The Red Mansions

Chapter 539 Few Responders

Chapter 539 Few Responders

Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall

Jia Heng followed the inner eunuch into the side hall. At this moment, Emperor Chongping had arrived for a while, sitting behind the table, and the Minister of Military Aircraft, Shi Jie, also came first and stood respectfully. As for the other military aircraft drivers, they had not yet arrived.

"Ziyu, come here." Emperor Chongping called out, sizing up the young man in python suit who was walking in with a long body, his eyes met, the original cold eyes softened a bit.

Jia Heng approached, cupped his hands and cupped his fists and said, "My minister, see Your Majesty."

Emperor Chongping's tone was mild, and he smiled and said, "Ziyu, the old elders are still on the way, and they will be here in a while. Shi Qing is also here, and we, the monarchs and ministers, will discuss and discuss first."

Jia Heng's face was serious, and he said yes.

Hearing this, Shi Jie turned his head to look at Jia Heng, and asked, "Jia Ziyu, just now I heard from the Holy Master that you mentioned yesterday that there are changes in Henan, and you need to urgently dispatch soldiers from the Beijing camp to Luoyang to guard against bandits?"

Jia Heng said: "Master Shi, it's not that there have been changes in Henan, but my deduction. There has not been any urgent news about the military situation in Henan. As for sending elite cavalry from the Beijing camp out of Shaanxi, firstly, it will be used for training and marching, which will sharpen the combat effectiveness of generals and schools, and secondly, it will be on guard against bandits, lest the bandits will become too difficult to control, and the court will be caught off guard."

Shi Jie frowned, hesitated for a moment, and said: "But this is just your inference, and there is no military news."

After all, there are some things that are hard to say for the privy in the same palm. They are just groundless inferences.

Jia Heng looked normal, and explained: "Master Shi, please look at the map."

As he spoke, he took the rolled-up map that he brought with him, and under the gaze of Emperor Chongping, the two inner eunuchs raised a wooden screen that was one person tall.

Jia Heng unfolded the map, and the two inner eunuchs found two nails and nailed them to the wooden frame of the screen.

While the few people were busy, a thin inner eunuch in light green robes bowed into the side hall of the Hanyuan Hall, and a sharp and soft voice sounded: "Your Majesty, Elder Yang Ge, Elder Han Ge, and Elder Zhao The three elders of the pavilion, and the whole class of the Military Aircraft Department have come outside the hall to meet each other."

At this moment, not only several ministers of the cabinet, but also the officers of the Military Aircraft Department were summoned by Emperor Chongping to Hanyuan Hall to ask questions.

Military aircraft officers include: Mu Sheng, son of Dongping County King, Jin Xiaoyu, son of Xining County King, former military governor Tongzhi Liu Fang, former military governor Qianshi Shi Guangzhu, rear military governor Qianshi Hou Xiaokang, third-rank Weiyuan General Ma Shang, Zhongjing Hou Shiding, Lang Zhonghangmin, the official secretary of the Ministry of War, Shi Shu, the official secretary, and two chiefs of the Ministry of War, one named Luo Changxian and the other named Zhao Xinrong.

Emperor Chongping looked pale, and said to the inner supervisor: "Xuan."

The inner prison took the order to go, and after a while, I saw Yang Guochang, Han Huang, and Zhao Mo, three cabinet ministers in scarlet robes and black gauze, and several officers from the Military Aircraft Department, filing in. There were 14 people in total. On Jia Heng and Shi Jie, there are sixteen of them.

At this time, Liu Fang, the first-class son and former military governor, cast a cold glance at Jia Heng, with a hint of mockery in the depths of his gaze.

The two had a long-standing grudge, and they even almost had a fight at the military office, and they didn't talk much when they were on duty at the military plane.

Seeing this scene, Jia Heng looked indifferently and looked at the map calmly.

For some reason, a sudden feeling came into my heart.

This dispute is very necessary, only after such an encounter, let Emperor Chongping know that those mediocre people are not trustworthy, and then he will give him more trust.

Otherwise, if you really want to fight against the Eastern captives, these civil servants and military generals are either seasoned in seeking the country, or they are in their hands.

