Chapter 583 Emperor Chongping: What does Zhao Qing mean by this?
Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall
In the square outside the palace, the warm spring sunshine in March shines on the jade steps paved with white marble in front of the palace. All the civil and military officials of the Han Dynasty are waiting in line. Today is the noon day, because it is the first day after Emperor Chongping recovered from his illness.
A court meeting.
Therefore, the five and six ministries of the cabinet, the temple supervisors, the Hanlin Academy, the Imperial Academy and other Qingliu imperial censors gathered here, waiting to be summoned by Emperor Chongping to ask questions.
At this moment, the civil and military ministers were not aware of the flying pigeon message delivered by Jinyi Mansion through the internal prison. In the civil service train, a group of civil servants were talking in low voices.
The recent rectification of the Ke Dao Censor started with the corruption scandal of Yunnan Dao Censor Gong Yanming, and then set off a large-scale rectification by the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Xu Lu, the censor of Zuodu, collected corruption evidence from nowhere and carried out extensive rectification of the thirteen censors, from the lowest level of admonishment to dismissal and demotion.
In fact, Emperor Chongping relied on the power of the Internal Investigation Factory and the Jinyi Mansion to directly deliver some incriminating materials to Xu Lu.
Of course, in the final analysis, Xu Lu reminded Emperor Chongping through Gong Yanming that if he was convicted for his speech, it would be suspected of party struggle, but it was very different for taking advantage of corruption.
Neither Lin nor ordinary people have any sympathy for corrupt officials.
At this moment, in the cabinet train, cabinet minister Zhao Mo looked solemn and said to Han Huang, the second assistant to the cabinet, "Mr. Han Ge, is there any news from Kaifeng City?"
The military reports delivered by Jia Heng to Shenjing in the past two days and the memorials related to the impeachment of the Zheng and Wei vassals also attracted the attention of the Han civil and military officials in the Shenjing court to the Jingying army that was quelling the chaos in the Central Plains.
In other words, since the government of a province like Kaifeng Fucheng was destroyed by bandits, the eyes of the court officials have never stopped looking at Kaifeng Fucheng.
Han Huang shook his head and said: "There has been no news so far. Didn't the military report yesterday say that the main force of the Thousand Bandits was annihilated at Sishui Pass, as well as the money and food of the two vassals of Luoyang, Wei and Zheng. I think they should have just arrived in Kaifeng Fucheng at this time."
Zhao Mo frowned and said, "Although the rice arrears of the Wei and Zheng dynasties have been recovered, there is no need for the central government to allocate them again. But in the future, to appease the people and clear up the prison lawsuits, does the imperial court need to send ministers to patrol Henan?"
In fact, this is a bit like "picking peaches", that is, sending civilian officials to the Central Plains to serve as governors. Of course, people from the Qi Party are in Henan.
Han Huang pondered for a moment and said: "The situation in Henan is still unclear. There are still bandits occupying Kaifeng Mansion. Even if we send people to patrol Henan, there is no provincial government to station in. Let's wait and see." Even picking peaches requires time.
Zhao Mo nodded and said, "What Mr. Han Ge said is true."
It was initially recommended by the court, but later it was proved that the emperor did not want to choose a member of the Qi and Zhejiang Party, but chose the Jia Party. Well, in the current court situation, in the eyes of Mr. Zhao Ge, Jia Heng seems to be a party of his own, known as the Jia Party
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Yang Guochang frowned and said: "The former right deputy censor of the capital, governor of Henan Province Zhou Dezhen, and chief envoy Sun Long died for the country. The court should give posthumous gifts."
Governor Zhou Dezhen and Chief Envoy Sun Long were both members of the Qi Party. They were in power at the central level. Without the support of local governors, their positions would not be stable.
Zhou Dezhen, who had the title of right deputy censor, and Sun Long, the chief envoy, were both members of the Qi party. In fact, not only was Yisheng of the Central Plains, but the governors of Yan Dynasty and other places were also members of the Qi party, not to mention Qilu and other places.
