Poor family mother and son

Chapter 87

A few days after the celebration banquet, three things happened in the capital.

[-]. The emperor issued a decree to confer the title of "Duke of the Town" on Hong Liang and bestow him with a mansion.

[-]. The secret investigation department was rewarded and has an independent office.They have been working in an idle yard of the Ministry of Rites.This was also because it was a newly opened department and there was no suitable place at that time.Today I feel elated.

[-]. The emperor gave a mansion in Jizhou to an official from the Ministry of Industry who was a fifth-rank official.

This third incident did not cause much splash among the common people in the capital, because it seemed to be unreliable news.But it's different in Secret Service.The secret investigation department felt that the emperor had slapped him in the face.

It is said that the housing of officials below the fourth rank is not allocated by the state.If you have money, you can buy it yourself, if you don’t have money, you can rent it.But one from the Ministry of Industry, from the fifth grade, actually made the emperor worry about giving him a house, which is a bit...

This also starts from the day of the celebration banquet.The emperor and Hong Liang "heart-to-heart", and after both sides had no suspicions, the emperor began to wonder how Hong Liang fought this battle.

Hong Liang just said, didn't you give me the right to "arbitrary at the moment"?I thought, we can't make arbitrary decisions, we have to decide where it hurts. Since Donglun has a tendency to gather in the north, and there is our mine in the north, then we can't wait, we have to take the initiative to fight!

Let's raid the north directly, so that they can't gather, but their forces are already on the way to gather, and we declare that we have time to spread the army along the border.

I will work harder here to compress the northern border.At this time, the secret investigation department sent me a message. It can be said that I can grasp the movement of the enemy army at the first time.It is much more comprehensive and faster than my scout.We have the opportunity to deploy northern, central and southern forces simultaneously.

Otherwise, this credit is not entirely due to the army, this military credit should be half of that of the Secret Investigation Division.Except for the last time I was under house arrest, I have never cooperated with the secret investigation department.This cooperation is really good.

Hong Liang said to the emperor with emotion: "This victory cannot be replicated. First of all, the secret investigation department sent back the news that there was a change in Donglun, and made a judgment that the Donglun army was gathering north. This is very consistent with the conjecture of the old minister. The old minister Only then did he make the move to send troops one step ahead;”

"Furthermore, the Secret Investigation Department's intelligence has fully covered the movement of the Eastern Lun army. The veteran can deploy troops to the central and southern regions at the same time, especially the imperial city. We must ensure that it is captured as soon as possible;"

"In this way, I can push all the 12 troops to the northern border between East Lun and Voss. But at this time, something went wrong again. In order to ensure the fastest capture of the East Lun Imperial City, the grain transport team is given priority to transport to the central part Yes, I have fought with Voss on my side, and my soldiers have less than one day's rations left."

"Your Majesty, you don't know how anxious the veterans were at that time! We have never fought head-on with Voss, and we really can't fight! The veterans are afraid that the army will mutiny because of lack of food again!"

"But at this time, Chu Baihu, who is in charge of Donglun's intelligence, sent me bean cakes in his own name! Although it is only enough for one day, it is enough for one day, and the food delivery team will arrive soon."

The emperor held back his curiosity and didn't interrupt, what is bean cake?
Hong Liang said again: "Your Majesty, look, this information is transmitted quickly, right? Is it accurate? In just six days, our central and southern armies not only flattened the imperial city, but also safely withdrew 20 troops to reinforce me!"

Hong Liang didn't say how difficult the war with Vos was, only said that this cooperation, in his opinion, nothing can be accomplished by one person.Teamwork is the most important.This is also where the emperor appreciates him.

"Your Majesty, have you seen that no matter what goes wrong in any link, this battle cannot end like it is now. If we fight again, I dare not say that I can still win."

Emperor Qingde was silent for a while, then suddenly asked, "What kind of cake is bean cake?"

