Daming Junior Scholar

Chapter 1378 Paju Mutiny

Chapter 1378 Paju Mutiny

Compared with the relaxed and freehand way, on the way back, Zeng Yifan and Eunuch Zeng rushed all the way, the purpose is to quickly spread the news of He Jiaan's illness back to the capital, so that the emperor can make a decision early on, who should be replaced as Paju official.

It's not that Eunuch Zeng didn't want to procrastinate for a while, it's just that there is no time to delay, if the emperor finds out that such important news took so long to reach the capital, the first one to be unlucky is not others, it must be himself.

Therefore, for his own good life in the future, Eunuch Zeng also had to endure unimaginable pain, and it took only seven days to run all the way from Paju to the capital.

When getting off the horse, Eunuch Zeng and Zeng Yifan were helped down by someone, their inner thighs were already worn to pieces of flesh and blood, and it was excruciatingly painful to walk, so they could only move in step by step. The guards couldn't stand it anymore, the sedan chair must be gone, but they brought two door panels, and hurriedly carried the two people to the door of the imperial study.

When Zhengde saw the miserable state of the two people, he was also taken aback, and quickly asked someone to move two chairs. After the two sat down, he asked: "What's the matter, you two?" What's the matter? What happened in Paju, why is it so embarrassing?"

"Long live, something serious has happened." As soon as Eunuch Zeng opened his mouth, he didn't want to trivialize the matter, and said directly in surprise: "The servant and Imperial Physician Zeng arrived in Paju. After seeing Mr. He, Imperial Physician Zeng thought Mr. He has already suffered from the disease of leaving the soul, if he does not rest, he may be in danger of his life."

"What?" Hearing that He Jiaan's life was in danger, Zhengde was the first one who was dumbfounded. You must know that He Jiaan fought most of the battles in the empire for so many years to prevent foreign invasions. It can be said that there is no He Jiaan. There would be no such ample national treasury and stable national defense today, so when he heard that He Jiaan's illness was so serious, Zhengde immediately asked with concern: "Emperor Zeng, what he said just now is the truth?"

Zeng Yifan nodded slightly: "Back to the emperor, Mr. He's current situation is indeed consistent with the symptoms of Leaving Soul Disease, such as insomnia, sleepiness, inability to see things clearly, and sometimes inability to recognize people. They are all manifestations of the disease of leaving the soul, but Mr. He's condition is slightly better than other people, it should only be the initial stage of the disease of leaving the soul, if he can cultivate well, he should be able to recover well."

"Oh, so that's the case, that's good, that's good." Hearing that He Jia'an might recover, Zhengde finally heaved a sigh of relief, and he was counting on He Jia'an to wipe out the Japanese pirates for him. Isn't there no peace at the seaside?

However, Zhengde thought for a while, and another question came to his mind. He frowned and asked, "Since He Jiaan wants to rest immediately, what about his navy? What about Paju?"

"Go back to the Lord Long Live." Eunuch Zeng quickly responded: "Lord He once planned to hold on for a while and rest until the Lord Long Live chooses a temporary replacement, but Li Fu, the supervisor, couldn't bear the suffering of Lord He all the time, so he paid this for the time being. The burden has been picked up, and he will return to the position of military supervisor after Long Live Lord finishes selecting and dispatching manpower."

"En." Zhengde nodded. From this point of view, this Li Fu has relieved some worries for me, but Zhengde still has some doubts about Li Fu's ability. He began to ponder in his mind what should be done next , Who should I choose to go to Paju to replace He Jiaan?

Although there are many ministers in the court, those who are capable are all high-ranking officials. It seems unrealistic to ask them to go to Paju, and those who are incompetent don't like it. So what should I do?

So after thinking about it, Zhengde didn't decide who to send.

After letting Zeng Yifan and Eunuch Zeng step down first, Zhengde couldn't help discussing with Zhang Yong: "Zhang Yong, in your opinion, who should temporarily take over the post of Navy Commander?"

