The Red Mansions

Chapter 608 Xiangyun: Luoyang peony is the best in the world

Chapter 608 Xiangyun: Luoyang peony is the best in the world...

Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall

Following Zuoqin's censor Ji Hong, who came out of the class to participate in the impeachment of Wei and Zheng, the officials in the palace were shocked and looked sideways.

The two vassals of Wei and Zheng are both brothers of the Supreme Emperor. Wouldn't such impeachment seriously hurt the friendship and harmony of the Tian Family?

Previously, Jia Heng and Henan Governor Meng Jinwen Shangshu impeached the two feudal vassals for arrears of more than three million shi in taxes and food, which caused a moment of turmoil in the entire Shenjing. Later, because the whole court was concerned about the trend of the Henan rebellion, the follow-up was not much Pay attention again.

But now, the thieves and bandit leaders have been escorted to Beijing, and the last repercussions of the Henan Rebellion have gradually calmed down, so the matter of settling accounts after autumn has also been put on the agenda.

Emperor Chongping said in a deep voice: "Previously Henan reported that the Wei and Zheng vassals were in arrears in paying money and food. Now Henan can have military rations for the aftermath.

Ji Hong cupped his hands and said, "My lord, the Wei and Zheng feudal lords have not only defaulted on taxes and food to the imperial court for years, but the two feudal dynasties have also bought thousands of households in Jinyi Mansion in Luoyang, privately raised armored soldiers, hoarded grain and fodder, ministers I think the ambitions of the two feudal clans are not small."

The phrase "his ambition is not small", which is frequently used in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, is undoubtedly very fascinating at this moment.

boom……

All the ministers in the palace really turned against Yingtian.

Previously, Jia Heng's secret report was related to two vassal kings. Although Emperor Chongping was furious after receiving it, he did not publish it because the rebellion in the Central Plains was a top priority. smell.

And this Zuoqian capital censor, a few days ago, regardless of the war in Henan, led his old servant to Luoyang, made a secret investigation, and finally revealed it at the court meeting when the bandit leader in Henan was bound to Beijing today and the dust of the rebellion settled. this cover.

Undoubtedly, it was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, causing an uproar.

The vassal king raised armored soldiers, bought Jinyi mansion guards, and by the way, owed taxes and food to the court, hoarding food and fodder, what was he going to do, what was he trying to do!

There is food and soldiers, and the eyeliner of the imperial court's surveillance is drawn...

For a time, Ke Dao censors came out one after another to impeach Wei Zheng and the two vassals for "rebellion and immorality" and "their heart can be punished".

Cen Weishan, the right servant of the Ministry of Punishment, also came out from behind Zhao Mo to perform the performance. With a solemn expression, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I thought that the two kings should be summoned to Shenjing for questioning, so as to distinguish between them. , because it was a traitor, I think that the guards in Jinyi Mansion should be strictly rectified!"

Pang Shilang, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, also came out to play and said: "All the detectives in the Jinyi Mansion have been bribed. It is really shocking. Jinyi Mansion should be strictly rectified."

The departure of two minister-level officials from the Sixth Ministry undoubtedly added fuel to the fire.

The other courtiers were also eager to move, looking around.

Han Huang frowned, his elegant face was as calm as an abyss, but there was a glimmer of light in his Zhan Ran's eyes.

Correcting the style of Jinyi, but the governor of Jinyi is Yongningbo Jia Ziyu, and Xiangzhuang dances the sword with the intention of Peigong.

However, he took over Jinyi last year, and the time was short, even if he was held accountable, he would not be able to catch up with Uncle Yongning.

Of course, it is entirely possible that they have too many consulates, limited energy, and no time to take care of them, so as to deprive them of the right to brocade clothes. This is their real purpose.

It can be said that Jia Heng is also the governor of Jinyi, the commander of the Beijing camp, and the military commander of the five cities. Any man of insight in the dynasty, or a civil servant with a little conscience, cannot tolerate it.

In fact, during Jia Heng's stay in Beijing, he no longer took care of the affairs of the Wucheng Bingmasi, and handed them over to King Wei and Wucheng Bingmasi Wucheng's command.

