The rabbit is running, the sun and the moon are turning, and seven days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Mrs. Zhen's funeral was held, and many officials from Liangjiang came to pay their respects. There were numerous carriages and horses, officials and merchants paid homage to her, and it could be said that her death was full of mourning and honor.

Jia Heng also went to Zhen's Mansion in casual clothes to pay homage, and then without staying much longer, he devoted himself to the training work in full swing at the Jiangnan camp.

As Jia Heng ordered the execution of several generals in the Jiangnan Camp and hung up their posts, the Jiangnan Camp's originally tepid efforts to eliminate the old and weak and track down the corrupt officials undoubtedly accelerated the process.

Jia Heng sent a large number of civil servants from the Experience Department of Jinyi Prefecture to isolate and examine more than a hundred military generals in the Jiangnan camp, mainly to verify the amount of embezzled military pay from the early years of Chongping to the present.

This work is very tedious, because the general will not tell the truth truthfully, which involves a lot of energy of the Jinyi Mansion. Fortunately, Jia Heng used the Annan Hou Ye family and Zhen Shao and other relevant internal insiders to learn about the internal affairs of the Jiangnan Camp.

The empty quota is occupied, and then combined with the military salary drawn by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household over the years.

Afterwards, as the navy from the Jiangbei Camp entered the Jiangnan Camp, the recruitment, training and training of the soldiers of the Jiangnan Camp were also carried out in an orderly manner.

The Jiangnan camp still has a six-guard system, and Zhenhaiwei has been changed back to Zhenhaiwei. It still has Feixiong, Baotao, Jinwu, Huben, left and right guards, and Zhenhaiwei.

Zhen Shao's Flying Bear Guard commander was originally appointed by the imperial court, but was not removed by Jia Heng. However, after the death of Mrs. Zhen, Zhen Shao heard about the mourning and asked Ding You to serve twenty-seven months of filial piety, unless he regained his love.

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In other words, the entire Jiangnan camp had six guards and 60,000 troops. The guard commander level was vacant, and Jia Heng did not recommend a candidate to the court.

On this day, Jinling, Ningguo Mansion

In the study, the bright mid-afternoon sunlight fell on the desk through the carved window lattice. The brush on the pen stand reflected the shadow of a hand with slender joints and as white as jade. The strong fragrance of osmanthus flowers outside the room floated into the study.

Sitting on the Grand Master's chair behind the desk, Jia Heng, who was wearing a green shirt and a blue scholar's scarf, began to flip through the confession books of several officials of the Ministry of War delivered from the Zhenfu Division.

After several days of interrogation and fixing relevant evidence, the corruption charges against the Ministry of War Arsenal and Chejia Erqing Li Division have come to light.

Chen Xiao walked over from the side, holding a plate of washed pears in his hand, and said, "What do you say, Ministry of War?"

Jia Heng put down the book in his hand and said thoughtfully: "Yesterday, the memorials for the impeachment of Chiang and Meng were also sent to the General Affairs Department at a six-hundred-mile express. Next, we are waiting for the news from Beijing."

After some interrogation of relevant military officials such as the Arsenal Cleaning Department and the Cheqi Cleaning Department, the corruption facts of several people were basically investigated, and the two ministers of the Ministry of War, Jiang Sucheng and Meng Guangyuan, were also involved.

Of course, we only dug up to the early years of Chongping, and we did not go further to dig up the bad debts of the Nanjing War Department. Some of the time was too far away, and there was no point in pursuing it further.

As for the two ministers of the Ministry of War, they are now in their mansions in Jinling City. They are in panic all day long and are thinking about countermeasures.

Jia Heng did not imprison the two ministers of the Ministry of War in imperial prison, but ordered them to suspend their duties and return home to wait for the court's orders, and at the same time sent Jinyi Mansion to protect them.

Because he was not the governor of the capital to rectify the administration of officials, he could not kill ministers without authorization. Fortunately, due to the corruption case in the arsenal and the official department, he could still talk about the insufficient supply of ordnance, which delayed the military aircraft. He sent the two people home and then impeached them.

If you include the previous impeachment memorial, this is Jia Heng’s second impeachment memorial. However, last time it was a secret memorial, this time it is a clear one delivered directly to the Secretary of General Affairs.

It was equivalent to a small report last time, but this time it was a direct bombardment of the entire bureaucracy.

