The Red Mansions

Chapter 559 Jia Heng: The water that capsizes the boat is the tears of the common people

government office, back hall

It was noon, Jia Heng got up, called the soldiers outside, fetched a basin of cold water, washed his face, wiped it with a towel, and went outside.

At this time, Xia Houying entered the hall of the wing room, cupped her hands and said: "Master Jia, Tiqi came to report just now, and the brocade clothes sent to the Qianhu Prince Zheng's Mansion escorted Zheng and Wei to the mansion. On the way, Cai Guerrilla I have already gone to Zheng Weifan's residence with Lord Meng."

After Liu Jixian deceived the frightened, frightened, angry and anxious Zheng and Wei feudal clans out in the name of "intending rebellion," Cai Quan summoned the Jingying cavalry to surround Zheng Wangfan's mansion.

Jia Heng nodded, handed the towel to the guard beside him, and asked curiously, "His Highness Xianning is awake now."

While talking, came to the corridor eaves.

It was noon at this time, the sun was shining brightly, and the sun was shining all over the earth. Jia Heng, who had just caught up on sleep, suddenly felt his mind clear and his spirit lifted.

At this time, Princess Xianning also woke up from the wing room of the West Courtyard. The girl changed into a brand new flying fish suit, because after bathing, her face was paler and haggard than before. Under the slender eyebrows of curved willow leaves, bright eyes twinkled, and she called out with a clear smile, "Sir, you are awake too."

Jia Heng also smiled slightly, looked at the beautiful girl with beautiful features, and asked: "Is Your Highness hungry? The two feudal lords are here, and I asked the kitchen to prepare some food and wine, which happened to be used together."

Princess Xianning nodded her head and said softly: "I also want to see these two cousins."

Jia Heng said: "Stay stable for these two later, first recover the owed taxes and grains, and then talk about other things."

"Yes." Princess Xianning responded softly.

At this moment, Prince Zheng Cheng and Prince Wei Kang, under the retinue of Tong Pu and Chang Shi, came to Henan Fuya in a carriage.

Although it was not the first time to visit this mansion, the two feudal lords felt very heavy this time.

Prince Zheng Cheng took a deep breath, pulled himself together, and sneered coldly in his heart: "If you want to commit a crime, there is nothing wrong with it."

He is the cousin of the Son of Heaven, and he never thought of treason in the Henan Mansion. Even though there were some deeds of violating regulations and trespassing, in the final analysis, there was no trace of rebellion. No matter how many crimes and frame-ups were made for this young Jia Heng, no one would believe him!

"My lord, why do you think this is a little unusual?" At this time, Sun Xun, the chief historian of the palace, frowned, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes. He always felt that something was wrong.

It is true that Lu Qingshan bought Luoyang Qianhusuo, but it was to cover up illegal activities, raise private soldiers, and privately hide armored soldiers. How did this start?

At this moment, Prince Wei Kang's chubby round face also showed panic, but Zhuo Xian'an, the Chief Historian of the Prince's House, now had a pensive look in his eyes.

At this moment, Liu Jixian said expressionlessly, "You two princes, please."

The two kings of Wei and Zheng had no choice but to get out of the carriage, barely maintained their composure, and followed Liu Jixian into the Henan government office.

However, as soon as I entered, I felt that the atmosphere in the government office was not right. Without him, guards in brocade clothes and soldiers of the Beijing camp came in and out everywhere, but there were no officials from the Henan government.

Prince Zheng Cheng's face turned gloomy, he thought he had changed the Henan government office into a commander's tent, so he was guarded by soldiers inside and out, so he was not suspected.

Zhuo Xian'an frowned on Prince Wei Kang's long history. For some reason, he felt more and more foggy.

In fact, most people would never think that the two kings were tricked out just to "copy and inspect the treasury".

Prince Zheng Cheng and Prince Wei Kang were surprised, followed Jin Yi Tiqi into the yamen hall, and were suddenly taken aback, only to see that several tables of wine and food had been set up inside.

And a young man in a python suit with sharp eyes was looking at him with a smile that wasn't a smile, surrounded by several brocade guards wearing embroidered spring knives and flying fish suits.

