The Red Mansions

Chapter 594 Emperor Chongping: 6 Memorials?

Chapter 594 Emperor Chongping: ... Liufeng Memorial?

governor's office, government office

The young man in python sitting behind the table glanced at the officials below, and said in a deep voice: "This time, we will no longer impose corvee on the common people, but we will use the former rebels as the main force to build river embankments. The infantry will also support them, but in order to complete the construction period as soon as possible, there is still a certain manpower gap. The counties recruit people who have difficulty making ends meet. Those who are willing to dig the river embankment can get a share of grain and rice from the government as a subsidy for their family's livelihood. For this matter, the counties are not allowed to forcibly recruit, but rely on individual voluntary."

All the county magistrates below were both delighted and surprised when they heard this explanation.

Ye Lang, the magistrate of Taikang County, looked relaxed, and quickly cupped his hands and said: "I am on behalf of the people in the county, thank you for your kindness."

After the discussions among the magistrates and magistrates stopped for a while, Jia Heng said slowly, "There are too many corvees, and the common people have suffered from the pain of harnessing the river. Now that the soldiers of the Beijing camp have arrived in Henan, they will coordinate the guards of all the prefectures. Locally, if the people voluntarily build rivers, the government will reward them with grain and rice."

During the Central Plains Rebellion, more than [-] thieves and bandits were captured before and after, and they certainly could not be released immediately. It would take about three years of labor reform, and more than [-] men were kidnapped. Once the service is over, they can be released back to the countryside to cultivate acres of land.

At the same time, the [-] infantry from the Beijing camp had to take turns to build the embankment in several squads. There was no fighting at all before, so sending them here was not in vain.

In this way, there will be nearly [-] soldiers and civilians, and there will be no shortage of manpower to repair dikes and dig ditches.

Another problem is silver. The stones and earthwork needed to build dikes and weirs need silver to buy.

For this part, Jia Heng intends to confiscate the wealth of the corrupt officials in the river, and then call the wealthy households in Fengfu City to donate. If the surplus is still not enough, he will ask the imperial court to allocate money.

At present, the Jinyi Mansion has sealed off the treasury under the jurisdiction of the Hedao Governor's Yamen, and when the imperial court's decree arrives, it will immediately check the accounts, write off the verification, and confiscate the family property of the corrupt officials in the Hedao.

It can be said that in this ancient land, as long as the bureaucratic machinery is in operation and wants to accomplish something, nothing is impossible.

The governor of a province, the chief official of the frontier, has no constraints, and almost agrees with one another.

To put it bluntly, Jia Heng had a dream last night, and the dream could come true the next day.

"I just said these two things, and the county magistrates should handle them accordingly when they go back, so there will be no delay." Jia Heng said in a deep voice with an indifferent expression.

"Yes." All the officials below agreed to say yes.

Jia Heng glanced at the dozens of county magistrates below, and after a moment of silence, he turned his head to Song Xuan, the magistrate of Xiangfu County, and said: "County Song, the corruption and corruption of officials gathered in the past three days, is related to several magistrates. , Zhizhou Bulletin."

Previously, Song Xuan was in charge of collecting, summarizing, and verifying the clues of relevant thieves and corrupt officials in prefectures and counties provided by Ding Fu. Relevant officials and deeds were registered and recorded, and additional personnel were sent to inspect and verify.

Song Xuan said: "Yes, my lord."

This young official's face inherited the fine genes of the Song family, his face was as white as jade, and his facial features were even more handsome.

While speaking, he picked up the booklet at hand, got up, looked at a group of officials in the field, and said loudly: "After recording the confessions of the thieves and Dingfu, we sent people to verify, and the magistrates of Zhongmu County, Kang Keqing and Yangwu County magistrate Du Shaoxiu, Xihua County magistrate Fan Guiyong, Xiangcheng County magistrate Zhan Jingzhen, and Shangshui County magistrate Lu Hongzhang. Since their tenure, the five have corrupted the law and accepted bribes. The gentry in the county invaded the grain fields of the people and settled the lawsuit of human life. They were greedy, cruel and surly, and their notoriety was notorious, which caused the people to boil with resentment..."

