Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 156 Emperor Longqing’s Accountability

Da Chu has a vast territory, and there are countless major and minor events that happen every day. Even the courtiers just report on military and state affairs.

Some of these things have precedents to follow. For example, where there are floods and droughts, relief funds are allocated, and where there are banditry, troops are sent to quell the chaos.

Emperor Longqing could just ask the cabinet or relevant yamen to deal with it as usual, and it wouldn't take long.

And there are some things that have no precedent and need to be discussed by all the ministers in public, which takes a lot of time.

So by the time all the ministers finished reporting, almost three hours had passed.

Only those senior officials with rank four or above can participate in these state affairs discussions.

As for those low-level science and technology officials, they usually only listen.

If the emperor does not ask them by name, they are not qualified to express their opinions on such military and national affairs.

The only time they can speak freely is when trolling someone.

Jia Qiong, like these speakers, stood back as an audience for three hours.

However, he was not bored at all, but listened with great interest.

There were a few things that caught his special attention.

The first thing that caught his attention was the interception of the red-haired fleet by Guangzhou navy Wu Wei.

This Wu Wei should be the Guangdong general who gave the Jia family a glass screen and poria cream in Dream of Red Mansions.

General Guangdong is not a permanent official position, but a temporary assignment.

It is somewhat similar to the nine-province control after Wang Ziteng. He is the person in charge of the defense of the South China Sea and has power over the governor.

In the original Dream of Red Mansions, the Guangdong general Wu Wei only appeared twice, and both words were spoken by others. He never appeared in person, but he was a very important character.

Jia Qiong speculated that he was most likely one of the main persons responsible for Tanchun's marriage, and was also likely an important factor in allowing Emperor Longqing to liquidate the Jia family.

In addition to Wu Wei, the appearance of the red-haired fleet also heralded the beginning of the great navigation era in history.

What role Da Chu will play in this era is still unknown to Jia Qiong.

The second one is the fact that the Sivara tribe occupied the Hetao Plain, which is also what interests Jia Qiong the most.

Ji Hongzhang reported that the current leader of the Sivara tribe is named Choros Mahamu.

Not many people may know this Mahamu in later generations, but he has a grandson who is famous.

Choros Yexian was the Oara leader who captured Zhu Qizhen, the "God of War of the Ming Dynasty", alive in the original historical Battle of Tumubao, causing the Ming Dynasty to turn from prosperity to decline. Guoshi Yexian.

The Xiwara tribe was originally far away from the territory of the Ming Dynasty, so the great Chu did not know much about it.

But now that Mahamu has occupied the Hetao area, the Oara people have suddenly become the biggest threat to the northern region of Dachu.

In the battle where Mahamu defeated Cha Khan, he obviously used espionage warfare to win over some Tatar tribal leaders, which led to Cha Khan's rapid defeat.

This can't help but make Jia Qiong think that the Golden Tiger Gang is also a spy organization planted by Wala in Chang'an City?
In the original history, Mahamu was also a person with deep plans.

At the same time, the appearance of Mahamu was also the first person Jia Qiong heard who closely overlapped with the original historical figure.

Does this mean that the group of heroes who were active in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties are also living in some places in Dachu?
Of course, there are several other things that Jia Qiong pays attention to, but not as much as these three things.

After all the ministers had finished reporting, Emperor Longqing saw that no one was going to work anymore, so he directly called his name and said, "Is Jia Qiong here?"

Jia Qiong hurriedly recovered her mind, left work and said, "I'm here."

"You will uncover the ins and outs of the Golden Tiger Gang and explain them to me and the other ministers in detail."

"Yes, on the eighteenth day of last month, when I was returning home from the office, I found a sneaky fortune teller who seemed to be peeking into my house.

So I ordered people to conduct a follow-up investigation on this person and found that he might be sent by Jiang Kui, the second leader of the Da'anfang Golden Tiger Gang.

After investigation, it was discovered that the Golden Tiger Gang was actually a large-scale organization that trafficked women and acted very suspiciously.

Yesterday, I joined forces with Beizhen Fusi and Jingzhao Mansion to raid the entrance of the Golden Tiger Gang.

Killed 275 members of the Golden Tiger Gang and captured 14. The leader of the Golden Tiger Gang committed suicide and the second leader was captured.

166 abducted women were rescued, and about 8 taels of stolen silver, more than 100 swords and guns, 200 pairs of armor, 2000 crossbows, and [-] crossbow arrows were seized.

Mr. Wei, the Fu Si of Beizhen, took people to Xinfeng County yesterday to destroy another thief's nest.

