The Red Mansions

Chapter 591 How can you only care about the Central Plains 1 domain and not think about the overall

Chapter 591 How can you only care about the Central Plains and not think about the overall situation?

governor's office, backyard

At noon, the sunlight came from the window and fell on the two of them, adding a bit of softness and tranquility.

Jia Heng hugged Princess Xianning, who was a little bit uncontrollable, and felt a little funny in his heart, and said softly: "Your Highness, it's all right, let's eat."

Princess Xianning's snowy face and plump cheeks were already as beautiful as the sky, and she responded with a low voice, picked up the bamboo chopsticks to hold the dishes, and was absent-minded for a while, with an inexplicable look on her face.

She just now... has been considered Mr.'s person in this life.

Jia Heng said softly: "Your Highness, after lunch, let's go to Daxiangguo Temple in the afternoon. We have been in Fucheng for many days, and we haven't walked around Kaifeng Fucheng with His Highness yet."

When Princess Xianning heard the words, she turned her pretty face, which was flushed with embarrassment and joy, and became brighter and more charming, and asked, "Sir, are you not busy with business?"

Even if I feel that Jia Heng's work is not enough, I still want to accompany Jia Heng around the city.

Jia Heng nodded and said: "Combine work with rest, rest for a long time, right to observe the people's sentiments, Fucheng has settled down a little these days, let's just go out and take a look around."

"Sir is right." Princess Xianning heard the words, her bright eyes overflowed with surprise, and her heart filled with sweetness.

This is to accompany her specially, presumably because of the intimacy just now... so he took care of her feelings.

Jia Heng didn't say anything else, just lowered his head and started eating.

While the two were having lunch, Xia Houying under the eaves said loudly: "My lord, someone is visiting in the front hall."

Since Xia Houying smashed a kiss between Jia Heng and Princess Xianning yesterday, now that Xia Houying sees Jia Heng approaching, she stays away and only guards under the eaves, instead of coming in to disturb her.

Jia Heng put down his chopsticks, looked at Princess Xianning who was surprised in her beautiful eyes, said something in a low voice, then got up, went out of the room, looked at Xia Houying, and asked, "Commander Xia Hou, who is here?" visit?"

Xia Houying handed over a name card, and said with a blank expression: "It's Lu Qi, the admiral of Shandong Province, who has led his retinue to Fucheng, and is now being admitted to the post house. He ordered someone to send a greeting card, saying that he came to visit your lord."

Jia Heng stretched out his hand to take it, his eyes lingered on the handwriting on the name card, thought for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Go and send someone, just say that the pommel horse of Lujunmen is tired, why don't you rest in the posthouse first, after lunch, before you leave At three o'clock, it will not be too late to meet again."

Lu Qi is the commander-in-chief of Shandong Admiral's Military Affairs, a high-ranking military general of the first rank, and can be regarded as a general of the Qi Party.

Previously, he wrote that Lu Qi led his troops to assist in the suppression, because he was in charge of the five provinces' military affairs and was solely responsible for the suppression and arrest. Lu Qi only had to obey orders and did not dare to neglect his general orders.

This is the biggest difference between military generals and civil servants. Military generals who miss the military plane are really going to die. If they are beheaded by him with the emperor's sword, there is no reason to do so.

"Yes." Xia Houying clasped her hands in response, pressed the Xiuchun knife, and hurried away.

Jia Heng stood on the veranda for a moment, looked away, turned back to the room, and looked at Princess Xianning who put down his chopsticks and looked at him curiously.

"Who is coming to visit Mr.?" Princess Xianning's bright eyes were shining brightly, looking at Jia Heng.

Jia Heng sat down and said, "Shandong Admiral Lu Qi is here. Speaking of which, the White Lotus Sect bandit has been raging and growing in Qilu, and the government has not been able to wipe it out for many years. This Admiral Lu cannot absolve himself of the blame. Let's see what he says later. "

Princess Xianning's eyebrows and eyes were curved, and her snow-like face showed a thoughtful look. Although her voice was still calm, she could still hear a trace of disappointment, and said: "Then sir... will not go to Daxiangguo Temple this afternoon. Bar."

