Chapter 639 Jia Heng: Hold back and settle the score.
The next day, afternoon
After an anxious wait, Jia Heng and cabinet scholar Zhao Mo, accompanied by a large number of guards from the Jinyi Mansion, went to the residence of Shui Yu, the Jiedushi envoy in the Jiangbei camp. At this time, Shui Yu took a boat to the Nanjing Ministry of War to ask for pay.
I returned home at noon.
In the flower hall, Shuiyu, the clan uncle of King Shuirong of Beijing, is in his early forties, has a handsome face and a short beard. He is wearing the robe of a second-grade military attache and is sitting on a pear wood armchair.
, after listening to Jia Heng and Zhao Mo mention the urgent matters related to the flood, their expressions changed and their thoughts changed for a moment.
Shuiyu is the younger brother of the former King of Beijing and is now in charge of Jiangbei Camp.
After a while, Shui Yu smiled and said: "Uncle Yong Ning, Mr. Zhao Ge, it is said that the river embankment is in danger, and the safety of millions of people in the north of the Yangtze River is involved. I should be obliged to send troops to help, but the two adults do not know something.
After the Chinese New Year, the Jiangbei Camp has not been paid for half a year. Now it is time to fight against floods. I am afraid that the general will be willing to accept the order happily, but his brothers will not be willing. When the two of them come, they must have learned from Quan Zi.
I learned that the general is still going to the Nanjing War Department to ask for pay."
Zhao Mo looked expressionless and asked: "Shui Jiedu, how much food and salary arrears does the Southern Xinjiang Military Department owe?"
"Half a year's salary is only three hundred thousand taels of silver, which is not much." Shui Yu felt happy when he heard this, but his face remained calm and he said quickly.
Zhao Mo frowned and turned to look at Jia Heng. After all, it was Jia Heng who advocated coming to mobilize troops to make the decision.
However, they scraped together two to three hundred thousand taels of silver to build the embankment. How could there be any remaining silver to allocate to Jiangbei Camp?
Jia Heng's face was as calm as black water. Under his sword-shaped brows, he looked at Shui Yu with sharp eyes and said, "Shui Jiedu, how many soldiers and horses are currently in the Yangzhou camp?"
Shuiyu looked unnatural and replied: "The actual number of troops is 30,000, divided into five armies: left, right, center and front."
Even though he knew he couldn't hide it from the young man in python suit opposite him who was also in the army, there were some things he could not tell, so it was difficult to tell the truth.
Jia Heng's eyes were indifferent and he said: "Since the army officers and soldiers cannot leave without food and pay, it is my intention to provide a month's salary from Nanhe Yamen according to the soldiers and horses going to support, which can be regarded as hiring a general."
Of the 30,000 people, it would be good to have an actual amount of 20,000. With one month's salary, I can still make money if I think about it, but Jiangbei Camp doesn't know the general picture, so I will settle this account later.
Shui Yu: "."
In Jinling, I heard my son say that the cabinet ministers and military planes were coming to mobilize troops. I came all the way anxiously, hoping that these two important ministers could pressure the civil servants of the Ministry of War to recover the arrears of pay. This was not the case.
A monthly salary of just a few bucks, what can it do for you?
Shui Yu looked embarrassed and said hesitantly: "Uncle Yong Ning, the Nanjing Military Department has been in arrears for half a year. The officers and soldiers are very resentful. Even if they are given a month's rations, they may not be able to leave according to the order."
"It takes a thousand days to raise an army, but only a short time to use it! Over the years, the imperial court has allocated salaries to support tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the camps in the north and south of the Yangtze River. It is not for them to eat the imperial food for free! Now that the matter is coming, it is the time to use the army. Afterwards, when they have made a contribution to the country, they will ask for food and salary.
There is also a saying, "How dare you disobey me?" Jia Heng said in a deep voice.
Yangzhou has been a prosperous place since ancient times, with many brothels and Chu houses. According to the previous information from the Jinyi Mansion, the generals and soldiers of the Jiangbei camp went to prostitutes as soon as they got their pay. The 30,000 soldiers were still insufficient.
