prosperous age

Chapter 441 Chapter 440

The Deputy Envoy Wang mentioned by the staff refers to Wang Yizhong, whose name is Zhengshu, a native of She County, a Jinshi in the 23rd year of Jiajing, who was promoted from Kaifeng to the Deputy Envoy of Jiangxi.

A month ago, when the rebels attacked Taihe, they died in battle. Before that, Wang Rui, the commander of the Jiangxi capital, received a message from Fujian and sent troops to escort 700 rebels from Guangbing, Huang Feng, Yuan San and others back to Fujian, but lost control and joined thousands of bandits Attacking Taihe caused this disaster.

In any case, as the commander of the capital, Wang Rui cannot escape the crime of dereliction of duty.

"Boss, no matter whether the capital city knows what's going on in Ganzhou or not, we have to kill the thieves who were attracted by the gang of soldiers sent by Wang Rui. Thieves coerce, it is a last resort, it has nothing to do with the government."

Speaking of it, if the people of Ganzhou were forced to rebel by the government because of taxes and servitude, he, the chief envoy, was also at fault, big or small.

Yao Yiyuan is naturally unwilling to take the blame, why should he help to take the blame for the mess of the Ganzhou government officials.

Before that, he was still thinking about how to explain the rioters, but now that he heard the suggestion from his staff, Yao Yiyuan felt that it was feasible.

It doesn't matter if it's true or not, as long as you report it seriously.

However, Yao Yiyuan thought a little further. The disaster in Jiangxi, besides Wang Rui's mishandling and dereliction of duty, he also told the officials in Fujian and Guangxi that they were incompetent and unable to calm the place.

Yao Yiyuan felt that this plan was very clever, and according to the intention of his staff, he just made a fuss about it and sued Wang Rui.

Jiangxi was peaceful under his own rule, so how could he help Wang Rui and Minguang Yongcai take the blame.

"The situation in Jiangxi is worse. It will be easier for the boss to submit a letter to ask for tax money to be paid for the army."

The staff member continued to suggest ideas.

The official document was rejected just now, and it is definitely unrealistic to ask for money in the short term. We need to think about it in the long run, just dig a hole and bury those who don't deal with it first.

Yao Yiyuan nodded, and immediately prepared a pen, ink, paper and inkstone to start writing the letter.

Yao Yiyuan has a good relationship with Zhang Yi, the current Bingke Zuowei. He complained to him and told the real situation in Jiangxi, especially Wang Rui's dereliction of duty and the incompetence of Fujian and Guangxi officials. etc.

After writing the letter, I called my cronies and sent it to the capital overnight.

For more than ten days, the sacrificial offerings personally presided over by Emperor Jiajing ended, and the officials of the imperial court returned to government affairs. However, bad news continued to come from Fujian, Guangdong and other places, which also made the imperial officials somewhat startled.

Zhang Lian's rebels have been sending troops to attack surrounding prefectures and counties in recent days. Although their activities are mainly in Fujian, they also invade Guangdong, Jiangxi and other places from time to time.

On this day, Zhang Yi, the left chief of the Bing Division, made a performance. The three provinces of Fujian, Guangxi and Jiangxi were flooded with thieves. He begged to borrow the money from Guangdong, Guangxi, and South Jiangxi to stop and reduce the army's salary in recent years, so as to prepare for the conquest and suppression there. The death of Wang Yizhong and the capture of Wang Yingshi were all led by the commander of the Jiangxi capital, Wang Ruishi, who sent the rebellious soldiers Yuan San and others with his troops.

Two days later, the governor of Jiangxi patrols Gu Gushang, and the Jiangxi military disaster started when Zhang Qimo, the governor of Fujian, took the army to call, and sent 700 soldiers including Huang Fengyuan and Yuan San of Guangbing back. Yuan San and other 400 people were inappropriate to control Yu Rui, and thousands of local bandits merged with them, causing serious trouble. Please also arrest Qimo, Li Tingzan, magistrate of Yushan County who abandoned the city, and Lu Tianyou, magistrate of Yongfeng County, etc., and punish them severely. Please add a garrison to garrison Wan'an to prevent auspiciousness from coming to the counties.

