The Red Mansions

Edo Castle, the shogunate's official residence

When Jia Heng and Emperor Hou Guangming came out, all the feudal lords present looked at the two people who came out together.

Shimazu Mitsuhisa's face was solemn, and his eyes were almost blazing as he looked at the Emperor of the Future, Shao Ren, with some inexplicable expectation in his heart.

Among all the feudal lords, the Shimazu family was ranked among the top five in power, and he escorted the emperor northward. It was his turn to take the position of shogun.

However, at this time, Emperor Gomitsu glanced at the names of the feudal lords present, and said: "This time, the shogunate will be the governor of the Date family, the lord of the Ou clan."

As soon as these words came out, the Lord of the Ou Domain and the Governor of the Date family came out of the train with their hands in hand. With an excited expression, they knelt down on the ground towards Emperor Gokoumikari and worshiped: "I have thanked Your Majesty. I will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust."

The vassals below looked at each other in confusion.

But after thinking about it, I understand the deeper meaning.

Guan Bai must be identified by the emperor.

At this moment, Emperor Gomitsu said: "As for the general who conquered the barbarians... he will be the governor of the Mito Tokugawa family of the Kanto Domain."

As soon as these words came out, all the feudal lords present couldn't help but look at a middle-aged man with a burly figure and a rough face in the crowd.

The lord of the Kanto Clan, the Mito Tokugawa family governor, seemed a little unexpected. His chubby face was almost filled with a look of ecstasy.

Shimazu Mitsuhisa's face instantly darkened, and his heart was filled with unspeakable resentment.

Shimazu Mitsuhisa escorted the emperor all the way to Edo, but he was going to be treated like this?

At this time, Emperor Goguangmei pondered and said: "Everyone, the terms of Guan Bai and General Zhengyi this time will be five years. After five years, the personnel will be adjusted based on the performance of the current duties."

"In addition, there are the six envoys and the envoys of the household, which are..."

Then the candidates for the six military commissions were appointed one after another, and finally Mitsuhisa Shimazu was appointed as the military commander.

Shimazu Mitsuhisa's face was as gloomy as iron, and his heart was extremely disappointed, so he just bowed his head and responded.

After all the feudal lords left the shogunate's residence, Jia Heng raised his eyes and looked at Shimazu Mitsuhisa and said, "The Shimazu family governor stays here."

After hearing the call for a long time, Shimazu Mitsu couldn't help but trembled, turned his head, looked at Jia Heng with dark eyes, and asked: "I wonder what the profound meaning of Duke Wei's call to stay here is?"

If he hadn't controlled himself rationally at this moment, Shimazu Mitsuhisa would have wanted to draw his sword.

Jia Heng smiled, stretched out his hand to invite you, and said, "Governor Shimazu, please come this way."

Shimazu Mitsuhisa's expression changed, and he immediately followed Jia Heng to the side room.

With that said, he invited Shimazu Mitsuhisa to go to the side house, and the two of them took their seats respectively.

Jia Heng picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said, "Governor Shimazu, it seems that he is not very satisfied with the results of today's election."

Shimazu Mitsuhisa suppressed the anger in his heart, but his tone was still unavoidable and he said: "Duke Wei, in terms of merit, I escorted the emperor from Satsuma to here, in terms of soldiers and horses, I have countless warriors in the Satsuma vassals, why can't I To serve as the general to conquer the barbarians?"

Jia Heng raised his sword eyebrows, and his originally warm eyes suddenly became extremely indifferent, and he shouted: "But when the Jurchen Tatars were raging in Japan, what was the Shimazu family governor doing with countless brave men under his command?"

After hearing the words, Shimazu Mitsu opened his mouth and was speechless for a moment.

Jia Heng sneered and said: "I am conserving my strength, sitting on the mountain and watching tigers fight, sitting and watching the king abandon the capital and leave, but now I just say that I have countless warriors? Is it not true that I am talking arrogantly here for my own selfish interests? Wen Tian is shameless?"

Shimazu Mitsuhisa's expression suddenly changed, and he was still a little unconvinced. He defended himself and said: "The Tokugawa family is decadent. In the Battle of Tamba, countless vassal officials died unexpectedly. If I, Shimazu, also led my troops to go there, I'm afraid that the people under Tamba Castle would be killed." Also buried were the bodies of my Shimazu family."