These things were all planned by Zhang Yong. When he heard that He Jiaan had retreated as he imagined, he didn't know how happy he was, but the expression on his face still maintained a trace of sadness. He said in a low voice. : "Long Live Lord, in fact, according to what the slave sees, no one in this position of governor is good."

"Oh? Why?" Zhengde thought through all the military generals in the capital, and originally planned to let Su Can go to Paju to replace He Jiaan. After all, the relationship between the two is close. If there is any trouble, He Jiaan can help. If He Jiaan recovers from his illness, he can easily return to his original position, but he didn't expect that when Zhang Yong opened his mouth, he actually denied everyone.

Zhang Yong dared to say this, and he naturally had his own reasons, as if after careful consideration, he said: "Long Live Lord, who do you think knows the navy best in our Ming Dynasty?"

"This..." There is no need to hesitate about this matter, there is no one else except He Jia'an, who built the navy with one hand.

Zhengde nodded: "Of course it's He Jiaan and He Aiqing."

Zhang Yong said with a smile: "What Long Live Lord said is that other than Mr. He, our Daming doesn't understand how the navy fights at all, but well, there are no such people in the capital, but it doesn't mean the whole world. No."

"What do you mean?" Zhengde was taken aback for a moment.

Zhang Yong smiled again, and said in a low voice: "Who else can it be, it's Li Fu, I think Li Fu was always by his side when Master He went to Paju, and he knows nothing about the navy. Chu, so instead of sending an official who doesn't know anything, the Long Live Lord should let Li Fu have a try first, if it's possible, wouldn't the Long Live Lord miss one of his concerns."

Hearing Zhang Yong's words, Zhengde's heart was finally touched. After thinking about it, he finally nodded his head: "You are right. Instead of sending someone who doesn't understand anything, let Li Fu try it out first." Try, but this matter has to be discussed with the cabinet's grand scholars."

"It's natural, it's natural."

Zhang Yong also knows that such a big matter can't even go through the process. After all, so many bachelors are not there for you to see. I will be too opposed, isn't it just a formality, my plan is considered successful, He Jia'an, He Jia'an, tens of thousands of people can't kill you, this time the miscellaneous family only used one imperial doctor to get you done.

Sure enough, as Zhang Yong expected, a few days later, when Zhengde called together several university scholars, he first explained He Jiaan's condition. Well, He Jiaan actually suffered from such a serious illness. After considering several candidates in his mind, they were all rejected. It wasn't until Zhengde proposed to let him take over temporarily that several people realized that he dared to think that Zhengde had already thought about it. , Calling everyone together is just a formality.

Just as this cutscene was about to end, it was time to draft the imperial decree, and then stamp the jade seal. I finally got my wish, but at this moment, there was an urgent report from outside.

Paju mutiny?

ah?What's going on here?

Chapter 1379

Chapter 1379

It was supposed to be the safest place in Zhengde's heart, but problems happened one after another. Zhengde couldn't wait for Zhang Yong to read it to himself, so he snatched the official document. Suddenly, his heart was ignited, and he suddenly turned his face and gave Zhang Yong a hard look. He stretched out his hand and threw the official document on his face, cursing angrily: "This is the person you recommended? This is You mean a useful minister?"

What the hell is going on here?

Zhang Yong didn't dare to make a sound, so he quickly picked up the official document, and after browsing it quickly, he was also stupid. Could it be that this Li Fu has lost his mind, how good it is for you to be your acting admiral, why is it so important? Want to come up with a reward?

Let’s talk about rewards, let’s reward them, you’re so good, it’s such a big deal, 20 taels, you think this money is all falling from the world?You can pick 20 taels casually, and you, acting admiral of the navy, are actually seasick. Isn't this a joke for the world.

No, Li Fu must be unlucky this time, I can't sink with him like this, if I get involved by him, wouldn't I be too wronged.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yong thumped and knelt down on the ground, shouting for grievances: "Long Live Lord, I have been wronged, I really don't know about this matter, and I recommend Li Fu for the sake of staying in Paju for so long. Yes, I never expected that this dog slave would do such a rebellious thing, this slave asked Lord Long Live to issue an order immediately to arrest Li Fu and bring him to Beijing."

