Beijing Camp, Chinese Army Barracks
As the page turning sound of "swishing" sounded, Jia Heng flipped through the book in his hand, closed it in front of everyone, and said in a deep voice: "The troops of the 12th regiment have been prepared, and the rest is training. , especially the fire cannons and bird cannons of the Shenji Battalion need to be re-inspected, and some that cannot be used must be gradually eliminated. In addition, the Hongyi cannons are used for practice."
Song Yuan cupped his hands and said: "Commander Jie, those Hongyi cannons are still stored in the warehouse of the Ordnance Supervisor. Xu Tingye, the superintendent of the Ordnance Supervisor, said that no cannons or shells can be used without the permission of Commander Jie."
Jia Heng said: "This is what I ordered before. The maintenance of the Hongyi cannon is very complicated and meticulous. The Shenji Battalion in the army needs special personnel to check it. I went to the weapons inspection to check it. The Hongyi cannon is very precious."
All the generals below were relieved and responded quickly.
Jia Heng then arranged the training matters, and then said: "It has been snowing heavily in Shenjing recently. Although the Beijing camp can't do exercises, don't be idle. Sweep the snow from the barracks and wait until the snow falls before doing training. These days I will send the new training syllabus to all ministries.”
After he returns to Beijing, he will definitely take over the daily training affairs of the Beijing camp, and at the same time focus his energy on the weapons supervisor and the Beijing camp.
When Song Yuan and other generals heard this, they all responded with their hands.
Jia Heng looked at Xie Zaiyi, Cai Quan and other generals, and said: "I have already submitted the list of meritorious generals in the Jiangnan battle to the military aircraft office. I also hope that the generals who have made meritorious service in the south will not be arrogant or impetuous. Now I am a big man The peace talks with the Jurchens have been completed, and the Jurchens may invade at any time. Recently, the Beijing camp has been actively preparing for war to respond to the invasion of Donglu at any time."
All the generals in the camp were frightened when they heard this, and they quickly raised their hands in response.
Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue looked at the young man with shining eyes among the royal guards.
Jia Heng said: "The chief secretary of the Song Dynasty and other generals will follow me to the camps to inspect."
In such a cold weather, he must go to the barracks to visit the barracks to see how the generals and commanders are providing supplies for the winter. Otherwise, how can he do it if he just talks up and down in the barracks and doesn't know anything about the situation?
Song Yuan quickly nodded in agreement.
Then, Jia Heng, accompanied by a group of generals, went to the 12th Regiment Camp of the Beijing Camp and began an inspection at the nearby Guoyong Camp.
At this moment, the generals from Guoyong Camp also came after hearing the news and accompanied them to inspect the generals and soldiers.
Needless to say, as a direct descendant of Jia Heng, the commander-in-chief, Guo Yongying should be the best among all armies in terms of military appearance and conduct and material support.
Jia Heng went to each barracks to express condolences to the ordinary soldiers and conduct daily routine.
In this way, amidst chatting and laughing, the entire winter morning was spent quickly in Jiaheng's inspection of the barracks.
After noon, Jia Heng had lunch in the military tent of Fenwu Camp, and then continued his inspection. When dusk fell, he left the Beijing camp.
On the way back to Shenjing, Princess Xianning said softly: "Sir, are you going to the weapons inspection tomorrow?"
Jia Heng turned to Princess Xianning and said warmly: "Go and have a look tomorrow. It's bitterly cold in the northwest. Those red barbarians can't adapt to the climate of Shenjing and they need to be comforted."
Princess Xianning said softly: "The apple of the eye of the Red Yi governor, Nona seems to be living with those Hong Yi now, so she should help comfort her."
Jia Heng said: "You can't always count on a little girl."
Xianning was going to follow him to lead troops to Henan to suppress the rebellion. He would not talk too much when he was dealing with business matters, while Chanyue on the side just watched quietly.
Jia Heng said: "His Royal Highness the King of Wei should be at his residence now. Let's hurry up."
Princess Xianning responded and said "drive", and the group disappeared into the night.
By the time we returned to Shenjing City, night had fallen. The lanterns were starting to come on. Lights were lit on both sides of the streets. During the day, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Department had also sent soldiers to clear away the snow. Water stains appeared under the lights. Bright, the light can discern people.
A bright moon hangs in the sky, shining like a streak of moonlight on the snow. As far as the eye can see, the vision is clear.