Jia Heng said: "Such an excuse is meaningless. Your Shimazu family did not contribute much in this battle. Naturally, you will not be the candidate for the general to conquer the barbarians this time. Isn't this natural?"

Shimazu Mitsuhisa's face was as gloomy as ice, and he was silent for a moment.

I have to say that if you think about it from this perspective, there seems to be nothing wrong.

Jia Heng said: "But in the next two years, I, the Han Dynasty, will send troops from the sea to Liaodong. At that time, North Korea and the Japanese country will also send troops. If the Shimazu family governor intends to conquer the Yi general, he can lead troops to help attack the Jurchens in Liaodong. That is also To avenge the unjust deaths of our own people in Japan after the Jurchen Tatars invaded earlier is to show the world the loyalty and bravery of the Shimazu family."

Shimazu Mitsuhisa was silent for a moment, and said rudely: "Duke Wei, are you going to use our subordinates to consume the Jurchen Tatars?"

"The Shimazu family is wrong." Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "How can there be a good thing in the world that can be enjoyed without any effort? Today, I am stationed in Edo, and I am in charge of the replacement of the shogunate. That is also I got it with the blood of my great man!"

"The honor of the Shimazu family and the position of shogun also require the blood of the Shimazu family!" Jia Heng said in a deep voice.

Jia Heng said: "The Jurchen Tatars previously invaded Japan and massacred the soldiers and civilians. Governor Shimazu claimed to believe in the Bushido. Didn't he have any desire for revenge? Or is it that the Bushido that Governor Shimazu believed in just wanted to avenge himself?"

Under his sword-browed eyebrows, Shimazu Mitsuhisa looked at the boy in the python suit with piercing eyes, and said firmly: "I will send troops there, and I also ask Duke Wei to remember his promise."

Jia Heng smiled and praised: "Okay, Governor Shimazu, remember what I said today. I, the Han, will send troops to attack Liaodong in two or three years at the latest."

Shimazu Mitsuhisa responded yes.

After sending Shimazu Mitsuhisa away, Jia Heng stood under the eaves of the corridor, looking at the flower garden in the outer courtyard and thinking.

At that time, it was already March, flowers were in bloom, butterflies were flying, and it was a bright spring scene.

Once the situation in Japan stabilizes, or the Han military strength weakens, Shimazu Mitsuhisa will definitely rebel.

There is no doubt about this. The Satsuma feudal lords are inherently rebellious and like to suppress their superiors.

Therefore, after pacifying Liaodong, we will probably pacify the Japanese rebellion.

At this time, Jinyi's personal guard Li Shu walked quickly from the eaves of the corridor, woke Jia Heng out of his meditation, and said: "Captain."

Jia Heng turned around and said: "In a few days, I will lead the troops, and there is another matter to seek your Majesty's opinion."

The king can also be called your majesty to a certain extent, and there is nothing wrong with this title.

Emperor Hou Guangming's face paused slightly and he said in a clear voice: "If Duke Wei has something to say, there is no harm in speaking out."

Jia Heng said: "Your sister and I are in love with each other. This time when I return to Han Dynasty, I plan to bring your sister back with me. I don't know what the Emperor Guangming will do?"

Emperor Hou Guangming asked in surprise: "Sister is going back to Han Dynasty with Duke Wei?"

Jia Heng said: "She said she felt a little lonely staying here alone, so we went to Dahan together."

Emperor Hou Guangming nodded and whispered: "That's fine."

If my sister goes to Dahan, she can always keep an eye on Dahan’s movements.

Emperor Gomitsu asked curiously: "Just now, what did Duke Wei and the Governor of the Shimazu family say?"

Jia Heng said: "I didn't say anything. I just wanted to go to the Japanese country, fight the Jurchen Tatars, and wash away the shame of the Shimazu family."

At this moment, Emperor Hou Guangming's green bean-sized eyes seemed to flash, and he said: "The big man wants to send troops to the Jurchen Tatars?"

Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said: "The Jurchens often go south to plunder my Han border. My Han Dynasty has long been unable to bear it. When the time is right, we will completely annihilate the Jurchens."

He is currently in Japan, and it will be June or July of the 18th year of Chongping when he returns to Shenjing. He will then go to Weihai, Tianjinwei and other places to train troops, delaying time one after another, and it will be almost the 19th year of Chongping.

At that time, the New Deal had been implemented for more than a year, and there was no point in waiting until later in the evening.

Emperor Hou Guangming looked at the boy in the python suit with shining eyes and asked: "What can I, Japan, do for the big man?"

Jia Heng said: "At that time, I hoped that the Japanese navy would go out with our navy stationed in Edo Bay to fight against the Jurchens together."

Emperor Goguangmei responded: "The Tatars kill my subjects, and our Yamato clan will definitely pay for it with blood."

At that time, you can take the opportunity to ask for some firecrackers and ordnance from the big man.

After Emperor Guangming left, Jia Heng was about to turn around and return. When he raised his eyes, he suddenly saw King Wei.

King Wei Chen Ran asked with a smile: "Zi Yu, are you going to set off soon?"

Jia Heng nodded and said: "After the affairs of Japan are over, it's time for the troops to set off. We will take a boat back all the way. By the time we reach Shenjing, it will probably be summer."

Wei Wang Chen Ran hesitated for a moment and said: "Zi Yu, that Japanese female emperor also wants to go to Han Dynasty?"

He also heard that he was in love with Ziyu? What is this all about?

Jia Heng said: "Going back to Han Dynasty together can also promote economic and trade exchanges between the two countries."

Well, it’s more about genetic exchange.

Wei Wang Chen Ran frowned and said: "This...this, Xianning won't say anything after she goes back, right?"

Jia Heng smiled and said, "Xianning never cares about me."

Wei Wang Chen Ran: "..."

This seems to be true, otherwise Ziyu would not have been allowed to get entangled with the Yanni called Miaoyu.

Wei Wang Chen Ran thought for a while and said softly: "Zi Yu should not be too indulgent. Zi Yu has the talent of a king's assistant. In the future, he will be famous in history and become a famous minister."

Jia Heng looked at Wei Wang Chen Ran aggressively and said, "I don't envy power or wealth. I'm probably just a womanizer."

Although it was a bit strange to tell my uncle this, but when I thought of Tian Niuer, I started acting like an elder again.

King Wei Chen Ran's eyebrows paused slightly, as if he didn't expect Jia Heng to be so straightforward. He didn't know what to say for a moment, and said: "In that case, follow Zi Yu, but don't dwell too much."

Jia Heng said: "Brother King Wei, your words are serious." ...

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Time flies by, and before we know it, it’s the fifth day of March in the 18th year of Chongping. It’s March, when flowers are in full bloom and butterflies are flying.

On this day, it was finally time for Jia Heng to lead the fleet to leave the territory of Japan.

At this moment, the Jiangnan Navy was ready to go, with tall ships docked at the harbor, quietly waiting for Jia Heng and King Wei.

Jia Heng and Wei Wang Chen Ran boarded the ship and set sail under the watch of Dongping County Prince Mu Sheng and the Japanese lords' daimyo.

On the second floor of the cabin, above the attic, Emperor Meisho wore a kimono with red maple leaves and floral flowers, and his bun was high. He stood on the second floor of the cabin, looking quietly in front of the window, staring at the land of Japan. My mind can't help but have wild thoughts.

After that, she returned to her hometown again, but she didn’t know when.

The cherry blossoms in my hometown should have bloomed by then.

It can be said that Emperor Meisho has already had enough of the lonely purdah life in the imperial palace for more than 20 years. Now that he is following Jia Heng to the Han Dynasty, apart from a little sense of loss, there is still an indescribable novelty.

At the ferry crossing, except for Mu Sheng, the crown prince of Dongping County, Emperor Goguangmei and the Japanese feudal lords left Edo Castle and sent the Han Dynasty Duke Wei away from Japan.

Emperor Gomitsu kept waving his hands, while the Governor of the Shimazu family on the side had a gloomy face, his eyes were unclear, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

The entire Japanese political ecology has also embarked on a new journey.