How to evaluate the merits and demerits of Zhou Dezhen, Sun Long and others is related to whether the Qi Party can take the lead in future personnel affairs.
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Zhao Mo said: "The specific situation of Mr. Yang Ge, Zhou Dezhen, Sun Long and others remains to be investigated by the court afterwards."
Yang Guochang looked indifferent and said, "That's natural."
Han Huang frowned, glanced at Zhao Mo, and said, "We'll discuss the matter when the emperor comes to court." Xu Lu, the censor of Zuodu, glanced at several cabinet ministers, his face expressionless.
The partisanship between the two parties in Qi and Zhejiang is getting more and more intense, which is a disaster rather than a blessing for the country of Han Dynasty. Now that he is in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he must not allow the partisanship of other generations to harm the country.
Party disputes have always arisen from Ke Dao, because it is generally difficult for big officials in the imperial court to go into battle without shirtsleeves.
At this moment, in the Hanlin Academy class train, Xu Kai, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and Lu Li, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, were also discussing in a low voice the quelling the chaos in the Central Plains.
Xu Kai frowned, with worry on his face
He said angrily: "I wonder if the Beijing camp has captured Kaifeng Mansion?"
There was a coldness on Lu Li's handsome and elegant face, and he said: "How can it be that fast? The military book says, if ten are to surround an enemy, if five are to attack it, if ten times are to attack it, then fight... Jia Ziyu's soldiers and horses are all from the Beijing camp.
The cavalry and the following infantry are still on the way. They have to wait until Kaifeng City is under the city before they can attack the city. Moreover, even if the cavalry and infantry arrive together, the city will be strong and the war will not be over in two or three months. It is a pity that the people of the Central Plains
Natural disasters continue frequently, and now we are hit by war."
Xu Kai frowned and said, "If the war continues, I'm afraid that people in the world will be moved."
Lu Lidao: "I am also worried about this issue. The people in the Central Plains have difficulty in making a living, and the bandits are good at deceiving people. If they incite the people to cause chaos, it will be difficult to deal with it."
In fact, several ministers in the cabinet also have concerns, but as central ministers, it is not appropriate to say such "alarmist" words. However, the officials of the ruling group who regard themselves as "concerned about the country and the people"
It is impossible for the elite not to worry about this.
Sure enough, as soon as Lu Li said this, several Hanlin bachelors on the side also joined the discussion. One of them said: "If it really drags on until that day, then Jia Ziyu cannot escape the blame."
Because the Imperial Academy had just been rectified not long ago, the Hanlin Academy was not affected. They had written a memorial to impeach Jia Heng some time ago. Now that they saw that the Procuratorate was being rectified, they felt a lot of resentment towards Jia Heng.
Not far ahead, Liu Zheng, the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, had a graceful appearance and an elegant demeanor. Hearing the whispers behind him, he glanced back at Xu and Lu, frowned and said, "We are waiting for you in front of the palace.
The scholars are whispering to each other, what kind of behavior is this?"
Lu Li paused and just looked at Liu Zheng, sneering in his heart, fake Taoism.
Because Liu Zheng's daughter married the King of Chu as a concubine, Lu Li had always looked down upon this Kejia senior.
At this moment, along with the sound of three cleansing whips, the sharp voice of the inner prisoner rang out, "The Holy One has spoken an edict, and hundreds of civil and military officials have come to the palace to see him."
Then the ministers were ranked according to their civil and military grades, and the whispers stopped. The censor Jiuyi who originally turned a blind eye also began to stare at the civil and military ministers.
Civil and military officials wearing official robes of various colors, including crimson, green, and green, wearing black gauze hats, holding ivory, jade, and locust jade, entered the main hall of Hanyuan Hall.
At this moment, Emperor Chongping was sitting on the golden chair with a solemn expression, looking at the civil and military ministers below. "I, humble minister, pay homage to the Holy One, long live long live, long live long live."
