The Untouchable Daiyu of the Red Chamber

After both Zhang Yan and Feng Jing had their face-to-face meetings, the truth behind the delay in returning from the trial flight team became clear.Moreover, the sea trade franchise has almost eliminated all obstacles.

As for Zhang Yan, Feng Jing, and He Wenshi and Liu Zheng who are far away in Songjiang; the other soldiers, guards of honor, Songjiang garrison and others who accompanied the ship on the trial voyage this time all have meritorious service, and they will reward them for their merits.

Because Emperor Taizong attached great importance to the sea trade franchise, even Lin Ruhai who proposed the sea trade franchise, Zhou Shangshu who recommended Zhang Yan, and Jia Jing who recommended Feng Jing all received some awards at the court meeting.

Of course, hundreds of people’s rewards were not discussed at the court meeting, but Jia Jing and Zhou Shangshu drafted their own reward levels for the people who went on a long-distance mission in their own department, and handed it over to the Ministry of Rites for discussion, and then Emperor Taizong made a memorial The approval will be considered passed.

After discussing other important matters, Emperor Taizong made a gesture, and Dai Quan announced: "There is something to play, and nothing to leave the court."

Originally, there were no major matters in the court recently, the main reason was that the major events were decided by Emperor Taizong vigorously, and they were not discussed at the court meeting at all, and the various factions were not given a chance to see each other.For example, many officials of the Qin Tianjian were dismissed and re-elected next year; for example, officials related to the maritime trade franchise were rewarded.

Of course, another reason is that most of the speech officials are afraid to do things these days.When the life and death of the Southward Trial Team was uncertain, many officials did not choose the East Palace series openly or secretly, especially Lin Ruhai was denied several rounds by various rhetoric skills, and now the officials are in pain.

That is to say, if Yushitai hears about the wind, even if he makes a mistake, he will not be convicted for his words, otherwise these officials will be dismissed like those in Qintianjian.But even if the speaker will not be punished because of his special duties, no one thinks the future is too good and continues to talk nonsense.Be cautious when you should be cautious.

At this time, Jia Jing walked out of the train and said: "Let's play the emperor, and I have something important to report."

Emperor Taizong saw that the officials related to the sea trial were all pleasing to the eye, so he said, "Quite."

Jia Jingcai said: "In the opening ceremony for the emperor, I thought that the imperial court won a complete victory in the sea battle between Kinmen and Penghu. The adults who participated in the trial voyage this time naturally worked hard, but Penghu is far away from the inland and hangs alone on the sea. If the imperial court does not take advantage of this to consolidate the victory Therefore, I ask you to garrison troops in Penghu and train the navy. Firstly, it will improve the local security, and secondly, it will also escort the future maritime trade fleet.” After finishing speaking, he took it out of his sleeve. The memorial written in the same night said: "The minister drafted a memorial to describe this matter in detail, please look over it to the emperor."

Emperor Taizong still made a gesture, and Dai Quan came down to accept the memorial from Jia Jing, holding it to Emperor Taizong with both hands.

Emperor Taizong didn't look at the memorabilia after receiving it. Jia Jing took over the Beijing camp for just over a year, and he was very diligent in training soldiers and horses. Feng Jing led the team to the south. , Emperor Taizong was confident in what he said in the memorial he handed over.Therefore, Emperor Taizong asked directly: "What do you think?"

Prime Minister Wen stood up and said, "My minister seconded the proposal."

As soon as Prime Minister Wen seconded the proposal, Shi Nai immediately followed suit.This remonstrance itself is also beneficial to the local people and the maritime trade business, so many people seconded it.

Yan Botian, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, couldn't sit still when he heard this.

When discussing whether the imperial court should send soldiers to the south to observe the ceremony and participate in the sea trial last time, Yan Shangshu objected.As a result, if the Ministry of War does not send, the Beijing camp will send, and the people in the Beijing camp will come back after making great contributions.If the Beijing Camp is allowed to station troops in Penghu, setting a precedent, will the scope of authority of the Ministry of War be further weakened by the Beijing Camp?

Yan Shangshu didn't want to see this kind of situation, but Yan Shangshu also knew that Emperor Taizong was very concerned about the maritime trade, so he didn't explicitly object this time, but walked out of the train and said: "The minister seconded the proposal."

