The young man in python suit sitting behind the case glanced at the officials below and said in a deep voice: "This time we will no longer collect corvee from the people, but will use the former rebels as the main force to build the river embankment. At the same time, the capital camp will
Infantry will also be provided, but in order to complete the construction period as soon as possible, there is still a certain manpower gap. Counties recruit people who have difficulty making a living. Those who are willing to dig rivers at the riverbanks can get a share of grain and rice from the government to subsidize their families' livelihood.
Regarding this matter, the counties shall not force recruitment, but shall rely on individual voluntariness.”
The county magistrates below were both happy and surprised when they heard this explanation.
Ye Lang, the magistrate of Taikang County, looked relieved and quickly raised his hands and said, "On behalf of the common people in the county, I would like to express my gratitude to the Taiwanese master for your sympathy."
When the discussions among the county and state magistrates stopped for a moment, Jia Heng said slowly: "The corvee service is excessive, and the people have repeatedly suffered from river management. Now the troops from the capital camp have arrived in Henan, and they will coordinate the guards of various prefectures, manage the river embankments, and no longer disturb them."
In local areas, if the people voluntarily build rivers, the government will reward them with grains and rice."
During the Central Plains Rebellion, more than 10,000 bandits were captured, and they certainly could not be released immediately. It took roughly three years of labor reform, and more than 20,000 young men were kidnapped. Most of them were instigators, and their crimes were relatively minor. They just wanted to use river workers to redeem their sentences. Waiting for the river
Once the service is over, they can be released back to their hometowns to cultivate acres of land.
At the same time, 40,000 infantrymen from the Beijing camp will also be sent in several squads to build embankments. There was no fighting at all before, so sending them here cannot be in vain.
As a result, there will be nearly 100,000 soldiers and civilians, and there will be no shortage of manpower to build embankments and dig canals.
Another problem is money. The stones and earth needed to build embankments and weirs need money to buy.
In this part, Jia Heng planned to confiscate the wealth of corrupt officials in the river, and then called on the wealthy households in the city to donate money. If the remaining money was still not enough, he would ask the court to allocate it.
At present, the Jinyi Mansion has sealed off the treasuries of the vassals under the Hedao Governor's Office. Once the court's decree comes, they will immediately check the accounts, write them off, and confiscate the property of the corrupt officials in the Hedao Government.
It can be said that in this ancient land, as long as the bureaucratic machine itself is running, anything can be done if it wants to be done.
The governor of a province and the official of the border area have no constraints whatsoever, and they almost say the same thing.
To put it bluntly, Jia Heng had a dream last night, and the dream came true the next day.
"I will tell you these two things. All magistrates and magistrates must handle it accordingly when they return, without any delay." Jia Heng said in a deep voice with an indifferent expression.
"Yes." All the officials below responded and said yes.
Jia Heng glanced at the dozens of county magistrates below. He was silent for a moment, then turned to look at Song Xuan, the magistrate of Xiangfu County, and said: "Magistrate Song, please summarize the corruption and corrupt officials in the past three days and compare them with those of several magistrates.
, Zhizhou notification."
Previously, Song Xuan took charge of collecting, summarizing, and verifying clues about bandits and corrupt officials in prefectures and counties provided by Ding Fu. Under the guidance of Jia Heng, he summarized and classified the issues that had relatively concentrated and strong reactions from the people, and classified them.
Relevant officials and their deeds are registered and compiled, and additional personnel are sent to inspect and verify.
Song Xuan said: "Yes, sir."
This young official's face inherited the fine genes of the Song family. His skin is as fair as jade, and his facial features are even more handsome.
While he was talking, he picked up the book at hand, stood up, looked at an official in the field, and said loudly: "After recording the confessions of the bandits and husbands, and sending someone to verify it, Zhongmu County Magistrate Kang Keqing, Yangwu
County Magistrate Du Shaoxiu, Xihua County Magistrate Fan Guiyong, Xiangcheng County Zhan Jingzhen, and Shangshui County Magistrate Lu Hongzhang. Since taking office, the five of them have committed corruption and perverted the law, accepted bribes, colluded with local squires, and helped others through forced bribery, extortion, and other means.
