The Prosperous Era of Longwan

"Tomorrow I will go to Shandaifang to talk about this matter. As long as he doesn't object, we will make a plan accordingly."

After getting the conclusion from Xu Jie that Yan Song might have been in power for a long time, Prince Yu's Mansion naturally became extremely enthusiastic about the military power in Jiangnan and had to fight for it.

How to fight, naturally let Wei Guangde make achievements in Fujian Road.

Thinking about him, Hu Zongxian also started as a censor of Zhejiang Province. He started an uprising because Zhao Wenhua was listed on the list. Is the Palace of Prince Yu not as good as Zhao Wenhua?

The next day, Wei Guangde got the news while he was still on his way to the Hanlin Academy. Gao Gong asked him to talk to him at noon.

Although Wei Guangde was curious, he didn't expect Gao Gong to say anything to him. He didn't expect that Gao Gong and Xu Jie planned to send him to Fujian to wait for an opportunity to spy on Hu Zongxian's position in suppressing the Japanese.

This is actually not surprising. There is really a huge gap between Hu Zongxian's current grade and him.

When Hu Zongxian climbed to the position of governor, he actually spent more than half a year as governor of Zhejiang. Zhao Wenhua had no way to directly promote a seventh-grade censor to the high position of second-grade.

"Shan Loan, what do you think?"

In a private room in a restaurant near Chang'an Street, Gao Gong and Wei Guangde sat opposite each other and explained to Wei Guangde in detail what he and Xu Jie had discussed last night.

When Wei Guangde heard that he was asked to come to Fujian to talk about the matter, he did not immediately give an answer, but lowered his head and thought.

To be honest, according to Wei Guangde's opinion, he definitely doesn't want to go.

In fact, most Beijing officials do not want to be sent to other places.

Once you leave the officialdom of the capital, your chances of promotion in the future will become slim.

Local officials are like carrots and pitfalls. Under normal circumstances, they can only slowly gain seniority.

In this era, a full term of office for officials is actually nine years, and they must be evaluated every three years, and they must pass the exam three times before they are considered full.

Of course, this does not mean that officials have to serve for nine years before they are promoted, because the officials who actually passed the test and were promoted are actually people forgotten by the court and basically have no future.

Of course Wei Guangde would not be like this. His previous investment in Prince Yu's Mansion had already determined that once Prince Yu ascended the throne, he would most likely be promoted quickly.

But promotion in the capital is different from promotion in local areas.

If you are in the capital at this critical moment, you will naturally be promoted in the ministry and still serve in the central government, but what if you are in the local area?

Wei Guangde did not want to serve as a governor or even a governor-general in the local area. Even if such an official was "returned to the ministry" in the future, he would only be able to serve as an official of the Six Ministries, and the probability of joining the cabinet was extremely small.

Scholars of this era, in addition to being named on the gold medal list, their pursuit is to become cabinet ministers.

If he had been screened out during the imperial examination and failed to enter the Hanlin Academy, Wei Guangde would not have thought too much and would have just wanted to find a more comfortable position to hang out and enjoy life.

But now that he has entered the Hanlin Academy, he will naturally go all out to attack the cabinet position.

But now, Xu Jie and Gao Gong's plan seemed to have completely killed the goal he was striving for.

It sounds very good. Previously, Fujian served as censor. Once Zhang Lian and his group of rebels were wiped out, if he had some more military exploits in suppressing the Japanese, he could compete for the position of governor of Fujian and then spy on the governor's position.

What a big official. He was the governor-general of military affairs in Nanzhili, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places. But Wei Guangde also knew that once he really took up this official position, he would only be the Minister of the Ministry of War after returning to Beijing until he became an official.

As for entering the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials, there is a high probability that it will not be possible.

The positions in the Ministry of Rites are not enough for people who came from the Hanlin Academy. How could they be given to someone who was promoted from the local area, even if he was once a member of the Hanlin Academy.

Xu Jie and Gao Gong gave him a big deal, which was the official positions of local military and political leaders such as governor and governor, but they fundamentally eliminated his reputation as a Hanlin official.

If those who leave the Hanlin Academy stay in Beijing, most of them will be in the Sixth Section and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and very few will enter the Sixth Ministry. If they go to the local government, most of them will hold noble positions such as academic administration, and will not enter the Chief Envoy. A person like this is a yamen official, unless he has given up thinking about the cabinet.

Even when Xu Jie was transferred to the local area, he served as an official in charge of prison matters. Later, he served as the Zhejiang Inspector and the Jiangxi Deputy Inspector, managing academics and politics. It can be said that Xu Jie was very well protected and did not It is too deeply involved with local forces.

Even so, after Xu Jie was transferred back to the capital, he changed his position from washing horses in the Economic Affairs Bureau of Zhanshi Mansion to offering wine in the Imperial College before returning to the Hanlin Academy as a minister, then the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel. , it took a long time to successfully enter the cabinet.

