prosperous age

Guo Xiyan was dismissed, which naturally disappointed him who was devoted to his official career.

He once hoped that Yan Song, the chief assistant of Yan, who is also from Jiangxi, could help deliver a message to the Ministry of Officials, but what greeted him was even greater disappointment, and the Yan Mansion did not agree.

How to return to the imperial court is what he is most concerned about at the moment. Although he is still an official, he has no power and power, and how to re-arrange his position without relying on the powerful.

In the city of Beijing, there are many officials waiting to be appointed. Everyone can only find a way to make connections, give money and gifts, so that they can get an appointment document from the Ministry of Officials, but he has just been dismissed, and the normal procedures are at least the least. It will also take a few years.

It's just that Guo Xiyan's family is not rich, and even the money collected through the land tax exemption privilege is only enough for him to live a decent life in the capital. As for the salary of a Beijing official, one banquet is not enough. Gift of money.

As for the wealth brought by power, well, what can the official position of Zhan Shifu Zuo Chunfang Zuo Zhongyun bring in the Jiajing Dynasty?

How many years has the prince been dead.

Thinking of this, his body, which was originally powerless to lie on the chair, suddenly sat upright, and he thought of a way that might change his life.

Want to use dangerous words and tricks to get away with great success?
At this time, in Guo Xiyan's mind, the solution that came to mind was naturally to suggest establishing a reserve.

Regardless of whether it can be adopted by Emperor Jiajing in the end, for him, it will be a wave of presence in front of the future new emperor.

It is no secret that Yan Song supports King Jing.

Several sons of Emperor Jiajing, the eldest son Zhu Zaiji, was established as the crown prince, but died two months after he was born.

In the 18th year of Jiajing, the second son Zhu Zaihe succeeded him as the crown prince at the age of four. In the 28th year of Jiajing, the crown prince Zhu Zaihe went out to study in the pavilion, and died after only meeting the Emperor Jiajing.

Now the remaining three sons, Zhu Zaihou, are named King Yu, and the fourth son, Zhu Zaizhen, is named King Jing.

According to the feudal etiquette system, the third son Yu Wang Zhu Zaihou should succeed him as the crown prince, but Emperor Jiajing refused to register him for a long time.

It is said that the reason was that the two former crown princes died young and died early, so they did not want to continue to stand again; Taoist priest Tao Zhongwen once secretly said that the two dragons cannot meet, the emperor is the dragon, and the crown prince is the future dragon, so not only can they not be canonized, And father and son cannot meet.

Of course, there are also rumors in the market that King Yu's birth mother fell out of favor, King Jing was born to his favorite concubine Lu, and the delay in making King Yu the crown prince was related to this.

The battle for the imperial palace is secretive and unspeakable.

Although King Jing received more rewards than King Yu every year because of Lu's favor, it seemed that Emperor Jiajing liked King Jing more than King Yu, but Guo Xiyan still felt that King Yu was more likely to be in power, and King Jing If he is still the object of Yan Song's support, then it is even more impossible to support him.

Because the Yan family was unwilling to help him speak, Guo Xiyan even hated Yan Song at this time, so at this moment he thought of remonstrating to establish a crown prince, and naturally supported King Yu, and at the same time used the battle for the crown to avenge Yan Song.

Thinking of this, Guo Xiyan finally couldn't restrain his desire for power. He laid out the rice paper and pressed the paperweight, poured some clear water into the inkstone, and then lightly rolled up the sleeve of his right hand with his left hand, placing his index finger on the top of the ink, and his thumb Hold the two sides of the ink stick with the middle finger and put it into the inkstone, press it hard and turn it lightly to grind it.

The hands kept moving, and my heart began to prepare.

After ink was completed, Guo Xiyan took down her favorite Langhao from the pen mountain and began to write on rice paper.

"The ministers read the sacred decree respectfully in the old years. Those who want to establish the emperor's heirs will pass on the road. They will spend their days with the heirs and congratulatory officials. It is difficult to establish a heir. May Chen Zhong live for a long time. He thinks that if he obeys, the two will survive, and the ministers will be honored. People, the absurd intentions in the court may have to do their best to plan for the emperor."

This is a big matter, and Guo Xiyan also knows that this memorial will inevitably cause an uproar.

These years in the capital, he naturally knew that some of the courtiers wanted to ask Emperor Jiajing to make a crown prince several times, but in the end there was no follow-up. Although he didn't know why, he also heard vaguely that it seemed that Prince Yu's mansion was secretly preventing this. thing.

Therefore, Guo Xiyan was not in a hurry to play this memorial, but stayed at home and revised it several times, still feeling dissatisfied.

When he was depressed and living at home, the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate finally jointly presented to Emperor Jiajing the dossier on the trial of the former Zhejiang General Soldier Yu Dayou.

The memorial first denied the accusation that Yu Dayou had collude with Japanese pirates in private, but he was responsible for improper command of the Japanese pirates breaking out of Cengang, and suggested that he should be dismissed and at the same time be deprived of his hereditary patronage privilege.

