prosperous age

Chapter 386 Chapter 385

"Your Majesty asked to choose the state capital to build a new palace?"

When Wei Guangde arrived, Gao Gong told Wei Guangde the news he had just received without exchanging greetings.

There are only three people in the private room today, Gao Gong, Li Fang and Wei Guangde. Li Fang is naturally representing King Yu, and he will tell King Yu what Wei Guangde and Gao Gong said.

"What does Mr. Gao think?"

Wei Guangde rubbed his chin and asked.

He didn't ask the source of the news. He thought it would not be wrong to choose such a big matter as a fiefdom to build a new palace. After all, this was discussed by the cabinet and the six ministries, and the news could not be blocked.

"I don't know. Your Majesty will only know after the cabinet selects a place."

Hearing Gao Gong's words, Wei Guangde nodded.

To determine the fiefdom, although the imperial court paid money for the construction of the palace, the prince of Jiufan would also send officials from the palace to participate. At that time, Emperor Jiajing would have to make it clear whether it was King Yu or King Jing who came out of Beijing to join the feudal clan.

"Actually, don't worry."

Wei Guangde suddenly laughed, and said: "Whether it is according to the imperial court system or the people's hearts, they are all for the prince, His Majesty will not be unaware.

Guo Xiyan's blood was not in vain. "

"Ok?"

"what?"

There was a low and sharp sound of surprise, neither Gao Gong nor Li Fang thought that Wei Guangde would mention Guo Xiyan at this time.

At the beginning of the year, Guo Xiyan asked Emperor Jiajing to establish a reserve position in a letter, but in the end she was directly dismissed, without even going through the joint trial of the three divisions, and Jin Yiwei directly arrested people, tried the case, and killed people.

King Yu was not at ease. In fact, Guo Xiyan's murder was also one of the important reasons.

You know, Guo Xiyan openly supported King Yu to inherit the great treasure and let King Jing go out of Beijing to become a vassal.

Although he did not communicate with Yuwangfu in advance, Yuwangfu was very passive at that time.

But it was such a person, who was directly killed by the emperor in the end. From that moment, King Yu realized that he might really want to stay away from that position.

Over the past six months, although his appearance has not changed much from usual, in fact he has already surrendered in his heart, but looking at the earnest eyes of Gao Gong and others, he can't bear to express his true thoughts.

But today, after he got the news of the new palace from the palace, King Yu locked himself in the study.

He had already realized that what was supposed to come would come after all, and he didn't dare to look at the disappointed expressions of Gao Gong and others after learning the last news.

But even so, Yu Wang also knew that he could not do nothing, which would reveal his state of mind at this time, so he sent Li Fang to find Gao Gong and Wei Guangde.

Unknowingly, King Yu now regards Wei Guangde as the second think tank besides Gao Gong in the palace.

"Guo Xiyan was arrested because she wanted King Jing to come out of Beijing and become a vassal."

In the middle of Li Fang's words, she suddenly felt a little unlucky, so she shut up immediately and only looked at Wei Guangde.

Although Yu Wang tried his best not to show it, as a person around him, his every move was in the eyes of Li Fang, and what was inevitably exposed had been discovered long ago.

However, Li Fang didn't say anything, and didn't even mention it to Gao Gong.

It's just that Wei Guangde's words just now made him suddenly feel that something was wrong. According to Wei Guangde's words, it seemed that Guo Xiyan's death was actually good for King Yu.

"Regardless of whether Guo Xiyan is out to seek profit or is dedicated to serving the public, there is indeed a big problem with his reckless memorial at the beginning."

Wei Guangde paused for a while when he said this, and thought for a while before continuing: "If there is really no problem with that memorial, Your Majesty will not let Jin Yiwei kill him directly, but will throw him to the Ministry of Punishment. After all, the Sixth Division has already Charges were given.

However, His Majesty did not have him tried, but directly executed him. This shows that His Majesty did not want Guo Xiyan's case to continue to ferment, and directly used his blood to stop the mouths of other people. "

Hearing this, both Gao Gong and Li Fang nodded subconsciously.

Indeed, after Guo Xiyan wrote the letter, there was a lot of discussion in the court, but after Guo Xiyan was executed, the discussion stopped abruptly.

"If Guo Xiyan does not die, there will be disputes in the court, and they will be divided into two factions, supporting His Royal Highness King Yu and King Jing respectively. It is not impossible for Xiao Qiang to cause trouble in the end, even if he can control the court through Lu Bing.

However, it's easy to hide the open gun and hard to defend against the hidden arrow. No one knows whether some people will take risks and do something for that position. "

Wei Guangde got up suddenly, and then walked back and forth in the private room twice, "Your Majesty probably wanted to protect King Yu from being assassinated, so he quickly executed Guo Xiyan to prevent the situation from expanding."

