prosperous age

Chapter 383 Chapter 382
Yang Bo asked about Datong's meritorious service, but he didn't expect Wu Xuansi Langzhong to say bitterly: "It was sent back again, it seems to be because of Yu Dayou's matter."

"what happened?"

Yang Bo was very surprised. Datong won the battle, and the Ministry of War asked for credit for the general. When did it become so troublesome.

"this."

Wu Xuansi Lang Zhong looked very embarrassed, he hesitated for a long time but did not say anything.

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

Yang Bo frowned slightly, and asked urgently.

"Master Yang, it seems that Mr. Yan Ge disagrees with this matter."

Then the doctor approached Yang Bo and said something in a low voice.

"Because of Yu Dayou?"

Yang Bo stared at the doctor, and continued to ask: "What did Mr. Ge say?"

"Old Yan Ge said that Yu Dayou let the Japanese pirates go during the suppression of the Japanese in Zhejiang, and now the Japanese plague in the south of the Yangtze River is becoming more and more serious. Although he made contributions in Datong this time, it can only offset part of the crime."

Yang Bo had heard about the affairs between Yu Dayou, Hu Zongxian and Yan Song, but he didn't expect that Yan and Hu still didn't plan to give Yu Dayou a chance to recover after they won the great victory in Datong.

That's right, Yu Dayou was able to achieve the position of chief military officer without any background, and this time Datong's victory is also a great contribution, which is enough to show his ability.

Yang Bo is the minister of the Ministry of War, but he really doesn't have the ability to directly determine Yu Dayou's future. Unless he has the support of Emperor Jiajing, he doesn't want to cause trouble between Yu Dayou and Yan Song.

"What does Mr. Yan Ge mean?"

Yang Bo didn't want to get into trouble with Yan Song and Hu Zongxian, although he was not afraid of him, but after all, once he was an official, it would be better if he didn't have any grudges.

"Restore Yu Dayou's shadow and let him continue to be a hundred households."

The doctor said, but judging from his expression, he is still very unworthy of Yu Dayou.

After making such a great contribution, it is impossible to be reinstated as an official, but to start again with a hundred households. Anyone who puts it on it will feel wronged.

Although it is not too much for Yan Song to say that power invades the government and the public, among the middle and lower level officials, many people are against him.

In order to be promoted, it is natural to present yellow and white things to the Yan Mansion, but in private, it is politically correct to oppose Yan Song, and the military selection department of the Ministry of War is obviously such a person, and he has a good understanding of Yan Song's handling of this matter micro word.

"It was only after Mr. Xu Ge changed his mind that Mr. Yan Ge nodded. At the beginning, he only agreed to let Yu Dayou become a hundred householder, saying that he had been promoted to three levels in a row."

The doctor continued to speak angrily.

Now Yu Dayou has been demoted for committing a crime, deprived of his official status, and only has the status of a soldier on his body. Yan Song said that even being promoted to the third rank is justified.

It's just that Yu Dayou gave such a great contribution to a hundred households, which is really unreasonable.

Yang Bo just nodded slightly when he heard the words, Xu Jie reconciled with it, and added the restoration of hereditary military positions to Yu Dayou's reward, although Yang Bo felt that it was not enough, but he couldn't continue to say anything.

"Where is Liu Han? And Li Wenjin, how did the Ministry of Officials apply?"

Immediately, Yang Bo asked again.

"Liu Zongbing changed from the governor's signature to the governor's co-prefect. The cabinet has no objection. The Ministry of officials invited governor Li to be promoted to deputy capital censor. The cabinet also has no objection, but."

The doctor hesitated for a moment, as if he was hesitant.

"But what?"

Yang Bo asked curiously.

"When I came out, I heard Elders Xu Ge and Yan Ge seem to be saying inside that they seemed to intend to promote Xuanda Governor Ge Jin to the right servant of the Ministry of War and let Li Wenjin take over the post of Xuanda Governor."

Hearing Wu Xuansi's words, Yang Bo just nodded.

He had heard about the transfer of Ge Jin back to the capital before. It was Emperor Jiajing's intention. The emperor's original intention was to let Li Wenjin take charge of Xuanda affairs.

Although the Tartars have not yet retreated, but the news reported by the Xuanfu, the Tartars can no longer stand still.

The Ming army carried out fortified walls and cleared the wilderness in Xuanfu, and the Alda tribe could not loot much property. Moreover, after the attack on Hetao, many young and strong tribes also wanted to return to their respective tribes.

As for the retaliation against Datong, Yansui and other towns, it will not be settled in a short time.

This time the Anda tribe attacked the Ming Dynasty. It can be said that stealing chickens will not cost you a lot of rice. Not only was Bansheng City burned down, but many tribes in the Hetao area also suffered disasters.

