Chapter 1573 Gao Zhongping: The desire for power fills the heart, and the desires are hard to fill!
palace, palace
Jia Heng's face paused slightly, his eyes glistening as he looked at Zhen Qing, who was lying on the bed in a soft ball. Looking at her face as beautiful as the clouds, she couldn't help but feel a sense of joy in her heart.
While Jia Heng was speaking, he stood up, took the python robe from the bed beside him, and tied it with a silk belt. His face was as calm as Xuan Shui's.
Zhen Qing turned around with her voluptuous face as bright as fire, and under her slender eyebrows, she stared at the boy in the python suit. There was a hint of charm in her shining beautiful eyes, and she said softly: "Don't eat lunch anymore."
Walk?"
When the beauty opened her mouth, her voice had a hint of laziness and coquettishness, which made her bones brittle.
Jia Heng smiled and said, "I won't eat anymore. Be careful not to let outsiders see it."
Zhen Qing responded softly, waved her hand under Cuili's curved eyebrows and said, "Go ahead, the Ai family will call you next time."
Jia Heng: "..."
Even now, this millstone is still releasing its charm.
But thinking of the lingering emotion between the bed curtains just now, Jia Heng's heart palpitated a little.
Jia Heng didn't say much else, then walked out of the palace and headed outside.
Ningguo Mansion, in the study room——
Chen Xiaocuili raised her slender eyebrows, raised her eyes to look at the young man in python suit, and whispered: "A secret agent from the Jinyi Mansion came to report that King Wei and King Liang entered Bashu, and brothers Gao Yong and Gao Bo also went to Bashu.
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Jia Heng's face paused slightly, and he stared at Chen Xiao, and said warmly: "Ask the Jinyi Mansion detectives in Sichuan and other places to increase inspections and deliver news to Shenjing at any time."
Although Sichuan, Northwest China, and Tibet were objectively allowed to rise into chaos together, it did not mean that these areas were allowed to completely rise into chaos and corrupt the other provinces.
Under Chen Xiaochunshan's dark eyebrows, his clear eyes were as bright as water, and he whispered: "The Jinyi Mansion has sent troops and horses over, what is the policy of the court now? When did Gao Zhongping collude with the White Lotus demon?"
Under Jia Heng's sword-browed eyebrows, his eyes were warm, like the warm sun in early winter, and he said in a deep voice: "Let's deal with Lu Jiang and Lu Li first, and let Gao Zhongping's matter be left alone for the time being."
The Gao family has deep roots in Sichuan and has luxuriant branches. If it really wants to move forward, it will be extraordinary.
Jia Heng said: "As for the south of the Yangtze River and the camp in the south and north of the Yangtze River, I plan to transfer Wei Che to the south to take control of the military."
As long as the current Han Dynasty does not really seek to usurp the throne, people's hearts will turn towards him, but if he does seek to usurp the throne, the local governor will probably not sit idly by and ignore it.
If he colludes with the local powerful forces who hate him, then he will really be the eighteenth princes fighting against him.
Therefore, he also needs an internal war to completely clear out the internal opposition forces, then eliminate local governors and install cronies.
In other words, kill the chicken to scare the monkeys!
The Gao family undoubtedly fits the role of this chicken.
This is also the reason why he asked the Jinyi Mansion to sit back and watch the King of Wei, and the King of Liang escaped from the Shenjing City and went to Bashu to cause trouble.
Gu Ruoqing was not far away, holding a tea cup in his hand, his eyes as bright as water, looking at the young man in the python suit intently.
Jia Heng said: "Heshuote and Junggar, these should also be wiped out together."
Chen Xiao sighed and said: "The world has just been at peace for a year or two, and war is about to start again. Fortunately, the external troubles have been subsided. Otherwise, such internal strife will definitely be taken advantage of by the Eastern captives."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "There is no other way. After this battle, the world will be completely peaceful."
