Rongqingtang
Yuanchun's words also aroused Xiangyun's heart, and the thoughts of everyone in Rongqing Hall began to move. Suddenly, a ball of bright flames went towards Jia Mu.
Wearing a red-based pink and purple woven gold peony embroidered long coat with a collar and a pink and purple skirt, the girl left the embroidered pier and walked closer to her. She sat in front of Jia Mu and said playfully: "Auntie, I also want to go to Luoyang. Play."
Xiangyun's father called Jia Mu his aunt, and he really wanted to call her aunt.
"You kid, didn't your eldest sister just say that you are accompanying the eldest princess to Luoyang to do errands, not to play." Mother Jia smiled and looked at the girl with a red face, her eyebrows full of It is a kind smile like a grandmother.
Speaking of which, Xiangyun stayed in Rongguofu during the Spring Festival, and when Shi Ding entered the Military Aircraft Department, for some unknown reason, the Shi family never mentioned the matter of coming to pick him up.
Xiangyun took Jia Mu's arm, with a smile on her round face, and said coquettishly: "Auntie, just let me go, I won't mess around."
A few strands of hair on the girl's temples were tied up with a red hairband. She shook Jia Mu's arms up and down, and brushed her rosy face between her ears.
The golden unicorn hanging around his neck was also jumping and playing on the low hills.
Seeing this scene, Daiyu's starry eyes flashed, her pink lips pressed together, and she couldn't help but feel a surge of envy in her heart.
In this small square house, anyone could go to Luoyang, but she couldn't go anywhere, and no one asked her if she wanted to go.
If he were here, would he ask her?
Catching the sadness in Daiyu's eyebrows, Baoyu was quick-thinking, lowered his voice, and comforted: "Sister Lin, there is nothing good to do in Luoyang. If my sister wants to see peonies, I will ask Mingyan to come from Luoyang these two days." You can just buy a few plants from the merchants, and you don’t have to go all the way to Luoyang. The journey is tiring, and my sister’s body and bones can’t bear it.”
Daiyu smiled softly and said, "It's better to trouble my second brother." How can the peonies in Shenjing compare to those in Luoyang?
Besides, she didn’t originally want to see peonies, but...
I couldn't help but think of the previous letter. Did the willows on both sides of the Yellow River embankment really vaguely resemble her features? Thinking of this, Daiyu frowned, her eyes were blank, and her heart sighed quietly.
Seeing this, Baoyu felt a little irritated, but it was hard to say anything.
He didn't know when. Although Sister Lin was still talking and laughing with him as usual, she didn't feel as close to him as usual.
When talking recently, my mind often wanders, and my eyebrows are furrowed, either happy or angry. Jia Mu smiled and said, "Okay, okay, Girl Yun, please stop shaking now. I'll ask." Xiangyun chuckled lightly, then looked at Tanchun and Yuanchun expectantly.
Jia Mu turned to Tan Chun and said with a smile: "Third girl, your brother Heng said he would take you there last time. Since your eldest sister is taking you this time, just go. You just took the maid with you. Where are you? Send a letter back to say hello."
The third girl has a cheerful temperament, just like a boy. Brother Heng also seems to love the third girl. She is not too worried when the third girl goes to Luoyang.
Mrs. Wang had a gloomy look on her face and stared at Yuan Chun. She sighed helplessly and swallowed back the words that came to her lips.
It's good that the two sisters can go to Luoyang to relax and relax, so they don't think about becoming a monk again.
Xiangyun still begged Jia Mu, and Jia Mu rubbed Xiangyun's head and said, "You are so playful at such a young age, but you can handle it when you are older."
Girl Yun's innocent and innocent temperament really looks a bit like her when she was young.
"Okay, if your eldest sister agrees, you and Tan Yatou can go together." Jia Mu said with a smile.
In fact, it was because the eldest princess Jinyang and Yuan Chun were accompanying them. In the eyes of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, Yuan Chun was already an adult. She was like a mother, and she could take care of her with two oil bottles, so there would be nothing wrong with her. .
Of course, this is also due to the convenient transportation between Shenjing and Luoyang via the canal.
