Seeing Hu Yong neatly kneel down and confess his crime, Emperor Longqing was speechless for a while. This fucking old scoundrel is simply an old scoundrel. He didn't do his job well and made such a big mistake. He just plans to get rid of it like this?
However, facing such a bachelor Hu Yong, Emperor Longqing really couldn't do anything to him. Seeing the faces of these people, Emperor Longqing became even more upset.
What was originally a good situation was turned into a mess by these people. Is it because of their incompetence? Or just sit back and watch?
If this is really incompetent, that's all. If you know it clearly, but deliberately condone it and sit back and watch the matter escalate, then you really deserve to die.
Emperor Long Qing said expressionlessly: "Hu Aiqing, is this how your cabinet does things? When something happens, you don't want to solve it quickly, but you play these little tricks in front of me?" Hearing that Emperor Long Qing's tone was wrong, Hu Yong also secretly He complained, but he didn't expect that Emperor Longqing would not save any face for himself.
He exposed his old background in public, which made him a little embarrassed. Although I had heard a little bit about what happened in Shaanxi, it didn't have much to do with me. At most, it was just an oversight.
Local corruption is not limited to Shaanxi. Although he is in charge of the cabinet, he is beyond his reach to the local areas.
Official corruption does not happen every day. This kind of thing cannot be eradicated at all. Not only was he helpless, but even His Majesty was also helpless.
It's just that this kind of thing can't be said directly, let alone defended, so it can only be cheated. Hu Yong cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister was scared. He had already sent documents to Shaanxi according to the consensus, and it was quite effective at the beginning. However, in the subsequent process of suppressing the rebels, the scope of the blow was a bit too large, which triggered the There has been a change, and because it is beyond the reach of the whip, Lao Chen bears the responsibility for the oversight, and I ask your Majesty to punish him." Emperor Longqing was also well aware of Hu Yong's remarks.
The information in his hand has already explained the whole story. After receiving the order, the garrison in Shaanxi began the cleanup work. It went very smoothly at the beginning and wiped out a lot of rebellious forces.
In the process of further suppression, these generals and local officials also made a lot of money. This gave rise to greater greed in their hearts, and they took advantage of the chaos to abuse power for personal gain, plunder property, treat the people as bandits, treat deer as horses, and do whatever they want.
This behavior completely angered everyone and forced these people to the opposite side, and a large-scale resistance broke out immediately.
These officials and generals did not expect this situation to occur. Unprepared, some people were directly overwhelmed by the angry crowd. Although some people survived, their strength was greatly damaged and they were no longer able to exterminate the rebels.
The great form was broken down little by little. Now the bandits in Shaanxi have become extremely difficult to control and have reached a certain scale.
The local garrison was unable to clear them out, and was even beaten to the point of retreat. It was only a matter of time before they were wiped out.
Without rescue, all of Shaanxi will fall. These rebels, who are not engaged in production, have only one way to survive, and that is to continue looting and lead the war to other places.
The imperial court will definitely not do what they want, and it is imperative to send troops to quell the rebellion. Emperor Longqing sighed helplessly. The war in Liaodong was not over yet, but war broke out again in Shaanxi. Alas, it was such a troubled time.
He waved his hand gently and said calmly: "Hu Aiqing, get up. It's not the time to hold people accountable yet. The Shaanxi rebels have become extremely difficult to control. The local garrison is no longer able to resist it. The top priority is to send out counter-rebellion as soon as possible. The army quickly wiped out the rebels and restored peace to the world." Hu Yong said: "Old minister, I obey the order. Thank you for your honor." Emperor Longqing said impatiently: "Stop saying these polite words, first tell me who to send. Suppress the bandits, Li Shangshu, does your Ministry of War have any suggestions?" Li Guanglu, Minister of War, bowed and saluted: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the situation in Shaanxi is not optimistic. It is necessary to send out elite troops and generals to exterminate the rebels as quickly as possible. Time The longer it is delayed, the more detrimental it will be to the court. In addition, I have recently received news that the Mongolian tribes in Xuanfu are ready to make a move. There is no guarantee that they will not take advantage of the chaos and take the opportunity to go south. When the time comes, we will fight on multiple fronts. , it is very likely that you will focus on one thing and miss the other, but I hope your majesty will see it clearly." As soon as Li Guanglu finished speaking, the ministers were immediately shocked.
If what he said is true, then Da Chu will be in real trouble. In the three-pronged battle, no advantage was found. The only way to deal with the Shaanxi rebellion was that everyone still had some confidence.
After all, those people are just a mob, and they are not that afraid. But those Mongolian cavalry and barbarians gave everyone a headache, and they didn't have the slightest certainty.
