The Red Mansions

Chapter 661 Jia Heng: There is no room for loss in this battle!
Jinyi Mansion, official office
In the official hall, all the generals and school who wore flying fish uniforms and embroidered spring knives hanging from their waists lined up, discussing in low voices, and the crowd was crowded.

"Liu Zhenfu, do you know why the governor asked us to come?" Gu Yunjin, a thousand households in Jinyi, looked at Liu Jixian and asked.

Jealousy welled up in my heart, the Liu Jixian in front of me was just a Jinyi trial hundred households, but since he followed Yongning Bo, it has only been a short time, and his official career has been prosperous, all the way to hundreds of households, deputy thousand households, and thousand households, he was promoted all the way to the town Fushi , By the way, there is also that Qu Lang, who went to Henan, and is now the commander of Jin Yidu.

It is true that one person attains the Tao, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

As an old man who followed Lu Tongzhi, if he hadn't made great contributions, he might not even be able to keep his job as a thousand households.

When Jia Heng was rectifying the [-] Households in Jinyi Mansion, out of the consideration of not making Emperor Chongping suspicious, the original five houses and ten divisions that served as guards of honor for the palace guard did not make any major moves.

The personnel of the six supplementary offices responsible for the investigation in six directions, as well as the three offices of Tuntian, Majun, and elephant training have been adjusted one after another.

And Beizhen Fusi No. [-] Institute is responsible for criminal names, arrests, robbery, and crimes assigned by the capital and Jia Heng.

In addition, in Jinyi Mansion, the Secret Service Department, the Military Intelligence Department and the Experience Department have been added as the secret service agencies directly under Jia Heng's jurisdiction. Obtain military information and think it is mutual evidence.

It is equivalent to the fact that the original five offices of the Jinyi Mansion have been stripped off, and the real body of the Jin Yi Mansion has been constructed in another structure, that is, the Six Police Offices, which work in the Dongsifang, while the Xisifang is also responsible for arresting robbers in the capital.

Of course any intelligence agency cannot be built without money.

Liu Jixian's face was indifferent, and he said in a deep voice: "The governor has just returned to the capital, and I will ask questions as usual. When the governor comes over, it will not be too late for Gu Qianhu to inquire again."

Since Jia Heng took over the Jinyi Mansion, Qiu Duwei was first "assigned" to Beiping as the deputy governor of the Beiping capital to spy on the enemy in the East, and then Lu Jingyao was also dismissed because of a mistake in Yangzhou affairs , was dispatched to Jiangxi not long ago.

It can be said that Jia Heng, who was named a first-class uncle, has completely controlled the Jinyi Mansion.

"The lord is here."

At this moment, the Jinyi school lieutenant outside said loudly, and all the Jinyi school officers who had been whispering in the official hall fell silent one after another.

Under the retinue of Li Shu, a hundred households in brocade clothes, Jia Heng stepped into the official hall and sat behind the case with a big horse.

With one hand leaning on the grand teacher's chair, across a table, his eyes glanced down at the group of generals in brocade clothes. The scarlet robe and python suit worn by the young man in the python suit was exquisitely embroidered with silk threads. A section of emerald beads, tied with a knot under the jaw, with a heroic brow and a stern gaze.

"I've seen the governor in my humble position." The generals in Jinyi bowed to the boy in python one after another.

Jia Heng's face was light, and he said: "Everyone, get up."

As he said that, he picked up the roster on the side, weighed it, and did not open it to read, but asked: "Before I went to Henan to quell the chaos, I ordered Jin Yimi to investigate the facts of the enemies in northern Xinjiang, is there any report? Xu Qianhu?"

In addition to Lan Qianhu, who has been sent to Liaodong to investigate affairs since the first year of Chongping, there is also Xu Qianhu who is in charge of Liaodong affairs.

At this time, a young man wearing a flying fish suit and a slight beard under his chin stepped out from the crowd, cupped his hands and said, "Captain, this is an intelligence report from the past half a year, Lord Qiu, who works as the deputy governor of the Beiping Economic and Strategy Commander, also has information Bring it."

At this time, Li Shu, who was armed with a knife and followed by a hundred households in brocade, hurried forward a few steps, took the letter, bowed and handed it over, and raised his hands above his head, saying: "Captain."

Jia Heng took the letter and started to read it, his eyes flicked over the words on it, reading.

Everyone below held their breath and concentrated, not daring to breathe.

Jia Heng flipped through the papers, combined with his understanding of the situation in the north since he came to this world, he roughly outlined the situation in his heart.

Perhaps the Donglu did not destroy the tribes of Mongolia, and caused the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai to the great Han. Today, Donglu has not changed the country name, but still calls it Jin, and the characters are also specious. Huang Taiji, the slave chieftain, is 56 years old. As he gets older, his heart for career becomes more and more passionate, and he often has the ambition to enter the customs.

