The Red Mansions

Chapter 583 The big god Beijing is boiling!

Chapter 583 The big god Beijing is boiling!

Hanyuan Hall

The officials in the palace were immersed in the news that Kaifeng Mansion had returned to the imperial court, whispering and whispering, especially when they heard Shi Jie, the minister of the Ministry of War, their emotions became more complicated.

In fact, not everyone doubted the authenticity of the military newspaper like Zhao Mo, a cabinet member and Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment.

At this moment, after some "rebuttals", the courtiers were convinced that the capital city of Kaifeng had been recovered, and they were shocked and inexplicably shocked by the rapid and violent offensive of the Beijing camp.

If you don't move, you will be dead, and if you move, you will be thunder.

Such a sentence almost coincidentally came to the hearts of all officials.

Zhao Yi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, said excitedly: "Your Majesty, the combat power of the Beijing camp has been completed. It has fully restored the old views of the Taizu and Taizong dynasties. After the Holy Majesty's army has passed through the military, the soldiers and horses are sufficient. It can be called a strong army!"

Emperor Chongping nodded, with his thin and loose eyebrows, he looked at the ministers below quietly, took the expressions of the ministers into his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Now that the capital city has been recovered, the imperial court still needs to come up with a charter for the follow-up pacification and reward matters." Although due to the two vassals of Zheng and Wei, rice and grain no longer need to be allocated by the Ministry of Households, but when there was an incident, the people of the provinces, prefectures, and counties responded in unison, which shows that corrupt officials in the local prefectures and counties are rampant and exploited. , I have been exempting Henan and other places from grain taxes for years, why do people still support and attach rebels?"

As he spoke, he looked down at Han Huang, and said, "Han Qing."

Han Huang's heart trembled, he cupped his hands and said, "The minister is here."

Emperor Chongping said: "Han Qing is a heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials, should there be a word to teach me?"

Although he was asking Han Huang, Yang Guochang's heart suddenly jumped, and he felt cold sweat oozing from his back. The emperor was beating him.

Han Huang pondered for a moment, and said loudly: "My lord, in recent years, the Central Plains has suffered from frequent natural disasters, and the people have suffered from drought and locusts repeatedly. State and county officials have neglected their duties and ignored the hardship of the people's livelihood. Therefore, there are grudges on the side. , they responded in groups, and within ten months, the situation was rotten and almost out of control."

What else?The administration of officials is corrupt, and local officials and gentry work together to oppress the common people.

Xu Lu, the censor of Zuodu, said: "My lord, the imperial court has always exempted Henan prefectures and counties from paying taxes, but the local officials still cleverly set up a pretext to demand exorbitant taxes from the people, which has caused difficulties for the people's livelihood."

Emperor Chongping showed some thought on his cold face, nodded his head, and said: "What Han Qing and Xu Qing said is reasonable. The conduct of officials in prefectures and counties can only pass the examination, and anyone who is corrupt and perverts the law and abuses the people will be handed over to You Sina for questioning."

Pausing for a moment, I suddenly remembered what Jia Heng said a long time ago, "Will the common people have a bucket of rice to eat, so that they won't stoop to be a thief and fight against the court?"

Emperor Chongping's complexion sank, and he added: "Jia Ziyu is now supervising the army in Henan. When the situation in Henan is settled, he will make a copy of the relevant officials' assessment matters to Jia Ziyu. Inquire."

Han Huang's heart moved, and he immediately cupped his hands and said, "My minister obeys the order."

Xu Lu, the censor of Zuodu, also looked solemn, and said, "I obey the order."

But there was a haze in my heart, Jia Ziyu's trip was only to lead the army to suppress the rebellion, how could he interfere in the appointment and dismissal of local officials, this is not an act of chaos?

Emperor Chongping turned to look at Shi Jie who was standing with his hands folded, and said, "Shi Qing, wait for Jia Ziyu's follow-up army to report to the military aircraft department, record the deeds of relevant meritorious generals and schools, and summarize them here."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Shi Jie clapped his hands and said yes.