"It's okay, I have time, and I promise you." Jia Heng couldn't help laughing, looked at Princess Xianning who was already a bit embarrassed, picked up the chopsticks again, picked up a piece of chicken, and put it in Princess Xianning's bowl , said: "Your Highness, eat more of this to nourish your body."

No matter how talented he is, he still needs to make up for it. He is still young and his future is limitless.

Princess Xianning responded, feeling so sweet, she picked up the chopsticks and lowered her head to eat the meal.

After lunch, the two left the table again to drink tea and talk.

"After the reorganization of the Beijing camp, the military strength has improved a lot. Do you have a rectification plan in the capital?" Princess Xianning asked softly.

Jia Heng thought about it for a moment, then said softly: "There are so many involved, and other regions are not too hasty. Now we can only rebuild the Henan capital first. I have already ordered people to do this matter yesterday."

The soldiers and horses of the capital were wiped out at the hands of Gao Yue and the bandits. The guards in Xuanwu, Nanyang, Runing, etc. had to be rebuilt. Solve the livelihood problems of some young and middle-aged people.

Princess Xianning's white and greasy snow-like face showed some thought, and said, "Then Lu Qi, how do you plan to deal with it?"

"He is a member of the Qi Party, and he is not a mediocre and incompetent person. He has made some contributions in the past. If he acts ruthlessly, the Qi Party will probably turn upside down in Beijing. Instead, I will not stay here for long, not to mention other things. , Finding a safe and dangerous place in the capital is of great importance, and it still needs a large army to defend, and the Holy Majesty may call me as a teacher." Jia Heng frowned, and said softly, "But it depends on whether he understands current affairs. From now on, I will also carry out an inventory and inspection of the officers and soldiers of the Shandong capital, and I will not be able to intervene in the vacancies in Shandong, Hebei and other places."

In view of his successful precedent in rectifying the Beijing camp, the two kings of Nan'an and Beijing have already gone to military towns such as Shanxi and Ningxia, while Hebei and Shandong were rectified by Li Zan, the commander-in-chief of the Beiping Fusi.

Princess Xianning thought for a while, and said: "Not to mention anything else, the local army has rectified, which greatly saves the court's expenses. This time, the master's Beijing camp may also shake the father."

In the past few days, the girl who acted as a nun's secretary often discussed military affairs with Jia Heng, and Jia Heng passed it on from word to mouth, and her knowledge improved by leaps and bounds.

Jia Heng nodded and said: "Shandong Dusi is okay, it doesn't matter whoever comes to rectify it, there is a navy in Denglai, I will go to Shusheng later, this navy must be expanded, and it will be a navy directly under the central government. .”

In the "Pinglu Policy", he once put forward the idea that he would attack Liaodong across the sea, so the Denglai navy would naturally be brought under control.

"Sir, didn't you plan to send cavalry into Qilu to wipe out the White Lotus Sect earlier?" Princess Xianning said with concern, with soft eyebrows, "Tell me, sir, so I can write to my father later."

Jia Heng nodded, and said: "It's just knocking the mountain to shake the tiger, and training soldiers by the way. The White Lotus Sect hides deeply, and it may not be wiped out for a while, and they are not only active in Shandong, as we can see from the previous Gaoyue incident. There are sub-helms in the northern and southern provinces, and the Jinyi Mansion is still doing its best to investigate, and when clues are found, they will catch them all."

"Then I will write a memorial to the emperor later." Princess Xianning stood up and said softly.

Jia Heng looked at the slim and graceful girl, nodded and said: "Well, go and write a memorial to the emperor."

Princess Xianning: "???"

After a while, a pair of crystal eyes were full of surprise, and said coquettishly: "Sir...why did you also call Father Emperor?"

Jia Heng woke up, got up, grabbed Princess Xianning's slender catkins, and gently moved Xianning into her arms, and sat down on the pear-blossom wooden chair again.

