The Red Mansions

Chapter 551 Cut first and play later, do things cheaply?

Chapter 551 Cut first and play later, do things cheaply?

Xihe Palace

After Jia Heng explained the strategy of using troops in an orderly manner, not only the restlessness in Emperor Chongping's heart was relieved, but even Yang Guochang, Han Huang, Zhao Mo and other civil servants of the two parties of Qi and Zhejiang slowly eased their tight hearts. put it down.

Well, it might be a bit of a low-key thing to say. After the previous disputes, although none of the ministers was willing to admit their stupidity, Jia Heng's foresight, or his verbatim in the deduction of the situation in Henan, has already brought The image of a military minister who is far-sighted and far-sighted is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Since he said it's okay, it's probably preventable and controllable, and it's not time for the sky to fall.

As he said, not only did he have a comprehensive plan, but he also took due consideration of the civil unrest in Shandong and Hebei provinces. Once Shandong mobilizes troops to suppress it, there may be unrest in this province.

Ordinary people, who would have thought of it?

In fact, the Sichuan Road Protection Movement in the late Qing Dynasty led the Hubei army to enter Sichuan to suppress it, and finally the Wuchang Uprising broke out.

Of course, it is impossible for the people present to travel through the long river of history and understand the history of this parallel time and space. However, if the provinces in Henan and Zhou Fang are emptied of troops due to rash actions, they still know the possibility of being taken advantage of by the rioters and corrupting several provinces.

At this time, no one said anything that was unfounded or alarmist.

Emperor Chongping thought about what Jia Heng said, his face darkened a few times, he also felt that what Jia Heng said was not without reason, nodded and said: "What Ziyu said is very true, and the other provinces have to guard against it."

This is the same as Jia Heng's deduction of the situation in Henan. At that time, it was because of the opposition of the cabinet and the military that he had doubts in his heart, so the situation is corrupt today. The lessons learned from the past are still not far away.

Jia Heng cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the Beijing Camp has been reorganizing the army before, and now it has nearly 20 elite soldiers. They are ready to suppress the situation in Henan, and please rest assured that civil unrest is difficult to rise!"

After hearing this, Emperor Chongping finally felt completely at ease when he thought about the [-]th regiment of the Beijing Camp.

In fact, any weak comfort is not as good as a meaningful strategy. This is the biggest difference between a woman and a man. The former only needs others to listen to her emotional venting, while the latter needs a real solution.

One, two, three, four, all listed, well-founded.

At this time, Emperor Chongping turned to look at the kneeling ministers below, and the scene just now appeared in front of his eyes. Even though he knew in his heart that he was responsible, he admitted it. What about them?

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty circulated the news happily, but no one found out that this was a trick of the bandits, so they didn't know to remind him?

I don't know the rules of success report, don't you, too?

What's more, they are still building momentum, taking the opportunity to criticize Jia Heng, wishing to get rid of it and hurry up!

This is his Minister of Civil and Military Affairs. Do they have to wait for the thieves to hide from the world, hit Shenjing, and make trouble under his nose before they can find out? !

This is human psychology. When the nerves relax a little, the selfish instinct of resenting others and downplaying one's responsibility emerges. It's just that Emperor Chongping suppressed the instinct with great willpower. read.

It is conceivable that with the passage of time, the memory of one's own mistakes will gradually fade and shrink, while what will solidify and enlarge is the incompetence and incompetence of the officials.

This is why Jia Heng was tossing and turning before, otherwise the thorn in Emperor Chongping's heart would fall on his head in the future.

Emperor Chongping suppressed the negative emotions in his heart, and asked the pale and concerned Empress Song, "Zitong, why don't you see King Wei?"

Today was originally the concubine concubine ceremony of Wei Wang.

Empress Song still had tears on her white and jade skin, and there were still a few teardrops on her curved eyelashes. She said in a mournful voice, "Your Majesty, Ran'er and other vassals are kneeling in the side hall to pray for His Majesty."

Emperor Chongping looked silent for a while, and said: "Today is a good day for King Wei to get married."

Instead, he looked at Yao Yu, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and pondered: "Read the imperial edict to King Wei and Princess Wei, and the ceremony will continue as usual."

Empress Song squeezed her handkerchief tightly, choked with sobs and said, "Your Majesty, why are you still thinking about it? Now that the country's important affairs are important, the ceremony will end here."

With such an incident, the previous auspicious omen has become a terrible omen.

I don't know how many people will arrange it with malicious intentions. Is there something ominous about Wei Wang's ceremony?How can the grand ceremony be held. ?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help thinking of the bride of the Nan'an family, and Empress Song couldn't help but feel a little bit of displeasure in her heart.

