The Red Mansions

Chapter 609 "The Story of Chen He"

Chapter 609 "The Story of Chen He"

Honor Hall

Following Yuan Chun's words, Xiangyun's heart was also aroused, and the people in Rongqing hall were moved.

Suddenly, a group of bright flames went towards Jiamu.

Wearing a long jacket with pink and purple embroidered golden peony patterns on a red background, and a pink and purple long skirt, the girl left the embroidered pier and walked closer. Sitting in front of Jia Mu, she said charmingly: "Grandma, I also want to go to Luoyang to play." .”

Xiangyun's father called Jia's mother his aunt, and when it came to talking about it, he really wanted to call her aunt.

"You child, didn't your eldest sister just say that she accompanied the eldest princess to Luoyang to run errands, not to play." Jia Mu smiled and looked at the girl with an apple-blushing face. It's the kind smile of a grandmother.

Speaking of which, since the Spring Festival, Xiangyun lived in Rongguo Mansion, and later Shi Ding entered the Military Aircraft Department, and for some reason, the historian never mentioned the matter of picking him up.

Xiangyun took Jia Mu's arm, and with a smile on Apple's round face, she said coquettishly, "Grandma, let me go, I'm not messing around."

A few strands of hair at the girl's temples were braided with a red headband, and as she swayed Jiamu's arm up and down, she brushed her rosy face in her ear.

And the golden unicorn hanging around its neck is also jumping and playing on the low hill.

Seeing this scene, Daiyu's starry eyes twinkled, her pink lips pursed, and she couldn't help feeling envious.

In this small square house, anyone can go to Luoyang, but she can't go anywhere, and no one asks her if she wants to go.

If he was there, would he ask her?

Catching the sadness in Daiyu's eyebrows, Baoyu was sensitive, lowered his voice, and said in relief: "Sister Lin, there is nothing to go to Luoyang. If my sister wants to see peony, I will let Mingyan come from Luoyang for the next two days. You can just buy a few plants from the merchants here, and you don’t have to go all the way to Luoyang, the journey is tiring, and my sister’s body can’t bear it.”

Daiyu smiled lightly, and said, "I don't want to bother my second elder brother."

How can the peonies in Shenjing compare with Luoyang?

Besides, she didn't want to see Peony, but...

Can't help but think of the previous letter, the willows on both sides of the Yellow River embankment, really vaguely resemble her eyebrows and eyes?

Thinking of this, Daiyu frowned, her starry eyes were absent-minded, and Fangxin sighed quietly.

Seeing this, Baoyu felt a little irritable in his heart, but he couldn't say anything.

I don't know when, although sister Lin was still talking and laughing to him as usual, but she gave him the feeling that she was not as close as usual.

When talking recently, his mind is often distracted, his brows are frowning, and he seems to be happy or angry.

Jia Mu smiled and said: "Okay, okay, girl Yun, don't shake it, let me ask."

Xiangyun chuckled, then looked expectantly at Tanchun and Yuanchun.

Jiamu turned to look at Tanchun, and said with a smile: "Third girl, last time your elder brother Heng said that he would take you there, but this time since your eldest sister is leading you, then go, just take the maid, where are you going? Send someone to send a letter back to say hello."

Sanyatou has a straightforward temperament, just like a boy, Brother Heng also loves Sanyatou, and she is not too worried about Sanyatou going to Luoyang.

Mrs. Wang's complexion was gloomy, she stared at Yuan Chun, sighed helplessly, and swallowed back the words that came to her lips.

That's good, the two of them went to Luoyang to relax and relax, and they didn't want to mention the matter of becoming a monk again.

Xiangyun still begged Jiamu, Jiamu rubbed Xiangyun's head and said, "I like playing so much at such a young age, but I can pay it off when I grow up."

Yun girl's innocent and innocent temperament is really similar to when she was young.

"Okay, if your eldest sister agrees, you and Tan Yatou can go together." Jia Mu laughed.

In fact, it is because of the accompanying Princess Jinyang and Yuan Chun, in the eyes of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, Yuan Chun is already an adult, and the eldest sister is like a mother, with two oil bottles, and there is nothing wrong with taking care of them. .