It is foreseeable that after this battle, a new group of military nobles will emerge, and these are his basic base.
Chen Xiao said: "Enke can't delay too much. Your father-in-law of the Lin family will serve as the examiner and train a group of trusted officials who can be used in the local area in the future."
Jia Heng pondered and said: "Now we are introducing Zhao Yi to the cabinet, but... Li Gao may not agree."
Chen Xiaodao: "Lü Jiang and Lu Li encouraged and incited the students of the Imperial College, and the crime is punishable by death, and the cabinet may protect these two people."
Because Lu Jiang and Lu Li were civil servants after all, and they were trying to "defeat the official". Although they failed, they were both civil servants, and they might have to discuss the matter.
Jia Heng said: "Then let's trade this matter."
This struggle and compromise with the bureaucracy will run through him now and in the future.
Jia Heng glanced at the sky outside and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's have lunch first. I'm a little hungry now."
Chen Xiao responded, raised his eyebrows, twitched his nose, looked at Jia Heng coldly, and said angrily: "You go take a shower first, this smells like a fox."
It’s either the Zhen family or the Song family. These two demon queens who don’t abide by women’s ethics don’t know how they will meet the ancestors of the Han Dynasty under Jiuquan in the future.
Jia Heng didn't say much else at this moment. He went to the back room to take a bath, and then ate with Chen Xiao and Gu Ruoqing in the study.
Just as Jia Heng thought, the Wuying Palace was indeed discussing the matter of filling the vacancies for cabinet ministers at this moment.
Li Zan, the chief assistant of the cabinet, sat on a pearwood chair, stared at Qi Kun and Gao Zhongping who were standing aside, and said loudly: "If there is a vacancy in the cabinet, we should add a cabinet member to the cabinet to assist in the affairs."
Qi Kun said without thinking: "According to the usual practice, this matter should be reported to the superior."
Today's little emperor is just an ignorant child, and the Queen Mother will ultimately have to make the decision on this matter.
As we all know, the Queen Mother regarded King Wei as her trusted general, so she would have to leave it to King Wei to make the final decision.
Li Zan's eyes flickered under his sharp eyebrows, and he said in a cold voice: "After all, this matter cannot be circumvented by King Wei. We will immediately send the secretary of the cabinet to inform King Wei and discuss the affairs together."
Gao Zhongping frowned, then relaxed his brows and said in a deep voice: "Looking for King Wei?"
Li Zan nodded and said warmly: "King Wei is the minister of military affairs and has the power to discuss personnel matters."
Here, after Jia Heng took a bath and heard the summons from the cabinet, he could guess what it meant.
While talking, Jia Heng mounted a maroon horse and headed towards the palace city with a "clatter" sound.
Cabinet, Wenhua Palace, in the palace——
A white-faced and beardless young eunuch quickly entered the palace, looked at the two cabinet ministers sitting behind the lacquered wooden case, bowed respectfully, and said: "Mr. Ge, King Wei is here."
Jia Heng raised his sword eyebrows, with a resolute face as calm as water. He walked into the palace, looked at Li Zan, who was wearing a first-class civil servant robe, and said, "Mr. Li Ge."
Li Zan sat down in the hall, with a look of thoughtfulness on his resolute and calm face, and said: "King Wei, there is no need to be polite."
Jia Heng sat down now, stared at Li Zan, and said loudly: "Mr. Li Ge called me here, why don't you know?"
Mr. Li Ge's face was calm, but his tone was particularly gentle and he said: "Now that there is a shortage of ministers in the cabinet, I will ask the King of Wei to discuss it."
Gao Zhongping, who was on the side, also looked at the young man in the python suit at this moment. Under his rough brows, his eyes were somewhat scrutinizing and appraising.
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and asked, "Does Mr. Li Ge have a favorite candidate?"
Li Zan thought for a while and said: "Wang Shu, the Minister of Dali Temple, is an upright man. He has been in charge of prison administration for many years. He is qualified for a big job. Do you want to join the cabinet?"
