prosperous age

There are tens of thousands of officials in the entire capital, but it is a pity that Wei Guangde is the only one who really discovered the difference in the Datong victory report.

In fact, this is not surprising. In this era, besides Wei Guangde, who else would have illusions about Yu Dayou?

Yu Dayou has participated in many wars, but all the battles he participated in were in the southern battlefield.

In the current Ming Dynasty, everyone from the official circles to the people has a unified understanding, that is, although the Japanese pirates in the south are making a lot of trouble, they are still no greater threat than the Tartars in the north.

The Mongols were an enemy established during the founding of the Ming Dynasty. When the Ming Dynasty was in full swing, they launched the Northern Expedition continuously. The purpose was not to try their best to weaken the enemy's strength and prevent them from re-emerging.

Yu Dayou is considered to be a good fighter among the generals in the south, but it is still not enough in the eyes of most Beijing officials. Did the generals in the north fight fewer battles than Yu Dayou?

The important town on the Nine Frontiers would not be attacked by the Tartars a few times in a year, it would only be a battle involving thousands of people, and such small conflicts involving hundreds of people would no longer be in their eyes.

That is, Wei Guangde, who came from the soul of later generations, has a little superstition towards Yu Dayou, and the other is Qi Jiguang.

Wei Guangde couldn't get rid of this inherent impression of the shadow of a famous tree.

Lao Kan naturally didn't know why Wei Guangde was so excited after seeing the good news, but considering that he didn't know how to fight, since Wei Guangde was so optimistic about Yu Dayou, then he must have something special.

What's more, under the current situation, Wei Guangde can recover and be happy, which seems to be better than anything else.

Although Lao Kan was still not optimistic about the northern war deep in his heart, he would definitely not say anything more at this time.

In fact, the consciousness of the court is now very unified, and Datong is afraid that it will be in big trouble, and it is not only the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment where Lao Kan is located, but even the Ministry of War has a similar view.

Today, when the good news was sent to Xiyuan, it seemed that Emperor Jiajing had not heard that the civil and military officials were summoned to discuss matters. In fact, it had clearly reflected the emperor's judgment.

Although the officials in the court were not optimistic, the inner court, Huang Jin and Gao Zhong noticed the general mentioned in the victory report.

What Chen Ju said when he came back that day, Huang Jin and Gao Zhong were still pondering whether this general named Yu Dayou could maintain the level of the south in the north.

Now the emperor is not happy, and the servants are also sad, so naturally they want to have some fun to make the emperor happy.

But the roots are still in Datong. Unless there is really good news from there, the emperor will not be interested in doing anything.

While hesitating, they saw the good news from Datong.

At first glance, both of them were startled. The Datong army was really intercepted by the Tartars. It was over, and Yang Bo's prediction came true.

But upon closer inspection, both of them found Yu Dayou's name.

When Wei Guangde told Chen Ju, he praised Yu Dayou's commanding ability for a while, and the unicycle chariot designed by Yu Dayou all showed that he was a general who could fight and knew how to fight.

It's just that they are still not familiar with war after all. At this moment, what Huang Jin thinks is, since Yu Dayou is so capable, can he reverse the unfavorable situation in Datong?
What is a good general?

Then it must be reliable at critical times and not lose the chain.

In their eyes, Wei Guangde is a man who knows how to fight. Since he admires Yu Dayou so much, he must have something special. Will he create a miracle?

Look at Emperor Jiajing on the throne. These days, he doesn't think about tea and food, and he can't even read the Taoist classics, and he sighs from time to time. This is really different from his previous performance.

At this time, the emperor usually practiced for a while before dealing with government affairs, but today he did not practice, nor did he deal with the memorandum. what to think.

Looking at the moon, the direction is not right.

"Eunuch Huang, how much did the emperor eat for dinner today?"

Gao Zhong, who was standing behind Huang Jin, couldn't bear it anymore, and asked Huang Jin in a low voice.

"I just ate a mouthful and it was taken away."

Still staring at the emperor in front of him intently, Huang Jin replied in a low voice.

"That's not okay, or else."

Before he finished speaking, Huang Jin turned his head to look at Gao Zhong, who immediately lowered his head.

He understood Gao Zhong's meaning, and first used Wei Guangde's set of rhetoric to coax Emperor Jiajing to make him happy.

But Huang Jin shook his head in the end, it was good news today, and the news of Datong's defeat would come tomorrow, and there might be big troubles under the great joy and sorrow.

