Chapter 199 198 Xuan Da

Wei Guangde didn't want to stay here any longer. It was enough to send the silver. He didn't want to get involved in the following matters. If he was asked to contact the Yan family on behalf of Prince Yu's Mansion, Wei Guangde didn't have the courage.

After Wei Guangde returned to the Hanlin Academy, he found that the atmosphere in the Hanlin Academy was a little strange today. The clerks in each room gathered together and whispered.

In fact, Wei Guangde noticed that there were no people in the public rooms along the way from the entrance to his public room. Usually at this time, most people were in the house, either reading or dozing off.

After all, it was June. It was extremely hot outside, but it was cooler in the house, but it made people want to sleep.

Although Wei Guangde was puzzled, he didn't stop and went straight back to his public room to sit down.

When he entered the door, the clerk Lu Bu naturally saw Wei Guangde coming back, and hurriedly came out of the crowd of clerks and brewed a pot of tea again.

When Lu Bu was about to leave after putting the tea, he was stopped by Wei Guangde.

"Did anything happen in the courtyard while I was away? What were you guys whispering about?"

"Well, sir, nothing happened in the courtyard. Everyone was just discussing the news from Xuanfu in the north."

Lu Bu saw Wei Guangde frowning, guessed that he had just gone out and might not know the news coming in from outside, and continued to explain: "There was a message from outside earlier, saying that since last month, Xuanfu has fought with the Tartars many times around Xuanfu."

"I've heard about this, and it seems that they warned the capital last month."

Wei Guangde vaguely remembered who had told him about this, and he didn't know if it was Zhang Ke or someone else.

Now the Ming army in Datong and Xuanfu has already had this habit. Once a large group of Tartar cavalry is found, they must warn the capital.

This was also caused by the "Gengxu Incident" in the 29th year of Jiajing. At that time, the Tartars failed to attack Datong and chose to attack the Ming Dynasty by detour. As a result, the troops went straight to Huairou and Shunyi, and even almost captured Tongzhou, which scared the city of Beijing.

From then on, when a war broke out in a border town, the first thing the commander of the border town would do was to warn Beijing. They were so scared that this trend had even spread to the Liaodong front line. Guangning, Shanhaiguan and other places would report to Beijing urgently when they found the Tartars.

However, after saying this, Wei Guangde was shocked, "Don't tell me that the Tartars have entered the Great Wall again?"

Because of Beijing's special geographical location, after Wei Guangde entered the Hanlin Academy, although he spent most of his time reading Taoist classics, he also took the time to read relevant records about the Mongolians in the north. At least he figured out that the so-called Mongolian Tartars were not what he understood.

When he was in Jiangxi before, or in later generations, there was actually no detailed introduction to the distribution of Mongolian power during this period, so in the eyes of most people, the Mongols were usually divided into tribes of different sizes. Once a war broke out, they would gather under the Khan's golden tent or black banner to attack the enemy.

However, after reading the relevant information collected by the Hanlin Academy, especially the various documents sent by the border, Wei Guangde found that the Mongolia he thought was actually bordering the Ming Dynasty at this time was actually three forces, and they seemed to be forces that did not get along with each other.

The weakest force among them, which was once the biggest threat to the Ming Dynasty, was the so-called Little Prince Tribe, but now the Little Prince Tribe is the weakest among the Tatars, and their residence has also moved to Liaodong.

In the Hetao area surrounded by the dead towns of Ningxia, Yansui, Taiyuan and Datong, the Mongolian tribes entrenched in the area are only slightly stronger than the Little Prince Tribe, belonging to the middle stream, and this tribe is the Jinang Tribe.

The most powerful Tatar force is undoubtedly the Altan Khan Tribe that created the "Gengxu Change". They are between the Little Prince Tribe and the Jinang Tribe, facing the Xuanda Defense Line, which is heavily guarded by the Ming Dynasty, that is, the Datong and Xuanfu line.

When Lu Bu talked about the Tatars, Wei Guangde thought that it might be the Altan Tribe that broke into the Great Wall again, so he was a little out of control.

Although Wei Guangde had been on the battlefield, fighting in the north was not the same as suppressing the Japanese there.

At least, the Ming army still had a numerical advantage over the Japanese pirates, and the gap in weapons was not big. The main reason was that the training was a bit behind, and the most important thing was that the soldiers did not dare to fight.

Are you kidding? You can't even get enough food, and you still want people to fight for their lives. Is it possible?

In the north, the reputation of the Mongolian cavalry was widely spread even in the later generations, not to mention the Ming Dynasty.

At least Wei Guangde knew that the Mongolian cavalry once entered Europe and reached the Danube River Basin.

It can be said that two hundred years ago, the Mongolian cavalry was the most powerful fighting force on the planet, without a doubt.

