The Prosperous Era of Longwan

There were thousands of officials in the entire capital, but it was a pity that Wei Guangde was the only one who really discovered the difference in the Datong victory report.

In fact, this is not surprising. In this era, besides Wei Guangde, who else would have illusions about Yu Dayou?

Yu Dayou has participated in many wars, but all the wars he participated in were on the southern battlefield.

In the current Ming Dynasty, everyone from the officialdom to the people has a unified understanding, that is, although the Japanese pirates in the south are making trouble, they are not as big a threat as the Tatars in the north.

The Mongols were enemies established during the founding of the Ming Dynasty. When the Ming Dynasty was at its peak, the purpose of launching successive Northern Expeditions was not only to try their best to weaken the enemy's strength and prevent them from rising again.

Yu Dayou was considered a very capable fighter among the southern generals, but in the eyes of most officials in the capital, he was still not good enough. Did the northern generals fight fewer battles than Yu Dayou?

The important town of Jiubian has not experienced several Tatar attacks every year, and they are only wars involving thousands of people. They can no longer detect small conflicts with hundreds of people.

That is to say, Wei Guangde, who came from the soul of later generations, had a little superstition about Yu Dayou, and the other one was Qi Jiguang.

Wei Guangde could not get rid of this inherent impression of the shadow of a famous tree.

Lao Kan naturally didn't know why Wei Guangde was so excited after seeing the good news, but considering that he didn't know how to fight, since Wei Guangde was so optimistic about Yu Dayou, he must have something special about him.

What's more, under the current situation, it seems better than anything else to be able to make Wei Guangde recover and be happy.

Although Lao Kan was still not optimistic about the war in the north deep down, he would never say anything more at this time.

In fact, now that the consciousness of the central government has been unified, Datong may be in big trouble, and it is not just the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice where Lao Kan is saying this, but even the Ministry of War has a similar view.

Today's good news was delivered to Xiyuan. It seemed that Emperor Jiajing was not heard summoning civil and military officials to discuss matters. In fact, it clearly reflected the emperor's judgment.

Although the officials in the DPRK and the Central Government were not optimistic about it, in the inner court, Huang Jin and Gao Zhong noticed the general mentioned in the victory report.

When Chen Ju came back that day, Huang Jin and Gao Zhong were still wondering whether this general named Yu Dayou could maintain the same level in the north as he did in the south.

Now that the emperor is unhappy, those who serve him are also sad, so naturally they want to find some fun to make the emperor happy.

But the roots are still in Datong. Unless good news really comes from there, the emperor will have no interest in doing anything.

While hesitating, they saw the good news sent by Datong.

At first glance, both of them were shocked. The Datong Army was really intercepted by the Tatars. It was over. Yang Bo's prediction came true.

But upon closer inspection, both of them discovered Yu Dayou's name.

When Wei Guangde talked to Chen Ju, he praised Yu Dayou's commanding ability for a while, and the unicycle chariot designed by Yu Dayou all showed that he was a general who could and knew how to fight.

However, they are still unfamiliar with war after all. What Huang Jin is thinking about at this moment is, since Yu Dayou is so capable, can he reverse the unfavorable situation in Datong?

What is a good general?

Then it must be reliable at critical times and not fall behind.

In their opinion, Wei Guangde is a man who knows military skills. Since he highly admires Yu Dayou, he must have something special about him. Will he create a miracle?

Looking at Emperor Jiajing on the throne, he has been thinking about tea and food these days. He can't even read Taoist classics. He sighs and sighs from time to time. This is really different from his previous behavior.

At this time, the emperor usually would practice for a while before dealing with government affairs, but today he did not practice, nor did he deal with the memorial. He and Gao Zhong could only stand under the eaves, watching Emperor Jiajing standing in the yard and looking up at the sky, not knowing What are you thinking.

Looking at the moon, the direction is wrong.

"Eunuch Huang, how much did the Emperor eat for dinner tonight?"

Gao Zhong, who was standing behind Huang Jin, couldn't help it and asked Huang Jin in a low voice.

"I just took a few bites and was asked to leave."

Huang Jin still stared at the emperor in front of him and replied in a low voice.

"This can't be done, otherwise."

Before he finished speaking, Huang Jin looked back at Gao Zhong, who then lowered his head.

He understood what Gao Zhong meant and first used Wei Guangde's rhetoric to coax Emperor Jiajing and make him happy.

However, Huang Jin finally shook his head. If the news of the good news comes today, the news of Datong's defeat will be sent tomorrow. Amid great joy and great sorrow, there may be big trouble.