At this moment, Xianning's exquisite and graceful figure is almost light and nothing, and the youthful and beautiful breath lingers between the nostrils. She can't help but lower her head and smell Princess Xianning's beautiful neck, and said: "Your Highness doesn't want me to call your father, then I will Just never call it."

"Sir, I didn't... I didn't mean that." Princess Xianning was originally blushing with shame and joy, but when she heard this, she couldn't help being anxious, and quickly said: "I just didn't... eh?"

Immediately after realizing it, the voice that was originally as cold as melting ice and snow was slightly annoyed again, and said, "Sir, he likes to play tricks on me."

She also discovered in the past few days that the people behind her like to tease her, just want to see her shy and anxious.

Jia Heng smiled lightly, and said in a low voice: "Who made His Highness look serious, so that people like to play tricks, huh?"

With a cool and seductive temperament, it is rare to show one or two tweaks. The contrast that is not pretentious always makes people feel uncomfortable.

Princess Xianning snorted softly, as if she was still a little annoyed, she lowered her head and didn't speak, just listening to the soft words in her ears, her face that was originally clear and bony had already become drunk like drinking fine wine.

Jia Heng paused for a moment, then said in a low voice: "Your Highness Xiang Zhi is good at singing and dancing, if you have time, how about dancing for me?"

At this moment, feeling the slenderness and straightness under the water-green silk skirt, my heart moved slightly, and I had this thought.

Xianning's height should be close to 1.7 meters eight, slim and bright, with a graceful appearance, even if she is a supermodel of later generations, she is roughly this height.

Princess Xianning said "Yes", which was considered to be a response, but in fact... she had already thought about it.

Because, this is something my husband can't see at Chanyue's house.

Because some people can only play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but they just...can't dance.

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Inside the post house, second floor

A middle-aged military officer in a maroon armor and a black cloak outside, with a square face and a wide jaw, took off his saber and put it on the table with a "click".

While kindly calling the two trusted generals to sit down and rest, he took the teacup handed over by the servant, picked up the gaiwan, and lowered his head to take a sip.

The man was none other than Lu Qi, Chief Military Affairs Officer of Shandong Water and Land Admiral. He was in his early forties. He was originally the commander of the hereditary Qingzhou Guard.

"Junmen." At this time, a school lieutenant came in with a knife, cupped his fists and said, "Zhang Shuban, who went to the Governor's Yamen, is back."

"Let him in." Lu Qi's face paused for a moment, and his originally calm eyes suddenly shone brightly, like the eyes of a tiger who wanted to devour someone.

Not long after, the secretary surnamed Zhang, wearing a blue gown and a square scarf, entered the wing room, saluted Lu Qi with a respectful expression, and said: "Junmen, the name card has been sent to the governor's office, according to the Jinyi general who came out from the inside In other words, Jia Jieshuai said that my lord came all the way to pommel horse tired, you might as well have lunch first, rest your feet, and then go to the governor's yamen to have a talk."

When Lu Qi heard this, she frowned, and after listening for a while, she felt awkward.

"Junmen, this Jia Jieshuai is young and young, and he is quite powerful. With the military rank, title, and seniority, it is not too much for him to come to greet him in person, but he is so bossy." The young couple under the window The young military officer sitting next to him frowned and said in a deep voice.

In terms of rank, Jia Heng’s Deputy Envoy of Jingying Jiedu is the first rank, and Lu Qi is an admiral from the first rank. In terms of title, Lu Qi is a second-class baron, which seems to be only one rank behind Jia Heng’s rank, but in fact the world is far away. difference.

The deputy envoy of the Jingying Jiedu is rated as a first-rank official, but he is ranked among the top five high-ranking military officers in the Han military sequence, on par with the governors of the five armies, and sometimes even has more power to speak than a certain governor of the five army governors' mansion Heavy.

Because, although the [-]th Regiment Battalion is commanded by Gonghou Bochaopin, the military commander still has to listen to the dispatch of the Jingying Jiedu Envoy who may not be Gonghou Bo, for example, Jia Daihua is only a first-class supernatural general .

This in itself has the meaning of relative size.