Jia Heng put down the book and said: "I won't talk about the Longzhi period, but just say that since the present day, in the past fifteen years, the Nanjing Ministry of War Arsenal's Cleaning Department and the Chejia Cleaning Department have embezzled 7 to 8 million in military funds allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs.

The two are huge, and this is only based on the actual evidence. Moreover, the knowledge of the two lieutenants is limited, and the whole picture can be known at a glance. As the two ministers of the Ministry of War are the main officials, the corruption is even more serious."

In fact, the existence of the Six Ministries of Nanjing still has significance. If we follow parallel time and space, it is precisely because of the Six Ministries of Nanjing that a small court can be quickly established. If the Jurchens enter the pass, Chen Han will probably be able to survive in the southeast for a while.

Chen Xiao's face was as smooth as frost, and she said in a cold voice: "It is not just the Ministry of War that officials are corrupt, there are five other government departments in Nanjing. The Ministry of Works supervises the construction, maintenance and repair of mausoleums, palaces and other projects, the Ministry of Punishments accepts criminal names in Jiangnan prefectures and counties, and the Ministry of Households comprehensively manages Jiangnan's money and grain.

, which government office is not full of corruption."

Jia Heng pondered: "It is beyond my power to rectify the administration of officials in the six ministries. These need to be promoted by the court. My move is not to investigate the relevant officials of the six ministries in Nanjing."

Except for the Ministry of War, no one else was moved. This requires the emperor and the entire Shenjing court to reach a consensus.

And it’s not just a matter of one or two days, it’s hard to get back.

"You don't touch them, but they are secretly colluding with each other and planning to impeach you. In the past few days, many Qingliu Yushi and officials from the other six ministries who are sympathetic to the officials of the Ministry of War have joined forces." Chen Xiaoyou said.

Jia Heng looked at the girl with beautiful features and said softly: "It doesn't matter, it won't make any difference."

When Jia Heng successively took action against Yangzhou salt merchants and Jiangbei and Jiangnan camps, the Liangjiang officialdom, which had always remained silent, finally took action and sent impeachment and memorials to the court. This was not to bring down Jia Heng, but to express a sense of dissatisfaction.

He wanted to use this method to get Emperor Chongping to recall Jia Heng to Shenjing.

As for the raging pirates?

The Jiangbei camp has defeated the Jurchen pirates, Jinling is once again as safe as a rock, and everyone can sit back and relax again.

"A lot of money is made with words and bones are accumulated, so the criticisms of these people have to be ignored. I heard that Hao Jiru, the former deputy minister of the cabinet and the minister of rites, said in public that you commanded both the south and north of the Yangtze River and had a hundred thousand troops. Once you are undercover,

If you have different ambitions, the Southern Kingdom will be lost, and the country will be in danger!" Chen Xiao's jade face moved slightly, her eyes were faint, and she said softly.

Jia Heng chuckled lightly and said, "It's heart-breaking words and nonsense."

Chen Xiao then handed over a pear and said softly: "Here, pear."

"Yes." Jia Heng thanked him and took the pear from the girl. His fingertips were slightly cold when he touched them. As he stared, he could clearly see that this pear was the biggest one. He raised his eyes to look at Chen Xiao with warm eyes.

, asked with a smile: "Xiaoxiao, you don't want to peel it either?"

Unlike apples, unpeeled pears are completely inedible.

Chen Xiao: "..."

Just bring it to me, but you still want her to peel it? Question, and make fun of her name?

"Do you still need me to feed you?" Chen Xiao's face was as frosty as he glanced at the young man and said sarcastically. The young girl's cold and jade face pouted slightly and was as pink as snow.

Jia Heng looked at those cold and watery eyes, picked up the pear, took a bite, and said softly: "Forget it then."

Compared to Xianning, who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, Chen Xiao is actually a real cold beauty.

Jia Heng put down the pear he had eaten for a few bites and continued: "Their impeachment memorial said that I was arrogant and domineering and tortured indiscriminately. They regarded me as an ordinary military commander. They said that I harbored different ambitions, and they regarded me as a military commander."

There are party members all over the place, and no one in the court will believe the prince."

As the so-called stone hits the dog, a large number of people from the Jinyi Mansion entered the Ministry of War Yamen to check the old accounts. Not only the people in the Ministry of War were a little panicked, but even the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the other five departments felt that Jia Heng looked like he had been investigating for thirty years.

