prosperous age

Chapter 488 Chapter 487
When Xu Jie returned to the cabinet, he arranged for officials from the Ministry of Officials to come to the cabinet to discuss the following matters, and at the same time sent someone to report to Prince Yu's mansion.

It's not that the matter is so important, but Xu Jie sent someone to inform him because Wei Guangde entrusted Zhang Ke's appointment and dismissal.

He also knew that Lao Kan and Wei Guangde had a good relationship, but when Yan Song was there, he only thought that Yan Song wanted to deal with Wei Guangde and let go of his help, so he deliberately transferred Lao Kan's position, and did not object to it at the time.

In fact, this matter has already been spread in the Ministry of Punishment, but neither Lao Kan nor Wei Guangde asked him to deal with the matter, Xu Jie thought that they had acquiesced, so after Yan Song took office, he also passed the news to Wei Guangde this time in order to change it. .

When the news reached Prince Yu's mansion, Zhang Juzheng kindly asked Wei Guangde for his opinion, of course referring to the issue of Lao Kan's release.

"Should I talk to the teacher about Ren Zhi's matter, and arrange for him to stay in Beijing again?"

Zhang Juzheng didn't know that this matter was a foregone conclusion, he heard that Wei Guangde's good friend Lao Kan would also be released, so he asked with concern.

"I asked him before, and he has no objection to the release."

Wei Guangde smiled wryly, of course he would not tell Zhang Juzheng that this was actually arranged by him early in the morning, so he could only act helplessly.

Hearing that Wei Guangde said that this was Lao Kan's choice, Zhang Juzheng naturally wouldn't say anything more.

Seeing this all of a sudden today, he was still very surprised, looking at the note in his hand, he was still in a daze.

King Yu became interested, moved his sitting position and asked in the direction of Wei Guangde.

You only need to assign some work in the re-recording work, and it will be a great contribution after a few years, enough to guarantee the promotion of the official position.

Faced with such a situation, the most depressing one is Governor Hu Zongxian who is based in Zhejiang.

"When I first entered the Imperial Academy, I studied with Bachelor Wu Qing and Wu for a period of time. He had a great canon in his place. It was also because I returned the book that I was lucky enough to enter Wenyuan Pavilion and read "Yongle Great Canon."

"I heard that during the time of Chengzu, he thought about publishing this book, but it was put on hold because of the huge cost."

"I don't have time to ask, but it is said that there are hundreds of bookcases in that room, all of which are stored in the Yongle Canon. I guess there should be some."

Seeing the mention of re-recording the Grand Ceremony, he later realized what the official document sent to the palaces of various places meant.

"Oh, Shandai entered Wenyuan Pavilion, so is there really tens of thousands of copies of "Yongle Dadian"?"

However, the Ming army had already approached Zhang Lian's lair, which also heralded the dawn of the end of the war to encircle and suppress Zhang Lian's gang of rebels.

Books made of gold, one volume or two volumes are okay, even a dozen volumes are acceptable, but tens of thousands of volumes, what a joke.

If he hadn't been calm in the face of danger and decisively led people to demolish the corridors leading to the East Pavilion and Wenyuan Pavilion from Zuoshunmen, the cabinet and the entire set of "Yongle Dadian" would be buried in flames.

But obviously Zhang Juzheng didn't go to Xu Jie's house last night, so he didn't know about it.

Before Zhang Ke sent a letter, he also sent a lot of things by the way, all of which were used to manage the officialdom in the capital.

But at this time, Yu Dayou was riding a horse and strolling on the top of the mountain, and there were countless corpses scattered from the mountainside to the foot of the mountain.

The leader in front had already galloped up to Yu Dayou, clasping his fists to report.

Although he has experienced countless corpses and seas of blood, Yu Dayou still can't bear to give the final order, because at that point, once it is activated, there is no way to stop it in time. Even if the bandits surrender, countless people will still die.

Wei Guangde didn't know that "Yongle Dadian" was going to be re-recorded. Although he had mentioned it to Chen Ju at the beginning, it was a brainstorm.

At the beginning, Yang Bo only thought that it was a city built in the mountains. How could he have imagined that because of the large population, Zhang Lian could occupy all the surrounding hills in a short period of time and build a huge and complicated fortification.

Yu Wang just said lightly.

He already knew the news of the pirates raging along the coast, and he knew better that the imperial army could not stay here for a long time to suppress the thieves.

The three halls were not burned early and late, but it happened that they were burned when they passed by, so that they had the opportunity to reveal their face. This kind of credit is not often seen.

After all, it is a re-recording of "Yongle Dadian", a collection of ancient Chinese classics, many of which have been lost.

Looking around the field, Yu Dayou's expression remained calm, but he ordered to the captain of the guards who followed him: "Send a few more teams of sentries to find out the movements of the other three bandits."

So after the news came to Beijing, Yang Bo, Minister of the Ministry of War, immediately went to Xiyuan to ask Emperor Jiajing to see him. After returning to the Ministry of War, he sent multiple official documents to You Zhende in Fujian, Liu Xian in Guangdong, and Yu Dayou in Nangan, presumably urging this war to end as soon as possible.

