prosperous age

Chapter 604 Chapter 603 The Quiet Capital City

"Dacheng, do you want a younger brother or a younger sister?"

"All good, Cheng'er likes them all."

"Did you hear that, Jiang Lan, my son said that his younger siblings are fine."

In the back house of the Wei family, Wei Guangde was teasing with his three-year-old son, Xu Jianglan was pregnant again, Wei Guangde was still very happy.

There is no family planning in this era. For Wei Guangde, as a father, he is naturally unavoidable, and he still hopes to have more children and more blessings.

"My mother said that I will stay in the capital for another two years before I can go to Jiujiang."

Xu Jianglan didn't answer Wei Guangde's words, but said to him.

"Well, first I went to see my mother, and she also talked about it."

Wei Guangde laughed.

A few days ago, Wei Guangde was still worried about Wei's mother going back to Jiangxi, and wanted to stay with his mother for a while before leaving.

Fortunately, now that the New Year is approaching, the canal has been frozen and boats cannot sail, so it may be that Wei's mother has already left.

It's all right now, I received news from my family in the school record office today, my daughter-in-law felt unwell, so I invited the imperial doctor to make a diagnosis and treatment, and it was confirmed that she was pregnant.

With this news, Mother Wei naturally couldn't leave.

The transportation in this era is really inconvenient. It takes one or two months to travel, and even taking a boat is uncomfortable.

"I'm going to edit a book in a while, and send someone to send it back to Jiujiang as soon as possible."

Wei Guangde laughed.

"master."

At this moment, Zhang Ji's call came from outside the door.

"What's the matter?"

Wei Guangde was enjoying family happiness with his wife and children, he couldn't bear to be disturbed, so he replied angrily.

"Master, there is a visitor."

Zhang Ji could hear a trace of impatience from Wei Guangde's tone, but what could he do, he said boldly.

Wei Guangde handed his son to the servant girl, and then said to Xu Jianglan: "You rest first, I will go back when I go."

"Well, go get busy."

Xu Jianglan smiled, stretched out her hand from the maid to ask her son to tease her.

Wei Guangde went out to see Zhang Ji who was waiting at the side and asked, "Who's here?" '

"Master, Eunuch Chen is here."

Zhang Ji said in a low voice, "I have invited people to the study."

Hearing that it was Chen Ju, Wei Guangde frowned. Could it be that Emperor Jiajing was going to move the palace.

Wei Guangde rushed to the study room, and when he entered the door, he cupped his hands at Chen Ju and said, "I don't know if the elder brother is coming, but I am far away to welcome you. Forgive me for my sin."

"Come on, don't be polite to the miscellaneous family. We are all brothers, so we're out of touch."

Chen Ju laughed.

"Brother came here at this time and hasn't had dinner yet. I'll ask someone to clean up a table and come out. You and my brother sit down and have a good drink or two."

Wei Guangde said, the gesture is to turn around and make arrangements.

"Farewell, I'm going back to the palace in a while, this time I'm just here to tell you something."

Seeing that Wei Guangde was about to go out, Chen Ju hurriedly stopped him, "Let me make a long story short, Eunuch Huang arranged for me to come out today, and I should bring you the news."

When Chen Ju said this, he first walked to the door and looked around, then went back to the room and said to Wei Guangde: "The emperor's health must be bad. Today, all the emperor's seals have been collected in the Yongshou Palace."

"Your Majesty wants to make a will?"

Wei Guangde said in surprise.

"His Majesty's body is difficult to support him to write the imperial edict."

Chen Ju said in a low voice, and immediately explained the will of Emperor Jiajing today.

"Wang Bengu?"

He frowned when he heard that Emperor Jiajing appointed Wang Bengu to take over the Beijing camp. Wang Bengu gave him a bad impression. On the surface, he gave the impression of being pedantic and stubborn, but in fact this person should be very shrewd, that is, his appearance It's a fake.

When he went to Hangzhou to meet Wang Zhi, he heard with his own ears that Wang Zhi brought a large amount of money with him when he went ashore, but the money disappeared afterwards.

Of course, it was divided up by the people in the Hangzhou officialdom at that time, and Wang Bengu, as the local inspector, is absolutely impossible to say that he didn't know about it, after all, he did it.

As for this money, he would not believe that Wang Bengu didn't get any of it.

For most people, knowing Wang Bengu is because he led the killing of Wang Zhi, which led to the out-of-control Japanese situation in the Jiangnan area of ​​the Ming Dynasty in the following ten years, resulting in the displacement of countless people.

In fact, if Hu Zongxian's plan to recruit Wang Zhi was implemented, although the Japanese plague could not be eradicated in the 37th or [-]th year of Jiajing, it would gradually disappear instead of getting worse.

"This is the kind of person the emperor trusts most now."

Chen Ju just spoke lightly from the side.

But he didn't come here today to tell the news. After all, in the current situation, no one can shake King Yu's position.