Jinyang Princess Mansion
In the hall, the lights are bright and the figures are longing.
Several female officials in the mansion were entertaining King Wei and Princess Wei and their party. The leader was a female official surnamed Jiang who was nearly forty years old. She had a very good temperament and was one of the female officials brought out of the palace by the eldest princess of Jinyang.
King Chen Ran of Wei and Princess Yan Yiliu of Wei had been waiting for a long time. They sat on the pear wood chairs next to the small table, waiting for Jia Heng's arrival.
King Wei Chen Ran looked at the female official surnamed Jiang who was welcoming the guest, and asked: "It's so late, Xianning hasn't come back yet?"
Yan Yiliu also put down the tea cup and turned to look, with a look of thoughtfulness on his handsome and jade-like face.
This princess is actually only seventeen years old, but she has a square forehead, broad forehead, willow eyebrows and starry eyes, and her crystal clear face is full of brightness.
"Your Majesty, please be patient. I will send someone to look for you soon." The female officer said softly.
"Well, I think he should be on the way by now." Wei Wang Chen Ran waved his hand and suppressed the irritability in his heart for the time being.
Yan Yiliu said softly: "Your Majesty."
At this moment, a maid whispered: "Her Royal Highness the princess and the little princess are back."
While talking, Jia Heng, Princess Xianning, and Li Chanyue came from the direction of the rockery corridor, carrying lanterns.
King Wei Chen Ran quickly stood up and went out to greet her. His eyes moved slightly and he said, "The fifth sister is here."
Princess Xianning stepped forward quickly and called softly: "Brother King Wei, Sister-in-law Wang, you've been waiting for a long time."
Yan Yiliu stood up slowly, with a soft smile on his bright face, and said in greeting: "I haven't waited long, Xianning, what are you dressed like this?"
The beauty's eyes lingered on the flying fish suit worn by Princess Xianning, her bright eyes as bright as stars.
As the daughter of the Prince of Nan'an County, Yan Yiliu actually harbors the ambition to be a woman and not to be outdone by men. She usually dances with swords and guns in the small school grounds in the mansion, but now that she has become a princess, she naturally has no chance to do such things. .
"I went to the capital camp with my husband to have a look at the soldiers." Princess Xianning said in a charming voice, looking at Princess Wei Yan Yiliu with her clear eyes, and said softly: "I have made Mrs. Wang and Brother Wang wait for a long time. .”
Jia Heng bowed his hands, pondered for a moment, and said, "I have met His Highness the King of Wei."
With a warm smile on his handsome face, King Wei reached out to support Jia Heng's arm and said, "Zi Yu, you're back."
Jia Heng said: "I went to the capital camp to have a look, but I have kept the prince waiting for a long time."
Wei Wang Chen Ran smiled and said: "Ziyu is busy with military affairs now and has many responsibilities. It doesn't matter if I wait a little longer."
The person in front of him was not only his father's favorite minister and general, but also the nominal commander-in-chief of the more than 200,000 troops in the Beijing camp.
There was a hint of unnaturalness on Princess Xianning's pure and beautiful face, and she said softly: "Sir, Brother Wei Wang, stop standing and talk. Let's talk in the room first. It's very cold."
King Wei smiled and said, "It's really cold today."
While they were talking, everyone entered the hall and sat down again. At this time, a female official came over to offer fragrant tea, then slowly retreated to both sides of the screen, and stood with hands hanging down.
Looking at the young man with a clear face, Wei Wang Chen Ran smiled and said proactively: "There is a lot of snow on the streets of the capital today. The Five Cities Military and Horse Division mobilized soldiers to clear away all the snow."
Jia Heng praised: "Your Majesty is now in charge of the affairs of the Military and Horse Department of the Five Cities, and he is very organized in deploying soldiers."
King Wei hurriedly said: "These are all due to Mr. Fan's effective coordination within the Yasi. In addition, Ziyu previously restructured the Wucheng Army and Horses Division and clarified the rights and responsibilities. Now each department is doing its own thing."
Jia Heng put down the tea cup, looked at King Wei's face, smiled and said: "Speaking of which, after no longer advocating peace talks with Donglu, the affairs of the capital camp have become more and more complicated recently. I was talking about the lack of a helper, and planned to Transfer Mr. Fan to the capital camp."
When King Wei heard this, his heart moved slightly, but he pretended to be surprised and asked: "Is there no other manpower around Ziyu? Now the Wucheng Army and Horse Division can't leave Mr. Fan for a moment."
