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Chapter 665 Chapter 664 Let's Talk Again
No one would think about how the Xu family could get so much Yanyin from the border town. Everyone is not a fool, and they must have been honored by Mr. Xu Ge.

No one would blame Mr. Xu Ge, he devoted all his energy to the court, and there were also some rebellious sons in the family who lacked discipline.

For a while, the voices accusing Zhang Qi became quieter, but the voices for Xu Ge's pioneering became louder.

However, some officials who planned to follow the example of Yang Bo and Huo Yi silently rushed to the General Administration Department to get back their memorials.

Excuse, that is a last resort.

People with official status, as long as they have a good relationship, can get some salt.

Naturally, it seems that it is not a big crime for Xu Ge to make some salt all the time.

Xu Ge is old, so the Xu family's exclusive share of salt, shouldn't it be shared with everyone?
In the Ming Dynasty, the profit from selling salt was too great. If you want to get the right salt, you can only get the share of the royal family and nobles, and you can only get the share of the remaining salt.

Although the Beijing officials usually regard money as dung, their ability to calculate accounts is still top-notch, and they can think of many things almost instantly.

With the attraction of money, who cares whether Xu Jie will stay or not.

Xu Jie also heard about this at home, but he just shook his head slightly and smiled mockingly.

For some things, when you get an official position, you will naturally have these benefits, and you don't have to fight for them at all.

If you don't have an official position, even if you are good at dancing, you won't get any money.

Zhang Qi sent the shu to the palace, and Emperor Longqing immediately ordered, "Since Qi has received money and perverted the law, order Jinyiwei to arrest Qi's father and son and famous people in the shu, and send them to the governor of the town to hear the truth."

A few days later, Xu Jie packed up his belongings and left the capital. The cabinet was headed by Li Chunfang, and almost all the main officials from the six ministries went to see him off. Naturally, Wei Guangde and Yin Shizhen were also on the list.

Time quietly entered August, and news came from Shaanxi that more than [-] people led by Shaanxi Min Wei Taiqing went to Jiangzhou, Shanxi, and Xiangning, Taiping and other places to cross the river.

Someone in Shaanxi finally killed officials and rebelled. Although there were only about [-] people on the other side for the time being, the Beijing officials also knew that if the place was not peaceful, the number of rebels would soon snowball. As well as the surrounding guards, be sure to chase down the rebels as soon as possible.

Because the inspector censor Song Xun had mentioned this before, the cabinet under the leadership of Li Chunfang also quickly made a decision and reported on Emperor Longqing, Wu Yiping, who patrolled the river in Shanxi, and arrested Zhao Shizu, a fellow magistrate in Pingyang. , each took one month's salary; Song Yingchang, the magistrate of Jiangzhou, questioned the crime;

After the court meeting on the [-]th day of August, when Wei Guangde came out, he saw a figure walking out in front of him, with a handsome figure and a trace of heroism, which was very extraordinary.

Wei Guangde knew that that person was Tan Lun.

It has been more than half a month since Tan Lun entered Beijing and joined the Ministry of War. Wei Guangde met twice before. The first time was a banquet held by the Ministry of War. Naturally, the purpose was to let him get acquainted with the officials in the capital as soon as possible so that he could start working as soon as possible. The second time was the court meeting on the first day of August. .

Perhaps it was the first time to go to court, and Emperor Longqing also paid close attention to him. After all, Wei Guangde had previously recommended that he be the prime minister to read the matter, so he was called to perform in the court meeting.

At this time, the surrounding officials were bustling with each other, either alone or in small groups, Wei Guangde simply hurried to catch up with Tan Lun.

"Brother Zili, why are you walking so fast? Is it because the Ministry of War is busy with business?"

Tan Lun, named Zili, named Erhua, was born in Tanfang, Yihuang County, Jiangxi Province, and he and Wei Guangde were fellow villagers.

"It's a good loan."