Now, what Wei Guangde wants to know most is whether the descendants of this group of people will really break into the Great Wall. If so, will the capital be under martial law again?

"It's not the Tartars that broke into the Great Wall. It's Xuanfu that reported that they defeated Altan's tribe in recent battles."

Lu Bu began to talk about the news he heard. Since the beginning of the year, Altan's tribe has invaded the south several times. In particular, when Yue Mao, the general of Datong, led his troops to patrol the border and was stationed in Mielu Fort, he was besieged by more than 10,000 cavalry of Altan's tribe. Yue Mao died in the battle and his troops were defeated, which shook the entire Xuanda defense line.

The court urgently replaced Xuanda Governor Su You and Datong Governor and Chief Censor Hou Yue back to Beijing to wait for their appointments. Governor Xu Lun temporarily served as governor and Chen Ru, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, served as the right assistant chief censor of the Censorate to stay in Datong to appease the army.

This time, Xu Lunfa sent back a memorial to the border town generals who had repeatedly performed extraordinary feats in recent battles, asking for reward promotions for guerrilla Ma Fang, commander Zhang Heng and other generals.

"This is a good thing. You guys are doing it so mysteriously."

Wei Guangde breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the Tatars didn't want another "Gengxu Revolution".

"The memorial mentioned that the Tatar soldiers retreated, but their direction of travel was very suspicious. They did not retreat to the north but to the east. Governor Xu was worried that they would repeat their old tricks and raid somewhere among the mountains. At the Great Wall Pass, we entered the pass again."

Lu Bu said nervously.

Wei Guangde couldn't calm down at this moment. After reading about the battle a few years ago, he naturally knew that the Anta Division also failed to defeat Datong. They chose to take a detour through the mountains in the north and raid Gubeikou to enter the pass and wreak havoc in the north of the capital. They robbed Huairou and Shunyi all over.

When Wei Guangde heard that his troops were heading east, he had already thought of this order. According to logic, going east would not be to go to the sea, not to mention that even if he went to the sea, he would not be able to find a place. The entire mountain range extends to Bohai, where he will be surrounded by Jizhen and Liaodong official troops, which is a path to self-destruction.

Wei Guangde suddenly felt a tremor in his heart. He couldn't be that stupid. He led his troops eastward. He must be trying to replicate the battle a few years ago. He was looking for weak points in the Great Wall Pass of the Ming Army to break through. He also wanted to do it again. The troops came to the city.

Wei Guangde understood that they, the scribes, and the Hanlin officials who had disappeared from the public offices were all gathering together to talk about this matter.

Of course, what they were discussing was not Xu Lun's memorial, but whether the Anda tribe would break through the wall again and launch another "Gengxu Rebellion".

"Is there any news from the court?"

Wei Guangde asked, but after he asked this question, he felt a twinge of pain. These scribes knew all the major military and state affairs. It was the Ming Dynasty. It seemed that in the Qing Dynasty, a military aircraft department was set up to handle these major military and state affairs. , most ministers of the foreign court do not know the details and need to keep them confidential.

However, in this era, due to the inconvenience of transportation, even if the imperial court makes some arrangements, it will still take a long time for the information to be collected and sent back by the other party's intelligence personnel, at least more than half a month. Especially in this era, are there any Han people who have fornication with the Mongols? ?

In fact, there really is one, and that is the White Lotus Sect.

There are records in the documents that Wei Guangde has read before. There are many White Lotus cultists at the border passes who are colluding with the Mongolian Tatars and passing on military intelligence inside the pass. However, it seems that they have not been discovered here in the capital.

Lu Bu also gave the answer, which was to shake his head.

At this moment, it is estimated that the cabinet is discussing this matter with the Six Ministers, the Supervisory Yuan and other senior officials of the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers. Even if the news comes out, it will probably be evening.

Wei Guangde planned to ask Zhang Ke when he returned to the guild hall at the end of his shift to see if he knew the details. It seemed that because of his position as a member of the Zhongshushe, it was easy for him to hear such news.

Wei Guangde couldn't sit still in the public room at this moment, so he got up and walked outside.

In the evening, Wei Guangde returned to the Jiujiang Guild Hall in a carriage. As soon as he entered the door, he asked the waiter, "Is Mr. Zhang back?"

"Master Wei, Master Zhang should not be back yet."

The waiter immediately bowed and answered.

"Make me a pot of tea."

After finishing speaking, Wei Guangde found a table in the lobby and sat down, and then ordered Zhang Ji: "Zhang Ji, take the tea back to the room."

Not long after, Lao Kan and Xia Kefan came back. When they entered the gate of the guild hall, they saw Wei Guangde sitting there, and they both walked over.

"heard?"

Wei Guangde pointed to the positions on both sides and asked in a low voice after they sat down.

Lao Kan and Xia Kefan both nodded. The yamen in the capital were concentrated. On weekdays, scribes were running around in various yamen delivering various official documents. Naturally, the news spread easily.