Xu Jie put Wei Guangde in a local position and helped him compete for the position of governor or even governor. The emperor would not rest assured that someone who had been a governor would have the opportunity to contact the staff.

In fact, what Wei Guangde was thinking about when he lowered his head at this moment was not only whether he should give up the cabinet, but also the vigilance in his heart.

Gao Gong said just now that Xu Jie came up with the idea, but he didn't object.

Does Gao Gong not understand the meaning?

Why did Xu Jie come up with this idea?

Wei Guangde has realized their deep malice from this matter.

Wei Guangde is still a little confused about where he offended Gao Gong and made Gao Gong feel hostile to him. Is he worried that he will threaten his position with King Yu?

Wei Guangde found it difficult to understand. Even if Gao Gong wanted to be on guard, it should be people like Chen Yiqin and Yin Shizhen. After all, they had been with King Yu longer and had a closer relationship.

As for Xu Jie and Gao Gong, they were both on guard against themselves. Xu Jie seemed to be planning to invest all his energy in Zhang Juzheng, so he would naturally try his best to eliminate his competitors.

It seemed that Xu Jie and Gao Gong had unknowingly regarded him as a threat and as an opponent.

Without that bait, Wei Guangde actually wouldn't mind going to Fujian to serve as a censor.

Supervising censors would go down to local officials to supervise officials, but they were also officials in the capital. According to the system, they could only stay in the capital for one year before returning to the capital.

Although governors and governors are also sent from the capital, they are local officials and feudal officials.

While Wei Guangde was still thinking, Gao Gong on the other side said: "Mr. Xu Ge's idea still has merit, that is, Hu Zongxian has too much power now, and we have to prepare for accidents."

The words seemed pertinent, but they were extremely harsh in Wei Guangde's ears.

The world still belongs to Emperor Jiajing now. He is not worried. What are you worried about?

It is enough to think one thing in my heart, but to be able to say another high-sounding thing from my mouth.

Only now did Wei Guangde understand a little bit why it was said that some people could share adversity but not wealth. Now Gao Gong was such a person.

Ever since Gao Gong said this to him today, Wei Guangde began to mourn Chen Yiqin and Yin Shizhen in his heart. He could already see that in the future, Gao Gong would find opportunities to treat those two like this.

They were people who had been in trouble together for many years in Prince Yu's Mansion, but Gao Gong couldn't even let himself go, so how could he let them go.

Everything seems to have started when Emperor Jiajing decided to let King Jing become a vassal.

Wei Guangde knew very well that the reason why Gao Gong said this was to remind himself to make a decision quickly, but it was really difficult for him to make a decision.

After working hard for so long, should we just give up?

Wei Guangde was a little reluctant, but now he was helpless.

At this stage, we can't offend Gao Gong, nor can we offend Xu Jie.

Now, whether he is helping himself or others, he needs Xu Jie and Gao Gong to help him in the court, otherwise nothing can be done.

After all, his time as an official was too short, his foundation was too shallow, and he had to rely on others for everything. Wei Guangde felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.

Nodding slightly, it seemed that Wei Guangde had agreed, and Gao Gong couldn't help but feel a burst of joy in his heart.

In Gao Gong's view, Wei Guangde went to Fujian. As long as he worked hard, they would operate in the capital and win the post of governor of Fujian.

Even if some people question the shortcomings of Wei Guangde's age, Fujian is, after all, the front line of the anti-Japanese war, and it makes sense to appoint officials with the ability to lead troops.

It's just a matter of urgency.

It would not be unfair to Wei Guangde to prepare a path for him to be governor and governor. After all, this step will not only expand the sphere of influence of Prince Yu's Palace and establish his own strength in Jiangnan, but also provide a good foundation for Wei Guangde's future leadership. Hospital qualifications.

Based on Gao Gong's understanding of Wei Guangde, it seems that Wei Guangde is still a little behind in joining the cabinet, but it is not bad to let him take charge of the military department. At least he looks capable of fighting, not to mention that he is from the garrison.

What is the cabinet?

The cabinet is the emperor's cronies, has the power to control the imperial edict, and coordinates the six ministries.

Cabinet ministers have no power to restrict the six ministries.

Therefore, if you want to sit firmly in the position of cabinet minister, you need to obtain the support of the six officials.

Why Yan Song was able to invade the government and the public was inseparable from the connivance of Emperor Jiajing and the fact that three of the six ministers supported him.

I have King Yu's trust. In addition to waiting for King Yu to ascend the throne, I should also make some preparations.

"Did the cabinet send a message to Fujian?"

After Wei Guangde raised his head, his first sentence was asked.

"The official document was sent out yesterday."

