Chapter 241 240 Lingji Palace

Wei Guangde, led by Chen Ju, left Xiyuan without saying anything. Of course, he didn't know the conversation in Ziguang Pavilion after he left.

After leaving the door and getting on the carriage parked outside, Chen Jucai smiled and said to Wei Guangde, "Congratulations to Mr. Wei, you will definitely prosper in the future."

"Don't dare, don't dare, it's all your Majesty"

While Wei Guangde and Chen Ju were talking, the driver drove the carriage away from Xiyuan. Following the road he came from, the carriage drove away with the sound of wheels grinding against the ground.

At this moment, a small yellow gatekeeper had already run out of the Xiyuan Gate, showed his waist badge and entered the palace through the Xihua Gate. He ran all the way without stopping and passed through the Guiji Gate and Huiji Gate to reach the cabinet. Wenyuan Pavilion.

"Which elder is on duty today?"

Xiao Huangmen arrived outside Wenyuan Pavilion and asked the scribe who came up to him.

At this time, the cabinet was on duty, Yan Song was leaning on a chair, and the strong fragrance of a pot of freshly brewed Longjing wafted from the coffee table next to him.

At this time, Yan Song was obviously not in good spirits. After all, he was an old man of several decades, and his energy level was already far worse than before.

As for daily office work, he already feels a little overwhelmed now. Cabinet affairs are either left to Xu Jie or to his son Yan Shifan, who is accompanying him.

The title of Mr. Xiao Ge is actually not a lie, it is the truth.

Although Yan Shifan did not join the cabinet, he was seriously doing the work that only the cabinet elders could do.

At this moment, Yan Song was resting aside, while Yan Shifan, who was behind the desk, was looking at the various memorials on the desk. After reading them, he wrote down his opinions on a piece of paper, and then posted them on the memorial, that is. Commonly known as "ticket plan".

Afterwards, these memoranda with written votes were sent to the Supervisor of Ceremonies for approval.

Of course, before sending these memorials away, he would also pick out some key points and inform his father Yan Song. Otherwise, if he asked about it in front of Emperor Jiajing, Yan Song would not know all the answers and give the emperor a feeling of being old and useless. Something bad happened.

At this time, someone outside the door informed that Xiyuan had sent a note.

Taking the Jiajing Emperor's handwritten letter from Xiaohuangmen, Yan Song smiled at him and nodded, letting him go down, and then he looked at the words written on the note.

"Looking for chapters and excerpts."

The text on the note was as concise as before, just an idiom. This was another test for them, the cabinet ministers.

you guess?

I do not guess you guess guess?

I dare not guess.

He read it softly, but before he could say anything, footsteps sounded outside the door and Xu Jie came in.

After first saluting Yan Song, he then bowed his hands to Yan Shifan who was standing beside him. Yan Shifan returned the salute perfunctorily, and the whole thing was over.

"Zisheng, look at this, what does Your Majesty mean?"

With that said, Yan Song handed the note in his hand to Xu Jie.

Naturally, cabinet matters must be discussed by their cabinet ministers first. If you don't understand anything, ask Yan Shifan.

"Looking for chapters and excerpts?"

Xu Jie read the words on the note and was confused as to what it meant.

"His Majesty is probably going to summon Wei Guangde this afternoon. These words should have something to do with him, but I really can't guess what they mean."

Xu Jie looked at the note in his hand, thought for a moment and shook his head, "Are you dissatisfied with what he did in Xuan Mansion? Are you asking us to find fault with him?"

"No way, Xuanfu fought well in the first battle, there is no room for fault."

Yan Song shook his head and said.

"Haha, I'd better ask Donglou to take a look. I really can't think of what it means."

Xu Jie handed the note to Yan Shifan while talking and laughing.

Yan Shifan was not polite, stretched out his hand to take it, looked at it, and said with a smile: "Looking for chapters and excerpts."

Pei Songzhi quoted from the "Book of Wu" in the "Three Kingdoms·Wu Shu·Biography of the Master of Wu": "(Zhao Zi) sent Wei to Wei, and Emperor Wen of Wei was kind to him. He mocked Zi and said: 'Does the King of Wu know a lot about learning?' Zi said: 'Wu The king floats thousands of ships on the river and carries millions of armors. He appoints talents and talents, and is determined to have a strategy. Although he has some spare time, he has read extensively in books and history, and borrowed strange things, but it is useless to find chapters and sentences.

King Zangjia of Wu had great ambitions, but he still took the time to read a lot of books, instead of imitating the Confucian scholars who only paid attention to the fragments of the text without delving into its spiritual essence.

hiss."

When Yan Shifan said this, he suddenly felt cold. Emperor Jiajing was so optimistic about this legend that he gave such an evaluation.

Thinking of this, Yan Shifan looked at his father and then at Xu Jie, as if he had some realization.

He can lead troops to fight, but he still needs to study more. Isn't that the intention of letting Wei Guangde stay in the Hanlin Academy to continue his studies?

Obviously the note from the Ministry of War was rejected by the emperor, and he chose to let Wei Guangde continue to stay in the Hanlin Academy to cultivate his character.

