After sending Dai Quan away, Jia Heng held the imperial edict in one hand, turned around and walked along the corridor, intending to go to the inner study.
Just entering the inner hall, I looked up and saw a girl in an emerald green coat and skirt, with a beautiful face and lively eyes. She was talking to the maid Ruizhu. Qingwen was also beside her, but she pouted her lips slightly, seeming a little unhappy. .
Seeing Jia Heng coming, several people in the inner hall stood up and saluted Jia Heng one after another.
"uncle."
"Son."
Jia Heng nodded to the maids, looked at the servant book up and down, and said in a clear voice: "There is a wing next to the inner study. You can practice calligraphy there. I heard from the third sister that your calligraphy is very good. Qingwen is also learning to write recently, please help me teach her."
Because Tanchun came from the West Mansion to the East Mansion, it was impossible to come alone, so he was accompanied by a maid serving as a clerk and two women.
Tanchun was good at calligraphy, and her eldest maid served as a calligrapher, so she had great attainments in calligraphy.
The servant's cute and clear voice sounded, with a smile on his face, and said: "Uncle, Qingwen and I have known each other for a long time. I heard someone say that when I was in Xifu, I was still wondering, Qingwen also knows each other. Character."
When Qingwen heard this joke, she felt a little unhappy. She raised her eyebrows, curled her pink lips painted with red rouge, and glanced at the waiter: "I only allow you to be literate, but I can't read or write."
The servant was not annoyed at all, and said with a smile: "If you follow me, you can read some books and know some words. There are many maids in the house, and some of them are blessed with this."
These words are of course "humility" to Qingwen. If she follows the temperament of "like a master, like a servant" as Sister Feng said in the book, she will definitely not give up if she doesn't reply. Obviously, she is looking at Jia Heng's face here. .
Qingwen saw that Shishu was soft-spoken, so she didn't want to be aggressive, otherwise it would appear that she was being unreasonable.
Jia Heng smiled and didn't care about the quarrels between these little girls, and said: "Qingwen, you can learn calligraphy from Shi Shu, and Shi Shu can also learn acupuncture from you, and you can learn from each other."
Qingwen nodded.
Jia Heng then looked at the servant and asked, "Is the third sister in the study at the moment?"
The waiter said: "Young lady has been in the inner study for a long time."
Jia Heng said warmly: "I'll go to the inner study to take a look."
He opened the curtain, walked slowly, and entered the study. Behind the desk, Tanchun was wearing a rose-red long coat embroidered with folded branches of Xinyi flowers, a white pleated skirt, and a cloud-shaped headband pinned between her temples. Pearl flowers and broken diamonds sparkle.
The girl was looking down at a book at the moment. Under her handsome eyebrows, she looked a little serious and focused because she was concentrating on reading. A healthy blush appeared on her flawless cheeks, and a strand of hair hung down from her temples. , wearing earrings on her petite and exquisite earlobes.
Jia Heng took the imperial edict and walked around the animal head incense cage with wisps of smoke floating in the air. Although his steps were light and silent, the girl with a focused look noticed it and raised a pair of bright, crystal-clear eyes.
"Brother Heng..." Tan Chun called, getting up from the chair on the desk and walking around the desk. When he saw the golden jade silk scroll in Jia Heng's hand, he was surprised and said, "Is this an imperial edict?"
Jia Heng said: "Well, the decree has been issued. I will go on an expedition tomorrow. Today I will teach you how to read the documents."
With that said, he placed the imperial edict in the cabinet aside.
Tanchun picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea for Jia Heng, and said, "Brother Heng, I just read some Liaodong military information and the maps of the Ministry of War. Brother Heng made a lot of comments on them."
Jia Heng said: "Recently, we are planning the defense of Northern Xinjiang. The imperial court intends to reorganize the nine borders. I helped with some auxiliary work."
As he spoke, he picked up the tea cup and took a sip, walked around the desk, pointed at a pile of official documents, and said: "Here is a summary of the official documents of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division. Take a look at this first. During the time I left Beijing, Mr. Song The details of the affairs of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division will be copied and summarized. You can help to read them and put them in categories. You can also take the opportunity to see how the Public Security Office of Shenjing handles major events involving millions of people in Shenjing City. Xiaoqing."
