prosperous age

Chapter 583 Who is Hai Gangfeng?
It is said that Zhang Ke caused the trouble, but it is not always the case. Everything is the sequelae of Hu Zongxian, the former governor of Jiangnan.

When Hu Zongxian suppressed the Japanese, in order to raise funds for the suppression of the Japanese, he added taxes to the nine provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, and sent additional troops to many places to collect lijin.

After destroying the two pirates Xu Hai and Wang Zhi, the remaining pirates were broken up into small groups and dispersed to loot everywhere, making it difficult for the Ming army to gather a large army to encircle and suppress them, so they could only fortify the coast.

The problem caused by this is that Ming needs elite troops to garrison the coast, otherwise it would not be an extermination of the Japanese but a gift of death.

Based on the plight of the Ming army's insufficient combat power, Hu Zongxian used Qi Jiguang's strategy to recruit battalions on a large scale.

The enlisted soldiers of this battalion had extremely low salaries, which could barely meet their basic living needs. Their income depended entirely on the extermination of Japanese pirates, and their heads were exchanged for rewards.

Although this strategy effectively improved the Ming army's combat power and achieved outstanding results for a while, it also had the problem of unclear rewards and punishments, especially the large sum of money that Hu Zongxian needed to send to the Yan family in the capital, either he was rewarded for his meritorious service, or his military salary was deducted.

Correspondingly, in order to seal the mouths of the generals, they also gained a lot of benefits from the Governor's Xingyuan. When the imperial court sent a censor to check, everyone spoke with one voice and responded to the imperial court's inspection with a unified tone.

Therefore, Suijiangnan officials impeached Hu Zongxian for embezzling military pay all the year round, but every time the imperial court sent personnel to check, there was no real evidence.

However, when Yan Song fell and Hu Zongxian was arrested and brought to Beijing, Zhang Ke quickly quelled the rebellion of the guerrilla battalion general Wang Yingqi. It will cause a bigger disturbance.

As a result, Zhang Ke expressed to the generals in Zhejiang that he would no longer pursue the corruption of Hu Zongxian's period, so as to stabilize the morale of the army.

The effect was very effective, but because he couldn't get on the stage, Zhang Ke naturally didn't dare to play this matter, so today's disaster happened.

"Cen Yongbin?"

The person who advocated the investigation of this matter was Cen Yongbin, a member of the Nanjing Huke Department, who was a member of the department and a spokesman for the matter.

Wei Guangde didn't have this person in his mind, but Wei Guangde felt that this official position was not a 35-year Jinshi, so there was a high probability that it was a 38-year Jinshi.

After thinking for a while, Wei Guangde called Zhang Ji, "Send someone to Mengxian's mansion to inform him in a while, and ask him to come to my mansion tomorrow night to have a talk."

"Yes, sir."

Hearing that Wei Guangde invited Duan Mengxian to come home tomorrow, Zhang Ji immediately agreed.

"in addition."

Wei Guangde originally thought of calling Ouyang Yijing here, but he thought that one was from Beijing and the other was from Nanjing, so he was afraid that he couldn't say anything, so he immediately rejected this idea in his heart.

To ask Ouyang Yijing to be a lobbyist, it is better to contact Nanjing and ask Wei Guogong's mansion to contact Cen Yongbin and persuade him to give up investigating this matter.

With this thought in mind, Wei Guangde waved his hand and said, "Forget it, that's it, you go down and make arrangements."

After that, Wei Guangde didn't write a letter right away and sent someone to deliver it to Nanjing, but planned to wait until he met Duan Mengxian tomorrow and asked about Cen Yongbin's situation.

After all, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles.

After collecting the letters, Wei Guangde got up and left the study, and went to the back house to play with the children.

Now Wei Guangde's son is three years old, his wife has recovered, and Wei Guangde wants to have two more children.

After all, there is no family planning these days. Whether it is private or official, everyone pays attention to having more children and more blessings.

Wei Guangde's eldest brother Wei Wencai has a son and a daughter now, Wei Guangde does not intend to lose to his elder brother in this regard.

Wei Guangde has been an official for almost ten years. Although it is necessary to have a romantic life outside, he has not yet taken a concubine. This is also because he is in the officialdom.

Later generations felt that in ancient times, wives and concubines could be unscrupulous, but in fact this was a big mistake.

Although many people in the civil society did not follow the rules of the "Law of the Ming Dynasty", people in the officialdom need to be more careful.

To put it bluntly, if someone offends someone one day, and if he finds the Kodao speaker to impeach him, that's a one-off accusation.

On the contrary, it is possible to take concubines as a maid, which is what officials in this era often do, but there is still no excuse for pursuing it.

Wei Guangde didn't want to be honest, and the relationship between the husband and wife is also good, so it is possible to postpone the matter for a while, and then commit the crime after King Yu is in power.

Of course, the big reason for not daring to accept concubines and not accepting maidservants is that Xu Jianglan never mentioned this matter. Her natal family is too powerful, and sometimes it is a trouble.