Huang Jin still has a little understanding of this master he has served for half his life, and when he is furious, there will be a little bit of affection for you.

Didn't the Empress, who saved the emperor's life during the palace change, die in the fire under the watchful eyes of this one?
There are some things that cannot be said, and dare not be said, as long as you know them.

At this time, it is absolutely time not to be too busy.

Gao Zhong lowered his head and didn't see Huang Jin shaking his head, but he knew what Huang Jin was thinking when he didn't get a response for a long time.

Forget it, if you say it at this time, I'm afraid it will really hurt others and yourself.

I don't know why, maybe it started from the incident ten years ago. In the bottom of Gao Zhong's heart, Gao Zhong had a deep fear of the Mongolian sweat in the north.

He remembered the performance of the Ming army at the beginning. Although it was the Beijing camp, I heard that the frontier army's combat power was much stronger, but they were all fought near the capital, and their so-called combat power was just like that.

Alda Khan's soldiers came to the capital, and many frontier troops from Jizhen, Xuanfu and other towns came back, but no one was able to fight directly with Alta's troops.

Thinking of this, Gao Zhong also figured it out, even if this Yu Dayou is really good at fighting, if he brings those Xiong soldiers under him, he might not be able to fight well.

Perhaps, in Yongshou Palace, the only person who still has a little thought about Yu Dayou is Chen Ju.

It's just that Chen Ju knows the rules. If his godfather didn't let him say anything to the emperor, he would never make the decision to speak out without authorization.

Chen Ju also saw the good news about Datong, and he also noticed the name Yu Dayou, but so what?
A gust of night wind blew away a trace of heat from everyone, and the weather turned cold.

Huang Jin couldn't help but tremble all over, and the others were not much better, it seemed that only Emperor Jiajing in the garden didn't notice it.

In the past two years, I don't know whether it's because he cultivated into a half-immortal body or what, but the emperor has often started to be different from ordinary people.

Others are afraid of the cold in winter, but for some reason, the emperor often complains that it is hot, and he has to open the doors and windows to let the cold air into the house in such a cold day.

But in summer, he was afraid of the cold, so he was actually wrapped in a thick Taoist robe, which made the eunuchs who served him miserable.

It was also at this time that Huang Jin, Chen Ju and others heard the term "half-immortal body", as if Emperor Jiajing could only succeed in cultivation.

It is hard for them to say whether it is good or not, let alone ask.

After a long time, when almost everyone felt shivering from the cold, Emperor Jiajing finally moved, and the emperor who calmed down stepped into the hall without looking back.

"Send up all the memorials."

I spent most of the night watching the sky, and when it was time to go to bed, the emperor was about to start dealing with official duties.

Huang Jin and Gao Zhong looked at each other, then Gao Zhong waved to Chen Ju who was behind him, and Chen Ju followed the two of them into the hall with two servants holding a stack of memorials.

This is today's backlog of memorials, a little more than in the past.

I don't know how long it took, but finally, under the super-fast efficiency of Emperor Jiajing, all the memorials sent by the cabinet today have been processed.

"Oops"

Emperor Jiajing stretched unconsciously on the throne, got up, strode to the door of the palace, stretched out his hand and opened the door, letting the cold wind of the night pour into the hall.

Almost instantly, Chen Ju felt the temperature around him drop a few degrees.

Emperor Jiajing just stood in front of the palace gate, facing the cold wind blowing, but remained motionless.

"When will Datong's next memorial be delivered?"

At this time, Emperor Jiajing seemed to be talking to himself, or asking someone, and said inexplicably.

It was a bit of a nonsense, but no one inside or outside the hall dared to agree.

Perhaps feeling that he had lost his composure, Emperor Jiajing turned around and looked at the servant closest to him. Under the emperor's gaze, the servant was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground with a plop.

Taking a deep breath, Emperor Jiajing looked away from the terrified servant and turned to the person next to him, which was Chen Ju.

"Tell me, three days? Five days? Or half a month?"

Chen Ju opened his mouth slightly in surprise. When Emperor Jiajing was dealing with so many memorials, he was still thinking about the war in Datong.

Seeing that Chen Ju seemed to be frightened into a fool, he felt bored.

He looks very clever on weekdays, but now he looks like a fool.

Huang Jin and Gao Zhong glanced at each other quietly, then lowered their heads again.

In fact, the best way to deal with it at this time is to learn from the little waiter and lie down on the ground directly, but I don't know whether it was because I was scared or stupid, but Chen Ju actually thought about this problem.

