prosperous age

Chapter 401 Chapter 400

Knowing that the owner of the carriage was Feng Bao, the eunuch of Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies, Wei Guangde felt a little unreal.

He always thought that the eunuch who joined forces with Zhang Juzheng to control the government should be from Prince Yu's mansion, so he asked Li Fang at the banquet before if there was any servant surnamed Feng in the palace.

Unexpectedly, Feng Bao is now the eunuch Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies.

"Half a year ago, he was still in charge of the inner study. He was favored by Eunuch Huang Jin and Huang. He was transferred to the clerical office to do errands, and he was ranked last in the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi."

Chen Ju explained to Wei Guangde that Feng Bao's future as a eunuch holding a pen is really limitless, and Chen Ju still felt a little sour in his heart.

But it can only be sour, Feng Bao has been in the palace for a longer time than him, and now he is over 30, working in the palace earlier was regarded as hardworking, and it is normal to be valued and promoted by the nobles.

Speaking of which, Chen Ju has already climbed fast. When Feng Bao was in his twenties, he was still writing in the Sixth Section Corridor under the Supervisor of Rituals, and because of his godfather Gao Zhong, he had already served in front of the imperial court, and his rank was also high. higher.

"Then why did the elder brother get together with him?"

Wei Guangde asked curiously, in fact, Wei Guangde was not interested in why Chen Ju and Feng Bao were together, he was only interested in Feng Bao, how did this person get rich later?
In my impression, I don't seem to have seen it before, I only know that this person and Zhang Juzheng control the Wanli Dynasty together, the outer court is Zhang Juzheng, and the inner court is Feng Bao, cooperating with each other.

It seems that the mother of Emperor Wanli also participated in it, forming a solid iron triangle, which bound Emperor Wanli firmly.

The final collapse of the Audio-Technica seems to be due to the death of Zhang Juzheng, followed by Feng Bao's downfall.

But now in Prince Yu's mansion, there is not a single one, and it is unknown when Emperor Wanli was born, so Wei Guangde doesn't know which concubine in Prince Yu's harem he should show his favor to.

"When I came out, I met at the gate of the palace, so I took a ride to rest."

Chen Ju laughed and said, "Anyway, my godfather is his boss."

"Then Eunuch Feng has a house outside the palace?"

Going out of the palace at this time, I still go out in a carriage, it doesn't look like I'm going on business.

"He has a house in Mingyufang, and he bought it for less than half a year. Like me, I dare not buy it outside until I'm old."

At this time, Chen Ju laughed a little self-deprecatingly.

"Brother, why don't you buy a house in the city? Don't you have to work hard to buy it?"

Wei Guangde asked curiously.

"I have no status in the palace, and it's inconvenient to go out of the palace. Like me now, even though no one is stopping me from going out of the palace, I dare not leave without authorization."

Chen Ju said casually.

Thinking about it, most of the time when they met, they had something to do, and they wanted to pass on news or something. Obviously, Gao Zhong knew about Chen Ju's coming out of the palace.

Gao Zhong was behind the endorsement, and no one dared to ask Chen Ju to spend the night outside, maybe there was Huang Jin behind him.

After chatting for a few more words, Wei Guangde naturally didn't want to show too much attention to Feng Bao, so he quickly changed the topic back.

"Brother, I asked you out today to talk to you about something that I mentioned to you last time, the trouble caused by Qing Ci."

Wei Guangde put down his chopsticks and said to Chen Ju with a serious expression.

"Oh, are you settled?"

Chen Ju asked curiously.

"It's still the same as I said last time. I want to find an opportunity to take the initiative to confess in front of His Majesty. It's better than speaking out when others are watching His Majesty's displeasure."

Wei Guangde said with a sigh.

Chen Juxu stared at Wei Guangde with squinted eyes, and asked after a while, "Have you decided on who will speak?"

"Gao Gong or Xu Jie, it will depend on the situation at that time. After all, there is no certainty when His Majesty will summon anyone, and the timing must be determined."

Wei Guangde frankly stated the result of the previous discussion with Gao Gong, but Chen Ju just sat there and listened carefully, without interruption.

After Wei Guangde finished speaking, Chen Ju put his right hand on the table and tapped his fingers on the table unconsciously, as if he was planning something.

Chen Ju was thinking about something, and Wei Guangde couldn't ask aloud, so the two of them just sat quietly, and the private room became quiet.

After a while, Chen Ju suddenly asked, "Mr. Xu Ge knew that you were acquainted with me in the palace?"

"Gao Gong only knows that I have a backer in the palace, but they don't know who it is."

Wei Guangde didn't say they were friends or acquaintances, but a backer. When he said that, Wei Guangde saw Chen Ju's mouth smiling.

"Guessing and guessing that he is in Yongshou Palace, beside the emperor, the relationship between Gao Gong and Xu Jie seems to be very deep."

