The Red Mansions

Chapter 529

Ningguo Mansion

Jia Heng also returned from the yamen. In fact, he did not celebrate with Jia Mu and others in the afternoon, but went to the Beijing camp to explain the training matters to the generals of the Beijing camp, and he would not return until late in the evening.

When I came to the wing room in the backyard, I saw that the lights in the room were still on. Qin Keqing was dressed in red palace clothes, sitting in front of the kang table, concentrating on embroidering things, but did not touch dominoes or mahjong today.

Although Jia Heng expected to be able to play mahjong with dominoes last night, but what happened to Baochai just now, he decided to "quit gambling".

"Husband is back?" Qin Keqing raised her beautiful face like a flower, looked at Jia Heng with soft eyes like water, and said in surprise.

Jia Heng nodded, sat down nearby, and said, "You're back, what are you doing?"

Qin Keqing said softly: "It's nothing, it's a bit rusty to be a female celebrity."

At this time, Baozhu handed over a cup of tea and said, "Master, drink some tea."

Jia Heng took the teacup, lowered his head and took a sip, looked curiously at the embroidery in Qin Keqing's hand, and asked, "What is this embroidery?"

"The belt embroidered for my husband." Qin Keqing said softly.

Jia Heng paused, and the teacup in his hand made a "da" sound, thinking to himself, what do you mean?Does that mean his belt is too loose?
Well, there should be no such statement at this time, obviously it was not intentional.

"Now, I heard that the second master of the West Mansion has been promoted?" Qin Keqing was still embroidering her belt with her head down, her beautiful voice was as soft as water.

Jia Heng nodded and said: "Well, I was promoted to the Secretary of the General Administration and served as the General Secretary of the Right. I didn't expect the Ministry of Officials to move so quickly."

"Husband, should the old lady be overjoyed?" Qin Keqing asked again.

Jia Heng said softly: "I'm very happy. After the Eldest Master was exiled, there has been no happy event in the West Mansion. I think the old lady is also worried, and now I can breathe a sigh of relief."

Seeing the young man across the street responding perfunctorily, Qin Keqing's face turned pale, her heart felt sour, she pursed her cherry lips, and was about to open her mouth to speak, when she suddenly felt a pain in her finger, which was clearly caused by an embroidery needle. He rubbed his fingers, grunted in pain, and frowned.

Jia Heng put down the teacup, feeling anxious, and asked: "What's the matter? You were not allowed to embroider at night just now, but you still embroidered."

"Come on, let me take a look." Jia Heng looked down at Qin Keqing's slender hands, and saw blood oozing from the fingers. He picked it up without thinking, put it in his mouth and sucked it. He felt as tender as a bamboo shoot, soft and moist, After a while, he said in a gentle voice: "Don't embroider anything at night. You can't see clearly and it's easy to get your hands stuck. Instead of doing this, it's better to touch the dominoes."

When Qin Keqing heard this, she snorted, her cheeks were flushed, her heart felt a little sweet, and she said, "Husband still wants me to touch the dominoes?"

After a while, he seemed to notice the silence of the young man opposite him, he looked over and said, "Husband, it's my fault."

Jia Heng took a handkerchief, wrapped Qin Keqing's fingers, and whispered: "Isn't it all over? Why are you still talking about that matter?"

"My husband is angry with me, I know it." Qin Keqing said softly.

"How can I be angry?" Jia Heng asked in surprise.

In the eyes of some people in later generations, he is almost a scumbag, and he is still angry?
Besides, apart from feeling good about himself, he was not angry with anyone, he just dealt with the matter calmly.

Qin Keqing's jade face was slightly pale, she bit her pink lips with her white teeth, and said slightly aggrieved: "Then why did your husband look so disinterested just now? He also...he just doesn't answer me."

"Why do you ignore the answer? I just came back from the Beijing camp and I'm a little tired." Jia Heng explained, hugging the beauty's fragrant shoulders, and smiled lightly: "Every day feels like a tight bowstring. During this time, it’s good to rest.”

Qin Keqing leaned her head against Jia Heng's heart, and said in a low voice, "Don't be too tired, Husband, you can go out and play or something."

That's right, my husband helped Mr. Zheng pay respects to his ancestors at noon, and then he didn't linger in the mansion. He went to the Beijing camp in the afternoon, and he might have to stay on the military plane tomorrow. He is so tired, and he has a relationship with Sister Xue...

No, why can't I find her?Where can she not satisfy him?
The girl reviewed herself, thought for a while, and said in a low voice: "Then wait...I will take good care of my husband."

The husband and wife got on the bed and hugged each other. The bed curtain was lowered, and a piece of red wax was lit on the high table outside, and the light was faint.

