The Prosperous Era of Longwan

"Your Majesty wants to choose a state capital to build a new royal palace?"

When Wei Guangde arrived at the place, Gao Gong told Wei Guangde the news he had just received without exchanging pleasantries.

There are only three people in the private room today, Gao Gong, Li Fang and Wei Guangde. Li Fang naturally represents King Yu. What Wei Guangde and Gao Gong say will be conveyed to King Yu.

"What do you think, Lord Gao?"

Wei Guangde rubbed his chin and asked.

He did not ask the source of the news. There was no mistaking such a big matter as choosing a fiefdom to build a new royal palace. After all, it was discussed between the cabinet and the six ministries, and the news could not be blocked.

"I don't know. We can only know after His Majesty issues an order after the cabinet selects the place."

Hearing Gao Gong's words, Wei Guangde nodded.

Although the court provided money to determine the fiefdom and build the royal palace, the prince who established the vassal state would also send palace officials to participate. At that time, Emperor Jiajing would have to make it clear whether it was King Yu or King Jing who came out of the capital to establish the vassal state.

"Actually, don't worry."

Wei Guangde suddenly laughed and said: "Whether it is according to the court system or the people's hearts, they are all towards the prince, and your majesty will not know it.

Guo Xiyan's blood was not shed in vain. "

"Um?"

"ah?"

There was a low sound and a sharp sound of surprise. Neither Gao Gong nor Li Fang expected that Wei Guangde would mention Guo Xiyan at this time.

At the beginning of the year, Guo Xiyan submitted a letter to Emperor Jiajing to confirm his position as a reserve. In the end, he was directly dismissed. He did not even undergo a joint trial by the three departments. The Jin Yiwei directly arrested people, tried the case, and killed people.

King Yu felt uneasy. In fact, Guo Xiyan's murder was also one of the important reasons.

You know, Guo Xiyan publicly supported King Yu to inherit Dabao and let King Jing leave the capital to become a vassal.

Although he did not communicate with Prince Yu's Mansion in advance, Prince Yu's Mansion was very passive at that time.

But just such a person was killed directly by the emperor in the end. From that moment on, King Yu realized that he might really have to stay away from that position.

Over the past six months or so, although his appearance remained unchanged from usual, in fact he had already surrendered in his heart. He just looked at the earnest eyes of Gao Gong and others and could not bear to tell his true thoughts.

But today, after he got the news from the palace about the new palace, King Yu locked himself in the study.

He had realized that what was supposed to come would eventually come, and he did not dare to look at the disappointed expressions of Gao Gong and others after hearing the final news.

But despite this, King Yu also knew that he could not do nothing, as this would expose his state of mind at this time, so he sent Li Fang to find Gao Gong and Wei Guangde.

King Yu now unknowingly regards Wei Guangde as the second think tank in the palace besides Gao Gong.

"Guo Xiyan was arrested because he wanted King Jing to leave the capital and become a vassal."

Li Fang was mid-sentence when he suddenly felt something unlucky. He immediately shut up and looked at Wei Guangde.

Although King Yu tried his best not to show it, as a person around him, his every move was in Li Fang's eyes, and the inevitable exposure had been discovered long ago.

However, Li Fang didn't say anything, and she didn't even mention it to Gao Gong.

But what Wei Guangde said just now made him suddenly feel that something was wrong. From what Wei Guangde said, it seemed that Guo Xiyan's death was actually good for King Yu.

"Whether Guo Xiyan was doing it for the sake of his own good or serving the public good, the memorial he recklessly submitted was indeed very problematic."

Wei Guangde paused slightly when he said this, and then thought for a moment before continuing: "If there is really no problem with the memorial, Your Majesty will not let the Jin Yiwei kill him directly, but will throw him to the Ministry of Punishment. After all, the Sixth Section has already been A crime was given.

However, His Majesty did not let him be tried, but directly executed him. This shows that His Majesty did not want Guo Xiyan's case to continue to ferment, and directly blocked the mouths of others with his blood. "

Hearing this, Gao Gong and Li Fang just nodded subconsciously.

Indeed, after Guo Xiyan submitted the letter, there was a lot of discussion in the DPRK and China, but after Guo Xiyan was executed, the discussion stopped abruptly.

"If Guo Xiyan had not died, there would have been a dispute in the court, which would have divided the court into two factions, supporting His Royal Highness King Yu and King Jing respectively. If the dispute really came to an end, it would not be impossible for Xiao Qiang to be the cause of trouble, even if he could control the court situation through Lu Bing.

However, it is easy to dodge an open attack but hard to guard against a hidden attack. No one knows whether some people will take risks and do anything for that position. "

Wei Guangde suddenly stood up and walked back and forth in the private room twice more. "Your Majesty probably wanted to protect King Yu and avoid being assassinated, so he executed Guo Xiyan quickly to avoid the situation from escalating."

