Today is the court meeting, and all the ministers in the palace are crowded together.
Emperor Chongping was sitting on the throne, gathering with military ministers and cabinet ministers to discuss matters. He turned his eyes to Shi Jie at the military aircraft office and asked, "Is there any latest military report from Xining?"
Facts have proved that walking on two legs is right. With the military strength of the Beijing camp, led by Nan'an and others, it is not difficult to win a big victory in a place like the northwest.
"Back to Your Majesty, the Prince of Nan'an County has come to report that Huangyuan, Haiyan and other county towns have been recovered in the northwest." At this time, Shi Jiejie, the Minister of War, said in class.
Li Zan, the former Second Assistant to the Cabinet and Minister of War, went to Peiping again not long ago to supervise the army You Yan.
"Then wait a little longer." Emperor Chongping nodded and ordered: "As for Qinghai and Mongolia, Nan'an has regained its lost territory. Shi Liu and Shi Liu have also shown their majesty as the sons of the founding martial arts. The cabinet issued an edict to wait for the army.
After defeating the enemy, the teacher will report his merits and give him a reward after he returns to the capital."
Han Huang, the cabinet scholar below, happily accepted the order, his eyes slightly lowered, and a thought came to his mind.
In addition to Duke Wei, the Han Dynasty still has generals from the Zhuguo State that can be relied on. I don't have to worry about the situation where one family dominates the army.
After thinking about it like this, the worries in my heart disappeared, and I couldn't help but think of the emperor's intention again.
The emperor used Duke Wei to go to the south of the Yangtze River to implement the New Deal, which caused resentment and slander, and then asked the prince of Nan'an County to go to the northwest to fight and perform meritorious service. This back and forth was undoubtedly a wonderful move of checks and balances.
At this time, Emperor Chongping glanced at the ministers in the palace and asked: "Gong Wei implemented a whipping method in the south of the Yangtze River, and new policies such as dividing the land into acres were in full swing. Yesterday, Nanjing came to me to clear the land, clear the land, and divide the land into acres."
The national policy was first proposed by Duke Wei, and now Duke Wei has already cleared the land of his father-in-law Jia's family and Xue Shiwang's family in the south of the Yangtze River, setting an example, which is really rare."
It can be said that he used the right people for the New Deal in Jiangnan and the border troubles in the northwest. If Ziyu was allowed to go to the northwest, it would be overqualified and underused.
Otherwise, if the Prince of Nan'an County is sent to Jiangnan, he will definitely not be able to sort out the complicated New Deal.
The ministers below heard what Emperor Chongping said. At this time, Cen Weishan, the Minister of Punishment, smiled and cupped his hands and said: "The Duke of Wei is noble and upright, and is not obsessed with money. I admire him."
The officials in the palace responded one after another, seeming to praise Jia Heng's character.
Emperor Chongping said: "The cabinet drafted a decree to add the Duke of Wei as the Taibao to comfort him for the hardships of implementing the New Deal in the south of the Yangtze River. He and the governor's office of Liangjiang accelerated the pace of trial implementation of the New Deal."
Han Huang, the chief minister of the cabinet below, hesitated for a moment after hearing this, and was about to leave the office with a wat board in hand.
But he didn't want to see someone walking out beside him. It was Xu Lu, the imperial censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Duke Wei has just arrived in Jiangnan and has not yet had time to perform meritorious service. Your Majesty, by giving a reward for no merit, is not ridiculed by the world.
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When Emperor Chongping heard this, he frowned and asked: "Xu Qing, how can you be rewarded for no merit? This time the New Deal was implemented in Jiangnan, and Duke Wei Guo worked hard, which is also meritorious."
"Your Majesty, you have received many favors from the emperor and have been running like this. It is your duty as a minister. Now that the New Deal has not yet spread widely in the south of the Yangtze River, how can your Majesty reward him by promoting him to be a Taibao? When the New Deal becomes popular, how will your Majesty reward him?
?" Xu Lu cupped his hands and insisted.
