Chapter 251 250 Tong Miao San Ren

Wei Guangde wanted to find out the position of Prince Hui in the eyes of Emperor Jiajing, but he couldn't say it directly. He could only talk about it and wait for an opportunity to ask.

"Brother Chen, you said before that the emperor was still short of a few medicines for refining medicine. What are they? Maybe I have heard of them, but I don't know."

Wei Guangde remembered what Chen Ju said before, that Emperor Jiajing had given the task of finding medicine to Gao Zhong. Maybe he could ask him. Maybe he could find it, which would be considered to get closer to Eunuch Gao Zhong.

"Hehehe, that medicine, you scholars definitely don't have it, and you haven't even heard of it."

Chen Ju laughed dryly and said, "Anyway, it's hard to find. Forget about those little palace maids in the palace. Let's not talk about these things. It's just a waste of time."

Chen Ju finally suppressed the urge to speak out and stopped talking about what the medicines he was looking for were.

However, Wei Guangde thought of some rumors in later generations. Although most people think that those things may be fabricated by people in later generations, there is indeed a saying about medicine in China. They are all very magical things, such as dragon liver and phoenix marrow.

In order to please the emperor, those alchemists may really blow some ordinary medicinal materials into rare things in the world, and deliberately make things difficult for the eunuchs in the palace who are looking for medicine for the emperor.

Only the medicine made from the most precious and rare medicinal materials can be precious, and it can also show the loyalty of these alchemists to the emperor.

If it weren’t for loyalty, who would present such precious elixirs to the emperor.

Then Wei Guangde heard what Chen Ju said next, and he was happy in his heart, because it was really a painstaking effort to find it. Chen Ju actually mentioned King Hui.

This matter involves King Hui, isn’t it a godsend opportunity?

"The elixir was originally presented by the Prince Hui. It is said that after taking it, your Majesty felt refreshed and it was magical, so your Majesty recruited the person who made the elixir into the palace, that is, Liang Gaofu mentioned earlier.

It's just that the elixir is almost used up now, but Liang Gaofu has not gathered the materials for making the elixir. Your Majesty is anxious, so he asked my godfather to help find the medicine.

The Lingzhi that you were asked to look for was also mentioned by Liang Gaofu. If you can't gather two of the herbs, you can use Lingzhi instead. It's just that the efficacy is slightly worse, but you can still eat it and it still has some effect."

"Was Liang Gaofu recommended by the Prince Hui?"

Wei Guangde asked in surprise.

Nima, Liang Gaofu is now making medicine for Emperor Jiajing. Isn't it courting death to go and say bad things about the Prince Hui at this time?

If nothing else, that Liang Gaofu will help the Prince Hui to excuse himself during the process of making the medicine, after all, he has the grace of recommendation.

For alchemists like them, it is not that they will be summoned by the emperor just because they have a little fame among the people. Someone has to recommend you to the emperor before he knows you. When he sees that your things are really effective, the emperor will summon you to serve in the palace.

Wei Guangde felt that the year of the Ox was unlucky at the moment, as if all the bad news came at the same time.

The Nanjing incident involved Yan Shifan, and the Hui Wang incident involved the alchemist Liang Gaofu.

"Then Hui Wang should be very favored by the emperor, haha, this Liang Gaofu is not trying hard to help Hui Wang speak."

Wei Guangde smiled and shook his head, and casually added a sentence.

"It's strange, it used to be like this. Every time Liang Gaofu entered the palace, he would help Hui Wang speak well, but recently it's a bit strange. Not only does he not help Hui Wang speak, sometimes he even says some weird things. I don't understand what the relationship between them is."

Wei Guangde's unintentional words were met with a surprising word from Chen Ju.

Obviously, the relationship between Hui Wang and Liang Gaofu had become strained because of something.

Liang Gaofu is also a grudge holder. He took advantage of the opportunity to make medicine beside Emperor Jiajing to make trouble for Prince Hui.

The grudge seems to be quite big.

"What weird things did you say? It shouldn't be that serious. Won't it make the emperor unhappy?"

Wei Guangde naturally knew that he had to climb up the ladder at this time. If he continued to ask, he might find the reason from Liang Gaofu's words. This is an opportunity worth taking advantage of.

If Liang Gaofu really wanted to deal with Prince Hui, he could join hands with him to bring Prince Hui down.

Liang Gaofu could vent his anger, and Wei Guangde would get a reputation for not fearing violence. Isn't it the best of both worlds?

Of course, the premise is that he cannot frame the king. The evidence of the crime against Prince Hui must be conclusive. Otherwise, if someone finds out that he has framed him, Wei Guangde's life will be in danger.

"You are interested in these things. You really did not live up to His Majesty's cultivation of you."