Through the collection of clues from different gangsters and thieves, we were convinced of different sources, and after verification, five county officials with particularly serious problems and particularly bad nature were confirmed.

As soon as this remark came out, Kang Keqing, the magistrate of Zhongmu County, changed his complexion drastically, and his mind sank, and he shouted: "Master Taiwan, I am wronged by this official, I am wronged by this official, these are all those unscrupulous people who have sprayed blood. , clean as water, never acted so greedy and cruel."

Du Shaoxiu, magistrate of Yangwu County, even knelt down with a "plop", his face was ashen, and he said in a trembling voice: "I have been wronged by officials, and there has never been any corruption."

The other two magistrates were also pale, with cold hands and feet.

Song Xuan was expressionless, and said in a deep voice: "These are the convictions of different people, and after detailed verification, the relevant evidence is conclusive."

Jia Heng glanced at several people, and said in a deep voice: "Whether you are wronged or not, it depends on the inspection and interrogation by the yamen."

He looked at Liao Mingkun, deputy envoy of Ancha, and said, "Liao Ancha, immediately take these five people back to the Yasi for detailed questioning."

Liao Mingkun's expression changed, he didn't dare to neglect, he got up and cupped his hands at the boy in the python suit: "Your Majesty will obey your orders."

Not long after, the yamen servants came in from outside the government hall, and escorted away the ashen-faced officials, and Liao Mingkun also left the yamen hall.

Jia Heng turned to look at one of the counselors, and said: "The experience department of the vassal department prepares the personnel files of Qipin magistrates and county officials in this province, and moves them to the governor's office. This official will personally intervene."

He wanted to sort out the personnel affairs of the whole Henan province, and sent Jinyi Mansion inspectors to assess the officials in the province, from official voice to ability, comprehensively score them, and compile them into an assessment form for promotion and appointment.

According to the Dahan Huidian, the local governors, especially the governor-general, are high-ranking and powerful, and can be described as integrating administrative, legislative, judicial, supervisory, and military powers.

Among them, the power of supervision includes the exercise of the right to assess officials at all levels below the subordinate civil official cloth, press two divisions, academic administration, and military officer Dusi commander, and has the right to participate in this topic for the subordinate civil and military officials.

As for the power of personnel, the civil servants and Taoist government have the right to promote and transfer, and they can directly appoint officials without going through the Ministry of Officials, but they need to file with the Ministry of Officials.

That is to say, officials in prefectures and counties, as well as those who are divided into guards and patrols, can basically be appointed freely. Unless there are extreme cases such as complete removal and replacement, generally they only need to file with the Ministry of Officials.

Legislative power, including the ability to formulate provincial regulations.

That's why Shi Ding wanted to be a governor. The governor is equivalent to the local emperor.

Therefore, the governor is okay, the power is limited to civil affairs, and the governor is particularly powerful.

In the past, the Han Dynasty also set up governor-general dispatches in Sichuan, Liangjiang, Huguang, and Guangdong-Guangzhou. It was set up because of the short period of the war, and it was done afterwards.

If Jia Heng stays in Henan for a short time, he will leave with him. If Henan resets the governor to supervise the civil affairs, the power must be greatly reduced.

As several magistrates were taken away "in the middle of the meeting", the expressions of the officials in the field changed slightly, and they dared not show their atmosphere, and their hearts were awe-inspiring.

Jia Heng's face was like black water, and his voice was like gold and stone. He said: "The imperial court is in chaos, and the people have no livelihood. Most of them are local officials who are greedy and cruel and don't know how to care for the people. You are the parents of a county, so you should take it as a warning."

"Yes, my lord." All the officials below responded with hands clasped.

As for some people who harbor resentment, how could their small arms twist their thighs?

Jia Heng warned the magistrate a few more times, and then ordered people to lead the magistrate down to rest.

As soon as the local officials left, Jia Heng glanced over the officials of the two divisions, fixed his eyes on a person's face, and called out: "Xu Shenyi."

"The next official is here." A fourth-rank official with an elegant face and a thin figure quickly got up and saluted.

