Chapter 320 319 Discussion

When Wei Guangde came out of the Censorate, his face was already bleak and he still had a little regret.

When Gao Gong said he would bring him into Prince Yu's Mansion, he later gave up the idea because he saw Prince Yu's mansion's attitude towards Gao Gong and quietly told Gao Gong what he meant, but he would not enter the Prince's Mansion for the time being. It seemed that it would be more beneficial to do business for the Prince's Mansion outside.

Of course he would not be stupid enough to tell the real reason, as it would affect his relationship with Gao Gong and Prince Yu's mansion.

However, he is indeed unable to enter Prince Yu's Mansion, as he will be completely covered by Gao Gong, which will be of no benefit to his future.

As for the errand I received today, okay, the Chinese New Year will be in more than two months, but I will be sent to the south to do business. What's that matter?

The key is not just one errand, but two.

The case in Suzhou is easy to be tried. The entire crime process is full of evidence and confessions, just to see how to judge in the end.

In fact, for the leader, it is definitely a death sentence, and there is absolutely no way out. At that time, it will be submitted to the Ministry of Justice for review before the execution will be executed. If the sentence is imprisonment, it means some accomplices and their families, which can be sentenced locally.

Wei Guangde doesn't think that there will be someone who is favoritism and abuses the law in such a big case. I have never heard of anyone who has a strong relationship with the criminals before.

Now in the capital, the wealth of more than 20 major criminals has actually spread since Tuesday.

Wei Guangde actually had a little more headache about the second job given to him by Zhou Yan, because in his opinion, Wang Zhi really didn't have to die.

Although he was indeed extremely guilty, it would not be an exaggeration to even Lingchi.

However, the court should consider the peace of the seashore. If you let a cheap life go, you can exchange for long-term stability along the coast, which is indeed worth it.

When considering Wang Zhi's issue, Wei Guangde did not think about the issue of opening the sea, but thought purely from the perspective of interests.

Ordinary people will judge from good and evil, while officials consider more about interests.

If he sincerely surrenders to the court and asks him to summon his old subordinates and use pirates to attack the pirates, it will not only save the court's large amount of military expenditure on the Japanese suppression, but also familiar with each other and make it easier to wipe out, but only a few official positions are required.

Hu Zongxian's initial plan actually made sense, but when there was a problem with the operation, he finally fell into this situation. He would definitely not be able to get rid of the blame for his untrustworthiness.

The current civil servants of the Ming Dynasty actually cherish their feathers very much. No one wants to be slapped by later generations to comment on how bad their character is.

Time, fate, fortune, and fortune may be destined to be unable to retain a good reputation.

Wei Guangde went home directly after leaving the Censorate. On the way, he ordered Zhang Ji to contact his friends and to have a banquet at home tonight.

The will has not been issued yet. Today, Zhou Yan saw him, just to inform him in advance to prepare himself.

I thought in my mind that when I returned from this trip to Jiangnan, I would definitely be next year, and I might not be able to arrive in Beijing in February next year.

Xu Jianglan naturally had to stay in Beijing, and it was very hard to run back and forth. If she continued alone, she might be faster.

In the current Ming Dynasty, because the emperors had been absent from work for a long time, the phenomenon of lateness and early departure in various yamen is actually very common, and officials do not take it seriously. Many people have left the yamen at Shen Shichu, and no one cares about it.

Wei Guangde used to be quite conscientious, which may be the reason why Emperor Jiajing values ​​him.

After all, the emperor should be very pleased that the ministers in the court are not very lawful, and there is such an employee who goes to and from get off work on time.

There were not many people at the banquet in the evening. They were all people who Wei Guangde thought were trustworthy. They all knew each other in Jiangxi before, only Lao Kan and Zhang Ke.

Recently, Zhang Ke has started activities again, hoping to seek new positions for outreach.

Wei Guangde knew what Zhang Ke wanted. He said he was a release, but in fact he was just staying in the capital for a long time. He was a little bored. He envied the position of censorship that Wei Guangde had obtained. In fact, he also wanted to enter the Censorate, so that he would have the opportunity to go out of the capital to inspect the governor's office. After all, the censors were rotated regularly.

When the inspector and the censor went to the place, there would naturally be no less oil or water.

Wei Guangde asked them to come over for no other reason, just to ask them to take a closer look, why was it his turn to do this errand?

You know, Wei Guangde went to the Censorate two or three times a month, and he shouldn't think of himself no matter what.

