The Red Mansions

Chapter 85 Political Struggle
Time flies, and before you know it, two days have passed.

On the afternoon of the third day, Jia Heng looked down at the thick pile of manuscripts of the Three Kingdoms on the desk, and heaved a long sigh of relief. After finishing all the writing, it can be taken to Hanmozhai today for printing and publishing.

"Husband, drink tea." Qin Keqing handed over a cup of fragrant tea and said softly.

In the past two days, she has seen her husband's hard work, and she only sleeps for two or three hours. She starts writing in the morning and writes until Zishi at night.

Jia Heng took the teacup from Qin Keqing's hand, smiled, and said softly: "Keqing, you have been neglected these two days."

Qin Keqing's white and greasy snow-like face was as beautiful as the clouds, and there was a bit of shame in her crystal clear eyes, and she said angrily: "Husband, there are outsiders."

The maids Baozhu and Ruizhu on the side both pursed their lips and smiled lightly.

Jia Heng was stunned for a moment, he didn't mean that when he said being cold, but he didn't want to explain much now.

Speaking of which, he was just at the age when he was eating marrow and knowing the taste, but when he was young, he was abstaining from sex.

"King, I'm going to Hanmozhai." Jia Heng said, putting the manuscript into a wooden box.

"Husband, are you still coming back for dinner?" Qin Keqing took a cloth bag from Qingwen and handed it to Jia Heng.

Jia Heng thought for a while, looked warmly, and said with a smile: "It probably won't be over in a while, so don't wait for me."

Qin Keqing nodded slightly, watching Jia Heng leave.

After leaving Ningrong Street, I first sat down in a teahouse and looked at the sky, it was late.

"Brother Heng, here we come." At this moment, Dong Qian came out to welcome him, and Cai Quan said beside him.

"What's the situation at Jingzhao?" Jia Heng asked as soon as he sat down.

Although Jia Heng has been writing books at home in the past two days, he has not stopped paying attention to the news of Jingzhao Yamen, and can even be said to pay close attention to it.

Because he has no official position, for Xu Lu, a cruel official and the backbone of the imperial party, he can only choose to believe, and cannot teach others how to do things.

In fact, as long as Xu Lu is not stupid, he will definitely withstand the counterattack of the Jia family and the four princes behind him.

During these two days, Qiu Liang, the commander of the soldiers and horses of the five cities, tried to take the Cuihua bandits away for interrogation on the pretext that the Cuihua bandits entered Beijing to disturb public order, and then the grandson of Lord Zhen Guo, who now attacked the first-class uncle. Niu Jizong wanted to bring out the thieves, so he sent his teacher to help them suppress them.

However, Xu Lu, Yin of Jingzhao, sternly rejected them one after another. On the grounds that the emperor had assigned him an errand, and the three assistants in Gyeonggi Province arrested robbers, they all turned away on the grounds that they were out of Jingzhao.

Dong Qian said: "The people in Jia's mansion were active, but they were blocked by Mr. Xu. Today they stopped for some reason."

Jia Heng paused, and said: "This matter is about to end."

The day before yesterday, he learned through Han Hui's mouth that Prince Teng resigned from the emperor and mentioned Jia Zhen's dismissal of the title. The emperor looked quite unhappy at that time and reprimanded him a few words.

Prince Teng knelt down and prostrated, sweating profusely. He didn't even dare to stay in the capital for a while, so he went to check the border in Beijing with his entourage.

This was the first trial of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes Xungui Group, and it ended with Uncle Wang fleeing.

Afterwards, Yude, the censor of the capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, impeached Jia Zhen, committed crimes, bullied men and women, and searched for a bunch of black materials in Yurou Township. Please punish Zhen, the emperor scolded her, and delivered it The six departments of Zhan's affairs are subject to the law, and Jia Zhen's crimes are discussed and punished.

Afterwards, King Shui Rong of Beijing, on behalf of Jia Zhen, defended himself. Xu Lu, the Yin of Jingzhao, listened to the words of the traitor, tortured the meritorious officials, and deceived Sheng Cong, planted and framed him. Harsh.

The commander of the military and horse envoys of the five cities made Qiu Liang the same acquaintance, and impeached Jing Zhaoyin for infringing on the power of the soldiers and horses of the five cities to arrest and punish bandits.

Later, Niu Jizong also impeached Xu Lu, who was arrogant, self-righteous, and disregarded military affairs.

All of a sudden, there was a flood of bullets, and Xu Lu's memorials for self-defense, as well as the memorials for impeaching the king of Beijing for forming a party for personal gain and manipulating the prison officer were sent together.