Only then did the five magistrates be dismissed on the spot, which not only frightened the local officials, but also greatly frightened the officials of the vassal and standard divisions present.

Jia Hengdao: "In the name of the governor's office, an official newspaper is organized, which is mainly used to educate the people about the policy of benefiting the people of the governor's office and the center of the imperial court. Teaching people's list, salty envoys and hearing."

Mansion newspaper, there is it.

Xu Shenyi was not surprised.

Jia Hengdao: "The content includes the construction of a clean government, the important news of the province, and the disclosure of government affairs...Editors can ask for help from the school and government office, recruit from the provincial, prefectural, and county schools, and recruit storytellers and folk artists who sing songs from the people. , compiled stories of corrupt officials, local tyrants and evil gentry into "The Record of Evil People", "Biography of Corrupt Officials" and other storytelling and operas, went to the countryside to publicize, and sang north and south."

In this era, limited by traditional characters, the illiteracy rate of the common people is relatively high, and most of them cannot read newspapers.

Therefore, newspapers still promote more to Shilin (schools), while Chinese opera and storytelling are to promote and educate the people at the grassroots level in counties and townships.

Although he is not afraid of notoriety, he will not give up the position of public opinion, because if he does not occupy it, others will occupy it, especially those who can study are small and medium landlords.

He is not trying to divide the land evenly in the Central Plains, regardless of good and evil, and fundamentally destroy a class.

Instead, in the name of judicial proceedings, the powerful and evil gentry should be eliminated in a targeted manner, so as to ease the sharp social contradictions.

As for the simplification of pinyin to eliminate illiteracy and open up the wisdom of the people, this is all after he has truly taken charge of the state affairs and climbed the technological tree.

In fact, before the start of industrialization, the low productivity could not afford to support so many high-ranking people who did not engage in production. They all studied and became officials, and all sat in sedan chairs. Who would farm?Who will carry the sedan chair?

Those scholars who have mastered liberal arts knowledge will become a huge factor of social instability if they are not employed, and the cost of governance will also increase accordingly.

After all, imperial examination education must be subordinate to the development of industrial categories and be oriented by social needs.

The beginning of the industrialization era naturally requires laborers who have received basic education and knowledge and skills to join the production sector. This is a change in the economic base, which urgently calls for the adaptation and matching of the political superstructure. If you are not adapted, it will help you adapt and match.

Jia Heng thought about it, looked at Xu, who was sometimes confused and stunned, and said: "Later, I will record the methods and methods in a book, and you can go back and try to figure it out. If there is anything you don't understand, please come and ask."

In fact, the government-run residence newspaper contains important news from time to time, such as where a certain high-ranking official was appointed by the Ministry of Officials, but it is more aimed at the government and scholars.

"The next official takes the order." Xu Shengui accepted the order and understood it. Immediately, his face showed some thought, and he asked, "My lord, what is the name of the newspaper?"

A government-run newspaper must always have a name.

Jia Heng thought for a while, and said, "Let's call it Dahe Bao."

Xu Shenzhi thought for a while, his eyes lit up, and he said flatteringly: "The river is surging, and the turbid waves are emptying. Master Taiwan has a good literary talent and a good name."

Jia Heng didn't care too much, this kind of old literati are good at making far-fetched conclusions.

Waiting for Xu Shenshu to lead the errand to the Xuezheng Yamen to find Xuezheng recruiters.

Jia Heng turned to look at Feng Lian and said, "Mr. Feng, after the manpower is fully recruited, the people in the Hegong Yamen will start construction one after another."

Feng Lian said: "The construction has already started in the past few days. The amount of dredging the river is not much."

The Tongji Canal has been used by the imperial court to transfer grain to Guanzhong. In fact, the situation is not too bad.

"The embankment of the Yellow River farther away should also be repaired to prevent flooding again." Jia Heng said.

After the officials of the two divisions, the Fan and the Standard, were sent away, only a group of generals and schools from the Beijing camp remained in the official hall.

Not only Qu Guang, Cai Quan and other veterans in the Guoyong camp, but also Qi Jianhui, Xie Jing, Pang Shili and other generals who actively approached Jia Heng after he took charge of the Beijing camp.

