Chapter 266 265 Financial Dilemma

Zai Ye heard the order and killed his wife and concubine first, and hanged himself to death.

When Wei Guangde heard the news from Junzhou, his heart was depressed.

The joy of knocking down a prince was gone before. Although King Hui was unkind and died, the key was that he was a royal relative and was considered a clan of the current emperor. I don’t know if the person in Xiyuan knew about the incident of celebrating with his friends a few days ago.

Wei Guangde was panicked.

After the King of Hui was expelled from the country during this period, Wei Guangde's limelight rose a lot.

No matter whether others are envious or jealous, he is the first report, and Wei Guangde is naturally the most important contributor to overthrow King Hui.

But the higher he was praised at the beginning, Wei Guangde is now as guilty as he is.

Hurry, Wei Guangde asked Zhang Ji to contact Chen Ju again to find out what Emperor Jiajing in Xiyuan had reacted after receiving the news of King Hui's suicide.

If the reaction is strong, Wei Guangde must be a human being with his tail between his legs.

Fortunately, Emperor Jiajing was stunned for a while after learning that King Hui committed suicide. His emotions were somewhat affected, but it was not too big, and he did not mean to hold anyone accountable.

After receiving Chen Ju's reply, Wei Guangde felt at ease.

At this time, Xu Bangrui, who was far away in Nanjing, was sitting in the pavilion in his garden. He was dressed in a gorgeous palace outfit, about sixteen or seven years old, and a girl exuding a youthful atmosphere was sitting in the middle of the pavilion and gently stroking the strings of the piano.

The girl's bright eyes and white teeth, ice-skinned and jade-like bones, a blue green smoke shirt, a pleated skirt with flowers, water mist and green grass looks not charming at all when worn, and only reveals a touch of charming temperament.

Although his hands fluctuated rapidly on the strings, the falling pearls and jades that were swaying diagonally on the black hair looked silent, adding a hint of dignified temperament.

"Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang

The girl is not good at piano skills and is very skillful.

The melodious sound of the piano came into his ears. Xu Bangrui looked at the girl with a warm smile on his face, and smiled at his wife who was dressed in gorgeous clothes beside him, "My little sister has improved her piano skills, so you can play the piano and play it later."

"I'll forget it. Sister Lan has outstanding piano skills. Should I be willing to give up on the disadvantage or blow my flute."

For girls from high-ranking and noble families, there are not many opportunities to go out, so they can only pass the time with piano, chess, calligraphy and painting at home.

For families like the Duke of Wei, they will naturally find the best teachers and professors for their children.

The Duke of Wei not only invited famous scholars to establish a clan and cultivate the Xu family's clan members, but also invited many famous masters of other skills to teach their skills at home. Therefore, although Xu Jianglan was not old, she was familiar with the techniques of the zither and zither.

The Xu family members are actually pretty good, and they are still qualified. At least they won’t go out and cause any great disasters. They are just a little bit worse than the imperial examination. If they didn’t use some connection, few scholars would be able to pass the exam, let alone Juren.

However, these people are nothing to the Duke of Wei’s Mansion. They are all separated and just take care of them on weekdays.

For these incompetent children, the Xu family's strategy is also very simple. When they were young, they took the imperial examinations and were brought out to take charge of the army when they were old.

Anyway, the Xu family has long been in charge of Nanjing's military power, and its influence in the Jiangnan Military Institute is also deeply rooted, so it is still very easy to install a few people.

"A letter from Beijing came two days ago. You didn't seem to have told Lan Meizi what his future husband said, haha."

Xu has a gentle and gentle personality, and the same is true for his speech. At this time, he suddenly said to Xu Bangrui in a low voice.

"It's all about men, I didn't mention the little sister."

Xu Bangrui raised his lips and smiled, "Maybe Wei Guangde is also thin-skinned, so sorry to say, hehe."

The letter was written to Xu Bangrui, and Wei Guangde naturally would not involve Xu Jianglan in the letter. Xu was just chatting with Xu Bangrui and making jokes.

But when it comes to that letter, Xu Bangrui fell silent.