Hearing this, Xiangyun ran to Yuan Chun again, grabbed Yuan Chun's arm, and said, "Sister, please take me to Luoyang too. I'm so old."
, I haven’t been to Luoyang yet. "
As he said that, he repeated his old trick, shaking Yuanchun's arm aside and begging. Everyone watching this scene was very amused.
Yuan Chun looked at Xiang Yun, who had cheerful eyebrows and a charming face. He sighed softly in his heart and said with a chuckle: "Sister Yun, going to Luoyang is not just for fun. We have serious business."
"What about the third sister? How can she go?" Xiangyun pouted her plump and red lips and said sadly. Tan Chun glanced at Xiangyun with clear eyes and said hurriedly: "Brother Heng told me to take me there before, so that I can help Brother Heng copy and write."
Xiangyun smiled, showing two shining little tiger teeth, and said, "Then I can do it too."
Listening to the two little girls bickering quietly, Jia Mu's eyes were kind and her heart was happy. Instead, she smiled and persuaded, saying: "Big girl, Girl Yun has been in Beijing. It's okay to let Girl Yun go out for a walk. Besides, Brother Heng He can also take good care of the two sisters in Henan."
A soft smile appeared on Yuanchun's plump and white cheeks, and he said softly: "Old ancestor, I will go to the eldest princess's house tomorrow to ask."
What should I say to the eldest princess when she comes over tomorrow?
Not only did she go to see Hengdi, but she also brought her two younger sisters with her? Besides, she went to Henan to be with him... to be a close family.
Mother Jia nodded, with a more solemn look on her face, and asked with concern: "What exactly did you and the eldest princess talk about over there?"
Just now it was just a little girl playing around, now it's time to inquire about serious business. Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang also looked at Yuanchun with concern.
Yuanchun suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his heart and said softly: "Hengdi, the governor of Henan Military and Political Affairs, has been regulating the river recently. The palace thought that there was not enough money, so they asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to allocate some money to the emergency response, and then let Jin Princess Yang will escort you."
A look of emotion appeared on Jia Mu's old face, and she said: "As for river affairs, no matter how much money is thrown into the water, it is just a sound of water. Brother Heng is now supervising the construction of the Yellow River and repairing the embankments. It can also benefit the people on both sides of the Yellow River."
Aunt Xue smiled and said, "The old lady is really well-informed. She even knows everything about the Yellow River."
"I heard the young prince say it before when he was here." Jia Mu said with a smile.
She spent these years in the back house to raise her family and entertain her grandchildren, but she was also a serious princess and had seen the ups and downs of several dynasties. How could she not know these things?
Jia Mu asked again: "What do you mean by road? Is it by car or by boat? Has the road been smooth?"
Yuanchun explained: "It's by boat, and there are officers and soldiers escorting me along the way. Brother Heng also said that he would come to Tongguan to pick him up, and he will be escorted along the way, so nothing will happen."
Hearing this, Jia Mu felt relieved and said with a smile, "Brother Heng is very considerate."
Immediately, he turned to look at Xiangyun and Tanchun aside, and warned, "Take your maid with you too, so that I can take care of you on the way."
Yuanchun nodded and agreed.
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Time flies by like water, and before you know it, another three or five days have passed.
It was now mid-April. After giving instructions to the generals of the Beijing camp stationed on the Yellow River embankment, Jia Heng left Kaifeng Fucheng. Under the protection of 500 Beijing camp cavalry and a large number of guards in brocade, he and Princess Xianning led the light cavalry. Heading west to Luoyang, they met the eldest princess of Jinyang's ship. Along the way, the flying pigeons of the Jinyi Mansion Guards conveyed the news.
The city of Luoyang has always been the companion capital of Shenjing after the Han Dynasty established its capital in Shenjing. During the Longzhi period, Emperor Longzhi, who liked to tour the south, visited the south of the Yangtze River six times and stayed in Luoyang many times. Therefore, there are Xiyuan Palace and palaces in it. Luxurious.
Emperor Chongping also visited Luoyang three times in the third year, eighth year, and eleventh year of Chongping. In recent years, he rarely visited Luoyang.
Therefore, when he heard that Kaifeng had fallen and Luoyang was in danger, Emperor Chongping became furious. This was because of Luoyang's political position among the cities of the Han Dynasty.
