prosperous age

"Taiji, not far ahead is the Permanent Fort, and further ahead is Huangniwa."

"Speed ​​up and see how thick the city wall is."

"Haha Taiji, the city wall of Liaodong is not the one in the south. As long as we want to go up, it's too simple."

"Hehe, so attacking Liaodong is not our goal, as long as we can attract the Ming army.

For Father Khan, taking Liaodong is as easy as turning the palm of his hand, but taking here is really meaningless.

It’s good as it is now. If we need it, we’ll come for a stroll, get some food and then leave. If we directly occupy this place and kill all the Ming people here, we can only break through the side wall in the south and attack. "

"Bear Mountain is not bad. To the west is the swamp. They drove the Ming army into the swamp. They just couldn't escape. I just don't know if they dare to go out of the city wall now."

"That's why we're here to embolden them."

On a small mound next to the Mongolian cavalry marching queue, two figures reined in their horses, and there were more than a dozen knights scattered around, guarding them in the middle.

The two were dressed gorgeously, wearing silk robes that few Han people could afford, and wearing thin-soled boots that were good for riding. They didn't wear hats on their heads, and they were bald, with only a circle of light fluff. , and at the back of the head, there is only a small braid.

Of these two people, the one in front is Altan Khan's eldest son, Xinaitaiji, who is sometimes called Huang Taiji in the Ming court, and the other is Dalaisun, the leader of the Mongolian Tumed tribe.

"Calling Sun, I heard that Yang Zhao is a strong general in Liaodong. Are you confident in killing him?"

Huang Taiji looked towards the south at this time and said in his mouth.

"As long as Yang Zhao's son dares to come out, I can beat him and call him father and mother, but..."

Calling Sun said with some hesitation.

"I'm just talking casually, you don't have to take it seriously, haha."

Huang Taiji smiled happily.

Of course he knew that as long as Yang Zhao was not hiding in Liaoyang City, unless he gathered all the cavalry of the Ming army in Liaodong, he would definitely not be their opponent.

"Besides, the purpose of our trip is not to clean him up, the main thing is to grab some food and leave.

The past two years have not been good, but the people of Liaodong still have so much to eat. It is really unreasonable for us not to come and get some. "

Huang Taiji continued.

"I heard that people from the Ming Dynasty transported it from the pass. I really want to go back to the beginning. Our ancestors lived in the warm south, so we don't have to worry about the wind and snow from the north."

Sun sighed when he called.

Although the Mongols were driven back to the grassland by the Han people for hundreds of years, they still pass on the glory of their ancestors from generation to generation, telling that their ancestors followed the footsteps of the Great Khan into the Great Wall, where they ruled the Ming people and lived without food and clothing. worry life.

There is the paradise of their Mongolians.

The vast land allows them to gallop their horses, and countless slaves work for them.

At night, they can get together and dance around the fire, drink the fine wine brewed by the Han people, and enjoy life to the fullest.

And more importantly, there is no severe cold in the north, so there is no need to worry about how to live in winter.

It is also because of these words passed down from generation to generation by their ancestors that the men living on the prairie are full of yearning for the south, and they are willing to follow the leader to go south to plunder. In their hearts, these things should belong to them.

What's more, without going to the south to plunder food, it would be difficult for their tribe, their young children and older family members to survive the long and cold winter.

"There is a chance. More than ten years ago, we almost broke into the capital where the emperor of the Ming Dynasty lived."

Huang Taiji also looked to the south, as if he could see the great rivers and mountains in the pass.

In recent years, the winter grassland has been getting colder every year, which has greatly affected their pastures, and the number of cattle and sheep in the sheep pen has also decreased a lot.

In order to survive, in order for the tribe to survive, even if the prairie people didn't want to bleed, there was nothing they could do.

Ming people would not give them food, they didn't have enough food for themselves, so they could only grab it.

Snatch their rations from them and keep yourself alive.

"Plundering is the main thing, and it is our task to lure the Ming army out of the side wall to pursue them."

Huang Taiji reminded Sun Dao that he was still a little worried that this reckless man would forget his mission at a critical moment.

The news that Huang Taiji led his troops into the Liaohetao area, accompanied by billowing smoke and dust from the march of the Tartar cavalry, had been discovered by the Ming army, and the news had been rushed to Liaoyang and Guangning two towns.

However, whether this news is for Liaoyang General Soldier or Guangning Deputy General Soldier, it is actually the same.

In the past few years, the Tartars have been disturbing the border more and more frequently, and no one pays attention to their movements. They only issue alert orders to the forts on the side walls, and no one even sends Ye Bubu to investigate the enemy's situation and understand the situation in the Tartar army. Who is the team leader.