When Xu Huai came back, he not only brought back the letter, but also sent back a message that shocked him, that was that Wei Guangde was invited by the Jinyiwei before writing the letter. According to what Wei Guangde later said, he was taken to the Beizhen Fushi.

Wei Guangde did not say much about the specific reason, and Xu Huai could only speculate secretly. So after returning to Nanjing to meet Xu Bangrui and submitting the letter written by Wei Guangde, he immediately told the news.

Wei Guangde also intended to cover a mysterious veil at this time, so after returning home, he did not mention that the Jinyiwei asked him to think differently from his family. He just went to chat, but he didn't ask him to ask questions.

If he was taken away, Wei Guangde would definitely not be able to come back that day.

However, Zhang Ji, Zhao Hu and others don’t know, Xu Huai and Xu Bangrui now don’t know, and they can only guess what happened during the period, so that Wei Guangde can be released so soon.

Xu Bangrui naturally thought of the palace that the one who could let the Jinyiwei release him. Except for the one in the palace who had this right, there was no one else.

But if the one asked to release the person, why would he get off the car and get someone?

I really couldn't figure it out. The only explanation I could give was what Wei Guangde did. The man in the palace needed an answer, so I asked the Jinyiwei to take the person down for investigation, and then the man accepted it, so I released it again that day.

No one expected that Wei Guangde's title had not been taken down, and Emperor Jiajing, who practiced Taoism in Xiyuan, had no idea about this.

What did Wei Guangde do to make the emperor care about?

Could it be that the impeachment of King Hui?

Xu Bangrui couldn't help but guess what happened before and after the incident, and analyzed it himself, but the result was a slight mistake with the truth and it was still unknown.

The content in Wei Guangde's letter shocked him, and he directly analyzed the degree of threats of several people revealed in his previous letter.

Well, Xu Bangrui just reminded Wei Guangde to be careful of these people taking action behind his back to ruin his future, but he didn't want Wei Guangde to deal with anyone.

For a new Jinshi, it is enough to be a good official in the first place. It is imperative to sit firmly under your butt.

But the brother-in-law he chose seemed a bit unexpected. In the letter, he directly analyzed the relationships his father had taken care of in Beijing. The biggest threat was the eunuch in the Silijian in the palace, and he also said that he would try his best to find a way to defeat him.

Now Wei Guangde has fully demonstrated his efforts. If Lu Bing targets Li Bin, the big fish, so he will not be able to jump for a few days.

At least, in Wei Guangde's speculation, the people who knew about this matter were not only from the Jinyiwei who was ordered by Lu Bing to carry out surveillance and investigation missions, but there were no more people in the matter. He only knew about it by chance.

If you know, you will naturally have to maximize the effect, and there is nothing to brag about your brother-in-law.

If Lu Bing dares to touch the people in the Lijian, at least the admiral and eunuch Huang Jin must be aware of it, otherwise it would be a slap Huang Jin in the face, after all, it was the one who arrested him.

As for Gao Zhong, Wei Guangde would not tell them, and Gao Zhong was probably unaware of it.

As for what Wei Guangde brags about Xu Bangrui, it is actually very simple, that is, he will find a way to defeat Li Bin within half a year.

The bullshit to Xu Bangrui's ears, what Xu Bangrui could think of was naturally that Wei Guangde was afraid of still relying on him in the palace.

Emperor Jiajing?

Then no, the emperor could not help Wei Guangde deal with his slaves.

Even if the slave is wrong, he will beat, scold and punish him at will, and will not be affected by Wei Guangde.

In fact, there are a few people who are more powerful than Li Bin in the palace. Although Li Bin is a eunuch on the brush, there are also many eunuch on the brush.

Wei Guangde dared to say that he would find a way to defeat Li Bin, so naturally, the eunuch who was more powerful than Li Bin was his backer.

If you understand the relationship between eunuchs, it cannot be connected by empty words. It must be real money.

Thinking of this, Xu Bangrui couldn't help but touch his forehead, wondering if he would ask Xu Huai to give Wei Guangde some money next time.

Xu Bangrui has really roughly understood the foundation of the Wei family.

