The Red Mansions

Chapter 255

Chapter 255

After seeing off Dai Quan, Jia Heng held the imperial decree in one hand, turned around and walked along the corridor, intending to go to the inner study.

Just entering the inner hall, when I raised my eyes, I saw a girl in an emerald green coat and skirt, with a clear complexion and lively eyes, talking to the maid Ruizhu, and Qingwen was also on the side, she just pouted her mouth slightly, as if she was a little unhappy .

Seeing Jia Heng coming, several people in the inner hall got up and saluted Jia Heng one after another.

"uncle."

"Son."

Jia Heng nodded to the maidservants, looked up and down the servant book, and said: "There is a side room next to the inner study, where you can practice calligraphy. I heard from the third sister that your handwriting is very good, Qingwen She is also learning to write recently, you help me teach her."

Because Tanchun came to the East Mansion from the West Mansion, it is impossible to come alone. The big maidservant beside her and the two women followed.

Tanchun is good at calligraphy, and her big servant girl has a lot of knowledge in calligraphy.

The secretary's delicate and crisp voice sounded, with a smile on his face, he said: "Master, Qingwen and I have known each other for a long time. When I was in Xifu earlier, I heard people say that I was puzzled, but Qingwen also knew each other. Character."

When Qingwen heard this joke, she felt a little unhappy, Liu Ye raised her eyebrows, curled her pink lips covered with red rouge, and glanced sideways at the servant: "You are only allowed to read, but I can't read and write."

The servant was not annoyed, and said with a smile: "You can read some books and learn some characters if you follow the uncle. There are quite a few maids in the mansion, and some of them have this blessing."

These words are of course "modest" Qingwen, if she follows the disposition of "like a master, there must be a servant" said by Sister Feng in the servant book, if she doesn't reply a few words, she must not give up, obviously looking at Jia Heng's face here .

Seeing that the waiter spoke softly, Qingwen didn't want to be aggressive, otherwise, it would seem that she was a little unreasonable.

Jia Heng smiled, and didn't care about the bickering of these little girls, and said: "Qingwen, you can learn calligraphy from Shishu, and Shishu can also learn needlewort from you. You can learn from each other."

Qingwen nodded.

Jia Heng then looked at the servant, and asked, "Sister San, is she in the study now?"

The waiter said: "Miss has been in the inner study for a while."

Jia Heng said softly: "I'll go to the inner study to have a look."

He opened the curtain, walked slowly, and entered the study room. Behind the book case, Tanchun was wearing a long coat with rose red magnolia flowers embroidered with folded branches and a collar, and a white pleated skirt. Beads and broken diamonds shine brightly.

The girl is looking down at a book at this moment, under Yingxiu's eyebrows, because she is concentrating on reading, she has a serious and focused beauty, a healthy blush appears on her flawless cheeks, and a strand of hair hangs down from her temples , with earrings on her petite and exquisite earlobes.

Holding the imperial decree, Jia Heng walked around the animal-head fumigated cage with wisps of clear smoke. Although his steps were light and silent, he was still noticed by the focused girl.

"Brother Heng..." Tanchun called out, got up from the chair on the desk, walked around the desk, and when he saw the golden jade scroll and silk in Jia Heng's hand, he asked in surprise, "Is this an imperial decree?"

Jia Heng said: "Well, the decree has come down, I will go out tomorrow, I will teach you to read the documents first."

With that said, he put the imperial decree in the cabinet beside him.

Tanchun picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea for Jia Heng, and said, "Brother Heng, I just read some Liaodong military information and the map of the Ministry of War. Brother Heng made a lot of comments on it."

Jia Heng said: "Recently, I am planning the defense of northern Xinjiang. The imperial court intends to reorganize the Nine Frontiers. I helped with some auxiliary work."

As he said that, he took a sip from the teacup, bypassed the desk, pointed to a stack of official documents, and said, "Here is the summary of the official documents of the Wucheng Military and Horse Division. You should take a look at this first. During the time I have been away from Beijing, Mr. Song I will copy and summarize the detailed rules and regulations of the military and horse divisions of the five cities, and you can help me look at them and put them away in different categories. You can also take the opportunity to see how the public security office of Shenjing handles the important affairs of the millions of people in Shenjing City. Xiaoqing."

