The Red Mansions

Chapter 728 How can such soldiers and horses be safe?
In the study room, Jia Heng and the Zhen family brothers met and had a conversation, and the two sat down again.

Zhen Shao looked at the boy in the python suit who was facing him, his face moved slightly, and he said in his heart, so young, it really makes people...

Zhen Zhu looked at the young man coldly, for some reason, just by looking at him, he felt uncomfortable.

This is also the two of them, seeing Jia Heng for the first time.

After the introduction, several people sat down.

Zhen Yingjia's eyes fell on Jia Heng's face, and asked: "Ziyu's rectification of the Jiangnan Camp, I also discussed with my second and fourth younger brothers. The military system of the Southern Army is corrupt and the military discipline is loose. It should be rectified immediately, but there are many threads. I don't know where to start, but does Ziyu have a good idea?"

Zhen Qing looked at the father who was talking, without saying much, and quietly looked at the boy, her phoenix eyes were shining brightly, and she saw the light of Qi Ji.

Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "The Jiangnan camp currently has [-] soldiers, five battalions of guards, and one battalion of sailors. Wait for the province to replenish, but now the Jiangbei will be rectified first, and the Jiangnan will not be in a hurry, and the navy can prepare first."

If there is no re-training, the original soldiers have already developed habits, and it is difficult to change.

He also has the same attitude towards Jiangbei Daying in Yangzhou, but this kind of words cannot be revealed in advance.

Zhen Zhu sneered, and said unceremoniously sarcasm: "If the Jiangnan Camp needs to be rectified, the matter involves the Ministry of War, the deputy envoy of the school, An Nanhou, and the Yamen of the Governor of Liangjiang. Several parties are entangled in power and have many constraints. Privy Councilor, but relying on nearly a thousand Jinyi mansion guards, how dare you make false claims to reorganize the army? Even if there is an imperial decree, they will obey the law and violate it, and make excuses, and if one fails, it will lead to military chaos, so what should we do?"

The young man in front of him clearly came here begging the Zhen family to reorganize the army, he didn't want to act like a minister of military affairs, and he didn't see any conditions, so he had no sincerity at all.

Zhen Qingxiu frowned, her beautiful face was like frost, and her heart was filled with anger again. Her fourth uncle really did not do enough, and did more than bad!
Zhen Shao glared at Zhen Zhu coldly, and scolded: "Fourth brother, Uncle Yongning has hills and valleys in his chest, how can you say that?"

However, he also felt that the so-called rectification would not be of much use even if his Zhen family charged forward.

But if things fail, I'm afraid this attitude will be greatly reduced.

Jia Heng said: "First, make a survey of the number of soldiers and generals in the Jiangnan camp. There will be no actions in the early stage. Why, Fourth Master Zhen also has high opinions?"

In fact, his best idea is to rebuild Jiangnan Daying, instead of scraping the bones to cure the poison, it is better to start a new stove.

The premise of all this is money. The Jiangbei camp first collected it, and then used the silver from the salt service to recruit Jiangbei soldiers again, and then used Jiangbei to hold Jiangnan and divide it into towns.

As for seeking help from the Zhen family, it was nothing more than wanting to reduce resistance, not the Zhen family.

Before that, in order to make use of the navy, the Jiangnan Navy can first wipe out the coastal pirates. Is there still a batch that can be used?

Zhen Yingjia tried to smooth things over and said, "Ziyu, he has been in the navy for many years, and he is also dissatisfied with the loose atmosphere of the Jiangnan camp. What he said just now is out of good intentions. I hope Ziyu will forgive me. My second brother should know about this matter, so we can talk to him." Yongning Bo said."

Zhen Qing also smiled and said: "Brother Heng, my fourth uncle has always had this temper."

"The Jiangnan battalion has a number of soldiers, but many of them are under registration and lack of drills. Take the Feixiong battalion under my command as an example. Although I lead a battalion commander, there are only five to six thousand soldiers under my command. , the general school invaded one part, most of them were intercepted by the Ministry of War and the Jieshuai Mansion, most of the generals and soldiers only served as errands to eat the emperor's food, and they didn't perform much in the camp. , Military discipline is lax, this is the general trend." Zhen Shao said.

He, the Zhen family, can give up some of his troops and vacancies, but the premise is that he can become the commander-in-chief of the Jiangnan camp. If he doesn't have this bargaining chip, he won't do bad things, and he won't help.

