Chapter 1659 Assisting the government and governing the country, the way of the emperor
Shenjing City, Ningguo Mansion
At this moment, in the wing room, sandalwood mixed with the charming and luxurious atmosphere filled the room, which was quite warm in early winter.
On the other hand, Zhen Yinglian held up a soft, white arm and opened her soft and beautiful eyes.
The brocade quilt embroidered with large hibiscus flowers slowly fell from the shoulders, revealing the delicate jade-like collarbones, which were dazzlingly white.
That jade face is as bright and beautiful as a lotus flower, white with red inside, as bright as the clouds.
A strand of lush hair hangs down from the girl's temples. It can be seen that she is covered in sweat, her white skin is rosy, and her beauty is dizzy.
It's just that right now, her face looks a little shy and confused as a new wife.
Third Sister You turned her head as beautiful as a waterfall, looked at Zhen Yinglian aside with interest, and said with a smile: "Okay, don't be shy now, we should get up."
With that said, he patted Second Sister You's round and plump breasts again and said, "I don't know if Second Sister You and I can get pregnant this time."
Second Sister You glared at Third Sister You with an angry look, and her face suddenly turned red.
Qin Keqing smiled and said: "It will happen. I think the prince's body will be fine during this period."
Thinking of returning home with a full load last night, Qin Keqing's eyes were dazed for a moment, and he sighed deeply in his heart.
I hope she will have a child this time.
Third Sister You laughed at herself and said, "I've been here for several years in a flash. If we follow the seven-out rule, I'm afraid that Second Sister and I will both be kicked out."
When Qin Keqing heard this, he smiled and said: "Who can make you kick out? Okay, everyone, get up."
Everyone got up as they talked.
Sanjie You got up first, took a pair of scissors from the side, walked closer, and gently cut a corner of the sheet, and the red plum blossoms were blooming in a beautiful way.
Sanjie You smiled and said, "Sister, I will save it for you."
Zhen Yinglian said "Ah", lowered her eyes shyly, and the charm could be seen silently flowing out from the corners of her brows and eyes. At this moment, the girl's youthfulness and childishness undoubtedly faded away.
Second Sister You got up and helped Qin Keqing put on a loose scarlet dress.
Jia Heng sat down on a pearwood chair with a backrest, holding a blue and white porcelain tea cup in his hand, and was thinking about the national policy after becoming the auxiliary king.
This is a thrilling leap from minister to monarch.
This means that he no longer makes decisions around the emperor because of the struggle for power, and can now fully display his political ambitions.
Now the entire Han Dynasty has just pacified Liaodong, and has experienced political turmoil one after another. It can be said that it is better to be quiet than to move.
The war in the northwest border and Tibet has just been extinguished. Galdan of the Junggar tribe in the hometown of the Western Region is licking his wounds and eating his courage. The Heshuote Mongols in Tibet are also waiting for opportunities in Tibet.
In terms of internal worries, after several years of war between Chen and Han, the central court put more energy and focus on side affairs. Although Xu Lu was still there and imposed a high-pressure attitude on the administration of officials, the problem of corruption was still a problem under the feudal dynasty system.
A chronic disease that is difficult to cure.
In addition, although the land annexation by the Jiangnan gentry was curbed under the new policy of "dividing a small family into an acre", the opposition force of the local gentry and governor-general officials was still quite strong.
In particular, the wave after wave of turmoil in the central government allowed Jia Heng to seize the highest power, and at the same time, it also caused bureaucrats and gentry all over the world to have all kinds of doubts about Jia Heng.
Everyone is eagerly waiting for Jia Heng to make a mistake.
Jia Heng's face was silent and lost, and he couldn't help but think of the rule of the Mingjun in history.
History books often say that during his reign, he worked hard to govern, lightened corvee and reduced taxes, relaxed criminal laws, encouraged farming and mulberry cultivation, and valued talents...
"If you want to become a wise king, you must first serve as an assistant (reserve emperor). It is said that governing a big country is like cooking small dishes. This is different from the previous pattern of ministers. This is the way of an emperor." Jia Heng's eyes were dazed and he kept thinking.
