Chapter 418 417 Accident
Chen Ju got off the car and stood in the middle of the road, slowly walking a few steps in the direction of the carriage.
At this time, the carriage was already approaching. The driver pulled the reins, and the carriage slowed down, and finally stopped a few steps away from Chen Ju.
If someone blocked the way, if it had been normal, the chamberlain in the carriage would have cursed, but when they saw who the person in front of them was, the three people in the carriage lost their temper.
Immediately, the waiters on both sides jumped out of the car and came to Chen Ju to greet him warmly.
"Eunuch Chen, why are you here? Do you want to take a ride back together?"
They thought that Chen Ju had already gone to invite the people back and that he was out on errands again.
Although this place is not far from the gate of Xiyuan, since Chen Ju was standing on the road, he might just want to take a ride and rest his feet.
"Haha, I'm here waiting for you to have something to do."
Chen Ju said with a smile, stretched out his hand to show a sign, and then called the driver who was still sitting on the carriage to come over and called the three people to the side of the road. At this time, Wei Guangde had already gotten off the car. After Chen Ju called the three people away, He walked directly to the carriage.
The movement outside had already alarmed the people in the car. Just as Wei Guangde approached the carriage, the curtain of the carriage was also lifted by the people inside, and their eyes met.
Wei Guangde was in front of the car and recognized at a glance that the person sitting in the car was the Taoist priest he had met in Lingji Palace. After not seeing each other for several years, Lan Daoxing had hardly changed. It can only be said that these monks really know how to do Taoism. maintainance.
"Lan Shenxian, Guangde is so polite."
Immediately, Wei Guangde raised his hands to Lan Daoxinggong in the car and said.
"Guangde, you are Wei Guangde and Wei Chuanlu, haha. Long time no see."
Wei Guangde reported his family name in order to make Lan Daoxing remember him. So far, it seems to have worked well, at least Lan Daoxing still remembers him.
At this time, Lan Daoxing glanced around and saw several people dressed as chamberlains on the roadside. Two of them were chamberlains who came to invite him on the emperor's order. The coachman was unfamiliar, but the other person who appeared, Lan Daoxing, was not. I have the impression that he is the eunuch beside His Majesty.
Lan Daoxing was suspicious. Although he had not dealt with Wei Guangde in the past few years, he had heard that this man had good official career in the past few years and now he has joined Prince Yu's palace.
King Yu has almost been designated as the crown prince by Emperor Jiajing. Although he does not have the title of prince, he has the actual status of prince.
Today, I entered the palace under the imperial edict, and I didn’t know why the people from Prince Yu’s Mansion were here and stopped me.
Today's solar eclipse spectacle was clearly visible to everyone inside and outside the capital. Later, Emperor Jiajing sent someone to summon him. When he got on the bus, he had already inquired about it. Although he didn't know the details, he also guessed that it might be related to the solar eclipse.
The people from Prince Yu's Mansion are here, Lan Daoxing plans to remain unchanged in response to all changes, and see what Wei Guangde wants to say to him.
Lan Daoxing sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, but Wei Guangde couldn't wait under the car. He stepped forward and leaned in front of the car, cupping his hands at Lan Daoxing and saying: "Lan Shenxian, Guangde has a few words to say to you, I don't know."
Having said this, Wei Guangde looked around, although there was actually no one around.
Of course Lan Daoxing understood the meaning of Wei Guangde's actions. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Then come up and tell me. It's not convenient to stand outside."
"Thank you Blue Fairy."
Wei Guangde hurriedly handed over his hands again, then climbed onto the carriage and got into the carriage.
Lan Daoxing moved aside to give Wei Guangde some space, and waited for Wei Guangde to tell him the purpose of his trip.
"I think Lan Shenxian should know the purpose of your majesty's recruitment."
We must seize the time. Wei Guangde did not intend to leave any ink, and said straight to the point.
"I don't know what the specific matter is. I just have some guesses."
Lan Daoxing replied without leaving any trace.
"Lan Shenxian, today's solar eclipse was not calculated by the Qin Tian Jian before, so His Majesty is furious."
Wei Guangde replied.
"Oh, that's how it is."
Lan Daoxing nodded understandingly, but did not continue to say anything, but he was also thinking in his heart, does this matter have something to do with Prince Yu's Mansion?
Indeed, King Yu ignored Qin Tianjian, and the emperor was furious. His attack was also directed at Qin Tianjian, which seemed to have nothing to do with Prince Yu's palace.
"After His Highness found out, he was worried about offending Long Yan and affecting His Majesty's health, so he had already sent people to the Qintian Supervisor to find out. According to the Qintian Supervisor, the eclipse was slightly overcast, and the Qintian Supervisor said What you see on the observatory is that there is no solar eclipse, which means there is no eclipse.
