The Red Mansions

Chapter 312
In the meeting hall, after some generous speeches, Jia Heng sat down again, just sat for a while, suddenly, another soldier came to report from outside.

"My lord, Mr. Li Ge from the cabinet has arrived outside the gate of the camp. He said that he has been ordered by his superiors to supervise the capital camp."

When Jia Heng heard this, his face was slightly startled.

And the generals in the hall were also taken aback, secretly thinking, the cabinet has come?The case of Wang Ziteng alarmed the cabinet?
Jia Heng said: "Wait a moment, generals, I will go to greet Mr. Li Ge."

After finishing speaking, he walked out, leaving the generals stunned in place.

Outside the barracks, Li Zan, Minister of the Ministry of War, was riding on a tall horse, followed by two cavalry in brocade clothes, approaching the gate of the barracks.

Although Li Zan's thin face was calm at the moment, his heart was extremely anxious.

I just feel that if we delay for a while, there will be chaos in the Beijing camp in the next moment.

Not long after, I looked up and saw soldiers rushing out, lined up, and the familiar young military officer was in the middle.

Jia Heng cupped his hands and said, "Master Li."

While speaking, he quickly ordered the general to open the gate of the camp.

Li Zan's face trembled slightly, he drove his horse forward, and asked, "Jia Ziyu, why are you here? Where is Wang Ziteng?"

"The lower officials heard about the turmoil in the Beijing camp, so they held the Tianzi sword immediately, and came here to summon all the generals and schools to suppress the situation." Jia Heng said with a calm face, and then asked: "Master Li also came to sit in the township under the order of the Holy One. Jingying."

Li Zan nodded, frowned and asked, "Call the generals?"

"In the name of Wang Jieshuai's appointment of Li Xun and others, the whole army is rampant and lawless, and the generals of the group camp are called to the camp of the Chinese army to discuss matters. As for the Yaowu camp, the subordinate official has already ordered the Guoyong camp to suppress it and block it. The news, in case the generals hear the horn and act rashly, they are now gathered in the military tent." Jia Heng explained the situation in a few words.

Li Zan's face calmed down when he heard the words, but there was a strange feeling in his heart, and he asked, "Isn't there any trouble in the camp now?"

When he left the camp from the palace, his original intention was to appease the generals of the regiment camp, so as not to respond and cause chaos, but hearing the meaning of the young man in front of him, the generals of the Beijing camp seem to be unaware of the inside story?

Jia Heng said: "There is no trouble now, but the generals are deeply resentful of Wang Jieshuai. Earlier, Wang Jieshuai came to the camp from the middle of the capital, and the lower officials had no choice but to put Wang Jieshuai in another place and wait for the order. Your Excellency Come here to sit in town, please enter the camp and take full control of it."

Li Zan frowned and said, "Wang Ziteng came earlier?"

Jia Heng said: "The prince came to suppress the situation. The officials thought it would arouse the resentment of the generals, so they used the Tianzi sword to temporarily detain him in the side camp, waiting for the Holy Majesty to deal with it."

Li Zan was silent for a moment, and said, "How is the morale of the generals in the Beijing camp?"

Jia Heng said: "Because Wang Jieshuai was not allowed to sit in command, the generals in the Beijing camp now think that the imperial court wants to deal with the chaos of the whole army, and the army is happy."

Li Zan nodded.

Jia Heng said again: "My lord, although Luo Rui, the general of the Liwei camp, caused the disturbance this time, in the final analysis, it was Wang Jieshuai's radical tactics. , so that the general had resentment in his heart, but fortunately, it has not yet caused a greater disaster."

When Li Zan heard the words, he couldn't help admiring him, and praised, "Zi Yu's words are good."

Jia Heng said again: "Your Excellency is the elder of the court. Your Excellency will sit in the town and appease the generals. The camp will be as safe as a rock. Now all the generals are discussing the matter of reorganizing the army. They are about to ask the elder to take charge of the overall situation."

Li Zan thought for a while and said, "Let's advance to the camp."

As he said that, following Jia Heng into the barracks conference hall, the generals who were waiting in the hall had complex expressions when they saw the cabinet scholar coming here.

Secretly, is it really worth it?

Is the imperial court trying to set things right?

Qi Qi stood up and saluted: "I will meet Mr. Li Ge at the end."

