The Prosperous Era of Longwan

The issuance of the imperial edict of Gao Gong and Guo Pu entering the court was also a signal, representing Emperor Jiajing's further adjustment of the power in the court.

Gao Gong is a person who has become more and more eccentric since he left Prince Yu's palace and entered the court. Although he still remains humble and gentle in front of others, his actions have also become more domineering.

Although he was admitted to the cabinet as a bachelor of Dongge, he was shy and occupied the last position, but everyone in the court who knew him knew that Gao Gong would never be willing to be a pawn in the cabinet at the mercy of others. The battle between him and Xu Jie would be Inevitable.

Provoking infighting among ministers and having the emperor mediate from a high position has become a common method used by Emperor Jiajing to control the affairs of the court, and it is also well known to ministers.

Therefore, no one thought of this personnel adjustment. Emperor Jiajing's deeper purpose was just to restore the court to its original appearance.

However, the positions of the Minister of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel were vacant, which naturally attracted everyone to covet him.

The ministers of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel were all eyeing this position, especially Chen Yiqin who was the most vocal.

Of course, the reason why everyone supported Chen Yiqin's rise to power was because of King Yu.

Although the cabinet ministers all hold the title of minister of various ministries, they generally do not directly manage the ministries, but only to improve their grades.

After all, if the cabinet ministers only hold the title of bachelor, they can only hold the official position of the fifth rank, and they have to stand at the back of the court.

Naturally, such a fight between gods has nothing to do with people like Wei Guangde. They can only focus on the school record hall now, but they can avoid a lot of trouble.

"Master, this is sent by someone from Prince Yu's Mansion."

Wei Guangde was schooling when Lu Bu came in from outside the door and delivered a letter from Prince Yu's Mansion.

Wei Guangde had no choice but to temporarily put down the copy of the ceremony, took out the note and browsed it quickly.

There are not many words, but it directly affects the political situation of the court.

"Bo was transferred to the Ministry of Personnel, Gao Yi was promoted to the Ministry of Rites, and Zhao Bingran returned to the court and entered the Ministry of War."

After reading the content on the note, Wei Guangde just waved his hand and motioned for the cloth to be removed.

Prince Yu's Mansion didn't know whether it was through the Supervisor of Ceremonies or some other method, but it knew Emperor Jiajing's adjustment of court officials in advance, and the way of adjustment was also very unexpected.

Zhao Bingran, the governor of Xuanda, resigned and returned to the capital to take charge of the Ministry of War. However, Yang Bo, the former Minister of the Ministry of War, went to the Ministry of Personnel to serve as the Minister. As for Gao Yi's promotion from minister to minister of rites, it was still within the scope of Wei Guangde's guess.

In fact, Wei Guangde initially calculated that the most likely candidate to succeed Gao Gong would be one of Chen Yiqin and Gao Yi.

However, Yang Bo's transfer was somewhat beyond Wei Guangde's expectations. Does Yang Bo still have a chance to join the cabinet?

At this time, this idea flashed in Wei Guangde's mind.

Except for Liu Jin's appointment in the Zhengde Dynasty, those who entered the cabinet from the Ministry of War almost never appeared in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. However, the Ministers of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel often became the springboard for ministers to enter the cabinet.

Emperor Jiajing suddenly transferred Yang Bo's position this time, which gave people a strong feeling that he intended to let Yang Bo join the cabinet.

Apart from anything else, Yang Bo does have the ability to join the cabinet, but his past experience is completely incompatible with the ministers. This is why before this decree was issued, no one would have thought that Yang Bo had the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Chancellor.

Prince Yu's Mansion seemed to have accepted its fate and did not rush to recall Wei Guangde, Zhang Juzheng and others for discussion because of Chen Yiqin's major officialdom adjustment.

Perhaps, after experiencing too much in Gao Gong's promotion, King Yu also wanted to understand a lot of things.

Anyway, when it was time to leave the office, Wei Guangde did not receive any new news from Prince Yu's Mansion.

A few days later, as recorded in the note, Yang Bo was changed to Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Gao Yi was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the recall edict of Governor Zhao Bingran was sent to Datong through the Sixth Section.

This transfer of court officials is not a big one. Wei Guangde originally thought that it would have nothing to do with him, but now the group of them are constantly being spurred by the eunuchs of the inner court with small whips, asking them to speed up the copying of the copy of "Yongle Dadian".

However, it seems that Emperor Jiajing has not forgotten these unknown and hard-working officials.

On this day, while Wei Guangde was still studying at school, Lu Bu trotted into the duty room again.

"Sir, Mr. Li Ge is here, and there is an imperial edict."

"Mr. Li Ge? Imperial decree? Whose fault is this?"

When Wei Guangde heard this, he looked up at Lu Bu and asked casually.

"Mr. Li Ge asked all branch officials to go to the front lobby to receive the order."

Lu Bu said hurriedly.

"ha."

Wei Guangde felt a little excited for a moment, but he quickly calmed down.

He has no illusions about his official position. He was promoted only once last year because of the school secretary. This time may be the same as last time, a decree from Puhui to record merit for everyone, which can only be effective during the inspection in Beijing. of commendations.