However, Yan Shangshu did not end after seconding the proposal. Instead, he continued: "Showing the emperor, I think that Penghu is isolated overseas. If there are too many troops stationed, food, clothing, housing and transportation will need to be replenished, which will cost a lot of money. If Penghu is included in the jurisdiction of the Quanzhou garrison, Let the Xiamen garrison send some soldiers to garrison." At that time, Xiamen was only a county, which was under the jurisdiction of Quanzhou Prefecture.

Jia Jing raised his eyebrows. This is the advantage that the Beijing camp has taken down Penghu, and the Ministry of War is waiting to directly pick up the ready-made benefits.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with Yan Shangshu’s remonstrance. After all, the national treasury has been strained for many years. Before Lin Ruhai became the household secretary, it was not easy for other ministries to ask for funds. military spending.From the perspective of military expenditure, the Minister of the Ministry of War is naturally no problem.

Besides, the ancient times are not as good as the later generations, because the islands hanging overseas are difficult to manage, and because they are often hit by wind disasters, there is no large area of ​​land to produce high-quality crops; and there are no strong enemies in the sea except pirates. The development of the marine economy is also very limited, so it does not attach importance to the jurisdiction of overseas islands.

Under such a background, it is enough for the Xiamen garrison to send some people to garrison the island and rotate them from time to time.

Now that Yan Shangshu is in his early years, although the Ninth Princes are quite low-key these days, it is always right to second them, so there is a lot of voices in the court for seconding them.

When Lin Ruhai heard this, he stood up from the squad list and said, "Qizuo, the emperor, if the imperial court decides to send troops to garrison Penghu and train the navy. Before the sea trade office makes a profit, the household department will try to arrange this part of the military expenditure within a reasonable range. .”

Seeing that Jia Jing was close to winning the Fujian Navy, how could Lin Ruhai not express his support.As for Yan Shangshu, after hearing this, he deeply hated Lin Ruhai and Jia Jing for being together, but it was another matter.

Who is Jia Jing?The soldiers of the family trained hard for more than a year, worked hard to suppress the bandits, and returned to the court with their achievements. Is this how you picked peaches?So Jia Jing walked out of the train and said: "Qi Zou, the emperor, I think that Penghu was brought down by the soldiers led by the school captain Feng Jing, and it is most appropriate to send Feng Jing to lead the troops to garrison. Then, Feng Xiaowei attacked the Penghu islands. The island, to understand the topography of the island; secondly, if the meritorious person is replaced, it may affect the morale of the frontline soldiers in the future."

What Jia Jing said is also true, because the mobility of the ancient army is not as good as that of the later generations, so generally speaking, after conquering a territory, they will be stationed there, and once they are stationed, they will be stationed for generations.If those who conquered the Penghu Islands were deprived of the right to garrison them, and if there were other wars in the future, how would the soldiers fight the enemy bravely?Today the Ministry of War dares to pick peaches from the Beijing camp, and in the future descendants of high officials and dignitaries will dare to pick peaches from those who have truly made merit.There are no rules that cannot be square and round, and they apply at any time.

Of course, there is another situation, that is, after the garrison right of meritorious soldiers is replaced, other rewards are given, such as promotion to official positions.

So Yan Shangshu said: "Master Jingying Jiedu's words are wrong. Penghu is isolated overseas and the conditions are difficult. Captain Feng is a fifth-rank captain. If he is sent to garrison Penghu, what is the difference from exile? Therefore, I think, Incorporate the garrison of Penghu into the scope of the Xiamen garrison, and other meritorious ministers such as Feng Xiaowei, in addition to being rewarded separately, should also be promoted to official positions. In this way, the best of both worlds."

Jia Jing said again: "Your Majesty, I also think Yan Shangshu's words are justified, but there is no official position gap in the Beijing camp, but Captain Feng's contribution is not insignificant and he should be promoted. If Captain Feng is not sent to garrison Penghu, Can you let him serve in the Ministry of War?" Heh, since you want to take the credit for my contribution in suppressing bandits in Penghu, the capital camp, then it is not too much for me to put someone in your Ministry of War.

Naturally, all the officials at court could understand what Jia Jing said.Ouch, a minister and a governor of the Beijing camp make you come and go, the confrontation is so intense.

In fact, what Yan Shangshu wanted to occupy was not the right to garrison troops in Penghu. Penghu is such a small island, not to mention that Yan Shangshu didn't like it, and few ancient people liked it; what Yan Shangshu really prevented was that the Beijing camp officers and soldiers were building water The master took up his hand.But that doesn't mean that Yan Shangshu wants to watch Jia Jing install a direct descendant in the Ministry of War.

