The Red Mansions

Chapter 639 Jia Heng: You Can't Empty Your Teeth

Chapter 639 Jia Heng: You Can't Say Nothing...

Huai'an Mansion, Qingjiang Pu, Hedao Yamen

As time passed, soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp had been deployed on the embankments and dams of the Nanhe River to deal with dangerous projects, while Cai Quan, Xie Zaiyi and other generals sent wave after wave of messengers to listen to Jia Heng's next strategy.

Because there are many dikes and dams in Huaiyang and Huaixu, Jia Heng didn't use teleportation, so he couldn't run everywhere. After a short rest, he would sit in Qingjiangpu and take care of Hongze Lake. He sits in the town himself.

"Governor Shen Fang of Liangjiang is here?" Just as Jia Heng sat down in the yamen, he listened to a school captain in Jinyi finish the story, and his face couldn't help but fell into thought.

This old fox, after being urged by his letters and official documents, made a big splash in the south of the Yangtze River. Now that something happened, he came here as soon as possible, as if he was loyal to the king.

Xu Kaidao: "My lord, what is the strategy for the next step."

Jia Heng thought for a while, then said in a deep voice, "I said, remember."

When Xu Kai heard this, his face became serious, and he hurried to the desk and picked up the brush.

Jia Heng said: "After the flood, there are many plagues. It is known that the corpses of the victims foamed in the river water, and miasma grew. All soldiers must drink boiled water and eat cooked food. At the same time, they posted notices to the Huaiyang and Huaixu government to prevent the spread of the plague. In addition, military doctors purchased a large amount of herbs, sugar, and ginger to make ginger soup in case of emergency, and purchased lime. Sprinkle widely in barracks and grass sheds along the river, this material can not only prevent snakes and insects, but also kill pestilence."

Xu Kai heard the words and hurriedly wrote them down.

Jia Heng said: "Let the scribes pass on copying to the generals and schools of the river embankment, and handle it accordingly, and don't be perfunctory!"

Xu Kai ordered the clerks of the Hedao Yamen to pass it to the various places via the Jingying cavalry.

Jia Heng also picked up the teacup at this moment and took a sip.

Xu Kai looked at the young man opposite him in amazement. There are indeed people who are born with knowledge. After the flood, there will be plagues, and the corresponding countermeasures. He has also read some miscellaneous books. Unexpectedly, the Yongning Bo in front of him knows this method ?

Jia Heng put down the teacup and said: "Besides, the merchants from Yangzhou and Jinling may want to take advantage of the flood to hoard goods. These are jointly managed by the governor of Liangjiang and Mr. Zhao Ge."

The merchants took advantage of the flood to hoard goods. This is the news that Lin Ruhai told him in Yangzhou. If the river embankment really bursts, these merchants want to sell high-priced grain.

Xu Kai frowned, and said, "How will my lord deal with this matter?"

Jia Heng said: "On the way back, I mentioned this matter to Elder Zhao Ge and had to guard against it. Now he is sitting in Huai'an to make overall arrangements. The Jinyi Mansion secretly investigates the insider's affairs, and the imperial court will never tolerate anything illegal."

Emperor Chongping sent a cabinet minister for this purpose. He coordinated the army and the people to fight the flood with all their strength, and Zhao Mo, a cabinet minister in charge of the Ministry of Punishment, was most suitable to sit in the rear and coordinate the Liangjiang Governor's Yamen, the Chief Secretary, and the Ministry of Water Transport.

You can't always let him offend people in front of you.

Xu Kai was silent for a moment, and said: "Compared to Kaifeng Mansion, where the army and the people are united, the current Nanhe affairs are heavily constrained, with thousands of threads and a mess."

In the past few days, it can be clearly felt that the young honorable man in front of him spends most of his time coordinating and turning his colleagues around. He needs to communicate with the Governor of Water Transport, the cabinet ministers, and go to Yangzhou to dispatch troops.

How about the whole process?Mostly for Xu Kai, it is a stagnant taste, not as silky as it was in Kaifeng.

Jia Heng glanced at Xu Kai, thinking, this Hanlin child can be taught.