According to the rules of the officialdom, good news should be reported as soon as possible, lest it will delay the time, bad news should be concealed as soon as possible, and if there is really no way to conceal it, it will be reported.

With the current situation in Datong, the battle should have been over, after all, there is enough time for the fast horse to be sent to the capital.

If he wins, the news should be sent tomorrow at the earliest, but if he loses the battle, it is estimated that the report will be sent after ten days and a half months, as the emperor said.

The emperor wanted to hear good news, but he didn't have much confidence, so he said that.

"My lord, maybe in three to five days, there will be a message from Datong."

Originally, Emperor Jiajing didn't have much hope, but when he thought about it, Chen Ju was already frightened, so he planned to let him go, after all, he was just an eunuch.

But unexpectedly, at this time Chen Ju opened his mouth to answer his words.

"Three or five days?"

After repeating the sentence, Emperor Jiajing smiled.

But neither Chen Ju nor Huang Jin nor Gao Zhong saw this smile, because all of them lowered their heads, as if afraid of being seen by the emperor.

Maybe it's because he has been holding back for a long time in the past two days, but Emperor Jiajing is a little bit optimistic at the moment.

No matter what he thinks or does, at this time, Datong may have already decided the winner and the battle is over.

Suddenly, the idea of ​​teasing him came up in his heart, and he said to Chen Ju with a straight face: "Do you know how to deal with the crime of deceiving the emperor?"

A casual sentence made Chen Ju kneel on the ground, his head kept touching the ground, while Huang Jin and Gao Zhong looked up at the emperor in surprise.

Those little servants may not understand, but these two people do understand the meaning of these words, there is a bit of a joke in it, what does this mean?
They knew it, but Chen Ju didn't know it. After hearing Emperor Jiajing's words suddenly, Chen Ju felt cold all over his body.

People in the outer court, as long as the emperor didn't hate him so much, would usually have room for change, but in the inner court, they were directly dragged out and killed with a stick, and no one cared about the life and death of a servant at all.

He also watched a servant being dragged out and then beaten to death with sticks.

Chen Ju just froze for a moment, then kowtowed at a faster speed.

"Bang bang bang", the sound of forehead contacting the ground continued to resound.

"What are you afraid of?"

Seeing Chen Ju's reaction, Emperor Jiajing put on a smile, but it was a smile that disregarded life and death.

For these slaves, life and death, honor and disgrace are all in his mind, this is the feeling of an emperor.

"Say, if you can't tell a name, you can kill yourself after five days."

Maybe the previous words were just Emperor Jiajing's intention to tease Chen Ju, but now it's different, you are not joking, if Chen Ju can't say something, and there is no good news from Datong, then Chen Ju can really only suicide, otherwise
"My lord."

Having said that, Chen Ju's godfather Gao Zhong can only come out, wanting to smooth things over, after all, he is his favorite godson, and he doesn't want Chen Ju to be played to death in the joke-like conversation of Emperor Jiajing.

However, he only uttered two words before being forced to stop by Emperor Jiajing's gaze.

He understood the meaning of that gaze. He had seen Emperor Jiajing look at people with such gaze many times, and most of those people died in the end.

This is to warn him that when the bad things about Beijing camp broke out, the emperor didn't even think of him that way.

Gao Zhong could only sigh in his heart.

Although Emperor Jiajing should have accepted the news of Datong's defeat, he seemed to be a little stimulated, and he wanted to vent his anger by killing people.

Chen Ju, just ran into this bad luck.

It all depends on how he handles it himself, if he doesn't handle it well, he will lose his life.

The maids in the palace, even eunuchs of some status, are still the emperor's domestic servants after all, and their life and death are at the master's whim, no one will care about them, especially the Jiajing emperor.

And Chen Ju, who knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing, gradually calmed down after hearing Gao Zhong's shout.

He has been in Yongshou Palace for a long time, and he has already noticed the joy and anger of Emperor Jiajing.

Thinking about it now, maybe Emperor Jiajing didn't intend to kill him, but the joke said so far, if he really said the wrong thing in the end, he might be doomed.

The emperor was asking himself why he said Datong would have results in three to five days, what should he say?
Inwardly, he screamed unlucky, now that he has found out, before he didn't answer and just knelt on his knees, it seemed that nothing happened.

It's just that a few words have been put on the shelf now, if I don't say something to make the emperor happy today, I'm afraid I won't be able to get over this hurdle.

Emperor Jiajing didn't care about the life and death of a person like him, he just did it according to his mood.