inspire-indiana Chapter 1572 Zhen Qing: No one can!
Chapter 1572 Zhen Qing: No one can!
Chapter 1572 Zhen Qing: ...No one can!
Qin Mansion, Residence
Meanwhile, Jia Heng and Qin Ye finished their meal and went to the study to chat again, inevitably continuing to talk about the political situation.
Jia Heng raised his eyes to look at Zhao Yi standing beside him and said, "The Ministry of Works should prepare a craftsman school to train craftsmen to carry out great things."
If he seeks to govern, he will focus on infrastructure construction, develop the country through science and education, govern the country with craftsmen, resist scholars and men of letters, rebuild a new bureaucratic system, and then use it for his own purposes.
Otherwise, if we rely solely on today's civil servants, it will be impossible to resist the invasion from within the civil service.
Zhao Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Now there are nearly 10,000 craftsmen in the Ministry of Works and various offices. There is no shortage of craftsmen. I wonder what this craftsman school is like?"
Jia Heng's face was as calm as water, and he said in a deep voice: "The past situation of using the old to guide the new is not suitable for the future large-scale construction projects across the country. In addition, there are mineral excavations all over the country, and we also need all kinds of craftsmen to work together."
Although he doesn't have the Midas Touch yet, he needs to prepare talents in advance to prepare for future mineral excavation.
Zhao Yi's elegant yet dignified face showed a thoughtful look, and he nodded in agreement.
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said, "If Lord Zhao enters the cabinet, he will mainly take charge of this matter. My idea is to expand and build several official roads from north to south in the next ten years to facilitate the passage of merchants from various provinces."
When Zhao Yi heard this, he was surprised and happy, because this was the first time that Jia Heng explicitly mentioned the word "entering the cabinet", and it was obvious that he had confirmed the matter.
Qin Ye stared at the two talking and said, "Zi Yu, in recent years, the court has been exploring coal mines, gold mines and other mineral deposits. Mining business is booming, and the court also needs craftsmen to prepare for any accidents."
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said, "That's exactly what I mean. From now on, local mineral resources will be delivered to the capital via the official road built with cement, and it will be unobstructed."
Just as they were talking happily, a maid dressed in bright clothes walked into the study quickly and said in a loud voice: "Master Heng, someone from Ningguo Mansion came over and said that the queen in the palace wanted to see the prince."
Qin Ye's wrinkled face inevitably showed joy, and he said, "Zi Yu, let's go to the palace first."
Jia Heng nodded and said in a deep voice, "My father-in-law is having dinner here. I'll be right back."
Qin Ye's eyes were warm, and he whispered, "It's important for Zi Yu to go to the palace first."
Jia Heng didn't say anything else. He stood up, asked someone to greet Qin Keqing, and went outside.
In the palace, in the hall, in the warm room
Queen Song had a gorgeous and beautiful bun on her head and was wearing a plain dress that outlined her graceful and exquisite figure. She was talking with Imperial Concubine Duanrong, but the worry in her eyes was undiminished.
The King of Wei Chen Ran and the King of Liang Chen Wei fled the capital, obviously not to hide their identities and live an ordinary life, but must have been aiming to do great things.
As a mother, how could Queen Song not be worried and concerned?
At this moment, a slender and beautiful palace maid walked into the palace quickly and reported, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Wei has arrived."
When Queen Song heard this, her heart was slightly moved. She turned her head to look at Concubine Duanrong beside her, and said with worry in her tone, "He is here."
After a while, Jia Heng walked into the hall, bowed to the dignified Queen Song, and said, "Your humble servant greets your Majesty. May you live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."
"Stand up." Queen Song looked at the young man in the python robe and said, "Zi Yu, I heard from the female official earlier that Ran'er and Wei'er were rescued from the capital by the White Lotus Demon. I wonder why this happened?"
Jia Heng's face was solemn, and he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the Jinyifu is already hunting down the murderer. The Jinyifu previously failed to provide adequate guards around the mansion, which gave Chen Yuan, the remnant of the former King of Zhao, the opportunity to kidnap the man."