The gentry in the county invaded the people's grain fields and settled lawsuits over human lives. They were greedy, cruel and notorious, causing the people to boil with resentment..."
By gathering together the clues from different criminals and bandits, and confirming the different sources, after verification, it was confirmed that five problems were particularly serious and of a particularly bad nature to five county officials.
As soon as these words came out, Kang Keqing, the magistrate of Zhongmou County, changed his face, his mind sank, and he shouted: "Master Zitai, I am wronged by my subordinates, I am wronged by my subordinates. This is all because of those unruly people who spurned people with blood. Since I took office,
, I am as honest as water, and I have never done anything so greedy and cruel."
Du Shaoxiu, the magistrate of Yangwu County, knelt down with a bang, his face turned earth-colored, and said in a trembling voice: "I am unjustly accused of being a low-ranking official. I have never been corrupt."
Corruption."
The other two magistrates also looked pale and had cold hands and feet.
Song Xuan's face was expressionless and he said in a deep voice: "These are the convictions obtained through the mouths of different people and after detailed verification. The relevant evidence is conclusive."
Jia Heng glanced at a few people and said in a deep voice: "Whether it is unfair or not depends on the inspection and interrogation of the Si Yamen."
He looked at the deputy envoy Liao Mingkun and said, "Liao Ancha, please take these five people back to the Yasi immediately for detailed questioning."
Liao Mingkun's face was calm and he did not dare to neglect. He stood up and cupped his hands towards the young man in the python suit and said: "I will obey your orders."
Not long after, the Yamen servants came in from outside the official hall, and took away several officials with ashen faces, and Liao Mingkun also left the Yamen Hall.
Jia Heng turned to look at one of the counselors and said: "The Experience Department of the feudal lord prepares the personnel files of the seventh-rank magistrates and county officials in this province and moves them to the governor's Yamen. I will personally check them."
He wanted to sort out the personnel in the entire Henan Province, and sent Jinyi Mansion detectives to assess the officials in the province from official reputation to ability, give comprehensive scores, and compile them into an assessment form for promotion and appointment.
According to the Han Dynasty Code, local governors, especially governors, hold a high and powerful position, which can be said to combine administrative, legislative, judicial, supervisory, and military powers.
Among them, the power of supervision includes the right to evaluate the officials at all levels below their subordinate civil officials and officials under the two divisions, academic and political affairs, and military attachés and commanders, and have the right to refer to this topic for their subordinate civil and military officials.
As for the power of personnel, the civil servants and Taoist officials have the power of promotion, which means they can directly appoint officials without going through the Ministry of Personnel. However, they need to file a record with the Ministry of Personnel. The scope of promotion will be adjusted to the time and local conditions, but the quota will generally not exceed half.
That is to say, officials in prefectures and counties, as well as those who are divided into guards and patrols, can basically be freely appointed. Unless there is an extreme situation such as all removal and replacement, they generally only need to file a record with the Ministry of Personnel.
Legislative power, including the ability to enact provincial regulations.
This is why Shi Ding wanted to be the governor. The governor was equivalent to the local emperor.
Therefore, the governor is okay, his power is limited to civil affairs, and the governor is particularly powerful.
In the past, the Han Dynasty also set up governors to dispatch governors in four places, including Sichuan, Liangjiang, Huguang, and Guangxi. They were appointed on a permanent basis due to business reasons. Even after three or five years, they were suddenly abolished and the relevant officials were promoted or transferred. For example, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou also
It was set up because the war was short-lived and was discontinued afterwards.
If Jia Heng stayed in Henan for a short time and would leave soon after, then Henan would reestablish a governor to supervise civil affairs, and his power would definitely be greatly reduced.
As several county magistrates were taken away "during the meeting", the expressions of the officials present changed slightly, they did not dare to express their anger, and their hearts were filled with awe.
Jia Heng, with a face like black water and a voice like gold and stone, said: "The imperial court is in chaos and the people have no livelihood. This is mostly because local officials are greedy and cruel and do not know how to care for the people. As parents of a county, you should take this as a warning."
"Yes, sir." All the officials below responded with their hands raised.
As for some people who are resentful, how can their little arms twist their thighs?
Jia Heng warned the county magistrate present a few more words, and then ordered someone to lead the magistrate and state magistrate down to rest.
