Yi Song

Chapter 113 Who is plotting against whom?

Cai Jing said calmly: "Can the three thousand imperial troops suppress the hundreds of thousands of disaster victims? I think it is a problem. Your Majesty, unless a veteran general is transferred from the Western Army, Hebei, and Hedong."

"Ah, are you going to make such a big fuss?" Zhao Ji was a little unhappy.

"Yes, the movement is a bit big. Moreover, after the documents from the Privy Council have passed, he comes to Beijing again to report and take up his post. The first month has passed, and half of the time has been wasted. Besides, the veteran general is good at running the army and suppressing it, but he is not good at appeasing the people and building construction, so he still needs to be equipped The last civil servant. Your Majesty, after much thought, I still feel that Liu Erlang is the most suitable."

"Is Erlang suitable for you?"

"Your Majesty, this matter depends on whether we can suppress hundreds of thousands of disaster victims and make them work honestly. Liu Erlang's reputation for bravery spreads far and wide, and everyone in the capital has heard about it. With three thousand forbidden troops, he will be able to suppress the gangsters. Again. With a few capable officials, the construction will be carried out according to the rules of previous years."

At this point, Cai Jing added a few more words, "Your Majesty, the deployment of three thousand forbidden troops shows that this credit is not easy to get, but it takes a lot of effort to get it. After this is accomplished, the official will promote Erlang, and others will also Nothing to say."

Zhao Ji's eyes lit up!

That's right! The deployment of three thousand imperial troops showed that the situation was somewhat serious. The hundreds of thousands of disaster victims had many thorns in their throats. Liu Erlang spent a lot of effort to suppress them, and then he completed the dredging of the Bianhe River.

good! It can be enriched and polished to stop the mouths of Wang Guifei, Yang Jian, Bai Shizhong and others!

"That's great! Erlang, you have to do this."

"Ah! Your Majesty, do you still need me to do it?"

Liu Guozhang looked helpless, which made Cai Jing feel happy.

"Then it's settled, Grand Master, I'll let Zhongshu save the writing tomorrow and get the matter settled."

"Your Majesty, why don't you call Prime Minister Liang Neihe, Prime Minister Deng, and Lieutenant Gao to come over now and draft the imperial edict for the Privy Council and the Imperial Palace Secretary? It's better for the veteran to write it in the Zhongshu Province. After all, it involves the formation of a chamber. Army, the matter of mobilizing the forbidden army."

Cai Jing is now a little afraid of long nights and many dreams.

"Well, it's good that the Grand Master abides by the principles of being a minister. He is much better than Li Li Bangyan who drowned." Zhao Ji glanced at Liu Guozhang and praised.

Old uncle, your beating is very weak and will only make me more unscrupulous.

Emperor's mind training class, old uncle, you are absent from class very much.

Soon, Liang Shicheng was called and heard that Zhao Ji asked him to draft an imperial edict and give Liu Guozhang the title of Zhi Dafu, Zhaowu Xiaowei, Xiaoqiwei, and imperial equipment. River sexton.

His eyes couldn't help but flash, and he secretly exchanged glances with Liu Guozhang.

I am also very helpless!

It was all the fault of that old fox.

Liang Shicheng remained calm and wrote a draft first.

After a while, Deng Xunwu, the magistrate of the Privy Council, and Gao Qiu, the prefect of the palace, arrived.

"Deng Qing, I want to organize the hundreds of thousands of victims of the disaster in Yangwu County into a Xiang army to dredge the Bianhe River." Zhao Ji said when they met.

"Your Majesty, recruiting disaster victims into the Xiang army is an ancestral law and is feasible. I obey the order." Deng Xunwu exchanged glances with Cai Jing and got the hint and quickly replied, "Your Majesty, there are still 50,000 to 60,000 disaster victims in Xianping County, all of whom are How about we organize and manage the victims who escaped the Yellow River burst in Yingzhou and Cangzhou together?"

"Let's manage it together." Zhao Ji waved his hand nonchalantly.

Just in time to solve all the troubles together.

"Your Majesty, in accordance with the laws of our ancestors, after this army is organized and managed, it will take military numbers and regulate its location. Your Majesty, please make it clear."

"Erlang, you will be given the command of this Xiang army to dredge the Bianhe River. It is up to you to decide what military number it should be given. Choose a good name, auspicious."

"Your Majesty, why don't you take the military number and become the Changshui Army?"

"Changshui Army? Changshui Colonel, 'From now on, life grows and hates the water Changdong', Changshui flows eastward, well, this is a good name. From then on, the Bianhe River flows eastward, and it no longer blocks it at every turn. It is called Changshui Army, Deng Qing, issued a document in the Privy Council. The victims of the disasters in Yangwu and Xianping were organized into Changshui Army, and the Changshui Army Control Department was set up. Liu Erlang was in charge of the Changshui Army.

As for how many battalions and divisions the Changshui Army is divided into, the battalion command and divisions will be decided by Erlang. The Privy Council will decide on the food and salary quota."

Deng Xunwu all responded.

It's just a Xiang army, a miscellaneous army specializing in labor, so don't take it too seriously.

"Gao Qing, are there any Mabu Forbidden Forces deployed in the Chenliu area of ​​Nanjing?"

Gao Qiu understood as soon as he heard that, after organizing so many disaster victims into the Xiang army and dredging the Bian River, the Forbidden Army must suppress them. Since it was allocated to Liu Erlang, he could just do a favor and choose some elite soldiers with sufficient numbers. They were the soldiers of the imperial court anyway.

