prosperous age

Chapter 244 Chapter 243

Wei Guangde's promotion this time must have been fast enough in terms of time.

It took only two months to become a reviewer of the Hanlin Academy from a Shujishi who had no official position, and then became an editor of the Hanlin Academy, although it was only half a level.

However, after Wei Guangde received the imperial decree to send away the officials, Wei Guangde was still a little dizzy. He didn't understand how he got an extra official position in Taichang Temple. Could it be that this was prepared for Chen Jin before?

Taichang Temple Dianbo, this official is not very good.

The Taichang Temple has a Dianbo Office, and there is a Dianbo. The number of posts in the Ming Dynasty is two people, and their duties are to manage the affairs of the temple officials.

The Taichang Temple set up in the Ming Dynasty actually had a lot of management scope, including rituals and music, suburban temples, shrines, altars, mausoleums, etc., but the Dianbo Hall that Wei Guangde was going to was actually the Miscellaneous Hall of Taichang Temple.

For this part-time job, Wei Guangde is quite disappointed, and can only see if it is just a job there and not the one who does not need to take care of things.

A few days later, Wei Guangde's vacation was over, so he naturally had to go back to the yamen for business.

In the few days after the promotion, Wei Guangde was not idle, and kept visiting and entertaining the Beijing officials and Tongnian whom he was familiar with, and now he was finally relieved.

Wei Guangde went to the Hanlin Academy first. After all, his main job now is still in the Imperial Academy, and he is familiar with the head. By the way, I would like to ask those colleagues who are temporarily in Taichang Temple what is going on there.

"coming."

When Wei Guangde walked into Yin Tai's room, Yin Tai saw that it was Wei Guangde, smiled, and pointed to the seat beside him for him to sit down.

"Master Yin, I'm back on duty."

Wei Guangde still bowed and saluted, and said to Yin Tai.

"You are an editor now, and you are familiar with the situation in the courtyard. Let me tell you what you think. Do you want to continue editing "Records of Emperor Xiaozong" or do you want to do other things?"

Yin Tai said to him at this time.

Wei Guangde knew very well that the books he studied in the Hanlin Academy had already been assigned, even if Chen Jin was dismissed and released, his errands would not be left unattended.

Thinking about it, I felt that I should continue to follow Wu Qing to compile "The Veritable Records of Xiaozong". I was free and could do other things when I had time, so I replied in a loud voice: "When I entered the hospital, I followed Master Wu to compile "The Veritable Records of Xiaozong", and the book is not yet available. Fix it, I guess I'll keep working on it."

"what ever."

Yin Tai just smiled at Wei Guangde's answer, "The colleagues in the courtyard will hold a banquet for you tonight, so don't miss the appointment."

Wei Guangde came to eat and drink with his familiar colleagues a few days ago, and he was not familiar with many people in the courtyard, so he knew that most of the people in the courtyard must come tonight, so he naturally agreed.

"Master Yin, the higher authorities have arranged for me to serve as Dian Bo in Taichang Temple. I don't know where I will be the main one in the future?"

Wei Guangde knows that Yintai spends most of his time in the Hanlin Academy because he is the head of the academy here, but sometimes he goes to Zhan Shifu in the afternoon. After all, he still has a position as a junior Zhan Shi, so he wants to ask for advice. .

Most of the people Wei Guangde was familiar with had passed the examination in the last two subjects, so they had no part-time job experience at all, and they couldn't tell the difference.

"Over there in Taichang Temple, as far as I know, the Dianbo Hall does lack a Dianbo Hall, but it has been vacant for more than half a year. You can go and have a look at it later. You are new here, and I don't think there will be anything arranged for you, and now His ability to deal with official affairs is also very strong.

Those who leave the Hanlin Academy, unless it is specified in the will, are generally just hanging on to a position and don't need to invest in it, that is, more to see and less to do. You will know this when you go. "

Yin Tai smiled and said, "By the way, you go to Taichang Temple and go directly to Li Kaiyuan and Li Shaoqing. He is now in charge of Taichang Temple affairs."

Wei Guangde hurriedly nodded his thanks.

He had inquired about it before, and now he is very familiar with the name of Taichang Temple Secretary, that is Yan Shifan, but he has long since ignored the affairs of Taichang Temple, and Li Kaiyuan is handling it.

One of Yan Shifan's main tasks now is to assist his father in dealing with the secrets of the cabinet, and the other is the Ministry of Industry. After all, he is the left servant of the Ministry of Industry.

At that time, Emperor Jiajing wanted to promote him to the Minister of Industry, but because Yan Shifan failed the imperial examination and was appointed by Mengyin, Yan Songhe knew that if his son really sat in that position, there would be another big disaster. A political storm is coming.

With the release of the Capital Mansion News, soon everyone in the Ming Dynasty knew the detailed process of the Xuanfu World War I.