The reason why he brought this Xu Kai was to subdue this Hanlin, because some political views attracted some scholar-bureaucrat elites from the ruling group to gather around him and approve of his political views.

No matter how decadent the dynasty is, there are some people of insight. The so-called broken ships still have three catties of nails, but they are relatively few and weak.

Jia Heng said: "After all, it's done. It's just that I went around a few times, spent some time, and offended some people. Gou Li..."

The tone of the next two poems is understated, but it is taken for granted.

Xu Kai's head trembled slightly, and he looked at the young man opposite, these were the two lines of poem that this Yongning Bo had once criticized with the court.

And during this period of time, the Hanlin almost watched Jia Heng keep his feet on the ground and work hard without complaint.

That's right, it's done after all, if it's someone else's job, I'm afraid it's like falling into a quagmire, and all parties are arguing.

It's not that Jia Heng has encountered resistance along the way, but whether it's Du Jitong or Shui Yu, they are all slapped down with a strong slap, whoever they love!

The price is naturally to be offended and offended, but it saves time.

Jia Heng said: "Xu Shi said, first check the stone and geotechnical materials prepared by the river reservoir road, and compile them into a book. After a short rest, I will inquire in person."

He also wrote a memorial to Emperor Chongping, stating the shortcomings of the Jiangbei Daying found during his trip to Yangzhou, so as to pave the way for the future.

Being in the Jianghuai River, separated from the north and the south, the memorials cannot be stopped, and the progress of flood fighting should be reported in real time, especially the process of Yangzhou's troop deployment. If he didn't write the memorials, someone else would.

Shenjing City, Daming Palace

At this moment, Emperor Chongping had read Jia Heng's memorabilia on the rectification of a river official in the river yamen of Huai'an Prefecture the day before yesterday, and he paused for a moment, heaved a sigh of relief, and felt satisfied, as if he had accomplished a great event.

If the memorial written by Jia Heng in Xuzhou is, "My lord, I have a plan, the following is the feasibility estimate and the considerations for doing so."

The emperor saw it, and it was feasible, and I seemed to think so, so I circled it and approved it.

Then this letter is, "According to the above, the results are remarkable."

This is pre-evaluation, feedback during the event, and post-event evaluation... To make people feel fully involved, like watching a football game, he has become a certain team, a certain star, and fans to some extent.

In the end, he told him the result dryly, and he was naturally indifferent.

Of course, not any minister can act like Jia Heng.

Firstly, even the attention of ordinary people is still scarce, and the attention of the Ninth Five-Year Lord who governs the Kyushu and Wanfang is even more scarce.

Emperor Chongping put down the memorial and looked at the sky outside.

"Your Majesty, the cabinet, the Military Aircraft Department, the six ministries, nine ministers, and Ke Dao are all waiting in the Hanyuan Hall." Dai Quan approached and said in a low voice.

Emperor Chongping put down the memorial, and said, "Putting it out to the Hanyuan Hall."

Naturally, he discussed with a group of cabinet ministers the responsibilities of the former governor of Hedao and the officials of Hedao Yamen.

Hanyuan Hall

At this moment, the two ministers of the cabinet, the Military Aircraft Department, the six ministries and nine ministers, and Ke Dao gathered together, thinking about the torrential rain that lasted for ten months in the southern land.

It can be said that in the summer of the 15th year of Chongping, the flood in the Jiangzuo land was the most concerned matter of the emperor and ministers of the Han Dynasty.

"Your Majesty is here."

Following the voice of the inner eunuch, Emperor Chongping sat down on the golden chair under the Ming Hall of Hanyuan Hall, and accepted the salute from the courtiers in the hall.

"Please rise, gentlemen." Emperor Chongping said in a calm tone.

All the ministers below thanked him one after another.

Emperor Chongping went straight to the point, with a gloomy face, and said: "Governor Gao Bin of Nanhe committed suicide in fear of crime, and the river affairs of Nanhe fell into chaos. In recent years, the officials of Huaihai Province have corrupted as much as seventy-eight million taels of river money by means of exaggeration and substituting inferior ones for good ones, resulting in the heavy rain in Huainan, and the embankment is not solid everywhere."