Tan Chun Yurong said "Yes" happily, sat on a chair nearby and picked up an official document.
The two of them were sitting side by side now, like high school classmates.
Jia Heng said: "The Military and Horse Department of the Five Cities is now divided into divisions. Every five days, the Yamen of the Five Cities are reported to the General Department for inspection and assessment. The commanders of the Five Cities below who are actually doing the work are the most taboo. Everything must be done personally, as long as you reward merits and punishments, make a general plan, and let the rest be done."
Tan Chun said in a charming voice: "Brother means to set the rules and regulations, and then supervise and pass the exam."
"Yes, the third sister is indeed smart." Jia Heng smiled and looked at the girl beside him. The youthful and bright temperament between her charming brows and eyes was quite moving.
I thought to myself eight words, the essence of literary talent, and forgetting the vulgarity after seeing it.
Tanchun's bright eyes under the curved willow-leaf eyebrows were overflowing with joy. They looked at each other, and he didn't know if he had changed to a different environment from Xifu. Although he was still a little shy in his heart, he didn't avoid it and took a sip. With her glossy lips moistened, she said in a clear voice: "Brother Heng, thank you very much."
Jia Heng smiled, turned his head and looked at an official letter at hand, and said warmly: "Some of them can make decisions that are not within their authority, so they will write official documents to request orders. At this time, we just give orders. Of course, it does not mean that we only need to sit down and make decisions. Here, you don’t have to do anything, just give orders, it is easy to run errands and easy to be fooled. Usually, one is to go out for inspections, the other is to discover problems from briefings or other channels, and then think of countermeasures, and listen a lot. The opinions and feedback below are brainstorming. After all, in a city as big as Shenjing City, every aspect is waiting for your decision, but you can’t know everything and cover everything. Those below know the details. At this time, you need to screen, Determine their positions and ideas, and screen and judge the situations and suggestions they receive.”
When Tanchun heard this, his jade face showed thoughts, and he murmured: "There are many doorways here."
"Take your time and learn slowly." Jia Heng said warmly, picked up the brush, picked up a blank official paper, and began to write, saying: "I will go on an expedition tomorrow. I will write a few warrants first and wait for them. Send them to Jingying, Jinyi Mansion and the Five Cities Military and Horse Division. After lunch, I might as well go to Guoyong Camp to gather the generals for discussion. If you have anything you don’t understand, you can ask me."
As he spoke, he wrote the order letter.
Tanchun heard the words and responded softly.
The young girl with bright eyes and white teeth held up her cheeks with one hand and put one arm on the desk. She looked at the young man who was concentrating on writing. On the young man's clear and straight face, he could see a calm and solemn expression, with a sword-shaped eyebrow. His bright eyes flashed with thoughts from time to time.
Thinking that many people would be moved by his instructions, Tanchun's bright eyes flashed under his curved eyelashes, and his heartstrings plucked lightly.
Jia Heng finished writing all the letters, took out the seals, stamped them one by one, and then put them into the sealing paper.
After doing this, he turned to look at the girl with her head tilted and her eyes in trance. She felt a little dumbfounded. He stretched out his hand to rub the airy bangs in front of the girl's forehead and said with a smile: "What are you doing in a daze?"
Tanchun suddenly woke up, his heart trembled, Xiafei lowered his eyelids for a moment, and looked at Jia Heng, Qingyue's voice was a bit coquettish: "Brother Heng, why do you always rub other people's hair? "
There is a bit of joy and sweetness in my heart.
Jia Heng chuckled and said, "I asked you to look for documents. Why are you staring at me? I don't have any words on my face. Come on, help me sort out the tax rolls of the tax department in the four cities this year."
Rubbing the bangs on your forehead will naturally drive away your love brain. I called you here to use your cleverness, not to see you being a nymphomaniac.
Tan Chun's eyebrows were drooped, and his cheeks as white as snow were blushing. He seemed a little embarrassed to be told that, and said: "I'm thinking about Brother Heng. He is only a year or two older than me, but he is already in charge of so many people." thing."