These were all seen by Wuguan Lingtai Lang who was on duty, and were recorded by Wuguan Baozhangzheng.
His Highness was overjoyed when he found out. He felt that God had favored the Holy Emperor, so he sent me to inform him. "
Wei Guangde said with a smile. While speaking, he drew his right hand from the left cuff, and then saluted Lan Daoxing again.
Although Lan Daoxing knew that the matter must be more than that simple, seeing Wei Guangde being so polite, the two were now close to each other and hurriedly reached out to help him, but he was immediately surprised.
Wei Guangde's hand moved forward slightly, and something was handed to his weak hand.
Light and airy, like a piece of paper.
This was how Lan Daoxing felt at this moment. He looked down out of curiosity and saw that it was indeed a yellowed bill with the pattern printed on it clearly visible.
Lan Daoxing could naturally recognize such a thing at a glance.
A meeting ticket, issued by a shop in Beijing.
Although he didn't know which shop issued the ticket, Lan Daoxing knew that King Yu asked Wei Guangde to give it to him. Naturally, it wouldn't be a fake. It could definitely be exchanged for silver according to the shop name on the ticket.
Lan Daoxing didn't take it and look at it. Instead, he retracted his hand and put it directly into his sleeve.
Prince Yu gave it to him, and if he refused, he would become an enemy of Prince Yu. From the current point of view, it seemed that Prince Yu's palace was just telling him how to deal with the matter of the solar eclipse in front of the emperor later.
Lan Daoxing has made up his mind at this time. If this is the case, he can give Prince Yu's house some face.
These alchemists, to put it bluntly, are a group of magicians who package themselves up and talk about it just to make money.
Many people thought at first that they were just trying to deceive ordinary people, but as their fame grew, they began to make friends with officials, and were eventually introduced to the emperor.
They were still worried at first, but after a few times they discovered that the emperor was actually just an ordinary person, no more difficult to fool than the ordinary people at the bottom.
Moreover, perhaps because Emperor Jiajing believed in Taoism, it was more convenient for them to deceive Emperor Jiajing than to deceive other people.
Helping the emperor to do things makes money really fast.
After gaining the emperor's favor and many people asking for help, the money started rolling in.
Well, at first I just wanted to cheat some money and ran away, but now my appetite has grown bigger and bigger, my desire for money has also grown infinitely, and I have become insatiable.
However, this Lan Daoxing is an alternative among this group of swindlers. He is a Taoist priest himself and is very famous in Shandong, so he came to the capital to make a living. At the same time, he is also a person who is deeply influenced by Wang Yangming's philosophy.
But behind these appearances, very few people know the real reason why Lan Daoxing came to Beijing.
"I see."
Lan Daoxing nodded to Wei Guangde and said with a smile: "I am still wondering why this solar eclipse is only..."
Having said this, Lan Daoxing got stuck and didn't know how to continue.
Seeing the opportunity, Wei Guangde immediately added: "The solar eclipse is less than three points."
Of course, this number was not made up by Wei Guangde, but was set by the Qin Tian Jian, and it was also stipulated by the imperial court.
The Ming Dynasty had different responses to the eclipses of the sun and the moon, and was also given a profound etiquette meaning of ordering hierarchy and distinguishing superiority from inferiority.
"That's right, if the solar eclipse is less than three points, you can avoid emergency treatment."
Lan Daoxing answered immediately, but then asked: "Since the solar eclipse is not visible, that means there is no eclipse, why does there be a solar eclipse again?"
At this time, Lan Daoxing has returned to the past. From the perspective of a magician, he analyzes how to round up this argument.
"Warning."
Wei Guangde replied immediately.
If Wei Guangde didn't think of this at the beginning, Wei Guangde had already thought of this issue when Yin Shizhen sent someone to deliver the news.
Since it was not a warning from God, why did it happen again?
In this regard, Wei Guangde came up with an explanation almost without thinking.
What are the special things happening inside and outside the imperial court now?
Naturally, it was the riots in Fujian.
Wei Guangde related the solar eclipse incident to the fact that the rebellious people in Fujian were bullying the heavens and the bandit leader dared to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.
The unfortunate thing is that the Fujian officialdom has nothing to do with Prince Yu's Mansion.
"Warning?"
But when Lan Daoxing heard the words, he naturally couldn't figure out the whole story and couldn't help but repeat them.
"This warning from heaven is actually a reminder to Your Majesty that the rebellious people in Fujian should not be taken lightly. The country cannot live without a king for one day, and the sky cannot last two days."
Wei Guangde replied calmly.
"Oh, Guangde."
Lan Daoxing looked at Wei Guangde and couldn't help but extend his thumb.
He understood what Wei Guangde meant, but God couldn't bear it. Two emperors actually appeared at the same time under the bright sky. How could this be possible, so it sent down a vision to warn.
