Chapter 1663: At an old age, you know your destiny, so why should you be afraid of weapons?
Shenjing City, Song Zhai
Jia Heng sat down, and Song Jing's servant brought a tea cup. Then, while bowing, he gradually retreated to the distance and lowered his hands to serve.
While Song Yan was speaking, she also sat down close and stared at the young man in the python suit.
Song Jing's fair and elegant face was filled with a bright smile, and she said: "Yan'er, come over and have some food together."
My daughter is now the prince's concubine.
While the two were talking, a servant quickly entered the hall and announced: "Master, the fourth master is here."
Jia Heng smiled and said: "I was just saying that I wanted to meet Fourth Uncle Song, but I came at the right time."
Song Jing smiled and said: "I sent someone to invite my fourth brother to come over before, I didn't want to come now."
After a while, he saw beside the glass screen with the phoenix pattern carved on it. It was obvious that the young official with fair skin and elegant demeanor was none other than Song Xuan.
"Zi Yu, I'm a little late, please Zi Yu Haihan Haihan." Song Xuan said in a low voice with a smile on her face.
Jia Heng said: "Fourth Uncle Song is too polite."
At this moment, Song Yan got up, picked up a sapphire teapot, poured a cup of tea for Song Xuan, and said: "Fourth uncle, please have some tea."
Song Xuan nodded and asked, "Yan'er is here too."
Song Yan's voice was a little softer and she said, "Come and see your father and mother."
Song Xuan smiled and said jokingly: "I didn't even think about coming over to see my fourth uncle."
At this moment, Song Jing's wife Shen laughed from the side and said: "Fourth brother, Yan'er has been shy since she was a child. Please stop teasing her."
Song Xuan smiled and said, "This girl is really big."
Immediately, he sat down.
On the other side of the room, Jia Heng raised his eyes to look at Song Xuan, who was elegant and elegant, and asked: "Fourth Uncle Song recently took up his new post in Jingzhao. What do you think of Jingzhao?"
Song Xuan put down the tea cup in his hand and said: "The land of Jingzhao is at the feet of the emperor. It is the best place in a hundred cities. There are many powerful people. I have some troubles in governing Jingzhao Mansion."
Jia Heng plastic surgery calmed down his expression, and said solemnly: "If the powerful people in the capital are committing lawlessness, they can be dealt with impartially, and I will support you."
Song Xuan stared at Jia Heng and said with a smile: "It would be good if King Wei said this."
Song Jing smiled and said warmly: "Okay, let's have lunch together. If we don't use the chopsticks, the dishes will get cold."
While they were talking, the maid and the nanny quickly entered the side room and brought out tables of dishes, which were arranged in a dazzling array on the lacquered wood tables.
Jia Heng came to the copper basin, washed his hands, and sat down.
When Song Jing mentioned the recruitment of craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry, Song Xuan laughed and said: "Ziyu plans to recruit more craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry. I happen to know one person who is erudite and talented. He is good at studying the art of Western firearms and is familiar with astronomy and calendars."
,water conservancy project.”
Jia Heng asked: "Astronomy, calendar, water conservancy engineering? There is such a talent."
Is he some kind of capable person in history?
Song Xuan continued to talk about it and said: "After I became the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, I once met such a capable person and mentioned the renovation of the Yellow River embankment to me, and mentioned that the Yellow River embankment south of Kaifeng Prefecture also needs to be repaired.
It needs to be renovated, otherwise it will be difficult to withstand flooding in a few years."
Jia Heng became more and more interested and asked, "I don't know what the person's name is?"
At the time, the Yellow River embankment along the Henan section was temporarily rebuilt for flood relief. However, after such a long time, the embankment did not break.
But it is a temporary project after all. Over time, the embankment may indeed collapse again.
Song Xuan said: "His name is Xu Guangqi."
When Jia Heng heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked.