While speaking, Wei Guangde had already stood still, staring at Li Fang and continued: "It's not what most people think, Your Majesty falls in love with King Jing."

"Executing Guo Xiyan can indeed prevent the court from splitting, but why do you say it is to protect King Yu?"

Gao Gong said with a frown.

"If you hand him over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, he will not be able to get rid of the crime in the end. If you really plan to let King Jing take over."

Wei Guangde replied.

"Positive?"

Gao Gong said in surprise, he really didn't expect this, after all, Guo Xiyan was not familiar with him, and he didn't even say a word to Prince Yu's Mansion in the memorial.

After learning about Guo Xiyan's letter, he also inquired about his situation at that time, so naturally he looked down on this person very much.

Guo Xiyan's situation at that time was not at all complaining about King Yu's injustice. From the memorabilia, it can be seen that supporting King Yu's supremacy was just a skin he put on for himself, and his real purpose was to win the position and beat Yan Song.

"If King Jing really wants to take over, I will hand him over to the Ministry of Punishment for a trial. The final verdict is already predetermined, and the courtiers will also be affected during the trial.

As far as the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty are concerned, how many people really support King Jing, and it may be the elder Yan Ge who made this choice. "

Wei Guangde said frankly.

In fact, what he said was also the actual situation of Dao appearing in the court.

The reason why Gao Gong feels safe and secure is because according to the ancestral system, King Yu is the best candidate to inherit the great treasure, and the people's will.

In his opinion, if Emperor Jiajing really wanted to pass on the throne to King Jing, at worst he would take the lead in remonstrating with the ancestral system on his head. Could it be that Emperor Jiajing really wanted to have another "big gift" in the last few years of his emperor's career? Discussion" dispute?
The "Great Ceremony" at that time was actually not what Yang Tinghe claimed at all. It was essentially a struggle to use the power of the prime minister to overwhelm the imperial power, and use their power to blackmail the young Emperor Jiajing.

No matter how they quote scriptures, it is impossible for thousands of years of ethics to support them. It is no different from a beast to make the emperor deny his biological parents.

It was unreasonable at the time, unlike Yang Tinghe who was just talking about fallacies and heresies, he Gao Gong was talking about the ancestral system, which naturally occupied the moral high ground. split.

Even Yan Song would not have dared to publicly support him on this occasion.

Although he had made up his mind a long time ago, Gao Gong was still unavoidably nervous and worried when the real thing happened.

People cherish their lives, and so does he, and he still has great ambitions.

At this moment, I heard Wei Guangde say that Emperor Jiajing quickly executed Guo Xiyan to protect King Yu, whether it was true or not, it could make him feel at ease, at least temporarily.

Only Li Fang frowned at this time, trying to understand what Wei Guangde meant.

"Lord Gao has been appointed by His Majesty to participate in the imperial discussion, don't you understand?"

Finally, Wei Guangde spoke to them again.

In fact, Wei Guangde also understood that Gao Gong should be able to understand what he said after tonight.

Gao Gong is not an idiot, his current nervousness is actually more because he is in the middle of the game, he is concerned about it, and he is confused, and he suddenly lost his position.

At the same time, in a gorgeous courtyard in the inner city of Beijing, Huang Guangsheng, governor of Huguichuan who had just bid farewell to Wei Guangde, came here to meet Ma Sen, the right servant of the Ministry of Justice.

"Mingju, Wei Guangde asks you for a request, and I suggest you accept it. No matter what, Zhifu is a fellow from Fujian. He is one of the few generals who can lead an army alone and fight alone. If you can, please help."

After listening to Huang Guangsheng's narration, Ma Sen said to him after thinking for a while.

"As for Zhisuke, I've heard you mention it before. It's only right to help, but..."

Huang Guangsheng said half a sentence with hesitation on his face, and didn't continue.

Ma Sen knew Huang Guangsheng's concerns, so Yan Song, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was there to block him.

Although it seems that he is not afraid of the chief minister as the governor of the three provinces, in fact, although he is in charge of the military affairs of the three provinces, whether it is a local official or a military general, he still has to listen to the words of the capital in the end.

It's true that the county magistrate's words are good, but if he secretly plays tricks under the elder's behest, it's enough for him to deal with it.

"You probably don't know one thing yet."

At this time, Mason suddenly spoke.

"What's the matter?"

Huang Guangsheng asked curiously.

"I just heard this afternoon that His Majesty asked the cabinet to work with the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Households to choose a fief to build the Prince's Mansion."

"what?"

Ma Sen told Huang Guangsheng what he had just heard, and Huang Guangsheng asked back in disbelief.

