prosperous age

Chapter 122 Chapter 121

Wei Guangde's failure in the township examination did not cause any turmoil. In ancient times, the government would send good news to the students who took the test.

In Bengshanpu and Madang, there are not many people who know that Wei Guangde went to participate in the rural examination. Only the Wei family and Mrs. Sun know about it. Of course, they will not talk about it everywhere, at least not before the news of success comes. It won't be advertised everywhere.

The previous rumors about Wei Guangde have only gradually dissipated now, and there are lessons learned from the past.

Wei Guangde's failure actually made the scholars and students he knew well around him secretly relieved.

Not to mention jealousy, but if there is a juren in their teens around them, they will feel the pressure.

In fact, what they are afraid of is the comparison, comparing them with Wei Guangde.

He has only been in school for a few years, and he has achieved some merits in the exams, so he still has no face.

After failing the provincial examination, although Wei Guangde boarded the boat to Jiujiang Prefecture, he disembarked when the boat arrived in Hukou County, and returned home first.

In Pengze County, Wei Guangde stayed at his cousin's house for one night.

Of course, the main purpose is to understand the situation in Zhejiang this month.

Fortunately, after the Japanese pirates retreated in May, Zhejiang has been calm for the past few months, and no traces of Japanese pirates have been found anywhere.

On the second day, Wei Guangde returned to Bengshan Fort, planning to visit Master Sun later.

Master Sun was his mentor, and he would come to pay his respects when he returned to Madang.

This trip home is mainly to talk about his life in Jiujiang Mansion, and by the way, ask Mother Wei if he wants to go with him, after all, he has already bought it in the city with the money that Father Wei seized on the battlefield this time. A property.

Wei Guangde had written to his family about that house before, and this time he went home to explain the situation in detail.

Wei's mother knew about the news that Wei's father would be promoted to Wei Zhenfu after returning to Jiangxi, so she naturally had nothing to say. Her family had long wanted to be promoted, but she couldn't bear the position of Bengshanbao.

It is obviously the best choice to go to Jiujiang Mansion as the Governor of the Guard, so that his eldest son can take over the Bengshan Fort smoothly, not to mention that his elder brother will also go to Jiujiang to serve as the Commander of the Guard.

"Son, mother is still waiting here for your father to come back before going to Jiujiang."

Wei's mother thought for a while before saying: "Since you have entered the government school now, you must study hard. You are still young and it is time to study hard. It doesn't matter if you don't pass the township test this time. Mother believes that you will go to the next township test." Definitely make it to the top.”

When they left the room and went outside, Wei Wencai patted Wei Guangde on the shoulder and smiled, "Xiaoer, don't be discouraged. If you fail the exam this time, you can take the exam next time."

"I know, brother."

Wei Guangde nodded and said, "Oh, yes, I forgot something."

Wei Guangde thought of a pond newspaper he saw at his cousin's place before, the content of the pond newspaper was so true that he couldn't believe that such a thing could happen in the world.

"what happened?"

Wei Wencai asked curiously.

"Do you still remember the one named Qiu Luan? Let's talk about the side general who was very good at fighting at the beginning."

Wei Guangde said, "He's dead."

"The north has lost another battle?"

When Wei Wencai heard the news suddenly, he immediately thought that the imperial court had lost another general, and there was a high probability that he would be defeated and died in another battle with the Tartars.

"No, it was said in the Tang newspaper. He died last month. He died of an old disease, but he died within a few days. At the end of August, he was found to be in collusion with the Tartars. In the 29th year of Jiajing, the Tartar soldiers surrounded the capital. He is the insider."

Wei Wencai was surprised when he heard the younger brother say this, and looked at him in disbelief.

"That's what the Tang newspaper said. He was ordered by the emperor to open the coffin and kill the corpse. He also passed on the first nine sides. His family was confiscated and his property was confiscated. The rest of the party were all put to death."

Wei Guangde said lightly, when he first saw the Tang newspaper, he couldn't believe it was true, but he couldn't help but believe it in black and white.

No matter how stupid the imperial court is, it is impossible for such a big matter to be faked.

This is the conclusion he came to after thinking about it. It may be true, and there may be mistakes in the details, but there is a high probability that he will not be wronged.

"Is the north so dangerous?"

Wei Wencai frowned and read in a low voice.

"The emperor is still in the capital, so it's probably not as bad as you think."

Wei Guangde smiled, he knew that the Ming Dynasty still had time to let those man-made disasters happen, and the situation was naturally not so bad that it could not be cured, it would not be so many years later.

"Now that the imperial court is being troubled by the southern Japanese and the northern captives, I'm afraid you have to hurry up and practice with those Yu Ding."

Before Wei Meng took away their well-trained soldiers, more than 20 Yu Ding were temporarily recruited to fill the vacancy in the Bengshan Fort. It is impossible for the military fort to be watched by just a few people.

"You have also read the letter sent back last time. There are people killed and disabled in the castle. If you train Yu Ding and make up for it at that time, the combat power will not drop much. In these years, you must have talents in your hands."

Wei Guangde continued to speak leisurely.

"I know this, Guangde, you said that our people have withdrawn this year, will the Japanese pirates go to Zhejiang to loot again next year, and will we send out a large army to suppress it?"

Wei Wencai had been to Zhejiang, and he knew that the imperial army did not wipe out many Japanese pirates at all, and most of the Japanese pirates managed to escape after looting.

In this battle against the Japanese pirates, the low combat power of the coastal guards allowed the Japanese pirates to take advantage of them, and they may not give up after tasting the sweetness.

"I will definitely come again."

Wei Guangde replied without hesitation to his elder brother's question, "The military strength of the officers and soldiers is low, so how long will it be before we take this opportunity to make a fortune? When the court pays more attention to it in a few years and transfers elite generals from the north, I'm afraid it will not be as good as them I ate the fruit."

Wei Guangde thought of what he saw in the Tang newspaper. The famous general Yu Dayou he had seen in later generations appeared and was directly sent to Zhejiang to be in charge of coastal defense. However, another famous Qi Jiguang did not appear. Instead, a man named Tang Kekuan was in charge. Defense along the coast of South Zhili.

"Is it written in the residence newspaper?"

Wei Wencai heard what his brother said, looked over, and Fox asked.

He didn't believe that if the Northern Army went south, his brother would think of it, and he might have seen it in Pengze County.

"Yes, Tiao Yu Dayou and Tang Kekuan will be the generals in Zhejiang and Nanzhili, and they will be responsible for preparing the Japanese along the coast."

Wei Guangde said, if he doesn't tell, the eldest brother will know about these things after a few days when he sends someone to the Qianhu Office.

"That's good. We don't care about our Jiujiang Guard. We just need to guard Jiujiang and escort the money and customs. It's nothing to go to Zhejiang to fight."

Wei Wencai shook his head, still a little dissatisfied with mobilizing them to join the war along the coast.

Early the next morning, when Wei Guangde went out, he called Zhang Ji to Mrs. Sun's private school.

"Fish head, no, Master Wei"

Not a few steps away, Wei Guangde heard Zhang Ji calling him that, felt awkward, and immediately interrupted: "Give me a nickname, master, I haven't passed the Juren exam yet, so I can't be a master."

"No, my mother said, you are a scholar now, just like Mrs. Sun, you can't be called by a nickname, or I will be beaten when I go back."

The two talked while walking, and walked along the riverside path.

(End of this chapter)