"The ministers and others see the Holy One, long live, long live, long live." Headed by Yang Guochang, the chief minister of the cabinet, he held a wat board and paid homage to Emperor Chongping. More than a dozen ministers shouted in unison, because the side hall of the Hanyuan Hall was empty and spacious. Therefore, there is still the deafening shout of long live in the past.

"Zhuqing is flat." Emperor Chongping said with a calm expression, his eyes wandered over the faces of more than a dozen courtiers, and asked: "Before you come, I want to know the previous situation and listen to the opinions of the Military Aircraft Department."

This was originally an opportunity for the emperor to test the efficiency of the joint decision-making between the cabinet ministers and the Military Aircraft Department.

The ministers of the cabinet and the military aircraft department were summoned to the Hall of Martial Arts, and they had learned the cause from the internal supervisor.

Jia Heng, Minister of Military Aircraft, proposed to send soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp to Henan. If necessary, the various ministries should find a name.

At this time, Jia Heng looked calm, pointed at the map, and said: "Master Shi and several other adults, Luoshan County of Runing Prefecture is adjacent to Jingxiang in the south, Huaisi in the east, and Heluo in the north. The journey is only ten days away. Going to Kaifeng Mansion, in the past three years, because of the dangerous terrain close to Jitou Mountain, the advance and retreat can be sustained, the bandits and bandits have taken advantage of the convenient location, entrenched and rebelled, and last year they dared to attack the county seat, and the Henan Metropolitan Army dispatched Huaiqingwei, Xuanwuwei, Zhangde Guards, Nanyang Guards, Runing Guards and other guards, but the soldiers of the above-mentioned guards are different from Luoshan County, so the provincial government brought two guards and Runing Guards to gather in Luoshan, and one guard was rated at [-] The army soldiers, the three guards combined have fifteen or six thousand troops, half of which should be calculated in real terms, and if the old and the weak are removed, the advantage is not obvious when facing the bandits and bandits with more than three thousand troops."

Shi Jie listened to Jia Heng's narration, and followed Jia Heng's fingers on the map with his gaze uncertain.

But at this time, Liu Fang, the first-class son, interrupted Jia Heng's statement, and said with a smile: "Lord Jia, how do you know that the Henan capital did not gather troops at Luoshan? Instead, they came in batches."

Jia Heng glanced at Liu Fang and said, "Liu Tongzhi, regardless of the concentration of troops, whether there are more or less troops, whether the distance is close or far, and the march may be fast or slow, so there should be a sequence for gathering in Luoshan, but it is said that the governor from Henan Zhou Dezhen’s recent memorandum, when stating the supply of grain, fodder, supplies, and pick-up and drop-off at prefectures and counties, said, “Guo Peng, the commander of Henan Province, led six thousand soldiers and horses from Zhangdewei and Xuanwuwei on the first day of February. Open the Runing Mansion, and order the officials and people of the prefectures and counties along the way to hear about it, and avoid the large army..." From this point of view, we can see that the officers and troops of the guards in Henan did not arrive at the same time. Based on my guess, Henan The Dusi must lead the two guards to join the army of Runing, first go to Luoshan, wait for the soldiers of the guards to be ready, and go to the mountain to suppress them. Mountain?Will Liu Tongzhi lead the army like this? "

Liu Fang was speechless for a moment.

Even if it is a modern war, all the ministries will go from the station to a certain area on the front line, and the logistics and supplies in the area must be prepared in advance, and the chief executive of the administrative area must cooperate.

"Does Master Jia use this as evidence to assert that the bandits have destroyed our court soldiers one after another? Isn't this destroying the prestige of our officers and soldiers and boosting the morale of the enemy?" Shi Guangzhu frowned and said in a deep voice. .

At this moment, hearing the controversy in the military aircraft department, several cabinet ministers seemed to be watching the show, watching with cold eyes.

Jia Heng said: "I did not underestimate the Henan army, nor did I look up to the Henan army. If the army is superior in combat power, it will not tolerate the thieves becoming bigger, so today's arrest is uncertain! Now, the thieves are sitting on three Thousands of soldiers and horses broke Luoshan County before, with arrogance and arrogance. Officials and troops gathered in Luoshan County to suppress them. Once they were defeated, the consequences would be disastrous. It's been a smooth ride."

