Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 196 Ending Vacation Early
Zhang Ting'en said: "Yesterday, His Majesty summoned him and talked about two things. One was that Sun Gelao of Jinling decided on the imperial strategy. This time he was probably going to be ruthless against the officialdom of Liangjiang. The other was a secret document from Huguang. Han Zongshen As the emperor's advisor, he is dissatisfied with His Majesty's arrangements for him and harbors resentment. Since taking office, he has ignored government affairs and spent all his time traveling around. The people below cannot find him if something happens. "

"Tsk!" Jia Lian couldn't help being surprised.

Han Zong originally had a huge advantage. Since he was an imperial master, there would be no problems and he would be able to join the cabinet. Previously, he had insufficient qualifications, so he left Liangjiang to settle down. Later, Fang Baiyi left the field. Han Zong thought that it was his turn, but he did not think about it and pulled him down. Watching Sun Huazhen go south, he was kicked out of Huguang in the west. He would rather leave a cabinet minister's seat vacant than arrange for him.

"Han Zong did not matter when he was in charge of Liangjiang. He was already on the road to self-destruction. Now that he has taken office in Huguang, he has neglected government for a long time. His Majesty is very angry. Ask me for advice. I don't know how to answer for a while. Please help me think of an idea. "

Faced with Zhang Ting'en's question, Jia Lian easily gave the answer: "Your Majesty probably still wants to give Han Zong a chance, after all, he is the emperor's master. Your Majesty is still patient enough with Han Zong, so my teacher might as well suggest that your Majesty send a letter I will go to Huguang to supervise the army and reprimand him verbally, but not in words. This will take care of His Majesty’s thoughts and Han Zong’s face.”

Zhang Tingen nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "Yes, not bad. But who should I send?"

Jia Lian's alarm bells rang immediately, and he clasped his hands and said, "When I went out, I forgot to turn off the fire. Say goodbye."

With such a perfunctory excuse, Zhang Ting'en was so angry that he wanted to curse, but waved his hand and said: "Go away."

Jia Lian can only believe in Emperor Chenghui's level of conscience. I have only been married for a few days, and there are so many ministers in the court.

The worst outcome did not occur. Emperor Chenghui did not send his ministers to Huguang. Instead, he directly issued a decree and sent people to Huguang. This probably meant asking Han Zong how he was feeling, whether he had rested well, and if he could not hold on. Now, do you want to retire early?
It was only later that I found out that this was Liang Daoyuan's idea for Emperor Chenghui. Jia Lian's suggestion was not used, it was very good, very good.

Zhang Ting'en said as he walked: "Li Qing stood up and objected. He believed that the four provinces would be suppressed and that ministers with sufficient qualifications should be in charge. He suggested that King Zhongshun be the supervisor of the army. Your Majesty is not very satisfied with the two new Shiren. Your vacation is about to end. "

Li Heng's worries soon became a reality. On September 15th, when Jia Lian put on his autumn clothes, Zhang Gui came in a hurry and asked Jia Lian to visit Zhang's house.

Jia Lian didn't know about Liang Daoyuan's suggestion about Li Yuan. He only found out that Liang Daoyuan had made this suggestion when he received a verbal message from Liangjiang when his one-month wedding leave expired. The oral message came from Li Heng. He was in Liangjiang, but he was able to report events within a month back and forth. This shows that this guy already has a channel for quickly communicating news.

"There is no need to be so polite between students and teachers."

"The latest news is that the civil unrest in Yunyang got out of control. Hundreds of thousands of rebels marched eastward. The prefect of Xiangyang abandoned the city and fled. After the rebels occupied Xiangyang, the thief Zhang Nan used the banner of Dashun and marched into Nanyang Mansion. Nanyang is in emergency. His Majesty convened a cabinet meeting. After discussing the countermeasures, Liang Daoyuan suggested at the meeting that a general should be sent south, with the second prince as the supervisor, and the governors of the four provinces of Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan would be dispatched to suppress the attack. "

Li Heng is obviously not qualified to use this channel. He must have other plans. It is not difficult to go back and forth for a month. What is difficult is to hide the communication channel. Li Heng mentioned Liang Daoyuan's suggestion in his oral message and implored Jia Lian to do something to prevent the follow-up. Because Liang Daoyuan will definitely not be reconciled.