We can only focus on defense and rely on the city to block those people's attacks.
"Master Li, are you serious about what you said? Don't you just say it?"
"Master Li, if the Mongols go south, will the soldiers and horses of Xuanfu be able to stop them?"
"Master Li, is this true or false? Do you have any definite information?"
"Hey, what a troubled time it has been." Seeing the noisy ministers below, Emperor Longqing became even more agitated.
These bastards hide everything from themselves. Unless they really can't hide it, they won't let themselves know.
Once it is brought up, it is 100% true. It is really hateful. If the Mongols attack Xuanfu again, it will really cause chaos.
Emperor Longqing said: "Li Aiqing, is there any accurate information about what you said? Are the Mongols definitely interested in going south?" Li Guanglu said: "Reporting to your majesty, the Mongols are ready to make moves and keep making small moves. Is it true that they will go south? I don't know. I don't dare to say for sure, but I'm just being careful. If I take precautions earlier, I won't be caught off guard." Emperor Longqing nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Then inform the Xuanfu to take precautions early, and Pay close attention to the movements on the grassland. Cao Hu, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi Province, requested reinforcements and dispatched 50,000 troops from Henan to him to bring Shaanxi back to me. In addition, Yang Yong, the commander-in-chief of Taiyuan, was sent to lead an army of 30,000 troops and enter Shaanxi suppresses the rebellion." With this 100,000-strong army, Emperor Longqing did not think he would fail against those rabble.
Li Guanglu bowed his hands and saluted: "My lord, as ordered, we will issue troop deployment documents immediately." Emperor Longqing said again: "Song Aiqing, you must prepare the food and grass needed for the army as soon as possible, and don't delay." Song Yan said with his hands crossed: "Your Majesty, in compliance with the order, we will mobilize military rations as soon as possible and transport them to the front line of Shaanxi as quickly as possible and deliver them to the soldiers." Emperor Longqing said meaningfully: "Song Aiqing, at this time, I don't want anything to happen to the military rations again. , Do you understand?" Song Yan suddenly broke into a cold sweat after hearing this. Knowing that Emperor Longqing was dissatisfied with him, he quickly raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I promise that there will be no problems." Emperor Longqing smiled strangely and said: " That's good, then I'll feel relieved." Time flies by, and it's September in the blink of an eye.
Today happened to be Sister Feng's birthday. Mother Jia was so happy that she planned to have a good time. He actually tried to join forces from outside to celebrate Wang Xifeng's birthday.
Seeing that the old lady was in high spirits and no one was willing to come out to spoil the fun, he joined the old lady to join in the fun.
You give three taels, I give ten taels, and everyone gives a little. The old lady paid the most, followed by Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang. Baochai and Daiyu, both of whom were not short of money, also paid a share. The three sisters Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun, with Jia Cong as their back-up, were also not short of money. The two silver coins also came with a share.
Youshi, Qin Keqing, Ping'er, Yuanyang and others who were familiar with Sister Feng also joined the party.
Naturally, Jia Cong couldn't take it off, so he took a big part of it. Jia's mother was even happier when she saw this. Even the maids and women, frightened by Wang Xifeng's lewd power, all followed him.
Jia's mother said happily: "This is indeed a lot of money. We can't use it for a day of opera and wine." Youshi said: "We don't have a treat, and there aren't many banquets. It's enough for two or three days. We have our own opera troupe. No need to spend money, just save it." Mother Jia said: "Girl Feng said which class is good, so I will pass it on to that class." Sister Feng said: "We are all familiar with the class, so it only costs a few dollars. Call a group of people to come and listen." Mother Jia said, "I'll leave this matter to Brother Zhen's daughter-in-law, and I'm even more telling Feng Yatou not to worry about it, just use it for one day." You agreed quickly, and then I went to her yard with Sister Feng to discuss the banquet with her.
Sister Feng said: "You don't need to ask me, you just look at the look in the old lady's eyes and that's it." Youshi smiled and said: "You're such an idiot, you've got great luck, I think there's something wrong with me Let's go. It turns out that just for this reason, the money we paid doesn't count. How can you thank me for asking me to worry?" Sister Feng smiled and said: "Don't be embarrassed, I didn't ask you to come. What should I thank you for? You are afraid of worrying, you Just go back to the old lady now and send another one." Youshi smiled and said, "Look, she's so excited. I advise you to keep some of it. If it's too full, it will flow out. It’s time.” On the official day, everything had been arranged early.