Xu Guangqi? He was a famous official in the Chongzhen Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty in parallel time and space. He can be said to be a model of rejuvenating the country through science and education.
I originally thought that there would be no such person in this world, but I never thought... Could it be that he has the same name?
Song Jing was good at observing words and expressions, and caught the changes in the expression on Jia Heng's face, and asked: "Does Ziyu know this person?"
Jia Heng nodded and said: "I have heard of this man for a long time. He is knowledgeable in both China and the West. How come he went to Henan?"
According to historical records, Xu Guangqi should be from Shanghai in Songjiang Prefecture, and he should not go to Henan. However, he is the promotion minister of Ming sweet potatoes in parallel time and space. Maybe this is the reason?
Song Xuandao: "Xu Guangqi was originally a well-known figure in Shanghai County, Songjiang Prefecture. He recently went to Henan to observe the effectiveness of the New Deal and saw the high yield and bumper harvest of sweet potatoes. He also inspected the Yellow River embankment in Kaifeng, carefully surveyed the geography, and distinguished the actual situation."
Jia Heng said: "You can write a letter on my behalf and send it to Kaifeng Mansion, saying that I have invited Xu Guangqi to serve in the Ministry of Industry in Shenjing. I will treat him as the minister of the Ministry of Industry is vacant."
Xu Guangqi opened the road to science and technology, recruited young men who studied science and technology, kicked off the rejuvenation of the country through science and education, and reformed Confucianism.
Song Xuan said: "After dinner, I will write him a letter."
Then, everyone started to eat.
Then, after finishing his meal, he returned to the side compartment and sat down on the chair again.
Jia Heng gently placed the tea cup on the small table on one side. You can see that the tea cup is filled with hot air and fragrant aroma.
Jia Heng said: "The affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are complex. In the future, with the new policy launched next year, the affairs will increase day by day. My father-in-law will have to spend more time on it."
Song Jing said: "Ziyu, don't worry, there will definitely be no mistakes in the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Jia Heng nodded, then looked at Song Xuan and asked: "I heard from my subordinates that the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion recently sent out officers to improve the security of the capital city?"
Song Xuan said: "With the power of the yamen servants of Jingzhao Mansion, it is inevitable that they will not be able to catch up. If the detectives and spies of Jinyi Mansion cooperate, we will get twice the result with half the effort."
Jia Heng agreed: "I will ask the Jinyi Mansion to help me detect the illegal gangsters and restore peace to the sacred city."
It has been several years since the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division eradicated the banditry of the Sanhe Gang. It is inevitable that there have been some new changes at the bottom of the three religions and nine streams in Shenjing City.
Song Jingxu said: "Zi Yu, the son of Emperor Guangzong was deposed before. Although Luo'er was promoted to a great treasure after some efforts to bring order, there are still many civil servants in the court who have objections to the new emperor's succession."
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said: "These can only change with the passage of time and gradually change. As for the bureaucrats who dare to slander the imperial court and make trouble out of nothing, the imperial court will severely punish them."
It's not like he hasn't thought about sacrificing the butcher's knife and organizing the unjust imprisonment, but he has just started to serve in the government and has not many ministers under his command. Besides, he lacks an excuse.
Due to Li Xu's counter-insurgency case, the opposition forces in the Shenjing court were almost wiped out, so that he needed to contact relatives of the Song family, and even win over Qi Kun, Zhao Yi, Liu Zheng and others again.
Now above the court, among the six ministers, Yao Yu, the official minister, the Hanlin minister, the two academies of inspection, etc. are all clean and tidy, and now they are more respectful but dissatisfied with him.
Earlier, Li Zan rebelled and established Chen Ze. They all supported Chen Ze, the eighth prince, which is called silk smoothness.
But just like Qi Kun, the chief minister of the cabinet, followed the imperial edict, they were clearly following the instructions of the Empress Dowager Feng, and there was no clue as to why.