Tanchun Yurong let out a "hmm" happily, and sat on a chair beside her, picking up a document.

The two were sitting side by side at the moment, as if they were sitting at the same table in high school.

Jia Hengdao: "The military and horse divisions of the five cities are now divided into divisions. The government divisions of the five cities will be recorded to the general division every five days for inspection and assessment. You have to do everything by yourself, as long as you do a good job in rewarding merits and punishments, make a general plan, and let the rest be done by the subordinates."

Tan Chun said in a charming voice: "Brother, what you mean is, set the rules and regulations, then supervise and pass the exam."

"Yes, the third sister is really smart." Jia Heng smiled, looking at the young girl beside her, the youthful and bright temperament in Ying Mei's eyebrows was quite touching.

I secretly said eight words in my heart, the essence of literary talent, forget the vulgarity when you see it.

Tanchun's bright eyes under the curved willow-leaf eyebrows overflowed with joy, his eyes met, and he didn't know if he had changed to an environment far from the West Mansion. Moistened cherry lips said: "Brother Heng is over the award."

Jia Heng smiled, turned his head to look at an official letter at hand, and said softly: "Some of them are not within the authority to make decisions, so they will write official documents to ask for orders. At this time, we just give orders. Of course, it doesn't mean that we just sit Here, you don’t have to do anything, just give orders, it’s easy to do errands, and it’s easy to be deceived. Usually, one is to go to investigate, and the other is to find problems from briefings or other channels, and then think about countermeasures, and you have to listen more The comments and feedback below are based on brainstorming. After all, in a city as big as Shenjing City, you are waiting for your decision in every aspect, but you can't know everything and cover everything. The people below know the details, so you need to screen, Judging their positions and ideas, whether they are given information or suggestions, they should be screened and judged.”

When Tanchun heard the words, thoughts appeared on Yurong's face, and he murmured: "There are many ways here."

"Come slowly, learn slowly." Jia Heng said in a warm voice, picked up the brush, picked up a piece of blank official paper, and began to write, saying: "Tomorrow I will go to war, I will write a few warrants first, and wait for someone Send it to Jingying, Jinyi Mansion and Wucheng Bingmasi. After lunch, I might go to Guoyong Camp to gather the generals to discuss matters. If you don’t understand anything, you can ask me.”

Say, write order letter.

When Tanchun heard the words, he responded softly.

The bright-eyed, white-toothed, heroic young girl propped her cheeks in one hand, rested her lotus root arm on the desk, and stared at the young man concentrating on writing. On the young man's clear and straight face, he had a solemn and serious expression, with a sword-like eyebrow. In the bright eyes below, the color of thinking flickered from time to time.

Thinking that many people would be moved by his writing, Tan Chun's bright eyes under his curved eyelashes flickered, and his heartstrings were gently twitched.

After Jia Heng finished writing all the order letters, he took out the seals, stamped them one by one, and then put them on the sealing paper.

After doing this, he turned his head to look at the girl with her head crooked and her eyes ecstatic. She couldn't laugh or cry, stretched out her hand to rub the air bangs on the girl's forehead, and said with a smile, "Why are you in a daze?"

Tanchun woke up suddenly, her heart trembled, Xiafei lowered her eyelids for a moment, she just looked at Jia Heng, Qingyue's voice was somewhat coquettish: "Brother Heng, why do you always rub other people's hair? "

There is a bit of shame and sweetness in my heart.

Jia Heng smiled lightly and said, "I asked you to look for the documents. What are you doing staring at me? I have no words on my face. Come on, first help me to sort out the tax books of the tax department in the four cities this year."

Rubbing the bangs on your forehead will naturally drive your love brain away. I called you here because of your quick wit, not because you are a nympho.

Tanchun's eyebrows drooped, his white and snowy cheeks were flushed, he seemed a little embarrassed by the words, and said plainly: "I'm thinking about Brother Heng, who is only a year or two older than me, but he already takes care of so many things. thing."