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All the civil and military ministers knelt down one after another and paid homage to Emperor Chongping, and the shouts of "Long Live the Mountain" rang out in the empty palace.
Emperor Chongping looked at the dark crowd of civil and military ministers below and said, "Everyone is safe."
The middle-aged emperor's voice was full of energy, calm and firm, which seemed to prove that the fainting and vomiting of blood the day before yesterday meant nothing at all.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." All the ministers said in unison and stood up.
At this moment, hearing that the emperor's voice on the throne was no different, all the ministers who had originally had strange thoughts were relieved.
Sure enough, as yesterday's oral message said, the emperor's dragon body is now in good health.
This court meeting was not only a routine meeting to discuss the Northern Territory, but also a display of Emperor Suoping's health. Emperor Chongping glanced at the civil and military officials below and said: "Just now, I received a letter from Jia Ziyu.
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When all the ministers heard this, they were all stunned.
That Jia Junji came again to send a message via flying pigeon?
In the past few days, Jia Heng's two flying pigeon messages not only brought a series of good news to Emperor Chongping, but also made the Han officials in Shenjing City talk about it and secretly marveled.
The first time, when I was in Luoyang, I just got off my horse and recovered 3.5 million dan of grain and rice from Zheng and Wei without any need for food and stockings from the central government.
The second time, we were at Sishui Pass and wiped out three thousand enemies.
What will happen this third time? People come to Kaifeng Fucheng and surround the city?
In the Hanlin Academy class train, Lu Li, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, frowned and said to himself, this Jia Ziyu, in order to please the Holy Emperor, would always come to report whenever there was some progress.
This time, they probably led the troops to Kaifeng Mansion to appease the emperor. Such tactics are almost the same as those of women engaging in sycophancy!
Just a few ministers in the cabinet observed the expression on Emperor Chongping's face.
There was no sign of happiness or anger at all. Shi Jie, the Minister of Military and Aircraft and the Minister of War, frowned, thinking about Fei Ge's letter.
Emperor Chongping did not show off, and his deliberately calm voice could not hide his excitement, saying: "Ziyu's flying pigeon message was delivered this morning. It said that Kaifeng Fucheng had been recovered by the army, and the leader of the bandits, Kou Xiao, congratulated Guosheng.
Luo Jinzhong was all executed, and the rebel Gao Yue was captured alive and sent to the capital!"
As soon as this statement came out, the civil and military officials in the palace were in an uproar and talked about it.
There are people who are full of surprises, but there are also people who are full of doubts.
For example, Qin Ye, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, who was behind Zhao Yi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, had a look of joy on his face. And the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, Qin Ye, who was behind the General Secretary Cheng Xin, was so excited that he could not control himself. But Yang Guochang, who originally investigated
La's eyelids suddenly opened, and his old eyes were full of surprise and uncertainty. Kaifeng Fucheng was recaptured, this... how is this possible?
It’s not that it’s impossible to recover, but it’s too fast, isn’t it?
Lu Li, a scholar who served as a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy, looked gloomy and uncertain, and his heart was in disbelief.
A few days ago, the military newspaper reported that the army had annihilated Gao Yue's bandits at Sishui Pass. How come they had captured Kaifeng and captured the bandit leader Kou Xiao alive in just a few days?
This counterattack is faster than the bandits destroying the Central Plains?
Han Huang's elegant face was covered with a layer of worry, and he was obviously thinking about this matter.
However, Zhao Mo, the cabinet minister who was also on the train, frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, is this the flying pigeon letter from Jia Ziyu?"
Thanks to the negative impact of the last fake news, Zhao Shangshu, who was in charge of the Ministry of Justice, subconsciously doubted the authenticity of the letter passed by Fei Ge.
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To put it bluntly, this official document passed through Fei Ge of Jinyi Mansion only reached a "high degree of probability" but did not reach "beyond reasonable doubt", which was not enough to reach the level of inner conviction in the mind of the cabinet minister in charge of punishment.