Queen Song couldn't wait to ask, "What will happen to Ran'er and Wei'er after they leave the capital?"
Jia Heng shook his head and said, "I have also asked the Jinyifu to send out the imperial guards to search for him. Your Majesty, please be patient."
Concubine Duanrong frowned, her bright face full of worry, and said, "If someone with ulterior motives kidnaps them and causes chaos in the area, it will be a big deal."
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Don't worry, Madam. The whole country is peaceful and prosperous. The people live and work in peace and contentment. Even if some villains are causing trouble in some places, it will be difficult to shake the overall stability."
Concubine Duanrong glanced at Queen Song who was not far away, and a look of worry appeared on her delicate face.
Queen Song stared at the young man in the python robe with her charming eyes under her slender eyebrows and said in a deep voice, "If Ran'er and Wei'er really do something rebellious in the local area, how will Ziyu deal with them?"
"Of course he is sentenced to death because of his crimes!" Jia Heng's face was stern, as if covered with a thin layer of frost, his eyes were sharp, and he said in a deep voice.
Queen Song: “…”
This bastard, is he so heartless?
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "The court has its own laws. Previously, the two princes led troops to force Emperor Shizong Xian to abdicate, and their titles have been stripped. However, the two princes still persist in their evil deeds and do not know how to settle their lot. So, after the troubles they have caused are quelled, they should be sentenced to death for their crimes!"
When Queen Song heard this, she was inevitably shocked. She looked at the stern young man and said, "Is there no way the court can be gracious?"
After all, these were two pieces of flesh that fell from her body. At this moment, Queen Song lowered her eyebrows and felt inexplicably depressed.
Jia Heng raised his eyebrows, stared at Queen Song, and said in a deep voice: "Were there no grace before? If the two princes rebel again, and we still show them grace and pardon their crimes, people all over the world will surely follow suit, and where will the dignity of the court be?"
"You..." Queen Song's pretty face turned pale, and anger welled up between her brows.
Seeing the tense atmosphere, Concubine Duanrong quickly spoke to ease the tension and said, "Let's find the person first, and we can talk about other things later."
At this moment, Queen Song stared at Jia Heng, and some resentment arose in her heart.
She gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, for him. Couldn't she be more sympathetic to him?
Concubine Duanrong changed the subject and asked, "Zi Yu, how is Xianning doing at home these days?"
Jia Heng whispered, "Xianning is in confinement after childbirth. Everything is fine these days."
He hasn't visited Xianning much these days.
Queen Song's voice was filled with worry as she asked, "What should we do?"
At the same time that Jia Heng went to meet Queen Song, Zhen Qing in Kunning Palace was extremely worried about the fact that Prince of Wei Chen Ran and Prince of Liang Chen Wei were leaving the capital.
"What is the Jinyi Mansion doing? How could they let someone escape?" Zhen Qing's fair and delicate face was filled with shock and anger. She slapped the small table beside her with her slender jade hand, and immediately teacups and covered bowls could be seen flying all over the place.
The female official not far away quickly clasped her hands together, a look of fear appearing on her face.
"Go and find Prince Wei. I have something to ask him." Zhen Qing gave the order with her eyebrows curved like a crescent moon and feeling very irritated.
Upon hearing this, the female official quickly turned around and left the palace and went outside.
Zhen Qing stood up and paced back and forth in the hall, her fair face full of worry.
At this moment, Jia Heng was chatting with Queen Song in the palace. When he heard the palace maid calling him, he didn't say anything else and went to see Zhen Qing.
It can be said that the two of them are now Jia Heng’s East and West Palaces.
Kunning Palace, in the hall——
The palace maids and nannies served with their hands lowered, with worried looks on their faces.
In the warm room with two pale yellow curtains, in the incense burner with intricate animal heads, the aroma rises up, refreshing the heart.
