prosperous age

Chapter 240 Chapter 239
"Bold."

Just when Wei Guangde secretly looked up at the throne, he heard a loud shout in his ear, instantly breaking the tranquility of Ziguang Pavilion.

As soon as Wei Guangde saw clearly that Emperor Jiajing was leaning on the throne, he was frightened out of his wits by this yell.

After reacting, Wei Guangde immediately bowed his head and lay down on the ground in a regular manner, this time he really didn't dare to look at it.

"Hehehe"

However, at this moment, Emperor Jiajing's brisk laughter finally came from the throne.

Wei Guangde can be sure that the emperor seems to be enjoying it very much at the moment, and there is no hint of anger in this laughter.

Doesn't the old emperor think it's fun to play with himself?
Wei Guangde suddenly had such a thought in his heart.

"Get up, you can't kneel anymore."

Then, Wei Guangde heard that Emperor Jiajing on the throne finally let him get up, so he didn't need to continue lying down.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Wei Guangde saluted and thanked him, he stood up carefully, but at this moment he could only put his hands down neatly by his sides, staring at the ground in front of him with eyes, nose, nose, and heart.

"Not bad, this time I knelt for so long before looking up to see if I'm gone?"

Emperor Jiajing spoke again, but Wei Guangde's goosebumps instantly rose when the words reached Wei Guangde's ears. Is this a punishment?

Where did I offend the emperor?

Wei Guangde was about to kneel down again to plead guilty, but he heard Emperor Jiajing laughing and saying: "Didn't you peek at it very vigorously during the palace examination?"

This time it wasn't about whether he should plead guilty, Wei Guangde just knelt there as soon as his knees softened.

"Get up, I didn't make you kneel."

Emperor Jiajing on the throne still had that joking expression, as if he thought it was fun to tease Wei Guangde.

But Wei Guangde was already a bit stupid at the moment, although after Emperor Jiajing asked him to stand up, he stood up obediently, but he didn't know what to do.

Perhaps, this is the aura that only the emperor has in this era.

Although Wei Guangde's soul came from later generations, time has passed in this era, and he has gradually gotten used to many things, especially in the Xuan Mansion a few days ago, the sea of ​​people who died in a battle has gone, and he has begun to be afraid of death.

Well, Wei Guangde is afraid of death, he doesn't have the big heart of some people, he regards time travel as playing a game, if he dies, he still has a chance to delete his account and rush in?
The emperor is the supreme authority in this era.

Many people say that the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty has been weakened, but it also depends on who it is.

At least the master in front of me has absolute authority, and he can decide life and death with one word.

"Aiqing is not very old, but she is quite courageous. In Xuanfu, she dared to lead my soldiers and horses to attack the Tartars. Your courage is commendable."

Emperor Jiajing probably saw that Wei Guangde was scared enough, and he didn't want to tease him anymore, so he returned to his normal talking now.

"It's all His Majesty's blessings and blessings, the border guards work hard, and the actions of the humble officials are insignificant."

Wei Guangde quickly replied.

You can't take credit in front of the emperor and give people the impression of being frivolous, otherwise it will be bad for the future.

This is what Wei Guangde thought about early on, and there is no harm in being humble.

"Hehe, now you have learned to be humble. In Xuanfu, you dared to ask that Jizhen to tie up the chief officer, my right governor, and then coerce Tian Shiwei to continue fighting. You learned the fighting skills in Jiujiang Wei ?"

At this time, Emperor Jiajing suddenly went to Wei Guangde's hometown.

"Reporting to the emperor, this minister doesn't know how to fight? My brother has learned some skills about commanding troops from my father, and this minister has only learned a little boxing kung fu from his family, which is used for self-defense."

Wei Guangde answered honestly.

Jin Yiwei is amazing, he knows everything.

Seeing that Wei Guangde was teased at the beginning, and now he is so nervous, Emperor Jiajing thought it was very interesting.

But calling him here today is not just for fun, but the emperor intends to personally inspect this Chuanlu who was just a whim, after all, this trip to the Xuanfu is very good for him.

The details of the First Battle of the Xuan Mansion, written by Wei Guangde in the Memorial and the information sent back by Jin Yiwei are basically the same, so there is no need to doubt it.

"Since you have never learned how to fight, how did you choose to fight in Xuanfu? Aren't you afraid that you will be held accountable by the court if you lose the battle?"

Hearing Wei Guangde say that he had never learned how to lead an army to fight, Emperor Jiajing frowned slightly and asked.

Soldiers, the country's major events, the place of death and life, the way of survival, must be observed.

Those were tens of thousands of Ming Dynasty's elite officers and soldiers. Although Emperor Jiajing didn't take them seriously, he couldn't let people who didn't understand them order them away randomly.