Zhao Mo frowned and thought to himself, don't you do it just to please the emperor, right?
Emperor Chongping also frowned. His originally suppressed joyful face turned completely gloomy this time. He raised his eyes to look at Zhao Mo, the Minister of Punishment, and asked in a calm voice, "What does Zhao Qing mean by this?" You might as well say it.
Can you explain it more clearly?
Most of the officials standing in the Hanyuan Palace were human beings. They all had weird thoughts because they didn't know what Zhao Mo meant.
Yes, a few days ago I was in front of Sishui Pass, and a few days later I was in front of Kaifeng Fucheng City. No matter how fast the troops are, there is no such method.
But if Jia Heng dares to deceive the emperor with this matter, it is unlikely.
The joy on Qin Ye's face, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, turned to look at Zhao Mo. Why did Mr. Zhao Ge target Zi Yu like this?
Lu Li, who was on the Hanlin Academy class train, frowned and his eyes lit up.
He said that it seemed that he was not the only one who thought there was something wrong with the flying pigeon letter. He still believed the previous two military reports about Luoyang and Sishui Pass. After all, there were also Henan Prefecture Yin Meng Jinwen and the subsequent impeachment of Zheng and Wei.
The memorial of the feudal lord, and that is more reasonable.
But it was too strange that Kaifeng Mansion was recaptured just a short time ago.
In fact, it is said that it was caused by the previous fake news. Now civil and military officials have some symptoms of PTSD. Of course, these symptoms vary from "person to person".
Xu Lu frowned and said calmly: "Mr. Zhao Ge, the last one who lied about the military situation and falsely reported success, but he had just wiped out three tribes!"
With just one sentence, all the civil and military officials in the palace had a basin of cold water poured on their heads, and they all felt pity.
That’s right, there’s nothing to doubt, and you shouldn’t doubt fake news!
After the bulls in Zhenguo succeeded to the clan and became traitors and annihilated the three tribes, who would dare to lie about the military situation and fool the Holy Emperor at this juncture?
Jia Ziyu was already in charge of military affairs at a young age. How could he be a fool? But did he really regain the city of Kaifeng?
This is really...
But Xu Lu's words undoubtedly made Zhao Mo look disgraced and gloomy. He couldn't do anything for a while, nor could he return to the train.
Here, Emperor Chongping frowned and glanced at Xu Lu, knowing that Xu Zongxian was once again admonishing him to impose severe punishments without being judged, of course in a way to protect Jia Ziyu.
Have it in mind
It was a bit complicated, but I was glad that the country had loyal ministers, and the country was not destroyed, but it was helpless that the ministers did not know their own intentions. Fortunately, Han Huang went out to smooth things over and said: "Since the army was reorganized in Beijing, the decadent style of the past has changed.
The military parade showed the appearance of a strong army. At that time, we all saw it. It is not surprising that we can achieve such a quick victory now. However, the ministers are also quite curious. Jia Ziyu has a general strategy, and I don’t know how.
Whoever captured the city must have had a cunning plan."
This is to help Zhao Mo, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, who is also a member of the Zhejiang Party, find a way out - it was not a question just now, but a curiosity.
Good-natured curiosity.
Zhao Mo's face paused slightly, and he cupped his hands and said, "I have the same intention. I think it's time to restore the strength of the army in Beijing and return to Taizu and Emperor Taizong."
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"Jia Ziyu's flying pigeon biography has a concise narrative, and then a military report with detailed records will be sent. Moreover, it has already been stated that the city should be taken from within." Emperor Chongping looked indifferent, glanced at Zhao Mo, the Minister of Punishment, and said: "
I don’t know whether it’s because you don’t believe in Jia Ziyu or because you don’t believe that the imperial court can quickly put down the rebellion?”
By the end, it sounded a bit harsh.