At the same time, the nobles of the imperial dynasty often set up fields and houses in Luoyang City. For example, the marginalized nobles of the Taizong Dynasty lived in Luoyang. They built mountains and stones in Luonan Lifang, built extensive gardens, and dug artificial lakes. In May, peonies are in full bloom, and the entire Luoyang is filled with floral fragrance.
The eldest princess of Jinyang also has a separate garden in Luoyang, and has visited Luoyang in the past.
In the evening, the Golden Crow sets in the west, and the majestic Luoyang City seems to be shrouded in the sunset, with scattered clouds and beautiful scenery.
In fact, in the whole of Henan, from March to April this year, it didn't rain a few times. The sunset glow was bright every time, burning the western sky like a flame.
It can be said that from top to bottom, although they cooperated with the construction of river embankments, they still felt that Xia Xun was just an unfounded speculation by Jia Heng. Many people were waiting to see the joke of Jia Heng, the master of Taiwan.
At that time, on the official road in the southeast of Luoyang City, the willows swayed in the wind, and the greenery was eye-catching. At the end of the sky, smoke and dust were billowing, and flags were like a forest.
Hundreds of cavalry galloped into the eastern gate of Luoyang City. The Beijing cavalry army responsible for guarding Luoyang City had already been notified in advance by several groups of scouts sent by Jia Heng, and a separate gate was set aside for Jia Heng to lead. Qingqi entered Luoyang City.
Delifang, a gatehouse with blue walls and black tiles, has the word "Jia's Mansion" inscribed on the lintel plaque. backyard, attic
"Sir, this house is quite quiet. Did you buy it not long ago?" Princess Xianning took off the wingless crown with a mountain shape on her head. The girl was wearing a flying fish dress, with her black hair draped behind her shoulders. She looked at Jia Heng with shining eyes. .
She was really prepared. She had only been playing around with her husband these days and didn't know when she had ordered someone to do it.
Jia Heng nodded and said: "From now on, I can't say that I will often come here to handle government affairs, nor can I always live in the official residence of Henan Prefecture, which can be regarded as the governor's residence."
For the eldest princess of Jinyang to come to Luoyang, he had made preparations in advance. He had already bought three houses in Luoyang, one of which he lived in. He said that he would not be allowed to bring Qin Keqing to Luoyang for a short stay in the future, and the remaining two were used as tryst places. ....The cunning rabbit has three caves.
Princess Xianning's clear eyes sparkled, and she looked steadily at the young man across from her, and said quietly: "Sir, my aunt has another garden in Luoyang."
Jia Heng said in surprise: "Oh? I don't know much about this. I actually don't know much about the eldest princess either."
Princess Xianning's bright eyes flashed, she chuckled, and said, "Sir, how about I buy a house in the next two days and buy it next to my aunt?"
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and whispered: "You don't need to buy them together, it's easy to go to the wrong door..." Princess Xianning: "???"
Easily go to the wrong door?
There was a surge of anger in her heart. Her husband had been teasing her with that person recently. In fact, it was Jia Heng who was relieving the slightly tense atmosphere.
"Zhi'er." Jia Heng's expression paused, he took Princess Xianning's hand, held the slim and beautiful girl in his arms, and said softly.
"Yes." Princess Xianning leaned her head in the boy's arms.
Jia Heng felt the breath of youth spread out, and he put it next to the ear of the beautiful face and said warmly: "Zhi'er, you can rest at home these days. I will lead people to Tongguan. In just two days, we arrived in Luoyang.”
He planned to come by boat with the eldest princess of Jinyang.
Princess Xianning's bright eyes dimmed under her beautiful eyebrows, her cherry lips twitched, but she didn't insist anymore and said in a clear voice: "Then I'll just wait here, sir."
Jia Heng held the girl's shoulders and pursed her two glossy pink lips. For a long time, he looked at Princess Xianning with bright cheeks and delicate breath. He said in a low voice: "Don't worry, I'll be back soon." Already."
"Then it's so late today, sir, why don't you start tomorrow? I have prepared a new dance today, sir, would you like to see it?" Princess Xianning said in a trembling voice.
