prosperous age

Chapter 293 Chapter 292 Return to Beijing
The news that Yu Dayou, who had just successfully wiped out Wang Zhi's remnants at the beginning of the month, was going to be taken to Beijing for trial, this news had a huge impact on Wei Guangde's brain, making him a little unclear about what happened.

After carefully reading the following content, he finally understood what happened in Zhejiang. Everything was caused by the Japanese pirates who broke out from the encirclement, as well as the entire Fujianese officials, and Hu Zongxian's villainous heart.

Xu Bangrui was also interested. After learning about the latest developments in the court, he collected relevant information and sent it to Wei Guangde. After all, he knew that Wei Guangde had left the capital for several months. He was more or less unaware of the current situation in the capital. It is still helpful for Wei Guangde to return to the capital.

The Japanese pirates who broke through the siege and went south once again poisoned Fujian, and other Japanese pirates also took advantage of the situation to loot and plunder, turning the entire coastal prefectures into a hell on earth.

Facing such a situation, Hu Zongxian was as anxious as an ant in a hot pot, but it didn't help.

Because many Japanese pirates invaded and plundered Fujian, many Fujianese claimed that Hu Zongxian deliberately let the Japanese escape south, trying to draw the Japanese invaders out of Zhejiang, where he was.

Because of this rumor, Li Hu, a speech official from Fujian in the court, wrote a letter to impeach Hu Zongxian for Zongwa.

With the first one to fire the cannon, naturally there will be no shortage of the second one, and the third one, Jiangnan officials who are dissatisfied with Hu Zongxian also took the opportunity to impeach him.

Perhaps, this is politics, in order to achieve the goal by any means, dare to say anything, dare to do anything.

In desperation, Hu Zongxian suspected that Yu Dayou, the commander-in-chief under his command, had ventilated with the outside world, and joined forces with fellow Fujianese to impeach him.

Hu Zongxian had already received a letter from Yan Shifan in the capital, and he had some arrangements for it, but he didn't expect that someone under him would betray him, so it was very rude to participate in Hu Zongxian's memorial.

As for why Hu Zongxian suspected that Yu Dayou had betrayed him, it was not because Yu Dayou was both the leader of the army and a native of Fujian, so he might be aware of some of his arrangements.

Yu Dayou was also unlucky. For several years he fought bloody battles with the Japanese pirates. He won and lost, and he often had to take the blame for Shangguan and was reprimanded. His official position also went up and down. This time, he was lucky, and ended up being arrested and interrogated in the capital.

Naturally, Wei Guangde's already written letter could not be delivered. When he was thinking about going back to Beijing, he stopped by Wei Guogong's mansion in Nanjing to send it. No matter how he sends it now, everyone has been taken by Jin Yiwei.

However, Jin Yiwei's old Dalu Bing and Yu Dayou have a good relationship, and they will not suffer any losses along the way, so they should be very comfortable.

Wei Guangde wasn't worried about Yu Dayou at all, and even thought badly that for a general like Yu Dayou who had been leading the army in combat, this experience of being locked up was probably the most relaxing and pleasant time for him.

The situation in the Ming Dynasty Hall during this period has changed too fast. Yesterday, he was still receiving congratulations from all parties in the barracks, celebrating the eradication of a huge Japanese pirate, but today he was reduced to a prisoner.

This was a huge blow to Yu Dayou's heart, and it was not something Wei Guangde could feel at all.

However, just as Wei Guangde guessed, Yu Dayou really didn't suffer any crimes when he was arrested by Jin Yiwei and went to Beijing. The general who commanded the army even had a note from the capital.

Arresting people was the order of Emperor Jiajing, and Lu Bing did not dare to disobey, but the process could be within his control, so naturally he would not let his friends be wronged along the way.

The news of Yu Dayou's arrest hit his father and uncle the most. After all, they knew Yu Dayou and were invited by him. At this time, they were naturally glad that they did not agree to stay in Zhejiang to fight against the Japanese.

The old man even ran back to Jiujiang Mansion to read the letter, and then lamented that the world is impermanent, "It is difficult for no one in the court to be an official."

Is there no one in Yu Dayou's court?

Of course not, it's just that his people are neither court nor court.

Jin Yiwei, what else can he do besides report to the emperor?
Naturally, they cannot participate in government affairs. In fact, if they get too close to the civil official group, they will also be suspected by the emperor.

As far as Yan Song, the chief assistant of the dynasty, the person Hu Zongxian kicked out was naturally not very reliable.

In fact, Yan Song had already heard of Yu Dayou's name.

When his relative Ouyang Bijin, the current Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Yu Dayou was his general. He has risen to the top of the sky, which is naturally Yan Song's handwriting.

Now Hu Zongxian also kicked Yu Dayou out to vent his anger. From Yan Song's point of view, this person may really not know how to behave, and the two senior officials did not treat him very much.

In addition, there is another matter that has been worrying Yan Song, because it is an old matter several years ago.