The Japanese pirates from Wenzhou colluded with Funing and Lianjiang to capture Shouning, Zhenghe, and Ningde. A group of Japanese pirates from Nan'ao, Guangdong colluded with Fuqing and Changle pirates to capture Xuanzhong, and the Japanese pirates quickly spread to Longyan and Songxi. , Datian, Gutian, Putian and other places.

If Zhang Lian's army returned to their lair, they would be able to wipe out the rebels in one fell swoop, but if they fled in all directions, they would be able to do less killing, but this would also increase the difficulty of subsequent encirclement and suppression.

As for Zhang Lian's lair that Zhang Lian worked so hard to manage, Yu Dayou no longer has the intention to go to the top of a hill and a city to pull it out, but intends to use the simplest and most ruthless way to end the war here as soon as possible.

Gao Gong went to Xu Jie's mansion, the purpose is self-evident, naturally he went to the re-recording work, no one thought that Gao Gong also wanted to participate in it.

Zhang Juzheng was thinking this way, while Wei Guangde was thinking that he would visit Elder Xu Ge again in the next two days.

As long as Governor Liu Xian can give Yu Dayou continuous support, the Ming army will be able to conquer this place sooner or later. By then, the bandit army outside will only need to be sorted out slowly, and the chaos in Fujian this time will be calmed down.

In the following time, there were not many major incidents, that is, the military report from Fujian sent Wei Guangde a little attention, and he knew that Yu Dayou, the deputy general of Nangan, led his troops to attack the lair while Zhang Lian was attacking Pinghe County. But the result doesn't seem to be good.

"General, I have confirmed with the captive that this person is Xiao Wan, the leader of this bandit army."

No one would think that the royal palaces in various places would not buy it. After all, it was good governance, and no one objected because of the huge cost of re-recording the grand ceremony, even though the court's finances were still in dire straits.

Ever since the inner court let the Ministry of Rites lay down the princes' mansions, the news could no longer be concealed, and there was no need to conceal it.

Zhang Juzheng sighed.

"As ordered."

However, Yin Shizhen shook his head and said: "This book is strictly kept. If you are not a bachelor, you will not have a chance to read it. Unless it is necessary, you have to ask the master in charge."

This guy holds it well.

Even the Ministry of War did not expect such a battlefield environment.

After a few words at this moment, it actually made him a little interested, wanting to read the "Yongle Dadian".

The Ming army did not expect that Zhang Lian built the old nest as solid as gold, and used the hills to build a walled city for defense, making it difficult for the Ming army to make a substantial breakthrough.

It's also unlucky, who asked Zhang Ke to send him the letter to do.

"Mr. Yin, have you seen this "Yongle Dadian" when you were in the Imperial Academy?"

At this time, Zhang Juzheng seemed to be remembering the past, so he couldn't help asking.

However, after receiving the news that the Japanese pirates were aggressively invading Fujian, Yu Dayou couldn't care less.

A net was set up in Zhejiang to wait for the Japanese pirates to throw themselves into the net, but what they did not expect was emergency reports from Fujian and Guangdong.

The current Yu Dayou didn't know what kind of news he hoped Tanma would bring back. Zhang Lian returned to his lair or knew that Xiao Wan's army was ambushed and fled in panic after the entire army was wiped out.

But for them, it is just discussing in private, but they can't make up their minds, and only the officials of the Imperial Academy and the Ministry of Rites can walk around and hope to participate in it.

The news of the re-recording of the Canon has spread through this period of time, and it is no longer limited to the officialdom. Various versions of the "Yongle Canon" legends have also begun to spread rapidly among the people.

"I heard that there are tens of thousands of copies of that book, and copying one copy will really cost money."

When everyone heard the words, the whispers stopped abruptly, but soon they laughed lightly or shook their heads.

Wei Guangde replied, thinking about it, after all, he also made meritorious service that time, so he couldn't help but want to show off in front of King Yu, so he set fire to the three main halls that day, the fire even spread to the Meridian Gate, and burned into the Zuoshun Gate .

"Haha. They didn't even figure out when the canon was written, and they actually involved Zhang Shicheng."

"Yesterday my wife was still asking me if every page of the "Yongle Dadian" is also made of gold."

In Prince Yu's mansion, all the lecturers had nothing to do at this time and were chatting casually to pass the time.

As a last resort, Hu Zongxian had no choice but to follow Liu Xian and send out some soldiers and horses to suppress the Japanese. At the same time, he also dispatched Qi Jiguang from Zhejiang to lead his troops into Fujian to participate in the suppression of the Japanese pirates in Fujian.

Chen Ju just told Wei Guangde when he proposed it in front of Emperor Jiajing. After such a long time, he thought it was already yellow by now.

He has also heard of folk rumors, if he hadn't seen "Yongle Dadian" with his own eyes, he still would not believe it.

