Nan Zhijin was ordered to return to Beijing and arrived in Luoyang a few days before the emperor, where he met with Jiang Juying, the secretary of the military department. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The two chatted for almost an hour, and then broke up unhappily, if you only look at the expression, Jiang Juying seems to be even more dissatisfied.

Nan Zhijin stayed in Luoyang for one night, and the next morning he returned to the capital.

This is the news collected by Jing Yao, he is indeed a good hand at collecting intelligence, and the stall is getting bigger and bigger, especially in important places like Beijing and Luoyang, there are many eyeliners, and the required expenses are borne by Shaofu.

Jing Yao is very cautious, rarely appears around the emperor, and does not contact other ministers, in the past, when he was the central eunuch, there were many friends in the court, but now they have all cut off contact, he knows very well that he has not yet won the emperor's full trust, and making more meritorious contributions is the most important thing at the moment.

Han Ruzi really didn't trust this old eunuch very much, but he relied on the information obtained by Jing Yao, even if it was just a few words, it would help him.

However, Han Ruzi, the intelligence of the capital, paid little attention, the emperor was not there, and the ministers who stayed behind frequently exchanged with each other, but lost the value of speculation.

Too much information is better than no information, what Yang Feng said, Han Ruzi has always remembered in his heart.

On the afternoon of the day when the court discussed whether Chai Yue should be appointed as the Grand Sima of the Southern Army, Han Ruzi summoned Jiang Juying.

Jiang Juying was dressed in plain clothes, did not wear an official hat, knelt and kowtowed when he entered the hall, and asked the emperor for his guilt.

He was indeed guilty, and the amount and movement of the garrisons in various places had to be reported to the Ministry of War, and it would be unreasonable to claim that he did not know that a large number of soldiers had been turned into private slaves.

There were not many people around the emperor, only two eunuchs and two guards, and although Jiang Juying admitted his guilt, he also made an excuse for himself.

"There is no way to sin the ministers, the garrisons in various places are controlled by the local noble families, and the officials appointed by the imperial court are only in vain, such as the garrison of the East China Sea Kingdom, which is dominated by the Yan family, and the captains are the same servants. If the military department investigates too strictly, the family is dissatisfied, and the capital is stabbed, the military department will have to bear the blame for causing trouble, and the previous military department secretary was dismissed in this way......"

Jiang Juying didn't dare to go into too much detail, but Han Ruzi had already understood and asked, "How many years has Master Jiang been in the main military department?" ”

"It's been more than ten years." Jiang Juying said vaguely that his justification actually put the blame on the previous emperors.

"So, you're supporting me in reclaiming the slaves?"

"Support, of course support, if it goes on like this, only the capital and the frontier army can fight in Dachu, it is enough to deal with small troubles, there is really a big matter, I am afraid that we will not be able to recruit available soldiers for a while."

"I am very relieved that Master Jiang can think about this. Question, how many soldiers and slaves have been embezzled from Master Jiang's family? ”

Jiang Juying didn't get up, and kowtowed again at this time, "The criminal didn't dare to hide anything, and he embezzled more than 1,000 people before and after, all of whom have been released to the team, and let him choose to be a soldier or a farmer." ”

Han Ruzi nodded, which was not much different from the number he had learned, "Master Jiang has been in charge of the military department for many years, and he told me, when did the trend of misappropriation of soldiers and slaves arise and why is it difficult to cure? ”

Jiang Juying glanced up at the emperor and found that this was not what he had imagined, the emperor did not seem to be particularly annoyed, extremely calm, but made him even more uneasy.

"As far as the minister knows...... The minister must first ask for sin, and only after obtaining His Majesty's forgiveness can he dare to know everything. ”

"Whatever you say today, I will forgive you without sin."

"Thanksgiving, Sinner. As far as the minister knows, this wind began with Emperor He, but it was a good intention at the beginning. ”

"Oh, tell me about it."