Chen Ju talked and laughed, and handed the wine glass on the table to Wei Guangde, Wei Guangde picked up the wine glass in front of him and lightly touched the wine glass he stretched out, and the two immediately drank with their heads up.

Putting down the wine glass, when Wei Guangde picked up the jug to pour the wine, Chen Ju said, "You asked me to come out for a drink today, but not at your place. You should also be thinking about it, hehe."

The place in the capital city is neither big nor small, and others may not know if they do something in the dark, but it is in broad daylight, so it is inevitable that people will see it.

"Recently, I always feel that my eyelids are twitching, hehe."

Wei Guangde laughed dryly.

At this time, Chen Ju put away his smile and pointed to the left and right of the private room, but he didn't make a sound.

Wei Guangde understood, and immediately nodded at him.

A smile appeared on Chen Ju's face again, and said: "Godfather said a few days ago that since the death of Prince Zhuang Jing, the situation in the court has been stable for more than ten years, but up to now, what should come is still coming." Yes, you can feel that the wind in the capital is not in the right direction, so you are very sensitive."

Wei Guangde just nodded after hearing this.

Nonsense, the battle between the two kings has finally come to an end, it must be a big event, it is a problem left after the death of Prince Zhuang Jing.

"It's right for King Yu to stay in the palace recently. It's inevitable to bump into bumps when going out. Back then, godfathers and the others were worried that His Highness would throw a big banquet to celebrate after getting the results, so they no longer restrain themselves. It's good now."

What Wei Guangde said was a little strange, he didn't know why Chen Ju's talk about himself was brought to King Yu's place all of a sudden.

After the news of Prince Jing's vassal came out, neither Gao Gong nor he went to Prince Yu's Mansion, and King Yu only held a banquet in the Palace to entertain the people in the Palace, instead of inviting people in to celebrate from outside the mansion. minimum.

"Today His Majesty summoned Mr. Xu Ge alone, and later Mr. Yan Ge."

"Ok?"

Wei Guangde looked at Chen Ju with a slight frown, wanting to see what he was going to say.

"Old King Jing's affairs are all in the hands of Mr. Xu Ge. Do you know what he is doing when he summons Mr. Yan Ge?"

Chen Ju looked at Wei Guangde and said with a half-smile.

Wei Guangde nodded.

The relationship between King Jing and Yan Song is well known. The purpose of Emperor Jiajing's meeting with Xu Jie first and Yan Song again is self-evident.

"Your Majesty has made up his mind?"

Wei Guangde couldn't help asking too much.

Chen Ju nodded, "I have made up my mind today, and I should be more satisfied with King Yu's recent performance."

"What do you think of Gao Gong?"

At this time, Chen Ju suddenly changed the subject and asked Wei Guangde again.

Wei Guangde frowned even deeper now, a little surprised at the purpose of Chen Ju's questioning.

"Speak out how you feel, don't hide it from me."

Chen Ju said dissatisfied.

Wei Guangde guessed that Chen Ju didn't come up with this question, it was probably Dai Gaozhong, or even Huang Jin who asked the question.

After thinking about it for a while, Wei Guangde said: "The character is resolute, and he is proud of his talents."

Wei Guangde felt that these two words were enough, and he could basically evaluate Gao Gong.

"Are you proud of your talents?"

Chen Ju subconsciously repeated what Wei Guangde said, then nodded, and smiled at Wei Guangde: "In the future, you and he may not get along well."

"Gao Gong is a good person, but I feel that after the matter of King Yu is settled, he seems to be a little bit high-spirited, and his words and actions are a bit bossy. Anyway, it is very different from before."

Wei Guangde smiled wryly.

He understood Chen Ju's reasons for being difficult to get along with, and thinking about being an official in the same court with him in the future, it would be a bit of a headache.

Fortunately, this person seems to be dying soon, otherwise, I would not only know Zhang Juzheng but not Gao Gong.

"Ha ha."

Chen Ju smiled, and just when Wei Guangde looked at him in surprise, he said, "When the emperor summoned Xu Jie today, he already told you about you, so you can talk to me about it." late."

"what?"

Wei Guangde was surprised, and then he found that Chen Ju was smiling, as if nothing happened, Wei Guangde suddenly felt relieved.

Seeing that Wei Guangde regained his composure, Chen Ju just nodded slightly, and then said: "Don't think that it's all right, if the emperor wants to punish you, that's the reason for punishing you. Do you understand?"

"It will still be like this?"

Wei Guangde said in surprise.

"Of course, if I told you to wait and see if the godfather in the palace has other ideas, you would have settled on it, and Xu Jie has already told the emperor today."

It was only then that Chen Ju complained to Wei Guangde, "However, you are right to be worried, how many officials are lucky enough to end up in a catastrophe.

