The Prosperous Era of Longwan

Emperor Jiajing was obviously very sensitive to the rebellion in Fujian. Two days after the details of Fujian were reported, the cabinet's proposal was approved by the Supervisor of Rites.

Suppress thieves within a time limit.

Along with the order to suppress thieves, a severe rebuke was issued to Fujian officials, but officials were not immediately replaced. Liu Tao was still the leader, supervising Fujian officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress Zhang Lian and his gang.

After the decree was issued, the discussion about Fujian officials gradually died down.

Those who spoke were all officials from the capital, so they naturally understood the direction of the court. When a major rebellion broke out, the relevant officials were not immediately replaced, which means a lot. Either these people have strong backing, and there are people above them who are helping to speak. Either the cabinet and the emperor have not decided on the replacement candidate yet, so they can only deal with it temporarily by exonerating the guilty and meritorious service.

In the past few days, perhaps the rectification of the academic style of the Imperial Academy has begun to bear fruit. Zhang Juzheng returned to the Hanlin Academy more often. He often discussed poetry and government affairs with his colleagues in the Academy. For this reason, he was often teased by people in the Imperial Academy, saying that he The corpse was left with a plain meal, leaving the Imperial College to hide in the Imperial Academy instead of doing business.

"Yesterday I heard the teacher say that today he will write a memorial about the affairs of Prince Jing's Mansion and send it to His Majesty Chen."

Sitting in Wei Guangde's duty room, Zhang Juzheng said to Wei Guangde.

In the past few days, the contact between Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng began to increase. Today, I went to Wei Guangde's check-in office without anything else to do.

"Have you all set the rules?"

Wei Guangde asked curiously.

Xu Jie's way of dealing with the problem was to simply eliminate violence, and the progress was naturally very fast. However, after all, it involved a prince's palace, and there were many things to do. Prince Jing's palace also constantly found problems and asked for reform. Listen to what Zhang Juzheng meant. , this time the dust has settled.

"I guess there will be trouble in Prince Jing's Mansion later, but it won't affect the overall situation. If they keep coming up with various reasons, I don't know how long it will take."

Zhang Juzheng replied, taking a sip of the tea on the desk and continuing: "According to the teacher's wishes, we will summarize the current situation and report it. Your Majesty will directly ask the Ministry of Industry to take action after criticizing it with your pen. Prince Jing's Mansion will mention it later." For all kinds of requests, just submit a separate petition, and we can’t delay it any longer.”

"That's how it should be."

Wei Guangde naturally agreed with this, "Even if they have new demands, it won't actually hinder King Jing from making vassal affairs. At worst, King Jing will continue to make changes until he is satisfied. The money will be collected by the Ministry of Household Affairs. ”

"Yes, my teacher thinks so too."

Zhang Juzheng smiled.

While the two were talking, Lu Bu outside the door suddenly looked around surreptitiously in front of the door, as if he wanted to see Wei Guangde for something, but he couldn't just come in and report it.

Zhang Juzheng pointed to the door with a smile, "I'm afraid your scribe may have something to do with you, so I'll leave first and visit other places."

After speaking, Zhang Juzheng stood up and bowed his hands to Wei Guangde. Wei Guangde also quickly stood up and returned the courtesy, and then sent Zhang Juzheng out.

After Zhang Juzheng left, Wei Guangde returned to the room and sat down. Then he looked at Lu Bu and said, "What's the matter? Why don't you act like a thief?"

After all, he was in the Imperial Academy, and there had been nothing major happening recently. Wei Guangde didn't think anything shameful would happen, so he was a little dissatisfied with Lu Bu's actions just now.

If you don't know clearly, you might think that Wei Guangde has asked his men to do something shameful.

"Sir, the people over there just sent word to Shi Chen that he wants to go back to his hometown of Dingyou."

Lu Bu whispered: "He asked you to sit with him when you have time and discuss matters regarding the palace."

"What?"

Wei Guangde stood up when he heard this. Now there are only two lecturers left by Emperor Jiajing in Prince Yu's Mansion, namely Chen Yiqin and Yin Shizhen. If Chen Yiqin wants to go home to Dingyou, then only Yin Shizhen will be left.

Before, someone in the court actually proposed to increase the number of officials in the palace, but in the end nothing was done. It is said that Gao Gong made some moves secretly.

There are only two people in the palace, Chen Yiqin and Yin Shizhen. It doesn't matter to Wei Guangde. He is familiar with them both, but the current situation is probably not something Gao Gong can control.

Chen Yiqin and Ding You have vacated the position of official in Prince Yu's Mansion. Under normal circumstances, they must fill it up at once. At least two people will be hired to serve in Prince Yu's Mansion.

Wei Guangde understood a little bit. After all, he and Chen Yiqin had already formed a small circle with common interests. He must be looking for him because he wanted to ask whether he wanted to officially set foot in Prince Yu's Mansion.

In any case, it is better to occupy a position in the palace first than to be taken first by others.

Slowly sitting down, Wei Guangde thought, it seems that he should really compete for this position.