Jia Heng looked at Qi Jianhui, and said, "Qi Tongzhi, you, Cai Guerrilla, and General Pang, lined up several battalions of infantry from the Beijing camp to prepare for the embankment."

Qi Jianhui and Pang Shili agreed one after another.

Jia Heng looked at Cai Quan first, he had issued a letter to the Ministry of War, recommending Cai Quan as a general, if there is no accident, there will be an official document coming down soon.

Throwing to Qu Guang, he said: "General Qu, I have recommended you to the imperial court as the commander of the capital. First, prepare the soldiers and horses of the two guards of Xuanwu, Runing, and Nanyang in the capital. After the soldiers and horses are formed, these people will also be sent to Dikes, build dikes."

Qu Guang was overjoyed, he cupped his hands and said, "The general will select and send troops to organize troops."

The commander of the Du Sidu, the official rank is the second rank, even in the Beijing camp, he is also the first battalion commander, and he can be called the commander-in-chief in the local area.

Jia Heng promoted him to the second rank, which was also a reward in itself. Sishuiguan wiped out three thousand enemies, wiped out the main force of bandits, and was promoted to the capital of a province. Even if it is placed in the court, it can be said.

After Qu Guang left, Jia Heng looked down at the generals below, and said in a deep voice: "Suppressing bandits is a war, and repairing the river is also a war. Once the Yellow River breaks its embankment, millions of soldiers and civilians in Kaifeng prefecture and county will be in danger. Please encourage each other." Of."

All the generals claimed to be.

After all the generals left, Jia Heng left behind the gatekeeper, and said: "Mr. Guan still needs to take care of these details, such as the blueprints for building the embankment and the supervision of the river construction in the river yamen."

The gatekeeper cupped his hands and said, "Students are duty-bound."

After sending everyone back, seeing that it was already noon and Jia Heng didn't have time to stay in the official hall, he turned around and returned to the back house.

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Shenjing City, Palace Garden, Kunning Palace

It was noon, and Emperor Chongping, accompanied by Empress Song, had just finished his lunch and was drinking tea and talking. Not far away, Concubine Duanrong, Princess Jinyang Chen Li, Princess Qinghe Li Chanyue came to visit Chongping. Emperor Ping.

After a period of recuperation, Emperor Chongping's complexion improved a lot, and it was also because the chaos in the Central Plains gradually calmed down.

Concubine Duan Rong saw a look of disappointment on her jade face, and said softly: "Your Majesty, there has been no news from Xianning for a few days. Has Your Majesty ever received a report from Henan?"

Emperor Chongping put down the teacup in his hand, and said: "Since the detailed military report of the First World War in Kaifeng was sent a few days ago, Ziyu has not sent a memorial for many days, and I am also a little puzzled."

When this matter was mentioned, the middle-aged emperor felt somewhat disappointed deep in his heart.

I was used to Jia Heng reporting everything, but for several days without hearing from Jia Heng, I felt quite uncomfortable.

Empress Song's two slender hands as white as jade held a jade bowl painted with cloud patterns, a plump smile appeared on her plump face like a peach blossom in the morning glow, and her phoenix eyes under her thin willow-leaf eyebrows were tactile, and she spoke softly. Said: "Your Majesty, the medicinal food is not very hot, you can drink it."

As Emperor Chongping gradually recovered, Empress Song, who didn't wear much makeup some time ago, returned to the graceful and glamorous makeup of the past.

Emperor Chongping took the medicine bowl, ate it with a spoon, and said: "In the past few days, the courtiers have been talking about letting the Beijing camp and Ziyu's class teacher return to the capital."

Concubine Duanrong's beautiful face like a beautiful flower and jade tree showed hope, and asked in a clear voice: "Then what does your majesty mean?"

"The matter of appeasement in Henan should not be underestimated. If it is suppressed and left untreated, it is inevitable that the bandits will revive and stir up trouble again." Emperor Chongping shook his head, and said in a gentle voice, "I also hope that Ziyu will come back soon, but Henan I can't do without him to appease me, it's good to stay for a while."

Princess Jinyang thought about it, and was about to speak.