Qin Keqing pressed her cheek against Jia Heng's chest, her face was dizzy, the skin below her neck was rosy red, her hair was sweating profusely on her cheek, her voice was still trembling, and said: "Husband, I talked to my father earlier. How did you discuss it? Tell me."

Come to think of it, it was precisely because she didn't care much about the outside world that the younger sister of the Xue family stepped in.

"I just found a colleague from the Military Aircraft Department to help recommend Yue-zhang. I will have to look at the situation on the day of the court recommendation, but I guess there are a few people, so it's not a big problem." Jia Heng said softly.

My wife can be described as gentle, peaceful, and generous when it comes to dealing with people, and she is also submissive between the bed and the curtain, good at style, and good-looking, but limited by her boudoir knowledge, she has little understanding of external affairs.

Of course, it is also in this era that the concept of virtue is the reason for a woman's lack of talent.

Jia Heng thought for a while and explained: "This opportunity is very rare for Master Yue Zhang. As for the day of the court push, I am not a civil servant, and I can't participate. I can only wait for the news at the military plane."

It's not that he can't participate in Ting Tui, but that he is not qualified to intervene in Ting Tui of civil servants.

If the commander-in-chief of a certain town is vacant, he and the governor's office of the five armies can participate in the court push.

"Husband, father is getting old, will he?" Qin Keqing raised her head and said softly.

Jia Heng said softly: "That's why I wanted to make Yuezhang more prosperous before he became an official. Besides, Yuezhang has enough official reputation, ability, and qualifications. If he is promoted like this, I can be regarded as a good man for the country."

"Husband, I was still thinking about this matter during the day. If my father was promoted to be a minister, would my husband be criticized?" Qin Keqing asked worriedly.

Jia Heng said: "Maybe there are some murmurs of criticism, but it won't make a difference."

His old father-in-law was promoted to be the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, will he be said to have "insider information"?
Don't think about it, there must be rumors, but in fact they are completely untenable, because he did not participate in the court push, and let's talk about how he, a martial artist, interferes with the decisions of those important court officials who predict the maintenance.

Qin Keqing thought for a while, then said in a low voice: "Husband, this matter will take a lot more effort than Mr. Zheng's."

No need to think about it, the position of the third-rank servant affects more people's calculations, no wonder the husband is tired of talking, he just brought down King Zhongshun not long ago, and now he is busy with this matter without interval.

Jia Heng sighed softly, and said helplessly: "It's not that my wife likes to think wildly, and is worried that the position of the main wife will be unstable."

"Husband, are you... making fun of me?" Qin Keqing was suddenly poked at the center by Jia Heng, and felt her cheeks burn, which could be described as embarrassing and annoyed.

The two talked for a while, Jia Heng stood up, poured a cup of tea, handed it to Qin Keqing, and said: "The days will be long."

Qin Keqing let out a "huh", drank the tea, and didn't say any more, then pressed her cheek tightly against Jia Heng's heart, listening to the young man's strong heartbeat, at some point, she just felt a sense of drowsiness. For a long time, I issued a uniform breathing sound and fell asleep peacefully.

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Time flies like water, and before you know it, another two days have passed. The corruption case of Gongling has been settled, but the shortage of officials in the Ministry of Industry has attracted the attention of officials in Shenjing City. The officials in the hall are all active and running for it.

In the past two days, Jia Zheng went to work in the Department of General Affairs, while Jia Heng was on duty at the Military Aircraft Office. The Jia family gradually recovered from the joy of Jia Zheng's promotion to the fourth rank.

On this day, Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall.

In the hall, the mid-noon sun was projected on a group of big Han officials in the hall wearing black black gauze and scarlet official robes.

Emperor Chongping sat on the golden chair and summoned his ministers to discuss the vacancy of the two ministers of the Ministry of Industry.

This time the court push is co-chaired by the Ministry of Officials and the cabinet. The six ministries and nine ministers, the left and right censors, and the Guozijian Jijiu and other third-rank officials in Beijing will promote candidates for the left and right ministers of the Ministry of Industry.

Different from the cabinet ministers and officials, and the two ministers of the army, there will be scientific officials involved, divided into east and west sides, to discuss personnel affairs, one recommendation and one impeachment, this time the court recommendation system does not have scientific officials.

Therefore, compared with the Great Dynasty, there are not so many deliberative officials, that is, about [-] officials, except for the Guozijian Jijiu, which is the fourth-rank official, all of them are third-rank officials.

Under the silkworm eyebrows of Emperor Chongping, his lacquer-like pupils gleamed brightly, his eyes were calm, he glanced at the officials below, and said in a deep voice: "The day before yesterday I ordered all the ministers to recommend the vacant officials of the Ministry of Industry, can you have a name today?"

