Jia Heng and Qu Lang were chatting, and then he said to Fan Yi beside him: "Mr. Fan will help me write a memorial about the details of the big and small leaders of the Sanhe Gang. I will go to the palace to meet the Holy Spirit later. Chen Shuyu will come up." .”
Hearing this, Fan Yi felt excited and cupped her hands and said, "Yes, sir."
After Jia Heng finished speaking, he looked at Qu Lang, stretched out his hand to invite me, and said, "Deputy Qu Qianhu, please come to the inner hall to talk.
Qu Lang's heart moved and he quickly followed.
Walking to the inner hall, Jia Heng pointed to the chair beside him and said, "Commander Qu Qianhu, please sit down."
After hearing this, Qu Lang thought for a while, then sat down and said seriously: "Sir, something seems to be wrong?"
Jia Heng said: "I have something to ask, which may be overstepping my authority, but Deputy Qu Qianhu can discuss it after considering it."
Hearing this, Qu Lang showed some doubts on his face and said, "Please give me your instructions, sir."
Jia Heng said: "It's about Liaodong. There are detectives sent to Liaodong in Jinyi Mansion, or a specialized branch? They are engaged in mapping geography, spying on military aircraft, and instigating rebellion against enemy generals?"
Qu Lang was silent for a moment and said: "To be honest, sir, there is no special office in the Wei Mansion, but there is a colleague who knows a lot about Liaodong. In the past, there was a person in the Wei who was responsible for investigating affairs in Liaodong, in order to respond to the emperor's inquiries or the letters from the Ministry of War. Ask, this person is Lan Qianhu, he has been in charge of Liaodong affairs since the first year of Chongping, and his humble position has nothing to do with him. However, I don’t know how many detectives he sent to Liaodong."
Jia Heng's expression was gloomy, his eyes flickered, and he said, "But why haven't we seen this Qianhu in Jinyi Mansion in the past few days?"
He has an extraordinary memory in his past and present lives. During this time in Jinyi Mansion, he has become basically familiar with Qianhu and Fuqianhu in Jinyi Mansion.
But the figure of Lan Qianhu was not found.
"Sir, I was sent to Jiangxi not long ago." Qu Lang said.
Jia Heng frowned and said, "Why?"
Qu Lang said: "This Lan Qianhu is a close confidant of the former commander Shang Yong. In fact, he cannot be regarded as a close confidant. Due to Liaodong affairs, he often sought out Commander Shang, and his contacts may have been too close. Therefore, when Commander Shang left, Lan Qianhu was not well received by us, Tongzhi Lu, so he found an excuse and sent him far away to Jiangxi."
Jia Heng frowned and said coldly: "Abandoning official duties because of personal grudges, what a good emperor to join the army."
Qu Lang said: "It's like this up and down, so what?"
Jia Heng thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "It's probably not long since he left Shenjing. You call him over on a fast horse and say that I have important questions to ask."
When Qu Lang heard this, his expression paused and he said, "Sir, if you want to transfer this person back, what name should he use?"
"Although I am in charge of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, I still have the title of Commanding Officers. I have the right to call him back for questioning. Even if Lu Jingyao has any complaints, he can only hold it in." Jia Heng said slowly.
Because he carries the Emperor's Sword, Lu Jingyao has to avoid his edge during this period of time.
Even if he spreads rumors about recommending Lu Jingyao, he will put aside any grudges against him and try to get close to him.
Qu Lang said: "That Lan Qianhu has taken a boat to go south, and we need to use fast horses to recover him."
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Then send a fast horse forward."
Regardless of Lan Qianhu's ability or knowledge of Liaodong affairs, his persistence in infiltrating Liaodong is worthy of recognition.
He asked Qu Lang to go back and look for the person, and then Jia Heng also left the inner hall and came to the official hall. At this time, Fan Yi came from a distance, holding a memorial in his hand, which was just like a son's book. He handed it over and said: " Sir, it’s enough that the report has been summarized and written down. If you see anything wrong, please correct it.”
Jia Heng took the report and read it, only to see that it recorded the number of leaders and disciples of the Sanhe Gang so far.
