prosperous age

Chapter 250 Chapter 249
Wei Guangde read a lot of books when he was in Jiujiang Mansion, and he has a general understanding of the records since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

The residence newspapers in recent decades have also been collected and analyzed, so when Geng An said that he wanted to sue King Hui, he had roughly sketched the position of King Hui in Emperor Jiajing's mind in his mind.

Fellow.

As for relatives, that's nonsense, talk about relatives with the emperor.

But when he got home, Wei Guangde found out that he didn't even understand what was going on with his uncle in Nanjing, so he found a lawsuit by himself.

That night, Wei Guangde called Geng An, and learned about the Henan officials in Beijing in detail from him.

Wei Guangde only had errands in the Imperial Academy and Taichang Temple. Although he could also file a letter of impeachment, it was not enough after all.

This understanding really made Wei Guangde's eyes shine.

Geng An was from Junzhou. Among the officials of Junzhou origin in Beijing, the highest rank was Dang Yiping Dang Shouheng. He was also the right deputy capital envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

It's just that Wei Guangde asked him if he had complained to Dang Yiping face to face, but the answer he got was no.

The imperial court also paid attention to the disaster situation in Shanshan and Shanxi after the Xinke Scholars made a fuss.

The imperial envoy sent before was Zou Shouyu, the left servant of the household department, but because he was too tired in the process of carrying out the mission, he fell ill and died shortly after he was on the way to inspect the disaster area.

After hearing the news, the imperial court sent a censor to continue to monitor the area, and at the same time set a posthumous gift, posthumous title and reward for Zou Shouyu.

But Dang Yiping was sent to Shanshan to monitor the local disaster relief some time ago, and he has not returned yet.

To file a complaint against Geng An, we have to wait for Dang Yiping to come back. He is the imperial envoy of the right deputy capital, so it is appropriate to file a complaint.

In the next few days, Wei Guangde and the others searched out all the books that recorded Ganoderma lucidum from the vast sea of ​​books, classified them and copied them for presentation to Emperor Jiajing.

The vivid Ming Dynasty version of the emperor opened his mouth, and the drama of the official running and breaking his leg finally came to an end.

In the past few days, Wei Guangde also found someone to inquire. The news came back from the same year when he was observing politics in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Dang Yiping has been away for nearly three months and may return to Beijing to report on his work in the near future.

The reason why it is possible is because the selection of the new censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate has not been completed. If Dang Yiping wants to return to Beijing, at least he has to wait until the new censor succeeds him.

As for sending people to Junzhou to investigate King Hui's crimes, to be honest, Wei Guangde didn't have the ability to do so, and he didn't have enough people around him.

Moreover, he did not dare to investigate a prince without authorization.

If he had a sign of the Metropolitan Procuratorate on his head, he would be able to do this.

The records about Ganoderma lucidum have been transcribed, and Yin Tai sent Wei Guangde to send the compiled transcripts to Wu Shan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.

The yamen of the Ministry of Rites is not far from the Hanlin Academy, and it is only a short walk away. Wei Guangde naturally took the order to go, and it would be good to go out to get some air.

The environment in the Hanlin Courtyard is quiet, but it gets boring after staying for a long time.

Wei Guangde wandered out of the Hanlin Academy with the booklet in hand, and took Zhang Ji to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites.

The little officials at the entrance of the Ritual Department already knew Wei Guangde, there was no way they could do that, the people in the Ritual Department were terrified by that incident.

After arriving outside Wu Shangshu's public house in Wushan, Wei Guangde entered the house after asking the clerk to report, and then sent the sorted album.

In the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, Wei Guangde didn't stay for long.

Although it was strange, Wei Guangde still realized that Wu Shan didn't seem to like him very much, so he didn't stop there.

After leaving the Ministry of Rituals, Wei Guangde was still thinking about where to spend his time, and it was still early to be on duty, so he saw a man dressed as a servant coming from a distance after walking a few steps, his face was very familiar.

Wei Guangde thought about it carefully and remembered, isn't this Chen Ju?

Last time I took him to Xiyuan, and later I asked him out for a drink.

Chen Ju seemed to have seen Wei Guangde a long time ago, and walked over straight away.

"Brother Chen."

Seeing this posture, Wei Guangde immediately cupped his fists and said.

After the last trip to Xiyuan, they took time out to meet up for a drink, and they somehow became known as brothers during the dinner.

Of course, Wei Guangde remained sober at that time, but in fact he still wanted to curry favor with Gao Zhong, Chen Ju and other servants.

"Brother Wei, why aren't you in the Hanlin Academy, and go to the Ministry of Rites to do business?"

They were just outside the red wall of the courtyard of the Ministry of Rites, so Chen Ju naturally started talking about the Ministry of Rites.

"A few days ago, the Hanlin Academy found a lot of records about Ganoderma lucidum, and it was not transcribed and sent to Wu Shangshu of the Ministry of Gifts."