The two guards of Henan and Xuanwu are directly under Kaifeng Prefecture, the provincial capital of Henan Province. The nominal strength of the two guards is more than 1. Therefore, if the two guards and Runing Guard are defeated, the prefectures and counties along the way to Kaifeng Prefecture will be a plain, and the defense is empty. It is impossible. It only takes half a month to organize any effective resistance, and the flames of war can sweep half of Henan.

And wait for Shenjing to receive the urgent delivery, and then transfer troops from the capital, because the soldiers and horses cannot be parachuted there. erosion.

Instead, his strategy is to use the lowest cost method to prevent this situation from arising. He transfers the Guoyong camp from the Beijing camp, and then transfers cavalry from other battalions to Luoyang, and cooperates with Jinyi Mansion to check the enemy's situation in Henan. The past will be suppressed.

However, the center of the Great Han Dynasty, which has been in peace for a long time, is extremely sensitive to the mobilization of troops during non-wartimes, not only the burden of financial and military supplies, but also other political issues.

Listening to the two people below, Emperor Chongping frowned, with some hesitation in his heart, and asked: "Shi Qing, you are both military planes, what do you think?"

Shi Jie pondered for a moment, then said: "I think Jia Ziyu's remarks are mostly conjectures, and he has not confirmed the military situation in Henan, but if we consider everything carefully, it seems that it is not impossible to send the Beijing camp out of Shanxi to prepare for the invaders. "

It means that although I don't agree with the reason, I partially agree with the conclusion, but this kind of approval makes Emperor Chongping even more suspicious.

Support is not absolute, it is absolutely not supported.

Emperor Chongping felt a little doubtful in his heart, and turned to look at the other officers of the Military Aircraft Department, and asked: "You are also the governor of the Military Aircraft Department, do you think it is necessary to send a soldier to Luoyang as a countermeasure?" alert."

Jin Xiaoyu, the son of the prince of Xining County, came out of the class first, with a faint sneer on the corner of his mouth, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, I think this is nothing to worry about! The strategy of pawn combat power is for actual combat, but the humble minister thinks it is unnecessary, and the combat power needs to be fought with a knife and a gun. This kind of training will disturb the people in the prefectures and counties, and it will not improve the military strength."

When Emperor Chongping heard this, his face was expressionless, noncommittal, and he looked at Si Hang Min, a military official selected by the Ministry of War, and asked, "Hang Qing."

Hang Min pondered and said: "I think Master Jia's words are not unreasonable. We should plan ahead and be prepared. If the Henan government and army are not effective in suppressing and arresting them, it is time to send troops to reinforce them."

This is considered to be in favor, but Jia Heng took a second look at Hang Min, no matter what the reason was.

Shi Shu met Emperor Chongping's gaze, considered his words, and said, "My minister thinks that if we wait for the military report from Henan Dusi, everything is now guesswork. I think that matters concerning the military and state should be cautious."

Deploying troops and generals is not the key point. It would be a bit of a joke not to deploy soldiers just because of the deduction of a certain military minister.

But these words can’t be said naturally, let’s not say that Jia Heng recommended Shi Shu at the beginning, just talk about maintaining the common voice of the Military Aircraft Department, and it’s not good to talk too much about other things.

The other two chiefs of the Ministry of War originally only had the opportunity to attend and hear about it. In the eyes of Emperor Chongping this time, it seemed to be an "enlarged meeting", and Emperor Chongping turned his attention to the two of them.

Luo Changxian said: "I don't think it's necessary. Now the Henan government army is enough to deal with it."

Zhao Xinrong said: "My minister seconded the proposal."

"Shi Qing." Emperor Chongping looked at Zhongjinghou Shi Ding and asked calmly.

Shi Ding withdrew his eyes from the young man in the python suit, cupped his hands and said: "I think it is a good thing to send troops to take precautions in advance, not afraid of ten thousand, just in case."

At this moment, Mu Sheng, the son of the king of Dongping County, the last military pilot, thought for a moment and said, "My lord, I think we have to wait for the report from the Henan side before making a decision."

The third Weiyuan general Ma Shang cupped his hands and said: "I think it is better to be more cautious, not to act rashly because of some groundless guesses."

In this way, except for Hang Min's prudent consideration and Shi Ding's support for Jia Heng because of his recommendation, he did not get support from the military aircraft department, and he also saw Jia Heng, the military aircraft minister from the side, whose prestige was not established. Hard to convince.

