The Prosperous Era of Longwan

"Although the court has ordered Burma to take me as the leader, we must meet his demands."

Li Chengliang looked at Li Rusong and said, "Send someone to tell the second and third brothers to bring people back as soon as possible.

You lead 20,000 troops to the south first, and then I will send them with 10,000 Ming troops and 30,000 Burmese troops as the rear team to catch up with your troops."

Hearing his father's arrangement, Li Rusong hurriedly asked, "Dad, what about Pagan City? Who should be sent?"

"Let Qi Jimei lead 10,000 troops, and let him train another 20,000 Burmese troops during this period, and then follow him to act."

Li Chengliang had already thought about it. He sent Mu Changzuo to clean up the territories of the chieftains in northern Myanmar, and also let them take part of the Ming troops and train some Burmese troops.

However, now that he has incorporated the Burmese troops that surrendered the earliest, Mu Changzuo should also let them start to act.

Since he has already planned to let Qi Jimei train the Burmese troops, there is no reason to suppress Mu Changzuo.

"The remaining Burmese troops will stay in Ava City first.

The geographical location here is still very important. It is an important channel to enter northern Myanmar and can also limit the Burmese army's east-west connection."

Li Chengliang said.

"Yes, father, I will send someone to tell my second and third brothers to come back as soon as possible."

Li Rusong clasped his fists and responded.

Two days later, Li Rusong led 20,000 Ming troops on the journey south, and the target was Toungoo City.

Li Chengliang stood on the tower and watched his eldest son go to war.

In order to ensure Li Rusong's safety, Li Chengliang sent most of his personal soldiers to him.

"Master, this is a note from the Ministry of Rites, please take a look."

It was Wei Guangde's turn to give lectures in Wenhua Hall today, but he was used to going back to his duty room to see if there were any important memorials that needed to be dealt with in advance.

But there was no major event in the court at the moment, and even if there was a major event, it would be suppressed for the time being.

When Emperor Wanli was about to choose a queen, he would not report the troublesome things in a hurry, but would wait until this period of time passed.

Unless it was a military and national event that was extremely urgent and could not be delayed for a moment, officials from all levels of the court would tacitly suppress the matter first.

"Oh, let me see."

Wei Guangde sat down, took the prince handed over by Lu Bu, and took a look.

"Oh, it's this matter."

Wei Guangde said casually after reading the content on the note, and then smiled and said to Lu Bu: "Okay, I know, you go down.

I will go to Wenhua Hall for class after sitting for a while. If there are important memorials sent, you can just put them on the desk alone."

"Yes, sir."

Lu Bu had long been very clear about Wei Guangde's habits in handling government affairs, and he nodded and left immediately.

"It's better to send it to the palace, so that Feng Bao can handle the matter and let him worry about it."

After the people went out, Wei Guangde murmured.

Unlike Zhang Juzheng, who played the role of a strict teacher in front of Emperor Wanli Zhu Yijun, Wei Guangde treated the young emperor with a kind face at the beginning.

What a joke! He, who has only a vague understanding of history, knows the final fate of Zhang Juzheng, who was once regarded as a father figure by Emperor Wanli.

Of course, it should not be said that Zhang Juzheng's end was miserable. It should be more accurate to say that it was the fate of Zhang Juzheng's descendants.

After all, Zhang Juzheng was already dead at that time, but he didn't expect that there was still no conclusion after the coffin was closed, and he was almost dug out and whipped by the young emperor.

Zhang Juzheng was not a stupid person. Didn't he think that being too strict might be a deterrent to the young emperor, but once the young emperor grew up and had his own thoughts, wouldn't he be dissatisfied?

Zhang Juzheng was blind and couldn't see this?

Wei Guangde actually had some doubts.

It was inconvenient for him to participate in such things, because he suspected that Zhang Juzheng's attitude towards the young emperor was actually influenced by Feng Bao and Empress Dowager Li.

Because from Chen Ju, Wei Guangde knew that Empress Dowager Li was extremely strict with Emperor Wanli in the harem, and only Empress Dowager Chen was very caring towards the young emperor.

Perhaps, Empress Dowager Li was also too concerned and only knew how to teach the emperor well, but she didn't know that the young man's mind was changeable, and if he was suppressed too much, he would often rebound more strongly in the end.

Wei Guangde basically let his children go.

Books must be read, half a day, and you can arrange it yourself in the afternoon.

The eldest child is not a good student, and the second child can't see it yet.

However, Wei Guangde has already made plans for his eldest child.

Wait two more years for him to return to Jiangxi to participate in the imperial examination, use his connections, and get the status of a juren.

