The next day, the thirteenth day of the first lunar month
Early in the morning, at dawn, Jia Heng woke up from the warm and fragrant soft jade. He turned his eyes and glanced at Qin Keqing lying on the bed. The beauty's hair was messy, her cheeks were dizzy, her jade face was like a rosy cloud, and her face was curved like a moth moon.
The curved eyelashes are tightly closed, obviously sleeping soundly.
It turns out that she is a young girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, the age when she is greedy for pleasure and sleepy.
Jia Heng got up, had breakfast, and went to the Beijing Camp as usual to supervise the training of the soldiers of the 12th Regiment Camp. After nearly half an hour, he went to Jinyi Mansion to ask questions.
Jinyi Mansion Official Office, Houya
Jia Heng sat behind the desk, looked at Qu Lang who was sitting respectfully, and said: "Qu Qianhu, wait a moment, you will take people to Prince Zhongshun's Mansion and inquire about the details of the assassination of Prince Zhongshun at Daxiangguo Temple that day.
, in order to track down the White Lotus demon and arrest the culprits."
Qu Lang accepted the order and said yes. He pondered for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Sir, do you want to send someone to keep an eye on Prince Zhongshun's palace?"
Jia Heng took a deep look at Qu Lang, thought for a while, and said, "It's also possible that the White Lotus demon may come to assassinate you again at some time, so he has people secretly protect Prince Zhongshun to prevent any trouble from happening again."
If the Jinyi Guards are sent to monitor the country's vassals without a legitimate name, once they are discovered, it will be very easy to accuse the truth and be criticized. However, if it is under the banner of hunting down the White Lotus Demon, or even in the name of protecting the Zhongshun Prince's Palace, it can be high-sounding and deceived.
Qu Lang nodded, immediately understanding.
Jia Heng thought for a moment and asked: "How is the recent investigation of the Ministry of Industry case?"
Qu Lang looked calm and said: "The brothers in hand are retreating. Pan and Lu are very cautious. They are showing their dirty signs. Moreover, they are in a low position. They are in a low position and the people in their hands are throwing a rat weapon. Some methods can be used, but they can only
While collecting information from various places, and then starting with several merchants who supplied the imperial mausoleum, it can be determined that Pan and Lu received bribes from merchants in connection with the construction of the imperial mausoleum."
After all, he is a low-ranking official of the eighth rank of the imperial court and a secret agent of the Jinyi Mansion. The detective can use unlimited investigative methods, even to prevent shocking the seven people.
Guizhen's eyes were deep and he said: "Keep watching. Regarding internal affairs, there is Luo Chengwang, a doctor in the construction department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This person is quite suspicious."
That was the information provided by my father-in-law Qin Ye on the seventh day of the lunar month, and the construction department was involved. Because King Zhongshun, as the supervisor of the imperial mausoleum, and his close confidant Luo Chengwang, the construction department doctor, was responsible for the procurement and craftsmanship matters, so he was bound to be involved in the corruption.
Know very deeply.
Guizhen secretly wrote down his name and said, "Young man, I have no other orders for you."
Qu Lang suddenly remembered something and said: "By the way, there is no one who calls Qi Guan'er in the Red Sandalwood Castle. He sent someone to find me quietly. If he finds me, I will take him to a secret place and you can come and question me."
If you find Qi Guan'er and know the reason for his escape, you can try to plant a nail in Prince Zhongshun's palace for future needs.
Guizhen nodded in agreement, but suddenly looked alert, looked to his right and left, and said loudly: "Young man, there is nothing wrong with your humble position, I have to report it to you."
Seeing the mysterious look of King Qi, Qu Lang's heart moved and asked: "What's the matter?"
The King of Qi said loudly: "Next time, I will ask Shangguan to investigate the smuggling incident from the border town by merchants from the Jin Dynasty. He also said that a member of the same clan of the villain is involved. The latter has just sent people to Xiaotong and Ping'an Prefecture to wait for the army.
There is still no news in the town, but I have some information about the villain, who is of the same clan."
