The Prosperous Era of Longwan

After a banquet, Wei Guangde sent Chen Ju away, then returned to the study and took out the previous letter from Nanjing.

Although his head was a little dizzy, Wei Guangde still wanted to open the seal and read the contents of the letter.

To be honest, after Li Sui impeached Yu Dayou, Wei Guangde felt that the atmosphere in Nanjing's officialdom was a bit strange, and he was afraid that the result would not be good.

Sure enough, after he took out the letter and looked at it carefully, he couldn't help but sigh.

Xu Bangrui said in the letter that Cen Yongbin did not intend to stop and insisted on impeaching Zhang Ke. Also targeted were Yunyang Du Censor Chen Zhixian and Censor Liu Yijie, and Chen Zhixian and Liu Yijie seemed to be on Xu Jie's side. people.

It seems that those people do not intend to sit back and wait for death, but intend to show their muscles to Prince Yu's Mansion and Mr. Xu Ge, letting them know that no one will feel good if the fish or the net is broken.

Their purpose, Wei Guangde probably guessed, was to use this method to find a way for them to escape unscathed.

After all, they are afraid now too.

Hu Zongxian was always able to bring disaster from the sky in his hometown. Even though he himself was a little uneasy, Xu Jie's counterattack was very fierce and he directly aimed to kill him.

By this time, Wei Guangde had already suspected that Xu Jie might have made many small moves in the south of the Yangtze River behind the back of Prince Yu's Mansion, thus driving people into panic.

With this idea in mind, Wei Guangde did not plan to reply to Nanjing immediately, but needed time to think about it.

If Zhang Ke commits a crime, there are only two consequences: either he will be recalled to the capital and join the Metropolitan Procuratorate, or he will be dismissed from his post and live idle, waiting for his appointment.

Now it is not a matter of whether Prince Yu's Mansion wants to get involved, but the remnants of the Yan Party who have dragged Prince Yu's Mansion into this dispute.

When it came to Zhang Ke, I thought it was simple at first, but I didn't expect there were so many twists and turns behind it.

At this time, Wei Guangde didn't dare to play tricks at first glance.

Throughout Jiangnan, there seems to be a struggle surrounding Nanjing's officialdom that Prince Yu's Palace is not aware of.

Thinking about it before, Xu Jie made continuous moves against Jiangnan officialdom and made extensive adjustments to Jiangnan officials. At that time, Wei Guangde thought it was a move against Yan Ne, and there was no way he could have a hidden agenda.

Even those people may have turned to Yan Song before, but later chose Yan Ne.

To put it bluntly, the current chaos in Jiangnan is caused by Xu Jie's desire to seize territory and arrange his own gang members.

Only now did Wei Guangde really realize what happened in Nanjing.

Xu Jie wanted to liquidate Yan Song's old people, and these people chose to take refuge in Yan Ne in order to protect themselves, but Yan Ne failed in the fight with Xu Jie.

These people were unwilling to be slaughtered and chose to fight back indiscriminately to show their strength.

What a hassle.

Wei Guangde couldn't help but feel that the officialdom was really complicated, and he got into trouble without paying attention.

However, it seems that these people are not in the court after all, and their power is weak. It is very likely that they are doing this just to hold peace talks after the demonstration.

Wei Guangde thought about it and realized that he really shouldn't rush to get involved this time. Instead, he should put pressure on Xu Jie through Prince Yu's Mansion to end the fight as soon as possible.

Emperor Jiajing wanted the current situation to be stable, and so did King Yu.

When officials from the north and the south Beijing fight, it is the country that is shaken.

Wei Guangde really didn't expect that by impeaching Zhang Ke, the censor of the two Zhejiang Provinces, they might be sending a signal to him, hoping that Prince Yu's Palace would intervene in the matter and mediate.

Suddenly, the idea of ​​"mediation" suddenly appeared in Wei Guangde's mind, and he could not get rid of it.

Wei Guangde suddenly sat upright, then stood up involuntarily and paced back and forth in the study.

They knew the needs of the emperor and King Yu and wanted to be stable.

After Xu Jie secretly wanted to take action against them and attacked them continuously, he transferred his hope for peace from Xu Jie to Prince Yu's Mansion.

"Damn it."

Wei Guangde cursed in his heart that he had taken it too much for granted and did not realize the danger involved.

Wei Guangde also realized that the waters of officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River seemed to be deeper than he imagined.

I am afraid that none of the nobles in Jiangnan have noticed these inside stories.

Otherwise, Xu Bangrui's letter would definitely not be without reminders.

To calm down the turmoil, Xu Jie must be stopped and the two sides make peace.

Don't think that Xu Jie, as the chief minister of the cabinet, can use his power to subdue the officials below. That is just a wishful thinking, unless Emperor Jiajing unconditionally supports his decision and orders those officials to be deprived of their official positions.

However, this is impossible.

It is impossible for the emperor to let Xu Jie have too much power, which will affect the stability of the imperial power.

Therefore, in order to resolve the support crisis, Prince Yu's Palace must put pressure on Xu Jie.