At this moment, Pang Shilang, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, came out of the train, cupped his hands and said: "My lord, if you want to bring peace and order to Henan, you need to posthumously bestow posthumous posthumous titles on those who died in the king's affairs. , Fang Zhaohuang's kindness is mighty, and the imperial court is sympathetic to the righteous men on the death festival."

Although Pang Shilang didn't mention his name, in the Hanyuan Hall, several important court officials with keen political sense knew that Pang Shilang was talking about Zhou Dezhen and Sun Long.

This is to use the reputation of the dead to increase political capital and chips for the living.

No matter what, Zhou Dezhen, Sun Long and others sacrificed their lives for the country, and there was no loss in the festival. Although they lost the capital city of Kaifeng, it was the loss of all the officers and soldiers in the capital, which was not a crime of war, especially the death of people was the most important thing.

Of course, this does not mean that the imperial court must posthumously bestow posthumous posthumous titles. The governor of a province is a feudal official and has the responsibility of guarding the herdsmen. If the imperial court does not want to have a happy funeral, it is not wrong to downplay it.

Emperor Chongping was silent for a while, as if he was thinking.

At this moment, Lu Li, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, came out of the class to play, frowned, and said: "Pang Daren, the situation in Henan is unclear now, Runing has not been recovered, and the bandits don't know how many remnants of the countryside, and they advocate posthumous posthumous posthumous titles. It’s too early to say, Kuang Runing Mansion is a place where bandits are powerful, and they will not be able to plunder the Jianghuai and corrupt the southern provinces, and they still need to be suppressed by the Beijing camp, but for some reason, Jia Ziyu has not recovered Runing?”

As soon as this remark came out, all the officials in the hall fell silent, and they all looked at Lu Li, surprised.

After Zhao Mo, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, was "aired" by the emperor, someone actually poured the emperor's cold water.

Lu Li, a scholar in the Imperial Academy, perhaps this is Qingliu's strength of character?

Lu Li looked serious, and said in a loud voice: "Jia Ziyu said earlier that he sent cavalry troops to surround and intercept the thieves. From this, we can see that the thieves were suppressed and focused on chasing and intercepting them, so as not to let them escape. Now that the provincial capital has just been restored, the remnants of Runing But if it exists, does it mean that the situation is initially settled? If those bandits and bandits spread across the provinces and counties, coercing the people and making a comeback, I think that the Kaifeng prefecture city is not far away."

This is to find Jia Heng's mistakes and omissions based on the considerations Jia Heng gave at the beginning.

As soon as this remark came out, all the officials in the palace began to discuss in low voices.

That's right, although the Kaifeng Mansion has been recovered, the bandits are still occupying the Runing Mansion. It is too early to say that the situation is initially settled.

Seeing this scene, Lu Li showed no expression on his face, and his heart was cold.

The Holy Majesty reprimanded the cabinet ministers of the court for a military honor. How can it be reasonable to have such different favors and trusts?

He is the commander of the Beijing camp, leading the army to suppress the rebellion, which is what it should be.

During the ceremony, Hu Yi said loudly: "Your Majesty, I think what Lu Xueshi said is reasonable, but we still need to wait for the Runing Mansion to recover before discussing other things."

At this moment, Dali Temple Minister Wang Shu cupped his hands and said: "The old minister thinks it should be like this."

It is gratifying to regain the provincial government, but the situation in the Central Plains is still uncertain, and it is far from the time to claim merit.

Emperor Chongping frowned and his face was gloomy. Looking down at Lu Li, Hu Yi, Wang Shu and others, he felt that his originally happy mood was completely destroyed.

how to say?

The emperor originally wanted to tell the courtiers that the imperial court took back Kaifeng with a thunderbolt, and the Beijing camp has strengthened its troops. By the way, he said that the prestige of the central government cannot be shaken. The purpose is to reduce the negative impact of the previous provincial government being trapped by bandits.

The results of it?

First, a cabinet minister questioned the authenticity of Fei Ge's biography, and then, the Qi Party wanted to use the posthumous posthumous posthumous titles of Zhou and Sun to "cover up mistakes".