Qu Lang frowned and said, "How do you say that?"
King Qi raised his voice even more and said: "Lian Qiye of Rongguo Mansion seems to be involved in this case. He purchased goods in the Bafu counties of the capital and sold them from Ping'an Prefecture to the grassland. The goods seemed abnormal, but they were
It is prohibited for sale by the imperial court, but due to the humble inspection, there is nothing suspicious. Now, Mr. Lian Qi recently had fun with a military officer named Sun Shaozu in a brothel in the capital, and he took action quite boldly."
At the earliest, there was no mutual trade between Chen Han and the Chahar tribes in the Monan grassland, and there was no official guidance.
The then Minister of War, Li Zan, who is now the junior scholar of Wuyingdian, once proposed that "every soldier must enter the grassland." This policy was recognized by Chong Jiaheng and the cabinet.
Theory of treason.
Grain, ironware, and salt were also banned.
On the other hand, silk, silk fabrics, and porcelain were banned in exchange for cattle, sheep, and horses from the grasslands, but these were rarely led by the government, and merchants were set up to collect lijin from merchants as military expenses for border towns.
But how could the border generals of the military towns listen? Selling grain and iron tools was a mistake, and smuggling and smuggling by merchants in the border towns had become a common practice.
Qu Lang frowned and said, "So Sun Shaozu, his ancestral home seems to be Xiaotong, right? Send someone to follow us to see what the two of us are going to do."
Jia She and his son are indeed thunderous, but they still need to find a suitable time for them to explode.
Because of Jia She's smuggling, the matter involved Cui Ling, the military governor of Ping'an Prefecture, and other border generals. These people were all former members of the Great Rongguo Duke, and it was clear that there was no chain of interests behind them from when they were young.
On the contrary, what I am most interested in is that I can dig out Shanxi merchants, and the results can be obtained in a short time, and I need to make arrangements quickly.
The King of Qi added: "My dear, Shanxi merchants have also been rushing to the capital recently. They heard about the disadvantages of the salt reform in the south. Merchants from the Shanxi Merchant Guild frequently visited Mr. Yangge and invited Mr. Yangge's son Yang Sihong to a banquet."
Guizhen frowned, wrote down the matter, and asked: "Where is this Yangzhou salt merchant? Has there been no movement recently?"
King Qi's expression paled, and he raised his voice and said: "I have only heard some sporadic rumors about this matter, so I don't know whether it is true or not. Please consider it."
"oh?"
King Qi said loudly: "The Yangzhou salt merchants have a close relationship with Xu Shaozhen, a guest of Emperor Ping's Mansion. Xu is working on matters in Yangzhou."
Qu Lang frowned and said, "Emperor Ping? There really is no self anywhere else."
Emperor Ping got involved with Yangzhou salt merchants, and it was a surprise. Before I could wipe out the money bag of the feudal king, he urgently needed the support of a financial backer.
The Shanxi merchants followed the path of Yang Guochang's son, obviously wanting to take a share of the disadvantages of Jiangnan's Salt Law Reform.
It can be said that in the past period of time, Qu Lang was busy rectifying the affairs of the Beijing camp, and other forces were also idle. The focus of the court was still on the salt affairs in the south of the Yangtze River and the defense of the northern Xinjiang. Of course, there was no such thing as the sudden rise now.
Beijing investigation plan.
Qu Lang thought for a while and asked loudly: "What has Emperor Ping been busy with recently?"
King Qi said: "Since Emperor Ping was consecrated to the throne, except for New Year's Eve and the first month of the first month, he went to the palace to pay his respects and to accept the invitations of the princes to have banquets. He studied behind closed doors. Only Shi Dou Rong, the chief of Emperor Ping's palace, visited relatives in various parts of the capital.
Welcome and send."
Qu Lang's face looked a little gloomy, and he was thinking about Emperor Ping. I always felt that Emperor Ping would be willing to make noise.
The vassal king who was doing the military parade at Anshun Gate was very kind to me.