After receiving the title of Uncle Yongning, he planned to submit a letter, asking for resignation to be dispatched by the Wucheng Bingmasi, but he didn't get the right opportunity.

Emperor Chongping's face was indifferent, his eyes swept over Cen and Pang, and he said in a deep voice: "Earlier, Uncle Yongning had secretly reported that the two vassals bought brocade clothes. I was concerned about the raging war in Henan, so I ignored it."

Cen Weishan and Pang Shilang: "..."

Han Huang paused, and sighed inwardly.

The emperor really has a lot of faith in Yongning Bo.

Han Huang suppressed the complicated thoughts in his heart, held an ivory jade wat, cupped his hands and said: "My lord, since the two vassal kings have doubts about the matter, we should investigate their intentions so as to set the record straight."

In any case, it is a taboo thing for the feudal king to win over the guards in the local area and raise soldiers privately, and they need to be arrested and questioned in Beijing.

Yang Guochang cupped his hands and said: "My lord, since the old minister knew the affairs of the household department and paid money and food, I looked through the account books over the years. The two feudal clans in Henan and other places have been in arrears for more than ten years. All of them were handed back during the war, but the Zheng and Wei vassals merged the grain fields, and they were unscrupulous. Today, Henan and other places are all the fields of the two vassals, and the people are all tenant farmers. See a different mind."

On the standpoint of restricting and suppressing vassal kings, both the Qi and Zhejiang parties are acting in concert.

As the chief assistant of the cabinet and the second assistant of the cabinet came out of duty one after another, and wanted to attack Zheng and Wei, the officials in the palace did not hesitate, and they came out to join in one after another.

Emperor Chongping looked at the ministers below, pondered for a moment, and said: "The Wei and Zheng feudal vassals have all sorts of adverse events that need to be questioned. The cabinet drafted an order to go to Luoyang immediately to escort the Wei and Zheng feudal vassals to Jiaozong's mansion in Beijing. interrogate."

After all, the vassal is the clan, even if he committed a crime, for the sake of the royal family's dignity, it is not easy to be arrested by the Metropolitan Procuratorate or even the Jin Yiwei, and it is justified to send a vassal king there.

When the two kings of Zheng and Wei arrived in the capital, it was likely that Emperor Chongping appointed a senior relative who had an old relationship with the royal family to conduct a pre-examination in the clan mansion, and finally informed the minister of the interrogation results.

At the same time, Emperor Chongping had to go to Chonghua Palace to have some air with the Supreme Emperor.

Just, send the King of Chu to Luoyang?

When the courtiers heard this, their hearts couldn't help but tense, and their thoughts were inexplicable.

Secretly, could it be related to the former Imperial Academy's Shangshu, who prayed for the early establishment of the country?

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Chu Palace, in the evening, the sky is full of sunset glow, glowing like fire.

Under the Xuan window, a beautiful woman in a sky-blue long dress and her hair in a peach-heart bun sat behind the desk in the inner room, holding a brush in one hand and dialing the abacus in the other. , As slender as a green onion tube, the white and smooth jade hands hold the brush and write a line of beautiful and beautiful plum blossoms on the rice paper.

It was Princess Chu Zhen Qing.

Zhen Qing has a standard melon-seeded face, with curved willow-leaf eyebrows, slender eyes and a fine nose, and pink skin on her cheeks. The setting sun shines through the carved window, revealing a large area of ​​moist and snow-white skin under her low-cut skirt , Xiaguang dazzled circles of halos of blue waves on the blue emerald jade talisman.

Not long after, Xiaguang staggered, as if he couldn't escape the light of the black hole, but it was hard to see the deep ravine after all.

It's April, and the weather is getting warmer. This beautiful princess with cold eyebrows also lost her thick jacket, and put on a slightly thinner skirt in the wing room. tied up.

Zhen Qing's eyelashes twitched, Yu Rong saw her concentration, and her cold eyes scanned the lines on the account book.

On top of that, there are impressively the relevant money and silver taels delivered by the Zhen family in the south of the Yangtze River to the Chu Palace over the years, as well as the various expenses of the Chu Palace since the beginning of spring.