At the Bengshanbao Hundred Houses Institute, the Wei family probably had only a thousand taels of silver. It was only after years of saving. After all, it was just a small Hundred House official.

It was only when I went to Zhejiang to fight Japanese pirates. Although I don’t know the details, I can guess at how generous the Wei family was later, and at least tens of thousands of taels of silver were still available.

Just as Xu Bangrui was thinking of this, the melodious sound of the piano in his ears disappeared. Xu Jianglan had already withdrawn her hands and slowly got up and walked over. She sat next to her sister-in-law Xu and looked at her elder brother who had just come to her senses. A sense of curiosity appeared in her eyes.

Just now, Xu Jianglan felt that her piano skills had improved again. In the past, she could get praise and applause from her elder brother when she stopped. But this time she came over, and her elder brother seemed to wake up from a dream, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Xu Bangrui coughed twice to hide his embarrassment. Xu, on the other hand, had already taken over the topic and praised Xu Jiang's superb skills.

Soon, under the praise of her sister-in-law, Xu Jianglan was already blushing and embarrassed. It was because Xu praised her too high, and she almost thought that she was the best in the world.

The two women soon laughed and made a fuss together. After a while, Xu brought out the killer weapon "Wei Guangde" that had been dealing with Xu Jianglan these days. Xu Jianglan soon couldn't stand the stimulation and started fighting with Xu.

Before Xu Bangrui could think about it, he saw his two daughters making a fuss in the pavilion. OK, don’t look at him a little rude, so he simply got up and returned to his study.

Although he is in the Duke of Wei's Mansion, Xu Bangrui has very limited resources to use.

The Duke of Wei’s Mansion has some money. In addition to its own salary, it also has a huge profit from the Duke of Wei’s Mansion’s industry, filial piety from all parties, and income from the army.

As the garrison of Nanjing, Xu Pengju was all under his management of the Nanjing Jingzhang and the nearby garrisons. Every year, the salary issued by the Nanjing Ministry of War must be passed by him first, which is naturally full of fuel and water.

However, the money in the mansion was controlled by my father, and Xu Bangrui could use only his money and some industries he had accumulated in private. Even if he wanted to fund Wei Guangde, he was a little helpless.

Sitting in the study, thinking of the inherited title of the Xu family and the rich wealth in the mansion, Xu Bangrui was naturally unwilling to leave. Finally, he gritted his teeth and decided to let Xu Huai send 5,000 taels of silver next time to help Wei Guangde open up the relationship in the palace.

He thought far, and the ones that were closest were naturally to defeat Li Bin. Of course, when the long-term goal was to make a fuss about his storm, someone in the palace could say a few words to himself in front of the emperor.

If Wei Guangde told him a month ago that he could overthrow the eunuch of the Silijian and the Bianbi, Xu Bangrui would definitely not believe it.

But now, Xu Bang Ruixin has been there.

Compared with Li Bin and King Hui, there are huge differences in status. Although the power is incomparable, Li Bin is a popular figure. King Hui is just an empty prince, but he is also a royal relative and noble, and a prince.

But what happened? It's like a fall.

Wei Guangde directly impeached a memorial to kill the country. Wei Guangde said that he wanted to defeat Li Bin, but Xu Bangrui could not take it lightly.

Xu Bangrui had already received the news that King Hui had committed suicide, but he was not a participant after all, and he did not realize the feeling of Wei Guangde's hair standing up and his spine was chilling when he heard the news.

And what about Wei Guangde?

After confirming that Emperor Jiajing did not have any opinions about King Hui's suicide, Wei Guangde chose to act in a low-key manner and still paid the price on time every day and did not dare to relax at all.

At the end of the year, the difficulties of the court's financial difficulties have once again emerged in front of all the officials in Beijing.

In fact, since Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, the weather has been abnormal. There are many famines in the north and south provinces, resulting in constant deficits in the court.

In the past twenty years, the court was able to barely take out silver to help the victims, but the silver was not just collected, but the accumulation of several generations of emperors in the past, that is, the money used in the old treasury and the silver sealed after the warehouse was accumulated.
To be continued...