At that time, Captain Jinyi suddenly called out: "Commander, Ji Tongzhi wants to see you."
The two commanders of Jinyi Mansion originally had the same commander, and the commander of Jinyi had the same commander, Lu Jingyao. Before Qu Lang was promoted to the governor of Jinyi, he found a mistake, reprimanded him, and left him idle.
Another colleague of Jinyi, Mr. Ji, has been actively cooperating with Qu Lang in managing Jinyi affairs recently, and he is even more attentive to Qu Lang's work on weekdays.
There is no doubt that if Qu Lang takes control of Jinyi, he will have to reorganize the original personnel and regression.
Otherwise, there is absolutely no way to do anything, and that is also the authority given to the Commander-in-Chief by Chong Jiaheng.
Of course, for now, because Qu Lang's tenure is short, Chong Guizhen can ensure control of Jinyi Mansion at any time.
Master Ji retreated into the hall, with a respectful expression, bowed his hands and said with a smile: "I have seen the governor in this humble position."
At that time, King Qi glanced at Lord Ji, cupped his hands, and said goodbye to Guizhen first.
Qu Lang nodded and let him leave. He looked at Gui Zhenyi and asked, "Ji Yingtian, are you okay?"
Gui Zhenyi said: "The governor asked his subordinates to pay attention to the news in the southern province. It was the delayed delivery of flying pigeons that had just arrived. On the fourth day of the lunar month, the Yangzhou Salt Court Yamen held another meeting to discuss reforming the salt law, and also asked the villain to take a look.
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With that said, he respectfully handed over a book with a blue leather cover.
Qu Lang's expression paused, he took the book and opened it to read.
The following records are quite detailed. The speeches made by the salt inspector, the prefect of Yangzhou, the Huaidu Transfer Department, the four small salt merchants, and even Liang, and the two imperial envoys who went south to the south were compiled and prepared in detail, like minutes of the meeting.
General.
Qu Lang was silent for a moment, put it aside, and raised his eyes to look at Mr. Ji.
The conductor, who was dressed in brocade, was about seventy years old and tall, but he didn't have a flattering smile on his face.
Guizhen nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Ji Tongzhi."
Gui Zhenyi smiled and said: "In the presence of the Commander-in-Chief, you dare to speak out about hardships even if you are in a humble position. The Commander-in-Chief handles military affairs as a key figure in the military and state. What you do in a humble position is trivial."
Thinking back to those many years after we first met our eyes, I still feel overwhelmed.
Nowadays, she is a first-class woman, a deputy envoy of the Beijing Camp, and a governor in royal robes. She is no different from the past.
Qu Lang pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Ji Yingtian, I plan to adjust the duties of the Qianhu Offices in Jinyi Mansion so that they can better conduct detailed investigations on the enemy. Do you think Ji Yingtian has any suggestions?"
Yesterday I decided to reorganize the personnel of Jinyi Mansion to make it easier to investigate the affairs of the prisoners, and of course to strengthen control.
The Jinyi Mansion has jurisdiction over seventeen thousand households, seven in the back, front, right, center and left, each with ten departments (royal chair, fan hand, hood, flag banner, ax and axe, luan Yu, horse taming, banjian, halberd, bow and arrow). .
Those seven are the palace guards who guard the palace and gardens together with the inner guards and act as guards of honor. They are very tactless, because almost every Qianhu is a confidant recognized by Chong Jiaheng, and the seven Qianhu are usually small supervisors. Criminal matters of the Wei Mansion.
As for the eight additional offices (lower middle, lower rear, lower front, lower right, lower left, and middle front) and the eight functional offices (elephant training, field farming, and horse army), the duties must be adjusted.
Before the adjustment, it was mainly for intelligence collection in eight directions: Northwest, South China, Liaodong, Southwest, North China, and Central China, focusing on Liaodong and Northwest directions. In this way, one institute is responsible for intelligence collection, analysis, and docking of several provinces. The government finally brought it all to my desk for further study and judgment.
However, before that, it was still the experience of being in charge of the documents, and being the governor of the town.