Chen Ju did not speak immediately, but looked at Wei Guangde and said with a smile.

At this time, Wei Guangde, in Chen Ju's opinion, was just trying to curry favor with the civil officials that His Majesty liked to climb up.

Such people, these eunuchs are also willing to cooperate.

Although eunuchs are close to the emperor, it is not convenient for them to enter and leave. Once they enter the palace, even if they become the chief eunuch, they can only wander around the capital and cannot leave the capital without something.

But these civil officials are different. Their peers, teachers and students may be all over the country, and they can help with many things.

Yes, sometimes when eunuchs want to do something, they have to rely on civil officials to help them plan and plan. It is impossible to think that they can oppress local officials by relying on the emperor's favor. It is impossible to say that a memorial will send people to prison.

"I was originally a top three, and I was promoted by the emperor's grace. It is my duty to share the emperor's worries."

Wei Guangde didn't think there was anything wrong with flattering the leader, not to mention that he was flattering the dragon fart of Emperor Jiajing.

"Haha. In fact, this King Hui sometimes goes too far and commits lawlessness in the local area. Even the magistrate of Junzhou is treated like a monkey by him. He will hit other officials with a slingshot when he sees them. This is not the case. Not to mention, it is said that as long as those scholars are seen by him, they will be caught and humiliated for a while, haha."

Chen Ju smiled and said: "Princes like him are restricted because they stay in their own fiefdom. The three previous princes were fine and they all knew this, but now the King of Hui is a little complacent. Yes, I used to go to Hangzhou and Suzhou for fun, and also stayed in Nanjing and Fengyang, the central capital.

The funniest thing is that he was arrested in Fengyang, but was only released after being held for two days to confirm his identity. "

"Then why doesn't anyone read his book?"

Hearing this, Wei Guangde asked in surprise.

"At that time, King Hui was favored. Who would interfere with him? Wouldn't this make His Majesty unhappy?"

Chen Ju shook his head and said.

"The palace knows this? Why didn't you report it to the emperor?"

Wei Guangde asked with an expression of disbelief.

"Prince Hui also has eunuchs around him. They are all sent out by the palace. They naturally have the responsibility of supervision. Do we know that it is strange?"

Chen Ju smiled and shook his head and said, "I just ran out to have fun, and had nothing to do with the local government. I saw his position in His Majesty's heart, so I didn't report it."

Seeing Wei Guangde's expression, Chen Ju continued to explain: "We, the chamberlains, are close ministers of the emperor, so we know better what kind of things should be reported, and what kind of things can be left unreported, so we should try our best not to report them, so as not to harm His Majesty." good mood.

Take the things that King Hui did for example. He just went to Jiangnan and the Qinhuai River to play. On the way back to Junzhou, he stopped by Fengyang and found no other unethical behavior on his part. Otherwise, even if we had a hundred courages, we wouldn’t be able to do it. I dare not hide this.

If the emperor gets angry, he may curse a few times, and then he will be in a bad mood. We, the ministers, will be unlucky. You don’t know that the consequences of angering Long Yan will be beaten or killed. Relatively speaking, you civil servants are better off, nothing more It is a fine, and the most severe one is the court staff. "

When he heard about the imperial staff, Wei Guangde's heart trembled slightly, and he asked cautiously: "I heard that the imperial staff has many specialties, and it can make people live or die."

"Haha, you, Master Wei, don't have to worry about this. As long as you don't catch the emperor for advice like those old scholars, and you don't deceive the emperor, even if you make a small mistake, nothing will happen.

His Majesty is much more forgiving to you civil servants than us chamberlains. If it falls on us, our lives will definitely be lost, but when it comes to you civil servants, the most you can do is to be beaten with a stick. "

Chen Ju smiled and said, "Generally speaking, our inner court does not dare to use the imperial staff indiscriminately. It is not His Majesty who wants his life. Anyone who has nothing to do is beaten to death."

"By the way, try not to offend Mr. Yan Ge. He is your fellow countryman, so there won't be any trouble if you think about it. It's good to move around more when there's nothing to do."

Chen Ju reminded Wei Guangde again as if he had just remembered.

After Wei Guangde became an official, he went to Yan's house twice, had a conversation with Yan Song, and had a banquet with Yan Shifan, that's all.

You know, he placed his bet on King Yu. The Yan family and King Yu did not deal with each other, but got close to King Jing. This was an open secret in the officialdom of the capital.

After hearing Chen Ju's words, Wei Guangde knew that nothing would happen to the Yan family in the short term.

In the past, the Yan family did fall in the end, Yan Shifan was beheaded, and Yan Song seemed not to be punished, but when it happened, Wei Guangde was not sure.

But what is certain is that the Yan family fell while Emperor Jiajing was still in power.