He can't catch them all in one go. This is simply unrealistic, and the entire bureaucracy would be paralyzed.
Among the six ministries, Qi Kun, the minister of the Ministry of Husbandry, Liu Zheng, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, Shi Jie, the minister of the Ministry of War, and Zhao Yi, the minister of the Ministry of Works. As for the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, there is already a vacancy.
Zhao Mo, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, resigned from his official post last year and went to his hometown of Dingyou, Zhejiang Province because of the death of his mother.
The officials in the court who were imprisoned for being implicated in the Li Xu case were mainly direct descendants of Li Zan and Xu Lu, including Zou Jing, the right minister of the Ministry of War, Zhang Zhi, the right deputy imperial censor, Yin Rao Yizhou of Jingzhao, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
The censors.
Strictly speaking, these are all upright ministers loyal to the Chen-Han State and were active in the previous abolition coup.
On the contrary, some members of the Zhejiang Party, such as Zhou Tingji, who are aware of current affairs and adapt to changes, have not been too implicated in past coups.
The Chu Party and Xu Lu represented by Li Zan were precisely the people who helped Jia Heng speak during the Chongping Dynasty.
The Zhejiang Party was also a group of people who targeted Jia Heng in everything, but the latter remained strangely silent during the coup, or scrambled to cling to him.
Therefore, he had just settled the situation, and there was still a long way to go before the officials from both the government and the public bowed down to invite King Wei to the throne.
However, there are no apparent opponents, as long as he does not usurp the throne.
But the secret opponents are still hiding their minions, waiting for opportunities.
Even Qi Kun, Shi Jie, Liu Zheng and others would not support him to usurp the throne, but were forced to obey the situation temporarily.
Song Jing looked curiously at the dazed young man in python suit and asked: "Ziyu, what were you thinking about just now?"
Jia Heng smiled to himself and said, "I didn't think about anything, I was just thinking about something."
Then, he turned to look at Song Xuan and said, "I'll ask my fourth uncle to write a letter for me later."
Song Xuan nodded and said, "Don't worry, Ziyu. I'll write a letter right away."
Then, Song Xuan called his servant to prepare pen and ink, and started writing a letter.
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Just when Jia Heng was preparing to reuse Xu Guangqi, thousands of miles away in Jiangnan——
Jinling, Haozhai
Today is the eightieth birthday of Hao Jiru, the former cabinet bachelor and Taifu. The Hao family celebrates this grandly, and the entire Hao residence is decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and they are full of joy and entertain the visiting officials from Jiangnan.
Inside the house with the plaque inscribed "Rongchun Hall"——
On the round lacquered wood table, a dazzling array of dishes are being placed, with cups, plates, bowls and chopsticks visible, and the windows are bright and clean.
Seated on the pear blossom chair on the left are Yuan Tu, the former Minister of Rites of Nanjing, Kuang Chun, the censor of the right capital of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, Mei Dunben, the censor of the capital of Qian, on the right, Lu Jinyi, the censor of the right deputy capital, and others.
Sitting on the pear-shaped chairs on the right are Yan Mao, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Fu Xiye and Wu Hefei, the ministers of the Ministry of Official Affairs, Ying Yuanlu, the minister of the Ministry of Justice, Guo Chao, the censor of the Supervision Bureau, Lu Boqi, the secretary of the Imperial College of Nanjing, and others.
It can be said that the house was filled with guests and distinguished guests.
Everyone told interesting stories in the court hall of Nan Province.
Hao Jiru put down the tea cup in his hand, and under his gray and white brows, his old eyes were filled with thoughts, and he said: "King Wei is now assisting the government and killing loyal people. How can we stand by and watch because we have been so favored by the Han Dynasty?
, sit back and ignore it?”
As soon as this statement came out, the expressions of everyone present changed.
The expression of Ying Yuanlu, the Minister of Punishment, suddenly changed, and he said: "Master Hao must be careful, there are many members of King Wei's gang in the court hall now. If Master Hao says this, I'm afraid it will lead to an inspection by Jinyi Tiqi."