In the 31st year of Jiajing, Yu Dayou was ordered to suppress the Japanese. When the Japanese pirates used Zhelin as their lair, he was the deputy commander-in-chief of coastal defense in Zhili, Jinshan and other places, and Zhelin was under his jurisdiction. After some investigation and research, Yu Dayou wrote " On Ten Difficulties in Using Soldiers in Zhelin", and sent this article to Xu Jie, a cabinet scholar.

At that time, Yan Song and Xu Jie fought fiercely. At that time, Xu Jie hadn't fully seen Yan Song's strength, so he didn't give in to Yan Song.

Yu Dayou offered advice to Xu Jie. After Yan Song knew about this, he blamed Yu Dayou for not presenting the article to him but to Xu Jie, and he couldn't help holding a grudge.

In fact, Yu Dayou sent this article to Xu Jie, a senior scholar, without the slightest intention of flattering him, just because Songjiang is Xu Jie's hometown, and he has a better understanding of the situation discussed, so he asked him to make comments for revision.

But no matter what, Yu Dayou offended Yan Song a bit ruthlessly. When Hu Zongxian's impeachment report came up, Yan Song naturally made trouble in the report. This made Emperor Jiajing quickly give Yu Dayou an order to escort him to Beijing, and Lu Binglian pleaded for mercy. There is no chance.

Yu Dayou was arrested by Emperor Jiajing and went to Beijing for trial. The only thing Lu Bing could do was to hold the person in his own hands, so when Yu Dayou was escorted to the capital, he was not handed over to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, but was directly arrested by Lu Bing. Arrived in prison.

Yu Dayou is an upright person and a clean official. When he was arrested, he had less than a hundred taels of silver on him, but he made a small fortune on the way to Beijing when he was escorted.

Yu Dayou's personality is disliked by officialdom, because he doesn't know how to curry favor with superior officials, and he doesn't have money to bribe, so naturally he is often excluded, but his personality also makes him have many admirers.

After learning that Yu Dayou had made great achievements in suppressing the Japanese, but was locked up by the imperial court and taken to Beijing for interrogation, many friends generously offered money and sent Yu Dayou money on the way for him to manage in the capital.

When Yu Dayou arrived in Beijing, he had thousands of taels of gifts around him.

Of course Lu Bing didn't think much of these money, but the officers and soldiers who were escorting him thought about it but didn't dare to make a move.

Because of Lu Bing's relationship, the people in Jinyiwei naturally wouldn't do anything, but the officers of the Zhejiang Procuratorate were warned by Tan Lun before leaving, so they could only look at the gold and silver treasures with red eyes.

But after arriving in the capital, after Lu Bing and Yu Dayou met, Yu Dayou handed over the money to Lu Bing.

Now that he is deeply trapped in prison, he naturally has no way to do activities, so he can only ask his friends for help with the up and down management.

Because Yu Dayou is already a second-rank military general in the imperial court from the official to the commander-in-chief. Naturally, it cannot be tried by a single yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and can only be tried by the three divisions. In this way, in addition to the officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple are also indispensable. .

While Lu Bing was working on Yu Dayou's case, a fleet of ships approached Tongzhou Wharf.

Several carriages beside the pier were also brought over. After the pedals were set up, Wei Guangde got out of the cabin, glanced at the carriages on the shore, and then turned around to support the woman who had just stepped out of the hatch.

This woman is not very old, but she is also dressed as a woman. On her head is a peach blossom bun that is popular at the time, tied with gold thread, and the bun is combed high, and the top of the bun is also decorated with jewels.

This is the style that is popular in Jiangnan in this era, especially in Nanjing and Suzhou, and it is also Wei Guangde's favorite.

This peach bun is actually no stranger to modern people, it is a classic hair accessory that often appears in costume dramas.

This woman is delicate and exquisite, with a radiant complexion, she is really a beautiful beauty.

She was only sixteen or seventeen years old, with a graceful figure, dressed in bright and bright silk clothes, and wearing dazzling and gorgeous jasper earrings, standing so pretty on the bow of the boat and looking at the city in the distance.

Naturally, it was Wei Guangde's wife Xu Jianglan who had just passed the family. Wei Guangde returned to Beijing to be an official, so of course he had to bring her into Beijing with him.

Although Xu Jianglan is the daughter of Wei Guogong Xu Pengju, but because she is not a prostitute, she did not go to the court to ask for the title, and she is only called the eldest lady in the mansion.

"Officer, have you arrived in the capital?"

Her voice was gentle and her expression was charming, which made Wei Guangde's heart tremble involuntarily.

Wei Guangde is still very satisfied with this daughter-in-law. She looks beautiful, has a good temperament, and is also gentle and respectful. Faced with Xu Jianglan's question, Wei Guangde smiled and shook his head, "This is Tongzhou, and it's half a day away from the capital. It's very close. .”