However, after this incident, without him having to advise the court, the civil servants sent troops to the Jiangbei camp, and the court raised troops for thousands of days. As a result, they had to spend money to hire troops when they were used. It was simply unreasonable!
Why didn’t Jingying spend one tael of silver?
Zhao Mo also nodded and continued: "What Uncle Yong Ning said is reasonable. Afterwards, I and Uncle Yong Ning will jointly write to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households to urge them. The arrears must be paid in the future, so everyone will be happy."
First gather the manpower and spend a small amount of money to do big things.
Shui Yu looked troubled and said: "Uncle Yong Ning, Mr. Zhao Ge, I haven't drawn any money, so I really can't mobilize troops."
Jia Heng said coldly: "General Shui feels that it is difficult to mobilize, so he will not mobilize. I and Mr. Zhao Ge will make this matter in writing. A large army is stationed in the Jiangbei camp. Facing the danger of the river, there are no soldiers."
The pawn can be adjusted. I have to ask the court every question.
What exactly has been done with the annual salary allocation?”
Shui Yu's face suddenly changed, he felt unhappy, and his tone was a bit unkind, and he said, "Uncle Yong Ning, what do you mean by this? You didn't get the official document from the Ministry of War to allocate soldiers and horses, and your subordinates didn't make it difficult for you not to say anything.
Taking the overall situation into consideration and fully cooperating in mobilizing troops, Uncle Yongning is now becoming more domineering."
Jia Heng said: "I used the Emperor's Sword to mobilize the Jiangbei camp and deal with it according to expediency. Now that the flood is critical, the soldiers and horses of the Jiangbei camp are by my side and are supported by national funds. How can I just sit back and watch!"
Shui Yu's eyes darkened a bit, he snorted coldly, and cursed in his heart, "The villain is so arrogant and domineering when he succeeds!"
Seeing the dispute, Zhao Mo quickly said: "Shui Jidu Envoy, the flood situation is urgent, and there is no way to delay it for a moment. Since Yongning Bo has a way to have both ends, why not send troops to help first, and wait until the flood is over safely before making further calculations."
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Jia Heng frowned and thought to himself, what is this?
Shuiyu borrowed the donkey down the slope and said, "I will finally give Mr. Zhao Ge some face."
But he also knew in his heart that if he really did not use any troops and just ignored the dangerous situation of the river affairs, the Holy Father would probably be furious afterward.
It's just that this bridge has been closed today.
Jia Heng said: "The specific number of soldiers and horses in Yangzhou can't be determined by the roster. The soldiers need to be inspected."
He didn't want to pay 30,000 people in name, but actually 10,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people. So what would he do if he invited these people from Jiangbei Daying to come over?
Shuiyu:???」
Jia Heng said calmly: "Now, from Jingying to Jiubian, vacancies are being eliminated. Prince Beijing has also gone to Datong, and Taiyuan Military Town is rectifying military affairs. I think General Shui also received a letter from Prince Beijing."
He really didn't care about Shui Yu's resentment. The Jiangbei and Jiangnan camps had to be reorganized. This was his duty as the Minister of Military and Aircraft. Shui Yu would blame him sooner or later, and this time it was an opportunity to reorganize the Southern Army.
Shui Yu's face was gloomy. This man was not worried at all about the mutiny of the soldiers. There was no way to end it? As long as he secretly instructs the soldiers to cause trouble.
Jia Heng put down the tea cup at this time, turned to look at Zhao Mo, and said: "Mr. Zhao Ge, our 20,000 troops from the capital camp are in Nanhe, plus 30,000 soldiers and horses from Yangzhou, as well as soldiers from the river yamen, plus
The manpower raised by Mr. Ding should be almost enough. If it is not enough, the Henan Dusi and the Beijing camp can provide reinforcements."
Beijing’s 20,000 tiger and wolf troops are stationed in Nanhe. If anyone dares to cause trouble, the tiger and wolf army that has just suppressed the rebellion in the Central Plains will be able to calmly suppress it.
Shui Yu's eyes narrowed and his heart tightened.
