The Red Mansions

Chapter 235
Jia Heng and Qu Langxu were talking, and they said to Fan Yi who was at the side: "Mr. Fan will help me write a memorandum, which summarizes the details of the big and small leaders of the Sanhe Gang. Later, I will go to the palace to face the saint, and Chen Shuyu is here." .”

Fan Yi heard this, her heart was agitated, she cupped her hands and said, "Yes, my lord."

After Jia Heng finished speaking, he looked at Qu Lang and extended his hand to invite him: "Deputy Qu Qianhu, please come to the inner hall for a speech.

Qu Lang's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly followed.

Walking to the inner hall, Jia Heng pointed to the chairs beside him and said, "Vice Qu Qianhu, please sit down."

Hearing this, Qu Lang thought for a while, then sat down, and said seriously, "Your Excellency seems to have something to do?"

Jia Heng said: "I have something to ask about, and it may be a bit over the limit, but Deputy Qu Qianhu can speak at his own discretion."

Hearing this, Qu Lang also showed some doubts on his face, and said, "My lord, please give me instructions."

Jia Heng said: "It's about Liaodong. Are there any detectives sent to Liaodong in the Jinyi Mansion, or a special corresponding branch? Engaged in mapping geography, spying on military aircraft, and plotting against enemy generals?"

Qu Lang was silent for a moment, and then said: "To tell you the truth, there is no special office in the Weifu, but there is a colleague who knows Liaodong very well. In the past, there was a staff in Weili who was in charge of investigating things in Liaodong, in response to inquiries from the emperor or letters from the Ministry of War. Inquiry, this person is Lan Qianhu, who has been in charge of Liaodong since the first year of Chongping, and the humble position has nothing to do with him, but I don't know how many scouts his subordinates have sent to Liaodong."

Jia Heng's complexion was gloomy, his eyes flickered, and he said: "But why haven't you seen this Qianhu in Jinyi Mansion these days?"

In his past and present lives, he has an extraordinary memory. During this period of time in Jinyi Mansion, he has basically become familiar with the Qianhu and Deputy Qianhu in Jinyi Mansion.

But this Lan Qianhu was not found.

"My lord, I was dispatched to Jiangxi not long ago." Qu Lang said.

Jia Heng frowned and said, "Why?"

Qu Lang said: "This Lan Qianhu is a confidant of the former Commander Shang Yong, but he is not actually a confidant. Because of Liaodong affairs, he often looks for Commander Shang, and the contacts may be too close, so when Commander Shang goes, Lan Qianhu was not treated very well by Tongzhi Lu, so he found an excuse and was sent far away to Jiangxi."

Jia Heng frowned, and said coldly: "Abandoning official affairs because of personal grievances, what a son of heaven is close to the army."

Qu Lang said: "It's like this up and down, so what?"

Jia Heng thought for a while, then said in a deep voice: "It's probably not long since he left Shenjing, so you call him over on a fast horse, and tell me that I have something important to ask."

Qu Lang paused when he heard the words, and said: "My lord, if you want to transfer him back, what name should he use?"

"Although I'm the Commander of the Five Cities, I still have the title of Commander in Jinyi, and I have the right to call him back for questioning. Even if Lu Jingyao has some criticisms, he can only hold back." Jia Heng said slowly.

Because he has the Son of Heaven Sword on his body, Lu Jingyao has to avoid his edge during this time.

Even, if he spread the word about recommending Lu Jingyao, he would put aside any grievances and make friends with him.

Qu Lang said: "That Lan Qianhu has gone south by boat and needs to be chased back by a fast horse."

Jia Heng nodded and said, "Then send a fast horse to go."

Regardless of Lan Qianhu's ability or how much he knows about Liaodong affairs, he will persevere in infiltrating into Liaodong. This espionage awareness is worthy of recognition.

Let Qu Lang go back to search for someone, and then Jia Heng also left the inner hall and came to the official hall. At this time, Fan Yi came from a distance, holding a memorabilia that was good for children's books, handed it over, and said: " My lord, it’s good to summarize the report and write it down, if you see something wrong there, please correct it.”