Of course, the mansion newspaper will not detail the battle damage, but with the rapid withdrawal of the Anda Department from the Xuan Mansion after the First World War in Baoan Prefecture, no one doubts whether this battle was a victory.

In the courtyard of Wei's house in Jiujiang Prefecture, there are lights and festoons at the moment, full of joy.

During this period of time, the Wei family had a lot of banquets, starting from the time when Wei Guangde passed the general examination, and then the palace examination, the selection of aristocrats, and guests came to visit when they returned home, and it was inevitable to invite a few tables.

Only the last time when Wei Guangde was unexpectedly appointed an official and was sent to inspect the border town, only Wu Zhankui and Zhang Shigui came from the Wei family.

When the Di Bao was sent out, the Tang Bao inside the military also arrived, and the northern Alta Department was unstable, and it seemed that there was a large-scale invasion.

Seeing these materials, the Jiujiang Mansion's close relatives couldn't sit still.

What do you mean by patrolling the border at this time?
Especially after the invasion of the Xuan Mansion by the Alda tribe, during the period when the war broke out, Wei Meng couldn't stay in the rear army's thousand households, and kept running to the Commander of the Guards to learn about the latest battle reports of the Xuan Mansion.

Fortunately, just today the latest mansion report was delivered to Jiujiang Mansion, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Wei Guangde, whom they cared about, was not only fine, but successfully commanded a battle against the Alda tribe and won the final victory. The Alda tribe was beaten by the Xuanfu army and fled in embarrassment.

After all the guests had left, Wei Meng, Zhang Shigui, and Wu Zhankui got into a side room before talking about business.

"Brother Shigui, before you quietly hinted that Guangde might be in trouble in the capital, what did you mean?"

When Zhang Shigui congratulated them before, they hadn't finished speaking, because there was a new visitor, Wei Meng went out to greet them again, but they were thinking about the meaning of Zhang Shigui's words all night.

Now that there are no outsiders at all, it is just time to ask, to dispel the doubts in my heart.

Wu Zhankui cheered up when he heard Wei Meng's words. He drank some wine tonight, and now he is a little drunk, but he must take care of his nephew.

"This is what my old man mentioned when I went home and talked about it."

Zhang Shigui looked at Wei Meng, then at his brother-in-law, and then continued: "These days, the imperial court has two problems that need to be solved urgently, one is the state affairs, and the other is the military, that is, the southern Japanese and the northern captives.

Guangde did a good job in the Xuanfu this time. It can be said that he played beautifully. I said that everyone was beaten away by him. It seems that he has made a great contribution. If he is not in the Imperial Academy, I will applaud him He applauded. "

When Zhang Shigui said this, he shook his head slightly.

"You mean that Guangde may be favored by the Ministry of War and sent to lead the army?"

Wu Zhankui immediately realized that the Hanlin Academy and the Ministry of War are very different for Wei Guangde's career.

Sending troops abroad means working with your head up. It’s okay if you keep winning battles, but if you lose one battle, all the previous efforts will be in vain.

It's really a worthwhile place to go.

But if you continue to stay in the Imperial Academy, although the chances are still slim, there is always a chance, that is, to spend time and qualifications.

Wei Guangde was originally young, so he was suitable for qualifications.

What's more, with this battle achievement, even if you want to keep a low profile, you can't.

However, what they were most afraid of was that Wei Guangde would not be able to stay in the Imperial Academy after accepting this reward, but would be assigned a position abroad.

Although the official position may be promoted in the short term, it will still suffer in the long run.

"What should I do? Should I immediately send someone to send some money to clear it?"

Thinking that his son might be sent to lead the army to fight, Wei Meng's heart trembled.

Fighting a war is not a joke, it is a job related to wealth and life.

"It's too late now, maybe the reward has already come down, let's wait and see what way to give him in the end."

Zhang Shigui shook his head and said, in the afternoon Zhang Qing knew that Wei Guangde was worried about this matter after the Xuanfu commanded the Xuanfu army to win a battle, but at that time, Zhang Shigui didn't think about it at all.

"By the way, is there any news from Nanjing?"

After talking about this, Zhang Shigui remembered the previous matter about Wei Guangde's marriage. It seems that no one from Wei Guogong has been here to deliver the letter, which is a bit strange.

Hearing this, Wei Meng shook his head.

"Then wait a little longer. If there is no news, send someone over to ask. We can't keep procrastinating like this."

Zhang Shigui said, "If I hadn't agreed to the Xu family first, the threshold here would have been broken."

A few people chatted to Xu's house in Nanjing, but they didn't know that Wei Guogong Xu Pengju was also worrying about this matter at this time.

Xu Bangrui has come to see him several times, just to give a letter of approval, but Xu Pengju really can't make up his mind to agree to this marriage right now.

