Chapter 418 417 Accident

Chen Ju got off the car and stood in the middle of the road, slowly walking a few steps in the direction of the carriage.

At this time, the carriage was already approaching. The driver pulled the reins, and the carriage slowed down, and finally stopped a few steps away from Chen Ju.

If someone blocked the way, if it had been normal, the chamberlain in the carriage would have cursed, but when they saw who the person in front of them was, the three people in the carriage lost their temper.

Immediately, the waiters on both sides jumped out of the car and came to Chen Ju to greet him warmly.

"Eunuch Chen, why are you here? Do you want to take a ride back together?"

They thought that Chen Ju had already gone to invite the people back and that he was out on errands again.

Although this place is not far from the gate of Xiyuan, since Chen Ju was standing on the road, he might just want to take a ride and rest his feet.

"Haha, I'm here waiting for you to have something to do."

Chen Ju said with a smile, stretched out his hand to show a sign, and then called the driver who was still sitting on the carriage to come over and called the three people to the side of the road. At this time, Wei Guangde had already gotten off the car. After Chen Ju called the three people away, He walked directly to the carriage.

The movement outside had already alarmed the people in the car. When Wei Guangde approached the carriage, the curtain of the carriage was also lifted by the people inside, and their eyes met.

Wei Guangde was in front of the car and recognized at a glance that the person sitting in the car was the Taoist priest he had met in Lingji Palace. After not seeing each other for several years, Lan Daoxing had hardly changed. It can only be said that these monks really know how to do Taoism. maintainance.

"Lan Shenxian, Guangde is so polite."

Immediately, Wei Guangde raised his hands to Lan Daoxinggong in the car and said.

"Guangde, you are Wei Guangde and Wei Chuanlu, haha. Long time no see."

Wei Guangde reported his family name in order to make Lan Daoxing remember him. So far, it seems to have worked well, at least Lan Daoxing still remembers him.

At this time, Lan Daoxing glanced around and saw several people dressed as chamberlains on the side of the road. Two of them were chamberlains who came to invite him on the emperor's order. The coachman was unfamiliar, but the other person who appeared, Lan Daoxing, was not. I have the impression that he is the eunuch beside His Majesty.

Lan Daoxing was suspicious. Although he had not dealt with Wei Guangde in the past few years, he had heard that this man had good official career in the past few years and now he has joined Prince Yu's palace.

King Yu has almost been designated as the crown prince by Emperor Jiajing. Although he does not have the title of prince, he has the actual status of prince.

Today, I entered the palace under the imperial edict, and I didn’t know why the people from Prince Yu’s Mansion were here and stopped me.

Today's solar eclipse spectacle was clearly visible to everyone inside and outside the capital. Later, Emperor Jiajing sent someone to summon him. When he got on the bus, he had already inquired about it. Although he didn't know the details, he also guessed that it might be related to the solar eclipse.

The people from Prince Yu's Mansion are here, Lan Daoxing plans to remain unchanged in response to all changes, and see what Wei Guangde wants to say to him.

Lan Daoxing sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, but Wei Guangde couldn't wait under the car. He stepped forward and leaned in front of the car, cupping his hands at Lan Daoxing and saying: "Lan Shenxian, Guangde has a few words to say to you, I don't know."

Having said this, Wei Guangde looked around, although there was actually no one around.

Of course Lan Daoxing understood the meaning of Wei Guangde's actions. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Then come up and tell me. It's not convenient to stand outside."

"Thank you Blue Fairy."

Wei Guangde hurriedly handed over his hands again, then climbed onto the carriage and got into the carriage.

Lan Daoxing moved aside to give Wei Guangde some space, and waited for Wei Guangde to tell him the purpose of his trip.

"I think Lan Shenxian should know the purpose of your majesty's recruitment."

We must seize the time, Wei Guangde did not intend to leave any ink, and said straight to the point.

"I don't know what exactly it is. I just have some guesses."

Lan Daoxing replied without leaving any trace.

"Lan Shenxian, today's solar eclipse was not calculated by the Qin Tian Jian before, so His Majesty is furious."

Wei Guangde replied.

"Oh, that's it."

Lan Daoxing nodded clearly, but did not say anything more, but he was also thinking in his heart, does this matter have something to do with Prince Yu's Mansion?

Indeed, King Yu ignored Qin Tianjian, and the emperor was furious. His attack was also directed at Qin Tianjian, which seemed to have nothing to do with Prince Yu's palace.

"After His Highness found out, he was worried about offending Long Yan and affecting His Majesty's health, so he had sent people to the Qintian Supervisor to find out. According to the Qintian Supervisor, the eclipse was slightly overcast, and the Qintian Supervisor said What you see on the observatory is that there is no solar eclipse, which means there is no eclipse.