Just now His Majesty fainted. As a daughter-in-law, she was still wearing a red hijab. She lifted the hijab to look around without panic, it was just...

Emperor Chongping waved his hand, feeling a little lack of energy: "I'm fine, Zitong, let the clan come in."

I don't know how many people's hearts are affected by his safety. At this moment, he needs to be able to show his health to the officials and appease the hearts of the Chinese and foreign people. Otherwise, if the Beijing camp sends troops out of the capital, will Shenjing be empty?

Some things have to be guarded against.

In a short while, King Wei, King Qi and Chu, and a group of descendants of the clan, led by Yongchang and Nanyang, entered the palace again, knelt down and greeted the emperor.

King Qi Jun took a few steps on his knees first, came close, and cried: "Father, you have frightened my son, and my son fainted when he saw it just now, and his heart only felt fried. "

Talking and talking, weeping loudly.

The other clans also cried in unison, crying in a low voice.

The King of Chu also wiped away his tears, walked closer on his knees, and said with tears streaming down his face: "I hope the emperor will take good care of the dragon's body."

Seeing his two sons weeping bitterly, and the surrounding clan crying loudly, Emperor Chongping frowned, and felt an inexplicable irritability in his heart. It is necessary to discuss important matters with the courtiers, and you all go back to the palace first, and you are not allowed to leave without purpose."

King Qi Jun didn't understand Emperor Chongping's will for a while, and wept bitterly: "I will not go anywhere, I will pray for my father in the palace."

Seeing Emperor Chongping's evil eyes, Jia Heng's expression was ugly.

After thinking about it, he looked at Chen Cheng, King of Qi County, frowned and said: "Now the Holy Majesty needs to rest and recuperate, and he also has to deal with military affairs. The prince is crying and crying, making people panic. Why is he so ignorant?"

Duke Qi: "..."

The crying stopped suddenly, the flesh on the chubby face jumped, and he opened his mouth.

He is filial and sincere, what's wrong with crying?

No, good Jia Ziyu, I suspect that he is cursing his father... the words to punish his heart!

Emperor Chongping also realized at this moment, where did the unreasonable irritability come from, and his face was almost gloomy.

The courtiers outside heard the crying in the palace, and if they didn't know it, they thought he had died!

This Chen Cheng is as stupid as a pig!

Seeing the sullen look on the emperor's face, Empress Song frowned, and Yongmei's snowy face was covered with a layer of frost, and said softly: "Come here, lead Qi County King and Chu King and other clans out of the palace, and return to their respective residences. Wang, you also bring Wei Wangfei back to the mansion, waiting for the imperial decree."

Now that things have happened, even if I feel sorry for my son, there is no possibility of continuing the ceremony.

King Wei raised his head at this moment, with tears still on his face, kowtowed and bowed, choked up and said: "My son obeys, please take care of the dragon's body."

At this time, an internal eunuch came over and persuaded King Qi and the clan to leave Dexihe Palace.

Chen Cheng wanted to say something else, but he just looked up, and when he met Emperor Chongping's gloomy and indifferent eyes, his heart skipped a beat, and he choked up and said, "My son... Father, you still want to take care of the dragon's body. I will go back to the mansion to pray for my father."

After the clan left under the watchful eyes of the officials, the originally noisy hall gradually fell silent.

Emperor Chongping felt heaved a sigh of relief, turned to look at Jia Heng, and said in a warm voice: "Nowadays, the military situation in Henan is on fire, and there is no further delay! The cabinet drafted a decree and issued an edict, ordering the Minister of Military Aircraft and the Deputy Envoy of the Jingying Jiedu As an imperial envoy, Jia Heng led the troops to Henan to suppress the rebellion and suppress the arrests. He also used the Tianzi Sword to control the officers and soldiers of Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, and Huguang provinces. The civil and military officials of the provinces who are perfunctory have the right to do things cheaply!"

As soon as these words came out, the officials in the palace were stunned and stunned.

Cut first and play later, do it cheaply?

Since the founding of the country, there have been such cases in the Taizu and Taizong dynasties. At that time, the national system had not yet reached maturity. After Longzhi, these eight characters were gradually removed from the first four characters, and "doing things cheaply" was also changed. It has become "expensive to engage in", conferring the governor and governor Wang Mingqi, which is called "false and cheap", but the officials themselves have a degree, and no one will really cut it first and then play it.

Governors and governors still participate in each other in the same city, because no one can move anyone, but now such a direct grant of the power to kill the second rank to seal the border is indeed unprecedented in the founding of the country!

However, it has never happened since the founding of the country that a provincial government was broken by rioters!

Yang Guochang's expression changed, his lips moved, and he subconsciously wanted to refute the emperor's "random fate".

