It was a few days before the New Year, and the city of Beijing became colder and colder. The north wind whistled past, blowing down the tiles on the top of Wenyuan Pavilion. The crisp sound of shattering spread, allowing the passing officials to take a detour.

Wenyuan Pavilion was first ordered to be built in Nanjing by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. It is a royal library. Later, Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, moved the capital to Beijing and also built a Wenyuan Pavilion. The famous "Yongle Encyclopedia" was written here.

During the Zhengtong period, Wenyuan Pavilion in Nanjing was destroyed by a fire. Since then, there has been only one Wenyuan Pavilion in the world.

In fact, the most important role of Wenyuan Pavilion is to serve as a place for the office of the cabinet ministers. Of course, Wenyuan Pavilion covers a large area and is not just a building. The emperors, important officials, and Hanlins are reading books and discussing classics and history.

Putting down the book, rubbing his eyebrows, Zhang Juzheng handed the book to the minor official. Since Emperor Jiajing moved to Xiyuan, the actual office of the cabinet has been moved to Xiyuan Zhilu, and Wenyuan Pavilion has been empty, so he has been wandering around here all year round and is not at all conspicuous.

Through the gap in the bookshelf, I saw a middle-aged man copying at his desk. Zhang Juzheng knew that it was Gu Congli, a native of Huating, who was good at calligraphy. He copied the "Yongle Encyclopedia" under the order.

Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but curl up a curve. Next year's provincial examination, the annual meeting examination was held. I don't know if that guy could go to the Hanlin Academy to Wenyuan Pavilion to meet this "Yongle Encyclopedia".

Thinking of his old friend, Zhang Juzheng's eyes were a little complicated. Although he was still a little scholar, several major victoryes in the southeast over the past two years were closely related to him, and he might even have been involved in the court.

After leaving the Forbidden City, Zhang Juzheng went to the Hanlin Academy for a walk and happened to receive two letters he had just delivered.

There are six days left to New Year's Eve, with five days off seals and seven days off at Lantern Festival. This is a holiday with few officials in the Ming Dynasty.

The first letter was a family letter. Zhang Juzheng temporarily put it in his sleeve. He opened the second letter and glanced at the signature. Huating Qian Yuan.

After browsing it quickly, Zhang Juzheng was confused. After hesitating for a moment, he changed direction and went straight to find Wang Shizhen of the same year.

"Oh, uncle, long time no see." Wang Shizhen looked like he was smug and horse's hooves were fast.

For him, this year is a good year. First, his father Wang Jun was promoted to the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War and reunited in Beijing. A few days ago, the Grand Sima Nie Bao was dismissed from office and removed from office. Wang Jun might be directly promoted to the Minister of War. Last month, Wang Shizhen's eldest son Wang Shiqi was born and just held a full moon banquet.

The two were originally the same year, and they met in Hangzhou last year, so naturally they had a good relationship. Zhang Juzheng exchanged a few greetings and asked in a low voice: "How about Jiaoshan in Zhaozhu?"

Wang Shizhen's face dimmed, "I just visited yesterday. Jiaoshan has been severely punished in the past two years. His leg injury cannot be carried out. He is swollen and hard as a wood, and cannot bend and stretched, but he is still in good spirits."

On the 18th day of the first lunar month of the 32nd year of Jiajing, Yang Jisheng submitted a "Memorial on the Request for the Punishment of Thief Ministers" to impeach Yan Song, counting his "five traitors and ten major crimes". He has been imprisoned in Zhao Prison for nearly two years. Yan Song tried to hang Yang Jisheng on the charge of fraudulent orders of the prince. There was a lot of discussion among the court and the emperor of Jiajing did not nod.

"No one in the court has mentioned Jiaoshan recently?" Zhang Juzheng asked tentatively.

"No." Wang Shizhen was a little confused. He was close to Yang Jisheng, but Zhang Juzheng and Yang Jisheng had never had any contact with each other. He had never been aware of it for the past two years, so why did he care so much today?

Faced with Wang Shizhen's doubts, Zhang Juzheng found an excuse to make excuses, wondering why Qian Yuan mentioned Yang Jisheng in the letter.

Although they have been separated for more than a year, the two have a very precise connection. Zhang Juzheng is very clear about Qian Yuan's personality and will never mention the name Yang Jisheng for no reason.

"By the way, do you still remember the Qian family?" Wang Shizhen smiled with interest: "At that time, I thought it was a scholar, but I didn't expect that there was a general. The battle in Linpingshan, Hangzhou was said to have been written by him."

"It is indeed a big deal to capture more than 400 Japanese pirates, but it is said in the good news that it was Zhao Wenhua and Hangzhou magistrate Hu Zongxian?"