The emperor managed to direct the court to review the government failures of local prefectures and counties, and Hanlin Qingliu came out with yin and yang, saying that the recovery of Kaifeng Prefecture was not commendable, and the remnants of Runing bandits were making chaos, and the chaos in Kaifeng Prefecture could reappear at any time.

So far, the good mood has been ruined.

In front of civil and military affairs, it is short of proposing a candidate for the governor of Henan and sending civilian officials to lead the army to pick peaches.

Emperor Chongping's face was gloomy for a while, and he even felt irritable, and a coldness surged in his heart.

"Piping the leopard in the middle, the central government may not be much stronger than the local prefectures and counties. If the bandits did not cause chaos in the Central Plains, but rebelled in Guanzhong, how many civil and military officials in front of us can help?"

This thought almost sent a chill down the emperor's back, his mind turned, and he couldn't help imitating Jia Heng and making a deduction deep in his heart.

Before he reorganized the army, Guanzhong was not much worse than the Central Plains. At the beginning, Cuihua Mountain was occupied by bandits, and they even dared to enter Shenjing openly.

And Shenjing City is not peaceful, there are gangs in the east city, and the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty turned a blind eye at that time.

If he hadn't single-handedly pulled Jia Ziyu back then, and made him command the Beijing camp at the age of a weak crown, and rectify the soldiers, relying solely on the five armies' governor's mansion and the military aircraft department, I'm afraid that what was lost would not be a provincial government, but Luoyang.

Even if the rebellion is finally put down, it will be delayed for a year and a half. At that time, the big man... will be seriously injured.

Fortunately... all this is what if!

And when Emperor Chongping was secretly deducing the situation in his heart, the hall of Hanyuan also fell into a strange silence amidst Lu Li's remarks.

And the bead curtain on the right side of the Ming hall, an inner prison guard, winked at Dai Quan.

Dai Quan's face paused slightly, his brows were tightly frowned, and in the blink of an eye, he suddenly saw the eunuch holding a piece of paper in his hand, he froze for a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Quietly going towards the inner supervisor, the inner supervisor whispered a few words in his ear, with a look of surprise on his face, he quickly took the paper, glanced at it roughly, and his heart beat wildly.

This... double happiness!

It was Jia Heng who, after receiving Xie Zaiyi's letter from Feige, ordered Jinyi Mansion Wei Feige to pass the letter to Shen Jingke. After being compiled by the secret spy department of Jinyi Mansion, it was finally delivered at noon.

The officials who were silently waiting for the emperor's response while Lu Li and Hu Ke were giving Hu Yi's report were stunned when they saw Dai Quan turn back.

Emperor Chongping turned his eyes to look, frowned and asked, "What are you holding in your hand?"

Dai Quan said: "Your Majesty, Jia Ziyu just sent a letter to Feige."

Emperor Chongping was startled.

Before Emperor Chongping could ask, Dai Quan gritted his teeth secretly, and said, "My lord, Jia Ziyu just received a military report this morning. Wang Sishun, the bandit in the north, was routed by the Jingying cavalry in Yanjin, north of the Yellow River, and the bandit leader Wang Sishun was also captured alive, and escorted to Shenjing together with Gao Yue."

Although Dai Quan's voice was feminine, it was especially loud at this moment.

After the false good news at the beginning, this Eunuch Dai restrained his fear with great perseverance, and decided to trust Jia Heng one more time to wash away the previous "Oolong".

And after Dai Quan finished speaking, a hurricane seemed to blow in the huge Hanyuan Hall, causing an uproar in the hall, from the cabinet scholar to the head of the censor, and the shock was inexplicable.

"This... the Runing Mansion has also been recovered?" an official said in surprise.

"Is this too fast?"

For a time, there was a turmoil of voices and noisy sounds.

And seeing such a battle, it is not easy to suppress the imperial censor.

The cabinet minister Zhao Mo seemed to be struck by lightning at this moment, his face changed, he was stunned, almost unbelievable, because it surpassed the cabinet minister's cognition.

how can that be?

So, the Flying Pigeon Biography is fake?

No, it's impossible, it's been debated just now, it can't be faked, and Jia Ziyu doesn't have the guts to bully the king!

