Chapter 400 Good News (Part 2)
The back hall of Wanshou Palace.
Jiang Dong, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, excitedly before the report was finished, Xu Wei rushed up and almost grabbed the light papers.
"Okay, okay, okay!" Xu Wei said happily: "It's true that he is a broom star!"
Even though the atmosphere was so tense before, Huang Jin couldn't help laughing. Emperor Jiajing's mouth curled up a little, sat back on the couch, raised the teacup and took a sip of tea.
"Outside Tongxiang County, Zhejiang guerrilla Lu Bin, Wusong guerrilla Hou Jigao, wolf soldiers leader Zhong Nan, the three armies and the Governor's Office allocated Yiwu troops to attack 6,000 Japanese pirates."
"In the battle, Lu Bin and Hou Jigao captured and killed three Japanese pirate leaders. The Zhejiang inspector Wu Baipeng led the defenders in the city to attack. Under the attack, the official army killed two thousand Japanese pirates, and Xu Hai led hundreds of Japanese pirates to flee."
Xu Wei's words were not over yet. Yan Song stood up from the round stool in a flash, and completed a series of kneeling and bowing in the blink of an eye, accompanied by shouting, "Congratulations to Your Majesty for the great victory in Tongxiang, congratulations to Your Majesty!"
Xu Jie knelt down and said something clichéd, muttering to himself that his grandson-in-law is really troublesome. He actually went to Tongxiang. He actually encountered a large number of Japanese pirates twice and could win. If he didn't do it well, he would be the next Yang Yiqing!
"Six thousand Japanese pirates, kill two thousand..." Emperor Jiajing glanced at Xu Wei, "According to Wenchang's words, halving would mean three thousand Japanese pirates, killing more than a thousand?"
Jiangdong looked at Xu Wei at a loss, mom, what do you want to do?!
Xu Wei stroked his beard and thought about it, "If Zhan Cai was in the formation, this should be the case. He would not stop the documents of the victory, but he would not be too much."
After a pause, Xu Wei added: "Tongxiang is not hindered. Xu Hai escapes and should leave the sea soon. The north and south canals are opened, so Zhan should send someone to deliver letters."
At this time, the sound of rapid footsteps sounded, and Lu Bing, who was still bluish on his forehead, came hurriedly and respectfully handed over the two documents to Huang Jin who was coming to greet him.
Emperor Jiajing took it and opened it and glanced a few times, and said with a smile: "Everyone said that you and Zhan are friends of life and death, and they have a tacit understanding. This is true!"
"A great victory in Changshui Town, Zhan Cai led more than a thousand official troops to fight against two thousand Japanese pirates, beheading Yu Qianwu; later advanced west from Haining County, and fought against three thousand Japanese pirates outside Tongxiang County, killing more than a thousand..."
"Tsk tsk, Jingguan..." Emperor Jiajing snorted, "Zhan Cai went south this time and was very murderous. Obviously he was prepared for it."
Xu Wei shrugged indifferently. Didn’t you know it long ago?
"That's all?" Emperor Jiajing shook two pieces of paper, "Hmph, Lu Tong's four thousand army was lost in one day, but Qian Zhancai was able to win two battles..."
The more Emperor Jiajing said, the more angry he became, Ruan E and Lu Tong, two wastes, led to the destruction of Jiaxing Prefecture, and the general of Zhejiang Liu Yuan fled first, which led to the almost crackdown of Hangzhou City.
However, Wu Baipeng first refused to defend Beixin Pass, and then led his troops northward to enter Tongxiang County before the Japanese pirates... Emperor Jiajing had a good impression of Wu Baipeng. He changed his name for him back then, and heard Qian Yuan mention it many times.
Emperor Jiajing scolded him for a long time before he was relieved. Yan Song, who was thick-skinned, leaned over and smiled and said, "Your Majesty is keen to know talents. If Zhan Cai had not been in office for less than a year, the old ministers would have been willing to recommend him as the governor of Zhejiang, and he would have been able to solve his problems."
"He asked for leave to go south to visit relatives. He could cause so many troubles without any position or power. Let him become the governor of Zhejiang?" Emperor Jiajing waved his sleeves funny, "Isn't this monkey sun pierced the sky yet?"
Xu Jie bowed and said, "Qian Yuan was elected as a Shujishi of the Hanlin Academy, and he did not go to another position for three years."
"There are also exceptions." Yan Song smiled and said, "Li Shiyan was elected as Shujishi in the 16th year of Zhengde, and transferred to the Ministry of Revenue the following year. Besides, it is not to let Zhan Cai reach the sky in one step. His Majesty has his own arrangements."