Defensive warfare, they are sure.

In field battles, without gathering a large army, they are absolutely sure that they will never go out of the side wall.

Just two more months will be the rainy season, and the Tartars will naturally retreat.

"I heard that Yang Shangshu failed and failed to persuade Yang Xuan."

In the Imperial College, Wei Guangde spoke while flipping through the book.

"That's right. Governor Yang used the reason that the Tatars have frequently invaded various fortresses in Liaodong in the past two years, and insisted that their target this year may be Liaodong."

Zhang Juzheng was also doing the same action as Wei Guangde, and he also replied to the copy of "Yongle Dadian" sent by the school record: "I heard that because more grain has been sent to Liaodong in the past two years, the price of grain there has dropped. As a result, the common people have more food reserves than before.

You also know that the cold weather in the north has been severe in recent years, and even the Tartars, who are used to the bitter cold, can't stand it. It is said that their livestock have suffered a lot, so they realized that Liaodong could grab more food, so they decided to go there. "

"I heard that the Liaodong Great Wall that Governor Li Chengxun advocated to build was actually an earthen wall?"

Wei Guangde asked again.

"One side is made of bricks and stones. At that time, Liaodong didn't have so much financial resources to build the city wall, so it was better to take soil and tamp it down."

Zhang Juzheng replied, "However, I heard that in order to restrain Governor Yang, the Ministry of War intends to postpone the payment of food and grass."

For the news from the court, especially those related to major military and state affairs, the news from Zhang Juzheng is naturally more timely. After all, Xu Jie often uses these methods when dealing with official affairs, and naturally he will pass them on to Zhang Juzheng.

Wei Guangde's hand flipping the book paused slightly, then resumed his activities, turned a page lightly, and continued to read.

Proofreading, that is, comparing the original with the transcript to prevent mistakes in the transcription process, this is the responsibility of the branch school officials.

Reading books, for those in the Hanlin Academy, is naturally very simple, let alone reading such rare books as "Yongle Dadian".

However, after reading too much, Wei Guangde will inevitably feel dizzy, so he and Zhang Juzheng will focus on reading the transcribed books delivered in the past few days about every two or three days, and what to do on weekdays .

If it is found that the transcription is wrong, it will be marked, and someone will copy it again, disassemble it and bind it again.

For the correct copy, you should leave your name on the page, register it, and put it away by category.

"You have flaws in two days, you might as well go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

Just as the two were flipping through the book, Zhang Juzheng suddenly spoke.

"The Metropolitan Procuratorate?"

Wei Guangde asked curiously.

"I heard that someone inside is denouncing the shipping to Liao, and I'm afraid there will be trouble."

Zhang Juzheng replied.

Wei Guangde nodded after thinking about it. Xu Jie previously supported Pan En to win the official position of Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate from Zhou Yan, so he naturally regarded it as his own territory.

It's just a pity that Pan En himself didn't pay attention, and someone seized the excuse to impeach him, and there was still a lot of trouble between the court and China in the past two days.

"They stopped chasing Pan Yushi?"

Wei Guangde asked in surprise, "Old Xu Ge has settled this matter?"

Two days ago, colleagues from the Metropolitan Procuratorate came to him and asked Wei Guangde to join them in impeaching Pan En.

Speaking of Pan En's matter, it seems that it has little to do with him, but he didn't stand up and refuse the matter at the critical moment.

Pan Yunduan, Pan En's son, participated in the general examination last year and was on the list, and then participated in the palace examination, but his ranking was not very high, so Pan En did not care too much about arranging a government office.

Perhaps, in his opinion, it would be serious to give his son some good job after a few years of gold plating in any yamen.

You must know that in the Ming Dynasty, fathers and sons like them who were officials in the same dynasty often had a taboo. He had to try his best to show that he was upright and would not provide any convenience to his son.

Originally, this matter was over like this, seeing that Pan Yunduan did not receive special treatment, naturally no one who was not open-eyed said anything.

However, Pan En's protégé, Guo Pu, the current Minister of the Ministry of Officials, made a move at this time, and transferred Pan Yunduan, who was supposed to be in the Ministry of Punishment or sent out, to the Ministry of Rites.

The relationship between Pan En and Guo Pu was not established during the court and China.

Pan En was a Jinshi in the second year of Jiajing, and Guo Pu was a Jinshi in the 14th year of Jiajing. However, when Guo Pu participated in the Henan Provincial Examination, Pan En, who was then a member of the Nanjing Ministry of Criminal Affairs, served as the main examiner for the Henan Provincial Examination.

