The Red Mansions

Chapter 214 Supervising the Armament Supervisor

Daming Palace, West Nuan Pavilion of Side Hall

Seeming to see Jia Heng's restraint, Emperor Chongping smiled and comforted him, and said, "Zi Yu doesn't need to be restrained. It's not that the monarch and his ministers are right at the moment, just be at home. Speaking of which, the peach blossom cake you praised so much last time, The queen made a lot more, and I will eat some later."

Hearing this, Empress Song, who was dressed in a light yellow palace dress and combed in a bun, showed a smile on her graceful and glamorous peony face.

Under the forehead of Ruyu, which is painted with flowers, are two willow-leaf eyebrows. At this moment, the phoenix eyes are bent into crescent moons. Flow out, a little bit into the bottom of my heart.

In Jia Heng's eyes, there was a slight twitch in his heart. Even if he boasted that his concentration was extraordinary, he felt that it was difficult to hold on to himself.

How to describe it in words?

Maybe it's the addition of dresses and jewelry?

Chen Han's court attire is not as simple as Liu Han's.

At that time, the dyeing and weaving techniques were not well developed, the colors of the clothes were monotonous, and the jewelry utensils did not have the brilliant jewels of colorful embroidery.

Today's Chen Han, in terms of court dresses, is more like the prosperous Tang Dynasty, highlighting a graceful, elegant, gorgeous and bright.

It can be said that he is extremely friendly to that kind of woman with a square forehead, a wide face and a plump figure.

Of course, compared to the prosperous Tang Dynasty, where fatness was the beauty and the aesthetics were single, Chen Han inherited the pre-Ming, and he was also compatible with the beautiful and petite Bai Youshou.

In fact, Empress Song and her younger concubine Duanrong, in the Han Palace, had the reputation of "Fat Ring, Swallows and Thin".

"Ziyu, is that peach blossom cake really so delicious?" A blush appeared on Empress Song's Xueyan's skin, and because of the glittering golden steps, it became more and more rosy, and her small and lovely earlobes were exquisitely carved Above, emerald earrings glow in the autumn afternoon sun.

Jia Heng said softly: "I don't know what to say, but it's hard to imagine that the mother and mother are so beautiful in the world, and there is such a culinary skill of piercing the moon and cutting clouds, which is amazing."

When Empress Song heard this, the smile on her glamorous face became more and more prosperous, and she said: "Zi Yu is absurd, I used to make dim sum at home... Louyue Caiyun, it's really overrated."

As he said that, he looked at Emperor Chongping: "Your Majesty, my concubine usually makes some for you, but I forgot to eat when I was busy, and they were sent here for Ran'er, Zhi'er and their sisters to eat."

Emperor Chongping smiled, and said, "Zitong's cooking skills are excellent, and I like peach blossom crisps on weekdays."

Perhaps he had eaten it for more than ten years, and he was somewhat tired of the peach blossom cakes made by the queen. He regarded it as normal, but he did not have Jia Ziyu's emotion.

Several people were talking, Dai Quan smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, lunch is ready."

Emperor Chongping smiled and said, "Ziyu, let's use some together."

Jia Heng got up quickly, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Then the few people went to a long table beside them, perhaps to entertain courtiers like Jia Heng. Emperor Chongping specially ordered the imperial dining room to cook more dishes, with a combination of meat and vegetables, which seemed to be much more abundant than usual.

After the monarch and ministers were seated, they cleaned their hands in the golden basin.

Empress Song was also sitting beside Emperor Chongping, stretching out a pair of snow-white slender hands to wash in the golden basin, the cuffs of her palace dress were rolled up, revealing a small lotus arm.

Elegant, glamorous and mature beauty without any pretentiousness at all, just like willows in February, silently stirring people's heartstrings.

When Jia Heng caught a glimpse, five words could not help but float in his heart, the world is rich and noble.

"Ziyu, it's not that the emperor and his ministers are right here, don't be restrained, just relax." Emperor Chongping smiled warmly, "Looking at you, breakfast probably won't help."

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, his voice choked with sobs and said: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty, I haven't eaten breakfast until half an hour later."

Emperor Chongping nodded, and said softly: "Recently, you have been too exhausted with official duties. You should take a good rest for a while when you have something to do in Dongcheng."

"To share the worries of the Holy One, I dare not talk about hard work." Jia Heng said.

Emperor Chongping played with two chopsticks, and said with a light smile, "Don't work so hard in the future. When I was Prince Yong, I was in charge of the Ministry of Punishment. I remember that it was all night long. After thinking about it, I felt that I would not be able to last long after suffering so much. When you are young, go back and rest immediately."