"The emperor did not listen to Eunuch Huang's persuasion, and is still unwilling to move back to Qianqing Palace."

Speaking of this, Chen Ju looked at Wei Guangde and said, "Shan Loan, what can you do?"

He came here this time, in fact, to find Wei Guangde to find a way, at least to let Prince Yu's Mansion know about the situation.

Wei Guangde already knew that Huang Jin and the cabinet ministers reached an agreement to take turns persuading Emperor Jiajing to move back to the Qianqing Palace.

Today, it was Huang Jin's first attempt to fail, and the cabinet ministers will take turns persuading him in the next two days, so there is no rush.

"Brother, let's wait for the elders to persuade us to discuss this matter."

Seeing Wei Guangde's attitude, Chen Ju asked in surprise: "Why, Shan Loe finds it difficult to persuade the emperor to return to Qianqing Palace?"

"How did His Majesty move out? If you let him go back at this time, what will he think?"

Wei Guangde said in a low voice: "Your Majesty is as clear as a mirror in his heart. He will definitely abide by Daming's rules, so it is best not to get involved in persuading this matter."

Seeing that Chen Ju was still frowning and thinking, Wei Guangde stood over and said in a low voice: "Eunuch Huang and the others are fans of the authorities, and His Majesty should be the most clear about his own body.

Remember the blue fairy? "

"Lan Dao OK?"

"Yeah, it's him."

Wei Guangde said in a deep voice with a look of reminiscence on his face: "He once told me that His Majesty knows quite a lot about medicine."

Chen Ju nodded and followed Emperor Jiajing. Of course he knew that sometimes the emperor would try to make medicine by himself.

How to dispense the medicine was all the emperor's own consideration.

Leaving aside how those elixirs are refined, at least Chen Ju is afraid.

But those medicines were all safe and sound after being tested by the palace people.

Although there are a lot of elixir, as long as it doesn't kill anyone, Chen Ju feels that Emperor Jiajing is very good at dispensing medicine.

Many of those materials are toxic.

"What do you mean, His Majesty knows his physical condition, so he will do it at the time of the deadline"

When Chen Ju said this, he covered his mouth, but he still saw Wei Guangde nodding his head, expressing his approval.

He is only proficient in pharmacology. In fact, Emperor Jiajing's medical skills are already very good. Naturally, he knows his own physical condition very well, knowing that even a genius doctor may not be able to see the condition.

"Then do you want to give it to Eunuch Huang?"

When Chen Ju tentatively said this, he saw that Wei Guangde was already shaking his head.

"Even if you say it, they will still persuade His Majesty, this is their duty."

This judgment was made by Wei Guangde based on Emperor Jiajing's Xiuxuan.

Most of the people who cultivate the mystery believe in fate.

When he was in Qianqing Palace, he was almost strangled to death by a group of maids, which undoubtedly dealt a great blow to Emperor Jiajing at that time.

Since then, he has never set foot there again.

In fact, if emperors of all dynasties had not died in their palaces, Emperor Jiajing would have preferred to die in Yongshou Palace rather than return to that place.

Chen Ju left quickly. He originally came to seek advice from Wei Guangde, but Wei Guangde told him not to participate in the persuasion. His Majesty knew it well.

Regarding the news sent by Chen Ju tonight, Wei Guangde didn't take it seriously, it wasn't very important.

King Yu knew it sooner or later, but it didn't affect the general situation.

After sending Chen Ju away, Wei Guangde went back to his study and wrote a letter to Zhang Ji, asking him to arrange to send the letter back to Jiujiang, and then returned to the backyard.

After going to bed, because Xu Jianglan is less than two months pregnant, she can no longer do things that make people feel happy physically and mentally. In fact, Mother Wei has arranged another room for Wei Guangde, but Xu Jianglan still drags her to the bed .

"Husband, I can't serve you now as a concubine. I was still a little selfish before, so I haven't arranged a housemaid for you."

"No, no, we don't have a good time together."

Wei Guangde didn't think much about it, after all, his daughter-in-law has different identities and is not a small family.

Well, back then, if the family had talked to the average family, Wei Guangde felt that his position in the family would be absolute.

But for Shangguo Mansion, regardless of the situation of the daughter-in-law and uncle in the mansion, I still can't easily offend him, so I have never thought about taking concubines or anything.

As for the maid beside Xu Jianglan, Wei Guangde had also made up his mind, but thinking of the consequences, he finally dismissed the idea.

When I first came here, I thought it was common for the ancients to have three wives and four concubines, but there are actually many restrictions.

Of course, if you don't serve as an official, you can still live a good life in the private sector with your fame and fame. No one will care about how many houses you want to collect.

Even if you can afford it, the daughter-in-law won't go home and sue.

But listening to what the daughter-in-law said earlier, it is necessary, hehehe.
Sure enough, what Xu Jianglan said next made Wei Guangde a little excited.

