Chapter 394 393 If you have something to do, you will be in the palace

When the sun disappeared into the western sky, only a gray earth was left.

On the streets of the capital, pedestrians and cars and horses were significantly reduced at this time. Although there was still some time before the curfew, people were also on their way home quickly.

It was at this time that a guest was welcomed at Wei Guangde's house.

"Come uninvited, don't be surprised by Shandai."

After entering the door, Gao Gong looked at Wei Guangde who was greeting him and said.

"Where, Brother Suqing comes to the door, and the turquoise is bright, please come inside."

Wei Guangde asked Gao Gong to come in with a smile on his face, but he still looked at the official uniform he was wearing in surprise.

Apart from official business, usually when you come to the door, you will change into regular clothes. No one will run around in your official uniform. One reason is that the official uniform is expensive, which is difficult to clean if it is dirty, and the other is that it is a bit silly.

However, seeing Gao Gong coming today, he didn't even change his clothes, and Wei Guangde couldn't help but wonder where he got his shot.

When he entered the house and sat down, Gao Gong had noticed Wei Guangde's curious gaze and said directly: "I just came out of Xiyuan and didn't have time to replace it."

Hearing Gao Gong say this, Wei Guangde understands, "Two days ago, the merchants from his hometown came over and brought a lot of local specialties. I have already asked the kitchen to put out a table of wine and food, and chat while eating."

"I will definitely eat and drink with you tonight, but I'll ask you first, did you write the green lyrics you wrote today?"

Gao Gong nodded and smiled first, then asked seriously.

When Gao Gong asked about Qing Ci, Wei Guangde began to feel guilty. It was because Gao Gong saw that he had put together Qing Ci.

Wei Guangde tried his best to keep his expression unchanged, but he saw that Gao Gong's face was covered with sorrow.

"Is there anything wrong with that green lyrics?"

Wei Guangde asked in a low voice.

"You didn't write Qing Ci before, and I didn't expect you to write a Qing Ci today."

Gao Gong shook his head and smiled bitterly: "You should have read the previous Qing Ci, which has archives in the Hanlin Academy."

Wei Guangde nodded when he heard this, but then he heard Gao Gong's cold words.

"The previous Qing Ci, whether it was Master Yan Ge, Master Xu, or Yuan Wei, were all gods who had learned to write His Majesty into earth and experience, but how did you write it in your Qing Ci? You can still be the only one who is in your current life."

"ah?"

When Wei Guangde heard Gao Gong say this, he felt cold all over his body. Why did he ignore such an important thing?

In Wei Guangde's consciousness, there is naturally no such thing as a god. Even the emperor who is a civil mythical emperor, such as the true dragon emperor, Wei Guangde's soul traveled through time, and there was actually not much awe from the bottom of his heart.

Of course, Wei Guangde also respected Emperor Jiajing, but that was awe of power, not his identity.

Are there any sects of kings, princes, generals and ministers?

Not many monarchies have been preserved in later generations, and most of them have been restricted from monarchical power. They are more of them as symbols of the country and as a mascot role.

In Wei Guangde's impression, that is, tribes in the Middle East and Africa still retain, and the monarch still has real rights. Even if other countries retain the monarch, they adopt constitutional system.

Therefore, when Wei Guangde wrote that lyrics, he naturally wrote it according to this consciousness, treating Emperor Jiajing as an ordinary person, and being lucky to be born in the imperial family, he can have the resources to practice Taoism, and then the heavens and man are in a response, and the emperor can achieve success in his cultivation.

The writing background of that Qingci is actually very simple, but now after Gao Gong said that, Wei Guangde felt that the Qingci might cause him the trouble, which seemed to be more serious than the misconduct.

Thinking of this, Wei Guangde looked at Gao Gong with anxiety.

If that green poem is used by someone who is interested and gossips about Emperor Jiajing, it will be troublesome.

Although he knew that the Qing Ci should not be in front of Emperor Jiajing, it was a problem to say it when others saw it.

Do more and make more mistakes, and do not do well.

Wei Guangde was a little guilty in his heart at this time, so he might as well pretend to be stupid and let it go.