Emperor Chongping took all this into his eyes, turned to look at Yang Guochang, and asked, "What do you think of Mr. Yang Ge?"

Yang Guochang had no expression on his face, and said in a cang voice: "The court meeting Zhao Shangshu mentioned that the old minister had a feud with Jia Ziyu, and he played the role of abolishing the government for personal reasons. The old minister is planning to avoid suspicion, so it is not good to speak out."

Emperor Chongping frowned, and said: "Military affairs are about life and death, how can there be such a way to avoid suspicion?"

Yang Guochang said: "The old minister only said one thing. The soldiers and horses have not moved, and the food and grass go first. The former Henan Metropolitan Department's Department of Civil Affairs requested to allocate grain and salaries. The company raises its own funds, now that the Beijing camp has entered Henan, the money and food allocation has to be allocated from Shenjing for its own needs, and the transfer between the provinces and counties in Henan also requires the cooperation of the local states and counties in Henan. I am afraid it will not be a short-term success. , I don’t understand military affairs, and I have been an official for decades, I only know that the censor’s rumors and performances can catch wind and shadows, but I have never heard of military plans.

As soon as these words came out, the Hanyuan Hall fell silent.

I have to say that the sentence "Catch the wind and catch the shadow, listen to the wind is the rain" is of a very high level. Jia Heng's eyes flashed, and he secretly praised Mr. Yang Ge in his heart. He felt that this sentence could be written in "History of Han Yang In Han Lie Biography.

Moreover, Yang Guochang's statement is not unreasonable from the perspective of the household department's financial use. Naturally, the transfer of troops from other provinces will directly save money and food without the local troops.

Honesty can be said to be mature and seeking for the country, taking into account the overall situation.

It's a pity that the rebels and bandits don't care about the overall situation.

There was a hint of thought on Han Huang's elegant face, his eyes were clear and clear, and his voice was clear and deep, saying: "Old Yang Ge, there are also famous generals who have left their names in history."

This is a smooth talk, and it can be regarded as a sentence to help Jia Heng under the banner of jointly defeating Yang.

"However, dispatching troops and generals is no small matter. I think I can adopt the opinions of the Military Aircraft Department, and then wait for the military newspaper in Henan. It may be a false alarm." Han Huang changed the subject and said in a low voice, compared to Yang Guochang His words were fierce, and his tone was somewhat euphemistic.

In fact, he still disagrees with Jia Heng’s proposal, mainly because there is no evidence from other military reports, and it is only based on the deduction of the defeat of the officers and soldiers in Henan.

After all, he was still young, so the cabinet and the Military Aircraft Department jointly discussed this rash proposal, if the Holy Majesty does not adopt it, it will definitely affect the prestige.

Han Huang glanced at the boy in the python suit, and thought to himself.

Emperor Chongping pondered for a moment, then cast his eyes on Zhao Mo, and said, "What do Qing Zhao think?"

Holding an ivory jade wat in his hand, Zhao Mo said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I think Jia Ziyu's words are groundless, but they are only based on the deduction of the defeat of Henan officials and troops in Luoshan County. Just like what Jia Ziyu said, half of them are useless, but there are also 8000 to [-] people, outnumbered by the enemy, and we have the advantage. Just like the Eastern captives, one can block five, one can block ten? Regardless of these, the bandits broke through Luoshan County and did not take it, which is enough to fear that our imperial army will wipe it out. The place of burial?"

It is inconvenient for Han Huang, the leader of the Zhejiang Party, to say some things, but Zhao Ge, the minister of the Ministry of punishment and the foresight of the maintenance, does not have too many scruples.

At this time, Jin Xiaoyu, the military aircraft driver, echoed: "The words of Mr. Zhao Ge are deafening."

Emperor Chongping heard the words, his eyes were fixed, and the balance in his heart was completely tilted to the side of the cabinet minister at this moment, and he asked: "Jia Qing, is there an urgent message from the military recently?"

Jia Heng cupped his hands and said: "Go back to the Holy Lord, Henan is a long way from Shenjing, even if there is an urgent delivery of military information, it will be delayed for a few days, and once the bandits rise up, they will ignite like a spark falling on an oil-soaked firewood, and the imperial court adjusts It will take time to dispatch the troops, and the situation at that time was even more uncontrollable, even if the minister's judgment is wrong now, and he chooses the cavalry to patrol Luoyang, but it will cost some food and fodder, it will not hurt."