He has the right to kill local officials first and report later. If the second-rank governor is not effective in suppressing bandits, he can kill them first and then report to the court. This is entrusting Jia Heng with the power to suppress bandits.

Although there are no express regulations for local officials, even if a cabinet minister like him goes down to serve as an imperial envoy, there is no right to kill officials above the third rank, and most of them are arrested and sent to the capital.

For example, Li Zan, who previously sent Tang Kuan, the chief soldier of Jizhen, to the capital, handed it over to the Ministry for discussion. This is a political rule that has not been clearly documented.

At this time, Yang Guochang couldn't say a word of his remonstrance, because he also made mistakes in today's situation, and there is no reason to object.

Han Huang's face changed slightly, his eyes fluttered, and he sighed secretly in his heart.

Cut first and play later, act cheaply, just eight words are enough to explain the emperor's shock at the Henan Rebellion and his trust in Jia Ziyu.

Sure enough, after the previous incident, the emperor had pinned all his hopes on Jia Ziyu. This was to cut off all the fetters that might interfere with Jia Ziyu's extinguishing of the fire of civil unrest in Henan.

If the local officials dare to hold back, Jia Ziyu can kill first and then play.

Xu Lu's brows were tightly furrowed, and he faintly felt a lump in his throat, unable to vomit, but in the end he just took a deep breath and suppressed it.

That's all, it's only a temporary right, and because of the Henan incident, it will eventually be taken back after returning to the capital.

Moreover, although Jia Ziyu is young, he is not a person who does not know how to advance and retreat. When Jinyi opened up the prison, it can be seen that he is not a person who is good at wielding power.

Jia Heng's face trembled slightly, he cupped his hands in worship, and said in a voice like gold: "I thank you for your trust, and I hope that you will not worry about bandits. I will do my best to calm down the chaos in Henan for my lord."

After Emperor Chongping finished speaking, he closed his eyes slightly, as if his mind was a little tired, and he felt a little tired.

Empress Song supported Emperor Chongping's arm, and said softly: "Your Majesty, go back to the rear hall to rest first. It's noon now, Your Majesty should have some lunch."

There is an apse in the Xihe Palace, which is used for Emperor Chongping to rest during the grand ceremony.

Xihe Palace originally planned to hold a grand banquet for the officials after the Concubine Conferment Ceremony, but now all civil and military officials knelt down to pray for the emperor. Instead of hunger in the belly.

At this time, Imperial Physician Li said in a somber voice: "Your Majesty is sick from overwork and needs a good rest. The old man prescribes a few medicines. Your Majesty can regulate blood and qi."

Emperor Chongping nodded, then looked at Jia Heng with complicated eyes, and said: "Ziyu, the soldiers and horses are dispatched as scheduled, you can have some lunch with me first, and then explain to me about Henan and other provinces. I'm still a little uneasy about the situation."

Just now, in front of the officials, there are some things that are difficult to ask.

When Jia Heng heard this, his face was startled, and he cupped his hands and said: "Minister, obey the order."

The current emperor has already rebounded in a "blowout" style to his holy family, at least in the case of Henan, there are already signs of "attachment".

Because, in the scene previously described for the Son of Heaven, if all the provincial capitals were suppressed, it would not be chaos in Henan, but chaos in the north.

In view of his "exhaustive policy" in the Henan Rebellion, the emperor couldn't help but pay attention to it.

At this moment, as Emperor Chongping and Jia Heng returned to the back hall of Xihe Palace, all the officials in the empty hall were kneeling on the floor, but none of them got up.

Without Emperor Chongping's opening, no one dared to act rashly.

In the apse, Jia Heng supported Emperor Chongping to sit down, while several imperial physicians watched over the sickly emperor.

Compared to the noise in the front hall, only Empress Song, Jia Heng, and the imperial physicians were much quieter at the moment.

Jia Heng looked at Emperor Chongping and said with relief: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry too much. If the capital camp has not been rectified, such incidents in Henan may be difficult to deal with. However, the capital camp has been rectified. Although the bandits broke through the provincial capital, The government and the people were terrified, but they did not worry about shaking the country, on the contrary, they hadtily revolted, just to wipe them out, otherwise, when the ministers fought against the Donglu, the bandits would make trouble in Henan again, then it would be internal and external troubles, and the danger was overwhelming."

In the late Ming Dynasty in the previous life, the biggest feature was that the intruder and the Tartar Qing echoed each other, just like an appointment, one after another, which made the Ming court difficult to care about.

Empress Song said softly: "Your Majesty, Zi Yu has a plan in his mind. Since he said so, he thinks he has a plan. Your Majesty should not get angry like that."

Emperor Chongping was silent for a moment, and asked: "What Ziyu said just now, are the provinces in the northern regions also likely to be affected by the civil unrest in Henan?"

