Chapter 245 244 Decree

Wei Guangde now lives a leisurely life and goes to the Hanlin Academy list on time every day to sign in. If he is bored, he will go to Taichang Temple for a walk.

There are no major festivals during this period, and Taichang Temple is also very leisurely.

In fact, Taichang Temple has not always been so leisurely. During the two months when Wei Guangde went out to war, Taichang Temple was responsible for organizing the deaths of Empress Xiaozhuang Rui, Empress Xiaomu and Empress Ren Xiaowen, and worshipping the rituals of the First Palace.

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At the same time, there is also the death of Emperor Chengzuwen, which is also a ritual event held in Fengxian Hall.

It can only be said that Wei Guangde was sent to Taichang Temple, which happened to be the easiest time of Taichang Temple, and no activities were to be held.

Of course, these three queens had no relationship with Emperor Jiajing. Just talking about Empress Xiaozhuang Rui, Ming fans knew that his husband was the famous Emperor Yingzong.

Speaking of which, Empress Xiaozhuang Rui was the first empress to be carried into the Forbidden City from the Ming Gate since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. She had a good relationship with Yingzong, but she had not given birth to a son, so her old age was very miserable.

Of course, this involves the previous grudge between Empress Qian and Zhu Jianshen and his son. Times have changed. As a person who has clarified his status in the will of Emperor Yingzong, he is still qualified to enjoy the Taimiao, although it has also experienced a political storm.

The daily life of Taichang Temple is to leak faces at the ceremonies and ceremony, and the rest is such a sacrificial activity.

After receiving the promotion imperial edict, Wei Guangde wrote a letter to the trust hall shopkeeper to find someone to take it back to Jiujiang.

After being appointed as an official, I left in a hurry and didn’t have time to write a letter to go home. Now it’s the time.

There is actually nothing in the letter, just to say that I have been promoted again and I would like to greet my family’s health.

When a Jiujiang merchant's fleet set off from Tongzhou Wharf and headed south along the Grand Canal, a fast ship from Nanjing leaned on the Tongzhou Wharf. A strong man got off the boat in a few steps and soon disappeared from the crowd.

On the surging pier.

On the afternoon of that day, a sedan chair appeared quietly in a corner not far from the back door of Yan Mansion. It was the place of a pawnshop, but few people came here on weekdays, and it seemed very deserted.

After the sedan chair landed, the man in the sedan chair got out of the sedan chair and looked around. He found that no one noticed this and then stepped into the shop. The sedan chair bearer carried the sedan chair to the street and waited.

Soon, the door of a family next to the pawnshop opened, and a servant-like man hurried out of the house and turned into the alley, and soon appeared at the back door of Yan's mansion.

The wooden door was knocked gently with rhythm. Soon the door was opened, and the servant immediately walked in.

It took about a quarter of an hour before a butler came out from the back door of the Yan Mansion. The servant who had just entered the door was following him.

"Are you sure that person is from the Imperial College?"

When he was about to walk out of the alley, the butler suddenly stopped and asked sideways.

"Mr. Xin Er, you must be wrong. The young man once met him in the Imperial College."

The servant hurriedly approached two steps and said respectfully.

"Then what did he do here at this time? The Imperial College has no official position to be promoted. Even if he wants to be exiled to an official position, he is just a small official. As a juren, how can he get so much money?"

The butler called Mr. Xin said suspiciously, but then shook his head again, "Don't care if he is given a lot of money, everything will be easy to say."

Thinking of this, Master Xin no longer had any worries, quickly walked out of the yard and headed towards the pawn shop.

It was already dark, and Yan Shifan was drunk outside. He was supported by two tall and pretty little maids and returned to his yard. However, at this time, there was a man standing there quietly waiting in front of the yard.

“Who is there?”

Although he was very drunk, Yan Shifan still vaguely saw someone at the gate of the courtyard, so he asked a question.

In the past, no one was allowed to approach my yard.

"Young master, it's a slave Yan Xin."

The man bowed and replied quickly.

"Butler Yan, is there anything wrong?"

Yan Shifan just came back from outside and Yan Xin stood here. Naturally, he knew that something must be wrong, but he didn't know how big it was. He made the second housekeeper of the Yan family so late and still wait for him.

"What happened to the pawnshop."

Yan Xin simply mentioned the source and stopped talking. He looked at Yan Shifan's shaking look at him, knowing that the young master was so drunk, and he didn't know if he could tell the eldest master this tonight.

thing.

With the help of two maids, Yan Shifan reluctantly stood firm, "Is there anything I can't do?"

If it is a normal thing, Yan Xin can make the decision. As long as he collects the money, Yan Shifan will naturally help him get things done, but he will not smash his own brand at will.

Yan Shifan, Grand Master Yan, is still very trustworthy.

"Yes, yes, the young master is talking about this truth, it's just this time."

