The Red Mansions

Chapter 644 Jin Yang: I miss him, can't I?
Xuzhou
Grain boats with deep drafts are moored at the ferry, and soldiers from the Xuzhou government office and the Beijing camp are carrying grain to the mules and carriages. As the rain has stopped in the past few days, the originally turbulent river has also calmed down. down.

In the south of Xuzhou City, in a courtyard, the backyard is scattered with pavilions and towers. The torrential rain in Xuzhou has stopped for two or three days. The arched building, shrouded in misty rain, is vague and indistinct.

"Auntie, why didn't we tell you in advance when we came here this time?" Princess Xianning said in a clear voice, looking at the beauty who was sitting in front of the window, sitting quietly, flipping through the album by candlelight.

Princess Jinyang did not take her eyes away from the book, and the candlesticks on the banks emitted light as soft as water, hitting the face of the hibiscus jade, which was as gorgeous as peaches and plums, gentle and quiet.

The beauty's long and curving eyelashes cast shadows on her cheeks, under her nose, two peach-blossom lips muttered slightly: "He was in Yingzhou and the cabinet's Zhao Dashi presided over the flood discharge, and the day before yesterday This palace has asked Xiahou to inform him."

She closed the waters atlas in her hand, turned her head, and looked at the misty misty rain outside the window through the bamboo window on the right hand side.

At this moment, a four-cornered gazebo in the distance, with the eaves corners spreading its wings and about to fly, is caged under the dark and unclear sky, like four winding and undulating dragons, and said softly: "This 50 shi of grain, I think it can explain the problems of Huaiyang, Huaixu and other places a little bit." It's hard to be short of food."

From the end of May to the end of June, two embankments under the jurisdiction of Nanhe River Road Yamen were washed away and one was released.

The Huanghuai flood flooded Sizhou and Suining. The worst situation was Sizhou, where Hong County was directly submerged by the flood. As for Suining, because of the garrison of the government and the army, the people had to evacuate elsewhere, but lost some belongings.

The embroidered shoes under the green dress of Princess Xianning moved and stepped on the carpet. Jia Heng was not there, and the tall and bright girl never wore black silk. She sat down on the pear flower wooden chair beside her, and she was curious about her elegant snowy face, and asked: "How does Auntie know that there will be a soaring price rise in Huai'an Mansion, and there will be a shortage of rice?"

Princess Jinyang didn't answer, but stretched out a plain hand with slender fingers, and patted the other shoulder.

Princess Xianning curled her lips lightly, with helplessness in her ancient and beautiful eyebrows, she approached, like a married woman who knew she had changed positions by patting her buttocks, her hands gently rubbed the beauty's shoulders, clearly being trained It has been a long time.

Aunt... just knew how to bully her.

The eldest princess of Jinyang said softly: "You are young and don't know the virtues of those people in Jinling. When I accompanied your grandfather on the southern tour, I saw the extravagance of the Jiangnan officialdom. Gradually understand the methods of these people in the Jiangnan officialdom."

Confusion appeared in Princess Xianning's bright eyes, and she said, "Auntie said that those people in the Jiangnan officialdom are hoarding goods? Are they not afraid of Father Longyan's wrath if they behave like this and disrupt people's livelihood?"

The eldest princess of Jinyang chuckled, with a cold tone, and said: "Those people in the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River, of course, would not go into battle naked. The concubine, son-in-law, or brother-in-law don’t know what to ask, how can your father accuse them? Besides, they are not just one or two, but a group of them, occupying grain fields in their hometown.”

Princess Xianning frowned slightly, Yurong paused, and said softly: "This..."

The eldest princess of Jinyang said quietly: "I, the Taizu of the Chen Han Dynasty, did not listen to their policy of not competing with the people for profit, so I set up the Ministry of Internal Affairs to collect the benefits of mountains, rivers and rivers! Otherwise, the state treasury is now in dire straits, and the northern provinces People can’t collect taxes, and forcing tax increases will lead to civil uprisings, so what can I do?”

Princess Xianning said softly: "Then just increase the business tax, let them pay the tax?"

Princess Jinyang smiled lightly and said: "Xianning, the business tax increase has been mentioned a lot, and they were the first to object to it. This matter was mentioned during the Longzhi period, and Grandpa Ni Huang didn't do it. "

Princess Xianning thought for a while, her clear eyes flickered, and she said in surprise, "Auntie, how do you know this?"

