Chapter 244 243 Plot

Wei Guangde's promotion this time was definitely fast enough in terms of time.

It took only two months for him to jump from a Shujishi without any official position to a reviewer of the Hanlin Academy, and then to an editor of the Hanlin Academy, although it was only half a level.

However, after Wei Guangde received the imperial edict and sent away the official who delivered the edict, Wei Guangde was still a little confused. He didn't understand why he had an additional official position in the Taichang Temple. Could it be that this was prepared for Chen Jin before?

The Taichang Temple Dianbo, this position is not very good.

The Taichang Temple has a Dianbo Hall, which has a Dianbo. The Ming Dynasty system has a quota of two people, and their duties are to manage the affairs of the temple's clerks and servants.

The Taichang Temple set up in the Ming Dynasty actually has a lot of management scope, including rituals and music, suburban temples, altars, mausoleums, etc., but the Dianbo Hall that Wei Guangde is going to is actually the Miscellaneous Hall of the Taichang Temple.

Wei Guangde is quite disappointed with this part-time job. He can only see if it is just a position there and does not need to manage things.

A few days later, Wei Guangde's vacation was over, so he naturally had to go back to the government office to work.

In the few days after his promotion, Wei Guangde was not idle. He kept visiting and entertaining the officials and peers he was familiar with. Now he was finally free.

Wei Guangde went to the Hanlin Academy first. After all, his main job was still in the Hanlin Academy, and he was familiar with the people. By the way, he asked his colleagues who were on duty in the Taichang Temple what was going on.

"I'm here."

When Wei Guangde walked into Yin Tai's public room, Yin Tai saw that it was Wei Guangde, smiled, and pointed to the seat next to him and asked him to sit down.

"Master Yin, I'm back on duty."

Wei Guangde bowed and said to Yin Tai.

"You are now an editor, and you are familiar with the situation in the academy. Tell me what you think. Do you want to continue to edit "Xiaozong Shilu" or do something else?"

Yin Tai said to him at this time.

Wei Guangde knew very well that the books edited by the Hanlin Academy had already been assigned, and even if Chen Jin was dismissed and sent out, his job would not be left unattended.

After thinking about it, he decided to continue to edit "Xiaozong Shilu" with Wu Qing, which would be free and he could do other things when he had time, so he replied loudly: "I followed Lord Wu to edit "Xiaozong Shilu" when I entered the academy. Now the book has not been edited yet, so I think I should continue to do this."

"It's up to you."

Yin Tai just smiled at Wei Guangde's answer, "Colleagues in the academy will hold a banquet for you tonight, so don't break the appointment."

Wei Guangde had come to eat and drink with colleagues he was familiar with a few days ago. He was not familiar with many people in the academy, so he knew that most of the people in the academy would come tonight, so he naturally agreed.

"Sir Yin, I was assigned to work as a Dianbo in the Taichang Temple. I wonder if I will be mainly there in the future?"

Wei Guangde knew that Yin Tai spent most of his time in the Hanlin Academy because he was the head of the academy, but sometimes he would go to the Zhanshi Mansion in the afternoon. After all, he still had the position of Shao Zhanshi, so he wanted to ask for advice.

Most of the people Wei Guangde knew were selected in the last two imperial examinations, so they had no part-time experience at all, and they couldn't tell the details.

"As far as I know, the Dianbo Office in the Taichang Temple is indeed short of a Dianbo, but it has been vacant for more than half a year. You can go there and take a look. Since you are new here, I guess they won't assign you anything, and the current Dianbo is also very capable in handling official affairs.

People from our Hanlin Academy, unless the imperial edict states that they are in charge, are generally just given a position and don't need to be involved, that is, they watch more and do less. You will know this when you go there."

Yin Tai smiled and said, "By the way, when you go to the Taichang Temple, go directly to Li Kaiyuan Li Shaoqing, who is now in charge of the affairs of the Taichang Temple."

Wei Guangde nodded in thanks.

He had inquired before, and now he was very familiar with the name of the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, that is Yan Shifan, but he had long since stopped caring about the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, which were all handled by Li Kaiyuan.

Yan Shifan's main job now was to assist his father in handling the confidential affairs of the cabinet, and the Ministry of Works, after all, he was the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works.

Emperor Jiajing wanted to promote him to the Minister of Works, but because Yan Shifan did not pass the imperial examination, he was given an official position by nepotism. Yan Song knew that if his son really sat in that position, there would be another big political storm.

With the issuance of the imperial report from the capital, soon all parts of the Ming Dynasty knew the details of the battle of Xuanfu.

Of course, the imperial report would not write in detail about the war damage, but with the rapid withdrawal of the Altan tribe from Xuanfu after the battle of Baoanzhou, no one doubted that this battle was a victory.