Hao Jiru slammed the crutch he was holding on the floor, and said in a deep voice: "That's Shenjing, and this is Jinling. No matter how much the king of Wei covers the sky with one hand, he can't reach Jinling. Besides, he is already over eighty years old.
At an old age, you know the destiny of heaven, so why should you be afraid of swords and soldiers?"
Ever since Jia Heng went to Jiangnan to supervise the New Deal and coerced and lured the Jiangnan gentry, coupled with several previous conflicts, Hao Jiru and other Jiangnan gentry had long had resentment towards Jia Heng.
In addition, Nan Province was originally where the imperial officials gathered. Most of them were loyal to the Chen and Han royal family due to their numerous favors from the emperor. They could be described as a conservative force.
At the beginning, when the Gao family was in rebellion in Bashu, they were just waiting to see what would happen. However, the court was very quick to put down the rebellion in Shu. Before leaving too much time for the officials in the south of the Yangtze River, they had taken over the entire Bashu. The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River had no choice but to cease their activities.
After Jia Heng defeated Gao Zhongping, Li Zan, Xu Lu and other direct ministers, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River also felt sad that the rabbit had died and the fox had died.
In other words, Jia Heng originally only reached a temporary balance with the Jiangnan gentry.
The so-called dust will not escape by itself unless the broom is reached.
When Emperor Chongping was still alive, whether it was the implementation of the Chongping New Deal in Jiangnan or the rectification of the officialdom in Jiangnan, Jia Heng only reached a compromise with the gentry in Jiangnan.
Hao Jiru said angrily: "Emperor Sejong Xian trusted King Wei so much back then that he was promoted from a commoner boy to a county king. His kindness was as deep as the sea. How could he have thought that King Wei had a wolf-like character, controlled the country's affairs, and bullied orphans and widows?
In the court, he killed loyal people and monopolized power. When Emperor Sejongxian was in power, he saw treacherous ministers in power and brought trouble to the court, and he regretted it endlessly."
Kuang Chun said: "Taifu Hao, now that King Wei is in charge, even important officials in the court like Mr. Li Ge and Mr. Xu are saying nothing, let alone us?"
It is said that Li Ge Lao and others were in the capital to rebel, but they did not contact them in Jiangnan.
In fact, I really don’t blame Gao Zhongping and Li Zan for not calling on the Jiangnan gentry.
First of all, Jinling is far away from the capital. When Gao and Li rebelled against each other, things happened in a hurry and became awkward. As the saying goes, water from afar cannot quench the thirst of the nearer. If we communicate with each other by letters in advance, it will be harmful if the matter is not kept secret.
Secondly, Gao Zhongping could not urinate in the same pot as the Jiangnan gentry. When he was the governor of Liangjiang, he had little dealings with the Jiangnan gentry.
Hao Jiru sighed: "We can only express a few complaints now. We are so sad to see that our country, which has been built for hundreds of years, will fall into the hands of outsiders!"
Everyone present was on pins and needles for a moment.
Although he secretly agrees with it, if he accuses King Wei in such a public way, are he really not afraid of King Wei's hot power?
Lu Jinyi added something on the side and said: "King Wei is only assisting the government. What Taifu Hao said is exaggerated."
"What's the difference between an auxiliary king and a regent? Throughout the ages, rebellious ministers and traitors have all arisen from regents. Moreover, the country has an elder king but does not establish it, and only chooses a young king. What the intention is, no one knows." Hao Jiru said in a voice full of righteous indignation.
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Yan Mao, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, twirled his beard under his chin with his hand, a look of thought appeared on his thin face, and said: "Zhou Gong and Zhao Gong also assisted the government in the court. King Wei used the name of assisting the government, and his intention was to serve as Yi Yin, Huo Guang,
If that's the case, it's quite noble and honorable."
