The Prosperous Era of Longwan

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 happened?"

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?

"this."

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

"If you have anything to say, 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 something.

"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 go 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 of 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 had to start over with a hundred households. Anyone who placed it on him would be aggrieved.

Although it is not an exaggeration to say that Yan Song has invaded the government and the public now, 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, which is 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 Ministry of Personnel report him?"

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 plan to promote Xuanda Governor Ge Jin to the right minister of the Ministry of War and let Li Wenjin take over the post of Xuanda Governor."

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

He had heard of the idea 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 current news from 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.

"With such a reward, how can your majesty pass it by?"

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.

Gao Gong understood what he meant. There was a long time to come. As long as Yu Dayou continued to stay in Datong, it didn't matter whether his military position was high or low. He would definitely have the opportunity to make achievements under Li Wenjin, and he would not 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 there, 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 great contributions, 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 did not formally get started, Wei Guangde could 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 let go of 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 the reason why he wanted to help Yu Dayou get a good reward as much as possible.

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 to help him make a difference.

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.

In the final analysis, 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 are fighting 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. Instead, some 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 to relieve the country when the country is in trouble.

Even if you want to guard against military commanders who are disloyal, you 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, 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 like the Hanlin Academy, and they all have a common problem, that is, they are short of money.

Wei Guangde was generous. In addition to the expected Cheng Yi, there were also people who asked Wei Guangde to help him before leaving.

For such loans, Wei Guangde generously did not charge interest. As a result, many familiar officials gave up borrowing money outside and instead borrowed money from Wei Guangde.

Wei Guangde gave all these letters and IOUs to Xu Jianglan for safekeeping. Even the very few letters containing sensitive information were not kept separately, mainly because they were too troublesome.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Xu Jianglan knew that Wei Guangde was related to some people at the border.

"What excuse do they have for Yu Dayou's reward?"

Although the reward has not been released, the news about what the court is has spread long ago. Wei Guangde is not surprised that the nobles also know these things.

"I don't have any opinion. The second uncle just said that this Yu Dayou has the ability, but there is no one behind him. If Lu Bing is here, he will never let Yan Song succeed, haha."

After saying this, Xu Jianglan laughed.

It's really funny to say that famous generals like Ma Fang and Yu Dayou would actually become his disciples. Before seeing those letters, Xu Jianglan would not believe it even to death.

Ma Fang, who has been the general guarding Xuanfu West Road, has been promoted to deputy commander-in-chief for some time. Although there have been rumors that he will be transferred to the defense, he has not been transferred after all, and he still stays in Xuanfu.

As for Yu Dayou, although he no longer has an official position, or he will only be a member of a hundred households, who will really treat him as a hundred households? This is the talent of the general soldier.

Xu Jianglan had never figured out how such a hero, looking for a backer in the capital, would find himself in the home of a mere sixth-grade official with no real power.

In his opinion, if these general military officers are looking for someone, even if they are not looking for a big shot like Mr. Ge, they must be at the level of the Sixth Minister.

"Hmph, for him, an official of hundreds of households, do you think it's easy for me?"

Wei Guangde didn't know what Xu Jianglan was thinking. When asked before, he always boasted and said that his talent impressed them, but he didn't know that Xu Jianglan was thinking that he was too young.

"I'm not saying that, even if Lu Bing is still here, there is still nothing he can do against Yan Song. The only way is to run to Xiyuan. But based on my opinion of Lu Bing, he will never do that."

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

"Isn't Mr. Yan Ge afraid of Lu Bing? No, Jin Yiwei, that's something my father is even afraid of."

Xu Jianglan didn't quite believe it. The people praised the Jin Yiwei very well. Although the rich and powerful families were better off, they were still afraid. After all, every family had more or less shady privacy, and these things were the most afraid of being leaked to the emperor.

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

Wei Guangde replied without thinking.