The Wei family's house in Jiujiang Prefecture was decorated with lights and colors at this moment, and it was full of joy.

During this period, the Wei family has held many banquets. Since Wei Guangde passed the imperial examination, there have been guests visiting the family every time during the palace examination and the selection of scholars. They have to invite several tables.

Only last time when Wei Guangde was unexpectedly appointed and sent to inspect the border town, only Wu Zhankui and Zhang Shigui came from the Wei family.

When the official report was sent out, the internal military report also arrived. The northern Altan tribe was unstable and seemed to have the intention of a large-scale invasion.

Seeing these materials, the families in Jiujiang Prefecture who were relatively close to each other were a little restless.

What does it mean to patrol the border at this time?

Especially after the Altan tribe invaded Xuanfu, during the period of the war, Wei Meng could no longer stay in the rear army thousand households, and kept running to the Wei Command to learn about the latest battle report of Xuanfu.

Fortunately, the latest official report was delivered to Jiujiang Prefecture today, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Wei Guangde, whom they were concerned about, was not only fine, but successfully commanded a battle against the Anda tribe and won the final victory. The Anda tribe was beaten by the Xuanfu army and fled in panic.

After all the guests left, Wei Meng, Zhang Shigui, and Wu Zhankui got into a side room to get down to business.

"Brother Shigui, you quietly hinted to me that Guangde might be in trouble in the capital. What did you mean?"

When Zhang Shigui congratulated them before, they hadn't finished speaking. Because a new guest arrived, Wei Meng went out to greet him again, but he spent the whole night thinking about the meaning of Zhang Shigui's words.

Now that there are finally no outsiders, it’s time to ask and relieve the doubts in my heart.

Wu Zhankui cheered up after hearing Wei Meng's words. He drank some wine tonight and was a little drunk now, but he had to take care of his nephew.

"This is what my old man mentioned when I went home and told him about it."

Zhang Shigui looked at Wei Meng, then at his brother-in-law, and then continued: "These days, the court has two problems that need to be solved urgently, one is state affairs, and the other is military affairs, that is, the Southern Japanese and Northern captives.

Guangde did a good job in Xuanfu this time. It can be said that he fought well. I Dahan let him beat everyone away. It seems that he has made a great contribution. If he was not in the Hanlin Academy, I would applaud him. he cheered. "

Zhang Shigui said this and shook his head gently.

"You mean that Guangde might be favored by the Ministry of War and sent to lead the army?"

Wu Zhankui immediately realized that there was a huge difference between the Hanlin Academy and the Ministry of War when it came to Wei Guangde's official career.

To command troops abroad is to work with your head in mind. If you keep winning battles, it's okay, but if you lose one battle, everything you did before will be in vain.

It’s really a place where the gains outweigh the losses.

But if you continue to stay in the Hanlin Academy, although the chance is still slim, there is always a chance, that is, you have to work hard to gain qualifications.

Wei Guangde was originally young, so he was suitable for qualifications.

What's more, with this military achievement, even if you want to keep a low profile, you can't.

However, what they fear most is that after accepting this award, Wei Guangde will not be able to continue to stay in the Hanlin Academy, but will be assigned to a foreign post.

Although the official position may be promoted in the short term, in the long run, it will still be a disadvantage.

"What should I do? Should I send someone immediately to send some money to clear it?"

Wei Meng's heart trembled when he thought that his son might be sent out to lead the troops in the war.

War is not just playing house, it is a job that affects one's wealth and life.

"It's too late now. Maybe the reward has already been issued. Let's wait and see what kind of solution we will give him in the end."

Zhang Shigui shook his head and said, in the afternoon Zhang Qing knew that Wei Guangde was worried about this matter after he commanded the Xuanfu army to win a battle in Xuanfu. But at that time, Zhang Shigui didn't think about it at all.

"By the way, is there any news from Nanjing?"

After talking about this, Zhang Shigui remembered the previous matter about Wei Guangde's marriage. It seemed that no one from Wei Guogong had come to deliver the letter, which was a bit strange.

Hearing this, Wei Meng shook his head.

"Then wait a little longer. If there's still no news, send someone over to ask. We can't keep putting it off like this."

Zhang Shigui said, "If I hadn't agreed to the Xu family first, the threshold here would have been crossed by now."

Several people chatted at Xu's house in Nanjing, but they didn't know that Wei Guogong Xu Pengju was also worried about this matter at this time.

Xu Bangrui has come to see him several times, just to give him a confirmation, but Xu Pengju really can't make up his mind to agree to the marriage at the moment.

Yes, now he regrets it.