It's just civil unrest, it's just suppressed calmly, why do you look like you have to fight for a year and a half?
However, the emperor had forgotten who was so anxious that he vomited blood, fainted, and was restless, as if he was sitting on pins and needles.
Well, originally emperors were forgetful political animals. When all the ministers below heard this, their hearts trembled.
Zhao Mo looked ugly and lost his soul, knowing that he had lost his Sacred Heart just now. But, why is this?
He was just saying a few words that required caution. Why did the Holy One say such harsh words? After all, he was still a favored minister in the court.
In fact, it's like the emperor was excited to share a piece of good news, but in the end he aroused doubts, and they were baseless doubts.
It would be okay if he said one, two, three, four like Jia Heng did, but the result is just speculation.
Han Huang had no expression on his face, looking at Zhao Mo who lowered his head, his face was green and red, and he was ashamed. He shook his head secretly, the emperor was in high spirits, but he wanted to pour cold water on him. Besides, the suspicion just now was really unfounded.
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But this is fine. Since entering the cabinet, I have not known how to be modest and prudent. Now, with a few words from the Holy Father, I can understand the treacherous situation of the court.
Shi Jie, the minister of the Ministry of War, pondered for a moment, then came out of the class train, holding an ivory and jade coin, and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty, I think this is the bandit leader Gao Yue. It is difficult to unite the forces of several bandits. Gao Yue was at Sishui Pass first.
The loss of three thousand elites resulted in the loss of most of the main force. The thieves and bandits in Kaifeng City were divided into several groups. They were not united in their hearts and each had their own agenda. In addition, the court should cooperate with the inside and outside to defeat them in one fell swoop. Moreover, even if there was no such thing, the thieves and bandits would be defeated in one fell swoop.
If you don't win the hearts of the people, your power will not last long." Upon hearing this, all the ministers looked suddenly enlightened.
How should I put it? This is when a master analyzes it and has a reasonable basis, he breaks it apart and crushes it into pieces in an instant to reveal the secret.
In this way, it is logical and logical to capture Kaifeng Fucheng.
Emperor Chongping nodded, with approval in his eyes, and said, "Shi Qing is worthy of being an important military minister in charge of the Privy Council. That's probably why I came here."
Among the ministers in the Military Aircraft Department, Shi Jie was quite knowledgeable.
When Shi Jie heard this, he was very happy, but his face remained calm. He cupped his hands and said, "I don't dare to be praised by the emperor. I am just thinking about it after the fact. I realized it later. Jia Ziyu rushed to Kaifeng with his troops and attacked Sifang Prefecture in advance."
The county cloth used fine cavalry to encircle the bandits, which was a far-sighted and experienced plan for the country. Moreover, the two strategies were one of urgency and one of slowness, which captured the essence of the art of war and took into account the overall situation. The former quickly took back the city of Kaifeng and stabilized the people of the world in one fell swoop.
If you have to be careful beforehand, if you are careful about everything, the temple will have many victories."
He had misjudged the situation before, and he was afraid that in the eyes of the emperor, his ability would be doubted, and now he needed to make up for it.
Emperor Chongping said: "What Shi Qing said is true. When Jia Ziyu noticed that the disaster had not yet occurred, he made arrangements in the capital camp in advance. Otherwise, it would have taken seven or eight days for the court to react. By then, the bandits would have been deeply established and would be difficult to contain.
, with the preparations made in the past, we are as powerful as today."
At this point, no one doubts the authenticity of Fei Ge's letter.
But in the blink of an eye, some civil and military ministers couldn't help but fall into some complicated emotions. Like this
How could it be possible to quickly recapture Kaifeng and kill the bandit leader?
From the time the troops were dispatched to now, this... is unbelievable, unbelievable. Moreover, it seems that the chaos has been settled?
No, it seems that there is still Runing Prefecture that has not yet been recovered. After Runing Prefecture is recovered, the chaos in Henan will be initially settled.