To reward three dukes with honorary titles for no merit is a serious violation of the national system. Moreover, the emperor took advantage of the great victory in the northwest to reward people, which is even more suspected of obscene rewards.
Cen Weishan, the Minister of Punishment, was stunned for a moment, and then he came to his senses, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate, so I ask Your Majesty to think again."
Now that the big man has left the little boy, there are still people leading the troops to fight, which shows that the little boy is not absolutely necessary to him.
Han Huang cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, with the power of defending the country, I think it won't be long before Jiangnan's New Deal will be popular and take on a new look."
Emperor Chongping was silent for a moment and said: "Then according to what the ministers said, after the Jiangsu New Deal is completed, we will reward Duke Wei and Gao Qing for their merits."
The matter was thus settled.
However, the Prince of Nan'an led his troops to the northwest, and the news of a great victory spread like a gust of wind throughout the Ningguo Mansion in the divine capital.
Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall
Jia Mu was sitting on the Arhat bed with squinted eyes. Behind her were Yuanyang squeezing her shoulders, Amber, Jade and other maids holding beauty fists to help Jia Mu beat her legs.
"After this girl left, the laughter in the room disappeared." Jia Mu sighed.
To be honest, I have some regrets.
Since all the golden hairpins went south, especially after Sister Feng went south, Rongqing Hall suddenly became much deserted. Although there were Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang accompanying Jia Mu to relieve her boredom, Mrs. Wang was usually stern and Aunt Xue was alone.
Peng Ke, without teasing, can't even sing in cross talk.
Aunt Xue smiled and said: "Old lady, Feng Yatou hasn't been back to Jinling Guining for many years. After going back this time, she can come back."
Mrs. Wang said with a smile on her fair face.
Jia Mu said: "Wait a minute, let's go to Dongfu to see Brother Heng's daughter-in-law. She has been pregnant with the child for several months."
At this moment, a nun from outside came in and reported: "Old lady, Concubine Nan'an and Mrs. Sun from the Liu family of Duke Li and their daughter-in-law, and Mrs. Guo from the Shi's family of the Duke of Repair and her daughter-in-law.
Son, come here to visit the old lady."
When Jia Mu heard this, a look of doubt appeared on her old face, and she asked in surprise: "What are they doing here at this time?"
In the past few days, Jia Mu did not pay much attention to the news in the capital, and there was little information in the back house.
"Baoyu's mother, please go and greet her on my behalf," Jia Mu said.
Because Jia Heng did not lead troops to northern Xinjiang, Jia Mu did not have to worry about Princess Nan'an and others coming to scare people with unlucky words. In addition, Jia Mu was indeed a little bored.
Mrs. Wang responded, and then, accompanied by Yuchai, Caixia and other maids, she went out of the hall to meet Princess Nan'an and others.
After a while, Princess Nan'an, Liu Fang's mother Sun, and Shi Guangzhu's mother Mrs. Guo entered the Rongqing Hall with smiles on their faces.
"Old sister, I haven't seen you for a long time. Are you feeling better?" Concubine Nan'an looked at Jia Mu with a smile and greeted her.
Jia Mu smiled and said, "It's been much better this time."
With that said, he extended his hand to greet Lin Zhixiao's family, prepared embroidered piers for all the old ladies to sit down, and the maid prepared tea.
Princess Nan'an smiled and said, "I just came here to see you. Last time I said I was worried about the war. I've been having trouble sleeping these days."
Liu Fang's mother, Mrs. Sun, said: "Yes, I don't think about it even after eating and drinking."
Mother Jia asked: "Didn't my nephew Nan'an go to the northwest to fight? How is he doing now?"
Concubine Nan'an was waiting for Jia Mu's words, and smiled and said: "It's Ye'er who strives for success. He led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to conquer Qinghai. He won two battles in a row, so I don't think so."
Put it back in your belly."
Jia Mu: "..."
I understand, I didn’t come here to scare her this time, but I came here to show off.