At least now there is some wind leaking from the emperor, and you won't really do it if you want to do it then. "

"How to say?"

Wei Guangde's mind is a little confused at the moment, and he hasn't figured out what Chen Ju said.

"The emperor is really upset, can you sit here and drink with me now?"

However, Chen Ju said, "In the future, even if you do something wrong, and there is no sufficient reason to punish you for a small punishment, the incident of Qingci is a very good reason, and you will be punished.

However, that's not a big deal, it's just a slight punishment, presumably you won't really offend Long Yan and commit an unforgivable crime. "

Chen Ju spoke in a joking tone again.

"How is that possible? I'm not that stupid. I upset His Majesty for no reason. I'm not sick."

Wei Guangde relaxed at this moment, and said with a playful smile: "Even if there is something really wrong, if it doesn't work, I'll just resign, and there's no need to beat myself into it.

When you become an official, you still have to know how to advance and retreat, I thought about it before, you said that Yan Shoufu resigned from office to recuperate, and did not leave the mountain until Emperor Zhengde passed away."

Wei Guangde was talking when his mouth was covered by Chen Ju's slap.

When Chen Ju let go of his palm, he was still saying to him: "Speak carefully, speak carefully."

Only then did Wei Guangde come to his senses, some things could be done but not said, especially during the Jiajing Dynasty, the Emperor Jiajing was a bit unconventional.

If you really committed a crime, resigning may not let him let you go, but you will think that you are dissatisfied with him. In the eyes of the emperor, this is disrespect and deception.

Nodding hastily, he stretched out his hand and slapped his mouth three times.

"This matter is over like this. Let me tell you, in the future, wow, you can walk around with Mr. Xu Ge more. Today, Mr. Xu Ge saw the right time to talk about your matter. In the future, as long as you don't do anything wrong Son, the matter of Qing Ci is considered a turning point."

Chen Ju said again.

Wei Guangde smiled and nodded, but soon realized that Chen Ju had something to say.

"You have already said that Gao Gong is not very reliable. I was thinking about it. The situation in Prince Yu's Mansion made him feel pressured before, so he worked hard to suppress his character. I know that you, Chen Yiqin, Yin Shizhen and other officials of the Palace also have problems. contacts, but not enough.

As for the forces in the court, Prince Yu's Mansion can stand aloof now, but most of the time they still have to rely on Mr. Xu Ge. "

Seeing Wei Guangde nodding his head half-understood, Chen Ju made it clear again: "Walk around with the people from Mr. Xu Ge's side more often, not everything needs to be done through Gao Gong.

When you did this at the beginning, you probably also meant to show King Yu that you had no second thoughts, but now you don't need it.

After all, Yan Shoufu's side is the biggest force in the DPRK, followed by Elder Xu Ge. If you want to do something, Yan Shoufu's side can't get you through, so you can only ask Elder Xu Ge. "

The matter of Qing Ci has been on Wei Guangde's mind these days, and now he is finally relieved. Although according to Chen Ju's meaning, there may be future troubles in this matter, but it will only happen when he is targeted by Emperor Jiajing.

Are you that stupid?
Fighting against the emperor in the feudal dynasty, it's not that the old birthday star eats arsenic and becomes impatient.

However, this also reminded Wei Guangde that he should be more cautious in doing things, one negligence may cause endless troubles.

In the next few days, although Wei Guangde might still be sent to Fujian to serve as a censor, he was no longer so anxious.

According to what Chen Ju said that day, the Fujian patrol censor must be replaced, and it is uncertain who will be replaced.

And during this period of time, the long-delayed project of Prince Jing's Mansion was quickly resolved by Xu Jie's quick way.

Unlike the previous three ministers and one long history discussion that were fiercely controversial with each other, Xu Jie directly appeared on the stage as a decision-maker after participating in it.

For the requests made by King Jing's Mansion, if they can be fulfilled and do not exceed the limit, they will all be agreed, and the rest will be rejected.

Based on this, the Ministry of Industry ordered the start of construction within a time limit, and no delay in completing the work within a time limit.

Xu Jie really understood Emperor Jiajing's intentions this time, so he did not hesitate to make a judgment, and directly forcibly passed it.

Wei Guangde heard the news in the Hanlin Academy. When Gao Shangshu and the people of King Jing's mansion had a dispute, Xu Ge only asked Wu Shangshu whether the move exceeded the limit. As long as Wu Shan answered that it was not, it would be settled immediately. If the answer exceeds the limit, it will be rejected directly.

In the end, this move made the people of King Jing's Mansion very helpless, and they couldn't do Tai Chi as much as they wanted to.

"I used to say that Xu Ge was always Yan Shoufu's follower, but I didn't expect that he was also a good judge."

At this time, the evaluation of Xu Jie in the court also changed quietly.

(End of this chapter)