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If he wants to usurp the throne, it doesn't mean that after he has secured the central government, everything will be smooth sailing later. If he doesn't have a certain prestige, or he only has authority but no virtue, it's still not feasible.
In local prefectures and counties, whenever a region rebelled and the whole country turned to Chen Han's governor, careerists who wanted to fish in troubled waters would raise troops to respond, leaving him in dire straits.
Therefore, if he wanted to usurp the throne of Chen and Han, he had to govern the country. In the process, he gathered a group of like-minded people and tightly gathered around him as the core, thereby creating a great cause for all generations.
If you want to govern a huge country well, the starting point must be money and food, transportation, criminal names... and other aspects.
The prerequisite for everything is to recruit people, manage officials, and identify loyal and traitors. Otherwise, the world will be governed in a mess.
He won't last long as an assistant king.
While Jia Heng's thoughts were racing, he heard the jingle of rings ringing behind the bead curtain.
Immediately following the sound, I saw Qin Keqing approaching quickly. The beauty was wearing a vermilion dress, and her flawless white face looked bright and beautiful after the rain.
Second Sister You and Third Sister You were walking beside them, like two beautiful and gratuitous peonies, and said: "Your Majesty."
Jia Heng put down the blue and white porcelain tea cup in his hand, looked at Second Sister You and Third Sister You, and said hello: "We're all up, let's have some breakfast together. I just said I'm very hungry."
"Where is Yinglian?" Jia Heng asked curiously.
Second Sister You and Third Sister You sat down on the chairs. Third Sister You smiled and said, "Yinglian is still a little shy at the moment. Come back later."
Jia Heng looked unconcerned and said: "But, sir, please send someone to deliver Yinglian's name to the Ministry of Rites and ask for her to be named Madam Gaoming."
After all, he is a prince, and an ordinary aunt can ask for a royal title. Of course, now that he is fully assisting the government, these are just a matter of words to him.
This is unchecked power, and there is no need to negotiate with Li Zan and others like before.
The current cabinet is, in a sense, more like a rubber stamp for him.
Qin Keqing responded with a "hmm".
In this way, Jia Heng ate the food accompanied by his wife and concubines.
Qin Keqing suddenly put down his chopsticks, looked at Jia Heng, and said: "Husband, the day before yesterday I persuaded my father to retire and enjoy his old age. He said the day before yesterday that the Ministry of Works had a lot of affairs and he wanted to work in the Ministry of Works for a few more years. What do you think, husband?
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Jia Heng put down the tea cup in his hand, with a thoughtful look on his face, and said: "Since Mr. Yue Zhang is getting stronger and stronger, he should stay at the Ministry of Industry for a few more years. Now the Ministry of Industry is renovating official roads in prefectures and counties across the country. Soon
Later, craftsmen will be sent to mine coal and gold mines. We need capable ministers and officials to take care of this matter, and there is no one as suitable as my father-in-law."
Qin Keqing said softly: "Husband, I'm worried that my father is getting old and has been busy writing documents, which has damaged his body and bones."
Jia Heng thought for a while and said: "But what you said is wrong. My father-in-law has been in the Ministry of Industry for many years. Once he retires and becomes a general, he suddenly relaxes, and his body and bones are prone to problems."
After hearing this, Qin Keqing felt that it was reasonable, so he softly agreed and said nothing else.
Second Sister You held her hat in one hand and watched the couple talking quietly, with a look of thoughtfulness in her gentle and beautiful eyebrows.
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After Jia Heng finished eating, took a bath and changed clothes, put on a python suit, and left Ningguo Mansion. Surrounded by a large number of Jinyi Mansion Tiqi and school lieutenants, he headed to the Wuying Hall of the Military Aircraft Department.
Since Jia Heng became the auxiliary king, it theoretically means that he has "quasi-emperor" power over the affairs of the Han Dynasty. Zhen Qing, who was stronger than before, also tried to check and balance Jia Heng through the cabinet and relatives of the Zhen family.
Empress Song and Chen Luo had only Jia Heng to rely on.
The cabinet was Jia Heng's tool for exercising imperial power.