Judging from the latest Di newspaper, the Yunyang civil uprising is at risk of getting out of control. Initially, it was just a local government, but it spilled over due to poor control. The turbulence spread to Nanyang Prefecture in Henan, Xiangyang in the southeast, and Shangzhou, Xunyang, and Jinzhou in Shaanxi. Reports were all reported. Affected by the civil unrest in Yunyang, there have been more people fleeing from Baihe and other places under the rule recently. Out of the gentry.

Therefore, the processing of any matter is actually far behind.

This fully shows that Jia Lian still valued Emperor Chenghui's patience.

In other words, this happened ten days ago.

In the end, this sentence suddenly came out, and Jia Lian suddenly had a grimace on his face: "If it weren't for this, I would still be a child."

Faced with this situation, Jia Lian could only lament that Han Zong's blood was really thick, and he hadn't been taken down even after this.

Lin Ruhai sent someone to deliver the letter at high speed. He kept changing horses on the way, and it lasted ten days.

After hearing this, Jia Lian immediately asked anxiously: "Does your Majesty agree?"

Before the invention of the telegraph, the fastest means of communication on this land was the 800-mile express.

Jia Lian hurried to Zhang's house. It was already dark and Zhang Ting'en didn't come back, so he had to wait patiently.

Obviously, this suggestion was not adopted. It can be seen that the emperor was disappointed with Li Yuan.

In fact, Liang Daoyuan had another suggestion, which was to use the second prince Li Yuan as the supervisor to go to Huguang to encircle and suppress the civil uprising.

It was almost nine o'clock in the evening when Zhang Ting'en came back. Seeing that Jia Lian was still there, he nodded with satisfaction and said, "Your Majesty left you to discuss important matters. You are not in a hurry, are you?"

Yesterday, Jia Lian received a letter from Lin Ruhai. Sun Huazhen was in Liangjiang and arrested six county magistrates who were unfavorable in tax collection. He secretly sent a letter to Lin Ruhai and ordered him to rectify Yanding and guard against changes in Yangzhou.

"You have the nerve to call yourself a child, but you have eight hundred thoughts in one sentence."

Zhang Ting'en's complaints were very sharp, and Jia Lian was too embarrassed to refute.

"The Ministry of Industry has gone all out to produce more than 500 of the new firecrackers you supervised. They were originally going to be sent to Liangjiang, but your Majesty sent them directly to the Shenji Camp. The problem now is that the new firecrackers are available, but the new tactics have not kept up. , Your Majesty wants you to go to the Shenji Camp to serve as a supervisor."

Everyone in Jia Lian is numb, so why should I be involved in the war?
"Shouldn't the supervisor be a chamberlain?" Jia Lian said casually, wanting to escape from this hard work.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Ting'en was furious after hearing this: "That's nonsense. Using a servant as a supervisor, you are calling your majesty a coward?"

Oh, times have changed. Taizu Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty has a legacy that internal servants are not allowed to interfere in politics.

"Slip of the tongue, isn't there still Captain Long?" Jia Lian quickly argued.

"Long Jinwei is just a bunch of lackeys, how can he be qualified to be a supervisor?" When mentioning Long Jinwei, Zhang Tingen's tone was one of disdain.

If you think about it carefully, it's true. Long Jinwei, who is under the supervision of Gui Tai, is naturally a lackey. I don’t know how this situation came about. It should be the result of a tacit understanding between civil servants and nobles who jointly suppressed it.

A violent institution is directly controlled by the emperor. If you were a civil servant or noble, would you suppress it or not?
Xungui would rather spend five hundred taels of silver to stuff the family's losers into the sand.