No matter how difficult it is, the court of Chen Han Dynasty will allocate 200 million taels to Nanhe Yin. He also pleaded for Gao Bin.

And Gao Bin served as the governor of the river channel for ten years, and it is conceivable that the amount of silver in his hand, but this amount of silver is only based on the estimation of the river bank, Huaiyang, and Huaiyang river affairs.

As soon as Emperor Chongping's words came out, all the officials in the palace were shocked.

If this is like Sizhou...

No, there are still the imperial army and two important court officials sitting in Huai'an Mansion.

But how can the power of natural disasters be resisted by mortals?

Emperor Chongping saw the frightened ministers below, and said in an indifferent tone: "Bo Yongning has asked the relevant river officials about the reality of the dikes and dams, and dispatched the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp to calm the chaos in the Central Plains. To support Huaiyang, we also recruited soldiers and civilians to assist, and together we went to Yangzhou with the sword of the emperor and Zhao Qing, and dispatched soldiers and horses from the Jiangbei battalion to support the river embankments in Huaiyang and other places.

All the ministers in the palace heard the words, their hearts moved slightly, and their minds settled down a little.

Deploy soldiers and horses from the Beijing camp, huh?Mobilize the soldiers and horses of the Jiangbei battalion?Still with Mr. Zhao Ge, this...

Han Huang frowned slightly, his eyes deepened, and he carefully savored Jia Heng's strategy.

Emperor Chongping said: "Flood fighting and flood control are related to the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people on the left side of the river. They should not be ignored. However, Gao Bin, the governor of Nanhe River, and others have been negligent in the flood control of the river and used the funds for the construction of the river. They should be severely punished."

"How do you think you should be punished?" As he spoke, Emperor Chongping looked down at the ministers, seeing that they were speechless for a while, and said coldly: "The Jinyi Mansion confiscated the wealth of Gao Bin's mansion, sold it off, and only recovered 50 Ten thousand taels, where are the other money that has been corrupted over the years?"

As soon as this remark came out, Yang Guochang paused, and said: "Perhaps it was squandered for it, I don't know."

Emperor Chongping said: "The former governor of Hedong confiscated the goods and sold them at a discount. There are still 80 taels. Nanhe's appropriation of silver taels is bigger than Donghe's. Why is it less than Donghe's? Where did Gao Bin's greedy money go?"

I'm afraid that the money will be used to manage someone, and the Jiangnan officialdom is still these lords in Beijing, otherwise, none of the Ministry of Industry of the two capitals and the governor of the two rivers will report to the court.

At this time, Pang Shilang, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, said: "Your Majesty, I thought that I was only afraid of taking care of him, as a protection."

As soon as this remark came out, Han Huang frowned and glanced at Pang Shilang.

Emperor Chongping said: "This matter should be strictly investigated, and the corresponding money corrupted by the Mohe River should be recovered as much as possible. In addition, Gao Bin and the relevant river officials should still be charged with crimes, and they should be handed over to the Ministry for discussion. Yang, Huaixu, and Huaihai are in charge of the river, and as subjects of the river, they should be dealt with severely if they are corrupt and violate the law."

Yang Guochang said: "Your Majesty, Peng Ye, the censor of the left deputy capital, is in Nanhe, so he can preside over the case as the capital's constitutional officer, so as to rectify the court's discipline."

At this time, Cen Weishan, the servant of the Criminal Department, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I think that since the deeds of their corruption have been revealed to the world, they should be handed over to the Sanju Judiciary, and the canonical punishment will be announced."

"Then let Peng Ye, Yu De and Yong Ningbo, the censors of the left deputy capital, escort the officials to the capital for interrogation." Chongping pondered for a moment, and finally said.

Jia Ziyu still needs to rectify the river affairs, so it's really not appropriate to make extra troubles, otherwise, if someone is involved, there will be more troubles, which is not good for the overall situation.

"Yu Gaobin, although he is dead, his crimes will not be erased, and his family members and heirs will still be punished as criminals." Emperor Chongping said in a deep voice with a cold expression.

