Jia Heng responded silently to Jia Mu's "rogue" tactics.
Jia's mother said: "Brother Heng, I know you have been wronged. Since you think you are from Ningguo, don't say anything about expelling your family. I have also been deceived. I can't write two characters "Jia" in one stroke. My blood is thicker than
Water broke the bones and connected the tendons. If you don't vent your anger, I will apologize to you..."
Jia's mother was also willing to risk herself at this moment, and she was about to salute Jia Heng as she spoke.
Jia Heng's face darkened and he hid aside. If he accepted this gift, he would really be in a state of confusion and heated discussions.
But this also shows how far Jia Mu was forced.
It's really urgent.
Jia Heng hid aside, with a solemn expression on his face, and said with emotion: "Mrs. Rongguo, Heng has always admired your high moral character and high respect, and I dare not accept this as a gift. Whether you are talking about removing your citizenship or it is true, I am resigning as a token of your honor."
I will make it clear to you in this article. The sage said that the glory of a gentleman, the beheading of the fifth generation, and the rise of Ningguo to the throne. Although there is no fifth generation, it has been a hundred years. It is meaningless to blindly shelter under the shadow of the ancestors. "
After saying that, he handed the form to Dai Quan and said with cupped hands: "Eunuch, the emperor's decree is so great and the emperor's grace is so great that I dare not violate it, but I would like to ask my father-in-law to bring this form with me."
Dai Quan nodded, took the memorial, and said, "Jia Ziyu, don't worry."
The high-ranking official in charge of the internal security factory knew more about Jia Heng's background through spy information. He was a young hero, and Jian was in the heart of the emperor.
Dai Quan then glanced at the members of the Jia clan and said, "It's getting late. The Za family has returned to the palace to resume their duties."
With that said, without further words, he turned around and took the inner guard with him, and left in a hurry.
For a time, only members of the Jia clan and Jia Heng were left in the courtyard of the Jia family ancestral hall.
this
Jia's mother looked downcast and murmured: "Resigning from the title..."
Jia She on the side glanced at Jia Heng coldly and said: "How can the Holy One agree? The edict after showing mercy to the heroes has been published both at home and abroad. How can it be changed? Mother, you still don't believe me when I say that this man is taking advantage and acting like a good boy.
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As soon as these words came out, Jia Mu's expression changed. She looked up at the young man with suspicion in her eyes.
Yes, how can the edict issued by the emperor be changed?
Jia Heng didn't say much, he just glanced at Jia She and was too lazy to explain.
This is the reason why he refuses to accept the title. What is the use of this title besides its empty name?
If Jia She speaks now, he will say it again in the future. Even if one day he achieves something, people in the Jia clan will still say that it is all because of this title.
And after this incident, this title has really become a hot potato for him, because people's hearts will not look at what you say, but only at the end result.
If he finally takes up the title again, there will be many people with dark minds who will criticize him for being treacherous and loyal, hypocritical and cunning.
"The emperor doesn't know the secrets here. If the emperor wants to use me, if he doesn't even consider this concern, then don't blame the emperor for treating the minister as a fool, and the minister for treating the emperor as an enemy." Jia Heng thought,
Without further words, he turned around and left Ningguo Mansion.
Jia Zheng sighed and said, "Mother, the patriarch has left, what should we do now?"
Jia's mother said: "Now that the imperial edict has been issued, he has now attacked the prince, and the matter is a foregone conclusion. It cannot be achieved by his refusal to acknowledge it."
Jia She's eyes darkened, a sneer curled up at the corner of his mouth, and he said: "Ning Guo's family property must not fall into the hands of such people! Ronger, Qiang'er, sort out the deeds of Ning Mansion's fields, houses, and shops.
, transfer it to the Xifu, and if you don’t leave anything for him, give him an empty Duke’s Mansion and see how he turns around!”
Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing: "..."
Sister Feng glanced at Jia She and said secretly, "As expected of you, the great master, how can you come up with such a trick?"
Mother Jia's face turned green and red, and she was speechless for a long time. Finally, she sighed and said, "Why do you want to leave 20-30% of the farm and shop for him to live a good life? It's our Jia family who can't help him."
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Well, Jia Mu is still kind and righteous.
The farms and shops in Ningguo Mansion have an annual income of more than 100,000 taels, leaving 20 to 30 percent, which is actually quite a lot.
It's just that Jia Zhen spent a lot of money during her time. Not only did she spend a lot of money on clothes and utensils, but she also married several wives. Coupled with the corruption of the Lai family, she couldn't make much money in a year.
Sister Feng smiled and said: "My ancestors are kind-hearted. I think Uncle Heng is not ignorant of his level. Twenty-three percent is enough for his family."
Youshi looked at the people in the Xifu in front of them dividing their property, and felt a sense of absurdity in her heart.
Her husband is still in prison!
Over here, Jia She was in a hurry and summoned Jia Lian, Jia Rong, and Jia Qiang to take stock of the property in Ningguo Mansion.
Not mentioning the turmoil surrounding the separation of the Jia family for the sake of nobility and wealth, Dai Quan said that Dai Quan took the letter, mounted his horse, and went to the Daming Palace to reply to the decree.
Daming Palace
In the study room of the side hall, Emperor Chongping, who was dressed in a bright yellow crown and had a calm demeanor, had just had lunch. He was sitting behind the bill, summoning several cabinet elders to discuss side affairs.
Emperor Chongping's face looked pretty good, not as severe as before.
It turned out that due to the timely reinforcements from Kang Hong and Shandong Admiral Lu Qi, the raging power of the Donglu cavalry was slightly curbed, and they were suppressed in Zhuozhou, and the corruption in Gu'an was initially alleviated in Hebei.