Emperor He is the son of Emperor Lie, the father of Emperor Wu, an emperor who inherited the past and the future, and was highly evaluated by historians.

Jiang Juying kowtowed again, "During the reign of Emperor Lie, Dachu fought several wars, the number of soldiers doubled, and Emperor He ascended the throne, intending to recuperate, but he could not immediately modify the order of the first emperor, so he made some adjustments, sent a large number of soldiers to build cities and embankments in various places, and the emperor's mausoleum was also built by soldiers, so that the number of soldiers has not decreased, but rarely uses civilian power, the best of both worlds." ”

"It's a good intention, but why did it change later?"

"When Emperor Wu, the number of soldiers increased again, and when the Xiongnu were divided, Dachu had nothing to do, but he could not immediately dismiss the officers and soldiers in the army, so he picked up the old example, Emperor Wu ...... I prefer the palace garden, and many of the manors of the noble families happen to be nearby, so I borrowed them when the soldiers were free. Because no one has been in charge, this wind has intensified and finally become today's trend. ”

"I see." Han Ruzi suddenly thought that he was somewhat similar to Emperor He, both of them inherited the previous evils, hoping to restore the people's strength and national strength through recuperation, which was originally a good intention, but it could cause great trouble in the later generations.

Han Ruzi had previously accepted displaced people into the army, and he wanted to hand over the southern and northern armies to the same person, but I am afraid that it will become a common practice in later generations.

Han Ruzi didn't think about these things first, and said, "Lord Jiang has been in the military department for a long time, and it's time to change positions." ”

Although Jiang Juying came to ask for guilt, he was still taken aback when he heard this, thinking that the emperor was going to deal with himself, so he knelt down again and again, "The minister deserves death, only His Majesty will punish him, and the minister will not ask for ......."

"Don't misunderstand, Lord Jiang, what I mean is that there has always been a shortage of people in the General's Mansion, and Lord Jiang may be able to fill the vacancy."

Jiang Juying had never guessed the emperor's intentions, and this sentence shocked him the most, so that he couldn't speak for a long time.

Although the general is a vacant position, he is in the first rank, and it is the best destination for military attachés who have no chance to take over as prime minister.

But the position of general is usually held by military generals and nobles, usually the old man of the clan, the previous general Cui Hongnai is the queen's father, but the secretary of the military department is civilian, Jiang Juying has never led soldiers, has never fought a war, and his family background is average, all relying on marriage to climb the relationship with the great family, and he is the general, which is even more unruly than Chai Yue who is in charge of the southern and northern armies at the same time.

"This ...... Your Majesty...... Isn't that right? There is no precedent for a civilian official to take over as a general. Jiang Juying dealt with it carefully, thinking that the emperor was testing himself.

"That's right, it's better to be like this, Lord Jiang has experienced in the army first, and after making meritorious contributions, it is logical to take over the post of general."

Jiang Juying was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "The minister is willing to charge into battle for His Majesty, but it's just ...... It's just that the minister is a civil official born in Jinshi, and he has been in literature since he was a child, if he says that he can select talents and appoint talents, conscription and collection of grain, the minister is still more familiar, if he arranges troops and makes a decision at the right time, the minister does not dare to boast, and he is indeed not as good as an ordinary general. ”

"You don't need to go to the battlefield, first go to the General's Mansion to serve, take charge of the soldiers, inspect the garrisons in various places, you must distinguish clearly, the soldiers are soldiers, the people are the people, you can't be confused, you would rather reduce the scale, and never deal with it with imaginary numbers, can you do it?"

Jiang Juying finally understood that the so-called general was just a bait, and the emperor let himself act as a vanguard against the courtiers, and only after the matter was completed would he be rewarded.

"The minister is only afraid...... The minister is only afraid of ......"

"Afraid of what?"

"The minister is only afraid that he will be clumsy and incompetent, and he will not do things according to His Majesty's wishes, but will delay His Majesty's major affairs."