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said: "Wang Shu, he is old and decrepit. Besides, there are very few people in this dynasty who are ministers of Dali Temple."
The cabinet is more in charge of civil affairs, and the chief officials of Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate have not joined the cabinet.
Gao Zhongping thought for a while and said warmly: "Yang Da, the minister of household affairs, is very dedicated to the ministry and does not dare to neglect it. Can he join the cabinet?"
Jia Heng shook his head and said in a clear voice: "There is already a minister in the Ministry of Revenue who has joined the cabinet. It is also against the convention to choose another person to join the cabinet. Besides, Yang Da's qualifications are still relatively young, so joining the cabinet may not win people's hearts."
Gao Zhongping thought for a while and then said: "Yao Yu, the Minister of Rites, is a man of high virtue and high prestige, and a scholar of heaven and earth. According to the standing system, he should be admitted to the cabinet."
When the former Imperial College students were causing trouble, public opinion arose in Beijing. Yao Yu personally went to the Imperial College to sit in and calm down some of the Imperial College students who did not know the truth.
Qi Kun said: "Shi Jie, the minister of the Ministry of War, is well versed in military aircraft and has good human skills. He is worthy of joining the cabinet."
Jia Heng said: "Shi Jie is already the minister of military aircraft. It is unreasonable to predict the aircraft maintenance and then join the cabinet."
Gao Zhongping nodded, looked at the face of the young man in the python suit with calm eyes, and said: "In the opinion of King Wei, who do you think is the most suitable person?"
Sure enough, King Wei had someone in his entourage, otherwise he would not have denied it again and again.
Jia Heng thought for a while and said: "Zhao Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, was originally a cabinet minister. Although he has left the cabinet now, he works hard and conscientiously in the ministry. He was originally a cabinet minister and now he has joined the cabinet again. I am the official
I thought there was nothing wrong with it.”
Gao Zhongping couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart. Under his thick eyebrows, he took a deep look at Jia Heng.
As expected, King Wei was seizing power and installing cronies.
Li Zan frowned, and under his sword-shaped brows, there was a hint of thoughtfulness in his eyes.
This Zhao Yi is supposed to be a veteran, but he is the father-in-law of Jia Heng's wife's brother, so it is inevitable that he is not a cadre that Jia Heng has placed in the cabinet.
Gao Zhongping pondered for a moment and said: "Zhao Yi had already left the cabinet when Emperor Xianzong was emperor. It is not appropriate to select him to join the cabinet now."
Jia Heng shook his head and said warmly: "No one is a sage, and no one can make mistakes. A few years have passed, and Zhao Yi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, has been working hard in the Ministry of Industry for many years. Isn't it possible that he still can't join the cabinet?"
Gao Zhongping frowned, and Li Zan, not far away, had a look of thought on his face.
Jia Heng didn't say much else. He looked at Gao Zhongping and said, "Apart from Zhao Yi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, are there any suitable people in the court who can be selected to join the cabinet?"
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said warmly: "I am a public-spirited king. The Ministry of Works of Japan recently produced a cement material, which was used in the construction of Emperor Xianzong's mausoleum. In the future, this material can be used for the renovation of official roads across the country.
A cabinet minister is needed to take charge of the renovation of official roads."
Gao Zhongping pondered for a moment, was surprised, and asked: "Renovation of official roads?"
While Jia Heng was speaking, he took out a memorial from his sleeve, handed it over, and said, "Mr. Li Ge, Mr. Gao Ge, please read this book first."
Then, it was delivered to Li Zan aside through the cabinet officials.
Li Zan took a written memorial and stared at the text description on it. His brows furrowed involuntarily, and then relaxed.
It roughly states the importance of cement to transportation.
Li Zan stopped reading and did not comment on it. Instead, he handed the memorial to Gao Zhongping and Qi Kun.