Of course, it is also due to the convenient transportation of the canal between Shenjing and Luoyang.

Hearing this, Xiangyun ran to Yuanchun again, grabbed Yuanchun's arm, and said, "Big sister, take me to Luoyang too. I've never been to Luoyang in my life."

As he spoke, he repeated his old trick, shaking Yuan Chun's arm aside, begging.

Everyone watching this scene was amused.

Yuan Chun looked at Xiang Yun, who was full of joy and innocent face, sighed softly in his heart, and said with a light smile: "Sister Yun, going to Luoyang is not just for fun, there is still business."

"What about the third sister, how could she go?" Xiang Yun pouted her plump and rosy lips, and said unhappy.

Tanchun glanced at Xiangyun with clear eyes, and hurriedly said: "Brother Heng said to take me there earlier, and I can also help Brother Heng to copy and write things."

Xiangyun smiled, showing two shiny little canine teeth, and said, "Then I can do it too."

Hearing the two little girls bickering quietly, Mother Jia had kind eyes and a happy heart, instead she smiled and persuaded her, and said: "Big girl, Yun girl has been in Beijing all the time, so it's better to let Yun girl go out for a walk, besides, Brother Heng He can also take good care of the two sisters in Henan."

A gentle smile appeared on Yuan Chun's plump, white and greasy cheeks, and he said softly: "Then old ancestor, I will go to the eldest princess's mansion tomorrow to ask."

What do you say to the eldest princess when she goes over tomorrow?

Not only did she go to see Brother Heng, but she also brought her two younger sisters with her?

Besides, she went to Henan to be with him... to love each other as a family.

Mother Jia nodded, with a serious expression on her face, and asked with concern: "What did you and the eldest princess say?"

Just now it was just a little girl's playfulness, now it's time to ask about the business.

Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang also looked at Yuan Chun with concern.

Yuan Chun suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his heart, and said softly: "Brother Heng, the governor of Henan Military and Political Affairs, is currently consolidating the river. The palace thought that the money was not enough, so it asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to allocate some money for emergency. Princess Yang is going to escort her."

Mother Jia showed emotion on her old face, and said: "For the affairs of the river, how much money is poured into the water, and it's just a sound of water. Brother Heng is now supervising the repair of the Yellow River, and repairing the embankment carefully. It can also benefit the people on both sides of the Yellow River."

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "The old lady is really well-informed, she even knows everything about the Yellow River."

"I heard it before when Duke Xiao Guo was here." Mother Jia said with a smile.

All these years, she has spent her life in the back house, caring for her grandchildren, but back then she was also a serious lady of the state, and she has seen the ups and downs of several dynasties, how could she not know these things?

Jiamu asked again: "What do you say on this road? Is it by car or by boat? Has the road been smooth?"

Yuan Chun explained: "It's by boat, and there are officers and soldiers escorting the road. Brother Heng also said that he will come to Tongguan to pick him up and escort him along the way. There won't be any problems."

When Jia Mu heard this, she felt relieved, smiled and said, "Brother Heng is very considerate."

Immediately, he turned his eyes to look at Xiangyun and Tanchun who were on the side, and said: "Your maids also take them with you, so I can serve you on the way."

Yuan Chun nodded and agreed.

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Time flies like water, and before you know it, another three to five days have passed.

Now it is the middle of April, after Jia Heng gave orders to the generals of the Beijing camp stationed on the Yellow River embankment, he left Kaifeng City. Under the escort of five hundred cavalry troops of the Beijing camp and a large number of guards in brocade clothes, Jia Heng and Princess Xianning led the light cavalry. Westward to Luoyang, connecting with the ships of Princess Jinyang, and along the way, the flying pigeons of Jinyi Fuwei passed the news.

The city of Luoyang has been used as the accompanying capital of Shenjing since the Han dynasty established its capital. extravagant.

Emperor Chongping also toured Luoyang three times in three years, eight years, and 11 years in Chongping. In recent years, he has not been to Luoyang very much.