Last time, Jia Heng presented the family income and belongings of several heads of the Sanhe Gang and the gang leaders. Now it is the announcement of the situation.
"Mr. Fan's words are concise and concise." Jia Heng praised with a smile and said: "It's getting late, and I also went to the palace to see the emperor."
"Farewell, Your Majesty." Fan Yi said with cupped hands.
Daming Palace
Today's rule is the Chang Dynasty's midday meeting. Emperor Chongping summoned the cabinet, the Sixth Ministry, Zhan Shi Ke Dao, the General Affairs Department, the Fifth Army Governor's Office and Jing Zhaoyin to discuss military and state affairs.
In fact, except for some special circumstances, the Shuowang Dynasty in the Chang Dynasty did not really call for officials to discuss matters and make decisions. It was more like a courtesy meeting where the monarch and his ministers met regularly to keep China and foreign countries in peace.
Otherwise, there will be a lot of chatter, and it will be impossible to make decisions at all.
On the contrary, government affairs were handled by the cabinet through "votes" and then handed over to Emperor Chongping for approval, which was more efficient and convenient.
The Wu Dynasty, which was established in the previous Ming Dynasty, was a serious meeting for discussing national affairs.
It can be compared to plenary meetings and executive meetings in later generations.
Jia Heng originally led the emperor's envoy and could enter the palace at any time to state his affairs. He did not need to go to the court meeting specially. However, the Sanhe Gang was a group of people who paid attention both inside and outside the court and needed to report the progress to the ministers in a timely manner.
Jia Heng stood in front of the imperial city, standing among the military honors according to his rank, which aroused some people's sideways glances.
There were many people whispering.
"You are young and promising, and your future will be formidable." Some gray-haired officials whispered.
"This young man is very resourceful. He played tricks on the Sanhe Gang thieves twice, and now he wiped out the Sanhe Gang in a short time. He is really a young hero." This is the sense of the younger officials.
After the incident of "Fa Deng Hearing the Drum", it can be said that the officials in the court have some understanding of this young dignitary who has recently become famous.
The Sanhe Gang, which had been entrenched in Dongcheng for more than ten years, was wiped out like a whirlwind, giving Jia Heng an aura of being a wise man.
Without him, it was too crisp and neat, which was dazzling. And looking at the process before and after, it surprisingly did not cause any disturbance.
King Beijing stood in the crowd, wearing a silver white dragon python robe and a jade belt around his waist, standing out like a chicken.
He had a face like a crown jade, sword-shaped eyebrows and bright eyes. He looked at Liu Fang, the first-class grandson of Duke Li Liu Biao, and said with a chuckle: "Brother, what do you think of this Jia Ziyu?"
Liu Fang is in her early forties, with slender cheeks and a short beard under her chin. Her official position is former military governor's office. When she heard this, she frowned and sneered: "She looks like a dog."
King Beijing was startled for a moment, then smiled and said: "Brother Liu Shi, please don't underestimate this person. Even you and me, at our age, can hardly say that we can defeat the Sanhe Gang in Dongcheng in a short period of time."
King Beijing is only twenty-six or seventeen years old, but when he says these words, he feels a bit old-fashioned.
"Your Majesty's words are completely false. According to what I know, these lucky people called in the detectives of Jinyi Mansion and were able to calmly plan and eradicate the Sanhe Gang in Dongcheng. Otherwise, they would never have been able to do it alone." This is like the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves, sweeping away the east city." Hou Xiaokang, the hereditary son of Duke Xiu Ming's grandson, chuckled lightly and looked at Jia Heng with disdain.
This person was appointed as the governor of the Hou Army and was in charge of Qian Shi.
Among the four princes and eight princes, especially Beijing and Nan'an still retain strong influence in the center. One is in charge of the front army and the other is in charge of the rear army.
Among the four princes and eight princes, except for Niu Jizong, who was the first-class governor of Guo Yongying, the other two viscounts all served in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
Prince Yan Ye of Nan'an County snorted coldly and said, "No matter what, that's his ability, especially after the ancestor worship service was completed the day before yesterday, he is already the head of the Jia family."