At this moment, an inner eunuch outside the hall quickly stepped into the hall, knelt down and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, the memorial of Jia Heng, Minister of Military Aircraft and Governor of Henan, has been sent to the palace by express delivery within six hundred miles."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone who was originally discussing the Henan matter was shocked.

Jia Ziyu's memorabilia?

Princess Jinyang was overjoyed, her beautiful eyes gleamed like dew, she looked at the inner eunuch without moving for a moment, and then she felt a little worried in her heart.

Emperor Chongping was surprised, put down the jade bowl in his hand, and asked anxiously: "Where is Zuo Shu?

Seeing this scene, Empress Song's phoenix eyes flickered, and she felt a little bit of a taste in her heart.

Concubine Duan Rong also stared at the eunuch intently, and swallowed back the words that came to her lips if there was any news from Zhi'er.

The inner eunuch hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, it's just outside."

"Bring it in quickly."

Not long after, an inner eunuch in the outer room was holding a large wooden box. Dai Quan quickly stepped forward to pick it up, turned around, and said with a light smile, "Your Majesty."

Emperor Chongping was wiping his hands with a handkerchief, he was taken aback when he saw this, and said, "Is it a secret performance?"

In addition to some congratulatory forms during the New Year and festivals, the Han Dynasty did not have the meaningless greeting memorials of the Qing Dynasty. The local governors routinely delivered memorials on a monthly basis, mainly for work reports. The news was reported in Beijing.

"Your Majesty, according to what the messenger said, there are six seals inside and a secret box outside. This is the key." The inner eunuch explained, and handed the key to Dai Quan, a member of the Daming Palace.

Empress Song: "..."

This fair-skinned beauty, like a snow beauty, has a slightly sluggish complexion, a slightly open mouth, and cherry teeth in the lips like peach pistils, which are as crystal clear as jade, and even reflect a shining light.

Is Jia Ziyu making up all the memorials that he didn't write a few days ago?

"Six seal memorials?" Emperor Chongping was also surprised, and said in a surprised voice.

Everyone else was the last one, and this time six letters were received, which naturally surprised Emperor Chongping.

Not only is it "too much volume" as the saying goes in later generations, but there is another matter. In the heart of Emperor Chongping, six memorials were issued in a row. Could it be that something major happened in Henan?

The eldest princess of Jinyang's jade face changed slightly, and the beautiful eyes of Wu Zhu's longing eyes showed strange colors.

On Li Chanyue's pretty face, there was also a hint of surprise.

At this time, Concubine Duanrong's clear and sweet voice sounded, and asked, "Your Majesty, why did Jia Ziyu keep the six seal memorials?"

"He has just supervised Henan, and everything is complicated. Maybe there are more things to report, but I have told him that he does not need to report regardless of the size of the matter." Emperor Chongping thought for a while and explained softly, with a complexion. But unconsciously, there is a bit of dignifiedness.

Princess Jinyang's beautiful eyes flashed, her face thoughtful.

Dai Quan then asked the inner eunuch to lift the wooden box, took the key, opened the small lock hanging on the secret box of the brocade box, and picked up a stack of memorials inside, which were arranged in the way of A, B, C, and D.

Emperor Chongping opened the first letter first, and read it intently. As time passed, the solemn expression on his face gradually receded, he smiled, and said: "In the past few days, Yu Kou has also been wiped out, and Kou Chao has been completely put down. , there will be no more bandits in the Central Plains."

So far, the chaos in the Central Plains has been settled.

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard the words.

Empress Song's beautiful eyes flashed, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to herself, as long as it is good news, at least His Majesty seems to be in a good mood.

Emperor Chongping smiled, and said: "Dai Quan, send this memorial to the cabinet and pass it on to the cabinet. We will discuss the matter of rewards in the afternoon."

As the governor of Henan, I don't know how many months, the promotion of Ziyu and the rewards of related generals and schools can also be put on the agenda.

Seeing the emperor's cheerful expression, Empress Song hid the smile on her face, her phoenix eyes curved like crescent moons, and a melodious voice sounded like the singing of a swallow: "Your Majesty, the Central Plains is no longer troubled."

Emperor Chongping nodded, and impatiently opened the second letter, reading it intently.