Seeing Wei Guangde's appearance, Gao Gong slowed down and said, "I stopped your Qingci, but there were many people who have seen it. Yan Shifan also saw it, and he also picked out your Qingci to present it."

Speaking of this, Gao Gong looked at Wei Guangde with dissatisfaction.

Wei Guangde knew that he was really not thinking well this time, and he couldn't say anything, but his heart was already turbulent.

Qingci will not be sent directly to the emperor. It seems nothing is wrong, but Yan Shifan saw it and said that he would be turned out one day, and it seems to be turned into a time bomb. He may be blown up at any time.

Wei Guangde frowned and thought for a while, and suddenly said, "Since Yan Shifan knows, Brother Suqing should not stop him."

In Wei Guangde's opinion, if there is any mistake, it would be better to spread it out and deal with it directly. At least there is someone who can help him make a mistake in front of the emperor. If Yan Song is reported to the emperor in private by Yan Shifan.

"What does it mean? I did it wrong?"

Gao Gong was unhappy at first, but when he heard Wei Guangde say this, he felt even worse.

However, Wei Guangde bowed to him and then said, "Shandai thanked Brother Suqing for his protection here, but Shandai still felt that since Yan Shifan saw Qingci, it would be better to send it to His Majesty directly. His Majesty would scold and punish him, and it would be better to explain it clearly in person than to be murdered by them undercover arrows.

No matter what, aren’t there any brother Su Qing and Mr. Xu in Xiyuan?”

"Are you worried that Yan Shifan will report to His Majesty in private?"

When Wei Guangde reminded him, Gao Gong also woke up.

Although Qingci was stopped, if the emperor was accustomed to the crime, Wei Guangde could not avoid the punishment as long as someone stabbed him. After all, those Qingci would be kept properly, and it had nothing to do with the quality of Qingci.

Gao Gong couldn't sit still at this time and started rubbing his hands constantly.

Wei Guangde is a general in Prince Yu's Mansion. Although he is not a big official position, he has good news in the palace and sometimes he can put forward valuable opinions.

It can be said that both King Yu and Gao Gong attach great importance to Wei Guangde.

Of course, the most important thing is that they are 100 assured about Wei Guangde. Think about what was going on in Prince Yu’s Mansion when Wei Guangde was devoted to it.

At that time, King Yu was almost completely desperate. The finances of Prince Yu's mansion were almost collapsed, the building was about to collapse, and the people in the palace were fluctuating.

As for Wei Guangde, Prince Yu's mansion must be protected with all his strength. Even if Emperor Jiajing is angry, he must be protected. What's more, there is only a hidden worry now, and it is not time to despair.

Wei Guangde blinked at this moment, just trying his best to restrain his emotions, and was also quickly planning how to solve the hidden dangers this time.

Active resolution is definitely better than passive acceptance. At least the initiative is in your own hands, rather than in Yan Shifan's hands, and maybe you will be caught at any time.

This was the first mistake Wei Guangde made when he traveled over. In the past, he was very cautious in speaking and doing things, for fear of showing his views and habits from later generations, which conflicted with his current ideas and were regarded as alien by others.

As for the things he wore in his home like a shirt, most of the people who saw it looked at it. It was really rare that there were two-breasted clothing in this era.

Fortunately, the Ming army uniforms and mandarin duck war jackets and armor are both in this style. He is also from a military household, so he only pays attention to it and is still easily accepted.

Those who are familiar with him even know that Wei Guangde even had a mandarin duck war jacket and a set of mountain literary armor in his closet, which was sent by Ma Fang from Xuanfu.

The armor of the Ming army in this era was all hand-made and costly, let alone armor.

For scholars, what clothes to wear are still very sensitive. The main reason is of course that Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, set up a system.

With the idea of ​​actively solving hidden dangers, Wei Guangde gradually had an idea, but he didn't know if it would work.

"Brother Suqing, you said that if you find an opportunity, you will just mention it when your Majesty summoned alone, saying that I am not talented but want to be aware of it, and I can't write Qing Ci but have to force it. As a result, the things I wrote are messy and cannot bear to read."