Everyone sat together, drinking and watching the show, and then toasted to Sister Feng. Youshi smiled and said: "It's difficult for you to be filial to the old lady, my wife and me all year round. I have nothing to love you today. I will pour the wine myself. My dear, just take a sip from my hand." Sister Feng said with a smile: " You must feel at ease and respect me, kneel down, and I will drink." Youshi smiled and said, "You don't know who you are talking about, but I'm telling you, it's so easy today, and after this, I know you still have to be like this It's so bad today, so let's drink it for two minutes while we can." The two of them laughed and joked for a while before Wang Xifeng took it and drank.
Then, the sisters also came to toast, and Wang Xifeng could only drink. Jia Cong came to sit next to her and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, let me toast you a drink too." Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "Why, do you want to get my sister-in-law drunk?" Having said that, she still picked up the wine glass and spoke with her. Jia Cong drank a drink.
Seeing Yuanyang and others coming to toast Sister Feng, Jia Cong made room for them. I stood up and looked around. Everyone was laughing and joking, watching a show and drinking. The sound of babbling on the stage was disturbing.
Jia Cong turned around and came outside. A chill hit him, but the air was much fresher. Jia Mu's big flower hall was too stuffy and tight, and there were so many people there that it felt more comfortable to stay outside.
Jia Cong found a direction and wandered casually, remembering in his mind the news that Dai Quan had sent.
The situation in Shaanxi, as I guessed, became even more chaotic. Cao Hu, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, was no longer able to quell the rebellion and requested the imperial court to send troops for assistance.
His Majesty has also sent two lines of reinforcements. A hundred thousand troops can suppress the rebellion, so there shouldn't be much of a problem. Jia Cong also got news of the changes in various grassland ministries, but these things were not something he could care about. Now he is just an idler.
"Hey!" Thinking of this, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh. The human heart is really difficult to guess.
"What's wrong, you are a prince, do you have anything to worry about?" A sudden voice came from behind. Jia Cong was startled when he heard the words, and then he recognized that it was Sister Feng.
Why did this girl come out? Did she come out secretly with me? Turning around and taking a look at her, I saw that her face was flushed and she was swaying a little when she walked, which showed that she had drunk a lot of wine.
She said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, why are you here? You are the birthday girl today. If you are gone, no one will come to invite you soon." Sister Feng said with a smile: "I was drunk by everyone today. I drank a little too much. I am going to go back." Wash your face, wake up, and take a rest. Why are you sighing when you come out alone? Do you have something on your mind? Can you tell me?" Jia Cong smiled bitterly and said, "What's on your mind? It's just a matter of listening. It's just a matter of sighing when talking about some things in the court." Wang Xifeng said: "It turns out it's an external matter. You are no longer an official. Why do you care about so much? Aren't you making yourself unhappy? Okay, sister-in-law is drunk. It's a bit much, please help sister-in-law go back and rest for a while." Jia Cong's mouth twitched, this girl is really bold, and she is not afraid of others gossiping.
"Aren't you afraid of being seen and gossiping about you?" After checking that there was no one around, he stepped forward to help her and walked to her courtyard.
Wang Xifeng said: "What's there to be afraid of? Who dares to say anything? It's just standing and talking." Jia Cong shook his head and said: "By the way, why didn't you see the second brother coming? He doesn't know your birthday. "?" Wang Xifeng said resentfully: "It makes people angry when I mention your second brother. The injury has just recovered in the past few days, but I can't stay at home anymore. I run out every day and don't stay home at all. I left early today. I don’t know which vixen I’m going to find again, I’m having a good time.” This second brother is really a sweetheart, he has been holding it in at home some time ago, and he must have been holding it back for a long time.
Now that his injuries have healed and he is back, no one dares to trouble him anymore, and he can finally let himself go again.
Jia Cong said: "Maybe the second brother has gone to deal with business. Don't think too much. He is making yourself uncomfortable." Wang Xifeng said: "I am too lazy to care about him now. He goes out to find women and fool around. I Just look for his brother and see who suffers."
"What the hell, am I the one who is unlucky?" Jia Cong looked speechless. This girl is too tough, she must have really drunk too much.
Hearing this, Wang Xifeng spat and said, "Bah, you bastard, you've made a lot of money and still behave like a good boy. You can't even ask for something from others, but you actually dislike it. Do you still have any conscience?" Jia Cong He smiled dryly and said, "How dare I dislike her? My sister-in-law is like a fairy concubine, and my brothers are also rare." After saying that, the two of them returned to Sister Feng's small courtyard. As expected, there was no one else at home.
Wang Xifeng felt very happy when she heard what Jia Cong said, and said with a smile: "Since you can talk, I'll wash your face first and reward you well later." Jia Cong: "..."