After analyzing the official document sent by Jiangxi, the Ministry of War also determined that Wang Rui had mishandled it and was guilty, Qimo was as guilty as Rui, and arrested Ting Zan and others. Regarding the addition of Wan'an garrison, it was necessary to sue Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor Jiajing agreed to all the performances from the Ministry of War.

As long as it is beneficial to wipe out Zhang Lian's rebels as soon as possible, Emperor Jiajing will not refuse.

Not only ordered the censors in Jiangxi and Fujian to arrest Wang Rui, Zhang Qimo and others to liberate Beijing, but also ordered the governors and governors to calm down the bandits in order to calm the place.

But even so, there were still reports of prefectures and counties being attacked by rebels and sent to the capital, which made Emperor Jiajing very worried in Xiyuan.

Fortunately, the Xuan Mansion finally has good news, which is a little comfort to the Emperor's heart.

The prisoner invaded the Xuanfu and entered the Taoist army in several points. The deputy commander-in-chief Ma Fang and other supervisors controlled him, and captured the chieftain Wu Heqi and so on.

There are heads, prisoners, and captures. This is already a rare victory in Bianzhen this year, but Emperor Jiajing is still not very happy.

It was on such a day that another incident happened, which made Wei Guangde, who stayed at Yuwang Mansion with peace of mind, gain knowledge again.

In July of the 40th year of Jiajing, Qin Tianjian reported, "It's a solar eclipse, and there will be no emergency rescue for one minute and five seconds."

Yuan Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, went on to play: "The minister heard that the Tang Dynasty and his party said that the sun, the monarch's way did not change. The ancient peace, the sun does not eat or the moon changes, and avoid it, or the five stars hide under it to resist insults and save it. , or the number of contacts is shallow, or when the yang is strong and the yin is weak in the solar calendar, you will not eat it, or the virtue is not clear but there is a small scorpion, and the sky is hidden, but you will not eat it. These four are all derived from the teaching of virtue. Your Majesty The father serves the sky, the elder brother serves the sun, the yin recedes, and all phenomena are radiant, so the sun prospers, the yin and qi fade away, eating and stopping is the same as not eating, and ministers and others are not allowed to be happy."

On the first day of July, Wei Guangde heard the news of a solar eclipse early in the morning. Although it was only one cent five, according to later generations, it was a partial solar eclipse, but he still had some small expectations.

Have a look.

The last solar eclipse was huge, almost total, but at that time I just wanted to go about my business and forgot to appreciate the solar eclipse.

This time it is a partial solar eclipse, which is also good.

Therefore, Wei Guangde watched the sun in the courtyard of the palace all day, but Mao didn't see a single bit of it.

According to Qin Tianjian, it is impossible not to see a solar eclipse every minute and five seconds.

In ancient times, eclipses were measured in minutes and seconds, but they did not refer to the duration of the eclipse, but the degree of the eclipse.

The Ming Dynasty divided the solar and lunar eclipses into ten parts. If the solar and lunar eclipse is predicted to be ten points, it is similar to the "total eclipse" mentioned by later generations. If the forecast is three parts, the solar and lunar eclipse will cover about three tenths.

This time it was another solar eclipse after the February solar eclipse, and it lasted for one minute and five seconds, but in fact Wei Guangde didn't see a solar eclipse at all.

At night, Wei Guangde, who was sleeping on the bed, realized something. It couldn't be a farce by Yuan Wei colluding with the Qin Tianjian to trick the emperor.

Last time, Qin Tianjian was making a statement that "you should eat but not eat". In order to avoid extra troubles, the Yuwang Mansion helped to cooperate. In the end, Qin Tianjian was not only not punished for not being allowed to predict, but also got a reward.

