Chapter 604 Chapter 603 Quiet Capital

"Dacheng, would you rather have a younger brother or a younger sister?"

"It's all good, both adults like it."

"Did you hear that, Jiang Lan, my son said that his younger brothers and sisters are all fine."

In the back house of the Wei family, Wei Guangde was teasing his three-year-old son. Xu Jianglan was pregnant again. Wei Guangde was still very happy.

There was no family planning in this era. As a father, Wei Guangde naturally had to follow the custom and hoped to have more children and be blessed.

"My mother said that I will stay in the capital for another two years before moving to Jiujiang."

Xu Jianglan did not answer Wei Guangde's words, but said to him.

"Well, I went to see my mother first, and she also told me about this."

Wei Guangde smiled.

A few days ago, Wei Guangde was still worried about Wei's mother returning to Jiangxi, and wanted to keep her mother for a while before leaving.

Fortunately, it is approaching the New Year, and the canal has been frozen and no boat can be sailed. It is possible that Wei's mother has already set off.

Now I'm fine. I received news from my family in the school registration hall today that my daughter-in-law felt unwell and asked the imperial doctor for diagnosis and treatment. It was confirmed that she was pregnant.

With this news, Wei's mother naturally couldn't leave.

Transportation in this era is really inconvenient. It takes one or two months to go there. Even taking a boat is very uncomfortable.

"I'm going to fix a letter in a moment and send someone to send it back to Jiujiang as fast as possible."

Wei Guangde smiled.

"master."

At this moment, Zhang Ji's call came from outside the door.

"What's the matter?"

Wei Guangde was enjoying family happiness with his wife and children and couldn't bear to be disturbed, so he replied angrily.

"Master, we have a visitor."

Zhang Ji could hear a hint of impatience in Wei Guangde's tone, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said.

Wei Guangde handed his son into the hands of the maid, and then said to Xu Jianglan: "You rest first, I'll be back soon."

"Well, go and do your work."

Xu Jianglan smiled and reached out to ask for her son from the maid to tease him.

Wei Guangde went out, looked at Zhang Ji who was waiting, and asked, "Who is here?" ’

"Sir, it's Eunuch Chen who's here."

Zhang Ji whispered, "I have invited people to the study."

Wei Guangde frowned when he heard it was Chen Ju. Could it be that Emperor Jiajing was about to move to the palace.

Wei Guangde hurried to the study, and when he entered the door, he cupped his hands with Chen Ju and said, "I didn't know that eldest brother was coming, so I missed you from afar. I apologize for my apology."

"Come on, don't be polite to the Za family. We are all brothers, so it's not like we meet outsiders."

Chen Ju smiled.

"Brother, come here at this time, you haven't had dinner yet. I'll ask someone to clean up the table and come out. You and I can sit down and have a drink."

Wei Guangde said, turning around to make arrangements.

"Farewell, I have to go back to the palace in a while. I just came here to tell you something."

Seeing that Wei Guangde was about to go out, Chen Ju hurriedly stopped him, "I'll make a long story short, Eunuch Huang arranged for him to come out today, and he probably asked me to bring you the news."

When Chen Ju said this, he walked to the door and looked around, then returned to the house and said to Wei Guangde: "The emperor's health must be failing. Today, all the emperor's seals have been put into the Yongshou Palace."

"Your Majesty wants to make a posthumous edict?"

Wei Guangde said in surprise.

"Your Majesty's body cannot support him in writing the edict of passing the throne."

Chen Ju whispered, and then told Emperor Jiajing's decree today.

"Wang Bengu?"

He frowned when he heard that Emperor Jiajing appointed Wang Bengu to take over the capital camp. Wang Bengu gave him a bad impression. On the surface, he gave the impression of being pedantic and stubborn, but in fact, this man should be very shrewd, that is, his appearance It's just an act.

When he went to Hangzhou to meet Wang Zhi, he heard with his own ears that Wang Zhi came ashore with a large amount of money, but all the money disappeared afterwards.

Of course, it was divided among the officials in Hangzhou at that time, and as Wang Bengu was the local inspector, it was absolutely impossible to say that he had no knowledge of it. After all, he was the one who did it.

As for this money, he wouldn't believe it if Wang Bengu didn't get any of it.

For most people, they know Wang Bengu because he led the killing of Wang Zhi, which triggered an out-of-control Japanese situation in the Jiangnan area of ​​the Ming Dynasty in the next ten years, resulting in the displacement of countless people.

In fact, if Hu Zongxian's plan to recruit Wang Zhi had been carried out, in the 37th or 8th year of Jiajing, although the Japanese invasion could not be eradicated, it would gradually disappear instead of getting worse.

"This is the kind of person the emperor trusts most now."

Chen Ju just said calmly from the side.

However, he did not come here today to tell this news. After all, given the current situation, no one can shake King Yu's position.

"Your Majesty did not listen to Eunuch Huang's persuasion and is still unwilling to move back to Qianqing Palace."