However, since Li Chunfang has come to the school registration office, Wei Guangde naturally cannot let him wait.

I simply put away my books, then got up and walked out of the check-in room to the front.

The order was received in the same procedure as last time, except that the foreman was missing Yan Ne, leaving only Li Chunfang standing at the front of the crowd.

The eunuch recited the Emperor Jiajing's will in a unique cadence, and soon, Wei Guangde's face became overjoyed.

Emperor Jiajing has really been paying attention to the situation here, knowing that he has been working hard to complete the tasks he assigned.

Most of the officials who received the order at this time had the same look on their faces, because this time was different from the last time. Many branch officers only received merit notes. This time they were given real promotions. Although most of them were only half a level, this It's also a promotion.

Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng were undoubtedly the big winners in this promotion. Zhang Juzheng was promoted to Shaoqing of Taichang Temple and was promoted from a fourth-grade official position to a full fourth-grade official position. At the same time, the rank of the Hanlin Academy was also upgraded, and a sixth-grade minister was promoted to a junior minister. A fifth-grade lecturer.

And Wei Guangde was promoted from Zuo Chunfang Zuo Shuzi to Zhan Shifu Shao Zhanshi, from a fifth-rank official to a fourth-rank official. At the same time, he was also promoted to a bachelor's degree scholar, once again keeping pace with Zhang Juzheng.

Although, without the establishment of a prince, Zhan Shifu is a helpless government office, with only a few people in front of the door.

However, Wei Guangde was promoted again.

Previously, Zhang Juzheng was from the fourth rank, but he was only from the fifth rank. In this order arrangement, he could only stand on the right side of Zhang Juzheng.

Although this adjustment of official positions does not allow him to exchange positions with Zhang Juzheng, they are still on the same starting line in terms of rank.

After receiving the order, Wei Guangde noticed the envious looks around him. Even Li Chunfang had a hint of envy when she looked at him and Zhang Juzheng.

Do your errands seriously and try your best to embrace King Yu's thighs.

Wei Guangde was just cheering himself up in his heart at this time.

The reason why Zhang Juzheng was promoted was because he discovered that Wei Guangde had restrained himself during this period and was reclusive and serious about editing. Therefore, he also followed Wei Guangde's example and concentrated on editing the "Yongle Dadian". Emperor Jiajing must have known about it.

You know, among the ten branch officials, Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng have the best admission scores.

Wei Guangde's promotion is a happy thing, but the court seems to be having bad luck recently.

While Wei Guangde was still hosting a banquet at his residence overnight to invite his colleagues in the capital to have a drink, news came from Guangdong that Li Yayuan, a mountain man, had gathered a crowd to capture Heyuan and Heping counties in Huizhou. The bandits had begun to send troops to surrounding counties and coerced the people around them.

It seems that he is another Raoping thief Zhang Lian. It is reported that Li Yayuan has gathered more than 30,000 miners and tens of thousands of vassal forces, which is almost close to the power of the so-called Feilong Kingdom in its heyday.

Wei Guangde only found out from his colleagues the day after the memorial was sent to the capital. He was not familiar with Zhang Lian and had never heard of Li Yayuan who appeared.

Although he claimed to have an army of 100,000 men, Wei Guangde believed that if the court knew about it, his demise would not be far away.

Wei Guangde didn't believe that a little Li Yayuan could really make a difference.

However, he is still very interested in who the new Minister of War, Zhao Bingran, will choose as his general.

You should know that the Ministry of War selects generals and the generals select soldiers.

If you win, everyone is happy; if you lose, everyone will be unlucky.

"Is the news confirmed?"

Wei Guangde asked Ouyang Yijing, "I heard Duan Mengxian say that the Ministry of Household Affairs is dissatisfied with your dictating and wants to transfer you out of the household department."

After Ouyang Yijing was promoted to the household department, he became a little arrogant and began to boss around the notes and documents of the Ministry of Household Affairs. When Duan Mengxian heard the news, the Ministry of Household Affairs proposed to the cabinet that since Ouyang Yijing liked to take care of things, the imperial court now had the most and most powerful people. The troublesome thing is the military affairs, so it is better to transfer Ouyang Yijing to the military department.

Well, the six subjects are not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel. Although they have to issue appointment documents, the decision-making power lies in the hands of Emperor Jiajing.

For Ouyang Yijing, the Ministry of Household Affairs could only mention it in the Ministry of Household Report and the Cabinet Draft, hoping that Emperor Jiajing could move Ouyang Yijing to a different position, such as swapping Ouyang Yijing with the Military Department.

"Actually, I really don't care whether I stay in the household department or go to the military department."

Ouyang Yijing stroked his beard and said: "Actually, it is easier to impeach soldiers and generals. As long as you look for those people's past records, I can decide whether to impeach."

"You are really addicted to impeachment. Please note that impeachment is a double-edged sword that hurts both others and yourself."

Wei Guangde still reminded: "Even if you succeed in impeachment, do you know who is behind him?"

"You walk upright and sit upright, what should I be afraid of?"