On the second day, after Wei Guangde left the office, he returned to the mansion early to wait for Duan Mengxian to arrive.

Not long after, Duan Mengxian came as promised, Wei Guangde invited him in and sat at the banquet, Duan Mengxian was a little strange because he was the only one invited to the banquet today.

"Shan Loan, why did you call me here today?"

After a few glasses of wine, Duan Mengxian asked.

"In your same department, is there a person named Cen Yongbin who is currently in charge of the Nanjing household department?"

They are all his own people, Wei Guangde didn't hide it, and asked straight to the point.

"Cen Yongbin, yes, what's the matter?"

Duan Mengxian asked strangely, knowing that he was a magistrate in Qian'an County before, and he only arrived in Nanjing two years ago, he didn't know what Wei Guangde meant when he asked him.

"Yes"

Therefore, Wei Guangde briefly told Duan Mengxian about Zhang Ke's matter, and also said that Cen Yongbin wanted to pursue the matter now.

"hiss"

Although Duan Mengxian was a little surprised, his brows were tightly frowned.

Wei Guangde knew at a glance that it was not good, and this Cen Yongbin might not be easy to deal with.

Duan Mengxian glanced at Wei Guangde and said: "Shan Loan, this Cen Yongbin is quite upright, I'm afraid it's not easy to handle Zhang Ke's affairs."

"Oh, so, you are not sure to persuade him."

Wei Guangde nodded slightly, the most feared thing among Ke Dao officials is to meet such simple and straightforward people, who admit death, often don't know how to adapt, and only know to act according to the court's laws.

It seems fair, but in fact, it is often easy to do bad things because it is too rigid.

Of course, for such a person to serve as a spokesperson for science and Taoism, it can only be said that the people in the Ministry of Officials are also wise and know people well, because such people are naturally ignorant of sand when they are in the discipline inspection work, and their supervisory and deterrent effects are huge.

Of course, it's very sad for those who are targeted by them.

"I and his palace examination results are similar, and I had a lot of contacts in the capital, so I wrote a letter for him to explain this matter for Zhang Keguan."

Speaking of this, Duan Mengxian thought for a while before continuing: "In addition, I will contact Tongnian again, and ask them to write to Yongbin, hoping to see results.

But Shandai, you'd better find some connections in Nanjing, and exert pressure from various aspects, maybe let him stop and let go of the impeachment of Zhang Ke. "

Wei Guangde nodded after hearing this. Duan Mengxian is not sure, so he must go to Nanjing Wei Guogong's mansion to see if he can suppress this matter.

But to be honest, with the current influence of Wei Guogong's government in Nanjing, it is still a little difficult to make a branch retreat. It can only depend on the relationship of Wei Guogong's six departments in Nanjing.

Although the officials of Ke Dao Yan are powerful, they are small and humble after all. If they want to be promoted, they still have to look at the attitude of the people they supervise.

If Cen Yongbin is a smart person, if he wants to go further in the officialdom, he still has to learn to bow his head when he should.

Otherwise, it would be unwise to offend your boss in order to stick to your own ideals.

The matter of Zhang Ke was over, and the two drank happily.

Wei Guangde didn't let go of something in his heart before, but now that the matter has come to an end, naturally he doesn't have to hold himself back.

During the dinner, Duan Mengxian talked about what he saw and heard at the head of the criminal department, especially those cases that were reviewed by him.

"By the way, Shan Loan, you have been studying and recording the matter of the Grand Ceremony recently, I am afraid that you don't know much about the affairs of the court."

When he spoke before, it was mainly Duan Mengxian who was talking, and Wei Guangde just listened. Occasionally, when he spoke, it was mostly related to the school record office, especially now that they, the branch school officials, are under tremendous pressure on their shoulders.

"What else is interesting in the court?"

Wei Guangde asked cheerfully.

Prince Yu's Mansion will definitely notify him of major events in the court as soon as possible.

If I didn't tell him, it was a trivial matter.

"Just talk about Cheng Shoujie last time. Didn't he play the Yan family's wealth? The court approved Xu Jie's opinion and asked Cheng Shoujie to be responsible for recovering the stolen goods."

"Yeah, I know about it, it's been a while, is it still repeated?"

Wei Guangde said suspiciously.

"Of course, you don't know, because of this matter, after the edict was issued, the head of the household department, Hai Rui Hai Ruxian, mentioned this matter in three memorials. Of."

Speaking of this, Duan Mengxian raised his wine glass to Wei Guangde.

Wei Guangde understood, reached out his hand and raised his glass to clink with him, and then the two of them drank the wine in the glass, only to hear Duan Mengxian continue to say: "This Hai Rui is the same, the cabinet keeps rejecting it, so he keeps playing, even if the household doctor, the member Wai Lang waited for his boss to find him, but ignored him.