"If you are placed in this position, you can do it too. Well, don't say that there is nothing left, just put together the things I asked you to do just now." Jia Heng smiled and said.

Tanchun let out a soft "hmm", listening to the young man's gentle words, suppressed his embarrassment, joy, and sweetness, found five books, and began to flip through them.

Jia Heng left the desk, called a woman under the verandah outside, handed the order letter to her, and ordered: "Let the literate young man in the front yard deliver it to the place above."

"Yes, sir." The mother-in-law replied, and went with the order.

At noon, Jia Heng also called Tan Chun who was reading the paperwork, and said with a smile: "Third sister, see here first, go out and walk around, it's not good to sit all the time."

Tanchun raised his head and responded with a chuckle.

"The inner study is next to the back garden. If you are tired, you can go for a walk in the garden. Later, I will have a banquet in the front hall. You and your sister-in-law will have lunch together." Jia Heng said, leading the Following Tanchun through a moon gate, the two walked along the long corridor.

Tanchun pinched a corner of the handkerchief and asked softly, "Brother Heng, how long will it take you to come back after you go out this trip?"

Jia Heng said: "It's hard to say, I can only say as soon as possible."

Tanchun heard the words, turned his head to look at the young man beside him, and sighed softly.

Jia Heng turned her head with a smile, looked at Tan Chun and said, "What are you sighing for?"

Tanchun was silent for a while, raised his clear eyes, looked at the rockery and garden in the distance, and said in a clear voice: "In this garden, in this season, the flowers are all withered."

Jia Heng said: "It's autumn now, it can't compare to spring. There is a wasteland over there, with beautiful lakes and mountains, and lush trees. If it is expanded, I think it will add some scenery."

The gardens of the east and west mansions have the same pattern. If the gardens of the west mansion are connected, it will be a Grand View Garden.

In fact, if there is no corruption and waste, building a Grand View Garden would not cost one or two million taels of silver, but now is obviously not the time to do this.

The two chatted and came to sit side by side on an octagonal gazebo, chatting casually.

At this moment, I heard a woman rushing up not far away, calling: "Master, brothers Cai and Dong, as well as people from Jinyi Mansion, have arrived in the front hall."

Hearing this, Tanchun turned to look at Jia Heng, and said softly, "Brother Heng, I'll just sit here by myself for a while, you go and get busy."

Jia Heng nodded and said with a smile: "Third sister, let's go back earlier after sitting for a while, it's strangely cold here."

With that said, he got up and left the gazebo.

Tanchun has been watching the young man in brocade clothes leave, and he can't help but put one arm on the gazebo, leaning against the railing, the autumn sun fell on the girl in the middle of noon, the look on the pale cheeks seemed lost, and the charming eyebrows gradually faded away. An indelible gloom floated up, and after a while, he sighed softly.

in the lobby

Cai Quan, Dong Qian, Fan Yi, and Qianhu Qulang from Jinyi Mansion were sitting on chairs drinking tea.

As soon as Jia Heng arrived in the hall, everyone stood up one after another, bowed their hands and said: "My lord."

"Everyone sit down." Jia Heng waved his hands with a smile, sat down, and said loudly: "The imperial decree has come down, after lunch, go to the Guoyong Camp to dispatch troops, and tomorrow the troops will be dispatched. Guoyong Camp, The two sides of the Jinyi Mansion, how are you doing with the matter you explained earlier?"

Cai Quan said sternly: "My lord, the five armies of the Guoyong Battalion, the Shenji Battalion, and the Shenshu Battalion have begun to dispatch since they received the warrant from your lord. Che Tongzhi and Lu Qian are also actively cooperating. The wind commentary and deeds are all here."

He said and handed over a booklet.

Because the last time he dispatched the Guoyong Camp with the Tianzi Sword, the generals and officers of the Guoyong Camp were already familiar with Jia Heng's order, so they dare not disobey it openly.

It's just hard to say how much thought can be used in warfare.