"I've made arrangements over there, you can go there."

Xu Jianglan's charming voice sounded in Wei Guangde's ear, and Wei Guangde subconsciously wanted to agree.

But when the words came to his lips, Wei Guangde realized that he was so anxious to bring the meat to his mouth.

Although he didn't release anyone at home, Wei Guangde also had a few good friends in those places in the capital these years.

"Ma'am, it doesn't have to be like this, actually"

"If your husband doesn't go there, then don't go there in the future."

Before Wei Guangde finished speaking, Xu Jianglan's voice came into his ears again.

At this moment, Wei Guangde was a little bit on the wax, blaming himself for talking too much, and now he got up and went over, feeling a little embarrassing.

While hesitating, Wei Guangde felt gently pushed by Xu Jianglan beside him.

"A few times you stared at Xiulian. I didn't see it, but I just pretended not to know. She has been with me for many years, but it should have been like this a long time ago, alas"

In fact, Xu Jianglan was unwilling to push her husband to other women, and even had the idea of ​​giving advice to the maid about marriage.

But it has been like this throughout the ages. Before she got married in the Duke's Mansion, she was also taught the rules by the old mother, and it has been long enough for so many years.

When it came to this point, Wei Guangde naturally wouldn't continue to pretend, he got up and went to the next room.

"Put on your clothes, it's cold."

Xu Jianglan reminded in a low voice.

The dowry maid that Xu Jianglan brought into Wei's house was actually a room prepared by the master's family, but it was all up to the master's attitude whether to go there or not.

The bedroom that Wei Guangde lives in actually has a small bedroom next to it, the two bedrooms are connected, and this is the place where the maidservant of the room is resting.

After going to sleep, if the master needs anything, they will get up and serve immediately, even when the master is in the room, they will serve beside him.

There is an essential difference between Tongfang maids and ordinary maids. Maids refer to servants in wealthy families, while Tongfang maids are generally the boss of this group of maids, similar to foremen.

They are generally maidservants married with their hostess, but whether they can be housemates requires the consent of the host.

Even if they become Tongfang, their status is actually lower than that of the concubine's room. Only when they have a real status can they be similar to the concubine's room, but everything still depends on the hostess.

On the second day, the decree of Wang Bengu's transfer was issued the moment the palace gate opened.

People from the Sixth Division did not dare to neglect this decree. Although the news in the palace is strictly blocked, as long as they are not deaf, they have heard a little bit.

Wang Bengu received the order from the Ministry of Punishment, handed over the errand in hand immediately, and said goodbye to Huang Guangsheng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and then hurried to the Ministry of War to meet Zhao Bingshang, who was regarded as a new post.

The corresponding procedures were handled by the scribes he brought with him, and after meeting his colleagues from the Ministry of War, he and Chi Fengxiang went to the Beijing camp for handover.

In fact, there was no such thing as coordinating the military administration of the Beijing camp. It was only established in the 29th year of Jiajing that the Minister of the Ministry of War or the Yushi of the Right Capital act as the Minister of the Ministry of War and assist in the training of the Beijing camp.

At that time, Emperor Jiajing felt that the training of the Beijing camp was abolished, so he specially appointed a military minister, the governor of the Beijing camp, to be the governor of Xianning Hou Qiuluan;

In name, it was in charge of the Beijing camp drills, but in fact, the Beijing camp commander-in-chief system formulated by the Zhengde Dynasty was dismissed, and it was changed to the governor of the Beijing camp, and the assistant manager of the Beijing camp military administration was essentially a supervising army sent by the imperial court.

However, under the system of Wen Zun Wu Bei in the Ming Dynasty, even the governor of the Beijing camp mostly had less power to speak to the Beijing camp than the assistant manager of the Beijing camp's military administration.

When Wang Bengu took over this position, he actually gained the command of the Beijing camp. Even though Guanfang was in the hands of the governor, he still had a certain right to deploy troops.

In the afternoon, Wei Guangde received the news from Prince Yu's Mansion in the School Records Hall. After Xu Jie and Guo Pu Yongshou Palace had an audience with the emperor this morning, their proposal to invite the emperor to return to Qianqing Palace was rejected.

In the next few days, a strange scene occurred in the court hall in the capital, and many courtiers who had been arguing with each other stopped at the same time.

Regarding the "river dispute" between Zhu Heng and Pan Jixun before, the supporters of both sides kept discussing matters, but they stopped at this time.

Hu Yingjia and Hu Rugui, who jumped up and down in the early stage, all lost their voices and stopped going up for impeachment, for fear of being punished.

Also, the petitions from officials asking for Hai Rui's pardon disappeared without a trace, as if nothing happened.

Even Huajie Liuxiang, which is full of customers every night, has become deserted. No one wants to be caught and criticized at this time. The best way is naturally to go home directly after leaving the office, and there is less walking between each other.

And all the changes started when Wang Bengu took over the Beijing camp.

(End of this chapter)