Prince Zheng Cheng felt a sense of fear for no reason, and had no choice but to secretly curse Tianzi Yinggou, the dog of his old Chen family, before he recovered.

Prince Zheng Cheng led Sun Xun, the chief historian of the palace, and asked, "My lord Jia, why did you call me here?"

Prince Wei Kang looked worried, and said impatiently: "Master Jia, we are the vassals of the country, and we are supposed to stay in the royal city to guard the ancestral temple and the country. What do you mean by calling us here?"

Zhuo Xian'an, Chief Historian of the King of Wei frowned, the words "Stay in the King's City" flashed across his mind, his heart tightened, but he couldn't figure it out.

"Two princes, take it easy and sit down." Jia Heng's eyes glanced at King Zheng and King Wei. King Zheng was older, taller, with raised browbones, protruding cheekbones, and sharp eyes. King Wei Relatively short and chubby, with a chubby round face, he was looking at him coldly at the moment.

Prince Zheng Cheng snorted coldly and sat down first without saying a word. Sun Xun, the chief historian of the palace, stood beside him, looking at Jia Heng thoughtfully.

Prince Wei Kang also landed on the chair on the opposite side of Prince Zheng Cheng's young couple. There was no smile line on his chubby face, and he looked at the boy unkindly.

Holding a stack of books in his hand, Jia Heng smiled and said: "My Jinyi Mansion is stationed in Luoyang Thousand Households Qianhu Lu Qingshan. I was originally ordered to protect the two princes. Cover up the conspiracy of the two princes in the mansion."

"Jia Heng, why have we ever conspired against you? You are making a false accusation, framing it!" Prince Wei Kang couldn't help it first, the fat on his face jumped, and angrily scolded.

Although Prince Zheng Cheng didn't reprimand him angrily, he stared at the young man in python with a pair of eyes that devoured him.

He also figured it out on the way here, if the emperor's minions wanted to frame him, even if he risked his life, he would still give him a good look!
Jia Heng said: "Then how does King Wei explain why you bought thousands of households in Luoyang Jinyi, and why you kept dead soldiers? Why did you hide armored soldiers privately? What is your intention?"

Prince Wei Kang said angrily: "This king doesn't even know what you are talking about. This king has never raised dead soldiers, nor has he kept armored soldiers privately!"

Jia Heng gave Liu Jixian a wink. Immediately, Liu Jixian took out a book, opened it to look at it, and recited: "On the fifth day of March in the sixth year of Chongping, Lu Qianhu met Zhuo Xian'an, the official historian of the Prince of Wei's residence by chance at the Hongxiu Restaurant. The two went to the private room to talk happily, and sealed 500 taels of silver to Lu Qianhu."

"On May [-]th of the sixth year of Chongping, Lu Qianhu went to King Wei's Mansion as a guest and stayed overnight at King Wei's Mansion. During the banquet, they drank happily. King Wei presented Lu Qianhu with two beauties."

"On the first day of the first lunar month in the eighth year of Chongping, Lu Qianhu was invited to Prince Wei's Mansion, and was given 500 taels of gold and [-] bolts of silk."

"..."

One pile, one piece, fell on the ears of Zheng and Wang, making the faces of the two kings gloomy and uncertain, and Chang Shi beside him was also full of fear.

Jia Heng picked up the teacup and said: "You two princes, what is your intention in trying so hard to win over Lu Qianhu? To facilitate rebellion and not be noticed by the court?"

At this moment, Prince Wei Kang's face was ashen, speechless.

Prince Zheng Cheng's face was also not good-looking. Although he was reading from Prince Wei's Mansion, who knows if he is from Prince Zheng's Mansion?
No, there must be.

Jia Heng looked at the two, and said with a half-smile: "Henan has been affected by the disaster for a long time. The two princes bought grain farms in local prefectures and counties, recruited refugees as servants and servants, and made weapons and armor for them. Now there should be a few Thousands of people, I don't know when the two princes are going to start an incident?"

"You spitting blood!" Prince Zheng Cheng felt a chill in his heart, and said: "We are a lot of people who have half of their bodies buried in the earth, why did we have any rebellion? Jia Ziyu, don't bully people too much?"