As for why it is now and not when the Fujian incident occurred, well, the secret must not be leaked.
As long as there is a good reason, the rest is actually made up by these magicians themselves.
For those who can make up a reason, of course they will explain it, not simply, but in great detail. But for those who cannot give a reason, they will use "the secret must not be leaked" to deal with it.
Wei Guangde felt that persuading Lan Daoxing seemed to be easier than the previous two Taoist priests. He had almost no other reaction and quickly followed his ideas.
Of course, Wei Guangde would not think that Lan Daoxing was a fool. Although he felt a little strange in his heart, he did not say it out loud, but secretly made a note in his mind to pay more attention to this Taoist priest's actions.
If something is abnormal, it is a monster.
According to the two alchemists he had persuaded before, they still asked questions after hearing Wei Guangde's words. One of them even complained that the thousand taels of silver given by Prince Yu's palace was too short.
Fortunately, these people finally acquiesced to the reasons given by Wei Guangde.
Really, what else could they say?
If they can really explain solar and lunar eclipses, then they are not magicians but monsters.
What Wei Guangde brought to them was actually helping them and giving them a reasonable reason.
What's more, everyone speaks louder than others, everyone says so. If you don't say so, you can indeed be different from others because you are unique, but the risk is also great.
How to tell the truth from false things, they don't really know any magic.
Maybe he will be considered by Emperor Jiajing to be an unlearned and unskilled liar, and that would be more of a loss than a gain.
Regarding this point, Wei Guangde naturally pointed it out in a subtle way at the time. In fact, these had been thought of before, otherwise Wei Guangde would not be sure to convince everyone.
However, as long as we make an agreement with these alchemists before they enter the palace and get all this done before Prince Jing's Mansion reacts, we will be done.
Therefore, what Wei Guangde and the others now hope is not that these alchemists will come as late as possible, but as early as possible.
Contact them early to prevent Prince Jing’s Mansion from getting involved.
When it comes to comparing who has more money, Prince Yu's Mansion certainly doesn't dare to compete with Prince Jing's Mansion. It's not that Prince Jing's Mansion has more income, but that Prince Jing's Mansion has Yan Shifan behind him. Mr. Xiao Ge has been collecting money in recent years, and he The pawnshop issued by my own pawnshop is the first-class bill in the capital and is backed by credit.
It has to be said that although Yan Shifan was greedy for money, he was really particular about it and did not cheat by giving out tickets randomly just because he liked money.
With the power of his family, even if something like this happened, the government and businessmen would most likely just pinch their noses and admit defeat, but Yan Shifan had never done that.
Both pawnshops and commercial banks will deal with the money upon seeing it, and they will not recognize the person who recognizes the money. As long as the money is issued from them, they are guaranteed to pay the money regardless of the amount.
However, this also shows that if Prince Jing's Mansion gets involved, Prince Yu's Mansion will not be able to catch up in terms of the output of money.
When people from Prince Yu's Mansion stopped the alchemist entering the palace outside the Xiyuan Gate and tried to persuade him, an accident happened.
Ministry of Rites, in the study room.
"Qing Su, what do you mean by that?"
Wu Shan looked at Gao Gong opposite with a serious expression at this time. He was writing a memorial in the Ministry of Rites and was going to send it to the cabinet later. Unexpectedly, Gao Gong came to him at this time and persuaded him not to talk about the solar eclipse for the time being.
After being scolded by Wu Shanyitong at that time, he unexpectedly came back a while later and said nonsense that "if you don't see the solar eclipse, you won't eat the same thing."
"Uncle Zong, I asked Qin Tian Jian about this solar eclipse. What they observed there is that the solar eclipse is less than three points, so you can avoid rescue."
Gao Gong immediately replied: "What's more, this incident happened suddenly and the Ministry of Rites was unable to provide rescue. Even if we held the rescue ceremony in the simplest way, if it is according to what the great uncle said, the responsibility of the entire Rites Department is still heavy.
In my humble opinion, the Qin Tian Jian is naturally the best at celestial phenomena. Since they reported that "if you don't see the solar eclipse, you will not be able to eat it at the same time." Why should we have to bear our own responsibility for this? "
Wu Shan stared at the high arch for a long time, then suddenly raised his head to look at the roof and said: "The Japanese side is losing, who are you trying to bully?"
"Here, Uncle Zong, the sun has not lost."
Gao Gong said anxiously, and then looked at Wu Shan, "Uncle Zong, this matter is related to the country's foundation. Please do not use the daily loss as a gift of rescue, or accuse His Majesty of being unethical."
"Humph. Don't talk nonsense. Your Highness's succession to the throne is ancestral. Why do you need such villainous behavior? The solar eclipse that happened today is God's warning to Your Majesty."