When everyone heard this, their faces were stunned and their thoughts were complicated.
Yes, whether they are willing to admit it or not, this young man is already the head of the Jia family, the de facto head of Ning Rong.
At this moment, the clear sound of a jade chime was suddenly heard, and all the civil and military officials who had been whispering among each other stood waiting according to their rank and said no more words.
The two Jiuyi censors, one on the left and the other on the right, glanced at the civil and military officials, froze in front of the leading pavilion elders, and began to roll their names.
Then, the civil and military officials filed in one after another.
In the palace
The civil and military personnel stood in separate rows and saluted Emperor Chongping who was sitting on a golden chair.
With the sound of "all the ministers are at peace", all the civil and military officials stood up with cheers and bowed their heads.
Jia Heng was among the crowd at the moment. In terms of official rank and duties, he was in the same row as Jing Zhao Yin Xu Lu.
The opening ceremony naturally mentioned border affairs. The Secretary of General Affairs read out the Border Guantang Newspaper and the cabinet's draft opinions, describing the situation in the northern border.
Afterwards, officials from Kedao Yanguan, Hanlin Zhanshi or Kang made speeches, some were saddened, or impeached Tang Kuan for his poor use of troops and his inability to defend against the enemy, so he should be punished to thank the world.
Then the crowd responded with a flood of bullets.
Seeing the turbulent scene, Jia Heng's eyes were dark, and he thought to himself, I'm afraid he still needs the final word from the cabinet ministers, that is, he glanced at Yang Guochang in front of him.
"This Yang Yuanfu is so calm," Jia Heng thought.
However, at this time, a clear and clear voice was heard: "Your Majesty Li Zan started to play. I secretly believe that the two armies are fighting. It is not appropriate to kill the generals and do things that will cause pain to relatives and pleasure to enemies."
"Li Zan?" Jia Heng's face paused slightly, and he had some vague speculations in his heart. The reason for not punishing Tang Kuan now is just to settle accounts with his wife, and when Li Zan takes over Youyan, he may be the first to take Tang Kuan's sacrificial sword.
If you want to guard Youyan, your first priority is Ji Town.
Even he could see things that the Minister of War could not fail to see.
Han Huang said: "I second my opinion."
Emperor Chongping said in a deep voice: "Yes."
After a period of quarrels due to side issues, the Ministry of Household Affairs decided to implement this year's autumn grain distribution.
At this time, Liang Yuan, the minister of household affairs, came out of the squad and said: "Your Majesty, I have a memorial to you, minister of household affairs, Liang Yuan."
Emperor Chongping frowned and said, "Liang Qing, what can I do?"
Liang Yuandao: "To report to Your Majesty, Du Jitong, Governor of Water Transport, sent a letter to the Ministry of Household Affairs to transport grain to the north. The transportation capacity is insufficient, and I request the Ministry of Revenue to raise ships for assistance. I also request an extension of one month. I consider this matter to be important and ask Your Majesty to make a decision."
There is a deadline for transporting grain to Shenjing. This is not a nonsense saying that if the deadline is missed, it will be cut off, but if the date of autumn storage is missed, coupled with delays on the road, it is easy to cause some losses. At that time, this deficit will be needed There is a saying.
The Ministry of Revenue will definitely not claim it, so it will fall on the Governor of Water Transport Yamen, and Du Jitong, as a court official, has no shirk in his responsibility.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongping paused slightly, looked at Liang Yuan, and was speechless for a long time.
With the emperor's mind, he was vaguely aware of the implications of this.
Because Du Jitong was the governor of water transportation, he could submit the document directly, and it would be forwarded by the General Affairs Department and reported by the Ministry of Household Affairs. Of course, it was not impossible.
Being stared at by Emperor Chongping who was above him, Liang Yuan was slightly frightened, but his face remained calm.
This is the brilliance of Yang Guochang, the chief minister of the cabinet who was behind Liang Yuan's guidance. He did not directly mention Jia Heng, but used the matter of transporting grain to the north as an entry point.