Jia Heng said: "Such soldiers and horses are so powerful that they are too powerful to guard the old capital of Jinling. How can they be safe?"

The intention of rebuilding in my heart has become more and more determined, and to prevent corruption, it is necessary to implement soldiers in different places, change every two years, and implement a rotation system.

Zhen Yingjia sighed: "It's not a day or two, it's because the imperial court has to put a lot of effort into rectifying it, but if Ziyu has a plan, my Zhen family will definitely help."

As he spoke, he glanced at the sky and said, "It's almost noon, Ziyu, it's time for lunch, let's not talk about that."

Zhen Qing smiled lightly and said, "Brother Heng, you might as well have dinner first, this matter can't be resolved all at once."

She was patient anyway, this man clearly had a plan in his mind, but he was still hiding it, she would just ask him later.

Before that, he was still on fourth uncle's side, how could he succeed with such an arrogant attitude?

Jia Heng nodded, without saying anything else, and accompanied Zhen Yingjia to eat the meal.

Zhen Zhu used an excuse to have something to do, and left the banquet, only his son Zhen Lin sat down to accompany him, which made Zhen Yingjia feel a little displeased.

After dinner, Jia Heng went to Fuxuan Hall to meet Mrs. Zhen and planned to leave.

Just after leaving Fuxuan Hall, she saw Zhen Xue and Shui Xin, mother and daughter, standing not far away.

"Godfather, let me go live at your house." Shui Xin rolled her eyes and said softly.

King Beijing Jing was rarely at home, and he didn't care much about his daughter. The little girl lacked paternal love since she was a child. When she got along with Jia Heng, she gradually found that kind of paternal love.

Jia Heng looked at Zhen Xue, who was graceful and graceful, and said softly, "Should I take Xin Xin home with me? The concubine will meet again tomorrow, and let's go to Jiming Temple."

In fact, every time Zhen Qing was infatuated with Zhen Qing, Zhen Xue would arrange it in the second half. Zhen Xue was a little timid and uneasy, and he didn't have enough time, so he wanted to spend more time with Zhen Xue.

Zhen Xue met the young man with meaningful eyes, and after understanding the young man's meaning, she felt a sense of shame in her heart, and said in a low voice: "Zi Yu, you just came to Jinling, and you still have a lot of business to do, so it's not easy to let me go." Xin Xin delayed your business."

"There will be no delay." Seeing this, Jia Heng smiled, looked at Shui Xin and said, "Xin Xin, will you go back with me?"

Shui Xin said softly, "Okay, godfather."

Seeing this, Zhen Xue pursed her cherry lips and said, "Then let Xinxin go."

At this time, Zhen Qing said with a smile: "Let Mammy prepare the carriage and take Shui Xin there."

Shui Xin went over, so she could accompany her younger sister to meet this man.

In fact, Shui Xin has become an excuse for the two to have a tryst with Jia Heng.

Jia Heng said goodbye to the sisters of the Zhen family, and then left the Zhen family.

After Jia Heng and Shui Xin left together, Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue also returned to the room, the two sisters sat down in the inner room, Zhen Xueping retreated the maid and the female officer, only the two sisters were left in the room for a while.

Seeing complex expressions in Zhen Qingfeng's eyes, she asked in a low voice, "Why doesn't my sister let Xin Xin go?"

Zhen Xue looked at her sister, sighed softly, and said, "Sister, is it really okay for us to be like this?"

She has been in a state of disarray recently, and she is afraid that she will never be able to look back.

When Zhen Qing heard the words, Yu Rong was stunned, and then she chuckled lightly, and sarcastically said: "Why didn't you feel bad when my sister was in someone's arms, hugging someone's neck and calling my good brother to be gentle?"

Zhen Xue: "???"

Zhen Xue's heart trembled when she heard such words, Xia Fei's cheeks shyly said: "Sister, what crazy things are you talking about?"

Zhen Qing's phoenix eyes under her willow-leaf eyebrows looked at Zhen Xue whose cheeks were as red as fire, and said softly: "Sister, it's meaningless to be vacillating like this every day. If he really ignores you, it will be uncomfortable at that time." It's still you."

It is not necessary for a man to have a younger sister, such a person will never lack a woman by his side, and for some reason, his younger sister has fascinated him.

