On May 20th of the fifth year of Tiansheng, news came from Jinling that the camp had been repaired.
This was the eighteenth day that Jia Hui and others were in Yangzhou.
Just like when we arrived, the east gate of Yangzhou was crowded with Yangzhou officials and people watching the excitement.
Jia Min and her daughter also arrived at the city gate in a carriage, wiping tears to say goodbye to their parents.
The six natal family members were not happy either.
Jia Hui is not happy that he will be separated from Jia Min and his daughter soon, and he doesn't know when they will meet again.
In addition to this, the remaining five also have the problem of going back to school soon.
Especially the three members of the Jia family, even Jia Zhu couldn't help but shudder at the thought of being locked up in a military camp and being drilled hard when they returned.
Mr. Jiao is really fighting!
They didn't dare to show off their master's authority, especially Jia Rong, who had already realized how powerful Mr. Jiao was.
"Brother, don't act like a master in front of me. Don't tell me that you are like this. Even your father and Grandpa You don't dare to show off to me! If I am not the only one, you can become officials and enjoy the glory. Receive wealth and honor?
Your ancestors narrowly escaped death to earn this fortune, and now, instead of repaying my kindness, you are getting angry with me!
It’s okay if you don’t tell me anything else. If you say anything else, let’s go in with the white knife and come out with the red knife! "
Jia Rong immediately lost his temper.
When Jia Lian and Jia Rong thought about seeing the old man again in a few days, they looked like their dead fathers.
After chatting with Yangzhou officials, Jia Hui and Lin Ruhai got on their horses and came to Jia Min's carriage.
Jia Min opened the curtain with red eyes and looked at the six juniors from her natal family, with mixed feelings in her heart. She didn't know when they would see each other again.
"Aunt, don't worry too much. The five of them are gone, but I will still have to stay in Jinling for a while. I will come to see you when I have time!" Jia Hui comforted.
"Don't you need Governor Jia to condescend to see my quirky Madam Censor..." Jia Min wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and said angrily to Jia Hui.
"This..." The bad words were heard by others...
"Pfft!" Daiyu, who was also crying with her mother next to her, laughed out loud when she saw her eldest cousin's embarrassed look.
Hum, I can't cure you, but my mother can!
As expected of a mother!
"Huh? What are you laughing at?" Jia Hui saw Lin Daiyu covering her mouth and snickering, so she raised her riding crop and tried to reach into the carriage to poke her. Daiyu quickly threw herself on Jia Min's legs.
"Go, go, go, how old are you, and you still play like this!"
Jia Min slapped away the whip with the fan in her hand, and Jia Hui took back the riding whip with a glare.
Daiyu raised her head and looked at Jia Hui, who looked unhappy, with a proud expression.
"Hehe, don't be complacent. When we meet next time, I hope your shooting skills can improve to my satisfaction!"
"Oh, what would you like?"
"Well, you can draw a stone bow, right?"
Daiyu's little face suddenly fell.
Two days ago, she was very curious about Jia Hui's big bow, so she asked Jia Hui for it and wanted to try it out.
I couldn't even push it open!
"Hey, let's practice hard!"
When Jia Hui saw Daiyu burying her face in Jia Min's arms again, he stopped teasing her.
"Aunt, take care!" Jia Hui sat on the horse, cupped his fists and saluted Jia Min, turned the horse's head and looked at Jia Zhu.
"I'll leave the few little ones to you, so be careful along the way!"
"Brother, just keep your heart in your stomach, I will definitely take them back in full force!" Jia Zhu also promised, patting her chest.
"Uncle, please let the salt merchants continue to cause chaos for a while, come on!"
Jia Hui whipped his horse whip and ran towards the south. Lin Chong and Guan Sheng, who had been waiting for a long time, also followed with three thousand cavalry.
. . . . . .
Crossing the river south to Zhenjiang, and then heading west for one day, bypassing Zhongshan Mountain, a big city appeared in front of Jia Hui and others.
Zhongshan embraces Jinling, and its domineering power is rising.