Han Huang, the second assistant of the cabinet, held the wat board, cupped his hands and said: "Report to the Holy Majesty, after receiving the holy order, I will prepare a roster of officials with appropriate qualifications in Beijing with Kaogong and Wenxuan for your colleagues to check and consider. Roughly determine the number of people, but when discussing the list with Mr. Yang Ge, there are big differences, and I still hope to respect the Holy Order."

"What are the differences?" Emperor Chongping asked Yang Guochang with his expression unchanged.

Yang Guochang said in a loud voice: "My lord, the corruption case of Pan, Lu and the relevant officials of the Ministry of Industry is honestly something that has never happened since the founding of the Han Dynasty. It is shocking and shocked the government and the public. The selection of candidates was inappropriate, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate failed to rectify them in time, so the old officials thought that this time the court selection should not wait for the selection of titles, but discuss the candidates together, and gather in front of the imperial court, and let the sage evaluate the virtuous and foolish, good and bad, and the holy heart decides."

If the previous court promotion process is followed, the Ministry of Officials will preside over it, and the Jiuqing and the third-rank officials in Beijing will discuss together to roughly draw up a list of five or six people for use by Emperor Chongping. If they are not satisfied, Emperor Chongping can order another push.

But this kind of recommendation process is often determined according to the number of votes. Yang Guochang’s two household generals are now going to the south to patrol the salt, and the left deputy capital Yushi Peng Ye is also going to the South River. If this example is followed, it will be a disadvantage. Therefore, Yang Guochang disagreed with Han Huang because he refused to allow this matter.

Emperor Chongping frowned, and then relaxed his brows, nodded and said: "What Yang Ge said, there is a certain truth, corruption in the Ministry of Industry is from top to bottom, few officials are spared, this time the court must be cautious, Yun play."

When Han Huang heard the words, he sighed in his heart, and secretly thought that he was indeed suppressing other Zhejiang people.

After a brief silence, Pang Shilang, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, took the lead in speaking: "My lord, I recommend Wei Liangping, the Minister of Honghe Temple, to take over the post of Minister of the Ministry of Industry. move."

The Minister of Honglu Temple was originally a third-rank official, and Wei Liangping was also a member of the Qi Party. Even if he was transferred as a minister of the Ministry of Industry according to the normal transfer, it seemed that there was nothing wrong with it.

At this moment, Wei Liangping, Minister of Honghe Temple, paused slightly, lowered his eyes slightly, and listened quietly to the holy order.

Emperor Chongping pondered for a long time, glanced at all the officials, and asked: "You think Wei Liangping, Minister of Honglu Temple, is worthy of his post?"

As soon as this remark fell, Zhang Zhi, the censor of the right deputy capital, came out, with a solemn expression, and said: "I think Wei Liangping is not virtuous or upright, and it is embarrassing for him to be appointed. Impetuous and unscrupulous, not self-cultivating, lingering in Goulan on weekdays, acting absurdly and shamelessly, all six ministries and halls are followed by hundreds of officials, and he is elected as a virtuous and upright person.

Morality has always been the best excuse to criticize colleagues.

As for impetuosity and imprudence, they have always been frequently used words in Jingchao. Combined with not cultivating personal morality, lingering around, and even accusing him of bad conduct.

At this time, Wei Liangping glared at Zhang Zhi's criticism.This Zhang Zhi is vicious and vicious, and this is to break his career path. As the minister of the Honglu Temple, he receives envoys from all over the world and leads people to appreciate the magnificence of a great man.
Emperor Chongping said in a deep voice: "Wei Liangping has never worked in the Ministry of Public Affairs, so it is difficult to transfer to the Ministry of Industry."

Although I didn't say anything about personal morality, it's true in what I said.

Zhang Zhi's face was stunned, and he cupped his hands and said: "The Holy Spirit is a lesson."

At this time, Yang Guochang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, looked slightly cold, and said in a cang voice: "Your Majesty, the old minister recommended Liu Yuzhong, the Guozijian sacrifice wine. The Ministry of Industry is greedy and despicable."

Although Guozijian Jijiu is the fourth rank, it is a noble and important position, not to mention the minister of the Ministry of Industry, even the minister of the Ministry of Rites is also eligible to be transferred.

Emperor Chongping was expressionless, and said lightly: "Liu Yuzhong belongs to Qingliu. Although the official reputation is outstanding, it is less than that of the Ministry of Public Affairs. It is necessary to handle the construction of the project, and the officials of the Qingliu lack the ability to do general affairs, so there is no need to push it."

This remark not only rejected the proposal of Yang Guochang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, but also added that Qingliu would not let it go, which also disrupted some people's plans.

Liu Yuzhong, who was below, paused for a moment, lifted his robe, and respectfully thanked him: "The Holy One knows people well, and I respect them."

At this time, Yao Yu, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I recommend Wang Shu, the Minister of Dali Temple, who is of high morals, fair and virtuous, and can be moved to the Ministry of Industry as a servant. I would like to respect the morals of the Ministry of Government, and hope that the Holy One will accept it."