Tan Lun saw Wei Guangde sideways, slowed down, and the two walked forward slowly.

"You know, I am in charge of the defense of Jizhen in the Ministry of War. This will be the autumn defense soon. The Tarbarians often attack the pass of Jizhen at this time."

"Tuman" actually refers to the later Chahar tribe. "Tumen" refers to "Tumen", the leader of the Mongolian Chahar tribe, also known as Zhasak Tuhan. Ming people often call their tribe the Tuman tribe. Sometimes the word "native barbarian" is directly used to represent the whole tribe.

Dayan Khan unified Eastern Mongolia and built [-] households: left-wing Chahar, Khalkha, and Wuliangha, right-wing Ordos, Tumed, and Yongxiebu. His grandson is Altan Khan in the Ming population.

The Chahar tribe is one of the most famous tribes of the Mongolian people, known as the central Mongolian households in history.

In the Northern Yuan Dynasty, it was a tribe directly under the Mongolian Khan, and the lords of each Otok were always inherited by the descendants of Tuluborot, the eldest son of the "Golden Family" Dayan Khan, and Uqierborot, the sixth son.

In the 26th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, Dalaisun Kudeng Khan of the Chahar tribe was afraid of being annexed by Alta Khan, and led [-] troops to move eastward, and moved to the southeast half of the Greater Khingan Mountains to fill the vast land between Liaodong and Jizhen. vacuum.

As a result, the Ming army fought against the barbarians almost every year in Liaodong and Jizhen, which became a new threat to the Ming capital after Altan Khan.

"I heard that you have some opinions on Guo Hu, the current commander-in-chief of Ji Town, and want to replace him?"

Wei Guangde asked casually.

"Nothing."

Tan Lun denied it outright, he just came to the north, and he didn't want to offend the chief soldier of Ji Town as soon as he arrived.

In any case, Guo Hu is now his general, if the general fails, the battle will not be fought in the future.

"I just heard people say that you want to transfer Qi Jiguang to your subordinates."

Wei Guangde laughed.

He had confirmed this news, and Tan Lun in the Ministry of War really had this intention.

"Shan Loan, you know that I have spent most of these years suppressing Japanese in the south of the Yangtze River, and I am familiar with Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang, so I don't have any dissatisfaction with Guo Hu if I want to transfer the familiar generals to use."

Tan Lun explained.

At this time, Wei Guangde and Tan Lun had already left the palace gate, and there were few people around him, so he simply pulled Tan Lun aside and whispered: "Actually, Qi Jiguang will be under your command soon, so you don't need to raise this issue specifically." thing."

"Ok?"

Tan Lun was a little strange. Qi Jiguang had visited him at home after he arrived in the capital, so he knew very well that Qi Jiguang was now the deputy general of the Shenji Camp.

Blinking, Tan Lun was a little surprised and said, "Could it be that His Majesty wants me to praise the military affairs of the Beijing camp?"

When Qi Jiguang came under his command, he could only go to Ji Town, or increase his power.

After he came to the capital, he secretly visited Zhu Heng, knowing that the imperial court temporarily let him take care of Ji Town, but only temporarily, according to his work performance, if he did well, the soldiers and horses of Baoding and Changping would soon be assigned to him .

Now that I have just taken over official duties, naturally I won't pass the assessment so quickly, so the only thing that increases my power is the errand that the Minister of the Ministry of War often holds concurrently, praising the military affairs of the Beijing camp.

"Yes, but."

Wei Guangde said directly, but it was still a little tricky.

"Shan Loan, you are a fellow villager, you can just say what you want, he told me at Zhu Zhenshan's house before, that you have better news than him in the capital, and you are closer to His Majesty, he wants me to get in touch with you more.

It's just that I just arrived in the capital, and I have to deal with all kinds of documents in Jizhen every day, and my head is too tight. "

Tan Lun complained.

"Did Jizhen find any problems?"