These were all seen by Wuguan Lingtai Lang who was on duty, and were recorded by Wuguan Baozhangzheng.

His Highness was overjoyed when he found out. He felt that God had favored the Holy Emperor, so he sent me to inform him. "

Wei Guangde said with a smile. While speaking, he drew his right hand from the left cuff, and then saluted Lan Daoxing again.

Although Lan Daoxing knew that the matter must be more than that simple, seeing Wei Guangde being so polite, the two of them were now close to each other and hurriedly reached out to help, but he was immediately surprised.

Wei Guangde's hand moved forward slightly, and something was handed to his empty hand.

Light and airy, like a piece of paper.

This was how Lan Daoxing felt at this moment. He looked down out of curiosity and saw that it was indeed a yellowed bill with the pattern printed on it clearly visible.

Lan Daoxing could naturally recognize such a thing at a glance.

The meeting ticket was issued by a shop in Beijing.

Although he didn't know which shop issued the ticket, Lan Daoxing knew that King Yu asked Wei Guangde to give it to him. Naturally, it wouldn't be a fake. It could definitely be exchanged for silver according to the shop name on the ticket.

Lan Daoxing did not take it and read it, but took back his hand and put it directly into his sleeve.

It was given by Prince Yu. Refusing it would be an enemy of Prince Yu. At present, it seems that Prince Yu's Mansion is just notifying him how to deal with the solar eclipse in front of the emperor later.

Lan Daoxing has made up his mind at this time. If it is just this matter, he can give Prince Yu's Mansion a face.

These alchemists are actually a group of charlatans who package themselves and talk nonsense, just to make money.

Many people thought at the beginning that they were just cheating ordinary people, but as their fame grew, they began to make friends with officials, and finally they were introduced to the emperor.

At first, they were still worried, but after a few times, they found that the emperor was just an ordinary person, and it was not harder to fool than ordinary people in the lower class.

Moreover, perhaps because Emperor Jiajing believed in Taoism, it was easier for them to fool Emperor Jiajing than to fool other people.

Helping the emperor to do things is indeed a quick way to make money.

With the emperor's favor, many people asked him to help with things, and the money came rolling in.

Well, at first, I just wanted to cheat some money and run away, but now my appetite has grown bigger and bigger, and my desire for money has been infinitely magnified, and it has become insatiable.

However, Lan Daoxing is an outlier among this group of scammers. He is a Taoist priest and is very famous in Shandong, so he came to the capital to make a living. At the same time, he is also a person deeply influenced by Wang Yangming's philosophy of mind.

But behind these appearances, very few people know the real reason why Lan Daoxing came to Beijing.

"So that's it."

Lan Daoxing nodded and smiled at Wei Guangde at this time: "I am still wondering why this solar eclipse is only..."

At this point, Lan Daoxing was stuck and didn't know how to continue.

Wei Guangde immediately added: "The solar eclipse is less than three points."

This number is certainly not made up by Wei Guangde, but set by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory, and it is also stipulated by the court.

The Ming Dynasty had different responses to solar and lunar eclipses, and they were also given a profound meaning of etiquette to distinguish between ranks and superiors.

"Yes, if the solar eclipse is less than one-third, you can avoid rescue."

Lan Daoxing immediately took over, but then asked: "Since there is no solar eclipse, it is the same as no eclipse, but why did the solar eclipse happen again?"

At this time, Lan Daoxing had returned to the past, analyzing from the perspective of a charlatan, how to make this excuse.

"Warning."

Wei Guangde answered immediately.

If Wei Guangde didn't think of this at the beginning, when Yin Shizan sent someone to deliver the news, Wei Guangde had already thought of this problem.

Since it was not a warning from heaven, why did it happen again?

Wei Guangde came up with an explanation without thinking about it.

What are the more special things happening inside and outside the court now?

Naturally, it is the riot in Fujian.

Wei Guangde linked this solar eclipse incident with the rioters in Fujian deceiving the heaven, and the bandit leader dared to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

It's the Fujian officialdom that's unlucky, and it has nothing to do with their Prince Yu's Mansion.

"Warning?"

However, when Lan Daoxing heard the words, he naturally didn't understand the whole story, and couldn't help but repeat it.

"This time, the warning from the heaven is actually to remind Your Majesty that the rebellion of the Fujian rioters should not be taken lightly. The country cannot be without a monarch for a day, and the sky cannot have two days."

Wei Guangde replied indifferently.

"Oh, Guangde."

Lan Daoxing looked at Wei Guangde and couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

He understood what Wei Guangde meant. The heaven couldn't stand it. There were two emperors in the Ming Dynasty at the same time. How could this be possible? So he sent down a strange sign to warn.