Having said this, Chen Ju looked at Wei Guangde and said, "Shandai, do you have any ideas?"

When he came here this time, he was actually looking for Wei Guangde to find a solution. At the very least, he wanted to let Prince Yu's Mansion know about this situation.

Wei Guangde already knew that Huang Jin and the cabinet ministers had reached an agreement and took turns to persuade Emperor Jiajing to move back to Qianqing Palace.

Today is just Huang Jin's first attempt to fail. Tomorrow and the next two days, the cabinet ministers will take turns to persuade him, but there is no rush.

"Brother, let's wait for the elders to persuade us before talking about this matter."

Seeing Wei Guangde's attitude, Chen Ju asked in surprise: "Why, Shandai finds it difficult to persuade the emperor to return to Qianqing Palace?"

"How did His Majesty move out? What would he think if you asked him to go back at this time?"

Wei Guangde whispered: "Your Majesty has a clear mind. He will definitely abide by Ming Dynasty's rules, so I'd better not get involved in persuading this matter."

Seeing that Chen Ju was still frowning and thinking, Wei Guangde stood over and whispered: "Eunuch Huang and others are obsessed with the authorities, and your Majesty should be the one who knows his body best.

Remember the Blue Fairy? "

"Lan Daoxing?"

"Yeah, that's him."

Wei Guangde's face showed a look of recollection and he said in a deep voice: "He once told me that His Majesty is very knowledgeable about pharmacology."

Chen Ju nodded and followed Emperor Jiajing. Of course he knew that sometimes the emperor would try to make medicine by himself.

How to prepare the medicine was up to the emperor himself.

Let’s not talk about how those elixirs turned out, at least Chen Ju was afraid.

But those medicines were found to be safe after being tested by palace officials.

Although there are many elixirs, as long as they can't kill people, Chen Ju feels that Emperor Jiajing is very capable of dispensing medicines.

Many of those materials are toxic.

"You mean, His Majesty knows about his physical condition, so he will do it only when he is dying."

When Chen Ju said this, he covered his mouth, but he still saw Wei Guangde nodding in approval.

He was only proficient in pharmacology, but in fact Emperor Jiajing's medical skills were already very good. Naturally, he knew his own physical condition very well and knew conditions that even a miracle doctor might not be able to see.

"Then do you want to give it to Eunuch Huang?"

Chen Ju tentatively said this and saw Wei Guangde shaking his head.

"Even if you say so, they will still advise His Majesty. This is their duty."

This judgment was made by Wei Guangde based on Emperor Jiajing's practice of Xuanxuan.

Most people who practice mysticism believe in fate.

In the Qianqing Palace, he was almost strangled to death by a group of palace maids, which undoubtedly dealt a great blow to the then Emperor Jiajing.

Since then, he has never set foot there again.

In fact, if emperors of all dynasties had not died in the palace, Emperor Jiajing would probably rather die in Yongshou Palace than return to that place.

Chen Ju left quickly. He originally came to ask Wei Guangde for advice, but he was told by Wei Guangde not to participate in the persuasion. His Majesty knew it in his heart.

Wei Guangde didn't take the news sent by Chen Ju tonight to heart. It was not very important.

King Yu knew it sooner or later, which actually did not affect the overall situation.

After seeing Chen Ju off, Wei Guangde returned to the study and wrote a letter to Zhang Ji, asking him to arrange for the letter to be sent back to Jiujiang, before returning to the backyard.

After going to bed, because Xu Jianglan was less than two months pregnant, she could no longer do anything that made people happy. In fact, Wei's mother had asked someone to arrange another room for Wei Guangde, but Xu Jianglan still pulled her to the bed. .

"Husband, I can't serve you now. I was still a little selfish before, so I never arranged a maid for your intercourse."

"Without it, there wouldn't be. We wouldn't all be living well."

Wei Guangde didn't think much about it. After all, his wife's status was different and she was not from a small family.

Well, if it was an ordinary family at home, Wei Guangde felt that his status in the family was absolute.

But when it comes to the Duke's Mansion, regardless of the situation of his wife and brother-in-law in the mansion, he still can't offend easily, so he has never thought about taking concubines.

As for the maid next to Xu Jianglan, Wei Guangde also had an idea, but after thinking about the consequences, he gave up the idea in the end.

Thinking back to when I first came here, I thought it was common for the ancients to have three wives and four concubines, but I didn’t know there were actually many restrictions.

Of course, if you don't serve as an official, you can still live a comfortable life among the people with fame and fame, and no one will care about how many houses you want to take.

As long as you can afford it, your wife won't go home and complain.

But according to what my wife said earlier, this means, hey hey hey.

Sure enough, Xu Jianglan's next words made Wei Guangde a little excited.

"I've made arrangements over there, you can go over there."

Xu Jianglan's charming voice rang in Wei Guangde's ears, and Wei Guangde subconsciously wanted to agree.

