Chapter 379 378 Unlucky Chen Ju

There were thousands of officials in the entire capital, but it was a pity that Wei Guangde was the only one who really discovered the difference in the Datong victory report.

In fact, this is not surprising. In this era, besides Wei Guangde, who else would have illusions about Yu Dayou?

Yu Dayou has participated in many wars, but all the wars he participated in were on the southern battlefield.

In the current Ming Dynasty, everyone from the officialdom to the people has a unified understanding, that is, although the Japanese pirates in the south are making trouble, they are not as big a threat as the Tatars in the north.

The Mongols were enemies established during the founding of the Ming Dynasty. When the Ming Dynasty was at its peak, the purpose of launching successive Northern Expeditions was not only to try their best to weaken the enemy's strength and prevent them from rising again.

Yu Dayou was considered a very capable fighter among the southern generals, but in the eyes of most officials in the capital, he was still not good enough. Did the northern generals fight fewer battles than Yu Dayou?

The important town of Jiubian has not experienced several Tatar attacks every year, and those are just wars involving thousands of people. Small conflicts with hundreds of people are no longer worthy of their attention.

That is to say, Wei Guangde, who came from the soul of later generations, had a little superstition about Yu Dayou, and the other one was Qi Jiguang.

Wei Guangde could not get rid of this inherent impression of the shadow of a famous tree.

Lao Kan naturally didn't know why Wei Guangde was so excited after seeing the good news, but considering that he didn't know how to fight, since Wei Guangde was so optimistic about Yu Dayou, he must have something special about him.

What's more, under the current situation, it seems better than anything else to make Wei Guangde recover and be happy.

Although Lao Kan was still not optimistic about the war in the north deep down in his heart, he would never say anything more at this time.

In fact, now that the consciousness of the central government has been unified, Datong may be in big trouble, and it is not just the Penal Department Yamen where Lao Kan is saying this, but even the Ministry of War has a similar view.

Today's good news was sent to Xiyuan. It seemed that Emperor Jiajing was not heard summoning civil and military officials to discuss matters. In fact, it clearly reflected the emperor's judgment.

Although the officials in the DPRK and the Central Government were not optimistic about it, in the inner court, Huang Jin and Gao Zhong noticed the general mentioned in the victory report.

When Chen Ju came back that day, both Huang Jin and Gao Zhong were still wondering whether this general named Yu Dayou could maintain the same level in the north as he did in the south.

Now that the emperor is unhappy, those who serve him are also sad, so naturally they want to find some fun to make the emperor happy.

But the roots are still in Datong. Unless good news really comes from there, the emperor will have no interest in doing anything.

While hesitating, they saw the good news from Datong.

At first glance, both of them were shocked. The Datong Army was really intercepted by the Tatars. It was over. Yang Bo's prediction came true.

However, upon closer inspection, both of them discovered Yu Dayou's name.

When Wei Guangde talked to Chen Ju, he praised Yu Dayou's commanding ability for a while, and the unicycle chariot designed by Yu Dayou all showed that he was a general who could and knew how to fight.

However, they are still unfamiliar with war after all. What Huang Jin is thinking about at this moment is, since Yu Dayou is so capable, can he reverse the unfavorable situation in Datong?

What is a good general?

Then it must be reliable at critical times and not fall behind.

In their opinion, Wei Guangde was a man who knew military skills. Since he highly praised Yu Dayou, he must have something special about him. Could he create a miracle?

Looking at the Emperor Jiajing on the throne, he has not thought about tea or food these days. He can't even read Taoist classics. He sighs from time to time. This is really different from his previous behavior.

At this time, the emperor usually would practice for a while before dealing with government affairs, but today he did not practice, nor did he deal with the memorial. He and Gao Zhong could only stand under the eaves, watching Emperor Jiajing standing in the yard and looking up at the sky, not knowing where he was.

What to think.

Looking at the moon, the direction is wrong.

"Eunuch Huang, how much did the emperor eat for dinner tonight?"

Gao Zhong, who was standing behind Huang Jin, couldn't help it and asked Huang Jin in a low voice.

"I just ate a few mouthfuls and then I was asked to leave."

Huang Jin still stared at the emperor in front of him and replied in a low voice.

"This can't be done, otherwise."

Before he finished speaking, Huang Jin looked back at Gao Zhong, and Gao Zhong immediately lowered his head.

He understood what Gao Zhong meant and first used Wei Guangde's rhetoric to coax Emperor Jiajing to make him happy.

However, Huang Jin finally shook his head. If the good news is announced today, the news of Datong's defeat will be sent tomorrow. Amidst the great joy and great sadness, there may be a lot of trouble.

Huang Jin still knows a little about the master he has served for half his life. He will leave you no trace of affection when he is furious.

Didn’t the empress who saved the emperor’s life during the palace coup perish in the fire under this man’s gaze?

There are some things that you can't say and don't dare to say. It's better to know them.

This is a time that should never be troubled.