Nima, this means to recommend him to the cabinet.

Also, among the elders in the pavilion these years, there seems to be no one who has led troops outside.

Emperor Jiajing was psychologically affected by Anda Khan's raid, and wanted to install ministers who could lead troops in the cabinet.

Yan Shifan thought of a lot in an instant. Before, he had just guessed why the emperor picked Wei Guangde, but now he was basically sure, that's all.

Thinking of this, the first thing that came to Yan Shifan's mind was Hu Zongxian, who was currently in Zhejiang.

Yes, after Zeng Xian's death, if there was anyone in the Ming Dynasty's civil service who knew military skills, Hu Zongxian was the only one. Now he is still leading troops to suppress Japanese pirates in Jiangnan.

However, Hu Zongxian also had a problem, that is, his grades in the imperial examination were not good, so he was directly sent to Shandong as a county magistrate after two years of observing politics in the Ministry of Punishment.

So Hu Zongxian actually had a little bit of obstacles to enter the cabinet. He was not from the Hanlin Academy. Although Hanlin was not a prerequisite for entering the cabinet, there would still be fewer voices of support.

However, Hu Zongxian started as a county magistrate, and successively served as the Supervisory Censor, the Inspector Censor, the Governor, and finally the Governor of the military affairs of Nanzhili, Zhejiang, Fujian, etc., becoming a real frontier official.

However, the biggest obstacle to Hu Zongxian's entry into the cabinet is actually his main job now, which is to eliminate the Japanese pirates.

If he can complete the task of eliminating the Japanese pirates, entering the cabinet is a sure thing, but can the Japanese pirates be eliminated?

If they cannot be eliminated, Hu Zongxian will have no basis for entering the cabinet, and it is impossible to succeed. The emperor will not nod, and the ministers will not agree.

This time, because of the additional grain and salary for the suppression of the Japanese pirates, Hu Zongxian has offended a large number of officials in Jiangnan, not to mention that he has already been notorious in the local area.

Yan Shifan shook his head. It seems that Hu Zongxian has no hope of entering the cabinet.

Let alone wiping out the Japanese pirates, can that thing be wiping out?

At this time, Yan Song and Xu Jie were both looking at him. He had previously mentioned the source of the passage, and they all understood it. However, they were a little confused by Yan Shifan's action of sucking in a breath of cold air at the end, and they were all waiting for him to give an answer.

It seemed that Yan Shifan had understood the meaning of Emperor Jiajing again, and he deserved the title of "the first genius" in the mouth of Emperor Jiajing.

Then, Yan Shifan explained to them the meaning of Emperor Jiajing that he had analyzed.

Without anyone to point out, sometimes they couldn't figure it out for a long time, but with a little guidance from someone who understood, they instantly figured out what it meant.

"Then send that memorial in, and I will send someone to inform Wen Wenwei to tell him not to talk about it anymore."

Xu Jie said to Yan Song.

Emperor Jiajing had such a hobby, he liked to write notes for people to guess what he meant.

This time, it was still an idiom anyway, with a few complicated words that were completely incomprehensible.

Fortunately, there was the riddle master Yan Shifan helping in the cabinet, and he could basically guess the emperor's intention.

This is also the fundamental reason why Yan Song can still stand in the court at the age of 80. He can understand the emperor's intention, not guess, but understand.

Xu Jie naturally didn't have this ability, so he could only follow Yan Song closely.

Wei Guangde took a carriage back to Jiujiang Guild Hall, but this time when passing by the Hanlin Academy, Wei Guangde got off the car first and went in to see if the current director Yin Tai Yin was in the public house.

He said goodbye to Chen Ju, who wanted to wait for him outside, but Wei Guangde smiled and said that he was afraid that there would be a gathering of colleagues tonight and he couldn't leave for a while, so Chen Ju asked the driver to drive away.

Fortunately, luck was good. Yin Tai was not in the Zhanshi Mansion today, and was still in the Hanlin Academy. Seeing Wei Guangde coming over, he was slightly surprised and said, "I said I would send someone to inform you. You just came back and you can take a rest. I will give you a five-day holiday first."

"Your subordinate greets Lord Yin."

Wei Guangde hurriedly saluted and said respectfully, "Your Majesty summoned me just now. I went back and asked for instructions on when I would be on duty in the academy."

"You did a good job in Xuanfu this time. At the beginning, they were quite worried about you. Everyone was relieved until the battle report was sent back to the capital."

Yin Tai smiled and talked to Wei Guangde. After a while, the scholars in the Hanlin Academy came over, shouting that they wanted to see the great hero Wei Guangde.

As Wei Guangde guessed, most of his colleagues in the Hanlin Academy were alone in the capital, so naturally there was no need to take care of their families. That night, they found a restaurant nearby to eat and drink.

The drunk Wei Guangde was supported by Zhang Ji and Li San to go back. After staying in the Hanlin Academy, Wei Guangde asked Lu Bu to go to Jiujiang Guild Hall and told them to pick him up later.

The next day, Wei Guangde did not stay in Jiujiang Guild Hall to rest, but went to a famous temple in Beijing to find someone to calculate the time. He had to give priority to moving the house.