But as soon as the words came to his mouth, Wei Guangde reacted, and there was no need to be so anxious when the meat was already brought to his mouth.

Although he didn't release anyone at home, Wei Guangde also had a few people he liked in those places in the capital over the years.

"Ma'am, you don't have to be like this, actually."

"If you don't go there, husband, then don't go there in the future."

Before Wei Guangde finished speaking, Xu Jianglan's voice reached his ears again.

At this time, Wei Guangde was a little bit confused, blaming himself for talking too much. When he got up and went over, he felt a little embarrassed.

While hesitating, Wei Guangde felt lightly pushed by Xu Jianglan beside him.

"It's not like I didn't notice you staring at Xiulian a few times. You just pretended not to know. She has been with me for many years, but she should have been like this a long time ago. Alas."

In fact, Xu Jianglan was unwilling to push her husband to another woman. She even had the idea of ​​​​proposing a marriage for the maid.

But this has been the case throughout the ages. She was taught the rules by her grandmother before she got married in the Duke's Mansion. It was long enough to delay her for so many years.

At this point, Wei Guangde naturally would not continue to pretend, and stood up to go to the next room.

"Put on some clothes, it's cold today."

Xu Jianglan reminded in a low voice again.

The maidservant Xu Jianglan brought into the Wei family as a dowry was actually a concubine prepared by the master's family, but whether to go that far depends on the master's attitude.

There is actually a small bedroom next to the bedroom where Wei Guangde lives. The two bedrooms are connected, and this is where the concubines rest.

After going to bed, if the master needs anything, they will get up and serve immediately, and even when the master is having sex, they are also serving beside.

There is an essential difference between a concubine's maid and an ordinary maid. A maid refers to a servant in a wealthy family, while a concubine's maid is generally the boss of this group of maids, similar to a foreman.

They are generally maids who came with their mistress as a dowry, but whether they can be a concubine still needs the consent of the master.

Even if they are concubines, their status is actually lower than that of a concubine. Only when they are truly famous can they be almost the same as concubines, but everything still depends on the mistress.

On the second day, the imperial edict for Wang Bengu's transfer was issued the moment the palace gate opened.

The people in the six departments dared not neglect this decree. Although the news in the palace was strictly blocked, anyone with a clear ear could have heard a little bit.

Wang Bengu received the decree in the Ministry of Justice and handed over the job in his hands immediately. He said goodbye to Huang Guangsheng, the Minister of Justice, and then hurried to the Ministry of War to meet Zhao Bingran, and then took up his new post.

The corresponding procedures were handled by the clerks he brought with him, and after meeting his colleagues in the Ministry of War, he went to the Beijing Camp with Chi Fengxiang to hand over.

The position of assisting the military affairs of the Beijing Camp was actually not available before the Jiajing Dynasty. The rule was set in the 29th year of Jiajing, and the Minister of War or the Right Censor-in-Chief was appointed to assist in the training of the Beijing Camp.

At that time, Emperor Jiajing felt that the training of the Beijing Camp was slack, so he specially set up a military official, the Governor of the Military Affairs of the Beijing Camp, and Xianning Hou Qiu Luan was appointed; and a civil official, the Assistant to the Military Affairs of the Beijing Camp, was appointed by Wang Bangrui.

In name, he was in charge of the training of the Beijing Camp, but in fact, he dismissed the Beijing Camp General Officer System established during the Zhengde Dynasty and changed it to the Governor of the Beijing Camp. The Assistant to the Beijing Camp Military Affairs was essentially a military supervisor sent by the court.

However, under the Ming Dynasty's system of respecting civil officials over military officials, even the Governor of the Beijing Camp had less say in the Beijing Camp than the Assistant to the Beijing Camp Military Affairs.

Wang Bengu took over this position, which actually gave him the command of the Beijing Camp. Even if the seal was in the hands of the Governor, he still had a certain right to mobilize troops.

In the afternoon, Wei Guangde received the news from Prince Yu's Mansion in the School Records Office. This morning, after Xu Jie and Guo Pu met the emperor in Yongshou Palace, they again proposed to ask the emperor to return to the Qianqing Palace, but the proposal was rejected.

In the following days, a strange scene appeared in the court of the capital. Many court officials who had been arguing with each other before stopped at the same time.

In the past, regarding the "river dispute" between Zhu Heng and Pan Jixun, the supporters of both sides kept submitting memorials for discussion, but now they all stopped.

In addition, Hu Yingjia and Hu Rugui, who had been so aggressive in the early stage, all lost their voices and stopped submitting petitions for impeachment, fearing that they would be punished.

In addition, the petitions from officials who had been requesting the pardon of Hai Rui disappeared without a trace, as if nothing had happened.

Even the red-light districts and willow alleys that were once crowded with customers became deserted at night. No one wanted to be caught and attacked at this time. The best way was to go home directly after the court was dismissed, and people interacted less with each other.

And all the changes began when Wang Bengu took over the Beijing camp.