Hearing this, Zhen Xue's snow-greasy face was slightly sluggish, her beautiful eyes drooped, she pursed her lustrous pink lips, sighed softly, her eyes drooped, and she was fascinated by the ring in her hand.

At some point, she seemed to be locked up by him with a ring, and she couldn't escape at all.

"In those few days, I don't know who was so uncomfortable that he couldn't eat, and who was like a little daughter-in-law, telling him this and that." Zhen Qing joked softly with a smile in her phoenix eyes.

Zhen Xueyu's cheeks were blushing and glowing, and she said angrily, "Sister, sister, don't talk about it."

When her heart was with him, she had already felt sorry for the lord, and usually...she couldn't feel sorry for the lord.

Zhen Qing said in a low voice: "I advise my younger sister to think about it as soon as possible. If you are half-hearted and swaying left and right, when people find out, they will only treat you as a plaything, and throw it away when you have played enough. Throw it away like a shoe, younger sister. You can think about that painful feeling."

Zhen Xue's delicate body trembled violently when she heard the words, she felt a basin of cold water poured down her head, her face was pale, her hands and feet were cold, and she tightly clutched her handkerchief.

No, no, she is not a plaything. Ziyu should have liked her from the beginning, and even gave her a ring. He was also very kind to Xinxin. It is regarded as...

Ah, how could she miss her sister like that?She's not a bad woman like her sister, ah, she doesn't mean that.

Looking at Zhen Xue whose snowy face was alternately changing from red to white, Zhen Qing's agitation eased a little. Why is that person so patient with her sister?

My sister said that she was not feeling well that day, so she didn't care about it immediately, and the day before yesterday, and just now...

My sister doesn't have to do anything, that person just...

Zhen Qingliu Yemei raised her eyebrows, and suppressed a trace of jealousy that she didn't know why she shouldn't have. All she did now was to use her sister to restrain that bastard, not for other reasons.

Zhen Qing sighed, and said, "Let Xinxin go, so that we can discuss the matter of rectifying the Jiangnan camp later. The fourth uncle was arrogant and quite unpleasant."

Zhen Xue suppressed her chaotic emotions when she heard the words, and said worriedly, "What's going on?"

We didn't go to talk about things before, so why did we meet again.

Zhen Qing said in a low voice: "Fourth Uncle may be jealous that he is in a high position at a young age, and he was a little aggressive when he spoke just now. I saw that his expression was not right, don't feel bad for our family."

When she went back to Nuannuan later, this bastard was also arrogant, and he played tricks on them even if he couldn't turn his face away.

Zhen Xuexiu raised her eyebrows, her soft and beautiful eyes condensed a little, and said in a low voice: "Fourth Uncle is a little..."

After all, she is an elder, although Zhen Xue also felt displeased, but she didn't want to say much.

Zhen Qing said softly: "Wait a few days to pick up Xinxin, and ask him what's his plan, don't hold grudges."

"En." Zhen Xue's eyes were full, and she responded softly.

Jingcai Zhen Qing said that the young woman Huaxin was also a little bit worried, it's hard to say what she was worried about.

……

And just before Jia Heng left, the news of the visit to Zhen's house was reported to Liangjiang governor's yamen by the spies.

In the study room, Shen Fang dressed in casual clothes, frowned, paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, asked Lu Chaoyun, the judge who made the complaint, and said, "Jia Heng went to Zhen's house? Do you know what they talked about?"

In front of his confidants, naturally there is no respect at all.

Lu Chaoyun said in a low voice: "Our people have no eyeliner in the Zhen family, and we don't know what we talked about. Maybe we just visited the old lady of the Zhen family? The old lady of the Zhen family is not in good health."

Shen Fang's face was gloomy, and after a while, he said coldly: "There should be other things, perhaps related to Wang Shouqi's rectification of Jiangnan Camp the day before yesterday."

At this moment, a servant's report came from outside, saying: "My lord, the fourth master of the Zhen family is here."

"Oh?" Shen Fang's face was slightly surprised, and his heart was slightly happy, and said: "Quickly invite you."

Not long after, I saw Zhen Zhu, who was at Zhen's house before, being led into the study by a servant.

"Your official has met Mr. Taiwan Maker." As soon as Zhen Zhu entered the wing room, he looked at Shen Fang who was sitting on the grand master's chair, and bowed his hands in salute.

