Chapter 383 382 Night Talk

Yang Bo asked about Datong's meritorious service. Unexpectedly, the doctor of the martial arts department had a bitter look on his face and said: "It was sent back again. It seems to be because of Yu Dayou's matter."

"What's going on?"

Yang Bo was very surprised. Datong won the battle and the Ministry of War asked for credit for the generals. When did it become so troublesome?

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The doctor from the Martial Arts Department looked very embarrassed and hesitated for a long time without saying anything.

"If you have anything, just say it."

Yang Bo frowned slightly and asked.

"Master Yang, it seems that Mr. Yan Ge disagrees with this matter."

The doctor then approached Yang Bo and whispered a word.

"Because of Yu Dayou?"

Yang Bo stared at the doctor and continued to ask: "What did Mr. Ge say?"

"Mr. Yan Ge said that Yu Dayou let the Japanese pirates run away during the campaign against Japanese invaders in Zhejiang, which led to the increasingly serious Japanese invasion in Jiangnan. Although he made meritorious service in Datong this time, it can only offset part of his guilt."

Of course, Yang Bo had heard about what happened between Yu Dayou, Hu Zongxian, and Yan Song, but he didn't expect that even after winning the great victory in Datong, Yan and Hu still didn't intend to give Yu Dayou a chance to recover.

Also, Yu Dayou was able to achieve the position of chief military officer without any background. The victory of Datong this time was also a great one, which fully demonstrated his ability.

Yang Bo is the Minister of War, but he really does not have the ability to directly decide Yu Dayou's future. Unless he gets the support of Emperor Jiajing, he does not want to cause bad blood between Yu Dayou and Yan Song.

"What does Mr. Yan Ge mean?"

Yang Bo didn't want to quarrel with Yan Song or Hu Zongxian. Although he was not afraid of them, after all, once he became an official, it was better not to have any grudges.

"Restore Yu Dayou's protection and let him continue to be a hundred households."

The doctor said, but judging from his expression, he still felt very unworthy of Yu Dayou.

After making such great achievements, he could not be reinstated. Instead, he could start from scratch with a hundred households. Anyone would be aggrieved if he was placed on it.

Although it is not an exaggeration to say that Yan Song now has power over the government and the public, many people among middle and lower-level officials are against him.

In order to be promoted, it is natural to send yellow and white things to Yan's house, but privately, it is the politically correct thing to oppose Yan Song, and the doctor of the military selection department of the Ministry of War is obviously such a person, and he is quite dissatisfied with Yan Song's handling of this matter. criticism.

"This is what Mr. Yan Ge only nodded after Mr. Xu Ge changed his mind. At the beginning, he only agreed to let Yu Dayou be a hundred households, saying that he had been promoted to three levels in a row."

The doctor continued angrily.

Now that Yu Dayou committed a crime and was demoted, deprived of his official status, and only had the status of a soldier, Yan Song said that it was reasonable to be promoted to the third level.

It’s just that Yu Dayou’s great contribution should be given to just one hundred households. It’s really unjustifiable.

Yang Bo just nodded slightly when he heard this, and Xu Jie made peace with it, adding the clause of restoring the hereditary military position to Yu Dayou's reward. Although Yang Bo felt that it was not enough, he couldn't say anything more.

"Where's Liu Han? And Li Wenjin, how did the official department report it?"

Immediately, Yang Bo asked again.

"The cabinet has no objection to the change of General Liu from the governor's signature to the governor's co-informant. The Ministry of Personnel has invited Governor Li to be promoted to deputy capital censor, and the cabinet has no objection either."

The doctor hesitated for a moment, seeming hesitant.

"But what?"

Yang Bo asked curiously.

"When I came out, I heard Mr. Xu Ge and Mr. Yan Ge saying inside that they seemed to be planning to promote the Governor of Xuanda, Ge Jin, to the right minister of the Ministry of War, and let Li Wenjin take over the post of Governor of Xuanda."

Hearing these words from the Martial Arts Division doctor, Yang Bo just nodded.

He had heard of the matter of bringing Ge Jin back to the capital before. It was Emperor Jiajing's intention. The emperor's original intention was to let Li Wenjin take charge of Xuanda affairs.

Although the Tatars have not retreated yet, the news reported by the Xuanfu has made the Tatars unable to stay still.

The Ming army implemented a fortification and clearing of the country in Xuanfu, and the Anda tribe could not plunder much property. Moreover, after the attack on Hetao, many young tribesmen also wanted to return to their respective tribes.

As for the retaliation against Datong, Yansui and other towns, it seems that it will not be decided in a short time.

This time the Anda tribe attacked the Ming Dynasty, it can be said that they stole the chicken but lost the rice. Not only Bansheng City was burned down, but many tribes in the Hetao area also suffered.