Zhen Qing's face was as cold as frost. Under her dark blue eyebrows, her cold and sparkling eyes looked at Jia Heng like dewdrops. She asked loudly, "What's going on? How could the King of Wei and the King of Liang escape from the capital?"
Jia Heng nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the King of Wei and the King of Liang are at their residence."
Zhen Qing frowned, a hint of suspicion appeared in her eyes. She looked at Jia Heng and said, "Why do I feel that there is some conspiracy here?"
Jia Heng's eyes flickered and he said, "Your Majesty has misunderstood."
Zhen Qing's narrow, clear phoenix eyes were full of dangerous light, and she asked coldly: "Do you want the two kings of Wei and Liang to cause trouble outside, and then force Jie'er to abdicate, and then let that Luo'er ascend the throne?"
Jia Heng: "..."
Mopan's train of thought...is a case of paranoia.
Well, because of the issue of the throne before, sweet girl played a trick on me, which left me with psychological trauma.
"If I want Luo'er to ascend the throne, why would I do this?" Jia Heng approached, looking helpless, stretched out his hand to hold the beautiful woman's slender hand, and said helplessly.
Zhen Qing raised her eyebrows, and a cold look surged in her narrow, clear eyes. She said in a cold voice: "I don't think you dare!"
Jia Heng said: "Now that the two kings have fled the capital, there is a high possibility of causing chaos."
"These were all done by your men. You should send people to put it down yourself." Zhen Qing's face, as white as jade and covered with frost, said in a cold voice.
Her Jie'er's throne must not be affected!
No one can!
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. In the capital city of Shenjing, there are more than 200,000 soldiers and horses in the imperial camp ready to fight at any time. If there is any change in the local prefectures and counties, troops can be sent out at any time to suppress it. The overall stability will not be shaken."
Zhen Qing nodded, her bright and graceful face showing anger, and said, "We must not let these two people cause a big mess!"
Jia Heng gently patted the back of Zhen Qing's white jade-like hand and said, "Don't worry, Madam. I'm here."
Zhen Qing gently leaned her long black hair against the arms of the young man in python robes. A hint of sweetness appeared on her cold and harsh face. She said in a clear voice, "Although Jie'er is the emperor, he is also your child. When he grows up, you must teach him well and make him a good emperor with great talent and strategy."
Jia Heng gently stroked Zhen Qing's shoulder, and said in a low voice, "I will."
He thought to himself that the first thing this child would do when he grew up would be to get rid of his powerful father.
After all, the top of the pyramid of power is too crowded.
At this moment, the beauty brought her soft and slightly pink lips closer to the young man in the python robe and gently put her arms around his neck. Both sides of her face flushed and her beautiful eyes showed a bit of charm.
At this moment, Jia Heng put his arm around the beautiful woman's slender waist and walked quickly into the inner room.
At this moment, fragrance was floating in the air within the pale yellow curtain, and a decadent atmosphere filled the room.
Jia Heng hugged Zhen Qing's shoulders and lowered his eyes to look at the beautiful woman whose face was as red as rouge. Her cheeks were sometimes bulging and sometimes sunken, and she was moving her lips slowly and gently. Her eyebrows and eyes were full of charm, and she was full of breathtaking beauty.
Grand Tutor Jia slept on the dragon bed overnight and served the empress dowager wholeheartedly. I'm afraid this was a treatment that neither Dong Zhuo nor Cao Cao had ever experienced.
This dreamlike experience gives people a vague fear that the moon will wax and wane, and they will not be able to enjoy it.
If this were a novel about human destiny, I'm afraid Chen Han's golden dragon of destiny would have already stood up with its hair and beard standing on end, roaring continuously!
Countless people of noble character and lofty ideals rushed to raise troops to defend the king, and the eighteen princes attacked Jia?
I don't know how long it was before Zhen Qing came closer and sat down. Her plump and lovely face was full of charm and moving beauty.
Jia Heng raised his sword-like eyebrows, his eyes were filled with long-lost warmth, he gently held the beautiful woman's plump waist, and whispered: "I'm afraid you, a female official in the harem, have some doubts."
