The Red Mansions

Chapter 139

Chapter 139

The next day, early in the morning, Jia Heng left behind Zhao Yi to lead a hundred soldiers to stay in the cottage to register the looted women and children, clean up the battlefield, and at the same time guard the seizures in the mountains.

It is worth mentioning that a lot of money was seized from the treasury of the thieves, and the amount of silver alone was more than 20 taels. After accumulating food and grass and earning Chang'an County, he really has the ability to disturb Sansuke.

Then, Jia Heng took the rest of the soldiers, escorted Zhang Wu and other three bandits, and headed towards Chang'an County.

In the Jiedu mansion in Chang'an, it was already noon, and Yun Guang, who had been sitting in the commander-in-chief case, was furious, surrounded by Jiedu judges, judicial officers and other officials.

In the official hall, Yajiang Jiang Jie and Chen Cheng even summoned Yun Guang's twenty body guards to guard them with knives, and surrounded the inside and outside of the official hall so that the inside and outside were impenetrable, with a dignified and orderly appearance.

The post of Jiedu envoy established by Chen Han following the posts of the Tang and Song dynasties, although somewhat nondescript, still retains some old systems, such as the generals of the teeth led by the soldiers and guards, and there are not many, only 50 people.

"Huang Tai, who gave you the right to mobilize the guarding soldiers? You have the responsibility to guard the county seat. If there is a mistake in the county seat and it is taken advantage of by bandits, you don't even have enough heads to cut off!" As a Jiedu envoy, the surrounding six The county's nominally highest military officer, Yun Guang, wore the official uniform of a fourth-rank military officer, his face was frosty, and he really had a bit of awe-inspiring momentum.

Below, Huang Tai stood with his hands folded, and replied: "Although the lower official has the responsibility of guarding the city, he also has the responsibility of arresting him. He led a part of the division to assist in the suppression, and cooperated with the brothers in the capital camp. The lower official admits that he was not at fault."

In the morning, he accompanied Cai Quan to examine the silk and sent it to the "Mingyue Chanjuan" Cloth Village, and then paid compensation and condolences to the fallen soldiers, and took some captured bandits to the military camp for custody.

Then when he was busy, he went home to have a hot lunch, but just after eating a bowl of rice, the Jiedu master in front of him called him to the official hall for questioning.

Before he left, he took his son Huang Mao to look for Cai Qianhu, hoping that Commander Jia could return triumphantly as soon as possible.

Yun Guang's face was full of sternness, his scarred face was almost ferocious, and he shouted: "It's up to now, you dare to quibble, the Ministry of War has strict orders, if the defense is not coordinated, you are not allowed to go out of the city defense without authorization, and deploy a soldier indiscriminately, so as not to be caught by bandits. Take advantage! You dare to despise the military order, but there is a court in your eyes, someone came, beat his official hat, stripped off his official uniform, and put him in prison, my lord wants to play Li Butang!"

"Promise!" At this moment, several soldiers promised and went towards Huang Tai.

Pei Yan, the Jiedu judge after the case, frowned, looked at Lou Jin, who was a member of the judiciary, and seemed to ask whether there was any merit or demerit, should he be accused?

Although it is said that the Ministry of War strictly prohibits going out without permission, but if you really have to leave the city to suppress the bandits, let alone lose your troops and win a big victory, it would be a bit deliberate to make things difficult for you to say strict orders.

Even if you report to the Yamen of the Ministry of War, you will not be rewarded or punished, and you will not be an example.

Lou Jin shook his head lightly, glanced at Yun Guang who was in a rage, and signaled that it was difficult to persuade.

Huang Tai's heart trembled, but at this moment, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps from outside, the tooth general Chen Cheng's expression changed drastically, he was out of breath, and said: "Master Jiedu, there is a garrison in the capital camp outside. The soldiers and horses surrounded the Jiedu Mansion..."

"What!" Yun Guang suddenly stood up, his face changed suddenly, and he exclaimed in shock: "What are they going to do? This officer is the Jiedu government office!"

A word lingers in my mind, mutiny...

Jiedu judge Pei Yan looked worried, and said: "Master Yun, Huang Shoubei's generals have just won a battle with the soldiers of the Beijing camp. There are many casualties, and they were paid in the morning. Now I heard that Huang Shoubei was questioned by the lord. , I am naturally angry in my heart, if I don't appease her well, I'm afraid...the danger of mutiny."

Yun Guang's complexion changed, he sneered, and said: "I don't believe them and dare to rush in, Huang Tai, do you know what crime is committed by the soldiers below?"

Huang Tai stared at Yun Guang with almost burning eyes, he was threatening him to persuade the soldiers outside to disperse.

Before Huang Tai could answer, Yun Guang cast a sneer and said with a sneer, "This is a crime of treason! Huang Tai, if you don't go out, your soldiers will disperse!"