At this moment, he is the "quasi-emperor" and the "hidden emperor".
Jia Heng rode on his horse and entered the palace along the Anshun Gate, when a thought suddenly came to his mind.
At this moment, the cool breeze from late autumn to early winter, with a bit of chilliness, blows towards your face, making people feel trembling.
Palace Garden, Wuying Palace
The palace is solemn and solemn with its carved beams and painted pillars. Under the beams and pillars, you can see many armed soldiers standing with swords in hand.
The newly-appointed Chief Minister Qi Kun, Second Assistant Lin Ruhai, cabinet ministers Zhao Yi, and Liu Zheng were already seated behind the bill, holding wool brushes and reviewing memorials.
Since the Han Dynasty entered November of the first year of Jianxing, the affairs of the government have obviously become increasingly complicated. First of all, the disaster relief in Taiyuan and other places, and the construction of houses are also in full swing.
The King of Beijing also returned from the inspection and made adjustments to the reduction of troops and the economic situation of the nine sides. He sat on a backrest chair next to a small table and used a tea cup. At this moment, the fragrance of tea was rising.
This young vassal king has a fair face, a graceful bearing, and a feminine beauty in his eyebrows. At this moment, he is talking to Shi Jie, the Minister of Military and Aircraft beside him.
After Li Zan was imprisoned, Shi Jie, who was also a member of the Chu Party, went to the Military Aircraft Department to handle military affairs. He usually lived in seclusion and thanked guests behind closed doors.
Because of Shi Jie's past relationship with Jia Heng, and because he did not play a big role in Li Zan and Xu Lu's conspiracy to establish the eighth prince Chen Ze, it did not attract Jia Heng's attention.
At this moment, a middle-aged cabinet official with an elegant face entered the palace, saluted Qi Kun, and said, "Mr. Ge, King Wei is here."
While he was talking, he saw Jia Heng, who was dressed in a satin python suit with black and red phoenix embroidery and whose body was as tall as a pine tree, walked quickly from outside.
Qi Kun quickly stood up from behind a lacquered wooden table, raised his eyes to look at the young man in the python suit, cupped his hands and said, "I have seen the King of Assistant Government."
Jia Heng stretched out his hands to help Qi Kun's arm, his face full of kindness, and said with a smile: "Yuan Fu doesn't need to be polite."
At this time, Lin Ruhai, Zhao Yi, and Liu Zheng also came to see the ceremony, and for a while, the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
While Jia Heng was talking, he sat down, took the tea cup delivered by the cabinet clerk, took a sip, looked up at Qi Kun, and said: "Yuanfu, as the Chinese New Year is approaching, the autumn grain taxes and taxes of all provinces have been reduced."
The collection has been completed."
Qi Kun said: "Except for Sichuan and Shanxi, the autumn grain tax has been returned to the warehouse, which has increased by 20% compared with last year."
Jia Heng nodded and said approvingly: "That's good. This year, the imperial court deployed troops in Bashu and rescued the victims of the Shanxi earthquake. It allocated two million stones of grain and fodder. The national treasury wasted a lot. Now the taxes from the provinces are added to the national treasury."
, which is the answer to an urgent need.”
Qi Kun said: "King Wei, the treasury still has a lot of balance in the past two years, but there are not many problems."
Jia Heng said: "After the New Year, the reign name will be changed to the Yuan Dynasty, the imperial court will implement new policies strictly, and there will be a lot of money and food everywhere."
Because Zhen Qing's son did not survive the first year of Jianxing, he could not even be considered an emperor in a strict sense, and the reign title next year would still be Qiande.
"New Deal?" Qi Kun frowned and asked, "Hasn't the New Deal been implemented across the country in recent years?"
Jia Heng said: "Chongping's New Deal is very effective, but this is only the beginning of a country that is rich and powerful. If we want to achieve a prosperous era of civil society and martial arts, we still need to open up new schools to recruit scholars, select talents and appoint capable people, organize the administration of officials, and strictly enforce discipline. Next year, the new king will be the new king."
After succeeding to the throne, I should open Enke."
Qi Kun looked surprised when he heard this and asked: "Enke will be opened next year? Didn't it just happen this year?"