Princess Jinyang turned around suddenly, looked at the girl with clear brows and eyes, and said with a half-smile, "Of course... your husband taught me on the bed."

Princess Xianning: "???"

Aunt... This is trying to anger her again!In the past few days, when I have nothing to do, I like to stab her with my husband.

The eldest princess of Jinyang held up the teacup, pressed her plump lips against the porcelain cup, and said softly: "It's not easy to deal with them now, the officialdom tree in the south of the Yangtze River has deep roots, and one hair can affect the whole body. In the troubled autumn of the country, the two rivers It can't be messed up."

Xianning Princess Xiuli's clear eyes under the eyebrows were fixed, and she said in a low voice: "Auntie came here this time to worry about Mr. Mr. is upright, and I would rather bend than bend. Once I conflict with these people, I will suffer."

"Although he has a straight temper, he may not be inflexible. I don't worry about her very much." On the graceful and charming jade face of the eldest princess of Jinyang, she smiled sweetly, and looked at the girl opposite, her phoenix eyes were shining brightly. Moles of tears linger on the next.

Secretly, I heard from Chanyue that Xianning asked him to give him a few pairs of black silk socks, and secretly practiced dancing... That day she sneaked a glance at the black silk stockings, why did she feel that they looked a little indecent?

Princess Xianning said in a clear voice, "Why did the aunt come here in person?"

"I miss him, can't I?" Princess Jinyang said softly with a smile in her shining phoenix eyes.

Princess Xianning: "..."

Princess Jinyang picked up the teacup, took a sip of the tea, and said softly: "He should have come here when he heard the news about Xia Houying, and if it hadn't been for the fact that the rain has subsided a lot, I wouldn't have come here. "

Speaking of the flood, Princess Xianning was worried, and said: "Seeing that the rain is falling a lot less, I'm afraid it will rain for a few more days in the south, so nothing happens."

At this moment, laughter like silver bells came from the outside, and then Yuan Chun, who was dressed as a female official, opened the bead curtain from the outside, and under the curved and thin eyebrows, a pair of eyes that were as moist as water looked at the girl with a smile on her face. The beauty said softly, "Your Highness."

As the words fell, Tanchun, Xiangyun, and Li Chanyue also came over one after another, followed by Xiren, Shishu, Cuilu and other maids and officials.

Immediately, ringing bells, orchids, or roses, or peonies scented the nostrils, filling the room, pink willows and green, pearl hairpin skirts and jackets, as if the slightly dark room was brightened.

Princess Jinyang looked at the plump Yuan Chun, smiled slightly, and asked, "Are you all here?"

Looking at all the girls, big and small, for some reason, there is always a feeling of being a mother and leading a group of children.

Yuan Chun approached, smiling softly on the plump and beautiful jade face, and said softly: "Your Highness, how long will Brother Heng have to fight the flood?"

"Over there in Huai'an Mansion, it's still raining. According to the flood season in previous years, it may only last four or five days." Princess Jinyang said in an uncertain tone.

In the past few days, I have been looking at the water conservancy graphic materials from the Kaifeng River Road Yamen, which roughly record the flood seasons in previous years, but it is still difficult to say how long it will last this day, after all, God has the final say.

Tan Chun said in a charming voice: "Your Highness, I saw in the newspaper that Brother Heng went to Yingzhou to discharge the flood a few days ago?"

"Should have returned by now, now in Huai'an Mansion." Princess Xianning said.

Xiangyun pouted her moist lips, and said sullenly: "Brother Heng went from Luoyang to Kaifeng Mansion, then to Huai'an Mansion, and then to Yingzhou. In the past few months, Brother Heng has hardly had a rest, and has been running back and forth all the time. .”

Yuan Chun rubbed Shi Xiangyun's air bangs, and said with a light smile: "Your elder brother Heng is an important minister of the court, and it's not uncommon for him to be diligent in the affairs of the king."

"Why do you just love brother..." Xiangyun subconsciously spoke without holding back, and suddenly realized that it was very inappropriate.

A trace of unnaturalness appeared on Yuan Chun's plump, moist and snowy face, and he said softly, "It's nothing, you love my brother, he's still young."

I'm afraid he won't be able to compare with Brother Heng when he grows older, but Brother Heng will take care of him a bit, after all, he is brother-in-law...

Princess Jinyang stared at Yuanchun, put down the teacup in her hand, and asked, "Your younger brother who was born with jade, isn't he going to take the exam in March?"

Yuan Chun said in a low voice: "He has been stubborn since he was a child, and he didn't go to school this time."