"Hmph, arrest him and go to the capital?" The expression on Zhengde's face became more and more ugly, he hummed heavily, and then said: "Wouldn't that be cheap for him, Zhang Yongsu will take someone to check what Li Fu has in the capital." Sell ​​all the belongings immediately, exchange them for silver and send them to Pazhou."

After a pause, Zhengde sighed again with some headaches: "As for the post of governor of Paju, let Su Can take the lead first."

Such a good opportunity turned out to be for Su Can. Zhang Yong was so angry that he was angry with Su Can the first time. He stayed in the capital honestly. Just because he was He Jiaan’s brother-in-law, he chose such a big one for nothing. One is cheap, after He Jiaan returns to take charge of the navy, Su Can will definitely be promoted after returning to Beijing.

The second angry is of course Li Fu.

When he was in the capital, this kid performed pretty well, and from time to time he thought up some clever tricks to flatter him, but when it came to this critical moment, why did he become weak?This is good, his actions not only offended Lord Long Live, but also put him in an embarrassing situation. Thinking about the meaningful eyes that Lord Long Live looked at him when he just left, Zhang Yong couldn't bear it in his heart. I couldn't help feeling cold for a while, I have followed Zhengde for so long, I still don't understand the meaning of this look.

He no longer believed in himself.

I have followed Long live Lord for most of my life, but what I got in exchange was this ending. It is impossible to say that Zhang Yong is not sad, but right now Zhengde has not spoken yet, it proves that there is still a glimmer of hope. If he is really cold If it's your own, then don't blame yourself for being rude to him.

Zhang Yong quickly ransacked Li Fu's house in the capital. Unexpectedly, not even a tael of silver was found in the house. In the end, he had to sell his house for thousands of taels of silver. Handed in.

Looking at the money in front of him, Zhengde felt a little bit astonished, and asked incredulously, "That's all?"

"Your Majesty, Li Fu's family is really poor, and the money is still obtained by selling his house." Zhang Yong couldn't help showing a trace of sorrow for the death of a rabbit.

"So that's how it is." Unexpectedly, Li Fu was a little different from what he thought, and Zhengde couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional, but the emotion was emotion, and the matter of the mutiny still had to be resolved. There won't be too many problems. If the money is not resolved, the mutiny will probably turn into a mutiny. There is the most elite navy and artillery factory in the Ming Dynasty, so nothing can be messed up.

Thinking of this, Zhengde suddenly turned his head: "General Su."

"The last general is here." Su Can standing beside him hastily stood up.

"You immediately get up and go straight to Paju, and take charge of the navy on behalf of He Jiaan. Remember, this mutiny must be very serious. The soldiers were also deceived by Li Fu, so they made such a big deal. How about this? I paid 20 taels of silver for Li Fu, and when you arrive in Paju, you must kindly appease the soldiers, if you can't control it, you might as well go to He Jiaan."

"The end will follow the order."

Su Can left, but besides the two hundred soldiers he brought with him, he didn't bring a tael of silver with him. This is not to say that Zhengde suddenly regretted not giving the silver, but asked him to go to Nanjing to pick up the silver, which would save a lot of money. time.

Ever since Su Can left, Zhang Yong had a feeling in his heart that his status in the palace was not as high as before. Although he was still in charge of the Supervisor of Rituals and the East Factory, the attitude of the Long Live Lord towards him was as if Getting more and more impatient.

I have seen the same expression of Lord Long Live before. Not long after that time, my former companion, Li Tai Sui Liu Jin, who once had power in the government, was killed by Lord Long Live. Is it my turn this time? ?

No, I absolutely cannot let this happen.

Thinking of Liu Jin's end, Zhang Yong had a chilling feeling. He couldn't wait until the crisis came to make a choice. Perhaps it was time to plan ahead.