If it was someone else, Yan Shangshu would have to take it in and marginalize it; but Feng Jing couldn't do it. At the court meeting today, the emperor said that he would reward those who made meritorious deeds this time, and mentioned Feng Jing several times.Since it was the person Emperor Taizong was going to use, it was impossible to be transferred to the Ministry of War to sit on the bench, and he had to pinch his nose for reuse.Then Yan Shangshu will definitely not do it.

So Yan Shangshu said: "Now the world is at peace, and there are no vacancies for the guards. But Captain Feng showed outstanding talent in his first naval battle. Wouldn't it be a pity if such a talented and beautiful person is assigned to a civilian job in the Ministry of War?" If Colonel Feng is willing to go to the isolated island to garrison, the minister will also support it. But in this way, the captain of Jingying stationed on the isolated island will feel wronged and meritorious. " Having said so much, Yan Shangshu has found a way for himself.

Jia Jing didn't chase after him anymore.Because there is no need to fight, before sending Feng Jing to the south to participate in the trial voyage, Jia Jing talked with Feng Jing, intending to train him to make a difference in the construction of the navy.

It is good to be stationed in the Beijing camp, the capital is prosperous, and the court soldiers are strong and strong, it does not look like there is a war that can hit the Beijing camp.This means that if he stays in the Beijing camp, Feng Jing can be stable for the rest of his life until he is discharged from the army; but it also means that Feng Jing has almost no chance of promotion.

It is different to be stationed in Penghu and get the training right of the Fujian Navy at the same time. If you do well, you can join the Fujian Navy as a general in the future. He is a third-rank official, which is two grades higher than the current fifth-rank captain. Grade four.So if Feng Jingyuan was asked if he would go south to station Penghu, Jia Jing had a plan in mind.

So Jia Jing said: "The minister seconded the proposal."

Yan Shangshu thought for a while, and added: "I think that there are no rules and you can't make a square. If Feng Xiaowei goes south to garrison Penghu, he can no longer be under the jurisdiction of the Jingying, but should be transferred to the Ministry of War." This is also reasonable. The Jingying is in charge of the imperial city. Security is directly under the jurisdiction of the Jingying Jiedushi. Above the Jingying Jiedushi, only the emperor can dispatch and command the Jingying officers and soldiers; while other garrisons across the country are dispatched by the Ministry of War.If the soldiers of the Beijing camp could be directly transferred to other provinces, the two ministries would fight each other in the future, and there would be endless troubles.

Of course, Jia Jing would not object to this, it was still the word 'Secondary'.

Next, Emperor Taizong asked the Secretary of the Ministry of War to go back and draw up all the details of the matter, and then write a note and hand it in, that's all.For the imperial court, the garrison of troops in Penghu was a major event, but the placement and ownership of the fifth-rank officials were not worth discussing at the court meeting.

This matter should also be arranged by the Minister of the Ministry of War, but it has caused difficulties for the Minister of the Ministry of War.According to Yan Shangshu, Penghu is a small place that is not worth stationing. It is not appropriate for Feng Jing to be stationed in Penghu.

But these are all matters of Yan Shangshu. There were no other important matters to be discussed at the court meeting, so Emperor Taizong signaled Dai Quan to announce his resignation.

Asking Feng Jing to serve in the Ministry of War, Jia Jing didn't think it was a big deal, indeed, the Jingying's hand couldn't reach the place, as long as there were direct descendants from the Jingying in the navy.But asking Yan Botian to arrange a position for Feng Jing, Jia Jing was not at ease, so after returning home, he carefully wrote a memorial.

The content of the excerpt is nothing more than Feng Jingnai's favorite general, but if the court needs it, he will be transferred to another place, and he unconditionally supports the court's decision.However, Feng Jing returned to the court with meritorious service anyway, and the official position he assigned to the local area should be higher than the current one. Otherwise, when he arrives at the local area, the local officials may despise him and refuse to cooperate with his errands, and it will be difficult to carry out the naval training.

Generally speaking, if a Beijing official is of the same rank as a local official, the Beijing official will be a little higher by default.Even for some positions, when Beijing officials are transferred to other places, even if they have been slightly promoted, they will be considered as overt promotion and undercover resignation.

Feng Jing was an official in the capital, and he was transferred to a place that was not valued like Penghu. If he was not promoted, the local officials would only think that Feng Jing was relegated, and they would naturally refuse to cooperate in future work.These unspoken rules are well known to Yan Shangshu, and Jia Jing is also very clear.Of course, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials also knows the twists and turns, so wherever the officials who are valued are transferred to, they will be promoted.

