"Don't lie to me, officials. If it were the past, it would be nothing. But today, when Eunuch Chen comes here, he still doesn't want anyone to call you back. He must have something important to tell you, and he is worried about being known outside."

Xu Jianglan was certainly not stupid. She had already figured this out before in the room, so she pouted and said.

Hearing this, Wei Guangde knew that it was hard to hide it. His daughter-in-law was very smart. As long as she figured it out, it would be hard to fool her.

After thinking for a while, Wei Guangde whispered in Xu Jianglan's pure ear: "Brother Chen brought the news that Governor Lu Binglu may have been killed."

"Ah? How could this happen? Didn't you say before that Governor Lu was testing elixirs for the emperor in the palace and died because he couldn't bear the poison? Could it be."

In an instant, Xu Jianglan thought more. Could it be that the emperor was dissatisfied with Governor Lu and did it deliberately?

But soon, Xu Jianglan gave up this idea.

Is this necessary for the emperor to take action?

Shouldn't Lu Bing's house be confiscated directly after his death, and he should be given enough honors and honors, and the Governor Zuo should be responsible for Abbot Lu Bing's funeral? None of this is logical.

"Don't think blindly."

Wei Guangde said angrily: "The matter is not as simple as you think. This time it may be a poisoning operation against Governor Lu. I don't know who the murderer is, but since he attacked important officials in the court, Brother Chen came over." You are telling me this, and the second thing is to remind me to be careful and pay attention to my diet and daily life."

"Then you should go home and eat. The kitchen is all made by me, so you can rest assured. They are all born in the same family."

Xu Jianglan said to Wei Guangde a little anxiously.

"Actually, it's okay for me and my colleagues to go out drinking. If he is so crazy that he dares to attack Hanlin, I don't know what to say. Should I praise him for his courage or call him stupid."

Wei Guangde pretended to be casual and continued: "Brother Chen just kindly came to remind me. After all, this matter is also a secret in the palace and Dongchang is investigating, but I think it's okay.

Think about it, who is Governor Lu?

That was Jin Yiwei, and the people he offended were not ordinary people. Maybe it was someone who did such a thing because of old grudges.

Anyway, I feel that for the little official I only have, it’s probably not worth his while.”

Wei Guangde said this to dispel Xu Jianglan's worries.

Wei Guangde would choose some simple things to talk about about the party struggles in the DPRK, but not the complicated ones.

However, Xu Jianglan was not one of those ordinary women who never left the house. She often visited the residences of Duke Cheng and other nobles, and she could hear a lot about the affairs of the court.

At this time, she seemed to have thought of something.

"Tell me, could it be the handiwork of Mr. Yan Ge?"

Just as Wei Guangde thought, Lu Bing never participated in the fight between the two kings. No matter when he met King Jing or King Yu, he always bowed to the two kings according to the rules and did not act arrogantly because of his own status.

Therefore, Xu Jianglan, who knew the situation in the capital, naturally dismissed King Jing at this time, and instead thought of Yan Song, who was at odds with Lu Bing.

Others didn't know it, but she had heard it said that the two families were very good friends in the early years, but in recent years they often attacked each other for unknown reasons, and they seemed to be fighting each other.

At this time, Wei Guangde had taken off his coat and put on his pajamas. He didn't want Xu Jianglan to think so much, so he put his hand on Xu Jianglan's shoulders and pushed her onto the bed.

"Daughter-in-law, it's time to rest, don't think about those things"

There was nothing to say all night, but Wei Guangde still showed up on time the next day, even though there was nothing going on in the Hanlin Academy.

In the afternoon, Wei Guangde walked out of the Hanlin Academy gate and went directly to Xifeng Tower, where he had an appointment with Gao Gong today.

"Serve food and drinks as usual."

When Wei Guangde entered the private room, he said to the shopkeeper who followed him.

This is also one of the properties of Prince Yu's Mansion, but it is located on the street and is not as hidden as the restaurant behind the Prince's Mansion.

Now Gao Gong has left Prince Yu's palace, so Wei Guangde does not hide his whereabouts as deliberately as before, even though most officials in the capital know that Gao Gong almost represents Prince Yu.

Not long after, Gao Gong came over. Wei Guangde hurriedly stood up and took a few steps to meet him.

"Brother Suqing, please sit down and rest for a while. The food and wine will be ordered and will be served immediately."

The two of them chatted for a few words and then sat down. Not long after, the waiter brought the food and wine that Wei Guangde ordered.

After the food and drinks were placed, the waiter quickly left.

Everyone here has been cleared upstairs, downstairs, left and right, so I don’t have to worry about being eavesdropped.

However, if it was someone from Jinyiwei or Dongchang, Wei Guangde would not dare not let others eavesdrop, lest others end up guessing, which would also be troublesome.

Fortunately, Wei Guangde's current official position is humble, and he should not be able to reach the level of the legendary all-round surveillance by Jin Yiwei.