Jia Heng explained: "Next year when the new king takes over the throne, he will forgive the world, so he will naturally open a new school to recruit scholars."
When Qi Kun heard this, his eyes were deep and his face looked thoughtful.
King Wei wanted to use this to win over his cronies and Luo Zhi's party members. The previous examiner was Lin Ruhai. It can be said that all three hundred Jinshi came from Lin Ruhai's family, and indirectly from King Wei's family.
Now that all the power in the capital has fallen into the hands of King Wei, they can do nothing.
Fortunately, King Wei now has no intention of usurping the throne.
However, once he accumulates enough strength, he will definitely seek to usurp the throne.
He can only endure the humiliation now and look for opportunities in the future.
Compared with Li Zan, who is known for his uprightness and unwillingness to compromise, Qi Kun is undoubtedly more aware of current affairs.
Jia Heng turned around and said: "Now Liaodong has just been pacified. Since the implementation of the new policy of allotment of land, the population of Shandong, Henan and other places has skyrocketed, requiring a large number of immigrants to move outside the customs."
Qi Kun nodded and asked: "What does King Wei mean?"
Jia Heng said: "Encourage people in Shandong and other places to distribute cattle, farm tools, and grain seeds to open up wasteland in Liaodong. All taxes will be exempted for the first five years."
If the land of Liaodong is to be completely digested, the density of Jurchens in Liaodong must be continuously diluted.
Upon hearing this, Qi Kun looked surprised and uncertain, and asked: "Immigration outside customs will be exempted from all taxes for five years?"
Jia Heng said: "It's bitter cold outside the pass. If we don't take more measures to benefit the people, I'm afraid the people inside the pass will not go north. Otherwise, there are as many as one million Jurchen people in Liaodong, and it will be very difficult to bring them back to control."
Qi Kun had a thoughtful look on his face and said, "What the prince said is quite reasonable."
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and asked: "Prince Beijing, how do you feel about your trip to the north to inspect the nine borders this time?"
Shui Rong looked at the young man in the python suit with a smile and said: "Zi Yu, although the Jiubian towns are not in danger of the Northern invaders, they cannot all be withdrawn. It is reasonable to retain a part of the troops to monitor the situation of the barbarian enemies in the northern grasslands.
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I haven’t seen Ziyu for a while, but Ziyu is now assisting the government.
Jia Heng said: "What Prince Beijing said is true. The imperial court had no intention of completely dismantling the nine-border border army this time. Now the dismantling of more than half of the troops is in line with the essence of elite troops and streamlined administration."
Shui Rong said: "Although the grassland barbarians are temporarily quiet at the moment, the grassland overlords have always rotated like a revolving lantern. There is no guarantee that after my big man indulges in the grassland and ignores it, new grassland ethnic groups will rise up and cause trouble."
"What Prince Beijing said is true." Jia Heng said: "Therefore, I, the Han Dynasty, are going to march outside the Great Wall to bring the grassland herdsmen and various chiefs under control, so that they will not be left as a trouble to future generations and the inland people will move outside the Great Wall."
Shui Rong said: "Ziyu, at the beginning he said that he would bring North Korea under his control. Now it has been several years since North Korea was restored. When does Ziyu plan to bring North Korea under his control?"
Jia Heng said: "Now that we are in trouble, it is not appropriate to start another war. It will not be too late to wait for three to five years."
If North Korea is forced to "change its flag", there is no guarantee that North Korea will not have people with lofty ideals to "save the nation", and today's Han Dynasty needs five years to recuperate.
In the future, he will bring Korea and Japan under his rule, and then regain the Western Regions and Tibet. With this achievement of expanding the territory, coupled with the prosperity of domestic culture, the people will live and work in peace and contentment.
At that time, with the gift of abdication, I accepted the leadership of Chen Han, which can be said to be just and right, without losing... obeying the destiny and obeying the destiny, obtaining the rightness of the country.
Shui Rong nodded and said, "That's what Zi Yu said."
Jia Heng discussed with the ministers in Wuying Palace for a while, and then went to Kunning Palace.