After all, he was the younger brother whom he had watched grow up, and now he said it with a lot of embarrassment.

Princess Jinyang comforted: "If he likes to read, let him study hard. If he doesn't like to read, there is no need to force him too much. As long as his nature is not bad and he can live a safe and smooth life, there is nothing wrong with it."

As for Yuanchun's Hu Baoyu, this beauty has also heard some rumors that she was born with jade in her mouth, and her miraculous features are famous in Shenjing, but she doesn't like reading.

Yuan Chun pursed his cherry lips, and said softly: "Your Highness said so."

Several people were talking, suddenly a nun came in from the outside and said back: "Your Highness, Uncle Yongning is here."

Everyone was overjoyed, mostly with happy faces.

Previously in Huai'an Mansion, Jia Heng personally disposed of Jia You and his son, the twelfth room of the Jia family in Jinling, and came to Xuzhou on a fast horse under the retinue of Jinyi Mansion Guards.

Guided by the female officer, Jia Heng came to the backyard and entered the flower hall. As soon as he saw it, a group of Yingying and Yanyan came into view, and their charming smiles made people feel happy.

"Brother Heng..." Xiang Yun quickly ran over and rushed into Jia Heng's arms like a butterfly.

Jia Heng could only open his arms, hugged Xiangyun, and joked with a smile: "Sister Yun, you are not young anymore, why do you still look like a child?"

Xiangyun has really grown up, and the golden unicorn in his clothes is panicking.

"Sister Yun, you don't know how old you are, and you don't know how to be ashamed." Tan Chun smiled at the side, jokingly, with complicated thoughts.

She also wanted to... throw herself into Brother Heng's arms like Sister Yun.

"Brother Heng, I miss you, why did you come back?" Xiang Yun raised a rosy apple-round face, with sweet smiles in his delicate and innocent eyebrows, and said in a clear voice.

The others looked at Xiangyun and Jia Heng talking enviously.

Jia Heng took Xiangyun's hand and said with a smile: "I heard that you are here, come and have a look."

As he spoke, he raised his eyes to look at Yuan Chun, and said, "How is Big Sister these days?"

"Brother Heng, everything is fine." Yuan Chun's eyes were as clear as water, charming, looking at the young man whose face was getting thinner, he called out softly.

Jia Heng nodded, and then looked at Tanchun aside, it was summer, and the girl who had gradually reached her cardamom age changed into a long jacket with a two-color print of indigo blue, moon and white, and a white pleated skirt, which was a little more than before. Mature and quiet.

Well, the little girl's temperament has been diluted a lot.

Could this dress be influenced by Xianning?

Jia Heng thought about it, and met a pair of bright and radiant eyes, which seemed to be inexplicably ignorant, smiled, and called: "Third sister."

Tanchun coquettishly called Brother Heng, with arched eyebrows and bright eyes.

On the other side, Li Chanyue looked at the young man, under the gloomy and beautiful eyes, it suddenly looked like the misty rain that locked the courtyard, and squeezed the handkerchief in her hand.

Mr. Xiao Jia didn't pay much attention to her, and mother even said that she and Mr. Jia would be together in the future.

Just at this moment, Jia Heng turned his gentle eyes towards him, and nodded at the little princess, who quickly averted his eyes.

Jia Heng met with several people, sat down in the room, and the female officer offered tea.

Princess Jinyang asked: "Ziyu, how is the situation in Huai'an mansion?"

"The dangerous industry has stabilized. Now the price of rice and grain has risen, and the people have suffered a lot. In addition, the disasters in the two places have been severely affected. You should have seen it in Xuzhou. The people in Suining fled to Pizhou, and there are many people in Xuzhou. These floods, Thousands of people died, and more than 2 people were left homeless." When Jia Heng mentioned this matter, his face was gloomy and his tone was low.

Princess Jinyang sighed softly, and said: "You have done your best. You supervised the town of Hetai to clean up the mess left by Gao Bin. Although two embankments burst, luckily no civilians were injured or injured. .”

Jia Heng was originally ordered in a crisis, and was sent by the court to fight the fire in the river yamen. After all, Jia Heng did not build the embankment, and none of the embankments built by Jia Heng broke through.

Comparing the two, it can be said that the image of a capable official is shown to everyone.

In other words, this time, Jia Heng already got a full score on the test paper, but he was still worried that the steps to answer the last big question could not be simplified.

