didn't the imperial court summon reinforcements from all over the country to fight the Tartars?"

Lao Kan said in surprise at this moment.

"Why are you patrolling the border at this time? I'm afraid the Tartars have already entered before the people reach the border."

Xia Kefan also shook his head and said that he didn't understand what the court meant, which was to send people into danger.

"It's the same as what I heard in the afternoon. It's just that there is more about Guangde to follow. It is said that it is the emperor who asked you to be a deputy envoy to follow the border patrol. He also gave the official position. At that time, Wu Shan, Minister of Rites There was a lot of trouble with the emperor there."

Zhang Ke shook his head and said to Wei Guangde: "Guangde, take care of yourself."

The imperial decree has been handed over to Wei Guangde, and Wu Shan obviously has not fought for Emperor Jiajing. This emperor is not the same as those emperors of the Ming Dynasty before. I have this heart.

"Take care of yourself."

It’s been a while, Lao Kan and Xia Kefan also thought of what Master Li who passed the decree said, let Wei Guangde have a good rest tonight, the next day will be very hard, so they didn’t stay to disturb Wei Guangde’s rest, and they all bid farewell.
But at this time, Zhang Ke suddenly turned around and whispered in Wei Guangde's ear: "You may have to go to Ji Town first, and then go to Xuanfu Datong. It's best to stay in Ji Town. You should be safe."

After speaking, Zhang Ke left the room.

After the three left, Wei Guangde looked at the imperial decree in his hand, curled his lips and was speechless.

I ran all the way from Jiujiang Mansion to Beijing to die, but now the imperial decree in my hand is a hot potato, and I can't even shake it off, which is very troublesome.

Unconsciously, Wei Guangde felt a little regretful, he should have come to the capital to take the exam after the first subject, now he is fine, and he has put himself in it.

Just giving up is not in Wei Guangde's character. Although the border patrol this time is very risky, Wei Guangde still does not intend to give up easily, and he has to think of a way to survive.

At this time Zhang Ji had already entered the door, followed by Li San, and before they could speak, Wei Guangde waved his hand to prevent them from speaking.

He put the edict on the table and asked Zhang Ji to pour himself a glass of water. He sat on a chair and meditated on the matter.

The Tartars are definitely going to attack the Great Wall Pass, and the target is unknown.

Well, in fact, even if it was the "Gengxu Incident", the original Wei Guangde didn't know where the Anda Ministry came from, but he only knew that the Tartars of the Jiajing Dynasty had attacked the capital, and he only found it today when he heard the news. Read the document.

Zhang Ke's suggestion is to go to Ji Town and stop moving, which can save his life, but if the Tartars break into the Great Wall, the emperor probably won't be able to pass it.

Wei Guangde knew very well that later generations also talked about crisis and crisis. There are dangers and opportunities, and it depends on which end is finally caught.

Knowing too little information, I can't make a useful judgment, and I can only meet up with Mr. Weng Pu Weng tomorrow morning to find out the details and make a decision at that time.

(End of this chapter)