Gao Gong replied that Xu Jie had already spoken about this matter and let the Fujian side explain it himself.

"In order for Prince Yu's Palace to expand its influence in the south of the Yangtze River, Guangde is bound to do so."

Although he was unwilling to do so, this was not the time to fall out, so Wei Guangde pretended to be very satisfied and said righteously: "But given my age and official position, it is still a little early to seek the position of governor." , be cautious and avoid suspicion from others.”

Wei Guangde expressed his intention. He was willing to go as the censor of Fujian. This was actually enough. Gao Gong was very satisfied.

As for what Wei Guangde said about "be cautious and avoid suspicion from others," Gao Gong automatically ignored it.

Emperor Jiajing had made it clear that he would establish Prince Yu as the crown prince, but because of some things, the emperor refused to establish the crown prince, but it didn't matter. After Prince Jing became the vassal, there was only one His Royal Highness, Prince Yu, left in the capital, and he was naturally the crown prince.

At this time, as long as King Yu pays attention to his words and deeds, even if the people below him do something excessive, Emperor Jiajing will only turn a blind eye. After all, the starting point is for King Yu.

After leaving the restaurant, Wei Guangde returned to the Hanlin Academy. He was a little depressed along the way, even when he was sitting in the duty room, he had no intention of reading.

Although he agreed to Gao Gong, it didn't mean that Wei Guangde was willing to be manipulated. He was still thinking hard about how to break the situation.

In a word, he is unwilling to give up the hope of joining the cabinet and wants to win again.

"Good loans."

While Wei Guangde was thinking about a solution, a voice called him from the yard.

Wei Guangde knew who was coming as soon as he heard it, Yin Shizhen.

As the door was pushed open, Yin Shizhen stood outside the door with a smile.

Seeing that it was him, Wei Guangde instinctively resisted. He didn't know whether Yin Shizhen and Chen Yiqin knew what Gao Gong had done today.

Wei Guangde had already stood up and greeted Yin Shizhen while cupping his hands.

Lu Bu brought tea, and they were the only two left in the room.

"I went back to the Hanlin Academy to do some errands today, so I stopped by to sit down."

Yin Shizhen smiled.

"I haven't congratulated Brother Zhengfu yet. I heard the day before yesterday that Brother Zhengfu is going to be promoted to the Bureau of Economic Affairs. I wonder if the decree has come down?"

Wei Guangde asked with a smile.

A few days ago, Wei Guangde also heard that Chen Yiqin and Yin Shizhen were about to be promoted. They had been in Prince Yu's Mansion for many years, and they were finally coming out.

"Not yet. I heard it's decided, but I haven't received the order, so nothing can be done accurately."

Yin Shizhen smiled.

"Then I guess you and Brother Yifu will be appointed together, as well as Brother Suqing's appointment as Minister of Rites."

Wei Guangde looked at Yin Shizhen with a smile.

"It should be that since Yiqin is in charge of the Imperial College, Su Qing will naturally have to move into the Ministry of Rites first before the position can be vacated."

Having said this, Yin Shizhen looked at Wei Guangde and said: "It seems that next year I will also be supervising the Imperial College. In two years, that position should be yours."

Yin Shizhen's meaning is very simple. It seems that the promotion path of people in Prince Yu's palace is basically like this.

First, he was promoted in the Zhanshi Mansion. When he reached the highest level, he was promoted to Taichang Temple to take charge of the Imperial Academy's wine ceremony. Finally, he was moved to the Ministry of Rites or the Ministry of Personnel. It was a standard smooth path to the palace.

The current Gao Gong is just ahead of them, and they basically follow this path for promotion.

"Brother Zhengfu should have no problem taking charge of the Imperial College's errands, but it will be difficult for me."

Wei Guangde's heart moved, and he planned to test it out to see if Prince Yu's Mansion knew about Gao Gong and Xu Jie's arrangements.

"What's wrong?"

Hearing what Wei Guangde said, Yin Shizhen asked a little surprised.

"I wrote a tribute to His Majesty before. The one I wrote may have offended the Tian family, so I'm thinking about what to do."

"I know about this, aren't you trying to figure it out?"

Yin Shizhen nodded, and then asked a little strangely: "Is there a way?"

"Today, Brother Suqing asked me to talk about what he and Mr. Xu Ge think."

Wei Guangde repeated the plan Gao Gong had told him in the restaurant before, paying attention to the change in expression on Yin Shizhen's face as he spoke.

Sure enough, Yin Shizhen's face became a little ugly as he listened.

He was upright by nature, but he was not a fool. If he were stupid, he would not be able to pass the Jinshi examination, he would not be elected to the Hanlin Academy, and he would not be sent by Emperor Jiajing to assist King Yu.

"What is Gao Gong doing?"

After Wei Guangde finished speaking, Yin Shizhen said dissatisfied.