prosperous age

The improvement of Wei Guangde's grade naturally rejoices the friends who are familiar with him.

This is the case in the officialdom. One hero has three gangs, one fence has three stakes. It is the way to support each other between fellow villagers and the same year. It is always necessary to pull a little bit, otherwise gossip can also call him autistic.

On the night when Wei Guangde received the decree, the Wei family was lively, many people from the same village, the same year and colleagues came.

There was a big banquet at his house, and Zhang Juzheng, who was also promoted, was even more lively. His colleagues of the same year, fellow countrymen and good friends gathered there, and his teacher also went, which would be a big face.

Zhang Juzheng was a Jinshi in Jiajing 26. Many people in the same discipline as him are already in high positions. In fact, he said that his official career was bumpy, and his start was a bit slower than many people.

After all, the Shujishi has been working for three years, he is not as lucky as Wei Guangde, he ended his career as a Shujishi in a few months, and began to mix up the working years of the Ming Dynasty.

After that, he returned to his hometown to recover from his illness. This journey lasted for several years, which completely wiped out his first-mover advantages. He was actually on the same starting line as Tao Dalin, Jin Da and Wei Guangde, who were all editors of the Imperial Academy.

However, he also has his own advantages, that is, he has a good teacher, that is, Xu Jie, the second assistant of the court.

He was assigned an errand for Guozijian Cheng, but this time, somehow, he was directly assigned to the position of Guozijian's secretary, becoming the No. 1 under Gao Gong of the Guozijian Beijian.

As for the Jinshi of Wei Guangde's class, it was a bit hard. Speaking of which, their teacher should be Lu Ben, the second assistant of the cabinet at that time, but now he has returned to his hometown due to illness.

And even during the two years he was still in court, this person often reported illnesses, which allowed Xu Jie to take the position as the second assistant.

In fact, even if Lu Ben didn't complain about his illness, his political opinions followed Yan Song's. Whoever made him join the cabinet was recommended by Yan Song. If he was disobedient, how could Yan Song recommend him to be his deputy.

Anyway, after a few years from the general examination to the palace examination and then to the appointment of officials, Wei Guangde did not get any benefits from this teacher, and he gave out a lot of gifts.

Of course, Wei Guangde didn't feel sorry for the little money. Without Master Lu, he might not be able to pass even if he tried, and that was the most terrible thing.

The general examination held every three years, how many candidates from all over the world are blocked from the palace examination, thousands of them, their efforts do not need Wei Guangde at all.

Well, Wei Guangde is actually very grateful to this Master Lu, and of course he is more grateful to his room teacher - Kang Siqian.

After his teacher left the Imperial Academy, he first went to Shanxi to serve as an inspector, and then transferred to Shandong to serve as a political envoy to the right. Now he has served as a political envoy to the left in Sichuan.

But counting his age, he started too late, and he has no chance to return to court, at least Wei Guangde thinks so.

The two still exchange letters every year. After all, if Kang Siqian hadn't pointed him out, he would definitely have failed the exam. This kindness must be remembered.

Now that Mr. Kang is in poor health, he plans to resign after completing his term and return home.

Well, Wei Guangde went from the general examination to the palace examination, but he couldn't find anyone to borrow from, which is also sad, everything depends on himself.

In fact, Yan Song, a fellow villager, is reliable, but Wei Guangde is worried about getting burned in the future, so he has always maintained a close relationship with that place. Up to now, it has been completely torn apart, and he only maintains a superficial harmony.

Wei Guangde's and Zhang Juzheng's promotions meant that they spread within a small circle in their social circles. For so many Beijing officials in the capital, it was actually a drop in the ocean.

Relatively speaking, Zhang Juzheng's influence is much greater than that of Wei Guangde, and more people know about it.

Of course, this also has something to do with Xu Jie going to drink at Zhang Juzheng's mansion that night, and it is the second assistant anyway.

As for Wei Guangde, he only received a congratulatory gift from the Yan Mansion.

The appointment and removal of officials issued by the capital happens several times or even a dozen times a month, so they are quickly forgotten.

New appointment and dismissal documents were issued continuously, determining the promotion and official career of thousands of officials in the Ming Dynasty.

Within a few days, Wei Guangde went to the outskirts of the city to see off his colleague Chen Jin.

Chen Jin was the No. 32 scholar in the [-]nd year of Jiajing. She was supposed to have a bright future, but because of a messed up errand to reward the prince, she lost everything directly. Within half a year, he was sent to Nanjing Guozijian as a secretary.

In fact, it was obvious that because of his last mistake, he had been completely excluded from the queue of Beijing officials, and he might never return to court in the future.

At the very least, Wei Guangde knew that this person was not as capable as Xu Jie, and could return to court after being demoted.