Wei Guangde was a little skeptical at this time, Yuan Wei saw that the emperor was in a bad mood because of the news from the south, so he collaborated with Qin Tianjian to create auspiciousness to flatter the emperor.

Emperor Jiajing was obviously different from the previous emperors of the Ming Dynasty. He seemed to like these silly things very much.

Although there were speculations, Wei Guangde didn't want to be an envoy of justice. He didn't know astronomy, so naturally he couldn't be sure whether the Qin Tianjian's memorial was fake, let alone what's so good about it?
Being a villain made the emperor unhappy and offended Yuan Wei and Qin Tianjian.

But after this incident, Wei Guangde has learned what it means to "follow what he likes".

For this reason, Wei Guangde felt a little complacent in his heart, thinking that he had seen through Yuan Wei's tricks.

Of course, Wei Guangde didn't tell his conjecture to Yu Wang and others, nor did he think about how to copy such auspicious, Bo Jiajing Emperor Longyan Dayue.

"I heard that the Ministry of War is discussing who to appoint as the Wan'an garrison. Guangde, have you received a letter from your family recently?"

On this day, when Wei Guangde arrived at Prince Yu's Mansion, Zhang Juzheng pulled him aside and asked in a low voice.

"Wan'an Guard?"

Wei Guangde understood the meaning of Zhang Juzheng's words just for a moment.

As a garrison, the grade is at least the first level of the commander of the guard. Although I have been an official in Beijing for many years, my father is still a thousand households, and I have not found a way to get promoted.

When asked by Zhang Juzheng, Wei Guangde thought of this matter, it seems that he can manipulate it.

However, Wei Guangde quickly dismissed this idea and made Wan'an garrison, which was connected with the extermination of Zhang Lian's gang of rebels.

Can Zhang Lian and his gang suppress the rebels?
Not easy to suppress.

Zhang Lian would indeed find a stronghold and build his old nest in the mountains of Fujian, which prevented the officers and soldiers from attacking on a large scale. The terrain is too complicated.

Not to mention that the defense only needs to be in the Baojing area. When you are in that position, you will have to fight if the military order tells you to fight. Do you think that you can refuse to fight because you are the local security team?

That would be a great sin.

To be honest, Wei Guangde doesn't want his father to be involved in the war again, this is no joke.

Although he was in the capital, Wei Guangde had read the Fujian memorial and knew that Zhang Lian's men had recruited more than 10 desperadoes.

Don't look at the hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers stationed in Fujian, Jiangxi and other places, but what kind of combat power is that.

Although I don't know how powerful Zhang Lian and his group are, you can tell from the battle report that they seem to be much stronger than the army. More than a dozen prefectures and counties have been captured by the rebels, but it seems that the opponent has not yet started. The meaning of expanding the territory is to occupy the city and then withdraw to the mountains after looting.

Thinking of this, Wei Guangde smiled and shook his head.

"The rebels are used to pretending to be poor people to steal the city, and our army will retreat to the mountains to fight stubbornly. I will fight this battle."

Wei Guangde opened his mouth and said, "I haven't received the letter from home. Although I don't know if my father means it, but even if he really wants to, I won't help him with this matter."

"Oh, that's fine too."

Zhang Juzheng didn't say much, just nodded and said.

"Brother Uncle, but Xu Ge has a way to talk to Yang Shangshu about recommending Wan'an for the post of defense?"

Wei Guangde asked casually.

"Your Majesty has approved the report of the Ministry of War, but the Ministry of War has obvious differences on who to appoint to the post of Wan'an Garrison. Most of the generals who have been vacated have suffered a lot in the war against thieves and Japanese, while Wan'an Garrison is responsible for preventing It can be said that the rebels invaded Jiangxi, and the responsibility is heavy."

Having suffered a great loss, in fact, it means that these people have been defeated in the battle, and the Ministry of War has judged that these people are not capable, so they are not willing to use them again.

In the absence of external intervention, the Ministry of War naturally hoped to choose a highly capable military attache to serve as the Wan'an garrison. Otherwise, there would always be defeats, and perhaps Emperor Jiajing would doubt their abilities that day.