The memorial was sent to the Supervisor of Rituals through the cabinet, and then transferred to Xiyuan. At this time, Emperor Jiajing's attention had been shifted to the intensified Japanese riots in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian. He was naturally very dissatisfied with the trial results of Yu Dayou's case.

Looking at Gao Zhong who was waiting for his approval below, Emperor Jiajing thought for a moment and said: "The Japanese plague has not been eliminated so far, how can it be explained by a misconduct in command, and the army is in Datong."

Hearing Emperor Jiajing's words, Gao Zhong hurriedly nodded in response, and immediately added the words "dispatch Yu Dayou to Datong into the army" in the redemption, and then the memorial will be sent to the Ministry of Penalties of the Cabinet for the final sentence.

Lu Bing heard the news a little later. Although it was not perfect, his old friend could finally get out of the prison.

Expropriation to Datong is actually not a punishment. Perhaps Emperor Jiajing was not willing to let a general who had commanded thousands of troops live among the people and send him to a border town. Naturally, it was the best result.

After thinking about it in my mind, it seems that the governor of Datong is called Li Wenjin now, and then I asked someone to find information about Li Wenjin to read it carefully.

After reading these materials, he planned to give them to Yu Dayou to have a look as well. After all, he was going there soon, and getting to know more Shangguan would be beneficial for his future life in Datong.

Li Wenjin, whose style name is Xianzhi, and whose nickname is Tongye, was born in Baxian County, Chongqing Prefecture, Sichuan Province.

This Li Wenjin can barely be regarded as the second generation of officials. His ancestors were just low-level officials like Yi Cheng, while his father Li Bang was an official up to Fengzhi doctor and a member of the household department. Yuan Youqian is the censor and the governor of Datong.

Soon, Lu Bing's brows relaxed.

At first, Lu Bing worried that Li Wenjin was not familiar with Yu Dayou, so he might not reuse Yu Dayou.

Of course, Lu Bing knew about Yu Dayou's skills, otherwise he wouldn't have helped him so much.

In the officialdom, forming good karma can sometimes bring unexpected benefits.

When the Japanese pirates ravaged Zhejiang and Fujian, the imperial court ordered Li Wenjin to replace Ding Zhan to eliminate the Japanese pirates because Ding Zhan, deputy envoy of Haidao, was dismissed by the imperial court.

Therefore, Li Wenjin and Yu Dayou, who was then a general in Ningbo and Taizhou, jointly formulated a careful anti-enemy plan, led the army to defeat the Japanese pirates at sea, burned more than 50 Japanese ships, and fought a beautiful victory.

Seeing this, Lu Bing was overjoyed. Li Wenjin and Yu Dayou had crossed paths before. If Yu Dayou went to Datong, he should be reused soon. When the meritorious service is rewarded, it will be a matter of time before the official returns to his original post.

Before, I thought about giving Li Wenjin's information to Yu Dayou, but now it seems that I don't need it.

If Yu Dayou gets to know Li Wenjin better through Jin Yiwei's information, and then tells him something he shouldn't know, then it's better not to overdo it.

Thinking of this, Lu Bing exchanged his subordinates to re-seal Li Wenjin's information into the file, and went straight to Yu Dayou's cell.

Now that Yu Dayou's matter is completely settled, he can only issue a memorandum to the Ministry of Officials to pronounce the sentence. Even if the dust settles, it is time to tell Yu Dayou about his future at this time.

"Is it popular in the palace?"

When Lu Bing walked into the cell, Yu Dayou was still lying on the couch, covered with a thick quilt.

Maybe it was judged by the sound of footsteps, anyway, before Lu Bing entered the cell, he heard Yu Dayou's questioning in his ears.

"approved."

Lu Bing entered the room, sat down on the chair next to Yu Dayou, and then continued: "But it's different from what you want."

"Huh? Do you still want to punish me?"

Yu Dayou opened his eyes and looked at Lu Bing next to him, with a slightly surprised expression on his face.

"Your Majesty is still angry. After all, the Japanese pirates in Cen Hong Kong did escape from Li's hands, so don't even think about disarming and returning to the fields."

Lu Bing laughed.

"Okay, whether it's going back to Fujian or Zhejiang, I just obey the emperor's orders."

Yu Dayou shook his head slightly, and then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

In fact, besides being able to lead troops to fight, the current Yu Dayou really has nothing to do.

This time in prison, Yu Dayou gave up his plan to continue to be an official, thinking about returning to his hometown in Fujian, bringing a group of apprentices, and passing on his skills.

At that time, the young Yu Dayou learned the art of war from Zhao Benxue, and learned the art of stick from Li Liangqin, the founder of Zhangergun. Speaking of which, he also worshiped the famous Yi scholars Wang Xuan and Lin Fu as his teachers for the imperial examination, and he also learned the famous Neo Confucianist Cai Qing's guidance is considered to be a rare general in the Ming army who is both civil and military.