Wei Guangde smiled and explained his reason for coming out.

"Well, what a coincidence, I came to the Ministry of Rites to ask about this."

Chen Ju laughed.

"Oh, so the emperor is really looking for Ganoderma lucidum?"

Wei Guangde had heard before that the emperor asked Wu Shan about the Ganoderma lucidum, and Wu Shan said that he came back to look for information, so there was such a big commotion.

In fact, the movement is concentrated in the yamen such as the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Academy, which play with words.

"The emperor is going to open the altar to refine medicine again?"

Seeing Chen Ju nodding, Wei Guangde asked curiously.

"It is to refine medicine. I have almost finished eating a kind of elixir that I have been taking before, but the required medicinal materials have not yet been collected. Master Liang said that some of them are mainly difficult to find, but they can be replaced by Ganoderma lucidum. He also said that Ganoderma lucidum is a fairy in the world Grass, long-term use has great benefits for cultivation, so His Majesty asked Wu Shangshu now, probably because he is planning to make a big purchase."

Chen Ju looked around and said to Wei Guangde.

"Who is Master Liang?"

Wei Guangde asked curiously, he still knew a little about the alchemists who were beside Emperor Jiajing, but there seemed to be no one with the surname Liang.

"It's Liang Gaofu Master Liang. This is an expert in refining medicine. Your Majesty likes the elixirs he refines very much. This time I purchased the ganoderma lucidum for him to refine medicines."

Chen Ju introduced in a low voice.

"Then why haven't you heard this person's name before?"

Wei Guangde said a little strangely, it is said that the alchemists around Jiajing are relatively famous.

"This Master Liang only knows how to refine medicine, but he doesn't know how to practice. If it wasn't for the lack of pills in the palace, he wouldn't be summoned, so he doesn't have many chances to enter the palace alone. Most of them are summoned when His Majesty is refining medicine. It doesn’t have a good reputation outside.”

Chen Ju replied, "I'll go to Mr. Wu first to ask, and see when I can hand in what His Majesty wants."

While speaking, Chen Ju cupped his hands and said to Wei Guangde.

"Don't delay Brother Chen's work."

Wei Guangde also immediately returned the courtesy, but after thinking about it, it is not easy to bump into Chen Ju on weekdays, so he also wanted to seize this opportunity to get in touch with him for a while, and said with a smile: "It's almost noon, brother, if you don't hurry , Why don't you go have a glass of wine later."

"It's not urgent, it's not urgent. The ingredients for refining medicine are still not available. Now His Majesty has left the matter to my godfather. It's really a headache."

Chen Ju said with a smile.

"It's because Eunuch Gao served the emperor with all his heart that he won the trust of the emperor. Those medicinal materials are all taken by the emperor. Naturally, it is only safe to buy them from trustworthy people."

Wei Guangde said with a smile.

"My godfather must be loyal to His Majesty, and his ability to handle affairs is good enough to gain His Majesty's trust."

Chen Ju answered.

"Yes, yes, yes."

Wei Guangde nodded flatteringly.

"Okay, I'll go in and take a look first."

Chen Ju cupped his hands again and said to Wei Guangde.

"Brother Chen, go on your own. I have nothing to do, so I'll just wait here for a while."

Wei Guangde answered immediately.

The two separated, and Chen Ju walked to the gate of the Ministry of Rites in a few steps, and then walked in.

"Master, shall we wait here?"

At this time Zhang Ji came up from behind and asked in a low voice.

"Are you the master or am I the master?"

Wei Guangde asked casually.

"Of course you are."

When Zhang Ji heard this, he immediately stepped back and stood aside without saying a word.

Emperor Jiajing has a donkey temper. If you follow him, he will obey his will, and if you go against him, he will behave even more rebelliously.

He is the kind of person who is unwilling to do things according to the requirements, just like the stubbornness shown by the donkey, not only can't lead or beat, but even back a few steps.

These are the judgments made by Wei Guangde after understanding past national policies.

It is said that the cabinet governed the world in the Ming Dynasty, but only for governance, the final decision was still in the hands of the emperor.

Therefore, Wei Guangde felt that it was important to get in touch with ministers like Chen Ju more and understand Emperor Jiajing's character, habits, and especially his mood in special times.

When the emperor is in a good mood, big things turn into small things, and vice versa.

Now Wei Guangde has two more things in his hands, and the final decision is in the hands of Emperor Jiajing, and his attitude will determine the final result.

It is necessary to choose a good time to poke it up, so as to get twice the result with half the effort, otherwise it may be that the chicken will not be successful and the rice will be lost, and you will be ashamed.

After waiting for about a stick of incense, Chen Ju walked out Shi Shiran from the yamen of the Ministry of Rites. Seeing that Wei Guangde was still waiting there, he hurriedly walked over with a smile, "Brother Wei has been waiting for a long time."

"What did the eldest brother say? You are on duty in the palace, and I am in the Imperial Academy. There are not many chances to meet each other on weekdays. Since we met today, naturally we can't miss it."

