Chapter 302 Chapter 301 Ask

"Send it when the emperor wakes up, and put the letter in it and hand it over together."

Huang Jin's compassion overflowed, and he chose to hand Wei Guangde's wooden box directly to Emperor Jiajing. As for what the emperor would choose, it was not for them, the servants, to ask.

These old people naturally knew the character of Emperor Jiajing.

To be honest, the things that the people valued very much were actually trivial matters in the eyes of the emperor.

In fact, in the eyes of Emperor Jiajing, he was only worried about two things.

The first was things that affected his own cultivation, which was a big deal.

The second was things that affected the stability of the country, which was also a big deal. He didn't want to become an unfilial descendant of the old Zhu family and lose the country.

Besides this, there was really nothing big, and if there was, it was just the emperor's thought.

So it was hard to say what choice Emperor Jiajing would make in the end for what Wei Guangde said in the letter. It all depended on what was said in the memorial.

Not long after, Emperor Jiajing woke up from his nap. Huang Jin would not take out Wei Guangde's memorial at this time. According to Emperor Jiajing's habit, he would take a pill of elixir to practice at this time before he could start working.

Emperor Jiajing's absence from court did not mean that he would not deal with state affairs. He just did not want to sit on the high dragon throne in the Fengxian Hall and watch the poor performances of the ministers below.

He had seen enough of it after so many years.

Everything was tacit. Huang Jin had already brought the elixir without Emperor Jiajing asking.

After completing the Zhoutian exercise and digesting the medicinal power of the elixir, Emperor Jiajing finally opened his mouth and ordered: "Bring all the memorials here to see what's going on."

"Yes."

Huang Jin answered in a low voice, then walked quickly to the door of the hall and waved outside. Gao Zhong came in with three eunuchs. Two of the eunuchs held a tall stack of memorials in their hands, while Chen Ju on the side held a wooden box in his hand.

With the appearance of these three people, the wooden box in Chen Ju's hand naturally attracted the attention of Emperor Jiajing. He pointed at Chen Ju and asked, "What is this?"

At this moment, what Emperor Jiajing thought of was the Lingzhi immortal grass that was presented by which official below?

Before, because of the need for refining medicine, Emperor Jiajing issued a notice to the world to collect Lingzhi. After that, officials and civilians from all over the country never stopped paying tribute to Lingzhi, so at this time he thought that another official below had sent Lingzhi.

"This is something sent back by Wei Guangde, the deputy envoy of the border patrol."

Chen Ju's answer surprised Emperor Jiajing. What did he hear? Was it something sent by Wei Guangde?

Did Wei Guangde find Lingzhi in Jizhen?

"What's in it? Open it and take a look."

Emperor Jiajing ordered out of curiosity.

"Yes."

Chen Ju stepped forward and stood in front of the imperial desk. He put down the box with both hands and opened the wooden box.

What caught Emperor Jiajing's eyes was naturally the memorial with intact lacquer, and there was also an opened letter next to it.

Seeing what was inside, Emperor Jiajing frowned slightly, but still reached out to pick up the memorial and checked the seal.

It was intact, untouched, and his eyes fell on the opened letter again.

"What's going on?"

The envelope showed signs of being opened, so Emperor Jiajing naturally had no intention of picking it up to take a look.

Chen Ju took two steps back and knelt down, saying, "Your Majesty, the day before Lord Wei left Beijing, I was ordered to go to Lord Wei and bring back your words.

Today, a servant who went out with Lord Wei suddenly returned to Beijing and brought me this box, which contained a memorial and a letter.

I opened the letter and read it. It was a story that Wei Guangde heard in Xuanfu. The former Jinyiwei experience Lord Shen Lian was beheaded, and his two sons were beaten to death in prison. The youngest son was punished to guard the border with his mother because he was still in his infancy. The eldest son who had been studying in Zhejiang was also issued an official document by the Governor of Xuanda, Lord Yang, and his official title was revoked and escorted to Xuanfu for trial."

"Shen Lian? The two sons were beaten to death, and the eldest son was also revoked and escorted to Xuanfu for trial."

Emperor Jiajing's expression did not change, and the seal of the memorial in his hand had been opened by him.

The letter was for Chen Ju and others to see, and the memorial was for himself. Chen Ju was just doing his duty and handed in the letter written to him by Wei Guangde.

Honest child.

It was his intention to let Wei Guangde find an opportunity to go to Xuanfu, but it was only less than half a month after he left Beijing, and Wei Guangde had already left Tang Shunzhi and went to Xuanfu, and submitted all the memorials.

Going through Chen Ju's channel instead of through the Tongzhengsi shows that the content of the memorial may be.

When opening the memorial, Emperor Jiajing had actually made a judgment on the content, so he was not so surprised to see what was said in the memorial.

More than 300,000 taels of silver were sent, but the food for the soldiers in Xuanfu Town was becoming increasingly empty. It is natural that you can't fight with an empty stomach. As for how many castles and people were lost later, it is actually not important.