Huang Jin still knows a little about the master he has served for half his life. When he is furious, he will leave you no trace of affection.

Didn’t the empress who saved the emperor’s life during the palace coup perish in the fire under this man’s gaze?

There are some things that you can't say and don't dare to say. It's good to know them.

This is a time that should never be troubled.

Gao Zhong lowered his head and didn't see Huang Jin shaking his head, but when he didn't get a response for a long time, he knew what Huang Jin was thinking.

Forget it, if you say it at this time, I'm afraid it will really harm others and yourself.

I don’t know why, maybe it started from that incident ten years ago. In the bottom of Gao Zhong’s heart, Gao Zhong had a deep fear of the Mongolian Khan in the north.

He remembered the performance of the Ming army back then. Although it was the Beijing camp, and I heard that the frontier army was much more powerful, but they were all beaten near the capital, so their so-called combat power was about the same.

Anda Khan's troops came to the capital, and many border troops from Jizhen, Xuanfu and other towns returned, but no one could fight head-on with Anda's troops.

Thinking of this, Gao Zhong also figured out that even if Yu Dayou was really good at fighting, he might not be able to make a name for himself with his bear soldiers.

Perhaps, in the Yongshou Palace, the only one who still thought about Yu Dayou was Chen Ju.

It's just that Chen Ju knows the rules. If his godfather doesn't let him say anything to the emperor, he will never make the decision without permission.

Chen Ju also saw the good news about Datong, and he also noticed the name Yu Dayou, but what could he do?

A gust of night wind blew away the heat from everyone's bodies, and the weather turned cooler.

Huang Jin couldn't help but tremble all over. Others were no better. Only Emperor Jiajing in the garden seemed to be unaware.

In the past two years, I don't know whether it was due to his cultivation into a semi-immortal body or some other reason, but the emperor often started to behave differently from ordinary people.

Everyone else is afraid of the cold in winter, but for some reason, the emperor often complains about the heat. On such a cold day, he has to open the doors and windows to let the cold air flow into the house.

But in summer, he was afraid of the cold and actually wore thick Taoist robes, which caused great harm to the eunuchs serving him.

It was also at this time that Huang Jin, Chen Ju and others heard someone say the term "half-immortal body", as if Emperor Jiajing could only succeed in cultivation.

They couldn't say whether it was good or not, let alone ask.

After a while, when almost everyone felt like they were shivering because of the cold, Emperor Jiajing finally moved. After gathering himself, the emperor stepped into the hall without looking back.

"Send in all the memorials."

He spent most of the night watching the sky, and when it was time to go to bed, the emperor had to start handling official business.

Huang Jin and Gao Zhong looked at each other, and then Gao Zhong waved to Chen Ju behind him. Chen Ju led two young chamberlains, each holding a stack of memorials, and followed them into the hall.

This is the backlog of memorials accumulated today, which is more than usual.

I don’t know how long it took, but finally, thanks to Emperor Jiajing’s super-fast efficiency, all the memorials sent by the cabinet today were processed.

"Oops"

Emperor Jiajing, who was sitting on the throne, stretched unconsciously, stood up, strode to the palace door, stretched out his hand to open the door, and let the cold late night wind flow into the palace.

Almost instantly, Chen Ju felt the temperature around him drop a few degrees.

Emperor Jiajing just stood in front of the palace gate, motionless despite the cold wind blowing.

"When will the next memorial from Datong be delivered?"

At this time, Emperor Jiajing seemed to be talking to himself or asking someone, and he spoke inexplicably.

It was a bit unclear, but no one inside or outside the palace dared to agree.

Perhaps feeling that he had lost his composure, Emperor Jiajing turned to look at the little chamberlain closest to him. Under the emperor's gaze, the little chamberlain was so frightened that he knelt down and lay on the ground with a plop.

Taking a deep breath, Emperor Jiajing moved his eyes from the frightened little chamberlain to the person next to him, which was Chen Ju.

"Tell me, three days? Five days? Or half a month?"

Chen Ju opened his mouth slightly in surprise. When Emperor Jiajing was dealing with so many memorials, he was still thinking about the war in Datong.

Seeing Chen Ju looking stunned, he felt bored.

He usually looks quite smart, but now he looks like a fool.

Huang Jin and Gao Zhong glanced at each other secretly, then lowered their heads.

In fact, the best way to deal with it at this time is to imitate the little waiter and lie down directly on the ground, but I don't know whether it was because he was frightened or something, but Chen Ju actually thought about this problem.