"Hi, where are you good at this information?" Wang Shizhen smiled and said, "The Japanese pirates are rampant. My younger brother is now in Hangzhou. It is said that Qian Zhan has become a Buddha in the Wanjia family."

After chatting for a while, Zhang Juzheng was about to find an excuse to say goodbye, but hesitated for a while before leaving and asked in a low voice: "Yuanmei, Banzhou Gong... can there be any solution in the court?"

"There have been interrogated twice. The first time is Tingxun. Banzhou Gong is as fierce as fire. He said that he had killed more than 5,000 Japanese pirates in the past six months. Wang Jiangjing's battle was even more victorious, just because of the villain in the court... His Majesty was furious."

"It is said that Your Majesty asks Mr. Xu and Mr. Lu?"

"I don't know very well." Wang Shizhen stopped alertly. This man has been in the capital for more than a year after he returned to Beijing in the same year, and has been buried in his letters. Today, he asked about things that are taboos in the court.

Zhang Juzheng smiled and bowed to his goodbye. He did not go home directly after leaving the palace, but instead walked around not far from the Sixth Ministry’s Office.

He had no purpose, nor was he looking for anyone. Zhang Juzheng was just a little sad. Three days ago, he met Nie Bao in a common clothes for the last time.

Nie Bao is nearly 70 years old and it will be difficult to meet again in the future. Although Zhang Juzheng is in the capital, he is not well-informed, but he vaguely feels something strange.

First, Zhao Wenhua wrote a letter to impeach, and then Jiaxing won a great victory. Nie Bao, who went south to supervise the war, suddenly returned to Beijing and wrote a letter to request his resignation. His Majesty issued an order to summon Zhang Jing, Li Tianchong returned to Beijing and went to Zhao Prison, and then Nie Bao was dismissed from office.

Zhang Juzheng had a feeling that all this seemed to have something to do with the friend far away in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. This speculation came from so many letters in the past six months, and also from Yang Jisheng, which Qian Yuan suddenly mentioned in the letter in the letter in the foot.

Suddenly, the dull sound of horse hooves woke Zhang Juzheng from his thoughts. He turned to look, and the tired soldier jumped off his horse, holding a sealed letter and shouted: "Don't stop the military newspaper!"

There was no need to go to inquire specifically, Zhang Juzheng, who was standing at the gate of the Sixth Ministry of the Ministry, soon heard the news.

Six days ago, a small group of Japanese pirates invaded Shaoxing, Ningbo, Jiaxing, and Taizhou, and officers and soldiers from all over the country were unfavorable to resist. Most of them lost the battle of thieves, and even the guerrilla general Zong Li died in Yuyao.

Not only that, the wolf soldiers in Yongshunzhou robbed the soldiers in Tongxiang, Jiaxing, and the family of a retired juren was slaughtered, which was a huge shock to the south of the Yangtze River.

Zhou Yu, the governor of Zhejiang, who had just arrived, was at a loss. Hangzhou governor Hu Zongxian urgently asked Tian Zhou's wolf troops to go south to eliminate the invading Haiyan. A small group of Japanese pirates in Haining were beheaded 200.

The first person to receive the news was not the Ministry of War, but the Jinyiwei.

Lu Bing, who was tall and tall, stroked his long beard and frowned and said, "Although he has many military achievements, he is just a Huangkou son after all, and he didn't expect his vision to be so accurate."

"This guy is so famous in the southeast." Zhou Hongzheng, a thousand-den-uncle of the Zhejiang Jinyiwei who escorted Zhang Jing to Beijing, nodded and said: "Go to the battlefield to kill the Japanese, organize internal affairs, give advice, and have a long-term vision. He is known as the most outstanding hero in the southeast of this generation."

"There is no shortage of talented men in the southeast, but Qian Zhan has a pure heart." Lu Bing looked at the court news record again, "Zhang Banzhou also fulfilled his promise, and indeed mentioned... Yongshun, surrender, Baojing wolf soldiers were all dispersed in military discipline, and only Tianzhou wolf soldiers fought bravely and were not violated at all."

Lu Bing sighed slightly. Although Tianzhou's wolf soldiers happened to show their faces, after the great victory in Wangjiangjing, the Japanese pirates rushed to invade before the New Year. Yongshun wolf soldiers robbed Tongxiang again, for fear that Zhang Jing and Li Tianchong would not escape this disaster.

"Sir!" The guards outside reported loudly: "Your Majesty summoned the Lord to the palace."

"Come here." Lu Bing immediately stood up, raised his arms and asked his followers to change their clothes, turned to Zhou Hongzheng and said, "I'm afraid this matter will be resolved before the New Year. You will go back to Zhejiang tomorrow. If there is any news about the scholar in the future, you can send a copy."

"yes."
Chapter completed!