"I heard from my teacher yesterday that the Ministry of War has begun to expand the selection of generals. If Shan Loan's family is interested, please tell me as soon as possible. We can also operate in the Ministry of War. If not, let my teacher come forward."

Zhang Juzheng continued.

Wei Guangde nodded slightly, knowing that the official career of military generals is actually the same as that of civil servants, one radish and one pit, promotion is extremely difficult.

It was like this when it was a hundred households, not to mention that now my father has a thousand households.

It’s so easy to add a new military position, it seems like an opportunity, but thinking of the war that he will face when he takes office, Wei Guangde is still determined to let his father stay in Jiujiangwei, where is the foundation of the family .

General, it's better not to move easily.

While making tea and chatting with Zhang Juzheng again, Yin Shizhen next door was still giving lectures to King Yu.

"By the way, I heard that His Majesty intends to increase the number of lecturers in the palace. Has Shandai heard about this?"

While talking, Zhang Juzheng suddenly said something else.

"Add a lecturer?"

Wei Guangde was a little surprised. In fact, as King Yu was getting older, his basic courses had already been completed. Now most of the lectures taught by Yin Shizhen, Zhang Juzheng and others are to learn from the past. Who would have thought that Emperor Jiajing would arrange people to fill the palace at this moment? Speaker.

Curious, Wei Guangde asked with a smile, "Who?"

"The Hanlin Academy edited Tang Ruji."

Zhang Juzheng replied.

"He."

Zhang Juzheng mentioned the name, of course Wei Guangde knew who it was.

Speaking of it, Tang Ruyi is Zhang Juzheng's descendant, but he is his predecessor.

Tang Ruji, styled Siji, named himself Xiaoyu, was born in Lanxi, the son of Tang Long, former Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and was the No. 29 scholar in the [-]th year of Jiajing.

However, this person's status in the Hanlin Academy is a bit awkward. As for the reason, it is still because of his father's relationship.

According to rumors in the Imperial Academy, Tang Ruji's father, Tang Long, had an inseparable relationship with Yan Song, the current chief assistant, and it was Xia Yan's idea that Tang's father was deposed in the first place.

Well, that means that Tang Long should be very close to Yan Song, so he was affected in the battle between Yan Song and Xia Yan. It seems that this has also become an ironclad proof that Tang Long and Yan Song have a good relationship.

Knowing who it was, Wei Guangde couldn't help being even more curious, and asked, "Is it the suggestion of Lord Shoufu?"

"I don't know that."

Zhang Juzheng shook his head, "Your Majesty asked about Tang Ruji's situation in the Hanlin, and laughed and said that Chen Yiqin and Ding You must always arrange someone to replace him."

"oh, I see."

Although it is not clear whether it is the emperor's intention or someone else's suggestion, Wei Guangde feels that Tang Ruji's entry into Prince Yu's mansion seems to be a foregone conclusion.

After all, Emperor Jiajing had such a heart.

At this moment, footsteps sounded outside the door, and a servant came in a hurry.

When I got outside the door, I heard someone outside say: "Mr. Zhang, Mr. Wei, the news just came from the palace. Xiangrui was found at Yutian. Yan Shoufu, the official of Yutian, has already gone to see it in person and said that he is going to the west. Yuan Xianrui."

"Is there any auspiciousness over there at Yutian?"

Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng looked at each other and asked curiously.

"Jiahe, 81 plants with double spikes per stalk, six plants with three spikes per stalk, and one plant with four spikes per stalk."

The waiter outside the door replied.

"Hehe. In the early years, it was the white deer, the white tortoise, and the nectar from the sky. Finally, it's Jiahe's turn again."

Zhang Juzheng laughed softly here.

Wei Guangde also reacted, and echoed in a low voice: "This time there will be Jiahe, next time it will be Ruimai, and look at the clear river, and then there will be only Phoenix and Qilin."

(End of this chapter)