But this is too unbelievable. At this time, the soldiers and horses of the imperial court are still heavenly soldiers and generals?

And Qin Ye behind Zhao Yi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, his face was flushed, and the gray beard under his chin was trembling slightly because of his emotional agitation.

After Kaifeng Mansion returned to the court, Runing also returned to the court.

Xu Lu's eyes were also shocked, and he couldn't believe it, but what he said just now still rings in his ears, after Niu Jizong falsely reported the victory, who else would be bold enough to deceive the Holy Majesty?

But at such a young age, Jia Ziyu is so good at planning military affairs and fighting well?

This is the talent of the Zhu Kingdom.

If it weren't for the questioning of all the ministers just now, it might not seem to be boiling, but after some disputes, especially Lu Li's "reasonable and well-founded" words of "splashing cold water" in "Justified and Evident", although the officials in the palace sighed with emotion The recovery of the city is fast, but I also know that it will take some time to completely calm down the situation in Henan.

In the blink of an eye...

Facts have proved that knowledge limits the imagination of the officials.

My heart was inexplicably shocked, like seeing a ghost.

Emperor Chongping was also immersed in great joy at this moment, his cheeks were rosy, like drinking fine wine, his eyes were aggressively staring at the paper in Dai Quan's hand, breathing heavily, and said in a deep voice: "Dai Quan, bring it here, let me have a look."

With the usual majesty and solemnity of this emperor, why did he lose his composure like this?

Because of the recovery of the Runing Mansion, the remnants of the Kaifeng Mansion City were also wiped out, and the overall situation has been settled since then!

The muscles on Yang Guochang's old face twitched, and his cloudy eyes were full of confusion.

He, Jia Ziyu, is leading the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals?

Can fly through the clouds and ride the fog?

In fact, Yang Guochang ignored the Beijing Cavalry Army Xingye Beidao, and rushed to help the Runing Mansion almost non-stop.

Yao Yu, the left servant of the household department, looked excited, as if drinking fine wine, and said in a daze: "My lord, the bandits and bandits will be wiped out in one fell swoop, and I will show off the mighty power of the heavenly soldiers of the Han Dynasty. After this, how dare the young people in the world make trouble?"

Yang Guochang: "..."

Eyelids twitched, heavenly soldiers and generals?

And following Yao Yu's opening, the officials in the hall were also discussing enthusiastically, feeling inexplicable.

This moment, regardless of political affiliation, has a feeling.

The Han army has recovered!

Cheng Xin, the envoy in charge of the administration, looked excited, and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, after this incident, everyone in the world knows that the imperial court has a strong army in the capital, and its power shakes the world, and the Holy Majesty's determination to make great efforts to govern and organize the army is like a sun hanging from the sky."

As soon as this remark came out, it seemed to remind the officials in the palace that there were frequent words of praise for a while.

Emperor Chongping also stopped reading, put down the paper together with the previous paper, and said: "According to Fei Ge's biography, the relevant bandit leaders and owls have all been arrested and sent to the capital for punishment. The detailed military report is still in six It was delivered in a hundred miles, Zhu Qing, and the rebellion is finally settled."

Speaking of the words "Rebellion Dading", Emperor Chongping only felt his heart agitated and dazzled, and the worries and shame of the past few days were dispelled.

Jingying did not disappoint him, and Ziyu did not disappoint his trust. As soon as he left Guanshan, he suppressed the rebellion in the Central Plains with a thunderous force.

And there is no protracted, procrastinating time, which is especially rare.

Han Huang's complexion paused, suppressed his agitated mind, cupped his hands and said: "I congratulate you on behalf of the saint, and congratulate you on behalf of the great man."

Yang Guochang also cupped his hands, and said in a cang voice: "The old minister congratulates the sage, and congratulates me."

Emperor Chongping looked at this scene, and felt a little happy in his heart.

However, just as the ministers were elated, they suddenly recalled and couldn't help but look at Lu Li who was on the sidelines.

Lu Li's face was green and red, and at this moment he felt his hands and feet were cold.

After he felt the sneering eyes of the officials in the palace fell on him like knives, the pain on his face was even more burning.

Runing recovered!