Empress Song frowned and said: "Your Majesty is busy with the state affairs now, but it has reappeared the same as before, wearing clothes and food, and slacking off all night."

Emperor Chongping sighed, and said, "Now that the country is in dire straits, what can I do about it?"

Jia Heng was terrified, so he couldn't help leaving the table to bow, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your suggestion."

Empress Song made way for Emperor Chongping to serve the dishes. Seeing this, she frowned and said with a sweet smile, "Your Majesty just said that you don't need to play right? Why did you come up with the right way again? Your Majesty, too. You can use it just now." That's it, why are we talking about state affairs again?"

Emperor Chongping smiled and said: "It's my fault, I'll punish myself for a drink later, Dai Quan prepares wine."

Empress Song's beautiful face showed a bit of annoyance, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the imperial physician once said that your majesty is busy with state affairs, and if you drink alcohol, it will hurt the dragon's body more. It is better to drink less alcohol. stop."

"I'm happy today, it's okay to drink less." Emperor Chongping laughed.

Emperor Chongping, who had apparently made a fortune, was in a really good mood.

The phoenix pupils under Song Empress Liu Ye's eyebrows flickered, and she said with a gentle smile: "Your Majesty, is there any happy event today?"

Because Empress Song had only come here for a short time, Emperor Chongping had not had time to say something worth tens of millions of dollars in the future.

Emperor Chongping picked up his chopsticks and said in a gentle voice, "I just told Zitong that Ziyu just wiped out the Sanhe Gang in Dongcheng and confiscated more than 1000 million taels of silver."

It can be said that until this moment, it really felt like a family banquet. In front of Jia Heng, the emperor took off some of his masks, and he felt a little more outspoken.

When Empress Song heard this, her jade face moved slightly, and she couldn't help but let out a soft sound, which made her heart tremble.

More than 1000 million taels of silver, no wonder Your Majesty...

Jia Heng was picking up a ball, but the chopsticks loosened and fell into the bowl. She quickly put down the chopsticks and thought to herself, the Queen Song's voice is like a warbler's cry, mellow and charming, how does she look like she has given birth to two sons?
Just at this time, Emperor Chongping also turned his eyes to the future, and said in a gentle voice: "It's thanks to Ziyu this time."

Jia Heng hurriedly said: "Even if there are no ministers around, the sage will look down and choose another virtuous person, and the troubles in the east city will be wiped out. I dare not take credit for it."

Emperor Chongping smiled and said: "It is good for a young man to be neither arrogant nor impetuous, but he should not be too modest. A young man should have the vigor of a young man."

Empress Song also looked at the young man with her beautiful eyes, and said in her heart that after a few years, she could let Ran'er go to the five cities to observe the government.

It was only when she watched from the sidelines that she clearly understood that this young man is not only outstanding in talent and good in conduct, but more rare is his modesty and prudence, which is what he looks like for a long time.

Jia Heng said: "Your Majesty's teachings, Heng will keep them in mind, and dare not forget them for a day."

Afterwards, the monarch and his subjects stopped talking about other things, and after lunch, Empress Song bid farewell and left Daming Palace wisely, and let the monarch and his subjects discuss government affairs.

When Empress Song left, Emperor Chongping did not go around in circles, and went straight in, asking: "Ziyu, tell me how much Qi Wangyuan took in total?"

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, and said: "I haven't revealed my feelings from the torture of Han Ziping, the fourth head of the Sanhe Gang, but from my perspective, in recent years, the Sanhe Gang has delivered 2308 million taels of silver a year, and a quarter of it has been delivered to the Qi Palace. , at least seven or eight years, I don't know the exact number, so I don't dare to speak nonsense."

When Emperor Chongping heard the words, he thought quickly, his complexion gradually turned pale, and an evil fire went straight to his forehead, and said coldly: "There are tens of millions of Sanhe gangs who take half of the silver, even if King Qi doesn't get the silver for bribes." Ten million, there are also four or five million taels, he is the prince of the country and is honored by the country's salary, Ziyu, what do you think he wants so much money for?"

Jia Heng's words were not easy to answer. After thinking for a while, he cupped his hands and said, "I don't know, but I think that although the Holy One is the co-lord of the world and reigns in all parts of Kyushu, he is also the father of the King of Qi. If he doubts his father and son, it is better to speak bluntly." Just ask King Qi."

These words are very sensible, and they are not intimate, and they are both reasonable and reasonable.