The fundamental reason is that later emperors did not have the prestige of Taizu and could not suppress their subordinates, so they had to compromise.

It would be great if the emperor could keep the establishment of Long Jinwei. The secret service agency was so cruel.

Jia Lian left Zhang Mansion and was fully prepared. When he returned home, Wang Xifeng was still awake. Seeing that he was not in a high mood, he stepped forward and asked, "Master, what's wrong?"

Jia Lian sighed, talked about the possibility of ending his vacation early, and finally sighed: "It's been such an eventful year."

At this time, Wang Xifeng was very angry: "I don't understand the things outside. Things at home must not distract me."

Jia Lian looked at Wang Xifeng's belly, hoping that the seeds would sprout.

Unexpectedly, Wang Xifeng's expression was slightly frozen, and it was obvious that disappointment flashed past. Jia Lian noticed it and immediately asked: "What's wrong?"

Wang Xifeng pushed him: "It's inconvenient tonight, so I'll go find a place to spend the night."

Jia Lian guessed something. He wanted to speak but Wang Xifeng pushed him out and said, "Don't ask about your daughter's family affairs."

Ping'er watched Jia Lian go to Guixiang's yard. When he looked back, he felt a little bit resentful. The man's mouth was so deceptive.

Wang Xifeng was a little surprised when she saw Ping'er coming in: "What's wrong?"

Ping'er said: "I'm an old sweetheart, so it's my turn."

A guy cheered up Wang Xifeng, and the depression quickly dissipated.

What an unexpected surprise for Guixiang. When Jia Lian came in at the door, she had already fallen asleep. The maid Xi'er called and came down to greet her with her coat on and bare feet.

When Jia Lian saw her bare feet, he sighed and picked her up, sat her down on the kang, and asked Xi'er to get a towel. After wiping it with his own hands, he spoke with the tenderness and joy in Guixiang's eyes: "It's not a happy event. "It's just inconvenient, so I came here." Guixiang said indifferently, "It's a blessing to be here."

Having said that, after the incident, Guixiang felt distressed and wiped her stomach with a towel, feeling very melancholy. The second master meant well, but was afraid of harming himself. This is all life.

Individuals cannot compete with the times. Those cheating people only appear once in five thousand years. The last remaining people have experienced countless lives and deaths, and the sacrifices of countless comrades have created a great era.

I use [era] because civilization has not stopped.

No matter how awesome Jia Lian is, he doesn't dare to fight against the entire era. If he is really awesome, he won't be tepid in his previous life.

Some people can change an era, while some people can only adapt to this era.

Jia Lian did not intend to change the times, so he worked hard to adapt.

The most important thing is that I am a vested interest and have no driving force to change the times.

When he got up early, the chamberlain came to the door. Jia Lian put down his chopsticks, sighed, changed his clothes and went out.

Wang Xifeng arrived at the door, still encouraging him: "Second Master, concentrate on your work outside and don't think about home."

MD, what kind of education did this girl receive since she was a child?
Jia Lian, who had been deprived of her marriage leave, was still a little angry.

The moment he entered the Qianqing Palace, Jia Lian adjusted his mentality and entered to see the gift. Emperor Chenghui pointed to the table in the corner: "Hurry up. There are too many things going on recently. It's just a few days of hard work. You can go back after you're done."

Jia Lian hurriedly got into work mode, and he would not know what to do anymore.

This is the trust of the leader, understand?
The busy work lasted all morning, almost four hours. Seeing that the memorial in front of him was almost done, Jia Lian breathed a sigh of relief, put down the pen in his hand, and stretched his wrist.

Writing with a brush is still a bit slow, so I need to get a suitable hard pen.

Emperor Chenghui also happened to stop and asked directly: "How do you feel after reading so many excerpts all morning?"

Jia Lian did not answer this directly, but asked: "Your Majesty, where have the two people gone?"

