The Prosperous Era of Longwan

Wei Guangde's failure in the rural examination did not cause any turmoil. In ancient times, the government wanted to send successful reports to the homes of students who passed the examination, but naturally did not send any reports of failure to those who did not pass the examination.

In Bengshanbao and Madang, not many people know that Wei Guangde went to take the provincial examination. Only the Wei family and Master Sun know about it. Of course, they won't tell it everywhere, at least until there is no success report. It won’t be publicized everywhere.

The previous rumors about Wei Guangde are only gradually dissipating now, and there are lessons to be learned from the past.

Wei Guangde's failure actually made the scholars and students he knew well secretly relieved.

It can't be said that they are jealous, but they will feel the pressure if there is a teenage Juren next to them.

In fact, what they are afraid of is comparison, comparing them with Wei Guangde.

I have only been in school for a few years, and I have already achieved some honors, but I still have no face.

After failing the provincial examination, Wei Guangde got on the boat to Jiujiang Prefecture, but when the boat arrived in Hukou County, he got ashore and returned home first.

In Pengze County, Wei Guangde stayed at his cousin's house for one night.

Of course, the main purpose is to understand the situation in Zhejiang this month.

Fortunately, after the Japanese pirates retreated in May, Zhejiang has been calm in the past few months, and no trace of the Japanese pirates has been found anywhere.

On the next day, Wei Guangde returned to Bengshan Castle and planned to visit Master Sun later.

Master Sun was his mentor, so he would come to visit him every time he returned to Madang.

This trip home was mainly to talk about his life in Jiujiang Prefecture, and to ask Wei's mother if she wanted to go with him. After all, he had already used the money that Wei Wei had captured on the battlefield to make purchases in the city. A property.

Wei Guangde had written to his family about that house before, and he came home this time to talk about the situation in detail.

Wei's mother had known for a long time that Father Wei would be promoted to the position of Governor of Wei after returning to Jiangxi. Naturally, she had nothing to say. Her family had long wanted to be promoted, but they just couldn't bear the position of Bengshan Fort.

Now it is obviously the best choice to go to Jiujiang Mansion to serve as the Governor of the Guards, so that his eldest son can successfully take over Bengshan Castle, not to mention that his eldest brother will also go to Jiujiang to serve as the Commander of the Guards.

"Son, mother should wait here until your father comes back before going to Jiujiang."

Wei's mother thought for a while and then said: "Since you have entered the provincial school now, you must study hard. You are still young and it is the time to study hard. It doesn't matter if you don't pass the provincial examination this time. I believe you will take the provincial examination next time." It’s definitely going to be on the list.”

After they left the room and walked outside, Wei Wencai patted Wei Guangde on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Xiao Er, don't be discouraged. If you didn't pass the test this time, you can take the test next time."

"I know, brother."

Wei Guangde nodded and said, "Oh, by the way, I forgot something."

Wei Guangde remembered a Tang newspaper he had seen from his cousin before. The content in the Tang newspaper really made him unable to believe that such a thing could happen in the world.

"What's wrong?"

Wei Wencai asked curiously.

"Do you remember the one named Qiu Luan? Let's just talk about the frontier general who was very powerful in fighting."

Wei Guangde said, "He is dead."

"The north suffered another defeat?"

When Wei Wencai suddenly heard the news, he immediately thought that the imperial court had lost another general, and that there was a high probability that he would be defeated and killed in another battle with the Tatars.

"No, it was said in the newspaper. He died last month. He died of an old illness. However, he died within a few days. At the end of August, he was found to have hooked up with the Tatars. In the 29th year of Jiajing, the Tatar soldiers surrounded him. He is the internal response to the capital."

When Wei Wencai heard his younger brother say this, he was very surprised and looked at him in disbelief.

"That's what the newspaper said. The emperor ordered his coffin to be opened and his body to be slaughtered. He was also reported to all sides, his house was confiscated and his property was confiscated, and the rest of the party was executed."

Wei Guangde said calmly that when he saw the Tang newspaper at first, he couldn't believe it was true, but the black and white words couldn't help him not believing it.

No matter how stupid the imperial court is, it is impossible to fake such a big thing.

This is the conclusion he came to after thinking about it later. It may be true, and there may be errors in the details, but there is a high probability that he will not be wronged.

"Is the north so dangerous?"

Wei Wencai frowned and muttered in a low voice.

"The emperor is still in the capital, so it's probably not as bad as you think."

Wei Guangde smiled, he knew that the Ming Dynasty still had time to let those people cause trouble, and the situation was naturally not so bad that it was hopeless. It would be who knows how many years later.

"Now that the imperial court is in a state of turmoil due to the Southern Japanese and Northern pirates, I'm afraid you have to practice hard on those Yu Ding here."

Before, Wei Meng took away their carefully trained soldiers, and more than twenty soldiers were recruited to temporarily fill the vacancies in Bengshan Fort. It is impossible for the military fort to be watched by just a few people.

"You have also read the letter I sent last time. There are people killed or disabled in the fort. Let's train Yu Ding and make up for it when the time comes. The combat strength will not drop much. These days, we need to have talents on hand."

Wei Guangde continued to speak leisurely.

"I know this, Guangde. You said our people have withdrawn this year. Will the Japanese pirates go to Zhejiang to plunder again next year? Will we send out a large army to suppress them again?"

Wei Wencai had been to Zhejiang and knew that the imperial army did not eliminate many Japanese pirates at all this time. Most of the Japanese pirates successfully escaped after looting.

In this battle against the Japanese pirates, the low combat effectiveness of the coastal guard station allowed the Japanese pirates to take advantage. They were afraid that they would not give up after tasting the sweetness.

"I will definitely come again."

Wei Guangde responded to his eldest brother's question without thinking, "The combat power of the army is low. How long will it take to make a fortune if we don't take advantage of this opportunity? In a few years, the court will pay more attention to it and transfer elite generals from the north. I'm afraid they won't be as good as them." Eat the fruit.”

Wei Guangde thought of what he saw in the Tang newspaper. Yu Dayou, the famous general he had seen in later generations, had appeared and was directly sent to Zhejiang to take charge of coastal defense. However, another famous Qi Jiguang did not appear. Instead, a man named Tang Kekuan was in charge. Defense of the southern Zhili coast.

"Is it written in the newspaper?"

Wei Wencai heard his brother's words, looked over, and asked curiously.

He didn't believe that if the Northern Army went south, his brothers would think of it, and he was afraid they would see it in Pengze County.

"Yes, Yu Dayou and Tang Kekuan were teased to serve as the staff generals of Zhejiang and South Zhili, responsible for preparing coastal areas for Japanese invasion."

Wei Guangde said that if he didn't tell him, his elder brother would know these things if he sent someone to the Qianhu Office in a few days.

"That's good. They don't care about our Jiujiang Guards. We only need to guard Jiujiang and escort the money and customs duties. It's nothing to go to Zhejiang to fight."

Wei Wencai shook his head, still a little dissatisfied with mobilizing them to fight on the coast.

Early the next morning, Wei Guangde went out and called Zhang Ji to Master Sun's private school.

"Yutou, no, Mr. Wei"

Just a few steps out of the door, Wei Guangde heard Zhang Ji calling him that. He felt awkward and immediately interrupted: "It's better to give me your nickname, master. I haven't passed the exam, so I can't be a master."

"No, my mother said, you are now a scholar, just like Master Sun, you can no longer call me by your nickname, otherwise I will be beaten when I go back."

The two people talked as they walked along the riverside path.