Gao Zhong lowered his head and didn't see Huang Jin shaking his head, but when he didn't get a response for a long time, he knew what Huang Jin was thinking.

Forget it, if I say it at this time, I'm afraid it will really harm others and myself.

I don’t know why, maybe it started from that incident ten years ago. In the bottom of Gao Zhong’s heart, Gao Zhong developed a deep fear of the Mongolian Khan in the north.

He remembered the performance of the Ming army back then. Although it was the Beijing camp and I heard that the frontier army was much more powerful, they were sent to fight near the capital. Their so-called combat power was only about that.

Anda Khan's army came to the capital, and many border troops from Jizhen, Xuanfu and other towns came back, but no one could fight head-on with Anda's troops.

Thinking of this, Gao Zhong also figured out that even if Yu Dayou was really good at fighting, he might not be able to make a name for himself with his bear soldiers.

Perhaps, in the Yongshou Palace, the only one who still had any thoughts about Yu Dayou was Chen Ju.

It's just that Chen Ju knows the rules. If his godfather doesn't let him say anything to the emperor, he will never make the decision without permission.

Chen Ju also saw the good news about Datong, and he also noticed the name Yu Dayou, but what could he do?

A gust of night wind blew away the heat from everyone's bodies, and the weather turned cooler.

Huang Jin couldn't help but trembled all over. Others were no better. Only Emperor Jiajing in the garden seemed to be unaware of it.

In the past two years, I don't know whether it was due to his cultivation into a semi-immortal body or some other reason, but the emperor often started to behave differently from ordinary people.

Everyone else is afraid of the cold in winter, but for some reason, the emperor often complains about the heat, and even opens the doors and windows to let the cold air flow into the house on such a cold day.

But in summer, he was afraid of the cold and actually wore thick Taoist robes, which caused great harm to the eunuchs serving him.

It was also at this time that Huang Jin, Chen Ju and others heard someone say the term "half-immortal body", as if Emperor Jiajing could only succeed in cultivation.

It's hard for them to say whether it's good or not, let alone ask.

After a while, when almost everyone felt like they were shivering because of the cold, Emperor Jiajing finally moved. After gathering his mood, the emperor stepped into the hall without looking back.

"Send all the memorials here."

I spent most of the night watching the sky, and when it was time to go to bed, the emperor had to start attending to official business.

Huang Jin and Gao Zhong looked at each other, and then Gao Zhong waved to Chen Ju who was behind him. Chen Ju followed the two of them into the hall with two young chamberlains, each holding a stack of memorials.

This is the backlog of memorials accumulated today, which is a bit more than usual.

I don’t know how long it took, but finally, thanks to the extremely fast efficiency of Emperor Jiajing, all the memorials sent by the cabinet today were processed.

"Oops"

Emperor Jiajing, who was sitting on the throne, stretched unconsciously, stood up, strode to the door of the palace, stretched out his hand and opened the door, letting the cold night wind flow into the hall.

Almost instantly, Chen Ju felt the temperature around him drop a few degrees.

Emperor Jiajing just stood in front of the palace gate, motionless despite the cold wind blowing.

"When will the next memorial from Datong be delivered?"

At this time, Emperor Jiajing seemed to be talking to himself or asking someone, and he spoke inexplicably.

It was a bit unclear, but no one inside or outside the palace dared to agree.

Perhaps feeling that he had lost his composure, Emperor Jiajing turned to look at the little chamberlain closest to him. Under the emperor's gaze, the little chamberlain was so frightened that he knelt down and lay on the ground with a plop.

Taking a deep breath, Emperor Jiajing moved his eyes from the frightened little chamberlain to the person next to him, which was Chen Ju.

"Tell me, three days? Five days? Or half a month?"

Chen Ju opened his mouth slightly in surprise. When Emperor Jiajing was dealing with so many memorials, he was still thinking about the war in Datong.

Seeing Chen Ju looking like he was frightened, he felt bored.

He usually looks quite smart, but now he looks like a fool.

Huang Jin and Gao Zhong glanced at each other secretly, then lowered their heads.

In fact, the best way to deal with it at this time is to imitate the little waiter and lie down directly on the ground. However, I don't know whether he was frightened or something, but Chen Ju actually thought about this problem.

According to the rules of the officialdom, good things should be reported as soon as possible. For fear of delaying time, bad news should be hidden if possible, and if it cannot be hidden, report it.

With the current situation in Datong, the battle should have been over. After all, there was enough time to send the troops to the capital quickly.

If they win, the news should be sent as early as tomorrow, but if they are defeated, the report will probably be sent after ten days and a half as the emperor said.

The emperor wanted to hear good news, but he didn't have much confidence, so he said that.

"Your Majesty, maybe in three to five days, there will be news from Datong."

Emperor Jiajing didn't have much hope at first, but when he thought about it, Chen Ju was frightened and planned to let him go. After all, he was just a eunuch.

But unexpectedly, Chen Ju answered him at this time.

"Three or five days?"
To be continued...