Jia Heng took the report, looked at it, and saw that it recorded the number of leaders and disciples of the Sanhe Gang so far.

Last time, what Jia Heng presented was the belongings and goods of the Sanhe gang leaders and gang leaders, and now it is the case notice.

"Mr. Fan's writing is concise and concise." Jia Heng smiled and praised, and said: "It's getting late, and I will also enter the palace to see the emperor."

"Congratulations, my lord." Fan Yi cupped her hands and said.

Daming Palace

Today, as an example, it is the afternoon meeting of the Chang Dynasty. Emperor Chongping summoned the cabinet, six ministries, Zhan Shikedao, the General Administration Department, the Five Armies Governor's Mansion, and Jing Zhaoyin to discuss military and state affairs.

In fact, except for some special circumstances, the Chang Dynasty’s Shuowang Dynasty did not really call for a hundred officials to discuss matters and make decisions. It was more like a court meeting where the monarchs and ministers met regularly to reassure China and foreign countries.

Otherwise, there will be a lot of talk, and you will say nothing, and you will not be able to make a decision at all.

On the contrary, it is more efficient and convenient for the cabinet to "pick up" to handle government affairs, and then hand them over to Chongping Emperor Zhu for approval.

The Wu Dynasty, which was established following the pre-Ming Dynasty, is the official court meeting for discussing the country's major affairs.

It can be compared to the plenary meeting and executive meeting of later generations.

Originally, Jia Heng led the emperor's envoy, so he could enter the palace to present matters at any time, so he didn't need to go to the court meeting, but the case of the Sanhe gang was concerned by the court and the public, and he needed to inform the officials of the progress in a timely manner.

Jia Heng stood in front of the imperial city, standing in the ranks of martial arts according to his rank, which caused some people to look sideways.

Many people whispered.

"Young and promising, young people are awesome." Some gray-haired officials said in a low voice.

"This young man is resourceful. He has played tricks on the Sanhe gang twice, and now he has wiped out the Sanhe gang in a short time. He is really a hero." This is the sense of the younger officials.

After the incident of "Fadden Hearing the Drum", it can be said that the officials in the court also knew more or less about this young dignitary who had recently risen to fame.

And the Sanhe Gang, which had been entrenched in Dongcheng for more than ten years, collapsed like a whirlwind, which cast a halo of resourcefulness on Jia Heng.

Without him, it was too crisp and neat, dazzling, and looking at the process before and after, it was strange that it did not cause the slightest disturbance.

King Beijing stood in the crowd, wearing a silver white dragon python robe and a jade belt around his waist, standing out from the crowd like a chicken.

His face was like a crown of jade, with sword eyebrows and bright eyes, he smiled lightly at Liu Fang, the first-class grandson of Liu Biao, Duke of Li, and said, "Brother, what do you think of this Jia Ziyu?"

Liu Fang was in her early forties, with slender cheeks and a short beard under her chin. Her official position was the co-magistrate of the former military governor's mansion. Hearing this, she frowned and said with a sneer, "It looks like a dog."

King Beijing was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Brother Liu Shi, don't underestimate this person, even if you and I are at this age, it's hard to say that we can wipe out the Sanhe Gang in Dongcheng in a short period of time."

King Beijing Jing is only 26 and seven years old, but when he said this, he felt a bit old-fashioned.

"Your Majesty's remark is absurd. As far as I know, these lucky ones called the Jinyi Mansion's detectives, and they were able to calmly plan to eradicate the Sanhe Gang in Dongcheng. Otherwise, they would never This is like the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves, cleaning up the east city." Hou Xiaokang, the first-class hereditary son of Hou Ming, the Duke of Xiu, chuckled, looking at Jia Heng with disdain.

This person is the governor of the army after the official residence.

Among the four kings and eight princes, especially Beijing and Nan'an still retain a strong influence in the center, one is in charge of the front army, and the other is in charge of the rear army.

Among the four kings and eight princes, except for Niu Jizong who was the first-class governor Guoyongying, the other two viscounts both served in the governor's mansion of the five armies.

