Chronicle of Emperor Jing

Before Wei Yan walked out of the gate of Zhongyihou's Mansion, the people who accompanied him got the news, led his horse, and waited at the gate early.

As soon as he came out, these people surrounded him.

Wei Yan took the reins from his subordinates, got on the horse, and when the others got on the horses, he raised his whip and said:

"Let's go to the guard camp."

The Guards Battalion has two offices, one is the guard office of the outer court, and there are one or two deputy commanders sitting in it all the year round, guarding the gates of each palace in the palace, guarding the nobles in the palace when they go out, and inspecting or visiting from time to time. Every sentry post, whether dark or dark, is their responsibility.

The four deputy commanders are basically on duty at the guards in rotation, while Commander Shen is in charge of all the affairs of the guard battalion, and conducts inspections in various places from time to time, so as not to let anyone slack off the post and cause a catastrophe.

The other office is the camp of the Guards Battalion. This camp is in the city, and there are more than 1 battalions stationed there. It can be said that it is an army with the highest force value in the city. Important, a large part of the reason is because of this.

The guard camp in Wei Yan's mouth refers to the camp, and the office of the outer court, their usual term is the guard's office.

A group of more than a dozen people rode horses and headed south, and entered the camp without much effort.

Wei Yan dismounted, handed over the reins to his subordinates, and walked quickly to the main hall of the camp to meet Commander Shen Da.

When he arrived at the gate, he asked the battalion guarding the gate to inform him. After waiting outside for a while, someone came out to invite him in.

"Subordinates see Commander Shen!" Wei Yan greeted Shen Mo with fists cupped.

"Vice Commander Wei is here? Sit down!"

Shen Mo signaled Wei Yan to take a seat under him, and served tea again, chatted for a while, expressed congratulations on the matter of Zhongyi Marquis Fujue, and then talked about business with Wei Yan.

As long as the emperor does not run around on a sudden whim, the official affairs of the guard camp will always be those fixed things for decades. At the end of each year, the most important thing is of course that the emperor leads the clan officials to worship the ancestors in the Taimiao .

Wei Yan listened to what Commander Shen said, and asked him to take full responsibility for this matter this year.

"Commander, leave this matter to your subordinates, I'm afraid..."

I'm afraid what, Wei Yan didn't go on. He is one of the four deputy commanders of the Jinwei Battalion. In the past, although Commander Shen Da often took him with him when doing things, but on the surface, he and the other three deputy commanders There is not much difference in terms of power, but after he was reinstated this time, Commander Shen obviously looked at him differently and asked him to be responsible for some things alone from time to time.

In the beginning, it was only a small matter, but now, the things he is responsible for are becoming more and more important, and now, Commander Shen has actually entrusted him with all the most important things at the end of the year.

Of course he knew how to do these things, but Commander Shen's obviously biased behavior was very detrimental to the unity within the Guards Battalion. If other people knew about it, they might not be convinced.

"Vice Commander Wei, don't say anything else in advance, do you know what His Majesty means?"

Shen Mo knew what he was worried about, but he didn't say much, instead he asked this question.

The emperor transferred Wei Yan to his subordinates early on, and ordered him to teach him carefully for so many years. Shen Mo didn't think Wei Yan still didn't understand what he was thinking.

"The subordinates know, but..."

"Vice Commander Wei, since you understand His Majesty's meaning, you should know that sooner or later there will be such a day. The things you worry about will not disappear with the passage of time. There are some things that you have to find a way to solve. If If you can’t solve the problem, let’s deal with the person directly. I don’t need to say more about these reasons, you should understand by now.” Shen Moyu said a few open words to Wei Yan earnestly.

In the officialdom, superiors and subordinates or colleagues would not speak so straightforwardly. There is a reason why Shen Mo said so.

Shen Mo is now in his sixties.At his age, he could retire and return to his hometown. The reason why he didn't mention this a few years ago was because he knew the emperor's mind.

The emperor has been waiting for the right time to let Wei Yan return to the capital. A few years ago, even if he went to the boss to resign, the emperor would not agree.

Moreover, there has been no major conflict between him and the emperor throughout his life, so why should he make the emperor unhappy when he is about to retire.

As long as he occupies this position and does not move, the others will wait for him to retire even if they are thinking about it and looking forward to it, and there is no other way for a while.

Now that Wei Yan has returned to Beijing and has come to the Guards Camp to reinstate his post, Shen Mo has already written the letter of retirement, and is waiting for the right opportunity to hand it in.

Wei Yan was in charge of the ancestor worship on his own. As long as there are no major mistakes, his ability to handle affairs will be affirmed by everyone.

Moreover, Shen Mo and the emperor must have to go back and forth with each other several times between resignation and retention, to show that the monarch and his subjects love each other and never leave.

Even if these are well-known polite words, but the process that should be followed, it is still necessary to go through it, so as not to leave people with gossip.

Shen Mo had already calculated these things in his mind. He reckoned that by next spring, these resignation and handover matters would be completed, and at that time, he would be able to leave for his hometown.

