Xu Jie agreed not to mention the candidates to participate in the competition for the Minister of Revenue, so he was naturally betting that Emperor Jiajing would not continue to delegate power to Yan Song, not entirely because of the huge gap in the power comparison between himself and Yan Song.

However, since Yan Song proposed his conditions, Xu Jie must also make some of his requests and exchange them in time, which will make Yan Song more at ease. However, the incident happened suddenly, and he would not have thought of the right conditions for a while.

Wei Guangde, who was in Nanjing, naturally didn't know what happened in the capital.

He has been proud these days. Perhaps because of Xu Pengju's face, the first merit of suppressing the rebellion was put on his head in the memorial.

But thinking about it, when the Zhenwu Camp riots rushed out of the small school ground, he persuaded them to go back, which gave the senior officials in Nanjing a chance to take a breather, mobilizing troops to surround the small school ground, so that the Zhenwu Camp riots did not cause trouble to the entire Nanjing city.

Thinking of this, Wei Guangde suddenly felt that his contribution to suppressing the rebellion seemed to be a natural thing again.

The memorial was up, and Wei Guangde naturally could not leave at this moment. Even though the epidemic in Jiangbei had disappeared and no new patients were found for many consecutive days, the terrifying plague finally ended after two months of raging in Nanzhili.

In the past few days, due to the successful control of Zhenwu Camp, the situation in Nanjing has been stable, and the officials have resumed their previous drunken and rich life. Wei Guangde was also in Nanjing, and he has been having constant daily banquets.

His entourage also enjoyed the Qinhuai River. Of course, this is only for those with rich people.

For poor students who rely on their salary to support their families, the Qinhuai River is not a place they can go at will.

Of course, since he came here with Wei Guangde, Wei Guangde naturally would not treat them harshly. On the lower floor of the brothel in the Qinhuai River, he invited his entourage staff to be only of grade officials. For the lower-level officials, they could only find a restaurant outside the inn to eat and drink, and it would be fine.

In the next few days, because he was the one who dealt with the rioters the most, he also participated in the entire process of the subsequent judgment, and naturally he had to pay homage to Weng Pu, the Minister of Justice.

Weng Pu is much older than a few years ago. He no longer sees the spirit of riding a horse and patrolling the border town. Even if the comfortable life in Nanjing City supports people, it cannot stop the destruction of time.

"I'm old, I plan to submit a petition to retire at the end of the year."

When he saw Weng Pu, he asked about his life in Nanjing. Weng Pu shook his head and said, "I have been away from home for so many years. I still can walk around. It's time to go back and take a look."

"Time urges people to grow old, and mountains and rivers remember their children's travel."

Wei Guangde chanted casually, this was just Wei Guangde's feeling when he heard Weng Pu's sigh that time was no longer and time was hard to return.

"I have criticized the ones you discussed here. It is best to be good like this. It is not easy for those soldiers. They are all with their families. And this year, alas."

Weng Pu did not continue to say anything else, and brought the topic back to business.

The punishment for the leader of the Zhenwu Camp chaos army was drafted by Wei Guangde and Li Sui and others after discussion, and was also approved by He Shou, Xu Pengju and others. After all, they did not make a big deal, and they did not intend to hold on to it, so as not to cause trouble again.

Those who died unexpectedly were naturally the leaders who caused trouble this time, while others led the way were exile.

Although those who reported to Beijing were talking about Jibian, they were actually only out of Nanzhili, in Jiangxi and other places, not sent to Jiubian or Yunnan and Guizhou, so all the soldiers in the riots also recognized them.

Everything in Nanjing was calmed down like this, and the military pay and compensation were paid. The soldiers had no reason to continue making trouble after getting the benefits.

"I asked you to stay quietly in the capital. I didn't expect you to be so lucky. Every time there was something wrong, the emperor would think of you, and something must happen when you went there. This time the Zhenwu Camp was handled very well. I guess you will be promoted again when you returned to the capital."

Weng Pu looked at Wei Guangde and continued to speak.

At the beginning, Weng Pu told Wei Guangde that it would be best to live in the capital without showing off the mountains and waters and hide the edge of the head. As for when to show its edge, it is after the reserve position is settled.

Wei Guangde understood that because he and Yan Song were fellow villagers, Weng Pu was afraid that he and Yan Song were too involved.

If King Jing takes office, he will naturally be better, but in Weng Pu's opinion, it is likely that King Yu will still be King Yu.

No matter what, King Yu has a long character. Even if he is only one month older than King Jing, he is also an innate advantage in inheriting the throne.

