The Red Mansions

Chapter 633 Xiangshi is in the same boat, or the relationship between the army and the people is lik

Chapter 633 Xiangshi is in the same boat, or the relationship between the army and the people is like fish and water...

Kaifeng Fucheng, Liuyuankou Embankment

It has been four or five days since the last time the embankment seeped into the embankment. Compared with the previous few days, the rain today is much less, but the weather is still cloudy, and the danger of the embankment is much calmer than the previous few days. It seems that the amount of water is also smaller. Many, and the water level of the embankment has also dropped by a foot, which is a sign that the flood is easing.

At noon, in the thatched hut, Jia Heng was meeting with Song Xuan who had the right to know the affairs of the Kaifeng government, Jiao Jingxing, the chancellor of Kaifeng government, Xu Kai, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, and Feng Lian, the Chief Secretary and Counselor Feng Lian. Huo Shusheng, a construction secretary, counted the earth, stone and wood urgently needed by the army and the people to fight the flood during this period, and several generals and schools from the Beijing camp in the distance stood with their hands down, waiting for orders.

Fighting wars is about logistics, and flood control is no exception. These days, all kinds of civil and stone materials are rapidly consumed. In addition to river embankment dangerous work, relevant disaster relief materials must still be prepared in case of emergency.

Jia Heng sits in the Hedao yamen, and the lower Hedao officials naturally dare not report their ignorant wealth.

"Guide Mansion is running out of construction and stone materials, we need a batch of wood to send there." Jia Heng said to Huo Shusheng, the construction director of the House of Internal Affairs.

This is the support officer sent by Princess Jinyang from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The Han Dynasty had a palace in Luoyang, and the resident construction department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs thought it was necessary to repair the palace and purchase wood, and this construction department doctor was the person in charge.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will send someone to escort you to Guide Mansion later, but you still need the brothers from the Beijing camp to escort you." Huo Shusheng said.

Just as Jia Heng was about to order a guerrilla general to escort him, at this moment, Liu Jixian strode in from the outside, cupped his hands and said, "Commander, there is an urgent report from Huai'an Mansion."

As he spoke, he took out an official document from the armhole and handed it over.

Under the concerned eyes of everyone, Jia Heng took the official document, opened it and looked at it. As time passed, his pupils shrank slightly, his brows were furrowed, and then his face became calm, and he said in a deep voice: "A few days ago, Gao Bin committed suicide in fear of crime. "

As soon as this remark came out, the faces of everyone present changed suddenly.

A second-rank river governor committed suicide, which can be regarded as the most serious incident of the Han Dynasty in recent years.

Xu Kai, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, said angrily: "Sizhou was flooded, and the people died. Gao Bin knew that the court blamed him, and he could not escape death.

Jia Heng handed over the official document to Song Xuan who was beside him, and said with a sneer, "He's done it all, leaving behind a mess in Hedao Yamen, and now it's in chaos."

Gao Bin can't do it if he doesn't commit suicide. Once he arrives in Jinyi Mansion's Imperial Prison, under torture, he will even tell how old he was when he wet the bed. Ironclad evidence, some people can not be shaken.

It's just that the emperor is bound to be furious and send someone to investigate, and this person is probably him...

Otherwise, Peng Ye and Yu De's people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate would not have enough status, or they would be members of the Qi and Zhejiang Party, and no one would be able to wade through this muddy water.

"My lord," the gatekeeper hesitated, then muttered.

If the young dignitary in front of him went south to investigate the corruption of the river yamen, what should he do along the embankment of the river?

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, then said: "Don't worry about the matter of Nanhe, wait for the news from the imperial court, and if there is a thorough investigation, then make further calculations. Well, fortunately, the Kaifeng Mansion's dangerous situation has passed for a few days."

Feng Lian frowned, and said, "Gao Bin commits suicide, those people in the Jiangnan officialdom and Nanjing may rest easy."

This official who has been in the officialdom of Chen Han for many years, his younger brother is the chief envoy of the Fujian feudal clan, and he also has some understanding of Liangjiang officialdom.

"It's a troubled time." Jia Heng said with a calm expression.

Whether or not the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River needs to be rectified, it must be rectified. This is Chongping's strategy of reforming officialdom established early in the morning.

Chongping's 15-year reform of official administration began in the capital. The Jingcha first rectified the scientific roads and cleared the streams. The relevant officials of the Ministry of Industry were also dismissed because of the collapse of Gongling. Then there was chaos in Henan, and the Jingcha was delayed halfway.

Both the civil and military forces of the Han and Manchu dynasties were concerned about the rebellion in the Central Plains. Not long ago, in May, there was another disturbance because of the establishment of a royal family. .