Therefore, Emperor Chongping was furious when he heard that Kaifeng had fallen and Luoyang was in danger. This was because of Luoyang's political position among the cities of the Han Dynasty.

At the same time, honorable nobles of the state often set up fields and houses in Luoyang City. For example, honorable nobles who were excluded in the Taizong Dynasty lived in Luoyang. In May, peonies are in full bloom, and the whole Luoyang is even more fragrant.

The eldest princess of Jinyang also has a separate garden in Luoyang, and she has visited Luoyang in the past.

In the evening, when the Golden Crow falls in the west, the majestic and majestic Luoyang City seems to be shrouded in the sunset light, and the clouds and clouds are scattered and beautiful.

In fact, in the entire land of Henan, from March to April this year, it has not rained a few times, and the sunset is always glowing, burning the western sky like a flame.

It can be said that from top to bottom, although they cooperated with the construction of the embankment, they still felt that Xia Xun was just Jia Heng's unreasonable speculation. Many people were waiting to see the joke of Jia Heng, the master of Taiwan.

At that time, on the official road to the southeast of Luoyang City, the willows beside the road were swaying in the wind, the greenery was eye-catching, the smoke and dust billowed at the end of the sky, and the flags were like a forest.

Hundreds of horses galloped into the east gate of Luoyang City. The Jingying cavalry in charge of guarding Luoyang City had already been notified by several groups of scouts sent by Jia Heng in advance, leaving a separate gate for those led by Jia Heng. Qingqi entered Luoyang City.

Delifang, a gatehouse with green walls and black tiles, with the word "Jia's Mansion" inscribed on the lintel.

backyard, attic

"Sir, this house is quite quiet. Did you buy it not long ago, sir?" Princess Xianning took off the wingless crown on her head, and the girl wore a flying fish suit with black hair draped behind her shoulders. She looked at Jia Heng with sparkling eyes. .

It's really well prepared. She's only been playing around with her husband for the past few days, and she doesn't know when she ordered someone to do it.

Jia Heng nodded, and said: "In the future, you can't say that you have to go here often to deal with government affairs, and you can't always stay in the official office of Henan Mansion. It can be regarded as the governor's office."

In order for Princess Jinyang to come to Luoyang, he made preparations in advance. In Luoyang, he asked someone to buy three houses early on. One was for his own living. In the future, he could not bring Qin Keqing to Luoyang for a short stay, and the remaining two were for rendezvous. ...the three caves of the cunning rabbit.

Princess Xianning's clear eyes sparkled, she fixedly looked at the young man opposite, and said quietly: "Sir, my aunt has another garden in Luoyang."

Jia Heng was surprised and said: "Oh? I don't know much about this. I actually don't know much about the eldest princess."

Princess Xianning's bright eyes flashed, she smiled lightly, and said, "Sir, I've also bought a house in the past two days, how about buying it next to my aunt?"

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice: "It's not necessary to buy together, it's easy to go to the wrong door..."

Princess Xianning: "???"

Easy to go to the wrong door?

A wave of anger welled up in my heart, my husband also liked to tease her with that person recently, but in fact it was Jia Heng who was relieving the slightly tense atmosphere.

"Zhi'er." Jia Heng paused, took Princess Xianning's jade hand, hugged the slim and beautiful girl in his arms, and said softly.

"En." Princess Xianning leaned her head against the boy's arms.

Jia Heng felt the breath of youth overflowing, and it stuck to the ear of that beautiful face, and said in a gentle voice: "Zhi'er, you are resting at the house these few days, I will lead people to Tongguan, and I will go to Tongguan." In just two days, we arrived in Luoyang."

He planned to come by boat with Princess Jinyang.

The bright eyes under Princess Xianning's beautiful eyebrows dimmed, and her cherry lips moved, but she didn't insist anymore, and said in a clear voice: "Then I will wait here for sir."

Jia Heng helped the girl's shoulders, held those two shiny pink lips, for a long time, looked warmly at Princess Xianning, who had a bright cheek and a slight breath, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, I'll be back soon gone."