Wei Guangde asked with a smile.

"I've read the documents, and you also inspected the Great Wall of Ji Town, don't you know?"

Tan Lun curled his lips and said, "As far as I can see, the troops of the Jizhou and Changping generations are less than [-], and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, and they are scattered on the Great Wall of [-] miles. will be broken individually.

In the past, the Tuman tribe and the Alta Khan tribe have repeatedly broken through and entered. How to deal with it, I have a big head now. "

"Ji Town's army, we can only ask them to practice strictly, be vigilant at all times, and wait for them to stabilize before slowly taking pictures."

Wei Guangde said.

"Yeah, take it slowly, it's impossible to train recruits without weeding out the old and the weak."

Tan Lun continued, "You said earlier, but you want me to praise the military affairs of the Beijing camp?"

Although he went around in a circle, Tan Lun still remembered the conversation between the two of them now, so he naturally asked again.

Wei Guangde nodded, "I really intend to let you manage the Beijing camp."

"Isn't it your recommendation?"

Tan Lun had asked someone before and after he came to the capital, and it was Yang Bo's people who recommended him to the capital, but there was nothing to do with the capital.

"Hey, Mr. Tan is really clever."

Wei Guangde laughed.

"You better don't hurt me. I can go to the Beijing camp. The place is actually full of courts. Maybe you can do something if you go to the prime minister."

At the beginning, the civil official group did plan to re-drill the Beijing camp to encircle the capital, but they soon found out that it was impossible, because Xungui's strength in the capital camp was deeply ingrained and unshakable.

Even after passing through the civil fort, many of the school captains who came in were too messy with the Xungui Group.

Therefore, although the civil servants have absorbed the power of praising the Beijing camp, they seldom rectify the Beijing camp, because the civil servants and the nobles have reached a tacit understanding and will not interfere with each other.

Naturally, Tan Lun didn't want to poke Lou Zi and take care of the Beijing camp.

"it has to be you."

Wei Guangde guessed from the beginning that Tan Lun might not be willing to intervene in the Beijing camp, but he had already proposed the grand parade in front of Emperor Longqing, and he felt uneasy if he didn't find someone stable and reliable to handle it.

If things are messed up, I can't get good things for myself.

"Perhaps you will temporarily take over the Beijing camp for a year, and then you will be the governor of Jiliao and control the soldiers and horses of the three towns."

Wei Guangde got to the bottom of it and told him that he would not be allowed to manage the Beijing camp, at most for a year.

"One year?"

Tan Lun frowned, "What do you want to do?"

There was no one around them, and the place was remote, so they were not afraid of someone eavesdropping.

From Zhu Heng, he knew that the current situation of Jiangxi officials in the officialdom is not very good, so they must be sincere and united.

He couldn't think of a reason for Wei Guangde to harm him, so he didn't care too much.

"I recommend you and Qi Jiguang in front of His Majesty to organize the parade next year."

Wei Guangde said the answer directly?
"Big reading?"

Tan Lun frowned even deeper. Of course he knew what Dayue was, but when did Dayue happen?
Either the army is going out to fight, or the victory is going back to the court, what kind of grand parade is there for no reason?
"In the 18th year of Yongle, envoys from more than [-] countries accompanied Chen Cheng to visit our Ming Dynasty, and Emperor Chengzu held a grand parade in Huailai in the name of hunting.

Carefully select the Five Army Battalion, the Three Thousand Battalion, and the Shenji Battalion to practice cavalry outflanking, infantry assault, and infantry and cavalry combined attack.

In addition, coyote soldiers and white-armed soldiers transferred from Guangxi, Yunnan, and Sichuan practiced infantry volleys and pike infantry assassinations, which opened the eyes of envoys from various countries and sighed. "

Wei Guangde said casually.

He has read relevant documents before, so he knows a lot about these things.

What Wei Guangde said was so obvious, Tan Lun still didn't understand his purpose.

