The Prosperous Era of Longwan

Yan Song, Xu Jie and Gao Yao walked out of Xiyuan with their own thoughts. The news that Emperor Jiajing wanted to choose a fiefdom to build a new palace had spread quickly in the inner court. I believe that by night, everyone in the official circles of the capital would know it.

However, it was already past lunch time, and there was no royal meal in the palace. At this time, he was already hungry.

The three of them are all quite old now. Now that they have left the gate of Xiyuan, they are naturally looking for a place to eat in a hurry.

At this time, the banquet at the Metropolitan Procuratorate had already dispersed. After Huang Guangsheng received the order, he would use his time in the capital these days to visit the Ministry of War. After all, he was also the minister of the Ministry of War.

After leaving the restaurant, he didn't go far before walking into the private room of a nearby teahouse. This was a meeting place arranged by Wei Guangde.

If it were someone else, Huang Guangsheng would not pay attention at all, but what Wei Guangde wanted to say was about Yu Dayou. After all, he was an old acquaintance. Huang Guangsheng felt that he could still help within his ability.

In fact, although Wei Guangde didn't say much in the restaurant before, he could understand the meaning. He was also the governor of three provinces, so it seemed easy to arrange a general.

But what Huang Guangsheng didn't understand was that Yu Dayou was in the north. Based on the rumored relationship between him and Li Wenjin, it shouldn't be much worse if he stayed here. Why would Wei Guangde come to him for a job?

Not long after, after going around the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Wei Guangde left the Yamen on the pretext of going to Zhan Shifu and went to the teahouse he had agreed with Huang Guangsheng.

Today is also a bit lucky. Wei Guangde has not been to the Metropolitan Procuratorate for more than a month. He originally planned to come and have a look today, but he did not expect to meet Governor Huang coming to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to change the brand, so the previous scene happened.

"Master Huang, please wait."

Wei Guangde said politely after entering the room.

"Nowhere, I just arrived."

Huang Guangsheng didn't put on any airs. Although he didn't have many backers among the officials in the capital, he had many close friends in the same year. However, his current official position was not high and it didn't help him much, but he was still very well-informed.

Of course, he didn't know Wei Guangde simply through the Di newspaper. He also knew through the exchanges with his friends in the same year that this person was very popular. Even if he could not become a friend, he could never become an enemy.

Therefore, if Wei Guangde asks for help, to be honest, as long as it is not a big deal, he will seriously consider it, not to mention that the person Wei Guangde asks him to help is a fellow countryman and a classmate of his in his early years.

Although he and Yu Dayou were not from the same academy, Jinjiang County was so big, and they often discussed the classics and history together. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they were classmates.

When Yu Dayou committed the crime, Huang Guangsheng didn't know the details at first. He only knew about it through the newspaper. But now, he has fully understood what happened.

On the battlefield, Yu Dayou did not make any big mistakes. Everything was caused by the Japanese governor Hu Zongxian.

Although he didn't know the inside story, they were all feudal officials. Huang Guangsheng naturally knew that Hu Zongxian's purpose of doing this was definitely not as simple as what was stated in the newspaper.

Soon, the topic between the two of them turned to what Wei Guangde had mentioned at the previous banquet.

"Zhifu is a fellow countryman of mine. I used to know each other in the county, but we haven't seen each other for more than ten years. At that time, I was still in Guangdong, and he was also responsible for suppressing the Guangxi rebellion under the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Mr. Ouyang."

Huang Guangsheng directly told Wei Guangde that he and Yu Dayou were old acquaintances. He was very candid. Naturally, his purpose was to hope that Wei Guangde would stop going around and tell him his purpose directly.

"Since Mr. Huang and General Yu know each other, I will directly tell you the purpose of looking for Mr. Huang."

Although Wei Guangde had not asked Yu Dayou, but based on his analysis of Huang Guangsheng's situation in the morning, he also guessed that Yu Dayou and Huang Guangsheng had a high probability of knowing each other.

"General Yu's loyalty to the imperial court is a testament to his loyalty. His ability to command operations, whether in the suppression of rebellions in Guangdong and Guangxi, the suppression of Japanese invaders in Zhejiang, and the nine-border resistance against the Mongolian Tatars, fully demonstrates his qualifications to become a member of the First Army. The ability of the general."

Speaking of this, Wei Guangde stared at Huang Guangsheng and said word by word: "This time, General Yu led the Datong Army to sneak attack Bansheng City, and then drove back the pursuing Anda troops. However, such a record cannot be restored. Guangde felt very sorry for General Yu.