Jia Mu didn't respond, and smiled and said: "That's really a good thing, it's a big victory."
Liu Fang's mother, Sun Shi, said: "Our family Fang'er is still the vanguard this time. I heard that he killed three hundred Mongolian Tatars and took the lead. Alas, it makes me very worried."
Shi Guangzhu's mother, Mrs. Guo, said: "He and Guangzhu are both pioneers this time, and they can also take care of each other."
Jia Mu smiled and talked to others, her eyes flickered, and she felt a little weird in her heart.
"You don't know, Brother Heng wanted to invite Ying to go to the northwest." Princess Nan'an smiled and said: "Brother Heng had good intentions. After all, Ye'er has also gone to school and was worried that something would go wrong.
But Ye'er is also used to fighting, and he won several battles not long after arriving in the northwest."
Aunt Xue's fair complexion jumped as she listened to what the others were talking about, and there was something strange in her eyes.
Secretly, are you here to show off?
Well, these families have often come to the door to make people look embarrassed in the past, so this time they are proud of themselves?
Mother Jia listened with a smile on her face, but she felt a little bitter in her heart. She changed the subject and said, "Brother Heng, isn't he also doing palace errands in the south?"
As soon as Jia Heng was mentioned, Princess Nan'an seemed to catch the conversation and said: "I heard that Brother Heng is now making this new deal in the south. He needs to check it with the Jia family and the historians in Jinling first. He said that he wants to
When the land is cleared and the father is cleared, the land is paid to the government. I am not talking about Brother Heng, but I can't deny my relatives for the sake of state affairs."
Jia Mu said: "If you eat the emperor's salary, you must put state affairs first."
Princess Nan'an: "..."
Mrs. Wang frowned and couldn't help but ask: "Old concubine, what do you mean when the South wants to clear out the husband's land?"
Concubine Nan'an pretended to be surprised and asked: "You don't know? It means paying taxes according to the acres of land. The more acres of land, the more. Our family has many farms in the south, and the whole family relies on this inheritance left by our ancestors."
Regarding the expenses of the land and house, you said that Brother Heng wouldn’t deal with those officials, but would keep an eye on us nobles.”
After saying that, seeing Mrs. Wang's thoughtful expression, Princess Nan'an sighed and said, "Brother Heng is even investigating the Xue family and the Wang family."
As soon as these words came out, Aunt Xue was slightly startled, and she and Mrs. Wang looked at each other.
The Xue family doesn't have many fields and houses in Jinling, but there are also some farms that have been passed down from ancestors. After the father-in-law is cleared, do they still have to pay back the land tax?
Why is Brother Heng so harsh on only his own people?
Mrs. Wang's fair face was full of worry and she asked: "Old lady."
The smile on Jia Mu's face faded a bit and she said: "Brother Heng has his own ideas about these matters outside the court. Baoyu, mother, if you are worried, you can write a letter to your brother.
Ask him what he thinks."
When Mrs. Wang heard this, she clenched the beads in her hand a little tighter, lowered her eyes, and was speechless for a moment.
When Princess Nan'an saw this scene, she looked at Jia Mu, who had a smile on her old face, and felt frustrated.
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Jinling, Ningguofu
In the evening, hazy mist and rain enveloped Jinling City, the sky was dark and unclear, and the lights in the courtyard flickered, reflecting the two figures on the bookcase.
The trickling rain outside the window drips from the eaves into the water tank, spreading far away in the quiet night.
And Jia Heng had just returned from meeting a naval commander at the Jiangnan Camp.
In fact, Jia Heng didn't go to see Zhen Qing in the past few days. He mainly went to the Jiangnan camp to meet with the generals and inspect the defense.
At the beginning, Duduo led the Korean navy to raid south of the Yangtze River, and Jia Heng led the Jiangnan camp to fight several times. After winning great victories, he had already penetrated the personnel of the six guards and horses of the Jiangnan camp to a considerable extent.