According to the rules of the officialdom, good things should be reported as soon as possible. For fear of delaying time, bad news should be concealed if possible. If it cannot be concealed, report it.

With the current situation in Datong, the battle should have been over. After all, there was enough time to send the troops to the capital quickly.

If they win, the news should be sent as early as tomorrow, but if they are defeated, the report will probably be sent after ten days and a half as the emperor said.

The emperor wanted to hear good news, but he didn't have much confidence, so he said that.

"Your Majesty, maybe there will be news from Datong in three to five days."

Emperor Jiajing didn't have much hope at first, but when he thought about it, Chen Ju was scared to death, so they planned to let him go. After all, he was just a eunuch.

But unexpectedly, Chen Ju answered him at this time.

"Three or five days?"

After repeating the sentence, Emperor Jiajing smiled casually.

However, neither Chen Ju, Huang Jin, nor Gao Zhong saw this smile, because all of them lowered their heads, as if they were afraid of being seen by the emperor.

Perhaps because he had been holding it in for the past two days, Emperor Jiajing seemed to be looking away now.

No matter what he thinks or does, Datong is afraid that the winner has already been decided and the battle is over at this time.

Suddenly the idea of ​​teasing him arose in his mind, and then he said to Chen Ju with a straight face: "Do you know how to deal with the crime of deceiving the emperor?"

A casual sentence made Chen Ju kneel on the ground, his head constantly touching the ground. Huang Jin and Gao Zhong both looked up at the emperor in surprise.

Those little waiters may not understand, but these two people know the meaning of these words, and there is a bit of a joke in them. What does this mean?

They knew it, but Chen Ju didn't know it. After suddenly hearing Emperor Jiajing's words, Chen Ju felt his whole body go cold instantly.

People in the outer court, as long as the emperor is not extremely hateful, usually have room for change, but in the inner court, they are dragged out and killed with sticks, and no one cares about the life or death of a chamberlain.

He also once watched a chamberlain being dragged out and then beaten to death with sticks.

Chen Ju only froze for a moment, then kowtowed faster and faster.

"Bang bang bang", the sound of forehead touching the ground also kept sounding.

"What are you afraid of?"

Seeing Chen Ju's reaction, Emperor Jiajing put a smile on his lips, but it was a smile that was indifferent to life and death.

For these slaves, life, death, honor and disgrace all depend on their thoughts. This is what an emperor feels like.

"Tell me, if you can't find a solution, you can kill yourself in five days."

Maybe what he said before was just Emperor Jiajing's intention to tease Chen Ju, but it's different now. Jun Wuxi said that if Chen Ju couldn't say something and no good news came from Datong, then Chen Ju would really have no choice but to say something. commit suicide, otherwise

"Your Majesty."

At this point, Chen Ju's godfather Gao Zhong had no choice but to come out and want to smooth things over. After all, he was his godson, and he didn't want Chen Ju to die in the joke-like conversation of Emperor Jiajing.

However, he only said two words before being forced to stop by the eyes of Emperor Jiajing.

He understood the meaning of that look. He had seen Emperor Jiajing look at people with this look many times, and most of those people died in the end.

This was a warning to him. When the bad things in the Beijing camp came out, the emperor didn't think of him that way.

Gao Zhong could only lament in his heart.

Although Emperor Jiajing should have accepted the news of Datong's defeat, he seemed to be a little stimulated and wanted to vent his anger by killing people.

Chen Ju just ran into this unfortunate thing.

Everything is up to him to deal with. If he doesn't deal with it well, he will lose his life.

The chambermaids, even eunuchs with some status, were still just domestic slaves of the emperor. Their life and death depended on the master's thoughts. No one cared about them, especially the Jiajing Emperor.

Chen Ju, who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, began to calm down gradually after hearing Gao Zhong shout out.

He had been in Yongshou Palace for a long time, and he was already aware of Emperor Jiajing's joys and anger.

Thinking about it now, maybe Emperor Jiajing didn't mean to kill him, but as the joke goes, if he really said the wrong thing in the end, he would be doomed.

The emperor asked himself why he said the result would be on the 3rd or 5th day of Datong. What should he say?

He secretly cried out that he was unlucky. Now he has discovered that he didn't answer before and just knelt down, seemingly nothing happened.

It's just that a few words have been put on the shelf now. If I don't say something to make the emperor happy today, I'm afraid I won't be able to get over this hurdle.

Emperor Jiajing didn't even care about the life and death of a person like him, he just followed his mood.