Yan Ye, the king of Nan'an County, snorted coldly and said, "No matter what, it's his ability, especially after the ancestor sacrifice the day before yesterday, he is already the head of the Jia family."

When everyone heard the words, they all had complex expressions and complicated thoughts.

Yes, whether they want to admit it or not, this young man is already the head of the Jia family, the de facto head of Ning Rong.

At this moment, a clear sound of a jade chime was suddenly heard, and all the civil and military officials who had been whispering to each other stood in order according to their ranks and waited, no more words were said.

The two censors, one on the left and the other on the right, glanced at the civil and military officials, stared at the leading elders, and began to roll their names.

Then, the civil and military officials lined up and entered one by one.

in the temple
Wen and Wu stood in line, and bowed to Emperor Chongping who was sitting on the golden chair.

With the sound of "All the ministers are flattened", all the civil and military officials stood up and stood with their heads bowed.

Jia Heng is in the crowd at the moment, and he is in the same row as Jing Zhaoyin and Xu Lu when it comes to official duties.

In the beginning, border affairs were mentioned, and the Secretary of the General Administration recited the border newspaper and the cabinet's draft opinions, and described the situation in the northern border.

Afterwards, the officials of Ke Dao, Hanlin Zhanshi or Hanlin Zhanshi made generous speeches, or were heartbroken, or impeached Tang Kuan for his ineffective use of troops and no way to defend against the enemy. He should be punished to thank the world.

Then the crowd responded, and the bullets were like a wave.

Seeing the turbulent scene, Jia Heng's eyes were gloomy, and he secretly thought that he still needs a final decision from the cabinet ministers, that is, he glanced at Yang Guochang in front of him.

"This Yang Yuanfu is so calm." Jia Heng thought.

However, at this moment, a clear and clear voice sounded: "My minister Li Zan started to play, and I secretly thought that the two armies were fighting, and it was not appropriate to kill the general without authorization, and do things that hurt the relatives and make the enemies happy."

"Li Zan?" Jia Heng's face paused slightly, and he had some vague guesses in his heart. Now that Tang Kuan's crime was not punished, it was nothing more than to settle the score for Qiuhou, and Li Zan might be the first to take Tang Kuan's sacrificial knife when he passed the time.

If you want to guard Youyan, you should first pay attention to Jizhen.

What he can see, the minister of the Ministry of war will not fail to see.

Han Huang said: "The minister seconded the proposal."

Emperor Chongping said in a deep voice, "Yunzou."

After a while of quarrels due to border affairs, it was still implemented in the household department's autumn grain transportation this year.

At this moment, Liang Yuan, the servant of the household department, came out of the class and said: "My lord, Liang Yuan, the servant of the household department, has played."

Emperor Chongping frowned and said, "Liang Qing, what's the matter?"

Liang Yuandao: "Report to the Holy Majesty, Du Jitong, the governor of water transport, sent a letter to the Ministry of Household Affairs. The grain was transported to the north, and the transportation capacity was insufficient. He asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to assist in the preparation of ships, and also asked for an extension of one month. Since this matter is important, I also ask the Holy Majesty to make a decision."

There are deadlines for grain transportation in Shenjing. It is not a nonsense talk about being cut off, but missing the date of autumn collection, coupled with the delay on the road, it is easy to cause some losses. At that time, the shortfall will need There is a saying.

The Ministry of Household Affairs would definitely not claim it, so it fell on the governor's yamen, and Du Jitong, as the hall official, was duty-bound.

Emperor Chongping paused when he heard this, and looked at Liang Yuan, speechless for a while.

With the mind of the emperor, he faintly noticed the tricks in it.

Because Du Ji is also the governor of water transportation, he can go directly to the Shu, and the Secretary of the General Administration will pass it on, and the Ministry of Households will replace Chen. Of course, it is not impossible.

Being stared at by Emperor Chongping, Liang Yuan was slightly terrified, but his expression remained calm.

This is the cleverness of Yang Guochang, the chief assistant of the cabinet pointed out by Liang Yuan. He did not directly mention Jia Heng, but started from the matter of transporting grain to the north.