It would have been fine before, and each tribe still had young men and women who could resist the Ming army's attack. But now most of these people have been transferred to him. The time when the Ming army attacked was when the tribes were at their weakest. Many tribes were killed before they could escape. The Ming army served them in one pot.

Thinking about it, the news of the Tatars withdrawing from Xuanfu will come soon. At least Yang Bo can't think of the need to continue this battle.

At this time, in a teahouse next to West Chang'an Street, Gao Gong and Wei Guangde were sitting opposite each other. The fragrant tea on the coffee table in front of them was overflowing with fragrance, but it could not attract their attention.

"That's exactly what Mr. Xu Ge said. It seems that Yan Ge always intends to suppress Yu Dayou and not give him a chance to stand up again."

Gao Gong looked at Wei Guangde and said seriously.

"Just giving such a reward, how can your majesty live it?"

Although Wei Guangde knew that since Yan Song had taken action, it was very likely that this would be the only way he could do it, but he still said unwillingly.

"His Majesty's thoughts are unpredictable. Although he asked about Yu Dayou's situation during the two previous summons, he was not interested. The credit was all credited to Li Wenjin and Liu Han."

Gao Gong sighed and said, "Actually, it's okay for him to stay in Datong. I heard that Ge Jin is going back to the capital, and Li Wenjin will take over as governor of Xuanda. As for Liu Han, does he still dare to treat Yu Dayou as a hundred households?"

Hearing Gao Gong's words, Wei Guangde narrowed his eyes.

He understood what Gao Gong meant. There was a long time to come. As long as Yu Dayou continued to stay in Datong, it didn't matter whether he had a high or low military position. He would definitely have the opportunity to make achievements under Li Wenjin, and he would not have to worry about not having any achievements.

He was suppressed by Mr. Yan Ge today, and if he will make new achievements in the future, Mr. Yan Ge naturally has no excuse to continue to suppress him.

Wei Guangde nodded slightly and remained silent.

There is no way, with Yan Song standing in the way, if you want to give Yu Dayou more rewards, basically don't even think about it.

Yu Dayou succeeded his father and entered the garrison. It took him twenty years of fighting in the north and south to become the chief military officer. After making such a great contribution, he was only beaten back to his original form. Wei Guangde was still unwilling to accept it.

The report of the Datong Army was sent to the capital, and a letter from Yu Dayou came with him.

Similar to Ma Fang, Yu Dayou now has no connections in the capital after Lu Bing. From now on, he can only rely on Wei Guangde for everything.

Although he has not officially started, Wei Guangde can still see this meaning from the lines of Yu Dayou's letters.

Perhaps because of his relationship with Wei Guangde's father, Yu Dayou still couldn't wipe out this face.

In fact, what happened to Yu Dayou after he joined the army was that he was too upright in his early years and did not follow the rules of officialdom. He offended his superiors many times and was punished by being demoted and dismissed.

After he understood something, he began to want to learn to integrate into the officialdom, but in the end he failed to bribe and was labeled as bribing an official.

These encounters had a great impact on Yu Dayou, and after being framed by Hu Zongxian this time, the blow to Yu Dayou was actually even greater. He has realized that if he has no support in the court, he may be eaten by others anytime and anywhere. .

The original candidate for refuge was naturally his good friend Lu Bing, but who would have thought that he would suddenly disappear.

Until now, the only official in the capital he could think of was Wei Guangde.

Fortunately, Wei Guangde seemed to still have some favor from Emperor Jiajing. In Yu Dayou's view, although Wei Guangde's official position was humble now, he rose up quickly as a civil servant.

Yu Dayou made such a decision, and when the letter came to Wei Guangde, Wei Guangde realized why he wanted to try his best to help Yu Dayou get a good reward.

After hearing that Yan Song wanted to suppress Yu Dayou's reward, Wei Guangde hurriedly approached Gao Gong for help and asked him to ask Mr. Xu Ge for help.

In the court now, there is no one else who can fight with Yan Song, except Xu Jie, but Xu Jie obviously has no intention of breaking up with Yan Song.

However, when such people make peace with each other, the effect is the best.

After all, Yu Dayou's status is too low now, and he will be beaten to the end.

Wei Guangde, who came out of the tea room and got into the carriage, sighed deeply.

It’s no wonder that those military generals in the late Ming Dynasty either surrendered to the enemy or were tricked to death. This is now the case.

Generals fight life and death in front, and they have to always be careful behind them. They don't get the rewards they deserve for their great achievements, but others take advantage of them.

I still don’t know when the Ming Dynasty ended, but it’s already like this now.

What military commanders think about is not how to fight and win the war, but how to get into camp and who can stand up and relieve the country when the country is in trouble.

Even if we have to guard against military commanders who are disloyal, we don't have to suppress them to such an extent.