On the other hand, admirals are even more unranked, and sometimes they have to be restrained by governors and governors of civil servants, and the status of the two cannot be counted.

"This Jia Ziyu is an imperial envoy and holds the Tianzi sword. This time he quickly suppressed the rebellion and won the Sacred Heart. I heard that he was awarded the title of Minister of the Ministry of War." The general standing not far away said in a low voice.

Lu Qi frowned, with an unhappy expression on his face, he stretched out his hand to stop the discussion of the two military officers under his command, and said in a deep voice, "Military secretaries, we are not the ones we can talk about at will."

Hearing Lu Qi's scolding, the two stopped talking.

Lu Qi turned her eyes to look at a civil official with a goatee not far away, and asked: "Master Wu, this Jia Jieshuai has had frequent disputes with Yang Xiang in the court, will he wait with me because of his previous hatred?" Difficulty?"

Master Wu thought for a while, and said solemnly: "Junmen, it's hard to say, the key is to see if this Jia Junji intends to intervene in Shandong's military affairs."

Lu Qi looked gloomy, and said: "In the past few days, I heard that the Jingying cavalry has been dispatched to Huguang and other places to wipe out the remnants of the bandits. The day before yesterday, I also sent an official document to us, ordering us to take the Jingying cavalry into Qilu. It is clear that he intends to intervene in the military affairs of Shandong, and the bandits made trouble in Kaifeng earlier, and this official also cooperated with all his strength, this Jia Junji..."

After pondering for a moment, he said, "I plan to argue with reason. Shandong's own capital has an army to suppress bandits. Since Chongping 13 years ago, they have made outstanding achievements. There is no need for the Beijing camp to send troops to intervene to disturb the local area."

Master Wu shook his head and said: "Junmen, even though I said so, Jia Ziyu was ordered by the emperor to control the military affairs of the five provinces. If we are unable to arrest the Bailian rebels, he will assign the Beijing camp to help. It’s also very possible.”

A look of worry appeared on Lu Qi's face, and he said: "Mr. Wu's words are not unreasonable, but I'm afraid that when the Beijing camp inspects our situation, that Jia Jun will report to the court and check the number of troops."

Master Wu pondered for a while, and said: "The number of soldiers in the various guards of the capital is scattered. It's not a day or two. Although the military sect claims to have more than 9 soldiers in charge of land and water, when it comes to the actual number of soldiers, it is only [-] to [-]. , these soldiers and horses not only have to prepare Japanese, but also catch robbers, and also support border towns. The troops are stretched thin, and the Bailian sect bandits are as cunning as foxes. , shouldn’t be blamed.”

Lu Qi's complexion changed, and he said worriedly: "What if the general doesn't allow the Beijing camp to enter the province to help the suppression? No, it can't be justified, and it's easy to give others a blame."

In the final analysis, it still comes from the power of the center, and there is no support.

Because of the rebellion in the Central Plains, Jia Heng supervised the military affairs of the five provinces, and it was the time when the momentum was like a rainbow. Even Yang Guochang did not dare to talk too much about the local military affairs.

Master Wu pondered for a moment, persuaded him, and said: "Junmen, the imperial court is determined to reorganize the army. The general trend is such that it is difficult to go against it. Especially Li Ge's old man's strategy in Beiping, he wrote some time ago, intending to rectify Hebei and Shandong. If you don’t rectify the military gates first, you can prevent others from being held hostage.”

The Twelfth Regiment of the Beijing Battalion checked and replenished vacancies and weeded out the old and the weak, all of which are known throughout the world, and the Jingying's thunderous speed to wipe out the chaos in the Central Plains also strongly proved that the army has achieved remarkable results since the reorganization of the army.

Then the next step is to promote it in local provinces.

Instead of waiting for the imperial court to send people to reorganize the army, check the vacancies, and investigate illegalities, it is better to rectify and replenish the troops first, so that you will not be afraid of the imperial court to investigate.

Lu Qi nodded, and said: "Mr. Wu's words are true. I also have the intention of rectifying the military affairs of the capital. The province of Lu is vast, and there is no shortage of soldiers. They can be recruited in prefectures and counties at any time. Over there, there is already an intention to reduce the number of troops in our province, but these still need to be discussed with Mr. Li Ge."