As a matter of fact, the Chen Han dynasty followed the pre-Ming Dynasty, and after Taizu Dingding and Taizong ruled the world, famous generals emerged in large numbers in the two dynasties, and their martial arts were outstanding, and they continued to attack and expel the Mongolian forces.

During the reign of Longzhi, at that time, the Jinnu chieftains still helped Chen Han to contain the Mongolian tribes. Until the 27th year of Longzhi, a big defeat, the loss of the Han outside the pass, completely punctured the diorama of the prosperity of the Han Dynasty.

After that, the slave chieftains rose rapidly. In order to solve their worries, they first conquered Korea, and then successively conquered several tribes in Monan Mongolia, which relieved some of their worries.

During this period, Chen Han Chaotang fell into a huge political turmoil after the defeat.

During the 12 years of Emperor Longzhi, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty did not dare to mention the recovery of Liaodong. They could only win over the remaining Mongolian forces through division, such as supporting Lin Danhan. Now his son Ezhe is used as a buffer, but in fact, in the face of the rise of Jin Potential, tired of coping.

After more than a dozen years of Emperor Chongping's reign, the first few years were to consolidate the imperial power, compete with the Supreme Emperor, and gradually achieve control of the court with the three parties. The strategy of containment in the east and defense in the west, the sidelines are fully shrunk, exhausted by the natural disaster, and the relationship with Chahar Mongolia is also quite stiff.

Just in time for the military pass, Jia Heng's soul returned to this world, took over the banner of Wang Ziteng, and forcibly stepped on the brakes of Chen Han's broken car.

It's not like the original book of the Red Chamber, where there are invaders inside and Tartars outside, and I will appear on the stage after you sing, but it is the fate of "a history of family death and blood" that makes wedding clothes for others.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, put down the paper in his hand, and said: "Xu Qianhu, we still need to send more scouts, especially to spy on the movements of Harmony, in addition, we need to set up files for the princes of the Eastern Captives, Baylor, and the banner owner." Records must be recorded, and at the same time, the biography, family background, character, and family members of the Han generals who defected to the enemy must be carefully grasped, and the intelligence work must be meticulous, so that there will be more chances of winning in the future!"

According to some memories of his previous life, he always felt that Chahar Mongol might be a bit unreliable. If Chahar Mongol and Donglu secretly communicated with each other, he might use this method to intimidate Datong and other military towns. The situation is about to change, and it really becomes a double ghost knocking on the door.

The surnamed Xu Qianhu, whose name was Xu Zhao, did not dare to be negligent when he heard the words, and cupped his hands and said: "Yes, I am under the orders of the humble."

Jia Heng looked at Liu Jixian and said: "If there is not enough manpower, we can transfer people from other institutes. There is no urgent matter in the four directions now, but the northern captives have a serious matter. The guards of Jinyi Mansion should take this as the top priority."

Liu Jixian cupped his hands and said, "I understand the humble job."

Jia Heng said: "Lead Xu Qianhu later, and I will teach you how to do it face to face."

Intelligence work can be said to require ideas.

After that, Jia Heng asked several other Jinyiqian households about the situation in central Beijing and the four regions in recent months, so as to understand the trend of the Han provinces and regions.

In fact, it's not a big deal, but in the northwest, the king of Xining County seems to have relapsed from an old injury and is seeking medical treatment from an imperial physician.

Jia Heng secretly took note of this, and then went to the study to inquire about the movements of Zhao Yi and others who were going to Haojing. They went to Haojing to bring in red cannons. They have found the artillery factory and are negotiating with others.

At noon, Jia Heng finished his routine questioning, then left Jinyi Mansion and returned to Ningguo Mansion.

Ningguo Mansion

Jia Heng left the Jinyi Mansion, went back to the outer study, sat down behind the desk, thinking about the Eastern Captives.

After thinking for a while, he took out a map from the closet behind him, and with the rustling sound of palms rubbing on the light yellow blueprint, the map of Liaodong came into view.

"The eastern captives are all based in Liaodong, and they use Monan Mongolia as their wings. If they attack and defend, the entire Yan Dynasty land may be invaded... It's easy to be exhausted." Jia Heng looked at the map, and his heart couldn't help feeling a little dignified. .

"Will the Beijing camp after the rectification be able to fight against the Donglu? We can't say yet, but it depends on the Donglu invaders this year or later, in the spring of next year." Jia Heng's face was like dark water, his eyes were deep, and he felt a wave Faint pressure came from all directions.