Jia Heng looked at the Qing King and said in a low voice: "I plan to recommend to the Holy One that His Highness be appointed as the commander of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division."
The King of Wei, who was still a little immature at first, is now trying to hide his feelings. It can only be said that during the time he went to Jiangnan, King Wei had a big change in his mentality.
When the King of Wei heard this, his expression was startled, and he seemed not to realize that he was so quick to ask: "Zi Yu, why is this? I have only been in office for only one year, and there are still many things that I don't understand about the affairs of the Si Yamen. I need Zi Yu to give some advice." That’s it.”
After all, he is a young man, and he has not mastered Qi-nurturing Kung Fu, so the traces of his performance at this moment are somewhat heavy.
Princess Wei Yan Yiliu, who was talking quietly to Princess Xianning on the side, raised her head. Under her handsome eyebrows, her bright eyes narrowed and she looked at the two people who were talking.
Jia Heng said: "Your Highness is serious. In the past six months, I have been from Henan to Jinling, and I have not had much involvement in the affairs of the Five Cities Military and Horse Department. Your Highness and Mr. Fan are taking care of it, and everything in the Yamen is in order. It can be seen that His Highness is capable enough to take charge of the defense and security of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division. In addition, the Jurchen captives are so fierce that I will need to deal with the Eastern captives with all my strength in the future, and I will not have time to deal with the affairs of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division."
All in all, things are too busy and urgent, which is undoubtedly a reasonable excuse.
Even the words recorded in the Di newspaper are that Jiaheng, the Marquis of Yongning, no longer served as the commander of the Five Cities Army and Horses Division because he had other important responsibilities. He voluntarily resigned from the relevant positions and was replaced by the King of Wei.
Wei King Chen Ran thanked Jia Heng, Marquis of Yongning, for his outstanding contributions since the restructuring of the Wucheng Army and Horses Division.
What, impeachment by the censor? Cabinet ministers have concerns? None of this exists.
After hearing this, the King of Wei calmed down, suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, and said warmly: "Ziyu is now the Minister of Military and Aircraft, fully responsible for the war against the captives, and his responsibilities are heavier."
After nearly a year of questioning, he had initially won the favor of the middle and lower-level generals of the Wucheng Army and Horses Division because of his role as a meritorious officer. However, there was always someone holding his head, and the affairs of the Wucheng Army and Horses Division were also controlled by The acting director Fan, who was born in Juren, was even more unable to stretch his hands and feet.
At this time, seeing this scene, Princess Xianning's clear eyes flashed, and she sighed quietly in her heart. She took over the conversation and said softly: "Brother Wang, sir, the food in the kitchen has been prepared. Let's eat together."
King Wei looked at the young man eagerly and said, "Ziyu has been tired for a long day. Let's have dinner first and chat while eating."
Jia Heng nodded, and immediately, everyone sat down around a table, and the female officials and maids around began to bring washbasins, towels and other items.
King Wei Chen Ran turned to look at Princess Xianning, with the gentleness of an elder brother on his face, and said jokingly: "Did Wu Mei and Chan Yue follow Zi Yu to Jinyi Mansion to serve on errands?"
Princess Xianning chuckled and said, "Brother Wang, I'm just running errands with my husband to gain experience and learn something. Since Brother Wei Wang opened the palace to oversee the government, the palace is no longer as lively as usual."
At the end, the girl's voice sounded a bit sad.
As Brother Wei Wang opened his palace, he gradually began to become a stranger, with shrewd calculations everywhere.
And although he still cares about her, he is obviously not as pure as before.
King Wei's face showed a look of emotion and he said: "Sisters are older and cannot wander around and play around all the time. They should share the worries of their father."
After saying that, she looked at Li Chanyue next to Princess Xianning and asked: "Chanyue, why didn't my aunt come back?"
Li Chanyue was quietly listening to the conversation of several people. When she heard this, she lowered her gloomy eyes and said, "Brother King Wei, my mother is busy with the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Jinling, so she can't leave."
Mom, she is raising a baby at the moment, how can she say this to others?
"The Queen Mother also misses her aunt very much. I wonder if she can come back before the end of the year?" King Wei said warmly: "I will leave the affairs in Jiangnan to the people below for the time being."
If Aunt Jinyang hadn't rejected him at the beginning, the third uncle should be working in the Ministry of Internal Affairs now. He would not have to fight the famine after opening the office now.
