The Prosperous Era of Longwan

At this time, Yin Shizhen, who had always had few opinions, suddenly said: "Go to Qin Tian Jian. After this incident, His Majesty will definitely hold Qin Tian Jian accountable. They may have thought of a reason. By then, if we have a unified voice, we can not only resolve our problems, but also It will solve the crisis in Qintian Prison, I think they will never refuse."

Yin Shizhen's words were like enlightenment, suddenly making Wei Guangde's previously incomplete plan feasible.

At first, he only thought about expressing this solar eclipse phenomenon as a good thing, but he had no idea how to express it.

The main purpose of what he said before about the events that occurred after solar eclipses in recent years was to convince others that Emperor Jiajing seemed to be slightly different from previous emperors. The difference was that he did not seem to be concerned about the occurrence of solar eclipses. He didn't think it was his own problem. He didn't have the panic shown by other emperors at all. He thought it was caused by his own incompetent governance.

Hmm, it feels like a habit of blaming someone else.

Naturally, Wei Guangde didn't know much about Qin Tianjian.

However, a solar eclipse phenomenon, in his opinion, was an ordinary and extremely ordinary natural phenomenon that occurred in ancient times, but it was shrouded in a mysterious veil, which obviously exceeded his cognition.

However, Qin Tian Jian specializes in doing this, and maybe they have some better explanation to excuse their mistakes in this matter.

Probably because at present, it is recognized by people that "the sun palms yang, the moon palms yin, and the stars palm harmony. Yang is virtue, yin is punishment, and harmony is affairs. Therefore, a solar eclipse will lead to loss of virtue and the country will be evil; a lunar eclipse If the punishment is lost, the country will be harmed; if the comet is seen, peace will be lost, and the country will be harmed."

Wei Guangde knew this, so he didn't know how to turn the tables and how to perfectly explain this solar eclipse.

But since Qin Tian Jian is in this business, they must know what to do, otherwise, some of them might lose their heads.

"Your Highness, what Master Yin said is absolutely true. What I said before was to stop the alchemists from talking nonsense in front of the emperor, but I missed how to remedy this solar eclipse.

The two examples I mentioned before are actually because I don't think my behavior is wrong now. In order not to offend Long Yan, I first discussed it with the people in Qin Tianjian and gave an explanation to His Majesty. "

Seeing King Yu nodding his head, Wei Guangde felt a little arrogance in his heart.

Although everyone in the room was discussing how to fool Emperor Jiajing at the moment, it would certainly not be a good thing if word spread.

However, at this time, cheating is for the sake of righteousness. As long as it takes the name of righteousness, it will be a loss for personal ethics.

King Yu did not agree immediately, but looked at Zhang Juzheng again. When he saw him, he also stroked his beard and nodded with a smile, obviously recognizing what Wei Guangde and Yin Shizhen said.

Then he turned his head and said to Li Fang beside him: "Go and inform Mr. Gao quickly to see if Mr. Gao agrees to do this."

Hearing what King Yu said, Wei Guangde's heart tightened.

It was an urgent matter, but King Yu still insisted on it and sent someone to ask Gao Gong for instructions.

"Your Highness, of course we need to inform Mr. Gao about this, but we can't just wait in the palace."

Wei Guangde said immediately.

"Huh? What do you think Mr. Yi should do?"

King Yu asked immediately.

"This is what I think about this matter. I asked Li San to take Chen Ju back to the palace in a carriage and ask him to see Eunuch Gao Zhong. We must stop the alchemists who have been announced to the palace no matter what. Before we contact them , they must not be allowed to enter the palace alone to meet the emperor."

Wei Guangde said.

"Stop someone at the palace?"

King Yu just muttered something in a low voice and then nodded. He figured out what Wei Guangde meant.

Whether inside or outside the palace, it is actually difficult to stop people, because there are people from Dongchang, Jinyiwei and other yamen patrolling the streets around the palace, and the ones who lead people in are the imperial chamberlains, no If Gao Zhong comes forward, those people may attract officers and soldiers.

Seeing King Yu nod, Wei Guangde continued: "The next step is to ask Master Yin to go to Qintian Prison as soon as possible, meet with Jian Zheng and others, and get along with each other so that we can explain to the alchemists."

Without waiting for others to interrupt, Wei Guangde immediately said: "Also, not only does Mr. Gao need to be notified, I think Mr. Xu Ge also needs to be notified. This matter will also trouble my uncle."

While Wei Guangde was speaking, he looked at Zhang Juzheng.

Zhang Juzheng nodded and said, "Of course, it's your duty."

"That's it, Master Yin will go to Qintian Prison as soon as possible, Master Zhang and Eunuch Li will contact Mr. Xu Ge and Master Gao, and His Highness and I will prepare the money as soon as possible.

Let's make preparations here. I will take the money and wait outside the imperial city. If Master Yin has any news, he will come to me immediately, so that we can lobby the Taoists and alchemists.