"You are the one who conspired!" At this moment, there was a deep shout from outside the official hall, a young man in brocade clothes and holding a goose feather knife, surrounded by a large number of generals, walked to the courtyard, but no one came , the sound is heard first.

Cai Quan led a large number of soldiers from the Beijing camp to the eaves and surrounded the government hall like a tide. The guards under Yun Guang's command drew their swords half out of their sheaths and looked at the troops of the Beijing camp with vigilance.

"Drop their weapons!" Jia Heng said in a deep voice.

Jin Yiwei Qu Lang was half a step behind, and said in a loud voice: "I am the commander of Jin Yiwei, my lord, here, who dares to be presumptuous!"

All the troops in the Beijing camp clamored in unison, and instantly controlled Yunguang's personal guards.

Jia Heng's face was as calm as black water, walked under the eaves, looked at Yun Guang, and said in a deep voice: "Yun Guang, you are guilty!"

Yun Guang's face was gloomy, he walked down from behind the table, forced himself to smile, and said, "Commander Jia's words have confused me, what is my fault?"

The Jiedu magistrate Pei Yan, the judiciary joined the army and other assistant officials all changed their faces.

"Come on, beat his official hat!" Jia Heng snorted coldly and ordered.

"Promise!" All the soldiers in the Beijing camp responded, stepped forward and held Yun Guang down, and took off his official hat without any explanation.

"Jia Heng, dare you? I am a military officer of the fourth rank, at the same level as you. What right do you have to take me?" Yun Guang said angrily.

The Jiedu Judge Pei Yan also said, "Lord Jia, this..."

But he frowned at Lou Jin, who was in the judicial army behind him, pulled his sleeves, and motioned to see the situation with his eyes. Besides, the other officials also looked at each other in blank dismay.

Since it is Jin Yiwei, who knows if there is an order?

Jia Heng sneered, and took out a letter, "Yunguang, I broke through the bandit nest of Zhang Wu and his gang in Cuihua Mountain last night, and found several letters between you and the bandits from their nest. Send thieves to infiltrate Shenjing to provide convenience for spying on the city defense of Gyeonggi. They have lured the Beijing battalion several times to test the strength of the forbidden army. Their intentions are rebellious and their intentions are fierce. I am the emperor's pro-army. ?”

Yun Guang looked at the letter in Jia Heng's palm, his face was pale and his body was like a sieve, and he said in disbelief: "You are spitting blood! This letter is clearly forged by you!"

"Zhang Wu will send you 5 taels of silver every six months. Those thieves left the account books, and every sum, gift, and black and white written on it is clearly written! Now that the matter is up to now, you still dare to quibble!" Jia Heng looked aggressively, Staring at Yun Guang, he said in a deep voice: "Come here, shut up this beast's mouth, escort the general to the barracks of the Beijing camp, and choose a day to accompany Zhang Wu and wait for a group of bandit leaders to send to the capital and wait for the emperor to send him down!"

The soldier's face was ugly, and Yun Guang, whose eyes were about to breathe fire, just walked out.

Afterwards, Jia Heng looked at Judge Jiedu and other civil servants, and said in a loud voice: "Guys, I have obtained conclusive evidence that Yunguang colluded with bandits and intends to rebel. I also invite several adults to cooperate with Huang Shoubei to temporarily manage the matter." Military affairs in Jiedufu."

As the Jiedu envoy of Chang'an, Yunguang is in charge of the fortresses and passes in six counties.

Huang Tai was at the side, his heart moved slightly when he heard the words, and he looked at the young man in brocade with burning eyes, asking him to take over the military affairs of the Jiedu Mansion?

"Master Jia, may I have a look at this letter?" Jiedu judge Pei Yan asked with a frown on his face.

Jia Heng said: "This is just one of them, please read it, my lords."

Jia Heng held the letter paper, unfolded it and looked at it, a little distance away from the several clerks.

Who knows if the Judge Jiedu in front of him is Yun Guang's accomplice?What if you hold it and rub it and eat it in your stomach?

Pei Yan didn't think it was disobedient, he stared intently at the flamboyant handwriting on the letter paper, frowned, and said to Lou Jin, the judicial officer beside him, "It is indeed Master Yun's handwriting."

Lou Jin and other officials also nodded.

As Yun Guang's direct supervisor, he had a lot of official correspondence, and they still knew the handwriting.

Jia Heng put the letter away and said: "Huang Shoubei, take the lead in controlling the backyard of the Jiedu mansion. Yun Guang is now a criminal. The court should interrogate him for his crimes, and then make further calculations. Don't disturb people." killed his family!"

"I obey." Huang Tai clasped his fists and saluted, suppressing the excitement surging in his heart.

After Jia Heng finished these, he exchanged winks with Cai Quan, and then they left the Jiedu official office and returned to the barracks.