As the good helper of the King of Chu, Princess Chu Zhen Qing almost monopolizes the power in the mansion, and at the same time helps the King of Chu to control a secret intelligence force.

Because the account books in her hands are too sensitive, Zhen Qing can only record and calculate them herself.

Zhen Xue stretched her waist, her exquisite and graceful curves looked like undulating hills under the sunlight, and there was a trace of tiredness on her beautiful snow-skinned and jade-like face.

At this moment, a nanny outside said: "Princess, the prince is back."

Hearing the words, Zhen Qing raised her beautiful eyes that were as moist as water, and asked in surprise: "Why is the prince back at this time?"

While speaking, the King of Chu had already walked quickly from the front hall to the backyard, entered the wing room, and looked at Zhen Qing solemnly.

Zhen Qing Mopan left the grand teacher's chair covered with mattresses, went up to meet her, and said with concern: "My lord, what's the matter? Are you frowning?"

As he spoke, he personally lifted the teapot on the round table and poured tea for the King of Chu, and the steam rising from the fragrance of the tea overflowed.

Sitting on the embroidered pier, King Chu sighed: "Father sent me to Luoyang to escort Wei and Zheng to Beijing."

Zhen Qingyu looked slightly surprised, handed over the teacup, and asked softly: "Going to Luoyang? What's going on here?"

The king of Chu took the teacup, took a sip, and said solemnly, "According to the internal supervisor on the road, the two feudal clans of David and Zheng bought the guards of the Jinyi Mansion in Henan and privately stockpiled armored soldiers. The imperial court will strictly punish the two feudal clans."

When Zhen Qing heard this, her jade face changed slightly, her curved and beautiful eyebrows frowned, her long and narrow beautiful eyes revealed surprise, and said: "They are so bold and reckless, are they trying to plot rebellion?"

The King of Chu shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "I don't know about this, but when Uncle Yongning went to Luoyang, he recovered the taxes and grains owed by the Wei and Zheng feudal clans. In the past, I don’t know the purpose of doing this hard work? Could it be because of the last time the Imperial Academy discussed the establishment of the country?”

He faintly felt that his father seemed to be beating him.

Zhen Qing thought for a while, her phoenix eyes flickered under Liu Ye's eyebrows, thinking about the reason.

After a while, her pink lips parted slightly, and she said softly: "My lord is probably overwhelmed. This distant clan is an elder who violated the laws of the country. , to show solemnity, otherwise it would be inappropriate to send court officials there.”

The King of Chu paused, nodded and said, "That's the reason."

My heart was relieved.

Zhen Qing said in a clear voice: "Kuang Chenqie feels that it is a good thing for the father to send the prince this errand."

"Good thing?" The King of Chu is really a little confused now.

Zhen Qingfeng looked at the King of Chu with bright eyes, and said softly: "The concubine thought that it must be a matter of the Imperial Academy, and the truth of the investigation on the father's side has come to light, so I sent an errand to the prince to show Reliance, but it still needs to be handled by the prince. If this kind of thing is not done well, it will gossip with the distant clan, but if it is handled well and properly, the father is in a happy mood and the clan respects him. The lord has the dignity of a big family in the clan, family affairs, state affairs and world affairs, everything has rules and regulations, and both reason and reason, then you will win the lottery."

The last sentence "Family affairs, state affairs, world affairs..." was when she was talking to Mrs. Qin a few days ago, she saw a wooden sign on the doorpost outside Jia Ziyu's study, and left a deep impression on her. According to Mrs. Qin's explanation, this is what Jia Ziyu usually used Write, think motto.

Well, she was quoting Jia Ziyu's motto in front of the lord, something seemed wrong?

Hearing the words, the king of Chu, on his handsome and fair face, was thoughtful, his eyes lit up, and he praised: "What a family matter, state affairs, world affairs, and if you want to be the master, don't you care about everything and have both reason and reason. When I arrive in Luoyang, I'm afraid I have to deal with it Wei and Zheng are more polite."