"Wei Chen has been studying since he was a child. Although he didn't lead the army himself, he heard some things from his father and uncle. Maybe Wei Chen is smart enough, but he has learned something."

Wei Guangde replied.

"You are so courageous. You dared to follow and kill Japanese pirates the first time you went into battle, and you dared to seize power and command the army to fight against the Tartars the second time you went to battle. Do you think I will let you go out?"

"The Weichen family has received the emperor's grace for generations, and they have no intention of arrogating. They only care about the emperor and share the worries of the court. They never dare to do anything behind His Majesty's back."

At this time, Wei Guangde thought of the letter he had sent to Weng Pu. On the night in Yanqing Prefecture, Weng Pu had told him and delivered it to the capital.

"Before Wei Chen went to Baoan Prefecture, he got to know Ma Fang, the guerrilla general of the Xuan Mansion. After he found out the location of Altan Khan's barracks, he once..."

Wei Guangde didn't dare to say what he thought about it at this time, but only spoke ill of Liu Dazhang, saying again that he feared the enemy and fought cowardly. Mr. Yu Weng absolutely has no intention of overstepping.

Later, during the inquiry of Emperor Jiajing, Wei Guangde recounted the whole process of the first battle in Baoanzhou that he had experienced.

In the past, it was heard that Emperor Jiajing was indifferent to things other than cultivation, but at this time Wei Guangde discovered that it seemed that the emperor was not completely indifferent to military affairs.

Emperor Jiajing naturally knew what Wei Guangde said, and he was also watching his words when Wei Guangde said it, which was also part of the investigation.

It's just that Wei Guangde at this time still lowered his eyebrows and looked shocked, so that Emperor Jiajing couldn't see his eyes, and he concealed his nervousness well.

For the emperor, ministers can be a little stupid and greedy, but they must be absolutely loyal.

He is very satisfied with Wei Guangde's current performance and knows how to be in awe.

"How is that Ma Fang's injury? Is it serious? Should I send the Imperial Doctor of Beijing to take a look?"

At this time, Emperor Jiajing asked about Ma Fang's injury.

"My minister took Ma Fang to thank His Majesty for his grace."

After saying that, Wei Guangde bowed down, and after Emperor Jiajing asked him to get up, Wei Guangde continued: "Ma Fang suffered five stab wounds, two of which were very dangerous, but they were out of the way before the minister left. "

Wei Guangde spoke for Ma Fang at this time because Wei Guangde had visited Ma Fang before leaving.

Ma Fang was able to fight, he was lucky, and he was able to escape after fighting like this. The key to this battle seemed to be that he was a little bit brilliant, and he was worth wooing.

Ma Fang is not an idiot either. In the past, he could only get in touch with the generals of the border towns. The most important thing was to be able to talk to the governor when he was giving gifts. The governor had no chance to get in touch with him at all.

To be a military commander in the Ming Dynasty, you must have a backer. Even if you can fight, you still need it. Ma Fang is very clear about the reason why someone in the court is good at being an official.

Although Wei Guangde is young, but as a Hanlin, he has a bright future, and he obviously values ​​him, so he naturally chooses to get close to him.

The two had already reached a tacit understanding in Baoan Prefecture, and Wei Guangde wanted to make a better impression on him at this time.

The night before yesterday, he had already learned from the same year in the Ministry of War that the matter of Ma Fangsheng's promotion to the general had basically been decided, and now the discussion was on the issue of increasing the rank.

Even if Ma Fang doesn't fight this battle, he will be promoted to general, but it is not suitable to jump two levels in a short period of time, so he can only increase the rank and wait for opportunities later.

In fact, for the Xuanfu, the eyes of all the officials in the court are now fixed on the position of the Xuanfu's chief military officer. The competition is more intense, and some people push Tian Shiwei, but it's hard to say now.

"The timing is not right this time. We can only follow the previous rewards and give him the rank of general first. It will be a long time in the future. You send someone to send him a letter and ask him to work hard for the court. I will not treat him badly."

When Emperor Jiajing's words reached Wei Guangde's ears, Wei Guangde's exterior and interior became tender again in an instant. It seemed that the person above him must have known about his visits to Ma Fang.

Thinking about the emperor's attitude towards him after he came in, it was obvious that he was about to be beaten, and he dared to go out to make friends with foreign officials at a young age.

"I must follow His Majesty's orders and send someone to deliver a letter to Ma Fang when I get back."

Wei Guangde didn't dare to defend himself at this time, if he said it, it would be a bit of a denial, otherwise it would have the opposite effect.

He led people to fight in Xuanfu, and then led soldiers to rescue him. It is normal for him to choose to serve him. If he doesn't, he will be a white-eyed wolf, turning his face and denying people.

In the Ming Dynasty Hall in this era, there were several officials who were outside without help.

Wei Guangde reckoned that the emperor actually knew about these things, but some things were not easy to say clearly, this was a private channel, such as the oral message to Ma Fang, which could not be written in the imperial decree.