Before her husband went to see that person, she always wanted to leave some thoughts for him, so that he would not be immersed in that person's tenderness and forget about her.
When she was a child, that person was beautiful, elegant, graceful and noble in her eyes, but as she approached Luoyang City, she felt a little...frightened.
Jia Heng raised his eyes and glanced at the vast dusk outside the window, and whispered: "It's a little late, so let's rest in Luoyang for the night. You first go to take a bath and change clothes."
"Yes." Princess Xianning said quietly, stood up and left the attic.
After Xianning left, Jia Heng let out a sigh of relief and looked at
The light is far away.
He needs to do a good job of ideological work in Jinyang before seeing Jinyang in Xianning. Otherwise, if the two people meet directly, like Baochai and Keqing, it will be difficult to deal with.
At this moment, a voice suddenly called out, "Captain."
Then, a series of light footsteps came from behind the screen.
Jia Heng came out of the wing, looked at Xia Houying, who was wearing a flying fish suit with exquisite patterns, sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, and asked, "Xiahou, what's the matter?"
Xia Houying raised her eyes and glanced at Jia Heng, trying her best to hide her complicated thoughts, and said in a clear voice: "Henan Prefecture Yin Meng Jinwen, as well as several generals who stayed in Luoyang from the Beijing camp, held a small banquet for the governor to welcome him and cleanse him from the dust. The King of Chu heard that the governor had come to Luoyang and wanted to come over to meet him. He said that he wanted to inquire about the evidence of the crime that Qianhu in Luoyang had bought before and take him to the capital together."
Xia Houying watched the whole process of Jia Heng's dealings between the eldest princess of Jinyang and the princess of Xianning. The good impression she had formed due to the suppression of bandits in Cuihua Mountain and the wise location of the bandit's nest was now gone.
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and then ordered: "Tell them to go there in the evening." After thinking for a while, he asked: "King Chu, did he go to Wei Zheng Fan's residence?"
A few days ago, Feige sent a message from Jinyi Mansion in the middle of the capital, saying that the imperial court had sent the guards of the King of Chu and the two vassals of Zheng to the capital, and he knew about it.
Xia Houying said: "The King of Chu just arrived in Luoyang City yesterday. I heard from the detective of Luoyang Qianhu Office that he had already been to the feudal mansion, but what they talked about is unknown."
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said softly: "Let's meet together in the evening."
The King of Chu wanted to bring Wei and Zheng to the capital for questioning. If he wanted to prevent the two vassals from returning to the capital, he had to send all the relevant criminal evidence to them.
Regarding the two vassals of Wei and Zheng, according to his estimation, Emperor Chongping would take some measures, but most likely it would not be too severe. Imprisonment and reduction of titles would be serious matters.
In fact, he couldn't get too involved in the clan. Even if he made the first move, the rest could only be left to the civil servants to charge forward.
Just as Xia Houying was about to take the order and leave, she heard Jia Heng's voice calling: "Come back."
Facing Xia Houying's surprised look, Jia Heng ordered: "Go and notify Liu Jixian and ask him to compile the latest public sentiments about Luoyang scholars collected by thousands of households in Luoyang into a book, deliver it here, and get it from the government office. , we are on the road these days, I want to check the newspapers from Shenjing and Nanjing."
As a military officer and important minister of the Han Dynasty, he must use Jinyi as his eyes and ears at all times to monitor the world, and Di Bao is a must-read for people in the officialdom every day.
After Xia Houying left, Jia Heng turned back to the house, went to the study room in the back room, picked up the teapot, and planned to pour himself a cup of tea and read while drinking tea.
Not long after, Xia Houying left and came back, holding a thick book in her hand as well as the relevant residence reports that Jia Heng had requested.
Jia Heng thanked him, picked up a cup of tea, handed it over naturally, and said, "Just put it on the desk. This is the Dragon Well after the rain that was just sent from Luoyang. Try it."
Xia Houying's frosty jade face moved slightly. She hesitated for a moment, then reached out to take the tea cup and whispered, "Thank you, sir."