Outside the Chaoyang Gate, Jinling stayed behind. Wuning Marquis Guo Biao, Jinling garrison eunuchs, Jinling prefects and other Jinling civil and military officials were all waiting here for the arrival of Jia Hui, the commander-in-chief of the left army.
After all, he was a direct descendant of the Grand Governor, and Yang Zhi also stood in front of the team with a few soldiers.
As early as half a month ago, Jia Hui sent Yang Zhi to Jinling with 500 troops in advance to repair the ruins of Zijin Guard.
The situation of Zijin Guard is no better than that of Jiangbei Camp in Yangzhou. Zijin Guard was abolished nearly seventy years ago and merged into Jiangnan Camp, while Jiangbei Camp was abolished less than a few years ago, so the conditions of the camp are naturally different.
Even if Jia Hui was crazy, he would not live in the Jiangnan camp. After all, he was here to cut their flesh.
No matter how weak the Jiangnan camp's combat power is, it still has 90,000 regular Qi troops, fully equipped. If Jia Hui's more than 3,500 cavalry are surrounded and beaten, most of them can be wiped out in a few rounds of arrow rain, and the horses can't even run away. Can't run away, let alone break through.
That's why Jia Hui decided to station himself at the old place of Zijinwei at the southern foot of Zhongshan Mountain.
Soon, a cavalry group appeared in front of Jinling Civil and Military.
Although he was not wearing a helmet, he had all the weapons in his hands. He held a spear, a spear and other weapons in a marching posture, and walked slowly towards Chaoyang Gate.
First, two large flags rushed out of the horizon, with smoke and dust flying. The guard eunuch led the team and led Jinling civil and military forces to rush forward.
"I'll wait and see the Grand Governor!"
"The Za family has met the Governor!"
Everyone bowed and saluted the young man riding the tall horse.
"Hahaha, no need to be polite, please get up quickly!"
Jia Hui also jumped off his horse and walked towards the crowd.
He was still wearing the same bright red suit with gold-plated suzaku pattern, narrow sleeves and round collar, and a big gauze hat on his head. He strode to the front of Guo Biao, who was left in Jinling.
"Hahaha, after so many years of separation, Uncle Shi is still as charming as ever!" Jia Hui laughed and stretched out his hand towards Guo Biao.
Guo Biao also laughed and stretched out his hands, grabbing each other's arms at the same time as Jia Hui.
"Yes, after not seeing him for so many years, the Governor is becoming more and more heroic, hahaha!"
Guo Biao was actually quite surprised by Jia Hui's achievements. This young man who was straightforward back then eventually grew up to be a first-class person in Daqi.
"Uncle Shi, you are so unfamiliar with the title of Governor! You are an old brother who grew up with my father. Just call me Jinyu!"
"That's not okay. The rules are the rules. I, the Jinling Regent, am an officer under the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, so naturally I will be your subordinate. If I call you Jinyu, the Governor, wouldn't that mess up the hierarchy!"
Guo Biao repeatedly refused.
"Uncle Shi, what are you talking about? My father often talks about the days when he and you, Uncle Shi, were studying and practicing martial arts in the palace. If my father knew that you, Uncle Shi, were calling me the governor, he would definitely blame me for only knowing the inferiority. , but you ignore your elders and younger ones!" Jia Hui still insisted on letting Guo Biao call him his elders and younger ones.
"This... well, I'll ask you to tell me to call you Jinyu! Come on, Jinyu, uncle Shi will introduce you to me. This is Eunuch Xia Mingxia, the garrison eunuch of Jinling!"
"It turns out that it was Eunuch Xia who was in person. It was about the military camp. Thank you so much for Eunuch Xia's help. Jia Hui is so polite!" Jia Hui smiled and saluted him with cupped fists.
"Don't dare, don't dare, it's our family's duty to do it. We have to pay tribute to the Governor!" Xia Ming returned the greeting to Jia Hui with a friendly look on his face.
The man in front of him is now the most respected and favored general by the emperor and the emperor. The biggest difference between him and the prince is that Jia Hui's surname is not Chen, but Jia.
According to the current situation, one of the favorites to win the direct title, the fourth prince sitting in the northwest frontier army, has a close relationship with Jia Hui.