Jia Heng said: "It doesn't matter how old you are to rebel. Emperor Gaodi Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty can still be emperor in his 50s. It's unknown if the two princes are old men."

Prince Zheng Cheng and Prince Wei Kang: "..."

Princess Xianning was standing next to Xia Houying at this moment, and the corners of this cold beauty's mouth could not help but smile.

How did she not know that this was Mr. trying to scare the two cousins.

Jia Heng said: "My lords, I will report to the sage for the crime of raising dead soldiers and hiding armored soldiers."

These two things are always big or small. It is true that these two kept dead soldiers and kept armored soldiers privately, but they can also be defined in the servants and nursing homes.

Prince Wei Kang said anxiously: "Those are not dead men, but some housekeepers and guards. Where are the dead men?"

Prince Zheng Cheng's complexion changed, and his heart was dark. At this moment, he was completely controlled by this young man.

"Is it true that my official has reported to the Holy Lord Jun for judgment, but the Holy Lord is worried about the Henan incident, and will be furious and severely punished because of this. To be honest, I don't know." Jia Heng said this Looking at Princess Xianning at the side, he said, "Your Highness."

As soon as these words came out, Wei and Chen Wang were shocked, they all looked at the handsome Jin Yiwei in the flying fish suit, but they didn't pay attention to it just now.

At this time, Princess Xianning understood, looked at the two princes, and said: "You two princes, the father is very worried about the Henan matter, and when he heard the defeat, he even vomited blood and fainted..."

When it came to the end, the voice was a bit muffled.

It is said that the safety of the emperor's dragon body is a major secret, but that time when he vomited blood and fainted attracted the attention of all the officials in the government and the public, so there was no need to hide it.

At this moment, Prince Zheng Cheng squinted his eyes, and a biting chill came down his back.

The emperor was shocked to hear the bad news, and the dragon was sick. It can be said that it was the time when he was suspicious of the feudal clans. If it suddenly broke out that they were raising dead soldiers and hiding armored soldiers, the emperor would be furious, and the consequences would be disastrous!

Prince Wei Kang's face paused, and his heart was a little terrified.

After giving the two vassals time to digest the information, Jia Heng said coldly: "There is one more thing. The imperial court is now suppressing the bandits, but the army is so far, and the supply of food, fodder and military needs is insufficient. According to the Governor of Henan Province, Zheng and Wei, The tax and food owed to the treasury of the Henan government amounted to several million shi, and it should be returned now."

At this point, Prince Zheng Cheng's face changed slightly when he heard the words, and he suddenly realized.

After all, is it because of rice grains, so conspiracy is fake, and blackmail is true?
But when I think about it again, I feel shuddering.

Now people serve as knives, and I serve as fish. This Jia Heng took their pigtails, and they couldn't help themselves. If they also reported the tax and food owed to the treasury, they can't imagine what the angry emperor would do. .

The two kings of Zhao and Zhou, the lesson from the past is not far away.

Prince Wei Kang's complexion changed at this moment, and his heart was almost like King Zheng's thoughts.

As for the chief historians Zhuo Xian'an and Sun Xun of Wei and Zheng's prefectures, they already took a deep breath.

This is clearly a trap set long ago!
Prince Wei Kang said: "My lord Jia, I am willing to agree with the proposal made by Yin Meng Fu, and pay 30 shi of rice and grain in advance to feed the military supplies."

This is exactly what Meng Jinwen proposed earlier, that Prince Wei Kang will offer 30 shi, and Prince Zheng Cheng will offer 40 shi, to overcome this difficulty first.

"It's late." Jia Heng said coldly.

Now it's not a question of [-]%, but Wei and Zheng have to make up the owed grain and tax, and they have to accept the disposal of Emperor Chongping, either cutting their titles or confining them.

One has been in arrears of 150 million shi in decades, and the other has been in arrears of 200 million shi in decades. These must be made up.

"Thirty percent!" Prince Wei Kang said with a chill in his heart.

Immediately changed his words: "Fifty percent!"