"Then it's so late today, sir, why don't you start tomorrow? I have prepared a new dance today, sir, would you like to see it?" Princess Xianning tremblingly said.

Before the husband goes to see that person, she always leaves some for him... to think about, so that the husband will not be immersed in the tenderness of that person, and then forget her.

When she was a child, in her eyes, that person was beautiful, elegant, graceful and noble, and as she approached Luoyang City, she also felt a little... afraid.

Jia Heng raised his eyes and glanced at the twilight outside the window, and said in a low voice: "It's a bit late, so let's rest in Luoyang for the night, you go take a bath first, and change your clothes."

"En." Princess Xianning said in a clear voice, got up and left the attic.

After Xianning left, Jia Heng heaved a sigh of relief and looked far away.

He needs to do a good job of ideological work on Jinyang's side before Xianning sees Jinyang, otherwise the two of them will meet directly, like Baochai and Keqing, and it will be difficult to clean up.

At this moment, a voice suddenly called out, "Captain."

Then, a series of light footsteps came from behind the screen.

Jia Heng came out of the wing room, looked at Xia Houying, who was beautiful in the beautifully patterned flying fish suit, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, and asked, "Xiahou, what's the matter?"

Xia Houying raised her eyes and glanced at Jia Heng, tried her best to hide her complicated thoughts, and said in a clear voice: "Meng Jinwen, governor of Henan Province, and several generals who stayed in Luoyang from the Beijing camp, held a thin banquet for the governor to clean up the dust, and returned A king of Chu heard that the governor came to Luoyang, and he wanted to come to see him, saying that he wanted to ask about the evidence of previous bribes from the Qianhu Office in Luoyang, and take them to the capital together."

Xia Houying watched Jia Heng dealt with Princess Jinyang and Princess Xianning all the time. The good feelings she had formed because of Cuihua Mountain's suppression of bandits and the smart determination of the bandit's lair were not much left now.

Jia Heng pondered for a while, and ordered: "Tell them, we will go there at night."

After thinking about it, he asked, "King Chu, did he go to Wei Zhengfan's residence?"

A few days ago, Feige of the Jinyi Mansion in Beijing passed a letter saying that the imperial court had sent the guards of the King of Chu and the two feudal clans of Zheng to the capital, and he knew about it.

Xia Houying said: "The King of Chu just arrived in Luoyang City yesterday. According to the investigators from the Luoyang Qianhu Office, he has already been to the mansion, but we don't know what he talked about."

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, then said softly: "We'll meet you in the evening."

The king of Chu wanted to bring the two feudal clans Wei and Zheng into Beijing for questioning. If they wanted to make it impossible for the two feudal clans to come back in the capital, they had to send all the relevant criminal evidence to the capital.

As for the lineage of Wei and Zheng, according to his estimation, Emperor Chongping will deal with it, but there is a high probability that it will not be too severe. Encirclement and reduction of nobles are all serious things.

In fact, it is not good for him to intervene too deeply in the clan. Even if he initiates, the rest can only be left to the civil servants to charge forward.

Xia Houying was about to take orders and leave when she heard Jia Heng's voice calling, "Come back."

Facing Xia Houying's surprised eyes, Jia Heng ordered: "You go and inform Liu Jixian, and ask him to compile the recent Shilin folk sentiments about Luoyang collected by Qianhu in Luoyang into a book, deliver it over, and get it from the government office. , let’s hurry these days, I want to check the residence newspapers in Shenjing and Nanjing.”

As a military officer and an important minister of the Han Dynasty, he must use brocade clothes as his eyes and ears to monitor the world at all times, and the mansion newspaper is a must-read for officials in the officialdom every day.

After Xia Houying left, Jia Heng turned around and went back to the house. He came to the study in the inner room, picked up the teapot, and planned to pour himself a cup of tea, and read while drinking.

Not long after, Xia Houying left and returned, holding a thick book in her hand, as well as the relevant residence newspapers that Jia Heng asked for.

Jia Heng thanked, picked up a cup of tea, and passed it over naturally, saying: "Just put it on the desk, this is the Longjing after the rain just sent from Luoyang, try it."