There is no other purpose. It is not just to beat Jia Heng and add trouble to Jia Heng, but also has a deeper purpose - to clear mines.
Sure enough, Hu Yi, the official from the Li Ke department, stepped forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty, since this summer, the imperial court has been wasting a lot of money in transferring grain to border affairs. As far as I know, all the warehouses in the capital have bottomed out. This has delayed the autumn grain." If I enter the warehouse, I am afraid that the price of food in Beijing will skyrocket and people will be panicked, so please ask the Holy Spirit for guidance."
"I remember that there were Caoliang Guards under the Caoyun Yamen who were running around for it. Where is the letter that Du Jitong submitted to the Ministry of Revenue?" Emperor Chongping said with a dull face and a calm voice.
Liang Yuandao said: "Your Majesty, Zha Zichen has been brought here. The grain guards of the grain transport yamen have moved across the border. Most of them cannot bear the hardship of transporting millet. There are many people who have fled. Chaos has been happening since the second year of Chongping."
This was the first step to shirk the blame, and it started from that time, and it has been since I took over the throne.
Du Jitong, the governor of water transportation, has only been in office for four years. Even if he wants to hold the responsible party accountable, it is difficult to do so because this is a problem left over from history.
Over here, Dai Quan came down and took the note from Liang Yuan.
Emperor Chongping took it from Dai Quan, lowered his eyes and read. However, after reading, his face gradually became livid, and he sneered and said: "Du Jitong said that there are only more than 70,000 Caoliang Guards, and there are only more than 8,000 large and small ships left." , and they are all in dilapidated condition. The original 40% transfer was handled by the King of Qi and entrusted to the Sanhe Chamber of Commerce. This alone can save the court 680,000 taels of silver. Sirs, do I still want to reward you? he?
Du Jitong was the governor of water transportation only after that evil son took over the government. It is impossible to say that they had already been colluding with each other.
Everyone heard that this tone was wrong, and no one among the ministers dared to respond.
The rank of the governor of water transport was designated as the second rank, which was comparable to a minister. These high officials of the imperial court were involved in many aspects.
After a long silence, Yang Guochang, the chief minister of the cabinet, came out and said: "Your Majesty, I remember that five years ago, the water transportation was not smooth, and grain from the south was often out of date. Every winter solstice in the capital, there was always the worry of expensive grain and lack of charcoal. Fortunately, Your Majesty had the insight to do so. Recognizing talents, I appointed Du Jitong. Ever since Du Jitong supervised water transportation, there has been no issue of valuing food in the capital for five years."
Yang Guochang would not say that he was the one who recommended him and Emperor Chongping agreed.
Emperor Chongping frowned and said, "But these five years were exactly the five years when the so-called Sanhe Gang in Dongcheng was marching forward and wreaking more and more havoc. Did Du Jitong really not know that?"
Yang Guochang pondered for a moment and said: "Caoliang Guard has been decommissioned for a long time. When Du Jitong went to Caoliang Guard, there were only more than 20,000 people. After five years of rectification, it can be said to be a painstaking operation. Kuang Sanhe Gang is entrenched in Dongcheng and openly acts as a merchant. , and it’s not easy to identify.”
On the side, the Second Assistant to the Cabinet, Han Huang, the Minister of Civil Affairs, looked slightly stunned and felt confused in his heart.
This is a good way to separate the Qi Party cadres from the Sanhe Gang in advance.
Yang Guochang is the first assistant, so he is naturally not an ordinary person. He has a lot of money and food in the household department, and his subordinates are not all mediocre people.
If Du Jitong is one of his generals and has connections with the Sanhe Gang, he must do his best to protect it.
It can be said that the biggest difference between Chen Han and Jia Heng's previous life in the late Ming Dynasty is that because of the century since the founding of the country, although Wu Xun was obsessed with pleasure, it was also because of Wu Xun's huge power that the civil servant group could not dominate one family. In order to compete with Wu Xun, When Xun fights for power, some elites and talented people will inevitably emerge.
Party struggles belong to party struggles, and the Qi, Chu and Zhejiang parties also have talents who are well versed in affairs.