Such characters can only be friends with each other, not enemies.
Xia Ming is the godbrother of Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch beside the emperor. He had the same godfather in the palace back then, so he has the same surname.
The relationship between them has always been very good. When Jia Hui went to see the emperor before leaving, Xia Shouzhong introduced him to him, saying that he could consult him if he had anything to do.
Before, Yang Zhi found Xia Ming with Jia Hui's autographed letter and Xia Shouzhong's token. Xia Ming was also very happy. Although the supplies he provided were not the best, they were definitely the most high-quality and cheap.
The most important thing is that because of Xia Shouzhong's relationship, this person can be regarded as a die-hard imperialist and a confidant of the emperor.
In Xia Ming's view, the throne belongs to His Majesty, and will be passed on to his sons in the future. The next emperor should be born among several princes. It has nothing to do with Prince Yi Zhong, King Zhongshun and King Zhongxin.
Therefore, at least when it comes to dealing with King Zhongxin, Jia Hui and Xia Ming are unbreakable allies.
After all, Jinling is the center of the entire Jiangnan. Various forces are intertwined and the situation is complicated. With the help of a local snake who has been serving as the garrison eunuch of Jinling for eight years, things will be much easier.
"Come on, Jinyu, this is..." After complimenting each other a few times with Xia Ming, Guo Biao took Jia Hui's hand and introduced other civil and military officials of Jinling City to him.
"Jinyu, this is Jiangnan Commander-in-Chief Deng Yuan!" Finally, Guo Biao introduced him to the top officer of the Jiangnan Camp, Commander-in-Chief Deng Yuan.
"The last general will meet the Governor!" Deng Yuan gave a solemn military salute to Jia Hui.
"Excuse me. Mr. Deng is a veteran of the imperial court. He has worked hard to guard the south of the Yangtze River. Last time, I heard that the emperor said that he would transfer you to the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army!"
Jia Hui grabbed Deng Yuan's arm, helped him up, and said with a smile.
"This... Deng is so virtuous and capable!" After hearing this, Deng Yuan immediately looked like he was deeply moved and bowed towards Luoyang.
The civil and military personnel in Jinling congratulated Deng Yuan one after another.
Fortunately, there were very few Jinling officials who could talk to Jia Hui directly. The rest just introduced their official positions. That person saluted Jia Hui, and Jia Hui nodded and it was the next one's turn.
In about a quarter of an hour, Jia Hui also had a basic understanding of Jinling's officialdom.
Since it was still early, everyone agreed to have a reception banquet on the best boat on the Qinhuai River in the evening, and then returned to their respective yamen. The whole Jiangnan Province was so big that it was really busy with affairs, so it was a long time to have time to greet Jia Hui. Not bad.
"Lao Yang, you did a good job!"
When Jia Hui and others passed by Zhongshan, they took a look at the Zijin Guards' camp. It looked very well maintained, and the various fortifications were also arranged in a stylish manner. It was obvious that Yang Zhi had put his best efforts into it.
"General, this is what subordinates should do!" Yang Zhi quickly leaned down and bowed down.
"Okay, don't refuse. You did a great job in this matter. A certain family is going to worship their ancestors and visit the holy old lady in the past two days. They are temporarily living in the city. You are familiar with me in the camp. I won't be here. In the past few days, I will leave the affairs of the camp to you. If you really can't make up your mind, go to the city and look for me at the Jia family's old house.
By the way, here are three thousand taels, take it and buy it, and give the brothers a good meal today! "
"I obey!" Yang Zhi was overjoyed and half-knelt down to salute Jia Hui.
Watching Yang Zhi leading three thousand cavalry to the east in the direction of Zijin Guard, Jia Hui also led his own soldiers into Jinling City.
Jinling City is the ancestral home of the Jia family, and there are 12 clan members living on Rongning Street.
Yes, there is also a Rongning Street in Jinling.
This was the old place of the Jinling family, the Jia family, and Jia Taigong and his wife once lived here. This is where brothers Jia Yan and Jia Yuan grew up.