The summary of the local plan will also come out in September, but the local plan can't be counted on. The governor and the chief official often write the testimonials, and the official department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate verify it.

This kind of reformation of official administration may not be effective without the addition of fresh blood.

Thinking about next year's Spring Grand Competition, the emperor will have to add a wave of fresh blood when he opens a department to recruit scholars.

"Let's prevent the flood first." Jia Heng suppressed his thoughts and said to the officials present.

At a later time, the government guard came to report again, saying: "Captain, the angel delivering the decree has arrived at the Kaifeng government office."

Jia Heng was stunned for a moment, put down the porridge bowl in his hand, and under Song Xuan's surprised gaze, said in a deep voice, "Go back to Kaifeng Fucheng."

This is the first time Jia Heng has returned to Kaifeng Fucheng in more than half a month. The streets of Fucheng are gloomy due to the weather, and rain falls on the bluestone road from time to time, forming water marks in the pits. The sky is groggy and the summer wind blows Looking at the willows beside the road, the branches and leaves sway with the wind.

There are few pedestrians on the street, and on both sides of the street, there are row upon row of teahouses and restaurants, diners sitting and drinking, merchants, scholars, and craftsmen.

At this time, they heard the sound of "da da" horseshoes coming from the street, and through the open window, everyone saw a large number of riders in flying fish suits and embroidered spring knives, surrounded by a boy in python suit riding a horse. My heart skipped a beat.

"It's Yongning Bo, Yongning Bo!"

I don't know who made a cry, and the diners in the teahouses on both sides of the street left their seats one after another and stretched their necks to look. Push open the window and look down.

At this moment, a group of people appeared from the entrance of the alley, holding umbrellas and looking at Tiqi who was coming on a fast horse. At this time, the crowd surrounded an old man, standing by the roadside, and shouted loudly in an old voice Said: "Bo Yongning walked in a hurry, but what happened to the embankment?"

Jia Hengle stopped the horse, with a calm face, he said loudly: "The north and south dykes are safe, I don't need to worry! I returned to the official office, because the imperial court issued an imperial decree, I also ask the old man and all the villagers to get out of the way."

At this time, a young man said: "It was the imperial envoy who passed the decree to the government office, and my brother was a scribe in the government government office, saying that he was welcoming the emperor to deliver the decree."

When the people present heard the words, their minds settled down.

"Don't worry, everyone, the dangerous work on the embankment has passed, everyone can eat at ease, and the officers and soldiers are guarding the embankment." Jia Heng said loudly.

Everyone was discussing happily.

"Uncle Yongning is sitting on the levee, so we all go back to eat, don't delay his official business." At this time, a woman with a bucket waist entered an alley with a dustpan and said loudly.

The gathered people gradually moved out of the way, and they all looked at the Beijing camp passing through the street. Their eyes were mostly reverent and friendly, and their mouths were mostly praiseful.

Xu Kai, a scholar in the Imperial Academy who returned with Jia Heng, took this scene into his eyes and sighed slightly.

At that time, everyone regarded Tiqi as a fierce beast and avoided them for fear of being too late. Now seeing Tiqi led by Yongningbo approaching and chatting cordially is a rare experience in his life.

"As Uncle Yongning said the day before yesterday, the soldiers come from the people, and the soldiers and the people are one, and the soldiers and the people help each other in the same boat, or the relationship between the soldiers and the people is like fish and water, even if there are Hu captives to invade, one hundred thousand civilians and one hundred thousand soldiers, every inch of mountains and rivers, every inch of blood." Xu Xu Opening his eyes and looking far away, his heart was filled with emotion.

During this period of time, I worked and talked with Jia Heng. This scholar, who was born as a Jinshi in the Imperial Academy, was impressed by Jia Heng's talent, learning, speech, and political views. , The heart of a child is still alive.

At this moment in the Kaifeng government office, the officers of the Kaifeng government office stood outside the gate, guarding with knives, and the Jinyi mansion guards surrounded the front and rear gates, guarding them tightly.

An internal eunuch with the surname Zou under Xiang Daiquan in the Daming Palace, who is in his early thirties, is sitting in the official hall and waiting for a long time. He asked with his head a general judge from Kaifeng Mansion who was accompanying him.

"Here we come, Master Taiwan is here."

Accompanied by the joyful voice of the scribes outside, he saw a few guards in flying fish suits and embroidered spring knives in the distance, holding umbrellas, surrounded by muddy young men in python suits, entering the official hall .