As soon as the local officials left, Jia Heng glanced at the officials of the Fan and Zhen departments, fixed his eyes on one person's face, and called out: "Senior Xu."
"Your Majesty is here." A fourth-grade official with an elegant face and a thin figure stood up quickly and saluted.
The five county magistrates who had just been relieved of their duties on the spot not only shocked the local officials, but also greatly shocked the officials of the two divisions present.
Jia Heng said: “In the name of the Governor’s Yamen, a government-run newspaper is mainly used to educate the people about the policies of the Governor’s Yamen and the imperial court to benefit the people.
List of religious people, envoys and news."
Di Bao, it was originally there.
Councilor Xu was not surprised.
Jia Heng said: "The content includes the construction of a clean government, important news in the province, and open government affairs... Editors can ask the Academic Affairs Office for help, recruiting from provincial, government, and county schools. In addition, they can recruit storytellers and folk singers from the people.
, compiled the deeds of corrupt officials, local tyrants and evil gentry into "Records of Evil People", "Biographies of Corrupt Officials" and other storytelling, opera, went to the countryside to promote, and spread it to the north and south."
In this era, limited by traditional Chinese characters, the illiteracy rate among the people was relatively high, and most of them could not read newspapers.
Therefore, newspapers mainly promote to scholars (schools), while opera and storytelling are promoted to the people at the grassroots level in counties and townships.
Although he is not afraid of notoriety, he will not give up the position of public opinion, because if he does not occupy it, others will occupy it, especially those who can study are small and medium-sized landowners. What if they create public opinion in provinces, prefectures, counties, and universities?
He does not want to divide the land equally in the Central Plains, without distinguishing between good and evil, and fundamentally destroy a class.
Instead, we need to use the name of judicial prosecution to eliminate the powerful and evil gentry in targeted areas and ease the acute social contradictions.
As for the simplified Chinese pinyin to eliminate illiteracy and open up the people's wisdom, this will only happen after he truly takes charge of national affairs and climbs the technological tree.
In fact, before the start of industrialization, the low productivity could not support so many people who were not engaged in production. They all studied and became officials, and they all rode in sedan chairs. Who would farm the fields? Who would carry the sedan chairs?
If those scholars who have mastered liberal arts knowledge are not employed, they will become a huge factor of social instability, and the cost of governance will also increase accordingly.
After all, imperial examination education must be subordinated to the development of industrial categories and guided by social needs.
The beginning of the industrialization era naturally requires workers with universal primary education and knowledge and skills to join the production sector. This is a change in the economic foundation, which urgently calls for the adaptation and matching of the political superstructure. If you are not suitable, it will help you adapt and match.
Jia Heng thought about it, looking at the counselor surnamed Xu who was sometimes confused and sometimes astonished, and warned: "Later, I will record the methods in a book. You can go back and figure it out. If you don't understand anything, come and ask in time."
In fact, the government-run residence newspapers contained important news on current affairs, such as where a certain official was appointed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but they were mostly aimed at the government and scholars.
"I accept the order." Counselor Xu accepted the order and understood. Immediately, thinking appeared on his face and he asked: "Sir, how do you name the newspaper?"
A government-run newspaper must have a name.
Jia Heng thought for a moment and said, "Let's call it Dahe Bao."
Counselor Xu thought about it for a moment, his eyes lit up, and he said respectfully: "The river is surging, the turbid waves are emptying, Mr. Tai Tai has a good literary talent and a good name."
Jia Heng didn't take it seriously either. These old scholars were good at making far-fetched assumptions.
Waiting for Councilor Xu to go to the Xuezheng Yamen on an errand to look for people to recruit for Xuezheng.
Jia Heng turned to look at Feng Lianda and said, "Mr. Feng, after the manpower is fully recruited, the people from the Hegong Yamen will start construction one after another."
Feng Liandao: "Construction has started in the past few days to dredge the river. The amount of work is not large."
Tongji Canal has been used by the imperial court to transport grain to Guanzhong. In fact, the situation is not too bad.
"The embankments of the Yellow River farther away also need to be repaired to prevent flooding again," Jia Heng said.
After the officials from the feudal and provincial departments were sent away, only a few generals from the Beijing camp were left in the official hall.