After a while, meeting Empress Song's eyes, he said with emotion: "This Qu Guang, when he was in Guoyong camp, followed Niu Jizong and his gang, now he is under Ziyu's command, and he shines brilliantly. To rebuild the capital of Henan, we need a strong general, Dai Quan, to bring the Zhubi."

Dai Quan hastily responded, took the vermilion pen from the eunuch, and handed it over with both hands.

Emperor Chongping took the vermilion pen on the side, inscribed it on the memorabilia, put it aside, and said: "Immediately send someone to the Military Plane Office, and the Ministry of War will formally write the Henan side, and promote Qu Guang to be the commander of the Henan capital."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Dai Quan obeyed the order, quickly bowed to take it, and ordered an inner eunuch to go to the military plane of the Hall of Martial Arts. .

Princess Jinyang and Princess Qinghe looked at each other with joy on their faces.

Emperor Chongping picked up another memorial and read it again with lowered eyes. This time he read it in more detail. After a while, he frowned and asked, "Dai Quan, what's going on with the White Lotus Sect?"

Dai Quan cautiously replied: "Your Majesty, the White Lotus Sect bandit was still in trouble in Shandong a few years ago, and was later wiped out by Lu Qi, but now it is active again in Kaifeng Mansion. Not long ago, it assassinated Prince Zhongshun's Mansion in Beijing."

Emperor Chongping nodded, and said: "Send me an order to ask the Military Aircraft Department to write a letter to Shandong Admiral Lu Qi and Governor Shi Yuqing to severely reprimand them. There is no time to delay in eradicating the Bailian Cult bandit. They must not be allowed to resurface again. I also ordered the Jinyi Mansion My fellow acquaintance, Ji Yingtian, dug deep into the hiding place of the White Lotus Sect bandits in Shenjing City, an important place in the capital, how can these small things cause trouble?"

Dai Quan wrote down the words of Emperor Chongping, and then whispered to the eunuch to deliver the message.

Emperor Chongping picked up the fourth memorial again, and this time he took a particularly long time to read it. He was sitting slightly on the cushioned armchair, but he gradually sat upright, his complexion became serious, and his eyes became uncertain.

Empress Song's eyes fell on Emperor Chongping's face, and she naturally realized the change in the emperor's expression. She put the cup of tea she had poured in her hand on the small table beside Emperor Chongping, with suspicion in her beautiful eyes.

What exactly did Jia Ziyu write in the memorial that made His Majesty so uneasy?

Emperor Chongping finally closed the memorial, heaved a sigh, his eyes were complicated, and he said in a deep voice: "Corrupt officials, powerful and evil gentry, there is more than one Henan in the fish and meat town? Ziyu has made drastic moves to get rid of bad governance in the local area. These measures are carried out vigorously and vigorously. Quite a plus.”

But he was surprised by what Jia Heng said in the memorial.

In the memorial, Jia Heng explained his considerations for the heavy blows to the gentry in the county and township, and he also made ample reasoning, and finally implemented the principle of "suppressing the powerful, prosecuting unjust prisons, punishing officials severely, and using civilian anger" Sixteen-character policy.

Afterwards, detailed measures were listed: "Anyone who is rich and unkind, who disregards human life, who bullies men and women, will be interrogated and sentenced to severe punishment. , Dao, and government will never condone raising traitors."

Finally, it mentions the education of clean government, including not limited to the compilation of "The Record of Evil People" and "Biography of Corrupt Officials", and extensive publicity in Shilin (Fuzhou County School) through storytellers, operas, drums, storytelling, etc., of course, emphasizing the promotion of sages When the emperor was in power, the chaos in the Central Plains was caused by corrupt local officials who deceived the upper and lower.

Well, the general idea is that the emperor is good, and the bad are the people below.

And now the imperial court has decided to set off an anti-corruption storm in the Central Plains, take clear actions, and restore the Central Plains to a bright and clean sky.

In the end, it implicitly implies that some gentry may use some interpersonal relationships to say that he has abused the local government and imposed severe punishments and laws.

He also said that if a family cries, how can a province cry?Suffering from corrupt officials, tyrannical and evil gentry, call him Jia Heng to bear the burden.