As for the official position in the future, there are still many ways.

Let him take the examination by himself. If he is lucky, everything will be fine. If he fails, he will ask for grace and be given an official position.

Juren is qualified enough to be an official.

There are a lot of businesses at home, so there is no need to fight for fame and fortune. It is enough to have an official symbol to protect himself.

In fact, Wei Guangde knew the situation of his family.

It is said that like fathers, like sons, like daughters. This is true.

It is rare for a family with military origin to produce scholars. This is not the case with his family.

If it were not for this oddity, he would probably be just a family of one hundred households in Jiangxi.

If he could not study but insisted on attending the court, it would be dangerous and a way to death. As long as the two children in the family did not do evil in the capital, it would be fine.

Soon the time came. Wei Guangde got up and went to the Wenhua Hall to give a lecture to the little emperor.

The eunuch in attendance today is Zhang Hong. He didn't see Chen Ju, so Wei Guangde doesn't care.

After teaching a class, it was time to check the little emperor’s previous homework.

Seemingly inadvertently, Wei Guangde whispered: "Your Majesty, what you said last time has become clear. The beauty candidate selected yesterday has already moved into Chuxiu Palace, so I can't help you here."

"Master Wei, has the person been sent to the palace?"

The little emperor was still a little surprised at how fast it felt.

"Selecting a candidate for His Majesty is a major event, and the Ministry of Rites does not dare to delay.

After the list was reported below, people were immediately brought to the capital for screening. After careful selection, people were immediately sent around to verify their identities.

Everyone came back the day before yesterday and there were no mistakes, so I contacted the palace yesterday and sent everyone in. "

Wei Guangde smiled and said: "I would like to congratulate Your Majesty in advance. According to the rules, the wedding should be held for Your Majesty before the end of the year."

"Are you in Chuxiu Palace?"

The little emperor murmured in his mouth.

Chuxiu Palace is located on the west side of the central axis of the Forbidden City, and is symmetrically distributed with Zhongcui Palace on the east side.

During the Ming Dynasty, Zhongcui Palace was mainly used as a residence for concubines, while Chuxiu Palace was a residence for show girls entering the palace.

The history of Chuxiu Palace can be traced back to the construction of Beijing City in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty. It was originally named Xianyang Palace.

It was not until the 14th year of Jiajing that it was renamed Chuxiu Palace. Together with Zhongcui Palace, it formed part of the Sixth East Palace of the Inner Court and had the same layout as the other five palaces.

The little emperor is naturally familiar with his own family. Before he entered school, he visited all the palaces in the imperial city.

"Your Majesty, the beautiful lady is here now. If Your Majesty wants to go see her, I'm afraid it's not appropriate."

Wei Guangde reminded.

If there was no one living in Chuxiu Palace before, he would naturally be free to go there.

But the situation is different now. Ciqing Palace and Cining Palace must have sent people to watch over there, and further screen the more than 30 beautiful girls sent in to see their speech, behavior and living habits, especially Chu Xiu Palace There, you will learn court etiquette and so on, which are all standards for the draft.

Therefore, if the little emperor goes there, the news will reach the ears of the empress dowagers of the two palaces immediately.

Seeing the little emperor looking a little frustrated, Wei Guangde smiled and said: "Your Majesty has the empress to look after you, so your Majesty should wait for two months and the person will be delivered to your Majesty."

The little emperor actually has a young heart. He knew that he would soon choose a queen. In fact, he was a little scared at first, but after the fear, he became a little excited.

But not long after I was excited, I started to worry.

After all, the beauties sent to him were all selected by others. The little emperor was still a little worried about whether they were in line with his own aesthetics.

A fifteen-year-old boy actually already has the ability to distinguish.

It was also because of this that he was eager to give it a try and wanted to see in advance what the wife he chose would look like.

Now, when he heard Wei Guangde say that "the empress is watching over him," the little emperor didn't know that Master Wei was reminding him, and it might reach the ears of his queen mother.

Thinking of Queen Mother Li's harsh treatment of him, the little emperor couldn't help but feel a twitch in his heart.

Seeing the performance of his student, Wei Guangde knew that the reminder was in place. He smiled softly and did what he had to do, and the rest was no longer under his control.

However, someone still had to send a message to Chen Ju. Don't let the little emperor persuade him to do this for him.

Empress Dowager Li has many tricks, especially for the current harem.

Empress Dowager Chen has a higher status and is more respected, but she doesn't like to take care of things. Most of the affairs of the harem are left to Empress Dowager Li and Feng Baozai.

Perhaps it was also because of those years that I was heartbroken because of Emperor Longqing.