Think about the records found earlier about another fellow countryman of his, that is, Xia Yan, the former chief assistant.

At first, he won the trust and reliance of Emperor Jiajing, but in the end, he set a precedent for the worst chief minister in the Ming Dynasty, and was beheaded and died.

During the dispute over the Great Ceremony, Xia Yan and Mr. Zhang both clearly supported Emperor Jiajing, so they were promoted and became the chief minister of the cabinet in the 18th year of Jiajing's reign.

Xia Yan was born into a military family, but he succeeded in the imperial examination and became a civil servant in his father Xia Ding's generation.

It is said that Xia Yan showed extraordinary reading ability as a child and became the Xia family's hope of getting rid of military status.

Of course, these are also folk legends, just like the rumors still circulating in Pengze County that Wei Guangde is the Wenqu star who descended to earth.

The Xia family's military registration was at the Qianhu Office in Guangxin, Jiangxi Province, but it was only because Xia Ding became an official that he finally moved to the capital.

After Xia Yan played a huge role in supporting Emperor Jiajing in the Dali Conference incident, he gained the attention of Emperor Jiajing.

But something else actually happened at this time, that is, the Xia family was actually very thin.

The Xia family, which is the main branch in Jiangxi, died unexpectedly of an illness when serving in the army. The most direct result was that among the two Xia family members in Jiangxi and Beijing, no one except Xia Yan could serve. Xia Yan became the only one who could serve in the military. people.

Under such circumstances, Xia Yan, who was in charge of military affairs, could only resign and return to his hometown in Jiangxi to serve as a soldier. However, Emperor Jiajing issued a direct decree exempting the Xia family from military membership.

As for Xia Yan's accident in the end, he actually failed in the political struggle with Yan Song for power. It's not that Emperor Jiajing didn't trust him. At that time, Emperor Jiajing must have felt that he had been deceived by Xia Yan for many years and was being treated like a monkey. That's why he wanted to kill him.

Comparing what Yan Song and Yan Shifan are doing now, Wei Guangde can already predict that Xia Yan's ending will be their future.

In the letter I wrote to my brother-in-law Xu Bangrui, I must emphasize this point. Before Yan Shifan fell, no matter what Duke Wei, Zheng, and Xu Bangning did, we must try our best to be patient.

Now the Yan family is still trusted, and digging up some things at this time may backfire.

After Chen Ju spoke, Wei Guangde smiled and nodded, indicating that he knew.

"By the way, brother, where is the Taoist Liang Gaofu practicing in? I will go to meet him when I have time and get to know him."

Wei Guangde had never heard of Liang Gaofu before, so Wei Guangde estimated that except for the high-level officials in the court, most of the officials in the capital did not know this person, and it would be difficult to find out about him.

Fortunately, there was a big Buddha sitting opposite him, so he could ask him a question.

"Master Liang was named Tongmiao Sanren. He does not live in the city on weekdays, but practices in Tongmiao Temple in the west of the capital."

Chen Ju did not think there was anything to keep secret about this news, so he told Wei Guangde directly.

Some things, in fact, cannot be kept secret, it just depends on whether people are willing to inquire.

Now the eyes of the civil and military officials in the whole court are on Lan Daoxing, because he is indeed the most trusted Taoist priest of Emperor Jiajing. Before, it was Tao Zhongwen, and now it is Lan Daoxing.

The most important thing is that Lan Daoxing still lives in the capital, and it is naturally very convenient for those officials to contact him.

Thinking of this, Wei Guangde remembered that he had met Lan Daoxing before, so he might as well see if he can get his support when operating this matter.

However, this still needs to be carefully considered. First, we must find out what kind of feud there is between Liang Gaofu and King Hui, and see if there is an opportunity to take advantage of it.

After separating from Chen Ju, Wei Guangde went directly back to the Hanlin Academy and thought in his public room.

I'm afraid it's not a good idea to go directly to Liang Gaofu. If you're being nice to him, you're either a traitor or a thief. Don't let Liang Gaofu think that you have some purpose in approaching him.

Wei Guangde thought for a while and decided to let Geng An go to investigate the situation of Tongmiao Temple first.

Since Hui Wang Zhu Houjue was able to find Liang Gaofu, it means that Liang Gaofu is probably from Henan, or even Junzhou. They are from the same hometown, so some things may be easier to talk about.

However, before figuring out the situation, I still have to remind Geng An not to let it slip and involve myself, after all, I'm still hiding behind the scenes.

Calling Lu Bu outside the door and asking him to grind ink for him, Wei Guangde plans to write a letter to Nanjing here, and give it to Xu Huai in the evening, asking him to rush back to Nanjing City early tomorrow morning.

In the future, I'm afraid that my contact with Xu Bangrui will have to rely on him to run back and forth.