Yes, he had already planned to use fire to attack and burn down those fortresses. Continuing to attack would only increase casualties.

The only surviving set of "Yongle Encyclopedia", even if people in the Imperial Academy want to borrow it, there are many difficulties. Only Emperor Jiajing can take it at will.

But thinking that Wei Guangde was still in the capital, it would not be difficult for him to return to Beijing. He wrote to complain without seeing his fellow villager Ouyang Yijing, and finally Wei Guangde managed to get him back.

"It's really dangerous. No wonder the corridor leading to the three main halls disappeared last time in the square of Fengtian Temple. I'm afraid this kind of scene will happen again."

"The legend of the golden book has been circulating a few days ago. The latest legend I heard is that there is a treasure map hidden in the grand ceremony. It is the property confiscated by the Taizu when he wiped out Zhang Shicheng's department. It was buried for the defense against Beiyuan."

Luck, I can only say that I am really lucky.

The clan's mansion of the Ministry of Rites received a note from the inner court to report to the princes' mansions all over the country. It was only the next day that it was reported to Prince Yu's mansion. After all, it was not a big deal.

Wei Guangde answered.

At this moment, Yin Shizhen said to King Yu.

The documents to the palaces of various places have been issued, and Emperor Jiajing can only wait for the replies from various places no matter how anxious he is. However, the news that the victory of Fujian's rebellion is in sight sent by the Ministry of War can be regarded as a consolation to him.

At this time, Zhang Juzheng suddenly spoke.

Yu Dayou was not in the mood to see such a defeated general, so he raised his whip and ordered.

Before Zhang Juzheng told him that after Xu Jie came down, he visited once and gave some gifts. This time the matter was settled, so naturally he would go again.

It's just that such a good mood quickly disappeared after the new memorials from Fujian and Guangdong were delivered to the capital.

"The general of the defeated army should be detained and interrogated severely. Be sure to find out which bandit army Zhang Lian is in."

"Is there anyone for the chief officer?"

Hearing that Yin Shizhen valued the book and supported the re-recording, King Yu asked casually.

Due to the strong resistance of Hu Zongxian's department in Zhejiang and heavy losses, the area invaded by Japanese pirates moved southward significantly in the 41st year of Emperor Jiajing, and began to harass Fujian and Guangdong.

In their view, with Gao Gong's current situation, they only need to play steadily, and he will definitely have a place in the next adjustment of Shangshu-level officials.

Don't look at just being promoted by half a level, it's not easy, if there is no push behind it, then you can only wait for nine years to pass the exam, and the results of the inspection must be middle or high to be promoted.

"Shan Loan, have you ever seen Da Ceremony before?"

Regarding the re-recording of the Grand Ceremony, he had heard Xu Jie say it before, and now he knew that this matter was a foregone conclusion, but his promotion was far away, so he couldn't help feeling a little dazed all day long.

Wei Guangde gave Zhang Juzheng a thumbs up in his heart.

Of course, the capital city doesn't know about the situation in Fujian, but those well-informed people in the official circles already know that the cabinet is considering the personnel arrangement for re-recording "Yongle Dadian".

In Prince Yu's mansion, he naturally couldn't ask for leave to go out, so he went to the cabinet to ask the teacher for details.

In the distance, a group of Ming troops was escorting this armored bandit leader over.

"Master Gao went to my teacher's house yesterday."

Wei Guangde's work was not in vain at the time. Emperor Jiajing later rewarded him for his merits and awarded him a job in the Zhan Shifu. His grade was also raised by half a level, allowing him to catch up with the number one scholar in his subject.

Therefore, for King Yu, he only knew that such a set of books was compiled during Chengzu's period, and he had never seen it with his own eyes, so naturally he had no emotion.

The general promised, reined in his horse and returned, and took Xiao Wan aside for interrogation.

It's just that he was quite clear about the importance, and he didn't mobilize Yu Dayou's men and horses, but asked Liu Xian to transfer some of the soldiers who had planned to be sent to Yu Dayou's place back to fight against the Japanese.

Wei Guangde couldn't help but smile wryly at the content of their chat.

Yin Shizhen then said: "The cost of publishing is too high, so it is good to copy a copy and keep it. There have been frequent fires in the palace these years, so it is really necessary to do this."

"It's a good thing to re-record the ceremony, but it's too expensive. It would be a good idea if the palaces bear the expenses."

Thinking about it, although Wei Guangde has little power in the capital now, behind it is the brand of Prince Yu's Mansion. No matter who he asks for work, the other party has to give him three points of face. In this way, he became one of those fellow villagers who were active in the capital in the same year. best contacts.

King Yu is still just King Yu, not a prince, so he has no right to read this book without the permission of Emperor Jiajing.

Wei Guangde also asked curiously.

This is obviously the purpose of Gao Gong's trip, but it was proposed by Wei Guangde in this way.

"It is said that His Majesty has appointed Qu Jingchun, and the others are still under discussion."

Zhang Juzheng looked at Wei Guangde, and said lightly.

(End of this chapter)