Although he had taken refuge with Prince Yu a long time ago, he was still an outsider after all. He had not visited Prince Yu's palace and was coated with gold. It would be difficult to say that he was an old minister of Prince Yu.

The most important thing is that if there is a vacancy in Prince Yu's palace, all parties in the court and China will definitely want to get involved. Not only Gao Gong wants to install someone he trusts, Xu Jie will definitely take action, and even Mr. Yan Ge will find a way to add some sand. Go in.

Immediately, Wei Guangde thought of Zhang Juzheng who had just left.

To arrange officials for Prince Yu's Mansion, they must be selected from the Hanlin Academy.

"You did very well."

Wei Guangde opened his mouth to praise Lu Bu.

"It's all the master's teachings."

Lu Bu became well-behaved now, lowered his eyebrows and answered respectfully.

Based on the efficiency of the Ming Dynasty, it would not be unusual to arrange a lecture for Prince Yu's Mansion for a year and a half in the past, but things are different now.

Wei Guangde knew that this news could not be hidden. He was afraid that the person would be settled within two or three days after it came out. Otherwise, things would change later. He didn't know how complicated it would become. The only way to settle the person as soon as possible was to cut through the mess with a sharp knife. Well, after all, King Yu is no longer what he used to be.

Standing up again, Wei Guangde straightened his clothes and said to Lu Bu, "I'll go first. If anyone asks, they say I went to Zhan Shifu."

The advantage of holding multiple positions is that it is very easy for Wei Guangde to leave the Hanlin Academy now. He can fool him by just mentioning the name of the Metropolitan Procuratorate or Zhan Shifu.

Wei Guangde hurriedly left the Hanlin Academy, asked Zhang Ji to buy things, and then went to Chen Yiqin's home to express his condolences.

"I have already submitted Ding You's memorial. Once approved, I will return to my hometown. I have invited a few of you here today to talk about what to do if the official position becomes vacant and who will be arranged to enter the palace."

At this time, in a small room in Chen Yiqin's home, Li Fang, the eunuch beside King Yu, Yin Shizhen, an official of the royal palace, and Gao Gong, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, all arrived, and naturally Wei Guangde was also there.

I just received the news that arrangements were still being made outside, so Chen Yiqin invited people here.

What Wei Guangde thought of in the Hanlin Academy, Chen Yiqin naturally thought of it too. In addition to informing the old people in Prince Yu's palace, he also called Wei Guangde. The purpose is self-evident.

"This time, the palace needs at least two more people to go in."

Gao Gong said: "Before, Mr. Xu Ge told me that he wanted Uncle Zhang to enter Prince Yu's Mansion, but I didn't agree, and of course I didn't refuse.

Now that something like this happens, I think we should let Shandai and Shuda enter Prince Yu's Mansion together. "

No matter what Gao Gong thinks in his heart, he can only express his position at this moment.

"It's definitely okay for Zhao Shan to borrow money from the palace. Is this Ju Zheng suitable?"

At this time, Li Fang asked: "Your Highness doesn't like noise, this person."

"No problem. Zhang Juzheng is cautious and courteous, and he is prudent in his work. If he was a deviant, when Mr. Xu Ge said it at that time, I would have refused."

Gao Gong, however, didn't wait for Li Fang to finish speaking, and immediately started talking.

Wei Guangde just raised his head and glanced at Gao Gong and Li Fang, then lowered his head again.

"I'll go to Wu Shangshu to explain the matter later. In the evening, I'll go to Xuge's mansion to make a decision. I'll take this opportunity to upgrade Shandai and Shuda to another half-level, to serve as attendants or lecturers in the Hanlin Academy, and to directly move to the bachelor's degree. It’s still a bit difficult.”

Gao Gong then stated his plan in his mind, seemingly asking for other people's opinions, but in fact he had completely decided who to find and what to do, and he was just informing them in advance.

After Gao Gong finished speaking, Li Fang just nodded, "I'll talk to His Highness when I get back."

"I don't think His Highness will object."

Gao Gong said bluntly.

"Zhengfu, when the time comes, you will be the leader in the palace. You will have to worry more about Uncle Heshan's loan to the palace."

Gao Gong turned to Yin Shizhen at this time and said.

When Wei Guangde left Chen Yiqin's house, he not only looked back at the small courtyard.

Chen Yiqin's house in the capital was rented, and the yard was not big. At this time, the mourning hall had been set up, and well-informed people began to come to express their condolences.

Now Chen Yiqin's status in Prince Yu's Mansion has become the head of the palace's subordinate officials after Gao Gong left. There are also many people trying to curry favor with him, hoping to have some relationship with Prince Yu's Mansion.

After getting on the carriage, Wei Guangde leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to relax. Today's experience was a bit magical.

Before, Wei Guangde was still thinking about what he would do if he really went to Fujian, but he didn't expect that he would soon enter Prince Yu's Mansion.

According to Gao Gong's plan, there should be no problems in the court. The main thing is to see Emperor Jiajing's final decision.

If he really enters Prince Yu's Mansion, he should have nothing to worry about in Fujian. After all, he has just taken up his new post, so he will not be scheduled to do other things in the short term.