However, the change of the candidate for the general who conquered barbarians also laid the foundation for Shimazu Mitsuhisa and other Choshu clans to "respect the king, fight against the Han, and resist the shogunate."

Of course, these are all things to follow.

The eighteenth year of Chongping, the third day of June

On this day, the weather has entered early summer, and the scorching sunshine shines on the earth, scorching the earth.

And Jia Heng, the Duke of Wei of the Han Dynasty, re-entered the land of the Han Dynasty from Laizhou seaport.

Afterwards, the Jiangnan Navy was temporarily stationed at Laizhou Harbor to rest, while Jia Heng, surrounded by a group of imperial guards, led Emperor Mingzheng's son, and headed for the capital of Laizhou in a mighty manner.

At this moment, in a carriage, Emperor Meisho opened a bamboo curtain hanging on the carriage and turned to look at the golden wheat fields on both sides of the road.

Looking at the brick-and-concrete thatched houses and the people busy farming in the distance, Emperor Meisho's beautiful and bright jade face is full of novel colors.

Jia Heng and Wei Wang Chen Ran walked side by side and said: "The wheat fields are growing well this year, and it is another good harvest year."

In the past few years, things really went wrong for Dahan. Starting from this year, things seem to be going smoothly.

Returning to his homeland, King Wei also had a light tone in his tone, and said with a chuckle: "It's time to collect summer grain. I wonder how much more Shandong can get this year?"

"The summer grain is just the small one, and the big one is the autumn grain. If the two sides are stacked, it can be twice as much as before the New Deal." Jia Heng said with a smile.

Just as the two were chatting and laughing, they saw smoke billowing in the distance not far away, ceremonial flags fluttering in the wind, and groups of knights surrounded by official sedans, marching all the way, beating gongs.

It was Zhao Qi, the governor of Shandong, and his party.

The White Lotus Rebellion in Shandong last year caused the governor to be reprimanded a lot. Emperor Chongping originally wanted to be dismissed, but Zhao Qi sent a sincere and pleading memorandum of apology, which made Emperor Chongping give up his mind.

As the saying goes, it is better to make mistakes than to make mistakes.

He scolded him a few words, made meritorious deeds, and tried his best to help implement the New Deal.

Then, just after the rebels besieged the city, narrowly escaped death, and faced the situation where his official title could be lost at any time, Zhao Qi also became ruthless.

In Shandong, it can be said that Zhao Zhongcheng used a lot of coercion and inducement to thoroughly investigate the hidden grain fields and the number of people in Shandong.

Later, the number of acres reported was the highest among the northern provinces.

Of course, I got a lot of scolding for this.

However, Emperor Chongping Longyan was very happy and sent an imperial edict to reinstate his official position and at the same time issued an edict to commend him.

As the sedan came down, Zhao Qi's attendants stretched out their hands to lift the hanging curtain, raised their eyes to look at the young man in python suit, with a flattering smile on his face, walked a few steps quickly, and said: "I've seen you before." Duke Wei."

Although Jia Heng is a national martial artist, he actually also holds the title of Grand Master, which is considered the ceiling of the civil service hierarchy.

"Zhao Zhongcheng." Jia Heng turned over and dismounted, threw the reins in his hand to a man in rich clothes, and said softly: "Excuse me, Mr. Zhao, for coming from afar."

The King of Wei, Chen Ran, also approached, with a look of joy on his young and handsome face. He raised his eyes to look at Zhao Qi and said, "Zhao Zhongcheng."

"His Royal Highness the King of Wei."

Jia Heng had a warm smile on his face and said, "Zhao Zhongcheng, I haven't seen him for a year, but he still looks the same."

The chaos in the White Lotus Sect in Shandong was such a big deal, but he could continue to remain unmoved in his post as governor. He was also a capable bureaucrat.

"Ashamed, ashamed." Zhao Qi looked a little embarrassed and praised: "The power of Duke Wei shocked the Japanese. It is really a hero who did not change Qilu's rebellion."

Jia Heng said: "Zhao Zhongcheng is too polite."

Everyone finished chatting.

Jia Heng said: "Master Zhao, let's enter Laizhou Mansion together."