It can be said that in today's Chen Han, except for Li Zan, Minister of the Ministry of War, he seems to have become the first person in charge of the war against the captives. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are waiting for his battle against the captives.

If he wins the battle with a good start, it is almost conceivable that he will walk sideways in the Chongping dynasty, and since then he will establish the Jia family's wealth and honor for more than ten years, even if the new king takes the throne, he cannot be separated from him.

"There is no room for loss in this battle! It is said that the one with the most temples wins, so it needs to be prepared in advance. It is not necessary to go to Haojing in person while going south, and introduce a large number of red cannons to the big man to increase the defensive firepower of the city. These... cannot be separated from a large amount of money." Jia Heng looked silent, thinking.

He can't stay in the capital for too long, he needs to go south as soon as possible to rectify the salt affairs to raise military expenses, and then go north to check the border affairs, he needs to go to Peiping, Datong, Taiyuan and other places for on-the-spot visits.

We cannot passively wait for the police on the frontier to send troops to help.

"I'll talk to the saint later on." Jia Heng let out a breath, planning to enter the palace to meet the saint later.

Just as she was thinking about it, she heard the sound of the beaded curtain "cracking", but Qingwen opened the beaded curtain, entered the hall, and said charmingly: "My lord, Princess Beijing and Princess Chu are here to visit grandma in the back house. .”

Jia Heng's eyes flickered, and he asked, "People from the Zhen family? What are they doing here?"

Qingwen said: "I don't know about it. Anyway, when the young master is not at home, Princess Beijing often comes to visit."

Jia Heng picked up the teacup, lowered his head and took a sip, and said, "I see, I'll take a look later."

At this moment, in the backyard, Princess Chu Zhen Qing and Princess Bei Jing Zhen Xue were sitting under Qin Keqing. Because of the old relatives of the Zhen and Jia families, and the fact that Jia Heng was not at home, the two sisters came to visit frequently Son, on the surface it looks quite intimate.

The two sisters of the Zhen family, one wearing a vermilion long dress and the other a plain dress, are sitting on an embroidered pier, talking to Qin Keqing. The two sisters are beautiful in appearance and gentle in temperament, just like graceful lotus flowers standing on two pedicles.

"Siblings, why don't you see Brother Heng?" Zhen Qing's phoenix eyes flashed, and she asked softly.

"Husband, he went to the yamen to ask questions early in the morning." Qin Keqing said softly.

Zhen Qing smiled when she heard the words, and said: "No wonder Brother Heng was appointed a first-class uncle at such a young age, and he was busy with official duties within a few days after he came back, so he didn't take a few more days off?"

Qin Keqing said softly: "Husband, he can't sit still at home. Whenever he has free time, he goes to the yamen. What's the matter with Princess Chu?"

Zhen Qing took her younger sister Zhen Xue's jade hand, sighed softly, and said, "I'm not afraid of the jokes of my younger siblings, this is not my brother-in-law. He is the Minister of Military Aircraft at the Military Aircraft Department, and he took an errand in the palace and went to Datong , Taiyuan reorganized the army, but this has passed, and it has been more than half a year. I heard that Baoling Hou and Nan'an King also asked for an order to come back that day. Now, what is the situation of my brother-in-law, and my sister is no less worried. "

After checking the vacancies in the Beijing camp and reorganizing them, the original imperial court sent Nan'an County King and Baolinghou to Ningxia, Guyuan and other towns to check the frontiers and reorganize the army. At present, "remarkable results" have been achieved, and they are already on the way back.

After all, King Beijing was young, and he was helpless in Datong and Taiyuan Junzhen, as if he was welded there. After a long time, Princess Zhenxue of Beijing began to miss her, and as soon as she talked to Zhen Qing, she came to Jia's mansion to inquire.

Zhen Xue's face was pale and worried, and she said softly, "Sisters and sisters, the prince and Ziyu are both ministers of military aircraft at the military plane. Does Ziyu know what's going on? Why hasn't the prince come back at this time?"

"That's what I mean too. I wanted to ask why. Our prince is now supervising the construction of the imperial mausoleum in Gongling Mausoleum in Weinan, so it's not easy to ask about it. Besides, it's not easy to inquire about such important military and state affairs as it involves the affairs of the imperial court. "Chu Wangfei Zhen Qing said while beating the side drum.

This beauty, on that gaudy melon-seeded face, has a more gorgeous makeup than before. Under the willow-leaf slender eyebrows, the narrow, clear phoenix eyes are even more painted with rose-red eyeshadow.

Qin Keqing said softly: "You two princesses, I don't know much about these matters in the court, and I still need to ask my husband."

"Well, I just want to ask Brother Heng." Zhen Qing said softly, and asked: "It's almost noon, Brother Heng should be back, right?"