Xia Houying's ice-cold jade face moved slightly, hesitated for a while, reached out to take the teacup, and said in a low voice, "Thank you, my lord."

"You have been traveling all the way, eating and sleeping in the open air, and you have worked hard. Sit there and rest for a while. You should go to take a bath and change later, so go take a bath and change." Jia Heng picked up the teapot again and poured himself a cup, and said softly Then, immediately, holding a teacup, she sat down on the grand teacher's chair behind the desk, picked up the mansion newspaper, flipped through it with downcast eyes, and ignored Xia Houying.

Being so "out of sight" and being treated equally as a friend, Xia Houying's bright eyes flickered, her expression a little unnatural, she sat lightly on the pear-blossom wooden chair, and couldn't help taking a peek at the boy.

But he saw the young man in the python suit sitting behind the square desk, holding a newspaper in his hand, reading intently.

The golden red glow of the evening was projected on her young and stern face, and there was no firmness in her eyes or eyebrows. A few days ago, she occasionally caught a glimpse of the intimate appearance of kissing and kissing in front of His Highness Xianning.

Jia Heng looked serious, flipping through a mansion newspaper from a few days ago, his eyes were flipping through it word by word, the page on the left read, "The leader of the bandit, Gao Yue Lingchi, was executed, and the prisoner, Qian Yushan, beheaded Niu Jizong. For a moment."

His face paused, and he looked at the date subconsciously. It was a mansion report from a few days ago.

As a platform for releasing official news, Di Bao not only releases more important news, but also contains the emperor's daily life, words and deeds, edicts, edicts, edicts, decrees, etc., as well as news about the appointment and dismissal of officials , as well as the memorials of ministers and local officials and the emperor's corresponding Zhu Zhu.

The news that Jia Heng was promoted to Yongning Bo was published in the mansion newspaper before.

As for the news of the rebellion in the Central Plains, after the Jingying army recaptured Kaifeng Fucheng, Di Baocai wrote a short message, briefly describing the civil uprising in the Central Plains, the people were killed, and the imperial court was sending the Jingying army to arrest them.

In other words, it was not until today that the Di Bao fully reviewed the events of the bandit leader Gao Yue and characterized it as the most serious "riot" since the founding of the Han Dynasty.

In the words of the Di Bao: "The thieves and bandits have been cruel and violent. Since the capture of Kaifeng, they have massacred the people, looted property, burned, killed and raped. As soon as the army and heavenly soldiers arrived, the thieves disappeared, and Xiaoxiao had nowhere to hide..."

Jia Heng flipped through the sharp comments on the mansion newspaper, his face paused, his eyes lingered on the writer's name, and he secretly thought, in fact, he could add a sentence, after investigation, there was a collusion between Kou Xiao and Donglu... deliberate, It has been planned for a long time.

Jia Heng put down the mansion newspaper, took a sip from the teacup, and picked up a new one, which was the mansion newspaper delivered recently.

Reflected by the sunset light, on the title, there is impressively written "Chen He Shishu" played by Jia Heng the day before yesterday——

"I heard that the emperor ruled the world peacefully, and he did not follow the heavens and the seasons. The time and the year are abundant. Therefore, the former sages said, "The husband grows in spring and grows in summer, and harvests in autumn and stores in winter. This is the great scripture of the way of heaven. Said: The great smoothness of the four seasons must not be lost."

"I think that over the years, there has been a severe drought in the north, thousands of miles of red fields, and the people have been plagued by locusts twice. It is difficult to manage crops, and the people are in trouble. The blame is due to the lack of water conservancy, poor adjustment during the drought, and lack of dredging before the flood. Every drought Then there is no water to adjust, and there is no river to dredge when there is news of the flood, and the floods will flood, and the officials of the prefectures and counties are all helpless, touching their foreheads and sighing.

