Empress Song greeted Princess Xianning, Li Chanyue, Song Yan and others and sat down in the palace. She smiled slightly on her beautiful face and said softly: "Why are you so free today?"
Princess Xianning said in a charming voice: "Mother, my husband went to Anhui a few days ago and I don't know when he will come back. My aunt has returned to Beijing, so we came to see the queen."
The eldest princess of Jinyang has already returned to the capital by boat, accompanied by Xia Houying, Jinyi Mansion Guards, and Jiangnan Daying Xiaoqi.
Queen Song's snow-skinned face was slightly absent-minded. She pursed her glossy pink lips and said softly: "I am here, but I haven't seen your aunt once. Is her illness cured?"
Previously, the eldest princess of Jinyang had been pretending to be ill, but she was actually confinement at her house.
Princess Xianning said softly: "Auntie, her body has healed well. Before she left, she asked my mother when she would return to Beijing."
Queen Song was silent for a moment and said quietly: "I will stay here for a while and wait for your sixth brother to come back."
Princess Xianning nodded and said softly: "It's not peaceful on the road. Why don't you wait for your husband to come back before escorting your mother to Beijing?"
Empress Song nodded and said, "That's fine. By the way, Ziyu is over there in Anhui. How are things going?"
Princess Xianning muttered: "Things in the military camp are a piece of cake for you, sir."
Ever since Jia Heng defeated the Jurchens, the Heshuotes, and the Dzungars in the sixteenth year of Chongping, the Han Dynasty had little doubt about Jia Heng's ability and means in military affairs.
Queen Song's beautiful eyes sparkled under her curved eyebrows, and she said softly: "That's true, but you can't be careless."
The little fox is not only clever in speech, but also talented in literature, military and military affairs. I heard that at the beginning he was just a young boy from the common family in Liutiaoer Hutong, but now he is a first-class Duke.
In fact, this most noble beauty is not tempted by Jia Heng's so-called first-class dukedom, but more by her talent and her current status.
Seeing that Empress Song was suddenly distracted, Princess Xianning's beautiful face showed a trace of surprise, and she said in a charming voice: "Mother, sir, he will be careful. Mother, you might as well go out to relax in the past two days, so as not to stay at home all the time, which is easy to get depressed.
It’s not good for your heart or your body or bones.”
Empress Song regained her thoughts and said softly: "It's not interesting to just walk around by yourself."
As he said that, his eyes were lost for a moment, and he didn't know who he thought of.
"Didn't Yan'er, Chanyue, I, and I come to accompany our mother?" Princess Xianning said softly, her eyebrows full of water, her crystal clear eyes smiling.
When Queen Song heard this, she chuckled and said, "It's a lot warmer today, so we'll go to the palace for a walk together."
Then, accompanied by Princess Xianning, Li Chanyue, and Song Yan, they went to the backyard garden to enjoy the scene of early spring.
In fact, there is nothing to appreciate. It is early spring, the spring is cold and the breeze is blowing the bare branches of the trees. In the octagonal pavilion, the yellow curtains hanging from all directions are swaying in the wind.
Princess Xianning's crystal jade face was as beautiful as snow. Under her thin eyebrows with curved willow leaves, her clear eyes were bright and translucent. She said softly: "Mother, the flowers haven't bloomed yet, so I'm still looking a little dazed."
"With another few months, the flowers will bloom." Empress Song's fair and smooth skin could not help but show some lightness, and she said softly.
Song Yan suddenly said happily: "Cousin, look at that old tree, it seems to have sprouted."
Queen Song: "..."
What old tree has sprouted? Who are you talking about?
However, the beauty followed Song Yan's slender fingers and saw an old tree near the lake. Sure enough, some new buds had sprouted on the branches.
The beauty's heart moved slightly, and her beautiful eyes as moist as water were filled with complex light. Maybe she was that old tree?
Princess Xianning said softly: "Maybe the weather has gotten warmer, and in a while, spring will arrive."
Under Li Chanyue's emerald green eyebrows, her eyes were as bright as water, and she couldn't help but pursed her pink lips.
She didn't care whether the old trees sprouted or not. She missed Mr. Jia a little.
Everyone was talking and playing in the garden.
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Anhui, Anqing Prefecture
Accompanied by Dong Qian and other generals, Jia Heng inspected the city defense and camp garrison conditions in Anqing Fucheng. In the next few days, he sorted out the military personnel in Anqing Fucheng and organized military affairs.
