Chapter 258 Humans are fish, I am a knife, why rush?
Ningguo Mansion
In the flower hall in the front yard, the sound of justice resounded.
Jia Heng's face was silent. He looked at Che Zheng and said sternly: "Comrade Che knows the righteousness well. I am very pleased. The country is in trouble now. I have been ordered by the emperor to supervise the army to suppress the bandits. Some generals in the Guo Yong camp are...
People and gods alike are outraged by such a heartless act for selfish reasons, and I will never allow these and others to commit lawlessness!"
"My lord, they took the risk out of fear, precisely because they were worried about being short-changed, and your lord discovered it. To be honest, lord, there are more than 20,000 brave generals in the camp, but in fact there are only more than 10,000 registered soldiers, and half of them are old, weak and sick.
It is too crippled and cannot be used for much purpose. How can it be useful in military affairs like the Jingying Camp?" Che Zheng said with emotion.
Listening to the righteous voice, Jia Heng's strange feeling became stronger and stronger. He pondered for a long time and asked:
"Che Tongzhi has been in Guoyong camp for so long. Why didn't he say anything when he saw the shortcomings of the military system?"
Che Zheng sighed and said: "It's hard for a low-level official to support himself, and he doesn't like to speculate and flatter others, so he can only take care of himself."
Jia Heng smiled and said: "A single tree can't support itself? I don't think it's true. I went to the Ministry of War the day before yesterday. Why did I meet Liu Tongzhi from the former Army Governor's Mansion to recommend you to go out of the city to suppress the bandits?"
Che Zheng's expression suddenly changed, and he explained: "The lower official also saw that the bandits from the Third Auxiliary in the capital were wreaking havoc and causing trouble in the area. He couldn't stand it anymore, so he went to the former military governor's office to ask for help."
Jia Heng's face was pale and noncommittal.
Just when Che Zheng was thinking of words to explain, suddenly a servant stood up under the eaves of the corridor and said: "Sir, there is a man outside who claims to be a military attache in the Beijing camp. He handed me a letter of worship and asked to see you."
Jia Heng raised his eyes, stood up and walked to the door, took the greeting card, lowered his eyes and looked at the name on it, and twitched the corner of his mouth.
Then he turned to look at Che Zheng, whose eyes were frightened, and said with a smile: "Comrade Che, you might as well go to the back hall to escape for a while. If I don't call you, please don't come out."
Che Zheng was surprised and uncertain, and when he heard the words, he responded calmly.
Jia Heng said, turned to look at Jiao Da under the eaves, and said: "Steward Jiao, take Tongzhi Che to the back hall."
Jiao Da responded, entered the hall, looked at Che Zheng, and said with a smile: "Please, Master Che."
Che Zheng nodded, said nothing, and followed Jiao Da into the inner hall for a while.
Not long after, a servant led a middle-aged military attache from the Yimen along the Chaoshou corridor. As soon as he entered the hall, the man clasped his fists and said, "I've seen Mr. Jia in this humble position."
It was none other than the governor Qian Shi Lu He.
Jia Heng looked calm and said, "Why did Mr. Lu visit us at night?"
Pointing to the chair beside him, he said: "Sit."
Lu He's face straightened and he said anxiously: "How dare you sit down in front of your lord in a humble position? I have a hundred thousand urgent matters in this humble position. Please report them to your lord!"
Jia Heng frowned and asked, "Oh? It's an urgent matter?"
"Sir, the governor also knows that Master Che Zhengche and Xia Mu are going to incite the generals to mutiny when the troops are ordered tomorrow in order to blackmail you and prevent them from leaving the city to suppress the bandits!" Lu He said with a solemn expression and lowered his voice.
When Jia Heng heard this, he suddenly stood up from his chair and said angrily: "What? This is happening?"
Seeing Jia Heng's reaction, Lu He felt certain and said anxiously: "Master Jia, they have instructed some of the soldiers below who are unwilling to leave the capital to fight, and plan to cause trouble tomorrow. Originally, the capital camp has been owed wages for three months, so my brothers
This is quite a complaint. As long as they stir up trouble below and say that even the emperor has no shortage of soldiers, it will inevitably lead to chaos. Your Excellency, you must be on guard."