"You've been traveling with me all this way, eating and sleeping in the open. It's been a lot of hard work. Just sit there and rest for a while. When it's time to bathe and change, you can go and bathe and change." Jia Heng picked up the teapot again and poured himself a cup. He said softly with a warm face. , immediately took the tea cup and sat down on the Taishi chair behind the desk, picked up the newspaper, lowered his eyes and read it, and ignored Xia Houying again.
Being treated so "invisibly" and treated equally like a friend, Xia Houying's bright eyes flashed with a slightly unnatural expression. She sat gently on the pearwood chair and couldn't help but take a peek at the young man.
But he saw the young man in python suit sitting behind the square bookcase, holding a newspaper in his hand, reading attentively.
The golden red glow of the evening reflected on her young and stern face, with no resolute features in her features. A few days ago, she occasionally caught a glimpse of her carefree appearance kissing and intimately in front of His Highness Xianning.
Jia Heng looked solemn as he flipped through a newspaper from a few days ago, reading it word by word. The left page read, "The bandit leader Gao Yue was executed in Lingchi, the prisoner Qian Yushan was executed, and the rebel general Niu Jizong was executed. Both inside and outside the court, I was stunned for a moment."
His expression paused, and he subconsciously looked at the date, which day it was?
The former Di Bao.
As an official news release platform, Di Bao not only publishes more important news, but also contains the emperor's daily life, words and deeds, edicts, imperial edicts, edicts, laws, etc., in addition to news about the appointment and removal of rewards and punishments for officials. , as well as the memorials of ministers and local officials and the emperor's corresponding Zhubu.
The news that Jia Heng was promoted to the title of Yong Ningbo had been published in the Di newspaper before.
As for the news of the rebellion in the Central Plains, after the Beijing army recaptured Kaifeng Fucheng, Di Bao Cai Shu sent a brief message briefly describing the civil uprising in the Central Plains, the people were killed, and the imperial court was sending the Beijing army to suppress the people. Later, the matter was no longer published.
In other words, it was not until today that Di Bao gave a complete review of what happened to the bandit leader Gao Yue and characterized it as the most serious "riot" since the founding of the Han Dynasty.
Yongdi newspaper said: "The thieves have been cruel and brutal. Since they captured Kaifeng, they have massacred people, looted goods, burned and killed women and slaves, and committed all kinds of evil. Old, young, women and children howled at the thieves. The behavior of the bandits was outrageous. When the capital was As soon as the battalion officers and soldiers arrived, the thieves' power was completely shattered, leaving Xiaoxiao with nowhere to hide..."
Jia Heng flipped through the critical comments in the Di newspaper, his face paused, his eyes lingered on the name of the person who wrote it, and he thought to himself, in fact, he could add that after investigation, it was found that Kou Xiao had colluded with Donglu... .Thinking carefully and planning for a long time.
Jia Heng put down the Di newspaper, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then picked up a new one. This was the recently delivered Di newspaper.
Reflected by the sunset, on the head is written the "Chen He Shi Shu" written by Jia Heng the day before yesterday.
"I have heard that the emperors who govern the world should obey the laws of heaven and follow the seasons, so that the seasons are harmonious and the years are prosperous. This is why the former sage said, "Spring brings birth and summer grows, autumn harvests and winter stores. This is the great scripture of the way of heaven. If it is not followed, it will not be the order of the world. Therefore, He said: The great harmony of the four seasons cannot be lost."
"I believe that over the past few years, there has been a severe drought in the north, and the wilderness has been thousands of miles away. The people have been plagued by drought and locusts. It is difficult to manage crops and the common people are in great hardship. The blame is that the water conservancy is not repaired, and the adjustment is not effective during droughts. The dredging is not enough before the floods. When there are droughts, it is There is no water to regulate, and there is no river to drain when there is news of a flood. The floods are overflowing. All the officials in the prefecture and county are helpless and sigh. It is said that there are few people who can prepare for a rainy day, but there are many people who dig wells when they are thirsty..."