Wei Guangde didn't care whether he would defame his reputation as a priest, and directly told him what he thought of.

In the imperial examination and palace examination, Wei Guangde was originally ranked low, but he was picked up because of the words of Emperor Jiajing. He didn't know it outside, so how could Gao Gong not know it?

It is said that he is self-deprecating, but in fact he is just telling the truth. His Hanlin Academy was also given by Emperor Jiajing, otherwise he would have been assigned to the six ministries and yamen. If he wanted to choose Shujishi, he might not have woken up.

When Gao Gong heard the solution proposed by Wei Guangde, he was slightly stunned for a moment, then understood what he meant, took the initiative to defame himself in front of Emperor Jiajing, and then exposed the matter. Although it may still cause the emperor's dissatisfaction, if the operation is done properly, the crisis can be kept within an acceptable range.

However, Gao Gong soon thought of another question and couldn't help but speak: "But the number of times I have been summoned by Your Majesty alone is very limited, and there are not many opportunities like this."

Seeing Wei Guangde's somewhat puzzled gaze, Gao Gong continued to explain: "Although I am often summoned to the Xiyuan, I don't see the emperor most of the time. The Xiyuan officials stay in Wuyi Hall, and His Majesty will summon him if he has something to do.

In fact, many times, he helps the cabinet handle some official documents and memorials in his respective yamen. His Majesty directly criticizes the rewards and rarely summons him.’

"So that?"

Wei Guangde suddenly realized that he thought that after entering the West Garden, he was following Emperor Jiajing, and was also present when the emperor handled the memorials. It turned out that he was just waiting in the West Garden.

"Strictly speaking, I was just temporarily transferred to the West Garden to serve on duty. In addition to the two cabinet foreigners in the cabinet, Zhu Xizhong and Zhu Xixiao, as well as the Minister of Rites Wu Shan and the foreign relative Fang Chengyu, who are the people who truly enter the West Garden with His Majesty."

Gao Gong also explained that although Wei Guangde was a little favored, he actually spent very little time with the king's companion. Moreover, Emperor Jiajing was a famous home emperor in history. Except for the necessity, he rarely summoned foreign ministers. So Gao Gong explained to Wei Guangde in detail the real situation of the officials entering the Western Garden.

Emperor Jiajing began to move to Xiyuan in the 18th year of Jiajing. He had close relatives, civil and military ministers, eunuchs and officials from the ritual supervision system, followed the emperor into Zhixiyuan.

Civil and military officials can also be divided into honorary and military officials, relative officials, cabinet ministers and ministers, especially the Minister of Rites, who belong to the core political level of this period.

"Zhu Xizhong and Zhu Xixiao are naturally representatives of the military ministers, while their relatives are Fang Chengyu. After all, he is the brother of Empress Fang and one of the few close people to His Majesty. As for us, except for Shangshu Wu, we are only temporarily summoned when His Majesty asks for Qing Ci."

After listening to Gao Gong's explanation, Wei Guangde understood a little. He could not easily be selected into the Western Garden. There were only a few powerful people in the dynasty. Like Gao Gong, Li Chunfang and others, it seemed that they were just reserve teams trained by Emperor Jiajing.

"Are those two cabinet masters often summoned by His Majesty?"

Wei Guangde actually didn't understand what the relationship between this entry into the West Garden and the cabinet was.

After all, Xiyuan is already in the palace, and it is still a taboo to spy on the palace ban. Before, he only knew that the people who entered Xiyuan seemed to be the ones that Emperor Jiajing valued very much, but he had never asked about the details.

Now Gao Gong is here. Although he is not included in the Western Garden, he has been often summoned in recent years, so he naturally knows more than outsiders.

"The two cabinet masters were summoned, and only some difficult matters would His Majesty call them to summon them."

Speaking of this, Gao Gong thought about it and said, "I heard from someone two days ago that Your Majesty intends to ask the two cabinet masters to go to Wuyi Palace to work every day in the future, and the cabinet will temporarily put it down."

"Your Majesty wants to abolish the cabinet?"

Wei Guangde said in surprise.
To be continued...