At this moment, Empress Song was sitting in the Nuan Pavilion of the palace and was teaching Chen Luo.
Chen Luo was now sitting behind a lacquered wood desk, holding a thin book in his hand and practicing calligraphy on rice paper.
At this moment, a slim and beautiful female official quickly entered the hall, looked at Empress Song who was sitting on the soft couch, and said softly: "Your Majesty, King Wei is here."
After hearing this, Empress Song put down her needlework. When she raised her eyes, she looked at the young man in the python suit and said, "Luo'er, your father...brother-in-law is here."
Chen Luo put down the brush in his hand, his black grape-like eyes were crystal clear, and said: "Brother-in-law is here."
Chen Luo was very grateful to Jia Heng who supported him to ascend the throne.
Queen Song's willow eyebrows were as curved as the crescent moon, and she asked: "Ziyu, you are here."
Jia Heng stared at Empress Song and asked with a smile: "Empress, what are you doing with Luo'er?"
Empress Song couldn't help but have a soft smile on her lips, and said, "Am I not urging him to practice calligraphy?"
Jia Hengxing walked closer, looked at Chen Luo who was sitting behind the lacquered wooden table, and met a pair of bright and twinkling eyes.
"In the future, the memorials should be reviewed and copied to the General Affairs Department. The calligraphy level cannot be too bad." Jia Heng chuckled lightly and said.
Empress Song smiled and said, "I mean the same thing."
After saying that, he looked at Jia Heng in surprise and asked, "Why do you have so much time to come here to look for me today?"
Jia Heng said: "I just discussed the next court situation with several cabinet ministers."
When Empress Song heard this, the smile on her fair and shining face faded slightly and asked: "What are you talking about?"
Jia Heng said: "It's mainly about the immigrants from Liaodong and the Qiu Liangcang incident."
Then he told Empress Song everything in detail.
Empress Song listened patiently to Jia Heng's words, and immediately looked at Jia Heng and said: "The new land in Liaodong is where immigrants should be settled to deal with border troubles."
Jia Heng finished describing the content of his previous discussion with Qi Kun.
Queen Song nodded, thinking on her face.
Jia Heng said: "Uncle Song Guo should have gone to Beijing, and he will serve as the governor of Jingzhao."
Relying on his own strength, the foundation is still shallow, and he must unite the forces of the Song family's relatives who have no foundation.
Queen Song asked happily: "Really?"
Jia Heng came forward and sat down, stretched out one hand to wrap around the plump and delicate body of Queen Song, smelled the fragrant fragrance in the beauty's hair, and said: "Since the two parties of Li and Xu were wiped out, there have been many vacancies for officials in various government offices.
, Nowadays, the government is also employing people. Uncle Si Guo of the Song Dynasty has been practicing in the local area for many years. After arriving in Beijing, he served as the governor of Jingzhao, which allowed him to hone his ability in affairs."
The previous governor of Jingzhao was the same year as Xu Lu, and he had been implicated in the murder of Li and Xu the day before yesterday.
Empress Song couldn't hide the smile on her face and said: "The fourth brother is from a serious family background. He has also presided over government affairs in the local area and served as the governor of Jingzhao. He is quite qualified."
Jia Heng pulled the beauty's shoulder and looked at the slightly pink lips. As he spoke, he leaned over and pressed her soft lips together.
Empress Song said "Hmm", her gentle and charming eyebrows lowered slightly, and a light blush appeared on both sides of her face as white as jade.
Suddenly, their lips parted, and a looming silk thread could be seen, glittering and translucent under the sunlight.
Jia Heng gently hugged Queen Song's shoulders and enjoyed the tenderness for a moment.
Empress Song's charming and flowing eyes were as soft as water as she asked: "Where is Yan'er's father? After all, he is your father-in-law, and he cannot remain under house arrest."
Jia Heng took the beauty's plump waist and said, "Wait for a while before using it again, in case there are rumors in Beijing."
Well, there's no need to worry about Song Jing causing trouble when she comes out.
Firstly, King Chen Ran of Wei had died, and King Chen Wei of Liang was deposed. Secondly, Song Jing was the uncle of his son Chen Luo.