As for why it is now, not when Fujian rebelled, well, the secret of heaven cannot be leaked.

As long as there is a sufficient reason, the rest of the things are actually made up by these charlatans themselves.

Of course, those who can make up reasons will tell them, not simply, but talk a lot, but for those who can't tell reasons, they will use "the secret of heaven cannot be leaked" to perfunctorily pass it over.

Wei Guangde felt that it seemed easier to persuade Lan Daoxing than the two Taoist priests before. He had almost no other reaction and quickly followed his ideas.

Of course, Wei Guangde would not think that Lan Daoxing was a fool. Although he felt a little strange in his heart, he did not say it out loud. He just secretly made a note in his heart to pay more attention to the actions of this Taoist priest.

Abnormal things are demons.

According to the two Taoist priests he persuaded before, they asked questions after hearing Wei Guangde's words, and one of them even complained that the ticket of 1,000 taels of silver given by Prince Yu's Mansion was too little.

Fortunately, these people finally acquiesced to the reasons given by Wei Guangde.

In fact, what else can they say?

If they can really explain solar and lunar eclipses, they are not charlatans but demons.

What Wei Guangde brought to them was actually helping them and giving them a reasonable reason.

Besides, the common mouth melts gold. Everyone says so. If you don't say so, you can indeed be distinguished from others because of your uniqueness, but the risk is also great.

How to tell the truth from the lies of such mysterious things? They don't really know any magic.

It's not possible that they will be regarded as ignorant liars by Emperor Jiajing, which would be a loss.

Wei Guangde naturally pointed out this point in a subtle way at the time. In fact, these were also thought out before, otherwise Wei Guangde would not be sure to convince everyone.

However, as long as we make an agreement with these alchemists before they enter the palace and get all this done before Prince Jing's Mansion reacts, we will be done.

Therefore, what Wei Guangde and the others now hope is not that these alchemists will come as late as possible, but as early as possible.

Contact them early to prevent Prince Jing’s Mansion from getting involved.

When it comes to comparing who has more money, Prince Yu's Mansion certainly doesn't dare to compete with Prince Jing's Mansion. It's not that Prince Jing's Mansion has more income, but that Prince Jing's Mansion has Yan Shifan behind him. Mr. Xiao Ge has been collecting money in recent years, and he The pawnshop issued by my own pawnshop is a first-class bill in the capital, backed by credit.

It has to be said that although Yan Shifan was greedy for money, he was really particular about it and did not cheat by giving out tickets randomly just because he liked money.

With the power of his family, even if something like this happened, the government and businessmen would most likely just pinch their noses and admit defeat, but Yan Shifan had never done that.

Both pawnshops and commercial banks will deal with the money upon seeing it, and will not recognize the person who acknowledges the money. As long as the money is issued from them, they are guaranteed to pay the money regardless of the amount.

However, this also shows that if Prince Jing's Mansion gets involved, Prince Yu's Mansion will not be able to catch up in terms of the output of money.

When people from Prince Yu's Mansion stopped the alchemist entering the palace outside the Xiyuan Gate and tried to persuade him, an accident happened.

Ministry of Rites, in the study room.

"Qing Su, what do you mean by that?"

Wu Shan looked at Gao Gong opposite with a serious expression at this time. He was writing a memorial in the Ministry of Rites and was going to send it to the cabinet later. Unexpectedly, Gao Gong came to him at this time and persuaded him not to talk about the solar eclipse for the time being.

After being reprimanded by Wu Shanyitong at that time, he unexpectedly came back a while later and said nonsense that "if you don't see the solar eclipse, you won't eat the same thing."

"Uncle Zong, I asked Qin Tianjian about this solar eclipse. What they observed there is that the solar eclipse is less than three points, so you can avoid rescue."

Gao Gong immediately replied: "What's more, this incident happened suddenly and the Ministry of Rites was unable to provide rescue. Even if we held the rescue ceremony in the simplest way, if it is according to what the great uncle said, the responsibility of the entire Rites Department is still heavy.

In my humble opinion, the Qin Tian Jian is naturally the best at celestial phenomena. Since they reported that "if you don't see the solar eclipse, you will not be able to eat it at the same time." Why should we have to take responsibility for this? "

Wu Shan stared at the high arch for a long time, then suddenly raised his head to look at the roof and said: "The Japanese side is losing, who are you trying to bully?"

"Here, Uncle Zong, the sun has not lost."

Gao Gong said anxiously, and then looked at Wu Shan, "Uncle Zong, this matter is related to the country's foundation. Please do not use the daily loss as a gift of rescue, or accuse His Majesty of being unethical."

"Humph. Don't talk nonsense. Your Highness's succession to the throne is ancestral. Why do you need such villainous behavior? The solar eclipse that occurred today is a warning from God."