prosperous age

"really?"

Hearing Wei Guangde say that the three guards of Wuliangha had long since ceased to exist, and that the golden seal and imperial edict had been seized by Mongolian tribes such as Chahar, Nekarka, and Horqin, Yin Shizhen screamed out.

what does this mean?
This means that the exchanges and exchanges between the imperial court and Sanwei over the years are actually capitalizing on the enemy.

"Don't be so surprised. In fact, Bianzhen and the important officials in the court more or less know about these things, but they don't want to admit it."

Wei Guangde said with a smile, "Otherwise, how do you explain the invasion of the Huangtai Ji tribe this time? You know, the north of Ji Town is the territory of the Three Guards. If the Three Guards are still there, how can Huangtai Ji go in and out of the side wall so swaggeringly?"

"You allow me to slow down."

What happened today had a big impact on Yin Shizhen.

Originally, he just told Wei Guangde that Zhang Jian, governor of Shandong Province, had already requested to ban the Liao ships from shipping.

However, I didn't expect to know from Wei Guangde that King Yu had asked him about raising Liaodong's rank in private before, and later learned that the imperial court's inherent concept of the north had seriously deviated from the actual situation for so many years.

When Wei Guangde talked about Mongolia, he was actually pointing out that the current Nuer Gandusi is no longer what it was when the Ming Dynasty withdrew, and the annexation of the tribes there may have formed a new powerful tribe.

As for Wei Guangde's plan to rearrange Daming's strength, Yin Shizhen is not optimistic.

It's very simple, the current imperial finances are not as good as they were back then, and there is no money to restore the garrison of Nuer Gandusi.

"Let me think about this matter carefully, maybe I have to call them together to discuss this matter."

Yin Shi said with a bitter face.

"This matter is not urgent. Brother Zhengfu can discuss this matter with Master Gao and the others in private. There is no need to call everyone to discuss it together."

Wei Guangde said lightly.

This is not a small matter, and if you really want to figure it out, you will have to wait for Yu Wang to come to power, so Wei Guangde is really not in a hurry to let everyone form a consensus.

Moreover, Wei Guangde believes that Zhang Juzheng must know about the situation of Wuliangha Sanwei, and Gao Gong may also know some. After all, he is already a high-ranking official in the court, and he is also in charge of etiquette. Not aware of it.

To put it bluntly, it is to expose the matter and lose the face of the court, so the high-level officials are all reluctant to say anything.

"By the way, the Ministry of War has issued an order to Shanxi Town in cipher text yesterday, and now we are only waiting for the report from the Xuanfu."

Wei Guangde only guessed that Ma Fang may have led his troops out of Guancheng, but whether this is the case will not be known until the inspection of the Ministry of War.

Obviously, Yang Bo had already believed in Wei Guangde's judgment, so he gave Shanxi Town the order to enter Xuanfu instead of confirming the situation of Xuanfu with an attitude of trusting it.

"I just hope I'm overthinking."

Wei Guangde nodded and whispered.

"By the way, you went to Yang Shangshu the day before yesterday, how did he analyze it?"

Yin Shizhen wondered.

He also knew about this matter from King Yu, and he would have thought of it before that.

And when Wei Guangde came to Prince Yu's Mansion yesterday, of course he didn't ask about it, and now he remembered to ask about it.

"Ma Fang should know how to keep it secret this time, but it doesn't make people worry. The main reason is that the attack time is sensitive now. Yang Shangshu just thinks something is wrong, but he can't say too much. Let it be fate."

Wei Guangde recalled Yang Bo's surprised and helpless expression when he discussed the matter with Yang Bo that night.

Ordinarily, he, as Minister of the Ministry of War, should be the first to know about these things, but he learned about them from Wei Guangde.

If someone else was sitting in the position of minister of the Ministry of War, it would be the same thing whether Wei Guangde dared to say it or not, luckily it was Yang Bo.

His bearing and self-cultivation are also recognized in the imperial court.

Soon, two days passed, and Yang Bo sent someone from the Ministry of War to confirm that Ma Fang had led his troops out of the customs to patrol the border a few days ago.

This is an exaggeration to the outside world, and only a few people in the Yuwang Mansion and the Ministry of War in the capital know that Ma Fang has gone to Beisha Beach under the banner of patrolling the border.

Wei Guangde felt that the ass that should be wiped had been wiped clean for Ma Fang, and he only hoped that everything would go well for him this time.

The messenger sent to Shanxi had already left, and the official document from the Ministry of War to Dong Yikui would only be a routine order for his commander to inspect the Xuan Mansion, but he would not say too much. The matter of Ma Fang is now the most confidential secret of the Ministry of War.