Zhen Qing's beautiful, bright bun kept shaking, her snow-white face was red as fire, she whispered: "I have issued a gag order, anyone who gossips will be executed! I just beat two of them to death the other day."
Jia Heng: "..."
The millstone is vicious enough.
In other words, Zhen Qing was originally a vicious woman.
Jia Heng pushed the millstone gently. It was summer outside the window. Dark clouds rolled in without his knowledge. Suddenly, a cool breeze blew in the sky, and rain began to fall.
At this moment, raindrops of all sizes fell into the pond, causing ripples.
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Inn, second floor room
Chen Yuan raised his eyes to look at the King of Wei and the King of Liang, and said in a deep voice: "My cousin should have seen the previous letter. The King of Wei has defiled the palace and tarnished the bloodline of the royal family. It is really a heinous crime! When we arrive in Sichuan, we will spread his scandal to the world."
The King of Wei flatly refused, saying sternly: "No, you must not use my mother's reputation to make a fuss!"
It can be said that the King of Wei also calmed down along the way. He must not let Queen Song's reputation be tarnished, otherwise, his own legitimacy would be questioned by people all over the world?
As the saying goes, a son's status is determined by his mother. Since Queen Song was not faithful to her husband, there is reason to suspect that Prince Wei might not be the son of Emperor Shizong Xian!
Besides, as a son, even if it is for the sake of respecting the elder, you should not throw such dirty water on your own mother.
Chen Yuan frowned, his eyes sparkling as water, and said, "If this matter is not exposed, how can we raise the banner of rebellion? How can we call on people with lofty ideals all over the world to attack King Wei?"
A dark light flashed in the eyes of the King of Wei, and he said in a deep voice: "The King of Wei defiled the palace, and the Queen Mother Zhen committed adultery with him, killing Emperor Guangzong, and supporting their wicked son to steal the sacred artifact. He usurped the throne and is ambitious. Everyone knows this. This crime is enough to arouse the indignation of the world."
Since he couldn't make a fuss about his own mother, he would make a fuss about Empress Dowager Zhen. Their reputations were the same anyway.
Originally, for this kind of thing, all you need is a make-believe excuse.
Chen Yuan thought about it when he heard this. Then he looked up at the King of Wei and whispered, "Cousin, do you mean to only make a fuss about the affairs of Zhen and the young master?"
King Wei Chen Ran had a solemn expression and said in a cold voice: "Zhen is young and beautiful, Jia Ziyu is romantic and lustful, the two hit it off immediately, and people in the world are more trustworthy. As for the matter of boy and girl twins, the matter is too complicated and mysterious, and may not be believed by people in the world. It is really not reliable!"
The hardships during this period also gave King Wei Chen Ran more experience in understanding worldly affairs, and he will think more carefully.
Obviously he didn't want his feathers to be stained.
But in this way, the damage to Jia Heng would be less.
Chen Yuan nodded, his eyes sparkling like water, and said loudly: "As my cousin said, it is feasible."
He said this now, but when the situation is settled later, it will no longer be up to his cousin.
He poisoned his grandfather, and the King of Wei forced his biological father to abdicate. His mother was also unfaithful and had an even worse reputation than his. At that time, there was nothing wrong with his reputation becoming emperor.
King Chen Ran of Wei asked: "Your sect has been cultivating the land of Bashu for a long time. If you add the people of the Gao family, you will be able to accomplish something."
In fact, the Gao family had been stationed in Sichuan since the early years of Chongping, and had deep roots in the land of Bashu. If Jia Heng wanted to usurp the throne, even if the King of Wei and Liang had not fled the capital, Sichuan would inevitably be in chaos.
Chen Yuan said: "We have already contacted the Dzungar and Khoshut factions. When the time comes, the three factions will rise up, destroy several provinces, and shake the center, which will be enough to shake the court!"