Now that he already has the above-mentioned plan in his heart, now that he has something to say, he can say it directly to Wei Yan.

"Thank you, Commander, this subordinate understands. Please rest assured, Commander, this subordinate will definitely work hard and live up to the great love of the Commander." Wei Yan also wanted to understand these reasons, and finally stopped refusing.

Moreover, these words of Commander Shen Da are almost straightforward, if he still doesn't understand, he is really stupid.

The emperor had never thought of letting him go outside. He had been cultivating him all these years in order to let him take over the position of commander of Shen Da. Wei Yan could understand these things now.

As Commander Shen Da said, this is a matter of time, and it is only natural for some people to be dissatisfied. If he can win the hearts of the guards, he will find a way to win them over. If he can't, he should transfer them out of the Guards camp. , to re-promote subordinates.

This is what Commander Shen said, if it doesn't work, just deal with people directly.

It's not that Wei Yan doesn't understand these principles of employing people. He has used them before, but it's just a small use. Back then, when he was in Yuncheng, he ordered those people in the Guards Battalion. Now, it's obviously time to make a big use of them. .

This ancestor worship can be regarded as a rehearsal.

I believe that after this incident, he will know who he can order and who will directly or secretly disobey orders, and he will have a final decision on how to deal with them next.

"It's not my love, it's His Majesty's love. From now on, you will be loyal to His Majesty, do things with your heart, and don't let His Majesty down. You will live up to His Majesty's intentions." Shen Mo looked at him and said something from his heart.

It is very inappropriate for the emperor to trust the Wei family so much, from the perspective of a monarch.

But in it, there are many intentions of the emperor, Shen Mo watched them walk along the way, and now he can see it clearly.

However, the emperor and Wei Yan are both monarchs and ministers, and they have affection for each other. State affairs and family affairs are easily mixed together, resulting in various conflicts, large or small.

Now, Shen Mo only hopes that Wei Yan will always maintain this loyalty to the emperor, so that he can live up to the emperor's cultivation of him over the years.

"President, please rest assured, my heart for His Majesty is a lesson from heaven and earth."

"That's great, you go out and do errands."

"Subordinates retire."

Wei Yan withdrew from the main hall, returned to his office, summoned his subordinates, and gave orders for ancestor worship and defense.

While Wei Yan was working seriously, his son, Wei Minwen, was strolling around leisurely on the streets of the capital.

The new year is coming soon, and the shops on the street are selling new year's goods, and there are bustling crowds everywhere.However, the places Wei Minwen went to were all shops selling valuables, and there were not many customers.

"My lord, what do you think of this building boat?" In a shop that specializes in rare treasures, the shopkeeper is enthusiastically recommending his family's treasures to him.

Wei Minwen circled around the building boats placed on the table a few times, and took a closer look.

Louchuan is an ancient warship, named for its resemblance to a building.

The building boat on the table was carved out of a whole piece of jade, about two feet high, but it carved out a three-story warship. Ge Chengzhen's soldiers also looked similar.Obviously, the sculptor is a master, and this skill is definitely achievable.

In Wei Minwen's heart, he was satisfied with this building boat.But when it comes to shopping, if you show your liking so easily, the seller will probably start talking loudly, so he turned around a few times, frowned, and said in a disgusted tone:

"This jade looks too bad, it's not good."

What he said is also true. This piece of jade is a very ordinary piece of white jade, with some variegated colors. Although the carving craftsman handled these variegated colors skillfully, we still have to admit that this is a piece of not-so-good quality. miscellaneous jade.

"My lord, if such a big piece of jade were all made of white fat jade, wouldn't it be priceless? The most valuable thing about this building boat is not the jade, but the carving." Of course the shopkeeper knew this disadvantage, so he didn't go To say more, but to describe the beauty of carving.

No matter what he said, Wei Minwen said that he was a child, and he couldn't understand such a complicated thing.

The shopkeeper spent a lot of talking, but found that he and the prince obviously couldn't communicate on this matter.

When children buy things, they mainly look at the quality. This prince understands the quality of jade, but it seems that it is really difficult for him to understand the quality of carving.

"My son, the jade is a bit inferior, but the price is negotiable." Originally, the shopkeeper saw that the son was young and wanted to make a fortune from him, but when he met a buyer who was entangled in the quality of the jade, he could only make a choice. Conceded.

"Oh, what a good way to negotiate?"

"My lord, you can buy this building boat back with only [-] taels of silver."

"Hehe, if I buy such an expensive thing, my father will definitely break my leg when I go back. Will I sell it for 2000 taels?"

As soon as his price was quoted, the shopkeeper almost vomited blood.

This son is obviously a ruthless person, and he doesn't know if he is fooled, but he still knows the market very well. His boat and the jade belt carver really only cost him about 2000 taels.But he opened the door for business, and everyone in the family relied on this store for food. In addition, opening this store required a lot of extra expenses, so it was definitely impossible to sell it at the cost price.