While speaking, Wei Guangde had already stood still, staring at Li Fang and continued: "It is not what most people think, His Majesty falls in love with King Jing."

"Executing Guo Xiyan can indeed prevent the court from being divided, but why is it said to protect King Yu?"

Gao Gong frowned and said.

"If you hand the person over to the Ministry of Punishment, he will not be able to escape the crime in the end, if you really intend to let King Jing take the throne."

Wei Guangde replied.

"Building momentum?"

Gao Gong was surprised and said that he really didn't expect this. After all, Guo Xiyan was not familiar with him, and Shangshu didn't even say a word to Prince Yu's Mansion.

When I learned about Guo Xiyan's letter and asked about his situation at the time, I naturally looked down upon this person.

Guo Xiyan's situation at that time was not to complain about King Yu at all. It can be seen from the memorial that supporting King Yu's rise was just a skin he put on for himself. The real purpose was to gain power and attack Yan Song.

"If King Jing really wants to take the throne, I would hand him over to the Ministry of Punishment and have a slow trial. The final verdict has already been determined. The courtiers will also be affected during the entire trial.

As far as the civil and military officials in the entire dynasty are concerned, how many people really support King Jing? Maybe it was only those on the side of Mr. Yan Ge who made this choice. "

Wei Guangde said calmly.

In fact, what he said also revealed the actual situation that appeared in the court.

Why Gao Gong felt safe and secure was simply because according to the ancestral system, King Yu was the perfect candidate to inherit the great treasure, which was what the people wanted.

In his opinion, if Emperor Jiajing really wants to pass the throne to King Jing, the worst he can do is take the lead in remonstrating with the ancestral system on his head. Does Emperor Jiajing really want to give another "big gift" in the last few years of his emperor's career? "Dispute"?

The "Great Ceremony" at that time was actually not what Yang Tinghe claimed. It was essentially a struggle to use the power of the prime minister to overwhelm the imperial power, and use their power to blackmail the young Emperor Jiajing.

No matter how they quoted scriptures, thousands of years of ethics and morality could not support them. Let the emperor deny his biological parents, which is no different from an animal.

He was unreasonable at the time, unlike Yang Tinghe who spread all the fallacies and heresies. He Gao Gong advocated the ancestral system and naturally occupied the moral high ground. In such an atmosphere, the internal affairs of the civil service group would not be as fast as the "Great Ceremony Discussion" divisive.

Even Yan Song wouldn't dare to publicly support him on this occasion.

Although he had made up his mind long ago, when the real thing came, Gao Gong was still inevitably nervous and worried.

Everyone cherishes their lives, and so does he. He also has lofty ambitions.

At this time, hearing Wei Guangde say that Emperor Jiajing executed Guo Xiyan quickly to protect King Yu, whether it was true or not, could make him feel at ease, at least temporarily.

Only Li Fang frowned at this time, trying to understand what Wei Guangde meant.

"Master Gao has been appointed by His Majesty to participate in the imperial meeting. Don't you understand?"

Finally, Wei Guangde said to them again.

In fact, Wei Guangde also understood that perhaps Gao Gong would be able to understand what he said after tonight.

Gao Gong is not stupid. In fact, his current nervousness is more because he is in the middle of the game. He is confused when he cares about it. He is suddenly confused.

At the same time, in a gorgeous courtyard in the inner city of Beijing, Huang Guangsheng, the governor of Hugui and Sichuan, who had just bid farewell to Wei Guangde, came here to meet with his friend Ma Sen, the right minister of the Ministry of Justice.

"Mingju, Wei Guangde is asking you for a request. I suggest you accept it. In any case, Zhifu is a fellow from Fujian. He is one of the few generals today who can lead an army to fight alone. Please help if you can."

After listening to Huang Guangsheng's story, Ma Sen thought for a moment and said to him.

"As for Zhifu, I've heard you mention it before. It's the right thing to do to help, but..."

Huang Guangsheng said half a sentence with hesitation, but did not continue.

Ma Sen knew Huang Guangsheng's concerns, so naturally the chief minister of the cabinet, Yan Song, was blocking them.

Although he seems to be unafraid of the chief minister as he serves as the governor of the three provinces, in fact, although he is in charge of the military affairs of the three provinces, whether he is a local official or a military general, he still has to listen to the words of the capital.

It is indeed true that the county magistrate should take charge now, but if he secretly does evil under the instructions of the elder, it will be enough for him to deal with.

"You probably don't know something yet."

At this time, Mason suddenly spoke.

"What's the matter?"

Huang Guangsheng asked curiously.

"I just heard this afternoon that His Majesty asked the Cabinet, together with the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Household Affairs, to select a fiefdom to build the Prince's Palace."

"What?"