Wei Guangde wrote to Dong Yikui because he had to know things that the Ministry of War would not say, so that he could know the seriousness of the situation.

Wei Guangde had only one request, and that was to gather the cavalry from Shanxi Town and lead them to Xuanfu as soon as possible to take the defense.

As for the infantry, just set out step by step. If there is nothing wrong, it will be training.

In the past few days, the imperial court has also been turbulent. After Zhang Jian gave the presentation, many sixth and seventh rank Beijing officials also gave the presentation one after another, either supporting or opposing it. The matters discussed were all about Liao shipping.

Zhang Jian's memorial had already been sent to Xiyuan, but it was not returned to the cabinet the next day. Obviously, Emperor Jiajing did not make a decision immediately, and he didn't know whether to stay in China or what.

It's just that the nearly one-year homework of the river government and Shandong has not been in vain, and the memorials supporting the ban on Liao boat shipping have an absolute advantage.

This, perhaps, is also a kind of public opinion.

Interestingly, the Governor's Water Transportation Department in Huai'an, the River Governor's Yamen in Jining, Shandong, and the provincial river departments did not discuss this matter.

The incident was ignited by the governor of Shandong, and then the low-level officials in the capital played there to discuss it. The middle and high-level officials have remained silent so far.

However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that most of those who opposed Zhang Jian's memorandum were officials connected with Prince Yu's Mansion, or some of their close friends.

For such a scene, many people who don't understand it can't help but speculate secretly that this may be the calm before the storm.

Liuquanju in the capital city, a restaurant full of guests in the past, looks very deserted today.

The ground floor of the two-storey attic was empty at this time, and there were almost no people in sight, only a few figures stood in front of the gate, blocking all the guests who wanted to come here for dinner.

Contrary to the desolation downstairs, the second floor is full of guests, all the tables and chairs are full of people, and judging from their temperament and clothing, we can tell that they are all officials of the dynasty.

The atmosphere during the banquet was relaxed, everyone was talking and laughing, and from time to time someone was toasting at the table, making it very lively.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting better, an old man in official uniform stood up at the main table, raised his glass and said, "My lords, today I invite you to this banquet to express our gratitude to the Thirteen Chambers of Commerce in the Canal. Uphold justice, and express gratitude for advice.

To tell you the truth, my second son's hometown is Shandong, and I can't bear to see my fellow villagers being harassed by refugees from Liaodong."

Although the old man was old, his voice was so loud that the guests on the second floor could hear what he said clearly.

In fact, none of the officials sitting below knew the reason for today's banquet. To those merchants, they only respected the money in the hands of the merchants.

However, since they have become officials, they are really not worried that they will not find money.

In fact, even officials from the Hanlin Academy and Guozijian who are considered to be Qingshui yamen, as long as they are willing to let go of their old faces, it is easy to make money.

However, they came here today not all for the so-called face of the talking old man, but for the servants of the household department and the engineering department sitting on the left and right beside him.

Regardless of whether it is water transport or river channels, the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry actually benefit the most.

One is in charge of the country's water transportation affairs, and urges the southern provinces to transport grain to the capital through the canal through the waterway, and the other is in charge of the river management along the Huang, Huai, and canals.

These low-level Beijing officials stayed in the capital to wait for an opportunity. If they were appreciated by the nobles, they hoped to be promoted all the way.

When I came here, I naturally hoped to expand my network and at the same time be able to get online with several adults above. If I went to these places to find a job, it would not be in vain to study hard for many years.

". Now that the people in the court and the government are overwhelming, I just ask you adults to make persistent efforts and continue to play, let the present know the evil consequences of allowing Liao ships to ship by sea, get rid of the bad government as soon as possible, and return the world to a bright future."

After the old man finished speaking, he toasted from table to table, and behind him, there were servants carrying trays full of small red cloth bags and handing them out from table to table.

As for the adults at the main table, they took the time to sit there and toast each other, chatting with each other.

They came here either out of self-interest, or because they had to come for the face of their friends, and they didn't plan to have too much contact with those people below anyway.

And outside Liuquanju, there are also countless pairs of eyes staring at this place.

They naturally have a way to know everything that happened inside, and they stayed here just to confirm the identity of the person who attended the banquet after the banquet was over.

"You mean that Zhang Wenyuan, Yang Zhao, Liu Siwen, and Chen Fusheng were all involved in this matter?"

At this time, in the Wei Mansion, Wei Guangde sat on a grand teacher's chair, crossing his legs and listening to Zhang Ji's report.