Hao Jirü said: "If you want to be a loyal minister and good general of the Han Dynasty, you can just appoint the eighth prince Chen Ze. Why should you appoint a young prince? If you have such a melon field and plum blossoms, won't the people in the world be suspicious?"
Hao Jiru pondered for a moment and said loudly: "In terms of virtue and uprightness, which one of Li and Xu is not a famous official whose reputation for uprightness is spread far and wide?"
At this moment, a servant wearing a short jacket quickly entered the hall, cupped his hands and said: "Sir, Mr. Jie Lao, Mr. Tan Jie and Mr. Shen from the Ministry of Revenue have arrived outside the door in their official sedan chairs."
Tan Jie, the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing, had a good relationship with Jia Heng over the matter of allocating grain and fodder for disaster relief. After Pan Ruxi, the Minister of Household Affairs, was dismissed from office, he was promoted to the position of Minister of Household Affairs as he wished.
And Shen Fang, a former feudal official, was the right minister of the household department and the minister of the Lingcangchang.
It is worth mentioning that Liu Yuzhong of the Qi Party was the Left Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Hao Jiru quickly said to his son Hao Zhengyan, who was waiting on the side: "Help me go and greet you."
Xie Yue, Minister of the Ministry of War, sat in Nanjing and had never been interested in world affairs, but he had an early friendship with Hao Jiru.
While talking, Hao Jiru led some guests to the Yimen and looked at Xie Yue who came to congratulate him on his birthday.
Xie Yue, who was nearly seventy years old, had a tall figure and an ancient face. When he came closer, he cupped his hands and said, "I have met Mr. Hao."
Hao Jiru smiled and said: "Master Jie's visit to my humble abode really makes the humble abode shine."
Not far away, Tan Jie, who was standing beside him, cupped his hands and said, "I have met Mr. Hao, sir."
Hao Jiru's old face seemed to show a prosperous smile, and he said: "Master Tan, there is no need to be polite."
Then, Hao Jiru turned to look at Xie Yue on the side and said: "This is not the place to talk. Please come to the hall for a banquet."
Xie Yue nodded, and then, accompanied by Hao Jiru, quickly entered the hall.
After the guests and hosts sat down, Hao Jiru looked at Xie Yue and asked casually: "Master Xie, is there more business in the Nanjing War Department now?"
Xie Yue said: "Since the two assistant officers of the Ministry of War were accused of taking bribes, all the affairs of the Ministry of War have been suppressed. There are still no officials from the imperial court to assist. The subordinates can only take care of their own affairs. Recently, they have been much busier."
Xie Yue is old and usually ignores the affairs of the ministry. He spends most of his time in the forest in the southern province. However, since the two assistant officers of the Ministry of War were taken down, Xie Yue had to personally handle the affairs of the ministry.
Hao Jiru said: "Master Xie, now that King Wei is in charge of the country, he is vigorously eliminating dissidents. Although we are in the southern province, King Wei has been jealous of us for more than a day. I wonder what Master Xie thinks?"
When Xie Yue heard this, he was slightly shocked, but his face remained calm and he smiled and said: "Today is a birthday banquet, and there are many guests. Mr. Hao, don't talk about state affairs."
Obviously, Xie Yue did not want to get involved in the ups and downs in the court.
At this moment, Kuang Chun also changed the subject and said with a smile: "Mr. Hao, the guests have almost arrived. It's time to start the banquet."
Hao Jiru also noticed that Xie Yue was unwilling to talk more, so he had to temporarily stop asking and said, "Let's eat first."
Everyone gathered around a table, sat down, and started eating.
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Zhejiang, Shaoxing
In the south of Fucheng is a five-level courtyard with pavilions, pavilions and houses, overlapping rockeries and jagged rocks.
This place is the residence of Han Huang, the former chief minister of the cabinet——
Han Huang has gray hair, an old figure, but a strong spirit. He holds a brush in his hand and draws on the front of the rice paper.