In the Han Dynasty, the famous general Wei Guogong, who had been so powerful in the world in recent years, was stationed in Anqing Fucheng to organize the affairs of the army and the army. The army was motivated and the generals were afraid, but it did not cause any big commotion.
Time flies very fast. On this day, Jia Heng is in the military camp, inspecting the Anhui Dusi recruitment and training drill.
Dong Qian is currently working with a group of generals to train soldiers who will join the Anhui Dusi.
"Captain, here's the news from Xuanzhou Mansion." At this time, Jinyi's personal guard Li Shu took a few steps quickly, bowed and cupped his fists, and handed a piece of paper in his hand to Jia Heng.
Jia Heng put down the tea cup, took the paper, and quickly read it. Then he frowned and said in a deep voice: "There was a mutiny in Xuanzhou Guard?"
It turned out that just two days ago, the soldiers of the Xuanzhou Guard, under the "instigation" of the commander Wei Huaizhong, confronted the officials of the prefecture and county who were going to clear Zhang's fields, and the two sides had a violent conflict.
There was a small mutiny in the Xuanzhou Prefecture Guards, and the Prefecture Guards kidnapped the Prefecture and County officials who came to clear out their land.
However, the guard commander Jiang Licheng led his troops to stop them in time.
But after all, this was a vicious incident.
Li Shudao: "Previously, General Jia Lingjia had led the cavalry to Xuanzhou, cooperating with the local guardsmen to suppress the rebels. The Xuanzhou guards ordered the men to commit suicide at home."
At the current status of the Jia family, there is no need to do everything personally.
Jia Heng sneered and said: "To force each other to death is really a big show!"
I'm afraid there are some hidden calculations here.
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and then ordered: "Send a message to Jia Ling, asking him to lead the troops to suppress the situation, take over the Xuanzhou Guard, properly handle the internal situation, capture all the commanders involved, and hand them over to the competent authorities for questioning. Although the former commander committed suicide in fear of guilt.
, but the crimes of embezzlement of grain fields are numerous, and all of them should be disclosed and made public."
These are not big things, they are nothing more than the local health system facing the backlash from Qingzhang Tianmu, and want to use this to shake the determination of rectifying the military settlements.
"I have recently informed the generals of the Anhui Guards that any general who has invaded the military grain fields and surrenders, repentes and pleads guilty, will have all the money gained from corruption returned, and will be dismissed from the military post without any further questioning." Jia Heng thought about it.
Thinking about it, he said in a deep voice.
It is not for the sake of Anhui Province, but for the follow-up inspection of the affairs of the garrison and military camps across the country, so that they can be comprehensively rectified.
However, I will write a detailed memorial to Emperor Chongping later to explain this matter.
In fact, when he captured Yue Tai, the commander of the Anhui capital, he had already informed Emperor Chongping of the reasons behind his efforts to pacify the army in Anhui.
Speaking of which, I have been in Jiangnan for a long time and it is time to return to Beijing.
When Jia Heng thought about this, his calm face couldn't help but trance, and his eyes were stunned for a moment.
This time Jiang Nan and Tian Niuer had what happened before... He still felt a little guilty.
Jia Heng pondered for a moment, then ordered the guards of Jinyi Palace to prepare the memorial and prepare to write the memorial.
In the memorial, he roughly described the necessity of conducting a nationwide investigation of military and garrison affairs, as well as the hidden worries that the New Deal might cause unrest in various provinces, and advised that we should not rush forward with great speed, but rather move quickly in small steps, and that stability is the most important thing.
The memorial was sealed in a sealed box and delivered to the capital by palace guards in brocade robes.
As time went by, the officials of various guards in Anhui Province were implicated in the case of corruption in military camps. Many low-level officials such as Wei Tongzhi and many guards commanders were dismissed one after another. The entire Anhui capital guard system was almost completely destroyed by Jia Heng.
Cleaned it once.
The local guards suddenly had many official positions vacant, which in turn was used to appease the hearts and minds of the generals at the local guards.
During this period of time, Jia Heng used integrity and diligence as the criterion to examine the candidates, carefully identified the good and the foolish, and reported them to the Ministry of War, without taking the opportunity to install cronies.
In fact, there is not much need. The local guard soldiers will play a very small role in the game stage of the power pyramid.
Moreover, the act of planting party members in this way would also attract the attention of interested people, give people leverage, and arouse Emperor Chongping's vigilance.
In fact, there was no need for him to do anything extra. These generals and commanders he promoted would consider themselves his disciples when he gained power.
This is enough. When it comes to life and death in the core circle of power, it is a great advantage for local officials to maintain a neutral attitude.