Lu Kai, Hun, pretended to be a military merit by killing border residents.

And Xu Lun, the Minister of War, could not see the slightest detail, and the three of them were a party.

The memorial was not long, but the amount of information was still relatively large.

Yang Shun dereliction of duty, Lu Kai solicited bribes and concealed, and Xu Lun's failure to supervise.

Emperor Jiajing knew which side Yang Shun and Lu Kai belonged to. He used them so that the border towns could get the necessary food and money from the court. However, he did not expect that Xuanda would become so corrupt not long after Yang Shun went there.

Seventy people were massacred, and three thousand men and women were killed.

Incompetent, useless.

At this time, Emperor Jiajing did not consider the tragic experience of Shen Lian's family, but was extremely dissatisfied with Yang Shun's record in Xuanda.

In fact, Shen Lian had been executed, and it was not meaningful to hold him accountable, but whether you, Yang Shun, did your job well was what he, the emperor, had to consider.

Wei Guangde's considerations were really fulfilled by Emperor Jiajing at this time. Emperor Jiajing was not interested in Shen Lian's family, but only cared about the safety of his country.

Therefore, Wei Guangde naturally reported Ma Fang's situation to Emperor Jiajing, hoping to pull Yang Shun down.

"Greedy, stupid and incompetent."

Emperor Jiajing said angrily.

In the past year or so, Yang Shun reported good news to the capital, saying that he led the Ming army in the border town to continuously defeat the attacks of the Altan tribe. How many heads were beheaded today, how many tomorrow, it turned out that they were all heads of my people, and I wanted to give you silver.

Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but blush. He was really a little angry. A deep feeling of being deceived filled his whole body. He was fooled.

Before, Emperor Jiajing was quite appreciative of Yang Shun's victory memorial.

It had only been a short time since the victory of the Battle of Bao'an Prefecture. Under the circumstances at that time, the two sides were evenly matched. Wei Guangde, who was just starting out, could win the battle, so Emperor Jiajing really didn't expect Yang Shun to fight the battle like this.

He was suspicious only when he saw the Jinyiwei sent Shen Lian to be beheaded in the name of the White Lotus Sect. From the bottom of his heart, Emperor Jiajing naturally didn't believe it.

Shen Lian dared to impeach the Prime Minister of the dynasty. Would he join the White Lotus Sect?

However, the memorial in Emperor Jiajing's hand was written by Wei Guangde. Although Wei Guangde had just entered the court, he was also an upright person. Naturally, he would not cheat him.

Another reason for choosing Wei Guangde is that he is from Jiangxi, and he should not be like other officials who are enemies of Yan Song and only say bad things out of context. After all, Yan Song and he are from the same hometown, and he is also very caring for him.

Feeling that he was a little out of control, Emperor Jiajing closed his eyes and thought. As Wei Guangde said, Yang Shun could not stay in Xuanda. If he continued to do whatever he wanted there, the border town would be in danger. It was an important barrier for the capital in the northwest, and it must not be lost.

Opening his eyes and looking at the memorial held by the two little eunuchs next to him, Emperor Jiajing was no longer interested in reading it.

Waving his hand, motioning them to go down, and then said to Huang Jin: "Call Wei Zhong to come to me."

After receiving the order, a little eunuch ran out of Yongshou Palace and went straight to the cabinet to summon Yan Song to meet him.

At this time, Emperor Jiajing, who was sitting in Yongshou Palace, had already begun to think about how to deal with the matter of Xuanda, and the Ministry of War also had to deal with it.

However, Emperor Jiajing was not a person who treated the symptoms of headaches and the feet. He thought more.

Taking advantage of the personnel changes of the military officials, Emperor Jiajing wanted to make further adjustments, and one of the government offices should be rectified.

When Yan Song hurried to Yongshou Palace, Emperor Jiajing had already thought about what changes to make.

After Yan Song saluted, Emperor Jiajing said to him: "Before Wei Guangde, the deputy envoy of the border patrol, left Beijing, I told him a thing to go to Xuanfu to see the situation over the past year. Today, his secret report has been submitted."

Hearing what Emperor Jiajing said, Yan Song felt nervous for no reason. Why did the emperor send Wei Guangde to Xuanfu?

Or he went there secretly, which could only mean that someone said something bad about Xuanfu to Emperor Jiajing, which would lead to such a result. Who could it be?

In fact, at this time, Yan Song already had the answer in his mind, and only that government office had the ability to report the matter of Xuanfu to Emperor Jiajing without his knowledge.

Xuanfu, that was Yang Shun's territory. If there was a leak, Yang Shun would not be able to get away.

Yang Shun was different from Zhao Wenhua. He was filial to him, but he didn't know what Wei Guangde saw and what he reported.

Immediately, Yan Song had countless thoughts in his mind, but he said: "Mr. Wei went to Xuanfu to supervise the war two years ago. He is also very familiar with the place. It is reasonable to let him take a look."