Li Zan nodded to the generals, but he was not in a hurry to announce the decree for a while, and said: "Generals, the Holy Majesty was shocked to hear that the Beijing camp has been reorganized, and there are frequent chaos, especially Li Xun and others in the Yaowu camp. There are many complaints, and I specially ordered this cabinet to come to investigate, and this cabinet took advantage of this opportunity to listen to the opinions of the generals on the matter of reorganizing the army."

When the generals heard this, they looked at each other with happy faces.

Jia Heng said in a loud voice: "Mr. Li Ge came here under the orders of the Holy Majesty to rectify the chaos in the army. At the same time, he also listened to the opinions of the generals and brainstormed. It is the same as the previous sentence. It's a grand plan of the imperial court, and all generals can speak freely."

When the generals in the hall heard the words, their doubts disappeared.

Some generals were speculatively thinking, it seems that the dispute between Jia and King has been settled.

"General Jia is upright and upright, and he upholds justice. I will be convinced." Some generals said.

Seeing the scene of the generals agreeing, Li Zan paused slightly, and was a little surprised in his heart.

Secretly thought, the Beijing camp general in front of him has been completely appeased as Jia Ziyu said.

Putting aside the matter of Luo Rui, he began to discuss with the generals the military reorganization of the Beijing camp and the imperial court's arrangements for the defense of the nine borders.

On Jia Heng's side, they left the meeting hall, sent people to Shenjing City to report to the emperor, and at the same time sent people to inquire about the progress of the suppression of the rebellion.

At noon, the news from all parties finally gathered to the Jieshuai Camp.

The first is the battle situation at the west gate of Shenjing City.

Under the joint encirclement and suppression of Luo Rui's troops by the soldiers and horses of the five cities and the Jingying Tiqi, Cui Jin, the leader of a thousand households, was killed, and the remaining [-] generals and soldiers either fled or surrendered.

The second is the Yaowu camp. When the Guoyong camp besieged the Yaowu camp, Pang Shili, the general of the Yangwei camp, led the Shenshu cavalry to help in time, and they entered the Yaowu camp together. The rebels surrounded by Luo Rui could no longer persist. If you can't help it, you will lose a lot.

And Luo Rui himself has led more than a hundred cavalry to break through to Sanfu's land, leading the cavalry to hunt down Pang Shili, and it is only a matter of time before he is caught.

By noon, except for Luo Rui, the rebellion was basically settled. According to preliminary statistics, nearly [-] soldiers were killed or injured due to Luo Rui's rebellion.

When Jia Heng received the news, the banquet held by the generals had just ended, and the generals were sent away, then turned back to the barracks, and saw Li Zan, Minister of the Ministry of War, holding in his hand the minutes of the whole army described by Song Yuan, Flipping through.

Jia Heng cupped his hands and said: "Master Li, the chaos in the Yaowu camp has subsided, but Luo Rui, the former general of the Liwei camp, led the troops to flee, and Pang Shi, the general of the Yangwei camp, led his men to chase after him. Now the Yaowu camp is Guoyong. Battalion takeover, repression."

Li Zan's expression was indifferent, he sighed lightly, and said, "It's all at last."

At this time, Jia Heng took the written report from Song Yuan, approached him, and said: "My lord, the whole story of the incident can be submitted to the Holy Majesty together with the summary of the army general's discussion on the whole army, and please sign it with your lord and subordinate officials." .”

With that said, he handed over the finished report of the book to Li Zan.

The content is the process of this incident, including Jia Heng's dispatch of Wucheng Bingmasi and Jinyifu Tiqi, as well as various measures to quell the chaos and gather generals, as well as Wang Ziteng and Li Zan entering the camp successively His deeds, in every detail, are described on it.

Li Zan looked down at the report, saw the process on it, and said: "This time the rebellion was decisively put down without causing too much trouble, thanks to Ziyu's insight into the crisis and Lei Ting's handling."

As he spoke, he picked up the brush and wrote his name on the book. After thinking about it, he wrote a paragraph in the blank space.

Jia Heng said: "My lord, after this incident in the Beijing camp, the generals and soldiers are bound to be impatient. If we follow up with radical measures to rectify, I'm afraid it will cause more twists and turns."

Li Zan showed thought on his face, sighed, and said, "I'm afraid that after the incident, there will be a disturbance in the court. I read in the report that a patrolling censor in the west city was martyred because of this."