However, the governor still had no responsibilities such as arresting, interrogating, or imprisoning people.
The two Jin Yis knew that the original Lu Jingyao had been reprimanded by me for my mistakes in Yangzhou and had no intention of leaving Gui Zhenyi alone. The King of Qi could serve as the envoy to Beizhen in a few days.
Mr. Ji's face changed slightly, and he was thinking about it, because at that time, the ministry adjustments were all for the purpose of placing close followers.
Mr. Ji hesitated and said, "Although I am now the Commander-in-Chief in Imperial Guards, I am still not in charge of the personal security affairs. If I want to re-manage personnel affairs, I am afraid I still need the Holy Spirit's instructions."
What I originally thought was that although the powerful people in the next few years have been governors in imperial robes, their affairs are rarely in the capital camp and they have no time to take care of the affairs of the guards. When Lao Lu leaves, I will take charge of the affairs of the guards. I will be respectful and recommend him to be the commander of the capital. make.
But looking at that posture, the man who has been powerful for many years behind him has such plans.
Qu Lang said: "I have sorted out everything, and I will present it to your Majesty tomorrow. It is said that the military situation is like a fire, and the traffic is slow. I will be away from the Jinyi Mansion in a short while. I know the Ji and Tongzhi, please sign my name." ?”
As Mr. Ji said, I will later add the title of Commander-in-Chief of Jinyi, and have the prefixes such as "in charge of the lower seal of the palace", "in charge of the division seal", "in charge of the seal and affairs", "in charge of the affairs of Jinyi Mansion" and other prefixes. The adjustment of the duties of the various guards was a reminder to the emperor that he thought it was justified.
Master Ji hesitated, sighed inwardly, cupped his hands and said, "I obey my orders."
Guizhen nodded and said: "Ji Yingtian, that is the ministry adjustment policy that I left behind."
Taking over the Jinyi Mansion is only the first step. How to infiltrate and use it for yourself is actually a long-term process. It is better to be cautious, but to act urgently, it is best to use military intelligence.
To put it bluntly, it is because Chong Guizhen is worried about me that he suddenly ascended to a low position, his foundation is shallow, his kindness has not spread widely inside and outside, and there are people who can be used if he wants, so where can he rebel?
When Lord Ji saw Ce Shu, he picked up his pen and signed his name, then took out his personal seal and seal.
Qu Lang nodded, looked at Mr. Ji, put the memorial away, and said: "Ji Tongzhiru works hard, and in the future he will be promoted to the commander of the capital with the title of Honor and earn a hereditary job for his heirs. It will be a difficult task."
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When Lord Ji heard this, his body trembled, he thought about it, cupped his hands and said, "I accept the Governor's auspicious words."
There is indeed no chance for me to take charge of Jinyi Mansion now. If I can finally be promoted as the capital commander, my descendants will have no chance to inherit Jinyi Mansion in the future.
Qu Lang said: "Gui Zhenyi, if you have anything to do with me, please go back and deal with official duties first."
Master Ji bowed his hands and said, "I'll take this humble position."
Adjusting personnel will inevitably cause people to panic. It would be a kind of comfort if Lord Ji can temporarily stabilize the original number of households in Jinyi Mansion.
"For those old people in Jinyi Mansion, the cleaning methods need to be stricter and can be done slowly. Otherwise, in the eyes of the emperor, they will not be suspected of planting party members."
The emperor has no doubts. According to the degree of trust in his ministers, there is no psychological danger threshold in his years. Thousands of households in seven brocade clothes are moved, which is the warning line I leave to the emperor. Even if others take the opportunity to adjust, they will
You need to figure it out slowly.
The main thing is that there is a suitable person on hand, the qualifications are sufficient, and the credit is sufficient, so it is appropriate to push it forward rashly.
"You must remember that accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger."
Qu Lang looked at the rockery in the window, his eyes were lost, and he was thinking.
When it was past noon, Qu Lang dismounted his horse and went to the eldest princess's house in Jinyang to find some psychological balance.