Emperor Chongping was silent for a moment, and said: "The deployment of troops from the Beijing camp is different from the previous Guoyong camp's suppression in the Sanfu area. This matter still needs to be considered."

After all, he is young and has not been tested in actual combat. Although he is skilled in military training, he may not necessarily be effective in defeating the enemy.

At this time, Liu Fang, the former military commander and acquaintance, said: "The Holy One is wise."

Jia Heng's face paused, and he said no more, cupped his hands and said, "I obey the order."

Even if he knew this kind of discussion, the emperor would not obey him without much evidence, but he was still a little disappointed in his heart, so he quickly suppressed this kind of thinking.

At this moment, several officers of the Military Aircraft Department have complicated thoughts.

Liu Fang glanced at the boy in the boa robe, and sneered in her heart. At such a young age, relying on the trust of the Holy Majesty and not knowing the heights of heaven and earth, and making decisions on important military affairs based on speculation, how could she be a minister of military affairs?

Emperor Chongping changed the topic at this time and said: "Old Li Ge went to Beiping the day before yesterday, and there was news that Tang Kuan, the chief soldier of Jizhen, had been captured and sent to the capital. How does the household department arrange the luggage?"

Calling together a group of cabinet ministers and military aircraft officers to discuss military affairs, it is natural not to discuss the matter mentioned by Jia Heng alone, but also the news that Li Zan has integrated the troops from Beiping that Jia Heng played the day before yesterday.

At this time, Yang Guochang paused, and said: "The food, fodder and ordnance originally allocated to the Beiping Capital Division will be supplied as usual. If it is not enough, the veteran will coordinate with the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War."

Emperor Chongping looked at Shi Jie and asked, "Military Department?"

Shi Jie paused for a moment, and said: "We have prepared a large number of armors and armors. They are being transported to Beiping Mansion in the past few days. In addition, there are many craftsmen's workshops in Beiping Mansion, so the supply can be guaranteed."

Emperor Chongping nodded, and said: "One is for personnel affairs, and the other is for money and food. Now there is no shortage of money and food. The key is to select and employ people. The Ministry of War will evaluate the former generals. If they can be promoted or not, they must follow up in time."

Military aircraft driver Hang Min cupped his hands and said, "When the elder Ge went to the north, he had already taken away the resumes of the relevant frontier generals from the Wuxuan Qingli Department. In the past few days, I will also check the generals at any time."

"Don't be limited to frontier generals. If there are suitable candidates, you can call in generals from the northwest and Yunnan." Emperor Chongping glanced at Jin and Mu indifferently.

He allowed Dongping and Xining to enter Beijing, and arranged for his children to enter the army, just to accept the two families.

Hang Min handed it over and said yes.

Liu Fang echoed and said: "What the Holy Majesty said is true, the frontier affairs are not going well, all because of the incompetence of the generals and schools, exhausting the whole army to death, my strong generals are like clouds, choosing good generals to suppress the north, can sweep away the decline."

Emperor Chongping glanced at Liu Fang, and immediately said: "Now Ji Town is short of soldiers, is there any good general to recommend to the Ministry of War?

Jia Heng listened to the questions from the monarch and his ministers at this moment, with a solemn expression and kept silent.

At this moment, Emperor Chongping suddenly asked, "Zi Yu."

Jia Heng's expression remained the same as usual, and he said: "I think we still have to wait for Mr. Li Ge's memorial. Mr. Li Ge should mention the candidate for the chief soldier of Ji Town, but the Ministry of War can also draw up alternate candidates for the Holy Majesty and Elder Li Ge will consider it."

In the face of the emperor's inquiry, if he refuses to speak out at this moment, it is a sign of political immaturity, not to mention such serious resentment, it will make people feel that he is not strong enough to withstand pressure.

However, in Liu Fang's eyes, the scene of Jia Heng's offer of advice seemed a bit stubborn.

Or in the words of later generations-wan Zun.

After all, just now a proposal was opposed by the officials, and it also dealt a lot of blows to their confidence, right?

In the officialdom, generally speaking, if there is little response to a proposal, or if no one agrees, it is basically equivalent to opposition.

(End of this chapter)