There are not only old members such as Qu Guang and Cai Quan who were in Guoyong camp, but also generals such as Qi Jianhui, Xie Jing and Pang Shili who took the initiative to get closer after Jia Heng took charge of the Beijing camp.
Jia Heng looked at Qi Jianhui and said, "Qi Tongzhi, you, Cai Guerrilla, and General Pang will arrange several battalions of infantry from the Beijing camp to prepare for the embankment."
Qi Jianhui and Pang Shili both said so.
Jia Heng turned his attention to Cai Quan first. He had already appointed Cai Quan as a military officer and recommended Cai Quan as a general. If nothing unexpected happened, an official document would be sent down soon.
He turned to Qu Guang and said: "General Qu, I have recommended you to the imperial court as the commander of the capital. First, prepare the troops and horses of Du Si Xuanwu, Runing, and Nanyang guards. After the troops and horses are formed, these people will also be sent to
Build river embankments and weirs."
Qu Guang was overjoyed, and he cupped his hands and said, "General, I will send out men and organize the troops right now."
The Dusi Du Commander is an envoy with a rank of Zheng 2nd. Even in the capital camp, he is still the Commander-in-Chief of the first battalion. He can be called the Commander-in-Chief in the local area.
Jia Heng promoted him to the second rank, which was a reward in itself. He annihilated three thousand enemies at Sishui Pass, wiped out the main force of bandits, and was promoted to the capital of a province. Even if he was placed in the court, he could be considered worthy.
After Qu Guang left, Jia Heng looked at
To the generals below, he said in a deep voice: "Suppressing bandits is a war, and repairing the river is also a war. Once the Yellow River bursts its banks, millions of soldiers and civilians in Kaifeng Prefecture and County will be in danger. Please encourage each other."
All the generals claimed yes.
When the generals left, Jia Heng left the guard behind and said, "The drawings for the construction of the river embankment and the supervision of the river construction at the river yamen. These details need to be handled and controlled by Mr. Guan."
Guan Shoufang raised his hands and said, "It is the students' duty to do so."
After everyone was sent back, Jia Heng saw that it was already noon, and Jia Heng had no time to stay in the official hall, so he turned around and returned to the back house.
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Shenjing City, Palace Garden, Kunning Palace
It was noon, and Emperor Chongping, accompanied by Empress Song, had just finished lunch and was drinking tea and talking. Not far away, Concubine Duanrong, the eldest princess of Jinyang, Chen Li, and Princess Qinghe Li Chanyue came to visit Chongping.
Emperor Ping.
After a period of recuperation, Emperor Chongping looked much better, also because the chaos in the Central Plains was gradually calmed down.
Concubine Duanrong had a look of sadness on her face and said softly: "Your Majesty, there has been no news from Xianning for a few days. Has Your Majesty received any reports from Henan?"
Emperor Chongping put down the tea cup in his hand and said: "Since the detailed military report of the Kaifeng battle was sent a few days ago, Ziyu has not sent any report for many days, and I am also a little puzzled."
Mentioning this matter, the middle-aged emperor felt a little disappointed deep in his heart.
I was used to Jia Heng reporting everything, but it seemed quite uncomfortable to have no news from Jia Heng for several days.
Empress Song's two slender hands, as white as jade, held a jade bowl with cloud patterns. A smile appeared on her plump face, which was like a morning glow and a peach pistil. Her phoenix eyes under the willow leaves' slender eyebrows had gentle autumn waves, and she whispered softly.
He said, "Your Majesty, the medicinal food is no longer hot and you can drink it."
As Emperor Chongping gradually recovered, Empress Song, who had not used much makeup some time ago, returned to her previous graceful and glamorous look with a lush bun.
Emperor Chongping took the medicine bowl, ate it with a spoon, and said, "In the past few days, the courtiers have been saying that they want to bring Master Ziyu back to the capital."
Concubine Duanrong's face, as beautiful as a beautiful flower or jade tree, showed a look of hope, and she asked in a clear voice: "What do you mean by your majesty?"
"The pacification of Henan should not be underestimated. If we suppress it without curing it, it is inevitable that the bandits will resurface and make trouble again." Emperor Chongping shook his head and said in a gentler voice: "I also hope that Ziyu can come back soon, but Henan
You can’t live without his comfort, so it’s good to stay there for a while.”