The 20,000 Beijing troops are all in Henan, and he has less than 20,000 Yangzhou troops. There is no need to think about any mischief.
Jia Heng glanced at Shui Yu and felt cold.
If he didn't know what these generals were thinking, there would be no need for him to be the commander in chief.
Changing places, he can come up with several ways to do bad things. This Shuiyu will probably not give up afterward, and will find someone to impeach him, but it will only be in vain.
A cabinet minister and a military officer jointly mobilized troops, and they mobilized troops with a talisman such as the Emperor's Sword. The flaws in the procedure were minimal. At most, afterward, someone suggested that the emperor take back the Emperor's Sword.
Zhao Mo said: "Uncle Yongning, since this matter has been agreed upon, you and I should go to the Jiangbei camp without further delay to inspect the troops and horses to support Nanhe."
Jia Heng nodded, and then as the others spoke, they left the Shuifu Mansion and led a large number of retinues to the Jiangbei camp to mobilize troops.
At this moment, the Jiangbei Camp stationed outside Yangzhou City was shrouded in thick rain and fog, and there were no soldiers in the sentry posts and archery towers.
The military discipline of the entire Jiangbei camp was in disarray and defense was lax. At the door, generals could be seen chatting and laughing as they entered the barracks with Ma Bian's umbrella and support. There were also groups of drunken men coming from outside.
In fact, this is the ethos of the Han Dynasty's Northern and Southern Army. Before the Beijing camp was reorganized, the military discipline and combat effectiveness were not much better than those of the Jiangbei camp. The border troops on the nine sides had difficult conditions and better combat effectiveness.
Zhao Mo frowned, his face gloomy and uncertain.
Shui Yu's face didn't look very good either. He felt that his face was shameless. While he ordered the guards around him to enter the drum and gather the generals, he led Jia Heng and Zhao Mo.
Wait for a large number of people to enter the military camp.
The generals who came after Shui Yu were all startled. Following the sound of drums, which were as dense as raindrops, they came out of the barracks and rushed towards the Chinese army camp.
Seeing this scene, Jia Heng secretly shook his head.
As expected, we cannot count on these southern soldiers. The world has been at peace for a long time. Wen Tian and Wu are arrogant, and military discipline is loose. The Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps in the land of the South cannot avoid it.
In the Chinese army barracks, Shui Yu looked at the gathered generals, his eyes uncertain, and said in a deep voice: "General Xie, where are the others?
Although Shuiyu was the military envoy, there was no camp commander below him. Instead, there were five battalions, all led by generals and under the jurisdiction of guerrilla generals.
The general named Xie who was summoned hurriedly raised his hands and said, "Commander Jie, some of them are still in the city because of something. I will send people to look for them right now."
When Jia Heng saw this scene, his heart became cold, and he really couldn't expect anything in return. Zhao Mo frowned at this moment, and his eyes became colder.
Compared with the Beijing camp that held military parades and then quickly suppressed rebellions and fought against floods, this Jiangbei camp is simply unsightly!
I am afraid of comparison in everything.
The Zhejiang Party has never doubted that Jia Heng rectified his troops and achieved remarkable results, and even had generals in mind. After he suppressed the rebellion in the Central Plains and was granted the title of Yong Ningbo, a consensus between the government and the opposition was formed.
As the army generals arrived one after another, the five-room Chinese army barracks in the main room was crowded with people and completely dark.
Shui Yu simply told the generals about the deployment of troops to support the flood control and emergency repair of the river embankment at the Nanhe River Road Yamen, which immediately caused an uproar in the Chinese military barracks.
One of the five generals, General Wang, clasped his fists and said, "Commander Jie, our duty is to defend the Yangtze River and defend the old capital of Jinling. Shouldn't the emergency repairs and repairs be left to the people of the Hedao Yamen?"
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Shui Yu said in a deep voice: "This is an order from the imperial court. We have no choice but to obey orders. Once the embankment in Jiangbei bursts, we will not be able to survive alone."
"This is all the trouble caused by their Hedao Yamen. If they hadn't embezzled the money for the river work, how would things have happened today?" Another general said, obviously well-informed.