Emperor Chongping looked calmly at Li Zan, the grand scholar of Wuyingdian and the Minister of War, and said: "What Li Qing just said is not unreasonable. The Eastern captives came in to plunder our property and population, and galloped through the land of Yanzhao with iron cavalry, just like the people in Hebei
The state and county teams practice the method of rural bravery, and the states and counties defend each other, and they are the horns of each other. At that time, if there are police in one place, many people will come to rescue them, which may cause the enemy's cavalry to be trapped in the mire and unable to move."
This is a strategy proposed by Li Zan, a scholar of Wuyingdian, which is to mobilize all the people in Hebei and give full military autonomy to the prefecture and county levels.
Since Donglu's iron cavalry is everywhere, we should go to the prefectures and counties to recruit warriors from Hebei who dare to fight, form a rural brave group to train, and protect Sangzi.
Yang Guochang, the chief minister of the cabinet, frowned, held an ivory and jade wat in his hand, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, this policy consumes a lot of money and food. If it is only raised by the local gentry themselves, there may be clans and locals raising private soldiers. If things go on like this, it will gradually become a big trend.
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He believed that this policy was really harmful to the country. The Chu party was harming the country!
Li Zan was a native of Hunan. This bachelor was born in the land of Jingchu. He was tall, with a thin face and a beautiful beard under his chin. He was the second-ranked scholar in the Bingchen Department in the 18th year of Longzhi, and he was also a poet in Hanyuan.
He was good at military strategy and good at plotting military opportunities. After being released from the Hanlin Academy, he successively served as a political participant in Henan, chief envoy to Henan, governor of Henan, right deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, governor of Guizhou as minister of the Ministry of War, and promoted to the Ministry of War after quelling the rebellion of the chieftains.
Shangshu, transferred to the center.
Chen Han also imitated the Ming Dynasty and established governors at the provincial level. They often added the title of right deputy censor of the capital procuratorate, so the governor was often called Zhongcheng.
Li Zan can be regarded as a minister whom Emperor Chongping admired when he stayed in his residence.
Li Zan said with great enthusiasm: "The prefectures and counties raise their own military supplies, and the Ministry of War reports them and gives them the right to make temporary dispatches. After their achievements, they are given coins, silks, nobility, and salaries to support them generously. In this way, the Ministry of War does not need to spend a soldier or a salary, but can collect dozens of soldiers."
Wan Zhizhi, why doesn’t Mr. Yangge allow it?”
Yang Guochang was in charge of the household department and was very sensitive to money and food. There had been a debate just now, so Li Zan's explanation was not inappropriate.
"Then why don't you recruit those who dare to fight from Yan and Zhao into new soldiers and form them into the army, subject to the control and orders of the imperial court? After all, it's your Ministry of War," Yang Guochang asked in return, and said in a clear voice: "The emperor has no right to conquer with rituals and music."
If this continues, it will be the beginning of chaos!"
In his opinion, this is a policy that will bring harm to the country and chaos to the government.
"They are rewarded by the emperor, and their names, weapons, power, and positions are in the hands of the emperor. They can be given or taken away with one word. How can they disrupt the government? They have their own military department to regulate their advance and retreat. How can we say that the conquest does not come from the emperor?" Li Zan's expression
Be indifferent and argue with reason.
Yang Guochang said solemnly: "The history of the Qing Dynasty is full of blood and tears. Local governments raised their own troops and horses, and prefectures and counties were in charge of their own affairs. The disaster of the feudal towns in the Tang Dynasty is not far away."
When Huang Chao's uprising destroyed the local area, the Central Committee of the Tang Dynasty was unable to annihilate it, so it could only loosen the ties of local vassal towns. From then on, the Central Committee gradually became unable to control Chang'an.
As far back as the Three Kingdoms period, the Yellow Turbans were causing trouble. Liu Yan, the original clan member of the Son of Heaven, also proposed to Emperor Ling a strategy to restore prefectural pastoral control. Emperor Ling then agreed and relaxed local restrictions on a large scale.
It can be said that the relationship between the central government and local governments has lasted throughout the feudal dynasty of the county system. In the Song Dynasty, it learned from the lessons of the former Tang Dynasty and concentrated human resources and financial power in the central government. In the Ming Dynasty, the local government was divided into three divisions. Later, it was common practice to set up governors.
It's a repeated push and pull on this issue.
Even later generations discussed the ten major relationships, the relationship between the center and the localities.
The original text reads: "Consolidate the unified leadership of the central government and expand local power."
To put it bluntly, it is necessary to give full play to local autonomy and enthusiasm, while also taking into account the authority of the central government and ensuring consistent orders. This is an objective problem in itself.
Especially at the end of the dynasty, the central state machinery failed, class conflicts became acute, and peasant uprisings were raging. If local governments were not loosened, the peasant uprising army would be annihilated and spread across many provinces. However, if local governments were loosened, there would be the risk of political chaos.
Local separatism and martial arts rule.
Now Yang Guochang obviously thinks that letting local officials and gentry organize group training is a test on this issue. Once this opening is opened, how will the training be carried out next? Will ordering these group trainings give more power to the northern states and counties?
At that time, thieves and bandits were rising from time to time in Daozhou and counties across the country. Should we also give them power?
Li Zan said in a deep voice: "I, the Han Dynasty, are not like the previous dynasty. Now that the country's military affairs are in decline, I am going to follow the example of the previous Han Dynasty and implement expedient measures in Hebei and other places."
Yang Guochang shook his head and said: "I'm afraid that once this case is made, the world will be in chaos."