As for why Weng Pu treated him like this, Wei Guangde knew of course that there was no one above Weng Pu and there was no way to make progress in the capital, so sooner or later he would be sent to Nanjing City to complete the grade improvement and then wait for retirement.

And Weng Pu naturally wouldn't just wait so willingly. He is over, but there are still tribe members who need to take care of him.

Wei Guangde showed a certain responsibility in the battle in Baoanzhou and took decisive action when he saw the fighter. In Weng Pu's opinion, this person has the ability, and with the holy family, he is likely to be at a high position in the future.

Now help him, and in the future he will support his juniors, which will be a perfect deal.

However, after all, I am young and prone to impulsiveness. In addition, Weng Pu already had a premonition that as Emperor Jiajing grew older, the two kings' open and secret struggles for the throne would only increase but never decrease.

The battle for the reserve position is the most dangerous and unpredictable, and one move is inadvertent and you lose everything.

Weng Pu hopes that Wei Guangde can stay in the Hanlin Academy and not participate in it, and do not want to support it. He has the ability and can be reused if anyone comes to power.

Even now, what Weng Pu and Wei Guangde next talked about was the battle between the two kings in the capital.

"You see, I am like this, and the person from Xiyuan won't be much better. If you think what you said at the beginning, it's better to find a way to let go and avoid the place of right and wrong.

Although I may never go back to the court again, no matter whether it is grade improvement or real power, it is not comparable to that in the court.

If you stay in the capital, you will sooner or later be involved. It would be fine if you stand right, but if you stand wrong, it will be difficult to turn back."

Weng Pu still said earnestly to Wei Guangde that he was really worried that Wei Guangde would be involved in King Jing's side because of Yan Song, and eventually ruined his future.

In fact, Weng Pu has prepared several young people like Wei Guangde. However, as far as we are concerned, Wei Guangde seems to be the best among them, whether in his official career or his own abilities.

Three years after the Qing Dynasty prefect had 100,000 yuan in snowflakes, it was the best to have money to be released, not to mention that the Beijing officials would be promoted to the next level.

This time Wei Guangde played a huge role in the Nanjing Zhenwuying mutiny. He deserved a reward after returning to the court. It is normal to be promoted to the first level to the sixth level, but if he seeks to release the outside world, it is not difficult to be a prefect of a middle-class mansion, and his rank can also be upgraded to the fifth level.

Under such an idea, Weng Pu felt that it was the best choice to persuade Wei Guangde to take the initiative to seek exile after returning to the capital. He actually agreed with Zhang Ke and others. Wei Guangde is a practical talent and has a slim chance of entering the cabinet, but he has his place among the six ministries.

In other words, the cabinet ministers of the Jiajing Dynasty were so unusual. Most of them were born in the wild and rarely from the Hanlin Academy. Even Xu Jie was demoted to the local government and went around for a long time before he successfully returned to the court.

In Weng Pu's view, Wei Guangde went to the local area to make some achievements, and coupled with his previous contributions to the court, he would seek to return to the court and take root in the six ministries if he could not enter the cabinet. More importantly, he would avoid the climax of the dispute over the throne.

Wei Guangde understood what Weng Pu meant, but he had already taken the initiative to plunge in, but not many people knew about it.

Wei Guangde was hesitating whether to tell Weng Pu about this.

Although Weng Pu did not say it clearly, Wei Guangde also speculated that he was worried that he would get on King Jing's ship. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, Weng Pu would not say that if he knew that he supported King Yu.

In fact, most of the officials at this time supported King Yu in their hearts, but most of them did not say it, but just kept it hidden in their hearts and watched it with a clear and self-righteous attitude.

Perhaps no one dared to guess the thoughts of Emperor Jiajing except for the genius Yan Shifan.

Although officials like Weng Pu support King Yu in their hearts, if you want him to speak for King Yu in the court and fight against Yan Song, he will never do it. Even if he can only wait for retirement, he will not choose to fight against the powerful and powerful in the dynasty.

When officials in the Ming Dynasty retired, they had two choices. One was to retire and enjoy the benefits given to retired officials by the court. They also had posthumous titles after death, and the other was to dismiss the official position, or even deprived of their official status, which means they had no fame and reputation and became ordinary people.

Weng Pu doesn't want to lose his own welfare for the sake of his heart and offend the powerful and powerful. It's better for someone else to do it.

Wei Guangde thought about it for a moment and said, "Mr. Weng, I actually have a good relationship with Mr. Gao Gonggao."