Jia Heng sighed: "I only sigh that the flood is ruthless and life is difficult for the people. Speaking of which, this time... is three parts natural disaster and seven parts man-made disaster."

Princess Xianning's eyes turned, and she said in a clear voice: "Sir, after this flood, the river affairs should be reorganized? Sir, do you want to stay in Nanhe?"

Jia Heng said: "Go back to Beijing first this time. I have been out of the Beijing camp for too long, and I am eager to return the school soldiers. After returning, those who should be rewarded for meritorious service should be rewarded, and those who should be rewarded will be compensated."

In this flood fighting and emergency rescue, the Beijing camp showed the attributes of a strong army, ordering and prohibiting, and Jia Heng almost shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers on the river embankment.

The eldest princess of Jinyang asked with concern: "Where is Liangjiang's officialdom?"

As soon as these words came out, the other eyes all looked at the young man.

Jia Heng said: "The main reason is that the high-ranking officials in Jinling City, who are in power due to the national crisis, still don't understand the general situation. I have already made arrangements."

Princess Jinyang said: "That's good. This time the food shipment has brought 50 shi. It should be able to last for a while. I hope that the rain will stop soon."

"For the 50 shi, I will ship 20 shi to Huai'an Mansion to stabilize prices. This amount of grain is counted, and the other amount was borrowed from Henan by the Jiangzuo vassal." Jia Heng said: "There is not much leftover grain and fodder, which can be used for post-disaster relief." reconstruction."

Because the two feudal lords were in arrears of grain taxes in Henan, the grain in Taicang was the reserve grain of the Henan Feudal Division.

But not necessarily, if it weren't for Jia Heng, the powerful and tough governor of Yongningbo, the Henan military and political affairs, he might have been "coordinated" by the central household department.

However, after all, it is the people's fat and people's ointment of the people in the Central Plains. Except for the previous 100 million shi grains and rice sent to Shenjing, it can be regarded as compensation for exempting some prefectures and counties in Henan over the years. immature.

Is it true that an independent regiment built a cavalry battalion?

Princess Jinyang's eyes flickered, and she said, "It's good that you know it in your heart. There is a gold mine in Henan, and now Beijing has been saying that the imperial household and the Ministry of Industry should preside over the excavation, and that the Ministry of Internal Affairs controls the mine. Gold and silver mining, not to mention corruption in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, citing the precedent of King Zhongshun, and saying that this palace uses females to intervene in politics?"

Jia Heng narrowed his eyes and said, "Who holds this theory?"

Princess Jinyang said softly: "Forget it...it's not worth mentioning."

Just now, I felt a little regretful in front of the children... what to do with him.

Hmm, what's wrong?

Jia Heng said: "It's okay, I'll go to school."

With his status today, as long as he complains in the memorials about the corruption and incompetence of the household department in matters such as river engineering and military pay, by the way, there is also the matter of reselling official food by Nanjing officials before. These people count as one, he Not against anyone, it's all rubbish.

If it was himself, he could tolerate it for a while, but if these people want to attack the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they are digging the foundation of Chen Han Sheji.

Half of the army's salary is coordinated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is behind the scenes to help repair the river.

Tanchun watched from the side, his bright eyes flickered, and for some reason, he faintly felt that it was unusual.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit serious, Yuan Chun smiled lightly and said, "Brother Heng, you have been traveling all the way here, and the pommel horse is exhausted, so you should be tired too. Why don't you take a bath and change clothes, and let's have dinner together later."

Jia Heng nodded and said in a clear voice, "Yes, that's fine."

Then, under the guidance of the female officer, he went to a side room in a courtyard.

Just about to take off the python suit on his body, he suddenly heard a series of light footsteps behind him.

Jia Heng went back to look, and saw the eldest princess of Jinyang, dressed in gorgeous palace clothes, with a pink hairpin on her temples, stepping forward, holding a pile of clothes in her hand, and said with a sweet smile, "Come here to help you take a bath."

"Li'er." Jia Heng called softly, approached and hugged the beauty, found the two peach blossoms, broke the branches and smelled the pistils, and the longing of these days was overwhelmed.

"Ziyu..." The eldest princess of Jinyang said tremblingly, held Jia Heng's shoulder, and gently pushed Jia Heng away who was eating snow, with doting eyes in her beautiful eyes, she said shyly: "I'm telling you the truth."

Jia Heng's eyes suppressed the heat, his breath was a little heavy, and he said in a low voice, "I miss you."