But the meeting with Zhou Yan in the afternoon made him know that this matter seemed to be a foregone conclusion and irreversible.

In fact, having an errand is a good thing, but Wei Guangde is a little guilty.

People outside don’t know, but he knows very well that he offended the prime minister Yan Song. Will this trip to Suzhou and Hangzhou be the trap set by Yan Song or Yan Shifan for himself?

There are all Hu Zongxian's territory.

Lao Kan and Zhang Ke are both fellow villagers of Wei Guangde. In the past, when they went to Yan's mansion, they mostly traveled together, so they more or less noticed that Wei Guangde and the Yan family were gradually alienating, but everyone was tactful and didn't ask much.

During the meal, when Zhang Ke's eyes naturally revealed envious eyes when he heard that Wei Guangde might have taken on his job and went south to do something about Suzhou Prefecture.

The facts in Suzhou were clear and the evidence was conclusive. In the eyes of the two of them, it was just a free reward. As for the subsequent trip to Hangzhou, it was just to supervise the execution and kill a Japanese pirate leader, which was also a bonus.

When Wei Guangde expressed his doubts, why did these good things fall on him, not others?

At Lao Kan and Zhang Ke and the others heard that they thought it was Wei Guangde showing off nakedly in front of them, but later they found out that Wei Guangde seemed to speak very seriously, and Wei Guangde was not as tall-profile as a person who liked to show off in the past, so they began to think about this matter.

"You also know that I was able to talk to Gao Gong and Gao before, so I walked a little more. Gao Gong represents the Prince Yu's Mansion. I don't know if it was because of this, I started with Ge Lao Yan."

Wei Guangde didn't finish his words, and stopped halfway through his words. He knew that Lao Kan and Zhang Ke should understand what he meant.

"I have felt it the last two times."

Lao Kan nodded and agreed.

As for Zhang Ke, he didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.

Gao Gong has been to Wei Guangde's house several times, and they also knew it, but they thought it was a personal relationship and should not affect the relationship between fellow villagers. Wei Guangde could not find a reason to explain why he was alienated from the Yan family, so he could only bring out this set of rhetoric at this time.

"Hu Butang and Yan Ge Lao."

Zhang Ke suddenly spoke a few words, and everyone frowned when they finished speaking.

Hu Zongxian's success is inseparable from Zhao Wenhua and Yan Song. This is a well-known thing in the court.

You should know that before Hu Zongxian took over the heavy responsibility of Jiangnan to suppress the Japanese, he was just a censor of Zhejiang Dao. Speaking of which, he was the same position as Wei Guangde, but his rank was not as high as Wei Guangde.

"It shouldn't be."

Lao Kan carefully spoke and said, "At least, Suzhou is not the case. After all, it belongs to Nanzhili. Shandai's father-in-law is still the garrison in Nanjing. The power in Nanzhili is deeply rooted. However, when going to Hangzhou to punish Wang Zhi, you should be careful not to be cheated by Hu Zongxian and make a Li Dai Taoshou."

To be honest, some of Hu Zongxian's bad deeds in the Jiangnan suppression of Japanese deeds were actually very popular in the Ming Dynasty. Many officials in the capital have heard of it, so most people did not have a high reputation for Hu Zongxian.

However, Hu Zongxian is currently in a special position and is responsible for the great suppression of the Japanese. As long as he does not do anything that is angry with heaven and people, and involves cases such as treason, even the censor, who is known as the "mad dog", is unwilling to participate in him because he cannot get it.

Before the Japanese suppression work was completed, when Yan Ge Lao was still in power, Hu Zongxian's position was stable.

The current coastal prefectures and counties in Jiangnan are managed by Hu Zongxian like iron barrels, and the Japanese pirates are not as free as they came and went, and they plundered casually.

Of course, there are different views in the court. Many people do not think that this is Hu Zongxian's achievements. Instead, the coastal prefectures and counties have improved themselves and summarized a set of methods to resist Japanese pirates because they have been attacked by Japanese pirates all year round. They say that this is Hu Zongxian's achievements, and that is to gild his face.

What Hu Zongxian could do was just to send reinforcements to rescue him in time when the prefectures and counties were attacked by Japanese pirates. This was his job, so naturally it could not be considered a merit. Before completely eliminating the Japanese pirates, what Hu Zongxian did was actually limited in its effect.

Lao Kan's words naturally hit Wei Guangde's mind, and what he had always worried about was his trip to Hangzhou.