It's hard for Zhao Qi to come so far to meet him.

Everyone exchanged greetings and strode into the towering Laizhou City in the distance. At this moment, Laizhou Magistrate Sun Fengyou and fellow magistrate Qian Shenglong welcomed a group of military and political dignitaries into the city.

Then, the carriages and soldiers entered Ye County, the prefecture of Denglai City.

While they were talking, everyone entered the yamen, and the guests and hosts took their seats.

Jia Heng took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and asked: "Zhao Zhongcheng, how has the implementation of the New Deal been in Shandong this year?"

Because Jia Heng still carries the title of supervising the New Deal, or in other words, the New Deal was originally proposed and implemented by Jia Heng, so he also has full authority to supervise local New Deal matters.

Zhao Qi smiled and complimented: "Now the prefectures, counties and states in Shandong have been fully rolled out. The new policy proposed by Duke Wei was really a good strategy for governing the country. It took only one year to see the real results."

Jia Heng nodded and said: "The two reforms to Yuan were abolished earlier. Can the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs send people to mint official silver?"

The New Deal has a shortcoming of "there are countermeasures at the top and countermeasures at the bottom", that is, the problem of fire consumption, and the return of fire consumption to the public and the abolition of the two reforms to the Yuan Dynasty are to deal with this problem.

Zhao Qidao: "People from the Ministry of Revenue have come, but people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs have not come yet. They said that in a while, a silver village will be built in Jinan Prefecture. The local prefectures and counties need too much official silver."

Jia Heng thought for a while and said, "When I return to Beijing, I will have someone urge me."

Zhao Qidao: "Now the summer and autumn taxes are fairly normal throughout Shandong, and the treasury is strong. We can still raise enough money to transfer the money to the imperial court."

Because the tax paid in a whip method is all in silver, it is inevitable that the silver is expensive and the grain is cheap, causing injury. The purpose of the internal affairs bank's acceptance of private transactions is to solve this disadvantage.

Jia Heng asked: "How are the preparations for the construction of the Shandong Dusi Local Guard Station?"

The White Lotus Sect infiltrated the local health center and almost completely changed the blood of the Shandong local health center.

Zhao Qi replied: "The local guard station is being rebuilt one after another. Commander Zhang Du proposed to recruit the generals of the guard station according to their talents and strictly review the resume of the generals to prevent the White Lotus Sect from happening again."

Jia Heng said: "The imperial court may send troops to Liaodong next year. Zhao Zhongcheng should also urge the local government to recruit local brave men who are good at water and serve the country by joining the army."

Zhao Qi looked puzzled and asked: "Is the imperial court planning to use large-scale troops against Liaodong again?"

Jia Heng looked solemn and said: "I, the Han Dynasty, have accumulated strength over the years just to wipe out the Jurchens. After the battle with the Japanese, most of the Jurchen elite have been lost. However, our national strength is increasing day by day, and it is time to solve the Jurchen problem."

Zhao Qi nodded and said: "We cannot delay the decision for too long. When the Jurchens recover, something might happen again."

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, frowned, and asked softly: "How are the Kong family of Shandong Yanshenggong doing lately?"

Zhao Qi also had a somewhat complicated look on his face, and said: "That Duke Yansheng was sentenced to prison. I heard that there was a controversy in the court, and many ministers and elders interceded for him. He has been in prison for a long time now." It’s been a year and it seems that the Holy One has not dealt with it yet.”

Jia Heng frowned and asked, "Don't you, the Dukes of the Manchu Dynasty, know that the descendants of the Kong family have fled to Liaodong and are now serving the Jurchens?"

Along the way, according to the secret intelligence from the Jurchens, Kong Youde had served as the Minister of Rites in the Ministry of Rites of the Qing Dynasty and became a guest of the Jurchens.

Zhao Qi shook his head and said: "Duke Wei, the court did not mention this matter."

Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said, "Let's talk about it after I return to Beijing."

The Confucian family still holds too much weight among scholars in the world, and Emperor Chongping still fails to attract more scholars.

After a while, everyone began to have a feast for the wind. Afterwards, after eating, Jia Heng and King Wei went back to their rooms to rest.

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