I saw Mr. Huang in the ministry today. Considering that there are more rebellions in Huguichuan, I wonder if Governor Huang can arrange a position for General Yu? "

Huang Guangsheng met Wei Guangde's gaze calmly. At this time, he sighed and said: "I know about Zhifu, and I also complain for him, but I heard that the court has made a decision and no official has been reinstated. , even if the reward continues, he is only a member of a hundred households now, how can I find a job for him?"

For governor-level officials to pay attention to it, and to influence military commanders at the hundred-household level, is a bit too fussy.

After hearing Huang Guangsheng's words, Wei Guangde did not answer immediately, but asked with interest: "Sir Huang, I heard that in Sichuan in the past few years, you have worked hard to solve the problem of seedlings. Do you think you are now the governor?" , is it easier to solve the three-province problem than to solve the one-province problem?”

Although he did not know the situation in detail, Wei Guangde also believed that during Huang Guangsheng's tenure in Sichuan, he definitely could not calm down the local forces with just a few words, but must have used some means.

These methods, in addition to inducements, must also include threats of force. After all, no matter what you do, there are two sides. There will be winners and losers, and they will inevitably rise up to oppose.

However, in recent years, Sichuan is said to be relatively peaceful. Wei Guangde does not think it is easy to deal with these vested interests. In addition to some compensation for the benefits, there must be things that cannot be seen in the memorial.

"Huguichuan is very big. If your Excellency does not have a strong force of troops to suppress the dissatisfaction, it will not be easy for you to implement some policies to appease the local area."

Immediately afterwards, Wei Guangde threw out the biggest bargaining chip.

What he meant was simple. In the past, when you were fighting against local forces in Sichuan, some methods might be useful. After all, you were the governor, the largest local official.

But now you have three provinces in your hands. The territory is larger and the problems are more complicated. If you want to implement your method, it will be difficult to achieve without a reliable force as a deterrent.

This reliable army must not only be strong in combat, but also obedient.

Yu Dayou and he are fellow villagers, and they help each other at critical moments. It is too simple to make Yu Dayou obey. As for ensuring combat power, do you still need to doubt it?

Yu Dayou's battlefield experience included outstanding achievements in suppressing rebellions, suppressing Japanese invaders, and fighting Tatars. It is an exaggeration to say that he is invincible in all battles. Yu Dayou also suffered some defeats, but in general, his winning rate is far greater than his defeat. He is a trustworthy person. general.

Yu Dayou is not only good at fighting, but also training troops, and he is also very good at commanding miscellaneous soldiers.

Wei Guangde had paid attention to the war against Japanese invaders in Zhejiang before. In fact, he was not very cold about Qi Jiguang, who was highly praised by later generations.

Yu Dayou could lead the guards to win the battle, but Qi Jiguang could not.

Of course Qi Jiguang could also fight, but he required himself to lead new soldiers, that is, new soldiers who were trained according to his requirements. For this reason, Hu Zongxian also gave him a large sum of military expenses to train soldiers. Tan Lun also received the same treatment.

Now, I heard that the new soldiers led by Tan Lun and Qi Jiguang are now the main force in Zhejiang's anti-Japanese battlefield.

However, the formation of two new troops naturally made Jiangnan's anti-Japanese war funds even tighter.

Tan Lun and Qi Jiguang's soldiers and horses were all recruited soldiers instead of garrison soldiers. Not only the soldiers' pay was high, but there were also many rewards. Although they won the battle, the money was also spent like water. As far as Wei Guangde knew, the Jiangnan commercial tax was increased , Hu Zongxian has added it twice.

This actually shows that Yu Dayou is better than Qi Jiguang.

Yu Dayou can lead the same soldiers to fight, but Qi Jiguang cannot.

Now, Wei Guangde wanted to point it out in front of Huang Guangsheng and let Huang Guangsheng decide whether he should tease Yu Dayou to go to Huguichuan or not, and become a sharp knife in his hand.

Of course Huang Guangsheng knew the difficulty of appeasement. He even understood the power of it better than Wei Guangde.

If Huang Guangsheng had not considered using Yu Dayou before, then after Wei Guangde proposed it, he would naturally consider it carefully.

Huang Guangsheng was naturally not afraid of Yu Dayou's incident, which involved Hu Zongxian, the governor of Jiangnan to suppress Japanese aggression. However, even he had heard about Yan Song, the chief minister of the dynasty standing behind Hu Zongxian.

Helping Yu Dayou is actually openly standing against Yan Song, and the risks involved are still very high.

At the very least, although all the officials scolded Yan Song and Yan Shifan in private, no one dared to confront them. After all, there was only one Yang Jisheng.

After drinking a few cups of tea and talking so much, Huang Guangsheng certainly didn't agree and said he still needed to think about it.