Except for the commander of the Six Guards, it is difficult to recommend high-level generals. They can only follow the trend, such as guerrillas, and the generals have been promoted a lot.
The Jiangnan Navy, which was founded with Zhenhaiwei as its backbone, was filled with a large number of naval generals who came from Chongming Sha Naval Academy, many of whom were promoted by Jia Heng for their military merits in water warfare.
Chen Xiao frowned and said in a clear voice: "The flying pigeon over there in Shenjing sent a message that Yan Ye, the king of Nan'an County, was in the northwest and conquered Huangyuan and Haiyan counties one after another."
Saying that, he handed the note paper over.
Jia Heng finished reading, his eyes flickered, and his face became serious.
Chen Xiao asked: "What do you think?"
"This is a tactic used by the enemy to lure the enemy." Jia Heng looked at Chen Xiao worriedly and said, "The army of the Prince of Nan'an went deep into Qinghai, which is the base camp of Heshuote Mongolia. Once they complete the encirclement of the enemy,
, the Prince of Nan'an County has nothing to do and will definitely be defeated."
Chen Xiao said: "I feel the same way. Although the imperial army is outnumbered and powerful, in a battle, Qinghai and Mongolia retreated one after another without even guarding the city seriously. This is quite strange."
Jia Heng said: "Nan'an and others may think that Heshuote Mongolia is not good at defending the city. Yue Tuo is in Heshuote Mongolia right now. This man is very resourceful and will definitely do his best."
Chen Xiaoyu's face was as cold as frost, and she said in a low voice: "If this is a plan to lure troops, then Nan'an and others... will be in more danger than others."
Jia Heng walked to the map, pointed in the direction of Huangyuan County, and said in a deep voice: "If you are defeated, it will not be easy to go back. Where are the troops and horses led by Nan'an this time?"
Chen Xiao said: "The note didn't say, please wait six hundred miles from the capital to expedite the urgent delivery of military information."
The composition of military forces cannot usually be described clearly in just a few words, and the Jinyi Mansion did not know that Jia Heng paid special attention to this.
"Most of them are the soldiers and horses mobilized from the Beijing Camp and Lanzhou. There may be some Xining border troops, but not many. The Jingying Xiaorui fought against the Heshuote Mongolia, and they probably won a lot." Jia Heng sighed and whispered.
said.
After all, he personally trained the soldiers and horses, and he knew the combat power of the soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp. Although they were not as good as the veterans of the war at the time of the founding of the country, they were gradually returning to the level of Taizong and Longzhi.
Chen Xiaoying's beautiful eyebrows were filled with worry, her pupils shrank sharply, and she whispered: "Are you talking about whether the whole army will be annihilated?"
Jia Heng frowned and sighed, "That's what I'm afraid of."
The battle that can lead to a marriage in the original work and unveil the changes in the turbulent times is probably the Battle of Qinghai. After this battle, Tanchun gets married, and the Jia family, as the epitome of the Central Plains dynasty, is really about to collapse, and its vitality is seriously damaged.
Already.
Fortunately, he had already won a battle in the north before. Even though the defeat of Chen Han in Nan'an this time would only hurt his muscles and bones, it would not shake the country.
However, nearly 70,000 to 80,000 troops died in the northwest, which can be described as a disastrous defeat since Emperor Chongping came to the throne. After this defeat, all the soldiers and horses of Chen Hanjing's camp fell into the hands of Jia Heng!
It can be said that the current scene, exactly after Cao Zhen's defeat, proved Sima Yi's irreplaceability.
Therefore, this great defeat was of equal and greater significance than his return from Ping'an Prefecture holding the chieftain, or even more important than his complete victory!
The great victory of Ping'an Prefecture was celebrated by the whole country, and the emperor and his ministers congratulated each other, but objectively speaking, the defeat of Nan'an was his victory alone, and the lamentation of Chen Han!
A person's Jieyin, to be summed up in one sentence from later generations, is that he has two sides in military affairs. From the positive and negative aspects of victory and defeat, it is strongly proved that Chen Han firmly chose him!