"Your Majesty, the Guangjie Infantry Army has fifty-six commanders stationed in Chenliu, Xianping, Nanjing and other places, the Horse Army and the Cavalry Army are stationed in Tokyo, and the upper and lower armies each have ten commanders."

"Okay, allocate four commanders from the Guangjie Army and two commanders from the Xiaoqi Army, and put them under the command of Liu Erlang. Well, give him a commander of the left wing of the Dragon Guard to command the six-command horse infantry army." ˆ ˆ ˆ "Yes, your Majesty, please give me the imperial pen. , the ministers immediately obeyed the order and communicated with the Privy Council."

Gao Qiu immediately responded.

As for why the commander of the left wing of the Dragon Guard, who was affiliated with Ma Junsi, the bodyguard's personal army, could command the imperial army in front of the palace, Gao Qiucai didn't bother to care, as long as the officials were happy.

Then Zhang Cui, a doctor in the Accounting Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was appointed as the deputy envoy of Gyeonggi and Jingxi East and West Roads. Under Liang Shicheng's suggestion, Zhang Cui was appointed as the director of Nanjing, Chenliu and Changpingcang. The official position of a judge.

Ginger is still old and spicy.

Nanjing and Chenliu are the relatively large changping warehouses on the east and west roads of Gyeonggi and Beijing, and they have plenty of money and grain. Zhang Cie hooked up, and the money and grain needed to dredge the Bianhe River could be allocated directly from the warehouse. Remember to settle the account afterwards.

Quan and Bianhedu promoted the judge of Xiuhe Division, which meant that he was his deputy, otherwise he was a doctor in the division and had real power as a sixth-grade civil servant. Although he is a fifth-rank governor, he is a military-ranked official, so it is difficult to suppress him.

Nowadays, the official positions are clearly divided. The principal position is the principal position, and the deputy is the deputy. If the difference is half a level, it is completely different.

After the matter was handled in an orderly manner, Liang Shicheng rolled his eyes and added, "Guan, dredging the Bianhe River is an important matter. The matter is complicated. It is better to give Liu Erlang an imperial pen and ask him to dredge the Bianhe River. , if there is any wanton obstruction, we can act on the spot and report it to the three provinces for disposal afterwards."

When Zhao Ji heard this, it made sense.

Liu Erlang went to dredge the Bian River. If Wang Guifei, Yang Jian, Bai Shizhong, Third Brother and others secretly instigated people to go and cause trouble, holding this imperial pen would also be able to frighten them.

So he nodded in agreement.

Cai Jing hesitated for a moment and did not object.

After the Zhenghe era, there were more and more official imperial brushes, and sometimes it was even difficult to tell whether they were genuine or not. It is said that Liang Shicheng, who was good at imitating official handwriting, often mixed imperial edicts into imperial brushes, making them look real and fake, and fake and fake. No one dared to confront the officials face to face.

If he objects, Liang Shicheng, who is colluding with Liu Erlang, might come up with an "imperial pen" tomorrow to grant Liu Erlang greater power to act expediently, which would be even more troublesome.

After the matter was done, Zhao Ji was very happy. He pointed at Gao Qiu and said, "Gao Qing, stay and play a few rounds with me."

Gao Qiu learned his shame and became brave, and worked hard to learn poker skills. Now his level of playing cards is catching up with Liu Guozhang's, and he is on the stage.

Zhao Ji's eyes wandered on Liu Guozhang. He spread his hands and said helplessly: "Guan, now I have taken over the matter of dredging the Bianhe River. I have a lot of things to do, so I can't play cards with you."

"Dredging the river is business. Deng Qing, you stay, plus Yang Jian, the four of us will make four rounds."

Deng Xunwu was so excited that he almost cried. It was finally his turn.

When sending Liu Guozhang out of Baozhuan Palace and there was no one around, Liang Shicheng asked: "Erlang, what's going on? Why did you take over the matter of dredging the Bianhe River?"

"I was also confused. Only when I got here did I realize that it was the Grand Master who pushed me into this pit. Mr. Liang, you know the methods of the Grand Master. It would be difficult for me to climb out, so I had to take the opportunity to get more benefits in case I get there. It’s a rush.”

"Dreed the Bianhe River!" Liang Shicheng shook his head and sighed, "The grand master is really smart. He pushed you into the sinkhole as soon as he made a move. Erlang, you should keep the imperial pen of the official family and don't use it until absolutely necessary."

When a critical moment comes, use it to find a scapegoat and block most of the blame. "

"Erlang remembers it, thank you Liang for taking care of me."

"You're welcome. We're all in the same boat now. We're all in the same boat."

Cai Jing sat in the sedan chair, recalling the confrontation between Huixian Palace and Liu Guozhang, and always felt that something was wrong.

Back at Zhileju, Cai Chi was waiting in the study early.

"Dad, is Liu Erlang in love?" Cai Chi asked eagerly as he brought a cup of hot tea.

"Fifth brother, as a father, I always feel that something is wrong with this matter. I don't know if I plotted against Liu Erlang, or if he plotted against me.?"

"Dad, dredging the Bianhe River is a huge pit. Xue Rugui, the Holy Family of the Holy Family, suddenly collapsed and fell on this. How could it be that Liu Erlang plotted against dad?"

"Fifth brother, maybe Liu Erlang's position and views are completely different from ours, so it's hard to say whether dredging the Bianhe River is a blessing or a curse for him!"

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