Hong Liang was stunned for a moment, and realized that the emperor didn't know there was such a thing as bean cakes.He mentioned the bean cake, soybean oil and Chu Qing again, and boasted: "This bean cake is a good thing. It's delicious, and I'm so hungry! It's much better than the dry rations for the march. The old minister thought it was a new one when he ate it for the first time. Desserts out!"

Seeing that the emperor seemed to be looking forward to it, he said simply and maliciously: "Later, Chu Qingna made another bean powder and washed it with water. It tastes much better than porridge!"

The emperor's thinking is generally not followed by anyone, so the emperor asked again: "That's clear, but the Ministry of Industry changed the shaft furnace to a blast furnace from the fifth-grade reference?"

"That's right? The old minister doesn't understand those things, but Chu Qing's iron is really good, and the old minister's saber
It was Master Chu who beat him, and it didn't take much effort to kill the Ninth Prince of Voss with a single blow! Hong Liang said while gesticulating, "It's a pity that I didn't bring it with me when I entered the palace today." "

"I know. She is now in charge of forging the Secret Detective Division's Xiuchun Knife." The emperor had an expression of "Don't take me for an old-fashioned".He also said: "She is the one who made the blast furnace, and the soybean oil and bean cakes. This is a strange woman."

"Your Majesty, that means her place is small, and she has to smelt iron, burn bricks, and squeeze oil. Otherwise, just by squeezing oil, the bean cakes that come out won't be enough for my daily ration."

"Oh?"

"She just bought [-] acres of wasteland in the village, and she did so many things. I heard that in order to deliver bean cakes to me, she stopped all other businesses and devoted all her manpower to making bean cakes. It’s almost piled up in her room, and it’s all over the yard.”

The emperor was curious: "She doesn't even have a place to live?"

"Yes, just the [-] acres of wasteland, and built a few houses on the side. The construction site, factory buildings, and residences are all on that land."

The emperor couldn't bear to hear it.The shops of these ministers' homes that he knew had special shops and workshops, which were separate from the residences.It was the first time I heard that the person living in the construction site was a woman.What an inconvenience.

In this way, the third piece of news in the capital is that the emperor actually allocated a house to an unemployed official from another place.But why did you say you slapped the secret investigation department?

This matter has to be said that the secret investigation department has a meeting.

After Chu Qing's detailed work report was sent back to the headquarters, Hu Hengqiu didn't say anything, but just circulated the report to everyone.After everyone has seen it, ask: "Who can come up with a better way than this?"

No one answered.No one really could.Even if someone challenges him, there is no guarantee that the national war will be won so quickly.

Hu Hengqiu took back the report and snorted: "Your report will also be written according to this specification next time! Write everything clearly! And that word, that word! One by one, did you write it with your feet? "

It was good for Hu Hengqiu not to speak, but this opening broke the silence.

"Although there is no better way, it cannot be said that there is nothing wrong with doing this!"

"That's the reason! It can only be said that nothing happened, it's just luck."

"So, it's not really a credit."

"Who dares to claim this kind of credit? If everyone follows suit and is so self-righteous, and something really happens, it will be an earth-shaking event!"

Hu Hengqiu was very depressed: Is it so difficult to recognize the ability of others?
At this time, Wu Jichang, the governor of Beizhen, said: "Let's just leave it at that. This matter cannot be judged as meritorious, and it is not an exaggeration. It is a special period! Everyone needs to understand a little bit more. After all, it is not easy for a woman to do this. gone."

The Beizhen Fusi, which Wu Jichang was in charge of, was in charge of the judicial affairs of the branch of the secret investigation department outside the capital.For Chu Qing, these outsiders in the capital are considered to be in charge.So everyone didn't say anything.

Hu Hengqiu couldn't say anything more, so the matter was left alone.But who wants to be rewarded by the emperor?Not only have gold and silver cloth, but also manage the distribution of houses.

The secret investigators felt their cheeks hurt.

(End of this chapter)