At first I thought it was a hard job to offend others, but I was a little bit backed down in my heart, I didn't want to have such a profound intention.

"My lord, be courteous and respectful, and you should stick to the court's laws. The other thing is to be gentle." Zhen Qing said softly.

The king of Chu's handsome face was faintly blurred, he looked at Zhen Qing appreciatively, and said with a smile: "My concubine is really my helper, there are many local products in Luoyang, I will bring some to my concubine when I come back."

As she spoke, she held Zhen Qing's slender catkin.

Zhen Qing gave a soft "hmm", a smile appeared on her beautiful face, and she said softly: "My lord, don't forget to visit Mrs. Han's residence. The empress dowager's relatives are all in Luoyang, so I can't lose my etiquette." .”

She is not only a virtuous wife, but also a virtuous queen like Yin Lihua and Changsun.

"Don't tell me my concubine, I almost forgot." Chu Wang nodded and said with a smile: "It is necessary to pay a good visit."

Zhen Qing asked again: "When will the prince leave?"

"Father said that we will leave immediately tomorrow, and I will pack up my bags and tidy up later. In the morning, I will lead my entourage and ride a fast horse to Luoyang." King Chu said.

Zhen Qing said in a clear voice, "Then, take care on the way, my lord."

King Chu nodded and said, "I'll go see Mr. Liao and Mr. Feng first."

Said, did not stay long, got up and left the wing.

Zhen Qing looked at the disappearing figure of King Chu, her clear eyes flickered, she looked at the steaming teacup on the desk, and sighed softly.

Originally, he thought that he would be tender before parting, but the prince... I am afraid that he will go to look for Concubine Liu in the middle of the night.

In these years, with Zhen Qing having a son and a strong temperament, the King of Chu actually didn't want to stay in Zhen Qing's room most of the time. On the contrary, Concubine Liu was docile and well-behaved, and was very much loved by the King of Chu.

However, Concubine Liu had a miscarriage once, and she has no children so far.

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In the evening, when the sun sets, the afterglow is pulsating, and the golden sunset seems to cover Rongguo Mansion with a layer of golden gauze.

In the backyard, the courtyard where Yuanchun and Tanchun lived, and in the wing room, Yuan Chun was wearing a light yellow dress, combing a beauty bun, and Baoqin were in the inner and outer rooms, packing things, as if preparing for a long trip.

At this moment, I only heard a familiar voice coming from outside the window.

"Is my sister in the room?"

While talking, I saw Tanchun open the curtain, bypass the screen, and enter the inner room.

Yuan Chun got up with a smile, went up to meet her, and asked, "Third Sister, why are you here?"

As he spoke, he greeted Xiren to pour tea.

"Come and see big sister." There was a smile on Tan Chun's beautiful face, his bright eyes flickered, and he took in the scenes of cleaning up the house, and said softly: "Sister, are you going to Luoyang?

"On behalf of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Grand Duke of Jinyang will escort a batch of payment to Henan, and I will accompany him." Yuan Chun took Tan Chun's little hand, and led him to the kang table next to the flower window.

Xiren brought Siam tea and offered tea to the two of them.

"Then when will Big Sister leave?" Tan Chun asked Yuan Chun without moving his eyes.

"The day after tomorrow, pack up your things first, and prepare the guards, boats, and silver tomorrow. The eldest princess and I will go there by boat."

From the Guangtong Canal, you can go straight to Tongguan, and then enter the Yellow River to drive to Luoyang. This is the water transportation route for the Han Dynasty to transport grain from the south to the north.

At the beginning, Jia Heng rushed to help Henan in the starry night, and the military situation was like fire, so he didn't take the boat.

Tan Chun's bright eyes flickered, and there was a look of entanglement on her beautiful and beautiful face, and suddenly there was a light of hope in her eyes, and she asked, "Then sister, can you take me?"

Since receiving that letter, she has been tossing and turning for the past few days, unable to sleep, thinking about it, why not go to Henan to meet... Liao Kuo's scenery in the Central Plains.

"Third sister, this...you want to go too?" Yuan Chun was surprised when he heard this, and immediately said with hesitation: "But I didn't tell your brother Heng before."