King Wei Chen Ran nodded and said in a gentle voice: "Although Jia Ziyu is now in charge of the central government and holds all the power, the previous case of the Imperial College student has angered the scholars of the world. As long as he makes a call, the world will surely respond!"
At this moment, Ruan Yongde came into the room from outside, and said with surprise in his voice: "Sir, the Gao family is here."
Chen Yuan looked at the King of Wei and the King of Liang and said, "My two cousins, please wait here. I will go and greet them."
At this moment, Wei Wang Chen Ran also stood up quickly and said loudly: "I will go over to greet them too."
As he spoke, he stood up and followed Chen Yuan out of the room.
At this moment, Gao Bo and Gao Yong walked into the hall. Both of them looked exhausted and had slightly frowned brows.
King Wei Chen Ran walked forward quickly, his eyes flickered, and he whispered, "Brother Gao."
Gao Bo nodded, his face calm and stern, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness."
Gao Yong looked at the King of Wei at this moment, his face solemn, and said in a loud voice: "Your Highness the King of Wei, long time no see."
Seeing the King of Wei in front of him, Gao Yong felt a bit complicated, because if the King of Wei in front of him had not stood beside that little Jia Heng, and even helped Xianning and that little Jia Heng to pimp, how could he have ended up like this?
Don’t we still have to rely on the Gao family now?
If he had been used from the beginning, I don't think the current situation would have happened.
King Wei nodded, his eyes deep, and said in a clear voice: "Brother Gao, you are exhausted from the journey. Please come into the house to have some tea and chat."
After exchanging pleasantries, a few people entered the inner room and began to discuss important matters.
Inside the side room, on a high table, one could see a lit red candle, which was flickering unsteadily.
Gao Yong sat down in the hall, his eyes showing a hint of surprise, and said in a deep voice: "This whole way, Jia Heng's dog never stopped tracking us. My brother and I took a lot of detours to get here. It was really a dangerous journey."
Gao Bo's face was filled with worry. He said, "The Jinyifu has been searching very hard recently. I'm afraid it won't be long before they track them down to Sichuan."
Chen Yuan nodded and said, "The Gao family is in Sichuan. Can they control the people in Jinyi Mansion?"
Gao Bo paused for a moment, and whispered, "Even though the Jinyi Mansion gives us some face, if something serious happens, they may leak the information and sit on the fence and watch."
King Wei Chen Ran turned to look at Gao Yong and asked, "How many soldiers and horses does the government have in Sichuan? Can they resist the elite troops of the imperial court?"
Gao Yong nodded and said in a deep voice: "Brother is leading the troops in Bashu. The palace guards and other troops are as high as more than 100,000. Once they are recruited, it will be up to Brother Chen."
Sichuan was the southwestern defense chieftain against Mongolia, with more than 100,000 guards and horses. Gao Zhongping had served as governor of Sichuan for many years, so it could be said that he had a solid foundation and was well-established.
When Emperor Chongping was in power, the Supreme Emperor was in office, and Gao Zhongping was a kind of insurance for Emperor Chongping to stay outside.
In other words, if Jia Heng wanted to seize military power and make further progress, he had to move against old guards from the previous dynasty like Gao Zhongping, and he would inevitably have to confront the Gao family, who was once the King of Sichuan.
Because Gao Zhongping was an old minister of Emperor Chongping's palace, and he was also the backup plan left by Emperor Chongping in Shenjing City to check and balance Jia Heng.
This cannot be resolved by political struggles in the court, it can only be resolved by a real battle with real guns and swords!
Throughout history, there has never been a change of dynasties without bloodshed, let alone the Chen and Han dynasties which were at their peak.
The Chen Han Dynasty was established for a hundred years, and its benevolence spread far and wide. It pacified Liaodong, implemented new policies, and won the hearts of the people all over the world. If a foreign minister like Jia Heng was allowed to steal the sacred artifacts and change the dynasty without a single blow, that would be shocking and unreasonable!
In a nutshell, it's too much of a joke!