After the establishment of Daqi and the title of Duke of the State, Jia Taigong and his wife were unwilling to follow the two brothers to live in Luoyang. They had no choice but to build two mansions with the official ceremony system for the father and mother to live in interchangeably.
Although it was a bit tyrannical to accommodate Jia Taigong and his wife, the two brothers also came back to live occasionally, so it was reasonable to do so reluctantly.
The 12-room clan members who stayed in Jinling surrounded these two mansions, forming the famous Ningrong Street in Jinling City, which echoes the Ningrong Streets in other capitals.
After Jia Hui was ennobled two years ago, he also sent people to Jinling to build his own mansion, just east of Ningguo Mansion at the east end of Ningrong Street.
But when I bought it, I bought it according to the Marquis ceremonial system. It was such a large piece of land, and there was still my family's house next to it. I couldn't change it. The most I could do was change the decoration inside to the Duke ceremonial system, but there was only so much I could do. .
Therefore, compared with the other two mansions, Jia Hui's mansion is obviously smaller.
But it doesn't matter, Jia Hui hasn't stayed here for several years, so this mansion is enough.
As soon as they entered the house, they were greeted by Jincai and his wife.
As Jia Hui's housemates and the parents of Aunt Jin Yuanyang, Jia Hui asked them to take care of his mansion.
Jincai and his wife had no objection to this, and were even very happy. They looked at Rongguo Mansion and Jia Hui's mansion.
But since their daughter is already a member of Jia Hui's house, the couple is even more comfortable in Jia Hui's house, and they consider themselves half-masters.
Jia Hui thought about this and ignored it.
According to the intelligence, since the couple moved into their house, they have to go into the warehouse to inventory their property every day. They are more concerned about keeping money than Jia Hui himself. Not a single copper plate or artifact has been stolen. The servant passed by.
Of course, the two of them secretly took some money to spend, but they would never touch the utensils.
No matter, they are Yuanyang's parents after all. They only have a little money, just treat it as pension money.
There's nothing else. At most, he pretends to be the master of his own house. The housekeepers are pretty good, so let them be.
As for why he doesn't let his own soldiers be housekeepers.
They are all in their twenties and thirties at the right age, and they are planning to make a career with the support of their generals. What kind of stewards should they be?
In the main hall, in the bedroom of Yingtai Hall.
Jia Hui leaned on several pillows and sorted out the composition of Jiangnan Province's military power.
Although Guo Biao, the so-called Nanjing stayer, was nominally the highest military attache in Jiangnan Province, he had the right to mobilize the entire Jiangnan military force.
But in fact, the garrison eunuch Xia Ming assigned him the authority to mobilize troops. Without Xia Ming's approval, Guo Biao could not mobilize any soldiers except his own troops.
Similarly, Xia Ming was unable to command troops everywhere.
Count each palm...a quarter of the tiger talisman.
The other half is in the hands of the court.
Half of the Tiger Talisman can allow local troops to carry out operations such as quelling chaos and suppressing bandits within the jurisdiction without reporting to the court, as long as they do not leave the jurisdiction.
Guo Biao's direct troops actually only had more than 6,000 people responsible for the defense of Jinling City, which contained each other with the Jiangnan camp outside the city.
Local military power was also further subdivided by people like Deng Yuan, the commander-in-chief, and the commander-in-chief.
Similarly, without Xia Ming's approval, they could not mobilize more than 200 troops.
As for Deng Yuan, although his name is Jinling Chief Military Officer, he is actually responsible for commanding the field army of Jiangnan Camp, and his number of men and horses far exceeds that of other local troops.
Especially as the only field army in Jiangnan Province, Deng Yuan has half a tiger charm on his body!
Therefore, Deng Yuan was actually the top military attache in Jiangnan Province and the one who was most feared by the Jinling officialdom.
In Jinling City, his enemy was Deng Yuan. As for the Zhen family, there was no trouble.
This chapter can be regarded as a transitional chapter. It mainly introduces the power structure of the local army. It is relatively boring to write. There is no progress in the plot, but it would be very uncomfortable if it is not written...
(End of chapter)