Emperor Jiajing looked at the two cabinet masters indifferently and thought in his heart that Qian Yuan was not the kind of person who had experienced in the Hanlin Academy... But he knew very well that the focus of Yan Song and Xu Jie's words was not Qian Yuan, but the vacancy of the governor of Zhejiang.
Xu Jie obviously did not want this position to fall into Yan Song again. Zhejiang Governor Hu Zongxian was originally the Yan Party. If Zhejiang Governor was also the Yan Party... This Japanese riot has proved that pacifying the Southeast is not something that can be done in the short term. Next, the imperial court's manpower, material resources and financial resources will be tilted towards the Southeast. If these resources fall into the hands of Yan Party, he will have almost no influence in the court.
Yan Song's idea was relatively simple. He might not want to grab this position in his hand, but he must not fall into Xu Jie's hands... After Li Shiyan dismissed from office and returned home, Yan Song keenly noticed that Xu Jie was about to move.
At this time, Lu Bing quietly leaned towards Emperor Jiajing and whispered a few words.
Soon, under the cold gaze of Emperor Jiajing, Yan Song and Xu Jie both closed their mouths.
"After entering the capital, Ruan E was immediately imprisoned. The Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple, and the Censorate's Office held trial." Emperor Jiajing said slowly: "The court will promote the governor of Zhejiang tomorrow."
"Yes." Yan Song slowly bowed his order, thinking that if there was no accident, Xu Jie recommended Wang Gao, the Jinshi in the second year of Jiajing.
In the original time and space, Wang Gao was appointed as the governor of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing, and later was transferred to the Governor of Zhejiang in the same year, but he was dismissed before he arrived in Hangzhou and then the governor of Huainan.
In this life, Wang Gao was brought back to the capital by Xu Jie. He is now the Right Minister of the Ministry of War. Wang Minying, the former Right Minister of the Ministry of War, has been moved to the Governor of Datong. This is a position without much power. There is the General of Datong underneath and the Governor Xuanda above.
The right assistant minister of the Ministry of War, Zhejiang, is a pawn that is not light. Yan Song is thinking in his mind whether to let Zhao Wenhua go to the southeast again.
After leaving Xiyuan, Xu Wei did not return to Hanlin Academy, but went straight back to Suiyuan. Soon, Zhu Dashou, Tao Dalin, Wu Dui, Sun Yan and Sun Ying and others came here one after another. They had to come to Suiyuan almost every day during this period. Now that the Japanese pirates are plundering the southeast, they are all worried about the safety of their hometown.
"Brother Wen, I heard that Changshui Town is a great victory and Tongxiang is a great victory?" Sun Ying shouted as soon as he entered the door: "It is said that they are all Zhan Cai leading the army?"
"Brother Zhan Cai is really the nemesis of Japanese pirates!" Xian Su said happily: "Before Yang Wen left Beijing, he said that he would start a massacre when he returned to the southeast this time!"
Xu Wei's eyes didn't move, and he slowly drank tea. When everyone arrived, he said, "Zhan Cai has not come yet. Now he only knows that Zhan Cai is present in two wars. Hou Jigao and Lu Bin are participating in the war."
"These two men made their mark three years ago because of the great victory in Jiading." Tao Dalin, who was well-informed and remembered, immediately said: "That battle was Zhan Cai who was in the middle of the battle. In the prime minister's city, he also decided on a good plan to defeat the enemy. At the end of the day, he could only kill Xiao Xian with a gun and achieve his full achievements."
"So, Hou Jigao and Lu Bin should bow down." Sun Ying sighed: "There is no talent in showing off his talent, and he can recite poems and essays in abundance, but he is a god of killing!"
"They all cut down the Japanese pirates' heads!" Xu Wei glared at him, looking in a bad mood.
Xu Wei was indeed in a bad mood. Qian Yuan’s previous letters may appear one by one. Jiaxing Mansion was in a state of decay, and a large number of Japanese pirates attacked Songjiang and Shaoxing...
What made Xu Wei most unhappy was that Qian Yuan mentioned in the letter that Hu Ruzhen, who is a man of power but has a narrow magnanimity. Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang insisted on being assigned to a corner by him, and there was almost no room for performance in this battle.
Just when Xu Wei pulled his face down and the atmosphere in the hall was a little solemn, a man with empty left sleeves quickly walked in.
"Mr. Xu, the young master has a message."
Everyone stood up suddenly, Xu Wei strode over and said, "Say."
Chapter completed!