Gao Zhongping also finished reading. A look of thoughtfulness appeared on his resolute face. He frowned and asked: "Concrete is used to build roads. Corvenes are so widespread, people are wasted and money is wasted, and the world is boiling with resentment. What's the solution?"
Could it be that King Wei wanted to cause chaos in the world so that he could have a chance to usurp the throne?
Jia Heng pondered and said: "This road construction plan lasts for twenty years. The first phase is five years. It will first prepare Shenjing to Luoyang, and then all the way to Jinling. It will not be accomplished overnight. As for the corvee workers, they will first be captured by Jurchens and prisoners."
Gao Zhongping frowned and said worriedly: "This kind of water transportation is of great use, but there is no need to spend huge sums of money and waste people and money."
Jia Heng said: "It's just to prepare for a rainy day. In recent years, Mr. Gaoge may not have seen that the rainfall in Henan and other places has gradually decreased, and the water in the Bianhe River is shallow, making it difficult for boats to travel. If the rain stops completely in the future, there will be one more way to transport grain to the north.
Alternatives.”
Well, he is not doing a lot of construction now, otherwise, it would be Wang Mang's behavior.
Li Zan was silent for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Lu Jiang and Lu Li have been charged with crimes in the Jinyi Mansion. How does King Wei think they should be punished?"
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "The two of them encouraged the supervisors to cause trouble, and spread rumors to insult the clan's bloodline. Their crimes are not punishable and should be punished with lese majeste."
Li Zan frowned and persuaded: "Lu Jiang is a minister of the cabinet. It is probably not a good sign to kill the minister of cabinet just after the new king came to the throne. Besides, God has the virtue of good life."
When he was the chief minister of the cabinet, a cabinet minister was beheaded. How did future generations view him?
Jia Heng looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "As the elder said, the new king is young and has not yet established his prestige. That is why he has such rebellious ministers who do not know respect and talk about the clan's bloodline. He should be severely punished to warn the people of the world."
After hearing this, Li Zan's face seemed a little gloomy and uncertain.
Gao Zhongping, who was not far away, had a gloomy look on his resolute face, and said in a deep voice: "This matter, together with the matter of the nomination of candidates by the cabinet ministers, will be reported to the Queen Mother and left to the Queen Mother to make a decision."
common……
Obviously, Gao Zhongping has been keenly aware of Jia Heng's intention, which is to push Zhao Yi into the cabinet.
Li Zan pondered for a moment and then said: "Then let's follow the wishes of Mr. Gaoge."
Seeing this, Jia Heng knew that Gao and Li had already given in, and did not continue to press.
Qi Kun took over the conversation, with a look of worry in his eyes, and asked: "Chen Ran and Chen Wei escaped from Shenjing City and are now missing. Has King Wei sent Jinyifu Tiqi to hunt down these people?"
Soldiers and horses?”
When Gao Zhongping heard this, he pricked up his ears and secretly paid attention to what Jia Heng said.
Jia Heng pondered for a moment, his eyes were warm, and he said softly: "The Jinyi Mansion has been searching for him, divided into several routes, and tracking the traces of the two vassals. I think it won't be long before he can be arrested."
Qi Kun said: "The two vassals collude with the remnants of King Zhao, and it is easy to cause trouble in the local area."
Jia Heng nodded and said in a deep voice: "The army in the capital camp is an army that can fight a hundred battles. If there is chaos in this place, it can be quelled overnight."
As he said that, he glanced at Gao Zhongping with a vague look.
Gao Zhongping is worthy of being an old fox who has been in the officialdom for many years. At this moment, his expression does not change.
Li Zan stared at Jia Heng and said in a deep voice: "King Wei, let's leave this matter as it is, and don't worry about anything else."
Jia Heng nodded, without saying much else, and said warmly: "I have one more thing to do. According to the report from the guards of Jinyi Mansion, there have been some changes in Heshuote and Junggar recently, and the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp have to hurry up to conduct exercises.