Prince Teng's lack of strict control has led to a mutiny, and the civil servants will certainly not let it go.

Jia Heng actually saw the report just now, at that time, he thumped a little, and couldn't help feeling that Wang Ziteng's luck was really bad.

This is not to die but to peel off the skin.

Jia Heng didn't say anything else anymore, and sent the report to Shenjing City, and then quietly waited for the palace's order.

Daming Palace
Emperor Chongping is waiting anxiously for news with Yang Guochang and other cabinet ministers.

At this moment, an inner eunuch entered the hall and reported: "Your Majesty, news has just come from Jinyi Mansion that the west city has been taken back by the soldiers and horses of the five cities, and the gates of the four cities have been locked. The Jinyi Mansion takes over the defense, and the capital is safe."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The defense of Shenjing City is jointly taken over by the Wucheng Bingmasi and Jinyi Mansion, so the chaos will not spread to the city.

Emperor Chongping was also delighted when he heard the words, and asked anxiously, "Where is the Yaowu Camp? Is there any news from General Yunhui and Elder Li Ge?"

The inner eunuch reported: "Your Majesty, there is no news from Yaowu Camp yet, neither General Yun Hui nor Elder Li Ge have sent anyone to send a message."

When Emperor Chongping heard the words, the expression of worry returned to his face.

If the [-]th Regiment battalion engulfed in chaos, even if it did not affect the city of Shenjing, it would not be a trivial matter.

Yang Guochang pondered for a moment, and said: "My lord, since Mr. Li Ge has gone to the capital camp to appease the generals, I think it will not lead to a big disturbance."

Emperor Chongping sighed, and said: "I'm afraid that there will be chaos in the camp, and people's hearts will fluctuate, so it will be difficult to suppress."

When everyone heard this, their complexions became serious again.

However, because the gates of the four cities had already been sent by Jia Heng to take over the defense of the five cities' soldiers and cavalry, the most serious consequences no longer existed.

Han Huang said: "Your Majesty, although this matter is caused by personal grievances between Li Xun and Luo Rui, I am afraid that it will cause an uproar in the court and hinder the overall military plan."

Emperor Chongping was stunned when he heard the words, and said: "Han Qing's concerns are not unreasonable, some things need to be planned in advance."

But thinking about the aftermath.

Although the chaos in the Beijing camp was controlled in the first battalion, a storm in the court situation was inevitable.

And while the ministers were anxiously waiting, the time was also passing by quickly. At noon, although Emperor Chongping had no appetite for lunch, he had to ask the inner eunuch to prepare some refreshments in the afternoon.

Suddenly, the inner eunuch came into the hall again to report, saying: "Your Majesty, Jia Yunhui and Mr. Li Ge have sent a report and the summary of the conversation between the generals of the Beijing camp on the reorganization of the army, and they will be read together by your majesty. "

Emperor Chongping was overjoyed and asked, "Where is the report now?"

Not long after, the two internal guards brought up a stack of documents, which Dai Quan presented to Emperor Chongping.

Emperor Chongping couldn't wait to read it. After a while, his face relaxed, and he picked up the minutes of the meeting at the side, and read them intently, his expression changing.

It not only details the whole story of the incident, but also details the general's resentment towards Wang Ziteng and his subordinates.

As the memorial said, since the army was reorganized, Wang Ziteng has been aggressive in his methods, and the soldiers have complained a lot. Even if there is no today, there will be tomorrow...

Well, this sentence was supplemented by Li Zan, Minister of the Ministry of War.

After that, he also signed the name of Li Zan, Minister of the Ministry of War.

Emperor Chongping's face was solemn, and he met the worried eyes of Yang Guochang, Han Huang, and Zhao Yi, and explained: "Jia Ziyu has put down the chaos, except for the Yaowu camp, the rest of the regiment camps have not caused any major disturbances."

Several cabinet ministers present were completely relieved after hearing this.

Emperor Chongping said: "Dai Quan, let the elders have a look."

Dai Quan responded, took the report, and presented it to the three cabinet ministers for reading.

Several cabinet ministers circulated it, seeing the narration on it, their expressions were different, and they were silent for a long time.

From the simple and concise words, Jia Heng keenly discovered that Luo Rui, the general of the Liwei camp, had mischievous intentions, and then dispatched troops to the Nancheng camp, and entered the Jieshuai camp where Wang Ziteng was with the sword of the emperor. First, kill a monstrous accident invisibly.