Ma Sen told Huang Guangsheng the news he had just heard, and Huang Guangsheng asked in disbelief.

Choose a fiefdom and build a new palace. The meaning of this news is very clear, that is, a prince will leave the capital and establish a vassal state.

Who will leave Beijing?

King Yu?

King Jing?

It can be said that the dispute over the crown prince that has been on the minds of the courtiers for many years will soon be revealed.

"This is a good thing. It should be King Jing who leaves the capital and becomes a vassal."

Although Huang Guangsheng was an official in Sichuan, he had also heard about the situation in the capital.

The battle between the two kings, the cabinet battle, and the major issues of taking sides are all extremely sensitive for officials in the court.

But soon, a touch of surprise appeared in Huang Guangsheng's heart.

Just now we were talking about how to deal with Yu Dayou, a fellow countryman, but why did Ma Sen suddenly get involved with the two kings?

But before he could express his doubts, Ma Sen had already answered: "You also think that King Jing should be the vassal and King Liu Yu should inherit the treasure in the capital. Then you should agree to Wei Guangde's request and Yu Dayou's errand." ”

"Yu Dayou has someone from Prince Yu's palace?"

After hearing what Ma Sen said, Huang Guangsheng's eyes widened and he looked over in shock.

No wonder, Hu Zongxian and Yan Song wanted to assassinate Yu Dayou, but they had no intention of letting go even after making great achievements.

At this time, Huang Guangsheng had already consciously figured out the true background of Yu Dayou's suppression, which was that he was involved in the dispute between the two kings.

But the next moment, Ma Sen broke his guess.

"I don't know if Yu Dayou is from Prince Yu's Palace, but Wei Guangde is, and he seems to have a high status in Prince Yu's Palace."

Huang Guangsheng understood what Ma Sen meant. Prince Yu was about to gain power. At this time, not only to stand up for Prince Yu's Mansion, but at least not to cause trouble with the people of Prince Yu's Mansion.

Minister Qian Zhuan, you can't tell much now, but once King Yu comes to power, it will be completely different, and everyone will surely prosper.

"You still don't know that your Majesty has called Gao Gong, the minister of Taichang Temple, to attend the several meetings held by important ministers in the imperial court. Isn't this obvious?

Your Majesty has begun to pave the way for the promotion of officials in Prince Yu's Palace. If my prediction is good, the selection of the fiefdom will be decided in the next few days. The cabinet meeting will not be delayed for a long time, and then His Majesty will issue an order to let Jing Jing. Officials affiliated with the Royal Palace worked together with the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs to build the Prince's Palace. "

Mason continued to talk, telling everything he knew and thought.

Huang Guangsheng naturally didn't know about Gao Gong's participation in the imperial meeting. Now that he heard what Ma Sen said, he naturally understood in his heart that this was what he meant and there was nothing wrong with it.

“When you go to the Ministry of War to select generals, it’s hard to say whether it will happen before or after the results come out, but I can say it here.

Even if you proposed at the Ministry of War to appoint Yu Dayou as a general in charge of Hu-Guichuan, Yang Bo from the Ministry of War would never stop you. On the contrary, he would help you promote the matter.

There will be some disturbances only when reporting to the cabinet, but you can also let Wei Guangde think of a solution.

He asked you to give Yu Dayou a chance, and you gave it. If he can't handle it with the cabinet and Mr. Yan Ge, and the matter can't be done, it has nothing to do with you. "

After Ma Sen finished speaking, he looked at Huang Guangsheng with a smile on his face.

Is there any risk in Huang Guangsheng's use of Yu Dayou?

Yes, that would offend Yan Song, the chief minister of the dynasty.

Apart from that, there is nothing more.

Neither Ma Sen nor Huang Guangsheng would question Yu Dayou's ability.

Choosing Yu Dayou as a general will offend Yan Song, but he can make friends with the people in Prince Yu's palace. This is the trade-off between short-term interests and long-term interests.

Ma Sen couldn't say much about Huang Guangsheng's choice, but he still wanted to inform Huang Guangsheng in detail about the current situation in the capital and let Huang Guangsheng make his own decision.

But, is it difficult to make such a decision?

of course not.

"I will choose Yu Dayou as the general. I will decide whether to go to Guizhou or Huguang at that time."

Huang Guangsheng decisively made his choice.

What's the big deal if I offend Yan Song now?

As long as it is confirmed that it is King Jing, it is okay to suffer a little suppression in the short term.

What's more, when that time comes, Yan Ge is afraid that he will not be able to protect himself, and he will not have the energy to make things difficult for him.

None of the officials below knew that Mr. Yan Ge supported King Jing.

Seeing that King Jing has lost the opportunity to board Dabao, who the hell would follow him Yan Song.

"Tonight, I will send someone to send news to Wei Guangde."

Huang Guangsheng and Ma Sen looked at each other and smiled.