If it was in the past, it was okay, there were still young and strong people in the tribes who could resist the attack of the Ming army, but now most of these people were transferred to him. The Ming army has one pot.

Thinking about it, the news that the Tartars will withdraw from the Xuanfu will come soon, at least Yang Bo can't think of the need to continue fighting this battle.

But at this time, in a tea room beside West Chang'an Street, Gao Gong and Wei Guangde were sitting opposite each other, and the tea table in front of them was full of fragrant tea, but they couldn't attract their attention.

"Xu Ge's old words are like this. It seems that Yan Ge always intends to keep Yu Dayou under pressure and prevent him from getting a chance to get up again."

Gao Gong looked at Wei Guangde and said seriously.

"Just give such a reward, can your majesty live there?"

Although Wei Guangde knew that since Yan Song made a move, it was very likely that this was the only way to go, but he still said unwillingly.

"Your Majesty can't guess what's in his mind. Although he asked Yu Dayou about Yu Dayou's situation during the previous two summons, he didn't pay attention. Li Wenjin and Liu Han are credited with all the credit."

Gao Gong sighed and said, "Actually, it's good for him to stay in Datong. I heard that Ge Jin is going back to the capital, and Li Wenjin will take over as Governor of Xuanda. As for Liu Han, does he still dare to treat Yu Dayou as a hundred households?"

Hearing Gao Gong's words, Wei Guangde squinted his eyes.

He understood Gao Gong's meaning, the future will be long, as long as Yu Dayou stays in Datong, it doesn't matter how high or low the military rank is, he will definitely have the opportunity to make achievements under Li Wenjin, and he will not worry about not having achievements.

I was suppressed by Mr. Yan Ge today, and if I make new achievements in the future, Mr. Yan Ge naturally has no excuse to continue to suppress.

Wei Guangde nodded slightly and remained silent.

There is no way, with Yan Song standing in the way, if you want to give Yu Dayou more rewards, basically don't think about it.

Yu Dayou took over his father's position and entered the guard. It took him 20 years to become the commander-in-chief. After making such great contributions, he was beaten back to his original form. Wei Guangde was still unwilling to reconcile.

The Datong Army sent it to the capital, along with a letter from Yu Dayou.

Similar to Ma Fang, after Lu Bing, Yu Dayou now has no contacts in the capital, and he can only rely on Wei Guangde for everything in the future.

Although there is no official introduction, Wei Guangde can still see this meaning from the lines in Yu Dayou's letter.

Maybe it's because of the relationship with Wei Guangde's father, Yu Dayou still can't get rid of this face.

In fact, Yu Dayou's experience after joining the army was that he was too upright in his early years and did not understand the rules of officialdom. He offended his superiors many times and caused himself to be punished by condescension and dismissal.

After he understood something, he began to want to learn to integrate into the officialdom, but in the end he failed in bribery, and instead was accused of bribing a superior official.

These encounters have had a great impact on Yu Dayou, and after being framed by Hu Zongxian this time, the blow to Yu Dayou is actually even greater. He has realized that if he has no support in the court, he may be eaten by others anytime, anywhere. .

The person originally chosen to take refuge was naturally his good friend Lu Bing, but who would have thought that he would disappear suddenly.

Up to now, the only capital official he can think of is Wei Guangde.

Fortunately, Wei Guangde seems to have some kind of favor from Emperor Jiajing. In Yu Dayou's view, although Wei Guangde's official position is humble now, he is promoted very quickly as a civil servant.

Yu Dayou made such a decision, and when the letter reached Wei Guangde, there was a reason why Wei Guangde wanted to help Yu Dayou get a good reward.

Even after hearing that Yan Song wanted to suppress Yu Dayou's promotion, Wei Guangde hurriedly asked Gao Gong for help, and asked him to ask Mr. Xu Ge for help.

In the current court, who else could break arms with Yan Song, except for Xu Jie, but Xu Jie obviously had no intention of tearing his face apart with Yan Song.

However, such people can make peace with each other, and the effect is the best.

In the final analysis, Yu Dayou's status is too low now, so he was directly pushed to the end.

Coming out of the tea room, Wei Guangde, who got into the carriage, sighed deeply.

It's no wonder that those military generals in the late Ming Dynasty either defected to the enemy or were killed, and they are all like this now.

The generals fought life and death in the front, and they had to be on guard all the time. Even if they made great contributions, they would not get the rewards they deserved. On the contrary, some others took advantage of them.

I don't know when the Ming Dynasty was finished, but it is already like this.

Military generals don't think about how to fight and win battles, but how to drill camps. When the country is in trouble, who can stand up to relieve the crisis.

Even if it is necessary to guard against the disobedience of the generals, it is not necessary to suppress it to such an extent.

Criticism.

Wei Guangde thought of this word, maybe the relationship between military generals and the court at the end of Ming Dynasty was like this.