Wei Guangde finally didn't plan to hide it from Weng Pu. In fact, he had a relationship with Gao Gong. The slightly familiar officials in the capital knew that he only had the three words "Yu Wang Party" written on his face.

Of course, these things were gradually exposed after Weng Pu went south, and it was normal for Weng Pu to not know about them.

"Um"

Weng Pu was a little surprised when he heard Wei Guangde's words, but then he became silent.

After a long time, Weng Pu sighed: "You didn't care about the words you said to you in Yanqingzhou."

When Wei Guangde returned to the capital from Baoanzhou, he met Weng Pu in Yanqing. Weng Pu once talked to him alone, but he was worried that a new Jinshi like him would not help but jump out to support King Yu, and eventually ruin his future.

When he heard Wei Guangde's words today, he thought that although Wei Guangde seemed submissive at the time, he obviously did not listen to it and finally jumped into the quagmire.

"Actually, before going on a tour, I had contact with Gao Daren."

Wei Guangde understood what Weng Pu said and hurriedly explained.

"That's how it is."

Weng Pu nodded slightly. This is the case with the new Jinshi. If you don’t understand the officialdom, you just rely on your so-called passion to do things and do what they think is right.

At that time, Wei Guangde was still in the Hanlin Academy and used his relationship with Gao Gong to communicate with Gao Gong. This is not surprising. Gao Gong was also a bachelor's degree in the Hanlin Academy.

"If this is the case, then just pretend that I didn't say anything before and assist King Yu with all my strength."

"Yes, Mr. Xie teaches."

Wei Guangde said hurriedly, but after he finished speaking, his mind suddenly changed.

Weng Pu has been away from the capital for more than two years and three years. Although he is still in the officialdom, he is already an outsider in the court in Beijing. Perhaps at this time, he can still look at everything in Beijing calmly.

Today we are talking about this. Should we ask him what he thinks about the current dispute between the two kings in the capital?

In the situation, many times, when you think calm thinking will actually be subjectively biased, and only those who have no gains and losses can objectively analyze and see the essence of the problem.

Thinking of this, Wei Guangde suddenly clasped his fists and said to Weng Pu: "Sir, what do you think about the current situation in Beijing? As you said, the two kings appear to be friendly and respectful, but the private battle is already very fierce.

In the court, due to the reason of Ge Lao Yan, officials of King Jing and his group were able to obtain a better position, and they also suppressed the source of the people of Prince Yu's mansion. Even Gao Da, who seemed to be promoted, could only be sent to the Imperial College for teaching.

I wonder if there is a good way to balance the power of the two kings?”

Hearing Wei Guangde's question, Weng Pu stared at him for a long time before shook his head gently.

"In fact, these are just appearances. The greater the support the person receives, the more unfavorable it is for him. If the court is full of his supporters, then you should be secretly happy."

Weng Pu did not answer the question that Wei Guangde had good laws, but instead said something seemingly irrelevant.

Looking at the confusion in Wei Guangde's eyes, Weng Pu continued: "The world is still the emperor's."

Hearing this, Wei Guangde's eyes lit up, "Mr. I mean, if you want to get, if you want to destroy it, let it go crazy first?"

"no."

Weng Pu said firmly, "Ge Lao Yan will not allow him to do this."

When Wei Guangde heard Weng Pu say that it was not what he understood, he frowned slightly and thought carefully.

"The current situation is actually a good thing for you. King Yu is suppressed everywhere, and it is also a training for him. I don't think it will be bad.

That year, the Ministry of Revenue was detained by the Ministry of Revenue. Do you think the emperor would know what we all know?

It’s ridiculous that Yan Shifan is known as a genius, but he still shows off this afterwards. The prince even wants to give him money, haha.”

Wei Guangde now understood what Weng Pu said, just keeping the current situation. Prince Yu's mansion is suppressed by Prince Jing's mansion, just stay in the capital and wait for changes.

"The four forces in the capital, the most difficult to control and the most likely to turn to King Yu, is Qingliu.

In addition, the rest are Prince Yu's Mansion and Prince Jing's Mansion. Their spokespersons in the court are Master Xu and Master Yan, but there is also a seemingly weak force, but you can try it out."

Weng Pu then said, "If you can, please contact someone if you can. If you can get kindness, then the candidate in the emperor's heart will be revealed."

When Wei Guangde was slightly stunned when he heard Weng Pu's unexpected mention of Lu Bing.

"With Lu Bing's relationship with the emperor, he may know more than anyone else."
Chapter completed!