The dragon and snake moving around in the painting are clearly a copybook.
This chief minister during the Chongping period was actually only in his early sixties. After returning home to raise his family, he treated his grandson with joy and became full of energy and energy.
At this moment, there were sounds of footsteps under the eaves of the corridor, and Han Hui, dressed in a colorful Shu brocade robe, could be seen crossing the threshold, entering the study, saluting Han Huang and saying, "Father."
Han Huang put the brush in his hand on the pen holder aside, turned to look at Han Hui, and said, "Hui'er, are you back?"
Han Hui held a copy of the imperial newspaper in his hand, handed it over with a respectful expression, and said: "Father, did my father read the imperial newspaper before? The imperial court's previous succession edict is invalid."
In the eyes of outsiders, the current situation in the Han Dynasty in the first year of Jianxing seemed quite turbulent.
At the beginning of the year, Emperor Guangzong (Chu King Chen Qin) was accidentally assassinated in the study room of the Daming Palace, which was heavily guarded.
Then, Emperor Guangzong of the Eastern Palace succeeded to the throne. Just less than two months ago, the Gao family of Bashu rebelled.
Not long after the imperial court sent troops to quell the situation, an earthquake occurred in Taiyuan. Li Zan, the chief minister of the cabinet, took advantage of King Wei's absence in Shenjing to raise doubts about the bloodline of the young emperor and replaced him with Chen Ze, the eighth son of Emperor Sejong.
However, he was branded as rebellious by King Wei, and he appointed Emperor Sejong's youngest son as his direct descendant. After that, King Wei assisted in the government and took over the country, monopolizing power.
Han Huang sighed and said in a clear voice: "Li Zan and Xu Deqing, since they want to kill King Wei, they should work together while Gao Zhongping is around, so as not to defeat him individually."
If we look at it from hindsight, when Gao Zhongping's Gao family was preparing to launch a rebellion in Sichuan, Li Zan, Xu Lu and others should have responded in a timely manner.
But in fact, it may not be feasible, because Jia Heng was in command in the capital at that time, with more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in the 12th regiment of the Beijing camp. Jia Heng had just supported Guangzong's youngest son as a trusted minister, and regarded himself as a loyal minister, which can be said to be a good one.
Good archway.
Li Zan and Xu Lu wanted soldiers but no generals, and wanted justice but no justice. As a result, the Gao family started to cause chaos and were wiped out together.
Han Hui frowned slightly and said with deep eyes, "Father, at that time, the rebellion of King Wei was not revealed to the world. It is only natural for people like Li Ge and others to worry about the unrest in the country and to have doubts."
Han Huang shook his head, put down the hair brush he was holding, and said: "Li Zan and Xu Lu are too upright and incapable of adapting to changes. How can they be the opponents of King Wei with a sinister mind?"
In the two years since he became an official, Han Huang also looked back on his past confrontations with Jia Heng, and increasingly felt that Jia Heng was unfathomable.
Han Hui said: "Lao Qi Ge also countersigned his name on the edict."
Han Huang shook his head and said: "That was the Queen Mother's decree. Qi Kun carried out it according to the decree. He was not the mastermind. King Wei is still the chief minister of the cabinet. It is in line with common sense to make a transition for the time being."
Han Hui was shocked and doubtful, and said: "Father, is King Wei really going to... change the dynasty?"
Thinking of the young man he met at Hanmozhai seven or eight years ago, who is now a powerful figure, Han Hui also had mixed feelings in his heart.
Han Huang said in a deep voice: "No one can say for sure, but with King Wei's current reputation, even if he plans to usurp the throne, he will be like a monkey wearing a crown, and the whole world will rise up to attack."
To put it bluntly, merit is not enough.
He was able to pacify Liaodong, preside over the New Deal, and serve as an auxiliary king. However, if he wanted to usurp the throne, the people of the world would not be convinced.