While drinking and eating, neither Wei Guangde nor Gao Gong was in a hurry to say anything. Although Gao Gong knew that Wei Guangde had invited him over for something, he was not in a hurry.

If it was really a big deal, I would have definitely said it when I sent the message yesterday. It wasn't urgent at the time, so naturally it wouldn't be a big deal.

After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, Wei Guangde decided to get down to business.

"Brother Suqing, I invite you here this time mainly because I want to talk to you about two things. Please help me think about it."

Gao Gong knew that Wei Guangde was about to serve the food, so he put down his chopsticks and looked attentive.

Wei Guangde did not intend to talk about the affairs in the palace at the beginning, but first took out the drawing drawn by Yu Dayou from his arms, unfolded it and handed it to Gao Gong.

Gao Gong took it in his hand, looked at it, and asked a little strangely: "Unicycle? What does Guangde mean by giving me this?"

Unicycles in the Ming Dynasty were very popular and could be seen everywhere from south to north because they were highly adaptable, suitable for use on a variety of terrains, and were lightweight and cheap.

"This was designed by a senior to resist the cavalry assault of the Mongolian Tatars."

Wei Guangde saw that Gao Gong was still holding the drawing in his hand and looking at it carefully, so he immediately explained it and introduced Gao Gong in detail about the battle that took place outside Niuxin Fort in Datong.

After listening to Wei Guangde's words, Gao Gong looked at the drawing of the wheelbarrow in his hand again, and somewhat understood the purpose of the things drawn on it.

"Who made this thing?"

Gao Gong asked curiously.

"Yu Dayou, former commander-in-chief of Zhejiang Province."

Wei Guangde replied.

"It's him. I know this man. Although I have never seen him, he has been mentioned many times in the war reports against Japanese invaders in Zhejiang. He is a very capable general."

Gao Gong nodded and said.

"Yes, this time Yan Song and Hu Zongxian forced him to be dismissed from office. Not only did he lose the family's protection, but he was also sent to Datong. Alas."

Wei Guangde sighed as he spoke.

"There are probably not many people in the capital who don't know about his affairs. It's a pity."

Gao Gong agreed with Wei Guangde's words. It was not just that the officialdom struggle was either/or, he really valued Yu Dayou's commanding ability.

Gao Gong was still aware of the strength of the Ming Military Guard.

It is quite good for Yu Dayou to be able to command the guardsmen to fight the battle like this.

"It is even more commendable that he was sent to Datong and could still think about state affairs all the time."

Gao Gong continued, but then changed the subject and said to Wei Guangde: "Guangde, you should understand that the time at Niuxinbao alone is not enough to explain the power of this unicycle chariot, and more actual combat tests are needed.

, to verify whether it can really withstand the impact of the Tatar cavalry, it is a bit difficult to convince the people in the Ministry of War to build a large number of them now."

"My lord is right, Guangde has learned a lesson."

When Gao Gong was invited this time, Wei Guangde had no intention of rolling out the unicycle chariot now and asking the court to allocate funds to build equipment for the border town. He just gave Gao Gong a hint that Yu Dayou had a good relationship with him and was considered a member of Prince Yu's palace.

Gao Gong obviously understood and did not even ask about the relationship between Wei Guangde and Yu Dayou.

Yu Dayou was protected by Lu Bing before. Now Wei Guangde has Yu Dayou's drawings in his hands. According to him, he made this after Yu Dayou was sent to Datong.

What this means is already obvious. There should be some kind of connection between Wei Guangde and Lu Bing in the past.

It's a pity that Lu Bing is dead.

"Will the Governor of Datong and Governor Xuanda allow them to build more of these unicycle chariots for actual combat?"

Gao Gong suddenly asked.

"Li Wenjin, the governor of Datong, should be supportive. He knew General Yu when he was in Zhejiang, and he funded the construction of this chariot from the Yamen of Datong.

As for Governor Xuanda, by the way, has the court decided who will succeed Lord Jiang Dongjiang?"

Gao Gong just said it casually and really forgot that Jiang Dong, the minister of the Ministry of War, who had previously acted as the temporary governor of Xuanda, had been transferred to Nanzhili to replace Zhang Hao as the minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing. The decree had been issued, but the candidate for the governor of Xuanda seemed to be different.

It hasn't been decided yet.

"No, I don't know the specific situation."

When asked by Wei Guangde, Gao Gong also remembered that there was no one in charge of the governor of Xuanda, and government affairs were handled by the governors of Xuanfu and Datong.

After talking about the wheelbarrow, Wei Guangde did not immediately tell him what he had just learned last night. Instead, he and Gao Gong had a few more bites of food and drank two glasses of wine.

Gao Gong saw that although Wei Guangde was looking at the wine table, the expression on his face was that he was hesitant to speak, so he asked with a smile: "Is there anything else? Isn't it Guangde who wants to plot to announce the Great Governor?

An official position."

"hehe."

Wei Guangde put down his chopsticks and said with a smile: "I wonder, is it possible?"

"Disaster."

Gao Gong also answered unabashedly.
To be continued...