Before, Wei Guangde could still be sent to patrol the border. The northern border was unwilling to deal with Xu Bangrui. Now that the war is over, what else can be said?

On the Jiujiang side, there was also Xu Bangrui. Most of them could only understand the situation in the DPRK through the Di Bao. Xu Pengju didn't need it. He also had an informant in the DPRK.

No matter what happened in the court, big or small, they would be reported to the Duke of Wei in Nanjing as soon as possible.

In fact, this is what the nobles outside the country do. They will support one or two official people in the capital to help them find out the news, and even cooperate with other forces that need to be attracted.

Wei Guangde was not asked to leave by the Ministry of War. According to the emperor's wishes, he would stay in the Hanlin Academy to study most of the time. Taichang Temple only held a post to give him the opportunity to get in touch with government affairs.

Xu Pengju had never met Wei Guangde. He should have met Wei Meng before, but at that time, he had never seen Wei Meng's identity, and now he has no memory of it.

Xu Pengju knew that the matter could no longer be delayed. The longer it was delayed, the more serious the offence would be if the contract was broken in the end.

For example, it should be a great joy for his daughter to find a promising official in the capital, but why can't he be happy?

He didn't dare to say it with his mouth, but in his heart, Xu Pengju complained about that person in Xiyuan.

It's not good to like anyone, but I like that boy, and he is promoted to the palace examination, and selected and promoted to officials.

Previously, the Ministry of War wanted to mobilize Wei Guangde, but Xu Pengju was behind it. Maybe there were others who had the same idea, but it seemed that they couldn't get through with Yan Song.

These Jiangxi guys really stick together.

Xu Pengju thought that as long as Wei Guangde was transferred out of the Hanlin Academy to serve as a military and civilian official, as long as he did not stay in Beijing, his influence in the court would be greatly reduced.

Moreover, the most important thing is that he has discovered that Wei Guangde and Gao Gong have communicated twice, which means that Wei Guangde seems to be on the side of Prince Yu like most other civil servants.

Although these nobles will play tricks on who the Jiajing Emperor will pass the throne to, they all know that it is a taboo that cannot be touched before the emperor makes a public statement.

You can lean towards anyone, but you must not lean towards anyone. This is disloyalty to the present.

For the children of nobles, their first lesson is to be loyal to the emperor, and they can only be loyal to the emperor.

Xu Pengju is a representative who is unwilling to stand on the side. After all, most of the nobles in Nanjing look at his face. Those who dare to challenge him are either from Beijing, and the locals have been almost dealt with by their Weiguogong family.

Every year, some things are sent to Prince Yu's Mansion and Prince Jing's Mansion. Relatively speaking, Prince Jing gives a little more, just a little bit, and Xu Pengju is worried that Prince Yu will know.

He does not want to be involved in the fight between Prince Jing and Prince Yu, and he does not want his daughter to marry someone from Prince Yu's line.

Not many people in Nanjing knew that Prince Yu's Mansion was blocked by someone, but he was one of them.

He was also an intelligent person, but he just didn't understand what Xiyuan was planning, and couldn't see through the magic operation of Emperor Jiajing.

Thinking about the things planned before, it seems that we have to do it in advance. Although there are some risks, if it fails, the most we will do is to be scolded and take back some of our rights. Can we take down the sign of Duke Wei of our family?

Let's decide on the prince first. Even if Wei Guangde is favored by the emperor again, he will never interfere with the fact that it has already become a fait accompli.

Thinking of this, Xu Pengju actually agreed to this marriage in his heart. It is not a disadvantage for his daughter to marry Wei Guangde, but he has to delay for a few more days to settle the matter of the prince of Duke Wei first.

Once he made up his mind, he would start to do it. "Come here, grind the ink for me."

Soon, a maid came to the desk and started grinding ink for him. Then he drove the people out of the room and wrote a letter alone in the study. He didn't fold it until the ink dried before putting it in the envelope and sealing it.

He then took out a piece of wax, lightly baked it on a candle, and dripped it on the envelope after the wax softened and thickened, and then took out his private seal and printed it.

"Come here, call Wei Sen over."

After doing all this, Xu Pengju called the maid outside the door and asked them to run errands for him.

Not long after, a servant who beat the board entered the study, and bowed after seeing Xu Pengju, the Duke of Wei, behind the desk.

"Here is a letter. You should send it to Wang Jihuai in the capital immediately and ask him to start handling it immediately according to the instructions in the letter."

At this point, Xu Pengju turned around and picked up a box from the bookshelf behind him, unlocked it with his key, took out a small iron plate, and then put it on the envelope and handed it to Wei Sen.

"Take this sign with you. When he needs money, you can get it and give it to him."