"I was entrusted by the Holy Master with the responsibility of enclosing the frontiers and shouldering the responsibilities of the herdsmen. Ever since I was in charge of Henan, I have been on duty day and night, and I dare not neglect it. I only know that the first thing in Henan is to focus on agriculture, and the first thing to focus on agriculture is water conservancy. Therefore, I have been patrolling the Yellow River for ten months. Along the river embankment, the dike weir is dilapidated, overgrown with weeds, the river channel is silted up, and the craftsmen are scattered. To investigate the corruption of the river officials, the officials are trying to deceive Sheng Cong. Taking the silver allocated by the imperial court in the past as an example, the money given to the river embankment is not enough. More than 30% of the total, the depth of the river affairs' accumulated shortcomings is shocking..."
"Since this summer, I have received advice from knowledgeable people who are familiar with water conservancy and astronomical phenomena. If there is rain after a long drought, there will be no danger. Therefore, the embankments are being built to wait for the river floods, and the river management is strictly organized..."
This is a memorial written by Jia Heng a few days ago. Apparently under the instruction of Emperor Chongping, it was published in Di Bao and was thought to be heard by hundreds of local officials in the center of the Han Dynasty.
At the bottom, there is an edict written by Emperor Chongping: "The governors of the provinces and prefectures and counties where the Yellow River flows are strictly ordered to repair the river embankments before the start of summer and to be on guard against floods to prepare for danger."
Perhaps because the lessons from the Central Plains Rebellion were too painful, Emperor Chongping, who "regrets not listening to Ziyu's words," already had some stress reactions.
In the past few days, the Di newspaper has repeatedly told ministers to pay attention to the prevention of floods in the Yellow River, and ordered the Military Aircraft Department to write to governors in various places to always pay attention to the flood season and build water conservancy projects to deal with possible summer flood disasters.
He also asked Di Bao to circulate the news to all provinces to show that he attaches great importance to agriculture, mulberry and water conservancy, and Jia Ban has also been on the scene with high intensity in the past few days.
"The memorial written in half a month has finally taken effect, but the emperor's reaction is a bit strong. I have taken the trouble to reprimand him again and again. Now the cabinet and military think that the emperor has my instigation, and they have just tormented the officials. Since then, there has been no Xia Xun , I'm afraid it will be selected as the Han Dynasty's annual political joke." Jia Heng frowned, thinking.
Of course, if the summer floods come as scheduled, it means that the emperor is wise and accepts his ministers' words well.
Jia Heng thought like this, and couldn't help but pick up a newspaper from Nanjing from another place. His face was indifferent, his brows were slightly furrowed, but a few lines of black words jumped into his eyes.
"Because the Governor of Henan has repeatedly written and written to the Governor's Office of Liangjiang, mentioning that there may be heavy rains this summer and causing floods, and he has made it clear, so,
The government offices along the Huanghuai River should build embankments and dams to guard against the summer floods. The Governor-General of Liangjiang issued an order to Jiangzuo Chief Envoy and other offices to prepare disaster relief materials to meet unexpected needs. "
The following paragraph: "Gao Bin, the governor of Nanhe, sent a letter to the governor's office of Liangjiang. After inspection on both sides, the river embankments are as solid as gold and can withstand a flood that occurs once in thirty years."
"This Mr. Shen Jie clearly wants to put me on the fire." Jia Heng's eyes were deep and his mind was spinning, and he already understood what he meant.
Each of these old bureaucrats is a master of officialdom.
This non-stick skillet, combined with Emperor Chongping's edict, and not to mention other things, I am afraid that if there are no heavy rains in the south of the Yangtze River after summer, the officials who have been tortured will be full of complaints and secretly complain to him and the emperor. It is unfounded to say that this pair of princes and ministers is worried.
In fact, Jia Heng's "Chen He Shi Shu" and his letters and official documents with Shen Jiao, the governor of Liangjiang, were published in Di Bao and spread among the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River.
Of course, it won't be a big deal. Unlike the Rebellion in the Central Plains, some people retorted that it was making a mountain out of a molehill. But in an era when farmers were rewarded and water conservancy was valued, no one would object to taking precautions and being prepared.
At most, it was just a few words of discussion among the scholars. After the emperor passed through Henan, he already listened to Yongning's advice.
Who is Yong Ningbo?
Minister of military aircraft, military honors of the country.
Oh, that’s okay. Does Wu Xun know about farmland water conservancy? It’s not surprising that he is generous enough to make people laugh.
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