Hearing this, Jia Heng's face was full of murderous intent, and he shouted: "They are so brave! Is it detrimental to disobey the army's orders, incite the soldiers to rebel, and deceive the Emperor's Sword in the hand of my officer?"
And while Lu He was talking in the front hall, Che Zheng, who was across the wall, was shocked and angry after hearing Lu He's words. His face was livid, his fists were clenched, and he cursed secretly, "You are a bastard!"
As long as he listened to this guy's words and didn't come to report the news, he would now become someone's scapegoat!
Lu He cupped his hands and said, "Sir, I have humble feelings to report for my humble position."
Jia Heng raised his eyes to look at Lu He and asked, "Is there anything else?"
Lu He looked hesitant, moved his lips, and said slowly: "Mr. Jia, when Governor Niu was in charge, the military discipline of the generals was corrupted, and there was a huge shortage of quotas. Every year, corruption became common. I had no choice but to live with the glory and endure the humiliation. At that time,
Niu Dudu alone had three thousand free quotas, and Xia Qianshi was divided into one thousand and five thousand. His subordinates had no choice but to give in, so they had to allocate one thousand and five thousand, and Che Tongzhi was given one thousand. Among the five generals, three generals
Each takes five hundred. Among the eight guerrillas now, except for the Cai brothers who have taken over, there are four guerrillas who each take three hundred. This has become a bad habit in the capital camp! If the generals do not take the short quota, they will be in the sacred city with their salary alone.
I can't make a living, and my colleagues are running against me, so I won't be able to hold on to my job for long, so please forgive me."
After Guo Yongying sold out the school, he knelt down and took out an envelope from his sleeve.
"This is some of the savings of the lower officials. The total amount of silver notes is about thirty thousand taels. If the soldiers cause trouble tomorrow, I can use it to pay for the military." Lu He said with a bitter look on his face: "I know that I am guilty because of my humble position, so why not?"
Lord Jia, please give me the opportunity to make meritorious service despite my humble position. I am willing to die for the sake of suppressing the bandits."
In fact, there is still something hidden. For example, the same price is one thousand and fifty, but some of them are small flags, general flag officers, and the salaries of hundreds of households, but they are all big soldiers.
In addition, some of the old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers in the Beijing camp who are not on duty are being paid at half the rate. In addition, the purchase of military rations over the years has been a waste of time and money.
In addition, in recent years, he has helped some military generals fill their vacancies and sent money to the Ministry of War. How can he be more than one-handed?
The top priority now is to survive by cutting off the tail and keep the position. I heard that the person in front of me has a lot of face with the military department officials.
Jia Heng looked at Lu He and looked at him with profound meaning. He chuckled and said, "It's hard for Lu Qian to understand the righteousness so well."
This was because he saw the power of the emperor's sword in his hand and wanted to give out some money to atone for his sins.
While he was talking to himself, he heard the voice of a servant coming from outside, saying: "Sir, there is a man outside who calls himself General Guoyong, and he wants to see you."
"Oh? What a coincidence today, the generals and commanders of Guo Yong camp are almost ready." Jia Heng said lightly, looked at Lu He, and said: "Master Lu, please keep the money first and go to the inner hall to talk about it.
Whatever you saw or heard, don't say anything."
A flash of suspicion flashed in Lu He's heart, and he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, sir."
Under the guidance of a servant, he entered the inner hall, but as soon as he entered the back hall, he saw Che Zheng sitting on the chair, his expression changed drastically, and he said in shock: "You...why are you here?"
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Che Zheng snorted coldly, with a gloomy face and looked at Lu He with almost burning eyes, "Despicable villain!"
Lu He's expression changed, becoming gloomy and uncertain. He laughed evilly and said, "Lao Che, you and I are each other."
"You!" Che Zheng's face was filled with anger.
Jiao Da coughed lightly and said, "You two adults, please be quiet."
In the front hall, not long after, a middle-aged general with a burly figure and piercing eyes stepped into the hall, cupped his fists and said: "General Shan Ming of the Jia family has met Uncle Yunhui General Heng."
As he spoke, he knelt down on one knee.
Jia Heng's eyes moved slightly, and this time he was actually a little surprised. He looked at the middle-aged general with a frown and said with a frown: "Get up first, why do you call yourself a general of my Jia family?"
