Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 218
Jia Qiong thought about it for half the night, and finally resisted his intention to take action, and decided to report the matter first and let the emperor make a decision.

To solve the problem of the White Lotus Sect, the army must be mobilized. This is a sensitive area and Jia Qiong cannot interfere at will.

After noon, Jia Qiong handed over the sign and asked to see him.

In the south study room, Emperor Longqing was reviewing memorials and saw a mob rioting in Baoding Prefecture in Jizhou and looting the town.

Emperor Longqing was very angry when he saw that the countermeasures drafted by the cabinet were only to send troops to suppress the rebellion and no other measures were taken.

He picked up his ink pen and wrote: If disaster relief is beneficial, how can there be mobs?

The Metropolitan Procuratorate sent personnel to inspect the disaster situation in Baoding and conduct detailed investigations of local officials. It was important to appease the people and not to use weapons rashly.

Just as it was being written, a young eunuch came in to report: "Reporting to the Emperor, Jia Qiong Jia Si is requesting an audience outside the main hall."

Emperor Longqing said without raising his head: "Xuan him to come in."

When Jia Qiong entered the palace and saw Emperor Longqing writing something with a hesitant look on his face, he knew that he was troubled again.

He bowed and saluted and said: "Your Majesty, Jia Qiong, is here to see the Emperor. I, the Emperor, bow to Jin'an."

Emperor Longqing put down his pen and said, "Get on your feet, why is Jia Aiqing here today?"

Jia Qiong replied: "Your Majesty, this is a letter I just received last night. Please read it."

Jia Qiong took Wang Gui's letter out of his sleeve, took a few steps forward, and respectfully handed it to Emperor Longqing.

Emperor Longqing curiously took the letter and opened it to read. The more he read, the more shocked and angry his face became.

After reading the entire letter, Emperor Longqing waved the eunuchs serving in the palace to go down, and then asked: "Jia Aiqing, is the truth stated in this letter?"

Jia Qiong answered truthfully: "Your Majesty, I have never seen the person who wrote the letter, and the matter has not been investigated.

Therefore, I cannot determine the authenticity of this matter now.

However, according to Chen's judgment, this matter is probably true.

I sent people to Henan to check the coal mines a few days ago, but it was just a temporary move.

It was unexpected for my subordinates to meet the person who wrote the letter. It is unlikely that anyone could have made arrangements in advance. "

Emperor Longqing nodded and said: "Although the White Lotus Sect has not appeared for a long time, the constant disasters in various places over the years have inevitably made them stronger.

Just now I saw a report from Baoding Prefecture, saying that a mob was looting the market town. Could it be that it was instigated by the White Lotus Sect?
If what is said in this letter is true, the consequences will be disastrous.

This matter must be investigated as soon as possible and the White Lotus Sect's plan must be stopped in time. "

Jia Qiong nodded and said, "What the Emperor said is that the White Lotus Sect always makes trouble during times of great disaster.

There is not enough success and there is more than enough failure, so it must not be underestimated. "

Emperor Longqing said with cold eyes: "What's even more hateful is that someone in the court actually colluded with the White Lotus Sect.

How audacious! This is a clear attempt to rebel!

This matter must be investigated to the end and must not be tolerated! "

Having said this, Emperor Longqing began to ponder and began to consider who to send to investigate this matter.

Logically speaking, it is most appropriate to leave this matter to Ji Hongzhang. This is the job of Jin Yiwei.

But since Ji Hongzhang went against his wishes last time and refused to go south to investigate the salt policy issue, he became suspicious of Ji Hongzhang.

Although Ji Hongzhang later tried his best to redeem the case of the Wala spy, he completed the tasks assigned by Emperor Longqing to the letter and offended a large number of courtiers.

But Emperor Longqing finally had a knot in his heart, and he could no longer trust Ji Hongzhang as before.

The White Lotus Sect has colluded with the forces in the DPRK, and anyone sent there may leak the news.