"If I put you in this position, you can do it. Okay, don't talk about these things. Just put the things I asked you to get together." Jia Heng said with a smile.
Tanchun softly said "hmm". Listening to the young man's gentle words, his shy, happy and sweet mood was suppressed. He found five books and started to read them.
Jia Heng left the desk and called a woman under the corridor outside, handed the order letter in her hand to her, and ordered: "Ask the literate boy in the front yard to send it to the place where it goes."
"Yes, sir." The mother-in-law responded and took the order letter.
At half noon, Jia Heng also called Tanchun who was reading documents and said with a smile: "Third sister, see this first. It's not good to go out and walk around. It's not good to sit all the time."
Tanchun raised his head and responded with a chuckle.
"The inner study is next to the back garden. If you are tired, you can go for a walk in the garden. Later, I will entertain guests in the front hall. You and your sister-in-law will have lunch together." Jia Heng said, leading the way. As Tanchun passed through a moon door, the two of them walked along the long corridor.
Tan Chun held a corner of the handkerchief and asked in a clear voice: "Brother Heng, how long will it take for you to come back after you go out?"
Jia Heng said: "It's hard to say. I can only say as soon as possible."
When Tanchun heard this, he turned to look at the young man beside him and sighed softly.
Jia Heng turned around with a smile, looked at Tan Chun and said, "What are you sighing for?"
Tanchun was silent for a moment, raised his clear eyes, looked at the rockery and garden in the distance, and said in a clear voice: "In this garden, the flowers have withered this season."
Jia Heng said: "It's autumn now, not as good as spring. There is a wasteland over there with beautiful lakes and mountains and lush trees. If it is expanded, I think it can add some scenery."
The gardens in the east and west mansions have the same layout. If the gardens in the west mansion are connected together, it will be the Grand View Garden.
In fact, if there was no corruption and waste, building a Grand View Garden would not cost one or two million taels of silver, but now is obviously not the time to do this.
The two chatted and came to sit side by side on an octagonal pavilion, talking casually.
At this moment, I heard a woman running hurriedly not far away, calling: "Uncle, the Cai family brothers, Dong family brothers and people from Jinyi Mansion have arrived in the front hall."
Hearing this, Tanchun turned to look at Jia Heng and said softly: "Brother Heng, I'll just sit here by myself for a while. You go and do your work."
Jia Heng nodded and said with a smile: "Third sister, please sit down for a while and go back early. It's quite cold here."
With that said, he stood up and left the pavilion.
Tanchun had been watching the young man in brocade leave. He couldn't help but put an arm on the pavilion and leaned on the railing. The autumn sunshine fell on the girl for a long time. The look on the white cheeks was lost, and the handsome eyebrows gradually faded. A hint of irreversible gloom arose, and after a moment, he sighed softly.
In the front hall
Cai Quan, Dong Qian, Fan Yi and Qianhu Qulang of Jinyi Mansion were sitting on chairs drinking tea.
As soon as Jia Heng arrived in the hall, everyone stood up one after another, bowed their hands and said, "Sir."
"Everyone, take a seat." Jia Heng smiled, waved his hand, sat down, and said loudly: "The imperial edict has been issued. After lunch, we will go to Guoyong Camp to mobilize troops and generals. We will set out tomorrow. Guoyong Camp, Jinyi Mansion, both sides, how did you two handle the matter that was previously explained to you?"
Cai Quan said seriously: "Your Excellency, the Guoyong Battalion's Fifth Army, Shenji, and Shenshu Battalions have begun to mobilize since they received the order from your Majesty. Che Tongzhi and Lu Qianshi are also actively cooperating. As for the general's command that your Majesty has told me, All the good news and deeds are here."
He said handing over a book.
Because the Emperor's Sword was used to dispatch Guoyong camp last time, the generals and commanders of Guo Yong camp were already familiar with Jia Heng's orders and did not dare to openly disobey them.
It's hard to say how much thought can be put into the war.