Wei Guangde said to Chen Ju with a smile.

The two quickly walked out of the government office area to the street market, found a restaurant and asked for a private room.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, we soon got together.

Chen Ju mainly asked about Wei Guangde's situation in the Imperial Academy and Taichang Temple. Knowing that he spent most of his time in the Imperial Academy, he was more of a temporary post in Taichang Temple, so he didn't say anything.

"The yamen of Taichang Temple, your humble position can't learn much at all, it will only let you know more about the internal management of the yamen. It's good to read more books in the Imperial Academy."

Wei Guangde thought about what happened to Chen Jin before, so he asked a lot, "Brother, who was it and what official position did they arrange for Chen Jin and Chen Zhuangyuan?"

"Tell him."

Chen Ju took a mouthful of food with his chopsticks, put it into his mouth, chewed it twice, swallowed it, and said slowly: "I heard that it was originally the prime minister of Taichang Temple, but after the drama, it became flat and went out to be the state capital. Pushing the officer is also unlucky."

"Brother, let me inquire about something. Who handled the matter that was ordered by Duke Wei's mansion in Nanjing last month?"

Wei Guangde asked, although Chen Ju is not the eunuch of the Chief of Rites, Gao Zhong is.

That edict must have passed through the hands of the chief of ceremonies, maybe Chen Ju just heard about it from his godfather.

Wei Guangde has checked in the past few days, and he didn't see that Xu Pengju, Duke Wei of Nanjing, had submitted a letter to seal it, but the imperial order came out again, which is very strange.

"Nanjing Duke Wei's Mansion, oh, I don't know about the edict of the second-rank lady you said, but besides that, is there anyone else who can do this in the court?"

Chen Ju didn't answer Wei Guangde's words directly, but made a point.

If Wei Guangde still doesn't understand such a straightforward question, he can buy a piece of tofu and kill him.

Nima, Mr. Xiaoge did it.

Wei Guangde was speechless for a while, Yan Shifan might be the most trustworthy person in ancient and modern times.

"I heard that the lady named in the edict seems not to be the heir to Duke Wei, but a concubine."

Wei Guangde said in a low voice, he was also testing whether he, Yan Shifan, had informed the palace about this action.

After learning about the relationship between him and Duke Wei's mansion in Nanjing, Wei Guangde looked for the edict again, and there was no mention of Zheng's identity in the whole article, so Wei Guangde suspected that this matter was operated in the dark.

To put it too big, this is the crime of deceiving the king.

But to Wei Guangde's disappointment, Chen Ju didn't pick up the topic, but picked up the wine glass on the table.

Wei Guangde tactfully stopped talking about it, picked up the wine glass on the table and walked away with Chen Ju.

After drinking up the wine in the glass, Wei Guangde picked up the wine pot and filled it up for Chen Ju, and then filled his own quilt. At this time, he heard Chen Ju say: "I know that your Wei family, including your uncle, has been receiving Wei Guogong is taking care of it, but there are some things that you are not suitable for meddling with."

Wei Guangde understands that Chen Ju is not a fool, he knows the relationship between the Jiujiang Wei family where their Wei family is located and Wei Guogong's mansion. Obviously Chen Ju knows about the two sons of the Xu family, but he doesn't know his relationship with the Wei family. , That's why I persuaded you so much.

I don't know what Chen Ju's expression will be when Jin Yiwei reports the news of his engagement to the Xu family in the future.

However, until now, Wei Guangde has roughly understood something.

The people in the Supervisor of Ceremonies are not stupid, or they have their own channels to learn a lot of things, at least they know what is hidden in this order.

It's just that the imperial order came up according to the procedure, and they didn't want to open it, or they didn't want to offend the dignitaries of the dynasty and Wei Guogong who was far away in the south of the Yangtze River, so they pretended not to know.

Then, it is possible that Emperor Jiajing was kept in the dark.

Wei Guangde has a bit of a headache right now, this matter is not easy to handle.

At least, it seems that it cannot be uncovered in the short term, because it will offend Yan Shifan, and perhaps Emperor Jiajing will feel that he has been cheated and condemned to Wei Guogong's mansion.

Regarding this matter, write a letter first for Xu Huai to take it home.

Now Xu Bangning didn't go to the Guozijian either, just to make a name, and it didn't seem to have much influence on him.

As for the rumors they spread, that's all for now.

Anyway, the most important reason for this matter is that Mrs. Zheng was born as a concubine. This cannot be changed. As long as the matter is revealed in the future, her imperial order will be withdrawn. Naturally, Xu Bangning has no chance to confirm Wei Guogong’s succession. No.

One matter was barely resolved, and the rest was the case about King Hui that he just took over.

Wei Guangde intends to continue to test Chen Ju to see if he can get more useful information, especially from Emperor Jiajing. Does he really have the same favor and trust for King Hui as rumors outside?
(End of this chapter)