Yes, now he regrets it.

Before, Wei Guangde could be sent to patrol the border, and Xu Bangrui was perfunctory on the northern border. Now that the battle is over, what else can be said?
On the other side of Jiujiang, there was also Xu Bangrui. Most of them could only learn about the court situation through the mansion newspaper. Xu Pengju didn't need it.

No matter what big or small things happen in the court, they will fly to Nanjing Wei Guogong's mansion as soon as possible.

In fact, the few honorable families outside, everyone did this. They would support one or two official figures in the capital to help them find out the news, and even cooperate with other forces that needed to be wooed.

Wei Guangde was not asked to leave by the Ministry of War. According to the emperor's wishes, he would stay in the Imperial Academy to study most of the time, and Taichang Temple was just a temporary post, which gave him the opportunity to get in touch with government affairs.

Xu Pengju had never met Wei Guangde, he should have met Wei Meng back then, but at that time he hadn't looked at Wei Meng's identity, and now he has no memory of it.

Xu Pengju knew that this matter could not be delayed any longer, and the longer it was delayed, it would really offend people if they finally broke the contract.

For example, it should be a great joy for his daughter to find a promising Beijing official, but why can't he be happy?
He didn't dare to say it out of his mouth, but in his heart, Xu Pengju was blaming that person from Xiyuan.

It's not good to like anyone, but he just likes that kid, and it's another way to raise the rank in the palace examination, and it's also to pick and choose officials.

Before the Ministry of War wanted to mobilize Wei Guangde, it was Xu Pengju who was behind the push. Maybe there were other people who had the same idea, but it seemed that Yan Song couldn't get past it.

These Jiangxi guys are really in a group.

In Xu Pengju's mind, as long as Wei Guangde is transferred out of the Imperial Academy to serve as a military civil servant, as long as he does not stay in Beijing, his influence in the court will be greatly reduced.

Moreover, the most important thing is that he has discovered that Wei Guangde and Gao Gong have been in contact twice, which means that Wei Guangde seems to be on the side of King Yu like most other civil servants.

To whom the Emperor Jiajing wanted to pass the throne to, although these nobles were good at playing tricks, they all knew that before the emperor made a public statement, it was a taboo that could never be touched.

You can be partial to whom, but you must not fall to anyone. This is disloyalty to today.

For the noble children, their first lesson is to be loyal to the emperor, and they can only be loyal to the emperor.

Xu Pengju is the representative who refuses to stand in line. After all, most of the nobles in Nanjing look at his face, and those who dare to challenge him are either from Beijing, and the local ones have already been taken care of by their Wei Guogong.

Every year, some things will be sent to King Yu's Mansion and King Jing's Mansion. Relatively speaking, King Jing has a little more, just a little bit, and Xu Pengju is worried that King Yu will find out.

He didn't want to get involved in the battle between King Jing and King Yu, and he didn't want his daughter to marry someone from King Yu's family.

There are not many people in Nanjing who know that Prince Yu's Mansion has been bestowed with gifts, but he is one of them.

He is also a sensible person, but he just didn't want to understand what Xiyuan's plan was, and he couldn't see through Emperor Jiajing's magical manipulation.

Thinking about the things planned before, it seems that it has to be operated in advance. Although it is a bit risky, the most failure is to be scolded. If you take back your rights, can you still pick up the brand of your own Wei Guogong?
Let the prince be settled first, even if Wei Guangde is favored by the emperor again, he will never interfere with the fact that has already been done.

Thinking of this, Xu Pengju actually accepted the marriage in his heart, and his daughter's marriage to Wei Guangde would not be considered a disadvantage, but it would have to be delayed for a few more days, and the matter of Wei Guogong's son should be settled first.

Once you make up your mind, you need to start the operation, "Come here, grind the ink for me."

Soon a servant girl came to the desk and began to grind ink for him. After that, he drove out the people in the house and wrote a letter in the study alone. He didn't fold the envelope until the ink was dry and sealed it.

Immediately, he took out another piece of wax, lightly baked it on the candle, and when the wax became soft and thickened, it dripped on the seal of the envelope, took out his private seal and stamped it.

"Come on, call Wei Sen over here."

After doing all this, Xu Pengju called the maids outside the door and asked them to run errands for him.

Not long after, a servant who played the board entered the study and bowed to salute after seeing Xu Peng, the Duke of Wei behind the book case.

"Here is a letter, you send it to the capital immediately and hand it over to Wang Jihuai, and let him follow the instructions in the letter to handle it immediately."

Speaking of this, Xu Pengju turned around and picked up a box from the bookshelf behind him, opened the lock with his key, took out a small iron plate, and then put it in an envelope and handed it to Wei Sen.

"You take this sign with you. When he needs silver, you go and get it and give it to him."

(End of this chapter)