Jia Heng took the book, flipped through it for a while, then looked at Qu Lang and asked, "Where is the detective of Jinyi Mansion?"
Qu Lang said: "My subordinates have sent additional manpower, sent several waves to Weinan and Huayin, and have detected some situations."
As he spoke, he prepared a map and pointed at it: "Weinan and Huayin are the most powerful bandits. Because these two counties have mountains such as Taihua Mountain and Shigu Mountain, there are several groups of bandits gathering in the mountains and forests. According to the terrain and officials, Military confrontation."
Jia Heng nodded, looked at the map, and said in a clear voice: "This time we will divide our troops into two groups. I will personally lead the infantry from the Five Military Camps and a thousand cavalry from the Shenshu Camp, from west to east, starting from Weinan, and going straight to Hua Yinfang stops. Brother Cai, you lead the remaining cavalry of Shenshu Camp and sweep Wugong County, Fufeng County, Mei County, and Qishan County from east to west. Although there are several groups of bandits along this way, the terrain is flat and there is no danger. Yes, this is the time for cavalry to use force, but some of the thieves and bandits are poor people from nearby villages and towns, so we still need to focus on suppression and appeasement."
Because the west of Chang'an is mostly plains, they used cavalry to attack, and letting Cai Quan lead the troops was to exercise Cai Quan's ability to lead troops independently.
As for dividing the troops, it would be impossible not to divide them, because it is impossible for him to lead Guo Yong's army of more than 10,000 troops and wipe them out one by one. There is no such use of troops.
But how to divide the troops is also very particular. Based on the sentiments of thieves and bandits collected in the past few days, as well as the mountains and rivers of Sanfu in Gyeonggi Province, the main force of troops is in the east rather than in the west.
If you look at the map, you can clearly see that many counties, villages and towns in the east are adjacent to the mountains, and the bandits are the most powerful in the east. This is a hard nut for him to gnaw on personally.
Xi Bian'er was handed over to Cai Quan.
In fact, he could not trust the generals of Yuan Guoyong camp, so even if Cai Quan had just led the guerrillas, he still had to take charge of it on his own.
When Cai Quan heard this, his heart was agitated, and he cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, sir. I'll leave this journey to the general. I will definitely wipe out the bandits and return the whole army."
"Although the situation of the bandits you encounter along the way is not complicated, you still need to listen more to Jinyi Mansion's intelligence collection. Don't underestimate the enemy and advance rashly. You would rather have no success, but you can have no faults. Also, you must restrain military discipline and not disturb counties and counties. , you are cavalry, you come and go like the wind, you must give full play to this characteristic." Jia Heng warned.
Cai Quan nodded, remembering Jia Heng's words.
After Jia Heng finished instructing Cai Quan, his eyes fell on the map again, and he said solemnly: "Guoyong camp currently has more than 13,400 soldiers, and Shenshu camp has taken away 3,000 cavalry to the west. We will mobilize More than 10,000 soldiers are heading east, this time it is not only to clear out the enemy invaders, but also to rectify the troops of Guoyong Camp, General and School."
We are about to take this opportunity to solve the problem of the Guoyong camp being underserved and the old and weak being recruited into the army.
Tomorrow, the first battalion will mobilize troops, and those who do not come to respond will be removed from the list, and then the issue of vacancies will be strictly investigated.
Thinking of this, he turned to look at Qu Lang and said, "Have you collected all the things I asked you to collect before?"
Qu Lang whispered: "According to Your Majesty's order, we have collected the evidence that Che Zheng, Lu He, Xia Mu Guoyongying and other high-ranking generals have missed their quotas. Please read it, Your Majesty."
As he spoke, he took a blue book from the cowhide bag he was carrying.
Jia Heng looked deeply, took the book, flipped through it, and found that they were all high-level generals, that is, those at the guerrilla level of the generals had the largest quota. He calmed down and said, "Tomorrow, bring the Jin Yiwei with you."
Bringing the Jin Yiwei along, I can borrow some generals to capture some of them who are both greedy and timid, which is really outrageous.
If we don't control and eliminate these bad people, even if we lead troops to go to war, we will still suffer defeat.