I can't buy a house and keep it empty for two months.

As for where to find someone to take a look, Wei Guangde had already thought about it. Naturally, he went to a famous Taoist temple in Beijing to find a master to take a look.

At this time, there were many Taoist temples in Beijing, and the incense was prosperous, and Lingji Palace was one of the best.

Lingji Palace is located in the inner city of Beijing, west of the Forbidden City, which is now the north of Xidan. It declined and disappeared with the fall of the Ming Dynasty. Now there is only a place name called "Lingjing Hutong".

However, at this time, Lingji Palace is a famous Taoist temple in Beijing.

Wei Guangde had a few days off, but he cherished it very much. It was not easy, and he finally had some free time.

Li San drove the carriage into Chongwenmen and walked along the bustling street, still the road Wei Guangde walked yesterday.

When Wei Guangde arrived at Lingji Palace, Wei Guangde had been here before. The book "The Supreme Yellow Talisman Dazhai Lichengyi" was bought here. It is still in the Hanlin Academy, but it has not been flipped for a long time.

After getting off the carriage, Wei Guangde took Zhang Ji and walked in with ease.

The full name of Lingji Palace is "Hongen Lingji Palace". It is a large-scale Taoist temple built by Emperor Yongle in Beijing. The two Xu Zhenjuns are enshrined in Lingji Palace.

The two Xu Zhenjuns were people in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties. They have more or less some relatives with Li Yu.

Li Yu's grandfather, Li Bian, was born in a humble family. Li Bian's father, Li Rong, disappeared in the war. Li Bian was adopted by the general Xu Wen and changed his name to Xu Zhigao.

The two Xu Zhenjun were Xu Wen's fifth and sixth sons. They led troops to quell the banditry in Fujian. After their death, they were worshipped by the local people. Later, the people built a temple for the two Xu and held sacrificial activities, which were very effective.

In the Song Dynasty, the royal family personally bestowed the plaque "Lingji Palace", which further enhanced the "immortal status" of the two Xu.

Zeng Chensun, a temple priest of Lingji Palace in the early Ming Dynasty, took the opportunity to treat Emperor Yongle and "introduced" the two Xu Zhenjun to the emperor.

As for Emperor Yongle's illness, according to historical records, he was always troubled by rheumatism in his later years, which had a lot to do with the cold he suffered from the years of northern expedition to Mongolia.

The "prescription" used by Zeng Chensun was most likely the elixir refined by the Taoist temple. After taking it, the body would heat up, but it would not remove the root cause of the disease at all.

However, Emperor Yongle, who was temporarily free from the pain, firmly believed that this was the power of heaven. He not only built a large-scale Lingji Palace in Beijing, but also gradually formed a habit of taking elixirs.

Although Lingji Palace is famous in Beijing, it actually does not occupy a large area and is relatively narrow. After all, it is the inner city and is very close to the Forbidden City.

There are not many buildings in Lingji Palace. After the mountain gate, there are Tianshu Main Gate and Dachanwei Gate. Going further in, you will see the main hall Xuandu Hall and the sleeping hall Zifu Hall.

These are all the buildings of Lingji Palace. It can be said that it is very simple, but because of the royal family's admiration, it is very popular here.

There is a hall connecting the main hall and the sleeping hall, forming a "工"-shaped hall pattern, which is very similar to the Wenhua Hall, Wuying Hall and Fengxian Hall in the Forbidden City. These are all from the hands of Emperor Yongle, which shows his love for this place.

In the tenth year of Jiajing, an official suggested to stop the worship of the two Xu Zhenjuns and rebuild Lingji Palace into the Imperial Temple in Beijing, but the officials of the Ministry of Rites wrote a letter to oppose it. The reason at that time was that Lingji Palace was too narrow to be suitable for building an Imperial Temple.

But none of this matters. After Wei Guangde came here today to find someone to look at it, he also considered going to Chaotian Palace to have a look.

In fact, in later generations, people still have the habit of asking people to look at the date for such a big event as moving, hoping that everything will go smoothly and safely after moving into the new house.

Entering the mountain gate, passing through the two gates inside, you will reach the main hall. You must first worship the two Xu Zhenjuns here, and then go to the master.

After the worship, Wei Guangde asked the temple priest in the main hall and knew that the host was receiving guests in the backyard.

In Wei Guangde's view, the head of the Taoist temple must be the one with the highest Taoist method, and the date he calculated must be the best.

Wei Guangde, who has been educated in materialism, naturally knows what this is, but he still wants to seek peace of mind.

Turning around the main hall and walking along the hall to the back, Wei Guangde heard the voice of people reciting poems in the backyard when he walked through the bedroom.

"The land can attract pine and cranes, and the fairy source is here."

He didn't hear the first sentence, but Wei Guangde could hear the second sentence clearly.

Turning the corner, Wei Guangde saw the abbot of Lingji Palace, Xuan Jing Zhenren, accompanying a Taoist priest with a fairy-like appearance, drinking tea and discussing Taoism under a big tree in the backyard.