It looks a little scary.

Coupled with Jia Heng's "criminal record" in Henan, Huai'an and other places, if Jia Heng is really investigated, no one can escape.

In the past few days, under the instigation of two ministers of the Ministry of War and interested people, there was an undercurrent of "defeat" in the Jiangnan officialdom.

Among them, the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate and the ministers and ministers of the Six Ministries of Nanjing impeached Jia Heng. They were good at executions and cruel methods. They even used martial arts to intervene in the affairs of the Ministry of War.

Chen Xiaoqing said: "When the memorial is delivered to the palace, given the trust that the person has in you, I will probably keep it without sending it, but you can't let them form a trend, especially the latter discussion, which may affect your army."

If there is really a suspicion of public opinion in the capital, and the man in the palace is reminded, he will send a supervisor or a deputy out of necessity, which will not be conducive to his rectification.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said: "I plan to write a self-examination memorial. In fact, the idea of ​​rectifying the Jiangnan camp has been delivered to Beijing."

In fact, he also knew the list of the people who impeached him. In addition to Hao Jiru, the cabinet bachelor and former minister of the Ministry of Rites, there was also Fang Yaochun, the imperial wine minister of the Imperial Academy, Jiang Nan, the left deputy censor of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Qiao Sizan, the right deputy censor.

There are also officials from the other six ministries.

Chen Xiao said: "Then the imperial court will send another military plane to provide a check and balance."

Xu Shi attaches too much importance to Jiangnan Daying's right to speak out, and the girl is obviously a little worried.

Chen Xiao saw the young man put down the pears again, so he picked up a dagger, picked up the pears and peeled them off.

Anyway, he is her cousin, so it’s okay for her to help him peel the fruit.

The girl's fingers are as nimble as butterflies, and her knife skills are very good. She can peel off the peel without breaking it.

Jia Heng showed thoughts on his face and said softly: "The emperor probably won't, and among the important officials in the court, the Prince of Nan'an County and the Marquis Baoling have just returned from a border inspection, and there are no suitable people. Don't worry."

He still understands the Emperor and should not send anyone here again. If he is suspicious at this time, he is underestimating the Emperor's power.

In particular, he did not recommend any high-ranking generals to the imperial court, and he appeared to be loyal to the country and devoted to the country.

Besides, Xianning and Jinyang are already on the road now.

"That's good." Chen Xiao said "hmm" and lowered his head to peel the pear.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said: "In the past few days, the details of the deficit sent by Yangzhou have also been collected. The money owed by Yangzhou salt merchants on credit will be calculated, plus the penalty interest over the years, and it will be summarized into a bill. It should be made up.

It's time to make up for the army. It's just when money is needed."

Because Liu Shengzao has already confessed, although the specific amount is not very accurate, there is a basic amount of money owed to the salt transportation department by each company on credit, and the four salt merchants in Yangzhou are also selling off their land and residences in an attempt to make up for the shortfall.

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As for the other four salt merchants, their properties must be confiscated.

"Ordinarily, the military report you delivered to Beijing has arrived, and the imperial edict of reward should have arrived in Jinling by now. I don't know what he will reward you." Chen Xiao said softly, with his fair-skinned hands that were not coated with impatiens flower juice,

Take the peeled pears and put them on the table.

Then, he took the pear that Jia Heng took a bite out of and took it over.

Looking at the pear with a bite on it, I frowned. I don't know why, but I felt funny in my heart. This person actually looks like a child sometimes.

Suppressing the weirdness in my heart, I picked up the dagger and peeled the fruit.

Jia Heng took the pear and took a bite. The skin was gone and the taste was sweet. After a while, he said softly: "The reward is just that. The merit is not enough to be a prince, and there is nothing to look forward to. Besides,

...The title of Marquis is not my intention, but I hope the sea will be peaceful."

Chen Xiao: "..."

Don't think she hasn't heard this before. It was said by Qi Shaobao before the Ming Dynasty and later after the founding of the Han Dynasty.

Jia Heng finished a pear, put the pear core aside, and said softly: "It is easy to get angry after autumn, and coughs are more common. Eating pears can relieve inflammation and relieve asthma. Don't peel it for me. Just eat it."
To be continued...