Disengagement and morality.

Wei Guangde thought of this word. Perhaps this was the relationship between military commanders and the court in the late Ming Dynasty.

No one died, and the dynasty naturally collapsed.

Wei Guangde only thought of the tragic situation of the military generals, but what he didn't expect was that after Yu Dayou was taken away from his post in Zhejiang, he was not the only one who was affected, but almost all the generals who suppressed the Japanese in Jiangnan.

One of them, a famous figure in later generations, also began to change under the influence of Yu Dayou's case. Not only did he embezzle gold and silver wantonly, preparing to use it to bribe superior officials, but he also began to follow others' influence, curry favor with powerful people, and form cliques for personal gain.

The Ming Dynasty was a dynasty that valued civil servants over military officers. Civil servants were highly regarded in the court, but military attachés had a far lower status than civilian officials in the court.

It is not surprising that as a military general, he did not want to kill enemies and serve the country, but instead chose to form parties and pay bribes to protect his peace and promotion.

However, Wei Guangde also knew that haste makes waste, so he had better endure it until Yan Song fell.

Wei Guangde figured it out and wrote a letter when he got back. The main purpose was to tell Yu Dayou about the reward in advance and give him a vaccination first.

But while sleeping in bed at night, Xu Jianglan took the initiative to mention the matter.

"I heard about it at Duke Dingguo's house, but I think what my second uncle said makes sense. As long as Yu Dayou stays in the border town, there will be no chance of making meritorious deeds, but he will be suppressed temporarily."

Although Xu Jianglan didn't ask much about Wei Guangde's affairs outside, she also knew that Yu Dayou and Wei Guangde had a close relationship. When she heard someone mention Yu Dayou outside, she naturally became interested.

"You haven't told Duke Xu Guo about what happened between me and Yu Dayou, have you?"

Wei Guangde exchanged letters with Ma Fang and Yu Dayou. In fact, there were many similar letters, not only from the same year, but also from some former colleagues after they were released.

There is no way, Wei Guangde looks like he is not short of money outside. Most of Wei Guangde's colleagues who work outside are from Qingshui yamen such as the Hanlin Academy. They all have a common problem, that is, they are short of money.

Wei Guangde was generous. In addition to the necessary etiquette, some people would ask Wei Guangde for money before leaving.

For such loans, Wei Guangde was generous and did not charge interest. As a result, many officials who were familiar with him gave up borrowing money from outside and borrowed money from Wei Guangde.

Wei Guangde gave all these letters and IOUs to Xu Jianglan for safekeeping. Even the few letters with sensitive information were not kept separately, mainly because it was troublesome.

Therefore, it was not surprising that Xu Jianglan knew that Wei Guangde had a relationship with some people at the border.

"What do they say about the reward for Yu Dayou?"

Although the reward was not announced, the news of what the court was had spread long ago. Wei Guangde was not surprised that the nobles also knew these things.

"I don't have any opinion. Second uncle just said that Yu Dayou is capable, but there is no one behind him. If Lu Bing was there, he would never let Yan Song succeed, haha."

At this point, Xu Jianglan laughed.

It is really funny to say that military generals like Ma Fang and Yu Dayou, who have already made a name for themselves, would actually become his disciples. Before seeing those letters, Xu Jianglan would never believe it.

Ma Fang, who has been promoted to deputy general for a while from the lieutenant general guarding the west road of Xuanfu, has been rumored to be transferred, but he has not been transferred after all and still stays in Xuanfu.

As for Yu Dayou, although he has no official position, or he is only a centurion, who would really regard him as a centurion? This is the talent of a general.

Such a hero, looking for a backer in the capital, how could he find a family of a mere sixth-rank official who has no real power? Xu Jianglan has never figured it out.

In his opinion, these generals should look for someone, even if they are not big figures like the cabinet, then they should be at the level of the six ministers.

"Hmph, for a centurion like him, do you think it's easy for me?"

Wei Guangde didn't know what Xu Jianglan was thinking. When he asked about it before, he always boasted that his talent impressed them, but he didn't know that Xu Jianglan thought that his position was too low.

"I'm not saying that even if Lu Bing was still there, he couldn't do anything to Yan Song. The only way was to run to Xiyuan, but from my opinion of Lu Bing, he would never do that."

Wei Guangde just stretched out his hand to hug his wife tightly and whispered.

"Isn't Lord Yan afraid of Lu Bing? No way, Jinyiwei, that's what my father is afraid of."

Xu Jianglan didn't believe it. People praised Jinyiwei very much. Although the powerful families were better, they were also afraid. After all, every family had some shameful privacy, and these things were the most afraid of being exposed to the emperor.

"Yan Song is not afraid, because His Majesty knows it."

Wei Guangde replied without thinking.