Princess Jinyang thought for a while and was about to speak.
At this moment, an eunuch from outside the palace walked quickly into the palace, knelt down and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, the Minister of Military and Aircraft and the Governor of Henan Jia Heng's memorial has been delivered to the palace by express delivery of six hundred miles."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone who was originally discussing the matter in Henan was shocked.
Jia Ziyu's memorial?
The eldest princess of Jinyang was overjoyed, her beautiful eyes flashed like dew, and she looked at the prisoner without moving, and then she felt a little worried.
Emperor Chongping was surprised, put down the jade bowl in his hand, and asked anxiously: "Where is the memorial?"
Seeing this scene, Queen Song's eyes flashed, and she felt a little bit amused.
Concubine Duanrong also stared at the prisoner intently, swallowing back the words that came to her lips about the news about Zhi'er.
The eunuch hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it's just outside."
"Bring it in quickly."
Not long after, an eunuch outside was holding a large wooden box. Dai Quan quickly stepped forward to take it, turned around, and said with a chuckle: "Your Majesty."
Emperor Chongping was wiping his hands with a handkerchief. When he saw this expression, he was stunned and said, "Is it a secret memorial?"
In addition to some congratulations during the New Year and festivals, the Han Dynasty did not have the meaningless greeting memorials like the Qing Dynasty. Local governors routinely delivered memorials every month, mainly work reports, and the patrol censors in various places also had to report everything they saw.
After hearing the report, he reported it to Beijing.
"Your Majesty, I heard what the messenger said. There are six secret messages inside, and they are kept in a secret box outside. This is the key." The eunuch explained and handed the key to the chief.
Xiangdaiquan in the Ming Palace.
Queen Song: "..."
This beauty has a fair complexion, just like a snow beauty. Her complexion is slightly dull, her mouth is slightly open, and her cherry teeth are as clear as jade in her peach-like lips, and they even reflect a gleaming light.
Is Jia Ziyu making up for all the memorials that he didn't write in the past few days at once?
"Six memorials?" Emperor Chongping was also surprised and said in shock.
Everyone else had received one letter before, but six letters were sent out at once, which naturally surprised Emperor Chongping.
Not only was it "too complicated" in the words of later generations, but there was another issue that was on Emperor Chongping's mind. He sent six memorials in a row. Could it be that something big happened in Henan?
The princess of Jinyang's beautiful face changed slightly, and her beautiful eyes were filled with strange colors.
There was also a bit of surprise on Li Chanyue's pretty face.
At this time, Concubine Duanrong's clear and melodious voice sounded, asking: "Your Majesty, why did Jia Ziyu connect six memorials?"
"He has just taken charge of Henan, and everything is complicated. Maybe there are more things to report, but I have told him that no matter how big or small, there is no need to report." Emperor Chongping thought for a while and explained softly, with a look on his face.
But he didn't realize it was a bit solemn.
Princess Jinyang's beautiful eyes flashed, her face thoughtful.
Dai Quan asked the eunuch to carry the wooden box up, took the key, opened the small lock hanging on the secret box of the brocade box, and picked up a pile of memorials inside, which were also arranged according to the pattern of A, B, C and D.
Emperor Chongping opened the first letter first and read it attentively. As time passed, the solemn expression on his face gradually faded away. He smiled and said: "In the past few days, the remaining bandits have also been eliminated, and the bandit rebellion has been completely put down.
, there will be no more bandit chaos in the Central Plains."
At this point, the Central Plains bandit chaos has finally settled.
When everyone heard this, they felt happy.
Queen Song's beautiful eyes flashed, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, secretly thinking, as long as it's good news, at least His Majesty seems to be in a good mood.
Emperor Chongping smiled and said, "Dai Quan, please send this memorandum to the cabinet and circulate it to everyone, and wait until the afternoon to discuss the matter of the reward."
Now that he is governor of Henan, I don't know how many months there will be, but the promotion of Ziyu and the reward of related generals and colleges may also be put on the agenda.
When Empress Song saw the emperor's face, she hid her smile, her phoenix eyes were as curved as crescent moons, and her sweet voice sounded like the cry of an oriole: "Your Majesty, the Central Plains is no longer in trouble."