Fortunately, in Nan'an County Prince's Palace, my mother and queen still provided some private support.
After the vassal king established his government, especially a prince like King Wei, he did not have much salary at the beginning. Of course, the salary was enough, but the King of Wei needed to secretly cultivate party members and treat the virtuous and corporal, and the salary alone was obviously not enough.
Jia Heng paused for a moment, picked up the tea cup, and explained: "The three major weaving bureaus of Jinling Tirenyuan in Jiangnan still need to determine the longitude and latitude. The Ministry of Internal Affairs will have to wait for several months, and after the opening of the sea, trade will surge. , the Ministry of Internal Affairs wants to organize a fleet to go to Southeast Asia for business, and Her Royal Highness the Princess needs to be personally in charge."
Wei Wang Chen Ran nodded and said: "Jinling in the south of the Yangtze River has fallen into a shortfall, and we have to try our best to make up for it. I also saw it from the newspaper in the mansion during this period. The Zhen family has been really troubled in recent years."
Once the Zhen family in Jiangnan falls, the King of Chu will no longer have any support behind him, and his power will be greatly reduced.
Jia Heng said: "The Holy One has already punished the Zhen family, and one of the family's assets was confiscated and put into the official position. Now the dust has settled."
King Wei frowned, with a somewhat empathetic look on his face, and asked with concern: "Zi Yu, brother King Chu was assassinated, what happened? Why did my nephew also suffer the same fate?" The poisonous hand, even in Shenjing, I can only hear half of it."
Jia Heng said: "The remnants of King Zhao are crazy and want to assassinate the vassal. Your Highness should also pay attention to safety during this period in Shenjing. When traveling, the Dian Army will select guards. In addition, Jinyi Palace Guards will also secretly send people to protect them recently." Your Highness, I hope that Your Highness will not have any doubts."
King Wei nodded, with a cold look on his face, and said: "This remnant of King Zhao is still lingering after so many years! I recently planned to conduct a thorough investigation of the suspicious persons in the capital by the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division. What do you think?"
Jia Heng said: "The prince will decide this matter himself."
King Wei nodded and said: "If Jinyi Mansion can coordinate with the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, it will be easier to arrest people."
Jia Heng said: "This matter is in the south. The Holy One has chosen old man Jinyi to take charge of this matter. Here in Shenjing, Jinyi Mansion is mainly for protection."
The King of Wei had just obtained the Wucheng Army and Horse Division, and he had already begun to intend to win over Shu. The Jinyi Mansion assisted the Wucheng Army and Horse Division, and the King of Wei took advantage of the opportunity to get in touch with General Jinyi. There was no guarantee that some generals who were not afraid of death would secretly communicate with each other.
King Wei turned to look at the young man in the python suit and asked, "Zi Yu, I heard that two girls from the Zhen family followed Zi Yu to Beijing?"
Jia Heng said: "It was entrusted to me by the old lady of the Zhen family before she died. The friendship between the two families in the past is very deep and it is not easy to refuse."
This King of Wei has no sense of boundaries at all. By mentioning the Zhen family's affairs, is he telling him to keep a distance from the Zhen family's son-in-law, King Chu? Or is it that he took in the prisoner's daughter?
It can only be said that after he betrayed Queen Song in the Wucheng Army and Horse Division, King Wei may have had some wrong perceptions, or this was originally the instinct of the noble Tianhuang.
At this time, Princess Xianning frowned her beautiful willow eyebrows, and the smile on her jade face faded slightly. She interrupted King Wei and said, "Brother Wang, please use the food first."
Yan Yiliu also noticed some subtle changes in the atmosphere, and privately tugged on King Wei's sleeve under the table.
Why does the prince say this so well?
King Wei suddenly woke up and said with a smile: "We just focus on talking and let's eat together."
While the few people were talking, they began to use the food and exchange cups, talking and laughing.
King Wei no longer mentioned political matters, but only talked about interesting childhood stories with Princess Xianning, so the family dinner was more interesting.
After finishing the food, we sat down to drink tea and talk.
"Actually, there is one more thing I want to trouble His Royal Highness, King Wei." Jia Heng was silent for a moment, looked at the fair-skinned young king, and said.
King Wei put down the tea cup and looked at him with burning eyes, and said quickly: "What's the matter?"