Jia Heng said: "Brother Cai, 26 taels of silver have been seized in the mountains, as well as a large amount of silk and silk, there are many people, and there are Jin Yiwei."

The amount of money is so huge that it is still a question whether it can be ignorant.

With the emperor's stingy temperament of "death to money", this money is not easy to be ignorant...it needs to be carefully planned.

Otherwise, there is no guarantee that there will be no villain after slander...

Emperor Chongping: Jia Ziyu, silver clip, my money!

Now he even wondered if the emperor had planned everything, and sent two Jinyi guards to protect him, not to capture him, right?

Of course, it's not possible, no one knows how much money this group of thieves have?

Cai Quan said in a low voice: "Isn't it all recorded in this account book?"

"It's definitely not all recorded, only a small part is recorded." Jia Heng said in a low voice.

Cai Quan frowned, also with a look of embarrassment on his face, and said: "The two Jinyi guards who went with my brother are easy to buy, but what about the soldiers of the Beijing camp? Once the money is distributed, it will fall into the eyes of those who care."

This is the embarrassment, you are not easy to hide, and there are too many people talking, after returning to the capital, the higher-ups intervene.

Cai Quan thought for a while, but also found it tricky, and said, "What does Brother Heng mean?"

Jia Heng frowned, and said: "I've been thinking about this all the way. I'm afraid we don't have much money to share. We need to take out the big ones first and pay for the casualties. No one can say anything about it. Regardless of the soldiers under the Beijing camp or Huang Shoubei, they must be compensated. According to the initial plan, 120 taels for those who were killed in battle, 100 taels for those who were seriously injured and disabled, and 20 taels for minor injuries... Then, according to the official position and harvest, the rewards range from ten taels to a hundred taels. Wait, this way everyone will have rewards, and most of the money will go away right now."

From the perspective of leading troops to suppress bandits before, the soldiers in the Beijing camp are a little more oily, but there are still some bloody and brave people.

If Cai Quan selects some of the elite to hang out in the Beijing camp, then this first step of buying the army's morale with money is indeed indispensable.

Moreover, if the silver reward agreed at the beginning, if you go back on your word, the whole mutiny will come out in minutes.

Cai Quan nodded and said: "This is the truth. It was agreed at the beginning. Half of it was taken out, and it was only 120 taels. Isn't it... a bit too much. This time around, I think eighty or ninety people died in battle."

"This is life money, so it's not easy to save!" Jia Heng said in a deep voice.

Cai Quan looked serious, and said: "Brother Heng is right, if you don't make it right, you will be stabbed in the back when you go back."

Jia Heng said: "In this way, a lot of money has been taken away, and the remaining 8 to [-] taels, we will discuss and divide it privately, so that it will not look garish."

"What brother said is true." Cai Quan said.

"I still have to give 2 taels to someone first." The face of an old eunuch suddenly appeared in front of Jia Heng's eyes, and it was Dai Quan.

If the eunuch is not fed enough, no holy family can stand the wind blowing aside.

Cai Quan said in a low voice, "Who?"

"Dai Neixiang from Daming Palace." Jia Heng said in a low voice.

Cai Quan's pupils shrank, he pondered for a while, his eyes flickered, and he said softly, "2 taels...is that enough?"

Jia Heng: "..."

Cai Quan said with a sneer: "I'm just afraid that this kind of person is used to seeing a lot of money, and 2 taels will not be considered in his eyes."

"Twenty thousand taels is enough, any more will cause suspicion." Jia Heng's eyes were shining, and he said in a deep voice, "Actually, I plan to give the 2 taels in two."

Cai Quan: "..."

"Another 4000 taels will be taken out and distributed to the two Jin Yiwei, 2000 taels each." Jia Heng said in a calm voice.

Based on this calculation, there are exactly 5 taels left, he gets [-]% and Cai Quan gets [-]%.

Cai Quan nodded, and said, "We can't touch the silk and grain. They have to be registered and registered. There may be looted merchants asking for them. Of course...the court will definitely not return them."

At the end, he smiled.

Jia Heng's expression turned strange, and he thought to himself, not to mention anything else, I'm afraid that part of Princess Jinyang's property can be recovered.

"You don't need to bribe Lu He with money." Jia Heng thought for a while, and said a little bit: "You have just made meritorious service, and it is a certainty to be promoted to the third level. He is the one who supervises everything, and his contacts are limited."

Cai Quan said with a wry smile: "It's not all about bribing Lao Lu. The people in the Ministry of War have to deal with them up and down."

Jia Heng said: "Yun Guang has probably been greedy a lot in recent years. He has taken bribes, at least two or three hundred thousand taels of silver. These are regarded as ransacking the emperor's house."

The two finalized the distribution of spoils, and they also split up to start working on the compensation.

(End of this chapter)