Emperor Chongping nodded, couldn't wait to open the second letter, and read it attentively.
After a while, he met Empress Song's gaze and said with emotion: "This Qu Guang, when he was in Guoyong camp, he followed Niu Jizong and his gang and Guang Tongchen, but now he is under Zi Yu, and he has really shined.
To rebuild the capital of Henan, we need a strong general, Dai Quan, bring me the red pen."
Dai Quan responded quickly, took the ink pen from the prisoner's hand, and handed it over with both hands.
Emperor Chongping took the ink pen beside him, marked the memorial as "precise memorial", then put it aside and said: "Immediately deliver it to the Military Aircraft Department, and formally write a letter from the Ministry of War to Henan, and promote Qu Guang to the commander of the capital of Henan."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Dai Quan answered the order, quickly bowed and took it, and ordered an internal supervisor to go to the Military Aircraft Department of Wuying Palace.
Princess Jinyang and Princess Qinghe looked at each other with joy on their faces.
Emperor Chongping picked up another memorial and lowered his eyes to read it again, this time in more detail. After a while, he frowned and asked, "Dai Quan, what's going on with the White Lotus Sect?"
Dai Quan carefully replied: "Your Majesty, the White Lotus Cult bandits were still causing trouble in Shandong a few years ago. They were later eliminated by Lu Qi, but now they are active in Kaifeng Mansion. Not long ago, they assassinated Prince Zhongshun Mansion in Beijing."
Emperor Chongping nodded and said: "I have sent an oral order to the Military Aircraft Department to send a message to Shandong Admiral Lu Qi and Governor Shi Yuqing. They severely reprimanded the two of them and annihilated the White Lotus cult bandits without delay. They must not be allowed to resurface again. I also ordered the Jinyi Mansion
Fellow acquaintance Ji Yingtian is digging deeply into the hiding place of the White Lotus Cult bandits in Shenjing City. How can these small things cause trouble in this important place in the capital? "
Dai Quan wrote down Emperor Chongping's words, and then whispered to the eunuch to deliver the message.
Emperor Chongping
I picked up the fourth memorial again, and this time I spent a particularly long time reading it. I was sitting slightly on the cushion-covered armchair, but I gradually became more upright, my face became serious, and my eyes became unclear.
Empress Song's eyes fell on Emperor Chongping's face, and she naturally realized the change in the emperor's demeanor. She placed a cup of tea poured in her hand on the small table next to Emperor Chongping, with doubt in her beautiful eyes.
What did Jia Ziyu write in the memorial that made His Majesty so uneasy?
Emperor Chongping finally closed the memorial, sighed heavily, looked at it with complicated eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Corrupt officials, powerful and evil gentry, there is more than just Henan in the land of fish and meat. Ziyu made drastic measures in the local area to get rid of bad governance. These measures were carried out vigorously and resolutely.
It’s quite promising.”
But he was surprised by what Jia Heng said in his memorial.
In the memorial, Jia Heng explained his considerations in imposing heavy blows on the gentry in the counties and villages, and also gave full reasoning, and finally implemented the principles of "pacifying the powerful, investigating and punishing unjust imprisonment, emphasizing the rule of law and governing officials, and using the anger of the people".
Sixteen-character policy.
After that, detailed measures were listed: "Anyone who is rich and unkind, who cares about human life, who bullies men and dominates women, will be questioned for their crimes and severely punished. Corrupt officials who have lost their ill-gotten gains and who are in cahoots with them, regardless of their country of origin, will be punished."
The county, road, and government will never condone the foster daughter's behavior."
Finally, the education on clean government was mentioned, including but not limited to the compilation of "Records of Evil People" and "Biography of Corrupt Officials", and extensive publicity in Shilin (Fuzhou County School) through storytellers, operas, drums, storytelling and other propaganda methods, of course focusing on the promotion of sages.
When the Emperor is in power, the rebellions in the Central Plains are all caused by corrupt local officials who deceive the superiors and conceal the truth from the subordinates.
Well, the general idea is that the emperor is good, and the people below are bad.
And now the imperial court has decided to set off an anti-corruption storm in the Central Plains, Operation Qingming, and restore peace and order to the Central Plains.