The fleeing thieves in the Kaifeng mansion were also blocked by Jia Heng in advance, but why didn't Jia Heng report it before?Why can't you report it all at once?Let him make such a big shame!

Xu Kai, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, saw the face of his friend beside him change, and secretly sighed.

The joy on Emperor Chongping's face faded a little, and he cast his stern eyes on Lu Li who was standing below, and said, "Masters, is it possible that the situation has been settled now that the Runing Mansion has been recovered, Xueshi Lu?"

Said, asked a question.

Lu Li was restless and resentful. Hearing the calm voice of Emperor Chongping above him, he was suddenly called out. He was startled for a moment, and his arms trembled involuntarily.

"pat..."

It was clear that the wat board in Lu Li's hand, which was used to record events, fell from top to bottom and hit the bluestone bricks in front of the hall, making a crisp sound.

And unexpectedly, he rolled over a few times and landed three steps away from him.

This time...

Lu Li's eyes darkened, his hands and feet trembled, and he said to himself, it's over!

Sven sweeping the floor, shameful!

The wat board in his hand was stunned by the emperor's question, what kind of pure character is this, only ugly and embarrassed.

This is not the hideous clumsiness of "the heroes of the world, only the emperor and the ear", but speechless and panicked!

Sure enough, when the officials in the palace heard this sound, they all stopped whispering, and all looked sideways at Lu Li who was standing there blankly, with strange expressions and a bit of amusement in their eyes.

This is to be frightened silly?

Some unkind officials, such as the fifth-rank Lang Zhongguan who stood in the ranks of the six yamen and promoted others, even let out bursts of chuckling.

Although the laughter was light, it was very clear in the eerie and quiet Han Yuan Hall, it was like a sharp knife piercing Lu Li's heart, pierced with holes, and he felt like falling into an ice cave, feeling ashamed.

Being obedient and ugly, that's all.

"Chen... I'm dull." Lu Li's cheeks were red and white, and in a trance, a sense of indignation and unyielding suddenly appeared in his heart.

No, the ten-year cold window must not end here, and end up being ridiculed by all officials.

It's like Xu Youzhen, who was reprimanded by Yu Qian of the former Ming Dynasty, had no choice but to change her name.

Lu Li took off his robe, knelt down, bowed his head and said: "I don't know the military plan, and I make false statements about military affairs, and I hope the holy majesty will punish me!"

The clothes on his back were soaked in cold sweat, even if he confessed his mistake honestly, after what happened just now, his reputation among the ruling and opposition scholars will also decline.

No, people are not sages, who can be blameless?

What he said just now was only out of consideration, and for the sake of the overall situation of the court, what's wrong?

After all, this is all about Jia Heng, why didn't he report it once?

Seeing that Lu Li's face was pale, his shoulders were trembling, and he knelt down to plead guilty, all the ministers watched with cold eyes.

Han Huang frowned, his face paused, and he thought to himself, this is just getting used to going smoothly, and such a mind still needs to be sharpened.

Jia Zheng glanced at Lu Li, frowned, and was a little displeased with this proud Hanlin.

Emperor Chongping took a deep look at Lu Li, who was bowing his head to plead guilty, and said calmly: "What is the crime of Xueshi Lu? Come, someone, go and help Xueshi Lu up, and the wat board also helped to pick it up."

In the end, apart from being weird, I was also a little disappointed.

Hanlin Qingliu, with a strong character, speaks out and advises, is that all?

Now that I have this thought, I don't have too much anger in my heart, but I'm just a rotten scholar, why bother to get angry?

However, it was precisely this perception that, to a certain extent, cut off Lu Li's career in Chongping.

At this time, two inner eunuchs came from the Ming Hall to support Lu Li, who was in a state of despair, while Liu Zheng, the academician of the Hanlin Academy, bent down unexpectedly, picked up the wat board that was left on the side, turned his head and handed it over, looking at it calmly. landing theory.

Lu Li was shocked, and he reached out to take it, his lips twitched, but Liu Zheng had already turned his head away.