And the eunuch couldn't help but look up, startled, he couldn't believe his eyes, how could Yongning Bo, who was so energetic and handsome at the beginning, be so embarrassed?

"Uncle Yongning, who are you?" The eunuch got up and said in shock.

Jia Heng bowed his hands to the angel and said loudly: "This father-in-law just came down from the embankment and is covered in mud, so as not to be disrespectful, he will go to bathe and change clothes first, and prepare the incense table before receiving the order. Father-in-law can Drink tea first."

The inner eunuch came to his senses, looked at the Jinyi mansion guard who was also stained with flying fish clothes behind him, feeling inexplicable, and hurriedly said: "Then Uncle Yongning is going to take a bath, our family is waiting here."

He secretly thought, no wonder he is the red and purple figure next to His Majesty at such a young age, so loyal to the king's affairs and working tirelessly.

Well, when you go back, you should tell Eunuch Dai that you should be more forceful when you say good things about people behind your back.

In fact, Jia Heng's various actions in Henan were also spread to Shenjing through some secret channels of internal guard investigations, which were known to Emperor Chongping.

Not long after, Jia Heng finished bathing and changing clothes in the backyard. He changed into a new official python robe with a jade belt around his waist.

The decree is not complicated. Governor Jia Heng is in charge of the river course, and he is also in charge of the East River and the South River, and has full authority to deal with flood control and flood fighting matters.

Jia Heng received the imperial decree, looked serious, and asked: "My father-in-law, isn't Mr. Zhao Ge of the cabinet still in Sizhou?"

He has been fighting floods on the river embankment for the past few days, so he didn't pay attention to the news from Shenjing from Jinyi Mansion, but he also vaguely guessed some of Emperor Chongping's intentions, using his power to control the river, investigate corruption, and eliminate accumulated evils.

However, what happened in Beijing in the past few days and the specific details are unknown. This is the disadvantage of being too far away from the center, and the response is not timely enough.

The inner supervisor lowered his voice and said: "Uncle Yongning, before our family left, Mr. Dai told us that this time, the Holy Majesty was surprised and angry when he learned that Sizhou broke the embankment, and reprimanded many ministers at the court meeting. Uncle Yongning was appointed in the face of danger, the governor of Hewu, in order to tide over the flood, and Zhao Ge, the boss of the cabinet, will supervise the civil affairs and prepare disaster relief materials."

With a calm expression, Jia Heng thanked the eunuch, thinking about the movement of the court.

The Son of Heaven, the two parties of Qi and Zhejiang can't believe it, only him, but in this way, they have to fight against the Zhejiang party?

But, he didn't seem to have any choice.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, and said: "The official made some arrangements and went to Xuzhou immediately to discuss flood prevention and disaster relief plans with Mr. Zhao Ge. In addition, Governor Gao Bin of Nanhe committed suicide the day before yesterday. I am the governor of Jinyi, so I should also investigate In this case, we will find out the reasons for this case."

Now that he is no longer Vice-He, but also the governor of the river, he should also go to Xuzhou and Huai'an to have a look. If there is any flood discharge, a comprehensive plan is required.

Hearing the words, the inner eunuch Zou's face changed, he was obviously shocked by Nanhe Governor Gao Bin's suicide in fear of crime.

"This father-in-law, excuse me, I have to go to the study to write the memorial." As he spoke, he winked with Song Xuan, who was accompanying him, and asked him to entertain the middle official who delivered the decree, and then invited the imperial decree, came to the study, and began to write Memorials.

The main reason is that Gao Bin committed suicide in fear of crime.

Then he went out of the study, looked at Liu Jixian, the bodyguard in brocade clothes, and ordered: "Hurry up and gather the bodyguards, and go to Xuzhou overnight."

Now that we control both the South River and the East River, we can't just focus on Kaifeng Mansion. Fortunately, the water level has been declining in the past few days, but we need to talk to Jinyang, Xianning, and Yuanchun before leaving.

Jinyang Princess Palace, in the attic

Princess Jinyang sat behind a desk, and turned her eyes to look at the gray sky outside the window. Outside the window was a luxuriant sycamore tree, with large green leaves receiving raindrops. From time to time, there were intermittent ticking sounds, and the sky could be seen. From time to time, it falls along the plane tree.

"The rain seems to be a little less today." Li Rendan's lips parted slightly, and she looked at the female officer who took off the lantern cover and lit a candle with a torch.

Lian Xue stepped forward lightly, and said softly: "Your Highness, it's a little smaller."

Princess Jinyang suddenly sighed softly.

Lianxue comforted: "Your Highness, don't worry too much, Yongning Boji people have their own aura, and nothing will happen."