In the blink of an eye, another half month has passed. In the 17th year of Chongping, it has entered the early spring of February, which is very cold. The climate is getting warmer, and the willows on the roads are already green, and the spirit of spring is high and full of vitality.
On this day, the spring sun was bright, the wind blew the wheat fields, and the blue waves turned into waves.
Governor's Yamen——
Jia Heng and Li Shouzhong gathered together with Anhui officials to discuss recent military affairs. It was considered a summary meeting before Jia Heng left Anqing.
After observing and studying affairs at close range during this period, most of the Anhui local government and county officials were convinced of Duke Wei's thunderous methods.
Jia Heng's face was slightly gloomy, and he scanned the officials below with his sharp eyes, and said in a deep voice: "This time we are checking out the hidden properties in the military villages and sorting out the important personnel matters. You all must be aware of the internal links. After that, the local governments and counties will be strict
To carry out the new policy of the imperial court, clear out the land and register it, and pay taxes according to the land during next summer's grain harvest. I am in Shenjing City to hear the good news from you all."
Upon hearing this, a group of Anhui officials raised their eyes to look at the young man in the python suit, and quickly echoed his words.
Then, Jia Heng looked at Li Shouzhong, who was not far away, and said warmly: "Master Li, the weather is about to enter February, and the New Deal affairs are fully rolled out in all provinces. Anhui Province should also hurry up and not fall behind again.
After he saves it."
Now, the season has entered early spring, and I don’t know if Tianniuer has returned to Beijing. She should not be there at this time, otherwise, there will be flying pigeons passing messages from Jinyi Mansion.
To be honest, he hadn't seen Tian Niu'er for half a month. To be honest, he also missed the softness, waxy and sweet taste of matsutake.
Especially the joy of holding all the plump and soft bodies in my arms, immersed in the snow.
It's like a jade belt hanging in the forest and a golden hairpin buried in the snow.
In other words, even if I didn't take advantage of the sweet girl, I was just chatting and joking with the beauty, but I was still moved by the charming charm between her plump eyebrows.
Especially the contrast between coquettishness and anger, sometimes he wondered whether Tianniu did it on purpose, or whether it was because of her natural charm.
No wonder Xiaoxiao often says that beauty is Queen Marie.
It's like it's poisonous. Not long after I left, I can't forget it.
Li Shouzhong put on a facelift and calmed down his expression, and said loudly: "Don't worry, Mr. Wei, Anhui will certainly catch up with us in dealing with the New Deal. We thought that Anhui would be the pilot province for the southern provinces, but now it is implementing the New Deal at the same time as other provinces. We are also very ashamed."
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In this matter, his face also felt quite tarnished.
"Master Li, there is no need to blame yourself. Anhui has just been divided into provinces and government agencies have been established. It is understandable that many things are going wrong." Jia Heng paused slightly and said loudly: "I asked General Dong to stay here. If so,
If anything happens, Mr. Li can describe the situation to General Dong."
At this moment, Dong Qian stood up quickly and looked solemn. He cupped his hands and said, "If anything goes wrong with the new policy, I hope Mr. Li will just give you orders."
When Li Shouzhong heard this, although he was excited, he tried to keep his face as calm as possible. He nodded slightly and said, "Okay, okay."
This is a solid backing for the implementation of the New Deal in Anhui Province.
When the Anhui officials, led by Anhui Chief Envoy Yu Zhibang, saw this scene, their hearts moved slightly.
This is to leave the generals to help Li Shouzhong deal with the chaos.
Jia Heng glanced at the Anhui officials present, and finally turned to Li Shouzhong, saying: "In that case, I will not stay here any longer."
It turned out that he came here temporarily to put out the fire. Now that the raging fire has been effectively contained, he cannot stay here forever.
In fact, in his current position, he mostly inspects certain places and then handles emergencies urgently. In the past, he personally did everything as small as sesame seeds and mung beans, but in fact it is very rare anymore.
Of course, the main reason is that Anhui's affairs are relatively easy to deal with. The guards stationed the fields and suppressed them vigorously, which did not cause too much trouble.
This is just another test by the Jiangnan gentry.
Li Shouzhong nodded, and then escorted Jia Heng out of the government office. Surrounded by Jin Yi Tiqi, he got on his horse and Jin Yi Tiqi marched out of Anqing Mansion.
As Jia Heng left Anqing Mansion, local officials in Anhui Province also breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally the god of plague was sent away.
However, when he saw Dong Qian, who was wearing military attache robes and with a stern face, his eyes flickered, and his heart became a little solemn.