Pan Yunduan was suddenly transferred to the Ministry of Rites, which was naturally seen by everyone. Zhang Yi played a role in the matter of Rites, and impeached Pan Yunduan for pursuing fame and fortune, speculation and profiteering. The Minister of the Ministry of officials favored personal interests.

Zhang Yi's memorials directly sued the two second-rank officials of the current dynasty. Such memorials entered the cabinet, and Xu Jie and Yuan Wei were not easy to deal with, so they had to be sent to Xiyuan.

Unsurprisingly, it seems that Emperor Jiajing did not intend to delve into this matter, but chose to stay in China.

However, this could not appease the anger of the Kedao spokesperson.

Before, everyone felt that Pan En did a good job and did not provide any convenience to his son. Everyone had a good impression of them. After Guo Pu intervened, the incident quickly fermented.

In this regard, even as the censor of Zuodu, it is not easy for Pan En to suppress the subordinates.

Wei Guangde was also curious when he talked about this matter at the moment. If Xiyuan didn't have a clear attitude, those officials would never stop.

Does Xu Jie really have such a great influence that he can persuade the Kodao spokesperson?
"Yesterday His Majesty summoned the teacher."

Zhang Juzheng stopped his movements and looked around, but there was no one there, and then he said: "My teacher guesses that Pan Yushi is probably the one."

Zhang Juzheng didn't finish speaking, but Wei Guangde had already put down the book in his hand and looked up at him.

"Is this such a big impact?"

Wei Guangde was really shocked this time, Zhang Juzheng didn't finish his sentence, but the information revealed in his words seemed to be that Pan En was about to be punished.

"Where is Guo Shangshu?"

Before Zhang Juzheng could speak, Wei Guangde asked again.

"Your Majesty didn't mention the matter of Guo Shangshu at all. The most likely thing is that Pan Yunduan released it, and Pan Yushi may be Zhishi."

After Zhang Juzheng hesitated, he still told the news he knew.

"Why are you so sure?"

Wei Guangde was a little curious. What Zhang Juzheng said was "possible", that is, after Xu Jie met Emperor Jiajing, he actually didn't immediately determine the outcome.

But becoming an official, this is already a very serious punishment, and directly cut off the official career.

"Your Majesty said that Pan Yushi is getting old."

Zhang Juzheng said with a helpless look.

"That's right. Pan Yushi is actually in good spirits. It's really not easy for people to think that he is also in his seventies."

Knowing the reason, Wei Guangde sighed.

Well, Yan Song is still working as the chief assistant at the age of 80. In fact, the age at which he becomes an official depends entirely on the emperor's wishes.

As for the other unlucky Pan Yunduan, Wei Guangde didn't mention it at all.

Anyway, with Xu Jie in the court and people like Zhang Juzheng behind him, even if Pan Yunduan is released, sooner or later he will have his day.

What Wei Guangde didn't know was that the famous "Yu Garden" in Shanghai was said to have been created by Pan Yunduan.

There are only two second-rank officials in Shanghai, one is Zuodu Censor Pan En, whose son built a Yuyuan garden, and the other second-rank official is naturally Xu Guangqi, an official to the Minister of Rites and a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, the cabinet Second assistant, leave one Xujiahui.

But the conversation between the two ended here.

The two of them were thinking about the things in their hearts, but they didn't continue with the errands just now, and the book was directly thrown on the desk.

What Zhang Ju was thinking, of course Wei Guangde didn't know, and he wouldn't ask, because there are many weird things in it.

At the very least, Wei Guangde felt that Zhang Yi impeached the three people this time, and from Zhang Juzheng's words just now, it can be known that Guo Pu was nothing.

why?
Isn't it because behind Pan En is Xu Jie, and behind Guo Pu is Emperor Jiajing?
From this, Wei Guangde naturally thought, it seems that Emperor Jiajing was not as tolerant to Xu Jie as he was to Yan Song back then, and seemed to have the intention of taking down Pan En early in the morning.

When Pan En came to power, it was the time when the Xu and Yan parties were fighting. At that time, Emperor Jiajing had already wanted to suppress Yan Song's family, so he handed over the Metropolitan Procuratorate to Xu Jie to strengthen his momentum and fight against the Yan party.

Now that the strict party is gone, it seems that Xu Jie's family is about to be affected.

It's all there. When Zhang Yi was impeached, Emperor Jiajing should either dismiss the memorial or give a punishment, and he would definitely not let the situation develop to this point.

Emperor Jiajing is no longer a political novice, so he naturally knows the virtues of his courtiers, especially the mad dog-like Kodao officials.

In fact, staying in China is letting go.

However, he could only think about these in his heart, but it was inconvenient to share them with Zhang Juzheng.