Princess Jinyang nodded her head and asked, "What are Chanyue and Xianning doing in the house?"

Yuan Chun approached, holding a cup of good tea, with a smile on his face, and said: "Your Highness, the few of them are getting together and working as female celebrities in the little princess's room."

Princess Jinyang also smiled lightly, and said: "These little girls are no longer playful together? It's rare to know how to do some things about my daughter's house."

In fact, even the playful and mischievous Xiangyun is also a good needleworker, which he practiced with a few aunts at Zhongjing Hou Shi Ding's house.

Princess Jinyang sat on the grand teacher's chair, picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and asked with a casual smile, "What did you do?"

Secretly thought, what he can't make are his clothes, right? You make the outer clothes, and I make the inner clothes?

"It's not summer anymore, let's make some fan covers or something." Yuan Chun said softly, turning his face to look out the window, Wu Zhu's longing beautiful eyes saw Missing.

It will be a few days after Brother Heng left.

At this moment, a female official walked up the stairs to the second floor and said, "Princess, Yongningbo is here."

When Princess Jinyang heard the words, she shook the teacup in her hand, and the splashed water fell on the back of her white hand like jade, and her beautiful face was filled with joy, and she asked, "Where is the person?"

Is the flood over?

While speaking, Jia Heng followed the female official into the attic, looking at Princess Jinyang, Yuan Chun and others.

"Brother Heng." Yuan Chun got up and looked at the pale young man with fixed eyes. When he took a closer look, he felt a slight shock in his heart, his nose was sore, and his beautiful and beautiful face turned pale.

Brother Heng has lost weight these days.

Princess Jinyang also looked at Jia Heng, stood there for a moment, her lips parted slightly, her voice trembled for some reason, and she asked, "Are you back?"

Jia Heng sat down, took the teacup delivered by Lianxue, met a gentle and beautiful gaze, and said in a clear voice: "The order of the imperial court just arrived is for my Governor Hedao Yamen, and I will receive it later I went to Xuzhou along the embankment to discuss flood control and flood fighting with Mr. Zhao Ge of the cabinet, and came back early to tell you that after eating, we will set off."

In the past few days, I have been stationed on the embankment of the Jiehe River, and I have lived and boarded on the embankment. I have never returned to Kaifeng Fucheng. The Yellow River has not broken its embankment.

Um?What happened to Yuanchun, his eyes are foggy?

Yuan Chun said softly: "Brother Heng is now in Kaifeng, and going to Xuzhou again?"

"Gao Bin, the former governor of Nanhe River, committed suicide because of the flooding of Sizhou, leaving a mess. I have to go and see. If the embankment is broken and the incident in Sizhou recurs, life for the court will be difficult." Jia Heng put down his tea. Cup, sighed.

When Yuan Chun heard the words, he suddenly remembered something, and said worriedly: "If there is another breach of the embankment, the imperial court..."

As he spoke, he paused and looked at Princess Jinyang who was at the side.

Princess Jinyang said softly: "Ziyu was the one who put out the fire in the past, so I can't blame him at all."

Jia Heng reassured and said: "That's not true. Gao Bin was responsible for the accident on the embankment, but it's better that nothing happens to the river embankment along the Jianghuai River. Even if it bursts, it can't be flooded like Sizhou. People will have an impact on the new policies of the court and the hearts of the people."

As the minister of military aircraft, he should also look at the internal environment of the big man from a global perspective, and he must first secure the inside if he fights against the outside world.

Princess Jinyang looked at the young man with full eyes, and said softly: "Then be careful on the road."

While the few people were talking, suddenly there were a few familiar voices from outside.

"Brother Heng..." The delicate voice was like a yellow warbler coming out of the valley, with a bit of innocence.

Then, accompanied by the fragrance of peonies and crabapples, Tanchun, Xiangyun, Li Chanyue, and Princess Xianning went up to the attic, accompanied by their maids, and they clearly heard the news of Jia Heng's return to the mansion.

Jia Heng turned to look at Xiangyun and Tanchun, with a smile on his face, he asked, "Sister Yun, I haven't seen you for a few days, what are you guys busy these days?"

Seeing the girl who looked like four golden flowers, I couldn't help but feel a little bit happier, mainly because Xiangyun's red apple face smiled contagiously.

Tanchun smiled lightly and said: "Just now I was drawing flowers in the princess's house and talking, Brother Heng, is the embankment okay?"

"It's okay, but it depends on the next few days. If the rain stops falling heavily, this year's river flood danger will pass." Jia Heng looked at the beautiful girl with warm eyes. Bounced a little.