Since the fall of Liaodong, Shandong has shouldered the important task of supporting northern Xinjiang at any time. It has set up 21 guards, 6 thousand households, and a navy with more than 10 people, with a rated number of [-] to [-]. However, the actual number of soldiers under Lu Qi is less than [-], and most of them are old and weak.

Master Wu frowned, and said, "If the Junmen doesn't want that Jia Jieshuai to send troops into Qilu to suppress the bandits, the Junmen and others need to deal with it carefully."

Lu Qi looked deeply, and said: "The land of Qilu is no better than other places. Bandits and bandits flee into the mountains and forests at every turn. The capital camp doesn't understand geography and people's conditions. They rashly invaded and suppressed. Soldiers and horses will be suppressed, and I will explain it to that Jia Jieshuai later."

Master Wu nodded, and then the innkeeper prepared meals and served Lu Qi and the others for lunch.

Governor's Yamen

Jia Heng stayed with Princess Xianning for a while, but he didn't stay any longer, but told Princess Xianning to go to the back house to take a nap first, and then came to the Yatang. Not long after he sat down, Liu Jixian from Jinyiqian came in and said: "My lord, Admiral Lu is asking to see you outside."

"Let him come in." Jia Heng ordered, and got behind the case in the yamen hall.

Not long after, I saw Lu Qi leading two generals and entering the official hall with several captains in brocade clothes.

As soon as Lu Qi entered the official hall, she walked quickly a few steps, bowed to Jia Heng who was sitting on the grand teacher's chair, and said: "My subordinate Lu Qi, I have met Master Jia."

Jia Heng put down the book in his hand, stared at Lu Qi with fixed eyes, got up from the case, stepped forward to help her, smiled and said: "Admiral Lu, please get up."

As he spoke, he ordered Liu Jixian who was at the side, "Serve tea."

At this moment, Lu Qi also raised her head to look at the young man opposite her, and she was startled. The Jia Ziyu, who had been powerful and influential in the Han Dynasty recently, was just as the rumors said, just a young man who had not yet reached the weak crown.

Jia Heng invited Lu Qi to sit down, and said, "Admiral Lu is stationed in Caozhou, why did he come now?"

"After receiving the order from the lord, the subordinate officer handed over the soldiers and horses in his hands to the lieutenant general, and then led his cronies and followers to rush to Kaifeng mansion." Lu Qi said solemnly without touching the teacup of the young table.

Obviously, he was very cautious about Jia Heng's questioning, or he didn't want Jia Heng to make any mistakes at all.

Jia Heng nodded and said, "Admiral Lu has worked hard."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, we went straight to the point.

"Admiral Lu, although the chaos in the Central Plains has been settled for the time being, there is still one thing that puzzles me, and I hope Admiral Lu can clarify." Jia Heng looked at Lu Qi with a calm face and said in a deep voice.

Lu Qi's heart was secretly vigilant, his face became serious, and he said: "Master Jia, please speak, the subordinate will definitely know everything and say everything."

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, then said in a loud voice: "Firstly, there was chaos in Kaifeng, the counties under the rule of Caozhou, and bandits from other places fled to the Central Plains, and gathered to respond, attaching rebels to make trouble. Goulian, and the White Lotus Sect used to make troubles under Lord Lu's rule a few years ago, and Lord Lu often led troops to suppress bandits. Third, when I was suppressing bandits in Guanzhong, I saw many people from Shandong, and even some fugitive military households , turned into bandits, reduced to thieves, Master Lu is the admiral of Shandong military affairs, what can you say about the above statement?"

After Lu Qi heard Jia Heng's heart shuddered, she felt that the person in front of her was really difficult to deal with.

In the words of later generations, the thinking is clear, concise and to the point.

Lu Qi's complexion was uncertain, and he said: "For the three things Mr. Jia said, I still have the feeling to report back."

"Oh." Jia Heng looked calm, stared at Lu Qi, and said, "Admiral Lu, I am all ears."