Within two years, we can send troops to pacify the northwest and Tibet, completely clearing up the border troubles for future generations."
Li Zan's eyes flickered under his green brows, and he whispered: "The imperial court has just used troops a few years ago, and now it is using troops again. Not only that the treasury is insufficient for military expenditures, but also that the soldiers in the Beijing camp are war-weary, which is also detrimental to the military.
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Speaking of this, Li Zan paused, looked at the young man in python suit, and whispered: "King Wei, although the country is big, if you are wary, you will perish."
Under Jia Heng's sword-browed eyebrows, his eyes were warm and he whispered: "What Mr. Li Ge said is not unreasonable, but if Junggar and Heshuote lead their troops to invade the border, how can I, a big man, sit back and watch the soldiers of the bandits rob me?
Frontier? As the saying goes, be prepared for a rainy day and be prepared for any trouble."
When Li Zan heard this, his face was silent and he was silent for a while.
Gao Zhongping frowned, then relaxed his brows, but Jia Heng's next words made Gao Zhongping's heart tighten again.
"If the two kings of Wei and Liang, plus King Zhao, stir up trouble in the local area and connect Heshuote and Junggar, then the court will need to respond as soon as possible to prepare for any danger." Jia Heng said with a serious face.
Li Zan was silent for a while after hearing this.
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said: "There is another sentence that Mr. Ge said: If you forget to fight, you will be in danger."
Gao Zhongping nodded and said warmly: "The Junggar and Heshuote tribes were previously conquered by the imperial army, and the tribes were severely damaged. It should be difficult to start an uprising in three to five years. The imperial court just took the opportunity to recuperate."
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Jinyi Mansion has sent additional detectives. These two departments have been resting for the past two years. Moreover, not long after our Han Dynasty pacified Liaodong, it is the time when the army and veterans are tired. These foreign barbarians and Di,
In order to worry about my big man regaining his composure and leading his troops on an expedition, we must take the opportunity to cause chaos. Moreover, now that the young master is under suspicion, they will have an opportunity."
Speaking of this, Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Therefore, previously, I ordered the guards of the Jinyi Mansion in the two places to investigate more. Sure enough, there are some abnormalities. The two departments are now preparing to strengthen their troops, and their intentions are unknown."
Li Zan said: "In this case, it is reasonable for the court to prepare for war."
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said: "Now that the two vassals of Wei and Liang have left the capital and are missing, once the two forces collude internally and externally, the consequences will be disastrous."
Li Zan, Gao Zhongping, and Qi Kun nodded.
Jia Heng left Wuying Hall without saying much else.
After Jia Heng left, Li Zan looked at Gao Zhongping beside him, sighed and said, "King Wei is no longer what he used to be."
Gao Zhongping looked indifferent and said in a cold voice: "The desire for power fills the heart, and the desires are hard to fill!"
Qi Kun on the side, under the thick eyebrows of Dai Qing, his eyes flickered, and he said softly: "What King Wei said before is not unreasonable."
Gao Zhongping said: "True and false, false and true."
Li Zan waved his hand, stopped what Qi Kun said, and said: "Let's not talk about this anymore. The two vassals of Wei and Liang are on the run, and it is very easy for civil strife to arise. As for the cabinet, they have written about the prefectures and counties all over the world, drawn up pictures, and severely searched for their people."
Gao Zhongping pondered for a moment and said: "As King Wei said, if there are any changes in the northwest and Tibet, the court's provisions and military equipment must also be prepared."
Qi Kun showed a thoughtful look on his face and said: "There is no shortage of money and food in the national treasury. If the imperial court deploys troops in the northwest and Tibet, it can last for one or two years."
Li Zan nodded, with a deep look in his eyes, and said: "The warehouse is rich and well-off, but it has a bit of a prosperous age."
Gao Zhongping said with emotion: "They are all the legacy of the late emperor."
As soon as these words came out, all the cabinet ministers in Wuying Palace fell silent.