Jia Heng took the book, flipped through it for a while, then looked at Qu Lang, and asked, "Where is the inspector from Jinyi Mansion?"

Qu Lang said: "The subordinates have sent more people, sent several waves to Weinan and Huayin, and have detected some situations."

Then, he prepared a map and pointed to it: "Weinan and Huayin are the most powerful bandits. Because there are mountain ranges such as Taihua Mountain and Shigu Mountain in these two counties, there are several groups of bandits gathered in the mountains and forests. Army confrontation."

Jia Heng nodded, looked at the map, and said in a deep voice: "This time we are going to divide our troops into two groups. I will personally lead the infantry of the five army camps and the thousand cavalry soldiers of the Shenshu camp, from west to east, starting from Weinan, and going straight to China. Yin Fangzhi. Brother Cai, take the remaining cavalrymen from the Shenshu Camp and raid Wugong County, Fufeng County, Mei County, and Qishan County from east to west. Although there are a few bandits along the way, the terrain is flat and there is no danger. Yi, it is the time for cavalry to use force, but some bandits are poor people in nearby villages and towns, so we still have to focus on suppression and appeasement."

Because most of the west of Chang'an is a plain, cavalry were used to attack and suppress, and letting Cai Quan lead the army was to exercise Cai Quan's ability to lead the army independently.

As for the division of troops, it is impossible not to divide them, because it is impossible for him to lead an army of more than 1 in the Guoyong camp to wipe out one by one. There is no such use of troops.

But how to divide the troops is also quite particular. According to the feelings of bandits and bandits collected in the past few days, and the geography of mountains and rivers in Sansuke, Gyeonggi, the main force of the troops is in the east and not in the west.

If you look at the map, you can clearly find that many counties and villages in the east are adjacent to the mountains, and the bandits are the most powerful in the east. This is a hard bone, and he is free to gnaw it himself.

And Xibianer was handed over to Cai Quan.

In fact, he couldn't trust the generals of the Yuanguo Yongying Camp, so even if Cai Quan had just led the guerrillas, he had to be alone.

When Cai Quan heard this, his heart was agitated, and he cupped his hands and said: "Your Excellency, just rest assured, this journey will be handed over to the last general, and the bandits will be wiped out, and the whole army will return."

"Although the situation you have encountered along the way is not complicated, you still need to listen more to Jinyi Mansion's intelligence collection. Don't underestimate the enemy and rush forward. You would rather have no success, but you can ask for no faults. In addition, you must restrain military discipline and not disturb the counties and counties. , you are pawns, you come and go like the wind, you must give full play to this characteristic." Jia Heng urged.

Cai Quan nodded, remembering Jia Heng's words.

After Jia Heng finished instructing Cai Quan, his eyes fell on the map again, and he said in a deep voice: "At present, the actual number of soldiers in the Guoyong Camp is more than 400, and the Shenshu Camp has taken away [-] cavalry soldiers to go west. Wan Yu went east, this time not only to wipe out the enemy bandits, but also an opportunity to rectify the generals and soldiers of the Guoyong Battalion.”

Guoyong is about to take this opportunity to solve the problem of empty quota and old and weak soldiers.

Tomorrow, when the first battalion transfers troops, those who do not come to respond will be removed from the list, and then the problem of the vacancy of soldiers will be strictly investigated.

Thinking of this, he turned his head to look at Qu Lang, and said, "Have you collected all the things you were asked to collect earlier?"

Qu Lang said in a low voice: "According to my lord's order, I have collected the evidence of Che Zheng, Lu He, Xia Muguo Yongying and other high-ranking generals, please read it."

As he spoke, he took a blue leather book from the leather bag beside him.

Jia Heng looked deeply, took the book, flipped through it, and found that they were all high-ranking generals, that is, those who participated in the guerrilla class had the most space. He settled down a little, and said: "Tomorrow, bring Jinyiwei."

Bringing Jin Yiwei, it is an excuse to take some greedy and timid, it is really shameful to take down some generals.

If you don't control and eliminate these bad guys, even if you lead the army, you will lose the battle.

(End of this chapter)