Finally, it is implicitly hinted that some gentry may use some interpersonal relationships to say that he has abused the local government and imposed harsh punishments.
In addition, if a whole family is crying, how can a province be crying? It is hard to suffer from corrupt officials, powerful and evil gentry, and Jia Heng comes to bear the blame.
In fact, these vaccinations were not necessary, because Emperor Chongping originally intended to rectify the administration of officials.
Empress Song and Concubine Duanrong looked at each other in shock, neither of them responded to Emperor Chongping's words.
Princess Jinyang's bright eyes flashed, and she wanted to read the memorial, but she couldn't ask, for fear of violating Emperor Chongping's taboo.
Under Li Chanyue's dark eyebrows, her crystal clear eyes blinked, and she secretly thought, I wonder what memorial Mr. Xiao Jia wrote that made the emperor's uncle so emotional.
However, Mr. Jia was good at writing political commentaries. She remembered that this was how Mr. Jia captured her mother's heart.
Emperor Chongping was silent for a moment, then picked up another memorial and read it quickly. After thinking for a moment, he picked up the sixth memorial. It was clearly a memorial to impeach the governor of the river Fei Siming and other relevant officials. It fell on this person.
The middle-aged emperor's arms started to tremble as he read, and he said, "Corruption is rampant in the Hedao Yamen, and the abuses are so deep that they have to be rectified."
This emperor had been in charge of the Ministry of Punishment when he was still in Qiandi as King Yong, and he hated the corruption of local officials. Now that he saw the report, he felt quite angry.
Empress Song frowned, the smile faded from her face, and she hurriedly persuaded her softly: "Your Majesty, please calm down. It's not worthwhile to get angry because of these corrupt officials."
Concubine Duanrong and Princess Jinyang also tried to persuade her, and they were a little curious about what was written in the memorial.
"Zi Yu reported that the governor's office of the river channel, from the governor Fei Siming on down, embezzled the funds for river construction, and colluded with the former Henan governor Zhou Dezhen, the envoy Sun Long, the political counselor Jiang Yuanwu and others. After Zi Yu inspected the embankment, the river embankment was in ruins.
It is unbearable, and it is deduced that there may be rain this year, and the river embankments are in urgent need of repair and reinforcement. He also requests that the corruption case in the river yamen be strictly investigated, and at the same time, he implores me to rectify the river affairs." Emperor Chongping's face was gloomy, like thunder.
Of course, Emperor Chongping said this not because he expected Empress Song and Concubine Duanrong to help him come up with some ideas, but to relieve his worries.
Empress Song's beautiful face showed concern under her beautiful eyebrows, and she said, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Ziyu is sitting in Henan, so nothing major will happen to him."
Princess Jinyang’s heart brows
He frowned, with a thoughtful look in his bright eyes, and thought to himself, is he trying to rectify the river affairs?
At this moment, another supervisor from the inner factory came from outside and said, "Your Majesty, the express delivery of Princess Xianning is here."
When Empress Song heard this, she looked startled and told the female official: "Bring it here quickly."
Concubine Duanrong also had a look of surprise on her face.
The female official brought a brocade box and opened it. There was a book inside, which she delivered to Emperor Chongping first.
Under the gazes that were either dignified, soft, or clear, Emperor Chongping slowly opened the book and flipped through it. The first thing that caught his eye was a line of beautiful small characters. Emperor Chongping naturally recognized that this handwriting was that of his daughter, Princess Xianning.
's handwriting.
Emperor Chongping's brows widened, his eyes filled with shock.
Unlike Jia Heng's memorials, which are mostly political commentaries, Princess Xianning's blue closed book is more like a diary. However, the ordinary writing without the attributes of official documents tells the Kaifeng Mansion's experience of the bandit rebellion and the lives of ordinary people in a perceptual way.
hardship.
From the time when he led troops out of Beijing with Jia Heng to put down the rebellion, to the recapture of Kaifeng City, and then to the inspection of the river embankment, what he saw and heard, of course, there was no part about... romance with Jia Heng.
Even the description of Jia Heng is only referred to as Mr. Jia.
Princess Xianning painted a picture of the Central Plains for Emperor Chongping with her fresh and natural brushwork.