In fact, these vaccinations are not too necessary, because Emperor Chongping originally intended to rectify the administration of officials.

Empress Song and Concubine Duanrong looked at each other in blank dismay, neither responding to Emperor Chongping's words.

Princess Jinyang's bright eyes flickered, and she wanted to read the memorial, but it was difficult to ask, for fear of violating Emperor Chongping's taboo.

Under Li Chanyue's dark brows, her crystal clear eyes blinked, and she thought to herself, "I don't know what memorial Mr. Xiao Jia wrote that made Uncle Huang feel so emotional.

However, Mr. Jia was good at writing political commentaries. She remembered that Mr. Jia was like this...to capture his mother's heart?

Emperor Chongping was silent for a moment, then picked up another memorial, quickly read it, thought for a while, and then picked up the sixth memorial, which was clearly the memorial of impeaching the Governor of Hedao, Fei Siming and other relevant officials, and it fell on this In the hands of the middle-aged emperor, his arms trembled a little as he read it, and said: "Corruption has become common in the Hedao Yamen, and the accumulated malpractice is so deep that it has to be rectified."

This emperor was in charge of the Ministry of Punishments when he was still King Yong in Qiandi, and he hated the corruption of local officials. Now that he saw the report, he felt rather annoyed.

Empress Song frowned, the smile faded from her face, and she quickly persuaded softly: "Your Majesty calm down, it's really not worthwhile to be angry with these corrupt officials."

Concubine Duanrong and Princess Jinyang also tried to persuade them, and they were a little curious about what was written in the memorial.

"Ziyu reported that the Yamen of the governor of the river, from the governor Fei Siming down, embezzled the funds for the construction of the river, and colluded with the former governor of Henan Zhou Dezhen, the chief envoy Sun Long, and Jiang Yuanwu who participated in politics. After passing by Ziyu, the embankment was broken. Unbearable, and inferred that there may be rain this year, the river embankment urgently needs to be repaired and strengthened, and asked to strictly investigate the corruption case of the river yamen, and at the same time implored me to rectify the river affairs." Emperor Chongping's face was gloomy, like thunder.

Of course, when Emperor Chongping said this, he didn't expect Empress Song and Concubine Duanrong to help him with any ideas, but to relieve his boredom.

Empress Song showed concern on her beautiful face, and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Ziyu is in Henan, so there shouldn't be any serious problems."

The eldest princess of Jinyang frowned, her bright eyes showed a thoughtful look, and she thought to herself, is he going to rectify the river affairs?

At this moment, another internal supervisor from the inner factory came from the outside and said, "Your Majesty, the urgent delivery of Her Highness Princess Xianning has been delivered."

Empress Song was taken aback when she heard the words, and said to the female officer, "Bring it here quickly."

Concubine Duanrong also had a look of surprise on her face.

When the female officer brought a brocade box and opened it, there was a book in it, which was delivered to Emperor Chongping first.

Under the gaze of elegant, soft, or elegant eyes, Emperor Chongping slowly opened the book and flipped through it. The first thing that caught his eyes was a line of beautiful small characters. Emperor Chongping naturally recognized this handwriting, which was his daughter, Princess Xianning. handwriting.

Emperor Chongping's brows stretched out, his eyes were full of shock.

Different from Jia Heng’s memoirs, which are mostly political comments, Princess Xianning’s blue closed book is more like a diary. However, the ordinary text without official document attributes tells the experience of Kaifeng’s rebellion and ordinary people’s life in a perceptual way. hardship.

From the time when Jia Heng led the troops out of Beijing to quell the rebellion, to recovering the capital of Kaifeng, and then to inspecting the embankment, what he saw and heard, of course, did not have the part of... falling in love with Jia Heng.

Even the description of Jia Heng is only referred to as Mr. Jia.

Princess Xianning painted a picture scroll of the Central Plains for Emperor Chongping with her fresh and natural brushwork.

After flipping through the diary, Emperor Chongping handed it to Empress Song, saying, "Look at it too, it's written by Xianning. The experience of suppressing the rebellion is vivid on the paper, as if you saw it with your own eyes."