So many people died in Sizhou, thinking that one death would kill everything, it was just wishful thinking!

The officials in the palace all looked solemn, and they bowed their hands in response.

Following the conclusion of Emperor Chongping's handling of Nanhe Hedao Yamen, Jia Heng's strategy after taking Nanhe, and the news of the discussion after the ministers dispersed, calmed the restless hearts of some people in Shenjing.

With Uncle Yongning sitting on the Nanhe River, even if there are dangerous workers, there is no danger. The river embankment in Henan was just repaired before, isn't there nothing wrong now?

It can be said that Emperor Chongping summoned his ministers to discuss matters, and he originally intended to appease people's hearts. Otherwise, Shenjing's eyes would be focused on the land of Huaiyang, worried that if the dikes burst generally, what should we do?

Huai'an Mansion, Qingjiangpu

As night fell, Jia Heng took a shower and changed his clothes, and was about to go to the study to check the documents. Suddenly, he heard a report from the clerk.

Jia Heng put down the book in his hand, and when he looked up, the candles on the desks were reflected in his eyes, seeing a trace of thought, he said to Liu Jixian: "I'll go there now."

At this moment, the official hall was brightly lit, and Zhao Mo had already met Shen Fang first. Both of them were officials in the south of the Yangtze River in the early years, and they belonged to the Zhejiang Party. Sip tea and talk on the pear wood chairs on both sides, and Xu Kai, a scholar of the Imperial Academy not far away, is by the side.

Following what the scribe said, Jia Heng entered the official hall from behind the curtain, smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Old Zhao Ge, Mr. Shen."

Shen Fang also stood up, returned a salute to Jia Heng, cupped his hands and said, "Uncle Yongning."

Speaking of which, this was the first time Shen Fang saw Jia Heng, looked him over, didn't dare to underestimate him, and exchanged a few pleasantries with him.

Zhao Mo said: "I heard from the scribes earlier that Yongning Bo writes in Huaiyang and Huaixu prefectures, drinking boiled water and using lime to kill plague poison?"

Because it is Zhao Mo's authority to coordinate prefectures and counties, so I have this question.

Jia Heng said: "After the flood, there are many plagues. I think that people will drink raw water by mistake and get infected with the plague, so I wrote this article. What does Mr. Zhao Ge think is wrong?"

This is Zhao Mo secretly probing that he will not greet him.

Zhao Mo said: "There is nothing wrong with the plague. It is true that the matter of the plague should not be underestimated. For the sake of caution, I should not only inform Huai'an, Yangzhou, Chuzhou and other places on the left of the Yangtze River, but also prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River. Guard."

Jia Heng paused, feeling a little strange in his heart.

Well, seeing that I didn't take him with me, I was worried that I would share the credit and dilute my sense of existence.

At this moment, Shen Fang, the governor of Liangjiang, suddenly said, "Uncle Yongning, Gao Bin's mansion, the former governor of Nanhe, is still under the guard of Jinyi Mansion. It is said that the dead are the most important. When can we offer our condolences?"

Jia Heng said: "Master Shen, Gao Bin, Governor of Nanhe, is involved in the crime of corruption and still has to wait for the imperial court's order, but as far as I know, the guards of the Jinyi Mansion's hundreds of households cannot help but express their condolences, right?"

As he spoke, he instructed Liu Jixian who was on the side: "Go ask someone to ask if the people below have blocked relatives from expressing their condolences."

Liu Jixian obeyed his orders, and left with his arms folded, ordering the guards of Jinyi Mansion to investigate.

Jia Heng turned to look at Shen Fang, and said: "Master Shen, the Heku Road, Huaiyang River Wu Road, and Huaixu River Wu Road under the jurisdiction of Nanhe Governor's Yamen have all responded. Since Gao Bin, Nanhe Governor, took office in Hetai, corruption Corruption is especially serious, and it caused floods in Sizhou. For this matter, the imperial court is bound to punish them severely."

This is why Jia Heng had previously raided the officials of the river yamen with lightning speed. As time passed, in order to mitigate the crimes, the relevant river officials tried to clean up the corruption in every possible way.