Emperor Chongping finished reading the diary, then handed it to Empress Song and said, "You should also take a look. This is written by Xian Ning. The words about this counter-rebellion experience are vivid on the paper, as if they were seen with his own eyes."
Empress Song quickly reached out to take the book, placed it on her skirt and on her lap, and looked at it with Concubine Duanrong beside her.
Two beauties with dignified manners and graceful appearance, looking at each other together at this moment, are like two lotuses side by side, one is gentle and pleasant, the other is quiet and charming.
Li Chanyue also came close to her, curiosity evident on her pretty face, and she said softly: "Auntie, let me also take a look at what my cousin wrote."
After a while, after several people had finished circulating it, Li Chanyue also took the book and gave it to Princess Jinyang, saying, "Mother."
Princess Jinyang's bright eyes flashed slightly as she flipped through a page. When she saw the words on it, she felt an unreasonable irritation in her heart... She didn't really want to read it.
"The embankment of the Yellow River has been in disrepair for many years and needs to be repaired." Emperor Chongping thought for a moment, said in a deep voice, and said to Dai Quan: "Send it to the Henan side urgently, and let Jia Ziyu take charge of the Kaifeng Prefecture's river yamen and strictly inspect the river course.
The case of corruption in the yamen, rectification of river affairs, like silver coins..."
Having said this, he looked at the eldest princess of Jinyang and said: "Jinyang, Ziyu concluded that Henan may be flooded this year, and the river embankments are dilapidated, making it difficult to resist. The household finances are insufficient. If Ziyu needs it,
The money will be allocated from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, not through the Ministry of Accounts, but directly to Ziyu."
Because of the previous rebellion by the Runing invaders, the current Emperor Chongping had almost formed a conditioned reflex to "infer" and "deduce" the words Jia Heng used in the official document.
There is no need to discuss at all, just be convinced and obey what is said.
Besides, even if there is no flood, repairing and strengthening river embankments is routine.
If someone else proposed to repair the river embankment, they would have to worry about the issue of begging for money and corruption, but that didn't happen with Jia Heng.
The eldest princess of Jinyang nodded and came down, her beautiful eyes were flowing and her mind was in a trance.
He is rectifying river affairs in Henan, and he is afraid that he will not be able to return within two or three months.
And she has been lovesick for the past few days. She is worried that if she doesn't see him for two or three months, she is afraid that if the Yellow River does not overflow and cause a disaster, she will... overflow and cause a disaster.
Moreover, he was rectifying river affairs in Henan and was alone. Maybe she could go over and accompany him?
Thinking of this, the beauty made up her mind, raised her beautiful eyes, and said softly: "Brother, why don't you personally take a batch of silver coins and escort them to Henan to help build the embankment?"
Emperor Chongping: "???"
Seeing Emperor Chongping's surprise, the eldest princess of Jinyang explained: "There are also business matters over there in Henan, and it's Qingming Festival. The queen asked me to go to Luoyang to have a look. The queen has been thinking about Luoyang. Yesterday
Chanyue also said that she also misses her sister Xianning."
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Chan Yue: "???"
Did she say that?
Okay, she said she missed her cousin Xianning and wanted to visit Henan.
Queen Song: "."
A thought flashed through my mind, Xiangzhuang danced his sword with the intention of Peigong, Jinyang could no longer sit still in Shenjing for Chanyue's lifelong event.
Concubine Duanrong frowned, a flash of thought flashed through her clear eyes, and she felt a little unnatural in her heart.
When mentioning Empress Dowager Feng, Emperor Chongping pondered for a moment and asked, "Mother, she has not returned to Luoyang for many years."
Empress Dowager Feng is getting older. When people get older, they miss their hometown and friends and always want to go back to Luoyang.
The eldest princess of Jinyang sighed softly and said: "Brother, my mother has always wanted to visit her hometown in Luoyang, but she was worried that traveling to Luoyang would cause trouble to her brother, so she did not set off. I, my daughter, went there."
Let’s take a look at Henan. What do you think, brother Huang?”
After hearing this, Emperor Chongping thought for a while and said, "Let's ask Ziyu about this matter first. Dai Quan and Feige sent a letter to Jia Ziyu. If it is really necessary, let him send someone to take care of it."
He also guessed some reasons, but he was afraid that his sister was still planning for Chan Yue.