Empress Song quickly reached out to take the book, put it on her skirt and lap, and looked at it together with Concubine Duan Rong.

Two dignified and graceful beauties, looking at them together at this moment, are like twin lotuses with two pedicles, but one is gentle and pleasant, and the other is quiet and charming.

And Li Chanyue also leaned over, with curiosity on her pretty face, she said softly: "Auntie, I'll also read what my cousin wrote."

After a while, after several people had finished circulating the book, Li Chanyue also took the book, gave it to Princess Jinyang, and said, "Mother."

Princess Jinyang's bright eyes flickered slightly, she turned a page, saw the words on it, felt an unreasonable irritability in her heart... she didn't really want to read it.

"The embankment of the Yellow River has been in disrepair for years, and it needs to be repaired." Emperor Chongping thought for a moment, said in a deep voice, and said to Dai Quan: "Give it to the Henan side as soon as possible, and let Jia Ziyu take charge of the river yamen of Kaifeng Prefecture and strictly check the river. The case of corruption in the yamen, the rectification of the river affairs, is like silver taels..."

Speaking of this, he looked at Princess Jinyang and said: "Jinyang, Ziyu deduces that Henan may be flooded this year, and the river embankment is broken, making it difficult to resist. The Ministry of Finance does not have enough money, as Ziyu needs The silver taels will be allocated from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, instead of going through the household department, and directly allocated to Ziyu."

Because of the former Runing rebellion, the current Emperor Chongping almost formed a conditioned reflex to Jia Heng's "deduction" and "deduction" words in official documents.

There is no need for discussion at all, I am sure, and I will obey.

Besides, even if there is no flood, it is routine to repair and strengthen the embankment.

If someone else suggested repairing the embankment, they would have to worry about begging for money and embezzlement, but it didn't exist on Jia Heng's side.

The eldest princess of Jinyang nodded her head, she should come down, her beautiful eyes were rippling, and her mind was in a trance.

He is rectifying the river affairs in Henan, and he is afraid that he will not come back in two or three months.

And she has been falling in love these past few days, and she is worried that she won't see him for two or three months, if the Yellow River doesn't flood, she will...be flooded.

Besides, he is alone in rectifying the river affairs in Henan. Maybe it's better for her to accompany her in the past?

Thinking of this, Li Ren made up her mind, raised her beautiful eyes, and said softly: "Brother Emperor, why don't you personally bring a batch of silver taels to Henan and help repair the embankment?"

Emperor Chongping: "???"

Seeing Emperor Chongping's surprise, Princess Jinyang explained: "Henan also has business matters, and it's Ching Ming Festival. The queen asked me to visit Luoyang. The queen has been thinking about Luoyang. Yesterday The little girl, Chanyue, also said that she also misses her sister Xianning a little bit."

Li Chanyue: "???"

Did she say it?

Well, she said that she misses her cousin Xianning and also wants to visit Henan.

Empress Song: "..."

A thought flashed across his mind, Xiang Zhuang's sword dance was aimed at Pei Gong, and Jin Yang couldn't sit still in Shenjing because of Chanyue's lifelong event.

The noble concubine Duanrong frowned, her clear eyes flashed with thought, and she felt a little unnatural.

When mentioning Empress Dowager Feng, Emperor Chongping pondered for a moment and asked, "The empress mother hasn't returned to Luoyang for many years."

Empress Dowager Feng is getting old, and as soon as she gets old, she misses her hometown and old people, and always wants to go back to Luoyang.

The eldest princess of Jinyang sighed softly, and said: "Brother Huang, the queen mother has always wanted to visit Luoyang's hometown, but she was worried about traveling to Luo, which would cause trouble for Brother Huang, so she didn't start. Sister Chen, who is a daughter Go to Henan to have a look, what do you think, Brother Huang?"

Emperor Chongping heard the words, thought for a while, and said: "For this matter, first ask Ziyu what he means. Dai Quan, Feige sent a letter to Jia Ziyu. If it is really necessary, let him send someone to respond."

He also guessed some reasons, I'm afraid his sister is still planning for Chanyue's affairs.

(End of this chapter)