Jia Heng said: "Your Majesty, according to what I said, as long as you don't use troops to go to Henan to suppress them, and monotonize the troops and horses in the Beijing camp, then no matter how much the bandits make trouble, they won't disturb the entire northern provinces."

"It's like this...that's fine." Emperor Chongping thought about it, sighed, and asked deeply: "Will the chaos in Kaifeng affect the world..."

Some things are not good to ask in front of all the ministers.

Will the chaos in Henan shake the prestige of the central government, or even... the prestige of the emperor?

Regarding the latter, Emperor Chongping couldn't speak bluntly, he could only depend on the comprehension of his subjects.

Jia Heng shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, as long as the bandits and riots are wiped out quickly, and the Beijing camp's strong troops will shock the world, the prestige of the imperial court will not be shaken. However, Your Majesty, I have a suggestion that I don't know if I should say it or not."

Emperor Chongping hurriedly said: "It's okay to speak out between you and my monarch and ministers."

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, and said: "The people in Henan are in trouble, and several counties in Runing Prefecture have fallen. Firstly, it is because of the incompetence of the local officials and generals and their low combat power. But as long as the common people do not have enough to eat for a day and are struggling for their livelihood, there will be frequent incidents of ministers fearing people's rebellion."

Now the northern provinces of Chen Han are like a powder keg, and they need to introduce some specific policies for people's livelihood.

Of course, it is not his real purpose to say these things, but to show Emperor Chongping his views on Henan, such as the gains and losses of civil affairs, and post-war appeasement. This is a foreshadowing for him to intervene in Henan's personnel affairs.

"Officials are corrupt, the people are in dire straits, natural disasters and man-made disasters, I know very well." Emperor Chongping pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "After the suppression and arrest, based on what you have seen and heard in Henan, I will draw up a regulation for the township."

Jia Heng paused, and said: "I obey the order."

At this time, the female officer entered the palace again, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the imperial concubine and several princesses, Princess Chu, Princess Qi...all come to visit Your Majesty."

Emperor Chongping thought for a while, and said to Empress Song who was beside him, "Let's have everyone come over, and we'll pass on lunch. After lunch, Ziyu will go to Henan."

Empress Song responded softly, and then ordered the female officer to let people in, and then passed on lunch.

While speaking, the noble concubine Duan Rong and others who were originally waiting in the side hall entered the back hall.

"Brother Emperor." Accompanied by Princess Qinghe Princess Li Chanyue, Princess Jinyang entered the hall, first glanced at the boy in python clothes, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then pulled Princess Qinghe Princess Li Chanyue to approach Emperor Chongping, He asked with concern: "Brother Huang, are you feeling better now?"

Other daughters of Emperor Chongping, such as Princess Xianning and Princess Nanyang, also gathered around, knelt down and greeted Emperor Chongping.

Concubine Duanrong walked up to her, and the beauty's eyes were blurred with tears, and she asked, "Your Majesty, why did you faint earlier?"

Emperor Chongping looked at all the princesses, nodded softly, and his eyes fell on the face of Concubine Duan Rong, and said: "I am fine, but I haven't slept well for a few days. gone."

Jia Heng stood aside at the moment and listened to the greetings from the crowd of Yingying and Yanyan, her face was like dark water, calm and unwavering.

Princess Chu Zhen Qing couldn't help but glanced at the young man in a python suit standing in front of the imperial court. At this moment, his face was facing each other. It could be seen that the lips under the bridge of his brows and the bridge of his straight nose were slightly pursed, and he couldn't see his expression clearly.

Seemingly aware of it, he glanced at him coldly.

Zhen Qing couldn't help but her heart skipped a beat, she quickly lowered her gaze, not daring to look at it.

Empress Song frowned when she saw that there was another commotion, and said: "The imperial physician said earlier that your majesty still needs to rest."

The apse, which was originally noisy, gradually quieted down.

Then, Empress Song turned to look at Concubine Duanrong, and said softly: "Sister, have you ordered to go back?"

"I heard that something is going on here, I'm still waiting in the stands." Concubine Duanrong said in a low voice.

"Let someone tell Concubine Nan'an that Ran'er and King Wei have returned to the mansion first, and we will go to the Taimiao at another day." Empress Song pursed her cherry lips and said softly.

Concubine Duanrong ordered the female officer to go.

After a while, Xia Shouzhong, the head of the Six Palaces, entered the hall and said, "Your Majesty, the imperial dining room is ready for lunch."

Emperor Chongping greeted Jia Heng and said, "Come here, Ziyu, and use some."

At this moment, all the concubines and female family members noticed the young man, and their thoughts were complicated.

(End of this chapter)