This is the choice of history and the people.
The price was the corruption of the situation in the northwest. He had worked hard to bring about this situation before, but the emperor had already made up his mind. Such an independent emperor cannot be reversed by you.
It just so happened that this was a decision-making mistake.
This was a clearer decision-making mistake than hearing the false news of victory in Henan, because it was Niu Jizong who collaborated with bandits and deceived the court, and the losses caused were not worse because of the emperor's delayed reaction.
In other words, the emperor lost face because he got the situation wrong.
But this time it's different. It's a complete decision-making error. It's the emperor's improper selection and employment of people. This is very hurtful.
At that time, Nan'an and the founding generals were incompetent, and the three armies were exhausted. It was true that they were taking the blame. However, the blame was too heavy. An army of nearly 100,000 was destroyed, and Nan'an could not bear it.
Besides, how did Emperor Chongping, who had always wanted to be strong in his life, pass the test in his heart?
I just won a battle because I drifted, and then I got a sap...
Jia Heng's eyes were dark and he felt helpless.
Chen Xiao sighed and whispered: "After this battle with the 60,000-strong Beijing army, the number of soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp is only about 150,000 or 60,000. It will not be easy to fight another battle in the short term."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "At that time, we can only let it go first, maintain the northwest defensive position, wipe out the Jiangnan New Deal and the pirates, and then make further calculations."
It is impossible to immediately send troops to regain ground after a major defeat. Not to mention the problem of low military morale, even the consumption of food and fodder cannot be supplied.
Jia Heng said: "Never mind these things for now, let's deal with the new policies in Jiangsu. It is impossible for the prince of Nan'an County to break through Qinghai and regain the Western Regions."
It's not good to always expect Nan'an to be defeated.
After saying that, he took Chen Xiao's delicate hand, made him sit in his arms, and whispered: "How is the investigation of the case in Changzhou Prefecture?"
Chen Xiao tried to break free from Jia Heng's hand, but couldn't, so he could only let the young man go, and said in a clear voice: This time, Wan Gaoyang, a fellow governor of Changzhou Prefecture, secretly informed the squire of Wujin County that this person was involved.
Hao Jiru, the Grand Tutor of the Longzhi Dynasty, and Yan Mao, Minister of the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing."
Jia Heng's eyes narrowed slightly and he whispered: "Hao Jiru, the second minister of the cabinet of the Longzhi Dynasty?"
Chen Xiao nodded and said: "The last time the Huai'an government raised food prices, the Hao family was involved. The other families were not involved in the Changzhou case. Maybe they are hiding deeper, and we don't know."
Jia Heng thought for a moment and then said in a deep voice: "Ask the guards of Jinyi Palace to go to the two people's houses to find Grand Tutor Hao Jiru and Yan Mao, Minister of Industry, for questioning."
Chen Xiao frowned slightly and reminded, "Yan Mao is easy to talk to. Hao Jiru is a famous minister of Longzhi, so I don't need you to go there in person."
"Then I'll go there in person tomorrow." Jia Heng said, leaning against the beauty's lips.
Xiaoxiao has been busy with him these days, running around a lot, so let's reward him.
Chen Xiaoyu's face was slightly red, she pursed her pink lips, her eyes were as bright as water, and she whispered: "Aren't you tired of it?"
"I will never get tired of kissing Xiaoxiao." Jia Heng whispered.
Chen Xiao: "..."
He changed the subject and said: "Over there at Jiangbei Camp, do you still want Shui Yu to lead you?"
The Jiangnan Camp has 30,000 soldiers and horses, and the Jiangnan Camp has 60,000 soldiers and horses, which is also a large force.
Jia Heng said: "It's hard to change. In fact, he doesn't command troops much recently."
At this moment, Princess Xianning entered the study, looked at the two people who were together, and said with a chuckle: "Sir, don't get tired of being with Sister Xiaoxiao. It's time to have dinner."
Jia Heng looked at the delicate and graceful girl, stepped forward and said, "How many other places are there in Xianning?"