Then the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate began to end, and for a while, it was very lively.

But the six ministers, ministers, and cabinet scholars remained strangely silent, obviously accumulating anger in the face of the Wu Xun Group.

This is the first time for Jia Heng to observe the Chen-Han court under Emperor Chongping from the side. How political disputes started from Zhan Shi Ke Dao, and almost no big bosses went into battle shirtless. Perhaps it will have to wait for the three-party dispute, and the cabinet will be in charge of the rotation. Tide, to see.

Although the conflict between him and Jia Zhen was the trigger, the follow-up was like a bystander. How should I put it, it was a bit... Itchy.

However, I also saw some tricks of Emperor Chongping. He first caught the mistakes and omissions, then dismissed him from his post to investigate and deal with it, resulting in established facts, and finally found black materials to convict him.

Listen, some of them don't talk about Wude.

But I have to say that this is the emperor's power and strategy in a society ruled by man.

What is the rule of law, almost don't think about it, this is the rule of law, not the rule of law.

The emperor has the constitution of heaven in his mouth, the sacred heart is arbitrary, and the power of heaven is unpredictable, but when he really needs to reason with his ministers, there is only one problem, that is, the power falls and the rules are often out of order.

It may sound sad.

Jia Heng was thinking.

Cai Quan asked with a worried expression: "Brother Heng, the higher-ups have just issued an order to promote me as Deputy Qianhu, and to send [-] soldiers to attack the Cuihua Mountain bandits on a certain day. I am thinking that something is wrong. "

In the past few days, the wind and rain in the capital city fell into Cai Quan's eyes, and he really felt a sense of fear and trembling.

But looking at the young man opposite, his expression remained calm, and he couldn't help feeling more and more unpredictable.

He is now on Jia Heng's "thief ship", and he can only go to the dark one way.

Jia Heng frowned, looked at Cai Quan, and said: "Brother Cai, the forces of the four princes and eight princes are united, and their influence in the army should not be underestimated. You are not a good deputy."

Not only did Cai Quan feel like he had poked a hornet's nest, but he also felt tricky.

The Jia family's Shezhen and the like are of course waste snacks, not worth mentioning, but the four kings and eight princes behind it can affect the whole body. Even Emperor Chongping must be cautious about it, and suppress and weaken it with the help of the civil official group.

Cai Quan is Aunt Cai's nephew, and he has a close relationship with him. He will still be useful in the future and cannot be tossed away by Niu Jizong.

As for the stress reaction of the four kings and eight males, it is actually normal, and it is not to save Jia Zhen, Jia Zhen has been completely abolished, but to test Emperor Chongping's mind.

Cai Quan's expression changed, and he scolded angrily: "I also think that there is someone surnamed Niu doing the trick here, why don't you say you are sick?"

Dong Qian frowned, and said in a concentrated voice: "If Shangguan sends a mission, if he refuses, I'm afraid it will be a mistake for him."

Then, Dong Qian pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Heng, do you have an idea?"

Cai Quan looked eagerly, and said, "Brother, please help me with this matter."

Now the group of three is unconsciously headed by Jia Heng.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, and said, "Brother Cai, this is both a danger and an opportunity."

Cai Quan's eyes lit up, and he said, "How do you say it?"

Xindao, he was terrified to death in his heart, but Brother Heng just said it was a chance, this...

Jia Heng thought for a while, then said: "The Cuihua bandits' routes of activities and hiding places, Master Xu has already obtained some information from the interrogation. If you make good use of it, you might not be able to push the boat along the way and get some credit. At that time, maybe you can go further. The courtiers are paying attention to the case from top to bottom, if Brother Cai arrives at the bandits within three to two days, taking advantage of the heat..."

The so-called, the case that the big bosses in the court are concerned about involves the Cuihua bandits, and it turns out that such a person quickly solves serious and important cases. This is why some cases are hotly searched in later generations.

Even the definition of a major case in the previous life was a case of widespread concern in the whole country, province, and autonomous region.

But this kind of attention, in the final analysis, is... the leadership's attention.

This is the same reason, so it is called an opportunity.

When Cai Quan heard this, a flash of fire flashed in his heart, and he looked at Jia Heng with more fervent eyes, and said: "That's the reason, but I'm not afraid of my brother's jokes. My brother is not very good at planning soldiers."

Let him collect the hiding places of the bandits and set up a siege, how does he know this?
At most, he can only lead more than a hundred people, and the command of a thousand people is no longer a fighting general like him who relies on blood and bravery.

(End of this chapter)