Tanchun took a sip of tea, and said in a clear voice, "Big sister, last time brother Heng asked me to go to Henan with the army, but later the ancestors felt that the military situation was on fire, and considering that I had never traveled far, they didn't agree. Now that the situation in Henan is stable, big sister is also going to Henan, why can't I go? Brother Heng is also very happy to see me go there."

Seeing the hesitation on Yuan Chun's face, Tan Chun said softly: "Sister, brother Heng was the first one who wanted me to go, but now my sister has gone, leaving me here alone, and ran off to my head."

When it came to the end, the tone was a little aggrieved.

At the beginning, brother Heng promised her that she would stuff her with cattle and sheep, and the water town in the south of the Yangtze River...

Yuan Chun's eyes were as soft as water, and he said softly: "But my sister is still young, and the journey is exhausting, I'm afraid my bones won't be able to bear it."

Neither of the two of them knew, and they were "running into my head" for a while, and "I'm too young to bear it" for a while, which has been prophesied.

Tanchun pulled Yuanchun's arm and shook it, but he didn't want to rub Yuanchun's arm with the sharp-edged Xiaohe, and said softly: "Good sister, let me go, isn't it just going to hold the piano? My sister is on the boat It’s nothing more than bringing one more person, adding more clothes and chopsticks.”

The girl who used to be charming in the past is now in front of her older sister who is over [-] years old, and it is rare to show a bit of a little girl's cuteness.

Yuan Chun felt the strangeness in his arm, and there was a maternity charm in his gentle brows and eyes. He rubbed Tan Chun's forehead, and said softly, "Okay." , You are also a big girl, why are you acting like a child."

On the one hand, they are siblings, they are kinship, blood is thicker than water; on the other hand, Yuanchun is a bit older, and he hugged Tanchun when he was a child. In fact, looking at Tanchun now is like looking at his own daughter.

Hmm, kind of weird.

"Then big sister agreed?" Tan Chunxiuli said with joy in her eyes.

Yuan Chun said softly: "I'm fine here, but I need to talk to my ancestors and my wife. If they don't have anything to say, then just follow me to Henan. In fact, I'm still worried about your seasickness."

In fact, it is not easy for Tanchun to go, otherwise, with the wisdom of the third younger sister, it is so clear that she and brother Heng...

Under Tan Chun's eyebrows, his eyes were shining brightly, and he said, "I've practiced before, and it's not a serious problem."

As he spoke, he took Yuan Chun's hand and said with a smile: "Sister, let's not delay, let's talk to our ancestors and his wife now."

If she wanted to go alone, the ancestors would definitely not be at ease, but it would be different with the eldest sister, the elder sister is like a mother.

Yuan Chun felt helpless for a while, and said softly: "Okay, let's go now."

Instructing Baoqin to pack up her clothes, the two sisters went to Rongqing Hall to find Jiamu while they were talking.

Honor Hall

Jia Mu was talking with Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, and Aunt Xue, while Baoyu, Xiangyun, and Daiyu were on the sidelines. As for Fengwan who went to Ningguo Mansion, Yingchun also went to Xichun Courtyard with Xing Xiuyan to play chess. .

A few days ago, Baoyu and Jia Cong had just participated in the government examination organized by Jingzhao Mansion, and it has been several days.

Previously, at the request of Jia Mu, the Chongwen Museum of Ethnology also gave Baoyu a few days of vacation, so Baoyu is talking with Daiyu at the moment, and Xiangyun is explaining Jiulianhuan.

Jia Mu glanced at Baoyu and said with a smile, "Baoyu's mother, tomorrow is the day to release the list, isn't it?"

Mrs. Wang nodded and said with a smile: "Master said, the list will be released tomorrow, but they haven't studied in the school for long, and the old lady should not expect too much."

Speaking of which, it was not the first time for her. Zhu Er had won the prize of a scholar back then.

Jia Mu laughed and said, "It's great to be able to go to the next exam. Baoyu is still young, so don't worry."

As he spoke, he turned to look at Mrs. Xing, and asked curiously, "What did Brother Cong say?"