Dali Temple Minister Wang Shu cast a glance at Yao Yu, he is Da Jiuqing, unless there is a vacancy for the Minister or the Ministry of Officials, he will not move from Dali Temple.

Of course, if there is an opportunity to be promoted to a minister, it is not acceptable to be transferred to the Ministry of Industry for a transition, because the Chen-Han official system, such as entering the cabinet, is in charge of the ministry.

"Dali Temple can't leave the law for a while, and the mature and prudent legal officials presided over the review of the government decrees and discerned the injustice." Emperor Chongping said lightly, and once again vetoed this selection.

Yao Yu paused when he heard the words, then retreated slowly, cupped his hands and said, "The Holy Master has learned from you."

Zhou Tingji, the right servant of the Ministry of Officials, held an ivory jade wat, raised it high in front of his forehead, and said loudly: "I recommend Tang Gui, the young minister of Dali Temple. He is upright and upright, and he can be promoted to the right servant of the Ministry of Industry. Corruption, I ask the Holy One to accept it."

Emperor Chongping pondered for a moment, and said: "Tang Gui, I have heard about him for a long time. I have recently ordered him to be the governor of Huguang to investigate illegal activities. After returning to Beijing, he will be appointed again. It is not easy to transfer to the Ministry of Industry."

Seeing this scene of being repeatedly rejected, Han Huang's heart was already covered with a thick haze, and he swallowed back the words of recommending Taichang Temple Qing Guo Yongchang, and he decided to see the situation before talking.

Fang Huan, the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, had plastic surgery, but he left the shift behind Han Huang, and played loudly: "Guo Yongchang, the Qing of Taichang Temple, is as clean as water, and he is cautious in the morning and hard in the evening. He can be transferred to the Ministry of Industry, a humble minister." I would like to ask the Holy Majesty to consider it."

Emperor Chongping pondered for a moment, and said: "Taichang Temple is the same as Honglu Temple. The Ministry of Industry has experienced great disturbances. It needs capable ministers and officials to assist Zhao Qing in rectifying the affairs of the Ministry, so that he can make a difference."

Fang Huan, the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, heard the words, his face moved slightly, and he retreated slowly.

Now, the two people recommended by the Zhejiang Party were rejected, and some officials of the Zhejiang Party were caught off guard.

In the Hanyuan Hall, as time went by, Emperor Chongping vetoed the proposals of ministers one by one, or refused, or reconsidered, or for various reasons. fell into a brief silence.

The candidates who are mainly qualified to be promoted by the court are also limited, because the qualifications and official ranks are limited, and the remaining five servants do not want to transfer to the Ministry of Industry, so they can only choose among the chief adjutant of the temple supervisor or the imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate , of course, there are governors of various provinces who also serve as deputy capital censors, as well as officials of the two divisions, but even if they are recommended in this way, there is still no one who meets Emperor Chongping's wishes. In other words, Emperor Chongping is a person recommended by the Qi and Zhejiang parties I don't want to use it!
As for the doctor of the first division, generally speaking, according to the conventional process, it belongs to the category of super promotion, that is, the category with great resistance, and there must be a tenable reason, so no one will waste their quota and push the department Doctor doctor.

Just as the atmosphere in the hall fell into a brief stagnation, Shi Jie, the servant of the Ministry of War, looked serious, and was about to go out holding the ivory jade wat, but he didn't want to be a little slower.

Xu Lu, the censor of Zuodu, held an ivory jade wat board and said, "My minister recommended Qinye, the Langzhong official of the Ministry of Industry, who is clean, upright, and diligent in his work in the Ministry of Industry. He has worked hard for nearly thirty years. When the official came to the chief minister, he fulfilled his duties and never made any mistakes. He was framed and squeezed out by his colleagues because he was unwilling to collude with Pan and Lu. The minister thought that the sage could be promoted specially, so that he could not lose the meaning of selecting talents and abilities. .”

As soon as these words came out, all the officials in the hall fell silent.

First doctor, this is a fifth-rank official, can this also be transferred to the Ministry of Industry?
Well, it’s not without precedent. There were more cases in the Taizu and Taizong years, and less after the Longzhi period. Most of the ministers were transferred to other provinces and governors, and they were regarded as the second.

Some people in the hall frowned, originally because they were excluded from Qingliu, the plan was disrupted, and there were no suitable candidates for the nomination of officials, and some improvised to nominate the doctor under their command, but in a second, they dismissed the idea.

Without him, not to mention the question of whether the qualifications are suitable, there is no reason to let one's subordinates be on an equal footing with oneself.

And only the cabinet ministers who are the leaders of the party are qualified to push the first doctor in the faction to be promoted to the ministry.

　There is one more, you can wait a moment.

　
(End of this chapter)