At the end of Si Shi, today's class was completed. Wei Guangde sent the young emperor back to the palace, and then returned to the cabinet to continue handling government affairs.

After the office was dismissed in the afternoon, Wei Guangde left the palace and sat in the sedan. He felt a sway and the sedan had been lifted. Then he took out a piece of paper from the drawer on the right and took a look at it.

"This guy."

The contents of the paper were actually about the situation at home. The eldest son of the family went out to race horses with a group of princes from the capital in the afternoon.

Although Wei Guangde took care of his sons, he did not completely let their actions go.

The people arranged by Zhang Ji will report their whereabouts at all times.

In fact, if someone leads his son to learn some bad habits, Wei Guangde will teach those people a lesson behind his back.

Horse racing, then it doesn't matter.

After all, my family is a military household. If I can't ride a horse, I have forgotten my roots.

When he was young, he often played this with those young men.

After reading the paper above, there is another one below.

Wei Guangde opened the door and took a look, then narrowed his eyes and opened the sedan curtain. A follower from outside hurriedly came over.

"Go to the house in Baodaifang."

Wei Guangde whispered to the people outside, and then lowered the sedan curtain.

Now Wei Guangde has not only one mansion in the inner and outer cities, but several.

Among them, there is a smaller house in Baodafang in the inner city, and he will go there occasionally.

As for the origin of these houses, most of them were loans lent by the Wei family. If they couldn't get them back when they were due, they would have to collect the houses to pay off the debt.

These days, although the court has banned usury, Wei Guangde has never stopped this business.

It's just that he won't lend money to the poor. After all, those three melons and two dates are really meaningless.

If something goes wrong, it's easy to get burned.

The Wei Mansion's loan recipients are all merchants in the city, and those with mortgages will naturally have slightly lower interest rates.

If ordinary people were doing this kind of business, they would have been approached by people who specialize in this business in Sijiu City.

But who is he? He is the dignified elder of Wei Ge. Who dares to come to find trouble?

In fact, even if the same asset is mortgaged multiple times, as long as the mortgage is in Wei Guangde's hands, other lenders can only hold their noses and admit it.

They would never dare to compete with the Wei family for things.

That's how business is. The loan sharking business in the Wei Mansion is booming, and among those who borrow money, some people make a fortune, while others fall into the abyss.

After all, business is risky. Whether you make money or lose money, no one knows the outcome.

The sedan quickly changed direction. After entering Nanxunfang, it did not go home. Instead, it went north along the street and soon entered Baodafang.

Not long after, Wei Guangde was in a house and saw several boxes placed in front of him.

I opened one casually, and my eyes were instantly dazzled by the jewels.

Of course, it's not that exaggerated in reality, that is to say, there are a lot of things in the box, seemingly randomly placed on the wooden tray inside.

Wei Guangde was actually immune to these. He just chuckled and opened another box. There were many old wild ginseng neatly placed inside.

"This is what Qi Yuanjing gained this time."

Wei Guangde asked casually.

Zhang Ji, who was on the side, stepped forward and whispered in front of Wei Guangde: "These are part of what Dashuai Qi captured when he raided Hongli Village. They say they are all good things."

After speaking, he handed a list to Wei Guangde.

Wei Guangde took a look and saw that there were a lot of things, which also showed the financial resources of the Liaodong Wang family tribe.

Of course, without these financial resources, how could Wang Gao and his son have the confidence to resist the Ming Dynasty.

"Send him a message. Some of the seizures in Shaji City will be given away, and some will be handed over to the court."

Wei Guangde ordered.

"Yes, sir, this Marshal Qi is really good at fighting."

Zhang Ji sighed in a low voice.

"It seems that he respects you a lot."

Wei Guangde smiled casually.

"Ah, hehe."

Zhang Ji smiled flatteringly and shut up immediately.

"Oh, it's pitiful that they are fighting in the front and have to worry about the back."

Wei Guangde shook his head slightly, feeling sad for the generals of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, these things are just like that to him. One more box or one less box doesn't matter. If he doesn't take it with him in life or death, he already has enough money.

However, he has to accept the gifts from others, otherwise it will make people feel uneasy.

"Okay, quietly send the things back to the house."

Wei Guangde threw the gift list directly into the box and was about to walk out, but was stopped by Zhang Ji in a low voice.

"Master, in addition to these boxes, Marshal Qi also sent some things over."

Zhang Ji said in a low voice, with a strange look on his face

"What is it? Bring it up and take a look."

Wei Guangde said casually.

"Master, wait a moment."

After Zhang Ji finished speaking, he went to the side room and opened the door. Immediately, four graceful women came out of the side room and walked towards him.