It was said that the Jia family had been in charge of the Beijing camp for decades on behalf of Hua Gong, and there were still some remnants in the army. He had not seen any of them before, and he wondered if they had all been lost in the Battle of Liaodong.
Now, an old member of the Jia family has popped up.
Shan Ming did not get up, raised his head, and reported back: "In the twenty-eighth year of Longzhi, Xiaguan first entered the capital camp as a small flag officer. Because of his bravery, he served as a guard for Daihua Gongzhong. Later, he was singled out by Daihuagong and served as a hundred households.
, Deputy Qianhu, Qianhu, guerrilla, and general, it has been more than twenty years now. When I heard that Uncle Heng had re-promoted the capital camp, I was very happy. "
It’s not that there are no smart people. As Jia Heng mobilized Guo Yong’s battalion to suppress the bandits in the Sanfu area, some veterans in the Beijing camp began to get excited.
Because this was different from the previous one where he led an army to help suppress the Sanhe Gang. This time, Jia Heng led an army to leave the capital alone. This political signal could almost indicate that the palace would reuse Ning Guofu's current spokesperson.
Of course, the original nominal military spokesperson of the Jia family was still Wang Ziteng. This man was the Jiedu envoy of the Beijing camp, so he was also the top leader. The original Jia family's old troops had already joined his command, so they were a bit on the sidelines at the moment.
If Jia Heng successfully takes over Guoyong Camp, it may be able to influence some people's attitudes.
As for Shan Ming, he was originally waiting and watching, but now he obviously can no longer wait and watch.
What those people are planning is hard to hear...
Jia Heng sighed and said: "Unexpectedly, it is a general of my Jia family. I wonder how many people in the capital camp know my Jia family now?"
Shan Ming said enthusiastically: "Among the twelve battalions, most of the Qianhu and deputy Qianhu were recruited from local elites in the past ten years. Let's not forget that, for example, nearly half of the guerrilla generals at Mojiang's age are representatives of the guerrilla army.
Hua Gong's generals were all delighted to hear that Ning Guo had a young man like Yun Hui."
Jia Heng was noncommittal and thought secretly, how many of these people are available?
I'm afraid most of them have been corrupted, otherwise they wouldn't have just sat back and watched the capital rot. Of course, this is also due to the general environment.
As far as he knew, the collapse of the Beijing camp's combat power actually happened in the past twenty years.
At that time, in order to weaken the power of the Jia family, the Supreme Emperor took advantage of the death of Duke Daihua and transferred elite soldiers and generals from the local capital, as well as generals from the Zhao and Tuesday kings. The sand in the capital camp was very mixed for a while.
For example, many of Che Zheng and Lu He were generals from the local Dusi system.
This move undoubtedly weakened the fighting strength of the Beijing camp to a certain extent. In addition, the change of throne in the early years of Chongping, the subsequent purge of King Zhao and the prince's subordinates in the Beijing camp, and the two-day suspension after that, the Beijing camp was full of internal strife.
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In addition, it is close to the prosperous place of Shenjing, the country has been dynasty for hundreds of years, the culture of Wentian and Wuxi, and various reasons have together led to the corruption of Jingying.
"Actually, the emperor also controls a forbidden army that is stationed in the Diansu Palace. They are the Four Guards of Tengxiang. There are about more than 20,000 people with sufficient pay. In addition, Dai Quan's internal guards, such as Ban Zhi, and secret spies,
There should be about 40,000 to 50,000 people? Use them to defend the imperial city and protect the imperial power. This is the last line of defense for the Chen and Han royal family and must not be touched without permission."
Over the past month, he has gained some understanding of the Emperor's trump card.
Of course, these imperial guards cannot be dispatched, so the Beijing camp still needs to be rectified.
Suppressing the thoughts in his heart, Jia Heng looked at Shan Ming and said with an indifferent expression: "General Shan Shen, you have something to do when you come to the house."
"The last general has indeed reported something urgent. The commander-in-chief of the Yong camp, Tongzhi Chezheng, the commander-in-chief, Qian Shi Xia Mu, Lu He, and the guerrilla general Yu Zhenglun, these four are trying to stir up chaos among the soldiers tomorrow and prevent Yunhui from leading the expedition. The last general
When I learned about this, I reported it immediately and asked Yunhui to pay attention to it."
Jia Heng frowned and said, "Why did they do that?"