When Wei Guangde first entered the Hanlin Academy, this senior took good care of him, so Wei Guangde also came to see him off as a colleague.

When Cao Dazhang, Wei Guangde and others brought Chen Jin the practice wine, Chen Jin saw Wei Guangde with a strong physique, and said enviously: "If you have a good physique, alas."

Then he took the wine glass and drank it down. When he put down the wine glass, he did not forget to say to his friends who saw him off: "If there are people who are studying at home, we should let them keep fit. Not to mention the imperial examinations, it means that they become Jinshi and have an official status. If you don't have a good physique, you can't be bad, I'm a lesson from the past."

In the eyes of everyone seeing off, Chen Jin got into the carriage, and then the coachman waved his whip, and the carriage drove away. Chen Jin did not lift the curtain to wave goodbye to them.

Wei Guangde's vacation also ended soon, and he returned to the Imperial Academy to be on duty and continue to be a Beijing official.

However, Wei Guangde was a bit conflicted at this time, because he was considering whether to find an opportunity to seek a foreign release.

During this trip to the south, Wei Guangde also saw the extravagant life of officials in Jiangnan. To be honest, he was very envious.

Of course, he can be a Beijing official, that is, in the current capital, his official position is not worth mentioning.

On July 39th of the 28th year of Jiajing, Zhang Huan, the censor of Nanjing's grain storage capital, saw that the government was deteriorating, the Central Plains was expropriated rapidly, corrupt officials were rampant, floods and droughts continued for years, and the people were miserable.

A garrison of heavy troops, those who are close to the army advocate chaos, and do not rush to the provincial capital, but look down on other counties.

The two recruits, Xiao Jun, are all proud of their abilities, singing generously, and wanting to use them.

Three repairs to the city, the robbers captured by the officials, and the records of the various cities were recorded by him, so we know that the protection of the Central Plains must not be done once and for all.

Four inspections of dangerous passes, such as the intersection of Henan, Shandong and Zhili, the mountains of Mangdang are arranged far and near, and the camps are naturally formed, and there are countless caves for Tibetan soldiers.

At five o'clock, patrolling the calendar and guarding the patrols are prepared to see off as their profession. As for the prohibition and defense, the days are sparse, and thieves are flourishing.

Six good officials were selected. If you want to clear the Central Plains, you must first clear the officials.

Qi Youxie suzerain vassal, making it a royal vassal screen.

Eight discussions on the Yellow River, the Yellow River rushing to destroy its sacks must promote great work, and the discussion is to prevent the construction of the project from gathering crowds, resulting in chaos.

The memorabilia of Du Yushi Zhang Huan caused a small shock after it was delivered to the capital, because in his memorandum, it was directly stated that bandits, large and small, appeared in the Central Plains. There are demons making trouble.

The rise of the demon party began decades ago.

The demon people pretend to deceive the foolish people with deception. The foolish people benefit from the blessings of the land, and the demon people chase after prostitution. Some people regard themselves as slaves, but there is no one who does not conspire with them.

Over the past few years, the people have run out of wealth, there is no house to live in, and there is no home for a happy career, so the rumors are prevalent, the roots are tangled, and people from different parties meet each other and respond to each other.

When Wei Guangde was traveling north, he also heard people talking about the serious banditry along the way, but he didn't expect that there were still people who tried to profit from it.

What is a witch?
Wei Guangde knew without asking, that even if they were not members of the White Lotus Cult, they were still the same people as them.

In Wei Guangde's view, Zhang Huan's memorabilia, although a bit exaggerated, is also considered to have something to say. The Ming Dynasty, which seemed peaceful and happy, was actually full of crises.

However, while the imperial court in the capital was still arguing about Zhang Huan's memorial, an urgent memorial from Fujian was sent to the General Secretary in a hurry.

Fujian Mutiny.

Wei Guangde felt his head buzzing when he heard about the troubles in Fujian.

Last month, I told Emperor Jiajing that although the people in the south of the Yangtze River were suffering terribly because of Hu Zongxian's addition of gifts, they were at the end of the road, but they should be able to survive for another one or two years.

If there was a civil uprising in Fujian in just one month, it would be a big deal. This is because my errands went wrong, and it may be said that Emperor Jiajing's whip will be drawn on him.

After Lu Bu explained the news to Wei Guangde in detail, he was relieved. It was not a civil uprising, but a mutiny.

In fact, when he saw Zhang Huan's memorial, Wei Guangde had a premonition that perhaps he had oversimplified the current serious situation in various places.

In fact, during the process of his subordinates reporting back, there were many bandits gathered in Fujian alone.

It's just that these bandits are all Ming people, and they usually do relatively few activities of robbing houses, and they all fall into the grass because of the Japanese pirates' harassment of the government's tax and labor, so the Fujian government didn't do their best to encircle them. The enemy is still Japanese pirates.