If Mr. Xu Ge and Mr. Gao have any insights, Mr. Zhang and Eunuch Li will have to work hard. "

Wei Guangde began to make personnel arrangements. After speaking, he looked around at everyone, waiting for their answers.

However, before Yin Shizhen and Zhang Juzheng expressed their opinions, King Yu spoke first and said: "I will follow you to the imperial city. If you are worried about leaking the news, I will squeeze into a carriage with Shandai. No one will think of it."

It would be best for King Yu to go as well. By then everyone will be together outside the imperial city. If there are any emergencies, we can find ways to solve them in time.

Wei Guangde nodded and looked at Yin Shizhen and Zhang Juzheng. They also nodded at this time, obviously they had no objection.

"Okay, everyone will split up immediately. I will go to the palace to discuss with Chen Ju first, and ask him to go back to the palace to ask for Eunuch Gao to come out. Then I will come back and take inventory of the treasury with the prince."

As he spoke, Wei Guangde stood up, but when he was about to go out, he suddenly thought of something. He turned to Li Fang who was following him and said: "Eunuch Li, this time you go to see Mr. Gao, the focus is still on Wu Shangshu. "

"Wu Shangshu? What do you say?"

Li Fang asked in surprise.

"Solar eclipses are about etiquette and are within the scope of the Ministry of Rites' responsibilities. What I'm most afraid of now is that Wu Shangshu will use the solar eclipse to accuse people of being immoral. You have to know that Wu Shangshu is a person who can't tolerate sand in his eyes. I What I fear most is that Mr. Gao cannot convince Wu Shangshu, and Wu Shangshu has written a petition asking His Majesty to practice virtuous administration."

Wei Guangde explained that Yin Shizhen and Zhang Juzheng were also on the side at this moment, and they all frowned slightly when Wei Guangde mentioned Wu Shan.

What Wei Guangde was worried about was not scaremongering. Wu Shan was still a stubborn person in the court.

In the past few years, when Yan Song's influence spread all over the government and the public, and his power was overwhelming, he dared not to betray Yan Song. Not only did he refuse to marry the Yan family, but he often targeted the Yan family.

"Eunuch Li, when you go to Mr. Gao, you must remind him of this. The Ministry of Rites will definitely submit a memorial regarding the solar eclipse. We must not let Wu Shangshu be stupid and ruin the prince's important event."

Zhang Juzheng said hurriedly.

Counting the six ministers and nine ministers, Wu Shan is more stubborn and insists on death. Others, such as Yang Bo and others, are actually very reasonable. They also have their own persistence, but they also know how to change things. Only Wu Shan is not. .

Just like this time's "Notes on Chao Ci Yi", didn't Wu Shan know that Emperor Jiajing didn't like red tape?

Of course he knew that Emperor Jiajing didn't like these procedures and was unwilling to go through the step-by-step ceremony for the resignation of the vassal king. However, the documents submitted were still carried out in strict accordance with the previous dynasty's rituals. If Yang Bo and others, they would definitely choose other methods. First test it out to find out the emperor's intention and then finally write it down.

"I see."

Li Fang nodded and agreed.

Wei Guangde then turned around and walked out of the house to find Chen Ju.

"Ding ding dong dong."

A string of crisp horse bells rang from far to near, and a brand new vermilion carriage was slowly driving towards this side from one end of the road.

The carriage frame is decorated with carved beams and painted pillars, which looks very luxurious.

There were three people sitting in the driving position in front of the car. Except for the driver in the middle, there was another person sitting on both sides, swinging their legs leisurely.

The three of them were all dressed as palace chamberlains, but the clothes on the people sitting on either side were obviously much newer than those of ordinary chamberlains in the palace.

"Can you tell who's in the car?"

There was also a carriage parked at the corner. At this time, the curtains of the carriage were raised, and two pairs of eyes were staring at the carriage approaching from the opposite side.

The people in the car were none other than Wei Guangde and Chen Ju, and the road behind them was at the gate of Xiyuan.

Naturally, they couldn't see anyone in the opposite car, but Chen Ju was also an old man in the Yongshou Palace. When Huang Jin ordered people to go out to invite people, he was there. Naturally, he could guess it through the chamberlain sitting on the carriage. Who was sitting in the car?

Previously, everyone in Prince Yu's Mansion was divided into several groups to work, and Wei Guangde and Prince Yu were naturally the fastest.

There is an account of how much gold and silver there is in the palace, but this time you can't bring any cash, you can only use the vouchers. The palace's vouchers are not enough, so Wei Guangde asked people to borrow some from the villagers to cover the cost. Now that I have collected what I need this time, I can just ask someone to send the cash back in the next two days.

As for Zhang Juzheng's side, things went smoothly. Xu Jie nodded after learning about this matter and the palace's response, which was regarded as approval of the palace's plan.

After that, Zhang Juzheng naturally rushed outside Xiyuan to meet with King Yu, Wei Guangde and others.