"Yes, he has been to Xuanfu. We only need to make a simple comparison to know whether the situation there is good or bad."

Emperor Jiajing said lightly, and then handed Wei Guangde's "Chen Xuanfu Border Affairs Memorial" on the imperial desk to Huang Jin, who was standing beside him, and then handed it to Yan Song.

Yan Song took it and took a look at it and felt his heart beating faster. What did the memorial say?

He knew some of the things. The border town had suffered a lot of defeats in the past year or so, and it was true that a lot of people had been lost. It was hard to explain that killing innocent people and claiming credit. Lu Kai, and Xu Lun

The things in the memorial were not important. What was important was what the emperor thought in his heart. Did he believe Yang Shun or Wei Guangde? This was the key.

But thinking that he was called here, Yan Song understood that Yang Shun might be in trouble.

"The reports of Wei Guangde and Yang Shun are very different. What do you think?"

Emperor Jiajing stared at Yan Song's vicissitudes of life and asked bluntly.

Let him judge right and wrong. At this moment, Yan Song actually understood what Emperor Jiajing's attitude was, but he had to save his godson.

But how to say it so that Yang Shun can pass this hurdle smoothly?

In Yongshou Palace, Yan Song knew that he didn't have much time to think, and it was even more impossible to consult his son Yan Shifan, so he could only make his own judgment.

His mind was calculating rapidly, looking for reasons that could clear Yang Shun's suspicion.

Even though he had guessed the emperor's intention, Yan Song still planned to give it a try. If there is no credit, then just call it hard work.

"Your Majesty, Yang Shun worked hard at Xuanda University and worked diligently.

Recently, Xuan Da reported that Huang Taiji, the son of Anda Khan, led thousands of troops to attack the right guard of Datong, and Shun personally went to the front line to supervise the battle and repel them. "

Having said this, Yan Song secretly glanced at Emperor Jiajing's expression, but what disappointed him was that the emperor's expression was as calm as ever, seemingly unmoved, and he couldn't help but lament in his heart.

"If Yang Shun is guilty, it is because of the previous report. When Huang Taiji, our subordinate, was provoking the border, he made the decision without authorization. He could send supplies to Taiji, and Taijifu sent Qiu Fu in exchange. As for the border fortress being destroyed, the soldiers and civilians were The general Xuanda, the deputy general and others are all responsible for the massacre. It seems that Shun should not be blamed alone. "

Speaking of this, Yan Song thought of Lu Kai mentioned in Wei Guangde's memorial. Of course he was familiar with this person. Those who voted for his disciples became his disciples.

"It is natural that Yang Shun was not aware of the situation and was wrong, and his handling was inappropriate. However, it is unclear whether Lu Kai was involved in bribery due to official rumors, so Shun Kai should be dismissed from his post.

But now that there are captors outside Datong in Xuanfu, it is not appropriate for Yang Shun to punish him at this time. He should be punished and defended with a salary to ensure peace in Xuan.

Lu Kai was dismissed from office, and the impeachment matters were sent to officials to investigate and confirm. After the facts were confirmed, they would report and make a decision. "

As for Lu Kai, as long as Yang Shun is fine, Lu Kai's problem will not be a big deal.

For accepting bribes, several officials in the Ming Dynasty did not receive filial piety. Whether they were investigated or not was just a question of whether they should be touched or not.

Using the unrest on the border as a reason to fine Yang Shun and let him perform meritorious service, this can reduce the serious matter to a trivial one.

Wei Guangde's memorial said that Yang Shun not only failed to handle local affairs after arriving at Xuanda University, but also embezzled military resources, which caused the frontier army's combat effectiveness to decline and led to the destruction of the border fort. Yan Song explained that Yang Shun was also capable and dared to personally command and dispatch on the front line. The large army fought in Andabu, so there is no saying that the combat effectiveness of the frontier army has declined.

If, as Wei Guangde reported, the frontier troops lacked food and their fighting strength declined, would Yang Shun still dare to go and supervise the battle?

If such rhetoric were used in the past, it might have had some impact on Emperor Jiajing. However, Emperor Jiajing had already made his own judgment at this time, and naturally he would not be affected by Yan Song's words.

Shaking his head slightly, Emperor Jiajing said to Yan Song: "After the town patrol has gone, it seems unfair for the governor to be left alone."

The meaning of these words is naturally that the patrol censor Lu Kai was dismissed from his post and investigated, and it seemed unfair to keep Yang Shun.

The town patrol naturally refers to Xuanda town patrol according to the censor Lu Kai.

Before Yan Song could answer, Emperor Jiajing continued: "I have heard some sayings that Yang Shunzhi's talent is ordinary and not much higher than that of a town patrol. Xuanda is an important place and cannot be entrusted to this person.

I know that when approaching an enemy general, Yi soldiers are afraid of it. I will ask all of them in regular script. "