Although Duke Wei left, he still left a knife to Li Shouzhong to help him clear away the obstacles to the new government.
At this time, Li Shouzhong looked at the officials around him and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, this month, all the prefectures and counties in the province will clear out the land and register it. There will be no more perfunctory work. The new policy is the focus of the Holy Emperor and the temple officials.
, if this province can lead other provinces, not only will my official appearance be glorious, but your resume will also be glorious."
Although Li Shouzhong was not very good at coercion, he was already familiar with the method of "painting a big pie" when he was an academic officer.
"Yes, sir."
All Anhui officials present cheered up and responded in unison.
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Jinling, palaces and gardens, side halls and attics——
There seems to be harp music playing on the second floor attic, and the sound of the harp seems to float outside the palaces in the beautiful evening. Sometimes there are swallows returning early, pecking at the spring mud between the eaves, and orioles.
Chirping among the budding trees.
The orioles are singing and the swallows are singing, and before you know it, spring has arrived.
The Empress of the Song Dynasty wore an elegant dress with lily pigments and wide sleeves, and her body was plump and exquisite. Under the exquisite cloud bun, her graceful and plump jade face looked like it had been washed with milk, and her skin was white and tender, like a jade stone.
Flawless, and her slender hands gently caressed the piano and harp, as if they were onions.
To be wise means to be pretty and be filial.
This graceful and gorgeous beauty, because she was mourning her father, had changed into plain and elegant palace clothes, and there was a sad and sad aura of a wife surrounding her whole body.
Outside the window, streaks of golden-red rays of light fell on her head and shoulders, sparsely falling on her white, shiny earlobes, and the silver earrings sparkled.
On that snow-skinned and jade face as charming as a spring flower, a hint of melancholy could not help but linger.
There was really no news from that little fox for more than half a month.
I've been away from home for so long and haven't written a letter to Xianning. It's really... heartless.
The beauty thought like this, and turned to look at the bronze mirror on the table beside her. A blush appeared on both sides of her snow-skinned jade cheeks, as bright as rouge.
Apparently, I cried with joy that day, and the scene of pear blossoms and rain appeared again in the beauty's heart.
She cried without saying anything and let the little fox see her.
She was really ashamed...
However, the gentleness that still seemed to remain on her cheeks and the gaze that melted people's hearts made the beauty's heart tremble slightly.
In fact, for such a dead beauty in her thirties, she simply cannot resist the approach of the youthful and lively breath, because it is like a ball of hot flames that can melt the beauty.
I don’t blame Song Tian, this kind of thing basically belongs to... you’ll get numb even if you stamp on it.
At this moment, Nianyun slowly entered the second floor and said softly: "Mother, dinner is ready."
The beauty was feeling ups and downs. When she heard this, she couldn't help but be startled. Her snow-skinned jade face paused slightly, her eyebrows stood upright, and her crystal phoenix eyes couldn't help showing a trace of sullenness. She scolded: "Who asked you to come up here?"
When Nianyun heard the words, her jade face turned pale as paper. With a pop, she knelt down and said softly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I didn't mean to come up here. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Empress Song waved her bare hands, her tone became a little calmer, and her face returned to a calm demeanor, and said: "Okay, you may have served me for many years. You should know my temperament and like to be alone. Next time, I will not allow you to do so without my permission."
, no intrusion is allowed."
She didn't know why she was a little angry, and she couldn't help but feel irritable these days.
It's all that little fox's fault.
He really didn't return to the Anqing Mansion, just wiped it clean and left, right? He promised to give her advice to help Ran'er with her affairs, and then briefly explained the strategy of the military camp and how to operate it in the future, but he didn't fully explain everything.
The beauty's jade face is like a thin layer of frost, and resentment gradually arises in the depths of her heart.
This little bastard did that to her back then.
The beauty took a deep breath and quickly went down to the attic. It was already dusk in the sky. Under the eaves, a group of palace maids picked up the octagonal palace lanterns, lit the candles, and hung them up again.
The beauty sat down behind a square table and glanced at the dazzling array of dishes on the table. Although the aroma of the food aroused her appetite, she didn't have much appetite for a while.
The beauty calmed down, picked up a pair of bamboo chopsticks, and began to eat.
On the other side, in Jinling City in the evening, the western sky is already illuminated by the sunset, and the bright sunset shines on the top of the city, with fiery red flags fluttering in the wind, and horses' hooves coming in droves.
A large number of Jinyiti cavalry who were heading to Anhui and now returning are surrounding a young man from the Mang Mansion and rushing to Jinling City.