Ouyang Yijing said disdainfully.

"That's not what you said."

Wei Guangde just shook his head and then said with a smile: "Being harmonious makes you rich. This is what the Department of Household Affairs should talk about. It seems that you are indeed not suitable to stay in the Department of Household Affairs."

"By the way, I heard that Zhao Shangshu visited Yang Shangshu yesterday. Maybe the court will set the tone regarding Li Yayuan in Guangdong."

Ouyang Yijing suddenly changed the topic and said to Wei Guangde.

"But what rumors did you hear?"

Wei Guangde wondered.

"I heard from people in the military department that Zhao Bingran wanted to send Qi Jiguang or Yu Dayou to quell Li Yayuan's rebellion, and he went to Yang Shangshu for advice."

Ouyang Yijing explained.

"Will you be arranging errands for Yu Dayou so soon?"

Wei Guangde frowned, but didn't say anything.

The imperial court also has many military generals in Jiangnan, but most of these people have their own duties. When temporarily dispatching large armies and recruiting generals, one must be cautious and ensure that all the achievements are achieved in one battle.

There was a banquet to entertain fellow villagers today, but after everyone else left, Ouyang Yijing made an excuse to stay till the end and chatted with Wei Guangde in the garden.

"I estimate that this matter will probably fall on Yu Dayou."

Ouyang Yijing said again.

"It's only been two months since he was dismissed. I'm afraid he won't be reinstated so soon."

Wei Guangde shook his head and said, "Do you have anything to say?"

Wei Guangde looked at Ouyang Yijing, waiting for his answer. It seemed that Ouyang Yijing wanted to cause trouble tonight.

"It's still what I said last time. If Yu Dayou is sent to suppress Li Yayuan, I will impeach the Guangxi military commander, defer to Marquis Wu Jijue, and ask him to give up his position to Yu Dayou.

Shandai, do you think this is a good thing? "

Ouyang Yijing said in a low voice.

"Hey, did Wu Jijue offend you?"

Wei Guangde asked hesitantly. He didn't understand why Ouyang Yijing seemed to be in love with him.

"It's all for official business of the court, there is no personal relationship."

Ouyang Yijing pretended to be bright and said.

However, at this moment, Wei Guangde believed that there must be something going on between Ouyang and Wu Jijue, so he made him hate this person.

"Wait a minute, if the Ministry of War really invites Yu Dayou to be reinstated, then you can impeach the respectful marquis when the war is about to begin."

Wei Guangde could only say.

Originally, he wanted Yu Dayou to stay in his hometown for at least half a year and let him have a good rest, but he didn't expect that Ouyang Yijing would take a liking to him.

The chief military officer of Guangxi is back to the starting point. Yu Dayou is really a veritable officialdom elevator. After tossing back and forth, it is difficult to get promoted even half a step.

After discussing the matter with Wei Guangde, Ouyang Yijing chatted for a while and then stood up to leave.

From beginning to end, Wei Guangde didn't bother to ask what the grudge between Ouyang Yijing and Wu Jijue was about. As long as he didn't take the initiative to mention it, he wouldn't ask.

Within two days, there was indeed news. The Ministry of War reported that Yu Dayou should be enabled to bear the seal of general, and mobilized 100,000 officers and soldiers from Wu Guifang, the governor of Guangxi, and Wu Baipeng, the governor of southern Jiangxi, to encircle and suppress Li Yayuan's tribe, so as to avoid further trouble and to eliminate the bandits as soon as possible.

When Wei Guangde heard the news, he just smiled lightly and let him go.

Military affairs are not something that he, a young young master, can interfere with.

The memorial was sent to Xiyuan in the afternoon, and Emperor Jiajing approved it the next day. Obviously, he did not want the rebellion in Jiangnan to rise again.

Zhang Lian and his group of rebels almost broke into Zhejiang. If the Japanese-suppressing army had not gathered there, most of Zhejiang would have been destroyed.

What kind of place is Zhejiang? It's the same as South Zhili, but it's the money bag of the Ming Dynasty and the richest place in the world.

"Hua Hua Hua"

The sky is pouring with rain. The past two years are different from the previous years. There has been no rain all year round in the north. But before the weather changed in the past two years, the heavy rain either stopped falling or continued to rain for several days. The low-lying areas around the capital had become puddles.

The court's previous attention was still on Li Yayuan's rebel bandit in the south of the Yangtze River. Under the heavy rain in the past two days, officials began to worry about the water conditions in various places again.

Wei Guangde knew that the two people he was most worried about at this time were Zhu Heng and Pan Jixun.

Zhu Heng previously advocated opening a new river, but now the excavation of new river channels is in full swing. How can the project continue with this heavy rain?

And if this weather is the same along the Yellow River, another flood is probably about to break out.

Pan Jixun's mentality at this time is similar to Zhu Heng's. Now they wish that no rain fell, just like in previous years. Drought can kill people, but too much water can also kill people.

The family held umbrellas, and Wei Guangde walked out of the house and got into the carriage.

Soon, the carriage started slowly and headed towards the school recording hall.