Wei Guangde knew from Huang Guangsheng's attitude that he was still hesitating, worried that this move would displease Yan Song and cause trouble for himself, but he really couldn't rush this matter.

"Sir Huang, the reason why I thought of you is, firstly, because you and General Yu are fellow villagers, and secondly, you have just been promoted to governor. The imperial court must provide support in wiping out the rebellion in the three provinces, and the choice of general is to let General Yu rise again. Opportunity."

In the end, Wei Guangde spoke his mind.

Strictly speaking, the position of governor is a temporary appointment by the imperial court to control a place. It is an official position in charge of local military and political power.

If it weren't for the frequent rebellions in Huguang and Guizhou in recent years, the imperial court would not have thought of setting up this position.

Since the rebellion was to be suppressed, it was natural to need good soldiers and generals. Therefore, before each governor left the capital, he would have the opportunity to receive strategic advice and choose generals at the Ministry of War, and would even be summoned by the emperor.

What Wei Guangde thought of was naturally that he proposed to use Yu Dayou at this time. Even if he is not the chief military officer, he can be a general. At least he is qualified to command an army alone.

"Isn't it good for Shisuke to stay at Xuanda University?"

After leaving the teahouse, Wei Guangde went directly to Zhan Shifu. As for Huang Guangsheng, Wei Guangde guessed that he must also consult his friends for details.

However, before leaving the house, Huang Guangsheng still asked the doubts in his heart.

"Sir Huang, Anda Khan defeated Xuanda twice. I predict that the target of his next attack will definitely shift, either to attack Shanshan and Shaanxi, or to attack Jizhen. It is unlikely to continue to attack Xuanda.

General Yu continued to stay in Xuanda and had no chance of gaining military exploits. However, given his official position, he would not be reused if he was transferred to Jizhen or other places. "

Wei Guangde answered Huang Guangsheng's doubts honestly. It wasn't that he didn't want Yu Dayou to stay at Xuanda University, but that if he wanted to reinstate him as soon as possible, he must have military exploits, but there was a high probability that there would be no major wars in Xuanda University in the future.

Without military exploits, Yu Dayou could only stand still in the official position of hundreds of households.

However, before Wei Guangde arrived at Zhan Shifu, he was stopped halfway.

The carriage was parked on the street, and there were noisy pedestrians outside the carriage.

Wei Guangde opened the curtain and looked over curiously, who dared to stop him on the streets of Beijing.

"Master, I am the long-term follower of Lord Gao Gonggao."

At this time, Li San, who was driving, turned back and said to him.

"Let him come over."

Wei Guangde heard that he was from Gao Gong, so he knew something was wrong.

The man quickly walked to Wei Guangde's car. He first bowed and saluted Wei Guangde in the car, then took two steps forward and whispered to Wei Guangde: "Master Wei, my master has said something serious. It's urgent. Please You will meet at the old place right away."

"What's the big deal?"

Wei Guangde asked curiously.

When Wei Guangde heard that something big had happened, he was still very curious although he was not panicked.

Asked such a question, if this person can answer it, it means that the matter is not very big, but if he does not know, it means that the matter is very important.

"I don't know. Prince Yu's Mansion sent someone to meet with the Master, and the Master hurriedly sent me over. I don't know exactly what we want to discuss with Mr. Wei."

The man replied quickly.

"Prince Yu's Mansion?"

When he heard that it was about Prince Yu's Mansion, Wei Guangde knew not to be careless, and immediately nodded and said, "I understand."

Ignoring the man's farewell, he immediately said to Li San: "Go to the alley restaurant in Chongwenmen."

Wei Guangde did not specify what restaurant it was on that street, but he knew that Li San should know what place he was talking about.

For these people who have been following them all year round, they know a lot of secrets about their boss, and many of them are information that others want to collect.

The carriage soon hit the road again, heading towards Prince Yu's Mansion.

To be honest, Wei Guangde, who was sitting in the car at the moment, was a little panicked.

Gao Gong asked someone to find him, saying that something was urgent. For some reason, he remembered the death of King Yu's eldest son.

Wei Guangde actually has an impression that many people in later generations said that many of the sons of Emperor Jiajing died because he took too many elixirs, which was the erysipelas accumulated in his body.

Although erysipelas does not seem to have affected his body, the harm is there, that is, his descendants have many hidden dangers in their bodies. This is why the Jiajing Emperor's descendants have difficulty and the mortality rate is high.

Wei Guangde also heard from Gao Gong and Yin Shizhen that Prince Yu's health was actually not very good and he had to take medicine every year to recuperate his body.

Well, what Wei Guangde was thinking about on the carriage was that King Yu was also a man who would die early. He had placed a bet on King Yu. If there was something wrong with King Yu's health, he would be in trouble.