After much thought, Emperor Longqing could not find any suitable candidate, and finally focused on Jia Qiong.

"Jia Aiqing, can you get away from the Mutual Aid Department?"

Jia Qiong understood Emperor Longqing's thoughts as soon as he heard this. He bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, all projects are being progressed step by step. It doesn't matter if I leave for a few days."

Emperor Longqing nodded and said: "Since Wang Gui believes in you, it's better for you to do the hard work and find out the matter." Jia Qiong asked doubtfully: "Your Majesty, why don't you leave this matter to the Jin Yiwei?"

Emperor Long Qing said: "Jinyiwei's target is too big and can be easily exposed, so it is safer for you to act quietly.

I will give you a handwriting. If necessary, you can mobilize the Jin Yiwei and Henan Dusi soldiers and horses to cooperate. "

Hearing this, Jia Qiong bowed and said: "I accept the order! Without further ado, I will leave today!"

Emperor Longqing praised: "Jia Aiqing is vigorous and vigorous, with the style of a general."

Jia Qiong cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty has made a ridiculous compliment, and I really don't dare to accept it. If Your Majesty has no other instructions, I will leave first."

Emperor Longqing nodded and said, "Go ahead, I'm waiting for your good news."

After coming out of the south study room, Jia Qiong first came to the pro-army governor's mansion.

At the entrance of the Yulin Guards Office, the primary school officer on duty saw Jia Qiong coming and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"For your humble position, please see Mr. Jia."

Jia Qiong asked: "Is your General Xu here?"

The principal replied: "The general is performing martial arts in the school grounds. I will take you there."

At the Yulin Military Academy, Xu Shan was holding a long stick with a cloth on the head and was sparring with a group of generals.

Even if he was one against twenty, he was not at a disadvantage. On the contrary, he was still able to fight with ease, suppressing the opponent and knocking each opponent to the ground.

Moreover, he only used clever skills and did not use his strongest divine power.

The onlookers cheered from time to time when they saw the wonderful scene.

The Yulin Guards are made up of brave men selected from the frontier army, and are eliminated every three years. They can be called the most capable army in Chu.

Xu Shan was promoted to General Yulin when he was just 20 years old. At first, people in the army were inevitably dissatisfied.

He relied on one man and one shot to defeat nearly a hundred masters in the Yulin Guards in succession to win the morale of the army.

Xu Shan now conducts martial arts exercises every three days, not only to train his soldiers, but also to continue to enhance his prestige in the army.

Jia Qiong stood outside the field and watched for a while, and found that Xu Shan's force was even higher.

After he killed the tiger that time, his martial arts suddenly improved a lot.

He originally thought that the gap with his cousin would be narrowed, but he didn't expect that his cousin would improve so quickly. Now he probably still won't be able to survive the fifty rounds.

Xu Shan had already seen Jia Qiong. After the competition, he walked over directly and asked, "Yu Jing, do you have anything to do with me?"

Jia Qiong nodded and said: "The emperor has assigned me an errand, I want to go to Henan.

There's no telling when we'll be back. It might take ten days and a half.

I'm leaving soon, come and tell you. "

Xu Shan asked: "What errand is so urgent?"

Jia Qiong shook his head and said, “We can’t say it now.

There may be an opportunity to lead troops later. Cousin, if you are interested, you can take the initiative to ask the emperor for orders. "

Xu Shan was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't ask any more questions and just said: "Okay, I know, please pay attention to your safety."

"Don't worry, cousin, there's no danger. I'm leaving."

After leaving the palace, Jia Qiong went to the Masonic Department and the Masonic Association without stopping to say hello, saying that he was going to the field to survey new projects, and asked them to perform their duties. If there was anything that could not be solved, he would go to Osmanthus Alley to deliver letters.

Finally, I returned home, said goodbye to the two ladies, and explained everything in detail to Wang Yuyan.

Then he took Liu Xianglian, Yuntao and several Jinyi guards and went straight to Luoyang.

(End of this chapter)