The two of them obviously wanted to wait for Zhang Ke to come back and ask about the situation.

"Sit down for a while. I'll order some food and drinks when you come back."

Wei Guangde said.

"That's good, I'm not hungry now."

Lao Kan nodded and looked outside the door.

Well, for these new scholars, none of them had experienced the "Gengxu Revolution". Suddenly, they heard that the Mongolian Tatars might attack Beijing again. It was impossible not to be afraid.

Let alone them, even Wei Guangde was actually a little scared.

Xia Kefan calmed down a little. After all, he had been surrounded in Beijing, but no matter what he said at this time, the impact on Wei Guangde and Lao Kan would be limited. It was better to hear what Zhang Ke could bring back. what news.

But it's not good to wait like this all the time. Wei Guangde still called the waiters and ordered a few dishes first, just asking them to prepare them. Don't rush to serve them. Wait for Zhang Ke to come back and serve the food and wine.

After waiting for a long time, I heard the creaking of the wheels outside, and then Zhang Ke walked into the Jiujiang Guild Hall wearing a blue official uniform.

Don't talk about why the four Jinshis always stay in the Jiujiang Guild Hall and don't rent a house in the capital. In fact, anything is possible before they are officially awarded the title.

Even if you are a second-class Jinshi, you cannot be promoted to an official position. Some of the unspoken rules for appointing officials in the officialdom are not explicitly recorded.

Seeing Zhang Ke come in, Lao Kan waved to him impatiently, signaling him to come quickly.

Zhang Ke naturally saw the three of them, and walked over happily without going back to the yard behind.

"Are you looking for information from me?"

After sitting down, Zhang Ke asked with a smile.

"Nonsense, you are the only one here who is closest to the center and can get the news the fastest. If not you, who else can I ask?"

Lao Kan said eagerly.

There is nothing to hide, and there is no need to worry about the occasion of the news about the An Dabu movement. It is estimated that many people in Beijing already know about it. Tomorrow, I am afraid that not all the people in Beijing will hear about it. .

"There is really no news yet. It is said that the cabinet talked for a long time and then went to Xiyuan. I am under the impression that there is no news yet."

Zhang Ke smiled bitterly.

"What else can you say about this? Send your troops and generals immediately. No matter what, we have to block the Tatars outside the Great Wall. Otherwise, it will be another disaster of weapons. I don't know how many people will lose their lives for this."

Lao Kan frowned after hearing Zhang Ke's words and said very dissatisfied.

"It's okay. I just told you not to worry. The adults will take it into consideration. It is estimated that the imperial edict will be drafted and sent out directly in Xiyuan."

Xia Kefan looked at Lao Kan's anxious look and said with a smile, after what he had experienced in Jiajing's twenty-nine years, he was the calmest of the four.

"By the way, I heard a rumor, but it may not be accurate."

At this time, Zhang Ke suddenly said with a smile on his face.

"If you have any news, tell me quickly and don't keep it secret."

Lao Kan said dissatisfied.

"I seem to have heard something from someone in the cabinet. When he went to deliver documents, he overheard discussions inside. He planned to send Weng Pu to inspect the passes of the Great Wall to strengthen defenses and guard against Tatar sneak attacks."

Zhang Ke pouted and smiled.

"Master Weng?"

Neither Lao Kan nor Wei Guangde knew who Weng Pu was, but Xia Kefan murmured as if he knew this person.

"Who is Lord Weng Puweng?"

Wei Guangde asked curiously.

"It's only normal that you don't know each other. Zhang Ke should have met him in Jiangxi."

Xia Kefan smiled.

Zhang Ke smiled and nodded after hearing his words.

"Lord Weng served as Zuo Buzheng in Jiangxi a few years ago. He hosted the deer singing banquet between Jin Qing and I."

Xia Kefan told the story of Weng Pu's relationship with Jiangxi, "He must have been transferred back to the capital at the end of last year, and now he is the right minister of the Ministry of War."

Having said this, Xia Kefan asked strangely: "Guangde, aren't you visiting the Liubu Yamen and Shuntian Mansion? Don't tell me that you have never been to the Ministry of War or met Mr. Weng."

Hearing this, Wei Guangde scratched his head in embarrassment. He had never been to the Ministry of War. In fact, he just followed him when he went to the Ministry of Household Affairs last time, and he didn't go much after that.

When I left the Hanlin Academy with Secretary Zhang, I asked him to go do some errands, and I wandered around the streets in the inner city. After all, I was going to move into Nanxunfang soon.

In fact, the location of Liubu's official office is also part of Nanxunfang. It's no wonder that the landlords here don't bargain when selling houses. The craftsmanship in the yard is also first-class. Most of the surrounding houses are residential buildings. Can an official not be picky?