Perhaps seeing that Wei Guangde did not choose to quibble, Emperor Jiajing's attitude became much more relaxed at the moment, and he smiled and said to him: "Wen Wei mentioned to me twice that he wanted to transfer you from the Imperial Academy to the Ministry of War. I don't know how you want."

Sure enough, the emperor still asked this question, and the Wen Wei he was talking about was Nie Bao.

Regarding the future arrangement, Wei Guangde has no choice at this time, so he speaks lightly.

"My minister acts in accordance with His Majesty's will. No matter whether he stays in the Imperial Academy or goes to the Ministry of War, he must do his best to serve the country and share the worries of His Majesty."

"Hehe, slippery."

Wei Guangde said a lot of words, but in fact there was no real content, just to let the arrangements be made.

After a few more simple conversations, Emperor Jiajing asked Wei Guangde to retreat.

After Wei Guangde went out, it was still Chen Ju who led the way, and now he looked at Wei Guangde much more gently than before.

What happened in the palace earlier, he heard clearly from outside.

At first, he was taken aback. Emperor Jiajing was not an easy master to serve. He was very strict with his servants and eunuchs, beating, scolding and even killing him frequently.

Especially when the eunuch in the hall yelled "Bold", Chen Ju's heart was in his throat, and the meeting ticket and money in his arms were no longer fragrant.

He knew what kind of person Gao Zhong and Eunuch Gao were, and he didn't like what the master didn't like.

Fortunately, he could hear the emperor's laughter and words afterwards. This was to remind Wei Guangde not to know the heights of the sky and the earth when he was successful at a young age. This was a kind of beating and a kind of protection.

Things can be collected.

So after Wei Guangde came out, Chen Ju came up to meet him, didn't speak, just nodded to signal him to follow him out.

It was only after Wei Guangde went out that Emperor Jiajing casually asked, "Huang Jin, do you think this Wei Guangde can be of great use?"

"The emperor's eyes are as bright as a torch. It was his good fortune to pick him up in the palace examination. This time, the Xuanfu was also hand-picked by His Majesty, so he can make such a feat.

According to the servant girl, the emperor chose him must be the best, and it is only right for him to be able to use his talents to contribute to the emperor. "

Naturally, Huang Jin would not be honest about the appointment of an official, so he subtly flattered Emperor Jiajing first, praising the emperor's insight into people, his appointment was appropriate, and the final choice was still left to the emperor.

After all, up to now, Wei Guangde has not done him any favors, so there is no need to speak well of him.

The eunuchs in the palace all like gold, silver and treasures, and they are much more fanatical than ordinary people.

Huang Jin was loyal to Emperor Jiajing, but he also cared about the yellow and white things.

Wei Guangde hasn't given him filial piety yet, why should he speak for him, it would be nice if it doesn't help him.

He also found out that the emperor was close to this kid, so he said these words. Anyway, Huang Jin's determined idea was not to get involved.

Emperor Jiajing's smile didn't change, he just squinted at Huang Jin silently, and then said, "Send someone to convey the message to the cabinet, and let's do it according to their agreement, and ask the Ministry of War to stop talking."

"Slave servant, send someone to pass the message."

Huang Jin hurriedly bowed to the side and said.

"By the way, let them hurry up and report the rewards for the meritorious soldiers of the Xuanfu Mansion as soon as possible, and send them out as soon as possible, so as to calm the hearts of the soldiers.

This time they are very competitive, the rewards can be thicker, and the leading general of Datong's forward army can also be rewarded. According to Wei Guangde's words, the sudden arrival of the Datong army is the last straw that crushes Altan Khan.

He was hit by a surprise attack by the Xuanfu Army before, but now that I think about it, I Da Khan must have thought that the Xuanfu Army wanted to entangle them and prevent them from getting out, and then they would join the Datong Army to kill them, that's why they ran so fast. "

"The emperor's analysis is that the servants suddenly realized after listening to it. At the beginning, they didn't even want to understand why the Tatars ran away in the first day of the battle. It turned out that they were afraid of being encircled and suppressed by the Xuanda coalition forces, so they fled in a hurry."

Huang Jin quickly agreed.

"The main reason is that I said that I was not prepared enough. This time I have fewer soldiers, so I have such worries. If they come out in full force, it will be another result.

Wei Guangde is still too young, lacks the ability to control the overall situation, and needs to be exercised to make good use of it.

Weizhong's vision is still sharp, so he said that Wei Guangde should stay in the Imperial Academy, study hard, and give him a part-time errand, as he is still young, there are plenty of opportunities. "

Emperor Jiajing said so much in one breath, and he was a little thirsty, so he took a sip from the tea cup on the side, "Let's write a note, get the pen and ink."

(End of this chapter)