In the past few days, Xianning or Jinyang has been secretly doing the work of these royal relatives. Xianning went to meet several royal relatives, such as the Xu family, the Guo family, and the Zhang family. These were all members of the Taizong and Longzhi dynasties.
Relatives of the emperor or vassals.
Especially during the Longzhi dynasty, Emperor Longzhi reigned for a long time and had many sons and daughters from his concubines, some of whom were married in Jiangnan. After Emperor Chongping ascended the throne, the Prince Consort of Yongchang and the Prince Consort of Kuaiji all moved away from the political center one after another.
There are also some princes-in-law living in Jinling, Jiangxi, and Jiangsu, buying properties and farming.
Princess Xianning sighed and said: "Some days are not good. I heard that my husband's land was clear, and I thought that the court was going to take the opportunity to start a prison and plunder people's wealth. I agreed with all my words. Sir, I'm afraid this won't work."
Chen Xiao said: "Don't be impatient about this matter, especially for relatives of the emperor. If you do this, you will easily offend people. If there is another bloodshed, you will be criticized and the future will be difficult."
Jia Heng nodded and said, "What Xiaoxiao said is that no more bloodshed will occur."
His overall coercive approach is to exploit weaknesses, such as threatening children but using inducements.
Jia Heng put down his brush, paced back and forth for a while, and said in a deep voice: "I recently plan to try out a share capital system for the Royal Bank of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and use a proportion of the quota to draw funds, which can be used as savings for the bank and give them higher interest. In addition,
An ocean-going company will be established. If you are willing to expand overseas, you can recruit sailors to expand overseas. If you are unwilling to take risks, you can also let these royal relatives and even nobles become shareholders."
Of course, it is not to support these people, but to form a community of interests. The Ocean Company is actually the East India Company, and places such as Australia can be developed.
Once the world changes, at least Chen Hanhuang's relatives and relatives will not use the slogan of "cleaning up the emperor and punishing evildoers".
If Nan'an was defeated, he was actually not sure whether it would have some bad impact on the emperor's character.
Chen Xiaodao: "Royal Silver? Ocean Company?"
Jia Heng said softly: "Yes, Uncle Lin will go south from Shenjing in the next two days to prepare for the establishment of the General Customs and Taxation Department in Jinling. He has already arrived in Xuzhou and will arrive in the next few days."
Because Lin Ruhai wanted to stay in the capital and keep an eye on the issue of minting silver coins in the Ministry of Revenue, he stayed in the capital. Once the matter was settled, he would come over to take care of the affairs of the General Customs and Taxation Department.
"Besides, you can make an appointment with Annan Hou Yezhen for me and tell him that I have a good business deal for him to discuss," Jia Heng said.
"What does Sino-Ocean Company do?" Chen Xiao responded and asked again.
"Free trade at sea." Jia Heng said: "If this company wants to sail far away, it cannot do without the general. He has some people under his command who can also be placed at the Jiangnan Naval Base."
He wants to use this ocean-going company to expand overseas territory. He will first use Wanwan as a base to expand overseas, which will also prepare his future.
Not to mention anything else, he also needs to leave a way out for himself, and with so many children going out to sea to establish kingdoms, after thousands of years, their flesh will rot in the pot.
To a certain extent, this can be regarded as making the cake bigger.
Chen Xiaoqing's eyes flashed and she whispered: "That's okay."
Jia Heng said: "Let's go, let's go eat first, and then go to the eldest princess's house later."
I have been busy inspecting the Navy General School these days and have not spent much time with Jinyang.
With that said, he, Princess Xianning and Chen Xiao came to the hall. At this moment, the hall was filled with bright lights, pearls and jade, and beautiful eyes.
Sister Feng and Ping'er are entertaining Chadai, Yunqin, Sanchun, Wenqi, Xiuyan, Li Wan, Cao and others.
Sister Feng smiled and said: "Brother Heng, Her Royal Highness the Princess is here and is waiting for you."