Emperor Chongping said in a deep voice: "Dai Quan, order the inner guards to open the gate of the palace, and then send someone to tell the first-class Yunhui general Jia Heng and the Jingying Jiedu envoy Prince Teng to enter the palace to perform his duties."

Dai Quan bowed in response, turned around and left.

The opening of the palace gate naturally sent out a signal that the incident had been decided, in order to reassure the hearts of the people at home and abroad, and summoned Jia Heng, Wang Ziteng and others, obviously to inquire about the details of the incident in the Beijing camp.

Sure enough, with the opening of the gate of Miyagi, the people in the capital who were already in a state of anxiety gradually settled down.

And as Wucheng Bingmasi and Jinyi Tiqi gradually lowered the martial law, the details of the mutiny and various news were gradually revealed. There was an uproar among them.

If there is a hot search list in this era, it is probably like this style of painting:
"Mr. Qing, kill Prince Teng!" (Explosion)
"Luo Rui" (Burst)
"Yao Wu Camp" (Hot)
"Come on Beijing Camp"

"Yunhui General Jia Heng defeated the Yaowu camp rebellion in only two hours" (rising arrow)

"The Metropolitan Procuratorate Comments on the Beijing Camp Mutiny Incident"

"The widow of Kang Zhixue, the censor of patrolling the city, has arrived at the west gate" (crying loudly)

"Cabinet Li Ge Lao said that the whole army, economics and military affairs cannot be shaken" (new)
"Wang Ziteng's mansion was attacked by rebels" (dog head) (eat melon)
……

……

It can be said that the entire city of Shenjing is full of uproar, almost like a huge stone thrown into the river, causing waves, and various details about the mutiny are rapidly fermenting.

As for the common people, it is probably the same as where the gunshots were heard in later generations, and the discussions are in full swing.

Daming Palace
It was almost noon when Jia Heng and Wang Ziteng entered the palace gate. At this moment, the palace was already lit up, and there were many figures. Emperor Chongping and a group of court officials were waiting.

Facing the gazes of several gazes, Jia Heng looked calm, walked into the hall with his head held high, and saluted: "Minister Jia Heng, I have met the Holy Majesty, long live long live long live."

Wang Ziteng knelt down and saluted, feeling terrified, bowed his head deeply, and said: "The guilty minister, Wang Ziteng, sees the Holy One, long live, long live, long live."

Emperor Chongping looked at the two people below quietly, with a gloomy complexion and uncertain eyesight, making people unable to detect happiness or anger. He was silent for a long time, and said slowly: "Ziyu is free from courtesy, what's the situation outside?"

Jia Heng cupped his hands and said, "My lord, except for the Yaowu camp, the other ten regiments are all in peace. Now Mr. Li Ge is in charge of the Beijing camp, the Guoyong camp is suppressing the situation in the Yaowu camp, and Luo Rui, the general of the Liwei camp, has escaped and rebelled. The army, just now, the minister got the army report, has been wiped out."

Emperor Chongping sighed, glanced at Wang Ziteng, remained silent for a moment, and said in a cold voice: "I saw in the newspaper that Li Xun froze the guerrilla generals Luo Kai and Pan Qing of the Yaowu Camp to death. Rui resents the rebellion, but what is the meaning of the Qing emperor's words? Wang Qing, do you know the reason?"

At this moment, Wang Ziteng's heart trembled, he buried his head deeply on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, since I received the emperor's order and reorganized the army, I eliminated generals and schools and checked the vacancies. Unexpectedly, this person is greedy, contemptible and harsh, and took the opportunity to amass money wantonly, and the officers and soldiers were originally resentful, but now arbitrarily inflicting military punishments, it arouses a mutiny, and the minister is responsible for negligence, disturbing Sheng'an, and the minister deserves death!"

As he said that, "Bang Bang" kowtowed continuously, and even bright red blood stains appeared on the bricks.

Emperor Chongping was silent for a moment, but he remembered what Dai Quan had reported earlier, that Prince Teng's house had been invaded by rebellious soldiers, and Prince Teng's wife, concubines, and servants were all slaughtered for it. Only his daughter-in-law and his daughter hid in the cellar to escape to death. Said: "Get up."

"Thank you, Lord Long En." Wang Ziteng was startled, and kowtowed.

(End of this chapter)