What's more, after the assistant minister and Gao Shangshu both talked to him, they still insisted on playing, that's fierce. "

"Such a person should be thankful for being able to be an official in the household department in this life."

Dare to argue with the boss, such a person can't be said to be bad, it can only be said that his brain is lacking, and he doesn't care about his future at all.

"No matter how he is an official, he can only be a doctor at the first level. Perhaps it is because he has no desires and desires, but he is free, easy and fearless."

Duan Mengxian laughed.

"If you don't offend your boss, how can you not be promoted, even if you are ranked among the top three, you still have the opportunity to become a minister and rank in the court class."

Wei Guangde said with a smile, he drank several times more now, Wei Guangde didn't pay attention to who Duan Mengxian was talking about.

If you are awake, you will naturally have a different reaction.

But at the moment, he is just talking and acting according to his common sense.

"He can't do it."

Duan Mengxian was similar to him at the moment, but shook his head and said he couldn't do it.

"I can't do it, but you can give me a reason. Even if you offend someone this time, I don't think Gao Shangshu looks like a small-bellied person. It's not like giving him small shoes and preventing him from being promoted."

Wei Guangde said casually, "Also, no matter what, you are the same year. It is not the way for him to be an official. You should persuade him as the same year."

Wei Guangde had no impression of this Hai Rui Hai Ruxian, and he was the same principal as Duan Mengxian, so Wei Guangde thought he was the same year as Duan Mengxian.

"He's not the same age as me, and he's not even a Jinshi."

Duan Mengxian looked at Wei Guangde and explained with a smile.

"Not Jinshi, Gongsheng? Juren?"

Wei Guangde took two mouthfuls of food, recovered a little bit, and asked Duan Mengxian immediately when he heard what Duan Mengxian said.

"Returning Gongsheng, it must be Juren."

Duan Mengxian shook his head and smiled, with a trace of disdain in his eyes.

It's no wonder that Duan Mengxian seemed to be gloating in his misfortune when he offended Shangguan so much.

These days, scholars are divided into grades, Jinshi really look down on Juren, even if they are fellow Jinshi, they are still Jinshi.

"Juren, if he can be the head of the household department, he is also considered capable. Otherwise, he should be a local official like the county magistrate. It is rare to be a county magistrate."

Wei Guangde nodded. In fact, he also looked down on Juren. No matter how poor his knowledge was, he was still a Jinshi.

"This Hai Rui probably knows that he has no hope of promotion. Even if he caters to the superior, he doesn't have much room for promotion. Naturally, he just broke the pot."

"Wait, you said the person in charge is called Hai Rui? Hai Gangfeng?"

This time Wei Guangde noticed the name of the person Duan Mengxian said, Hai Rui, that is a decent person, a representative of uprightness, a model of loyal ministers, a ruthless person who dared to carry the coffin and scold Emperor Jiajing.

In Wei Guangde's impression, Hai Rui had written some book anyway, "Jiajing Jiajing, every house is clean" is said to have come from Hai Rui's mouth, which made the emperor half dead.

"Hai Gangfeng? I don't know. All I know is that his name is Hai Rui, and his name is Ruxian. He is from Qiongzhou. He used to be a magistrate there, and then he became a county magistrate. When he was a magistrate, he was different from others. It's true. His two sleeves are clean, so he was favored by the Ministry of Officials and rated as the top, so he was transferred to the Ministry of Households in the capital."

"oh oh."

Wei Guangde just nodded at this moment.

There should be no second Hai Rui in the Ming Dynasty, but I didn't expect this person to be in the capital.

The name of Hai Rui is still revered even in later generations.

Speaking of honest officials, no doubt he is the first thing people think of.

Although some people admit that he is clean and honest, they deny his character by talking about his ability to handle affairs and family responsibilities, but no matter what, Hai Rui's name will last forever.

"Are you familiar with him? I still want to meet him if I have the chance."

Wei Guangde became curious and wanted to meet the famous Haigang Peak.

"I'm not familiar with you, but Shan Loan wants to know him. I'll ask someone later. I think it will take some time."

Duan Mengxian said.

In fact, it is easy to understand that the gap between Jinshi and Juren is a little wider. They are not people of the same way, so naturally they have little contact. If Duan Mengxian wants to get in touch with him, he must have to go through many detours.

After the banquet was over, Wei Guangde sent Duan Mengxian away and went back to his study directly, writing a letter to Xu Bangrui, the young master of Wei Guogong's mansion in Nanjing, asking him to help him out. Go to Wei Guogong's mansion, but hand it over to Xu Bangrui, and he will decide according to the situation.

If you want to use higher-level relationships, Wei Guogong Xu Pengju has to come forward, but thinking that Cen Yongbin is just a member of the household department, Wei Guangde thinks that as long as he can invite the officials and household doctors in Nanjing to come forward.

After writing the letter, Wei Guangde immediately called Zhang Ji and arranged for a courier to send it to Nanjing City tomorrow morning.

(End of this chapter)