Therefore, regarding Feng Jing's official position arrangement after he was stationed in Penghu, the two memorials before and after were placed on Emperor Taizong's dragon case.

Yan Shangshu's proposal was to let Feng Jing be stationed in Penghu, but at the same level as Quanzhou's defense, that is, to be transferred at the same level.Yan Shangshu felt that he had already considered Feng Jing's grade and face, otherwise Penghu, where would it be worth sending a fifth-rank official there?

After reading the two memorials, Emperor Taizong directly announced that Prime Minister Wen, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Shangshu Yan, and Jia Jing entered the palace to discuss the matter.The verbal war among them need not be elaborated.Because Emperor Taizong's original intention was to make a difference in this matter, Jia Jing naturally gained the upper hand.

In the end, it was agreed that Feng Jing would be appointed as the prefect of Quanzhou, and he would take charge of minor affairs and naval drills in Quanzhou, and the former prefect of Quanzhou would be transferred to another place.In this way, Feng Jing will definitely not be stationed in Penghu himself, but since Penghu is under the jurisdiction of Quanzhou, Feng Jing will naturally be responsible for the governance of Penghu.

Daiyu heard Lin Ruhai tell the whole story, and only commented on one sentence: "The Minister of the Ministry of War made a mistake."

Lin Ruhai asked: "Why does Yu'er say that?"

Daiyu said: "If I sit in the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, the Beijing Camp Jiedu Envoy has already agreed to let Xiaowei Feng join the Ministry of War, I must be more generous and directly propose that Xiaowei Feng be appointed as the guard of Quanzhou and the rank of soldier. "

Lin You turned his head and said: "Sister, there is no precedent for such an appointment in the court before." Bing Beidao is a fourth-rank military attache who is in charge of military affairs in several state capitals. Local soldiers and horses, money and food, farmland, maintenance of local law and order, etc.In the past, all localities were assigned to guard the Tao concurrently, but it is true that the guard has never been given a title.

Jia Min also frowned and said: "Besides, if Yan Shangshu proposed to let Xiaowei Feng be the garrison of Quanzhou, he had already handed over the military power of a state capital to the direct line of the Beijing camp, and added the rank of military preparation, wouldn't it be the same for several state capitals? Military power? This kind of remonstrance, it is impossible for anyone to raise it from the Minister of the Ministry of War."

Daiyu laughed and said, "Whether there is a precedent or not? What matters now is what the Minister of the Ministry of War has to do to express his position and let the Holy One know that he attaches great importance to the court's construction of a naval division. He gave Feng Xiaowei the advice to prepare for the army. It is the Holy Majesty's business not to play. And if the Holy Majesty wants to build a navy, I can't think of a reason not to approve it. But in this way, the two positions of Quanzhou Garrison and Bingbei Dao are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. What's wrong?

The Minister of the Ministry of War suggested that Captain Feng should be at the same level as the Quanzhou garrison, and be the same fifth-rank official position as the Captain of the Jingying Camp.Now Xiaowei Feng is still in the Beijing camp, and you have revealed that you have no tolerance for a dignified book, how can the Holy One be satisfied?Therefore, Feng Xiaowei's direct promotion to the prefect of Quanzhou this time is no longer under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War and belongs to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Officials, which is the meaning of a saint.

Adding ranks to Lieutenant Feng, what Lieutenant Feng can do is still to drill the navy, and will not interfere with the defense of other state capitals.Now Xiaowei Feng is promoted to the prefect of Quanzhou, and he still has to train the navy, isn't he also in charge of Quanzhou's military affairs?But in the future, Feng Zhifu will be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Officials, and the account of this entry and exit is not difficult to calculate. "

Hearing the words, Su Lan and Ying Lian nodded from time to time, thoughtful.

In fact, Dai Yu said that the loss of the Minister of the Ministry of War is not just the starting point of bringing the navy into the Ministry of War.If a dignified minister loses his dignity, it will also hinder his future official career.

When the issue of Feng Jing's final settlement was introduced to Changkang Palace, both Concubine Zhong's mother and son were surprised, and Concubine Zhong repeatedly confirmed with the Ninth Prince: "The emperor said that when he was in the court, Jia Jing had already agreed to Feng Jing's decision. Has Jing joined the military department?"

The Ninth Prince nodded firmly.