Shen Fang's face was indifferent, and he said noncommittally: "This matter still needs to be interrogated by the Judiciary. Perhaps it is the fact that the officials are slandering in order to shirk their responsibility."

All this, Mr. Zhao Ge had told him earlier that this Uncle Yongning was really good at tricks. He used intimidation and lure to divide a group of river officials who were advancing and retreating together.

Jia Heng smiled lightly, and said: "Master Shen doesn't believe my methods of Jinyi Mansion? Or do you want to complain for Gao Bin? As far as I know, Master Shen and Gao Bin are still somewhat related."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the official hall became subtle in an instant.

Zhao Mo frowned, his eyes were dark, after thinking about it, he decided to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, quietly watching the changes.

As for Xu Shikui, Jiang Zuo's chief envoy, his heart skipped a beat, and he looked at the two frontier officials with a little shock. Is this a fight?

In fact, the governor of rivers and the governor of Liangjiang partly overlap. The former often controls prefectures and counties because of river affairs, so he sometimes has conflicts with the governor of Liangjiang. However, because Gao Bin and Shen Bing are brothers-in-law, they often communicate by letter. .

But the problem lies precisely here.

However, Shen Fang put down the teacup abruptly, and said coldly: "Uncle Yongning, Shen was only discussing the matter just now. If Uncle Yong thinks that Shen and Gao Bin are in the same boat, and they are destined to be adulterers, you can impeach him."

Zhao Mo managed to smooth things over and advised: "Jiefu, Uncle Yongning never intends to do that."

Jia Heng narrowed his eyes, smiled lightly, and said: "Master Shen, be safe and don't be impatient. There are many relatives. I will not impeach Master Shen without evidence. It is only Gao Bin's crime of corruption. The evidence of the crime is convincing! If it is said that he was beaten into a trick and wantonly slandered, he sold a total of 50 taels of property in his mansion. With Gao Bin's salary, even if he worked as the governor of the river for 100 years, he would not be able to accumulate such furniture. According to the statements of his subordinates, there are other evidences to corroborate, and the evidence is as solid as a mountain.

This is the essence of his dispute, otherwise what Shen Fang said about being tortured into a trick is nothing, and some officials who don't know the truth are willing to believe that it is the crime of the Jinyi Mansion.

This is absolutely intolerable to him!

We must complete an iron case that can stand the test of history!

Jia Heng said: "As for the other river officials who confiscated their family wealth, they are still counting, but those who harmed the public and private have huge wealth, which shows that they are corrupt and vicious. Mr. Shen just mentioned that he just talked about the matter. He said that Gao Bin was killed by others. To accuse someone of slander, one should show some evidence, even if it is according to the Huai'an mansion who sells candied haws and sells wonton stalls, Gao Bin at Qianhetai is as clean as the water of the Huaihe River, and the world is wronged because of slander, even if such an official voice Whether it’s a good comment or not, you can’t just say that the officials are intimidating and intimidating, and you want to make false accusations?”

Shen Fang's face darkened, his brows twitched at Jia Heng's sarcasm, and he felt that he had a needle in his mouth.

Hanlin attendant Xu Kai looked at Shen Fang and Jia Heng. From then on, Yongning Bo might offend another governor of Liangjiang.

I can't help but think of those two lines of poems, the minister of the lonely and the upright, the minister of the community, but that's it.

Jia Heng put down the teacup and said: "The Holy Majesty has made a clear decision about Gao Bin's matter. The current plan is to deal with the river affairs. The local affairs of prefectures and counties cooperate with the flood fighting. I also ask Mr. Shen and Mr. Zhao Ge to take care of it and work together to overcome the times. difficult."

After talking about the battle, I have to say a few words on the scene.

However, unless Shen Fang is extremely stupid, he will be constrained in this matter. If he really dares to play tricks, Jin Yi Mansion is not a vegetarian.

Now he is Tai Yi who is holding the Eastern Emperor Bell, the protagonist of the heaven and earth who is measured by the Lich. When San Qing sees him, he will avoid him.

As for calculations, it depends on who is deep in calculations.

Where did Gao Bin's embezzled money go?

(End of this chapter)