Shan Ming said: "The whole army will go out tomorrow and we will definitely have to recruit more troops. I am worried that Yunhui will find out that there are not enough soldiers and ask him for his crime."
Jia Heng looked gloomy and said in a cold voice: "You are eating your empty quota and drinking your soldiers' blood. No one from the Ministry of War will come to check?"
Shan Ming said: "Yun Hui doesn't know something. As long as the officials at the Ministry of War send money, they won't investigate it carefully. If the official orders troops, they will borrow some temporary funds from other battalions."
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "There are now more than 200,000 troops in the twelve regiments of the Beijing camp. For Guoyong camp, nearly 50% to 60% of the quota is short. Add in some old, weak, sick and disabled, and there are still 70% of those who can fight."
Eighty thousand?"
Because last time Guoyong camp mobilized 6,000 troops to help defend Dongcheng, multiplied by 12, it is estimated that there are 70,000 to 80,000 troops. Most of these 70,000 to 80,000 troops will be defeated.
shocking!
Shan Ming heard that the young man's tone across from him was wrong, and he quickly said: "Not only us, but also the border troops have taken short quotas. This has been a long-standing malpractice in the military."
Jia Heng frowned and said, "Did this happen when Dai Shanggong was around?"
Shan Ming paused and said: "Although the Beijing camp did not dare to say that the troops were fully paid at that time, 90% of them were on the rolls. They had one drill every three days and one drill every five days. Later, in the battle of Liaodong, tens of thousands of elites were lost.
, and then gradually ceased to be a grand occasion.”
Jia Heng remained silent for a moment, then said loudly: "The two generals from the capital camp should come out, and the single general should also get up."
In the inner hall, Che and Lu, who were glaring at each other, walked out of the inner hall with ugly expressions on their faces.
Shan Ming stood up in shock.
Jia Heng ordered: "Come and invite Qu Qianhu."
Not long after, Qu Lang, who was wearing a flying fish suit, crossed the threshold and entered the hall. He cupped his hands and said, "Sir."
As soon as they saw the Jin Yiwei Qianhu in Feiyu uniform coming, several people in the hall looked at each other, their hearts sank, and they all felt something bad.
Jia Heng looked at the night and knew that no one was coming to "snitch" again. Shen shouted: "Send the order and close the net immediately to capture Xia Mu and other criminals, and make sure they don't rebel!"
"Yes, sir."
As Qu Lang said this, he turned around and ordered the imperial guards who were accompanying him.
Che Zheng and Lu He were already frightened and rebelled. Lao Xia was finished!
Obviously, people have been on guard!
They knew that with Jinyi Mansion's all-pervasive intelligence capabilities, this would probably not be hidden.
Jia Heng cast a pair of stern eyes over the three people who were either frightened or silent, and shouted: "Che Tongzhi, Lu Qianshi, how many vacancies have you taken over the years, at least 50% must be made up! If you have to camp next to me, I will
The officials have no control over it, but my Guoyong camp needs to have enough soldiers and pay. After the bandits are suppressed, I will recruit refugees from Shandong and Henan in the Sanfu area to enrich the camp. At that time, will you be safe and sound, or even still there?
If there is a position in the camp, it depends on how much effort you are willing to put into this battle. I am holding the Emperor's Sword, and I have the right to kill first and then show off!"
It's better to do the work than to do the work.
Because it was impossible for him to clean up all the generals and generals of Guoyong camp before going out, so would there be a war?
And there is a deeper consideration. Given the current atmosphere in the Beijing camp, if the purge method is too harsh, once word spreads, it may lead to a real "mutiny."
Because the rabbit dies and the fox is sad, everyone is in danger. In fact, even Cai Quan gave Lu He gifts in order to run for office.
Of course, in war, if you are both incompetent and greedy, it goes without saying that you can just follow the law of war.
There is no fool among these people. If there is a chance to go ashore, they will not take risks. Otherwise, they will not report one after another and throw a carrot at the moment.
As for how to deal with them in the end... We are just fish and meat, and I am a swordsman, so why bother?
When Che Zheng heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his hands and said, "I will obey your orders."
"I humble my duty and obey my orders." Lu He's expression changed and he responded.
It's a bit painful. I have to pay 50% of the shortfall I've taken over the years?
Fortunately, with the money left behind, enjoying your old age should not be a problem.