It has been proven that it was a place where abducted women were detained and trained. More than 330 thieves were killed and more than [-] abducted women were rescued.The women abducted and trafficked by the Jinhu Gang are basically from Sanfu, Shaanxi, Henan and other places.

They are generally between 10 and 13 years old. After being detained and trained in Xinfeng County, they will be sold by the Jinhu Gang to major brothels in the capital.

According to the seized account books, in recent years, the Golden Tiger Gang has sold 800 women every year, making profits of up to 30 to [-] taels.

From the 11th year of Longqing to the present, the Golden Tiger Gang has abducted and trafficked more than 3000 women.

Moreover, it has a large amount of prohibited weapons in its possession. I am afraid that it is not just a kidnapping organization, but may also have other plans. "

After hearing this, Emperor Longqing glanced at the ministers with a heavy face and asked: "At the feet of the emperor, there is an important place in the capital.

It is unreasonable to hide such a shocking organization for eight years!
Gentlemen, what do you think of this matter? "

All the ministers were in awe, this matter was really a bit too sensational.

The amount of human trafficking alone is staggering.

Not to mention that there are a huge number of prohibited weapons. This is not just a matter of human trafficking. This responsibility is not easy to bear.

At this time, Han Dong, the Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture, went out to kneel down, took off his black gauze hat and raised it above his head, saying: "As the Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture, I have the responsibility to maintain public order in the capital.

The Golden Tiger Gang has been entrenched in Chang'an City for so long, but I didn't notice it at all.

It is hard to escape the blame for negligence and neglect of duty. Please punish me by your Majesty. "

When Ji Hongzhang saw that Han Dong took the initiative to plead guilty, he hurriedly followed the departure and knelt down and said: "The Jinyi Guards are responsible for patrolling illegal activities. I failed to discover such secret organizations in time. I am also responsible. Please punish the emperor."

Emperor Longqing said nothing and still looked at the ministers with a cold expression.

After waiting for a while, Yang Sicheng came out and bowed and said: "The Five Cities Military and Horse Division has the responsibility to maintain public order in the city. I have failed to lead well. Please punish me by the emperor."

Immediately afterwards, several senior officials stepped forward to take responsibility, but Emperor Longqing still said nothing.

It wasn't until Zhang Chunyang, the chief assistant, came out to plead guilty that Emperor Longqing said, "I think you are all guilty, and I am also guilty.

You are ashamed of the imperial court, I am ashamed of the parents who lost their daughters, and I am ashamed of the people of the world! "

After hearing this, all the ministers did not dare to stand. They all knelt down and said, "I am guilty, please punish me."

When Jia Qiong saw everyone kneeling, he was hesitating whether he should kneel down as well.

But Emperor Longqing asked: "Jia Qiong, have you ever found out which force the Golden Tiger Gang belongs to?"

"When I returned to the emperor, I never found anything.

According to Chen's speculation, the Golden Tiger Gang should be a peripheral force of a certain organization, only responsible for amassing money and raising thugs.

The Jinhu Gang's confidentiality work is very strict, otherwise it would not have been discovered for so long.

No one in the captured Golden Tiger Gang, including the second leader Jiang Kui, knew the inside story.

In the Golden Tiger Gang, only the leader should know the inside story.

However, he had decisively committed suicide when he was attacked by Jin Yiwei at the entrance of the hall, and the Golden Tiger Gang did not find any clues.

Now it seems that it may be difficult to find out the true identity of the Golden Tiger Gang. "

When Jia Qiong discovered something unusual about the woman, he definitely couldn't tell it in front of so many people, so that he could continue fishing.

In order to keep it secret, he didn't even tell Han Dong. If he had a chance, he would secretly report to Emperor Longqing. If he didn't have the chance, he planned to investigate it himself first.

Emperor Longqing pondered for a moment and said: "You continue to investigate, and I will let you take responsibility for this matter.

Beizhen Fusi will fully cooperate with you. If there is any progress, you can go directly to the palace and report to me.

I give you three months to investigate clearly the forces behind the Golden Tiger Gang.

If you find out clearly, you will be rewarded, but if you find out clearly, you will be punished!Do you understand? "

Jia Qiongxin said: I have solved such a big human trafficking case in vain. If I can't find it out in three months, I will be punished. Do I still have human rights?
He resisted the urge to roll his eyes, bowed slightly and said, "I obey."

"Han Dong, Ji Hongzhang, you should have been severely punished for dereliction of duty, but you have done a good job in busting the Golden Tiger Gang this time. You will be fined for half a year to see the consequences.

I hope you will take this as a warning. If anyone neglects his duties again in the future, I will punish him severely. "

All the ministers said in unison: "Promise, please bear this in mind."

(End of this chapter)