So for Yu Dayou, if he can't become an official, he should go back to his hometown to be a preaching teacher, and he can learn both civil and military skills under his own disciples. There will be many students who want to come to private schools.

Although Yu Dayou didn't pass the examination for the title of Juren, he was still a scholar. He passed the boy's examination and the courtyard examination at the age of 15, and he was regarded as a "child prodigy" in one fell swoop.

However, for Yu Dayou, it is still a bit regrettable that he has not been able to display his ambitions.

Learn literary and martial arts, and sell goods to the emperor's house.

This is the thinking of most people in this era, and Yu Dayou is no exception. What's more, since Yu Dayou can remember, he knows that his family eats imperial food, and it has been eaten for generations.

"You can't go back to the south, I'll send you to Datong."

Lu Bing said.

"Datong? Hit the Tartars?"

Yu Dayou sat up suddenly, looking at Lu Bingdao with bright eyes.

"Yes, but you were deposed, and your family's hereditary position of a hundred households was also stripped away. You used to be a soldier."

Lu Bing opened his mouth and continued.

"Let's just be a soldier, I've never been a soldier before."

Yu Dayou directly took over his father's official position back then, and soon he was promoted to the post of Qianhu in the Guard of Thousand Households because of his participation in the martial arts examination. He really had never been a soldier.

"By the way, who has the final say in Datong now?"

Although he didn't care, Yu Dayou still asked about the topics he cared about. He didn't know who his superior was, he was not a qualified soldier.

"Hehe. Li Wenjin."

Lu Bing didn't bother to show off, so he directly told the governor of Datong.

"Li Wenjin"

Yu Dayou frowned slightly when he heard the name, and seemed to think of something, but he was not sure, so he asked: "Is it Li Wenjin, Master Li, who served as the deputy envoy of Haidao in Zhejiang?"

"It seems that you have a deep impression on him. He has been in the Metropolitan Procuratorate for a few years. You still remember him."

Lu Bing's words actually affirmed Yu Dayou's guess.

"Snapped."

Yu Dayou clapped his big hands together and gave a clear applause, then he grinned and said, "If it were that lord, my old Yu's life would be easier."

"Really? He is the governor of Datong now, you are a warrior, do people remember you?"

Lu Bing laughed.

"That lord is good. At that time, I was fighting under his tent, and he didn't interfere with my formation. He was better than Hu Zongxian's half-knowledgeable officials. He had to point fingers at everything, and that was also my Lao Yu's fight. The most comfortable battle, directly wiped out that group of Japanese pirates."

Yu Dayou seemed to recall the scene at that time, and said with a blushing face, "Don't look at me as a small soldier. When I arrive in Datong, Lord Li will definitely know me. Even if he really forgot, I'll just pay a visit."

For a general-level official like Yu Dayou, even if he is deposed, there will be documents about him in Li Wenjin's official case, so Yu Dayou believes that Li Wenjin will not be ignorant of his arrival.

"There is not much time left. The memorial will be sent back to the cabinet tomorrow. It is estimated that the Criminal Department will close the case in the next few days, and you will be escorted there."

Lu Bing was also very happy to know that this brother was about to get out of the prison, "It's just a pity that Guangde has contributed a lot this time, but you won't be able to see him."

"When he comes back, you find a chance to say thank you to him."

Yu Dayou said to Lu Bing.

Being able to go out is undoubtedly Wei Guangde's strategy in Hangzhou. Otherwise, Lu Bing really couldn't find enough conditions to talk to Yan's family, and Yu Dayou would not go out so easily.

Although Lu Bing had the final say on the imperial edict, but he could make Yu Dayou live well in prison, but he dared not release him.

Three days later, the Ministry of Punishment sent another official letter to mention him, but Lu Bing did not stop him. According to the previous rules, he sent Captain Jinyi to escort Yu Dayou to the Ministry of Punishment for interrogation.

As expected, there will be no trial in this court hearing. After all, the case has been closed, and Yu Dayou will be directly sentenced.

Just like what Lu Bing said, depose the official position, inherit the privilege of hereditary shelter, and distribute Datong.

Two days later, when Lu Bing sent Yu Dayou away from the capital, the two were saying goodbye in the west of the city, when suddenly a school captain in Jinyi rushed over on horseback from a distance.

The visitor reined in the reins more than ten steps in front of Lu Bing, quickly jumped off the horse and ran to Lu Bing's side, whispered something in his ear, and then Lu Bing's expression changed.

Yu Dayou knew that something might have happened in the capital, otherwise Lu Bing's face would not have changed so badly.

"Shisuke, let's leave now."

Lu Bing waved his hand, indicating that he knew, and then said to Yu Dayou.

"But there is something, if..."

Yu Dayou said hurriedly.

"It's okay, you go to Datong yourself, I will take care of things in the capital, it's better for you to get out of the capital earlier."

Lu Bing shook his head and clasped his fists.