"Hmm...... Then you make a military order, if you can't be fair and selfless, what should you do? ”

Jiang Juying was startled again, the emperor was silent on the surface, but in fact, he led himself into the pit step by step, buried him alive, not to mention, and stomped on it a few times, stepping on it more solidly.

Jiang Juying kept kowtowing, "Your Majesty forgives, but the minister can't ...... There's really no way to ......."

"That's a bit of a hassle." Han Ruzi was not angry, nor forced, "My original intention was to have Master Jiang investigate the case, and I know the seriousness of it, if you don't want to, I can't force it, so I have to hand over this task to Yushitai." ”

Jiang Juying's face changed suddenly, once the case was handed over to the Yushitai, the first thing to do was to investigate from the military department and from him, although everyone was a minister in the same hall and had a good relationship, but if the emperor pressed too hard, no one would protect him.

"There is a person named Song Qi in Huxian County, who is unscrupulous, claiming that he has a very good personal relationship with Lord Jiang, and this person is now locked up in the East China Sea ......"

"The criminal knows Song Qi, this person is a shameless person, his words are never credible, the criminal minister only has a few relationships with him, and he has no personal relationship." Jiang Juying regretted it too much, Nan Zhijin persuaded him when they met, saying that the emperor was going to show his strength in Luoyang, and he had better find a way to retreat bravely, but Jiang Juying still thought about what happened, thinking that he could ask the emperor for forgiveness and continue to stay in the court.

It is true that he can stay in the court, and may even be promoted, but he will have to pay an unexpectedly huge price.

"The minister figured it out, it was nothing more than sacrificing his life to move forward and fighting to the death, the minister watched the soldiers of Dachu become slaves, and the minister should also recover the decline, and the minister was willing to make a military order, if it was...... If you can't purge the army, you are willing to be punished by death. ”

"What about deadlines?"

"Three-year period."

Han Ruzi held up a finger, "One year, next year today, I want to see the effect." ”

Jiang Juying kowtowed to receive the order, and the more he thought about it, the more he regretted it, but he didn't dare to bring it up, and suddenly remembered something and said, "Your Majesty, there is one thing that the minister must make clear first." ”

"You say."

"Turning soldiers into slaves and keeping domestic slaves are two different things, and the minister can only take back the soldier slaves, regardless of the other private slaves."

"Of course, private domestic slaves are not registered, they should be investigated and dealt with by the household department, and Lord Jiang is only in charge of the soldiers."

Jiang Juying breathed a sigh of relief and kowtowed in thanks.

Han Ruzi waved his hand and motioned to a eunuch to prepare a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, "Since it is a military order, please write it down under Master Jiang." ”

The eunuch spread the paper on the ground, Jiang Juying knelt and wrote, his hands were trembling all the time, and he wrote for a while with only a hundred words.

Finally finished writing, and the eunuch brought the ink again, and Jiang Juying pressed his handprint on it as if he had signed the deed of sale.

The eunuch handed the warrant to the emperor, and Han Ruzi read it and was quite satisfied, "Does Lord Jiang understand why I asked you to write this letter?" ”

"The minister understands that the responsibility of the minister is very heavy, and it is inevitable to offend people, and the more severe Your Majesty is, the easier it is for the minister to speak when enforcing the law."

"It's good to understand." Han Ruzi smiled and nodded.

The two monarchs and ministers know that this is not a superficial article, if Jiang Juying really fails to complete the task, the emperor will punish him according to the military order, and Jiang Juying will be destroyed.

Han Ruzi lowered his face, "Jiang Juying, whether he died well as a general, or passed down in the annals of history in the name of a criminal minister, it is all in one move, you can do it yourself." ”

Jiang Juying's trembling voice should have been, and his whole body had collapsed.

Of course, Han Ruzi wants to divide the ministers, but he has his own choice, rather than waiting for someone like Yuan Jiuding to take the initiative to send it to the door.

Han Ruzi now needs a new secretary of the military department. (To be continued.) )