Choosing a fiefdom and building a new palace, the meaning of this news is very clear, that is, there is a prince who is going to leave Beijing to become a feudal vassal.

Who will leave Beijing?

King Yu?

King King?

It can be said that the courtiers have been thinking about the battle for the crown prince for many years, and the answer will be made public soon.

"It's a good thing. It should be that King Jing came out of Beijing to become a feudal vassal."

Although Huang Guangsheng is an official in Sichuan, he has also heard about the situation in the capital.

The dispute between the two kings, the cabinet dispute, and the major events of standing in line are all extremely sensitive to officials in the court.

But soon, a touch of surprise emerged in Huang Guangsheng's heart.

Just now I was talking about how to deal with the matter of Yu Dayou, a fellow villager, but why did Ma Sen get involved with the second king at once.

However, before he could express his doubts, Ma Sen had already answered the conversation: "You also think that King Jing should be the vassal, and King Liuyu should inherit the great treasure in Beijing. You should agree to Wei Guangde's request and Yu Dayou's errand. gone."

"Yu Dayou is someone from Prince Yu's Mansion?"

After hearing Ma Sen's words, Huang Guangsheng's eyes widened and he looked over in shock.

No wonder, Hu Zongxian and Yan Song wanted to mess with Yu Dayou, even if they made great achievements, they didn't intend to let go.

At this time, Huang Guangsheng had consciously figured out the real background of Yu Dayou's suppression in his mind, that is, he was involved in the dispute between the two kings.

Just the next moment, Mason broke his guess aloud.

"I don't know if Yu Dayou is from Prince Yu's Mansion, but Wei Guangde is, and he seems to have a high status in Prince Yu's Mansion."

Huang Guangsheng understood Ma Sen's meaning. King Yu was about to gain power. At this time, let's not talk about being the platform of King Yu's Mansion, at least not to have any trouble with the people of King Yu's Mansion.

Hidden servants, you can't see anything now, but once King Yu comes to power, it will be a different story, and everyone will definitely be successful.

"You still don't know that these few times, when the important ministers of the court discussed matters in front of the imperial court, His Majesty called Gao Gong, the minister of Taichang Temple, to attend, isn't it obvious?
Your Majesty has already begun to pave the way for the promotion of officials in Prince Yu's Mansion. If my prediction is correct, the choice of fiefdom will come to fruition in the next few days. The cabinet meeting will not be delayed for a long time. The Prince's Mansion was established in conjunction with the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households. "

Mason continued to talk eloquently, expressing everything he knew and thought.

Of course, Huang Guangsheng didn't know about Gao Gong's participation in the imperial meeting. Hearing what Ma Sen said now, he naturally understood in his heart that this should be the meaning, and there was nothing wrong with it.

"When you go to the Ministry of War to select generals, whether it will be before or after the result is out, it's hard to say, but I can say it here.

Even if you proposed to use Yu Dayou as a general in Huguichuan at the Ministry of War, Yang Bo of the Ministry of War would never stop it. On the contrary, he would help you promote this matter.

That is, when reporting to the cabinet, there will be some disturbances, but you can also let Wei Guangde figure out a way.

He begged you to give Yu Dayou a chance, and you gave it. If he can't deal with the cabinet, Mr. Yan Ge's place, and the matter can't be done, then it has nothing to do with you. "

After Ma Sen finished speaking, he looked at Huang Guangsheng with a smile on his face.

Is there any risk for Huang Guangsheng to use Yu Dayou?
Yes, that is to offend Yan Song, the chief assistant of the dynasty.

There is nothing else.

Neither Ma Sen nor Huang Guangsheng would question Yu Dayou's abilities.

Choosing Yu Dayou as a general, offending Yan Song, but being able to make friends with the people in Yuwangfu, this is the choice between short-term interests and long-term interests.

Ma Sen couldn't say too much about Huang Guangsheng's choice, but he still wanted to inform Huang Guangsheng of the current situation in the capital in detail, and let Huang Guangsheng make his own decision.

But, is such a decision difficult to make?

of course not.

"I will choose Yu Dayou as the general. I will decide whether to go to Guizhou or Huguang at that time."

Huang Guangsheng made a decisive choice.

What's the point of offending Yan Song now.

As long as it is confirmed that it is King Jing, it will be fine to suffer a little suppression in the short term.

What's more, at that time, Yan Ge is always afraid that he will not be able to protect himself, and there will be no spirit to embarrass him.

None of the officials below knew that Yan Ge supported King Jing.

Seeing that King Jing lost his chance to be on the Great Treasure, who the hell would follow Yan Song.

"Tonight, I will send someone to send a message to Wei Guangde."

Huang Guangsheng and Ma Sen looked at each other and smiled.

(End of this chapter)