"Brother Zhen, get up quickly." To the Zhen family, Shen Fang was very polite, with a smile on his face, he quickly got up to support him, and asked curiously, "Why did Brother Zhen have time to come to my place?"

Zhen Zhu looked at Shen Fang quietly, and asked, "My lord, do you know that Uncle Yongning has visited our house?"

"Is there a matter? But the Zhen family has been friends for many years, and now the old lady is not in good health, it is normal for Yongning Bo to visit." Shen Fang pondered for a while, talking to himself, actually observing Zhen Zhu look.

Zhen Zhu said: "To be honest, he came here and mentioned the matter of rectifying the Jiangnan camp. Both the elder brother and the second elder brother agreed with it."

As soon as these words came out, Shen Bin's complexion changed slightly, his eyes flickered, and he said in a low voice: "Why did Fourth Master Zhen talk about this with the old man?"

Zhen Zhu said: "It's not an easy task to put the camp in the south of the Yangtze River in order. This Uncle Yongning doesn't know the benefits, and the lower officials can't bear the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River and the loss of life. That's why I made it clear to my lord early on. I also hope that the master of Taiwan is not easy to think about the people in the south of the Yangtze River. Stop this."

He just wanted to use Shen Bing's power to disrupt the reorganization of the army, so as to profit from the chaos.

Moreover, he wants to prove one thing, the mother and elder brother all misunderstood the child, and misjudged him too!

For example, when it comes to the whole army, the second brother and him, with one water and one land, can take on important tasks. Why do you need to pretend to be Huang Kou's hand, and also risk offending the Ministry of War and the governor of Liangjiang, a big official in the frontier?

Anyway, it is absolutely impossible for him to be subservient to Huang Kou'er.

Hearing this, Shen Fang understood clearly, nodded his head and said: "Brother Zhen's words are true, thinking that when the Beijing camp was reorganized and the army was in chaos, it was still at the feet of the emperor, and the Jiangnan camp involved all aspects. Uncle Yongning is doing something wrong, I'm afraid that Jinling City may really be in chaos."

Zhen Zhu's eyes were burning, and he asked, "I don't know how the master of Taiwan will respond? Now that the Marquis of Annan doesn't care about military affairs, and the military discipline is loose, if the camp in the south of the Yangtze River is not in order, the court will not be able to explain it."

Shen Fang said: "The imperial court has not issued an imperial edict to rectify the camp in the south of the Yangtze River. If an imperial edict is issued, the Yamen of the Governor of Liangjiang is obliged to do so."

As he spoke, he looked at Zhen Zhu with gentle eyes, and said with a smile: "At that time, we needed big talents like Brother Zhen and Brother Ling to handle this matter."

Zhen Zhu got the answer he wanted, and cupped his hands and said: "Sir Shen is a hero in the world, if he presides over the whole army with all his strength, he will be sure to be sure, and I will try my best to persuade my brother to help Master Shen."

Shen Fang spoke a few words of comfort again, saying: "Brother Zhen, don't worry, no matter who comes to do things in the whole army in the south of the Yangtze River, we can't do without the help of the Zhen family."

Zhen Zhu nodded, feeling the same in his heart.

After Zhen Zhu left, Shen Fang looked at Lu Chaoyun aggressively, and asked, "What do you think?"

Lu Chaoyun thought for a while, and said: "I thought that Yongning Bo wanted to use the Zhen family to mobilize the Jiangnan camp, but this Zhen Zhu would actually tip off the news, I don't know why he would do this?"

Shen Fang smiled and said: "Why else, it's just that I don't want to make trouble with the children, and after I've had a meal, I take a step back and say, no matter what the reason is, this is an opportunity for the old man, and the whole army doesn't have to be the only thing to do." Only children can do it, and I, Governor-General of Liangjiang, can also carry it out."

Of course, he did not really reorganize the army, but regained part of the power of the Ministry of War, recruited a new group of soldiers, and firmly held the power in his hands. People hope to enter the cabinet and enter the military aircraft department!
I have been dormant in the land of two rivers for too long.

Speaking of which, Shen Fang has never told anyone else, and he himself does not want to admit that someone, Shen Fang, also wants to be Minister of Military Aircraft!
Lu Chaoyun looked worried, and reminded: "My lord, this Jiangnan camp is more difficult than the salt affairs, not to mention other things, Marquis Annan, how many people in the military department are eating this bowl of rice."