Isn't it natural for the father to ask his son?
Father and son don't doubt each other, and they also coincide with the three cardinal guides and five constant rules, the way of heaven and the relationship between human beings.

Dai Quan, who was standing with his hands down and silent, blinked his eyes at this moment, feeling a little tut in his heart.

Damn, this is a scholar, stepping on King Qi's foot, still can't let King Qi hug his leg and blackmail him.

It's really easy to say, and bad things are never done!
Needless to say, with Prince Qi's unstingy temperament, most of them would refuse to admit it at first, and finally roll around, but the more he is like this, the more he hates His Majesty.

When Emperor Chongping heard the words, his cold and hard face was a little moved, and he thought in his heart, "If you doubt his father and son, why don't you ask him directly..."

After a long time, with gloomy eyes, he said slowly: "Zi Yu's words are sincere and the most reasonable."

Instead of guessing wildly, why not just ask that scoundrel, what are you doing with so much money?
Seeing this, Jia Heng looked calm and breathed a sigh of relief.

Although King Qi is not as virtuous as Prince Liu Ju, he must avoid becoming Jiang Chong and Su Wen.

Now that King Qi's deeds have been exposed, the rest of his presence should not be too strong.

The rest... should be the father who decides how to deal with his son. Even if he regrets it in the future, he can't blame others!
"We'll see how King Qi responds now. If you're smart, kneel down and beg for mercy. You'll spit out half of what you eat, but even so, it's not easy to cover up some private things." Jia Heng thought.

Before, when he had a conflict with King Qi, he had a feeling that the suzerainty of a country like King Qi needed to be cut a little bit, first to cut down the friendship between father and son, and then to cut down the kindness of the monarch and ministers.

What he said, the father asked his son, was justified, but it also concealed a thunder.

Once the son deceives the father, will the father be disappointed?
It can be said that if King Qi mishandled him, the friendship between father and son would be cut off, and then there would be only the kindness of the monarch and his ministers, and then...

Emperor Chongping thought about it for a while, and for the time being put aside how to deal with King Qi, and asked, "What do you think Ziyu should do with this money?"

Jia Heng looked puzzled, and said: "Your Majesty... I am dull, I don't know what His Majesty means?"

Emperor Chongping's eyes were clear, and he said loudly: "As Ziyu said earlier, you can select elite soldiers and train a new army. If you can use this silver as military supplies, can you build another new army?"

It can be said that this matter is the one thing that Emperor Chongping cares most about.

Jia Heng pondered for a while, carefully considering his words, and said: "Your Majesty, if the new army is just like the soldiers of the Beijing camp, I am afraid that the frontier affairs will not help much. , Choose another military weapon, I feel that there is still room for improvement in the firearms, and I originally planned to visit the Military Weapons Supervision after a while."

When Emperor Chongping heard the words, his heart skipped a beat and he asked, "Can the firecracker be used?"

Jia Hengdao: "I think that the firearms are the most important military weapon to defeat the enemy, but the firearms are slow to reload, the range is not far, and the training is complicated... As long as the above defects are overcome, the firearms can shine. At that time, the three-stage strike method created by Yunnan Muying once defeated the enemy and won the victory. If we, a big man, study firearms carefully and overcome the disadvantages of firearms, we may be able to sweep away the decline of the enemy and ourselves in the northern border."

Even in the feudal era, military technology has been developing, otherwise, there would be no stirrups, horseshoes, and rhubarb crossbows.

Emperor Chongping pondered for a while, thinking over Jia Heng's words, and said, "Ziyu, how much do you know about firecrackers?"

Jia Heng said: "To tell you the truth, I have some experience with firecrackers, but I still need to see my craftsmen's crafts in person before making any calculations."

Emperor Chongping looked silent, and said in a loud voice: "Dai Quan, pass on my oral instructions, and the third-class general Yunhui, Jia Heng supervises the construction of military equipment and military equipment.

Supervising, not supervising, means giving authority but not responsibility, and giving the right to guide in name, so the military supervisor needs to cooperate with Jia Heng, which can be regarded as Emperor Chongping's convenience for Jia Heng to do things.

Because in Emperor Chongping's view, it is somewhat overkill for Jia Heng to go to the prison for such trivial matters as the military supervision.

Jia Heng was taken aback when he heard this.

Emperor Chongping smiled and said: "You go to the Military Weapons Supervision to check the ordnance manufacturing skills first, and if it can be used, you will be formally judged by the Military Weapons Supervision."

(End of this chapter)