Jia Heng said: "My cousin Dong Qian has written to me several times, wanting to be transferred to Beijing to make contributions to the country. I plan to satisfy his desire to serve the country. It happens that Shi Xin, the son of Marquis Shi, also wants to I have been transferred to Shenjing, and I plan to serve my parents in the nearby city of Shenjing. What do you think of a slight exchange between the two of them?"
Since he had just mentioned recommending the King of Wei to appoint the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, he was now talking in words of request, even if the memorial had not yet been delivered.
Of course, such a humble attitude was in itself a test of King Wei's mind.
Princess Wei raised her slender eyebrows and stared at the young man who was calm and composed, her eyes twinkling and thoughtful.
This is probably the condition that Jia Ziyu made to the prince, and the prince should agree to it.
When King Wei heard this, his face paused slightly and his eyes flickered. For some reason, he felt some strange discomfort in his heart, but it was forcibly dispelled. In fact, it was a feeling of being touched a little bit.
Because the Five Cities Military and Horse Division had been regarded by King Wei as its own sphere of influence, but Jia Heng's remnants of forces had also inserted themselves in. This strong awareness of power and territory from the Tianhuang nobles gave rise to a trace of unhappiness.
To put it bluntly, Jia Heng was just a minister no matter what, while the King of Wei considered himself the legitimate son of the emperor. As the government went on, his desire to control power became stronger and stronger.
King Wei thought for a while and said softly: "This matter is easy. Besides, Ziyu is now in charge of commanding the military and horse divisions of the five cities. It only takes one sentence to transfer people."
Jia Heng said: "Thank you very much, Your Majesty."
At this time, King Wei seemed to have suppressed the negative emotions in his heart and said, "What are you talking about, Ziyu? It's just a trivial matter."
Princess Xianning glanced at King Wei, put down the teacup in her hand, and felt a little uncomfortable.
The King of Wei asked again: "Ziyu, now that the peace treaty with the Jurchens has been broken, it is conceivable that the Jurchens will definitely invade next year. Ziyu has already thought of a strategy to meet the enemy."
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said softly: "Between this year and the next, both the DPRK and the DPRK will actively prepare for war. The Military Aircraft Department is still preparing for this matter."
The King of Wei nodded and said: "Zi Yu is an expert in fighting against captives. I hope that given time, he can sing a triumphant song again."
Not to mention anything else, the young man in front of him was indeed different in the war against the captives. Originally, he wanted to change the quarrel between Ziyu and his father-in-law, the Prince of Nan'an County, but for some reason, he suddenly felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere.
Well, leave that for next time.
Jia Heng responded casually and said: "In military and state affairs, it is always better to have more temples than to have less temples."
Princess Wei Yan Yiliu looked at the young man quietly, her eyes twinkling under her handsome eyebrows, thinking about Jia Heng.
When it comes to fighting, this man is indeed outstanding. However, the previous court meeting with his father was like water and fire, and he was afraid that it would be a disaster for the country.
The king of Wei said: "Now the Han Dynasty is in ruins and waiting for rebirth. As long as Liaodong is wiped out, the resurgence is not far away. We must rely on Ziyu to prepare for everything."
The words were somewhat earnest in compliments, but because of their age, they seemed somewhat greasy and unmatched by the young man.
Princess Xianning's beautiful face became more and more unnatural. She looked at King Wei with her bright eyes and couldn't help but sigh.
As Brother Wei Wang said, when the brothers and sisters got up, their thoughts changed.
Jia Heng said quickly: "Your Majesty has given you too much praise."
In this way, Jia Heng and Wei Wang Chen Ran talked for a while, sometimes without talking to each other. Unconsciously, it was getting late, and Wei Wang also said goodbye.
When Jia Heng stood up and sent the King of Wei and his wife away, he returned to the flower. Facing the gazes of Xian Ning and the little princess, he smiled and asked, "Xian Ning, what's wrong?"
When Princess Xianning heard this, her beautiful and cold jade face had a complicated look on her face, and she said, "Just for a moment, I felt that Brother Wei Wang was a bit strange."
Hearing this, Jia Heng looked slightly startled, looked at the girl with beautiful features, and said seriously: "Chanyue, lead me and your cousin to your room to talk."
Li Chanyue's cheeks were slightly red, she responded softly, and then led Jia Heng and Princess Xianning towards the backyard.
I was busy defending my graduation thesis, so I arrived at the school and spent a whole day riding in the car.
(End of chapter)