Lu Qi thought about his words and said: "The Kaifeng government is in chaos, and there are thieves in the counties under the jurisdiction of Caozhou. It is because they were active at the border between the two provinces. The lower officials have suppressed and arrested many times, but the thieves are too cunning. They often fled into the Central Plains, and it is not easy for the lower officials to cross the border to arrest them. As for the Bailian rebels, the lower officials have sent heavy troops to kill them in the past two years, but they are hiding deeper and deeper."

Speaking of this, he paused and said: "In addition, the people are thieves, because the local civil affairs are not repaired, and the people have no livelihood, so they fall into bandits. This is caused by frequent natural disasters. Even if the pirates are worried about the people's livelihood, there is nothing they can do. Besides, since the official admiral supervised military affairs, there has been no bandit attacking the county in Shandong. Asking myself has exhausted my stupidity, and I have lived up to the king's order."

This conversation not only avoids the important and ignores the minor, but also expresses merit by complaining.

Jia Heng's face was calm, he didn't care about Lu Qi's statement, and said in a deep voice: "Admiral Lu, the Bailian rebels are still lurking in Shandong, and thieves and thieves are still nuisances. The Holy Majesty has granted the right to control the military affairs of the five provinces, and the troops of the Beijing camp are about to enter Shandong to suppress the bandits, and you must cooperate with Admiral Lu in this matter."

No matter how reasonable what you say, I just don't listen to it. Controlling the military affairs in the five provinces, supervising and suppressing matters, and sending the Beijing battalion to carry out the suppression are naturally justified.

Lu Qi's expression froze, he hesitated, and said: "Master Jia, the army of the Beijing camp needs food and fodder, and it is not cost-effective to go on an expedition, but the soldiers and horses of the capital are dispatched nearby, which can save money and food. , How about we clear it up again?"

"Admiral Lu, raise troops for a thousand days and use them for a while. The cavalry in the Beijing camp needs to sharpen their combat power. Now they are going to suppress the bandits in Shandong. For this reason, since the Yi department is willing to suppress them, they can just send troops to cooperate." Jia Heng With an indifferent face, he took out a few pieces of paper from his sleeve, and said in a deep voice: "There are thieves and bandits occupying the active place above. The Holy Majesty entrusts the full responsibility of suppressing and arresting, how can we only care about the Central Plains and not think about the overall situation?"

Not only will he send out cavalry to put pressure on the bandits, but he will also send out detectives from the Jinyi Mansion to accompany them in case there is any danger.

Seeing this, Lu Qi was speechless for a while.

Seeing that Lu Qi was silent, Jia Heng also softened his tone, and said: "As the Minister of Military Aircraft, the commander-in-chief originally wanted to audit the posts of the soldiers in the local capital, express his feelings to the higher authorities, and rectify the defense. A commissioner will be assigned to take charge of this matter, so I won’t do anything unnecessary.”

The Department of Economics and Appeasement not only controls the soldiers in border towns such as Jizhen, but also has the power to control Hebei and Shandong. Li Zan naturally has to integrate the troops of several provinces when he takes office.

However, as far as he knew, Li Zan still admired Lu Qi, and thought that although he belonged to the Qi Party, he could still do something during the time when he was in charge of Shandong, so he gave him a certain opportunity.

Lu Qi's face was like black water, knowing that it was a foregone conclusion for the Beijing camp to enter Lu to suppress the bandits, and the young man opposite seemed to see his concerns about counting troops, so he deliberately mentioned it as a beating.

Jia Heng said: "Admiral Lu, the Beijing camp will send [-] cavalry, and your troops will send troops to assist the Beijing camp in suppressing the bandits."

Lu Qi's complexion changed, she cupped her hands and said, "I obey."

Suddenly, he realized that in front of this powerful young nobleman, the rhetoric he had thought about when he came here was completely useless.

After that, Jia Heng didn't keep Lu Qi any longer, and ordered someone to send her back to the post house, and then called Shan Ming to send him to Shandong to suppress the bandits.

(End of this chapter)