As soon as this statement came out, there was a lot of discussion in the Chinese army barracks.
Jia Heng stood up, looked at the general, and said: "Jia Heng, the deputy envoy of the Military and Aircraft Inspection Committee of the Jingying Festival, has been ordered to appear on the governor of Hetai. The former governor of the river, Gao Bin, has committed suicide out of fear of crime.
Many river embankments under our jurisdiction need urgent repair work. This time the Jiangbei camp will go to Nanhe to provide reinforcements. Each person will be paid a month's salary. If you don't want to go, you can also bring it up. I will not stop you at all."
When the generals and guerrilla generals present heard this, they all looked at the tall and tall young man in python suit with a sword on his waist. In fact, he was just taking advantage of the crowd to create momentum.
At this moment, when I saw the boy in python suit and the guard in Jinyi suit in flying fish suit, I felt a chill in my heart, and I felt a murderous aura coming towards my face.
Seeing no one answered, Jia Heng looked at Shui Yu and said calmly: "Shui Jiedushi, there is no need to force some generals who don't want to go. I can just stay in Yangzhou."
When Shui Yu heard this, his eyes flickered, and he felt a vague feeling of something bad in his heart.
At this time, General Wang said: "If you fight with the thieves like this, I won't even frown. But when it comes to working on the embankment, I really can't do it. Please ask the Commander-in-Chief to atone for his sins."
With one person taking the lead, two or three other generals joined in, while the other two guerrilla generals did not speak, but stood silently beside the general named Wang.
Zhao Mo looked at this scene and frowned, feeling that his impression was very bad.
These warriors are completely ignorant of the general situation, have no regard for the overall situation, and are extremely vulgar!
Before Zhao Mo and Jia Heng could get angry, Shui Yu became furious and shouted: "What are you kidding about?! How dare you disobey the imperial military orders!"
Jia Heng looked indifferent, glanced at Shui Yu, and said solemnly: "Shui Jiedushi, since I don't want to go, and I won't force you, just stay in Yangzhou City."
It is the fine tradition of this land to hold back and settle accounts after the fall.
The generals who had been clamoring to leave looked at each other for a moment and stood there watching, feeling startled and uncertain. They regretted what they had said, but could not take it back at the moment.
Jia Heng did not
He ignored them, glanced at the remaining generals, and said: "The flood situation is urgent and there is no time to attack. The remaining army will begin to mobilize troops and horses. Later, they will be assigned flood control tasks to assist the river workers in the river Yamen to build embankments."
At this time, Liu Jixian took a book and handed it to Jia Heng. It officially recorded the situation of the dams in Yangzhou that needed to be guarded.
Seeing that Jia Heng looked indifferent and did not have an attack, the originally uneasy Jiangbei Camp general was relieved. As time passed, the soldiers and horses of Jiangbei Camp began to mobilize.
About 10,000 young men and women were assigned to garrison at the Gaoyou Lake dam and river embankment not far from Yangzhou to look after Gaoyou, Baoying and other places. The original river embankment was supported by Heding from the Hebiao Camp under the Hedao Yamen.
The deputy general of Hebiao Camp has been taken over by the general of Jingying.
After waiting for the assignment of generals and schools to be decided, Jia Heng and Zhao Mo, the cabinet scholar, did not stay long. He sent someone to say goodbye to Lin Ruhai, and left Yangzhou and returned to Huai'an Prefecture with a large number of imperial guards and Beijing cavalry troops.
The river embankments under the control of Luoma Lake, Hongze Lake and Huaihai Road have been taken over by the Jingying Section, while the river embankments under the responsibility of the Nanhe Governor's Yamen are basically guarded by manpower.
Huai'an Prefecture, Qingjiangpu, Gaozhai
Shen Fang, the governor of Liangjiang, and Xu Shikui, the chief envoy of Jiangzuo, stopped in front of the Gaofu archway in their sedan chairs and looked at the Gaofu where white flags had been set up and white mourning cloths had been hung.