Just lowered his head and thought for a moment, Tan Lun looked up at him and asked, "Do you want to revive the morale of the army? Let Qi Jiguang train them for a year? Are wolf soldiers and white soldiers also mobilized?"

Wei Guangde said before that he had already recommended him in front of His Majesty, knowing that this matter cannot be easily shirked.

If the emperor is not moved, Wei Guangde will not come to him.

"Forget about those in the south of the Yangtze River, the journey is so far away, it's really inconvenient.

Only [-] elites from each of the nine sides were mobilized, and the remaining tens of thousands were selected from the Beijing camp. Afterwards, these people formed an independent battalion in the Beijing camp and became the main combat force of the Beijing camp. "

Wei Guangde said that these days, he already has a plan.

The soldiers in the Beijing camp are good-looking and not murderous, so they need to fill up the frontier and guard the sharp soldiers.

Since it is a grand parade, naturally it can't just be watched by the courtiers, but also sent by the surrounding allies to watch the ceremony.

It can be said that as long as there is no problem on Tan Lun's side, he will communicate with Emperor Longqing, and then he will order Honglu Temple and Siyi Pavilion to issue letters to various countries to invite them to watch the ceremony.

"It's too sudden, and I can't say too much at the moment."

Tan Lun hesitated a little, Da Yue, representing the face of the court, he did not dare to agree casually.

"If Mr. Tan has nothing to do tonight, you can come to my house to talk about it."

Wei Guangde invited.

Indeed, if Tan Lun told him this matter suddenly, Wei Guangde would have hesitated if he agreed immediately.

Let him think about it for a day, and then have an interview in the evening, and it seems that it can be settled.

"Okay, I'll bother you tonight."

Tan Lun was also looking for an opportunity to visit Wei Guangde's house, and today he just achieved his goal.

"By the way, Shandai, how about I ask Qi Jiguang to go to your house tonight?"

Just as the two were about to separate and go back to the Yamen, Tan Lun suddenly said again.

"Huh? I wish I could."

It's very straightforward. It's fine if we just settle the matter tonight, so we can make preparations earlier.

Informing the surrounding countries to watch the ceremony is not like later generations, just hold a press conference.

It’s okay if there are envoys here in the capital, you can inform them, and let them send someone to bring the news back to the country quickly, and arrange for the envoys to visit.

For those foreign countries that do not have envoys in Beijing, they have to send letters to various places, and then send people to contact them. This must be the case with some foreign countries in Southeast Asia.

For example, if you notify Ryukyu, you have to go to Fujian, while the Southeast Asian countries go to Guangdong and Yunnan, and they will send people to notify.

When he returned to the Ministry of Rites, Wei Guangde asked Lu Bu to pay attention to the news about Tan Lun and Qi Jiguang. After a while, the news came. After Tan Lun returned to the Ministry of War, he sent someone to the Shenji Camp to contact Qi Jiguang.

Qi Jiguang fought against the Japanese in Zhejiang and Fujian for a long time, so he was familiar with Tan Lun.

But this time, both of them were transferred to the Beijing Normal University, so they naturally became allies, a small group with Tan Lun as the mainstay.

Qi Jiguang has long understood that today's Ming Dynasty uses civil servants to control martial arts, otherwise it will be difficult to make progress in the officialdom, and Yu Dayou is a role model.

But he was also a blessing in disguise, he was caught in the capital, and he actually got on his thigh.

During the Jiajing Dynasty, Jiangnan officials could point and criticize Yu Dayou, but now it is the Longqing Dynasty, and Yu Dayou's position has been stabilized, who dares to impeach him at will.

Even if Zeng Yiben, the great pirate, was unable to come to the case for a long time, the local government could only urge him below, and did not dare to impeach him because of this.

Moreover, now Yu Dayou's official business has actually turned more to the navy, and it seems that he intends to catch all the pirates.

(End of this chapter)