Just at this time, a nun entered the inner hall and said: "Grandma, Master Heng is back."

As soon as these words came out, the two sisters of the Zhen family were stunned for a moment, and then looked at each other with joy in their eyes.

While speaking, the boy in python clothes had already lifted the curtain to enter the inner hall, looked at the crowd, and asked, "The two concubines are so free today?"

Zhen Qing got up quickly, with her round and soft buttocks like a millstone, she left from the pear flower wooden chair, her beautiful face was full of smiles, and the young woman with Huaxin had a pretty and melodious voice, like an oriole coming out of the valley: " Brother Heng, my sister and I came here to ask Uncle Heng something about the court."

Jia Heng sat down, glanced at Zhen Xue with Wen Ning and gentle eyes, and said in a clear voice: "Princess, what is the court matter? If it involves government affairs, I'm afraid I just returned to Beijing and don't know the details." .”

Before Zhen Qing opened her mouth to talk about the key points, Qin Keqing took over the conversation and said softly, "Husband, it's about sister Zhenxue's family."

As he said that, he narrated the story of King Beijing's military preparations in Datong and Taiyuan military towns and his delay in returning.

Previously, Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue had helped Qin Keqing with some words when facing the Nan'an Concubine, and the kind-hearted beauty also expressed some intention of reciprocating.

Facing Zhen Xue's expectant gaze, Jia Heng said in a deep voice, "It's been half a year since Prince Beijing went to investigate, why hasn't there been any news?"

Zhen Xuewan's beautiful face was covered with a layer of worry, she pursed her pink lips, sighed quietly and said: "I don't have any letters, I haven't sent letters for half a year, and I don't know how the prince is doing in the border town .”

Jia Heng frowned slightly, and asked, "Have any official documents and memorials been delivered to Shenjing City recently?"

Zhen Xue shook her head lightly, licked her powder to moisten her lips, and said softly: "I heard that Nan'an County King and Baoling Hou are coming back soon, and for some reason, it seems that things are not going well for the prince. , I'm a woman, and I don't know what's going on in the court."

Princess Chu Zhen Qing's beautiful eyes sparkled, and she asked, "Brother Heng, what's going on?"

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then said: "Maybe it's because of the whole army, I've been tied down."

After all, the King of Beijing Jing was young, when dealing with those generals and soldiers, he might not be able to withstand their deception and fooling.

Just as Jia Heng guessed, after the king of Beijing Jing went to Datong Army Town, he was also committed to weeding out the old and the weak, and checking the vacancies, but it was a pity that facing the Datong generals who were holding a group, there was no progress.

But perhaps it was Jia Heng's stimulation, and the king of Beijing Jing became unconvinced again, and confronted the generals of Datong and Taiyuan military towns several times at once, and was gradually welded to the border town.

"What should I do? If it doesn't go well, can you let the prince return to Beijing first?" Zhen Xue's bright eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, and she said softly.

Jia Heng's mind was spinning, and he already had some guesses. He raised his eyes to look at the young woman Huaxin with charming eyes, and said softly: "Princess, don't worry, I'll ask someone to check it later, let's see what's going on first. If it is really tied up, the imperial court will send another important person to Datong to assist in the reorganization of the army."

In the border towns of Datong and Taiyuan, he was worried that there would be changes in the Chahar Mongolian tribe, so that the two border towns were in danger.

Zhen Xuewen heard that Jia Heng sent someone to question her, her delicate body trembled slightly, her heart filled with joy, under Chun Shan's black brows, she looked gratefully at the young man opposite with her bright eyes, and said, "Zi Yu, it's really wonderful." Thank you."

Hearing the title "Zi Yu", Jia Heng looked at the young woman with snowy skin and beautiful face, red lips and pink face, her brows were brimming with joy, a warm and gentle charm of a married woman overflowed from the corner of her eyes, and she couldn't help feeling strange, said: "Wangfei is not You need to be polite, the imperial court's rectification of the frontier army and the consolidation of the frontier defense are related to the military and the country's major plans, which should not be ignored, and now the military affairs of Datong and Taiyuan military towns are sluggish, as the Minister of Military Affairs, I must pay attention to it."

Listening to what Jia Heng said, Zhen Qing especially caught a trace of strangeness in Jia Heng's expression, her phoenix eyes flashed, and she said with a smile: "Sister, let me just say it, Brother Heng won't ignore it."

Zhen Xueli nodded her head, and under her curved eyebrows, her soft and beautiful eyes showed gratitude.

Seeing that several people had discussed this matter, Qin Keqing said with a smile, "Husband, since it's already agreed, it's already noon, and it's time for some lunch."

Jia Heng nodded and said, "I'm really hungry now."

(End of this chapter)