Shen Fang nodded and said: "The Marquis of Annan is easy to handle, he is already old, as long as he settles down his family well, he can handle it properly. As for the Nanjing Military Department, when did the old man ever fear them? Besides, it's just a little tidying up, right? There is an explanation."

Lu Chaoyun nodded, and said, "If that's the case, I might as well give it a try."

Shen Fang said: "Since this Zhen Zhu was trying to make things right with the Zhen family, I went to the Ministry of Civil and Military Affairs first, and demanded that the navy be rectified so that this Zhen Zhu could lead the navy of Zhenhaiwei. It must be helping Xiao'er, and it happened to resolve Xiao'er's criticism of Jiang's lack of defense, otherwise the emperor in Beijing would still look sideways at the old man."

The governor of Liangjiang is naturally responsible for Jiang Fang in Jiangnan Province, but there is still room for excuses. The only worry is that the emperor in the palace has some opinions in his heart.

"Let's rectify the water army first, cut off Jia Heng's connection with the Zhen family, and then I will go to Shushu to ask myself to reorganize the army, and the weight of that matter will fall on my hands again." Shen Bin said in a low voice with bright eyes.

Lu Chaoyun nodded, and said: "It's really high to make a platform with four or two strokes of a thousand catties."

"It's also just smoothing over this matter. If it wasn't for someone in the Zhen family who couldn't get used to it, they wouldn't be able to do anything about it." Shen Fang said, "This Yongning uncle's family is too grand, since what he is going to do, Then what the Sacred Heart prefers, the matter of floods before, and now the whole army is still the same, then we will be one step ahead of him."

It is not wise for this kind of holy family to obstruct, because they are standing on the opposite side of the emperor, and only when he actively plans to take over can he receive miraculous results.

But on the other side, Jia Heng left Zhen's house and returned to Ningguo Mansion in Jinling with the carriage carrying Shui Xin.

Chen Xiao was on the horse, looked at the young man with a silent face, and asked, "Why did you bring a carriage?"

"Xinxin lived in Guo's house for two days." Jia Heng explained.

Chen Xiao took a deep look at Jia Heng and asked, "How is the situation?"

Jia Heng pondered and said: "The Zhen family is generally willing to cooperate, but this matter is very difficult. At present, we can't leverage so many people, so we should deal with Jiangbei first. Let's hide here first, and the rest will not be too late. "

After Jiangbei, and then going to Jiangnan, now is to test the tone of the Zhen family.

Chen Xiao pondered for a moment, feeling that things might not be going well, and said in a low voice: "Families like the Zhen family, which rely on the holy family in the palace, are often at the top of their heads. If you want to rectify the Jiangnan camp, you may not necessarily need them .”

Jia Heng glanced at Chen Xiao in surprise, and said: "After all, it is a breakthrough, otherwise it will be a long delay. I can't stay in the south for too long."

Chen Xiao hesitated to speak, but in the end he didn't open his mouth. Marquis Annan might not necessarily say that he would help out because of his friendship with his father, and the contact was somewhat sensitive.

Jia Heng said: "Let's go back to the mansion first, and then go to the Ministry of War to ask for salary tomorrow. I actually have a plan in my heart. This is a big event, and it needs to be done step by step."

The matter of the Jiangnan camp can be paved first. After the military power in Jiangbei is taken over, it will not be too late to control the south with the north.

"The guard of Jinyi Mansion just said that there are many eyeliners staring at you recently." Chen Xiao said softly.

Jia Heng said: "Let the guards of the Jinyi Mansion arrest a group of people and follow the governor of Jinyi and the Minister of Military Aircraft. If they are suspected of spying on military secrets and collaborating with the enemy, they will be severely punished and interrogated."

When he comes to Jinling, no matter whether it is a salt merchant in Yangzhou or a local official in Jinling, it is impossible not to pay attention.

At this moment, Jia Heng still doesn't know that Shen Fang has decided to take the first step, even if he knows, it doesn't matter, Shen Fang sees some things too simply, the emperor wants to gather the military power in the south of the Yangtze River, how can he let the two rivers do their own thing?

Just after returning to the mansion, Jia Heng led Shui Xin to Daiyu's room, when he heard Liu Jixian coming from the outside, saying: "Commander, Yangzhou urgent report!"

(End of this chapter)