Jia Heng glanced at Prince Weikang with an earthy complexion, and said: "The two princes have lunch first, and now the Governor of Henan Province is mobilizing tax collectors to pursue the deficit. If there is any shortage of rice, go get it yourself."

Prince Wei Kang: "???"

What does it mean to pick it up by yourself? This is copying their lair.

Prince Zheng Cheng's heart sank at this moment, he suddenly understood, and asked: "You lied to us!"

They were caught in a trick to divert the tiger away from the mountain! ?

Jia Heng looked at Prince Zheng Cheng, and said in a cold voice: "My lord, this is not a deceit. Just because you win over thousands of households in brocade clothes, deceive the court, recruit refugees, and privately hide armored soldiers, it is enough to deprive the nobles and imprison them. Why, lord Do you still want to hang on to these extraneous wealth when you die?"

Prince Zheng Cheng's face was red and white, and he felt like a deflated ball, slumped on the grand master's chair.

Jia Heng looked at the two vassals with a cold heart.

In fact, this is a matter of order. If he urges the payment of food and salaries first, and then mentions these after arguing with him, it will have the meaning of threat and persecution, and it will easily arouse the two vassal kings' desire to fight. It may lead to bloodshed to a certain extent.

Not to mention the serious consequences, it would be inappropriate after all.

Now that the two vassal kings were in shock and fear when Emperor Chongping fainted because of the random vomiting of blood by the people in Henan, spending money to protect themselves became the next best choice.

This is the anchoring effect of psychology.

Princess Xianning blinked her phoenix eyes when she saw the two vassal kings slumped. For some reason, she always felt an indescribable shock.

It seems that after she fell asleep, the husband settled the two feudal lords.

It seems that there is no need for her to go through the relatives of the queen mother to help make peace from the middle.

Jia Heng glanced at Princess Xianning and said, "Your Highness, it's already noon, let's sit down and have lunch."

As he spoke, he turned to look at the two vassal kings who were sitting slumped on the pear flower wood chairs and lost their souls, and said: "It's already noon, and the two of you will also use some together, so that you can write a memorandum of self-defense to Shenjing later. "

Prince Zheng Cheng snorted coldly and ignored it.

Prince Wei Kang was already hungry, so he calmed down his heartache and started to have lunch.

Prince Zheng Cheng glanced at Princess Xianning who was eating with chopsticks, and sighed inwardly.

Even the princess was sent to fight the rebellion with the army, which shows the imperial court's fright and anger at the fall of Kaifeng.

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Prince Cheng's Mansion

Just half an hour after Prince Zheng Cheng, escorted by Jin Yiti, rode a carriage towards the Henan government office, this palace city located at the foothills in the northwest of Luoyang City was holding a knife at the gate, waiting anxiously for Zheng Cheng Li Dianjun, who was returning from Prince Cheng, suddenly changed his expression slightly, turned his head and asked the soldiers beside him, "What's the sound?"

At this time, the sound of iron hooves stepping across the bluestone road and galloping horses was deafening.

"My lord, it's the cavalry of the Beijing camp!" The guards looked at the large number of cavalry in the distance with fear, and said in surprise.

With the large number of Jingying cavalry soldiers stationed in Luoyang City these days, not only the people of Luoyang City, but even the personal guards of the Zheng and Wei feudal clans have seen the mighty and majestic appearance of the court cavalry soldiers.

Li Dianjun also took a deep breath when he looked at the dark cavalry team.

"Sorry..."

With the chaotic sound of horseshoes and the sound of swords and guns colliding with armor, Cai Quanle, the guerrilla general of the Guoyong camp, stopped his horse and said loudly: "Surround up and take over Miyagi!"

"What are you going to do?" Li Dianjun's complexion changed drastically, and he stepped forward and asked.

"Under the order of Marshal Jie, there are bandits sneaking into Luoyang, which may endanger the palace. We are going to take over the defense, so we have to retreat quickly!" Cai Quan shouted coldly.

Li Dianjun looked at the cavalry pawns who were shouting back and forth, his eyes struggled a little, his heart frightened, he stopped the soldiers who were about to move behind him, and said: "Let them take over Miyagi!"