He didn't know Wang Zhi, and Hu Zongxian had a criminal record of protecting Wang Zhi. If someone else really got a knife on behalf of Wang Zhi, Wei Guangde, as the prison officer, would be in big trouble. At least he would be recorded in his resume, which would definitely have an impact on his future career promotion.

This is also the reason why Wei Guangde focused his suspicious eyes on the Yan family's father and son from the beginning. It was because he and the Yan family really parted ways, and it was getting farther and farther away. It was not surprising that the Yan family did something to him.

"In fact, as long as you are good at dealing with things, you should be careful not to leave any handles and be caught. Although you dare not say that you will definitely be a general and a minister in the future, the positions of the six ministries and nine ministers are still stable."

At this time, Zhang Ke suddenly interrupted.

Being a general and becoming a prime minister is actually just another statement about entering the cabinet by the ministers of the Ming Dynasty. After all, there was no prime minister in the Ming Dynasty. For official positions like prime minister, the cabinet actually assumed such positions.

Seeing Lao Kan and others' puzzled eyes, Zhang Ke felt a little disappointed.

"You have read the resumes of all the teachers. Tell me, who except Wu Dazong Bo has no experience in leading troops outside?

What Shandao lacks now is actually taking over the civil affairs power of the place, but this is what the officials of the six ministries have to do, and the cabinet ministers may not have any experience in the business place."

The previous words are naturally about Wushan, and the latter refers to Yan Song.

Wu Shan and Yan Song had similar experiences, both of which were the standard procedures for Hanlin officials to enter the cabinet, that is, they became a Jinshi and were elected to Hanlin, and then moved directly to the Ministry of Rites, and finally attacked the cabinet.

But now, Yan Song has successfully completed this path, and Wu Shan is still halfway through. It is still unclear whether he can finally reach the end of the cabinet.

Although Wu Shan and Yan Song are both from Jiangxi, the relationship between them is not good, which is well known to everyone.

As for the other six ministers, the Minister of Personnel Wu Peng and the Minister of Personnel, He Cao, he supervised the troops and successfully suppressed the rebellion of the Henan Shi Shangzhao. The Minister of Revenue Jia Yingchun and the Minister of Justice Zheng Xiao all had the resumes of the Minister of War. During his tenure, he was either the governor of the border wall or the preparations for the anti-Japanese war, he was considered a person who knew about soldiers.

In addition, for example, Ouyang Bijin, the Minister of Works, suppressed local rebellions when he took office as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Zhou Yan, the left censor of the Censorate, also participated in the Jiajing Dynasty's battle against Annan and the subsequent uprising of the people of Yazhou.

As for the last Minister of War Yang Bo, there is no need to mention. Now, this is the only person who knows how to use troops the most among civil servants. Otherwise, how could he take over the defense of Xuanda and Jizhen, and was soon promoted to the position of Minister of War.

"What does "Ji" mean, let Shandai go south, maybe that person means? Prepare for future release and accumulate experience?"

Zhang Ke means that he should be the boss of the Six Ministry and the Censorate. He seems to have to have some military resume and have made achievements on the battlefield, and Wei Guangde meets this condition.

By chance, Weng Pu fought a battle of great victory with the Mongolian Tartars in Xuanfu. His military resume was filled in. If he had to make up for the local ruling, in Zhang Ke's eyes, a second-rank official position would be very good.

Wei Guangde is still very young now and has time to make up for this shortcoming.

As for letting Wei Guangde go to Yan Song, Wu Shan followed in a step to transfer from the Hanlin Academy to the Ministry of Rites to the cabinet, Zhang Ke was not optimistic.

However, after Zhang Ke reminded him, Lao Kan thought about where Wei Guangde would be sent?

Jiangxi can be crossed out first, and officials were not allowed to be officials in their hometowns in the Ming Dynasty.

If Zhang Ke guessed that it might be that Emperor Jiajing wanted to train Wei Guangde and prepare for his future placement, then Nanzhili and Zhejiang could be both possible.

However, Nanzhili was quickly crossed out by Lao Kan because Wei Guangde's father-in-law was Xu Pengju, Duke of Wei, and the possibility of going to Nanzhili was relatively small, so the rest might be Zhejiang.

"You said, you were in Xuanfu at the time, and you brag after returning to the court. Are you confident when you defeated Altan Khan?"

After a few years, Lao Kan's memory became blurred, and most of the words were said at the banquet, and now he became a little confused.

"He said that at the beginning, and only told us privately that he was bragging, haha."
To be continued...