Yan Xin wanted to talk about it again, but he was interrupted by Yan Shifan's wave of his hand, "Let's talk in and talk."

Soon, the group walked into the yard.

"You mean the Duke of Wei was asked this time? What's going on? Tell me clearly."

After entering the room and leaving the left and right, Yan Shifan only learned from Yan Xin's intermittent words. He felt very uncomfortable when he saw Yan Xin's appearance. He was drunk now and didn't want to pay attention to these trivial matters.

However, if it was the request of the Duke of Wei in Nanjing, it seems to be a different matter.

After all, they are all founding nobles and are still quite powerful in the south. He is making money in the south now, so naturally he will not offend him if he can not offend him, let alone that he is here to give him money.

"The wife of Duke of Wei died early. Now the most favored one of his concubines Zheng. What he wanted to ask for this time was to ask the court to sign her as his wife and take down an imperial edict."

Yan Xin said this and looked up at Yan Shifan. At this time, Mr. Yan was lying on the chair, his head bit by bit, and I don’t know if it was drunk or something.

Just as Yan Xin didn't know whether he should continue to talk or call the maid outside the door to serve Yan Shifan to rest, he heard Yan Shifan's dissatisfied voice in his ears, "Continue, why did you hesitate today? What did you find out?

Let's talk about it together.

I didn’t find you so timid and afraid of things in the past, and you can’t even explain anything clearly.”

"Yes, yes, what the young master taught me is a lesson."

Yan Xin nodded and bowed to his feet, and then continued, "The one who came was Wang Jihuai, an assistant coach of the Imperial College, who should be the eyeliner of the Wei Public Security Bureau in Beijing.

After he left, I asked someone to inquire. The matter here was a bit complicated, not simply a matter of enthroning an imperial edict."

With Yan Xin's account, Yan Shifan gradually understood that Duke Wei Xu Pengju was the plan to secretly conquer Chen Cang.

His original wife died early, and at this time, he asked the court to sign his favored concubine as his wife, which naturally means to support him. Then the son of this favored concubine will no longer be a concubine, but will be considered a legitimate, and will be able to inherit the Duke of Wei in the future.

Yes, because the original wife did not give birth to a child or a daughter for him.

"You mean, his beloved concubine gave birth to a young son, so he can't win the battle with openness?"

Yan Shifan was such a smart person. When he heard Yan Xin say that he would give him a concubine to be an imperial edict, he already had a premonition.

Sure enough, just like his guess, the battle in the backyard.

However, the title of Duke of Wei is worth fighting for.

"Their two sons, the eldest son Xu Bangrui, the younger son, the son born to the concubine Zheng, is Xu Bangning."

Yan Xin introduced immediately.

"Hmph. The eldest son of Shu, what a big deal, you are still afraid of being like this."

Yan Shifan looked at Yan Xin and was a little dissatisfied.

"Young Master, this matter is a bit involved. After all, it involves the inheritance of the Duke of Wei State, and there is nothing else in it. It is just a deceiving imperial edicts. No matter how favored Zheng is, he is all a concubine."

Yan Xin wiped the sweat that appeared on his head and said to Yan Shifan.

"You think everyone knows what's happening in Nanjing City."

Speaking of this, Yan Shifan cheered up and sat upright, "Your concerns make sense. This matter is not big, it is just a bit troublesome. If you do it, you must cut the mess quickly.

Also, how much money does he give?"

"Sent five thousand taels of silver to the ticket."

Yan Xin replied immediately.

"Tsk tsk. Xu Pengju is quite generous. He is willing to spend so much money for a concubine."

Yan Shifan sneered, "How many beautiful ladies can you get for five thousand taels of silver? You still care about a concubine, cut it~~"

"What the young master said is, can that slave be done if he returns tomorrow?"

Yan Xin listened to Yan Shifan's tone and could do this.

Well, he has never seen anything that Yan Shifan and Grand Master Yan could not do.

However, this matter is always a fraud in the imperial edict. According to the imperial court system, a concubine cannot be granted a wife.

"Let's go back, it's not a big deal, I'll make arrangements."

Yan Shifan didn't take this matter seriously at all. It was just an imperial edict. Every year the imperial edicts were enfeoffed, which was really not difficult.

However, this matter involves the inheritance of the Duke of Wei, which is a bit exaggerated. It is indeed easy to be attacked by those guys who claim to be Qingliu.

Seeing that his business was done, Yan Xin quickly said goodbye and left Yan Shifan's yard.

More than ten days later, a document of imperial edict flew out of Beijing.

According to the grade, the imperial ladies of the Ming Dynasty can be divided into first-rank ladies (first-rank), ladies (second-rank), shrews (third-rank), respectful people (fourth-rank), and pleasant people (fifth-rank).

In addition, there are sixth ranks and seventh ranks and younger ranks and women. No title or rank is called a lady. These two levels are not imperial titles, but imperial titles, so naturally they cannot be imperial titles.
To be continued...