If no one dies, the dynasty will naturally collapse.

Wei Guangde only thought of the tragic situation of the generals, but what he didn't expect was that after Yu Dayou was arrested from his post in Zhejiang, it was not only him who was affected, but almost all the generals who suppressed Japanese in the south of the Yangtze River.

One of them, a well-known figure in the later generations, also began to change under the influence of the Yu Dayou case. Not only was he greedy for money and money, and he was planning to bribe the superior officials with this, but he also began to follow his influence, curry favor with the powerful, and form a party for personal gain.

The Ming Dynasty was a dynasty that emphasized civil affairs over military affairs, and civil officials were highly valued in the court, while military officials were far less important than civil officials in the court.

It is not surprising that as a general, he does not want to kill enemies for the country and serve the country, but chooses to form a party and bribe to protect peace and promotion.

However, Wei Guangde also knows the truth that haste makes waste, so let's bear with it before Yan Song's downfall.

Wei Guangde figured it out, and wrote a letter when he went back, mainly to tell Yu Dayou about the award in advance and give him a vaccination first.

But sleeping on the bed at night, Xu Jianglan took the initiative to bring this up.

"I heard about it at Duke Ding's mansion, but I think what Second Uncle said makes sense. As long as that Yu Dayou stays in the border town, he won't have the chance to make meritorious deeds, but he will be suppressed temporarily."

Although Xu Jianglan didn't ask much about Wei Guangde's affairs outside, she also knew that Yu Dayou and Wei Guangde had a close relationship, so when she heard people mentioning Yu Dayou outside, she naturally fell in love with her.

"You haven't told Xu Guogong about the relationship between me and Yu Dayou, have you?"

Wei Guangde had correspondence with Ma Fang and Yu Dayou. In fact, there were quite a few similar letters, not only in the same year, but also with some former colleagues after they were released.

There is no way, Wei Guangde looks like he is not short of money outside, most of Wei Guangde's colleagues who are released outside come from Qingshui yamen like the Imperial Academy, and they all have a common problem, that is, they are shy.

Wei Guangde made a generous move, in addition to having a lot of Cheng Yi, there will also be people looking for Wei Guangde to turn around before leaving.

For such loans, Wei Guangde was generous and did not charge interest. As a result, many acquaintances gave up borrowing money from outside, but borrowed money from Wei Guangde.

And these letters and IOUs were handed over to Xu Jianglan by Wei Guangde for safekeeping. Even the very few letters with sensitive information were not kept separately, mainly because it was too troublesome.

Because of this, it is not surprising that Xu Jianglan knew that Wei Guangde was related to some people in the border.

"What do they say about Yu Dayou's award?"

Although the rewards have not been released, the news of what the court is has already spread, Wei Guangde is not surprised that the nobles also know about these things.

"I don't have any opinion. The second uncle just said that Yu Dayou is capable, but there is no one behind him. If Lu Bing was around, Yan Song would never be allowed to succeed, ha ha."

Having said this, Xu Jianglan laughed.

It's really funny to say that well-known military generals like Ma Fang and Yu Dayou would worship under their own family. Before reading those letters, Xu Jianglan would not believe it even if he was beaten to death.

Ma Fang, who has been guarding Xuanfu West Road, has been promoted to deputy commander for some time. Although there have been rumors that he will be transferred to defense, he has not been transferred after all, and he is still staying in Xuanfu.

As for Yu Dayou, although he no longer has an official position, or can only be a member of a hundred households, who would really treat him as a hundred households? This is the talent of the general soldier.

Xu Jianglan had never figured out how such a hero, looking for a backer in the capital, would find his own family of a mere sixth rank, or an official with no real power.

In his opinion, if these chief military officers are looking for, even if they are not looking for a big man like Ge Lao, they must be at the first level of the six ministers.

"Hmph, do you think it's easy for me to be an official of the Hundred Households?"

Wei Guangde didn't know what Xu Jianglan was thinking, and when he asked before, he always boasted, saying that his talent convinced them, but what Xu Jianglan thought was that he was too young.

"I didn't say that even if Lu Bing was still there, there was nothing he could do about Yan Song. The only way was to go to Xiyuan, but according to my opinion of Lu Bing, he would never do that."

Wei Guangde just put his arms around his daughter-in-law in his arms and whispered.

"Isn't Yan Ge afraid of Lu Bing? No way, Jin Yiwei, my father is very afraid of that."

Xu Jianglan didn't really believe it. The folks were very proud of the Jinyiwei. Although the powerful families were better, they were also afraid. After all, every family had more or less shady privacy, and these things were most afraid of being stabbed to the emperor.

"Yan Song is not afraid, because His Majesty knows it all."

Wei Guangde replied without thinking.

(End of this chapter)