When mentioning these two people, Emperor Chenghui showed a displeased look: "Don't mention it. These two can do chores just fine. Let them make suggestions, and they almost misled me several times. They say they are from a poor family, but you can't think from the perspective of the common people. say."

Jia Lian thought about it and it was true that for people around the age of forty, it would be short-lived to have been in the officialdom for three to five years. They came to study to become a master, so how could they empathize with the people at the bottom? You can't even put His Majesty's interests first.

"Your Majesty can start with grassroots officials. Those with outstanding political achievements can be selected and tried for a period of time. There are so many talented people in the world, and you can always find suitable ones. The key is to have a mechanism for selecting officials and reserve talents. The Hanlin Academy does not have Play its due role.”

Emperor Chenghui felt like he had been stabbed in the lungs. The biggest role of the Hanlin Academy was actually to reserve talents.

The two scholars were also transferred from the Hanlin Academy, and the results were unsatisfactory. Emperor Chenghui was really impatient.

"The important events of the imperial court are reported in the imperial palace, and the Hanlin Academy has no shortage of historical books for reference. I think that the history books are not read well. I don't know what they did in the Hanlin Academy. There are only a few suggestions to understand the Sacred Heart."

Jia Lian felt that the emperor's requirements were too high. If the suggestion was inappropriate, then he would not accept it and take his time.

But I couldn't say this, I could only smile and say: "Your Majesty, there are so many talents, just change them."

Emperor Chenghui nodded: "That's right. Jia Qing is extremely talented. He only comes out every fifty years. It's hard to compare."

This praise was so valuable that Jia Lian hurriedly humbled himself: "Your Majesty has given you too much praise. I just try not to put selfishness first in everything. Everyone has selfishness, but some people hide it deeply and are not aware of it. So I put selfishness first. I still don’t know it. I am a noble son and live with the country, so your majesty’s trust in me must depend on this.”

Emperor Chenghui nodded at first, but then he glared at him: "Bullshit, Xungui, you don't have enough selfish motives?"

Jia Lian hurriedly said: "I have a few memorials that I haven't read yet, so let's continue."

Emperor Chenghui raised his hand and said: "Don't continue. Let's eat something first. In the afternoon, we will go to the Shenji Camp and stare at the equipment and use of the new batch of fire guns. You made the objects, so there must be relevant tactical cooperation. "

The errand was just suppressed, and Jia Lian could only accept it helplessly.

The matter is not a big one, which shows that Emperor Chenghui is quite practical and does not put a heavy burden on him right from the start.

The equipment from the Shenji Battalion has been transported. After Jia Lian arrived, Qi Guoyuan, the commander of the Firearms Brigade, led his troops to greet them. After seeing the ceremony, they found out that Qi Guoyuan was from the Suiyuan Frontier Army and was not a veteran of the Shenji Battalion.

Jia Lian said very modestly: "As a military officer, I only have paper-talking experience and no practical experience. Your Majesty attaches great importance to the use of new fire guns. General Qi must not disappoint His Majesty."

Qi Guoyuan obviously knew a lot about military affairs. After asking Jia Lian to enter the account, he immediately introduced his thoughts on the new gun tactics.

"The old-style fire cannon can be fired in three stages at seventy steps. If you can shoot two rounds, you will be considered an elite soldier. Those who have 10% casualties can be considered elites. In the hands of the elite, the new fire cannon can fire five rounds at a hundred and fifty steps. During the battle, the cavalry protects the two wings, and the central army is equipped with swords and shields. After a short delay, the new fire gun soldiers can be used as pikemen for close combat, which greatly increases the flexibility. Based on the general's experience, the five hundred new fire gun soldiers are used. , combined with five hundred sword and shield soldiers, and five hundred light cavalry, it can defeat three times the same number of enemies. I am afraid that the opponent will not even have a chance to see the face of the fire gun soldiers, and the enemy will not be defeated by five rounds of volleys. , There is no such army in the world."

(End of this chapter)