Emperor Chongping didn't pay attention to the movement of the Imperial Academy any more, and glanced down at the joyful ministers, his voice couldn't hide his excitement, and said: "The Runing Mansion was recovered, and Wang Sishun was also captured on the north bank of the Yellow River. The situation in Henan is initially determined." , When the follow-up military report comes, the follow-up is just a hand to appease the people, and it still needs to be handled by Jia Ziyu."

When all the officials in the palace heard the words, they all agreed.

The Runing Mansion was also recovered, and the situation in Henan was indeed completely calmed down.

Zhao Mo's face was pale, but his heart was full of regrets.

If he hadn't insisted on questioning the authenticity of Fei Ge's biography just now, he could have taken advantage of the opportunity to discuss the candidate for the governor of Henan at this moment. Now, he has been "viewed differently" by the emperor, so obviously he can't even mention it.

At this point, the dust has settled and the situation in Henan has stabilized, and the fighting power displayed by the Beijing camp's rush to rescue has shocked the courtiers inexplicably.

Emperor Chongping calmed down a little, and said loudly: "The Military Aircraft Department is drafting an order."

The cabinet ministers headed by Yang Guochang were all taken aback when they heard the words.

Shi Jie, the servant of the Ministry of War, stepped out of the train, cupped his hands and said, "The minister is here."

"The decree is drafted, the Minister of Military Aircraft, Jia Heng, the deputy envoy of the Jingying Jiedu, added the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and the Governor of Henan Military Administration, to supervise and inquire about the follow-up suppression matters, no matter how big or small, they can be done cheaply without the need for adjudication. Order the cabinet to issue an order."

This is to facilitate Jia Heng's follow-up to appease Henan, and the governor's routine addition of the title of Minister of the Ministry of War can also be regarded as a side-level increase in the functions of the Military Aircraft Department.

In other words, even for appeasing the people and providing relief, at least before Jia Heng came back, there was no need for the imperial court to select and send civil servants to go there.

Regardless of the size of the matter, there is no need to be judged. If it is not released to Henan Province, but to the whole Han Dynasty, it will be the "Executive Deputy Emperor".

Of course, this kind of power is limited to Henan, and Jia Heng will not really report nothing.

As soon as this remark came out, Yang Guochang's eyelids twitched wildly, he just wanted to open his mouth and shout "Your Majesty must not!"

After the previous deduction of the situation in Henan, and the rapid suppression of the rebellion, Jia Ziyu's position in the heart of the Holy One is like nothing compared to all civil and military officials.

As for the courtiers in the palace, they were also shocked, but they couldn't say a word, because they were a little confused, and they added the title of Minister of the Ministry of War?

Han Huang frowned, his eyes shifted, and he judged the impact of this matter from the bottom of his heart.

At the Military Aircraft Department, the general trend has come.

Zuodu Censor Xu Lu frowned, looked up, but saw Emperor Chongping glanced at him, his heart shuddered, and he sighed secretly.

The Governor-General of Henan's military administration, no matter how big or small, does not need to be judged, but it is nothing, most of them are temporary dispatches, and Jia Ziyu will not be arrogant, and he has been awarded the Emperor's Sword before, so he acts cheaply, so the Governor-General's military administration is not too much at the moment inappropriate.

The key is to increase the rank of minister of the Ministry of War, which is to completely raise the military aircraft department to the same position as the cabinet.

So far, the military privy and the cabinet are collectively called the military auxiliary minister, which is a veritable privy minister.

It can be said that until now, the position of the Military Aircraft Department has been completely settled.

Shi Jie's face was stunned, and he said slowly: "I obey the order."

But Yang Guochang, Han Huang and others in the cabinet had gloomy faces, and they were ordered to say yes.

Afterwards, amidst the sound of shouts of long live, the civil and military officials slowly left the Hanyuan Hall with complicated moods.

And the news that Jia Heng led the Beijing army to quickly quell the rebellion in the Central Plains, followed by the civil and military officials who had returned from the dynasty, blew through the entire Shenjing like a whirlwind.

The big god Beijing is boiling for it!

Kaifeng Mansion and Runing Mansion were successively retaken by the government army. It can be said that the imperial court's heavenly soldiers arrived.

(End of this chapter)