After Gao Bin's autopsy, Gao Bin's body was sent to the general and had stayed in the mansion for some time. His wife Zheng did not take her son to Jinling to seek refuge with Shen Fang.
However, Shen Fang and Jiangzuo Chief Envoy Xu Shikui led their entourage and came to Huai'an Mansion under the retinue of Supervisory Biao Camp.
At this time, the leader of the Qianhu family in brocade clothes came forward with an embroidered spring knife and said: "The governor has ordered that all relatives who come to the house to worship must leave their names in the book."
Wei Qingyuan, the commander of the Supervisory Camp, was about to ask, but was stopped by Shen Fang. His face was as gloomy as the sky, and he said: "I am the governor of Liangjiang, Shen Fang, and Shen Jiefu. Where is the book? I will write it myself."
After saying that, accompanied by several retinues, he came to the eaves of the corridor and wrote his name on the book. Xu Shikui, the chief envoy of Jiangzuo, also followed Shen Fang, picked up his brush and wrote his name on the book.
Then, the two of them each entered the high house with two attendants.
At this moment, the flower hall has been decorated as a mourning hall, and Gao Bin's coffin is placed in it. Tomorrow will be the first day of the ceremony. In the past few days, because Jinyi Mansion has sealed off Gao Mansion, there are actually no important people inspecting the property to pay homage to Gao Bin.
Mrs. Zheng, wearing sackcloth and mourning, knelt in front of the soul, with her two daughters and her youngest son Fu'er beside her.
"Uncle." Fu'er called Shen Fang, and immediately threw herself into Shen Fang's arms. Both families were relatives, one in Jiangning and one in Huai'an Prefecture, and they moved around all the time.
Shen Fang looked at the child, his gloomy eyes softened a bit, he hugged the child's head and said comfortingly: "Fu'er is good."
Then, he handed the child to his attendants and squatted down with Xu Shikui, Jiangzuo's chief envoy, to burn paper money for Gao Bin.
Mrs. Zheng was crying so hard that her face was as pale as paper in the past. When she saw Shen Fang, her voice was hoarse and crying: "Brother, my husband is wronged, wronged."
Shen Fang put down the paper money in his hand and said with relief: "I know everything about Dongxuan. Your sister is already at the inn and will go to Huai'an Fucheng tonight."
At this time, Xu Shikui, the chief envoy of Jiangzuo, saw this, and he was quite eye-catching and said: "Master Zitai, please go to the Hedao Yamen first to discuss relief matters for the victims."
Shen Fang nodded and signaled Xu Shikui to leave.
After Xu Shikui left, Shen Fang sighed and said with relief: "Fu'er is still young and I won't be able to live without you in the future. I'd better be sorry and accept the change."
So far, the results of Jinyi Mansion's interrogation of officials from the Nanhe Governor's Yamen Heku Road, Huaiyang Hewu Road, and Huaixu Hewu Road have been compiled into a volume, and Jia Heng, left deputy censor Peng Ye and others have impeached Gao Bin for corruption. The memorial has been sent to Shenjing by express delivery from 600 miles away.
"It's those people from the Hedao Yamen. Brother, you want to avenge Dongxuan." Mrs. Zheng's eyes were full of resentment and she said urgently.
Shen Fang did not respond, but asked: "Have Jinyi Mansion sent anyone to search the mansion in the past few days?"
At the beginning, the left deputy governor
Shi Pengye also ordered the imperial guards to strictly prohibit the entry and exit of Gao's residence. After Jia Heng arrived at Huai'an Mansion, after conducting an inspection, he removed the guards and secretly monitored Gao's residence.
Zheng said: "People from Jinyi Mansion came and confiscated a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, and moved all the silver from the warehouse. Later they left, saying that they were waiting for the imperial decree at home."
Hearing this, Shen Fang asked, "Did you receive anything else?"
Zheng was stunned for a moment, shook her head and said, "I haven't found this again. Brother, this is it."
"Nothing." Shen Fang nodded and said nothing more. His eyes were dim and uncertain, and he finally sighed in his heart.
How heroic is it to sacrifice one person's life to keep the official circles of Liangjiang safe and sound?