Li Fang was delayed a little bit. After Gao Gong knew about it, he thought about it in detail before nodding and approving Wei Guangde's proposal. After that, Gao Gong naturally went to see Wu Shan.

You know, at this time, the Ministry of Rites is still discussing how to deal with the aftermath.

When the solar eclipse occurred, the Ministry of Rites sent people to Taichang Temple to summon musicians and arrange a rescue ceremony, but no matter how hard they rushed, it was definitely of no use.

Improper rescue is a punishable crime.

Fortunately, Qin Tianjian did not predict this solar eclipse, and more responsibility could only be pushed to Qin Tianjian in the end.

It's a pity that the Qintian Prison is actually under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites, so in the end it is the Ministry of Rites that actually bears all the responsibilities, just sharing them.

Gao Gong knew what happened in Xiyuan and how Prince Yu's Palace responded. Naturally, he knew what the Ministry of Rites should do next to better cooperate and appease Emperor Jiajing's mood.

Wei Guangde thought that the most difficult task was actually undertaken by Yin Shizhen, who conspired with Qin Tianjian to find a perfect excuse to explain the sudden solar eclipse, and it was actually completed extremely smoothly.

Of course, the people in the Qintian Prison did not know what happened to Emperor Jiajing. When Prince Yu's Mansion came to inquire, they thought they had offended His Royal Highness Prince Yu because of their improper work.

The Qintian Supervisor immediately informed Yin Shizhen who came to the door of the words he had decided on the observatory. He originally thought that such a statement would be difficult to deceive the people living in Prince Yu's Mansion, but he did not expect that Yin Shizhen would immediately agree to it after hearing their explanation.

When Yin Shizhen knew that Qin Tian Jian was writing a memorial and petition, he was actually willing to help them polish it.

Who is Yin Shizhen?

The Jinshi of that dynasty were quite famous in the poetry world.

It is naturally good to have people like him to help polish the memorial. Supervisor Qin Tian was busy thanking him.

Yin Shizhen knew the importance of this memorial. Qin Tian Jian was the most authoritative yamen in explaining the strange phenomena in the sky. After all, when it came to matters involving gods and monsters, which yamen in the imperial court dared to say that he was good at it.

Therefore, while Yin Shizhen sent someone to report back to King Yu, he stayed in Qintian Prison and personally helped write the memorial, striving to make it perfect and not leave any loopholes for others in the court.

With the news sent by Yin Shizhen, King Yu and Wei Guangde who were waiting outside Xiyuan had the reason to explain the solar eclipse. Naturally, they wanted to stop the alchemists who had been summoned into Xiyuan by Emperor Jiajing and tell them What to say.

There are two main gates in and out of Xiyuan. One is the Xiyuan Gate facing the Xihua Gate of the Forbidden City. This is the main passage for Emperor Jiajing to enter and exit Xiyuan, and the other is Xi'an Gate.

On the Xi'an Gate side, Prince Yu, Zhang Juzheng, who had returned earlier, and an eunuch sent by Gao Zhong were guarding there, while on the Xiyuan Gate side were Wei Guangde and Chen Ju.

The Forbidden City and Xiyuan both belonged to the Ming Dynasty imperial gardens. However, some of the twenty-four yamen of the inner court were built between the Forbidden City and Xiyuan, including Yuma Jian, Yin Shou Jian, Shang Yi Jian, Si She Jian, etc., as well as There is a gunpowder bureau, a weaving and dyeing bureau, etc.

Not far from the gate of Xiyuan, there are the Imperial Prison and Shang Baojian on the left and right. In order to facilitate the transportation of goods, there is a long corridor leading directly to West Chang'an Street. Wei Guangde and Chen Ju are now at the corner of the street, watching the cars on the other side. The carriage is coming.

"If it's them, the person sitting inside should be Lan Daoxing."

Chen Ju answered Wei Guangde's question and told who was in the car.

"Lan Daoxing?"

When Wei Guangde heard Chen Ju say this name, the image of the attractive Taoist priest he saw in Lingji Palace appeared in Wei Guangde's mind.

It seemed that after that meeting, Wei Guangde had not dealt with this Taoist priest in the past few years.

I remember that time, Lan Daoxing still knew that he was just relying on the promotion of the Palace Examination and the Xuanfu War. After so many years, there were new Palace Examinations in the past two years. I can’t remember myself anymore.

"Should I go over and call them away first?"

At this time, Chen Ju spoke.

Wei Guangde nodded.

This was a step they had discussed before. Naturally, Chen Ju, the chamberlain in the palace, called people aside so that Wei Guangde could communicate with the alchemist in the car.

These servants who were sent out were either Gao Zhong's godson or Huang Jin's godson. Chen Ju also realized that Huang Jin was making things convenient for them from the beginning.

Chen Ju jumped out of the car, stood in the middle of the road, and then slowly walked towards the carriage.