With this idea, Wei Guangde couldn't help but start thinking about how to maximize the benefits for Prince Yu's Mansion.

Of course, Wei Guangde's interests must also be taken into consideration.

Li Sui, the Minister of War in Nanjing, must resign, otherwise the person who provoked him will remain in the officialdom, and he will feel uncomfortable every time he sees this name in the future.

As for the others, the only ones he now knows are Chen Lianfang, the censor of Guangdong, Chen Wanyan, the censor of Fujian, and Nanjing Hu Ke, who is responsible for the matter.

Cen Yongbin impeached Zhang Ke, while Chen Lianfang and Chen Wanyan impeached Yu Dayou.

The next day, after Wei Guangde left home in the morning, he went straight to Prince Yu's Mansion again. He needed to discuss it with Li Fang first, and at least for some of his guesses, he needed to have Li Fang arrange for someone to inquire and confirm.

If I think wrong this time, I will only make others laugh.

In a wing room, Wei Guangde described his guess to Li Fang in detail, and Li Fang frowned after hearing this.

Although he has the intelligence network and relationship network of Prince Yu's Mansion, he actually knows very little about the situation in Jiangnan.

Prince Yu's Mansion actually focused more of its energy on this one-third of an acre of land in the capital.

However, Wei Guangde's analysis can explain many previous doubts.

"I'll arrange for someone to check it out, and then I'll report it to His Highness secretly."

Li Fang didn't say much. It didn't seem right to say anything at this time, so she had better find out first before saying anything else.

"Then I'll leave first. The school recording office is still very busy."

Wei Guangde rushed to Li Fanggong and cupped his hands.

"Send your money slowly, please forgive me for sending you so far."

At this moment, Li Fang was also thinking about how to find out the information. It would definitely not work to ask Xu Jie directly. She would have to find out among the people who were close to Xu Jie and wanted to seek refuge in Prince Yu's palace.

When Wei Guangde arrived at the school record office, he was so busy that the day passed before he knew it.

However, when he arrived at Sanya, Wei Guangde did not receive any news from Prince Yu's Mansion.

“Good loans, good loans, etc.”

Just as he was about to climb into his carriage, Wei Guangde heard someone calling him in the hall.

He stopped and looked back, and it was Zhang Juzheng.

"Brother uncle."

When Zhang Juzheng approached, Wei Guangde raised his hand to him.

"Does Shandai know about what happened yesterday?"

Zhang Juzheng also returned the gift and asked immediately.

"Yesterday? What happened?"

Wei Guangde asked doubtfully.

"Chen Lianfang, the censor of Guangdong, and Chen Wanyan, the censor of Fujian, impeached Yu Dayou. The Nanjing Ministry of War also reviewed and supported the matter."

Zhang Juzheng said.

No one among the officials in the capital knew about the relationship between Yu Dayou and Prince Yu's palace, so Li Chunfang's proposal was to be verified by the Ministry of War before making a final decision.

"I understand. Dayou was defeated in Huihu this time and failed to wipe out all the bandits. He should indeed be punished by the court."

Wei Guangde replied, with a sad look on his face, and seemed to be in a bad mood.

"Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists. How can we judge heroes by winning or losing a battle?"

Zhang Juzheng shook his head and said, "Today my teacher gave me a message. Although General Yu failed to fight the battle well this time, the court still trusts his ability.

When His Majesty approves it, the teacher will help to clear it up so that it won't look ugly. "

"Then Lao Ge will take care of you."

Wei Guangde hurriedly raised his hand and said, "Brother, if you have the opportunity, please take me to say hello to Mr. Xu Ge, and say that Shandai is very grateful to Mr. Ge for speaking up."

"It's easy to talk to each other. We are all members of our own family, so there is no point in dividing each other."

Zhang Juzheng smiled and said, "When the traitors were in power, my teacher admired His Royal Highness King Yu for his calmness and fairness, so he never dealt with Yan Song and others.

Now that the traitorous party has been put to death and the country's crisis has been resolved, everyone should work together to share His Majesty's worries and create a prosperous Ming Dynasty together. "

"What my uncle said is absolutely true."

Wei Guangde smiled and said, "Let Mr. Xu Ge take care of Dayou."

After leaving the school record hall, Wei Guangde sat on the carriage and remembered his previous conversation with Zhang Juzheng, which strengthened his judgment last night.

Xu Jie must have made big moves in Jiangnan privately, which caused dissatisfaction there and directly led to the sharpening of conflicts.

Those who were stubborn in Xu Jie's eyes were directly transferred away by Xu Jie's efforts, and then placed his own people in positions of power.

So there was a backlash from the strict clique, and they also wrote letters of impeachment.

However, Xu Jie still had some sense of discretion when forcibly taking important positions. He did not dismiss people directly, but promoted them evenly or even promoted them by half a level, leaving people speechless.

But with such a transfer, everyone knew that they still suffered a loss.

Therefore, the middle- and lower-level officials who impeached Xu Jie's party members served as a warning that Zhang Ke was just a fish in the pond.

"I won't go to Prince Yu's Mansion tomorrow. Just write a note and have it delivered to Li Fang."