At this time, Wei Guangde only belatedly understood the origin of Zhang Juzheng's recent series of actions. If Gao Gong hadn't said it, he would have been kept in the dark.

Gao Gong once said before that it is difficult for him and Zhang Juzheng to be directly awarded the Hanlin Lecturer's Degree or the Attendant Lecturer's Degree, but they can only be the Attendant Reader or the Attendant Lecturer. What does this mean? Xu Jie originally planned to Zhang Juzheng was promoted to the first level of bachelor's degree.

Thinking of this, Wei Guangde suddenly realized that Zhang Juzheng's frequent visits to the Hanlin Academy should also show his presence in the Hanlin Academy, have more contact with other people, and show his talents.

It seems that even if you are transferred to Prince Yu's Mansion, you will still have to go back to the Hanlin Academy to walk around in the future if you have nothing to do, and you can't just improvise like Zhang Juzheng did.

Xu Jie wanted to arrange for Zhang Juzheng to enter Prince Yu's Mansion, and he obviously also wanted Zhang Juzheng to have some contact with Prince Yu when he was in hiding. This also shows that Xu Jie has regarded Zhang Juzheng as his successor and trained him, otherwise he would not have done anything for him. So many things.

Early the next morning, news about Chen Yiqin and Ding You began to spread among the officialdom of the capital. After all, only a few people knew the news last night.

Although with the improvement of the status of Prince Yu's palace, the subordinate officials of the palace began to be taken seriously by the outside world, but after all, they were not like Yan Song, Xu Jie and other high-ranking people, whose every move was watched.

After entering the duty room, not long after, colleagues from the Hanlin Academy came to Wei Guangde and asked him if he wanted to go to Chen Yiqin's home to express condolences.

Although Chen Yiqin was an official of the Royal Palace and a lecturer of His Royal Highness Prince Yu, his official position was that of the Minister of Economics and Economics of Zhanshi Mansion and the lecturer of the Hanlin Academy. He was considered a colleague with a group of officials in the Hanlin Academy.

According to the traditional Confucian concept of filial piety, if a court official's parents pass away during his reign, no matter what official position he holds, he must resign from the official position and return to his ancestral home from the day he learns of the funeral, and observe twenty-seven rules for his parents. Yue, this is Ding You.

Speaking of which, Chen Yiqin left officialdom for more than two years this time and could not return to officialdom until the 42nd year of Jiajing.

But now that King Yu's status has been determined, Chen Yiqin should be able to feel relieved when he returns to his hometown.

After serving, his official position will definitely be promoted again.

In the afternoon, news finally came that Emperor Jiajing had approved Chen Yiqin's request for Ding You's memorial.

After all, he was not an indispensable figure in the court, and Emperor Jiajing would not rob him of his favor and allow him to stay in office. And along with the news came what Gao Gong had planned yesterday.

Chen Yiqin and Ding You's memorial was sent to Xiyuan yesterday afternoon. This morning Wu Shan's request for additional lecturers in Prince Yu's palace was sent to the cabinet, and was drafted by Xu Jie, the second assistant, and then sent to Xiyuan.

At the end of the memorial, Wu Shan also mentioned the people he recommended, which were naturally Zhang Juzheng and Wei Guangde. Yesterday, Gao Gong immediately contacted Wu Shan, the Minister of Rites, which seemed to be the right move. He also convinced Wu Shan.

After hearing the news, Wei Guangde felt relieved. He just needed to be on the recommendation list. The rest was to see what Emperor Jiajing decided.

Today, Zhang Juzheng did not return to the Hanlin Academy. He probably was in the Imperial Academy supervising the students' studies at the moment.

After finding a comfortable position and lying on the chair, Wei Guangde noticed that Lu Bu was still standing in front of him.

"Is there anything else?"

Wei Guangde asked curiously.

"Sir, if you went to Prince Yu's Mansion to serve as an official in the palace, wouldn't you come back here often?"

Lu Bu asked cautiously at this time.

"Ha, are you worried about your errand or something?"

Wei Guangde couldn't help feeling a little funny and asked casually.

"If the master really goes to Prince Yu's Mansion, then I will definitely not be able to stay here any longer."

According to the system, after Wei Guangde took up an official position in the palace, he was transferred out of the Hanlin Academy, even though he retained his official position in the Hanlin Academy.

At that time, the valuable rooms will naturally be closed. If there are no new people entering, and there are not enough valuable rooms, they will not be assigned to others. However, scribes like Lu Bu who are assigned here will naturally have to adjust.

Strictly speaking, Lu Bu was not a member of the Hanlin Academy. He was issued a salary by the Ministry of War.

If there is no other room keeper who needs manpower, then Lu Bu can only go back to the Ministry of War to wait for a new job. As a result, he may receive a job or not.

"Don't worry, I can't arrange it for you yet."

Wei Guangde said calmly: "When the decree comes down, if you really go there, if you don't have a good place to go, just go to my house to work first. I won't let you have no way of survival."

Regarding Lubu, Wei Guangde felt that it was quite handy to use, so he had no intention of discarding it.