"My minister Meng Sheng entrusted me with the task of enforcing the frontiers and the responsibility of the herdsmen. Since I supervised Henan, I have been in the public office all night, and I dare not neglect it. I only know that the first thing to do in Henan is to focus on agriculture, and the first to focus on water conservancy. Therefore, I patrolled the Yellow River every ten months. Along the section of the river embankment, we can see that the embankment is dilapidated, weeds are overgrown, the river is silted up, craftsmen are scattered, and the corruption of the river officials is investigated. More than [-]%, the depth of river affairs is shocking..."

"Since this summer, I have been advised by well-educated people who are well versed in water conservancy and astronomical phenomena, that there will be long-term droughts and rains, so be prepared and avoid any danger. Therefore, dikes have been built to wait for river floods, and river affairs have been strictly ordered..."

This is the memorandum that Jia Heng submitted a few days ago, apparently at the behest of Emperor Chongping, it was published in the Mansion Newspaper, and it was thought that the local officials at the center of the Han Dynasty were well known.

And below, there is an edict from Emperor Chongping's Zhu Zhu: "Strictly order the governors of the provinces and prefectures and county officials of the Yellow River to renovate the embankments before summer, and watch the floods to prevent accidents."

Perhaps because the lessons of the Central Plains Rebellion were too painful, Emperor Chongping, who "regret not listening to Ziyu's words", already had some stress reactions.

In the last few days, the residence newspaper has repeatedly informed the ministers to pay attention to the prevention of the flood of the Yellow River, and ordered the Military Aircraft Department to write to the governors of various places to always pay attention to the flood season and build water conservancy to deal with possible summer flood disasters.

He also asked Di Bao to spread to all provinces to show that he attaches great importance to agricultural and mulberry water conservancy, and Jia Heng has also made intensive appearances these days.

"The half-monthly letter finally took effect, but the emperor's reaction was a bit strong, and he took the trouble to complain again and again. Now the cabinet and military planes think that the emperor has been persuaded by me, so they toss the officials. Since then, if there is no Xia Xun , I'm afraid...will be selected as the annual political joke of the big man." Jia Heng frowned, thinking.

Of course, if the summer flood comes as scheduled, it will be the emperor Shengming, Shan Nachen said.

Thinking like this, Jia Heng couldn't help picking up a mansion newspaper from Nanjing from another stack, his face was indifferent, his brows were slightly frowned, but a few lines of black and white words jumped into his eyes.

"Because the Governor of Henan has repeatedly written and sent letters to the Governor's Yamen of Liangjiang, mentioning that there may be heavy rains this summer, and his words are convincing. Therefore, the government along the Huanghuai River should build embankments and dams to guard against summer floods. The Governor's Yamen of Liangjiang ordered Jiang The Zuo Buzhengshi and other government offices have prepared disaster relief supplies to meet emergency needs."

The lower section reads: "Governor Gao Bin of Nanhe sent a letter to the Yamen of the governor of Liangjiang. After checking both sides of the river bank, the embankment is as solid as gold, and it can withstand the once-in-30-year flood."

"This Shen Jiefu clearly wants to put me on the fire." Jia Heng's eyes were deep, and he understood the meaning in a flash of thought.

These old bureaucrats are all good hands in the officialdom.

This non-stick skill, combined with the imperial edict of Emperor Chongping, not to mention other things, I am afraid that in the land of Jiangnan, if there is no heavy rain and floods after summer, the officials who have been tossed will be full of complaints and secretly treat him and the emperor. This pair of sons, monarchs and ministers, said nothing to worry about.

In fact, Jia Heng's "Chen He Shi Shu" and the letters and official documents with the governor of Liangjiang, Shen Fang, were published in the Di Bao at this moment, and had already spread among scholars in the south of the Yangtze River.

Of course, it’s not going to be a major event. Unlike the chaos in the Central Plains, some people retort that it’s a big deal, but in the era of rewarding farming and mulberry, and emphasizing water conservancy, no one will object to planning for a rainy day and being prepared.

At most, it was a few discussions among scholars. After the emperor passed through Henan, he had already obeyed Yongning Boyan.

Who is Yongningbo?

Minister of military aircraft, military honor of the country.

Oh, that's all right, how does Wu Xun know about farmland water conservancy?It is not surprising that it is generous and laughable.

(End of this chapter)