Regarding these, Wei Guangde forgot to mention these when he met Emperor Jiajing, and only mentioned a paragraph in the report.

As for the fujian mutiny this time, Wei Guangde didn't think about it after learning the details. It was just some bastard things done by old soldiers, and some people had to deal with them.

At the beginning, Fujian recruited the rest of the guards in Fujian and Guangdong for the purpose of fighting against the Japanese.

On the sixth day of August in the 39th year of Jiajing, more than [-] soldiers from Fujian revolted and set off from Sha County and Jiangle County to capture Taining County. Ben Yongfeng.

The Zoushu is the report of Zheng Benli, the censor of Fujian Province, impeaching Wang Zhaoyuan, the chief official of the rebellion, and other local officials for the crime of dereliction of duty.

This time the imperial court’s response was much faster. As the cabinet vote was to be submitted to the Supervisor of Rituals, Emperor Jiajing quickly approved and agreed, “Gifting the king’s address as the commander of the capital, arresting thousands of households Wang Zhaoyuan for dereliction of duty, guarding patrols, counseling Sun Yingao, etc. Penalties will be punished and arrested."

Naturally, Wei Guangde was not worried about the encirclement and suppression of mutiny soldiers in the capitals of Fujian and Jiangxi. How big a mess could be caused by just a few hundred people.

Among other things, if they ran to Jiujiang Mansion, it would be a great fun, and the gang under his elder brother could also wipe out this group of soldiers.

They were just wearing the uniforms of officers and soldiers, and they caught the government by surprise at first. The government really wanted to pay attention, and it was not a matter of minutes to kill them.

But at this time, Wei Guangde was sitting in his study, holding a letter from Datong in his hand.

The letter was written by Yu Dayou, who had been dispatched in the past. He already knew about Lu Bing. Emperor Jiajing's edict would naturally be included in the residence newspaper and published throughout the country.

Regarding the death of his old friend, the purpose of Yu Dayou's letter, who didn't know the details, was naturally to ask why.

According to the Di Bao, Lu Bingnai continued to work when he was sick, until he collapsed at work from exhaustion, and the medicine stone was ineffective.

Well, for ordinary people, it is natural to believe it, but Yu Dayou, who knows the details of his old friend, would not agree with this statement.

Wei Guangde thought about it, and decided to write a letter to Yu Dayou to explain the news he heard, so that he wouldn't get upset, and if he couldn't explain it, he really thought it was his own business that dragged down his brother, and he was sure that it was Yan Song's gang. Those who were killed, quietly went back to the capital to take revenge, and that would be a lot of fun.

However, Wei Guangde frowned on the other request in the letter.

According to Yu Dayou's letter, he lived well after arriving in Datong. The governor of Datong was his immediate boss Li Wenjin, and he was very welcome.

But Yu Dayou's letter was naturally not an announcement.

During these days in Datong, he carefully understood the battle process between the Datong frontier army and the Mongolian Tartars, and deeply felt the disadvantage of the Ming army's infantry against the Tartar cavalry, so he proposed the idea of ​​rebuilding the Datong Army Chariot Battalion.

Wei Guangde had already seen military vehicles during the Battle of Baoan Prefecture. There was a military vehicle battalion in the Xuanfu army, which was the equipment built when he wanted to recover the Hetao area.

According to Yu Dayou's idea, the chariot battalion could fight independently, instead of being attached to the infantry as it is now, it was just a protective wall guarding the two wings of the infantry phalanx.

As for the reason why Yu Dayou proposed this idea, it is naturally because he practiced it himself in Datong.

Li Wenjin, governor of Datong, really valued Yu Dayou. After Yu Dayou pointed out the shortcomings of infantry against Tartar cavalry, he allocated a sum of money to Yu Dayou to research and develop new equipment, and Yu Dayou lived up to expectations and really produced results.

He summed up years of battlefield experience and created a weapon called a unicycle.

Use single wood as wheels, push and pull with manpower, no matter mountain ditches or rugged slopes, you can freely advance and retreat up and down, left and right. It was a unique combat weapon at that time.

This kind of one-wheeled chariot was built by Yu Dayou, and it was used against the Tartar cavalry in the border town, and the effect was surprisingly good. The Tartars were helpless against this weapon used by the Ming army.

In Yu Dayou's vision, Datong's army set up seven battalions of soldiers and vehicles, and its system was: one vehicle and 40 soldiers, forming a team; combining the thirteen teams into a small battalion; combining ten small battalions into a large battalion.

Li Wenjin wanted to write a letter based on this, but Yu Dayou, who had been in prison once, was much more cautious than before. He wrote to Wei Guangde first, asking him to help test the reaction of the court.