Although Xu Jianglan is the daughter of the Duke, but there are too many rules in ancient times, she has not been to many places, before marrying Wei Guangde, she only wandered around Nanjing City, and never traveled far.

Jiujiang mansion is the second place Xu Jianglan has been to in this life. It is the first time she has left her home so far away, and she is very reluctant and uncomfortable. After all, she is getting married.

Fortunately, it was her eldest brother Xu Bangrui who sent her off, so that she would not be depressed. Finally, there were still people who could talk, but they were still very reserved along the way, and they were almost bored in the cabin.

On the way to the capital following Wei Guangde, Xu Jianglan completely released her girlish nature.

Although married as a woman, she is still a girl at heart after all. Along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal all the way north, she followed Wei Guangde out of the cabin from time to time to breathe and enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way.

When I arrived in Tongzhou by boat this way, I didn't see any symptoms of travel fatigue at all, but it seemed to be very relaxing and enjoyable.

"Then when are we going to visit Duke Dingguo's mansion?"

Xu Jianglan thought of his father Xu Pengju's advice when he left Nanjing, telling the young couple to go to Dingguogong's mansion when they arrived in the capital.

Although nominally the Duke of Wei in Nanjing and the Duke of Ding in Beijing are descendants of Xu Da, they did not conspire against each other because of their differences, and they collapsed during the Yongle period.

It wasn't until those two generations were gone that the Xu family in the north and the south began to have a small amount of communication, but they were also very modest, that is, they would send some gifts and a letter during the holidays, and they still walked around. rare.

Now that my daughter is going to go to Beijing with Wei Guangde, no matter what the current status of Dingguo Duke's Mansion is in the capital, it is still the Duke's family, and the background is still there, and the influence is still there.

Although he has no real power, Duke Ding can still speak whether he is at the bottom of the officialdom in the capital or in the court.

In fact, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were very kind to these nobles, whether they were founding nobles or Jingnan nobles.

So Xu Pengju still wrote a letter to Xu Yande, the contemporary Dingguo Gong who was far away in the capital. He couldn't write two Xu characters in one stroke. The content of the letter naturally hoped that Xu Yande could take care of Wei Guangde, at least not to be bullied.

The current Dingguo Duke Xu Yande is the Duke of Dingguo who attacked Dingguo in the eighth year of Jiajing, with a salary of 30 shi.

Although the Five Armies Governor's Mansion has long been emptied by the Ministry of War, Duke Ding Guo has a profound background in the capital for many years, and it is not a problem to protect Wei Guangde, a small official.

As for the past, Xu Pengju naturally hoped that Wei Guangde could be transferred away from the capital, no matter where he went, it was better than staying in the capital.

But now the situation is different from that time, now that the two families are married, and Wei Guangde has become his son-in-law, naturally he still hopes that Wei Guangde's official career will be smoother, and it will also be a help to his family.

Of course, the main reason is that Xu Pengju feels that the order has been issued, and everything has actually been settled, so there is no need to worry about further disturbances.

"Let's talk about it in the next two days."

Wei Guangde looked at the sky, it was almost noon.

Lunch can only be used in Tongzhou, and you can rush back to your home in the capital before the city gate is locked at night.

After getting off the boat and saying goodbye to the members of the chamber of commerce, Wei Guangde took Xu Jianglan into Tongzhou City instead of going directly on the road in the carriage.

This time back to the capital, there were only more people around Xu Jianglan. There were a lot of vacant rooms in the front and back yards, but it was enough to live in. So after the convoy entered Beijing at night, Xu Jianglan opened the curtain to look at the imperial capital of the Ming Dynasty.

The prosperity of the street is no less than that of Nanjing City, with heavy traffic, pedestrians, and shops and restaurants on both sides, which is quite in line with Xu Jianglan's imagination of the capital.

Regarding Wei Guangde's house in the capital, the young couple also mentioned it when they chatted before.

Although the price of the house is not low, the more Wei Guangde lives in it, the more he feels it is worth it.

Xu Jianglan, on the other hand, doesn't have much idea of ​​the price. For someone like her, she only knows whether she wants it or not, and doesn't care about the price.

When he returned to the capital, the first thing he did was to go back to the Imperial Academy for vacation. After that, besides visiting Duke Dingguo's mansion, Wei Guangde would also go to the place he least wanted to go - Beizhen Fusi.

The purpose of going to Beizhen Fusi is self-evident. Naturally, I want to see Yu Dayou. This is also the explanation of Wei Daddy and uncle. If possible, he will help to move around.

In fact, Wei Guangde had already thought of a countermeasure when he was in Jiujiang. It was not difficult to save Yu Dayou, the main reason was that he was reluctant to spend money.

Now Wei Guangde can see that, as long as the money is sent to Yan's house, Yu Dayou can get away with any crime as long as he is not rebellious.

Therefore, Wei Guangde was not worried about Yu Dayou at all.

(End of this chapter)