Not to mention the fact that there is a real fire, the problem is that he has few soldiers and others have many. Even if the prince is not here, it is not good for him to make his own decisions and fight against the imperial court's Beijing camp army.

At the same time, a similar situation happened in Miyagi of Prince Weikang's Mansion. The guarding Dian army did not understand the situation at all, so they surrounded a large number of Jingying cavalry, surrendered their weapons, and took over Miyagi.

The concubines in Miyagi and the heirs of Zheng and Wei all watched this scene in horror.

Afterwards, Meng Jinwen, governor of the Henan government, and a large number of clerks and clerks led by the governors and judges of the Henan government began to enter the residence of the two vassals of Zheng and Wei, and read the official documents of the Henan government to the two vassals. The money and food were in arrears, and horse-drawn carriages came and went between them, and began to move the money and food.

When it was almost evening and the setting sun was shining at night, the officials of the Henan government finally, with the assistance of tens of thousands of soldiers from the Beijing camp, cleared the rice grains in the treasuries of the Zheng and Wei feudal lords, collected the amount owed over the years, and transferred them one after another to Taicang and the official treasury were used as military reserves for the Beijing camp to suppress civil unrest in Henan.

So far, the problem of the huge amount of grain and fodder that plagued the Beijing army to suppress bandits and appease the people was completely resolved by Jia Heng's secret agents and soldiers and horses in less than a day, and 350 million shi of rice and grain were recovered.

At this moment, in the Henan government office, the two vassal kings have been escorted back to the mansion by a large number of Jinyi cavalry, but the royal guards, servants, and servants have all been confiscated. The guards of the mansion strictly "controlled and protected" the two vassals, waiting for the imperial court's will from Emperor Chongping.

In an octagonal pavilion with flying eaves and brackets and Zhuliangdaiwa, two people are standing side by side, talking in a low voice, it is Jia Heng and Princess Xianning.

"Sir, the worry about food and fodder has been resolved, why are you still frowning?" Princess Xianning looked at the tall and slender boy in python beside her with wonderful eyes.

She just felt that today was like a dream. Under the arrangement of her husband, the payment of grain and fodder, which she thought would take a few days, was completed swiftly and swiftly.

Jia Hengdao: "Just now I heard from Meng Fu Yin that the taxes and grains recovered were only half of the granaries in the mansions of the two kings of Zheng and Wei. Now the people in Henan have been hit by natural disasters and are in dire straits. They can't even To make a living, but the vassals were extravagant and extravagant, no wonder the bandits rebelled against the flag, and the people of Kaifeng Prefecture and County in Runing responded when they heard about it, and the flames of war were everywhere, and the situation was very difficult to control."

In the class history view of later generations, he is the executioner who suppressed the peasant army, a proper feudal reactionary force.

Princess Xianning listened to the emotion in these words, she felt something in her heart, she couldn't help but pause, her eyes were soft and cold, her red lips parted and said: "Sir."

Jia Heng looked up at the glowing sunset glow in the western sky, which was as gorgeous as a brocade, and sighed: "The water that capsizes the boat is the tears of the common people, and you don't know if you don't reach the cross flow..."

The rich man's wine and meat stinks, and the road is frozen to death. Some people were born in Rome, and some were born as cattle and horses.

Princess Xianning's heart was shocked when she heard the words, her flawless white face was stunned for a moment, she tasted these two words, cut the autumn water shimmering, and looked at the boy softly, only to see that his face was probably because of the sunset glow, The Meifeng, which is as firm as a knife, seems to be a shadow shrouded in the golden red sun in the distance, standing tall and tall, like a mountain like a mountain.

The bright eyes under Chun Shan's black eyebrows flickered, and suddenly the throbbing in his heart was almost uncontrollable.

Not far away, Xia Houying, who was standing upright with the embroidered spring knife, heard this emotion, and her face like Qingshuang was also a little moved.

Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. The two of them have heard such a sentence because of their extensive knowledge, but their emotions are more sympathetic and sigh of rise and fall.

This is Wu Xun?No, this kind of broad-mindedness, even the cabinet ministers are believed by some people.

(End of this chapter)