Wei Guangde thought to himself that he had to explain the previous conversation outside the school recording hall to Prince Yu's Mansion.

In Xiyuan, Emperor Jiajing has finished his practice today and is waiting for the Secretary of Rites to send the memorial to him for processing.

Although he already knew that daily practice seemed to be of little benefit to his body, he still had to do it. This was his last insistence as an emperor.

"Did Chen Ju find out clearly yesterday?"

Before Chen Hong arrived, Emperor Jiajing leaned on the throne and asked Huang Jin who was standing next to him.

"Your Majesty, Xiao Juzi has already asked. Prince Yu's palace knows that they thought Yu Dayou was defeated and impeached, so they have no intention of protecting him.

It's not that they have any dissatisfaction with Yu Dayou, but they think that if the general goes to war and wins the battle, the court should reward him. If he loses, he will naturally be punished. There is no rule without rules.

Therefore, no matter how the court dealt with Yu Dayou, it was always good for him and gave him a warning. "

Huang Jin bowed and told Emperor Jiajing what Chen Ju had said that morning.

"Hmm."

Emperor Jiajing just snorted casually. In fact, he could guess the reason why Prince Yu's palace made this decision. The country belonged to him, and promoting Yu Dayou would not be a matter of words at that time.

But it is really good to be able to do this. At least it shows that King Yu has a general understanding and knows that the way to control people lies in clear rewards and punishments, rather than nepotism.

"There is another reason, some."

Although Emperor Jiajing hummed slightly, Huang Jin could tell that the emperor was in a good mood, so he continued to speak, but he became a bit mute in the middle of the sentence and didn't know how to continue.

"Speak, don't hesitate."

Looking at Huang Jin's look, Emperor Jiajing spoke.

So, Huang Jin told Yu Dayou's family situation and learned that he didn't get married until he was in his forties. He had been in the military camp for a long time and led the army to conquer the north and south and made great contributions, but because of this, he still has no children.

"Is this serious?"

After listening to Huang Jin's words, Emperor Jiajing felt a little unconvinced, but if he thought about it carefully, he would find that it seemed reasonable.

Emperor Jiajing had observed Yu Dayou before, so he naturally knew that he was a rising official.

Every time there were rebellions and troubles in various places in the south of the Yangtze River, most local officials would recommend Yu Dayou to go out to quell the rebellion. However, soon after the incident, Yu Dayou would be denounced for various reasons. This also caused his career to be full of ups and downs, which made him quite famous. Legendary.

Just imagine, with his official career, how could a good match like him?

If you marry him, you have to worry about being implicated from time to time.

If things go on like this, it is normal for marriage to be delayed for a long time.

"Your Majesty, after hearing what Xiao Juzi said this morning, I had someone check it out. It's true."

Huang Jin replied in a low voice.

When it comes to the people in the imperial court who are truly committed to the country, apart from the emperor, it seems that General Yu Dayou and Yu are just a little bit behind.

If you don't finally get married and start a family, then you are truly dedicating yourself to the country.

"Bring me that memorial."

Emperor Jiajing said expressionlessly.

Soon, Huang Jin took out the memorial from the brocade box and placed it on the royal writing desk.

"The officers and soldiers surrounded the pirate Wu Ping in Nan'ao. Jiguang general raised his troops and Dayou attacked the sailors and defeated them. He only escaped with his own body. They rushed to Fenghuang Mountain in Raoping County. When the troops gathered a little to regain their strength, Jiguang stayed and attacked. The remaining thieves in Nan'ao, including Dayou's generals Tang Ke and Li Chao, both of whom were in charge of Bai Hanji, reported that Ying Jia and others led troops to quell the enemy, but subsequent battles were unfavorable, so they went to Zhanglin to plunder people's boats and go to sea."

Chen Wanyan, the censor of the Fujian patrol, made a peace report, but the generals sent by Yu Dayou and others were improper and ineffective in pursuing the battle. The law should be severely punished.

Chen Lianfang, the censor of Guangdong, impeached Yu Dayou. He had been in Guangdong for several months. The militiamen were inciting chaos one after another. They were helpless and it was necessary to urgently choose a good general to replace him.

Li Sui, Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, verified the facts and seconded the proposal, requesting that Yu Dayou be dealt with.

Reaching out his hand and proposing the imperial pen from the imperial writing desk, Emperor Jiajing began writing quickly after the memorial.

With the approval of the imperial pen, Yu Dayou, the commander-in-chief of Guangdong, was dismissed from his post. He stayed idle and ordered Qi Jiguang, the commander-in-chief of Fujian, to take charge of the second Huihu Prefecture and the general military affairs of Shanwei Camp.

After writing, he put down the pen and said, "You can take it off later and send it directly to the military department with a seal, and send it out as soon as possible."

"According to the order."

Huang Jin bowed.

At this moment, a servant outside the door announced that Chen Hong, the eunuch and eunuch in charge of etiquette, came into the palace with a memorial to request an audience.

"Clean up and let him in."

Emperor Jiajing waved his hand and said.

So Huang Jin hurriedly put away the memorials on the table and asked the waiter outside to tell Chen Hong to come in.