There was a lot of commotion in Liuquanju tonight, after all, hundreds of officials attended the banquet, the battle was really big, even Wei Guangde heard the news, so he naturally sent someone to investigate.

"Master, they don't take you and the prince seriously."

Zhang Ji said carefully there.

"Hehe, show your strength. After all, there are still many officials who have not made a move. They are showing us their strength."

Wei Guangde smiled nonchalantly, but his smile gradually turned cold.

Demonstration, naked demonstration.

To be so undisguised is to let Prince Yu's Mansion retreat in the face of difficulties.

Originally, Wei Guangde had no intention of responding to them, but he didn't expect that the result of Prince Yu's forbearance made the other party seem to feel that they were determined by them, and they did such an unwise thing in the capital.

What Wei Guangde was planning at this time was, if they really followed the original plan this time and let them succeed easily, then when King Yu came to power in the future, would he make a comeback again, facing Kaihai and trying to ship again.

In Yu Wang's case, it is basically determined that the sea ban will be opened cautiously, and a pilot port for trade will be temporarily allowed. At the same time, it will try to transport grain by sea again to re-analyze the pros and cons of water transport and sea transport.

At first, he wanted to keep things quiet so as not to offend Emperor Jiajing, but in the current situation, Prince Yu's Mansion is a little passive.

Prince Yu's Mansion made efforts to stop this matter, and see what follow-up measures Cao and He have?
Wei Guangde thought about it, forced him to see what other tricks they had.

Although there will be Xu Jie and other veterans to assist in dealing with the government in the future, and they will be able to see the methods of the people below, but they can't guarantee that the other party has any methods that have not been used before.

In addition, what Wei Guangde didn't expect was that several of him also went to the banquet in the same year, and they also participated in their gatherings before and did not come to his place to ventilate.

Not to mention other people, as far as his same years, Wei Guangde thought he was good to them, and he almost responded to their requests, but he didn't expect that there were still people who were dissatisfied with him.

Speaking of the few names that Zhang Ji mentioned earlier, they talked very happily when they were with him, and there was no estrangement at all.

It is impossible for them not to know that behind this matter is actually Prince Yu's Mansion, and it is Wei Guangde.

It seems that the attitude towards those same years needs to be changed in the future, and I have to be more careful, because it is impossible to say who is in Cao Ying and his heart is in Han.

Wei Guangde is considering whether to intensify the counterattack and get more people to write a letter against the ban on the sea. In the capital, there are still many mansions that have people coming and going at such a late hour, and they are constantly reporting all kinds of news they have inquired about.

Perhaps, only big figures like Xu Jie and Yuan Wei don't care about these small actions of the people below.

Wei Guangde went directly to Prince Yu's Mansion early the next morning, and also sent someone to send news to Zhang Juzheng, asking him to go to Prince Yu's Mansion first.

However, after Wei Guangde entered Prince Yu's mansion, he saw that Yin Shizhen and Zhang Juzheng hadn't arrived yet, so he just sat in his seat and rested, thinking about how to explain his consideration last night.

To mobilize the relationship with Prince Yu's Mansion, it is natural to get their support before you can ask King Yu for instructions. If the opinions of these officials are not in agreement, it may be difficult to get a result when you go to King Yu.

King Yu's ability to make decisions is still lacking.

This is also the reason why Wei Guangde planned some things so early, to put a nail in his heart early, so that he has more time to think, or seek advice from other people.

Not long after, Zhang Juzheng entered the room, bowed hands to Wei Guangde and sat down, looking at him with a hesitant expression.

"Brother Uncle knows."

Wei Guangde knew from his appearance that Zhang Juzheng should have sent someone to pay attention to the banquet over there last night.

Zhang Juzheng nodded, indicating that he knew.

"Uncle, what do you think?"

Wei Guangde asked with a smile.

"I think the same as you, you can't sit idly by, they are too flattering."

Zhang Juzheng said bluntly.

With Zhang Juzheng's attitude, Wei Guangde has a bottom line in his heart.

Yin Shizhen has a bit of a temper, no matter what his initial attitude on this matter is, as long as the matter is brought to the point of losing the face of Prince Yu's Mansion, he will definitely support and fight back.

This trick is also effective for King Yu.

Relatively speaking, Zhang Juzheng is not easy to be irritated, he is more used to thinking calmly and analyzing gains and losses.

However, before they could wait for Yin Shizhen to arrive, a servant ran into the house panting.

"Master Wei, Master Zhang, it's not good, there is a beacon message in the direction of Changping."