There is no other purpose, not just beating Jia Heng, adding to Jia Heng's obstacles, but also a deeper purpose - demining.

Sure enough, there was Hu Yi, who was in charge of the matter, stepped forward and said loudly: "My lord, since this summer, the imperial court has spent a lot of money on transshipment of grain and fodder for side affairs. As far as I know, all the warehouses in Beijing have bottomed out, so the autumn grain is delayed. When entering the warehouse, I am afraid that the price of grain in Beijing will skyrocket and people will panic, so I ask the Holy Spirit to enlighten me."

"I remember that the Caoyun Yamen has Caoliang Guards driving and running around for it. Where is the letter that Du Jitong handed over to the Ministry of Households?" Emperor Chongping said calmly with an indifferent face.

Liang Yuandao: "Your Majesty, Zha Zichen has brought here. The time has passed and the time has changed for the grain guards in the water transport yamen. Most of them can't bear the pain of transporting millet by water. There are many fugitives. Since the second year of Chongping, there have been chaos."

This is of course a foreshadowing, and it has started since then, and it has been since Imagami succeeded to the throne.

Du Jitong, Governor of Water Transport, has only been in office for four years. Even if he wants to be held accountable, it is not easy to start, because this is a problem left over from history.

On this side, Dai Quan came down and took the letter from Liang Yuan.

Emperor Chongping took it from Dai Quan, and read it with lowered eyes. However, after reading, his face gradually became ashen, and he sneered, and said: "Du Jitong said that there are only 7 people in Caoliangwei, and there are only 68 ships left. , and they are all dilapidated. The original [-]% of the transfer tasks were approached by the King of Qi and entrusted to the Sanhe Chamber of Commerce for transfer. This alone can save the court [-] taels of silver. Zhuqing, do I still want to reward him?

This Du Ji is also the governor of the water transportation after that wicked son watched the government, so it cannot be said that they have long been colluding and colluding.

Everyone heard that the tone was wrong, and none of the officials dared to respond.

The rank of the Governor of Water Transport is set as the second grade, which is comparable to a Shangshu. This kind of imperial court officials are involved in many aspects.

After a long silence, Yang Guochang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, I remember that five years ago, the water transportation was not smooth, and the southern grain was repeatedly missed. Every winter solstice in the capital, there were often worries about food shortages and charcoal shortages. Fortunately, the Holy Majesty had insight Knowing talents, I appointed Du Jitong, since Du Jitong supervised the water transportation, the capital has not had any shortage of food for five years."

Yang Guochang himself would not say that he was the one who recommended him at that time, and Emperor Chongping allowed it.

Emperor Chongping frowned and said, "But these five years are precisely the five years when the so-called Sanhe Gang in Dongcheng is advancing vigorously and raging more violently. Du Jitong really doesn't know?"

Yang Guochang pondered for a while, and said: "The Caoliang Guard has been abolished for a long time. When Du Jitong went to the Cao Liang Guard, there were only more than [-] people. After five years of rectification, it can be called painstaking management. Besides, the Sanhe Gang is entrenched in the East City, and they act as merchants in the open. , and it is not easy to identify."

On the side, the second assistant of the cabinet, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Han Huang's face was slightly paused, and his heart was full of embarrassment.

This is a good way to cut off the generals of the Qi Party and the Sanhe Gang in advance.

Yang Guochang was ranked as the first assistant, so he was naturally not an ordinary person, he was very precious to the household department's money and food, and his subordinates were not all mediocre.

For example, Du Jitong is one of his subordinates, and he has a connection with the Sanhe gang, so he must do his best to protect it.

It can be said that the biggest difference between Chen Han and Jia Heng's previous life in the late Ming Dynasty is that although Wu Xun indulged in pleasure due to the fact that the country has been established for a hundred years, but also because of Wu Xun's huge power, the civil service group cannot be dominated by one family. If Xun competes for power, some scholarly elites and talented people will inevitably emerge.

Party struggles belong to party struggles, and the Qi, Chu and Zhejiang parties also have talents who are proficient in affairs.

(End of this chapter)