Mrs. Xing had a smile on her fair face, she smiled and said: "I said yesterday that if Brother Cong is not good at studying, he should go to the army with Brother Heng and earn a fortune. , or Baoyu is smarter, this time I can’t say it, so I’ll go to school.”

Following Jia Amnesty's exile, the childless Mrs. Xing appeared not to be embarrassed in the Rongguo Mansion, but she also restrained her arrogance.

Mrs. Wang heard the words, smiled reservedly, and said: "Baoyu is still young, in fact, he is not in a hurry to go to school. Didn't Zhu'er only go to school when she was 14?"

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Yes, don't worry. I think there are many scholars in the mansion. Baoyu, Lan Geer, and Cong Geer. In the future, it may be like the opera sang, three scholars in one school?"

Everyone listened with joy in their hearts.

Aunt Xue smiled and said: "The West Mansion is from Wen, and the East Mansion is from Wu. I heard from Pan'er that there was a man named Jia Fang in the clan who sent a letter saying that he was promoted. Qianhu, these are all sixth-rank military officers."

Xue Pan came back every half a month, and sometimes had wine with the young children and servants of Jia's Shenjing Bafang, and during the chats, he heard rumors about the situation in Henan.

With the arrival of the Henan Rebellion, many members of the Jia family were promoted in the army and sent letters back.

In a battle against rebellion, Jia Fang was promoted to the sixth rank of Thousand Households, and because Jia Chang also took the head of the bandit leader He Guosheng, he jumped from the general banner to become the Deputy Thousand Households Officer. There are also different degrees of promotion for each job, mostly from one hundred households to one hundred households on trial.

It can be said that today's Jia family members have sprung up like mushrooms in the army, but they still stay in the ranks of middle and lower ranks.

"It's no different in the military, it's a fight for wealth and honor." Jia Mu smiled and said with emotion.

Mrs. Wang squeezed the beads, feeling a little complicated.

A sixth-rank military officer, compared to the fifth-rank doctor at the beginning of the master, um, he is noble in literature and cheap in martial arts, but he cannot be compared.

Speaking of which, Baoyu of her family is just too young, if she is in the army, she can be a general or a guerrilla fighter in the future with the care of Uncle Heng.

However, Baoyu has a calm temperament, gentle and filial piety, so he still studies hard.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but glanced at her son, only to see that she was beside Daiyu with a playful smile, while Daiyu frowned and spoke in a low voice.

Mrs. Wang's complexion paused, and the prayer beads in her hand paused immediately, and a feeling of irritability suddenly appeared in her heart.

At this moment, Mammy said: "Old lady, the eldest girl and the third girl are here together."

Mother Jia was surprised when she heard this, and said with a smile, "The two sisters, what are you doing here together?"

While talking, Yuan Chun took Tan Chun's hand, and two sisters, one big and one small, entered the Rongqing Hall and bowed to Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang:

"I have seen my ancestors, mother..."

Jia Mu laughed and said, "Big girl, Tan girl, get up quickly."

After the two of them were seated, Yuan Chun explained the purpose of their visit, and said softly: "Old ancestor, I went to Luoyang with Princess Jinyang to run an errand in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I thought that the third sister was fine in Beijing, so I might as well go with her." For a visit to Luoyang, Brother Heng wanted to take Third Sister with him at the beginning, but later he thought about the chaos in the war, now that peace has come down, why not take Third Sister there, this time he and Third Sister have fulfilled their wishes?"

As soon as this remark came out, Rongqing hall was startled. Daiyu, who was talking to Xiangyun, faced Baoyu's "harassment", raised her starry eyes slightly, and looked at Yuanchun in a daze.

Go to Luoyang?She... seems to want to go too.

However, I am afraid that my grandmother would not be willing. Speaking of which, it has been many years since I went to Beijing by boat from Yangzhou.

Xiangyun had already put down the Nine Rings in his hand, and Apple's round face was full of surprise, and he said happily: "It is said that Luoyang peonies are the best in the world, and the peonies are in full bloom at this time."

It is clear that he also moved to Luoyang.

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