Little Concubine Zhong wondered: "Then why did Feng Jing be promoted several ranks to serve as the prefect of Quanzhou in the end, and not serve as the garrison of Quanzhou? The garrison is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, and the prefect is under the management of the Ministry of Officials."

The Ninth Prince said: "My son and I are also puzzled, so I came to ask my mother and concubine for advice."

Concubine Zhong pondered for a while and said: "The emperor announced that Prime Minister Wen, Minister of Punishment, Minister of Military Affairs and Jia Jing were among those who entered the palace for discussion. The most important thing is one of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the Prime Minister Wen, or both.

That's right, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials also knew that the emperor was determined to bring the sea trade into the monopoly of the imperial court. When the sea trade office was first established, although the sea trade office was listed separately by Zhongshu, Lin Ruhai took advantage of it.The promotion of Feng Jing to the prefect of Quanzhou this time shows the attitude of the Ministry of Officials in supporting maritime trade.Not only expressed his determination to the emperor, but also sold his favor to Jia Jing.Rather than handing Feng Jing over to Yan Shangshu, Jia Jing would naturally prefer Feng Jing to serve under the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.Yan Shangshu miscalculated again this time. "

The Ninth Prince still had some anger on his face, but Concubine Zhong was much calmer.After nearly two years of miscalculations, Concubine Zhong has settled down a lot, and when talking about this matter, her face is quite calm.

The Ninth Prince said: "Isn't the mother and concubine in a hurry? Now the East Palace is becoming more and more powerful. If this continues, let alone grand plans, I'm afraid there will be no room for our mother and son in the future."

Little Concubine Zhong sighed: "Why am I not in a hurry? But my lord, worrying about some things is not only useless, but will lead to chaos. So the more urgent the situation is, the more you need to keep calm."

After comforting the Ninth Prince, Little Concubine Zhong started to talk about the business: "Before, this palace originally planned to take advantage of this sea trial to attack Lin Ruhai, support Qin Tianjian, and then use the power of Qin Tianjian to get rid of Situ Zhuo and the girl from the Lin family. Unexpectedly, they lost everything in one mistake, just because Zhang Yan and his party escaped from birth, and our entire army was wiped out in the Qin Tianjian. This will hit Situ Zhuo and the girl from the Lin family, the two biggest variables. That's how it got delayed."

The Ninth Prince said: "Now it's not only the Qin Tianjian who fell to the East Palace, the Lin family also has the great help of the Muni Academy, Dinghui's old thief nun is now famous, if he is not suppressed, the Lin family will never again Suffering from public opinion. We must also support such a person to come out and contend with it."

Little Concubine Zhong naturally understood this truth, and asked: "Did the emperor find out about such a candidate?"

The Ninth Prince said: "In the Jiangnan generation, there used to be a monk, a monk, and two gods, known as Miaomiao Daoist, Boundless Dashi, and they are all effective in averting disasters and predicting disasters. Now they have manifested in many places across the country. Although the old thief Dinghui is here The prestige of the capital is unparalleled at the time, but in other parts of the country, the reputation is not as good as that of Dashi Boundless and Master Miaomiao. If we can use these two people for us, not only can we deal with Dinghui, but we can also do other things.

Besides, although that old thief Dinghui had some reputation before, he didn't make any extremely effective predictions.Only this time the angelica was sent out, and it was sent out by the hands of the Lin family girl. Who knows whether it was the Dinghui that came to life, or the Lin family girl's wicked way, who gave advice to the old thief. Dinghui has a strange reputation. "

Concubine Zhong naturally heard about that monk, and asked: "It is said that the whereabouts of the two masters are elusive, is the emperor sure to find them?"

The Ninth Prince said: "I have already got some clues. I am not sure that I will be able to recruit such high-ranking people outside, but it is by no means impossible. Now that things are up to now, I have to try. If I can't recruit them, I can't do it." If you have to support others, you can counterbalance it with Dinghui.”

Little Concubine Zhong nodded and said: "It's best if we can find it. If we can't find it, we can't just sit and wait for death. In other respects, we have to get ready."

Huang Tian paid off to those who cared and cared, and the mother and son of Changkang Palace really found a monk together. As for how the Ninth Prince moved the two of them, no one knows.But since Changkang Palace wants to suppress Dinghui in the name of the monk, it is natural that the monk should also spread some fame in the capital.

Situ Zhuo was more informed than Daiyu in this regard, and when he learned that a monk had appeared together in the capital, he hurriedly passed the news to Daiyu.