Xiangyun approached, took Jia Heng's arm, and with a cute smile on Apple's round face, he said, "Brother Heng, I embroidered a sachet for you. There are many mosquitoes in summer, and you can drive them away by wearing it."

As he spoke, he took out a red embroidered pouch from his sleeve and handed it to Jia Heng.

Tanchun was stunned for a moment, glanced at Xiangyun, and seemed to be wondering, when did you embroider it?Did you manage it secretly while I was asleep at night?

Jia Heng reached out to take the sachet, looked at it carefully, and said softly: "Don't say you really need this, there are too many mosquitoes by the water, and burning wormwood doesn't help much."

As soon as this remark came out, Yuan Chun pursed his cherry lips, and looked at the young man with beautiful eyes like autumn waves, and couldn't hold back the tears in his eyes, so he quickly picked up a handkerchief and wiped it away.

And this scene was caught in Princess Xianning's eyes, her eyes moved slightly, but she didn't understand it, but instead asked: "Sir, has the flood passed?"

Jia Heng smiled lightly, turned his head to meet the girl's clear eyes, and said, "There is no dangerous work here in Kaifeng. After lunch, go to Xuzhou in the afternoon."

Xiangyun took the sachet at this time, and said in a delicate tone: "Then I will put it on for brother Heng."

Jia Heng didn't refuse either, and let Xiangyun lower his body, pass through the jade belt tied around his waist, and hang the sachet.

Princess Xianning asked in surprise, "Xuzhou?"

Tan Chunyingxiu also showed a strange color under her eyes, and asked, "Brother Heng?"

Li Chanyue had already come to the side of Princess Jinyang, raised her pretty face, but Princess Jinyang reached out and rubbed Liu Hai'er, then hugged her in her arms.

Jia Heng narrated the matter briefly, and said softly: "The situation here in Kaifeng is not too serious, but the people in Huaiyang have to prepare for floods and investigate cases. The palace wants me to go."

He is the governor of Jinyi, to put it bluntly, he is almost a piece of rag, wherever there is a stain, there is him, but his deputy envoy of the Beijing camp and his authority in military affairs have diluted this imperial power The positioning of the tool man.

However, besides using him at this time, the emperor seems to have no other reliable person to use.

"Then I will go to Xuzhou with my husband, and I will have someone to take care of me on the way." Princess Xianning said in a clear voice with bright eyes shining under her willow-leaf eyebrows.

The eldest princess of Jinyang's jade face changed slightly, her phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a faint flicker of clear light, and she turned to look at Princess Xianning with inexplicable meaning in her eyes.

Jia Heng smiled and said: "That's not necessary. I went to Huai'an this time to rush to repair the dangerous work, and I lived and boarded on the embankment. It's different from the leader of the Beijing camp last time. I got covered in mud before, so don't go there."

Before leading the army to quell the chaos, he was sitting in the rear, and Xianning had nothing to do with him, but now he has to go to the front line in person, and it is not easy for Xianning to follow.

Princess Jinyang also took up the conversation and said: "Xianning, Ziyu has taken the emperor's order to investigate the case. The officialdom is turbulent and unpredictable. It is easier to dodge than the open spear on the battlefield, and it is even more difficult to guard against the dark arrow. You follow!" , and worry about you being targeted and plotted against, be obedient and stay here with your aunt."

In the end, he looked like an elder.

When Princess Xianning heard the words, she turned to look at Princess Jinyang and gave a soft "um" with a sigh in her heart.

Anyway, after my aunt came, she could no longer be alone with her husband like before.

Seeing this, Jia Heng felt a strange feeling in his heart. He quickly changed the subject, looked at Princess Jinyang and Yuan Chun, and said, "Here in Kaifeng, if it doesn't rain heavily these two days, it should be fine. Let's see what happened today." The water level has not risen any more, it has dropped a bit, perhaps because the rainwater in the upstream provinces is less, you don’t need to stay in Kaifeng Mansion, just go back to Luoyang first.”

In fact, in the past few days, the rain in the northern provinces along the Yellow River has indeed stopped one after another, and the rain is completely concentrated in the Jianghuai River.

Princess Jinyang nodded and said, "There's nothing to do here, it's fine to go back."

He was not on the embankment, and they were here, big and small, which only made him worry.

Princess Xianning raised her eyes again and asked, "How long will you stay in Xuzhou this time, sir?"

"I can't tell now. It may take until the end of the month. This time the flood is over." Jia Heng said softly, and immediately said: "It's noon now, prepare some lunch, pack up later, and go to the mansion Ya left."

(End of this chapter)