Princess Jinyang listened to the young man's soft words and words of love, her soft and delicate body became as soft as water, her eyes were infatuated, and she almost murmured: "I miss you too."

Jia Heng smiled lightly and said, "How about washing together?"

"I haven't prepared clothes yet, tell Lianxue." Princess Jinyang said softly.

The two are considered old couples, and there is nothing shy about taking a bath together.

Jia Heng waited for Jinyang to turn away and give instructions to Lianxue, then went to the clothes, entered the bathtub and began to take a bath.

"You said Shangshu just now?" Princess Jinyang asked softly, reaching for the clothes on her body. Not long after, the glazed jade feet stepped on the bamboo steps, and with the sound of "crashing", the exquisite and delicate body entered. In the bathtub, the full moon enters the water, and the warm water in the bathtub overflows the two sea bowls.

Jia Heng immediately hugged the beautiful woman, and said in a clear voice: "It can be regarded as the strange situation that I have witnessed since I left Beijing, from the corruption of the officials in Henan, the officials forced the people to rebel, the corruption in Hetai, and the people from Jinling disregarding the overall situation of the court. , driving up food prices."

If he does not occupy the high ground of public opinion, others will.

"If you do this...would you offend too many people?" Li Renyu said softly, her cheeks flushed slightly, her nostrils snorted, her pink lips pursed.

This person... always likes to talk to her conscience.

I can feel the teenager's love and even obsession with me, and my heart is very sweet.

To put it bluntly, if Jia Heng really settles down, Li Ren will worry about whether she is old and decrepit... she will be depressed.

Jia Heng said softly: "If it's someone else, or there is a danger of a group attacking, if it's me who goes up and down, tries to cover up the bad things, and returns because of the reputation, it will cause the center to vibrate. I have rectified a lot of chaos, but only Liangjiang officialdom, even if you can't do it with all your strength, you still need to shake the mountain and shake the tiger."

He tolerated the messy Liangjiang officialdom and didn't want to kill, but that didn't mean he didn't do anything. If he saw the chaos in the Liangjiang officialdom, he would keep his mouth shut and avoid it. This is not called forbearance, it is called weakness!
First gather public opinion and consensus, this group of people has a serious illness and needs serious rectification.

While making them jealous, it also unites a group of insightful people among the northern scholars and southern scholars. This is called wooing the centrists.

Like...young people.

There are no classes who betray classes, but there are individuals who betray classes.

There are always some scholars who were born in small and medium-sized landlords in the southern gentry, and after material satisfaction, they began to pursue the realization of self-worth.

In the history books, such things happened one after another, and Zai Zhi, who was born as a big landlord, shouted to restrict land annexation and restrain the powerful nobles.

Because once an individual with undiminished ideals reaches that position, it is expected by all that he can really have a lofty sense of historical mission and transcend the limitations of class, because what he pursues is to establish immortal achievements in the vast history!
Life is only a few decades...

Jinyang eldest princess Yurong showed a worried look, and said softly: "Ziyu, isn't it too early?"

According to what Jia Heng and Li Ren said, they should be doing this after they won a big victory in the north.

Jia Heng said softly: "Use your words instead of your hands, first set up people and roast them. This is not serious yet, it's just a matter of lip service, so that we can also cooperate with the emperor to suppress the southern gentry."

This political tacit understanding is his political awareness as his status rises. Once the Qi Party is weak, he must take on the important task of suppressing the southern gentry in the political role of a noble and foreign relative, and carry the banner that the Qi Party previously carried.

It's almost impossible to hide such a big man.

"Call the emperor again, when Xianning returns, maybe you will change your name to be the father." The beautiful woman's jade face became brighter and more beautiful, and she gave Jia Heng a reproachful look, the enchanting look in her eyes was almost shocking.

Jia Heng smiled lightly and said, "Then what shall I call you from now on?"

As he spoke, Fu Er called out in a low voice, and gently leaned close to the beauty's delicate body.

Princess Jinyang's heart skipped a beat, she felt indescribably weird, her jade color was dyed crimson, and she said in a tired voice, "What are you yelling...huh?"

Under the beautiful eyebrows, the eyes were condensed, and he hummed softly, and said angrily: "You..."

Jia Heng blew hot air in Li Ren's ear, and said in a low voice, "It misses you, Li'er."

Jin Yang: "???"

But without thinking about it, he already knew what Jia Heng meant.

The wind and rain that locked the courtyard outside the window seemed to be getting tighter.

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(End of this chapter)